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A Poem, Dreamland and a Toy Car

Last night, when I went home, my son was telling me he needs to memorize the poem “All Things Bright and Beautiful” which they would recite tomorrow in class one-by-one. After cleaning up and eating dinner, we proceeded to the task.

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Father and Son Pinoy Team Won Reality Cook Show in US

Another good news for Pinoys — a Filipino-American father and son team just won in a popular reality cooking show titled Food Network. shown in the United States of America.

Chef Andrew Dizon teamed up with his father, Ladd Dizon, in facing the challenge called  ”24 Hour Restaurant Battle” where the contestants were asked to put up the restaurant of their dream within 24 hours. The winning menu of the father-and-s0n tandem were popular Filipino dishes consisted of  oxtail kare-kare, lengua (beef tongue), bittermelon or ampalaya with shrimp, spring rolls and banana turon. The stake –  $10,000 or almost half a million pesos. Read the rest of this entry »

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Another Home Technology

This afternoon when I hitched a ride with a friend, we passed by their exclusive village and I asked him if there were incidences of burglary or such in their community since it’s a common occurrence in high-class residences such as theirs. He replied there were attempts.

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A Pinoy Won the Emmy Creative Arts Category!

After Miss Universe 4th place winner Filipina Venus Raj, another Pinoy emerged as an international talent in animation — Joseph  ”Joe” Mateo who just won an Emmy award for Creative Arts  for one of his works with Disney. He bagged the award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for the television special ‘Prep & Landing’ where he was the toryboard artist.

Mateo received the award during the 62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards for technical and other achievements in such category in American television, in Los Angeles last August 21.

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Sunday Family Bonding

Thanks to the long weekend, our family had a longer time to bond before another week of work. We chose the mall for our bonding activities since there’s so much to do in malls including playing games in slot machines and riding carnival rides, window shopping (and actual shopping for those with budget), dining, movie watching, and much more. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sale Alert: SM City Taytay 3-Day Sale + 1 Extra Day!

Calling all SM Mall sale fanatics from Rizal, SM City Taytay is holding a “3-day plus 1 Extra Day” sale starting today, August 37 until August 30, 2010.

Selected items will be on sale for up to 50% off its regular prices plus you’ll get a chance to win 1 of 3 Devant LCD TV. It’s another shopaholic day! Happy shopping!

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Shopping for Plus-Size Women

It was only through online shopping that I discovered women like me, with waist-size of 36 and above and weighs more than 140 pounds, are actually called “plus-size.” The term is important as searching online using this keyword directs you to sites that sells items specifically meant for big women like me.

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Precautions to Reduce the Risk of Foodborne Diseases

In support of Marikina City’s Food Safety Programme  and to provide healthy tips in avoiding foodborne diseases, here are the tips provided by the Marikina City Healthy Office (MCHO) (print this at home and stick it somewhere in the kitchen to remind the whole family about food safety):   Read the rest of this entry »

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The Search for the Best Budget Mobile Phone

The last time I purchased a gadget was last year, a laptop and a cellular phone. The geek in me is again aching for a technology upgrade, this time, a laptop or a cellphone that is touch sensitive and WiFi ready. Both are equally expensive though as ideally, I wanted branded ones.

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Heart Matters

For three weeks, I was under health stress. I was maintaining Marikenya.com under the scrutiny of my husband who was watching me like a guard dog making sure I would not put myself under more stress. I was undergoing lab tests and medications to know the cause of palpitation of the heart I was experiencing. I was seeing an internist and heart expert at St. Vincent Hospital in Concepcion, Marikina. Read the rest of this entry »

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