I am busy with the preparation for my mothers’s 1st year death anniversary. Being the only person her in the country with the exception of my father– who is otherwise preoccupied, I am expected to do the logistics and what not. Aside from the task of preparing for the anniversary, my son is celebrating his 3rd birthday on my Mom’s anniversary too. Think about hitting two birds with one stone… The finale of my mom’s...

I had the opportunity to watch a friend operate her rice business. She owns  hectares of land grown with rice and she co-owns a couple of hectares with other farmers as well. I watched her bargain with a farmer about buying their unmilled rice and drying and milling the rice herself and selling it through her thriving store here in rural Misamis Oriental. It is really amazing watching her actively bargaining the purchase from P11/kg to P10/kgs...

I cannot believe that Jollibee’s Champ is now P115. For my children, Jollibee is a mecca and they are still enamored with the red bee as ever. It is a good thing my children does not favor the burgers as much as the chicken and the burger steak meal. Having four rascals on my heels every time we hit the city, and the usual request is a meal at “Ja-bee.” Good thing my children are plain at hearts and only asks for Burger Steak...

One thing I found out today… when it rains, my dial up turns to nada… Darn… Powered by Zoundry Raven

One of the hardest things that I have discovered after leaving my husband was the fact that I was also leaving the image I had become accustomed to. I am not talking about the ritzy house and vehicle I used to drive, but the fact that economically, everything had changed. Not only that the economy in the Philippines had become harder to the regaular Juans and Pedros, but the daily increase of the price of daily commodities is hitting me along...