Parting With Our Car

Our car which I’ve bought from my employer has been damaged by the flood that hit Metropolis last year and because DH has no time to monitor its repair it was shelve for months. Our mechanic had so many cars in line to repair hence our car waited for him to be vacant. Lately we’ve been using brother’s pickup for our service in attending Sunday service and we thought of buying a bigger vehicle than our Nissan Sentra. I’m looking for a cheap auto insurance quotes for the car but I stopped getting one because we talked about if we’re going to have it repaired or sell as it is.

Many buyers are offering me to sell the car but I wouldn’t hear of it because the car has a sentimental value to me as its part of my separation pay from my former job. We used the car for five years and it has served us on our travel trips to Cavite, Tagaytay City, Laguna and other missionary travel in our church. It’s like a family member to us and as such parting is a hard thing for all of us especially to me as it’s a remembrance of my 16 years employment with DSI and BT&T.

But when we looked at the damages it has suffered it would take us some finances to get it running again like the way it used to be and we also have to replace the body if we really want it to be well maintained. We’ve decided to sell it and I’ve chosen the buyer that will restore it to its normal condition. I rejected those who want to pick only the parts they want and junk the others. I’m sure that my buyer who is a mechanic also will make it good again and I hope to see it one day running again.

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:FF/FTP : Cassava Cake

This is the cassava cake we ate at the recent 50 years golden anniversary of our high school. We decided to have a potluck because it's easier to bring different foods. We emailed each planned food so there will be no duplication. Bes JennyL and me decided to share on Lumpiang Shang-hai. On that evening our batch looked like we're in a birthday party with balloons and cheers. One of our classmates brought this very special cassava cake which is delicious. So delicious that we brought home some of this :-)

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Low Maintenance Condo Living

We’re living in an old Spanish house renovated and converted in the late ‘70’s to a more modern style of house. It was a well-built house with strong foundation that can accommodate 4 floors. We certainly love our house as our father designed and supervised its construction. Some of our furniture is old but they’re my father’s creation when he studied carpentry before he got married. I used to refer to him as jack of all trades because he knows a lot of work even if he took up Law course. He’s a businessman, municipal secretary, tailor, carpenter, speech writer and many more. He’s also a good father and husband but he left this world 12 years ago and all we have are his memories and some of his things around the house, that’s why we love our home more.

Sometimes the maintenance of a very big house is taking its toll on us as we can’t cope up with changing paints, renewing the walls and some other things that need restoration every now and then. When my sister and I were talking and having chit-chat we joked about buying a condo to enjoy a smaller space and with minimal maintenance. I happen to browse lofts Petersburg va and read about the transformation they did in the luggage factory offices into a three-storey townhouses. The effect gave the structure a historical look.

For those who want to live in the ambience of historical buildings yet have the convenience of modern living they might as well visit Petersburg va rental properties and look in their townhouses and single-level condominiums. You will certainly enjoy the neighborhood where you can have a glimpse of beautiful galleries and stores that offers antique appliances. You can visit Petersburg vA condominiums and start imagining life in historical urban kind of community while enjoying the free-spirited style of living with minimal maintenance of having condominium unit. You can actually visit them anytime by appointment or just dropped by there on Sundays. Rest assured that they will give you a very competitive price.

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The Need for Customized Closets

My brother is so busy now with his new residential construction projects that he sometimes forgot some other important things. He’s so occupied with his work that you always shave to remind things for him. Well with regards to his job it’s the complete opposite as he remembers everything needed for his residential and building projects. Right now he needs someone who will do the custom closets for his project just like the closets Richmond I found while browsing. To get their service all you need is to consult your desired design which will be tailored made to your specific requirements.

Consultation is free and upon agreement the Closet Factory will do customized closet design, manufacture and install them to your home by one of their professional staff who will ensure that all installation will just be perfect and neat. They can also do customized storage to any part of your house like garage, pantry, and home office and to any part of your house that needs closets that will organize your things. Customized closets are a big help in arranging and organizing things which reminds me that I also need one because some of my important documents need to be stored in a safe closet.

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:RT/WW - School Play - Snow White

This is the story play of Gen's classmates last month featuring Snow White and the Seven Little Dwarfs. They were grouped into 5 and tasked to pick a play to perform on stage. This is just one of their lessons in English but it took all groups to practice for 5 months. All of them changed their chosen stories for many times and every time they change their story the complete play changes, it was tiring because their weekends were always spent in school to practice.

Anyway according to their adviser all group presentations are good and they delivered the play with good diction, expression and all things needed for the play. Anyway it's not my daughter's group as they did the Rumpelstiltskin story. I just thought this one is good for RT and WW!

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Entering Teenage Years

It’s going to be few days more and classes will end before the holy week holidays. Ruth will be having her practices for graduation even after their regular classes is over. As she nears her graduation I can’t stop myself thinking how she’ll be handling her teenage years in this coming school year. I’m glad I’m just here by her side if she encounters common teen problems like peer pressure, academic ordeals, major changes in her physical features and a lot more. I think she will sometimes encounter some skin or pimple problems but not severe cystic acne because I didn’t suffered any problem like that when I was young in my teens.

Anyway if ever she encounters it I’ll advise and help her to treat it and prevent it from happening again. I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable with the effects of acne because I’ve seen some friends in my school days got inferiority complex because of acne occurrence in their faces. It damage self-esteem and confidence in young ladies so I’d better be on the checkout on my dear daughter so she’ll grow up without insecurities that will affect her personality.

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:FF/FTP : Sweet Mangoes

Since it's summer I've chosen to post one of the Philippines' best fruits. Mangoes are everywhere here - in the market, fruit stands, food cart, carinderia and neighboring stores - in all sizes and varieties. We even have them in our backyard as we have some fruit bearing trees of mango, tamarind, star apple, guyabano and kamias (if this one is considered a fruit).

This plate of sweet golden yellow mangoes are from the province of Pangasinan which were imported by my church mate to sell here in Manila. This was taken in one of our church outing in Pansol swimming resorts where we almost had two baskets full of these very sweet, juicy and yummy yellow summer delights. I love making mango fruit shakes! Philippine mangoes are one of the best in the world and I attest to that!

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Free SEO Software To Boost Your Traffic

I like traffic on my sites and every time I see the comments on my post and the dropper’s widget I smile because I know that someone would read my post. That inspires me to write more valuable posts in the future so someone can relate and comment on those posts. It’s important for web site owners to submit their blogs to free directory submission and be able to get free seo software, right tools and find necessary information. This way you can be found easily by your friends, visitors and searchers. This is a good sign also that your traffic will increase and boost its popularity. Well who knows maybe you’ll get a high page rank this time. I’ll be waiting for that too!

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Work Blessing is a Gift from God

I’m amazed that until this time of the day I’m still not sleepy. I only had a one-hour sleep last night because of some due and grabbed tasks I can’t resist to take. Good enough for me as I’m really saving up for my kids’ tuition fees come April this year. I’m very thankful that blessings are pouring in almost everyday this week. Though my work is up to my neck I can schedule my work to beat my deadlines. I’m also happy that my pending applications are now approved.

I feel so blessed now that my decision to choose this job instead of my stable office employment has proved to be God's will because He always provides opportunities for me. I feel as if God has given me this wonderful gift of being able to work while I attend to my family's needs. Thank you Lord! I'm sharing this verse to somehow guide you in making decisions.


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Started My Healthy Meal Plan Again

I started again on taking my diet plan seriously because I feel I’m not as strong as I used to be. I don’t want to reach being obese before I make some steps to reduce my weight. As I’m feeling the need for the best slimming pill to shed off my unwanted pounds I know I can’t just take it without doctor’s advice. For three days now I had my healthy meal plan of half rice, vegetable or fish for my lunch. Then I eat silken tofu with pineapple, papaya or any other fruit for dinner.

Once or twice a week I also eat lean meat but definitely with 2 tablespoon of rice only. I can’ eat without fruits and this habit helps me a lot in maintaining my fiber supplements. I’m keeping it up at least for this week to see if I can control my cravings then I’ll try the no rice meal next week. I’m seriously pondering on taking rice only on breakfast as it’s the most important meal of the day and I can shrug it off with the whole day activities.

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