after two months of hiatus from reading, I'm slowly getting back into reading. I like to start with nonfiction and then transition to memoir, to fiction. Finished two short books already, and starting a new one. I got a big shipment of books too, so excited to get back to it. now that the girls … Continue reading Getting back to reading & a new show →

We arrived Manila 36 hrs ago after 36 hrs of travel time (door to door). It was a smooth and relaxing trip for the family and for the second half of it for me as well. We arrived the airport 4 hrs before flight time and was glad to do so as it took us … Continue reading Arrived and happy surprise →

Yesterday I picked up Sofia a the camp. When I saw her, my heart ached. She came running to give me a long and strong hug. She had all her belongings with her and has been waiting for more than 1 hr in the basket court. Motherhood gives me so much mixed feeling experiences. When … Continue reading Day -1: pre-travel stress →

The closer we get to travel back home, the more I miss it. Weird how our mind works. Suddenly so many things came to mind that I want to do in Manila, our little bubble life there. Yesterday morning we first went to have our covid test done for the travel, then we went to … Continue reading Day -2 →

The last few days continued to be slow, without Sofia. I am grateful to have my little company everywhere and we made the best out of our days. I met two old colleagues for lunch one day, with my boss the next, and we played monopoly when was raining. We also finished watching MANIFEST (two … Continue reading Last few days and thinking about summer break →