I just read from yahoo today that a 12 year old girl committed suicide after months of being cyber-bullied.

Her death is the latest in an apparently growing phenomenon of youths driven to taking their own lives after suffering cruel treatment online via text and photo messaging applications. - Yahoo Philippines.

At one point as a mother, it is really inevitable to monitor our kids constantly. As for me, Adi is still a toddler and by the time he grows up, I couldn't imagine having to deal with this kinds of  treatment.




Some ways on how we can safeguard our kids:


THE FACTS: http://www.dosomething.org

“Cyber bullying” is defined as a young person tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another young person using the Internet or other technologies, like cell phones.
The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to those of real-life bullying. The difference is, real-life bullying often ends when school ends. For cyber bullying, there is no escape. And, it’s getting worse. Read on to get the facts.

1. 1. Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online. 1 in 4 has had it happen more than once.

1. 2. 70% of students report seeing frequent bullying online.

1. 3. Over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most common medium for cyber bullying.

1. 4. 68% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem.

1. 5. 81% of young people think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.

1. 6. 90% of teens who have seen social-media bullying say they have ignored it. 84% have seen others tell cyber bullies to stop.

1. 7. Only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.

1. 8. Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.

1. 9. About 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.

1. 10. About 75% have visited a website bashing another student.

1. 11. Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide.

Rihanna Diamonds World Tour will be in Manila, Philippines this coming Sept 19, 2013.
And only to my dismay since I know that it'll never happen or occur that I will be seein her LIVE and IN THE flesh!



you know my reasons, if you are a mom living in the southside of Pinas.
i got other priorities now, you know. but im dreading i really wanna go.... if Only a Miracle happens *wink*

anyways, below are the concert ticket details:
http://www.philippineconcerts.com
- See more at: http://www.philippineconcerts.com/foreign/diamonds-world-tour-rihanna-live-in-manila/#sthash.lpJj67e5.dpuf

Been wanting to lose some weight for quite some time now. I've gained maybe 5-10 lbs (from a 120+ to 130+ lbs) after I gave birth last 2012. Mind you, it's really tempting to eat. My stomach shouts at almost anything *grin*, it's hard to go on a diet especially for me who is religiously breastfeeding Adi until now (been a year).

I don't skip my breakfast since that's the most important meal of the day for me. I don't want to get gutom (hungry) when I go to work as much as possible. The added energy that I need is from there so I eat and drink Milo. *wink* let's skip the milk for late nights.

For lunch, I skip rice and eat something else. This time it's bread with my favorite Calamares (fried buttered squid)




I might say, my stomach was filled though. Thank God! I thought I would not but I might as well get used to this. I'm happy that I am already a step closer to my goal.... to lose weight.

Well, hopefully this routine would go on as I please. Discipline is key here. *wink* So, the best of luck to me.

*I am also looking into eating potatoes, brown rice and oatmeal as my rice substitute.

That's it for me today!