Category Archives: family

Electronic Flooding

Electronic flooding is a term (I think I read this term somewhere) applicable for a lot of people and you could be one of them. How?

Are you one of those who, upon waking up, check their emails first or go online to read about the latest happening worldwide?

Do you eat breakfast or lunch or dinner or all these meals with your mobile phone or netbook turned on beside your plate?

Must you know who commented or what comments came in your posted status update in your favorite social networking sites?

If you said “yes” to these, then you are definitely hooked on your gadgets.

Yes, not only do you accumulate these plethora of electronics but you are hooked to these like these are your lifeline. And when you have been away from your gadget for several minutes, you feel like everything will go wrong and the sky would fall down on you. An exaggeration of course but then again, this could be true.

When was the last time you ever finished a book? A real book?

When was the last time you sent and received a hand-written letter? When was the last time you turned off your gadget to concentrate on playing with your child(ren) and spending real bonding with them?

Electronic flooding makes the brain lose focus. Read on and see what it does to your brain. And mine too.

Toy Story 3

The first two Toy Story movies made me and my children (and perhaps all those who watched it) laugh hard. For those who are not young as children anymore, perhaps they remembered their childhood years and the toys that go with it.

My children identified the good and the bad in the movies and cheered when the toys triumphed over all things they went through together.

I asked my two children then, if they wanted to watch Toy Story 3 and they haven’t said “yes” because they worry about the expenditures we would have because the movie is in 3D which means it is going to be more expensive. Anyway, we will probably wait for the DVD version of the movie so that the kids can watch this movie again and again. And again until they memorize the lines, like what they do with their other favorite movies.

Watch the movie trailer here.

In this day of hand-held game consoles and computer games, it is difficult to accept that more and more children do not play with toys anymore. Sure, there are those who still play outdoors, with friends, real people, but society seems to categorize them as children whose families do not have the means to give them toys to play with, hence they just spend time with playmates. Duh.

To those who still play with toys and play with playmates and friends, may your tribes increase and your creativity developed better.

Achievement Test

Narito ang aming bunso, noong kumuha ng isang pagsusulit o achievement test mula sa Department of Education o DepEd. Ito ay taunang ginaganap para sa mga batang katulad nila na nagho-homeschool.

pagsusuri

Ngayon, sila ay makararanas na ng pagsusulit sa paaralan, paggising ng mas maaga, paggawa ng homework, pagsakay sa school service, pakikisama sa ibang batang katulad nila at pagdadala ng packed lunch kasi sila ay pumapasok sa isang paaralang “physical”.

Di na pwede sumagot ng pagsusulit na naka-pajama 😀

Car Rental Coupons

Our relatives are already excited to go on a road trip soon and why not, summer vacation is supposed to be spent doing these fun things. Uncle excitedly asked me to help him look for car rental services he will consider using. Why rent a car I asked? He explained that there are discounts, extra mileage, free upgrades and a whole lot more of perks. Ok, he got me at discounts 😀

I found three car rental services that have car rental coupons. These three car rental services have car rental special codes that can be used several times. These codes have instructions about the rentals and how one can reserve online, print the reservation notice and go to accredited car rental services.

One of the three car rentals I showed my Uncle is the Alamo car rental coupons. An hour advanced notice in the Last Minute Specials can give one access to a rental car.

In participating North American locations, National Car Rental Coupons on the other hand have discounts for full-size cars that were reserved in advance. It is wise to reserve in advanced due to the availability of vehicles one can choose. There are a few conditions for restrictions like location of pick-up and drop-off services.

The last one we discussed was Hertz Car Rental Coupons that has almost the same conditions and restrictions as the second car rental services.

So there, my research for my Uncle is done. I am awaiting for his response since I already emailed him the details. If only I can join them that would be fun 🙂

June Happenings

One of the best things to look forward to in June are weddings and here in the Philippines, the opening of classes. Both entail a lot of shopping, attending to details as well as yes, a whole lot of expenditures.

Weddings are wonderful family events. These are even made special when the couple go the distance to look for unique wedding favors (including bridesmaid gifts) as well as make the wedding unique and happy.

The opening of classes is one of the events to look forward to by families especially for those going to the big school for the first time. Many a tears are shed, both by the children and the parents.

June is also a day of celebration for my family since today, June 16, is my dearest mom’s birthday. It is also my parents’ wedding anniversary.

Do you have anything special for the month of June?