Jakie and the Beadstalk

I started reading pocketbooks at a late age: 11.  I started with Enid Blyton's books which were all about brownies, pixies, talking dolls and toys, giants, witches, enchanted forests and chairs, and many more.  I got influenced into reading the more serious novels in my college years at the same time that my Papa was influenced by my Ninang Mamater to read pocketbooks.  Imagine, my Papa would finish a book in one or two days and being the type who likes to collect things, he would buy at least three pocket books in a day.   Hmm... maybe this is one trait I got from him: the desire to collect and collect things (thus causing them to pile up and be delicious food for the anays!) So, here's a part of our collection of books:   (I mean part, because this was taken last year, and I don't know how many books have been added to our collection.) A lot of Stuart Woods here! This is from my room in my parents' home: Oops, there's another bookshelf ...

Little Einstein made banat again! Photo credit: www.apple.com On our way from school last Tuesday, while on a taxicab, the little Einstein bombarded me with a lot of questions.  The following are the last few questions before we arrived at Mall of Asia: 1. Sino po ang nag-o-on ng ilaw sa roads? So I explained about how the lamps have sensors in them which automatically turn on and off depending on the available light. 2. Paano po pag nasira ang bridge, paano po madadaanan yun? So I told him, if a bridge needs to be repaired, then vehicles would definitely not be allowed to pass by it until the bridge is stable. At eto ang winner... 3. Mom, saan po galing ang kulangot? OMG! Instead of laughing, I had to explain about the cillia, the mucous and how dirt is trapped inside the nose until they form into a solid mass and how the snot traps the dirt and prevent it from getting inside one's lungs. Hay, nosebleed.  But see, no matter how innocent his questions ...

Last week, I made an online purchase at Lazada .  I've been eyeing a particular tablet since December because it was on sale, but by the time I got around to ordering it (meaning, may pambayad na ako), there are no more stocks available. So last Thursday, I finally had the courage/money to purchase a tablet (for my Mamsie) online. From www.lazada.com.ph The purchase was COD- Cash on Delivery and I addressed it at home, outside Metro Manila.  What's nice is that the next day, around 10 am, it arrived at our doorstep already! HA! Super fast! And I thought it would take 2-5 for a provincial order to reach the recipient.  I was really impressed. Now, here are my small views on this gadget: Price: Php 3,489.00  (37% off) Actual Price; Php 5,499.00 Delivery Charge: Free! (yey!!!) Inclusions: Charger USB adaptor Synthetic Leather Case Smiley points:  1. Love the free Leather case (It's usually 250-300 in the tiangges). 2. It's easy to use. 3. I...

The Roman Catholic Church is celebrating! We have a new Pope! His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and he is from Argentina in Latin America.  He is 76 years old and he chose to use the name Pope Francis.  Pope Francis is the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. For the first time, it is the Pope who asked the people to bless him.   This photo by Peter Macdiarmid was taken from Yahoo! News His leadership is expected to address the challenges that the Catholic Church is facing ahead: the dwindling number of churchgoers, homosexuality and gay marriages, leaks from the Vatican, ordination of women as priests, abortion, sexual abuses and more. Let us all pray for him and our Church. 

For more details: Please visit this  page . I love grilled foods. One wedding anniversary a few years ago, my hubby and I opted to stay at home and cook for each other instead.   In connection with grilling,  thought it would be nice to share with you a nice grilling activity courtesy of McCormick on April 7, 2013.  But before I continue with that, I'll share my favorite grilled recipe first.  It's a dish that I make for my family every time there's a get-together ever since that first try a few years ago. Now, going back a few years ago during our anniversary, I told hubby that I would like to try shrimp kebabs and I came up with a very simple recipe.  My hubby absolutely loved it! Of course, appearance-wise, it doesn't look as yummy as those in restaurants, but since it was cooked/grilled with love, it tasted much better than those! This was a picture of  my yummy Shrimp Kebabs the first time I came up with the recipe. T...

My little boy is starting to love arts and crafts.  He saw a bookmark made by his "kuya's" teacher and he asked him to teach him how to make one.   I like arts and crafts, but I am not into origami.  I don't even know how to make a paper boat.  But this little guy can make a paper boat already! The little boy adding some finishing touches So after many efforts of "pangungulit", the little boy finally made a bookmark. And what's sweet is that he made it for me daw because I love reading books! Awww!! ang sarap maging nanny, nanay pala. So, please don't ask me how it was done.  All I know is that there was a lot of folding that went on (and I heard he asked for a teeny weeny help from Momi G.). Shhhh...secret lang... My boy and his masterpiece! There, you insert the page/s that you want to mark. Slip on/Slip off bookies This is really nice since bookmarks easily fall off, so the page you are marking can be easily lost. Sin...

The little genius is asking a lot of profound questions My kid is now at this stage where he asks a lot of difficult questions.  I search all my brain cells for the correct answer since I believe that an adult must answer a kid's questions to the best of his/her knowledge. Last night, before going to sleep, my kid bombarded me with the following questions: "Mommy, 'pag lahat tayo dead na, sinong mag-aalaga sa dogs natin?" Gosh!!!  I told him that if we all die, our dogs will all be coming with us to heaven since God would not allow our pets to be left behind to fend for themselves.   Here's another.   "Mommy, 'san ba galing si Lord?" Whew!   So I said, in the beginning there was Word, and the Word was God. God is Lord. (And made an elaborate explanation of the Creation.) And his final question before we slept:  "Pag nasa heaven na tayo, kakain pa rin ba tayo?" I said, maybe we don't ne...

That's my Mamsie and Pamsie I am very lucky to have the best family ever!!!  We may have our ups and downs, but still, I know they will always be there for me.  That's why, now that I have my own family now, I try to instill in my kid all the values I've learned from my family (Parents and siblings included).  And one of the most important things in a family is to always remember that love. We don't fit inside the kitchen anymore so we eat in the garden or in the garage instead Every weekend, ever since we siblings moved out to our own houses, we make it a point to gather and at least have lunch together.  Lagi kaming kumakain sa labas... ng bahay!!! Kainan na!!! Food Attack! Now that we (my sister and brother) have children of our own, we make sure to remind our kids the value of family and spending every possible moment with each other. Ito ang simpleng buhay... Ang saya!

Don't ask me what the ingredients in there were. Basta ibang klase, parang liverspread na hindi liver. Yesterday, I made a post about Tupperware's 10 Women of Confidence which my sister was blessed to have become part of. Posing artista My sister told me na "feeling artista siya" when they had the photoshoot for the feature on them at Celebrity Living Magazine.  Pinasuot daw siya ng damit at sapatos " libo " and halaga.  Alam niya, kasi may tag price pa!!! Naloka daw siya sa tagal ng photoshoot- super daming poses at shots... only to find out that the magazine contained only one picture of each of them. Ha! Ha! Ha!!!! During their video shoot, she was made to wear a different set of clothes plus shoesesss! Mamahalin uli, kasi may tag price din.  (If you were wondering, hindi pinauwi sa kanila ang kanilang mga costume!!!) I also mentioned in my post that the awarding ceremonies was held at Sweet Bella Cafe in Glorietta. ...

Last year, Tupperware Philippines launched the Search for the Ten Women of Confidence.   Tupperware received nominations from all over the Philippines.  The only qualification was that the nominee must be an example of confidence in her own chosen field of endeavor. I kept of forgetting to send my nomination via email. Then I saw on their Facebook Page that the nomination was extended, so I submitted on the last day and nominated my sister, Gracie. Tupperware later on emailed me that my nominee was chosen for the Top 12 and voting for the Top 10 would be based on the most number of likes.  So I rallied, hard, for my friends to vote for her everyday.  A lot ignored me when I rallied for her, but despite my being ignored, my sister still got in the Top Ten. (Partida yun ah!) Practicing her smile for the awarding ceremony The event was capped with a Magazine feature of the Ten Women of Confidence at Celebrity Living Magazine (December 2012 issue), a Video Sh...