Happy Mother’s Day
I’m sharing a story I received via email recently for all the mothers out there… my mother, mother-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, friends (and moi!)… I guess it summarizes everything that a mother...
View Article100 days / Bek-il
if you watch korean dramas, you’d probably have noticed that couples celebrate “100 days” of dating… last september 1, my korean-filipino son celebrated his “bek-il” (or 100 days)… there’s a simple...
View ArticleTravel Safely with a Child
My son has taken the plane more than a dozen times on medium and long haul flights. His first long haul flight was when he was five months old. It took us a total of 13 hours to fly from Seoul to Los...
View ArticleOlly Bolly Online Picture Book
Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Amb. Luis Cruz posted on his Facebook about the “Olly Bolly Online Picture Book” project of Daum Foundation, a Korean NGO. He said that he narrated for the Tagalog...
View ArticleBest car seat in Korea
My son had his first car seat before he was even born. It was a baby shower present from my friends here in Korea. He is almost 5 years old now and we’ve already had four car seats. Our latest is the...
View ArticleJongro Day Care Bazaar
Three Fridays ago, I attended the “Jongro Day Care Bazaar” held by the government-operated day care centers in the district of Jongro-gu in Seoul. Prices in Seoul are high, especially products for...
View ArticleKorean government subsidy for childcare
If you are married to a Korean and you have a child who is 만5세 (born January 1, 2006-December 31,2006) OR YOUNGER (even if your child is only a month old), you can get the Korean subsidy for childcare....
View Article시댁: Korean husband’s family
I will have a test this afternoon for a Korean language class. It’s a level test covering speaking, reading and writing. I hope to be in the intermediate class since it would be a shame if they put me...
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