:Food Friday - Coleslaw

Let's get healthy this week as my entry today is coleslaw salad, a combination of cabbage, mayonnaise, dash of salt, pinch of pepper with toppings of cucumber and tomatoes. Hmmm this is so good for me especially after eating fried chicken, it's as if I'm eating in fastfood resto where you can have this as side dish. Btw you can add variations to mayo if you want to further improve it.

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Car Problem

We’re having second thoughts on our car mechanic because he just keeps on delaying our schedule for the car repair. I really want to know if he’s going to repair our car or we’ll just have other repair shop pick it up. Days are quickly passing by and we need it in good shape for our long travel for December camp meeting. I also need it to be ready for its yearly auto insurance early next year. I’m discussing this problem with my sister and hubby and they agreed to have the car picked up by another repair shop though it’s more expensive that way.

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:Thursday Challenge - "Music"

"MUSIC" (Guitar, Playing an Instrument, Things that make sounds, iPods,
Sheet Music, Noisy Things,...)

This is my entry for this week's theme of Thursday Challenge's Music. This is a wooden statue of a Filipino native playing a native musical instrument made of bamboo. The natives don't buy musical instruments in the past, if they want to have music they make their own musical instruments which for me is very ingenius and resourceful.

This shot was taken in the entrance area of Manila Zoo during my daughters' educational tour.

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Bathroom Suite Stock Clearance Sale

I’ve always wanted a nice and comfortable bathroom in our house; after all it’s the room for comfort so we might as well look for convenient and cozy room. Just as soon as I have the money and time I consulted my engineer brother to renovate our very old bathroom so we can have additional one to our existing bathroom facilities. I wanted something that combines style, comfort and quality so I asked the help of my brother in choosing all the necessary toilet bowls, shower systems, lavatory, fixtures and accessories.

Of course we went together to shop for the bathroom items to carefully choose what’s best for our design. I’m glad that I came with him as I saw the store he frequents whenever he needs complete items for the bathrooms he’s constructing on his residential building projects. Now our new bathroom is finished and even though we spent some money on it I know it’s worth it as the finished project is stylish and comfortable with all fittings for taps completely installed.

If you’re also planning to build or renovate your bathroom you can visit BetterBathrooms.com where the widest array of bathroom products such bathroom suites, furniture, shower systems, taps and all things needed in the bathroom were offered. There’s always one style and design to fit your specific requirements so there’s nothing to worry about especially if you’re looking for an affordable bathroom suite that would fit your bathroom and the size of your room. It’s guaranteed to be of good quality aside from being affordable.

Now they offer some fantastic deals and discounts in their stock clearance sale of bathroom suites with prices of up to 55% off RRP. And one more exciting addition is an extra 20% off on bathroom tiles if you buy one of their bathroom suites so you’ll not only getting quality here but affordable price also. Can you beat that? Super best deals!

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10 Things You Wish You Knew How to Do

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1. Sing like an angel
   
2. Play guitar and piano
   
3. Web design
   
4. Paint like an artist
   
5. Cook like a culinary expert (I'm good in cooking but I want more)
   
6. Sew dresses for my kids
   
7. Live without coffee and chocolate
   
8. Be a professional photographer
   
9. Swim like an olympic swimmer
   
10. Drive a car in the expressway
    

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Bad TV Reception

I’m not satisfied with our television’s reception and images now especially on the local channels because when we switched it to cable shows it produce clearer images. When I had our cable connection checked the repair man told us that it’s not their company’s fault but it’s our television defect. He checked it and found out that one tiny wire was pulled out from the connecting wire to cable connection. Anyway it must have been pulled out by me when I rushed to save our tvs from big September flood that happened in our place. I was rushing then so I didn’t noticed that I pulled pretty hard. Anyway it’s better than letting it soaked under the water.

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CNN Heroes

We were watching ABS CBN news about our very own Efren Peñaflorida making it to the top ten of CNN Heroes when my lil' boy was asking me what CNN Heroes are. He only knows national heroes and his favorite heroes like Batman, Spiderman and Superman. I told him those people are the real alive heroes of our times who do extraordinary things and gone out of their way to help people especially those who need it the most. The news include teaching the viewers how they can access the site and how to vote.

Of course I was touched by Efren's story of educating the streetchildren by way of mobile school. He chose to educate the children in the slum areas. As my Mom was a retired teacher I know fully well the sacrifices of teachers and this one is way beyond the normal ones. Of course I voted for Efren Peñaflorida though I appreciate all the extraordinary people who top the CNN Heroes' list alongside Efren. Anyway here are the complete list of nominees:

1. Brad Blauser
2. Jordan Thomas
3. Doc Hendley
4. Jorge Munoz
5. Budi Soehardi
6. Roy Foster
7. Betty Makoni
8. Andrea Ivory
9. Derrick Tabb
10.Efren Peñaflorida

They're all heroes and winners for me. I just have to vote for which I think is the best. For the top ten's heroic deeds visit CNN.

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Inexpensive and Natural

I’ve found a way on how to manage my excess pounds, avoid constipation and lower my cholesterol level. It’s inexpensive and a natural way of burning fats. What I’m talking about is the fruit diet I’ve discovered not only now but few years ago. The only thing that limited me in the past into having diet was my busy schedule at work.

Now that I’m working at home I get the chance of looking for my favorite fruits just around the community I lived in which I fondly called my supplier. It’s where I get my supply of mangoes, banana, papaya and pineapple. Few weeks ago I’ve been thinking of a fast weight loss that would lessened my super big tummy because I’ve been receiving questions if I’m pregnant. I’m not that bothered about it except when it affects my health so before that happens I changed my eating habit and my choice of food. Another good thing is drinking coffee once a day only as I replaced it with tea, well not so delicious but healthy indeed.

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:Food Friday - Banana Heart Lumpia

I've tasted variety of lumpia because my Mom used to experiment almost everything to make lumpia out of the many kinds of food available. Mom has done lumpiang shanghai, togue, tuna, lumpiang tuna, assorted veggies, corned beef and many others but she didn't cooked us a dish like the one above. The picture was one of the presented nutritious food for the Linggo ng Wika and it's called Banana Heart Lumpia. The menu together with banana heart burger won the first place.

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Controlling the Crowd

I went to supermarket yesterday to buy some house essentials and replenish our food stocks. I’m doing it weekly now unlike before when I was working that I buy groceries semi-monthly. It’s easier to stock food weekly and economical too. Anyway I was surprised at the crowd that greets me when I entered the supermarket. It was late in the afternoon and maybe some office employees have already withdrawn their salaries for the pay period. That should explain the unexpected crowd I met. I should have made it earlier because I was also in a hurry.

I waited in line and been watching how the barricades have been so effective in controlling the people in line when a fast approaching lady went directly in front of me not minding the queue of people behind her. She apologized suddenly when we stared at her and plead to be attended first because she was in a hurry, who isn’t? I was expecting that the stanchions would be a sign to everyone to be disciplined in waiting in line. I surmised not all people can really follow rules and regulations 100%. I’m disappointed because I like everything in order and in control.

I was thinking that perhaps there should be a sign that will somehow manage crowd control as some people can’t follow what the barriers were trying to imply to people. Signs are as important as stanchions, barricades and velvet rope in controlling crowds. It can be an added reminder to those who doesn’t care to wait for their turn. But generally all of it is a great help in guiding people on where to wait in line and in managing people who are crowding themselves in line. It’s even better if they visit Camelback’s crowd control products which showcase various helpful products in public guidance like velvet rope, security and traffic barricades, safety and crowd barriers, stanchions and all of Lavi products. Supermarkets, banks and other establishment that usually entertains crowd should check out their site to choose from their range of quality products.

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