If you’re going out you better not forget your sunglasses, umbrellas or hats for the scorching heat of the sun can also burn you and hurt your eyes. I bought a new Marc Jacobs sunglasses last year for my birthday and been using it everytime I go out. I just gave my old Oakley sunglasses to bro and fortunately the size and style it fits him. My SIL is wearing her Fossil glasses on the picture. I think nike sunglasses also have nice shapes and styles, I'd take note of that the next time I'll buy again.
I am guessing that summer will still be too hot in few more weeks but there are times it’s gloomy. I’m not wishing for the rainy seasons to come early but few showers can dampen the already toasted ground and can bring fresh and cool air.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Hot, Hot Summer
Bisita Iglesia and Station of the Cross p. 2
Our 3rd stop is at OUR LADY OF LIGHT PARISH in Cainta, Rizal. Been to this church many times in the past because this church is just adjacent to our highschool grounds. It’s been a while since I went inside so I was thrilled the new altar that they have. When we got there at around 2 pm, there are many people who are already doing their station of the cross. Again, we didn’t let the chance to take some photos.
Our 4th and last church that we went is my hometown’s church, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH. I’m specifically proud of our church as it is quite huge, spacious, airy, well lighted by natural lights and elevated. There are also some renovations going and I like the painted glass tiles above with paintings of the life of St. John the Baptist.
We finished our station of the cross here and my niece, SIL and I feel so blessed after doing so. We promised that we’ll be doing this again next year and hopefully we can go to 7 churches that time.
Can I Afford a Ford?
We own several vehicles and in fact, my mom is still dreaming of owning an Isuzu crosswind, which I really don’t agree. She’s been telling us that if ever she’ll win the lottery, she’ll purchase one immediately. Oh I wish that will come to a reality. Well, if you’re going to ask me, I’d rather have a Ford expedition, which is more stylish, luxurious and has enormous strength as an AUV. Well, I need to bet on the lottery as well and who knows I might own one in the future.
The only hard thing about having vehicle/s is its maintenance. You need to always check on it to ensure good performance Repair estimates are also made available by many car auto shops just in case your vehicle is not performing well than usual. Just in case, that Ford Expedition is far from reality, I guess I just need to bear with our old Toyota Tamaraw and van.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Blessed Image of Our Lady of Antipolo at the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
Antipolo Cathedral in Anitpolo City is the home of the our lady of the Blessed Virgin of Antipolo (Birhen ng Antipolo). The origin of the blessed Mother is said to date back during the to Spanish era here in the Philippines where there are galleon trade.
On March 25, 1626, Don Juan Niño de Tabora left the shores of Mexico aboard the galleon, El Almirante, to make its voyage to the Philippines. On this trip, Governor Tabora brought along the brown image of our Blessed Virgin Mother. For three months, the El Almirante safely braved the dangers of the stormy seas and a fire aboard the ship, arriving in the ports of Manila on July 18, 1626. Governor Tabora, realizing that the galleon's safe and successful journey was due to the presence of the image of the Blessed Virgin on board the ship, called for the pompous celebration of the image's arrival.
Amidst pageantry and fireworks, the religious procession started from the Church of San Ignacio, the Jesuit Church in Intramuros, up to the Manila Catholic Cathedral, which became the first house of the Blessed Virgin's image. It is said that because of the events surrounding the safe voyage of the El Almirante, the Blessed Virgin was named Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buenviaje.
Now, I learned the reason why many have been going to Antipolo to have their cars or vehicles blessed for the Lady because of the story behind. I’m also sure that those travelling and going board on ships are praying for her guidance so they can avoid any maritime accident and for their safe voyage.
Bisita Iglesia and Station of the Cross p.1
Our first stop is at the Shrine of OUR LADY OF PEACE and GOOD VOYAGE also known as the Virgin of Antipolo (Birhen ng Antipolo) in Antipolo City. It's only about 30mins. away from our house and that day my brother drove us to the church.
I still remember the days when go there to hear mass when we're still kids. Mom will also buy me"palayok palayukan" toy and horse paper mache for my bro.
We started our station of the cross here and when we finished, we decided to take some photos and of course buy some KASOY nuts, which is very popular there. You can also find lots of rosary and other religious items there. We bought some and had it blessed as well. It was almost lunch time when we left the church. Our stop to Antiplo will not be complete without posing at the signage (SIL took this photo but the "t" was cut off..lol)
Our 2nd Stop is at ST. CLEMENT Church in Angono, Rizal. Actually this is my 2nd time to visit the church, the 1st time is when I attended the baptism of my godchild. Again, nothing can stop us from posing in front of the church.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Random Thoughts About Work and More
Holy Thurs. and Good Friday were spent doing some religious works as a tradition and we’ll be doing that again come Holy Week next year. I’ll be sharing some of our Holy Week photos here on my blog soon but I’ve already uploaded some at my Facebook account.
I finally got back to work on Monday and even though I still have hangover from the long vacay of sort that we had, I need to compel myself to go back to my work routine all over again. Fortunately, my blogging mojo didn’t left me when I need to finish some articles asap yesterday. Now, I’m almost done.
Doing my work ahead of time gives me more time to browse online, stop by my fave online stores (window shopping only!), blog hop for a while, open my FB acct., or read some articles. It’s also always refreshing to find new sites or blogs where I can get inspiration or somewhat take a peek at the lives of other bloggers like Henrik Stigell. I also happen to stumble upon a blogger who took my attention as I found her miniature doll house collection amusing.
As soon as I’m done with my work, I’ll be doing some digi designing once again because I need to finish a digikit that I started last week. Yay, can’t wait to dabble on my Photoshop once again.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Media Players, Instant Messenger, NotePad For Various Needs
We use our computers for various reasons and it has become a powerful tool that we use everyday. We can use it to type our documents, using the internet to browse or chat, watch videos and listen to the music and practically it has become part of our daily lives.
Adding software in our computers can add additional functions to it and thankfully, there are free downloadable software that we can easily install in our pc. We have so many options that we can install and here are some of them.
I: Multi-Media Players:
1. KMPlayer - If you’re already bored with your pre-installed media player on your pc then try this KM Player, a multifunctional multimedia player software. You can watch videos and use it to listen to your fave music or audio files. It has a good edge over others because it can read various formats such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-124, WMV, RealMedia, QuickTime etc.
As the name implies, it has a classic or basic look, which is similar to that of the windows media player. Aside from the ability to read all types of media files, the additional features of this media player are the ability to capture screenshots and copy protecting a DVD. Plus it has sound filters and playlists. Though it has a classic look, you can also change its skin for added personalization.
3. MPlayer
Linux OS users sometimes have a hard time looking for compatible software to run on their (OS) operating system. This MPlayer is a great way to play your videos and music on your computer.
II: Instant Messenger:
This is another IM that you can use to talk to your friends and relatives. It has many features that you can enjoy while chatting. There’s no more reason now that you can’t reconnect with them online because instant messengers these days can replace the expensive overseas phone calls.
III: NotePad
If you’re used to seeing a default Microsoft notepad program on our pc then this new notepad is different. Notepad++ is a good tool for programmers as it is much different from the default notepad as it has cool features such as drag-and-drop, multiple clipboard availability, spell checker, and lots more.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Palm Sunday 2011
It was Palm Sunday last April 17th and it’s our tradition to hear mass and bring our “palaspas” (decorative palm fronds) made from coconut leaves. Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ to Jerusalem. Inside our church. People waving their palaspasAfter the Holy Mass, the priest or lay ministers will then blessed our palaspas inside and outside the church with Holy Water. We decided to just go outside and have it blessed. Look how many people gather to have it blessed. Those blessed palms will then be placed on windows or top of doors with the belief that it can ward evil spirits.
Back To Work
I only went online this morning and saw some online works waiting for me. I missed lots of opps last Thursday as it got expired, too bad but it’s just ok because I have done different things when I’m out. Now, I’m back online and back to work already. I also used my idle time to think about what another business is feasible to go into. I'm not sure if I'll excel in the buy and sell industry because if you're going to ask me to buy and sell some stuff, for sure I'll be selling none..lol. Just not my cup of tea.
Friday, April 15, 2011
My Japan Bike
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Testing Post from Live Writer
Testing post from live writer.
I didn't realized that I still have the old version (2008) of my live writer here at my desktop so I opened it and add this blog and it worked.
But the thing is I can't make a new paragraph when I tried to enter. I guess I need to read how is works or else I'll go back to posting straight from blogger. Or maybe I already need to upgrade this to new version.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
How Can You Beat Such a Good Price?
I went to several eye doctors already and often than not, the glasses that they prescribed either make me dizzy or it seems that I still can’t see clearly and I'm not sure why. Maybe wrong measurements? Anyway, I went to this eye doctor about 2 years ago and voila, the prescription eyeglasses that she prescribed were more than helpful. I’m still seeing that doctor if I need to change my specs.
Salon Time
Every time I go to the salon, which is every 3 months for my hair color, I also had my hair cut and hair spa. My hair is coarse and thick so I need some a hair spa all the time but too lazy to do that once a month. I just bought a sunsilk hair treatment cream that I use once a week for deep conditioning.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Today..
I am thinking… of experimenting on new dishes and desserts recipes that I found online.
I am thankful for…all the blessings that I’m continuously receiving.
From the kitchen…I've cooked stir fried cauliflower and other veggies and fried chicken for lunch. Also, I've been wanting to eat the no cook mango layered cake that I made.
I am wearing…my favorite duster for today
I am going…to finish more works today as I don't want to cram on its due date. Also I wanted to find new color scheme for the digital scrapbooking kit that I'll make soon for Father's Day.
I am watching... Eat Bulaga, a local noon time show eventhough I'm working on my laptop.
I am hoping…that my mom's blood pressure will not get high once again just like last night. It was 140/70 when I checked it last night and she's kinda uncomfortable with that. I took her bp this morning and it was 130/70. She's drinking her medicines regularly but I guess the hot and humid weather affected her bp too.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
So Little Time
You see I have tons of photos to share but I got little time to put watermark on them and post it here. Also, having multiple blogs on my shoulders make it impossible for me to blog almost everyday on this blog. I'm not complaining though because having many blogs is a blessing for me for that can mean that I'll have more work.
There are also times when I got lazy blogging and the only thing that I wanted to do is to browse the net and tweet endlessly.
Trying Out New Dishes
I've been also scouring the net for some new dishes so that it will not be boring and that makes me inspired to cook. Actually, I have tried numerous dishes and it turned out good. Actually, I need to find more so I can keep our meal time interesting. Aside from that, I also experimented on a mango dessert and it's good although I need to adjust some measurements. I hope they love my cooking and they will not blame me if they get fat this summer hehe. If they do they need to exercise or consider a lipozene if they gain more weight. My other nephew is going to the gym and has control on what he eats (he doesn't eat rice) so I don't think he'll gain fast.
Later on, I'll be going to my fave recipe blog and will look for another good recipe and I reckon that the chicken with creamy mushroom sauce sounds delicious.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Topamax Birth Defect Warning
The worst thing is that, pregnant women who may have been taking such drug, aside from experiencing side effects can result to birth defects of their baby according to studies. Wow, this is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly. Victims of this drug also have taken action and filed Topamax lawsuit where they got compensated. If you know someone who needs legal advise on this case, you can advise them to consult O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949