The Rules: 1. For every impulse buy item that you resisted buying, put a coin into the Lottery Jar. 2. For every household chore completed, put a coin into the Mall Jar. 3. For every bad word spoken, put a coin into the Cussin’ Jar. 4. For every time you deposit into your savings account, […] Read more…
June 2007 archive
“Ikaw ay isang sanggol ng sansinukob, sampu ng kagubatan at mga bituin…”
One of the things I love about being Filipino is the beauty of our language. Romantic, intelligent, gruff but suave — if our language were a person, these are the characteristics he would have. I came to appreciate the language even more upon reading Tito Rolly‘s translation of the Desiderata. His words are deep and […] Read more…
Action Heroine Blog-A-Thon: Elizabeth Swann
When Nathaniel of the Film Experience Blog announced a blog-a-thon on Women in Action Films, I quickly began making a mental list of power women I admired. Ripley. The Bride. Elektra. One heroine stood out though. Elizabeth Swann. Okay, who hasn’t seen Pirates of the Carribean? I’m sure you’re very familiar with her story — […] Read more…
Calm down the beast in you!
Saw this funny billboard on the way to Tagaytay. It’s an ad for Nurture Spa. I cracked up when I saw it! The first thing that came to mind was that you go in a leopard and come out looking like Tom Hanks. Heehee. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the billboard. I remembered it […] Read more…
Building a home for positivity
I spent a good ten minutes thinking of a nice way to share this piece of good news with you, but I was too excited (still am) to compose my thoughts. And so I’ll just say it out loud: I’m blogging for Inquirer.net!!! I’m giddy, happy and very thrilled. I can’t stop smiling and even […] Read more…
Because Ice Candy is Happy Food!
This entry is dedicated to all those who need cheering up, especially my friend Pag-Asa. *hugs* Do grab some ice candy from your nearest sari-sari store or prepare your own. It’s a picker upper! Do you remember going to your neighborhood store and buying ice candy prepared this way? Ever since I saw some plastic […] Read more…
Globe Visibility Saga Update
It’s finally working! After doing some tests in our area, on our laptop, our data card and our sim card, it was determined that our sim card was defective. Double whammy! I had a defective sim at a time when the network was badly congested. Globe has replaced my sim and I am able to […] Read more…