:WS - They Love Music!

Everytime my kids visit my big brother's house they always sit on the piano and play as if they know how to play it. Here's Ruth and Josh posing for me to have them pictured at the piano. They love it.

This piano was my father's piano way back 1945 which kuya restored and have it tuned to perfect condition. His three children are studying piano and they're very keen on playing it especially my eldest nephew Raph who knows at least 5 musical instruments. It's in my mom's blood and our children inherited that flair for music. My grandpa used to play alpha and some instruments on his prime.

See other weekend snapshots here!

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Causes of Mesothelioma

From what I remember from my childhood there’s a lot of industries that uses asbestos which they commonly called as a miracle mineral. Why this mineral was referred to as a miracle? Asbestos when it was discovered was found to have many wonderful uses in workplaces, buildings, residential houses and industries. I know it as a means of diminishing the heat that’s why it was commonly used in ceilings. In this part of the world that’s a big help for us and it would minimize the use or airconditioner.

But the intelligence of man sometimes gives human being a hazard to their fellow because this miracle mineral was found to be a major hazard to human health. If a man inhaled this or was exposed to asbestos he’ll likely to have mesothelioma and lung cancer. Victims of this sickness were those people who worked in industries where exposure to asbestos particles happened. I also read that firemen who come to the rescue of a burning building with asbestos were at risk with mesothelioma. With this in my mind I was glad to know and was relieved that asbestos was already banned for usage. I just hope that those victims get help from the industries they’ve worked for.

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:Food Friday - Pickled Tulingan

Here you can see our version of pickled fish, in this recipe we chose tulingan fish because this kind has lots of meat. It's actually my cousin's recipe, she's also the one who cooked the ube maja I featured last week.

If you're interested to try this one here's the ingredients: Tulingan or any kind of fish you want, cooking oil, minced garlic & onion, tomatoes, pickle relish, raisins, salt, pepper and MSG (optional).

It's easy to cook this one just put salt into your chosen fish and mix with all of the ingredients mentioned above and fry the whole mixture into cooking oil, be sure your oil covers at least half of the mixture in your pan. Since fish is easy to cook please put on moderate heat only. When the fish is tender enough and all of the ingredients have blended well put off the fire and serve. If you have questions about this recipe just email me :-)

Happy Food Friday to all, enjoy your weekend with other delicious food here!

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Get Back In Shape!

Managing a household is a hard and time-consuming task; it involves patience and a lot of perseverance that’s why most families especially those in the middle class level hire someone who will take of the household and the staff. But for those average earning couples they just take it on their shoulders whatever task there is on their household because they can’t afford to hire someone.

As for my family I take care of all tasks involved in our household even if I’m also working fulltime in an office. I’m lucky that the system in my body is capable of handling it all. Some even say that all those hard works and pressure in my job didn’t affect my health as I look very well outside. Actually with all those works I’m doing right now I’m gaining pounds and I’m beginning to look at those best diet pills that my friends are telling me. On second thought I think I should come back on my old carefully planned diet where my meal consists mainly of fish and vegetables. With this meal plan, my walking exercise and a lot of self discipline I think I’ll be able to get back in shape. Wishes!

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:WW - By The River

The moment I saw this river I started to remember my childhood days in Famy, Laguna where we used to play in the river with stones like these. You can never forget the beauty of the river in the province, the calming effects of the water flowing through the sides along the stones lined up to border the water.

This picture was taken in one of the towns in Mindoro where the rivers remain unchanged and untouched by modern technology. The water here is still fresh and pure.

Happy WW though I'm not wordless as always! View more entries -> here.

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Just Love Furniture Stores!

I’ve always loved looking at nice furniture and finding the right and appropriate one for our house. Having attractive and cozy furniture adds warmth and beauty to our home so we must be careful in choosing the ones that would compliment it best.

My husband is working for several years in a furniture and appliance company and he knows how to deal with it with regards to quality and real prices. He also love furniture and whenever we have extra time we peeked in to one of their branches and see for ourselves what the latest deals and discounts available on our chosen products. Everybody wants discounts and we’re not different from them. Sometimes I search online for discount furniture stores and believe me there are lots of things you can find with the best prices that you’ll love especially with sofas and dining sets. Just love shopping for them!

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Fave Blogs Award

I would like to thank, Cecile of Kitchen... The Heart Of Our Home for the thoughtfulness of sharing me this award. Appreciate your thoughts as always! Thanks Cecile you're such a dear!


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Debt Elimination Help

Managing your money wisely will help your family live a better life. Better because mismanagement will cause you to acquire loans and debts. Sometimes in our lives we need to get loans to acquire properties such as house, lot, cars and many other valuable things. Others apply for loans to gain capital to start their desired business. Whatever it is just make sure that before you commit yourself to loans you must be aware and informed of the lowest interest rates. In doing these you’ll minimize the chance of spending most of your money on the interest only.

People who blindly entered high interest rates of loans are also the ones who after a long period of time tend to have bad credits. Having bad credit reputation is so bad and you must do something or find professional experts to help you in your quest for debt elimination. There are a lot of debt consolidation company who help people consolidate their debt so they can pay all their multiple loans in just one big loan. They even gave tips and advices on managing your money like the 15 financial tips of Dave Ramsey's advice. There’s no need to stressed yourself and think of paying multiple bills monthly as the consolidators will help you get one big loan to cover all of your loans.

If you’re really interested with debt elimination and consolidation you should also be informed of debtor's rights to help you know the boundaries of what you’re allowed as debtor. Sometimes knowing your rights lead you to a much better decision in life.

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Photohunt : Advertisement

Know why I have this one for my entry? If you've been to the whole 15th avenue these days the whole street is filled with these Eight O'clock promo banners. It's all over the place and only the blinds will not see it lol! Anyway this one was taken across our church, just took some snapshots after our service.

Everywhere you can hear and see about juices with Iced Tea flavor, people I think are becoming addicted to Iced Tea drinks. Well this one offers Immuno Active Eight O'clock Iced Tea in Sulit Trio packs and I'm sure this advertisement will hit the public, people tend to try new flavors and promotional offers.

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Detoxify Your Body

With the current influx of various cancer diseases people are getting conscious of their health. Many are thinking of living a healthier life that’s free from cancer-causing agents. As a frequent internet user I’ve received emails spreading advices, tips and guidelines to a healthier body which includes having the right exercise and proper meal intake.

If you’re patient enough to follow their suggested regimen you could be on your way to a really healthy body. But it’s not all that we need because due to our past eating habits our body needs to detoxify with the best colon cleansing products that’s available in the market. I know it’s hard to determine the best but if you really spend some time to search and read reviews it will help you find for yourself which product can help you attain your desired colon cleanser.

My folks told me when I was young that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure so getting the best product to detoxify our body and free it from harmful toxins is sure to lead us to a healthy body and mind.

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