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Here & Now
http://www.nsisip.com/
This blog chronicles the highlights of my new career called motherhood. An account of all things interesting as I carry on with being a wife and a mom...and everything else in between
Recent Posts
We're Broke
We recently spent a good deal on an air-purifier/humidifier. It wasn’t included in the month’s budget but we had to buy it since Miguel started sneezing and the drips were starting again. We can’t risk him having another asthma attack. We bo...
Quite A Task
I used to consider pressing clothes as my greatest domestic challenge. I used to trade chores with Nico, volunteering to clean the house, even the bathroom and do the laundry for as long as he agreed to press the clothes. Recently though, I find pr...
I Miss Light TV
Since we came here in the company apartment, there’s only been CNN to watch on TV. Most of the channels are either Arabic or Indian so we have no choice but to tune in to the news. I just happen to notice that for the past few weeks, the headline...
Found It
We’ve finally found the house. It isn’t the one we originally wanted—that one just wouldn’t work. First, we couldn’t afford a one-bedroom and they wouldn’t allow more than two persons in a studio flat. Next we had a problem with the pa...
Safe
I remember when I was still working fulltime in Manila, part of our benefit was a subsidized medicare insurance coverage. I was still single then and I rarely got sick so I didn’t really appreciate this benefit. When I got pregnant in 2006, Nico ...

