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I can now imagine the sound of tm-t88iv POS printer as I am already planning my trip to Baby & Co at Rockwell to shop for more things for baby boy. We were there last week and I was able to look around and list some things that we still need to buy for baby boy. I did not buy anything when we were there as hubby still needs to check the size of the crib that we will be using so we can buy the right size of linens for the crib. B is so excited too shopping around and she also has her own list for the things that she wants to buy for her baby brother.

As for my list, I try to limit it only to the essentials as I don’t want to overspend again. Here are a few items that we still need to buy:

• Linens for the crib
• Mobile for the crib
• Bath Tub
• Plastic containers where we can put the bottles
• Toiletries and new born diapers

I am not sure if we can do this next week but I hope we still have time to shop before I finally pop.

I was checking out online life insurance quotes as we need to renew ours but then my attention was caught by the promo that Cebu Pacific is offering.

Based on the data gathered by Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for the first quarter of 2010, Cebu Pacific flew 1.97 million guests out of 3.89 million domestic air travelers and they also cargo transported 20.49 million kilos, out of 38.50 million kilos in air cargo early this year. This means that they got 50% of the market share both for domestic passenger and cargo markets.

And because of this achievement, they want to share this with their loyal clients by offering 50% off on their domestic and international destinations until today only, May 31, 2010. Travel period for this offer is from July 1 to September 30, 2010.

Destinations included in this sale are Osaka, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh, Kota Kinabalu, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Taipei for international destinations. As for domestic destinations, guests can avail of 50% off for flights going to Boracay (Caticlan), Puerto Princesa (Palawan), Busuanga (Coron), Cebu, Bohol (Tagbilaran), Siargao, Dumaguete and Laoag. Inter-island flights Cebu-Clark, Cebu-Bacolod, Cebu-Iloilo, Davao-Zamboanga and Davao-Cagayan de Oro are also at 50% off.

So grab this offer now. You only have until today to book your tickets to get 50% discount.

I so envy my friends Aggie and Joy because they were able to take time to finish the photo books of their kids. Joy has been working really hard to finish the photo book of her daughter before she gives birth as she knows that more pictures will be coming with the coming of their “Bambina.”

While I on the other hand was only able to make lay outs of B’s pictures until she is 10 months old and she is now 4.5 years old already. But maybe I will get inspired to start working again on B’s photo books with this current promo from Artscow.

You can claim 6 free credits for a 9”x7” 20-paged hardcover photo books. To claim this offer, just add this coupon code under you Credits and Discounts:

Coupon Code: 20P97BKS
Expiration: June 30, 2010
Validity: 30 days

TIP: Validate the code now and use the free credits on saved projects. The free credits will automatically be applied to your order.

June 2 is the date that I have been waiting for a long time. No, no, I am not giving birth yet on that date nor it is the birthday of someone special but is the showing day of my much awaited movie for this year, Sex and the City 2.

I miss the girls, I miss New York, I miss their fashionable life. They still look fab and pretty even if they are already in their 40s. (I wonder if I will be like them if I reach their age. I bet I will need all the treatments and pills like acnepril to keep me acne and wrinkle free. LOL).

I still can’t get over my excitement after seeing the trailer especially after seeing Aidan again. He is actually the one that I like Carrie to end up with instead of Big. And seeing him again in this movie makes this movie more exciting for me.

My girl friends will be watching the movie on June 5th actually but sadly I can’t join them. So I wish I can go on a movie date this week with hubby to watch SATC. I better check if I can buy tickets for the showing on June 2. I don’t think I can wait until next week to watch this movie.

Before I look for diet pills that really work on the net, let me first post this amazing promo from Artscow which can be perfect gift for Father’s Day (I still have a month anyways before I give birth so I still have a month to look for the best diet pills that will work for me to help me loose weight after I give birth).

I don’t know about you, but I always find it hard to look for gifts for guys especially for my dad. So when I saw this promo from Artscow, I figured that this can be a perfect Father’s Day gift.

With this promo, you can design your own neckties for your dad and you can personalize it with photos and messages. What’s best about this promo is that it is very affordable. The personalized necktie is only priced at $9.99 for 2 neckties and it even includes free international delivery.

To claim this offer, just use the following promo code:

Coupon Code: DAD999TIE
Expiration: June 20, 2010

So what are you waiting for? Create your own personalize neck tie now to create the perfect gift for your dad this Father’s Day.

Aside from the fact that there is no work on Monday in lieu of the June 12 Independence Day which falls on a Saturday, one more thing to look forward to is the Independence Day Sale of SM exclusive to SM Advantage Card holders.

It will just be a one day sale which will be on Friday, June 11, 2010. They are saying that all items will be on sale. Some of the participating SM retail establishments include: Ace Hardware, Our Home, Baby and Company, Kultura, Watsons, Toy Kingdom, SM Appliance Center, Levi’s, Triumph, etc.

I hope I have the time to check out the sale from Baby and Company as I need to buy some stuff for baby boy like the bath tub, toiletries like shampoo, soap, cotton buds, baby oil, etc, and linens for his crib. And maybe if the Maclaren stroller that we like is on sale too, we might buy it also instead of our initial plan of buying it after I give birth.

Things are a little crazy at home right now because of some changes that I think I will need the top wrinkle cream so I won't look harassed. We used to eat at my grand mother’s house as what we have been accustomed to do for more than a decade now. All of my mom’s siblings with their kids all gather at my grand mother’s house at lunch and dinner time and that is our bonding time together.

But since my grand mother is not getting any younger now, she requested that we just eat at our own house. Since then, my family (mom, dad, sister, brother and his wife) are now eating at our house. Now I need to look for a stay out maid so they can attend to my family because I don’t think my yaya will be happy with this new setup and she might leave us if I don’t find a stay out maid soon. And since I will be giving birth in a month, I need to find a second yaya also.

Just thinking about it makes me all stressed out already. Hope everything will finally be resolved soon.

Oh my gosh, I have been so very busy lately that I forgot that Father’s Day is close already and I need to shop for a gift for dear hubby. Though I have a few ideas already for our Father’s Day gift for hubby. Here is my list:

1. Some big and tall clothing that he can wear for work
2. A massage. He has been very busy these past few weeks and he deserve some pampering. A home service massage will definitely be a good gift as it will really be a very relaxing treat for hubby.
3. An out of town trip. B has been requesting for a trip to the beach so we can book an overnight stay in one of the beach resorts. For sure I can easily make a reservation since it is not the peak season anymore.
4. We can stay for overnight at Sofitel. Hubby has long wanted to try out this hotel. They actually had a promo last Mother’s Day so hopefully they will have a promo again for Father’s Day.

How about you, what do you plan to give your dear husband for Father’s Day?

Want to visit the beautiful beaches in the Visayas? Then now is the time for you to book your tickets as Cebu Pacific is having a seat sale for only P999 from Manila to the Visayas and vice versa which ends today, May 28, 2010. This is valid for travel from July 1 to September 30, 2010.

You can fly from Manila to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Calbayog, Catarman, Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Roxas, Tacloban or Tagbilaran and vice versa for with this promo so you can enjoy the white sand beaches in Cebu and the ever famous Boracay.

How I really wish I can avail of this offer but my husband and I are not planning for a vacation anytime soon as I am about to give birth in just a few weeks. Hopefully by December 2009 or January 2010, we can avail of one of Cebu Pacific’s promo and book a trip to Cebu as we really wanted to try out Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu.

So for those who are planning to travel from July to September, book your flights now as the promo is only valid until today.

One of my best buddies from college has secretly told me that he is going to propose to his girlfriend of three years soon. Now he is asking for my help to look for engagement rings to give to her girl when he proposes.

I remember suddenly the scene from Sex and the City movie when Mr. Big proposed to Carrie. Mr. Big said that a ring important, because it is the one that seals the deal. So I really want to help my friend to find the best diamond solitaires engagement ring to make his proposal really perfect as I know how much he wanted to hear her girl friend say Yes.

So I gave him the online site of Danforth Diamond. They have a wide range of engagement rings to choose from and my friend can even choose loose diamonds and have it customized according to the design that he wants.

I am so excited already for my friend. He is the last bachelor in our group so all of us are really waiting for this big day to come.

Here are some questions that one needs answered before buying car insurance.

Before buying car insurance from any auto insurance company, people want to know the difference between comprehensive insurance and collision insurance. Comprehensive insurance covers the vehicle so insured against any damage caused by accident, fire, hail, and even the falling of a tree. Some events known as "acts of God", where no human error was responsible, are covered by this type of insurance. On the other hand, collision insurance will cover a vehicle only if it has been involved in an accident. It is advisable that one should buy both these insurances, not only because he may be in need of both, but also because most of the leading banks and financiers insist on their purchase.

A father may want to know if he needs to add his teenage child with a driving permit to his own insurance policy. This requirement varies from state to state and from company to company. Some states allow the insurance companies to make it compulsory for the parents to add their teenage children with driving permit to their own insurance policy. However, in most other states the teenagers with driving permits are allowed to drive a car if an insured driver accompanies them, because the policy of the driver will cover the teenager accompanying them. However, when the teenager receives his driving license, he will require his own insurance to be covered by it.

Some people wonder if they should actually spend money on the purchase of gap insurance. Well, they should, if they can afford it, because this covers total loss of their vehicles. If you have to incur an expense towards repair of damage to your vehicle exceeding the amount your insurer is going to pay, then this gap insurance will cover the excess amount that you have to pay.

Two of the Cullens might be played by new stars for the last installment of the Twilight series the Breaking Dawn. According to the original Twilight movie director, Catherine Hardwicke, stars Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are having salary negotiations with the producer

I quote Hardwicke: "It would really break my heart if they were replaced, but it could happen. Things could turn ugly quickly."

Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz only have a three-picture deal with Summit Studios which expired after shooting the Eclipse movie. They are both asking for $1.5 million each for the Breaking Dawn movie. But Hardwicke says the young actors are most likely being pushed in the money-hungry direction.
Rachelle Lefevre, who played Victoria in Twilight and New Moon has also been replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for Eclipse after salary negotiations didn’t turn well also.

I just hope that the same actors will still play the same characters in the final installment of the Twilight series as Breaking Dawn will surely won’t be the same without them.

Picture snagged from ivillage.com.

Ever wondered why your favorite websites post links to other websites? Chances are they are part of an affiliate program. Affiliate programs have evolved considerably in the last decade, and enjoy an incredible amount of popularity among Internet users.

Also known as associate programs, their primary aim is to direct traffic from an affiliate website to the merchant site. The affiliate gets a fee in return if a sale takes place as a result. Affiliate programs are usually associated with Amazon, which has been using this Internet marketing strategy successfully since the late 1990's. However, other e-retailers like AutoWeb, PC Flowers & Gifts and EPage hold the earliest patents on affiliate programs.

The revenue generation model can work in more than one way. Affiliates are usually paid on the basis of sales generated, or on the number of visitors they have generated for the merchant site. Pay per lead works by getting affiliates to refer visitors with their details. These visitors then become leads for the merchant who contacts them directly. Pay per click was a popular basis earlier, but is virtually non-existent now owing to numerous click frauds. Another way is to pay the affiliate a fixed commission for simply putting up the merchant's banner ad on his site.

The biggest advantage of affiliate programs is that a website can participate in e-commerce without directly selling a product or service. For example, a blog on book reviews could specifically link to Amazon for featured books. This would allow a book-lover to read the review and also purchase it online. Amazon, in turn, would not have to worry about directly approaching this customer to sell books.

Affiliate programs are still a small proportion of online marketing strategies, since search engines and website syndication continue to dominate the scene. However, this form of marketing looks set to grow in a big way in the coming years.

Hubby spent his childhood in the province. Their house is just fronting the beach so everyday he will stroll at the beach, take his father’s boat and go cruising while he catch spiders. Most of the time, he will share with me how he misses his former life in the province and how he wish he can live a life like that again.

That is why when I saw the Tamarindo Real Estate, I can’t help but imagine contacting a Tamarindo realtor who can give us all the information that we need in owning a property in Tamarindo. Tamarindo Real Estate is one of the up and coming real estate markets nowadays. Their secret is the location since it is located along the beach of Costa Rica. This used to be a secret paradise but real estate developers saw its potential that they started building properties here. But what is best about this property is that it never looses its natural beauty because they see to it that the construction adheres to the conservation standards.

If only I can afford it, I will really get a property here so I can give hubby’s dream of owning a beach house again.

I am sure most of you have lots of pictures sitting on your hard disk from your recent summer getaway that you want to enlarge and get printed. Well if you do, now is the perfect time to have them enlarged for display as Artscow is offering a great promo to all of its valued clients.

For just $2.49, you will get five 8" x 10" photos printed and this comes with free international delivery already. To avail of this promo, you just have to use the promo code below:

Coupon Code: 249PRINTS
Expiration: June 2, 2010

That is what I love about Artscow. They never ran out of promos to give to their clients. It is like getting the 8x10 print outs for free. I will definitely dig our hard disk to select pictures for printing. So what are you waiting for now? Grab this great offer from Artscow.

When hubby and I were still single, we love going to movies. We are always updated with what is the latest movie being shown on big screen and we can almost always watch all the good movies being shown every month.

But ever since we became parents, we both would love to go home to spend some quality time with our daughter than go out and watch a movie. All our activities should be child friendly because we always want our daughter to tag along with us if ever we are going out. And watching movies on big screen is something that our four year old daughter doesn’t enjoy doing, so we always end up not being able to watch the movies that we like.

Thankfully they always release DVD copies of the latest movies in less than a month so at least we can catch up in watching our favorite movies. Thank you too because there are online sites where we can read about latest Movie News so we are not that too far behind every time our friends talk about the movies that they just recently watch.

And speaking about the latest movies, Sex and The City 2 will be coming to big screen this coming June 2. I have seen the latest trailer of the movie and I can’t help but feel really excited to see the girls back together again. I am an avid Sex and the City fan and I have watched every episode for all the seasons including the Sex and the City movie. So I was one of those excited fans when they announced that they are doing a sequel of the movie. I saw from the trailer that Aidan’s (one of Carrie’s ex) character will be present in the movie so I can’t help but wonder how will the story goes since Carrie is already married to Big. This movie looks interesting too as they went outside New York (movie was shot in Morocco) so I can’t wait to see the adventures that the three girls will be having this time. I really hope that I will find the time to catch this movie on big screen.

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is so important for online businesses and websites today that there are schools specializing in SEO strategies. These schools are teaching young people to generate the best search engine rating for their clients, or companies that hire them. If you have ever wondered why certain listings appear higher on Google or Amazon than others, SEO is a big factor that can make or break a business.

When a bad listing appears high on a Google results page, you can be sure that the SEO company has done its job, and made that site seem to be exactly what you entered in the search field. For example, many advertising firms and gimmicky sales sites try to get you to click onto their site by misleading search engine bots into categorizing them as informative sites, or educational listings, rather than as sales sites.

SEO companies can serve to help the public by getting businesses correctly listed on Google, Bing, or other search engines. When you want good information from the Internet, you rely on these search engines to weed through millions of websites to find exactly what you want, and hopefully, from a reliable source, too.

With skilled experts working creatively and industriously to place you on top of the results page, right where your consumers will see you first, you can count on an SEO company to generate more business for your company. In today's world, SEO strategies are of vital importance for companies that want to succeed and thrive. Finding the right SEO company to help you rank high on the results page, and find the right audience, doesn't have to be difficult.

Cebu pacific has yet another offer that is so hard to resist. If you want to go to Japan or Korea, then now is the great time to book your tickets as Cebu Pacific is offering 50% off for their Japan and Korea flights. They offer seat sale fare for as low as P1,999 from now until May 23, 2010 for travel August 1 to October 30, 2010.

You can book 'Go Lite' seats flight from Manila to Incheon, Cebu to Incheon and Pusan for only P1,999. For those who want to go Japan, Manila to Osaka flights are available for only P2,999 'Go Lite' seats.

For those who are coming from Clark, Cebu Pacific also have great offers for you. You can book 'Go Lite' seats from Clark to Bangkok, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore for only P1,499. Clark-Cebu flights are also on sale with a 'Go Lite' seat sale of P499. Travel period is from July 1 to September 30, 2010.

It is summer and fall season in Japan and Korea so it is really the perfect time to travel there. I have seen pictures of my friend when they went to Korea and if only I am not pregnant right now, I would have booked a flight so we can explore Korea and Japan.

So what are you waiting for? Check Cebu Pacific’s website and book your tickets now.

Artscow just released tones of promos and discounts again for their loyal customers. Here are just a few of these offers:

1. Photo Mouse Pads. You can customize it with pictures of your family and friends so you will be inspired while working. This customizable photo mouse pads can be yours for only $2.99 with free shipping. Just use the following promo code to avail of this promo:

Coupon code: MSEPAD299
Expires on: May 26, 2010

2. Cosmetic Bags. For less than ten bucks, you can now design 3 of the most sought-after cosmetic bags around. Choose any 3 cosmetic bags from the collection and customize them with photos and personal messages. These cute cosmetic bags are priced at just $9.99 for 3, with no quantity limit and including free shipping.

Just use the following promo code to avail of this promo:

Coupon code: COS3410BAG
Expires on: May 31, 2010

Buffalo grass is a popular turf grass used widely for lawns, especially in warm dry climates. This grass is native to the dry plains of the Midwest and southwest. In fact, it is the only turf grass widely used that is native to the North American continent. Fossils found in Kansas have revealed that species of this grass have been around for more than 7 million years. That is a long time for grass to survive. No wonder it has become so popular for commercial and private landscaping.

This type of grass is so popular because it takes very little maintenance. You might be surprised to find out that the greatest threat to the well-being of your buffalo lawn is over maintenance. You don't want to take care of your lawn too well, or you might end of damaging it! If your lawn is established, you will want to fertilize it maybe twice during the summer months with a nitrogen-based fertilizer. You won't have to worry about constantly fertilizing your lawn.

In order to irrigate or water your lawn, you will want to be aware that this kind of grass is extremely drought resistant and does well in dry climates. If it goes for an extended amount of time without water, it will go dormant until it receives moisture again. Going dormant will cause the grass to lose its color, however, so in order to keep your grass as green as can be, water it regularly. Don't overwater, though, because giving your lawn too much water will create weed competition and can even make the grass more prone to disease. This grass also does better in full sunny areas, although it will still establish itself well in areas that receive at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight every day.

Hubby wants to purchase a bigger car for us since our small car won’t be enough for our growing family. But it looks like we won’t be able to afford a brand new car for now as we need to start with the renovation of our house in Bulacan which is hubby’s top priority for now.

So our plan is just to buy a bigger second hand car because that is what we can afford now. Anyway, buying second hand car won’t really be a burden because its repair and maintenance is not a big problem anymore as there are shops like Ever Drive where we can buy reliable auto body parts.

All the used auto body parts that they sell comes with a three year warranty and has been OEM certified which means that all the auto body parts that they sell are like brand new but at a fraction of the price of brand new auto parts. They even ship it for free.

So I guess buying a second hand car is our way to go right now so we will still have a budget left for the renovation of our house.

Do you want to watch Broadway’s Cats? They are coming to Manila and McDonald’s is giving you a chance to watch it for free.

Every time you order via mcdelivery.com.ph worth P400, you will get a chance to win two tickets to Cats Musical. One winner of two tickets worth P 3,500 each and one winner of two tickets worth P5,000 each will be electronically drawn daily (yes you got it right, you will get a chance to win tickets daily).

They will also have a weekly grand draw where they will give away a total of 16 tickets worth P7,000 each to 8 lucky winners!

So start ordering now from www.mcdelivery.com.ph. This promo will run from May 15 to June 7, 2010 only. This is one cool treat – you get your favorite treat from McDonald’s delivery and it even comes with a bonus of watching the Cats show too.

I can’t believe that it has already been five years since I said “I do” to my husband. I guess time really flies when you are having fun. Getting married to the man of my dreams is definitely the happiest day of my life.

But aside from the happiness that I felt after getting married, I must say that I did enjoy those time when we were still preparing for our wedding. We prepared more than a year in advance because they say that we really have to plan early if we want to be sure that we will be able to book the reception and church venue on the date that we want.

Our wedding truly reflects our personality as a couple because hubby and I personally hand picked every details of our wedding. We were hands on bride and groom to be back then and we got a lot of inspirations from the different online resources available.

Here is a list of some of the sites that we frequently visit when we were still preparing for our wedding:

• Celebrity Icing. I am always in awe every time I see celebrity weddings and so if you want to get inspirations on how to wed like a star, then this site is the best. They showcase pictures and articles of celebrity weddings and I also got my inspiration for my wedding jewelry from the Celebrity Jewelry that I saw from this site.
• My Big Fat Engagement is a site that talks about everything about engagement. You can get Engagement advice here and even engagement warnings. They even feature inspiring engagement stories. So visit this site for everything you need to know up until the big wedding day.
• Planning a wedding can sometimes put pressure on the couple so they need all the help that they can get to plan their wedding smoothly and that is when Wedding Setups blog comes very handy. It is a blog where couples can get wedding planning ideas, tips and advice to help couple plan their dream wedding.
• My husband and I both don’t have an idea when it comes to diamonds and so the site Diamond Advising has been a big help to us when we were choosing our wedding jewelry. We got Diamond Buying Advice from this site so we were able to get our wedding jewelry of our dreams without hurting our budget.
• My Wedding Ideas is one of my most favorite sites to visit when we were planning for our wedding as we were able to get a lot of unique wedding ideas from this site. They have lots of articles submitted by brides themselves so we were really able to get lots of good ideas that we incorporated in our wedding.

I am already on my 8th month of pregnancy which means I only have a month left before we can finally see our baby boy in person. But this also means that we only have a month left to prepare for our baby boy’s coming.

Hubby and I decided that we will clean up our second room (which is bigger compared to the room that we are occupying right now) and we will move there so there will be enough space for the four of us. It is a busy month for us as our weekends are always booked so up until now, we haven’t started our clean up yet. But here are a list of things that we need to do and we need to purchase so we can fix our second room and we can move in there when baby boy arrives:

• Remove all the mess that is currently stored in that room. Right now it looks like a storage room because all the stuff that we are not using are stored there. Hubby’s toy collection also sits in that room so he has to find a place where he can move his toys.
• Buy cabinets for hubby and baby, carpet, door mats, and if budget permits a new aircon as the aircon that we have in our current room is a bit small which we think is not enough to cool down the much bigger second room where we want to move.
• Hire an electrician to move the wiring for the aircon, our Internet connection and our cable TV connection.
• Declutter and learn to let go and throw away some stuffs that we no longer use.

I am starting feel the pressure and stress already. Hubby will be out again this weekend for their company’s team building exercise so he will not be able to work on this project again, but I am really hoping that we can accomplish this before I give birth so we are all set when baby boy arrives.

Are you going to Cebu City? Then if you are, the promo of Marco Polo Cebu, Super Weekend Treat, would be the perfect promo for your.

For as low as P2998++, you can stay at one of Cebu City’s finest hotel and enjoy deluxe room accommodation. Plus you can take advantage of the P500 nightly credit towards the hotel’s amenities plus children 3-10 years will received a Marco Polo Explorer bag.

You can check in Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday with the following conditions:

• Subject to change without prior notice
• Subject to availability
• Other terms and conditions apply
• Rate includes applicable government taxes, subject to 10% service charge.

For reservations and inquiries, you can contact their office at:

Cebu Office: (032) 253-1111
Manila Office: (02) 887-1263

I always love the service and amenities that Marco Polo chain of hotel offers. We have tried their Davao branch and we enjoyed our stay there. If only I am not pregnant, I would avail of this promo from Marco Polo Cebu.

My daughter has discovered the world of You Tube. She always sees her aunt and uncle watched funny clips and cartoons from You Tube so every time we are in our room, she will ask her dad to search for videos of Dora the Explorer, Mickey Mouse, and her favorite, the Annoying Orange and Minuscule (which is about the adventures of different insects).

This is one of her favorite routines before she goes to sleep. Unfortunately, we only have a low grade video card so hubby said that he has to look for video cards so we can upgrade ours so our daughter can enjoy watching movies from You Tube more. She even knows how to control the video as she can replay it or choose another video from the list that is showing on the left side of the screen if he wants to watch another movie.

I am just amaze at how comfortable she is in using the computer. Looks like he will be a computer geek too liker her mom and dad. LOL.

Amana Waterpark Resort is one of the newest resorts in Bulacan. I saw pictures of the place and it looks promising. We went to our house in Bulacan last May 9 and since it was so hot and humid, we all decided to go to a nearby resort to cool down.

May 9 is Mother’s Day and it is a long weekend and we arrived late in the afternoon already so we expected that it will be really crowded. We got an umbrella type cottage as all the other cottages are occupied. The entrance fee for adults is P250 and P200 for kids 4 feet and above. This is a bit pricey (doubled) than the prices of the other resorts in the area so we expect that it is a well maintained resort.

My cousins and I were a bit disappointed when we saw the pool because it doesn’t look that it has been treated with chemicals. We are even making a joke that we might need treatment for eczema after swimming in that pool. But maybe it is because it is already late in the afternoon when we arrived and the resort is really jam packed so the color of the water in the pool looks that way already.

They have four swimming pools and the giant statues that you can see all around the resort are really amazing. The overall resort is clean as there are staffs that are cleaning the place regularly. The staffs are also friendly (of course, they are Bulakenas).

Since we checked in around 3 PM already, we were allowed to stay until 12 midnight which is good so the kids can extend their swimming time. But we noticed that by 6 PM, there are no more staffs entertaining the guests who are staying late. We are even the ones who got a cart from the main entrance so we have something to use to bring our things out. The shower room looks clean but then some of the cubicles have clogged drainage that is why water is over flowing inside the cubicle while we are having a shower and there are tissues, napkins, shampoo and conditioner sachets floating (since they don't have trash cans inside each cubicle in the shower room) which I find very disgusting.

Overall, their amenities are okay but then they should improve their cleanliness and maintenance of the water in the pool and their shower rooms.

Here are some of the latest promos again from Artscow:

1. Durable Canvas Fabric. This durable canvas fabric is best for printing pictures that you want to put on display. If you have tons of pictures that you wan to get printed, now is the best time because for only $11.99, you get to buy one canvas fabric and get one free with free shipping on durable canvas fabric. You can choose from five different sizes for your canvas fabric: 8” x 10”, 11” x 15”, 12”x12”, 12”x16” and 12”x18”. To redeem this promo, just use the following code:

Coupon Code: MAYCANVAS
Expiration: May 25, 2010

Note that you must set the quantity to 2 to avail of the buy one get one free offer.

2. Customizable Memo Pads. Artscow is currently developing a whole range of stationery goods and the first one to hit the store is this cute customizable memo pads. These memo pads uses premium quality paper and the most advanced printing technology and is available for only $1.99 each with free shipping. To avail of this offer, just use the following code:

Coupon Code: MEMO199
Expiration: May 26, 2010

Looks like it will be a busy weekend again for us.

On Saturday, our Itinerary includes:

• Going to my OB for my check up. I was supposed to visit my doctor last Saturday but it is the funeral of my grand father so I skipped my appointment and will just have my check up this coming Saturday.
• Since hubby’s doctor is in the same clinic as my OB, he will go back for his check up too. This reminds me that I should ask his doctor about apidexin as I was thinking to recommend it to hubby to help him loose weight which is what his doctor recommends.
• After our checkups, we will go to Yamaha for our daughter’s drum lessons.
• We might go to the mall after her lessons or just go home first to rest before attending the anticipated mass at St Jude at 6 PM.

For Sunday, hubby will be covering a birthday party so B and I will just be stuck at home. But I still have a lot of pending jobs to do so I might use this time to work and spend some quality time with my dear princess.

My husband is into different kinds of sports. He plays basketball, tennis, volleyball, paint ball and his favorite, bowling. He even likes to try out golf but he still doesn’t have a budget to invest on expensive golf equipments. Maybe he can start with used golf balls first.

But he has been very busy lately with work and with being a father and husband to me and B that he rarely gets to play. But I know hubby needs some exercise and he was even advised by his doctor to go on a diet and playing different sports is one sure way to help him loose weight.

They have an ongoing basketball league now in the office. He said that he will play this coming Friday and he is even inviting me and B to watch. I am glad that he is back to doing some sports activities as it is one way for him to be fit and healthy.

Let you kids enjoy summer with fun and exciting activities at Nido Fortified, Science and Discovery Center!

SM Advantage is having an exciting promo that is exclusive for SM Advantage card holders only. If you enroll your kids to any of the following workshops:

• Gakken Science Experiment Classroom – hand-non science experiment workshop
• Kabataan News Network (KNN) – Science Journalism Workshop
• Tech for Kids (t4K) – Lego NXT robotics workshop

your kids will get to have two more workshops for free. Your kids can choose any two workshops fro free:

• Lego Mindstorm Level 1 & 2
• Private Iris Detective Comic Illustration Workshop
• Canon Scanography and Photography Workshop

Enrollment ends may 15, 2010 and classes will begin in May 17, 2010. Just present your SM Advantage card, SM Prestige, or BDO Rewards card upon enrollment to avail of the promo. Workshop fee is P3,500.

For inquiries, you can call 556-2139 or 556-2179.

I was craving for pizza since Sunday. Yesterday, my cousins are at our place since they dropped by for a visit after voting. I told them that I really wanted to eat pizza and they suggested a pizza place where they ordered home-made pizza. They immediately call the pizza store and ordered three boxes of pizza with the following flavors – bacon and cheese, ham and mushroom and Hawaiian (can you suggest fat burners as we will all need one after finishing the three boxes of pizza that we ordered).

Our pizza arrived after more than an hour of waiting (they really need an hour because they only prepare the pizza upon ordering). We are all so hungry already because we did not have our afternoon snack since we are all waiting for our pizza. And it was sure worth the wait as these home made pizzas are really delicious. Too bad I was not able to take a picture as we immediately devoured on the pizza slices as soon as the boxes were open. LOL. It was really a pizza night worth remembering.

I so envy my friend who has a sideline aside from her day job from which she gets her added income. I wish I can be like her who has a talent for makeup.

But according to her, I can be like her too. All I need is just the proper training and in time, I can start earning too from doing cosmetology and makeup as a sideline. That is what she did and she just enrolled in Regency Beauty Institute, a Cosmetology school in South Carolina.

What’s nice about Regency Beauty Institute is that they really offer their students the best training in cosmetology since they have experienced educators who are really good in the industry. Their campuses are also modern and equipped with all the equipments that their students need since all their campuses are salon-like so their students get real hands on experience. They even offer assistance after the training and they can help their students get a job as they have connections to spa and salon owners.

If I find the right time, I will surely follow the steps of my friend and will enroll too in Regency Beauty Institute.

Taal Vista is again having promo rates for SM Advantage Card holders. It is very hot and humid here in Manila and so I was wondering if we can have a quick out of town getaway in Tagaytay for some fresh and cool breeze. But I am not sure though if they will still have available rooms for Mother’s Day.

Here is their offer:

De Luxe Room (New Wing)
P4,898 nett accommodations for two inclusive of breakfast

Superior Room
P3,888 nett accommodations for two inclusive of breakfast

This rate is available on weekdays and weekends for bookings made for April 1 to May 31, 2010.

For bookings made for July 1 to September 30, 2010, this will be the applicable room rates:

De Luxe Room (New Wing)
P3,928 nett accommodations for two inclusive of breakfast

Superior Room
P2,888 nett accommodations for two inclusive of breakfast

All SM Advantage Card holders also get 10% discount in any of Taal Vista’s Food and Beverage outlet and for any service at Ylang Yland Spa.

I was listening to the news the other night and I heard another issue being fired against one of the presidential candidates running for this May elections. The candidate is a real estate developer and the owners of homes are claiming that the low cost housing that they purchased from the real estate company of the candidate was all of low standards. Most of the house owners didn’t even tried living in the house as it is really of low quality and they just didn’t pay their loan from the bank.

If only we have Manufactured Homes Indiana here then substandard housing projects would have been avoided. With Mobile Homes Indiana, the homes are all built in the factory following a building code administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development so all homes are constructed to be of high quality since it follows and adheres to the building code.

One thing that is nice about Mobile Homes in Indiana is that they offer different floor plans and they even put in their plans the design preference of the buyer. If we have this technology here, then houses constructed for our low cost housing projects would have incorporated the preferences of the future house owners that meet that standard so low quality houses would have definitely been avoided and the house owners will definitely be happy with the quality of houses that they will live in to.

Our country is really way far behind from the technology that cities like Indiana are using when it comes to manufactured home industry. How I wish that for this coming elections, we will vote wisely so we will elect a president who can bring our country to glory. Even not in the next six years but at least a glimpse of hope that maybe we can still rise to the challenge in the not so distant future.

Before I check out term life insurance quotes, I did my usual round on my friend’s Flickr accounts to check what has been going on recently in their life and I saw this from Glo.

This is one of the latest books of the famous Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell. The book entitled, The Carrie Diaries, is the coming-of-age story of Carrie Bradshaw, the popular New Yorker from the famous hit TV series Sex and the City.

This is her story when she was just a small-town girl, her senior year in high school, her family background, her previous friendships and relationships and how these adventures turn her into a great a writer.

The book really sounds fun, just like all the other books that Candace has written. I already checked it out in Amazon and I am planning to order one so I can read it before the SATC 2 movie.

The Company - they are one of my favorite bands when I was still in high school. I think they are one of the longest running group of our country.

They just launched their new album entitled “Lighthearted.” To promote their new album, they will be having series of malls shows so you might want to check it out if you want to see them perform live .(If only I am not pregnant I will definitely catch them in one of their mall shows.)

The first of their album launch will be held in Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill on May 15, 2010 at 8:00. You can also catch The Company Live at Eastwood Mall Open Park on May 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

If you want to get VIP seats to any of this album launch, just buy a copy of Lighthearted album at the Eastwood Mall Concierge & Eastwood City Information Center or Venice Piazza concert venue.

I will have a checkup next week with my OB and I wonder how many pounds I gained. LOL. (I am sure I will need to read about fat burner reviews after I give birth as I will have to loose a lot of weight so I can go back to my pre-pregnancy weight).

I am already on my 32nd week and my baby weighs about 3.75 pounds now and is about 16.7 inches long. They also say that for average women, I will be gaining about a pound a week and half of that goes to my baby.

I am also experiencing shortness of breath and heartburn as my uterus (which is really getting bigger and bigger) pushes up near diaphragm. I also find it difficult to work as I always experience lower-back pain.

But I know I am just w few weeks away and I will soon see and hold my precious baby boy.

I have proven now that there is really a big shift in your priorities as you become parents. When I was still single all I cared about is shopping, night outs, gadgets, and the like. But now my priorities have changed when I became a mom. All I think about now is the future and security of my kids and family.

Now that our family is growing, hubby and I decided that we should try some investments for our money so we have something saved up for the future of our kids. We discovered the site of United States Gold Bureau and we really learned a lot about gold investments from their site and we are now thinking to buy gold coins.

We learned that gold is a best investment since it doesn’t depreciate in time. And since the value of dollar is at its lowest, now is really the best time to do a gold investment. United States Gold Bureau have a pool of experienced staff who can advise us on our investment, specially it is our first, and they can even find the best offer in the market.

I am sure investing in gold is a good move for us.

Old Navy is having another sale once again. They are offering 30% for some of their selected seasonal styles. To avail of this promo, just enter ONBIG30 for the promo code upon checkout.

This is really an awesome sale. Too bad I was not able to contain my excitement two weeks ago when I shopped for baby items for our baby boy when they offered a 15% discount. If only I have high EQ, I could have waited a bit longer for a much bigger discount such as this from Old Navy, and then I could have save more. But I am happy anyways with my purchases. (Yes they arrived already and I like all of the items that I bought). But at least next time, I will know better.

So what are you waiting for? Dress up this spring with Old Navy’s spring collection at 30% off.