A WORKING MOM'S PEN HAVEN

It's about a week after our trip to Tokyo Japan and though I promised myself and my husband that I will be chronicling our trip the day after, I ultimately forgave myself (and I'm sure hubby does too) for not fulfilling that promise.  The sheer exhaustion from our travels would be enough excuse let alone the insurmountable stress of handling 3 small kids tagging along this trip.   But i only have 3 words to describe our struggles - ALL WORTH IT! So how do I begin to retell this note worthy travel? Let me start with... Day 1:  We slept in our studio condo unit in Pasig the night before.  Since we had a lot and I mean a loooot of bags to bring (family of 5), my husband ditched the original plan of commuting to the condo from our house in Antipolo.  Instead, he had to go back and park our car in Antipolo at about 9pm.  He was able to go back to the condo at around 11pm.  By then I have successfully packed all 4 big bags and 5 small bags.  We did not need not avail o

Yes! 6 days to go before our family trip to Japan! I can’t tell you how excited I an about this! I’ve been on several trips but this one I know would be quite special since we’re doing this as a family, yes all three kids including! So being the super anxious person that I am, I can’t stop thinking of what else to do and plan for. I’ve read dozens of articles about japan tours and to dos but I can’t seem to finish my detailed IT for our 5-day trip. Is it the jitters, the excitement, or both, I don’t know all I know is that I just want to share this feeling and probably the prep experience. This piece might be useful for semi-OC moms like me who just needs to plan, plan and plan ahead about everything. So here’s the list of my prep journey and I hope it helps on your future trip to Japan... 1) Tickets! Let me tell you first and foremost that I am not an affluent person. We’re a middle class family of 5 and I work as an officer in a large company but I cannot afford to buy 5 round tr

I have friends who hail from Davao who's been asking me about the best property to buy in Davao City.  They probably know that I work as a researcher in a real estate company and that I will give them my very honest opinion about things, reason why they came to be for advise.Well, for one I have been everywhere in the country.  As in literally been everywhere! My getgo points reveal that I have had more than 40,000 points accumulated in that past 5 years.  My pal mabuhay miles though may not be as reflective of my flights because I rarely go PAL for obvious reasons. Anyway, I can say that if someone who can afford a house worth 2M-4M  would ask me where to buy a house and lot from, I would of course tell them to purchase a CAMELLA HOME .  Not to be self-serving here but I can point out more than 100 reasons to prove my point. But how about in Davao? Prices of house and lot for sale in Davao have soared super high since the president go elected. Investors both local and internat