Flying with a Toddler

Being a practical mom, our flight for the holidays was booked months and months ago (I love booking during promo fares J).  I am so excited about this flight.  Neo had rode an airplane eight times (counting our last flight), but he was still a baby then.  This is his first flight that he already knows what an airplane is. 

Admiring the view.  He so loves airplane.

Flying with a toddler in tow is something you want to be prepared with.  Here are the things we did (and some things we should have done) to say we were prepared for Neo’s airplane ride:

·         Don’t book an early or late flight – unless you want to feel like a zombie preparing for an early flight. 

·         Pack light (and all the essentials) – this is something I need to learn.  When you’re travelling with a child in tow, you tend to pack the whole of your house.  I’m guilty of this.  I packed all Neo’s essentials and non-essentials L but I still forgot to pack his HMO card.  Thanks to my ever responsible hubby who didn’t forgot it, Neo’s HMO card flew with us to up north J

·         Pack lots and lots of snacks – I don’t know where kids put all the snacks they eat, but they do eat a lot.  So pack as much foods as you can.  You and your kid will need these.

·         Entertainment is the key – toddlers can be easily bored.  You have to bring lots of things to entertain them.  We brought Neo’s ever reliable tablet for him.

·         Let them be exhausted BEFORE the flight – so they won’t exhaust you DURING the flight.  I am very glad to say that starting take off until landing, Neo was asleep the whole journey.  Giving Leo and me a very peaceful flight.

·         Record all the memories – your kid won’t be remembering this flight some years from now.  So make sure you bring a camera or cellphone with you to record all the memories you will be sharing with him after.

Hope this helps when preparing to have that memorable flight J

Happy Monday, everyone! J

Welcoming 2014

I’m baaaack!!!!

I’m so sorry for being silent for so long.  I have so many utang na kwento.  It has been a very hectic and happy holidays for my family. 

 2013 was a very good year for me and my family.  This was the year I tried to stay-at-home, be a good housewife and mom.  This was the year we invested so much.  This was the year Leo and I got cool new jobs to pay off the bills.  This was the year Neo learned a lot of things.  And I get to share all those things in this blog, which was born 2013.  2013, by far is my best year ever.  I also said that in 2012, 2011 and so forth.   Why?  Because each year keeps getting better and better for me. J

As I welcome 2014, I pray that this year will be another fruitful and blessed year.

Happy 2014!!!!

 Photo from Google

Pre-Noche Buena Date with My Girlfriends

I had a very fun pre-Noche Buena date with my high school girlfriends. It has been more than 10years since I last saw these girls. 

Me, Erose, and Ana 

Me, Erose, and Lilac 

We met at Lilac’s home (our old tambayan before and after school hours).  We are a group of 6, but 2 are absent – R-lhyn is at her province and Rhaq has a sick baby to take care.

We planned to meet with each other to chat for 3hours initially since we want to spend the Noche Buena with our respective families, but with endless chatter, catch-ups, old and new jokes, problem-sharing, and laughing like the old times while eating, the 3hours became 6 hours. 

So when you meet with your girlfriends, who you haven’t met personally for more 10 years, what are the things you talked about?  These are the topics we shared. 

·         Old classmates, old teachers, old crushes, and everything old – these are our favorite topic.  We keep asking each other about our old classmates (I always have to ask who’s who because I don’t live in Laguna anymore so I really forget them na).  Erose has a prize for this one.  She knows all our old classmates, all our old teachers, all our old schoolmates, but has been struck with amnesia when asked about her high school crushes LOL J

·         The hit and misses of the old times – ah, this topic brings so much laughter in us.  Why though?  These are the things you want to forget because it brought so much shame on you back then but your beloved girlfriends keeps on reminding you these stuffs. 

·         How are you doing today? – well, what happened in the past years that we were not able to see each other?  We are updated in social media, yes.  But there are things you want to share with your girlfriends that you won’t share in social media – like what are you really doing at work.

·         What are you planning? – in the next 5 years, what are your plans?  Wedding? Going abroad?  You want them on the loop.

·         When are we going to meet again? – this should be planned during the catch up.  So we will see each other again! Yey!

I honestly missed these girls so much.  They made my high school life more fun.  No more absents on our next date, girlfriends, okies? J