Dec
13
2011
Today, a team representing themselves as being from Meralco, came to the house to change our electric meter. I had no advance notice about meter changes and seeing that this is Christmas time, I was a little wary at first. Was this for real or some scheme by no-good-doers? Well, don’t worry. It is legit. …
Aug
13
2009
Left-handers (popularly called Lefties) comprise only about 7-10% of the world’s population. Up until the last generation, left-handed children were forced to switch to the right hand by most parents. It’s only now that lefties are acknowledged for their uniqueness and creativity. Based on studies, here are some interesting trivia about left-handed people: – Some …
Mar
26
2009
You can be online, at work, at home, abroad and still be able to do a personal Lenten retreat at any time, at your convenience. Fr. Johnny Go, SJ, in his spiritual blog, Pins of Light, has given a heads-up on another online Jesuit retreat (The Silences of Lent) that anyone can do for Holy …
Jan
07
2009
We are a bookworm family. My kids and I love to read — a lot! We have outgrown storage shelves in the house. Where to put the books we continue to buy is becoming a space problem in itself. So when C1 decided to launch her very own project called 50Leaves, it did not surprise …
Dec
01
2008
In astronomy-speak, it is called a planetary conjunction — when the planets seem closest to each other. The National Geographic News article ” Planets, Crescent Moon to “Frown” on Skywatchers Dec. 1″ said what we would see is a frown but lucky, lucky us here in Metro Manila tonight because what we saw in the …
Nov
18
2008
Yes, so now you’ve met my new love. But I never did get to tell you his name, right? Well, his name is MAX. I have my own private pet name for him but for the world, this shiny, new hunk of metal is MAX – short for My Apple Xtreme! I guess having the …
Nov
16
2008
It took me a while to take the plunge. Over a year to be exact. So much time was spent thinking about it. My kids were on both sides of the fence. Two of them were fierce lovers of M; the other 2 went for W. Choosing either way was agony. I was torn! My …
Oct
03
2008
Thanks, Cathy, for giving me a heads-up on this. HandbagPlanet.com is giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours on Oct. 15, 2008 as part of their website launch. I was able to check out their 24 handbags and I must say some of them looked fabulous! This is what their website says: Handbag Planet is …
Sep
13
2008
Tomorrow, September 14, is officially the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the August Moon or Ghost Month). This period changes from year to year and does not fall into the August western calendar. These past weeks, mooncakes (locally referred to as hopia) had been selling all over Chinese stores again. While the daily fare …
Jun
29
2008
The launch of Nestle Pops was held at the Nestle Creamery at Roxas Blvd. This was the Magnolia Ice Cream Plant of my childhood days and as we drove up the driveway, I remembered the time when our school was given a tour of the entire plant and we did not mind that we were …
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