# body changes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover body changes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Throwback Thursday: Cebu and Davao (2005)](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/throwback-thursday-cebu-and-davao-2005.html) _2026-08-20 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ If I remember correctly, 2005 was the first time I visited Davao. I was still working for the yellow pages back then and I traveled to train sales. They moved provinces every other week and I'd be shipped to see them wherever they were. In August 2005, I chased them in Cebu and Davao. They were all bent to show me around since they deemed I was too sheltered (haha). In Cebu, they introduced me to… ## [Parenting in this Crazy World](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/parenting-in-this-crazy-world.html) _2026-08-19 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ When I got up yesterday, the first news I saw was the horrifying incident in Zamboanga. I quickly said a prayer and watched news clips. My heart breaks for the parents of school age kids. The world is entirely different from what it was when my child was younger. I cannot imagine how we'd cope. I spoke to my son briefly about what happened. I told him it was a good thing the internet wasn't as… ## [Started a New Project](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/started-new-project.html) _2026-08-18 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ Live had the fabric ina separate box for a year now and decided to bring it out to start the project. I did a similar one two years ago and it took two months to finish. I realized, piecing together one inch squares is backbreaking work. So I'm going to do this project differently. Miggy helped me choose the right fabric colors and I'm now working on cutting fabric! I hope I'll finish it sooner… ## [Correcting Issues from the Childhood Home](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/correcting-issues-from-childhood-home.html) _2026-08-17 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ Ondoy, 2009 While planning our future home, we made several lists: List of basic needs and must-haves Wish list Property red flags The list discussion lasted a couple of years. It started as a rough draft and evolved to a final list when we also chose our architect. It was important to give our architect a list of issues we experienced while living in my childhood home. Flooding Issues Basement… ## [An Important Lesson](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/an-important-lesson.html) _2026-08-16 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ It was Fr. Rene\* who taught me a very important lesson from Pope John Paul II - #BeKind #StaySafe ## [Alocasia Update](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/alocasia-update.html) _2026-08-15 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ Last March, I decided to re-pot a plant that grew out of a pot we got from Mom's garden. The leaves looked nice, so I didn't remove it. It grew and I eventually looked up what it was. Alocasia. Oh! I remember the plant became popular during the pandemic. I was happy for the free plant. It's been 5 months and I have two pots of alocasia now. Three weeks of rain has encouraged it to grow bigger! I… ## [Brunch at Conti's](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/brunch-at-contis.html) _2026-08-14 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ We had the chance to try Conti's all day breakfast. I usually order the baked salmon and tbh I wanted to order it again, haha. I told myself to try somewhere new, so I ordered their pork tocino. It's interesting to try this staple sulit across restos. I was surprised since Conti's tocino wasn't red! I even thought it was tapa. It was definitely tocino made even better when you eat it with vinegar… ## [Some Forgotten Moments](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/some-forgotten-moments.html) _2026-08-13 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ It's throwback Thursday again. I made time to scan some old photos. I want to finish the album I've been scanning since last month! I think I scanned 60 photos in 2 hours. I have an old printer, so it really takes time. It was satisfying to scan this batch from the album because it reminded me of that time we were complete (as a family) for Miggy's birthday. Good thing I took photos of the cake… ## [My 80-year Old Heart](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/my-80-year-old-heart.html) _2026-08-12 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ A decade and a half ago, my cardiologist said I have a 70-year old's heart. He said after surgery everything will improve. I had mitral valve repair 13 years ago and I enjoyed it until late 2018 when I had a pulmonary embolism. Things went downhill from there since my lungs were affected. And now I'm (over)due for mitral valve replacement. The surgery has been postponed several times and now we… ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WcPIfA19phuP) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Made a Sewing Machine Cover (with a Cat!)](http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2026/08/made-sewing-machine-cover-with-cat.html) _2026-08-11 · Aileen Apolo-de Jesus · An Apple a Day_ Making a new sewing machine cover has been on my to-do list for 3 years now. We were still in Singapore the last time I made one and I made it by hand. I've learned a few tricks since then and made this one mostly by machine. I embroidered some parts which is why it took longer than I expected. Anyway, I did the cat first and made the base really simple. Just huge strips of denim-like fabric. I…