Every time I look at old photos of a place I once called home, there is a part of me that wants to cry.. that and the fact that I listen to Bob Marley whenever I do that.. You know that feeling? of wanting to go back, of wanting to remember? of wanting to, at least, once more, feel how it is to be free?

It makes me ache.. for the lost times, for the days that young, of days of freedom and idealism… of days of being not knowing what lies ahead..

And while looking at the photos, I was lost.. the aching, the longing.. it’s there.. but the place.. it’s not the same..and if ever I go back, it will never be the same..

It must be the reason why I never had plans to go back as I will ache more..

you know that feeling.. of the one who got away?

that kind of sadness?

It’s the same sadness..

I don’t know.. those were the days.. and it was so good that reminiscing becomes a heart ache.

as mentioned in my last gardening update, my Okra’s flowering.. not really flowers but you know tiny buds that will eventually grow into flower.. and today.. TADA!

I am one happy gardener!

I said that I will be buying bigger pots and I did. Last week, I braved Divisoria to buy uniforms and other school supplies and of course to buy bigger pots. Here, bigger pots would cost me 45 pesos each or more than a dollar each. I knew I can buy the same pots at Divisoria at a lesser price.

Plastic pots and other plastic supplies wholesalers can be found at the back of Divisoria Mall (along Commercio street).. from Divisora street vendors, pots are priced at 35 PhP each, from the wholesalers, it’s 25 PhP each. That’s a huge savings! I bought 24 pots.

Finally transferred the chili plant to the bigger pot:

And because Chinese Kangkong’s very useful, I plant some more.. this time, I plant it straight to the bigger pots:

Trellis for my sigarilyas.. those are kawayan stick from the pabitin that we used from birthdays.. talk about recycling 🙂 hihi

I bought more seeds after I bought the pots.. bought string beans that I planted outside. I also bought a few more okra and eggplant and Chinese Kangkong (sprouts above).

Some of my eggplants are sick, will have to bu the organic pest control I saw at Megamall a few weeks ago..

Now…where can I buy more soil?

Brushing is never complete without mouthwash, agree? Well with 4 kids (who all wants to do what mommy does), I really have to be choosy on my mouthwash, it has to be alcohol free. That’s why I love Swish Mouthwash, it’s perfect for me and my kids can use it too.

Swish Mouthwash also keeps my boys with fresh breathe… since they started using it (specially my two older boys), I noticed a big change on their breathe, specially on the morning 🙂

It has different flavors (more than 3 I think) but we’re loyal with Arctic Chill 🙂

Very timely, Unilab set us a package with our favorite mouthwash (kita mo naman sa above pic, mauubos na sya!) and we also got the try the newest offering from our favorite m outhwash, SWISH.

 Swish Breathe Spray, just like Swish Mouthwash is alcohol free. It is available in two variants: Arctic Chill and Peppermint Fresh

I tried the Arctic Chill variant last week. The fresh feeling inside my mouth lasted for at least 30 minutes. And because the spray is really small, it’s very convenient to use (I used it while I was covering a fashion show). The suggested retail price for Swish Breath Spray is P105.. I still have to see how long the bottle will last to say if it is worth the price or not.