Start of a New 365 Days Ride It's been two days, 2 hours 10 minutes since we welcomed a new year in the Philippines. A new start for something which we consider new year's resolution in this new normal. But why do we actually celebrate new year? New year is one holiday which was universally celebrated. It had became a tradition almost in each country with different time zone to welcome new year when the clock strike 12 at midnight. Often with beautiful firework displays that…
Tolerating a Child's Bad Behavior Every parent wants the best for their children. We do what we think are the best but we sometimes don't realize that we're getting over the limit. I mean, for example one parent easily gives in to her child's tantrum though she made a consequence yet she didn't stand firm to it. So she just gives what the child wants just to make him stop of throwing tantrums. This gives a signal to the child that it's okay to do so because it's the only way…
Reasons to Love Whiskey The night was young, kids were tucked in bed and they slept almost immediately when their back touched the soft mattress. But before that I have my youngest drink his antihistamine and try to divert his attention during his nebulizing session because he would really freak out. I massage his back with coconut oil to make him warm throughout the night. It's maybe due to the cold weather that he would be awaken late at night to his persistent cough.…
Weaning A Child Often on TV commercials for infant formulas and written on formula containers that all babies should breastfeed for up to 2 years of age. It is a recommendation from the World Health Organization. Breastmilk contains nutrients essential to a growing infant, and antibodies which protects them from diseases. The first 6 months of a baby really only depends on breastmilk or infant formula. After that a mother can start weaning. All I know about weaning is the…
Development Milestone(toddler): Potty Training Are you a new mom? Surely you anticipate every milestone of your little one. Most are overjoyed and often post it on social media where even netizens are also awed. There are 5 stages of development milestone of a child starting from newborn, infant, toddler, preschool and school age. A mother, especially a first time mom gets excited every leap of a milestone her baby reached and passed. The first 4 weeks of a baby is called…
Development Milestone of a Child: Speech and Communication A baby's words are music to every parent's ear. Speech and language development of a child is really a beautiful thing and it is one among milestones parents look forward to. Though every child is different and learns to speak at his/her own pace, there are things which are considered not normal in terms of speech according to their age that require a trip to the doctor to determine what the problem may be, it is…
Cassava Cooking: Cake Cassava is a tuberous starchy root that is cultivated in either tropical and subtropical countries. It is also a nutritious food even its leaves are edible, cooked as vegetable. More details and its nutrients can be read in my posted article **Padpadli: Cassava**. https://read.cash/@z_graeden/padpadli-cassava-f3abfc3e In this article, I wrote about one of the ways a cassava is being cooked-cake. Whenever I go to town and has an extra from the budget, I…
Bissokol: Escargot Have you ever had exotic food for even just once in your life? I'm sure the taste still lingers in your mouth if you ever happen to hear such if you're one who doesn't really like to eat exotic foods. But, for a country grown lad like me, surely you will crave for it. Aside from kuhol or suso or escargot in French, we also have other exotic foods we gather in rivers, mountains, on the fields and just everywhere around us.My late grandfather used to tell us…
My BCH Wallet: My Secret Pocket Life has been tough for me ever since, yet I have to take it as a challenge less I will go mad. I have been to online selling to online investment scams that led me nowhere but built a wall of mistrust from me and my husband. Then thanks I have found read.cash which I was able ro earn BCH that suits a stay-at-home parent like me. Unlike the scampany which took everything from my online selling earnings with BTC as a mode of payment and…
2021: My Town on UK Variant Six months ago I was able to write about my hometown, **Bontoc**. While the world was panicking about the pandemic, this little town remained peaceful as it is while observing precautionary measures and abiding with the safety health protocols to keep the virus at bay. To keep boredom away, especially students, enjoyed treking and hiking the mountain sides and mountain tops. Biking or jogging along the roads overlooking the rivers and rice…
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