"Loog"

No happenings for this week. Just want to share that David cannot say "loob" (inside). You would hear him say "loog." I guess every kid goes through what we call "bulol" stage.

dNeero Launch of V2

Linggo ng Wika

It was "Buwan ng Wika" or "Linggo ng Wika" celebration at David's school earlier. I attended the event to watch David do a dance with the song "Bahay Kubo."

When David was practicing "Bahay Kubo" at home he would say "puno ng tatlo." I told him it's "puno ng linga." It was then I realized he thought "linga" as the number five or "lima."

Kids were told to bring native Filipino food and we will have salo-salo at school. David brought biko which we ordered from the little boy who passed by in our house everyday.

I was not able to see him during their presentation because of too much people. They don't have a stage and a lot of people on the front were standing. I noticed that all parents like me are supportive and excited do see their child perform. Even it is just a simple dance and a simple song I brought Danielle with me to support David. I hope for other events like this they would setup a stage so that the audience will be able to see the performers.

Nursery students dancing to the tune of "Bahay Kubo."

Best of Time

Rolex is a Swiss watch manufactured. It is considered as a luxury watch. If you have one of this definitely you have a lot of excess money. Rolex was rank #71 in annual list of the 100 most valuable global brands in 2007.

If you are looking for a Rolex watch at a special discount you can visit www.bestoftime.com. They currently offer $1000 discount for any luxury watch that you will purchase. They offer both new and pre-owned Rolex watches. Since they are independent dealer they can give greater discounts to their customer.

All Rolex watches are guaranteed 100% genuine and authentic with serial numbers. The watch that they sell includes genuine Rolex boxes and GIA member appraisal papers. Excellent and satisfaction is their commitment to their customers.

You will not have a hard time looking for that watch that you wanted because they have an option to search by collections. They offer Rolex jewelries as well. One of the great deals that I saw is their anniversary special. You can get a pair of Men's and Ladies Rolex at a very big discount.

This is the Rolex watch that I like. It cost $4199.95 after the discount.

I guess this would be just in my dreams.

Are You the Next Big Star Winners

I just watched the finals of Are You the Next Big Star in GMA7. The finalists are Francheska Farr, Jay Perillo, Camille Cortez, Alex Santos, Zyrene Parsad and Geoff Taylor.

The winners, one male and one female, will each get 1million pesos, a condo unit from Avida, a management contract from GMA Artist Center, Recording contract from GMA Records and they added P100,000 worth of clothes from Danny Tan and Pepsi Herrera.

The finals have 3 rounds. The first 2 rounds is a duet and afterwards 2 will be eliminated. Judges are Pops Fernandez, Danny Tan, Mon Faustino, Annie Quintos and Vernie Varga.

During the first round Danny Tan chose Francheska (sang "I Finally Find Someone") as the best performer among the girls and Alex (sang "Huling El Bimbo") was chosen by Vernie Varga. On the second round Alex (sang "I'll be there for You) was chosen again and for the girls this time its Camille (sang "Since You've Been Gone). After those 2 rounds sadly Jay and Zyrene were eliminated.

For the finale Alex sings "Awit ng Kabataan" and Geoff sings "Kahit Kailan." Both of them are really good looking but I find Alex more appealing. Anyway this is a singing contest so voice is much prefer than looks. While for the girls Camille sings "Dirty Diana" and Francheska sings "Queen of the Night."

Congratulations!!! Francheska and Geoff for being the Next Big Star.

Neobux

I am trying different PTC (Paid to Click). One of those is Neobux. They pay $0.01 per click. If your membership is standard, like me, you can get an average of 4-5 ads per day. On my first withdrawal the minimum payout is $2 then on my 2nd cashout is $3. It's really not a big money. I guess I am not earning well because I don't have any referrals. But definitely they will pay you. There are a lot of fake PTC out there. If you want to try this just click on their logo below and register. The more referral you have the bigger money you can make. I will post other PTC once I get paid to make sure that they are not fraud PTC.

So far here are my earnings... without a referral.

Why Onions Make Us Cry?

While watching "Power of Ten" in GMA7. There was a question there that caught my attention. It was a survey about how many Filipinos believes that not breathing can help a person not to cry when slicing an onion.

I was thinking how could not breathing helps in avoiding tears when slicing an onion. I decided then to search why really onions make us cry. I find out that onion releases an enzymes or gas that reacts with the water in our eyes and produces sulfuric acid. It irritates our eyes causing the stinging sensation and the brain sends signal to produce tears to protect our eyes.

If you really want to avoid this or if there is a need for you to slice a lot of onion let say for preparing food for a certain occasion. What you can do is slice it under water. Most of the sulfuric compound will be dissolved by water. One other option is to peel the onion and refrigerate before slicing.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is best for babies. Breast milk has more nutrients and anti bodies that makes a baby healthier. One of my nephew is breastfed from birth until now (he is already 2yrs old) and he is not yet confined in the hospital. Unlike my son who got confined several times when he was at age 1. This time on my 2nd child I decided to breastfeed. It is not 100% though, I also give her milk formula. I hope this will give her a good immune system as well.

Ouch! It hurts.

Looking for a Romantic Partner?

Are you married or currently have a boyfriend? Are you bore about your relationship because your partner is not romantic? Most ladies want to have a romantic partner. Someone who will give them chocolates and roses even on a regular day, someone who gives surprise gifts on special events, some who whispers sweet words while you're dancing, someone who prepares a candle light dinner etc.

I was reading my blogroll and I saw this story "Reason to Love" on my bestfriend's blog. This story is about a woman who wanted to leave her husband because of him being not romantic or what she called insensitive. I was able to relate to the story because my husband is someone like him. He is not romantic but I know through his own special way he loves us, me and my kids. Read the story below and learn from it.

Reason to Love

My husband is an Engineer by profession; I love him for his steady nature, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders. Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am getting tired of it. The reasons of me loving him before, has now transformed into the cause of all my restlessness.

I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings, I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy. My husband is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about love.

One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked, shocked.

“I am tired; there are no reasons for everything in the world!” I answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times. My feeling of disappointment only increased, here was a man who can’t even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him? And finally he asked me:” What can I do to change your mind?”

Somebody said it right, it’s hard to change a person’s personality, and I guess, I have started losing faith in him. Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered:

“Here is the question, if you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind, Let’s say, I want a flower located on the face
of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death, will you do it for me?”

He said: ” I will give you your answer tomorrow….” My hopes just sank by listening to his response.

I woke up the next morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy handwriting, underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near the front door, that goes…. My dear, “I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to explain the reasons further…”

This first line was already breaking my heart. I continued reading. “When you use the computer you always mess up the Software programs, and you cry in front of the screen, I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my legs to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a new city, I have to save m! y eyes to show you the way. You always have the cramps whenever your “good friend” approaches every month; I have to save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy.

You like to stay indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by infantile autism. I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom. You always stare at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes, I have to save my eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails, and help to remove those annoying white hairs. So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the beach, as you enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful sand… and tell you the color of flowers, just like the color of the glow on your young face… Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do… I could not pick that flower yet, and die… “

My tears fell on the letter, and blurred the ink of his handwriting… and as I continue on reading… “Now, that you have finished reading my answer, if you are satisfied, please open the front door for I am standing outside bringing your favorite bread and fresh milk… I rush to pull open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching tightly with his hands, the milk bottle and loaf of bread….

Now I am very sure that no one will ever love me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone… That’s life, and love. When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model; it could be the dullest and boring form…. flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands… and that’s our life…

My Own Website

Having my own website is one of my dreams. My priority now is my family so I don't have a budget yet of getting my own site. I hope one day I would be able to save some to be able to afford my own domain.

For others out there who have extra money, you can actually have your own domain at an affordable price through web site hosting. There are a lot of provider out there. Try visiting http://webhostinggeeks.com/ if you wanted to get a very good one. They are not actually a host provider but they will be able to help you look for a web hosting service that will fit your needs. Either you're a businessman or just an individual I am sure you will easily find a host base on your preference. They have a list of different host provider base on the awards they have like Best Budget Hosting, Best Blog Hosting, Best Forum Hosting, Best Email Hosting etc.

I was browsing to one of the blogs on their website and find out about the 4 critical factors that your need to consider before choosing a cheap host. These are downtime, limited bandwidth, technical expertise and level of support. All of these will be very helpful in maintaining your website. Try to visit their blog and read more about these 4 critical factors.

Ukay-ukay

We went to Buli, Batangas in Taal last Tuesday, August 11, to visit my Dad's youngest sibling, Tiyo Natoy and his wife Tiya Susan. I can't remember when was the last time I saw him. We used to be neighbors when I was in grade 5. Both him and my Dad had a bakery in Paete, Laguna. They have two kids, Donna and Dondon. They were very small kids the last time I saw them. Tiyo said Donna is studying now in Guam and Dondon is still school so we were not able to see them.

We had good lunch. Tiyo prepared bulanglang, chicken adobo and sinaing na tambakol. I ate a lot because I missed those dishes specially the bulanglang and tambakol. We stayed there until late afternoon and before leaving Tiya cooked yummy turon. I forgot to take a picture of them before leaving.

On our way home we stopped over in Fantasy World to take picture.

Fantasy World in Tagaytay

We also stopped over in an ukay-ukay in Tagaytay. My kuya Dennis and mom enjoy digging good clothes in ukay-ukay. There were lot of clothes to choose, from kids clothing, pants, skirts, men's and ladies wear, dress, even shoes, bags, bed cover etc. The prize is really amazing from P10 and up. You must have patient in searching to get really a good one.

I got this maong skirt for only P50 , wew!

Rhaine Danielle's 1st Month

Today Rhaine Danielle is already 1month old. I remember when David was still a little boy, so soft and so fragile. Now he is already a nursery student. I know time will pass by unnoticeably and both of them will be grown ups. They will have their own life and own decisions. But as for now I will enjoy being them.

Some things to remember about Rhaine during this stage:

- she consumes 4oz of milk

- she enjoys breastfeeding specially when she's sleepy

- she looks scared or have seen a ghost because her hair are standing

- she cant see things as of now, I guess she's only starting to recognize light

- she doesnt like pacifier

- she doesnt have tears when she cries

Baby Rhaine

August 1 Visit

I would like to give thanks to Nelly and Mitch for the visit last August 1. Supposedly Sheena is also there but I don't know why she was not able to come. Anyway, we had breakfast and some chitchat at my mom's house.

Nelly and Mitch

Nelly with baby Danielle. ( Bagay pala sau my baby)

Kmart Bluelight Specials

(**This post was sponsored by Kmart. All opinions are mine**) Do you like shopping? How about bargains or great discounts? If your answer is yes, then continue reading. This coming Saturday, August 8, Kmart Bluelight specials will be held. This is a gimmick that Kmart had before. For those who are not aware how this offer works let me give you some info. They will give discounts for about an hour and this will be announced over a loud speaker at half hour intervals. Throughout the day you can get special offers from patio furniture, grills, jewelry etc. This is done to bring back fun and excitement while shopping.

There will be more than 40 great Bluelight Specials throughout the day. Some offers that they will have are Mens athletic basketball shorts for only $3, Womens Joe boxer flip flops at $4, 70% off for all patio furniture, and they will also give extra 10% of diamonds that are already 70% off. These are really great deals. Don't miss this opportunity, bring your mom or friends and have a shopping galore. If you don't have time to go out other great offers are also available at kmart.com. To get more updates from them you can add Kmart on Twitter.

Lola's 80th Birthday

We went to Batangas last July 25 to attend Lola Julia's 80th Birthday. Her birthday is actually July 21 but it was celebrated on a weekend so that more people will be able to attend. My lola talks a lot and will tell you a lot of stories. Because of alzhiemer and stroke she can no longer identify most of the people around her and she now have a hard time talking. Even though a lot of people love her so much specially her children and grandchildren.

Happy Birthday Lola and may you have more birthdays to come. God Bless You!

Happy 29th Birthday Darwin

It was my brother Darwin's 29th birthday yesterday. I was not able to greet him right away because I was busy watching Tita Cory's Funeral. My mom ask me if I greeted him and that is when I send him a message.

We also visited him at his house at Elisa Homes which is also in Molino. My mom brought a cake and I brought Danielle with me since they haven't seen her. We had a chit chat with my mom's balae and it was a very good day. It's really nice to be with your family. I had my camera with me but I was not able to take some pictures.

Happy Birthday Darwin!

At Last

It has been more than 2 weeks now since my computer break down. I don't know what happen but all of the sudden it would not POST. I've tried fixing it several times and I failed. I thought it was the mobo since it would not beep even if I removed the memory. I told myself I will buy a new mobo once I get back to work.

It was a surprise early this morning when I saw my husband on the computer. I asked him what did he do. He said he just turned it on and it started working. There was a pop up message about avg error which I was able to fix by reinstalling it. He said I he does have good luck.

At last! It's working again. I can go back to my routine of checking e-mails, tweeting, blogging, playing online games, etc. I promised myself I would give my PC a rest every day. It actually break down because it is on for almost 24/7 .... hehehe.