In the past, parents are urging their kids to finish schooling so they could have a degree which could help them in finding a good-paying job in the future. This proved that the kind of education a certain person possessed really weighed a lot because this would somehow determine the life they would live and the profession they would be in.

But now, things have changed. I have met a lot of people who are employed in certain jobs not directly related to their college degrees. Surprisingly, more and more people are getting lazy to finish their studies because there are also many opportunities for those who do not have a college diploma. Some even decide to work while being enrolled in Online Schools. This is an absolutely practical and wise choice. Others are even fortunate to spot some websites offering valuable knowledge about certain matters.

Before plunging into anything, we all have to decide what we really want to get into. Times have changed, and some old-fashioned way of achieving things seem not to work now.

Sometimes I feel like turning back the hands of time…

I miss the time when my kids were still little babies who were always needy of my undivided love, attention and care. I miss how I gave them a bath, and how they smile whenever water was poured on their tiny bodies. I miss how they smelled like the milk they were drinking. I miss every cooo and every waaahh!!!

Sometimes I regret not having a digital camera during those times because resources did not allow us to have one.

Now they are growing so fast. They are already having a great time with other people even without me. Their father bought a digital camcorder for them so we can document everything that’s happening with them, especially their activities in school. He first searched for some digital camcorder reviews so he wouldn’t have regrets.

If I could only have a time machine, I would really enjoy every single moment of their babyhood. I promise I won’t complain this time about sleepless nights.

I can already already feel the spirit of Christmas! BER month is almost here!

My sister-in-law and I started to unpack the old Christmas decors including the led xmas lights. We plan not to buy anything this year. Everything will be recycled. That will mean so much savings for this Christmas season!

I am looking forward to hearing those Christmas songs played on the very first day of September. I will surely get a lot of text messages from friends who are all hoping they would be the first one to greet. Everyone is just feeling merry!

For all the Filipinos, let’s all hope that the Christmas season will bring a sense of hope and positivity for our nation. Because of the hardships this nation has gone through the past days, some may feel that there’s nothing to celebrate. May Christmas remind us once again the sole reason why we are all here, because of Jesus Christ who redeemed us from all our sins. Let’s do something to pay Him back.

My husband and I talked about our kids’ future. We planned about how to secure their future by saving enough money for them, and build businesses which they can inherit when they are old enough. We both agree that as early as now, we should make our kids financially literate so when the time comes that they can make money, they already know how to handle it wisely.

As an integral part of the plan, we both agreed that, first and foremost, we should place our family’s health on top of our list of priorities. A lot of people have been working hard enough to build their wealth, but forgot to heed their own well-being. What happens to the wealth they have accumulated? They just went down the drain because they have to pay their hospital bills.

People are wiser now. Many avail themselves of Blue Cross Blue Shield NC which is a health insurance so they would not worry about the worst cases when they get sick.

I suggest everyone should have this kind of health insurance. It really pays to be prepared at all times. You would not ever know when negative things will happen.

I hate to admit it but I’m not really loving the rainy days! It’s making me feel gloomy and all.

My niece, Aga, has finally learned how to brave through the rain. When she was younger, she would start feeling scared when she notices how the clouds turn dark. And when the rain would start to fall, she would find someone inside the house to just sit beside her because she was really, really afraid.

But things have changed now… Aga seems not to be scared of nor distracted by the rain. She can now do her activities even if she hears the thunder. It just makes her and my kids sad whenever the rain is pouring for it follows that they cannot go out to play. We all definitely miss summer time when we bring the outdoor chair cushions whenever it’s play time!

Oh, well, I hope we can all somehow find a way to enjoy this season. I am just fervently praying that no incident as tragic as Ondoy will happen in the future.

My grandfather called me up last night to invite us for his 80th birthday celebration this coming Monday. Unfortunately, the kids have class on Monday, and so we could not come. I am now thinking of what I can give him for his birthday? If only he would be interested in playstation 3. LOL!

I have only one grandparent left, my Lolo Rudy. I have very good memories of my other grandparents. I have felt how much they loved me, and forever I will be thankful for it. It was such a nice feeling to know that some people are always loving you even though you live so many miles away from them.

I hope my Lolo Rudy will be blessed with more years to spend with us. I want my kids to experience knowing their great grandfather. I never had a chance to do so.

Happy birthday to the most handsome Lolo in this whole wide world! I love you dearly.

It was our last day yesterday in our forex trading class under Mark So. It was a very a fun learning experience for all of us. Forex trading is a complicated thing to understand, but with his knowledge and passion to teach and share what he knows, things became easier to comprehend.

I have been inspired with a lot of ’success stories’ that he shared with us and learned a lot from the ‘horror ones’. He shared that for just a night, he earned more than a thousand dollars through forex trading. Wow, if I will do my best with this and focus more and more each day, I hope someday this can help me become rich. I can see my house surrounded by so many security cameras. Char!

Seriously, I really want to create multiple streams of income so I do not have to work under employment anymore. I aim to just stay at home with the kids so I can monitor what is happening to them everyday.

A good friend sent me a text message yesterday relaying that her son was hospitalized due to dengue fever. She advised me to take better care of my two boys especially these days. I was so scared upon hearing this. It was just so fortunate that her son already got well after two weeks of hospitalization.

Now I am also doing my part in protecting my kids against dengue. It is a lot better to be ‘OA’ than to be so sorry after. I searched for some organic insect repellents in buy.com, but they do not offer. I am now looking for some organic repellents as I have read in some websites and forums that Off lotion has a chemical called DEET which are hazardous for the children’s health.

Anyway, I have seen this Personal Math Trainer in the buy.com’s Weekly Deals. I am interested to purchase it for my kids can use this in the future.

I have also seen a youtube video on how to make a mosquito trap. I do not know if this works. I will just be trying this out later….

I was so irritated this morning to find out that my matouk linens are missing. I left them here three years ago when we went to Bahrain. It was only last night that I remembered to check on them, only to find out they were all gone.

It was so frustrating since I really invested on these linens so I could have something to use when we already have our own house. Oh well, since owning a house would not be materialized in the near future, I would just save money again to buy these linens.

To ease my anger, I just went out of the house and allowed myself to eat some junk foods which I have been avoiding for months now. But it did not make me feel any better. Aside from the anger, I was also dealing with the guilt. But never mind, it was just so trivial to make a fuss about. There are more important things to focus on and to derive happiness from.

A few months ago, my cousin took his medical technologist licensure exam. Luckily, he passed this time around.  It took him two years to finally settle the bet we have agreed on when he took his first licensure exam.  Me and my other cousins only joined in this betting game because he opted to skip his review classes and worked as part time laboratory assistant without our aunt’s permission.  It was our simple way of persuading him to take his review classes as we all knew that it will help him a lot during the exams.

After he failed his first licensure exam, he learned his lesson well.  He enrolled into review classes before taking his second licensure exam this year and it paid off really well. He got one of the highest marks and now one medical assisting school already called him for an interview barely a week after the results were published in a national newspaper.

Although it took him two examinations to be a licensed medical technologist, we were very happy that he is now a professional like all of us in the field of medicine and health. Kudos! Job well done!