I grew up having dogs in our family. Dogs, somehow are a part of practically every Filipino household. Its main role is not just to be a pet but to be a guard dog because they shoo robbers off with their loud barking at night.

Here in Malaysia, though, we don't get to have pets because of our busy lifestyles. It would have been okay  if I was not working. But during the day nobody would be home to take care or feed them-- also, I don't want to hassle anyone to take care of the pets while we will be away for a trip. So, yes... having no pets is a decision we have made although the kids would have loved to have a pet to care of. It would be expensive to raise pets here, too. The neighborhood would probably require us to have wireless electric dog fence and to assure them that the dogs would not make any noise that would disturb the neighborhood at night.


 

It's that time of the year again-- when thousands of young people have graduated. Once again my facebook feed is filled with posts of photos of proud parents and graduates. Another chapter of their lives has gone. It's time to look for work! It's tough, I tell you. I've been there, done that. You know, when you are just a fresh graduate and looking for a job seemed to be endless.

 I am just happy that I have landed in a job that I really love-- after being a stay-at-home mom for many years. I finished an Engineering degree and everybody knows how difficult it is to finish this very difficult and challenging course. There are not many lady engineers who know how leveling feet works, but I do! My job is not that related to what I currently do for a living, but that's alright. For me, as long as we are alive, we have every opportunity to learn new things, don't you think so too?