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I rarely read newspapers and has stopped watching news on T.V.  I wasn’t aware of the Melamine poisoning in China until after a friend told me about it.  

Melamine is an organic substance included in pesticides, and used to make counter tops, dry erase boards, glue, fabric, and many more. Melamine has been reported to be added to food products in order to increase the apparent protein content. This issue was brought up after cases of poisoning in China was reported. Melamine by itself is nontoxic in low doses, but when it is combined with another substance, cyanuric acid, it can cause the kidneys to fail due to kidney stones. Melamine is harmful whether swollowed, inhaled, or absorbed by the skin.  Below is a list of milk and milk products where Melamine was detected as of October 23, 2008:

• Greenwood Yili Fresh Milk (in  chinese character);
• JollyCow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk (more Calcium and vitamin D) 1 liter
• LOTTE B+W KOALA Biscuit
• LOTTE Chocolate Snack KOALA Biscuit
• Mengniu Drink (in Chinese Character)

Watch what you eat!

I hosted a birthday party for my friend, Ivan, who was turning 8. He wanted a Ben 10 pool party. Unfortunately, since his birthday fell on a rainy season, we decided to hold his party at McDonalds instead of holding it in a resort.

McDonalds did not have a Ben 10 theme, so we decided to just go for the usual Super McTroopers theme and just added Ben 10 details. Instead of sending out the Super McTroopers invitations, I made Ivan’s Ben 10 invitations myself. I searched online for the perfect Ben 10 photo, used Adobe Photoshop to add texts, saved the file as .jpeg, and had copies of the .jpeg file printed in photo paper at a Kodak branch. A Ben 10 invitation with a map leading to the birthday venue were sent to each of Ivan’s classmates and closest friends. We ordered a nice Ben 10 cake from Red Ribbon and arranged a Ben 10 costume for Ivan to wear on his special day. We had his Ben 10 shirt made at the spray painting shop, ArtWorkz. We also bought him a Diamond Face mask and an Omnitrix to complete his costume. (more…)

Carmine forwarded a good one… allow me to share it with you too.  

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. (more…)

 

Have you ever wondered what you’d look like if you were born in the past? Visit YearbookYourself.com and discover it for yourself.

YearbookYourself.com is an interactive website that allows you to upload your photograph and see yourself with classic hairstyles and outfits. You can re-image your yearbook photo in selected years between the 1950’s to  2000’s. You’d notice that everytime you re-image your photo by browsing through the years, you’d be presented with a brief description of the fashion trends and fads for that year and an appropriate soundtrack. Once you find the picture you want, you can save and share it.

Look at how I would have looked like during the 1960’s. Oh lovely!

If you are tired of eating the same food, or ran out of food at the office pantry or canteen, this might just come in handy. Instead submitting yourself to involuntary dieting or starvation, browse through the restaurants’ menus below and have good food delivered to your place.  

MCDONALDS
Hotline: 8-MCDO
Menu: click here

JOLLIBEE 
Hotline: 87-000
Menu: click here

PIZZA HUT 
Hotline: 911-1111
Dine-in Menu:click here
Delivery Menu: click here
Bistro Menu: click here

GERRY’S GRILL
Hotline: 421-1111
Menu: click here
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I never thought I’d be hooked into card collection and arcade games, until I discovered the Sega Arcade Game, LOVE AND BERRY Dress up and Dance!

One saturday afternoon, I saw a lot of girls lining up with their moms, holding their Love And Berry cards and holders, waiting in line for their turn to play this game. The following monday, when there were not a lot of people in Timezone, I went back with my daughter to try the game out. We both loved the idea of dressing the girls up and helping them dance. We instantly got addicted to the game and agreed to collect Love and Berry cards so we’d have more clothes to dress Love and Berry with.  
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Something nice from my Ate Ace. This is for those who are currently in a relationship, planning to get into a new relationship, getting married, and already married..

1.      Avoid Conflict. Avoided conflict requires repression of anger, which leads to depression of feelings. A genuinely passionate partnership requires conflict, not terminal niceness or withdrawal.
2.      Avoid each other. Occasional withdrawal is healthy. Habitual withdrawal (stonewalling) is death to a partnership.
3.      Escalate. Conflict, skillfully handled, is one of the keys to a great relationship. Conflict out of control is an excuse for physical, verbal or psychological abuse. (more…)

 

Instead of going to Siargao and other surfing spots to learn how to surf and catch some waves, you can simply drive to Club Manila East. Club Manila East is only 30 minutes away from Ortigas Center.

Club Manila East offers basic surfing courses for only 1,500 pesos. The fee already includes the surfboard rental and coaching sessions by certified professional surfboard coaches from The Philippine Surfing Academy. (more…)

I just hosted a birthday party for my daughter who just turned 5. We had a Strawberry Shortcake Theme and we had the party inside a mini resort. I am here not to share with you what exactly happened in the party, but would like to let you know about a place where I got all our party favors - Divisoria Mall! (more…)

There is a new way of sharing all your passions. At eSnips.com  you can share your family photos and videos, sell your designs, plan your trips, showcase your artwork, store your business files, publish your karaoke songs, and collect your research. You can control who views your files. Other people can listen to your playlist and you can also listen to other users’ playlist without having to download anything. But if you really, really, really want to download something from the site, you can.  I do not have an account with eSnips.com, but I always visit the site to play music for my classes.