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Let go and let God part 2

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Disclaimer: The first part of this speech was actually taken from a previous post on this blog. This is my speech no. 10 for Toastmasters. Yahoo! I am now a competent communicator! ====================================================================== Let go and let God. This is the title of my toastmaster’s speech no. 1. It talks about my life, the obstacles that I went through and how I lived by my motto – to just let go and let God. Now that this is my speech no. 10, I think it is just fitting that I end my toastmaster’s journey with a speech about my new life – a life of a new mother. Allow me first to share the first instance, a tip of the iceberg, my first pregnancy.   Actual photo of my PT  March 2010 , I got a pregnancy kit to check if I was positive. I was not expecting anything because I have checked several times and the result was always NEGATIVE... But lo and behold, I saw 2 pink lines on the stick!!! It was around 5:30 AM when I checked and I...

Breast is Best!

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It has been my motto in life to always do my best in everything whether it is career related or in my personal life. So of course, now that I am a mother, I want nothing but the best for our precious little princess. Honestly, I grew up thinking that formula milk is the way to go especially because I was bombarded with different milk ads on tv. Some claim that babies will be intelligent when they drink a certain milk brand, others claim that they will be more healthier etc. I have nothing against formula milk, it is just that I overlook the note of the milk companies in their ads – breastmilk is still best for babies. But when I got pregnant, of course I made a lot of researches on motherhood, pregnancy and child care. I read books, downloaded baby applications on my phone, joined internet communities, attended childbirth class and of course, interviewed mommy friends. From there I learned that truly, breastmilk is the best source of nutrition for our baby. I am very fortunate...