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Family time at Fort Santiago

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It’s been a while since the family visited a park. So, the Dad hastily encouraged (Dad finally agreed after hearing enough of my nagging hehe..) everyone to spend Saturday afternoon at Fort Santiago.

It was the first time for the kids to visit the historical site. Hubby served as our personal tourist guide explaining to the kids bits and pieces of what he knows about Dr. Jose Rizal. We’ve seen some clothes, artworks and personal effects of the national hero.

Jose Rizal is known for collecting new species of insects, for sure he might have collected coins (including gold eagle coins perhaps) during his travel abroad. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen any coins in the museum.

There was some kind of eerie feel while we were inside the Rizal Shrine remember that it was a “reconstruction of an old barracks where Dr. Rizal was confined during his trial for sedition”.

We observed that the park is well-maintained all these years. I think the park administration and employees are worthy of commendation for preserving the national shrine.

In all, we enjoyed the walk to the historical place. We had a great time bonding and learning a part of our history together.

We will surely go back there if there’s another opportunity.

Activities that Families Can Do Online

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The things and activities that families do now to bond have changed tremendously from the past years. The appearance of gadgets has somehow changed the way that people communicate with each other. Ironically, gadgets have helped people who are far away to communicate but it has also alienated those who are just close by. Right now, we see families all glued to their very own gadgets without talking to each other because they are just too busy with the games that they are playing. Wouldn’t it be nice to play a game online that will allow everybody to enjoy and still bond?

One site that you can try if you would want to play it with your family is FoxyBingo.com. It has games that will allow people to have fun. There are also different promotions that you will probably like once you check it out. The things being promoted will help you save up on money and gain extra points as well. The games there are family friendly too so you do not have to worry about the games being a bit too violent for kids or too boring for your teenage son and daughter. The promotions that are available on the site will give you a clear idea on when you should play and quite frankly, the more you play, the more chances that you will get prices. Maybe having a friendly competition with your family members will make you bond more and laugh like you used to.

Do remember that there are still other things that families can do in order to bond. Let online gaming be the passageway for the rest of the family members to realize that you should still talk with each other and laugh without the need of the gadgets that are freely available right now. Remember that gadgets can be replaced but family members are simply priceless.

Hoping for better days ahead

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Things aren’t running smoothly these days at hubby’s work. They are not paid on time. They are only given partial payment every payday. We have to make do with the amount that he brings home and whatever earnings I get from online opportunities. We have several pending bills past their due dates already. We still have unsettled bills at kids’ school. We can still manage to buy food and other necessities at home though. Instead of coins and bills to pay for new clothes and bags, my family is using gift certificates. Those GCs served as payment by the company for all the delayed allowances, unpaid leaves and salaries. However, we can’t depend on GCs forever as they can’t be used to pay for food on our table, water and electric bills. (rants of a housewife)