Archives for June 2010

Boys And Cars

Cars and boys are almost synonymous. Or maybe in my household only. You know I have three boys and since the birth of my first born son, cars has been a part of my house. There are times that cars are the only decors in the house (well until now, only that it’s Mega Blocks Tiny and Tuff). Years back, the kids started collecting die cast cars. Their favorite brand was Hot Wheels. It so happens that while my younger sissy (who will be blogging soon) was working in Market Market, she discovered a toy store that gives out Hot Wheels for less than a dollar each (40 Php to be exact). So she bought a lot for my kids and from then on, the kids are hooked to buying die cast cars.

Now that they are older, they are more familiar with the type of cars they play. My first born even asked me about dodge charger accessories, which I am not quite familiar. I had to read some stuffs about car and learned that Dodge Charger is a type of car manufactured by Chrysler. There are actually different types of dodge. I also learned that having a Dodge is something, the owner exert a lot of effort in taking care of the vehicle. The reason why he asked was because he was considering on buying a Dodge. Yeah, at that age. Kids can be really fun to be with, always.

Let’s Talk About Ekomini

I know I am not good in terms of money handling and that is one thing that I wouldn’t want my kids to inherit. As much as possible I want them to learn the value of money and saving up. But it’s quite hard since they are not really aware of the monetary value of things. They know denominations like thousand, hundreds and tens. They know that thousand is greater than hundred, but teaching them to save up is another thing.

And if you are a mommy like me, we don’t have to worry anymore. There’s a new product in town that appeals like a toy but promises to educate our kids about money. It’s the newest piggy bank in town, Ekomini, but not just an ordinary piggy bank. It’s interactive! It is a money box that connects to a computer and with this, the kids can easily track their savings and even play online in Ekominiville.

This is an educational game that will teach the kids about savings, planning for purchases, investing and donating to charity and social causes. And the best thing about this product is that it has a parental interface that will help the parents be involved with their kid’s activity.

This interactive and very educational children’s toy is ideal for kids ages 6 to 12 and the price is only #39.99.

So Slow

There is something wrong with me and I knew that. I always complain of people around me being too slow. And lately, I realized that it was not them that is slow but it is actually me who is being too fast. I realized that when I used a computer that is really fast but I am still bored with it. And another thing, when I commented on blogs, specially on sites that talk about thermotox, I got a message saying I am a spam. It says that I comment too fast. I also got that message in Facebook whenever I try to add friends or add friends.

It’s me all the while. It’s my fault why I am bored or why people seems to do it too slow. Come to think of it, it only took me less 10 minutes to finish this rant. I think I needed to slow down. Really.