tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49430089047814703172024-03-13T20:22:50.683-07:00Laughter and LatteJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-64425804936821297582017-04-29T17:13:00.000-07:002017-04-29T17:19:26.967-07:00<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493511024154_2361" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #585858; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-33287798586804036202017-02-02T22:54:00.002-08:002017-02-02T22:57:36.211-08:00Stay Warm<br />
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This week, the weather got colder again and down to -24 degrees C. This is better than the past weeks where the temp was down to -35 C. We've been here for almost 20 years and still not get used to this cold weather :) but we survived! As long as your house have centralized heating system, a car with heater and warm clothes to wear, then you're ok.<br />
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But I can't wait for the spring to come where the ice is finally melting and new life springs forth, to see my flowers bloom, trees to produce fruits, grass to grow and to walk with slippers and to enjoy rain and sunshine! This is one of my favourite season. Transition from that of frozen to which is alive! It is so exciting to see something cold and dead to comes alive and colourful!<br />
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Sometimes there are areas of our lives experience complete death in order to experience the full life God desires of us. The cold and frozen will always brings forth the promise of a beautiful life. We can finally exhale with a sigh of relief recognizing His beautiful presence within, as we gladly resign ourselves to a sweet surrender. We become aware that He is there and all will be well. The once gray skies begin to break away as shades of a heavenly blue begin to emerge. For the dawning of a new morning has arrived and with that dawning comes the promise of those wonderful and blessed.<br />
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God's mercies is new every morning...<br />
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But whatever season we are in, we ought to be "happy" because there is a purpose for everything.<br />
Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. So therefore there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.<br />
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"Look, the winter is gone, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. Song of Solomon 11-12<br />
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Stay warm, hope is here!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-49120631555843819322013-06-23T20:29:00.002-07:002013-06-23T20:29:47.315-07:00Europe Trip Part 3I haven't updated this blog for a long time and I'd go through all of my posts and one thing I've noticed I haven't completed our Europe trip last year lol. So here's the part 3. <div>
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Our fourth stop is Geneva, Switzerland.</div>
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If Paris has the Eiffel tower, London has Kensington Palace, North Wales has Conwy Castle then Geneva has Jet d'Eau, a water jet fountain. This majestic 140 m water fountain, the tallest in the world is the main attraction of the city, and one which cannot be missed. They said that it become a tourist spot since 1891. We also visited many places in Geneva. So thankful for our generous friends Caroline, Bong and his family to show us around the city. They are awesome tour guides.</div>
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If you like swiss watches, this is a place to be :)</div>
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I've tasted the best chocolates at Rhor chocolates store where royal families came by for a box of chocolates.</div>
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We visited the Le Diablerets, an hour away from Geneva. This is a city on top of the mountains. As you can see, there are many houses in the side of the mountains. They call it Swiss Chalets which means log houses.</div>
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There was a Suise- Canada parade when we were there, so we're able to see all of it.</div>
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We had a great time in Switzerland. This is a must to see. I'm so glad that I am able to visit one of the great place in the world. God is good!</div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-31125521753052085762013-06-11T13:32:00.001-07:002013-06-11T13:45:33.283-07:00Jesus I Love You<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow, it's been a long time I haven't visited this blog :) Been busy with other stuff in life, but it's been good. God is always good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you wonder what I do in my quiet time? Yes, everyone should have quiet time :) Either I read or sing. This song is been out for quiet sometime, but I will do it in my own version. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the lyrics of this song and this is real to me "I could not imagine my life without you. I could not imagine if You Lord weren't there for me". I don't know how people can survive without God in their life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Pardon me with the poor recording and sound, my phone is not cooperating :))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not because I've been so faithful,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You've always been there for me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">to provide my every need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You were there when I was lonely</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You were there in all my pain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">guiding my footsteps, shelter from the rain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And it was You who made my life complete</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and that is why I sing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You are the joy of my salvation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">you're the peace in my storm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You're the Alpha and Omega</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And it was you who made my life complete</span></div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-85515742123142153532012-12-29T07:50:00.003-08:002012-12-29T13:29:03.361-08:00Through It All 2013<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Few more days and we will turn our calendar to another year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The year 2012 brought us so many things to remember. Things happened that caught us unaware, good or bad. I had triumphs in my personal walk with God as well as with my family and church. Our church is experiencing revival and spiritual growth. Although there are struggles, we have seen things happen that perhaps shouldn't have happened and we have no control for any of this. Because without a struggle, there can be no progress.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Nevertheless, God has been so good, all things work together for good to those that love Him. Victories outweighs it all for those who trust Him! God is so good!</span><br />
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Many prayers had been answered and some are still waiting for God's go signal. Last Christmas and New Year, we were able to be with our loved ones in the Philippines, a time to cherished and remembered. A priceless bonding with my precious children! An opportunity for me and hubby to go to Europe for our 20th Anniversary which is memorable and unforgettable. There are more friends added in my life too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The past years is full of blessings and promises! and I believed there are more to come that are waiting for us. Yes, inspite of ups and downs, God did showed me many beautiful morning sunrises. There are sunset in the sky too, happy and sad days, both brings colour in life and an opportunity to see clearly God's</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> amazing GRACE. I am so excited of what God in stored for us this coming year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year my goal is <b>THROUGH IT ALL 2013</b>. Plain and simple. It is a new beginning! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whatever this year may bring I pray that I will have more faith, build more trust, to be closer and deeper with my relationship with God, family and people around me. I will keep reminding myself that whatever life brings this year God will carry us through, sustain and supply our needs. A Peacespeaker in times of trouble mind, just as what He is in the past years and always be. I should live each day to the fullest, value each moments, cause life is too short to waste on things that are not useful. I will not keep trying to do things on my own, because it will oftentimes brings frustrations but I will declare and give in into God's will and loving arms to hold me and carry me through and my family to where He wants us to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This will also be a year to pick up an old interest, a hobby maybe? a project? :) who knows? God knows :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So bear with me. This year will be a fruitful year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! May God's abundant blessings, grace and mercy and love will follow us through the years of our lives. God bless!</span><br />
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-37697242813328028782012-12-27T18:35:00.000-08:002012-12-27T18:49:39.690-08:00Merry Christmas <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">Hello everyone! hope you all had a great Christmas!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">We had a wonderful Christmas. I love this day so much :) not only because it's my husband's birthday, but also to remember the One who love us so much and gave His life for us! Jesus, our Emmanuel, the real reason of this season.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Each year, we baked cookies with kids, wrap it with other gifts and gave them away to new families and friends in our church :) Last year, when we were in the Philippines, we gave away goodies to street children on Christmas eve, to spread the love and giving to others.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with my niece, Renda and her husband Dennis. We had devotions and enjoyed our noche buena ( Christmas Eve dinner) with delicious meal and desserts. We squeeze every ounce of enjoyment that night. We had board games, fun till midnight and unwrapping gifts, then blowing of cake for my husband.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">...and decorating cookies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am thankful that I live in a country that will give
me an opportunity to experience four different seasons in life. A season of change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s been said that if there is anything certain in
life, it is change. Many people don’t like that. I am not a winter person, I love to see snowfall but the
freezing cold is just too much for me. Season is inevitable, it will come
whether we like it or not. It will find it’s way to our door. We cannot change
that, but we can change our mind, our perspective, our points of view. If we
could design our own lives the way we want it?, they would be filled with all the beautiful things we want. Life,
however, doesn’t work that way. Life is about growth and progression, it is not
stagnant. Flowers bloom and fade, seeds planted and grow. We must experience
change. Life is change. Change for the better all brings something good and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let’s be real. Change is not easy and one of the
reasons why we have a difficult time dealing with it is the emotional factor
that are attach with it. Our
foster children function more if they follow their routines, they are good at
it. They know what to do and what to expect. Everything flow smoothly if they
stay on their routines. But if routine change, they tend to get overwhelm,
confused, anxious. Change brings emotional changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When there is change, our emotion follows. There is fear, discouragement, anxiety, insecurity, anger, confusion,
anticipation, inhibited, disappointment,
concern, some get depressed, avoidance and excitement and the list goes
on. We are feeling these things because it takes us out of our comfort zones,
exposing some degree of our vulnerability. That’s why most people resist
change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have moments of change in our life over the years and until
now, some are good and some are challenges that needs to be fought with might,
where our faith were shaken. Some are things I am not ready to face but I have
to. When change happens,
we have options. We can live with it, adapt it or learn and grow from it. Some things we have to let go, and some things we have to embrace. For
change is opportunity driven. It is a special invitation to personal and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This season is a time to breath and relax to His
promises. I can never alter God’s promises, just like season is inevitable. It will
come through ups ad downs of your life. Instead of holding on to your “ own
plans”, hold on His promises. Reset your goals and not worry about the lost
time in the past and things that you cannot change but to make the best of the
moment. From here, there is no looking back. Shake off the fog on your way and
refocus for great things to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Embrace change and live abundantly. Enjoy every
season of life. May our journey be
blessed in all that we strive to accomplish.</span></div>
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“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Few weeks back, I craved for this kind of cake, but can't find any here in this side of the world. There is one filipino cake store where you can order but it will take few days before you get it, and I can't wait for that days lol. So I attempted to bake my own version of Purple Yum Macapuno or Coconut candy Cake or Ube Macapuno Cake. I've seen a lot of recipes online and tried it but cannot get the consistency I like. I'm kind of mixing all the recipes I found. I tell ya, I don't know how much flours and butter I've wasted just to suit my taste, and finally after many trial and errors, it turned out great!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After I posted it in FB, I received messages asking for the recipe. It gives me an idea of posting recipes once a week here. So if you're interested, you are free to get some of em here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of the ingredients in this recipe are usually found in any Asian store, like purple yum powder or frozen purple yum and macapuno (coconut candy) So, you might want to check asian store in your area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 1/4 cups cake flour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3/4 cup sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 egg yolks ( don't throw egg whites, you will use it later)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup cooking oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup grated ube or purple yam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 tsp ube flavouring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 tsp purple food colouring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 egg whites</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 tsp cream of tartar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3/4 cup sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 oz or 25o g of cream cheese (1 package) room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2-3 cups powdered sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Use 1/4 cup macapuno and fold in this mixture. Spread out the rest of the macapuno on middle and top of assembled cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Preheat oven to 35o degrees F. Prepare two 9 round pans, line bottoms with wax paper. Do not grease.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt and combine well. Add egg yolks, cooking oil, milk, grated ube or purple yam, ube flavouring, purple food colouring. Beat with electric mixer or by hand jut until smooth and well blended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*In a separate bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until frothy. Gradually add in 3/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks are formed. Gradually and gently fold in egg whites into flour mixture until very well combined. Divide batter equally into prepared pans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Bake for about 45 mins or until a skewer stick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Invert pans into wire rack immediately and cool completely.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Carefully run a thin knife around sides of pans to release cakes. Using a knife, half each cake horizontally. Set aside one of the top halves for later use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, whipping cream and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Use the whisk attachment and mix on medium speed until smooth and fold in the 1/4 cup macapuno.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Drain some of the syrup from the macapuno</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Place one of the cake layers (bottom half of one of the cakes), cut side up on your serving plate. Spread and level some cream cheese frosting onto the cake layer until it is about 1/4" thick. Scatter half of the macapuno on top of cream cheese frosting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Place second cake layer, cut side down on top of bottom cake layer. Spread the remaining cream cheese frosting and remaining macapuno on top of second layer in the same manner as above.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Top the cake with cream cheese frosting to cover top and sides of cake. Remember to leave some frosting for your borders.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Using the remaining frosting decorate your cake of your own likes</span><br />
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-13928061186802931342012-11-01T19:54:00.004-07:002012-11-01T19:54:57.892-07:00Paris (Europe Trip part 2)<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our third stop, Bonjour de Paris, France. It's fascinating and romantic. The fabled city of lights. It reflects off the white stone buildings in the most amazing ways. We visited Eiffel tower, which is awesome specially at night. The whole tower lights up and sparkles, just wow!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to Museu' de Louvre. At one point I am thankful that being short and petite has given me some sort of benefits :), easy for me to made way to a packed of people wanted to see the painting of Monalisa up close just to take photos.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More places we've visited, Grand de Palais, Music Academy, Versailles, Notre Dame Cathedral and enjoy our night in Sienne River Cruise, stride along the best shopping avenue Montaigne. This is the glamourous side Paris. Walked in few neighbourhood and had croissant from the bakery first thing in the morning. Fresh warm bread available on most streets in Paris. I've noticed people dress well even just go around the corner to get bread :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We visited five countries in 14 days! You know how crazy that was! But it was wonderful, exciting and full of adventures. We enjoyed it a lot! since both of us love to travel and explore places! It was like back packing in Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, our first stop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">London is a charming and welcoming city. It is one of the most exciting and interesting cities in the world. We stayed there for 4 days, it's an enormous place and you will never be able to pack everything you'd like to do in few days or weeks, so we've just visited some familiar and major tourist spots like Kensington Palace/garden, Hyde Park, one of the most beautiful park, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, London Tower, Westminster Abbey, London Eye, walk around downtown London and streets in notting hill gate, stop by for tea in tea gardens, shopped in West end, my favourite thing to do :) and dine in local french, chinese and English restaurants. We went to Isle of Wight which is 30 mins away by speed boat from London mainland. But the weather is not cooperating that time, it was raining and we're on time constraint, so we were not able to visit Sir Topham hat and Thomas the Tank Engine lol. My kids would love that!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So thankful for Mike and her mom for showing us around the city. They are our awesome tour guide!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We're also able to visit some of our longtime friends and spend Sunday with them. Hubby preached to our filipino churches there. We had a great fellowship with them. They showered us with love and gifts :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Llandudno is a peaceful place. It lies on flat land between the main body of North wales and a huge limestone headland known as the Great Orme Peninsula. One of the things that I've noticed when we were there since day one, this place is packed with senior and middle aged elderly! This place is a haven for elderly people. Serene and tranquility is obviously felt in this place, maybe that's why most elderly folks live here. Maybe we will consider this place when hubby and I retire in the future :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took a day tour bus to show us around town. There are beautiful and cute holiday cottages, bed and breakfast houses, apartments and beautiful gardens, The Happy Valley, and the award winning victorian pier, St. George hotel where the Prince of Wales stayed whenever he pay a visit in Llandudno. We went to Conwy Castle and spend half a day there. It's fun to see the colourful terrace houses and most of all, it's fun to shop :) I'd say I had a serious shopping here and had a difficult time deciding whether I will buy or not all their beautiful hats lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seriously, I've never eaten a lot of fish and chips in my life, only in North wales! But on our last night, hubby brought me to a romantic restaurant in town.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My children and hubby is in Youth Retreat right now. They will stay there overnight. I am alone with my little monkeys! They had supper, bath and now they are in bed. It's only 8:30 pm and I'm done most of my house chores. One more load of laundry and it's done for the day, the rest can wait. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After few minutes...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Writing course is getting harder than I thought. I'm not even halfway there but I want to quit already...haha. My homework today is to write about "Parent". Writing is a good way of stimulating your mind. Hopefully, at least half percent of my brain will start to work. It's just that it's not working properly right now, so back to blog lol.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am enjoying the book that I'm reading recently, "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom. It is a very inspirational book that teaches life's great lessons. It lovingly captured the simplicity of life's complexity. A story of a dying man who enjoy his remaining time encouraging, sharing wits to his healthy, smart but sad, unsatisfied, and lonely student. Two people with different situation, different perspective, different way of looking what life is all about. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">A quote from this book that I love , "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">"A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just as I have a choice as to what I’m going to wear for the day, I have a choice as to what my attitude will be. I can put on the glasses of pessimism or hope.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we put on the glasses of pessimism, we see fear and despair, distortion, things are littered with “what ifs” and “if onlys.” But with the glasses of hope, we have faith and a pleasant perspective of the future. After all I serve a God of hope, not of despair. What a difference it makes when you put on the glasses of hope.</span></div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-52598355500332819822012-04-26T21:09:00.001-07:002012-04-26T21:13:55.467-07:00Stairway<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have the most wonderful hubby in the world. He recently renovated our stairs and built bookcases in our family room: :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I found these in pinterest and I'm having second thought of putting a gallery since I have so many frames in my house already, and it's not really what I want, but sure it's nice if I can at least put something in there :) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's a little bit overwhelmed lately! like a shadow that quickly speed from point to point that left me drained physically and emotionally :) This is the time when I need to be "taken away" from the daily grind. Our bodies are made to have a time of rest. If we don't rest from time to time, we'll get worn down and perhaps damage our health. Resting rejuvenates us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So today, I'm all for pampering myself. It's a home spa day! all in the comfort of my home. I have a DIY spa kit and use husband's foot spa gift to me on my 37th birthday :) while listening to a beautiful and soothing music. I feel so relax. Just what I needed in a moment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">I am not new in thunderstorm. I've experienced most deadliest and damaging typhoons ever hit the Philippines that last for days every year that leave people homeless and hopeless. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">The night when I was driving alone, I become a little fearful, not with all of the commotion around me or neither the strong winds and heavy rains but going through this storm alone. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">I had my share of many storms in my life and you have been too. In those times, it's hard not to focus on ourselves or on the situation. It's easy to sometimes feel that God has forgotten us. But there is purpose in the storm. The storm of life help shape and mold us. It builds faith, character, and worketh patience. (James 1:1-7). Most of all we learned to trust God.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">There are many people in the midst of the storms of life without any hope. They are alone, scared and crashed. Many who are right around us are struggling. I was just chatting to a good friend back home that go through a hard storm in her life right now. I wish I can touch her tangibly and hug her, but we're miles away. All I can do is hug her with my thoughts and prayers. For we know, that this too shall come to pass. Weeping may endure through the night but Joy cometh in the morning.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cherry blossoms tree is well known for it's short yet brilliant blooming season which ends with an inevitable fall to the ground. It's the most popular landscape trees too because of their beautiful spring flowers, and many varieties produce tasty fruits. I love, love cherry blossoms! They are beautiful trees!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and yellow shades in my living room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And now, since our twins are in toddler beds and staying with us permanently. I am redecorating their rooms and add wall art on it. They do have a garden sticker theme in their wall before, but they love to peel them off and stick it somewhere. This time I will paint cherry blossoms tree in the wall. I already had a pattern to do it, got paint and brush and ready to go! </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How about you? what's your favourite kids theme wall art ?</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-15754886582105187742012-02-19T18:24:00.001-08:002012-02-25T18:24:38.729-08:00Smile Away!<div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fa2KsoJ-Ev0/T0Gt3idPykI/AAAAAAAABI4/y_BFue3WWK8/s1600/IMG_1463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fa2KsoJ-Ev0/T0Gt3idPykI/AAAAAAAABI4/y_BFue3WWK8/s400/IMG_1463.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Children's smiles are pure and could melt your heart. These are my foster children. This picture was taken last summer. They will be staying with us permanently :)</div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Proverbs 17:22</span></i></span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> I was in a grocery store the other day and one thing that I've noticed, everyone that I passed by doesn't seemed to be in a good mood. Everybody is frowning. Well, I started to smile to everyone. I don't know what they think of me but I feel like smiling and guess what?... the wonders of smile shines through. They smile back at me, although there are some old folks just stare back :)</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> When I was in the counter, two old ladies behind the line keep looking at my cart , well, that cart was full of groceries that is almost as tall as me. They are probably thinking of why I had so much in my cart. I smiled and said " I got big family, I have 8 people to feed, and these won't last for a week, I tell ya" and they all laughed and started conversation with me including the cashier. One lady said, well I'm glad you can still smile. I told them, "Oh Yes, I have so many reasons to smile!"</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A smile cost nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give a smile. They don't know what cost it could give to others. </i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> Smile can change the life of someone who needs it.</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I know how much a smile can mean because I've been on the receiving end of some wonderful ones that have made a real difference to me. A smile can silently change the mood in a room, can lift drooping spirits, and bring hope and joy and forgiveness. Simple as a smile is, it certainly is powerful.</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I can only hope my smile made a difference to people I met each day! </i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So, Smile Away!</i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with my super cute niece Chloe :)</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We captured this photo when we were in Boracay Island, Philippines. I woke up early and had a stride along the beach. So peaceful and quite. Mornings are wonderful! It's a new day! A fresh new start. Full of hope and promises. Thank God for early morning sunrise that we can enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Why I love mornings?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I usually go to bed earlier than my husband. Since he love to do studying and reading at night, he go to bed late. I usually was never in bed until at least 10 or and sometimes till 1 am. I've enjoyed the whole house being quiet and finish my remaining chores like folding of clothes, preparing kids lunches and breakfast for tomorrow, cleaning my kitchen and bathrooms. So mostly chores done at night so I can enjoy my morning :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My brain power is more active in the morning. I woke up before everybody else in the house. Have a cup of coffee and do my devotionals. Then prepare breakfast for everybody. We do a lot of chatting during breakfast time and that is what I love the most since the rest of the day is come and go and at the end of the day everybody is tired.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For me, the earlier the better. It doesn't matter how late I slept the night before. I have no idea how that happens but it's easier for me to get up at 5:45 am. I couldn't get back to sleep anymore although I wanted to sleep in. The only thing I remember when I had a hard time getting up early is when aftershocks of travel time where there are jet lags or change of timeline or when I am really sick, other than that, my morning is always filled with happiness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love starting my day before everyone else. I feel like I have a head start to my day and get my day started with the right attitude. Morning to me speaks of freshness, fresh start to a new day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I get more done in the morning too. I am more alert and so I feel like I'm actually productive. With less time, I get more done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're not rushed to get off to school, most of the time we were all literally sitting around the living room while waiting for their school bus to leave @ 8:15 am. Only during weekends when the rest of the people in our house i had a hard time waking up in the morning. Kids said it's the only time they can sleep in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I like it when kids will remember me that I'm up , ready and alert. I normally did have to wake them up for school anyway after my morning devotionals, so I have a better tone to my voice :) If they didn't wake up, I will not say anything, I'll just put an ice in their faces LOL...! I did that once.. I don't want to yell, so I rub ice in their cheeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am not worried all day about all the things I need to do. Yes, some things have to wait but I like that I can get things started and have some time alone for myself like exercising, some reading and computer in betweens lol, that includes chatting with friends online or once in a while a girl time with some of my friends going out or some important appointments. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our vacation was amazing! It's so good to be with all my side of the family. We are scattered around the globe and meet in one place. Just imagined the level of adrenaline we had, catching up the lost time together. It's a grand Grand reunion indeed. We rented the whole resort for ourselves, got our own tourist bus for city tour. Visited beautiful landmarks in my parents hometown in Panglao, Bohol like the Chocolate Hills, ate at floating restaurant in Loboc River, dessert at Bee Farm, eating strange but delicious ice cream haha. Playing hide and seek to the smallest monkey in the world, the Tarsiers, and enjoying the manmade forest and beautiful scenic views. Island hopping in Virgin Island, snorkeling at the deepest diving spot. Most divers from all over the world come to this place. I did the craziest thing ever happened in my life, zip lining! I thought I have acrophobia, but I guess not because aside from zipline, I did parasailing too and worse I enjoyed it. I rock! LOL.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is such an amazing time together. I enjoyed the beautiful beach in Boracay the most! fun, fun fun. I am happy of getting a break for sure and of course that happiness was magnified times 100 when we were in vacation. Spending Christmas and New year with them. There were moments of frustrations, and annoyances and some dramas, but overall it was great! Just experiencing it all with the family was fantastic. I was so happy the whole time. It was an unforgettable time for my children too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But I'm back to reality. I thought I will never finish unpacking and doing laundry, and of course I have to be mentally prepared, changed my gear taking care of my little ones and some other stuff. It's difficult at first to get back to the daily routine... and I am really tired and beat. I got sick the day we left Philippines, until now my body is not recuperating.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wrapping up this vacation is exhausting haha. I guess it's time to plan another vacation hah!.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Inspite of all these things. I am glad I'm home. Nothing beats your own bed :) I missed our church and our church family.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's me, Jessica and Len (my sister in law) up there parasailing till the sun goes down lol. We are pulled by speedboat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qG0fMqOoez4/Tx4rKBYQvQI/AAAAAAAABFw/eXNftOCXwkU/s1600/DSC_0681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="427" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qG0fMqOoez4/Tx4rKBYQvQI/AAAAAAAABFw/eXNftOCXwkU/s640/DSC_0681.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All by myself zip lining. I am so proud of myself! lol</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">He knew that we would laugh together, and cry together. He knew we needed each to hug, to help, to teach, to share, to love. We needed a family that you can count on.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">This year 2011. Our side of my family had a great reunion held in Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, the hometown of my parents. It was wonderful to be with my loved ones. I am so glad that I belong to a family that loves God and love each other. Thank you to my parents who set a Godly example to their children.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">I will pass this Godly heritage to my children as well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's been a great year to our family!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-25551948433876568182011-12-06T22:07:00.000-08:002011-12-07T12:08:58.764-08:00Christmas Decors<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The tree is not up, the wreath is still in the box and some other Christmas decorations that we usually have every year. Last year, although we celebrated Christmas in Australia, we had a chance to put up our tree and few christmas bakings which my kids love to do. But this year, we will be going to the Philippines earlier than last year, so we had no chance to decorate. But nevertheless, we had few things at least to make our house a little festive :) </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At least we have a tiny christmas tree :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A blinking capiz Star lantern in our window</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Josel, my son made this for us </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He even make one for my family back home in the Philippines. The Patts Family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2uISWZbv1UE/Tt8ARkoblYI/AAAAAAAABEA/p9Xv34-eXnY/s1600/teddy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2uISWZbv1UE/Tt8ARkoblYI/AAAAAAAABEA/p9Xv34-eXnY/s400/teddy3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">More ornaments. We'll use this in our tree next year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jIPmqwSTnC0/Tt7_-HQTFYI/AAAAAAAABDo/94fZSs8ZZks/s1600/kate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jIPmqwSTnC0/Tt7_-HQTFYI/AAAAAAAABDo/94fZSs8ZZks/s400/kate.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This one is not a christmas decor, but it was given to me as a Christmas and birthday gift from a good friend. Love her. She chose the modest one too :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Royal Doulton Doll, her name is Kate. Isn't she beautiful? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and of course, flowers from special people in our church. Made me feel so loved. Thanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We will be leaving in two days to Philippines, but I'll keep in touch! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Got to go, I still have more packing to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God bless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-42035801217004705012011-11-20T14:56:00.000-08:002011-11-20T14:56:20.363-08:00I Have A Purpose<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lle_lnjZK8c/TsmFMm8GPYI/AAAAAAAABDE/gFyVvfwAaG0/s1600/kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lle_lnjZK8c/TsmFMm8GPYI/AAAAAAAABDE/gFyVvfwAaG0/s400/kids.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I AM A MOTHER AND I HAVE A PURPOSE!</span></strong></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am not anguishing I am not floundering. I am not deceived.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have a vision. I know who I am and who God created me to be.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know my purpose. I have direction. I know God’s mandate for my life.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am walking in the perfect will of God.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know it’s not easy. I know it’s hard. But I’ve counted the cost. My goal is set. How could my career be easy when I am impacting this nation for God?</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also the generations to come! And eternity!</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How can it be easy when I am destroying the plans of the devil?</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Such is the power of my God-ordained career,</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the highest calling ever given to women—motherhood!</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have embraced my calling. I am not intimidated by antagonists.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will not be moved. My heart is fixed.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I may be hidden in my home, but look out world! I am sharpening and polishing my arrows. I am getting them ready to shoot forth and destroy the works of the enemy. In the power and anointing of God I am advancing His kingdom!</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-67577719958328520452011-11-15T18:29:00.000-08:002011-11-16T08:52:55.530-08:00Fragrances<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikkV_e9VrMU/TsPpjqNjpEI/AAAAAAAABC0/V8I2nvd_YMQ/s1600/DSC04248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikkV_e9VrMU/TsPpjqNjpEI/AAAAAAAABC0/V8I2nvd_YMQ/s400/DSC04248.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's a habit that stucked in me since I was young. I love to collect perfumes! specially the sweet and floral smelling scents. I just love things that smells good :). But It took time before I got to finally find a perfume that really suit my personality. There are so many amazing perfumes out there and it's pretty challenging to find that really suits you and amazing on you. Not all branded and signature fragrances can suit you as well although it can be fun. Do not be fooled by nice and prettiest bottles, but take time to smell it first yourself personally before buying it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's some tips that can help you find the right fragrance for you:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 1.To keep it simple, perfumes come in five general categories. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fresh, sweet, floral, oriental and woody. <b>Decide on these categories you love</b>. Or you can have all of these scents and can wear them on different occasions, depends on your likings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heavier scents are more appropriate for the outdoors or night time, while lighter scents are better suited for places like work or school. But if you want a signature scent, look for something that will transition well between different scenarios. It's quite pricy but you don't have to worry about having two scents on different occasions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. To make a good choice, you should go to the perfume store in the morning when you can smell things better. However, if you have cold or you are tired, you should put off your visit till another day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Try perfume on clean, non perfumed skin. During one test you should try only up to three different fragrances because your nose will not be able to recognize more scents. Smell coffee beans in between testing to neutralize the scent before trying another one. Some stores have coffee beans ready for you during testing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Do not smell the top of the bottle or it's cap because the scent you smell is not the real one. You may smell an odor of alcohol instead. You should not also try perfume on the piece of paper but on your skin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. When you spray perfume on your skin for the first time, wait for about thirty seconds until alcohol evaporates. Then you will be able to find out what the top notes of perfume are. The top notes are highly volatile, it evaporate quickly and not last very long. The base notes have a profound influence on the blend. They are very long lasting ( it comes out 20 minutes to 2 hours later) :) That's why when I'm buying perfume, it took me a while to figure out the smell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. If you have already decides which perfume to choose, buy the smallest bottle of it. The expiring date of perfumes is usually up to three years from the manufacturing date. Even if you do not use your perfumes often, they may change. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love fresh and sweet and spicy scents. Fresh are refreshing in summertime while sweet and spicy are my all season favourites. My favourites right now are Carolina Herrera, Euphoria, Giorgio Armani Code and Burberry Brit and my day scent " sweet little things" from Victoria's secret. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fimgs.net/images/perfume/nd.5359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How about you? Do you care for perfumes and fragrances? What is your favourite scents?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a sweet smelling day everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943008904781470317.post-87270480384807190562011-11-03T20:58:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:13:36.844-07:00What's cookin'<div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are days that I enjoyed cooking a lot, like today and some days I wished I could fill my freezer with process foods, just heat and eat. No sweat. But that would really make me feel guilty, because I am convinced they're not that healthy and it doesn't come my family likes. I love cooking fresh vegetables, seafoods and meats that's why I make my own freeze ahead meals. It will take some time but it can be so comforting knowing I have those meals for those evenings I simply don't want to cook or no time to cook :) </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> There are ready to eat meals available in asian restaurants, but still no beats home cook meals :) and can save you some money too.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is what I cooked today. Filipino foods are complicated . It takes time to do one meal. Adobo and beef stew are good toppings for steam rice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pork adobo </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calderetta (beef stew)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I made wontons (uncooked). Some will go to freezer for next batch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and some for today :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did you make freeze ahead meals? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a great day!</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830374194177358724noreply@blogger.com0