Packing cubes & rolling clothes: Packing like a pro
To fold or to roll? When packing clothes for a trip, travelers often go about it one way or the other. I’d always folded my clothes out of habit and thought rolling wasn’t worth...
Category: Reviews
Roller Derby Boys Trac Star Roller Skates : Roller Derby roller skates review
My son has balance and coordination issues. He used to trip or lose his footing even when walking on flat, non-slippery surfaces. Despite his balance problems, he learned to ride a bicycle quickly. I...
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 : Snap Circuits Electronics Discovery Kit review
Children are generally curious about the inner workings of electrical or electronic devices. What child didn’t wonder about how a radio or a doorbell works? If you’re looking to give your child a...
Bushnell Falcon Binoculars 7×35 mm : Bushnell Falcon 7 x 35 mm binoculars review
My son got his first binoculars at age four. They were compact 4 x 30 binoculars from New Zealand-based outdoor gear retailer Kathmandu. With 4x magnification, the binoculars did the trick for a curious...
Star Wars Bladebuilders Lightsabers : Star Wars electronic lightsabers
What would Star Wars be without the lightsabers? Perhaps just another special-effects-laden good-versus-evil epic set in a galaxy far, far away. My son, Motito, who is a dyed-in-the-wool Star Wars fan, would disagree. But...
Cursive First: An Introduction to Cursive Penmanship, 2nd Ed.
Up until the 1930s, cursive writing was taught first (before manuscript) to school children in the U.S. An educational reform movement in the 1940s led to a switch in the order of penmanship instruction,...
Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers 7 in 1 graphic novels from Euro Books India
Searching for “graphic novels India” on Google one day, I was led to a listing of a 7-in-1 compilation of Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers comics on FirstCry.com. The book was hardbound and cost Rs499,...
Getting a reduced travel tax certificate at the TIEZA Makati office
*Please note: As of March 1, 2018, the TIEZA Central Office has been operating at the 6th & 7th Floors of Tower 1 Double Dragon, Meridian Tower, Diosdado Macapagal Ave. cor. EDSA Extension, Pasay...
CFO Seminar and Emigrant Sticker: How I finally got mine
After nearly 12 years of marriage, the birth of my son, and more roundtrip journeys between Manila and Chennai than I care to count, the CFO Seminar requirement caught up with me at long...
How to convert PIO to OCI card: My experience at the Indian Embassy in Manila, Philippines
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States in 2014, he brought more than the promise of better economic and cultural relations between the two nations. Addressing a euphoric crowd at the...
