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Gratitudes: And Yaya goes back to school

6/6/2014

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I grew up in a family who values education. I've seen both my parents sponsor other kids in their quest to finish school. We were blessed enough that my siblings and I got various forms of scholarships that my parents were able to save enough from our tuition to send other kids to school. I didn't think that I would be given the opportunity to do the same.

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Gratitudes: Scout's Fifth

5/4/2014

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It was quite a big day for Scout today: we had a little bigger monthly celebration for him and it's his first day to move into solid food. We had a family lunch, and by that I mean just the three of us, at Lugang Café to have birthday noodles.

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Gratitudes: Happy 4th Month, Scout!

7/3/2014

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Yep, it has been 4 months since Scout was born. It actually feels a lot longer...and I mean it in a good way. I guess, watching and appreciating him as he grows and develops everyday makes me feel like he's been with us for a much longer period.

Every month, we celebrate his birth with a cake and noodles. For this month, we went for Icings Fruit Basket and North Park's Crispy Noodles.
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Gratitudes: Sharing the Sky with A With Man-made Stars

22/2/2014

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One thing I've learned from other couples with children is to have some alone time with your significant others. Tonight is one of those times. I took A on a date to watch
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(image from The 5th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition Facebook Page)

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what's up?

1/6/2013

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It's been six months since I've last posted. A lot has happened in the household that I decided to wait for a few (alright, half a year) to write about it. A lot of good things (two major ones to be exact) have happened to us and a lot of adjustments are still being made.


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Gratitudes: Took Me Home To The Country Roads

15/9/2012

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They say that when the eyes need to relax, stare at something green. There's nothing like taking a break from the busy life in the city than going home to the province. The rains just made the scenery even more beautiful by making the rice field look greener and more alive.

We haven't had a decent reunion for a while and with the visit of my uncle and another cousin from overseas who just renewed her wedding vows, the family had more than enough reasons to come together.

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Gratitudes: Sweets From Those Who Care Enough To Send Some

15/8/2012

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Now, who wouldn't appreciate people who would bring in a 1kg bar of Cadbury and a soon-to-be extinct in the Philippines Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (Thank God you still found some!)? Thanks for giving me a reason to smile today giftgivers!
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ETCs: Being Thankful For Our Blessings By Sharing Them With Others

9/8/2012

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No, I wasn't hoarding consumable goods, this is cart 1 of our relief goods donation for Typhoon Haikui victims. My dad has always been a great believer of sharing your blessings with others. It's something that he taught us for as long as I can remember. And I can say that he taught us well enough in giving that we continued to do so though he's no longer with us.

A and I have received so many blessings over the years that it's only natural for us to share them with others, most especially in this time of need.

We stocked up on the basics: water, juice for the kids, bread spreads, toiletries, sanitizers, and medicines. We had to breakdown the items that we purchased due to the logistic issue of how to transport the items to the drop off points. There was a relief drive at work, so I bought the food items in Megamall. Since I couldn't carry the items on my own, I advised the volunteer group of the donation and they had our security group transport the goods back to our quarters. That was pretty convenient!

As for the rest of the items, we used A's BDO Prestige Card points to purchase the items at Watson's and dropped them off at Aracama.

What I wanted to do, but didn't get to was take part in the relief operations by helping pack the goods. Since our headcount at work was cut by more than half, I ended supporting the whole office...for almost the entire week. I was just pretty tired come end of work day.

Just the same, it feels good to be able to help out.
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Gratitudes: BDO Prestige Card

27/7/2012

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This has got to be one of the biggest blessings we've received. It has saved us quite an amount of money to pay for the groceries and other items from the SM Group because we can use the points to pay for the items that we buy. We also have a hangout spot in the mall, not to mention the unlimited complimentary drinks that we could avail at the SM Prestige Lounge. All thanks to A's family.

BDO Prestige is a rewards card given to certain BDO accountholders. The privileges of the SM Advantage Prestige card is extended to BDO Prestige as well. Cardholders can also avail of special deal offers through SMAC deals.

I used to avoid going to SM before like a plague because of the human traffic inside the mall. It gets much worse when the mall is on sale, plus the vehicular traffic that it causes on the streets. Now, in order for us to accumulate and/or use points, I go there to shop.

I just hope that they get to tie up with SM Cinemas also =)
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Gratitudes and Recipes: Finally a Food Hack for Cyma's Roka Salata!

25/7/2012

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Cyma is one of my favorite restaurants. Nothing on their menu that I didn't like. I would understand why certain restaurants would charge an arm and a leg on some of their dishes, but there are just those that are downright too expensive. And I have that one dish in Cyma that I like, but disagree on the price: Roka Salata. It's simply greens tossed in greek dressing, but costs more than Php300 for a solo serving. That's just not right.

And now, a miracle of all miracles, my favorite crew from pepper.ph made my dreams come true by successfully hacking through the recipe. Behold, pepper. ph's version of Cyma's Roka Salata!

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You can find a copy of their recipe from their site here. I've been searching high and low for a recipe of their dressing. It didn't occur to me to add mustard the whole time I was experimenting with it. And just to make sure that I wouldn't forget the recipe of the greek dressing, I'm going to write it down here:

1 tbsp mustard
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup honey
2-3 tbsp sugar
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper 

There it is. Now, we can all impress our guest with this delicious dressing! All thanks to the wonderful people of pepper.ph!
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