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

One of the earliest article I wrote for the now offline wmn.ph was “Wedding Favor Ideas“.

This article was not really about sentimental anniversary gifts though the suggestions there are related for celebrating wedding anniversaries.  Main topic was about wedding favors and how couples have become creative in giving their guests wedding favors that can be used and not thrown away as junk.

Part of my article goes:

Here are some tips on choosing the apt wedding favor depends on the couple’s taste, style, theme and yes, budget.

• Be practical: practical favors like wine bottle stoppers, notebooks and pens are wonderful ideas. These are not discarded easily because one can have a use for these wedding favor ideas.
• Anything consumable can be a big hit: mini wine bottles, bottled flavor sauces, flavored candies, mini-cakes and cookies in fancy boxes are some of ideas for this kind of wedding favors. Tea bags with attached instructions with an inspiring message are a good idea too. These can be put in fancy containers that can also double as a table centerpiece.
• Stylish and functional: linens like handkerchiefs, mini-towels and stationery are some suggested wedding favors.
• Go green: potted orchids and/or herbs can double as a table centerpiece. Pots can be painted to match the color motif of the wedding.

FYI: This entire article I wrote was copied in it’s entirety by a Multiply account, a seller of wedding favors. No attribution was given to the online publication which was owned by one of the bigger TV networks in the country. If I hadn’t gotten Google Alerts from it, I wouldn’t know that my published and paid for article was copied, word per word.

Oh yeah, my name was there, along with this blog’s url which was linked only when the editor asked seller to.

And no, I will not post the seller’s link here and have her get inquiries and traffic.

Tags: copying article without attribution, wedding favor ideas, wedding favors, wedding favors article copied

Been enjoying the relatively cool weather even if it means a lot of people, including my children are getting some sniffles. Much as I love this cool weather though I fear what the summer will bring. I can perhaps do something about the heat and bear it till the temps go down at night.

I have several plans for summer and none of that include travel yet. What are these things?

• We plan to get rechargeable fans and lights for the brownout schedules.
• We also plan to get more water containers like steel drums and big plastic ones for the foreseen water shortage. As I’ve written, we are not used to having water 24/7 and I think we can live with that since we have been doing that for more than a decade already because we are used to storing water for rationing.
• We plan to purchase more comfortable clothes for summer to temporarily not feel humid weather.
• More fruits to quench the thirst is a best way to go.

Do you have summer plans already?

Tags: family, Philippine summer, Philippines, summer no water, summer plans, summer rotational brownouts, summer water shortage, water shortage

I told myself that I would steer clear of online time wasters this year. Before 2010 was over however, I found myself playing another online game, CSI Crime City in Facebook. Gah!

I spent a lot of time and money (virtual though) to make “My Lab” look good, with the latest equipment and the best furniture my earning could buy. I even changed my floor to something that is made of metal because I wouldn’t want anyone to slip and break evidence. If only there’s an option to apply non skid solution, I would go for it.

What I love in CSI Crime City: Continue Reading »

Tags: CSI Crime City, CSI Crime City Facebook, CSI Facebook game, Facebook game, Facebook games, online game, online time wasters

1. Charts :: are my son’s favorite Math lesson
2. Best moment of 2010? :: vacation time with the hubby (we haven’t done this for a long time)
3. Checkered :: chess board
4. Glass :: windows need some cleaning love
5. Resolve? :: whatever conflicts before Christmas
6. Expensive :: bags are not my thing
7. Humongous :: cheesecake for everyone to share, yey!
8. Scent :: of a Woman, I think this is one of the hubby’s favorite movies
9. Trashy :: talk of some people I know leaves a bad taste in the mouth
10. Candles :: the scented ones make me sneeze and sneeze

Tags: Muttering, Unconscious Mutterings, vacation

Children being abused by others like their nannies and other caretakers are one of parents’ nightmares.

I once stumbled upon a video of a baby being abused by her nanny and the horrifying scene was captured on security cameras installed discreetly in strategic places in the house. Monster nanny she was and I don’t know if she was apprehended and did some jail time for that abuse. I hope she did.

Time and again my husband and I discussed the possibility of installing cameras in the house for security reasons but we haven’t gotten into doing it yet.

One thing that’s puzzling to me though: how come homes where these cameras and alarms have been installed have signs that they have such things in their homes?

Tags: security cameras