Monday, December 22, 2008

Faye's First Holy Communion



Faye had her first holy communion last December 11. I really like the way her school organizes events like this. They never fail to impress me in terms of preserving the solemnity of the occasion. My two older kids also had their first holy communion in this school and it just gets even better.



Preparations were done more than a month prior to the scheduled date, and the kids were really well-disciplined and they really followed all the instructions given to them. The physical arrangements were very good and even the Officiating Priest was very impressed with all the preparations done. The event was done during nighttime, so the lights and surroundings added to the cool ambiance.


For this year, the kids had to walk all the way to the venue with lighted candles guiding them; when I saw my daughter walking, I became teary-eyed, it suddenly dawned on me that she's not a baby anymore, she's now a little girl ready to receive Jesus in her life.



Thursday, December 11, 2008

Christmas in my office

We had our first-ever Floor Decoration contest in my department in the office.

The theme was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. It was a success! The Local Staff had a blast! The Expats did their share by allowing the local staff to decorate their rooms, walls and doors. Teamwork was also very evident.

The judges had difficulty in determining the winners.
But finally, they came up with the top 3: The Night Before Christmas (the team members plastered crepe paper on the walls of their room, covered their computer monitors and made them look like a chimney, very creative indeed!), The Winter Wonderland (they covered the carpeted floor with cottons --- like snow), The Christmas in Asia (the team members did a lot of research on how the other countries celebrate Christmas). All the others also got consolation prizes. But, as all of us said, it's not the prizes anymore that's important, but rather, the teamwork, the camaraderie, and the festive atmosphere that was present in the office during and after the decorations were put up.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Blog Prayer Brigade

Dear God, we all know the power of your love for us. We know that you only want what's best for us. We know that whatever happens, you wouldn't forsake us. Please help us in manifesting your love for us by showing us also how to love the country that You gave us. As we near the time of choosing a new leader for our nation, please help us to be more discerning, help us to be more vigilant, help us to be more prayerful because we know that more than anything else, these are the most powerful weapons that we can ever have during these times. Dear God, we hope and pray that the future leader of our nation will be a person of great honor; we hope and pray that all of us will be able to see the goodness in his/her heart. All of these will only be possible through your guidance and power. Amen.

I, Mommy Pearl, support the cause of the Blog Prayer Brigade for the election of the Future President of the Republic of the Philippines and I do solemnly promise to recite the prayer, which I wrote, in my own convenient time and regularly as possible until the 2010 Presidential Election commences. Let it be written, let it be done.

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Copy these rules including the logo above and paste in on your blog as is:

1. Write a short, sincere and meaningful prayer, (in your own words and according to the customs of your religious affiliation) about asking God in guiding our country and fellowmen in choosing the right candidate to vote for in the coming 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections. It can be in your own vernacular, and can be short and long as you please.Remember, the goal of the prayer is not only for Peaceful Election but most of all “for the guidance of choosing the right Presidential candidate to vote in the election”

2. Publish the prayer for everyone to Read in your blog.

3. Go to the Blog Prayer Brigade Main Page which is located here, and get one of the badges or banners for the brigade. Place the badge or banner in your Sidebar until the 2010 Presidential Elections commence.

4. Make an oath by filling the blank below with your handle/or name I, _____________________(name) support the cause of the Blog Prayer Brigade for the election of the Future President of the Republic of the Philippines and I do solemnly promise to recite the prayer, which I wrote, in my own convenient time and regularly as possible until the 2010 Presidential Election commences. Let it be written, let it be done.

5. Tag at least 7 Pinoy bloggers you know who haven’t done this before so that the prayer will spread wherever there is a pinoy blogger present.

6. Keep you promise of praying for the Presidential Election so that God may guide us in choosing the right leader for our country.

7. in January 2010, we will gather all the names and prayers of each participants and publish all their prayers in one Blog. We will also feature in the blog the most beautiful prayer ever composed in this project.

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Thank you Mommy Elvz for this tag!

Now I'm tagging Mawie, Arlene, Rhea, Lourdes' Mia, Sherry, Sheng, Cielo


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Want to lose weight? Rule No. 2

Sorry for the delay... here's the continuation of my previous post...

Rule No. 2
Eat more fiber-rich whole grains


Get three to four servings of whole grains a day to boost your energy and heart health, possibly prevent cancer, and stay full longer so you don't overeat.

Whole grain foods include oatmeal, whole wheat bread, brown rice, and wheat germ. Check the package ingredient list to be sure you're getting whole grains. Whole grains contain at least 2 grams of fiber per serving, and you can find that on the label.

Whole grains may also be slimming - especially if you up your intake of fiber to at least the recommended 25 to 35 grams a day. Weight loss potential is higher in people who eat whole rather than refined grains, probably because high-fiber foods keep you feeling full longer. There are other benefits as well: Dietary fiber accounts for 80% of the heart protection you get from whole grains. Fiber is emerging as both a preventive and a treatment for diseases such as diabetes and obesity.
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So busy!

I'm soooo busy! I couldn't find the time to update this blog. A lot of things are going on, and I didn't even find the time to finalize my blog giveaway as I mentioned in my previous post. My birthday has come and gone last Monday, today is my daughter's birthday, and my husband's birthday will be on Sunday. My birthday was a working day for me, I wasn't able to file a leave because we had a conference on that day --- and it was a really busy day for me! --- i didn't even find the time to hear Mass - it was a Holy Day of obligation for Catholics. Although there was a Mass in our Mini Theater in the office, I also couldn't make it because I had to help in organizing the lunch for our conference.

My husband and I were even planning of hosting a small celebration at home, but due to our hectic schedule, we had to postpone it twice. We originally scheduled it for 6 December, then we moved it to 13 December, and now, with new developments in my husband's schedule, it looks like we're postponing it again to 14 December --- his actual birthday. It's difficult to have birthdays around the month of December --- everybody is busy and it's difficult to match schedules.

As for my blog giveaway, I'm not sure when I can finalize it. Probably I'll just do it in January as a New Year celebration.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Want to lose weight?

Here are 10 Easy-to-follow Rules if you want to lose weight:

Rule No. 1
Eat fruits and vegetables every few hours

If you have a piece of fruit or a serving of vegetables every 2 to 3 hours, you'll maximize your body's disease-fighting ability - and you may even lose a pound a week without noticing.

That's because phytonutrients - the health-promoting, disease-preventing substances abundant in plant foods - need to be replenished in your system often to keep their potency high. Go for 4 servings of vegetables and 3 servings of fruit daily, but remember, more is better. How many more? 7 to 10 servings of produce a day to offer you the ultimate in disease protection and help you get the best nutrition bang for your caloric buck. (The servings a re small: 1 cup of romaine lettuce counts, as does half a grapefruit).

If you snack on produce three times a day instead of soda and chips, you can also expect to lose about 1 pound per week. A produce-packed diet also arms your body against heart disease, diabetes, and possibly some cancers, and may keep your bones strong by helping them retain calcium. Include at least one serving a day of "potent" produce, preferably in whole, not juice, form: red (tomatoes), deep green (broccoli), orange (carrots or squash), or citrus (grapefruit or oranges).


I'll post Rule No. 2 tomorrow...

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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Mommyko Christmas Giveaways


Wonderful Things In Life


Gen of Wonderful Things in Life is having her early Christmas Giveaways. Lots of prizes are in store for all of us! Just look at the amazing list below, and head on to her site, and join the contest yourself. I am also sponsoring some EC credits and ad space for this blog and my other blog.

FIRST PRIZE - $35 + 16,000 EC
$25 - My Online Paradise
$5 - Blessings In Life
$5 plus 1000 Ec - Moi et mon univers
*1 banner - worth $149 - Buytemplates.net
*1 blog layout - My Web-Blog Designs
*cuties for Christmas - So Cute
5000 Ec plus 125x125 ads space for 1 month - Snapshot
3000 EC - Stranded Life
2000 EC plus banner ad for 1 month + text link for 1 month + ebook for bloggers- Kasakk
1000 EC - Crimson Heaven
1000 EC - Heart Random
1000 EC - More on Health
1000 EC - Jenny Talks
1000 EC - Sharing my Thoughts
125x125 ads space for 1 month worth $20 - Contest For Bloggers
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Shopping Blog

2ND PRIZE - $25 + 14,000 EC
$10 - Follow Your Sense of Adventure
$10 - Yennygirl
$5 - More on Heath
*1 banner - worth $149 - Buytemplates.net
*blog layout - The Designer's Chic
1000 EC plus 125x125 ad space for 1 month - Living on One Income
3000 EC - Sweetytots
2000 EC credits plus 1 month ad space - Pink Hues
2000 EC - The Joy Of Love Forever
1000 EC - Show Me your Interest
1000 EC - Days Of My Life
1000 EC - ArticleSnatch Blog
1000 EC credits plus 1 month ad - Random Chronicles
1000 EC - The Artist In Me
1000 EC - Varun's Vagaries
125x125 ads for 1 month worth $20 - kahpeng.com-Bits From My Life
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Another Contest

3RD PRIZE - $20 + 11,000 EC
$10 - Wonderful Things In Life
$5 - My Life's Adventure
$5 - Twinkletoe Writing Space
*complete blog makeover - Designs By Vhiel and Cans Of Thoughts
*Website logo worth $99- Custom Logo and Marketing Materials
2000 EC - Sweet.Pretty.Naughty
1000 EC plus ad space for 1 month - Cheth Studios
1000 EC credits plus 1 month ad - The Positive Side
1000 EC - Show Me Your Interest
1000 EC - Wiehanne Lounge
1000 EC - Medan Daily
1000 EC - Call Center Gal
1000 EC - A Simple Married Life
1000 EC - Programming The Life
1000 EC - Pinay Freelancer
125x125 ads for 1 month worth $10 - Genrya.com
125x125 ad space for 1 month - That Blog 4 Me

4RTH PRIZE - $15 + 9,000 EC
$5 - Life's Imagination
$10 - The Joy Of Life Forever
1 Blog Template worth $29 - Website Design Services
2000 EC - E-Pamilya
1000 EC plus ad space for 1 month - Thoughts and Obsessions
1000 EC plus banner ad for 1 week - Simplement Belles
1000 EC - Show Me Your Interest
1000 EC - 24x7 Online Diva
1000 EC plus ad space for 1 month - Made Me Glad
1000 EC - Serradinho Blog
1000 EC - God's Best Gift
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Sherry
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Travel blog

5TH PRIZE $10 + 7,700 EC
$5 - Earning Money Online
$5 - A Message From My Heart
1 Blog Template worth $29 - Website Design Services
1000 EC plus banner ads for 1 week - Kalidadis
2000 EC - Wonderful Things In Life
1000 EC - Definitely MAYBE!
1000 EC - The Joy Of Life Forever
1000 EC - My Life's Adventure
500 EC - Love's Haven
500 EC plus ad space - MeiYah/Miah Laborte
500 EC - Chica & Pumuckl
200 EC - Around the World
125x125 ad space for a month - Also Mommy
125x125 banner ad for 1 month - PriZK Dot Com

6th PRIZE $5 + 6,000 EC
$5 - Designers Blog
1 Web design/flash template worth $29 - Flash Template
1000 EC - Life Marriage And Kids
1000 EC - Everything plus the Kitchen Sink
500 EC - Brown Pinay
500 EC - A Message From My Heart
500 EC - In The Eyes Of The Beholder
500 EC - Nierva Dot Com
500 EC - Blog Contest For Pinay
500 EC - Creative In Me
500 EC - Cheth Studios
500 EC - A Zone for Digiscraps
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Dashing Smiles
125x125 for 1 month - That Blog 4 me

7TH PRIZE - 4,500 EC
*1 Web design/flash template worth $29 - Flash Template
1000 EC - One at a Time
500 EC plus 125x125 ad space - Biz-N-Honey
500 EC - Twinkletoe Writing Space
500 EC - My Little Home
500 EC - Journal of Journey
500 EC - So Far, So Good
500 EC - There is Happiness
500 EC plus ad space - Musings of a Pinay Blogger
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Thomas Travel Tales
125x125 for 1 month - Travel Blog

8TH PRIZE 3,500 EC
*1 yr domain - Earning Money Online
500 EC plus ad space for 1 month - The Money maker
500 EC - CharTherCT.com
500 EC - Vhiel's Corner
500 EC - Anything and Everything in Between
500 EC - Love's Haven
500 EC - EastcostLife
500 EC - Contest For BLoggers
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Bohol Paradise
125x125 banner ads for 1 month - Pinky Posh

9TH PRIZE 3,000 EC
*blog layout - My Collection
500 EC plus ad space for 1 month - Starts at Two
500 EC - Aha Mama!
500 EC - Twins happiness
500 EC - A lonely planet it is not
500 EC - Nita's Random Thoughts
500 EC from Bits Of My life
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Filipino Online Community
125x125 banner ads for 1 month - Only In Silence

10TH PRIZE 2,500 EC
500 EC plus ad space for 1 month - Beauty Of Life
500 EC - Nita's Corner
500 EC - Days Of My life
500 EC - Little Soie's Steps
500 Ec - I Travel here and There
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Batuananons
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Love Is A Perfect Gift

10TH PRIZE 2,500 EC
1,500 EC - Seek No More
1000 EC - Nesting Buddy
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Love Is A Perfect Gift
125x125 ad space for 1 month - A Message From My Heart



Consolation Prizes
1. 300 EC - Healthy Living and Lifestyle
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Life's All About

2. 300 EC - CompTechGadgets.com
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Erlinda's Wandering Thoughts

3. 300 EC - Arts and Entertainment Center
125x125 ad space for 1 month - Thomas Web Links

4. 300 EC - Great Finds and Deals
125x125 ad banner for 2 weeks - 24patrol

5. 300 EC - Make Money Online
125x125 ad banner for 2 weeks - Multiply Themes
6. 300 EC - For the LOVE of Food
125x125 ad space - Jocelyn's Journal

7. 250 EC - Genrya.com
2 weeks link ads SimplyWP

8. 250 EC NetzDesigno.com
Footer text link for 1 month worth $5 - Genrya.com

9. 250 EC Stacykoay.net
Footer text link for 1 month worth $10 - Bits From My life

10. 200 EC - it's A Woman's World!
Footer text link for 1 month worth $10 - Contest For Bloggers


Special Prizes:
1. Free Icon set - Custom Icon Design Services
2. Semi-solid light red toddler hat, fits approx 2t-4t - Cherish Sweet Knitted Bottoms
3. 1 book - My Funny Dad, Harry
4. 1 book "Princess Charming" by: Jane Heller - Just Say These Words
5. 1 book "Siren's Song" by: Trish Albright - Just Say These Words
6. 1 book "Weddings Can Be Murder" by: Christie Craig - Just Say These Words

How To Enter:
1. Blog about the contest with all the Prizes and Sponsors.
2. Subscribe to my feed via email. ( you can see it in my sidebar)
3. Put the logo contest in your post.
4. Choose one logo for your side bar.









5. Leave a comment along with the link of your post.

Optional: If you can refer 1 person additional 1 entry. More referrals more entries.

This Christmas Giveaways officially starts today November 25 and this will end December 22.


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Monday, December 01, 2008

December is a special month for my family

December is less than two weeks away, and for my family, it's a special month not only because of Christmas but also because it's the birthday month for me - 8th, my dear husband - 14th, and our daughter Izah - 10th. Izah will be turning 14 (oh, our 2nd year into her very challenging teen stage!).

Since I'm now into the Blogging world, I want to celebrate our birthdays with all of you! I'll be launching my second Giveaway contest on December 1 and it will run for the whole month of December.

It's still in the planning stage but I promise to give an exciting Grand Prize (Hint: a subscription to a widely-read magazine - again!).

If you want to be a part of our celebration, you might consider sponsoring some minor prizes (wink!), like EC credits or free ad space. Just let me know and you'll receive a big virtual hug from me!

I'll post updates in a few days...

Have a nice weekend!


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