#SAVEFAITHCATHERINE

One day I was approached by my colleague and friend to like and share the Facebook page of her niece, born a micro-preemie (premature babies born at 23-24 weeks). My friend was sharing how costly the hospitalization is; she and her family are burdened not only financially but also emotionally.

BEING A NEW MOM TO A BEAUTIFUL SOUL

 

On July 07, 2018 at 6:48am, came the most precious and wonderful gift of God to me, my firstborn. After almost 39 weeks, I finally saw her. After I experienced all the pain of labor (believe me, it was really agonizing), everything washed away after I laid eyes on her.

 

She weighs more than 3kg and so delicate that I was hesitant to carry her at first but thanks to motherly instinct, I experienced the joy of holding her.

BUKO PANDAN RECIPE

 

“Eid Mubarak”…

 

It was Eid Al Fitr in UAE starting on Friday and since I am supposed to be on duty at work on Saturday, I have one extra day to enjoy with my family.

 

We were cleaning our house and kitchen when I saw that we still have powdered Mr. Gulaman pack so I thought of making buko pandan. We have some of the ingredients so I give it a go.

 

It turns out to be yummy and we enjoyed it with my family. Hope that this simple recipe will add sweetness in your table.

 

THIRD TRIMESTER, HERE I COME!

 

The “honeymoon” phase of my pregnancy is finally over. I’m on my third trimester and I can almost feel the weight of my baby bump and I gained significant weight (Oh no!). I need to shed a little weight so I won’t risk myself from any pregnancy complications. Prevention is better than cure J

 

I LEARNED A NEW SKILL: CROCHET

My "masterpiece"

 

During my school days, we were taught many arts and crafts such as cross stitching, drawing, coloring, sewing and many other more. But we were not taught to do crochet.

 

Recently, we joined the Social and Sports ministry in our church and I was engaged in arts and crafts group. Our first group activity will be crochet. I do not have any idea how to do it. Nobody from the members even knows how to do it, but they suggested watching youtube videos for tutorials. And amazing as it is, we were able to finish simple crochet coasters. Yehey!

 

IT’S A BABY GIRL!

               

When I’m in my 19^th weeks of pregnancy, my baby bump is obvious to the people around me. People were asking me the gender of my baby after hearing that I am pregnant. Some of them were surprise because they don’t know that I am pregnant, they say that it is not noticeable since it was only small (maybe they thought that it is only belly fats J) and I am always at my seat. My OB tried to look at it during my 16^th weeks of check-up but it is not clear yet but she is guessing that it is a girl.

 

HAPPY HEART’S DAY!

Love is in the air. When the month of February starts, I can hear people say that it is the love month and feel excited about it. Well it is! May it be for couple or single (taken or available), the love month really make some noise. Facebook is full of “hugot lines” and it targets to tease most of the single ladies. J

CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN

 

I know that everyone can do this simple recipe in a breeze. And I know that almost everyone have their own version of fried chicken. It’s been an all-time favorite since I was a child, which is why I always crave for Jollibee or KFC because of its taste plus the gravy. Nowadays, there are a lot of fried chicken recipes in the internet that offers the same taste as the fast-food chains I’ve mentioned.

 

You can try this recipe and add variety to your fried chicken recipe. I hope that you will love it as much I do J