I have read in the Internet today about” when are we supposed to change our shoes” after many kilometers of walking. It’s mostly about snickers or rubber shoes. I love shoes, who say no might be walking bare foot. Funny eh! Yes I love shoes but I only have few fairs particularly seasonal shoes. Right now, I honestly only have one pair 10 years old rubber shoe. I could not use them anymore because it’s already smiling every time I lift my foot. I have no guts to throw them away for sentimental reasons. Like, it is my ever first signature shoe purchased by my own money and new. I mean, I got few rubber shoes before but all were hand me down. Many times I sent them to the shoe repair shop because buying new one was out of the issue in fact do not ever asked or mention to buy shoe. Yes, we really are so poor. We’re still poor, yet now we could already afford to buy shoe anytime we like. My being poor all my life helped me spend money wisely and prioritize spending. My purchases this time are mostly for the apartment, hubby and our tot. For me, seldom in sometimes I splurged.
How many televisions do we really need at home? I know many of my friends have at least 3 televisions. I only needs one, just one and it’s enough. First is, I watch TV less frequently, I don’t allow TV inside the bedroom and definitely not in the kitchen. Our TV is only for our tot to enjoy and watch cartoons and for us news. Well, we could change our TV after we dispose the old one, besides we don’t have space at home. I mean, actually we could mount them to the wall. It’s just that one TV is enough.
It’s been more than a month since the last time I had been to downtown. My son is already missing the subway and bus rides. There is nothing to do downtown when you have no money to spend. I don’t like window shopping it tortures me, besides we need to start saving for the next big thing to come. I don’t know what it will be, it could be another surprises. So far, the last time I checked the local TV, there is nothing unfamiliar things, thought we have winter fun on-going. We will probably pass this year’s winter fun, it is real cold outdoors and I’d rather nap. Yeah, yeah I’m a real lazy bum.
Growing up poor and working but just enough to live. There are things in my life that I intend to just dream about and some other stuff that I have worked so hard to get. The latter one is mostly realistic and I’m also not materialistic. There are things that we could afford to buy, but my being simplistic and wise spenders ditch those things out from my brain. I am more into reality checking and sensible planning. Like, the educational plan for our kid, little by little savings for emergency and don’t think about that your accumulating savings otherwise you will spend it to senseless buys, invest in life insurance especially to people who always travel. My hubby is the one who is working and stay outdoors most of the day, I asked about his term life insurance rates. At the beginning I thought that it’s expensive, actually each annuitant has each own customize plan, of course that would depend on the coverage of the insurance. There are different types of future financial plans available to each client. So, better start now. If piggy bank works for you, then that’s a good start. I don’t like it myself because I end up whacking the figurine for shopping.
I was so engrossed of my double dipping article, while the other side of the coin I totally forgotten that my tot is waiting for his afternoon snack. Few minutes ago while walking home from school, halfway home I asked him what snacks he likes to eat. This 4-year old smart bum said, “we are not in the kitchen so don’t ask yet”. Those words made me laugh out loud accompanied with motherly push. Yah, why did I ask? I am way too organize and love to plan ahead to kill more surprises. Indeed, I was surprised. At home we are, since I left my article half-bake, I go straight to my computer and blew the blahs. Then, I heard my son scavenging the snacks cabinet and saw him carrying some crackers.
Bummed Mommy: What is that?
Smart bum: You’re supposed to do it, not me.
Bummed Mommy: I’m sorry, I had a little detour.
Smart bum: What tour?
Bummed Mommy: Just tell me what you like to eat and stopped playing smart.
Smart bum: Can I have mountain dew?
Bummed Mommy: Don’t push your luck.
Who is going to deny the humongous collection and selection of Amazon books? Definitely not me, in fact, I used Amazon as my info to know if my favorite authors published new novels. I haven’t had any chance to shop at Amazon for techno reasons. I have wishes though if cash is acceptable, sadly not. Lately, I have been busy at home and even knowing one of the bestsellers to be added in my collection, I could not do it. Soon, I will be back on tracked reading my books and start book shopping all over again.
I am proud of to be one of the Filipinos. We Filipinos are facing many issues and concerns to be tackled from politics and socio-economic, and the future we faced with. Yes, I am living abroad for ages to work, to live, for my family back home. I suffered many set-backs from home country particularly the issue of corruptions. Well, which country is not corrupt? Yes, we belong to one of the top five of the world’s most corrupt nations. I am not proud of it but I have to accept that it really happened in my country and it’s the fact. Acceptance is one cure to reduce my anger, shame and we Filipinos are working to make it better.
I have met this guy from one of the rich Asian countries. It happened that we walked the same path towards our kids’ school. It is just human nature that we chatted along the way to school. I was not surprised when he said that I am a Filipino. The 15 minutes talking was on and on, then bang! He said “your country is corrupt”, I am guilty as charged. Undeniably, I said “yes I knew and know”. I honestly have said that words without hesitation, in fact proud saying it without thoughts. I mean, what is denying for. Years back, I would take anyone to boxing ring whoever says those real words against my country. Now, I have no more reasons to hide facts that degrade me as Filipino. I had and have to face it, to be honest with it, accept it and worst listen to the fangs of others who are practically saying the truth.
Yes, I am proud that I am one of the Filipinos who contributed to our country’s foreign reserves. This is how I served my nation and hopefully the people who are in power will do their job for us and outside the country will hear at least a good word aside from famous corruption brand. To the rest of the Filipinos who will be exercising their rights to vote and put the right candidate in the right position. Vote wisely, democracy is reachable.
What’s up guys? I hope that we all have a wonderful day. There is nothing to share much this time. Except that I am stuck at home, it’s been below zero degrees outside and wind blows like shiver me tenderly, ha ha ha, I’m serious. January is almost over, did you check your checklist if the life insurance have been ticked. Remember, it’s another time of our horizon and better set things right particularly in the terms of security and independence. If you haven’t done anything like this yet, well check the instant life insurance quote and soon you will know what’s best for you. I am just reminding you what I have done for this first month of the year and I hope you will think about your next time horizon.
My life now at day time revolved to our kindergarten tot who is now in junior class. That includes saying hi, hellos and expanding friends. One of the kids parent showed up after few snows. I treated this family as one of my closes friends. In fact, I drop off and pick-up their kid together with my son sometime in fall season. But lately, their kid was dropped by others who have cars. That’s reasonable enough since its winter and cold outside walking with me and my tot. I don’t mind and I’m still sincerely willing to drop off and pick up their sweet lovely little girl to and from school.
This morning, when I was chatting with the girl’s father, the father’s greetings to me was “how was the holidays, is there anything new, new husband”? Whaatt !!! Of all the greetings or questions, its sound’s funny, a brutal joke for me and I don’t speak about my marriage. Really, what greeting is that? Then, I said well we could say that because it is common here that marriage will not last longer than many. I don’t even remember flirting or talking to men lately. Well, I did just few seconds with him. What is this with this kind of person? That’s the kind of guy I don’t like to be friend with, he must be thinking that I’m flirting with him. Asshole, I even got married very very late because I don’t know how to wow guys or making cute cute to men. I wear and wore conservative clothes, very conservative. How come!!! Grrrr, he disgusts me.
The transition of formula to cow’s milk is quite difficult to handle especially if the tot is allergic to cow’s milk. Though, we don’t know yet if our son will react with the cow’s milk, we played safe. Formula is expensive. Besides, our son is already 2 and half years old it’s time to wean him from formula. I’m really scared of the possible allergic reaction to cow’s milk, so we opted to give him Soy milk, we fed him at least for a year then the issue about Soya and fertility are ballooning that scares me and hubby. It’s not fully studied yet but we again played safe and nothing’s wrong of our shallow beliefs and nothing to loss anyway. We know that in the future even now there are testosterone boosters that work wonders if he is indeed affected with the Soy milk’s blahs that he consumed for a year. That was the story of Soy milk to cow’s milk swap in a matter of seconds. Good that our boy is not showing any lactose reaction but growing fast.
Thanks for another not complicated day, nothing to worry about except what’s for dinner tonight. Soup and vegetables will do, and salad too. Also, it’s blogging that help me breathe and relax everyday. Without this I’m probably crazy by now, I have been working for ages and suddenly shifts to a full time home bound mommy. There is nothing much to be busy about at home so if my day is close to boringness blogging would fill the emptiness. I don’t like going out and browsing stores except when it’s time for groceries. Besides, I don’t have money for tiny winy shopping spree, may be soon for my birthday. Too bad, I tried to forget that day, in fact for ages now. Dinner now.
Yes, I’m chubby as ever, it’s not fat as my friends said. Most of my friends here are Americans and Europeans so expect that their body built are way different than me, an Asian. Sometimes when we go shopping, I get worried when my clothes are already in size 6 compared to them browsing for sizes 12 to 16. They all said in unison “here we go again the six is complaining”. My normal wardrobe size is 4 and since we just splurged for the last holidays expect the excess weight. I am thankful that I have to walk with my son to his school, back and forth. I supposed it could absorb some of my fats, or let may say my secret fat-burners. Undeniably, it is definitely one of the fat burners for the hate-to-go-the-gym people like me. It’s healthy, inexpensive, one of the most natural way for losing weight and environmentally friendly. What is with the latter? Hey, treadmill and other sort of mechanical fat burners used electricity. Good that you got it.
Once a month I get to visit my friends in one of the western union outlets. That is, I have to send a buck for my dearest parents. Today, we’ve discussed about the weather, our winter feels like spring and we love it specially me who have no car to use especially during heavy snow falls. I told my friends, don’t speak about snow or else it will start falling right now, then they asked about owning a car. All I said was, its expensive at least 700$ a month expenses and if you decide to saved it for at least 3 months you can have 21 hundred enough to enjoy for Bahamas escape away. They were expecting that I would spend the money for something worth to spend about, not for Bahamas. I said, well I’m just a simple jet setter who loves to travel. In chorus they said “hey“, she’s really on it now. Bahamas and now jet setter. Girls, it’s true. Yes, every time I think about buying a car, I always compare the cost of having it than my family’s happiness for our yearly trip. You know what, our trip expenses every year is even way cheaper than others shopping pulses.
Another talk about black eye spots, don’t get alarmed it’s just a subtle expression when someone ask me about my under eyes discoloration. I know I have a good reason why I have the spots, for some may be because of fatigue and stress, who could escape for the last two guesses. Now and really now, I need face moisturizer and undereye treatment. What is this www.undereyecream.net? Obviously, it is the cream that will help me find my way to get my old eye bugs color back. Actually, sleep works wonders but when you desperately need to sleep late because of personal household tasks, yes task will get done with eye bugs black spot.
Living abroad for 11 years now is quite exciting especially if you move from one country to another. I have been crossing borders for work for the last 9 years and now I finally found my stumps and stay foot with my own family. We decided to stay here for good and stop traveling except for holiday trips. Part of our dream is to have our own house and settled. I challenge myself to learn things particularly about house, property taxes, home maintenance and repairs, and insurances. Everything is in order except that I slowly lost the excitement to own a house. Probably it’s because of its built-in expenses aside from the expensive house price. I have no regrets yet because for now all are on the paper waiting to be done. At the moment, I’m busy with our tot, set up his educational savings plan which is already in order, and for the house. Well, watching documentaries about real estate, DIY, renting or renovations are enough to see to keep me on for our dream home.
