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MOMI REFLECTS| Golden Opportunity or Fool’s Gold

February 22, 2017 · 16 Comments

Opportunity knocks only once.

An old proverb once said.  And many added that when opportunity knocks, be sure to answer the door.

I always believe that opportunities are aplenty in this vast world.   Sometimes, though, we are not aware of such options or are not ready to grab them just yet.  Does this make such opportunity a missed chance?  I do not think so.

Opportunity knocks only once

They say opportunity knocks only once and there may not be a second chance.  We need to be alert.  But more than that, we need to identify if such option is an opportunity to advance ourselves.  Sometimes, there are opportunities dressed as adversities and vice versa.

Let me share with you one opportunity I just had.

The missed opportunity

Golden Opportunity or Fool’s Gold

I got a job offer.  It was for a writing post.  I passed the series of interview and got a commendable grade on the sample article asked of me to write.  I could start this week, much to my gratification.

I asked for the job details and compensation.

As a newly hire, I need to undergo a certain trial period.  I am required to pitch a number of articles a day.  And I need to submit the draft on the same day.  For that, I would receive only less than half the compensation I was initially told.  But after that trial period, I will get a fairly decent pay per approved article.   The promise of a higher compensation comes in when I become a regular.  The pay per article would be based on the total average page views.

I did not ask anymore when would one be regularized.  I politely declined.

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: embracing opportunity, fool's gold, identifying opportunity, opportunity, opportunity knocks only once

MOMI LEARNS| Belling the Cat Fable

February 16, 2017 · 5 Comments

Have you heard of the “Belling the Cat Fable?”  I read it to my 18-month-old son just this morning.  And just like the other stories we have read or seen, this one has a beautiful lesson  worth sharing.

Belling the Cat Fable

Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.

Some said this, and some said that; but at last a young mouse got up and said he had a proposal to make, which he thought would meet the case.

“You will all agree,” said he, “that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us. Now, if we could receive some signal of her approach, we could easily escape from her. I venture, therefore, to propose that a small bell be procured, and attached by a ribbon round the neck of the Cat. By this means we should always know when she was about, and could easily retire while she was in the neighbourhood.”

This proposal met with general applause, until an old mouse got up and said:

“That is all very well, but who is to bell the Cat?”

The mice looked at one another and nobody spoke. Then the old mouse said:

“It is easy to propose impossible remedies.”

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: Belling the Cat, friends who does not listen, friendship, when friend's problem become yours, when friends heed advice

MOMI LEARNS| The dirty laundry

February 7, 2017 · 14 Comments

Have you heard of the story “The Dirty laundry?”  I haven’t not until this morning when I read it to my 11-year-old son. It was such a beautiful story worth sharing.  Of course, the lesson it imparted was equally divine.  I got it from Paulo Coelho’s blog.  And he wrote it more than two years ago.

10 sec reading:  the laundry is not very clean

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.

“That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.”

The dirty laundry

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: judging easily, judging people easily, Paulo Coelho, the dirty laundry

MOMI LEARNS| Humility and perseverance

February 6, 2017 · 56 Comments

For quite some time now, I have been reading to or watching children stories with my 17-month-old son.  It has become our morning routine that even I, myself, look forward to it.  More than the colorful and engaging graphics, the lessons from each story are inspiring.  Indeed, our daily storytelling session has become a learning experience for this mother.  Or at least I am constantly reminded of my morals and be ethical at most times.

I would like to share these stories and their lessons to you as well.  As I always believe these anecdotes offer so much potential to remind us of life experiences and lessons.  It is just amazing these tales often happen in real life, and we just need to be mindful of the morals they impart.

The hare and the  tortoise

Humility and perseverance from The Hare and The Tortoise short story

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Filed In: Life, Love, Only Berlin / Tagged: Children are God's blessing, humility, life lessons from fables, Perseverance, The hare and the tortoise

MOMI LEARNS| Son teaches mom to sharpen the axe

February 3, 2017 · 9 Comments

Living in the small house with four children can sometimes be crazy. Being the only woman in the house, I sometimes find myself all alone cleaning the mess my boys left. Do not get me wrong. My kids are real helpful and thoughtful. And these are the same reasons which sometimes pushes me not to bother them and give them the break they deserve.

But if there is one thing I truly enjoy being the mother of my kids, it is the valuable lessons they often teach their parents. Just like what I learned this week from my second son.

Son standing and walking around three times

I was reviewing my 11-year-old boy for his Mastery Exam in English. The two other school kids were busy doing their homework. Then from time to time, my second son would stand up and go outside. He did that for about three times until I snapped.

“Why can’t you stay in one place? How can you finish your assignment when you keep on standing and walking around? You make me dizzy!” was my remark.

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: invest on time, parable of the woodcutter, sharpen the axe, sharpening our axe

MOMI UNDERSTANDS| As we forgive those who trespass against us

February 2, 2017 · 5 Comments

One intention I firmly commit myself to do this year and the many years to come is to be a prayerful wife.  I used to be a churchgoer and my prayers are my constant weapon.  Sadly when the good Lord blesses my family with one boy after another, my faith dwindled.  Perhaps career and motherhood took place.  Often, despite the many good news, I still feel the emptiness of life.  It grows, devouring even my relationship with my family and friends.

So I stood up and now, I am slowly walking my path toward a familiar trail.   I realized that all along, He is just there waiting for me.  The travel may still be long but this wife is happy she is on the right track.

 

What is the meaning of “As we forgive those who trespass against us”

As we forgive those who trespass against us

Anyway, this story is about one realization I had this morning.  I was praying the rosary and then stopped.  What is the meaning of –

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

 

I cannot continue my prayer that morning.  It seems so hard to forgive one person who is causing so much distress to us lately.

So I stopped.

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: As we forgive those who trespass against us, forgiveness, Our Lord's Prayer, prayerful wife, reflecting on God's words

MOMI SMILES| Like attracts like at the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair 7

January 31, 2017 · 8 Comments

Like attracts like.

That is the Law of Attraction. It says that we could use the power of the mind to translate our wants into reality. Or simply put, all thoughts turn into concrete things. And it happened to me one Thursday when I visited the preview of the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair year 7.

Like attracts like at the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair 7

Sticking to my shopping list

I went to SM Megamall Megatrade Halls 1, 2, and 3 with one goal. I will buy only the necessities my 17-month-old son needs. I will not let myself be affected by those cute bed linens, baby shirts, and colorful toys. I pretty much emerged as the victorious momi as I left the crowded hall with two bags full of baby needs.

I got my baby a big pack of diaper. It will be for his month’s use or more as I am now potty training him. We also got the largest baby bath for him. I could easily remove this baby bath from this month’s grocery list giving us significant savings. And since our son has five teeth, I got him a tooth gel cleanser. It will make his brush time more fun.

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: Baby Company, Baby Company Grand baby Fair 7, law of attraction, like attracts like, Marcus & Marcus

MOMI LEARNS| The Privileged. The Humbled. The Grateful.

January 25, 2017 · 24 Comments

My second son went home one day with a Tupperware of banana cupcakes.  He handed the plastic container to me.  “I already ate some, and these are for you,” he told me.

“Where did these came from,” was my question.  He relayed to me his classmate’s mother baked them for him.

Then I smiled and thanked my son for sharing the banana cupcakes.  But more than the food, I hope my son appreciated the lesson behind the banana cupcakes.  It would surely make him the most compassionate man.

Let me tell you the story before that banana cupcakes narrative.

The Privileged. The Humbled. The Grateful.

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Filed In: Life, Love, Only Berlin / Tagged: bad things happen, Bullying, bullying kids at school, gratefulnes, life lessons, life of the grateful, life of the humbled, life of the privileged, love for shoes

MOMI LEARNS| The Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

January 24, 2017 · 14 Comments

I do not want to judge people, but I got hurt by the actions of one person I consider a friend.  Or perhaps she is just so busy with life, and I am just impatient.
This friend asked help on her website.  I referred her to the person who helped me set up my blog. In time, my web programmer friend was able to detect the problem and was able to clean the blog and recommended solutions. They were still half way through the process, and the blogger friend told me her husband (who is a web designer) might get mad if he learned of her actions asking help from others. I asked her what will be our next action.
We both agreed to stop what my web programmer friend has started. But I asked for her kind consideration to pay what is due to the person who helped with her blog. She agreed.
Days passed, and payday came,  but she seemed not answering my messages. I asked my web programmer friend if he already received payment, and he told me none.
I felt sad. I did not expect her to act like that.
Then I remember the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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Filed In: Life, Only Berlin / Tagged: compassion, give credit where credit is due, greediness, life lessons, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, understanding

MOMI LEARNS| Who broke the bottle of Oyster Sauce?

January 17, 2017 · 37 Comments

“Who broke the bottle of Oyster Sauce?” was the question of Firstborn to Big Bunso.

“Did you hear mama got mad?” was the answer of my 11-year old son.

“No, I haven’t.  So who broke the bottle?” insisted Firstborn.

“Exactly.  Did you hear mama got mad?” Big Bunso repeated.

The confusion on Who broke the bottle of Oyster Sauce?

This went on for about three times.  Until Big Bunso revealed it was mama who accidentally broke the bottle of oyster sauce.

It wasn’t the hormonal imbalance.  It was how I treated the boys for quite some time especially when I learned of the unexpected pregnancy.  I was rude to them when I felt like it.  I let them get their food and clean their plates.  We seldom eat together.  I preferred to sleep and be alone inside my room.  And I saw the confusion in their eyes.  That confusion turned to fear.

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Filed In: Life, Love, Only Berlin / Tagged: anger turned destructive, lessons learned from kids, replace fear with love, when parents did wrong, when parents learn from their kids

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