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Hi, my name is Charina. Welcome to my playground. This is where I let my wandering mind unravel itself into the written form. Here's a little bit about who I am, and what I love...
- A Filipino mum of two boys - a regular kid and a very special kid. You'll find both under the menu 'Kid-Talk'. I call Sydney home. A Sting fan. A mobile networks engineer at Optus by day, and a storyteller by night. A lover of an eclectic mix of music - jazz, rock, classical. My iPod is currently looping - Garbage, Stone Temple Pilots and Counting Crows. An erstwhile fan of fiction and literature. Nowadays, my quick literary fix is a Sunday Life column such as Sarah Wilson's. Probably a secret geek. I call my iPhone Friday, my Macbook Maxwell and my son's iPad Grover.
It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. It is the time you lavished on your rose which makes your rose so important. For what you have tamed, you become responsible forever.Thank you for reading this far. I hope you keep me company...
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What you should know about Prince
Why do I like Prince? It’s really simple. I get him. I get his music. Aww! I love music of all genres. In my head, I have a list of artists whom I would pay a hundred bucks or more to see live. Prince is at the top of this list. It was unforgivable that I missed [...]
Walking The Walks
The hubby and I attended a seminar on “Understanding Boys” a month ago. Evidently, when boys become teenagers, they tend to withdraw into a shell called the bedroom. Nary will you see them all day. Grunts and a curt ”good” are all they could muster to your cheerful “how are you’s”. Here are some of the things I [...]
A Game of Thrones: My latest distraction
George R.R. Martin successfully created a new fantasy world filled with zombies, dragons, knights, kings and queens set in a new Middle Earth. What is unique about this book is that each chapter is written based on the point of view of a third person. I also like the way women are portrayed. Surprisingly, the story has several strong and passionate female characters. Feisty. Scheming. Mostly mothers. Relationships are intricately intertwined. Some story lines can even be considered romantic (e.g. Khal Drogo and Daenerys).
4G simplified and the new iPad
On the day that Apple announced the release of the (drum roll) new iPad, I was attending a two day LTE Fundamentals course. I thought that it would be fun to post a techie blog with my introduction to LTE. It’s time you know what the fuss is all about. Now, what is LTE? LTE stands for Long [...]
Twelve Books: Finding the time to read
Two months ago, I vowed to go back to my first love after music – reading. Oh. That makes reading my second love then! I thought that sharing this resolve online will make me stick to this promise. I suppose that is one upside of Facebook. You can use Facebook as a tool to showcase your hobbies and improve on it. These [...]
Selective Journey #1: When your child takes an important test
Written in March 2011 when we were in the middle of looking and applying for Gab’s high school in 2012. March is always a busy time for Year 6 children. High schools generally schedule their admissions tests between March to June. Since early primary school, I have prepared Gab for his high school education at [...]
Abbox of Fun
In mid-2011, I received an offer for Miguel to attend a 3-night Christmas holiday camp. The camp was sponsored by Sony Foundation and was held in the campus of one of Sydney’s upscale private schools. Knox Grammar School, located in Sydney’s north shore, hosted the ‘ABBOX of Fun Camp’ in the Knox Boarding Centre from 10-13 [...]
Dreamworld: The day I swallowed my fear…
To many, riding a roller coaster is a walk in the park. A non-event. I am not one of them. At least until the last day of 2011 when I discovered how it was to be an adrenaline junkie. Back in 2005, my family visited the Gold Coast theme parks for the first time (Movieworld [...]
One Big Saturday
I don’t normally feel the need to blog about my daily grind. I have this fear of boring you, my readers. But yesterday was exceptional. I had many missions and I achieved them all. Here we go. After doing one load of laundry, I started the day by taking Gab to his weekly basketball skill [...]