Fortunate Cooky

Our Son’s Bike

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0000

My son’s three-year old bike is parked in our garage. Ever since we moved here in the middle of the city he wasn’t able to use it anymore. Unfortunately, there are no parks and bicycle lanes here where he can practice. So his bike has been parked in our open garage for some time. It doesn’t have any protection from sun and the rain. The last time I checked it there were already rusts in its metal parts. If only I can find a product like vci paper to protect it from rust. We need to preserve his bike so he can still use it when we move houses.

Musical Instruments for Safekeeping

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:42:48 +0000

Last week, I received an urgent message from my friend. She asked if she can leave her husband’s musical instruments at our house while they fly to Bangkok for a five month work stint. Since my husband is a guitarist I knew he would be happy to grant such request so I obliged. Aside from that, I really couldn’t say no to my friend since we went back a long way.

The day arrived and we met her at the mall to get the stuff. She had a bass guitar, an amplifier, an guitarlele, and a printer that she wanted us to keep. My hubby was excited to check out her husband’s stuff and was immediately impressed when he opened it after we arrived home. We learned that my friend’s husband was fond of bidding at ebay that’s why he had a lot of musical instruments. Hubby wanted to bid too but I reminded him he just bought himself a line 6 spider 212 a year ago. Anyway, I was just kidding. I would be happy if he buys something for himself because he’s working so hard all the time. If only he’d allow me to surprise him with a guitar I would have bought one for him myself.

Almost Booked a Flight to Boracay for July

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:35:11 +0000

I was awake at midnight to try and finish up some work when I received an email from Cebu Pacific. They were offering an almost P1 sale so I hurriedly checked their website. I was there trying to get a ticket to Boracay and I found one but at the last minute I decided not to. The reason being that if ever we would travel in the rainy months of July, August, or September and I don’t want us to be stuck there while there is a storm. Although the total ticket price would only be less than P500 for all four of us I decided to not push through any more. I think the best time to travel there is in January to coincide with the Ati Atihan Festival so I better wait until they sell tickets for that period.

Sports for Our Eldest Son

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:07:09 +0000

Hubby and I have been looking for sports for our eldest boy. He has already turned 7 and we figured a hobby would do him good. We inquired the local taekwondo clinic to see if they would accept him. Unfortunately, we got a negative response because he is still underage. Now I’m racking my brain on where else to enroll him. We live in a city and an equestrian lesson would be out of question. I know he’ll surely love horses and wearing those equestrian boots but this is not feasible in our area. A swimming lesson too would be nice but my little boy is hesitant. In the end, my hubby just taught him guitar and a little karate. This activity allowed father and son to bond so it worked out great in the end.

Flying on a Budget with Cebu Pacific

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:02:53 +0000

Riding a plane is an extraordinary experience in itself. That’s why on my son’s 7th birthday we wanted to give him this wonderful experience. Thank God there is a budget airplane that allowed our family of four to afford the luxury of traveling in the air. I was able to grab tickets for us when Cebu Pacific had one of their sales.

Hubby rode a different airplane from another airline before and he commented that the planes of Philippine Airlines are more luxurious compared with Cebu Pacific. He said the plane he rode on even have a sort of real time gps tracking onboard. I would have loved to see that but if I don’t it’s okay. What matters is our dream of traveling was realized because of budget airlines like Cebu Pacific.

Planning for Emergencies on Your Trip

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:55:11 +0000

One of the things you have to take care of before going on a vacation is planning for emergencies. I think that is one of the hardest to do. You will never know what kind of emergency you will expect in a foreign place especially if you haven’t been there before. When I planned for our trip my concern was with our budget. It was our first time to travel as a whole family and it didn’t help that we would be staying for 8 days. So in preparation, I researched a lot by reading blogs of people who have gone to Bohol too. From there I have gathered a list of expenses that we would encounter like the tour packages, accommodations, entrance fees to tourist spots and the like. Then we were able to come up with a budget that was both affordable to us and would ensure that we will also get the most of our vacation. Our preparation helped us a lot in staying within our budget and not incurring unnecessary expenses.

If you are traveling not on a plane like us but on the road in an RV then you must also take into account the fact that your vehicle might encounter some mishap and break down. That’s why you should have an rv travel emergency plan as a back up just in case.

A Trip to the Optical Shop

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:06:15 +0000

We were at the mall the other day. Even if it was a weekday there were so many people. It really is Christmas.

The first place we went to was the optical shop. My 1 year old glasses got broken on the hinge. My husband tried to fix it a lot of times but it remained that way until I couldn’t use it anymore. When I brought it to the store where I bought it they fixed it right away. What’s great is they did it for free. Hooray!

While waiting my husband noticed the julbo sale nearby. He loved his sunglasses so I wasn’t surprised when he bought one for himself. As for me, I’m so happy I have my eyeglasses back. No more squinting of the eyes when I couldn’t see. hehe

Teriyaki Boy’s Katsudon

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:55:52 +0000

We went to Teriyaki Boy a few months ago. My hubby loves Japanese food and since my taste bud agrees with it I love it now too.

He ordered his all time favorite Katsudon. It’s may sound intimidating but it’s just pork cutlets served with egg. The thing that sets it apart is the sauce that goes with it. So yummy!

My Asus 1215B Review

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:44:44 +0000

A few months ago we bought an Asus netbook for myself. It was an Asus 1215B netbook to be exact. What I thought was a good purchase brought us a lot of heartache instead.

It all started an hour after we went home. Of course, I was excited so me and my eldest started tinkering with it. The first thing we did was test its webcam. It was working great. Then we decided to download video from youtube. The internet worked fine. When I started browsing I noticed the touchpad was not working at times. It was barely noticeable at first but as I waited longer it became more and more irritating.

At that moment my worst fears was realized. I bought a defective product.

We tried to have it replaced but we waited for two weeks. When we went back to the store and tested the replacement it had the exact same defect. To make the story short we had it refunded. We waited a month more for that but it was all worth it in the end.

Because…

I bought myself a Macbook Pro instead! Yipee!

That started my love affair with Apple but that’s another story.

First Time at Fazoli’s Eastwood

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:59:57 +0000

My husband was always raving about how he likes to eat at Fazoli’s. So when we went to Eastwood he brought me there and I was able to eat at Fazoli’s for the first time.

Upon seeing their menu I instantly knew why he loved going there. Who can resist a combination of spaghetti, pizza, and garlic bread?

We ordered almost the same meal but with different spaghetti.

Hubby went with the carbonara.

While I went with the pesto.

Which I immediately regret. haha! Anyway, I finished the pesto hurriedly so I can taste the generous sized pizza. Yummy!