My sister in law Vivian gave birth to an 8 pounder baby boy last month. Congratulations to both of you. Now, I’m a first time aunt and daddy is now an uncle. We are all so excited about our nephew. His name is Nathan and now we’re planning to visit him in the States hopefully next year. Nathan is actually their first baby after 7 years of marriage. There are true stories that some men found out that they have a son after two decades. While some mommys learned that they didn’t have a daughter. That is because of the DNA testing available these days. Many are visiting paternity testing at Paternity-Answers.com to make sure if they are the real parents or not.

This was Biboy’s first dance with Mommy during their Graduation Ball on March 28. Biboy gave me roses and led me to the dancing. Oh how sweet!

I’ve been working for one and the same company in the last twelve years. I started working in a helpesk department and I use the telephone most of the time. From time to time, we were taught on how to have excellent telephone manners. Telephone manners cover such areas as mental attitude, speech quality, and listening ability. Modern technology requires employees in an organization to converse not only by telephone but through teleconferencing or even video calls. In the US, ActConferencing.com teleconferencing delivers high quality telephone and web conference to many satisfied organizations worldwide. The companies’ online meetings will never be the same again.

Our family will be leaving Manila on June 4, 2012. We will move to my home province in Ilocos Norte. Biboy will be in grade school and will be enrolling in one of the schools in Burgos town. Daddy and I will manage the family’s business in Ablan, 45 kilometers north of Laoag City. It will be a real challenge for us. We will be selling construction materials and hardware. Daddy is planning to market general international tools as well. We are hoping and praying that our God will bless our new endeavor.

Andre with his shades ala Bruno Mars. Just the way you are.

Do you have a hobby that could become a full-time job? Perhaps you make toys for your children. In the Philippine city of Cebu, the production of toy guitars is not simply a hobby but a profitable business. The craftsmen work at home, producing toy guitars, ukuleles, bandurias and even very professional guitars that are sold at airports and music shops. Often at the end of the workday, the hills come alive with the music of thousands of stringed instruments, as family after family plays together. My sister who lives in California just bought Koll Guitars. For two decades now,  Koll Guitar Company has been producing quality musical instruments. If you are a guitar aficionado, Koll guitars are for you.

Lolo and Lola left for the States last Sunday. They will be staying in Vivian’s house in LA. It will be Lolo’s first time to visit his two loving daughters in California. All of us are excited to see baby Nathan on the third week of April. He will be our first pamangkin and Biboy’s first and only cousin. We hope we could go visit them next year. Lolo is enjoying his stay in LA and has plans of selling real estate or life insurance. He started searching Wholesaleinsurance.net on the internet so he would have a background on the different life insurance companies there. I know Lolo will be a good insurance agent just like when he was here in the Philippines. See you all soon guys, we miss you.

Making ends meet is not as easy as it once was. A housewife spends more money at the market for fewer groceries. Her husband makes higher wages than ever but has less to show for it. Things aren’t getting any better. Thousands of employees were laid off due to the recent economic global crisis. Big companies are closing down. During these economic challenges, expenditure is the most important aspect of any organization. IT professionals who have experience in Information Technology Infrastructure Library know the importance of ITIL governance policy. Many computer professionals know that training and certification in ITIL governance is highly advised and necessary for maintaining competence and job security.

Biboy reads the Bible and the brochure “Listen to God” during our Family Worship Evening.

Many dread the thought of moving. Even under the best of circumstances, a household move can be an ordeal. It can cost more than you expect in time, energy and resources. I still remember when we moved to our current home in 2006 when Biboy was still only two months old.  It was really difficult. We had to sell some of our stuffs through garage sale before we moved. We had to pack so many things and unpack them as well. Daddy needed to buy some toggle bolts so that he can hang some mirror and book shelves securely. There are some articles that should not be packed with your other items. These include cash, deeds, personal documents or any negotiable items. You need to transfer these safely by some other means.