rakittera

@rakittera (802)

Philippines • Age 44

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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An Unfortunate Incident: My daughter's earring is inside her ear!

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 30 Jun 11

Just last Friday, I received a very shocking news. My daughter who is only 1 year old is having wax discharge in her ears for more than a week, so we decided to bring her to the doctor. When we brought her to the ear-nose-throat...

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Habits and Genes: Can your children inherit your habits?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 30 Jun 11

I have two little daughters. The first one is 3 years old and the little one is just 1 year old. It's amazing when I observe how they have similar habits as I and their father do. For example, if you hear my elder daughter talk...

genes

genetics

inheriting traits

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Lifting weights -- why women should do it

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 21 Jun 11

Many women refuse to lift weights with the fear to gain large muscles. Contrary to this, women have very different body composition from men and no matter how often we lift weights, we will never grow as big as those bulky bodies...

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Losing weight --- starting over

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 21 Jun 11

It has been more than a year since I gave birth to my second daughter. A lot of things happened since. I was back to my weight before I started this blog, maybe even gaining a few pounds more. Yet, I couldn't be happier -- I am...

My fully breastfed daughter hates formula but my supply is depleting. Any tips?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 13 Jun 11

I have been exclusively breastfeeding my daughter since she was born. She is now 14 months and my supply is slowly depleting. I can still pump four feedings a day but she consumes at least 5 feedings a day. That means I have to...

breastfeeding

feeding formula milk

mixed feeding

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It's my birthday and I'm stuck in the office at 2am!

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 9 Jun 11

I just need to let it out. It's 2am and I am still at the office finishing a project. What's even worse is that it's my birthday! I never thought I'd be buried deep at work today. I hate working on my birthday. Have you tried...

birthday

work

working on your birthday

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I love Multiply, but I'm not too crazy about the Multiply Marketplace.

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 8 Jun 11

I've been using multiply since 2006 and it has been my online journal and I even set-up my own online business there. But since the facebook craze, less and less people are using it, I think. Then, they started setting up the...

multiply

multiply marketplace

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What do you think of Season 7?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 8 Jun 11

I am midway watching season 7 of CSI Miami though I've downloaded all 22 episodes. I had a glimpse of the season ender but I still haven't watched more than half the season. I'd be watching more episodes this weekend. But I would...

csi miami

season 7

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Any Panasonic Lumix fans out there?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 6 Jun 11

I love Panasonic Lumix! I've had mine for four years and it still works fine. Nowadays, more models are coming out and I have my eyes on TS2. It has all the great features that Lumix should have and more because it is water-proof...

lumix ts2

panasonic

panasonic lumix

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100 Days to Heaven... I love this show!

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 6 Jun 11

I seldom get hooked to a local TV series, but I am really crazy about this one! I just love the story and the twists. I also love Xyriel Manabat. She's such a good actress and she's just a little girl. How about you? Do you like...

100 days

xyriel manabat

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Having a major writer's block. What should I do?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 5 Jun 11

I have a script that should have been written last week but I could not bring myself to write it. I'm having a major writer's block. I hate it when this happens. what should I do?

script

writing

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Have you ever been too attached to a single color?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 3 Jun 11

I am crazy about the color purple. I have been for the longest time. When I was little, I used to like yellow since it was my mom's fave color too. As I was growing, I started liking purple and all shades of violet. I'm just...

color

purple

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What will you do if you win the lottery?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 1 Jun 11

I have been buying lottery ticket for more than 3 years now and I'm still waiting for the big win. But if I do win, here are the things I'll do with the money: 1. Buy a really big house 2. Secure my children's future by...

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Top 5 things that irritates you...

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 1 Jun 11

As much as possible we try to stay calm and ignore things that irritates us. But most of the time, we can't help but react to things that are our pet peeves. Here are the top five things that irritates me: 1. people who smoke in...

irritating things

pet peeves

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How do you avoid playing favorites among your children?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 1 Jun 11

I have two daughters and I adore them both. But my first daughter is a bit more "challenging" when it comes to disciplining. My younger daughter is more well-behaved and is simply a darling. Sometimes, I can't help but prefer...

favoritism

parenting

siblings

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Mar Roxas: Making the Supreme Sacrifice for Noynoy's Presidency?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 1 Sep 09

I don't know how to react to this. A few minutes ago, Mar Roxas just announced that he's not running for president anymore to give Noynoy a fighting chance for the presidency. He said it's a sacrifice for the country. I just find...

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How do I fight morning sickness?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 27 Aug 09

I am on my second pregnancy and though I breezed through the first one, this time is very different. I am now experiencing nausea and vomiting, or the so-called morning sickness. And I'm getting it anytime of the day too, not just...

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Having a fit pregnancy, any tips?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 24 Aug 09

I recently found out that I am pregnant with my second child. Before I got pregnant, I was in a strict fitness regimen. I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and I am on a 1,400-calorie diet. I already lost 29 pounds but now that I am...

exercising when pregnant

fitness

pregnancy

Pregnant and always sleepy. Can I fight it?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 24 Aug 09

I'm pregnant with my second baby and like the first one, I'm always sleepy. I consider myself quite lucky since I'm not experiencing morning sickness at all. My only problem is I feel like I'm always, always sleepy. I stopped...

pregnant

pregnant and sleepy

sleepy

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I'm pregnant again! How do I prepare my first born for a new sibling?

rakittera @rakittera (802) • Philippines 24 Aug 09

My daughter is only 20 months old and another baby is on the way. I'm about a month pregnant and by the time I give birth, my first child will be 2 years and 4 months old. How do I prepare her for the coming of a new baby? I don't...

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