A Photo Of Me Taken 20 Years Ago

Oct 25, 2011 by Paula

Remember when we were little and digital cameras haven’t been invented yet?

Getting the pictures developed then was something I dreaded. What if my hair was a mess? What if there’s smudge on my face? What if I looked short of a monster?! LOL!

Our children are so lucky they have lots of baby pictures. We now have mobile phones, digital cameras, iPads, webcams, and DSLRs to capture our children’s milestones. We now have more pictures than ever that organizing them has even become a problem. For the first time in our lives we can actually screen and discard the pictures showing our not best self like accidentally showing a peek of our ladies underwear during Aunt Martha’s wedding reception.

Anyway, so here’s a photo of me taken 23 years ago. Thank God it’s a decent picture. I am the cute one in the middle. LOL!

We were singing the alphabet song and I was holding the letter T. Funny because all my life I used to think I was holding the letter J. I guess it just proves we really can’t trust our childhood memories. Now I wonder if I got other memories wrong… LOL!

See my beautiful braided hair? That was courtesy of my beloved grandmother. She used to braid my hair during special occasions and she was good at it too. It used to take ages for my hair to be braided and I had to sit still. Sometimes it would hurt but I always liked it whenever she braided my hair.

See my black and white shoes? Those shoes were a gift from my mom from Japan. She was working in an electronics company at that time and she was one of the few sent to Japan for training.

My Twenty Favorites

Oct 24, 2011 by Paula

1. My lazy boy which I use for breastfeeding. We saw it on sale and bought it on the spot. It reclines and it rocks – perfect for putting baby to sleep. It’s so soft and comfortable that I don’t suffer any back pain even when I’m sitting for long periods. My hubby loves it too and I hope we can buy a double one in the future.

2. My Macbook pro was really just a dream a year ago and now that I got it I can’t be more happier. I’m not an expert with Mac software but every time I learn something new about it I would really marvel at how much time they invested on making it user friendly. I use it everyday not just for work but for managing our home like researching for lasagna recipes, planning our family calendar, or budgeting our finances.

3. My small TV it in our room. I even use it more than our LCD TV.

4. My hubby’s iPad. It’s one of the best inventions I swear! I also love the Apps in the Apple App store.

5. Our king sized bed! It’s so big that the four of us can fit there vertically or horizontally. It doesn’t matter really what position we sleep because we fit anyway.

6. My gold watch my dad gave me. It’s timeless. I’ve had it for a decade already.

7. Our car which takes us everywhere we want to go. We don’t get to use it that often ever since hubby decided to work at home but we’re glad it’s there every time we need to use it.

8. Our Dlink router. Okay, I know this is so trivial but for two years we were using a router from CDR King and our internet was so crappy. The unfortunate thing was we had no idea it was that router causing our crappy connection we just assumed all routers are the same. We complained over and over to PLDT to no avail and we just gave up. Then when we got a free Dlink router that’s when we finally realized it was our router that was causing it all along. Grrr… all those years of heartache just for that router!

9. Buko juice. I was a non-drinker before I got pregnant with my youngest but I started drinking when I got pregnant so I won’t get UTI. It worked and I had developed a taste for it. My baby is now 10 months old but we’re still drinking it until now. I hope one day we won’t drink any more of those artificial juices and just drink this buko goodness.

10. DVDs because some movies aren’t really worth it watching at the movie theaters but at home it’s actually pretty good.

11. Our worktable. We had our neighbor make one for us and that’s where my hubby works and my son homeschool everyday.

12. My Whirlpool Automatic washing machine. Do I need to elaborate?

13. Our toilet bidet. If you don’t have one still, it’s about time you buy one. This is so useful! You won’t leave mess with the tabo at the toilet floor.

14. Our Carrier Aircon because with two kids we can’t survive without one in the house.

15. Sleepworth pillows I bought from SM. Even after three years it’s still in good shape unlike other cheap pillows.

16. My old laptop. It’s now used by Bam and Z but it’s still one of my favorites because it’s so durable and it has helped me with my work for years.

17. Our Uratex foam. This is without doubt the best foam whether for your bed or sofa. Do not ever ever try any other brand because you’ll regret it.

18. Our oven toaster where we do our reheating needs.

19. Our L-shaped sofa – again, a gift from my Dad.

20. Pera Palaguin Mo Books which I must have read four times already. Please buy it if you are clueless about managing your money.

Photo that Made Me Happy

Oct 19, 2011 by Paula

One of the recent photos that made me happy is my profile picture at www.mommydiary.net.

I have been blogging for four years but I haven’t posed for a decent picture until now.  That picture also features my newest gadget – my 2011 Macbook Pro that I bought from my blogging money.

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