http://www.marriageandbeyond.com on marriage, everything in between and thereafter. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My sister and I (who are also neighbors, for the record) have been exchanging chat messages over Yahoo! Messenger since this morning.  One gory thing she mentioned over the course of our talk was the accident she saw on her way to the office, along the stretch of C-5 road ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/24/motorcycles-on-highways/ One of the things that the hubby assigned for me to do is clean up my hard drive.  He has given me a handful of blank DVDs to burn in some movie files that I have downloaded via BitTorrent.  I saw this photo of me and the hubby as I ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/24/to-coordinate-weddings-again/ The day before my folks left for the states, the hubby and I went to our son’s future school. DH highly favors the “School of Tomorrow” system, not just because he has attended its administrator’s training, but also because of the value and quality of education it has in ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/24/set-on-homeschooling/ Last night, the hubby and I remembered that our son is already due to see his Pedia. He should have gone earlier, but figured it was okay to schedule the visit just in time for his last dose of his primary complex medications. I am so relieved that ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/health-insurance-for-our-son-2/ It is the time of the month for me and these last few days I have been having intermittent migraine attacks. It just occurred to me now that what might have intensified the pain was the macaroni and cheese dinner I had prepared for our family last night. ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/chocolates-and-migraines/ http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/belated-happy-birthday-yanglee/ With the wide range of consumer products that are full of synthetic and dangerous chemicals that harm the environment, it can be quite a task for me to put aside what things to use and not to use. But if there’s anything I really take note of eco friendly ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/our-environment-friendly-home/ This is the last plant that remains from amongst the six plants I took home from our trip to Baguio last May.  And what is so surprising is that this plant is a lemon pine tree.  I never knew a pine tree could ever thrive in such humid and tropical ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/ww-last-plant-standing/ Our good friend called up the other night and we are so thrilled to hear from her. She has been in Singapore for quite a while now and we badly miss her company. One of the good news that she has shared with me is the roundtrip ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/a-lens-for-our-a620/ I am happy to report that this week I have been able to successfully turn the house around to welcome our son's very own study nook inside his room. Of course, I couldn't have done it without the help of my ever reliable handy man/hubby. It's ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/tuesday-toot-4/ My mother called from across the miles a couple of nights back. As expected, she’s checking on the errands she has left for us to do. She had to do quite a number of nudging before my sister remembered to take out the water bill. She’s really ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/time-to-get-a-mailbox/ It's been a little over an hour since our little guy has been waiting for his grandfolks to go on line and see them while they chat. I can really say our son really misses them a lot. He would often associate a cup to coffee to "lolo", mainly ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/23/a-coffee-grinder-for-the-grandpa/ At last, after more than five years of using our Nissan California, we will be having its whole body repaired this week. Thanks to our friend who knows someone who can paint a car (he used to be our friend's employee when our friend was still in the car ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/major-body-repair-for-our-california/ It was a few months before my wife and I got married that I learned how to drive. My father went home one day gave us all a surprise when he said that we are going to shop for a car. I remember that we took public transportation ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/father-and-son-shopping/ Right from when our son was in utero, the hubby and I were convinced that we are going to raise up not just a child we can live with, but a child who will be a blessing to others. Despite the many controversies Baby Wise has with a lot ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/on-child-care-discipline-and-our-sons-future/ The Father’s Month was officially over when the first day of July came in. The only thing that the hubby wanted for a father’s day gift was to be able to play soccer at least once a week. He’s doing that ever since. You see, he has ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/manchester-football-and-gmc/ When my mobile phone broke down last month, I was set on getting a GPS Tracking capable unit to replace my old one. But the cheapskate that I am, I figured I would settle for a TFT touchscreen phone that is dual sim active. It served the purpose ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/gps-technology/ I remember when I was working in a bank so many years back, one of the officers I would often come in contact with would share to me her hubby’s fascination over Mercedes Benz. In fact, over picking a newer model of car, he chose a slightly beat ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/new-mercedes-dc/ I am done with the little guy’s room yesterday. I have finished all the major tasks it needs. No more clutters all over his room. Only one thing left to do is sort his toy box and give away stuff he does not play with anymore. ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/22/todays-home-project/ After having been a bank employee for three full years, it made me realize how so much more professional my former employer is over the other banks that I come across with- only when it comes to dealing with clients. But as for how employees are dealt with, well that's ... http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2008/07/21/today-at-the-bank/