Treasure Jar

As I was going through my trinkets the other day, I picked up the many pieces that make up my Bracelet a Breloques. I love my trinkets which are mostly cutesy bracelets and earrings. Of course, diamond rings would be great but I can’t wear these when I ride the train when I go to work, 😀

I remember I wrote a post about it so I tried to go look for the post in the archives. I was surprised that there’s a number 7 in the “Share in Facebook” button because I remembered that I did not share this post using that button.

Wheee! It feels good that there were people who shared this post. Thank you, thank you! I hope you shared it because you liked it 🙂

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Hubby has a new “sideline” : putting up security cameras or CCTV Installation services in the homes (and offices) of people, mostly with people who trust him. He was able to know the process of putting up cctv because he has been tasked to help a company that puts up these cameras in public places.

Perhaps one of the things that make him different from those who do the same thing is his tech know-how: he can make the homeowners/office big bosses view what the cameras are viewing through an online connection. Cool huh?

Just email me if you have inquiries 😉

Tags: CCTV installation, CCTV installation services

In 2010, it was Team Biggkas of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) who bagged the grand prize for its farm-in-the-city concept. The winning team taught hydroponics gardening to mothers in Barangay San Joaquin in Pasig City so they have their own sustainable source of vegetables within the community. Mothers made their first harvest of lettuce and kangkong in April this year. The local government of Pasig City has expressed a desire to replicate the same program in other barangays.

This year, 11 teams were selected as semi-finalists out of 56 entries from over 20 schools in NCR, Camanava, and Calabarzon.

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The Global Pinoy.

We always hear that expression not because Filipinos can be found almost anywhere but because Filipinos are world-class and that include being exemplary overseas workers.

As a way to say “Thank You” to our modern day heroes, Toblerone, with GeiserMaclang, is initiating Thank You Global Pinoy.

“The challenge that was posed to us back in 2007 was to market an ad-proof product—a product whose sales didn’t seem to be affected by any amount of witty one-liners or flashy celebrity endorsers,” shares Amor Maclang, Director for Communications of GeiserMaclang. “ Since advertising didn’t work and rebranding was out of the question, there was a need for Toblerone to be seen in a different light. Toblerone had to be more than just a sweet treat. It had to stand for something more, something that the consumers would be able to relate to — this led to the brand being directly associated with the Filipino value of gratitude”.

Based on the 2006 Reader’s Digest poll where Manila ranked low in the courtesy department which includes saying “thank you”, Toblerone challenged the Filipinos by having the first ever-National Thank You Day in 2007.

The late former president Cory Aquino was the person whom the nation said “Thank You” to in 2009.

This year, Toblerone, in partnership with GeiserMaclang, Commission of Filipinos Overseas, Duty-Free Philippines and Good News Pilipinas is announcing the first ever Thank You Global Pinoy Awards.

Duty Free Philippines is supporting the Thank You Global Pinoy Awards in order to promote the Filipino trait of showing appreciation and gratitude.

Toblerone has also launched the Special Rewards Passport that can be used to redeem gifts and special privileges from partner establishments.

“Four years ago, the brand sought to simultaneously revive the art of saying thank you and position Toblerone as synonymous with the value of gratitude,” shares Mr Jaya Singh, Region Director, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail  “And the overwhelming support that we got – a congressional legislation declaring an official  ‘National Thank You Day’ alongside massive media and private sector participation— proved that yes, the value of gratitude resounded with Filipinos. This year, we hope to rally that same groundswell of support, this time, for our Global Filipinos”.

Thank You Global Pinoy Awards is open to anyone who knows of an outstanding overseas Filipino worker who deserves to be thanked.

Log on to http://www.thankyouglobalpinoy.com/ to register, nominate and vote for the ultimate Global Pinoy.

The top 10 stories will be awarded in January 2012.

Be part of a grateful nation.

Join the rest of the country to honor the ultimate Global Pinoy whom a grateful nation will say a resounding thank you to.

For more information, visit www.thankyouglobalpinoy.com.

 Thank You Global Pinoy Facebook page.

Who are you thankful for?

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Let’s admit it, being in the midst of the action in social media seems to be that BIG thing since sending sms has been introduced to us Filipinos. You know, we who boasts as THE texting capital of the world and upcoming Facebook superstar in terms of sheer number of accounts created, real accounts to the right and dummy accounts to the left are all counted here.

Anyway, Facebook is not the only social media platform we all use. Twitter is another form of social media which very well takes third place, where sms is still king for now and Facebook comes second, in terms of sending messages and group announcements. Other microblogging sites are catching up too.

Yes dearies, the young has invaded Twitter too and why not? Sending messages to friends via Twitter is FREE. Free in terms of not using data charge per message sent per subscriber. Imagine, if all your friends are in Twitter, you can just send a status update to your 10 friends that tomorrow you will be going to the mall after school. There’s really no need to  shell out money ten times multiplied several times as the number of messages because you can reply several times as long as you want to.

I’m sure the telcos are squirming in their seats trying to think of ways on how their subscribers can part with their hard-earned money.

For me, there’s a dark side to engaging in these social media tools when it comes to communicating with friends, real or virtual. Continue Reading »

Tags: Has Social Media Changed your Life?, Social Media, Social Media Changed lives