Three lady friends met up at their favourite coffee shop for their monthly get-together. There they are, busy chatting up a storm while drinking their iced coffees. Then suddenly, a woman came in the cafe and the three friends stop their conversation and looked at the woman who came in. The people from other tables also stared at this woman. She wasn't particularly typically pretty but there is something about her that you can't just help but stare. The French would call it, "je nais se … [Read more...]
5 HACKS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE USING SYSTEMS
Life is hard, we all know it. The daily grind can get the best of us. It can be really exhausting especially if you are a full-time working mom living abroad with three toddler sons without a helper (Wow! That is a mouthful). Some people would ask me, "How do you manage it all?" The truth is, I prefer to simplify my life because my life is already complicated as it is. So I simplify my life by creating systems. And it works because it made my life less stressful. What are systems? Systems … [Read more...]
STAYCATION EXPERIENCE AT HILTON GARDEN INN DURING RAMADAN & LOCKDOWN
Since staycations has been our official way of celebrating birthdays in our family, we booked ahead for our sons' birthdays. Last May, we booked a stay at Hilton Garden Inn for our 3rd son's 3rd birthday. We, however, didn't anticipate that there will be a lockdown plus it coincided with Ramadan time. We planned to drop by Philippines Embassy for some transactions but we learned they are closed! Lesson learned that we should have checked the schedule first before dropping by. We also dropped by … [Read more...]
HOW I CLEARED MY ACNE USING SAE SKINCARE
I noted that whenever I moved to another country, one of the things that is majorly reacting and adjusting to the move is my skin! I remember when I started my expat life in Singapore after being offered a job there, in a few months of settling in, my face broke up so badly, I didn't even want to leave the house to meet up with my friends. It was not just mild to moderate acne breakouts. Some will even think I got some skin disease because it was really bad. My family visited me 4 months after … [Read more...]
10 TIPS TO SAVE ON FOOD EXPENSES
We have realised the importance of saving and being mindful with our spending since our move here in Oman. It is something that we have consciously woven into our lifestyle. We collected the good practices on mindful spending that we have done in Singapore and continued it here in Oman. We learned from the spending mistakes we were doing before our move. We realised that food is one of the major expenses in our budget, particularly on grocery. So we have managed to come up with 10 hacks to save … [Read more...]
BIRTHDAY STAYCATION AT INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL MUSCAT
These days because of pandemic, travel birthdays or big parties are not an option for birthday celebrations. So we been doing birthday staycations instead. For Howell's 5th birthday, we booked a night stay at Intercontinental Hotel Muscat. The kids were excited as we drove two hours from our villa to Muscat. Before we headed to the hotel, we had a lunch at the all-time favorite Filipino fast-food chain, Jollibee for lunch. Then after we bought a red velvet cake at Isfahan Sweets to bring to … [Read more...]