High Pinay

I thought dress up games are for kids and teens only, but not anymore. I thought I was over that stage of dressing up dolls just like when I was still younger.

baby-dolls-gowns

But, after watching severals gurls having fun in dressing up dolls in the internet, I tried it and honestly… I did enjoyed myself.

Thinking about the positive benefits of these Internet Dress Up games, I realized that:

1. Children (and young-at-heart) are so lucky now, because internet Dress Up games are always available online to enjoy even without buying all the dolls, accessories and dress in stores. See, it’s practical and easy on the pocket.

2. Girls (we) really love dressing up, that’s already an understatement. In dress up games, regardless of your age. you can try your own fashion style, mix and match accessories and dress, see how it looks like before heading up to your favorite fashion store.

3. It’s an inexpensive and good place to look for suitable fashion dress and accessories.

4. If you want to reminisce childhood doll games, but feels it’s awkward to hold a doll at your age now, or have no more dolls at home, you can always log in to dress up games and play as much as you want.

Here are some of first designs, my cute wedding gown collection and I’ll post up some more, hopefully sooner.

I heard our neighbor’s amazement when her grade 1 son asked her to open a can of Bear Brand milk to drink, surprising because the child already refused to drink milk months ago.

Aha, the reason behind pala is because Bear Brand the Mascot went to their school that morning and entertained them, gave those free tumblers with colored pencils and taught them the catching jingle “Ako’y laki sa gatas, Malusog at masigla!”

The Bear Brand Milk school-to-school promo tour is indeed a very effective way and constructive form of advertisement. It doesn’t only boost the sales of their products but also inspire children to drink milk.

Usually, children aged 7-12 years old will stop drinking milk because of two main reasons. 1. Milk taste fatigue. 2. Lack of budget.

But, because of the promo tour, children are inspired to drink milk again! And, anyway, bear brand is one of the most affordable commercial milk in the market. Well, I just wonder why there was no free milk tasting activity during their visit, but instead just an empty tumbler, hmmm!

Are you fond of reading horoscope or chinese zodiac sign compatibility?

Ahmmm, guilty!

Yes, I am. When there is opportunity, I usually check it out. Not that I believe in them wholeheartedly. But the excitement of being in love is still burning inside of me. (lol)

Anyway, I just want to share these two contradicting compatibility prediction base on our astro and chinese zodiac signs.

If you will look at our astrological sign, base on the Western sign compatibility, here is the result:

Virgo with Gemini - Complementary. If Gemini tempers theatrics and Virgo tones down the pickiness, you two can make it for a long time. Aquarius and Libra children keep you smiling.

While, on the Chinese compatibility:

Rooster with Rooster - Nothing to crow about. Neither Rooster gives an inch. Agree on nothing. Sex is tepid to lukewarm. Household topsy turvy. One is neat. The other messy. Short term meetings at airports and railroad stations only. Children? You must be joking.

Either way, I am still proud to say that our relationship is already on its fourth year. And, maybe that makes our relationship a lot exciting and interesting, because of the opposite compatibility result we have.

I even check it on one chinese compatibility table and the result is the lowest rate. (Sigh…) Insisting that both rooster can never have a good long term-relationship. So, I guess I just have to stick with the Western, huh!

A friend of mine shared with me this simple and yet oh so true commandments of Human Relations. So simple and yet at times I honestly forget to do some of the commandments. Especially at times when I am not feeling good with myself and want to be a bit bitchy.

Actually, I am amazed with the different kinds of commandments in life, like commandments for a happy marriage and happy relationship, but I believe they all just speak the same thing. That is “love”, base on the true commandments of the bible.

1. Speak to people.
There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.

2. Smile at people.
It takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.

3. Call people by name.
The sweetest music to anyone’s ears is the sound of his own name.

4. Be friendly and helpful.
If you want friends, you must be one.

5. Be cordial.
Speak and act as if everything you do is a joy to you.

6. Be genuinely interested in people.
You can like almost everybody if you try.

7. Be generous with praise…
and cautious with criticisms.

8. Be considerate with the feelings of others.
There are usually three sides to a controversy: Yours, the other fellow’s and the right side.
9. Be eager to lend a helping hand.
Often it is appreciated more than you know.

10. Add to this:
a good sense of humor, a huge dose of patience and a dash of humility. This combination will open many doors and the rewards will be enormous

Expectedly, many Filipinas will be seen tomorrow on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya fight. All will be watching and cheering for the Pambansang Kamao, actually our hearts are torn between Manny and the Golden Boy, but of course… blood is always thicker than water!

For many years, boxing is generally just for the boys here in the Philippines. But ever since Manny Pacquiao claimed international fame in the boxing world, many were even surprised to see Pinays all hooked up in boxing.

Perhaps, it is not just all about the fight, but the nature of Pinays to be supportive of their men, that is why we came to know and love boxing even more.

And tomorrow, the Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya is our next fight! We may not cheer as loud as the boys nor bet as high as the men, but definitely, we are all out in our support for Manny! Good Luck!

faces of Alaminos City

I heart Alaminos City!

Not only because of its beautiful rolling hills, or its extraordinarily long straight highways with typical luscious green country scenery, wherein house structures are a combination of the modern, the historical Spanish style and of our very own traditional bahay-kubo. All, having the mountain as their backdrop and as well as the occasional scenery of bridges wherein you can see the waters from the river lovingly unites with the sea water, a unique fusion of the salty and fresh water. Or because of the easy access to the world renowned beauty of Alaminos Beach, the Hundred Islands and as well as to many hidden nature getaways on the nearby towns of Agno, Mabini, Bani, Bolinao and Anda.

And, also not only because of my favorite delectable sea foods, like the yellowfin, prawns, lapu-lapu, malaga, sinungayan, mulmul, talaba, and of course not to forget the sea weed arurusip with kamatis (tomato), bagoong (fish sauce), some slices of onion and itlog maalat (salted egg), yummy! My mouth is already watering, and do you know that the best thing about those fishes is that, since I am not a good cook, I can easily grill them to perfection and voila, instant feast for a hungry stomach.

What else? The friendly people, the lively festivities wherein the talaba and the native longanisa are the star, the sports plaza where you can play badminton-‘til-you-drop, the rustic church where there is an evening mass every October in celebration of the Month of the Rosary, and because it is also the month wherein my heart learned the “poetry of life, adventure and love. And love above all, no… not the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening. But love that … overthrows life… –(I just got that from a friend who loves shakespeare in love )

…. sigh, the list is just endless, but definitely, the best rural place for me is Alaminos City.

running away from the waves

This is Jotel, as I fondly call her, my only niece to my only sister. She grew up with us because her mom has to work. (well, that is the stark reality of Filipino families nowadays.)

She is already in Grade 1, but last semester, her parents tried to unite their family and enrolled her in Manila. But, goodness, because of over population and poor education system here in our country, the child didn’t cope up well to the assigned schedule which is to be in school before 5:45 am to attend the flag ceremony. In the end, the child returned and transferred here in our place, again,(to the delight of her grandparents! ahm!)

So, here I am, the doting “single-by-profession” tita has to do some “sacrificial” duties over again. That includes waking up early in the morning to prepare her to school and more duties that supermoms always do, while managing my own little shop at the same time.

The truth is I am not complaining here. Yes, I am not! I guess it is just normal to be exasperated in dealing with hyperactive child once in a while; I hope all moms agree on that. But, then at the end of the day, it is really rewarding when little hands will cling onto your neck and kiss your face and say loving words. Actually, the child is already lightheartedly saying “mommy” to me, but that’’s a no, no! Why, because despite everything, I still would not want to encourage the child to loose even a single affection to her real mom. I have already seen so many cases like mine, wherein the children were brainwashed (unintentionally or not) to the extent of developing resentments to their parents. And, I don’t want that to happen to us.

The point is I am just doing this because I love my sister and most of all I love the child.

I received a comment the other day from a certain Joel De Lima on my blog post where I featured Carlene Aguilar as the first Miss Earth Philippines Winner.

His comment went like this: what is the cause for being a Miss Earth candidate, when they let clariza de lima died, and do nothing.

Because I didn’t know anything about what he is talking about, I tried to google search the name Clariza De Lima..

And here is a summary of the report I’ve read, sent by Joel de Lima (the elder brother) to Women’s Desk (another website concerned in helping women fight for their rights)

During the Miss Earth 2007 pageant, a tourist bus under Isarog Line Express carrying the delegates of the beauty pageant accidentally ran over the 19-year-old daughter of a farmer in Sto. Tomas, Batangas last October 25 , 2007 around 10:30 pm while on its way to Camarines Sur.

The victim, Clariza de Lima, slipped into a coma and died nine hours after the incident due to the severity of her injuries.

Concerned citizens immediately flagged down a passing jeepney to bring de Lima to St. Cabrini Hospital in Barangay Dos, also in Sto. Tomas town.

Police said they escorted the two buses to the municipal police station around 11 p.m. where Peñaflorida, the bus driver was held in custody. The Miss Earth delegates were not allowed to disembark the buses at that time. An official of Carousel Productions, which organized the beauty tilt, said the delegates were asleep when the accident happened.

“We were asleep when it happened. We were not aware. We just found out because we were brought to the police station,” Peachy Veneracion, Carousel vice-president for external relations, said.

A desk officer said the two buses left without Peñaflorida less than an hour after arrival. She said the two female officers of the Police Security and Protection Office who were escorting the Miss Earth contestants wanted to leave in a hurry “because some of the delegates were already asking questions about what happened.”

Mr. De Lima, the victims father said he wanted to sue the owners of the bus company after his daughter died. He added, however, that he changed his mind because he wanted to give Clariza a decent burial.

That is why he accepted the P130, 000 offered by Mr. Steve Cu (owner of Isarog Lines)

A note on the police blotter on the settlement, which was signed on October 26, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., reads: “The father of said pedestrian victim and owner of said Mitsubishi Fuso bus affixed their signature below to testify among others that the father of said pedestrian victim is no longer interested to file criminal or civil complaint against to the driver and owner of said Mitsubishi Fuso bus.” Signatories were Jaime de Lima, Steve Cu, Dante Penaflorida, Renato Soriano and Carlos Santos.”

With the money, de Lima paid P12,000 to the hospital, P35,000 for a burial plot in Paete, Laguna; and P42,000 for the wake and burial.

And now, almost a year after, understandably the heart aches and anger are still not healed.

And maybe that is why Joel De Lima (the brother) is still asking for justice to what happened to her sister and I also read some messages he sent to some sites just last month, he said:

Miss Earth and Carousel Prod. Did Not Do Anything and Let Clariza de Lima DIED.

I dont want money or to put someone in jail, What i Want is for the Carousel Prod. and Miss Earth to give a public apology to my family for doing nothing, and let my sister Clariza de Lima DIED.

What is the cause for being a Miss Earth candidate?

They just left Clariza de Lima dying and do NOTHING.

To Mr. De Lima, honestly I didn’t understand some of the points you are trying to raise. But I just hope Carousel Production can hear your request and grant you the public apology, if as you’ve said, it is the only thing you want.

For the meantime, my readers and I will just pray for your family and for your sister.

Paris Hilton is one of the most photographed personality in the world, many loved her and many more hated her.

She was talked and shown from many angle all exploring the negative side of her, but in her new documentary-like film “Paris, Not France” you will see a very different side of Paris Hilton, and I kindda like to see her that way, to see the serious part of her. Not always ridiculed for everything she does and everything she says.

According to the article:

The documentary features candid interviews with Hilton, her parents and sister, gossip columnists and cultural observers examining her celebrity and offering insights on the dumb-blonde facade that fronts it. “Paris, Not France” shows a much more self-possessed and well-spoken Hilton.

While driving her car, Hilton delivers a long, anguished monologue, discussing her horror over the sex tape with a former boyfriend that found its way on to the Internet. She states that she did not remember filming it, then concludes with her characteristic humor: “I looked gross in that video.”

Paris notes that the airhead image was heavily due to the persona she copped on her reality show “The Simple Life,” saying network executives wanted it to be a cross between “`Legally Blonde‘ and `Green Acres.’ They wanted me to be really dumb.”

But personally, I think many people doesn’t really hate Paris Hilton, they are just being dismayed with the things that are happening to her life knowing that she could have been in a better situation especially since she was so blessed with wealth, beauty and fame. But still, I like Paris Hilton better than Lindsay Lohan..

Why are Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and the rest of the Royal Family so popular, that literally the whole world is always eager to know the latest happenings in their life?

Whether you’re a fanatic or not you must admit that somehow there was a time in your life when a certain story caught your interest, enough to take some of your time from your so called busy schedule to read and know more.

Recent reports that hit the international news was when :

A window cleaner was hired to work on Prince Charles’ new £1.3million estate – despite being a convicted burglar.

Royal aides paid Matthew Bell, 35, £1,200 for the two-day job just before Charles and Camilla moved in – and now plan to use him monthly.

However, no one carried out a basic background investigation that would have revealed his TWO spells in jail.

In 2003 Matthew got nine months for a break-in.

Last year he served 21 days for snubbing a road conviction fine.

The dad-of–two, of Llandeilo, West Wales, set up cleaning firm Inside and Out this year and insisted he was reformed. He said: “I’m a changed man and I’ve worked bloody hard for this.

“I did an absolutely beautiful job up there and nothing went missing.

“Prince Charles has talked of offenders being given a second chance. Now it’s his chance to give me one.”

“I’m not going to lie to them about my past but nobody asked me.”

Matthew said locals were happy to wipe the slate clean. His 300 clients include two nursing homes.

He said: “I told everyone I was a burglar but they admired me for my honesty and no one turned me away.”

A spokesman for the prince said: “He was employed on a contract basis following a recommendation. He was under supervision at all times.”

Now, why would such simple news as that attract millions (I presume millions ) of viewers (including me)? When in fact there are far more serious stuffs that need our attention.

Well, whether I like it or I still like it…since childhood, fairy tales are my favorite stories, where kings and queens and the likes are the main characters. And once in a while it’s good to relive those Magical stories. And even if the stories of our modern day Queen and Prince are not always splendid. It still feels good to hear Royal Stories, besides; we only have but few Royal Families around in this world.

And, I think their life is very difficult, even if they do not have state powers anymore, the duty of upholding traditions and giving inspiration to many people is not that easy – so much for my dream to become a princess someday!