One of the most difficult household chores is doing the laundry. We have a washing machine but its dryer has already given up.
My husband and I have been saving for a fully-automatic washing machine.and this Samsung fully-automatic washing machine will beours soon...
My husband and I have been saving for a fully-automatic washing machine.and this Samsung fully-automatic washing machine will beours soon...
Crema de Fruta by Goldilocks
My mother-in-law celebrated her 81st birthday last November 26 but the family gathering took place last Friday, November 30. We agreed to have a potluck lunch. My inlaws from Nueva Ecija and Rizal came over and only two family members were absent - my husband and his niece who are both working overseas.
While I am gaining back my strength after a tiring whole-day educational trip of my daughter, I decided to share dessert instead of main course. First, I thought of ordering Leche Flan but due to time constraint, it did not materialized hehehe. So, I tagged along the little lady and that's what we bought - a big tray of Crema De Fruta from our favorite bakeshop, Goldilocks. Luckily, the folks especially the youngsters with sweet tooth, loved it. One of them even approached me and said, "Tita, ikaw daw bumili nito, ang sarap!"
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For the past couple of weeks, I was confronted with a mixture of happy and sad incidents. The unhappy ones greatly affected my motivation to blog and do other things. I came to a point that I badly need a warm hug and I ended up asking for some even it's only virtual (by saying virtual, I mean asking for "cheer" me up messages via Facebook). Thanks to my friends who did extra mile to make me smile and comfort me during my gloomy days.
In moments like this, I terribly miss my husband but thanks for my very thoughtful children who always hug me and say "i love u, mama". Their hugs and kisses blow all my worries away.
While browsing my feed on Google Plus, I came accross this photo.
Thank you, Lord for giving me tons of these "free" things in life.
Contests and giveaways is becoming popular and a wide array of prizes encourages more and more peole to join. I've been active in joining in online contests since last year. Sometimes I won, sometimes I don't.
If my memory serves me right, it was August this year when my luck in winning in such contests started. Here are some of the prizes I won so far:
- Php4,400 worth of GCs from Little Miss Kessa
- A bucket full of Autogard Car Cleaning stuffs from Black SheepsLair
- Movie tickets from Nuffnang Philippines
- Php1,000 GC from Uniqlo
- Php10,000 GC from PLDT Telpad (not claimed yet)
and the latest is this:
16gb iPhone 5
Thank you so much Nuffnang Philippines and Sulit
I love my online life, I love blogging! Thank you Lord, for these wonderful blessings!
My son will turn 2 years old on Sunday, November 4. We will be having two simple get-together to celebrate his special day. On Friday, we will have a one day out-of-town trip/swimming with my in-laws in Nueva Ecija, our favorite destination during long weekends, holidays, and summer vacation. Then, on Sunday I will prepare my kids' favorite spaghetti and fried chicken, and of course with matching birthday cake for the little man. I just wish my OFW husband is here to celebrate with us. This is another milestone that he'll miss.
Happy birthday, Yohan!!!
UPDATE:
I've written a post about the little man's birthday celebrations (yes, with an "s" because he had two simple birthday get-togethers). Read it HERE.
Anton Diaz
Manda Centrale: The Mercato Central Experience Comes to Mandaluyong City
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Good news to all food enthusiasts who continuously hunts for new and exciting places to eat. The Mercato Centrale foodie experience is now closer to my home as it arrived in Mandaluyong City!
From the same oragnizers of the famous Mercato Centrale night food market in Bonifacio Global City , Taguig comes MANDA CENTRALE, the night food market and bazaar in the heart of Mandaluyong. Manda Central opens yesterday at the Mayflower Parking area, Greenfield
District (formerly EDSA Central), in front of Greenfield Corporate Center, 88
United Street, MandaluyongCity (near the corner of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard).
MANDA
CENTRALE brings together your favorite Mercato Centrale vendors like Carlos Kitchen’s
Crunchy Belly, Lu Chi’s Mega Pork Siomai, Edgy’s Food Trip and Drinks, Big
Bob’s Charcoal-Grilled Burgers, Piper’s Pan’s cakes and Mio Gelati’s premium
ice cream. Along with new and innovative food, drink, pastry and dessert finds
like B. Wings Buffalo Chicken, Gino’s Brick Oven Pizza, Let’s Salsa’s Mexican
inspired dishes, Miss Sweets Cupcakes, Moshi Moshi’s authentic Japanese food,
PAJ Grill’s inihaw na liempo and Panchados oversized pandesal with savory beef
mechado.
These are the some of the food I liked during my taste-test in last night's Manda Centrale launching event.
B. Wings Buffalo Chicken
Carlo's Kitchen Crunchy pork belly
I wasn't able to take pictures of the pastries from Sweet Story Bakeshop.
“We
are very excited to be share the Mercato night food market experience with our
friends from Pasig and Mandaluyong!” shares Anton Diaz, co-organizer of MANDA
CENTRALE and also the popular food and travel blogger behind
www.OurAwesomePlanet.com. “Mercato has always wanted to serve this bustling
foodie area, but we were just waiting for the right location for the night food
market. We think that the Greenfield District area is a perfect location
because it is in the heart of Mandaluyong where we can serve not only those who
live and work in the area, but also those who commute or drive down EDSA
Northbound after work. This is a great
place for a well-deserved foodie break!”
“We
are on the lookout for up-and-coming food entrepreneurs who live in the area,
and we want to give them an opportunity to shine in the market.” Adds
television host and magazine editor RJ Ledesma, the other co-organizer of MANDA
CENTRALE. “Among the entrepreneurs we look forward to are the students from the
nearby colleges and universities along with the Pasig and Mandauyong-based
homemakers, cooks, chefs and bakers who want to share their dishes with fellow
food enthusiasts.”
Aside from variety of food choices, MANDA CENTRALE marketgoers can also enjoy
live acoustic performances and monthly bazaars.
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Manda Centrale at Mayflower Parking
Area, Greenfield District, Mandaluyong is open every Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday from 6:00pm to 3:00 am. For updates on the newest vendors and activities
at Manda Centrale, please like www.Facebook.com/MandaCentrale or follow
@MandaCentrale. For vendor or bazaar
inquiries at MANDA CENTRALE, please email admin@mandacentrale.com or contact
09178401152. Please get in touch with us
soonest as slots are limited.
I received an email from Uniqlo this morning informing that I just won Php1,000 worth of gift certificate. They are hosting a styling contest dubbed as "UniqStyle" in relation to the upcoming grand opening of their 2nd branch here in the Philippines, at the SM North EDSA The Block on November 16, 2012. Facebook users who registered in the contest page and shown support to their favorite fashionista/s, are qualifed to the online raffle who will win 1,000 worth of Uniqlo shopping GCs. I voted for the blogger friend Earth who got in as one of the Week 1 winners.
Uniqlo is a Japanese designer, manufacturer, and retailer of latest women's, men's, and kids' clothing and accessories. The first branch in the country is located in SM Mall of Asia which was opened in June of this year.
Thank you Uniqlo.
I browsed their website and look what I've chosen to spent my 1k shopping money. :)
WOMEN
WOMEN
See you at the grand opening of UNIQLO SM NORTH EDSA.
Uniqlo is a Japanese designer, manufacturer, and retailer of latest women's, men's, and kids' clothing and accessories. The first branch in the country is located in SM Mall of Asia which was opened in June of this year.
Thank you Uniqlo.
I browsed their website and look what I've chosen to spent my 1k shopping money. :)
WOMEN
WOMEN
See you at the grand opening of UNIQLO SM NORTH EDSA.
Dave
Ramsey ,an American financial author, motivational speaker, radio host, and TV personality, written an article
entitled “The Seven Baby Steps”. It’s all about the solutions on how to get out
of debt and achieve financial freedom. I’ve read this few months ago while I
was googling tips on achieving financial independence and added it to my
compilation of How-to articles.
In case you haven’t read the
article, let me tell you about the process:
Baby Step 1: Build a $1,000 Emergency Fund
$10,000, So that’s more or less
42,000 pesos. An emergency fund is set aside for those unexpected events in
life r such a loss of job, hospitalized family member, etc. The advantage of maintaining an emergency
fund is that when such things happen, you need not borrow money, which,
according to Dave Ramsey will break the debt cycle.
This is definitely important. My son
was hospitalized for four days due to measles and acute gastroenteritis. Our
little son started to got sick barely a month after my husband went back to his
overseas job. Due to meager savings, we had to borrow from my in-laws to pay
for the hospital bill. The incident made us realize that we really have to set
aside money for emergency purposes.
Baby Step 2: Pay off all debt using the Debt Snowball
Mr. Ramsey suggested listing down debts, excluding the house, in order.
The smallest balance should be the top priority. Paying off smaller debts is a motivational
factor in attaining one’s goals to getting out of debt. This is known as the
debt snowball method which is becoming popular as a basic debt-reduction method
taught by many financial and wealth experts.
Read more about the remaining steps and how will I implement them in the next post.
Hello, my dear blog readers and followers, I am happy to announce that I am one of the 4 finalists in the PLDT Telpad Blogger's Challenge . Now, I am reqesting you to VOTE for me so I could win the 13-inch Macbook Pro prize.
To vote, please visit this link - http://telpad.pldthome.com/bloggerspromo.aspx. Then, click the Facebook and/or Twitter Share buttons. Lucky voters may win a 16g Micro SD Card as an incentive. If I win, I will be raffling a surprise gift to all my voters. So don't forget to leave a comment here in my blog post or if we're friends on FB, give me a shout there when you're done voting. okiedokie?
Your comments/reactions on my entry - PLDT Telpad: The New Face of Landline Phone will be highly appreciated....
Lots and lots of thanks to you....
Love,
Weng
To vote, please visit this link - http://telpad.pldthome.com/bloggerspromo.aspx. Then, click the Facebook and/or Twitter Share buttons. Lucky voters may win a 16g Micro SD Card as an incentive. If I win, I will be raffling a surprise gift to all my voters. So don't forget to leave a comment here in my blog post or if we're friends on FB, give me a shout there when you're done voting. okiedokie?
Your comments/reactions on my entry - PLDT Telpad: The New Face of Landline Phone will be highly appreciated....
Lots and lots of thanks to you....
Love,
Weng
Today marks the 14th anniversary of Google, the leading search portal that continuously helping each and every individual who has access to the Internet. I, for one have benifited to various products and services provided Google, Inc. Happy Birthday, Google!
Women have evolved in so many ways. We are now living in the era of the Modern Maria Clara. Gone are the days when the societal norms forced women to comprise their dreams and passions. Gone are the days that women are described as the weak persona. Timidity, submissiveness, and helplessness are now a thing of the past; women are now empowered to be outspoken, dynamic, sel-motivated, proactive and confident. In fact, Filipinas are now occupying a large percentage of the total workforce. Moreover, the number women involved in politics, civic works and several other fields is continuously increasing.
However, the Modern Maria Clara still requires a break from the chaos of daily life to regain the energy to pursue her goals and passions. For instance monthly period can transform bedtime in an absolute nightmare. The fear of leakage and making a mess on her bed sheets can steal precious hours of sleep, mess up her schedule and ruin her mood the following day.
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What will you do if you win $1,000? Read on for you chance to this exciting giveaway.
Happy Home and Family and Jenn's Blah Blah Blog with the support of amazing group of bloggers in giving away $1,000 cash to one lucky reader.
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This post is quite overdue.
My 6 year old daughter is so much into music. She participates in school co-curricular activities such as talent search, singing contest, cultural dance performances, among others. Recently, she joined the Linggo ng Wika Awit Patimpalak, and danced Cariñosa (a Philippine folk dance with Hispanic origin) together with her classmates.
My 6 year old daughter is so much into music. She participates in school co-curricular activities such as talent search, singing contest, cultural dance performances, among others. Recently, she joined the Linggo ng Wika Awit Patimpalak, and danced Cariñosa (a Philippine folk dance with Hispanic origin) together with her classmates.
That's my daughter Thea. She sung Patuloy ang Pangarap. She did not win this year, but still
my husband and I are so proud of her. We will continue to support her until she achieve her dream of becoming a professional singer someday.
my husband and I are so proud of her. We will continue to support her until she achieve her dream of becoming a professional singer someday.
Cariñosa. forgive me for the blurry picture, it's quite hard to take a photo while holding my son hehe
I am in need of a new work at home buddy. I actually though of buying a desktop but considering the productivity, mobility, and price, I might settle for this one.
ACER ASPIRE ONE A0756-877
What do you think?
My father-in-law celebrated his 82nd birthday last August 27 with a simple potluck lunch at home. Unfortunately, my husband missed the party because he left for a year of overseas job one week before celebration.
By the way, here is what I decided to share. Crispy Lemon Chicken which I cooked for the very first time as part of my food experiments. So happy that it was "sold out".
Recipe
1 kg. Chicken Wing and/or Thighs (but for the party, I prepared 2kg)
1 pack of Japanese Bread Crumbs
1 cup of all-purpose floor
2 pcs eggs
1 pc medium size lemon
Salt and Pepper to taste
cooking oil
1. In a bowl marinate the chicken in lemon, salt and pepper. Set aside
2. Prepare a batter comprise of 1 cup flour and 2 pcs eggs.
3. Coat the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, then with bread crumbs
4. Deep fry until golden brown
Optional: Prepare mayonnaise with a dash of pepper as dip.
Note: You can adjust the amount of ingredients, as needed
By the way, here is what I decided to share. Crispy Lemon Chicken which I cooked for the very first time as part of my food experiments. So happy that it was "sold out".
Recipe
1 kg. Chicken Wing and/or Thighs (but for the party, I prepared 2kg)
1 pack of Japanese Bread Crumbs
1 cup of all-purpose floor
2 pcs eggs
1 pc medium size lemon
Salt and Pepper to taste
cooking oil
1. In a bowl marinate the chicken in lemon, salt and pepper. Set aside
2. Prepare a batter comprise of 1 cup flour and 2 pcs eggs.
3. Coat the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, then with bread crumbs
4. Deep fry until golden brown
Optional: Prepare mayonnaise with a dash of pepper as dip.
Note: You can adjust the amount of ingredients, as needed
My daughter's report card for the first quarter was released last Friday. I was a bit surprised in the changes in the grading system. She got APs and Ps. I immediately referred to the table of equivalents below the matrix of subject areas.
So here it goes:
So here it goes:
- A for Advanced (90 percent and above)
- P for Proficient (85-89 percent)
- AP for Approaching Proficiency (80-84 percent)
- D for Developing (75-79 percent)
- B for Beginning (74 percent and below)
The new system is explained in DepEd Order No. 31, but does not explain why it is superior to the old system of using numbers on report cards. According to DepEd Assistant Secretary Toni Umali, the new grading system this year will apply only to grades one and seven, the two grades most affected by K+12 policies. Source: gmanetwork.com
What are the features of an old-fashioned landline phone? Can you name some? We all know that we can only receive and make calls to our relatives and friends through it right? No more value-added features, but with the new PLDT Telpad, you have a wide array of choices with only one powerful gadget! Isn't it amazing?
The PLDT Telpad combines landline service with a touch-screen tablet and a high speed myDSL service under one service plan. Since it is powered with Android, it offers you access to thousands of applications. With PLDT Telpad you can read e-books, play games with your kids, browse recipes, listen to music, watch videos, take photos, read and send e-mails, update your status on social networking sites, view your MERALCO bills and more...
Being an OFW family, we have lots of calls with my husband to keep our communication lines open.We share one PLDT landline with my in-laws. I think now is the time to subscribe of our very own line because this is a cool innovation from PLDT.
One of my 1,001 reasons to subscribe to the new PLDT Telpad is the TelMeHow application. It is an educational online companion used as a source of easy-to-follow information, photos, and instructional videos on special interests and developing new skills. This app has various categories that are useful for moms like me in home management such as cooking, fashion, travel, photography, first aid, music, language, fitness, among others.
One of goals this year is to improve the look of our humble abode. I've been compiling ideas on how to arrange, decorate and re-decorate our bedroom, living room and kitchen. I am pretty sure that the TelMeHow app can provide me tons of ideas in addition to my existing inspiration board.
photos are not mine
This my official entry to the PLDT's Telpad Bloggers Challenge , please vote for me and help me win a 13-inch Macbook Pro. A bunch of thanks in advance. Readers who will vote and sign up for a Telpad upgrade online will get a 16g Micro SD card as an incentive.
With two super active kids, it's a struggle for us to have a nice family photo unless taken at a studio. This one's taken last July. The kids are growing up quite fast.
We went to the World Trade Center in Pasay City last Sunday afternoon to witness the opening of the three-day Unlad Kabuhayan Summit 2012. We arrived at the venue 2 hours ahead. Despite the long queues at the entrance, we were lucky to be one of the hundreds or maybe thousands of attendess to roam around the exhibit area. The entire venue was jampacked with people.
Our First stop: Net25 Talent Search... My daughter Thea, together with Neryz (Yasmin's cousin) and Alexandra (our neighbor) auditioned for on-cam talents. It was a funny and memorable experience. So what happened during Thea's audition? Since we are practicing a lot of OPM songs in preparation for the Awit Patimpalak in Thea's school where she's one of the contestants. She sung Isang Lahi...We'll she's not in the mood to sing a Taylor Swift or Katy Perry hehe. She showed her dancing and acting talent,too. Let's see what will happen next. According to the interviewer, Net25 is preparing for new shows and there will be another audition for children. Hope we'll receive a call for the next round of auditions.
Just a couple of days from now, my hardworking husband will leave for another year of overseas job. After almost three months of vacation, he'll again endure the challenges of being away from us.If only he can find a good job here or if only we have enough capital to start a small-scale business, he will stay here for good.
Being one of the OFW families, we also gone through ups and downs especially in terms of finances. We agreed that this time, we'll focus on saving so that we can start a small business when he come back one or two years from now. I know this entails a lot of hard work but if we work on this together, we will attain our goal, that is to provide our children a more comfortable life and a promising future.
massive flooding in Metro Manila
Massive Flooding Hit Metro Manila and nearby Provinces
Friday, August 10, 2012According to the latest update on Yahoo News, heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon has so far left 49 people dead, 26 of which are from Metro Manila, as most cities and provinces remain submerged in heavy floods.
States of calamity have been declared in Marikina, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Muntinlupa, San Juan, Pasig, Pasay, Caloocan and Pateros in Metro Manila; in the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Olongapo City and Zambales in Region III; Laguna in Region IV-A; and in the Palawan municipalities of Culion, El Nido and Linacapan in Region IV-B
Classes have been suspended since Monday, and we have no work for two days and I even extended another day just to finish my laundry and help my husband in cleaning the house. Though, our was flooded, we're still fortunate that the floodwater did not enter our house. Our problem was the leaks from the roof and walls. The hampers containing the laundry got wet, so I have to wash them immediately to prevent molds from accumulating.
My husband braved the flooded streets last Tuesday just to attend the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), a requirement for Filipinos who are planning to work or settle overseas. He walked in the flooded streets , from Makati Avenue all the way to our house (in Kalentong, Mandaluyong).
Let us all pray for everyone's safety. Take care and God Bless!
My husband braved the flooded streets last Tuesday just to attend the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), a requirement for Filipinos who are planning to work or settle overseas. He walked in the flooded streets , from Makati Avenue all the way to our house (in Kalentong, Mandaluyong).
Let us all pray for everyone's safety. Take care and God Bless!
Unlad Kabuhayan Summit 2012 new schedule
Advisory: UNLAD Kabuhayan Summit Re-scheduled
Friday, August 10, 2012
Due to the bad weather condition, the Unlad Kabuhayan Summit which is supposedly scheduled today, August 10 until Sunday, August 12, 2012 has been moved to August 26, 27 and 28, 2012 to be held in the same venue, at the World Trade Center.
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Despite the stormy weather, my family enjoyed eating DQ Dilly Bar courtesy of my sister-in-law.
It's so delicous that my husband and I forgot that this was loaded with calories, haha. My daughter ate the whole bar of it.
photos are from Google Images
It's so delicous that my husband and I forgot that this was loaded with calories, haha. My daughter ate the whole bar of it.
photos are from Google Images
blogging
Mass Page Rank Checker: A Big Help for Bloggers with Multiple Blogs
Friday, August 03, 2012
Google issued anothe update on Page Rank this month of August 2012. Bloggers posted about the update on this blogs and various social networking site. When Ruby of Pinay Mommy Online shared a link on Facebook about this bulk pagerank checker, I did not hesitate to try. Thank you Mommy Ruby.
My ranks did not change so far. I am hoping for the figures to go up on the next Google PR update (fingers crossed).
Are you a blogger with multiple blogs, visit http://www.masspagerank.com/ and check you sites' PageRank.
My ranks did not change so far. I am hoping for the figures to go up on the next Google PR update (fingers crossed).
| http://www.aboutmakaticity.info/ | PageRank = 1 /10   |
| http://www.yasminyohan.com/ | PageRank = 0 /10 |
| http://wena-iamnotobese.blogspot.com/ | PageRank = 0 /10 |
| http://wengzaballa.blogspot.com/ | PageRank = 2 /10 |
Are you a blogger with multiple blogs, visit http://www.masspagerank.com/ and check you sites' PageRank.
this is my inspiration board at the moment. The three essentials things I need are closet organizers,
new set of curtains and matress on the floor.
My husband and I are talking about reorganizing our two bedrooms. We've been sleeping in the room that my sister and nephew used to occupy. Now, we are thinking of removing the bed in there and convert it to living room slash kids' play area. The master's bedroom, on the other hand became vacant for more than a month now. So, we are going to re-arrange the rooms a bit.
I will post the before and after photos of our project later.
images are not mine
images are not mine
While reviewing in English I saw Thea's answers to their seat work about proper nouns and common nouns. There were 3 mistakes:
A. Proper Nouns:
.... ocean - Manila Ocean Park
B. Common Nouns
Chocolate Hills: mountain
Baby Ruth: chocolate .... the ans. must be baby (according the the teacher)
Personally, I thought the answer is also chocolate hahaha
Little Miss Kessa is giving away Php4400 worth of gift certificates from Hush Puppies, Sebago and Benefits Salon. I want the Hush Puppies GCs to buy the pair of shoes I've been wishing for.
Visit the giveaway blog post for the mechanics.
She will be choosing the winner on August 22, 2012 so join now. Good luck!
Visit the giveaway blog post for the mechanics.
She will be choosing the winner on August 22, 2012 so join now. Good luck!
No blog post for the past 6 days... Wondering where I've been? Oh well, I just got so busy with motherhood duties during the past few days.
I filed a two day off from work last Monday and Tuesday to devote quality time with my husband and children. I thought I will have some time to visit my sister who lives in Quezon City but the bad weather prevented me to do so. Instead, I cleaned the house, did the laundry and looked after the kids. I really appreciate my husband who prepared our food most of the time. Despite of muscle pains, I really enjoyed my very short vacation.
Now, I am contemplating on being a stay at home or work at home mommy in the near future. I do hope I can find a stable online job or perhaps start a small-scale business.
My husband is still waiting for his working visa. This means that his almost vacation is almost over and another year of being an OFW awaits us. As we've agreed, this time we will focus on saving so that we can start a small business next year.
I am so looking forward for another long weekend this month. There are some declared non-working holidays, I suppose.:)
"Your Home, Your Imagination." We are improving the look of our home little by little. Some of the essential furniture we need are sofa, dining set cabinets/drawers, shoe rack and dresser. Finding the right product is not easy for us because we have use our imagination and creativity considering the small space that we have. Like for instance, we need the bed frame in the master's bedroom to be customized due to lack of space to take the ready-made frame into the room.
While browsing the Mandaue Foam catalogue, I found the basic furniture we've been eyeing for. Here's are the Top 3 products I liked.
The moment I saw this red sofa, I instantly fell in love with it. Red is my favorite color.
The moment I saw this red sofa, I instantly fell in love with it. Red is my favorite color.
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Billy 3 Seater With Ottoman (Php14,000)
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Chopsticks Table +3020 DC Modern Black (Php9,200)
MF36 2 Door Shoe Rack With 1 Drawer (Php4,900)
Watch the Mandaue Foam’s newest TV commercial here
This is my entry to the Mandaue Foam and Nuffnang (PH) "The Bourne Legacy" Contest.
Full Transcript of President Aquino's third State of the Nation Address, courtesy of the Official Gazette of the Philippines
Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 23, 2012
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kagawad ng kalipunang diplomatiko; mga kagalang-galang na miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga pinuno ng pamahalaang lokal; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa kong nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan; at siyempre sa akin pong mga boss, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.
Ito po ang aking ikatlong SONA, at parang kailan lang nang nagsimula tayong mangarap. Parang kailan lang nang sabay-sabay tayong nagpasyang tahakin ang tuwid na daan. Parang kailan lang nang sinimulan nating iwaksi ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada kundi sa sistemang panlipunan.
Dalawang taon na ang nakalipas mula nang sinabi ninyo, “Sawa na kami sa korupsyon; sawa na kami sa kahirapan.” Oras na upang ibalik ang isang pamahalaang tunay na kakampi ng taumbayan.
What are your plans for the coming weekend? If f you want to satisfy your culinary cravings this weekend, you’re just lucky to have two choices! The Mezza Norte night food market opens in Quezon City on Thursday and the Ulimate Taste Test holds its ninth round in Alabang on Sunday!
From the organizers of the popular Mercato Centrale food market in Bonifacio Global City, Mezza Norte in UP-AyalaLand Technohub along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City brings together the best in home-cooked foods and pastry and dessert finds that the North has to offer, along with your Mercato Centrale favorite food stands! Mezza Norte opens on Thursday (July 26) and will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6:00pm to 3:00am.
Since my travel blog is currently having a glitch, I decided to share this travel packages here. In case your considering Davao for your local destination or Malaysia for an Asian getaway, here are two affordable packages from Discover Fun Travel.
Misplacing or losing pencil, crayons, sharpener and other school things is a perennial issue between me and my eldest. I have consulted several mommy friends on how to handle this dilemma. I even asked for some tips from their school guidance counselor during a parents assembly last year. She might be too busy mingling with other kids and forgot to put her things inside her bag before the end of each session. There might be some bullies who get her things just as she told me last night. I really don't know...
To help me solve this problem, I searched for tips and advice from my favorite online parenting magazine, BabyCenter. According to the article The Responsible Child: How to Teach Responsibility, grade-schoolers are quite competent at handling responsibility and they're developing a sense of how some chores can benefit herself, her family, and the entire community. Organizing their stuffs is included in their short list of chores. However, we must remember that these kids do not have much motivation to be responsible and we needs occasional reminders (which I don't fail to do).
Now, here are the 12 things that will help us raise a responsible child as suggested in the article. This will also serve as my checklist. I will try my very best to follow these suggestion.
- Set a good example
- Choose age-appropriate tasks
- Teach first things first
- Make the job a game
- Try not to scold
- Change the cues (avoid repeating the same thing/reminder every day)
- Expect ups and downs
- Keep a record (list of chores)
- Phrase things in a positive way
- Give him space
- Take you child's temperament into account
- Pour on the praise
Source: babycenter.com
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It was on the news this morning, that Mr. Rodolfo "Dolphy' V. Quizon Sr. passed away at the age of 83 due after 11 months battle with pneumonia.
On my way to the office I chanced upon a TV installed in a tricycle terminal. I momentarily stopped and read the news headline saying that Dolphy had been a good father. I told myself he already passed away and confirmed the news over the online news and Facebook statuses of my friends.
Thank you for the laughter! This is the title of a news article published in Inquirer.Net. Filipinos knew him as the Comedy King. We will forget the laughter he brings in every episode of Home Along the Riles and blockbuster comedy films.
Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr.
(July 25, 1928 - July 10, 2012)
Condolences to the bereaved family of Dolphy.
Today is Day 2 of our new household set-up. When I say new household set-up, I am referring to the absence of a nanny/assistant. My sister who's been with us since year 2006, my eldest was just 10 months then, decided to go home to take care of my mother and her children. It was not an easy decision but we have to accept it.
With proper time management, I am pretty sure that we can handle the ups and downs of parenting. I am very happy of having a very supportive and caring husband. He is helping me in household chores and watch over the kids while I am at work. He's the one who bring and fetch our daughter to and from the school. He is spending few more weeks here before "flying" again for another overseas job. We are still looking for another house help but for the meantime, my in laws are helping us, especially in taking care of our 20-month old son.
Here's our schedule during weekdays. I and/or my husband wakes up at 5am. Prepare breakfast. Daughter wakes up at 5:30,eat breakfast at take a bath. I assist her in prepping up for school. She goes to school at 6:45am. While my waiting for my husband to come back from Thea's school, I bathe the little man Yohan. After that, I take a bath at get ready for work. I usually leave the house at 7:35am and my husband takes over the rest of household chores while I am away. I cook dinner whenever possible. After dinner, homework and tutoring time with Thea. We end our day with a family devotional prayer at 10:30-11:00pm.
Weekends are meant for "market day" for our 1 week consumption, laundry, performing Church duties and spending quality family time.
Oh the joys of parenting!
98th Anniversary of Iglesia Ni Cristo
Iglesia Ni Cristo's Lingap sa Mamamayan breaks 3 Guinness records
Monday, July 09, 2012
Iglesia Ni Cristo, You are Officially Amazing!
(Manila, Philippines) - The Iglesia Ni Cristo International Aid for Humanity, commonly referred to as Lingap sa Mamayan has broken three Guinness world records in an amazing event held last Saturday, July 7, 2012 in Parola, Tondo.
Guinness world record’s official adjudicator Tarika Vara that all the requirements in the following categories were attained:
1. The most people involved in a dental health check is 4,128 beating India Dental's 3,377
2. The most blood pressure readings taken in 8 hours is 8,026 beating Kuwait Heart Foundation's 7,203
3. The most blood glucose level tests in 8 hours 5,217 beating NovoNordisk Education Foundation's (India) 3,573.
A large tent has been setup for the beneficiaries of the Iglesia Ni Cristo's Lingap sa Mamamayan, to make them comfortable while waiting for their turn to avail of free Medical and Dental Checkup.
Simultaneous check ups during the Lingap sa Mamamayan in Parola, Tondo. The activity is part of the 98th Anniversary of Iglesia Ni Cristo on July 27, 2012.
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Lingap sa Mamamyan is a socio-civic activity of the Iglesia Ni Cristo which regularly conducts medical and social mission in various parts of the country that caters to both members and non-members of the Church. A team of doctors and nurses usually lead the activity. Aside from medical consultations and basic dental services, the beneficiaries were given plastic bags that contained rice, canned goods, and noodles. Starter dose of vitamins and medicines are also given to those availed of the medical consultations.
This socio-civic activity was initiated by the late Executive Minister Bro. Eraño G. Manalo and being continued by the present Church Administration lead by Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo.
