
Thursday, January 20, 2011
An Award and 7 Things About Me

Thursday, April 22, 2010
I Belong...
Another perk of being part of the MARCE CLUB? You get wonderful awards such as this:

Thanks Marce Seiko for this beautiful award. The gift of the Marce Club's spirit of sisterhood is more than enough for me to survive the blogniverse. I am just so blessed to have you known you guys, albeit virtually.
To all my other Marces, this one goes to you guys!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Happy Birthday Marce Liz
RodLiz Nest
My Home In the Kitchen
Pinay Blogger sa America
Celebrities, Movies, Fashion and More
I know it's an April Fool's Day but this one is for real!
Stay Happy. Stay Healthy. Stay In-Love. Stay Sane.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
It Ain't Over Till I Say It's Over
And I meant Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest.

Although it has officially ended, I still just can't get over the fact that it has come to end... like most beautiful things should. The beauty of it though is that the friendship that was formed while the contest was ongoing has gone stronger. And the writing skills and the spamming, err... commenting skills were honed even more. That is the great impact that this contest has I guess... And for that I am thankful!
Of course, a contest would not be complete without the winners. And I must say, CONGRATS to all the winners, especially me! LOL!
I did win! Want to know what I won? Here they are:
5th Grand Prize: $20.00 Paypal cash
Best Review for Make or Break blog: 1 month advertising on Adgitize
(I just received my Adgitize Gift Card and I will use it to advertise next month! That means, I get to save on my Paypal Funds! Hurrah!)
Yummiest Review for Dishes by Pehpot: $5.00 Paypal cash
2nd 10 to complete requirements: Three Month Sidebar Text Link at Make or Break and Random WAHM Thoughts.
So now that I have published my winnings, I can finally say, "It's OVER!"
Again, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Share A Virtual Hershey's Basket & Help Children
The Hershey's Better Basket Blog Hop
Here's what to do:* Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.
* Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.
* Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.
* Leave your link at BetterBasket.info/BlogHop comment section. You can also find the official rules of this Better Basket Blog Hop, and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.
And just so you'll know, passing this virtual basket along has lots of benefits. Aside from the Easter cheer that it brings, you get to help too! How?* Hershey’s is donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to total of $5,000 by blog posts written by April 4th, 2010).
* Please note that only one blog post by each blog url will count towards the donation.
So pass this one on, pretty please? I am tagging all my beautiful marces from the Marce Club namely Chris Fedhz Gene Jade Kaye Liz Mye Niko Pehpot Seiko Yami.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Somebody Thinks Me Beautiful!
Now for the AWARD:
Here are the rules that I must follow:
1. Thank & link the person that gave you the award.
Again, thanks Bambie! You are such a sweet person!
2. Pass this award onto 15 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic.
I'm gonna break the rule this time as some of the blogs I've chosen I've discovered way back!
Oh, there's lots of fantastic bloggers out there! Here's my fifteen:
3. Contact said Blogs and let them know they’ve won.
4. State 7 things about yourself
- I am currently on a blog review craze.
- My little one is turning 2 pretty soon and I'm so excited!
- I don't know what's the latest in the music industry.
- General house cleaning is a task I enjoy.
- I don't like to procrastinate but I keep procrastinating.
- I am such a very forgetful person. I forgot my cellphone yesterday and Hubby could not contact me. Oh no!
- I wish that I were slimmer, taller, and with fairer skin. But then again, that would not be me!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A Review Race?
But anyway, if you still haven't joined the contest, here is your chance! Kaye and Pehpot have made it easier for you to join by just making a blog post about the Contest and include the major sponsors' links like the one below:
Below are the four MAJOR sponsors of Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary contest:
I Am Buraot
A blog about politics, the environment, religion, philanthropy, and everything else that is life. Author is known for his generosity in sponsoring contests. The home of the famous EntreDropper.
Anak Ni Kulapo
Yet another blog of Buraot. If you want to die laughing, then go visit Anak Ni Kulapo. His life in the US and hilarious stuff about his home country are only two of the must-sees in this blog.
Seiko's Diary
The blog title says it all. This is Seiko's journal about being a mom to her five gorgeous kiddos, her take on life in general, and random musings of a woman who loves life.
Mom Conversations
A new blog about everything concerning mothers: pregnancy, health and fitness and babies are the current categories, under which are detailed articles containing tips and valuable information for moms everywhere.
Please drop by these blogs if you have the time and see why they are worthy of a special mention. :)
Yes, there's no more need to write a review for you to be qualified. Easy peasy, noh? You also have the option though to review all four major sponsors to gain you 400 points more.
Here's what's up for grabs:
1st Prize $200
2nd Prize: $100
3rd Prize: $50
4th Prize: 30
5th Prize: 20
5 Lucky Winners of $20 each
BEST POST ABOUT THE CONTEST
WINS 2 MOS. OF ADVERTISING IN ADGITIZE
Best review of Random WAHM Thoughts
WINS 1 MONTH OF ADVERTISING IN ADGITIZE
Best review of Make or Break
WINS 1 MONTH OF ADVERTISING IN ADGITIZE
Aren't the prizes great? So why don't you join NOW? Now is your chance to bring home the bacon. You might even be able to buy that DVD player or that camcorder that you have been drooling on.
And oh, if you learned about the contest through ME, please be kind to state in your blog post that KIKAMZ referred you. Pretty please? Thanks!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
A Million Thank Yous
And she just hit her 1 millionth visitor. To celebrate, she is having a giveaway:
Tina’s One Million Thank Yous Giveaway.
How to Enter:
It’s sooo easy to enter! All you have to do is blog about the giveaway, and leave a comment here letting her know you’ve done it. You must leave her your blog address or URL so she can see that you’ve posted about this giveaway in order for your entry to be valid. That’s all!
Easy peasy noh?
Draw Dates:
Feb 12: 3rd prize
Feb 19: 2nd prize
Feb 26: 1st prize
Prizes:
1st prize - $15.00 and 3 months of free advertising!
2nd prize- $10.00 and 2 months of free advertising!
3rd prize- $5.00 and 1 month of free advertising!
Advertisements are in a special top spot and the winners will receive their prize money into a paypal account.
So what are you waiting for? Blog about it NOW!
Happy Valentine's Day To Everyone!
I also want to share this Valentine's Tag given to me by dear Nuts of More Than Just A SAHM. Thanks dear for sharing it with me. Warm hugs for you!
Here are some simple mechanics:1. Post this tag in your blog (multiple blogs allowed) with these mechanics.
2. Don’t forget to use the widget above linking to the site: http://sunshineleneforlife.com/.
3. Post a photo of anything that has the color red.
4. Include also a saying or quote related to LOVE or the LOVE MONTH.
5. Tag as many as you can and instruct them to get back to Arlene's site to leave their url if they have joined.
Here's a photo of The Sto. Nino or The Holy Infant Jesus. I am sharing this one because we will be celebrating the Sinulog come February 20th. Sinulog in February? Kind of odd, but why not! If you happen to be near the Stuttgart-Rottenburg area, you are invited to join in the festivities. Pit Senyor!
I would like to share this very beautiful poem about love from my favorite, Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ:
than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you will do with your evenings,
how you will spend your weekends
what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.
Enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Valentine Linky Love
Thanks Mys for the TAG!
= Start Copy Here =
SPREADING LOVE ALL OVER THE WORLD
That He gAve
His onLy
BegottEn
SoN
That whosoever
Believeth In Him
Should Not perish,
But have Everlasting life.’John 3:16
Master List: 1. Pinay Mommy Online 2. Straight from the Heart 3. Mommy Journey 4. Written by Mys 5. Just About Anything
Rules:
1. Post this tag in your blog if you believe in the message. Please don’t forget to copy from = Start Copy Here = to = End Copy Here =. If you want, please include your own thoughts about LOVE.
2. Tag as many friends as you want to help spread the message to the world.
3. Comment with the link of your post here so that you will be included in the master list.
4. Don’t forget to come back to the master post once in awhile to check and update your own blog’s master list.
5. Please don’t delete this tag or put no follow tags. Let’s spread the meaning of true love and so as linky love for us bloggers. Thanks!
= End Copy Here =
Let me share this poem from one of my favorite Jesuit priests, Fr. Pedro Arrupe SJ about LOVE and God. The words are just so profound that I wish that I have this kind of disposition each and every single day.“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in a love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”
Forwarding this tag to my beloved Marce Club!
Seiko’s Diary Her and History This is My Life Pen, Paper, Pan
Blog Appetite The Mommy Journey Home Buddies
Monday, February 1, 2010
Happy 101
Anyway, here is the award:

- Being able to witness my little Samantha grow every single day
- Being married to the man who has always made me happy and has never ceased to amaze me
- The realization that I AM LOVED by my family
- Watching the sunset with my Hanhan
- Road trips with the family
- Lots of online opps
- Meeting new friends online and offline
- Hearing the snore of my two loves, knowing that they are sleeping soundly
- A mug of hot chocolate or coffee
- Chatting with my family back in the Philippines
Now, I would like to pass this award on to these blogs that always leave me feeling happy:
Jhownie's Haven
Kikit Avenue
On Ne Sait Jamais
Sweet Nothings
All About Elizabeth
Seiko's Diary
Kizuna
Yena's World
Frougal
Written By Mys
Sunday, January 31, 2010
If I Were Pehpot
If I were Pehpot, here are some of the things that I'd do...
ON being a parent, wife, homemaker:
How will you raise your kids?
I would raise them with all the love and care that they deserve. And because every child is unique, I would pay attention to their individual needs.
What would you say to Cata?
Who is cata? Is Cata the name of Peh's hubby? I still haven't met him but if I do, I will definitely say, "Kumusta na?" Hehe...
What would you say to people who have something not-so-nice to say about your kids?
First, I'd ask what happened that made them say such kind of thing. Then I will continue from there...
On being OC and “aholic”:
How would you arrange your cabinet?
Do you mean the closet? I would segregate the colors of the shirts first. After that, I would further arrange the shirts with like colors according to the length of the sleeves and whether it is collarless or not. Then I would hang them accordingly in the order of the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, violet; and then the neutral colors: white, gray, brown, black. That is OC-ness kicking in!
Messy would be shoes not lined up orderly on the shoerack, books not belonging in the correct category, samantha's toys and books scattered about.
Would you add another blog to your 8 blogs??
I don't have 8 blogs. I have only three and I barely manage to maintain all three let alone 8! So that would have to be a "NO".
ON being sexy:
What color of underwear would you wear on Valentine's Day?
Haha! I still haven't thought of that...
What would you wear on JJ night?
Ummm... NOTHING? Hihi!
On your “selfish”day:
What would you do with five million pesos?
I'd buy us our dream house, shop for luxury items that I can only dream of having and then save the rest in an education fund for our children.
What is one thing that you wish to have?
Right now, that would be another baby girl or boy. Samantha badly needs a playmate.
Oh well, I know my answers are quite different from what the real Pehpot would answer. So here's just wishing you, Marce Pehpot, a very Happy Birthday! May God bless you always with good health, inspiration, happiness and passion to do all the things that you want to do. I count myself blessed that you chose me to be a godmother to Sati and for that I am thankful. Thank you for the friendship too! Alles gute zum Geburtstag!
If you still haven't wished my kumare a Happy Birthday, be sure to visit her blogs and leave a message or two:
Reviews Inc.
Bee Mommy
Novice on Blogging
At Home Here
Camerasexy
Dishes by Pehpot
Sexy Blogging
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Lucky Chinese Tag
1. Zu Hause im Glück
2. Spongebob Squarepants
3. CNN International Desk
4. Micky Maus Wunderhaus
5. Spezial Agent Oso
6. Blockbuster Movies
7. Desperate Housewives
8. Gilmore Girls
8 Favorite Place to Dine-out:
1. Schnitzelhaus
2. Burger King
3. Denny's Diner (in Japan): loved dining here especially when I was pregnant. It's just a few minutes walk from our place then.
4. Hanamaru (in Japan): our favorite udon chain!
5. Tao-Tao China Restaurant (Germany): It's eat-all-you-can and the place is cozy enough.
6. Kappa Sushi Restaurant (Japan): The lines could go very long but it's worth the wait! You can splurge on sushi for only JPY105 a plate.
7. Antonio's Bar & Grill (Philippines): dined out here on our last visit to the Philippines. We missed Pinoy food and we were hungry!
8. Dencio's Kamayan (Philippines): their bulad rice is just to die for!
8 Things I look forward to:
1. Samantha's turning 2 on February 28th
2. Sinulog festival on February 20
3. My first giveaway
4. My birthday
5. And hubby's as well
6. Seeing family members in Germany
7. Sledding or skiing
8. Our summer trip
8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. Attended my German Language class after a week of being absent.
2. Cooked green mung beans for dinner.
3. Gave Samantha a bath.
4. Did the laundry.
5. Continued Samantha's photobook
6. Expanded my farm on FarmVille
7. Cleaned the house.
8. Ironed Hubby's shirts.
8 Things I love About Winter:
1. Snow ball fights.
2. Making a Snowman and Snow Angel.
3. Be amazed at how everything can turn so white and dreamy!
4. Wear winter clothes.
5. Stay in bed longer.
6. The days are shorter!
7. Watch the snow fall while sipping a mug of hot chocolate.
8. Go skiing, snowboarding or sledding.
8 Things I’m Passionate About:
1. My Family
2. Prayer Life and Our Faith in God
3. Spending QUALITY TIME with the Family
4. Blogging, sharing my thoughts and then some...
5. Road trips.
6. Taking snapshots of the usual and unusual.
7. To always decide to BE HAPPY no matter what.
8. Being Myself.
8 Word/Phrases I often Use:
1. Dad, kumusta day mo?
2. Did you sleep well Sam?
3. How is my baby today?
4. Hallo!
5. God bless!
6. "Dad, what do you want to eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner?"
7. Hala, wala ko kadungog... (Sorry, I didn't hear you... I sometimes have difficulty in hearing.)
8. It's okay.
8 Things I learned from the past:
1. God always answers prayers.
2. A Mother's Love is always unconditional..
3. Happiness is a choice.
4. Opportunities don't come knocking on your door twice so once it does, grab it!
5. What you don't know won't hurt you.
6. Do not face an angry person with anger.
7. Treasure the Past, Cherish and Live in the Present.
8. Always count yourself as more fortunate than others.
8 + 3 Blog Friends I want to tag:
The Marce CLUB!
Make or Break
Random WAHM
Niko's Blog
Momma Wannabe
Seiko’s Diary
Her and History
This is My Life
Pen, Paper, Pan
Blog Appetite
The Mommy Journey
Home Buddies
Monday, December 7, 2009
Five Bloggers You'll Meet in Heaven
If you are familiar with the works of Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, then the words "Five Bloggers You Meet in Heaven" will be ring a bell.

---(The Five People You Meet In Heaven)
Now, selecting the five bloggers will be a hard task considering I love reading more than five blogs. So here's my five picks, blogs whose authors are wonderful people and who I may, or may not meet in my lifetime. :D
Enchie of Sweet Nothings
Clarissa of Kizuna
Mira of Random Thoughts
Beth of All About Elizabeth
The rules are easy for passing on this award:
1) Attach the award to your blog post
2) Copy and paste the famous quote from The Five People You Meet In Heaven somewhere in the post
3) Please identify the creator of the award (Andrea from Memories As A Mom), and link to the person who sent it to you.
4) Send this to five of your blogger friends to show your appreciation!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Amazing Grace

So to Grace, please give me your email address so that I will be able to give you the code that you can post to your sidebar so that you can display your new button to your sidebar.
Happy Birthday NIKO!
So to you Anik, wishes of happiness, good health and peace of mind. God bless you always!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Operation Smile for Clarissa
Because it is your birthday, I would like to share this video of the song called Happiness Is... from the animated version of the Peanuts movie, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Hope it will remind you that happiness comes in small packages, bundles and things. May you always be blessed!
P.S. Thanks to Niko for always thinking of ways to cheer up a FRIEND. Bless you Anik!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
My Movies -To-Watch List #1

Every Tuesday is Tuesday Couch Potatoes Day here on my blog. It is my idea of getting to know my fellow bloggers better by learning what kind of movies they watch. It is also my way of judging whether a movie is worth watching through their unbiased reviews. And so I have decided to make this Movies-To-Watch list where all the movies featured in TCP entries that I haven't watch yet go. This will be a series of posts and I will also be giving some link love too so if you haven't joined us yet, come join us NOW!
1. We Were Soldiers from Ate Rose of Rose's Obstacles and Glories
2. Fire Proof from Phebie of Love's Haven
3. Iris from Hazel of Delineating Des
4. The Story of Us from Ate Chris of Inspirational Insights
5. Taken from Genejosh of Her and History
6. Shooter from Lulu of Bitz 'N Pieces of My Life
7. Wall-E from Niko of Lover Mushroom
8. Meet The Robinsons from Pehpot of Make or Break
9. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway from Hazel of Delineating Des
10. The Proposal from Niko of Lover Mushroom
P.S. To my dear couchers: The movies featured are those that I haven't seen yet. I can only feature ten each week so if the movie you posted isn't featured yet, it could be that I have already seen it or I have yet to post them. Hugs to all and THANK YOU for being a Coucher!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
It's Raining AWARDS!
It comes with the usual rules:1. Pass it on to at least one other blog but the more the better.
2. Never ever tell anybody who gave it to you. (Link backs not allowed)
3. Make a nice acceptance speech.
My acceptance speech:
"I really do not think that my blog is a prestigious one but thanks for the honor. I gladly accept this award, thankful that someone has recognized the hardwork and love that I put into it. Should I cry now? Sniff! Sniff! Really, I am honored. Thank you! Thank you!"
"You can see this box of chocolates is filled with different and unique candies and just like the chocolates we are all different and unique people. We are the same in that we all have common ingredients that make us more alike than not. Except for the frosting, which represents our personalities, we are indeed very similar on the inside.”
And of course there are rules:
1. That you must pass this award to others.
2. Link back to me when you have passed them forward.
3. Write a nice post about this award.
4. You must read this award with a southern accent. I call it southern day where we all have to speak with a southern accent. I know that will be hard for some of you, but for the rest of us, we will be fine. So now, ya’ll just enjoy this little ol’ award and have fun with it.
5. And of course let your folks know that they have a nice award waiting for them.
Now I would like to pass the Just Another Prestigious Internet Award, Honesty Award, Blogger Buddie Award, Box of Chocolates, and Circle of Friends Award to:
Ate Beth of All About Elizabeth
Niko of Niko's Blog
Shydub of Worth's Road
Ate Rose of Rose's Obstacles and Glories
Mommy Seiko of Seiko's Diary




















