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- July 21st, 2008
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thesphinx has posted a new entry on: Dogs of My Life
Are Our Female Dogs Pregnant?
I think all our three females are pregnant! I'm getting excited but nervous because, how can we cope with all the litter when they do give birth on the same month? We will be selling the litter, but what if some are left behind with no takers? Eve
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So Much To Do, So Little Time
Have you ever wondered how moms do everything in so short a time? Have you ever thought of how they manage to prepare the breakfast on the table that waits for everyone when they wake up? Have you ever noticed how clean the house is even when you ki
- June 24th, 2008
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thesphinx has posted a new entry on: Let's Keep Cookin'
No Takers for my Kimchi
I still have a jar of the kimchi that I made. My children do not touch it since they first tasted it. I don't eat it too because of the odor. There is a certain pungent odor when you open the jar and it's not because it's not edible anymore. I've
- June 23rd, 2008
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AIKO IS IN "HEAT"!
If you remember, the smallest dog that we have is Aiko. She is a shih tzu/pug mixed dog and though she looks like a puppy, she is now more than a year-old. Four days ago, I noticed some blood droplets on the floor while I was cleaning. I though
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CAULIFLOWER SALAD
If you are in the Philippines, then you might be aware that to enrich the flavor of the food that we cook, we usually use the ginisa mix of ajinomoto. The recipe below is one that I have tried and found to be delectable. Try preparing this because i
- June 17th, 2008
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A Rainbow After the Storm
I'm dragging myself back to blogging today, after days of going around the house and doing whatever comes to my mind. I finished reading three pocketbooks, and spent hours watching shows on cable. Sometimes, I sleep the whole afternoon and lie awake
- June 11th, 2008
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It's my Father-in-law's Birthday!
Although I just lost my niece, life seems to go on. Today is my father-in-law's birthday. Monday, I was busy helping with the arrangements of the funeral. Today, I will be busy preparing for Papa's birthday. He's turning 78 now, and I invited som
- June 8th, 2008
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GOODBYE
Yesterday, I had a wake-up call from my nephew, Elaine's brother. She passed away, the doctors tried to revive her when they brought her to the hospital but they failed. She's gone and I feel a vacant spot in my heart for the closest niece that I e
- June 5th, 2008
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thesphinx has posted a new entry on: Let's Keep Cookin'
New Recipe on Saturday...
The urge to cook left me these past few days. Sorry, but I might not be very active this week. I am just feeling so depressed because my favorite niece is fighting cancer and I feel I just have to be there with her as often as I can. I may post a
- June 2nd, 2008
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Life and Me
A peek in to the sunny life of a woman,a wife,a Filipina,a sister,a Dutch(in a way) in the beautiful country of Singapore. Life is trully beautiful and best to take advantage of it and live it to the fullest. -
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Heroic Pit Bull: Dog Finds Help For Injured Neighbor
Today, I'm sharing this story about a heroic pit bull, with the aim to tell my readers that this breed has been misjudged unfairly. Pits are really good pets, and they make good house guards.Move over Lassie. A pit bull terrier has shown Auburn's Ji
- May 30th, 2008
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Join Pinay Jade's Contest!
Here's a new contest from Pinay Jade. I'm urging everyone to enter, to have the chance of winning. Below is the list of all the prizes you can win from this fabulous contest.* Cash Prize of US $25 from me - 1 winner courtesy of www.pinayjade.com* BON
- May 29th, 2008
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Life is full of surprises!
I went to the bakery shop of my sister the other day because I missed eating her dice hopia filled with black mongo. Since my sister got bedridden, her youngest and only son takes over the management of the shop. While eating, we talked about a lot
- May 25th, 2008
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College Scholarship
My daughter took the scholarship exam last year for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) dependents. They told us the result would come out last April but it didn't. Finally, they uploaded it on their website last Thursday, May 22. U
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No Appetite
The past few days, my dogs seem to lose their appetite. We feed them twice a day with dog food but they seemed to lose appetite. So we tried feeding them with table food, and they ate a lot. To give them nutrition, we sort of give them alternate d
- May 23rd, 2008
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Chilled Fruit Cheesecake
I love desserts! My family and I really love to eat sweets after heavy meals, and this is the reason why I always ask friends for recipes that I tasted and liked.The following recipe is from a friend who gave me a chilled dessert on my birthday last
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just merely rambling...
It's been days since I last peeked into my sites because I was hooked on the DVDs that my eldest and his girlfriend gave me last Mother's Day. They gave me six (!), three korean films and the Dr. House series (1-3). I finished watching Dr. House an
- May 19th, 2008
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She's Okay Now!
Sasha is okay, the swelling is gone and she already opens her eyes. I guess an insect bit the area near her eye because there are some rashes there. Thankfully, she is up and running again. The antibiotics helped and I think the hot and cold compr
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Internet Cafe or Transport Business?
My husband wanted me to have a small business of my own, a kind of business that earns daily, something that could augment his income. His advice is to open a small internet cafe or buy one or two passenger-type jeepneys. A "jeepney" is a vehicle t
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Sasha is sick!
Yesterday, we noticed that Sasha was always sleeping, which is not normal because she is a very hyperactive labrador. We thought she was just tired of fooling around with the rest of our dogs. Then last night, we noticed that she could barely open
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Kimchi (As Promised)
Here is the recipe that I followed. This is very similar to the Filipino "acharra" but instead of shredded green papaya, this uses cabbage. Jescel too, used cucumber in her ingredients (Spice of Life blog). This is rather spicy while our own local
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Human Rights Violations in Somalia
Today, Bloggers Unite asked its members to post something that is relevant to human rights and human rights violations. As I was browsing through the internet, I came upon the Amnesty USA website and I found their press release about the current sta
- May 13th, 2008
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- May 12th, 2008
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A Question of Choice
As my regular readers already know, my youngest and only daughter has graduated and she's going to college when school opens in June. Even before her graduation, I have been asking her what course she wants to take, but she merely shrugged her shoul
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- May 11th, 2008
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Dogs here...Dogs There... Dogs Everywhere!
We went to my sister's place yesterday, to greet her a very Happy Mother's Day, and we were greeted by her ten (10) cute dogs, but my son was only able to take pictures of the two of them, a mixed poodle and a japanese spitz. There were minipins, te
- May 9th, 2008
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
Send this eCard !A mother is a pillar of strength,a light that enlightens the mind,a heart that beats with love and understanding,and a rod that straightens the path of life.HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
- May 8th, 2008
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- May 5th, 2008
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Kimchi
Today, I am not posting a new recipe because I haven't prepared one yet. But as I was watching a very funny Korean movie, I got interested in "kimchi" which seems to be one of their favorite food. So I browsed on Google and looked it up and I found
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- May 4th, 2008
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The Apples of My Eyes
For me, what completes my life is my very loving and responsible husband, and my four children. They may oppose the posting of their picture here but I can't help it, I am proud of them. I just feel so blessed as a mother that I was able to raise th
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Sasha
This is Sasha, our two-year-old labrador retriever. She is so sweet and good-natured, but she bit the niece of our helper who came inside our gate without our knowledge. She always lies down whenever you caress her.
- May 3rd, 2008
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Roasted Lechon
What is a Filipino "fiesta" if there is no lechon? Lechon is the traditional centerpiece of a buffet table, filled with all the delectable dishes that people prepare for a very sumptuous meal during fiestas anywhere in the archipelago. Usually, our
- May 1st, 2008
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Do we get our negative traits from our genes?
The past month was not good for our family, on my side, that is. Basically, Chinese families here in the Philippines are close-knit, and we put too much emphasis on family ties, keeping the ties strong and each member does not even dare to sever th
