Nica's Day Out

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The Dogs That Never Barked

I used to live in a street where almost every house has a dog that barked annoyingly at night when they sense someone passing by. I guess they have their purpose: to watch out for strangers that might come into the home and steal something. But when they bark when I am working and talking [...]

Last Minute Shopping at Kultura

Christmas has come and gone but I’m sure that some of you are not yet done with your Christmas shopping. Either you didn’t have time to shop before because of work commitments, or you forgot to buy presents for some of your friends. In any case, I suggest you give Kultura Pilipino, located the the 3rd [...]

Pebble Sculpture: My New Therapy

During my Puerto Galera trip,  the thing that surprised me the most was that I couldn’t find any shells on the shores of White Beach. I’m not kidding! All I saw was hundreds and hundreds of pebbles of all shapes and sizes. I was fascinated… a beach with no shells. Fast forward to 2 days [...]

A New Leaf for SSS?

I have been meaning to make a post about this email that I received from SSS (yes, the Social Security Service of the Philippines) last December 9.  I was really surprised to receive an email from the agency.  Here is content of the email: Dear Valued SSS Member, Season’s Greetings from the Social Security System! [...]

My Earliest Christmas Memory

What’s your earliest Christmas memory? Mine was  when I was about 4 or 5 years old.  It was Christmas eve. My sister, Jeanne, and I were in our whites, white sando and white panties, and we’re on the sofa. I don’t know what we’re doing at that time but I do remember holding a soup [...]

Hello World! — From Sophia

Today, December 10, we welcome a new addition to our family — Sophia Marie M. Tresham! My sister, Monet, gave birth to thie 8.14-pound baby girl earlier today, at 6:30PM, at Saint Michael’s Maternity Clinic here in San Pedro, Laguna. This little bundle of joy will surely bring a lot of smiles to her aunts, [...]

Puerto Galera Trip: Day Two

Sunny skies and cool morning breeze greeted us when we went out of room, 30 minutes past 9AM, in White Beach Hotel in Puerto Galera. I wanted to take pick more pebbles to bring home before we headed to the baptismal reception.  A walk along the beach is necessary for me to do that. We [...]

Happy Flawless Day!

Today,  December 8,  is the day that Flawless customers have been waiting for! It’s the National Flawless Day, which coincides with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. For the past nine weeks, Flawless has been offering its loyal patrons one amazing deal after another and for this day only, you can avail of deals offered [...]

Paskuhan 2010 Schedule of Presentations in San Pedro, Laguna

Christmas has officially started in San Pedro, Laguna last December 1 with the opening of Paskuhan 2010 and the treelighting ceremony.  For the benefit of my fellow San Pedronians, I am posting the schedule of presentations to be made by different schools and organizations in San Pedro through out the entire month of October. Dec. [...]

Christmas Comes Early for Douden Quintin

Someone’s been a good boy all year and Santa noticed it! Douden Quintin, a 22-year old Technical Support Agent in a BPO company,  is now a proud owner of an Apple iPad courtesy of the very generous people at Proactiv Philippines. How did  Douden Quintin won the Proactiv Philippines iPad raffle? He bought the Proactiv Solution [...]

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