The Misis Chronicles

Oh my 2012… Holler 2013!

January 5, 2013 1 Comment

I’ve been looking at my blog’s archives for 2012 and realized that I’m still the delinquent lazy blogger that I am. One month it’s full of updates, the next month it’s silent. But one thing’s for sure, I’m still a hands-on mommy to my now 2-year-old, every milestone she had in 2012 was not missed.

You see, I’m always the Mrs. Optimistic, I’d like to think that I have a sort-of selective amnesia, I forget and likes to forget bad things. I always want to remember and talk about happy things. That is good right, counting your blessings and remembering happy memories is less stressful than worrying about problems. So for my 2012, it was a great year! It has ups and downs, but still, it has more ups than downs.

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Happy Holidays!

December 25, 2012 1 Comment

Peace, love and happiness to us all this Christmas and towards 2013! Cheers!

Love,

Badet, Jeff & Gwen

Gwen’s first hike: Dragon’s Back, HK

December 9, 2012 6 Comments

The 3rd week of November is my mountaineer’s birthday. After my birthday celebration in Boracay, we headed to another favorite place, Hong Kong. And since birthdays are all about celebrations and making wishes come true, I gave in to Jeff’s prodding ever since Gwen’s was born to take her to the mountains. That’s my outdoors man, it’s all about adventures.

I’m pretty confident about this hike because we hiked the Dragon’s Back on our last visit, so I know that the trail is very safe and in fact, a family-friendly one. We took the shorter route this time because we expected that being with Gwen will slow us down with a lot of stops. She will also be carried (by Jeff) most of the time so that’s additional weight too.

Okay, are you ready for a hike?

The family that hikes together, stays together =)

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Raising a child: Then and now

December 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

I received an interesting infographic entitled “Crib to College” comparing the costs of raising a child up until sending him/her to college. Although the year of comparison 1960 seem so far-stretched, still the trend for the cost is going up, up, up! And I’m really really nervous and worried every time I think of the time when Gwen goes to school. I hope Jeff and I can still send her to a really good school. =)

Meanwhile, check out this infographic and see what I’m talking about:
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Let’s count!

December 3, 2012 4 Comments

Gwen started counting a few months back, she championed 1 to 10. We slowly added numbers 11 to 20, and we even taught her to count in Tagalog, isa hanggang sampu.

Now, the little-miss-independent who doesn’t want to be taught can still count….only with some numbers missing. Whenever we try to correct her by interrupting or saying the numbers while she’s counting, she will stop us and say, “Gwen na!”. She will repeat counting all by herself.

So, ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear from our mathematician…

1,2,3 in English:

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, teeeen! (proud na proud with conviction and a loud voice)

eleven, twelve, FOURTEEN, fifteen, SIXteen, TWENY! (at least slang ang 20!)

I don’t know where did the other numbers go…. yung 13, unlucky number siguro kaya tinanggal na nya =)

Tagalog naman!

Isa, dalawa, ANIM, pito, SIYAM, sampu!

Saan napunta ang 3, 4, 5 at 8?

Ceelin Plus para Kontra-Sakit, Kontra Liit

November 18, 2012 1 Comment

Fact:

In 2011, the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) conducted a study on the nutritional status of Filipino children showing that 3 in every 10 children, ages 0-5 years old, are stunted for their age.

A United Nations Development Programme study also revealed that the Philippines has the second highest incidence of stunting in Southeast Asia, with Indonesia getting the top spot.

This is a very alarming issue among Filipino children and parents today, growth stunting. That’s why Ceelin Plus launched its “Kontra Sakit, Kontra Liit” campaign to create awareness about growth stunting and how to combat it by having strong immunity.

Ceelin Plus Kontra Sakit Kontra Liit event hosted by Patricia Hizon

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