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Last week’s visit to Amherst/Unilab laboratory was a memorable one for me. Not only because I got to bond with mommy bloggers and met new friends but also because I learned something new about the health and well-being of my children.

My first impression regarding the Amherst Laboratory was it was super clean. It felt like we were in a safe and sanitized facility. I was even expecting to see some medical computer carts on the hallways or inside the rooms we managed to see 😀 Even the place where we will wash our hands and dry them looked hi-tech.

I know my article has not been published yet but will be in a while, so I gotta wrap this up now.

Oh, and I have a feverish daughter who is taking the ibuprofen meds I got from the Amherst tour 🙂

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I chanced upon a vendor selling coconut juice or coconut water this morning. I bough two coconuts and the water from these two filled up a pitcher.

Coconut water is known for having potassium and electrolytes. Coconut water is also used by those who have urinary tract problems for cleansing. Not sure though if coconut water helps as colon cleanser but I read and heard somewhere that it does too.

I just asked the son to get me a glass of cold coconut water. It is the perfect refreshing and healthy drink on this hot day.

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Spaghetti, with or without meatballs ( I prefer without because these meatballs make my tummy feel uncomfortable) is one of the absolute comfort food favorites.

For us, we prefer our spaghetti smelling of herbs and spices rather than the “sweet style” spaghetti our Filipino kababayans like to have. I tend to cook unconventional pasta dishes from time to time.

Give me a plate of this anytime soon and I may even forget that I am on the lookout for the best diet pills for women. Hay, I’m craving for a plate of this right now and I think later I will…

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Some people are shocked to know that I don’t have a credit card. Either I am too poor to afford one (read: too poor to get approval) or I am too much of a miser or I am unwise when it comes to having “emergency spending money”.

My thinking about this is “if I can’t afford it, then I won’t charge it” knowing that even if I don’t know what my credit score is, I don’t worry about interest rates any more than I worry that I wasn’t able to buy that cute dress for my daughter which I can’t afford.

For now, the only things I charge are my gadgets. Heh, corny 😀

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It used to be that toys are for a certain gender like dolls for girls and toy cars for boys. Well, it still is, to most people, especially the older ones.

In these big toy stores we go to, the invisible demarcation lines of dividing the toys for the boys and toys for the girls is apparent. The girls’ section is all pink and girly-girly while the boys section has bright and bold colors.

As a mother, I can’t remember if I made it clear to my children that they can only play some toys due to their gender. For one, our youngest daughter loves guns, robots, swords, shields and police-related paraphernalia. As a matter of fact as I tucked her to sleep a while ago, I sat on a Gormiti character on the bed. Ouch.

Yep, that is what her current favorite is now: Gormiti characters. Not that I don’t mind her liking these and playing the online game but asking us to get.her.one.character.after.another is not really funny.

We must work harder with her studies and perhaps she might get what she wishes for 😉

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Can friends sustain friendship while being business partners?

I hope so.

I know people who have been friends for a long time who became business partners. The friendship was affected due to this business venture. When they parted ways business-wise, they were still friends. I can’t figure out how they did that but maybe if people are really friends, they can pull it off.

There are conflicting articles like this and this.

I guess it all boils down to good planning and management so that conflicts, especially major ones, can be avoided.

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