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(Corporate) Love in the midst of the Pandemic

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SIX ELEVEN GLOBAL SERVICES. This is where the plot twist of my life happened. In 2008, I got hired as a call center agent for 611. It was my first exposure to the corporate world after graduation. I didn’t last long in the job because of health reasons. But it is also the gateway to the greatest love story I have ever told. Here, I met the love of my life who would later turn out to be my partner for life. The young and insatiable version of me hopped from job to job until late of 2010, I got hired in another BPO company – The TryBPO, Inc. (now Empireflippers). I stayed there for about more than 3 years until the call of Motherhood required all of my attention and time. Why am I writing this? First , in this time of Pandemic, it is a huge blessing to have a job that continues to give you an income and put food on the table. The BPO industry continues to operate and their employees are well compensated and taken care of. Second , not all heroes wear PPE...

The Return of Ellie's Mom

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OMG... this blog has been abandoned for months! Truly, motherhood has a way of keeping me preoccupied all day that I couldn't have the time to write about it anymore ----- for months! Well, I'm back and I'm going to give you a rundown of the happenings in my motherhood journey in the last six months leading to September. Summer of 2018  After our escapade to the Vanishing Island last March, summer months passed by so quickly. I had two events in the month of April and another two events in the month of May so my schedule was jampacked with hands-on motherhood, home-based Virtual Assistant tasks and running my Wedding and Events business. I had no full time yaya so I had to juggle up everything! But with the help of God Almighty, He sent me my partner, my family, my friends to help me carry out everything that needed to be accomplished! Would you believe that I plan weddings in Gensan for my events  that are mostly in Davao?! It is because I have eyes, ears, hands a...

A Day in the Vanishing Island in Samal Davao

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April is the perfect month in the Philippines to bask in the sun, soak in the sea and unwind with friends and family. My cousins planned a weekend getaway in Samal. We are very lucky to have an aunt who lives in Samal Island. Their house is right across a beautiful sand bar popularly known as the Vanishing Island. We rode in their pump boats to get across the sea and reach the Vanishing Island of Samal Davao. My little Ellie was excited as she could be. But the way to the barge was hellish. We were supposed to meet with the gang at 7am but due to some delays, we arrived at the line towards the barge about 9am and the line was soooooo long. We fell in line for 3 hours just so we could ride the barge towards Samal! It was an extremely hot day and the car aircon has not worked so well. On our way to the Davao-Samal Wharf on a very hot day... our boat ride towards the vanishing island samal davao At about past noon, we finally arrived the destination, already soaked in sweat....

A Day in Davao Crocodile Park

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Davao Crocodile Park is one of the tourist destinations in Davao City. It is also one of the most famous school excursion itinerary for preschool and elementary students. In my 30 years of living in Davao City, I have only gone to Davao Crocodile Park once in the year 1994. I was in 4th grade and there were only snakes and crocodile in the park. You can find its location at the Corporate City grounds, Diversion Road, Brgy Maa, Davao City. So recently me and mom were discussing about prenup locations in Davao and I mentioned the Crocodile Park. She revealed to me that she has not been to the Davao Crocodile Park all her life. It was a Wednesday when we decided on the spot to visit the Crocodile Park and my Ellie was the most excited child on earth. This is the welcome signage of  Davao Crocodile Park. Of course, it is mandatory to take a selfie in this area. We went further inside to the information and cashier. At the moment, the entrance fees are as follows: Regular...

Welcome To Everyday Mom of Ellie Blog!

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Hello World! This is my very first post about my motherhood journey. I am a first time mom and this whole motherhood thing for me is hit, miss or so-so. So this is my blog about my first hand experiences of being a millennial mom in the contemporary time. Let me first tell you about myself. I am the mother of a 3-year old bubbly, very witty, sweet little girl that I nicknamed - Ellie. I gave birth via cesarean section on the morning of April 16, 2014 after enduring 3 days of induced labor and failing to achieve a fully dilated cervix. My partner (because we are not yet legally married but we are living together) works full time in a call center company based in General Santos City. We used to lived in Davao City when he got promoted and assigned in Gensan. Before I went full time mother, I was an online writer for an outsourcing company in Davao City formerly called TryBPO. I resigned from my job because I gave birth and I couldn't find a full time nanny even up until now. ...