Treasure Jar

I don’t know if the “Buy HGH” doctor’s order is acceptable to some people. There are some things that are quite difficult to accept regarding one’s age.

If there is a real fountain of youth, then perhaps people will be at each other’s neck to be able to get to it first.

Aging is inevitable.

Being a teacher dealing with young children (and several tweens), I have to feel young, have a know-how with what’s in and what’s hot. Sometimes it irritates me when people acknowledge me and say “opo” or call me “tita” or worse, “mommy” -> duh, hindi kita anak no?! LOL.

Ho do we age gracefully? Here are a few tips on aging gracefully:

• Have a positive outlook in life.
• Surround yourself with loved ones who will not just support you but will accept you and all your little flaws.
• Be physically fit.
• Eat healthy food.
• Be mentally alert by constantly learning new things and re-learning other skills you may have forgotten along the way.
• Take charge of your life by planning ahead.

There are times when I feel young and vibrant and full of new dreams to conquer. There are also times when I feel old and tired.But when I look at my family, I know there’s so much to live for and I want to live longer while I age gracefull, all for them.

Don’t you want to do that too?

Tags: aging, aging gracefully, healthy food, physically fit, planning ahead, positive outlook, taking charge of your life

Kicking off last May 14, 2011, “Chikka Live: Small Talk. Great Music” will run for eight weeks with country pop duo Krissy and Ericka opening the series.

Lined up on succeeding weekends are talented and sensational artists including

• AJ Rafael,
• Marie Digby;
• American Idol finalist Andrew Garcia and Ramiele Malubay;
• Filipino Aussie Christian Joseph
• other special guests like US You Tube sensation Michelle Martinez;
• World Singing Competition Champion, Aria Clemente

The online streaming concert series also offers a venue for fans to send free text messages to their favorite artists.

Founded in 2001, Chikka’s flagship is the Chikka Messenger, an online application that supports the delivery of instant messages as SMS to mobile phones. According to the company, Chikka Messenger, now with over 68 million registered users, is probably the most widely-used and viewed Internet and mobile-based communications tool by Filipinos worldwide.

For more information about Chikka’s products or Chikka Live visit www.chikka.com.

Tags: Chikka Live, Chikka Live: Small Talk Great Music

Filipinos are one of the more sociable people in the planet. If by chance you meet someone you know on the street (or in a mall), one of the few greetings exchanged would be:

“O, kumusta ka na?” “Saan ka galing?” “Saan ang lakad mo?”

Aside from these usual introductory greetings, Pinoys seem to find it hard to part ways with friends they meet, and the usual goodbyes are longer than the actual conversations. We even have small talks and make friends with people we don’t know while in a bus or the MRT or at the supermarket’s long line and even while getting documents for Medicare part D plan.

Funny isn’t it, but so true.

We Pinoys are an adventurous bunch but that doesn’t mean we are careless. In our society where things have gotten fast-paced, modern and everyone seems to be in a hurry, we try to be as practical as we can , using on things that will be reliable and able to keep up with everything that we have to do.

Because we live in a tropical country, we love wearing slippers. Not just ordinary slippers but functional, stylish and not super expensive.

Personally, one of the brands I use as slippers when I need to go places is my Dupe pair of slippers. This was what I wore when I went to Divisoria with my hubby last Sunday. With all the walking we did, I didn’t have any problems with it.

So, Dupe asks Pinoy: “Saan ang lakad mo?”

Tags: Dupé, Dupe asks Pinoy Saan ang Lakad mo, Dupé Gel HXP, Dupe Saan ang Lakad mo, Dupe slippers

I’ve read a post entitled: “Are we in denial about our weight?”

Interesting topic for me because weight is one of the most talked about topics among women friends, next to makeup and beauty tips, love life for the singles and kids for the moms, the hunt for the best progesterone cream for those who are within the age range, home management tips for the married ones and the best hip places to hang out for those who want to relax. Topics are in no particular order of importance.

What about my thoughts on the article?

I think I am in denial too. I am guilty of giving myself a “reward” because I burned calories when I go to my Zumba class and/or when I get home from a tiring day of work. Yep, the reward brings back the calories I’ve burned when I should have been rewarding myself hooping time instead because it makes me happy too. Gah!

I don’t know how much I weigh, I haven’t stepped on a scale for a long time.

Tags: health, healthy lifestyle, weight, weight control, weight management

I hope not. Though the children enjoyed a two-week vacation with my parents and were able to spend a day or two at the beach, it seems that they have not truly enjoyed their summer vacation yet. And yes, it’s almost over with barely a month to go before school starts.

It would have been fun to go some place where they can enjoy and do what they like to like swim to their hearts’ desire or even ride on an ATV (and I heard RZR XP Accessories are selling fast) on a trail.

They still hope they could go to their other grandma’s place but I think that would be next to impossible now.

We’ll probably just plan weekend trips so that they can still enjoy their vacation. I don’t know what’s with Sundays, the bed’s attraction seem stronger than having fun elsewhere.

Gadget hungry?

Gadgets like a netbook, a tablet, smartphones, iphones and cameras are product must-haves people dream to own. But the question is, how many gadgets can one really handle? How many gadgets does one really NEED?

Let’s see some hypothetical situations:

There is a lady who just can’t wait to get her hands on this certain camera even though she still has a new point and shoot camera and an even newer dlsr.

There is another one who misses the android phone because this person now has a new iphone.

Then there’s this man who totes a netbook and not satisfied with it, opens his tablet while taking a photo of himself with his android phone all the while his other smartphone is ringing.

What I’d like to see is the first person bring along the newer dslr, the almost new point and shoot and the newly purchased camera while she takes photos with her iphone. Oh-la-la!

Really now. I think it is not really a matter whether one can afford these things because the more one wants to have these things they think they need, one becomes more greedy, more materialistic in this already materialistic world.

Tags: gadget hungry