...and it's time for cars to be extra careful. I'm taking about changing tires for winter use, checking the brake if everything bites well and other precautions one must take to make sure that accidents are lessened if not totally avoided. This is one of the reasons why I prefer taking the public transpo but all the cold the winter brings is still a good reason to use a car than walk to the stations, wait for the bus...with the kids in tow.
Burberry messenger bags, Oilily weekender bags and Marc Jacobs handbags, nike gym bags and even Puma ladybags are some that I've set my eyes on. I had a few but not really the ones that cost all my month's earnings. But I seem to be having a somewhat simpler eye nowadays. It's more of a must than a choice. Maybe I'll stick with my grocery bags for now to save up for more. :)
I'm really grateful for those online deals I mentioned some posts earlier. I got a whooping 70% discount on online printing services and I'll be using it to print my first photobook. I haven't finished the layout yet (I haven't even started sorting out the photos) but most of what the book will contain you've already seen here. If not, I'd perhaps finish my daughter's photobook first which has been idly waiting on a shelf. :)
It took the author 7 years to finish this hand-written Bible.
If I have the luxury of time I would have done the same...perhaps. Writing down than just reading makes everything easier to understand. That's how it has always been for me even when I was still a schoolkid. Jotting down or doing some scribbles as the teacher gives a lecture makes me remember better.
I've been studying the bible too since I entered first grade in school, of course, I do not have the same understanding then as now. I thank my teachers for instilling in me the love for the bible because now I recognized the truth the moment it approached me, I accepted it and it has set me free.
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-yes, in this city which I've walked many a street almost everyday. I got lost and on 3 consecutive days too. As I mentioned on my other blog I can't remember where I was headed the first time. Second day was when I was going to the University to inquire about the enrolment. Being inside the building was another struggle as I wander around trying to find the registry office. I had no success in that. I had wanted to take up a Master's degree on translation but I think I have to find my way first successfully before finding those words in my head. The last time was when I was looking for the Japanese shop that has most of the stuff I needed for cooking. In all those instances, I was just walking.
Normally, I don't get lost...I have my iphone that the hubby installed with a gps tracking service. Just on those days the little boy has played with it without me having the time to find where he left it. It has always prove itself useful at times I am out to pick up something for the hubby. I know, I could easily look for a certain street on the map but the gps is still a lot cooler to use! :D
One big eye!
The little boy didn't get scared of Mike Wazowski (Monsters Inc.) but he surely was schocked to see Sulley. He didn't get near any other mascots after being scared by Sulley.
Giant Chipmunk!
Chip or Dale? Your guess is as good as mine. :D We can't tell them apart...though the other chipmunk can be seen on this photo too. Can you distinguish one from the other?
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Lately I've been addicted (that's too strong a word but that's really appropriate) on 2 websites that give customers discounted deals for various establishments around town. They offer 50% or more discounts for food, wellness, shoes, cosmetic treatments, printing services and a lot more. Since the deals are available for a limited time, I've subscribed to their newsletter so I don't miss any. I've been using up my "salary" buying out lunches for 10Euro instead of 22 for a complete lunch. I bought a 15Euro gift certificate which is worth 50 which I used to buy hubby's winter jacket and my new boots from Tom Tailor (photo at the right, both totalling to 95 instead of 130).
I think these deals are really great, they introduce a new deal almost everyday plus a bonus weekly deal. This is like Cyber Monday deals in the US where you can shop and save upto 70% discount on toys, jewelry, dvds, game consoles, laptops and other gadgets. Stuff that interests hubby more than I but looking around won't hurt, I might find something that interests me like a camera (again) or a new lens at half the price. So, let's go and let's browse!
I have often been getting errors regarding system memory on this laptop. It's frustrating since the browser shuts down while I'm in the middle of writing. It is also annoying that I can't use other programs simultaneously. On the other hand, it has helped me prioritize which I should do first so I can finish one work than go "alt-tabbing" on different things. The hubby promised he'd do something about this but he has been so busy with work and hubby (RCs) that I am extending my patience..it's a virtue after all!
...new digital cameras; models and accesories are sprouting like mushrooms left and right. I'm glad that hubby share the same passion with me when it comes to photography although he leans more on the side of videography. Also, he needs photos for his designs that's why he does shoots whereas mine is purely out of hobby. We have been jumping from Canon to Sony to Nikon to Olympus and to Canon again depending on what we need to photograph.
I was surprised when he came home one time with an EOS 7D. He said that since I like taking action shots, this would be best to use with 8 frames a second. True, I love the features of the 7D only it's bulky and heavier than the 400d which now appears to be a toy when I look at it (lol). I still have a lot to learn about the 7D but I'm willing to do that slowly to better my skills.
Hubby bought this nikon camera shortly before our summer vacation. He said he wanted to dive somewhere and take clips from underwater. He did what he planned and I'd say this one is a thoughie! Anyway, I'd be interested to know which camera you use and what do you think about it? Thanks for the input!
I love notebooks. Well, the traditional notebooks and not laptops but I like those too. :) I always have a notebook in my bag, even a small one where I could write notes or ideas that I wanted to blog about. I have notebooks for Spanish and for Japanese, they are your regular sized notebooks, one that kids used at school. It would be different for German though, I have a bigger notebook (size 24a) so that I can write a lot more about a topic in a page.
And since we established our own small company I have wanted those custom imprinted folio with logo that hubby has designed. I think custom design notebooks and other office stuff with personalized designs are also great should we opt for a launch. Do you know of online-printing services that offer discount for customized notebooks? Please let me know. Thanks!
(photo from Cupcakes by MommyVanj)
It has been more than 10 years that I've known hubby...we'd be celebrating our tenth year as husband and wife 6 months from now. In between almost 10 years we had our quarrels, some petty and some grave enough that I won't talk to him for 3 days.
I would share more about our life together on this blog but I have to go sleep now. I was actually looking for wedding anniversary presents for couples when I thought of writing this piece. I think the cupcakes above are wonderful ideas to give as personalized items. (If you're the one baking them.) Any ideas? I'll really appreciate your input. Thanks!
I love doing arts and crafts. The kids share the same passion with me. Two years ago I launched the Stay at home mom project at my other blog. This project aims to show-off stuff my kids are doing from recycling or designing. Other moms joined in with their art works too and we all had fun. Some of the things we did became personalized gifts as well; paper weights, bookmarker and other small thingies. I think it becomes more personal when you give gifts you yourself make.
Sometime ago, I had a salicylic peel done because of my (annoyingly and recurring) pimples...yes, at this age. :( This was not only expensive, it was really painful! I would say though that it was worth it...I had to suffer 5 days of hiding the skin (I donned a scarf and wore a hat), so as not to expose it under the sun and for people not to see.
So I looked for other options forother acne scars removal that I can opt to have, one is microdermabrasion. The stratum corneum (dead outermost surface of the skin) is partially or completely removed by light abrasion, to remove sun-damaged skin and to remove or lessen scars and dark spots on the skin. This procedure had to be done more often for acne and in an interval of a month or so.
I had use a lot of acne products and somehow, after a year battling acne, it's almost gone. (Thank God!) The next treatment I might undergo is lighter, like fruit peeling.
This age is far different from when I was little. Back then we use films for photos, we get them printed and mounted on frames or in photo albums. That doesn't guarantee them from getting moist and eventually the images fade. That is why half of my heart is thankful that now we can store photos and files with a click of the mouse. They can also be printed as photobooks which lasts longer than photos in albums. The other half of me misses manual cameras, dark rooms and printing my own photos there...I am after all, an old-school photographer. So here are some of the photos of my kids I stored and turned into digiscraps...It would be nice to get this printed too, no?
My daughter has a signature smile...that without showing her teeth but just thinning her lips. She still smiles like this and very seldom that she would show her teeth in a photo. Nope, she has no idea yet who Gwyneth Paltrow is. :) (Photos taken when she was 15-months-old, 13-months-old and 3-years-old.)
My second was a very happy baby...most of his photos are like this baby shot always with eyes so chinky.We call him kengkoy (silly) until now. Yet he could be serious too when he wants to as you see in the other photo. (Photos taken when he was 7-months-old and 6-years-old)
This is my youngest. He was so serious when he was a baby as opposed to his older brother. I remember how he wouldn't budge even if he gets tickled. He wouldn't even giggle over a funny face. He gradually changed and himself a kengkoy now. (Photos taken when he was 7-months-old and almost 4.)
3 on 3.
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I've had my phone for more than a year now and I still have no plans of buying the version nor the other (I heard they're gonna launch the iphone 5 soon). I'm not so into techy stuff so I'm contented with it but hubby always find something useful. He would buy Iphone accessories that makes the use much enjoyable. It's given, Iphone battery life is short so you have to charge it more often. With a battery boost (in photo), your phone can last up to 3x longer use. Much like a battery grip for the camera hehe. Wanna get this soon!
Arnibal sa taho. Hindi ba malapot ito? Ang taho ang nagpapaalala sa akin ng aking pagiging bata. Noon sa sinkwenta sentimos ay puno na ang baso mo. Basta't marinig ang sigaw ni manong ng "Tahooooooo!" ay dali dali kaming babangon ng ate ko, kukuha ng baso at maghihintay sa may gate para sa agahang taho. Magkakano ang taho noong kabataan mo? Nung huling uwi namin ay natuwa ang aking kabiyak ng makita ang manong magtataho sa La Mesa Ecopark. Doon ay beinte pesos na ang isang baso. :) Sabi ni manong kasi daw ay mahal ang basong papel, hehe.
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Eto naman ang paborito naming panghimagas ng aming barkada, ang panna cotta. Noon ay hindi pa namin ito kilala sa tawag na panna cotta. Sabi kasi sa amin ng aming guro (na nanay ng aking matalik na kaibigan) na siyang gumagawa nito ay Cathedral daw. Nang matutunan ko itong gawin mag-isa ay doon ko lamang napagtanto na ito nga ay panna cotta. Malapot na gatas na may cream at kadalasang nilalagyan din ng malapot na karamel o iba pang malapot na sarsang may lasa ng prutas (?). Fine, ang hirap sa tagalog...fruit sauces such as blueberry or strawberry.
Maligayang araw ng huwebes, bisitahin ang iba pang kalahok dito.
Little boy has this habit of shouting "Liebling ko yan!" (that's my favorite) when we eat out or when we're at the grocery. I imitated him one time (tone) while he was lying down beside me .
Browsing furnitures on sale made me want to buy a new bathroom cabinet set and an additional cabinet for our dining area. I really need the space to put in baking utensils. There's enough space for a 180x30 (width and thickness) sideboard by our table, I would really prefer one with casters for easy cleaning of the floor. A little push and I could easily dust off everything there.
This is the one I've set my eyes on. What do you think?
I'm enjoying this website, groupon.at, that's giving consumers really good discounts. They don't only offer discounts for food joints and clothing/shoe shops, fitness centers, hair salons and cosmetic boutiques; they also offer big discounts for photo prints, photobooks and other printing services I need as a photographer. For now, I haven't been using a laserjet and I've saved much of my laserjet 3700 toner for this. I think I got 60% off my photobook...I'm still compiling which photos to print and hopefully I'd finish it by the end of this month.
That would best describe the stuff that keeps popping out my face. :( Just when I thought all is clear in the war zones of pimples and scars, nose blackheads became my problem now. I think I need to give a bit more attention to this zone when cleaning my face then. I was tempted to look at the new products while buying some vitamins for the kids at the apothecary earlier...but I know better now, sticking to a regimen is the best. Hopefully this determination works for this stubborn blackheads too.
When it comes to webhosting there are lots of services being offered that comes in a package.
True, free hosting is a popular trend, take this blog for example. I started with a free host. I learned basic HTML using that host as a platform, posting is easy since literally almost everything is provided. If you need something that is simple or when you plan to perhaps practice your blogging skills then free hosting is for you. On the other hand, dedicated hosting is a better alternative for businesses and webmasters. Having your own domain hosted under a single server makes everything on your page load faster. If you have a hosting but doesn’t use up much space then you can resell these spaces as shared hosting. The downside though is that when your renters do something illegal it is more likely that you will be affected.
There are sites like http://webhostingrating.com that provide comprehensive web hosting reviews of services and efficiency defined in different categories. They and those other sites were certainly a big help for me when I was still picking out which host to get when I decided on a domain than free hosting. Of course I vied for something that boasts of unlimited space, user friendly panel and affordable price. There’s more to that, website reviews point out certain other details one by one to better help consumers. Tips are readily available at the front page and further discussed on blogs, which also explains a lot of other technical stuff a noob (at that time) like me should know.
Still with their help, consumers are able to identify and opt for services that fit their needs. They provide a list of popular website hosts under various categories. Some of them includes best budget hosting, best blog hosting and best dedicated hosting. Also, users are continuously giving web hosting provider reviews that gives a diverse description of particular hosts.
I'm glad that what I chose turned out to be one of the best web hosting out there. There were barely times that my site is down and when it happens, a virtual assistant is readily available to explain things. :)
Gaano kahalaga ang tubig? Ito ang temang ipinapahatid ng museong pambatang ZOOM HzweiO (H2O). Sumama ako ng minsang pumasyal doon ang buong klase ng aking anak. May iba't ibang gawain, eksperimento at instalasyon ang makikita sa museum. Talaga namang nag-enjoy ang mga bata dahil ang tubig ay isa sa pinakapaborito nilang nilalaro.
Ito ang isa sa mga instalasyon...mga pinagtagnitagning piraso na kailangang ikutin, hilahin at bombahin para umikot ang tubig.
Ang mga gwantes na lumulutang sa tubig ay parang nakakakilabot (creepy). Mayroon pang ibang mas nakakakilabot pero hindi ko na ipapakita pa. :D Happy LP!
(photo courtesy of http://www.designscouting.com)
Hubby changed to his former self...that of wearing casual clothes to wear. So what do you do with unused mens ties? Use them as inspiration in coloring eggs! lol. Kidding aside, I found this idea very creative. I bet there'd be a hundred more things I can find to paint aside from eggs. I just need to find the time to actually look and do this project...
So many months in hibernation and yet here I write a farewell note. Scratch the excuse of having writer's block but perhaps the muse through the news of death has awakened. For now, I say goodbye to one literary luminary, Dr. Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta...editor, poet, author, teacher and mentor...
For almost two years I battled acne...adult acne resulting from my stopping contraceptive pills. You all know how much I've spent for each and every acne product I thought would help. :( Still, some were never effective, others I just didn't continue to use. Despite knowing that using different products will aggravate the situation, I think it's only natural for those suffering acne to experiment...especially for faster results. I can now conclude that Dalacin was the one that stopped the bacteria from spreading all those nasty zits :D. Then Kojic soap helped in clearing not just dead skin but dark spots and scars...now, I only need to undergo skin peeling to remove the deeper scars. ;-) (It's not a procedure I really look forward too) *sigh*
To this day, we do not travel with a donkey nor do we walk on long roads to reach our destination. (Though there are still undeniably undeveloped areas in the world who have and do those). The trouble we face is when getting flat tires, overheating and all problems included owning a car. Of course there would still be good Samaritans out there disguised as roadside assistant or more commonly known to us as doing rv towing and mechanics. Naturally, it's not free, we have to pay for the service, far from the Good Samaritan in the story who even paid for the Jew's stay in an inn. :)
Ja, wirklich. Ich habe schon bei der Universität erkundigt wie man zur Translationswissenschaft sich einschreiben. Ich war einmal bei der Uni und habe auch per email gefragt. Nun habe ich noch nicht von jemanden gehört.
Zeit zwei Jahre habe ich diese Überlegung. Ich liebe andere Sprache zu lernen und eine Karriere als Übersetzerin kann man auch von zu hause ausführen. Wie Übersetzungswebseiten die das bietet online Services aber meine würde persönlich, naturlich eine Arbeit in einen Übersetzungsbüro ist möglich. Ich nutze auch solche Webseiten wenn ich Spanische oder Japanische Wörter suchen weil ich habe Spanisch fast vergessen. Japanisch könnte ich nur sprechen aber lesen and schreiben nicht. :( Übersetzungswebseiten arbeiten wie online Übersetzungsbüro...
Zur Zeit könnte ich nur Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch anbieten aber Tagalog ist auch möglich. Nur man braucht das nur für Auflagen fürs Visum und solche Dokumente. Zur Zeit gibt es in Wien einen offizielle Übersetzungsbüro für Tagalog...und für jede Dokumente muss man 35€ bezahlen. :P Also, ich hätte noch diese Woche wissen was wird passiert! ;)
