Neno's Award, do you have it?

I wanna thank Pinay Survivor Mom for this third award I received from her.

Why do I love blogging?

Let me think....hmmmmm...I love keeping journal of my daily life, my wants and desire, and my opinion for certain things. I love expressing myself through writing. Blogging improves my writing skill. It connects me to beautiful persons with great attitude. I wouldn't have known them if not through blogging. This also my way of telling the whole wide world (my own version of www.....) ....he..he...how good my God is for giving me to a great hubby and trusting us with a precious creation-our son Hyzd.

Here are the rules for this meaningful award:

The aims of this award:

* As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
* To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!
* Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it
* Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
* Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
* Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
* Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

I am sharing this award to Shy,Phebie Ann,and Hazel.

Denise

We're captured!

I was about to shut down the lappy when I see my YM popping up. It's message is that Mommy Phebie has a comment for my recent post "The Notebook". I read it and was intrigued about the tag she shared with me which she mentioned that I'll surely love it. Indeed, she's right! Her B & W photo looks so sweet and romantic!...and I can't help doing it right NOW!...he..he...

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" A good Snapshot stops a moment from running away."

When you photograph people in color you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls! ~Ted Grant

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I captured the moment where I had my closest friends with me on my wedding day and we're just having fun doing the wacky actions. We had laughter and tears on that day. One of my unforgettable times with them.

For the rules of this tag:

Copy the quotes above from start copy to end Copy.
Replace the Photograph with your own or your loves ones.
The photo must be in Black and White.
Photo must show captured moments that you want to cherish for
the rest of your life.

I wonder if Jes, Pehpot, Twinkie, Gagay, Hazel, Pinay Survivor Mom and Mommy Gigie could share to us their memorable "captured" photos.

The Notebook

I'm not telling you here about one of my favorite movies nor about my favorite laptop/notebook but about a very cute notebook given to me by my friend-Ate Jos. Thank you so much! She gave me this souvenir item from Phuket, Thailand.

Update on our PC condition

Last night my bro finished reformatting and updating our PC from Windows Xp to Windows Vista Extreme. Unfortunately, because of the upgrading, the ethernet controller tool is lost and we couldn't connect to internet unless we could reinstall it. That would be impossible for we didn't have the driver for that.

We visited the service center of Vitchusin to correct this problem. Hopefully, they will send their technician tomorrow at 10:00 am to install the ethernet controller tool. By the time all will be OK, I'll visit you again my friends here in blogsville.

Hair Trim is the secret of long, healthy hair!

This morning as I combed my hair, I noticed that I badly needed a hair trim. I think the last time I got my hair trimmed was last July. Maybe 1-2 inches is enough. I learned from my father before that we need to get our hair trimmed at least every two months to eliminate split ends, prevent split ends, reduce breakage and improve appearance. Who do you think will do the trimming for me early in the morning? It's no other than my lovey-dovey ! You'll be the judge if it looks fine:

Wishing for long hair like mine?...*grin*...trimming is absolutely necessary to achieve long, healthy hair.

Pinay Survivor Mom

Yummy Sunday-Pak Pret Khaay

This is "Pak Pret Khaay" which means vegetables with chili pepper and chicken. I usually order this during lunch time. Chili sauce always goes with this menu.

For more entries of Yummy Sunday visit HERE!

Denise

Our PC has a problem!

Last night while my hubby is using the computer, it suddenly turned blue then restarted by itself. When we tried to open firefox mozilla ,we couldn't open it and it shut down automatically. I ask my bro on what should I do with it on YM. He told me to run up the cleaning utilities he just installed in our PC. We tried and it performs back to normal for only few minutes and the same thing happened over and over.

This morning my bro and his wife visited us. He'll try to reformat our PC because the problem it displayed is that the new software or hardware is not installed properly. Currently, I'm using his lappy . I hope this will be resolved ASAP. If today it will still stay on the same condition after the reformatting, we better bring it tomorrow to Vitchusin and ask for a new one. We have 1 year warranty for this PC.

Denise

Ever see a Plant MOVE when you tickle it?

Ever see a plant move when you tickle it? Some children and adults never had a chance to see one. For me, I did. When I was a kid, I love to visit my father's garden and entertained myself tickling the Mimosa pudica plant. I laughed every time it moves its branches and leaves when I tickled it. It's fun. Unfortunately, here in Hat Yai I haven't had a chance to see one.

In our place Mimosa pudica plant is abundant and some people even considered it as weeds. Don't they know that other parts of the world grow it on their own? For me, I love to grow one on my own and want to get my son excited about nature and gardening, especially by teaching him how to grow the plant that will move when he tickles it! He'll surely love it and will never forget this kind of adventure! I want him to grow loving gardening and nature.

The big question now is where do I get the seeds? I visited a very interesting website that answers my query. In http://www.ticklemeplant.com I saw that they're offering low cost, environmentally friendly products and educational activities especially this holiday-Easter and Earth day! Their economical kit, the Mini House costs only $5.99 and includes everything you need to grow your own TickleMe Plant. They were recently featured by the National Gardening Association's Kid's Store. They produce TickleMe Family Greenhouse Kits with six mini-flower pots which make it easy for an entire family to grow its own TickleMe Plant. I can't wait to have our own this summer.

Please visit http://www.ticklemeplant.com for information, pricing and a description of their TickleMe Plant seeds, greenhouses and growing kits. I'm sure you'll never look at plants in the same way as well as your kids!

Let's help our children develop a positive attitude toward growing plants.

Denise

FAQs on Machine Readable Passport

I haven't yet changed my old green Philippine passport to a new Machine Readable Passport (MRP) which is maroon in color because it's expiry date will be on November 2010. My hubby's will be on 2011. It's our plan to renew it once we'll visit Philippines next year by April. It is more convenient for us. Then a friend who just visited Philippines last January told us that she was told by the immigration officers that we need to change our old passport six months before this year ends. If that would be the case, my hubby and I will need to change plus the baby. On the other hand, another friend who just came back from Philippines who's residing in Bangkok informed us that our green Philippine passport will still be valid until the expiry date...We're confused...Which is correct?

My sis-in-law searched in the internet for the clarification of our doubts about the issue of renewing and FAQs on this new passport and we found an article from the Philippine Embassy, Bangkok the following:

What is a Machine Readable Passport?
A Machine Readable Passport (MRP) is a passport where the personal details of the applicant is printed in such a way that it can be read by the naked eye and at the same time, it has a “machine readable zone” containing the personal data of the passport holder that can be read by a machine or computer.

What are the other features of the Machine Readable Passport?
The new MRP is now maroon in color while the old Philippine passport (Non Machine Readable) is green in color. The MRP consists of 44 pages while the green regular passport contains 32 pages. The data page of the MRP is now fully printed while the data page of the green passport is manually scripted.

Is there a new photo requirement for the issuance of a Machine Readable Passport?
Yes, you must have your passport photo taken against a Royal Blue color background instead of a white background. This new requirement is necessary because the security feature encoded in the printed photograph of the holder is more pronounced against a royal blue background.

Must I appear personally at the Embassy?
Yes, all applicants whether for passport renewal or those applying for the first time, MUST appear personally before a Consular Officer at the Embassy to affix his/her thumb mark and sign his/her application form. His/her signature and thumbprint will be stored in the new passport database.

What are the benefits of a Machine Readable Passport?
Since a Machine Readable Passport has a machine readable zone that can be read by a machine or computer, the processing of travelers at ports of entry and exit is faster because the data in the passport can be read by the machine and stored automatically in the database of immigration offices. In the past, the information is manually encoded in the database. This means greater convenience and security for the traveler.

How can I get a Machine Readable Passport?
You may come to the Embassy (Consular Section) located at 760 Sukhumvit Road corner Soi 30/1, Bangkok, Thailand, 10110.

How much is a Machine Readable Passport?
The passport fee did not change. It still costs B2,250.00.

What will happen to my old green passport since it is not yet expired?
The green Philippine Passport is still valid until date of expiry.

Now, I am relieved...The last part answers our query.

For more information visit the official website of Philippine Embassy, Bangkok

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Join Mom Gen's Birthday Bash Contest!

Winning something for free is quite fun. The first time I started joining contest and giveaways was with Mom Gen . I won the consolation prize and it inspires me to join other contests/giveaways that will come on my way...hmmmm...maybe I'll create another blog featuring contests/giveaways and joining them for fun...*chuckling*...just maybe.

Mom Gen, who was lately dubbed as the Contest Queen is holding another contest- the CHRIS BIRTHDAY BASH Contest! Her son is turning 3 this year and it's her desire to share their celebration with us by having this contest. Mom Gen's generosity will surely bless us all and makes us smile once we'll win her fabulous prizes.

I'm so busy this week that I wasn't able to join the contest on its opening day last March 24. But still I have time to join for this will end on April 10. I'm getting excited right now on just imagining my website's name as one of the winners on April 14.

Without much ado, here are the following prizes with it's corresponding sponsors:


First Prize: 22,500 EC
* 5000 EC - The Joy Of Life Forever
* 4000 EC - My Life's Adventure
* 4000 EC - Life's Adventure
* 4000 EC - My Online Adventures
* 2000 EC - The Designers Blog
* 1000 EC - The Fountain Of Happiness
* 500 EC plus 125x125 ad space for 1 month - Thoughts & Beyond
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* Blog review - Paulubiadas.com
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* 2000 EC - Cookings' Fun
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* 2000 EC - Seek No More
* 1500 EC - Twinkletoe Writing Space
* 1000 EC - Blessings and Beyond
* 125 x 125 widget ad - Dancing in Midlife Tune
* 125x125 Ads space for 1month - Pinkista.info
* 125x125 Ads space for 1month - MyCandypastel
* website review - Health Is Wealth
* 1yr. domain - Joyoz Photography
* $10 coupon - Mea Culpa Body and bath's page

Third Prize: 14,000 EC
* 1500 EC - Nesting Buddy
* 1500 EC - Mommy's Little Corner
* 1500 EC - Things About Computer
* 1000 EC - Life and Scraps
* 1000 EC - Lourdes' Mia
* 1000 Ec - Mommy Emotes
* 1000 EC - Moolah Musings
* 1000 EC - ILUV Contests
* 1000 EC - The Ruby Posts
* 1000 EC - Budget Blogging
* 1000 EC - Micah Izabel
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* 500 Ec - SUPERNOVA and SWEETPAIN
* 125X125 ad space for 2 months - Hot in Singapore
* 125x125 ad space for 1 month - Survivor: The Reality Of My Life
* 125x125 ad space for 2 weeks - Walkingnewspaper
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* Blog makeover - Femikey's Design
* Fused glass pendant of your choice - Luckygirltrading Etsy Shop(pic is here)

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* 1000 EC - Eastcoastlife
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* 1000 EC - My Piece of Paradise
* 1000 EC - Family Health and Home
* 1000 EC - Simple Happy Life
* 1000 EC - My kitchen
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* 125x125 ad block 1 month - Indian Automobiles
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* Blog makeover - The Designers Blog
* $5 - Life Marriage And Kids

Fifth Prize: 9,000 EC
* 1000 EC - Johann David
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* 1000 EC - The Journey Of My life
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* 125x125 banner ads for 1 month - Joyouz Journal and Designs
* 1 set bracelet & earrings - DarlingRose Designs pic here.

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* 500 EC - ANGELS IN MY LIFE
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* 1 month 125x125 ad space - My Home
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* 1000 EC plus 125x125 ad space for a month - Make or Break
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* 500 EC plus 125x125 ad block - Blogger Templates
* 500 EC - I Heart Pink
* 500 EC - Simple Life
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* 1 month 125x125 ad space - Blogs Contests
* 1 pair of earrings - DarlingRose Designs pic here.

9th Prize: 5,000 EC
* 500 EC - Diva Fabulosa
* 500 EC - The Pinay Blogger
* 500 EC - Chica Chika
* 500 EC - Health and Beauty Diva
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Special Prizes: US Only

* Amigurumi Bunny - Cathy's Sweet Pea Toad Store (pic here or here to see the prize) - US only
* 1 pair of scarf & crochet hat - MB Online Express - US only
* 1 pair of earrings - Wonderful Things In Life
* 1 hanes longsleeve - My Life's Adventure
* 3 pcs. of miniture basket - Health Is Wealth

Mom Gen set the following rules and mechanics:

Rules:
1. The blog should be at least 2 months old and updated.
2. The post should be original not copied from mine. Be creative.
3. I have the authority to change or modify the contest prizes or any of the procedures of the contest.

Mechanics of the Contest:

1. Blog about this contest with the sponsors links. - (required) 5 points
2. Subscribe my blog. Only one email per person (required) 4 points
3. Put the contest banner in your sidebar - (required) 2 points
(Grab the contest banner code on her site)
4. Put your location with your comment to the contest - (required) 2 points

Optional:
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* MB Online Express
* Cathy's Sweet Pea Toad Store
* DarlingRose Designs
* Rockerchic Online Store
* Luckygirltrading Etsy Shop
* Mea Culpa Body and bath's page
* My @Ventures
2. Digg the contest - 2 points
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5. Refer anybody to join let the referred person mention your name (your points will be added if the person join the contest)- 2 points each
6. Follow any sponsors - 1 point

For more clarification click the contest banner or visit Mom Gen.

Denise

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Denise

Mommy Moments-Summer Outing

We haven't have a summer outing yet as a family. Supposedly our first family outing would be a family retreat with my co-teachers in Satun on April 1-3. Unfortunately, this was not push through. We supposed to stay in a hotel near a beach, experience snorkeling, diving , canoeing and kayaking. I'm not yet sure if there's elephant riding over there. Anyway, I'll just tell you our plan for summer outing. We'll visit Hat Yai Municipal Park.It is the major recreation for the people of Hat Yai and surrounding areas as well. The park is full of beautiful flowering plants, with a pavilion in the middle of the pond, vivarium, and food stalls.

Sorry guyz...the picture here shows me before I got married with my sis-in-law. I brought my hubby here before but we're not able to ride on this mini-boat because of the shallow water. Hopefully, we could visit here once again with our baby.

We would bring here in Samila beach our baby to visit the "cat" and the "mouse". This beach is the very famous beach of Songkhla City with white sand and beautiful scenery.

Photos are courtesy from Bangkok site dot com

Denise

I'm a Mother, I'm a Wife

I wanna thank Twinkie for passing along this interesting tag of being a mom and a wife. I enjoy doing this and makes me check my performance as a Mom and a Wife.

Rules PLEASE:

1. Link with the person who tagged you.

2. Copy above images.

3. Post this on any or all of your Blog/s.

4. Answer the two-part questionnaire following these Rules. (Feel free to elaborate your answers. For questions 8 - 14, post only the one (1) which you believe best describes your choice).

5. Share this with at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll.

6. Come back to Living A' La Mode (DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK PLEASE.) and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List.

7. Have fun!

Parenting Style

1. Do you exercise full or minimal control over your child's / children's behavior? MINIMAL CONTROL- 50% from me and 50% from my hubby

2. Do you expect your child / children to obey 100% or let her / him / them do what pleases her / him / them? I expect HYZYD to obey us 100%.

3. Do you welcome discussion or you simply set rules? I welcome discussion after I laid down the rules.

4. Do you reprimand? YES.

5. Do you use spanking for punishment? If time ask for it, YES. Proverbs 13:24(AMP): "He who spares his rod (of discipline) hates his son, but he who loves him diligently disciplines and punishes him early."

6. Do you use some kind of a reward System for motivation? Maybe YES when that time comes (he's still 5 months now), in a way that is beneficial for him.

7. Do you enjoy being a Parent? ABSOLUTELY YESSSSSS!!!!

8. Are you a hands-on Parent or do you have a full-time Nanny? Hands-on. Though I'm a working mom I find time to take care of my son after I get back from school.

9. At what age would you let your child make simple decisions for himself / herself? Ermmmmm.....five years old. Moderated decisions only in regards of clothes to wear, what to eat for snacks, kiddie musics to listen to, toys to play...I'm not so sure yet...I'll discuss this with my hubby..he..he..

10.Do you and your Husband have the same Parenting Style? Yes, but my hubby is more strict in implementing rules and discipline

Wife Style

7. How long have you been married? 1 blessed year, 5 fantastic months,1 blissful week and 2 "loveful" days

8. How do you feel about being a Wife?

* It's fun.

* It's just a duty.

* OK.

* I hate it.

9. What has been your typical sleeping attire since you got married?

* A cotton night gown.

*Sweats or Shorts.

* Something sheer & soft

* Nothing.

10. How do you show how appreciative you are of your Husband?

* By being always affectionate.

* I do not show him anything.

* By giving him presents even if there is no occasion.

* By cooking his favorite dishes all the time.

* I do not show him anything.

11. What do you do when your Husband annoys you?

* Keep quiet for a little while.

* Just ignore whatever it is.

* Talk with him about it immediately.

* Scream at him.

12. You are buying or planning to buy your first house as Husband and Wife ....

* It is / going to be a large estate.

* It is / going to be in a suburb close to a big city.

* It is / going to be in a metropolis.

* It is / going to be a fixer-upper but with tremendous potential that you can fill with first-rate furniture and appliances.

13. How does your house look like at the end of the day when Hubby gets home?

* Immaculate and spotless.

* You are still finishing up your cleaning.

* Unmade bed, unwashed dishes and children's toys all over.

* Husband's clutter are left for him to take care of.

14. How do you feel about running a household?

* Always motivated.

* Dislike it, for the most part.

* Oftentimes pretending to like it.

* Whatever!

15. What is the sweetest gift you have given your Husband so far?

so far, aside from the things I gave to him, he once told me that my love letters for him are his most treasured gift

I hope the following friends will enjoy doing this as much as I do...I love to hear from Jes, Jeng, Rona, Chris, Mommy Phebie, Princess Sarah and Sweetytots their experiences as a mom and a wife.

Denise

The HEART tag

The picture shows a very cute strawberry formed like a heart that is placed in an "intimate" way nearest to the heart to show that a person filled with love is interesting and attractive. This HEART tag was shared to me by my friend here in cyberspace, Shydub of Simple Happy Life . Thank you so much for thinking of me.

The rule of this tag is to answer the questions below on your own;

A# Attached or Single? Attached

B# Best Friend? Ate Yheng

C# Cake or Pie? Pie

D# Day of Choice? Saturday

E# Essential Item? mobile phone

F# Favorite Color? pink

G# Gummie Bears or Worms? Gummie Bears

H# Hometown? Surigao del Norte, Philippines

I# Favorite Indulgence? Mango float

J# January or July? January

K# Kids? 1 cute and cuddly boy

L# Life isn't complete without....? my God and my loveones

M# Marriage date? October 18

N# Number of magazine subscriptions? none so far

O# Oranges or Apples? Orange

P# Phobias? None so far

Q# Quotes? A drop of God's wisdom is better than an ocean of human intelligence

R# Reasons to smile? my hubby doing his crazy dance move and baby Hyzyd's very sweet smile

S# Season of choice? Summer

T# Tag five people. I will tag: Hazel of Delineating Des, Twinkie of Twinkie Calls, Gagay of Walking Newspaper, Mimi of All about Me, and Mommy Phebie of Love's Haven.

U# Unknown fact about me? Do you know that I'm the eldest of 14?...and I kinda proud of this rare opportunity:)

V# Vegetable? broccoli, cauliflower, carrot

W# Worst habit? procrastination sometimes is irresistible

X# X-Ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound

Y# Your favorite foods? seafoods, letchon, sinugba, kinilaw

Z# Zodiac sign? Taurus

Denise

You can cast your vote for Kids' Choice Awards 2009!

Before my contract ends in Maha Panya Vidayalai (my previous school) on 2006, I was sent to Alor Star, Malaysia for a month to teach English to the young buddhist monks. I was bored of my daily routine-sent to school in the morning, fetched in the afternoon and sent back straight to the house of my host family. When I get back home, no one is around. All of them are busy with their rice mill business. There's no one I could talk to. I couldn't go to mall by myself because there's no public transportation available. I'm so bored...so tired of being bored!

Good thing is that my host family is so rich that they have their own home theater. I searched in Nickelodeon Channel and found one American live-action situation comedy television series that perked my interest and truly entertained me during those boring moments. It was Zoey 101. Zoey 101 is set in the fictional boarding school known as Pacific Coast Academy, often abbreviated as PCA. Jamie Lynn Spears plays Zoey Brooks, a teenager who goes to Pacific Coast Academy, a formerly all-boys boarding school that now accepts female students. Zoey has a truly zany group of friends, including Chase Matthews, who happens to be crazy about her. What I love about this show is the essence of "girl power". It's also very kid-friendly. I would surely recommend this show for my teenage sisters.

Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey won the Kid's Choice Award 2006 and 2007 as Favorite TV Actress. This years Kids' Choice Award (KCA) will be on March 28, 2009. Let us help Zoey 101 Win! Click to vote for Zoey 101 or embed this widget below in your myspace or blog site and pick your favorite nominee.

Kids Games | Kids Video | Kids Music | Quiz

Meet the two adorable guys that inspires me everyday!

I took this picture before hushing baby Hyzyd to sleep. Daddy Josh already fall asleep (so tired of his travel from his school) while Hyzyd was still wide awake and gave us his smile (he knew that he will be blogged...*chuckling*...) They are the guys of my life-God's blessings for me...They make me smile...and makes my day brighter each day!

I love you my dear and my little one, Hyzyd.

Gagay

Missing the Philippine Products

If one of our friends is going to visit Philippines, we request them to purchase some goods from there when they'll get back here in Thailand. The most popular item is either cheese or Nestle cream. Cheese here is so expensive and we haven't seen an all-purpose cream here suitable for macaroni salad, mango/durian float or fruit salad. For my personal request, these are the goods that I want:

1. Eight O'Clock powdered juice. I specifically love the mango flavor and the combi-flavor of orange and mango. These flavors are so rare in here.

2. Cloud 9 Chocolate bar. I'm not really into chocolates but when we talk about Cloud 9, I couldn't resist its flavor. As the promo ad goes...Let Cloud 9, your ultimate feel good chocolate bar, keep your positive vibe going even when everything and everyone else around you isn't...because with Cloud 9, you can always bite into the bright side!!!

3. Efficascent Oil. I don’t know if there have been scientific research done to actually confirm the claims that it works but still I believe it does. Efficascent Oil is actually Methyl Salicylate Camphor and Menthol. It smells wonderfully minty. When I have slight tummy ache, minor headache, backache and when my feet are tired from walking, I rub it on my aching body parts and I'm relieved. The pain reliever liniment they have here makes you chill...like you're dumped in a freezer! It just make things worse...sorry...

4. Skyflakes crackers. They are crisp crackers, tasty and go well with almost anything - They are the modern alternative to bread.

When my friend's sister arrived today, I'm glad to have some products from my country and some delicacies from Davao like the popular durian candy and durian tart.

Can you see my name labeled on the items? They make sure that no one could take it away from me ...LOL!