Jakie and the Beadstalk

I love May!  In the Philippines, May is the Month of Mother Mary, the month of the Flores de Mayo Festival (Flowers of May).  It is celebrated with a parade of men and women (even children) dressed like queens and kings.  It depicts the legend about St. Helene (Reyna Elena) looking for Christ's cross. I remember being a little girl, parading in the streets in a pretty gown provided by a neighbor. I think I was 5 then.  Suddenly (it was late afternoon) a dog barked loudly and I literally jumped into the hands of my uncle and did not want to finish the parade anymore. Hahaha. Here's another reason why I love May: Firmoo has updated their New Arrivals for May and you may have the chance to get yours for  FREE ! We like freebies, right? Spring and summer always have great fashion trends, but it can be frustrating when you already have a nice dress or outfit to wear but can never seem to find the right pair of accessories to go with it. Wearing ...

Popcorn... Movies... Me. Movies aren't complete without popcorns.  Ask my hubby and kid to watch a movie without popcorn and you will get an evil stare the could melt even the thickest ice in Greenland.  My family chooses Kettle Korn among the other brands of popcorn. And nothing beats Kettle Korn's Cheese-flavored popcorns. What's funny is that the more action there is in a movie, my hands try to make a double time bringing popcorn to my mouth too! Which brings me to another thought.  What if I'm the star in a movie? (And I'm not the one eating popcorn, watching the screen?) If I were a star in my own movie, first, I would definitely choose to be the " kontrabida " in that movie. Yep, being a villainess would be a real challenge for me... ...and here's my plot... A young woman suffers from nightmares,seeing blood all the time but never really finishes the nightmare to discover where the blood comes from. She starts seeing a psychol...

I used to just join contests and giveaways and now it's my turn to give back. So now, I give you, my first ever giveaway courtesy of Firmoo , the world's "Most Popular Online Eyeglasses Store" with over 580,000 fans worldwide.  I will raffle off six (6) e-vouchers to be used for purchase of Firmoo glasses. Allow me first to introduce   Firmoo . Firmoo combines high quality glasses at an affordable price.  True to its vision, Firmoo ensures its online customers of its aim - Vision and Fashion in a Frugal Way! There's a multitude of styles in various colors and shapes that you can choose from at Firmoo.com .  It offers prescription glasses, sunglasses, wrap around glasses, among others, for both men and women. Firmoo Tinted Glasses All of Firmoo 's eyewear are directly sourced from their affiliate factory, so their price is 85%~90% lower than that in the traditional brick-and-mortar stores. What's more is that despite the lower...

In 2011, after finding utter disappointment from two (2) major internet providers in the Philippines, hubby went to a Smart Wireless Center and applied for a Canopy Device.  When the unit was delivered,     the installers suggested that we avail of the Wimax instead since the trees around the neighborhood were blocking the signal. So, they came back later and delivered the Wimax device.  The contract was locked for two years, otherwise, we had to pay pretermination charges. Photo credit: adamsplanet.blogspot.com On the day that Pacman lost to Marquez, on Dec. 9, 2012, we discovered that we had no internet signal.  This had happened many times before, sometimes lasting for a few hours, and the most was three days. We never a reversal of the charges since it was too much of a hassle to call their customer hotline at *888.  After two or three days of no internet signal (it was forever a running light), we reported the matter to the hotline. Th...

What can you do with P150.00? Visit Manila Zoo and Kinder Zoo! My sister got vouchers through Ensogo for a visit to Kinder Zoo at Manila Zoo.  For only P96.00, a voucher includes entrance to Kinder Zoo plus two activities.  Choose from the following: swimming (unlimited), kiddie zipline, wall climbing, bird feeding, horse back riding and butterfly catching. But to enter Kinder Zoo, you have to pay the entrance fee  for Manila Zoo first, which is P40.00 for adults and kids above 3 ft., or P20.00 for Manila Residents (this was excluded in the voucher). For senior citizens, entrance to Manila Zoo is free. If you weren't able to get those vouchers online, then you can go there directly.  Entrance fee is P100 (20% off for senior citizens) and every activity is P50.00.   I think they have a promo, that is, for P250.00 per person, that's unlimited activities for a day.  Kinder Zoo (again, located inside Manila Zoo) allows visitors to interact...