Craving for Mangoes

Have you ever felt the urge to take a bite on a food that's nowhere in sight? Well, I do.  Just recently, I have this crazy cravings for ripe mangoes.  Blame it on the pregnancy.  It's good that the fruit I crave much is  readily available. Philippine mangoes are in abundance from the month of  December but it reaches it's peak season during the summertime.  It was so nice that my husband is very supportive that he extend all effort to get me the food I want to eat.

So what is it about pregnancy and food cravings?  I read that the reason why pregnant women crave for a certain food is because they are in need of the nutrient contained in that specific food item.  Some even says that food aversions have something to do with the gender of the child in your tummy.  If it's the citrusy type then it's going to be a girl (yehey!) and if it's the spicy type, it will be a boy.   But what about those who craves for really crazy foods? (Trust me, I know some of them!)  Old wives' tale says that it is actually just a way of pregnant moms to get the assurance that they can still get what they want even if they are no longer the pretty, sexy lady that their husband's adore.

The funny thing about my craving is that I actually don't want to eat these mangoes and all I want is just sniff on them for as long as I can.  I just love their smell and I believe it eases out the nausea I am experiencing during nighttime.


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Blessings

The  year of the dragon is about to bid us goodbye a few days from now.  Being the dragon baby that I am, yes I was born on 1976, I hoped for the best when the dragon year entered.  True to its promise, it was indeed a year full of blessings for us.  Hubby's small business picked up its pace.  Projects kept coming in and there were very few problems in the operations of the business. Though I bid my job goodbye, I was given opportunities outside the office.  I had the privilege of assisting a friend in starting up a business venture.  I was able to help out in developing a website for that same business.There are offers to work from home that are still coming in up until now.  I declined most of them because I enjoyed being a full time mom again after almost six years.  I've seen how my kid enjoyed every day that I spent with him and I've come to realized what I had missed back when I was still working.   Apart from reviving my housewife status, I was also able to relieve my childhood memories thru a reunion for a cause with my elementary batchmates.  It was nice to give back and share some of the blessings that were being poured onto us.  The smiles from the kids were more than enough to wave off the tiredness that we felt for the preparation of the gifts and the foods.   More so, knowing that a lot of kids felt blessed that day is another reason to smile about.

One thing that 2012 has taught us is that we have to count our blessings instead of lingering on our problems.  Problems just come and go, and it is actually a reason for us to still smile.  Why? because it is only the living that is sorrounded with problems hence they are an indication that we are still alive.

2013 have come in and the Chinese year of the snake is about to start by the 10th of February but I am not lonely at all.  I am bidding the Dragon with a happy heart and welcoming the Snake is a very positive outlook.  Who wouldn't if you were given this kind of a blessing?

Yes, there's bun in the oven and we are praying that there will be no problem this time.  We have been trying to conceive for almost four years now so you can see the reason for that big smile.

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A Reunion for a Cause

       "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” 

                                                                  ― Winston S. Churchill 

 Last year was a good year for us. We were given opportunities and was showered with so many small blessings. One of the best thing that happened last year is that both Hubby and me were able to reconnect with old friends. Hubby had a reunion with his high school friends and he was one of the organizers. He asked me to come with him on the day of their reunion. It was nice meeting people who were part of Hubby's teenage days. Hearing them tell stories about their high school life made me want to see my high school friends too. Not that we don't see each other often, it's just that I suddenly miss them.

On the other hand, I also got myself too busy since I spearheaded a little project of our batch from my elementary grade school. This is the reason why I was not able to blog plus my aching hand which is going to be another story. It is the 23rd year of graduation from elementary last year and my batchmates have been wanting to have a reunion. The problem is no one is actually taking charge, hence, they asked me to spearhead the reunion. I obliged but I have also asked them something in return. I told them I will organize the reunion provided that it's going to be for a cause. The idea of "Reunion for a Cause ng mga Batang Malanday 1989" was then born.

Oh yes , we have a vision for this project. We thought of giving gifts to each student of the school but later realized that because of fund restraints we can only accommodate a portion of the school's population. We managed to raise enough funds to more than 10% of the students, thanks to batchmates who were kind enough in giving not just money but time and effort as well. We went to Divisoria to buy the gifts for the 250 indigent children of our beloved school. We wrapped the gifts and we also cooked foods for the kids.

Seeing them smile is more than enough for us to realize how lucky we were then and how blessed we are right now. We hope that we can continue this as a yearly affair.

A is for "Attraversiamo"

ATTRAVERSIAMO, an Italian word that means "let's cross over." I am no Italian but this has been my favorite A word ever since I have watched "Eat, Pray, Love". It tells of how a married woman find her appetite for life back, how she deals with her own issues in life with the help of the people she meets along her journey. I don't have any marital problems whatsoever but this word reminds me that one day as a mother I will have to cross over some things or situations for my son. I will have to learn how to let him go if he no longer needs my assistance. I will have to let him be the person he wants to be and not the person I want him to become. And judging from how he is fast growing, this could be sooner than later. Oh well, I guess I'll just say Attraversiamo when that time comes! And also my first name starts with the letter A. Care to guess what my first name is? It's a very common name so it won't be hard to guess. For more of A inspired writings, please check out