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It’s our first full day in Vietnam, and while I don’t really have anything much planned, I had some things I wanted us to do. My body clock had me getting up at 7:30am here, so I took it upon myself to buy breakfast for us. I went to Starbucks for our regular orders...

We’re off for a trip for the weekend, which coincidentally marks 100 days before my 40th. There’s a work event Che needs to go to in Vietnam, and we figured Vino and I could come along for the weekend. I first had to take Vino to school. On my way back, I saw that the...

Vino is back to school for the first time this week, so I it was back to our normal days.  Back in Manila, Che made him this peanut butter and banana sandwich that he loves so much, so I figured it would be a good breakfast for him to start the day with. He needs the...

For the second straight day, Vino had to miss school, but it’s mostly so he doesn’t fall sick quickly again. It was going to be a slow day with not much to do. I had him rest so that he could recover his energy. He doesn’t want to drink the fever medicine, but that’s...

It wasn’t an ideal start to the week, but it is what it is. Vino’s rest day was apparently not enough for him to recharge for the week. Che said he felt that he was still unusually hot, so we decided to let him rest first. I prepared congee for breakfast, something...

We left a lot of work to be done the day before, and we were determined to finish it all this day. Che wanted to give the house a fresh look free from all the clutter we have built up over the years. I focused on Vino’s toys, which he doesn’t really play much anymore....