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June 11, 2013

How to Save Tips: Buy in Bulk

Buying in bulk can really help you in saving money so most of the time I buy products in bigger sizes like soap, cooking oil, shampoo, toothpaste or any stuff that we normally use at home.

Last Saturday, we went to a Sports Warehouse because my BIL (brother-in-law) was looking for rubber shoes. Besides the Sports Warehouse is a factory that produces cotton buds so I bought this for P50 only.

Yesterday I put the cotton buds in a sandwich bag, 150 pieces per bag. I really counted these cotton buds, 726 of cotton buds for P50. #bigsavings.

My husband went home from office and he saw this sandwich bag and he asked me.

Hubby: Hon, magbebenta ka na rin ng cotton buds.

Me: Oo, bili ka sa kin. =)

A repost from my old blog Michi's Home Sweet Home

June 10, 2013

Tootsie’s Tagaytay

We always see Tootsie’s whenever we visit Tagaytay. It is hard to miss the restaurant because it is situated along the Highway. Like I said, we went to Tagaytay last Wednesday without a definite destination so my husband just drove from Tagaytay Rotonda up to the market looking for a place to eat then he drove back to Rotonda and we settled in Tootsie’s Tagaytay. #weirdnamin.

Actually, it was our first time in Tootsie’s. It was Wednesday so the place was not crowded, only three tables were occupied including our table. Without looking at the menu, I already told my husband that I wanted Lengua. My husband ordered Rice P45 (per cup), Bulalo P460, and Lengua P495.

may laman yan sa loob. =)

cute!

I’ve been reading many good reviews about Tootsie’s Lengua so I want to try it. Not to mention I really love lengua estofado so I was so sad when I tasted my order. It is not my type because I dislike olives and I can really taste the olives. The taste is not that bad but I wanted a creamy lengua. Bulalo is just okay. The food is good for 2-3 people so we take-out our leftover.

In fairness, the service was fast.

Tootsie’s Tagaytay Restaurant

J.Abad santos cor Aguinaldo Hi-way

Silang, Crossing West, Tagaytay City

Tel. (046) 483 4629 09178668743

June 09, 2013

Instagram: Disappearing Comments

Last month I registered in Instagram and still learning about it. My first dilemma is I can’t connect the IG in my Facebook account even I allowed it in my privacy settings. I don’t know how to solve this.

Then just this week, I noticed that my comments were disappearing. It was successfully posted then when I browsed the IG again, I noticed that my comments were gone. It is so impossible that I deleted my own comments. I consulted the Google and I found out that I’m not alone but the sad part is there’s no solution even you reinstall the Instagram.

It’s so annoying that I can’t comment, react or interact so like na lang ng like ang peg ko. =(

June 08, 2013

Healthy Living

I always mention that I’m trying my best to practice healthy living but as usual I always fail. I can’t stick to it and let me quote.

“Dear Diet,

Things just aren’t going to work between us. It’s not me, it’s you. You’re tasteless, boring and I can’t stop cheating on you.”

I’m not really following a diet plan but I try to reduce my meat and sweet intake but it is not working. I still can’t live with vegetables and fish alone.

Second, I’m too lazy to exercise. Last year, two of my winnings are related to healthy living which are One-week Unlimited Yoga (P1,200) and 1 Drop-in Anti-gravity (P1,500).

I was looking at www.yogaaccessories.com yoga mats, checking for the price, color, and other stuff but I decided to give out my winnings because I know I can’t do yoga yet and the location is too far.

My supposed to be running routine every weekend did not happen too and I haven’t bought my running shoes yet. Yes, I know I have so many excuses. But lately, I’ve been hearing positive comments from my husband that I look slim already. I don’t know if it is a joke or what because I still feel that I’m fat.

Then I just realized, I’ve been walking every day for 15 minutes from house to tutorial class then back to the house. That's six weeks already and indeed there are real benefits in walking.

5 Deliciously Simple Sauces to Serve With Chicken

The delicious beauty of chicken is that it pairs so easily with a myriad of flavors and can be prepared in so many different ways. On its own, however, it can be a bit boring and drab. Yet you can easily spice up your chicken with simple sauces that rejuvenate it from the mundane to the fabulous. The following easy-to-prepare sauces will pep up your chicken for meals that are perfect to serve any night or even when entertaining company.

Adorée This Veloute Sauce

Veloute sauce is an easy sauce inspired by France. It is so easy and requires the humblest of ingredients: flour, butter, and chicken broth. While two cups of chicken broth are brought to a boil in one pan, take another and melt two tablespoons of butter. Add three tablespoons of flour and whisk into a roux—this should take no more than thirty seconds. Remove from heat. Add the hot broth and stir. It’s ready to transform your chicken into a savory French meal.

Chicken with Italian Red Sauce

A can of inexpensive diced tomatoes and a can of stewed tomatoes and you are halfway to making a great Italian chicken dish. In a large pan, sauté some garlic and onion in about two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. You can also add fresh mushrooms or green peppers if you like. Add your cans of tomatoes along with their juice and simmer. While simmering, add spices to taste like oregano, basil, or simply some Italian seasoning. You can vary the recipe by adding black olives or other tasty ingredients. Then add your chicken—boneless breasts or bone-in pieces are fine in either case; though boneless cook up much more quickly. Serve with pasta or crusty garlic bread.

Sweet (Seconds Please) Garlic Sauce

So delicious, this sauce is perfectly easy for any night of the week. In a sauté pan, heat two tablespoons of olive oil and add four cloves of minced garlic. Turn off the heat and add four tablespoons of brown sugar. Season four chicken breasts to taste and coat with the mixture before baking in a 450-degree oven for about twenty-five minutes uncovered.

White Wine-Dijon-Sage Sauce

This lovely sauce will transform any boneless chicken breast into an elegant entre. If you have four breasts, cut them in half and dredge through flour to coat each. Heat two tablespoons of butter and about a ¼ cup of olive oil in a large skillet. When the pan is hot enough, add the chicken pieces and cook through. Then remove the chicken to prepare the sauce. Add two tablespoons of flour and stir into a roux. Add one cup of chicken broth (stock is richer so feel free to upgrade), a half tablespoon of Dijon mustard, a cup and a half of white wine (try Chardonnay), and some fresh sage to taste. As soon as the sauce is heated through and thickens, spoon it atop the chicken and serve.

Spicy Orange

This sauce will zip up any boring chicken dish and is simple to prepare. In a saucepan, add one cup of chicken broth, 1/3 teaspoon of ground ginger (or a little goes a long way), three tablespoons of orange marmalade, two tablespoons of soy sauce, two teaspoons of lemon juice. Stir the mixture until it thickens and is completely heated through and serve over chicken.

You’ll love these sauces for their great taste but will love them just as much for their convenience. So adaptable, you can even add other ingredients to make them your own signature sauces!

Peter Richardson enjoys cooking and finding new recipes that his family of 4 will enjoy. He shares his cooking ideas with like-minded people by blogging. See here for chicken breast recipes.

June 07, 2013

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake + The Best Frosting

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake is the first cake that I’ve ever made. Since it’s been years since the last time I made a cake, I decided to use this recipe even my husband just wanted a banana cake. =)

Sharing to you the recipe that I’ve got from a magazine long long time ago.

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 ½ tsp baking soda

Salt

1 ½ cups buttermilk

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 ¾ cups granulated sugar

¾ cup butter, softened

3 large eggs

Choice of frosting

1. Preheat Oven to 350F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms of pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper, dust with cocoa, shaking out excess. (In my case, I used 1 9-inch round cake pan and the rest I put it in muffin tray for the cupcake)

2. On a sheet of waxed paper, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and ¾ tsp salt. In 2-cup liquid measuring cup, mix buttermilk and vanilla; Set aside.

3. In large bowl with mixer on low speed, beat sugar and butter until blended. Increase speed to high; beat 3 minutes or until creamy. Occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Reduce speed to low; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture just until blended. Beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scraping bowl occasionally.

5. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30-35minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks to cool completely. Carefully remove and discard waxed paper.

6. Assemble cake. Place 1 cake layer. Rounded side down on cake plate with narrow metal spatula, spread 2/3 cup frosting over layer. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Spread remaining frosting over side and top of cake.

For the frosting, I copy The Best Frosting Recipe from Tasty Kitchen site

At first, I was hesitant to try this because there’s flour in the recipe and no powdered sugar but I took the risk and the result was good. The only thing that I dislike is, the frosting is not that stiff, I don’t know if I should beat it for so long to make it stiff but I like it because it is not overly sweet.

5 tbsp flour

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar (not powdered sugar)

Bake your favorite chocolate cake and let it cool.

In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk and heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens. You want it to be very thick, thicker than cake mix, more like a brownie mix is. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature. (If I’m in a hurry, I place the saucepan over ice in the sink for about 10 minutes or so until the mixture cools.) It must be completely cool before you use it in the next step. Stir in vanilla.

While the mixture is cooling, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. You don’t want any sugar graininess left. Then add the completely cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat the living daylights out of it. If it looks separated, you haven’t beaten it enough! Beat it until it all combines and resembles whipped cream.

June 06, 2013

Birthday

It was my husband’s birthday yesterday and as usual he has no plan on how to celebrate his birthday. I always ask him what his plan for his birthday and pabago-bago ng isip. After two months, he filed one vacation leave so I became busy searching for place or restaurant where we could celebrate his birthday. But none of my plan materialized because he needs to renew his driver’s license and Wednesday is coding day.

So what happened yesterday? When my son woke up we gave our surprise DIY card.

Ethan: Surpise! Happy Birthday!

Daddy: Thank you! Did you make this?

Ethan: Yes.

Daddy: Where’s my gift?

Ethan: Effort.

Daddy: Where’s my cake?

Ethan: We’ll buy cake.

(Dami hinahanap ng birthday celebrant)

Then I prepared “Baked Eggs” for breakfast.

My husband and son went to tutorial class and after one hour we ate lunch already. Then my husband went to LTO to renew his license and we became busy baking Chocolate Buttemilk Cake and Cupcake + Best Frosting. Akala kasi ni hubby wala kami cake for him. Honestly, it’s been years since the last time I made a cake so super effort talaga ito. It took me more than two hours to finish everything and here’s the result. (bawal ang negative comment. Hehehe!)

It may not look good but it is yummy. I put all the candles and my son dumped the chocolate chips. We’ve been waiting for my husband at natutunaw na icing so I placed it inside the fridge at 48yrs siya sa LTO.

When my husband came. S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!

After the blowing event off we went to Tagaytay with no definite destination and we ended up in Tootsie’s Tagaytay for our dinner.

June 05, 2013

DIY Card Kit

One of my mom’s hobbies is making cards and she sells those cards too. Last March she gave us this DIY Card Kit and I finally used it last Monday.

The kit includes 6 cards, 6 envelopes, sponge stickers, paper cut-outs, and embellishments (buttons).

We made DIY birthday card as my son’s gift to my husband. It was so easy to use. All you have to do is attach the parts. I did not notice the sponge sticker so I used glue.

I don’t have a light-colored pen so I place additional paper so my message can be read clearly.

Do you know where I can buy a card kit here in the Philippines?

A repost from my old blog Michi's Home Sweet Home

June 03, 2013

What is Urinary Tract Infection or UTI

Six years ago I experienced severe abdominal pain, I thought it was just a simple pain that will go away if I will drink pain reliever, smear some liniment and take a good rest but I was wrong. I woke up and the pain was there but I still prepare for my work.

I can’t tolerate the pain anymore so I went straight to the ER of Asian Hospital for consultation. I had CBC and Urinalysis and I found out that I have UTI or Urinary Tract Infection. It was new to me but the doctor told me that I just have to take antibiotics. They gave a sheet of information about UTI, how to treat and how to avoid but I misplaced it.

Anyway, according to mayoclinic.com, urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of the urinary system; this includes urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys. It can be treated by taking antibiotics but serious consequences can occur if infections spread to kidneys. So whenever I feel abdominal pain, I always go to my doctor for a check-up.

Last Mother’s Day I visited my doctor because UTI attacked again. She prescribed me an antibiotic and advised me to undergo transvaginal ultrasound just to make sure that I have no lumps.

The following day, I had my ultrasound and the result was normal. I repeated urinalysis after 7 days but I still have an infection so she prescribed another antibiotic and advised to undergo urine culture.

I had urine culture and there’s no growth after 48 hours of incubation I repeated my urinalysis and thank God, no more urinary infection.

Well, UTI signs and symptoms may vary but in my case, abdominal pain is always my sign.

Signs and Symptoms of UTI

- strong, persistent urge to urinate

- a burning sensation when urinating

- passing frequent small amounts of urine

- urine that appears cloudy

- urine that appears red, bright pink, cola-colored – a sign of blood in the urine

- strong smelling urine

- pelvic pain in women

- rectal pain in men

How to prevent UTI?

- drink lots of water every day.

- urinate often.

- urinate right after having sex. (women)

My doctor also advised me to stop using pantiliners, as much as possible wear white undergarments and drink water and cranberry juice.

Source: mayoclinic.com and wedmd.com

Kuse + Uncle Cheffy

One of our tipid tips is eating meal before going out to avoid eating in fastfood or restaurant. So before going to church we did not forget to eat our lunch. After the church service (1:30) we immediately went to Festival Mall for my follow up check-up and to our surprise, we’re hungry again so balewala ang pagtitipid.

Kuse + Uncle Cheffy are the new restaurants in Festival Mall so we gave it a try. Like I said, we had lunch already but we’re a little bit hungry so we ordered Pinakbet with Bagnet P385, Rice P90 and Chocolate Parfait P125.

Upon seated, the staff gave us two menu, one for Kuse and one for Uncle Cheffy. You can cross order so the chocolate parfait is from Uncle Cheffy Menu. We were satisfied with our Pinakbet with Bagnet but my son did not like the Chocolate Parfait, the taste is just ok.

What I don’t like is there’s a small booth in the middle where they prepare drinks and other stuff. I don’t like the idea because you can’t eat peacefully. You can hear the noise while they prepare the drinks, wipe the plates, spoon and fork and wash the glasses. We were seated beside it so I can hear and see every movement of the staff.

May 31, 2013

How to Check Broken Links

I’ve been blogging for more than 2 years now and I started with zero knowledge because all I wanted is to create a post and publish so until now I’m still learning. Yesterday I’ve learned about broken links, actually I have no idea about broken links and how it will affect my blog so I search for more details and here’s what I found.

What is broken link?

A broken link is a link on a webpage that is no longer working. It is considered a dead link because it encounters errors, maybe because the link is no longer working or they attached an improper url.

As a website owner, we need to “Check for broken links and correct HTML”. That is one of the 35 things that Google wants us to do to avoid a bad reputation that could decrease your page ranking. I do understand that because I always use Google in searching for information and I felt so disappointed if I will be directed to a dead link. It is such a waste of time.

How to check your broken links?

There are free broken links checker and as of now I’m using this http://www.brokenlinkcheck.com/

It is so easy to use; just type your URL and click find broken links. After few minutes you will get the status. On my first check, I’ve found out that I have 70 broken links out of 3000 pages. You will see bad code, 404 error and bad host.

I spent hours in removing those broken links and until now I’m not yet finished because after I removed the links, I will type my URL again and there are still more broken links. I know that it is a tedious task but I have to do it.

May 30, 2013

Chocolate Ganache

For the last three weeks I’ve been looking for powdered sugar and it’s always out of stock. I don’t know why. So last week I’ve made chocolate ganache to pair with my vanilla cupcake.

I can’t remember where I got the recipe.

¾ cup chocolate chips

¼ cup heavy cream

Melt chocolate and cream in metal bowl set in simmering water.

Easy peasy right?

May 29, 2013

Where to Find Home Decorating Ideas?

When I was a kid, I love browsing a home magazine, I don’t know why but maybe because we don’t have a place that we can really call our home. Since I don’t live with my parents, I experienced living with my aunts and grandmother’s house.

Of course, every kid loves to have a home but in our case, I know that it is impossible so I just dream that someday I will have my own home. God is good because now I’m living my dream but of course the house is not yet fully furnished so I’m still busy searching for different home decor ideas.

I find different home ideas in

1. Magazine

I love reading and browsing home magazines like Real Living and IKEA Magazine. When I was a kid, my aunt used to work in Saudi Arabia and she always brings home IKEA magazines which I never get tired of browsing whenever we visit her but that was years ago.

2. Store

Even I have no plan of buying, I do check home depot, home plus and others just to see their display. If there’s IKEA here, I’m pretty sure that I will be a regular visitor.

3. Television

If I have time I do watch shows that feature home make-over, whether local or international show.

4. Websites

I know there are several websites and blogs about home living, home designs, and home make-over but my favorite is Pinterest because it leads me to different websites. I enjoy pinning pictures for future use.

Ginataan

Ginataan is one of my favorite merienda but the only ingredients that I like are banana, bilo-bilo and langka. I always feel disappointed whenever I order Ginataan and I can really count the bilo-bilo and banana, most of the ingredients are camote and sago which I’m not fond of so I cook my own version of ginataan.

I can’t give you the exact measurement because I can’t remember how many bananas I used basta inubos ko ang isang piling na saba. =)

2 cans of coconut milk

1 cup of sugar

Banana

Bilo-Bilo (glutinous rice flour + water)

Boil the coconut milk + sugar.

Add the banana and cook until half-cooked

Then add bilo-bilo. If it floats it means it is already cook.

Serve.

Even there’s only banana and bilo-bilo, it was an instant hit to my family.

May 28, 2013

Living in Luxury

I was not born with a silver spoon and I’m just an ordinary person living a simple life. I’m not asking for more because I always feel blessed but it doesn’t mean that I don’t have wishes, wants and desires. If I would be given a chance to live in luxury world even just for a day or week I would grab the opportunity just to know and experience if luxury stuff would really make people happy.

If I have the luxury in the world and money is not an issue, I would love to...

1. Experience Cruise – though I’m not sure if I won’t experience sea sickness because the longest that I’ve travel inside a ship is 22 hours that was from Manila to Cebu. And because I felt so scared, most of the time I just stayed in the cabin and watch TV. The only time that I would go out is when we’re going to eat.

2. European Tour – I’ve been in Europe once but that was long long time ago so given a chance, I would love to go back and experience riding a train or ship to cross other borders.

3. Branded Stuff – I would like to purchase that branded stuff that I don’t even know if I can pronounce it right like Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Peugeot, Lacroix, L’occitane, Christian Louboutin, and Guy Laroche.

4. Lamborghini Aventador LP720-4 – since I don’t know how to drive, I will have a chauffeur to drive me wherever I want.

5. Luxury Villa – rest and relax in luxury villa.

Well, enough for daydreaming, back to reality now and more household chores to finish.

Blogs that I Follow

I started blogging when I resigned from being a ghostwriter. I just feel that ghostwriting is not really helping me because I’ve been on the computer for hours and I have no time with my son. I’m not really a professional writer so it gives me stress and headaches just to write a good article so I’m always tired.

Then I felt bored without doing anything at home so I started this blog and the rest is history. I know that in blogging, I can easily write because I’m just sharing stories. I thought I will just create a post and hit publish button and that’s it. But I was wrong, I have no idea that there are so many bloggers in this world and then I began to blog hop and follow some blogs that I like.

I do believe that you only follow blogs if you’re interested, if you can relate to their stories, if you can get information and if you’re learning along the way. So, I don’t force anyone to follow my blog and even after my giveaway, I don’t mind if they unsubscribe or unfollow me. They are free to stay and leave.

I have a long list of blogs that I follow so I won’t go into detail but I will share the niche.

1. Motherhood

I’m a mother so I follow those blogs that I can relate especially to those full-time moms like me. I like reading their mommy adventures too because somehow I felt relieved that I’m not alone. I do follow working moms and work at home mom because I was amazed at their time management. Imagine, they still have time and energy to blog after work.

2. Travel

It is not a secret here that I love to travel so I’m really interested in travel blogs. I love reading their travel stories, DIY tips, itineraries, and reviews. I discovered new places and because of that I have a long list of “Must Visit Place”.

3. Food

We love food trip and I love trying new restaurant and recipe. I stalk food bloggers who are passionate about food and drinks and no doubt that I’m gaining weight.

4. Inspirational

I love reading inspirational blogs. Those blogs that inspire me to do DIY and Craft projects, to be closer to God and to be a good mom and wife.

5. Money

A blog talking about financials, investment, and savings. I’m not getting any younger and I know I must save and invest for our future. So I follow those financial gurus for some savings and investment tips.

These are the niche that I follow and stalk.

May 27, 2013

DIY Book Labels

Yesterday, after my labtest I went to National Bookstore to buy sticker paper and plastic cover. Few more days before the end of May so I covered my son’s books and started searching for free personalized stickers. When I was still studying I used to buy personalized stickers in the mall for P50, I can’t remember if it is Robbie Stickers but I can’t find a kiosk here in our place so I decided to DIY it.

Good thing I found a board in Pinterest for printable labels and tags, click here for the link. There are several choices so it took me so long to choose. I downloaded the file and type my son’s name. I can’t edit the font so no second name.

Since our printer doesn’t have ink I asked my husband to go to nearby computer shop (walking distance) to print my sticker. I saved a lot in this DIY project.

Sticker Paper P3.47 (P34.75 for 10 pcs)

Print P10

Total: P13.47

A repost from my old blog Michi's Home Sweet Home

Things to Consider When Traveling

Travel is one thing that makes me happy, it is something that I always look forward to whether a domestic or international trip. Even though the preparation and planning stage is somewhat stressful, I don’t mind at all because I know vacation time is approaching.

Photo from Freepik

Looking back at my past travels, I’m aware that not all were smooth and there were some mishaps along the way but those experiences taught me a lot. Always remember that there are important things that we need to consider when we are traveling and I’m sharing with you my own list.

1. Documents

Make sure that you bring all the documents that you need such as ticket, ID, hotel confirmation and passport. See to it that you have a photocopy of your passport, ID’s or credit card. I always have a hard copy or soft copy so just in case something happen.

I had an experience when my son was 3 years old and the airline staff was asking for his ID or birth certificate to prove that I’m the mother but I don’t have any. That was not our first domestic trip but that was the first time that I was asked for my son’s ID. Good thing they allow us to board but after that incident I always bring a photocopy of his birth certificate.

2. Money

Money is very significant when traveling so it is very important that you have the right amount with you to pay for airport fees, transportation, food, and accommodation. I always go to the bank or FOREX to buy foreign currency and if it is not available I buy few US dollars. Remember we’re not allowed to bring more than P10,000 outside the Philippines.

Aside from cash, I always bring my atm and credit card, just in case I run out of money. In addition, you need to check if your ATM is internationally activated. If you have BPI atm card, you need to call to confirm if your card is good for international use. BDO is fine, I was able to use it when I was in Hongkong. Regarding credit card, luckily we’re able to use BPI and HSBC card.

3. Gadgets

I’m pretty sure that you always bring a laptop, iPad, camera, and cellphones whenever you travel so don’t forget to bring the charger and universal adapter because not all sockets are the same.

4. Phone

If you are a postpaid subscriber, make sure that you can use the phone abroad. It happened to me again when we went to Hongkong and Macau, my phone was useless because I can’t use it while my husband was able to use his phone, by the way, we have the same network.

I felt so discriminated, “Is it because I only have Plan 299?” Again, I was advised to activate my international roaming before traveling.

5. Weather

Sometimes due to our excitement, we forget to check the weather. I experienced this when we went to Hongkong and Macau. I have no idea that there will be rainshower so we ended up buying raincoats and additional clothes to keep us warm.

6. Itinerary

Don’t forget your itinerary and maps so you won’t be lost. You can check advisor traveling news to give you an idea and advice on your destination.

Feel free to add if you think I’m missing something on my list.

Swimming Graduation

I mentioned in one of my posts that I enrolled my son in swimming lessons last April and when we finished the 10 + 2 (free) sessions I did not enroll him again kasi naaawa na ko sa kulay niya at baka hindi na bumalik. Hehehe!

Then last Friday night, I received a text that there will be a graduation on May 25, Saturday at 8AM and bring money for the T-shirt. Kaloka, super late notification and I asked if it is still swimming attire or not. I did not receive a reply but the following morning I received another text that we should bring potluck. Hello! You will inform me at 7:30AM, I have no time to prepare for food and I don’t know if there’s a bakeshop or store that is already open at that time so I did not bother to bring anything.

So off we went to the venue and I was surprised that every student is wearing a swimsuit and rashguard, good thing that I brought his swimming stuff but I forgot to bring his slippers.

Anyway, there’s a friendly swimming competition according to age and my son was in 3rd place (5 kids) which is not bad kasi may age 5 siya na kalaban. I was not expecting from him because he’s not really good at using the kickboard. What is more important to me is he finished the race and he’s indeed happy.

I don’t want to post the video at baka mairita kayo sa boses ko na super cheer ng “Go Ethan” and “Kick your legs”. Like I said, it is a friendly competition so everybody is a winner. Each student receives a medal and certificate for completing the swimming class. #proudparents Since I did not bring any potluck, we just went to McDonalds to celebrate. I’m not the only one who did not bring food so di naman nakakahiya.