Treasure Jar

When we were being pounded by torrential rains last week, I was actually thinking “I miss the hot sweltering summer days”. Well, not actually the hot and sweltering part but you know…

Imagine staying on these chairs rather than looking out the window to see if water is slowly creeping up your home’s steps is definitely better. Why, I’d probably throw in a few interesting magazine articles to read about like the latest among showbiz personalities, pages upon pages of engagement rings, and even the latest information on Curiosity Rover. Or maybe not that last part to read about while lounging near the pool.

Photo was posted here.

Tags: at the beach, palm trees, summer, summer days, warm days

Being cooped up at home does not mean getting cabin fever because there is so much to do. I know there is a lot of things I have to do but in this cool bed weather, instead of cleaning up, sorting and organizing the things we have that needs to be sorted and organized in the clothes closets, library, dvd cabinet, kids’ room and even the living room, I just want to curl up in bed with a good e-book. And by e-book I mean I got a long list of ebooks to read.

So, how can one battle cabin fever?

• clean up the mess brought about by the more-than-week long rains
• sort clothes and toys and give these away to those who need them instead of just having these unused inside cabinets
• volunteer in relief centers and help in the packing of relief goods
• bond with the family by cooking for them and just simply spending time together

I am sure people are now eager to go out and breathe some outdoor air. I myself am ready to go as soon as I finish some online tasks.

I just hope and pray that my fellow kababayans who were affected by the massive flooding are in a better situation than earlier last week.

Tags: cabin fever

HOW TO JOIN:

Boys and girls ages 2 – 14 years old are eligible to join the song and dance or lip synch contest. The contestant/s can join solo or as a group.

Contestant/s may be of any nationality residing in the Philippines throughout the duration of the contest.

To join the contest, each contestant should have an Php 800.00 minimum single receipt purchase exclusive from SM DEPARTMENT STORE’s participating Character brands:  Barbie, Betty Boop, Cars, Disney Fairies, Disney Princess, Dora, Garfield,  Hello Kitty, Marvel, Mickey for Boys & Girls, Robby Rabbit, Sesame Street, Snoopy and Winnie the Pooh.

Every P800.00 minimum single receipt = 1 Purchase Audition Code. If performing as a group, each contestant should have his/her own Purchase Audition Code.

Proceed to the Redemption Booth at the Children’s Wear Department to claim your Purchase Audition Code which you will use to upload your video entries.  Registration on-line  shall be available thru www.risingstars.ph/smtoonfest.  Parents or guardian will register the contestant’s complete name, address, age, contact number, email address,  parent’s name/ or guardian’s name and other important information at the registration page.

Submission of entries is through the SM Toon Fest website, www.risingstars.ph/smtoonfest

There are two (2) ways to submit your entries:

From your home:  Record a 1-minute video using the pre-selected K-Pop songs and upload in the SM Toon Fest website.

In SM Branches:  Go to the video stations at designated SM Supermalls Event Centers to record and upload your audition video.

An email confirmation will be sent for successful submission of entries.

HOW TO AUDITION:

1. 1.    Record your videos using the pre-selected K-Pop songs found in the Playlist Page of the SM Toon Fest  website, www.risingstars.ph/smtoonfest.  Only songs from this list will be considered valid entries.

1. Wear a full outfit (dress or top and bottom combination) from the current K-Pop collection from  one (1) of the participating Character brands in the Children’s Wear section of any SM Department Store and style it in K-Pop fashion.
2. Contestant/s can perform individually or as a group, with a maximum of 5 members per group.
3. If performing as a group, each contestant should have his/her own Purchase Audition Code and wear an outfit from any of the participating Character brands. Each member of the group can wear outfits from different Characters.
4. All videos should be uploaded via the SM Toon Fest website, www.risingstars.ph/smtoonfest.
5. In the website, the contestant must:
   1. Register (A parent or guardian of legal age should register in behalf of the kids)
   2. Encode the Purchase Audition Code as a proof of purchase (1 Purchase Audition Code per participant; example: group of 4 in the video = 4 Purchase Audition Codes)
   3. Select a song from the list of available K-Pop songs
   4. Record the video (lip synch and dance)
   5. Share the recorded video with friends via email, Twitter or Facebook
   6. Once the video is uploaded successfully, the contestant will receive an acknowledgement message along with an Official Entry Number.

Note:

Contestant/s may submit multiple entries. He/She must be wearing a different outfit from the participating brands in each video submission. A different Purchase Audition Code will also be required from the contestant/s for each video

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When the hubby had registered a high blood pressure reading, one of the things he had to have was a blood pressure monitor. He got ALP K2 digital blood pressure monitor because none of us know how to use the more expensive old school.

Below is my blood pressure reading (for all the world to see, lol) as of a few minutes ago:

It is a great help, regarding health matters, that some things like this digital blood pressure monitor and in some cases, ekg machines, are available to be used at home or in small clinics. Of course, having licensed medical professionals use this is still better. For monitoring purposes, I think these are not just handy but helpful as well.

Tags: blood pressure reading, digital blood pressure monitor, digital bp monitor

This is my children’s guitar. It is a mini guitar for children.

It is smaller than the usual guitar, like a taylor gs mini, because it was made especially for children. They don’t have time to really play with this especially now that they get swamped with homework, projects and other school concerns.

I miss hearing them strumming, though they still have to really learn how to play since they didn’t have time to have guitar lessons last summer.

Tags: guitar for kids, mini guitar, small guitar

I would never have guessed that reading blogs back in the mid 2000’s would get me hook to start my own. More than six years later, I have put up several blogs, got articles posted online here and there and hooked with Social Media trends like Twitter and Facebook.

I must say blogging has and still is a big part of who I am as a special education teacher, as a former homeschooling mom, as a hobbyist, a home-based short order cook and bits and pieces of things in between.

The internet is a big part of our life especially since the children do a lot of home work, research and those things that they do online. We are happy with our current internet connection but we are open to try newer and better internet connection to be able to maximize our needs to be digitally connected.

When I chanced upon myBRO, I got interested and here’s why:

• Bilis install. Now this is good especially if you really need that connection ASAP.
• Reliable. Why not, this is PLDT and Smart after all.
• Affordable. See below to see what myBRO has to offer and where to apply for a myBRO account.

• The Smart Bro service will be available for application at any Smart Stores or PLDT Business Office nationwide, or through any accredited Smart or PLDT sales agents.

• You may learn more about the myBRO plans by visiting the any Smart Store, accredited PLDT Home reseller or calling *1888 from your Smart cellphone.

You can also visit : www.pldthome.com

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