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The end of my breastfeeding journey
Breastfeeding is hard in the beginning, harder in the end, and hardest when it’s over. I literally cried silent tears tonight afte my little girl, for the fifth night, slept without breastfeeding. I felt the distance between us when she decided to sleep on her own under the blanket in a position she chose. Not…
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Why the end of my breastfeeding journey brought me to tears
May 15, 2022. Two years, six months, three weeks, and two days, for the first time, my little one snoozed without the boobie in her mouth. She believed the story I made there was wasabi in my boobies and she won’t latch because of that. But after that, we were back to where we were.…
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Lines of a Toddler
“By Myself” My little one who is two years and eight months old as of writing, is always trying her skills and practicing her independence. Her favorite line to say these days is “By myself”, telling me to let her do things by herself. If not, she will morphed into a disappointed, frustrated, angry little…
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Gardening Trouble
One trouble about gardening is planting without knowing the characteristics of the plant. I fell in love at first sight and bought this “beautiful” tiny plant with attractive neon green leaves a year ago and planted it on the ground. I was happy with it all spring and summer until I noticed it was spreading…
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How I got my driver’s license in Japan – My Driving Story
Back in my hometown in the Philippines, there was no reason for me to drive a car. Obviously, I can’t afford to have and maintain a car (with the meager salary of a public school teacher). My place of work was just a walking distance from my house anyway. About 5-6-minute walk. Who needs a…
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My 7 Years Life in Japan: A review
( I found this in my draft folder and realized it’s looong been overdue. I am almost 9 years here in Japan already. Reading this took me to memory lane so before this “evaporates” or sleep again in the draft folder, let me share it to you. It is incomplete and unedited yet, but, oh…
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A Diary I Found
Tonight, as I was searching for my research paper in my hard drive, I found an untitled document with the first line saying “nine months have passed and nine months…” and when I opened it, it was an essay, or more like a diary I wrote more than seven years ago. I can`t believe I…
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My Breastfeeding Story
I thought I had already gone through the most difficult part when I delivered my baby until I started breastfeeding. I never thought breastfeeding will give me so much emotions – pain, happiness, love. I was too focused on pregnancy and giving birth and no one really told me about the beauty and struggles of…
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My Childbirth Story
The Big Day – a Holiday October 22, 2019, Tuesday, the day I gave birth to my precious daughter. I was 38 weeks 6 days pregnant. This day was also the Enthronement Ceremony of Japan’s new emperor, a special holiday in Japan. Surprised I never expected to give birth that day. I was caught off…
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Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
2019 has been so far the best year for me. I finally got pregnant after a long wait and gave birth to our precious baby daughter. I invited my family to come visit me here in Japan two times -in spring and in summer to autumn. I also got my permanent residency in Japan. I’m…