Port MacQuarie Pictures

Finally my sis uploaded the pics that i took in my camera, there are tons of pics but i will just share some. Here are our photos when we went to the top of the hill over looking a beach with a small light house at Port MacQuarie here at NSW, Australia. The view is breathtaking and I had fun taking photos.

I will share more pics later.

Tacking Point Light House is the 3rd oldest light house in Australia

High Technology

In the world of high technology and computers there are a lot innovative products on the market today. It’s not like he old days when a master tradesman rules his house, these days computer wiz kids have all the advantages over the old timers. Hand saws, chisels and drills have all been replaced by a plasma cutter. This high tech piece of machinery need only be programmed by a computer technician to achieve an imaginable shapes and pieces for most high tech machinery it’s like playing with a jigsaw.

I thought I'm going to die !!!

Hello everyone, we are finally back from our 4 day holidays at Port MacQuarie here at NSW Australia. It was a long weekend here in OZ land so we make the most of it. My bro in law drove the car for almost 4 hours (just stopped for lunch) and geez that is a long drive. We stayed at a nice 3 bedroom apartment with kitchen and all and the best part is it is almost overlooking at the beach. Ahhhh what a nice holiday.

Anyway, we have lots of things that have done there, but i will just share it in my future posts. I will just share this scary but funny thing that happened to me while we were there.  We went for a swim at the apartment's swimming pool in the afternoon with the kids. The kids are with my bro in law and they took the 1st plunge at the pool.

I followed them while Micah and my sister was watching me behind. I went to the pool and hop in the sides while my bro in law was looking at me. Not thinking that it was deep, i decided to take the next step but little did I know it was over 6 feet deep.!!!!!! I tried to paddle my feet hoping to float and moving my hands to grab someone. I swallowed water and I wanted to shout but I was drowning. Sis saw me and told bro in law to get me. Bro inlaw grabbed me on my hands before I even lost my breathe. Luckily he was there to save me !! 

I thought that the pool was not that deep since I saw Aussie kids just jumping in there. Hahaha I didn;t realize that kids here at young age are being thought how to swim already.. Yay, I really can't swim !!!

Anyway, after that we are all laughing and joking about the incident. I am just thankful to God that I am still alive!!!! More stories to come.

Please wait for the pics

Oh i really anted to share some pictures right now but please do accept my apology for not doing it right away. As you all know I am not using my own computer so it's a bit embarrassing for me to just install softwares without my sister's approval. Actually I am using the MacBook of my niece and since it is just bought 2 months ago, i am not sure if they will want me to install my DSLR.  ( a lot of excuses huh hehe) 

Anyway, just wait for it I know you all want to see some pics of me here. Thanks

The Aussie Lifestyle

The patio furniture at my sister’s place is very conducive to the lifestyle of the Australians. A lot of time is spent outside having barbeques, swimming in the pool and just relaxing, so the furniture outside gets a lot of use. Theirs is quite stylish and durable. It’s like having a second family room but outdoors. I noticed that most families here have an outdoor setting and oh boy they love to drink a lot, guess what? I've got to taste some of their finest wines and vodkas hehehe.

Good cause

What a fantastic concept to help the youth of our world. There are so many people out there and organizations that are set up specifically to help people. The concept of car donation is an amazing idea. Using cars and other donations, Car Angel is a non-profit organization that makes videos to help young children and teenagers. The website has lots of informative information so that we can all feel as though we can contribute to the future of our youth. You can check out their site and see how they are helping kids. Here is one video that they make.

Micah dropped my DSLR !!!!!!

Wow it's already past 12 midnight here in OZ Land and i am trying to keep myself awake just to finish all my assignments for the week. I wanted to finish them all early because we will be leaving for Port Mac Quarie (beach) on Thursday and we will be back on Monday already. It will be our first long getaway here since I arrived here on Sunday. It will be a 5 hr. no traffic drive and wow for sure i'll be burning my butt at the car, lol.

Anyways, I had a great time with the kids this afternoon and we played some ball games at the backyard. I took some photos of the kids and i had few too. Micah came from a night out on her friend's house and asked me if she can view all the pictures that iI took. I was playing around with her siblings when I heard a "tug" sound and when i looked I saw that my Canon Rebel dropped to the pavement.

I shouted so loud and of course my 1st instinct was to get angry at her bec. she dropped my camera. I was so mad at her that i took it from her and examined it. She was lucky enough that the lens didn;t break or any of the parts or else I will give her  something. Gosh I was so afraid that it might not work properly but  I reckon it was just a small bump. 

Anyway, sorry no pictures yet to share here, bec. I don't think they will let me use my card reader and m photoshop at the Mac , poor thing. I am also trying to work around using it since I am used at Windows. I will find a way to share some pics maybe after our vacation from the beach.  Have a great day everyone it's 1 am now here so I have to go now..

Cheap hotels

Europe and the Mediterranean especially have always been a romantic get away in the minds of most travelers especially those that come from outside their region. Portugal is a lovely country immersed in history and romanticism. The Portugal hotels are amongst the best in the world from 2 star to 5 star, you can’t beat this luxurious experience. 

There are also lots of places to visit off the beaten track for tourist that are more adventurous. Lisbon Hotels, Algarve Hotels and Madeira Hotels are just some of the places where service , food and good company be found. Lots of things to do and places to see, you’ll be surprised how much this great country has to offer. Ciao!

Understanding Dementia

When you break your arm or leg or stitches in your head people will offer their sympathy they can physically see that something is wrong with you it is apparent to every body. Mental illness is even more damaging that any of those symptoms, however, people cannot see if you suffer from mental illness. One of these illnesses is dementia, understanding dementia is something we us a society should be sympathetic towards.

To find out more about dementia symptoms and dementia treatment, you can go to this website. It is set up to help those less fortunate than ourselves. It helps them track their symptoms, learn more about treatments available to them and helps for them to understand exactly what Dementia is. 

Brrrrr cold

Hello peeps thanks for dropping by my blog and trying to know  how am i doing here at the Land Down Under.  I am doing great even though I am cold most of the times. The weather is gloomy since i arrived here on Sunday and it rained yesterday so it was cold. I know you some will laugh at me bec. I am already cold at around 23C (of course i am not used to cold weather that is why). Right now my feet are so cold ...!!!!!

My sis and I went shopping yesterday at Mac Arthur's Square shopping mall while Micah and her friend watched the movie "7 Dresses". The 2 kids (Bianca and Braiden) were at pre-school so we had lots of time shopping. My 1st purchase here since I arrived are 2 blouses (AUS$ 19.75 and AUS$14.50), I stopped converting it to pesos bec. I know it will cost a bit. It was fun strolling the mall (not as huge as Megamall though) and trying to see what's new. There are some great buys esp. the summer clothes, they are having it on sale since winter is coming. They have sales every time they change their season so my sis got some good buys. 

We had late lunch at around 2 pm and we just settle for some Thai noodle soup and fresh spring rolls. Later at night  we called home to check out my mom and our business and it was sad to hear not so good news.

Anyway, i only took some photos i will just share later, I will ask my sis 1st on how can I transfer their m pics on Micah's Mac Book. It's hard when you don't own the pc. I know, i know you already wanted to see how beautiful Australia is so pls. bear with me.

DIY guy

Renovating is a theme that seems to run in my family especially with my Aussie bro in law, he is always trying to fix things around the house, a real DIY guy. When it comes to electrical work he is always apprehensive. While trying to replace some light fixtures he encountered a little problem, he forgot to turn off the power, thankfully he had an emergency breaker which probably saved his life, next time I told him to call an electrician to do it for him.

Greetings from the LAND DOWN UNDER!!!!

G'day mate!!!! Hello guys I am already here in Australia!!! Micah and I arrived safely early this morning at Sydney airport around 7:00 am this morning. It was a long and tiring trip. I didn't get a good sleep at the Qantas plane bec. I was uncomfortable and a lady was giggling continuously.

It took us minutes to get our luggages bec. we are at the wrong carousel, lol. I am so glad that we used good luggage sets that are durable enough to withstand the travel. After that, I was able to clear the immigration with ease but they asked me to open my luggage since i declared some wooden decor that i bought. Bro in law Joe picked us up and we went to their house where i will be staying for 3 months. It was really really different around here, fresh air, no traffic, no noise and good food. It's good to be back here again.

We had a brunch here since Qantas didn't served us breakfast (only apple juice) not a good service I can say. I took a nap in the afternoon as i was so tired and had a shower after waking up. We had barbeque for dinner and oh my gosh bro in law served a lot of seafoods (i forgot to take photos!) and we are all full. His uncle and family, and a close family friend was there for dinner.

Anyways, i had a long day, i will just share photos later, I am using Micah's Mac and holy cow, they are very different, i still have to find my way. I will post again soon bec. we will be leaving for a 4 day trip at the beach on Thurs. and i still need to finish some assignements (raraket pa rin d2 kahit bakasyon heheh) See ya guys!!

PHOTOHUNT: Important

Our theme for Photo Hunters this week is IMPORTANT, and my entry is my Passport. This is of course very important before you can board a plane.

I am posting this a bit early because i will be flying to Australia tomorrow (19th) but don't you worry i will be blogging while I am there.

On that note.. See you all "DOWN UNDER !!!!!"

Pinoy Blogero got published

Ok I am one proud Aunt again for my nephew KARLO (Pinoy Blogero) bec. he was interviewed by Annalyn Jusay of Manila Bulletin about blogging. His interview was published at the the Jan. 14, 2008 issue of the newspaper under the TechNews Section. Isn't this cool??

He told me he is going to frame that newspaper interview hehe. He is doing good at blogging and i hope he can still juggle blogging and studying right now.

You can also read his interview at Manila Bulletin's website .

WORDLESS Wednesday: Peace!

With all the things that are happening in the world today, I just wanna say
"Peace Man, Peace !!!

What a very busy day!!

Wow what a busy day it was for me here. I was out half of the day bec. I went to our municipal hall to renew my bro and my business license. I didn't finish it before lunch because there are so many people transacting their own business there. How I wish our new municipal hall is already finish so we will be more comfortable. I went back at around 3 pm and i am glad i finished renewing our license.

I am also busy burning all the pics of Micah and other stuff. See yah guys thanks for the visit!!

Jazzing up our mobile phones

Having a cell phone these days can’t be considered a luxury but already a necessity in modern times. Business people, professionals and even ordinary people already know the usefulness and convenience of having a cellphone. I remember in the 80’s when I was still in college it was very hard to communicate to someone where there are no beepers or cellphone yet. Thanks to the modern IT world it is making our lives easier and communication is faster now.

I had my 1st Nokia cell phone few years back and it was so fun to personalize the cover and ringtones of it. Mobile phones evolved through the years where they added features like internet capability, video cam, mp3 etc. and the designs became sleeker. Another cool thing that you can put into your phones is ringtones. More websites like MSN Emotions are also featuring Free Ringtones for mobiles where you download free Polyphonic Ringtones,Hip Hop Ringtones, Dance Ringtones and more. You can also browse by Artist if you like. I just found another site where i can pick ringtones for my existing cellphone right now.

Big "G" zapped me !!!

It's a sad day for me here as Google zapped away my precious pagerank of 3, and what a day my blog already turned 0, yay!! I know i am not the only one who have been penalized by google but other bloggers as well who only wanted to earn a lil bit of money while enjoying blogging.

This only means that I'll certainly have few opps to come by and that is a sad sad sad thing. I have tried to maintain this domain of mine by posting quality posts eventhough it's a sponsored one but I guess that how life goes. It's not the end of the world for me and other bloggers though.

Anyway, i'm getting busier , just want to apologize for not visiting your blogs, i'll make it up to you all. Hope you 'll understand.

Tiendesitas shopping

Micah and I went to Tiendesitas in Pasig (near Megamall) last Friday and at first Micah thought it was just boring there not until she saw the clothes and other stuff being sold there. I also bought some souvenirs that i will give to my sister. Too bad we didn;t have the chance to ride the Kalesa bec. it only starts at 3 pm and we can't wait that long. Sorry this is quite a quick post here. I'm off to Greenhills now.

Have you been to Tiendesitas?

Know where to find lights

There’s no doubt that we all need to have lights whether it be for our homes for our vehicles, for hunting or camping and other uses. There are just about over a hundred of different light accessories that we can choose and for different purposes. There are Truck Lights, Head Lamps, Flash Lights, Rechargeable Flashlights, Strobe Light Bars and many more that I saw at Magnalight website.

And it’s even made convenient now because anyone can purchase it online and they will deliver it at your homes if you purchased worth $300 and up. You can browse by category so you’ll find the item quite fast. What I also like about their site is that they have related and informative articles that you can read before even buying lights.

Christian Bautista at Megamall

Micah and I went to Megamall on Friday and we got stuck in traffic because of the fire in Makati. Anyway, we bought some stuff and gosh we were oh so tired after that. Sukat dito sukat doon.

We are fortunate enough bec. Christian Butista is there to perform so we watched it for a while. He is cute and I love his voice. Micah was taller than me so she took some photos of him since there were lots of people in front of us.

I need new prsecription glasses

I guess you have read on one of my posts that I already wanted to chuck my eyeglasses at the bin for it is not doing well for my eyesight. I also reckon that I need to change my eye doctor now bec I am not really satisfied. With my desire to change my eyeglasses I found out that anyone can purchase stylish prescription glasses online and it’s a Great Discovery: www.ZenniOptical.com. I don’t think they ship internationally though but for those who are in their area you can check them out if you need one. With their huge selection of frames I think you’ll find one that will suit your taste and liking.

From Hawaii with Love!

Wow, just 2 days ago the mailman handed me a card and when I read it was from my online friend Kitty. I was so happy and it was so sweet and thoughtful of her to send me a Christmas card. I know it took about 3 weeks to get here since it was stuck in the mail. Nevertheless i am still grateful for Kitty's sweetness.

Thanks Kitts, hope to meet you too someday! (Sensya na bihira me maka dalaw sa blog mo, busy to death ate mo eh)

Cold weather

I woke up a bit late today and it was so gloomy, I thought it was too early but when I look at the clock it was already 7:30 am. It was raining since this morning and we have a very cool weather right now. I have not seen the news yet, so I don’t know if we have a typhoon or something which is not usual for us here in January.

The weather is perfect for a hot coffee and snuggling and in some parts of US they are having snow and other countries. Although I have not experienced winter with snow, I am pretty sure that is so brutally cold outside and many houses have heaters or fireplace in their houses. During those times the the humidity increase making the air drier so an aprilaire humidifier installed in your house will greatly help. There are many humidifiers that you can purchase online at Wize.com. An aprilaire humidifier is best priced at $398 and can be easily installed and being recommended by their customers.

8 Things that i am grateful for

Caryl tagged me with this one and I want to thank her bec. it made me realize that i am really been blessed. Thanks Caryl.

1. I am thankful for all the blessings that God showered me and my family
2. I am thankful for discovering blogging and digiscrapping, I only not gained money but friends as well
3. I am thankful for the friendship me and Race have shared through the years.
4. I am thankful for the good health and my other family members have
5. I am thankful for having the opportunity of travelling again overseas.
6. I am thankful for all my online friends who keep on visiting my blog and keep me company.
7. I am thankful Micah was able to come back home after 5 years of migrating to Sydney
8. I am thankful the little things that come my way

I would like to pass this to Race, Nice, Lutch, MaryK and to all my blogger friends. Just snag this is you want.

Investing in stocks

I have heard that many people have been investing in stocks and or future tradings and if you become successful on it, it’ll give you lotsa money, that is if you really know how stocks and tradings go. I guess a stock or commodity brokers is a pretty good but tough job that deals with stock exchange. I have an online friend who has been investing in stocks with her husband for sometime now.

Busy shopping for pasalubongs

Hello guys, just one more week and I will be leaving with Micah and I am kinda excited but I feel I am in a hurry, yay! Anway, Micah and I have gone shopping yesterday; we went to Tiendesitas and Megamall. Actually we were looking for some pasalubongs for my sister and bro in law, I bought a nice native placemat for my sister, a small antique box where she can make it as a décor on her house and a mother of pearl bracelet. I hope she will like it, I wanted to buy the capiz lamp shade but I had second thoughts.

I had a tough time looking for a present to my bro inlaw, I wanted a personalized calendar of his kids like what my co-bebots are making but I got no photos and I have no more time to do it. Wish I got that idea long before, so right now I still have no present for him.

On Monday I will be goin to Divisoria and I will be buying more of my stuff (it’s never ending shopping), I am also thinking of buying some fancy native necklaces that I can also give as presents and a beach bag. And since I can’t buy one of those diamond pendants, I think I’d just buy myself some pretty bling blings and fancy ones that I can use everyday, there are many necklaces there. I hope I can finish all my shopping or else I will be burnt out.

I am Legend (movie)

Micah, Karlo and my older bro watched the movie "I am Legend", 2 days ago at SM and last full show. They said it was a great suspense movie and they told me I should have come with them. I am not a movie fanatic so I am once again a kill joy, lol. Have you watched this movie lately? Micah has been watching movies lately here since she seldom does that while in Sydney. She already watched the local movie Desperadas and it is good she can still understand Filipino language.

I also have DVD in my bedroom and anytime she wants she can just pop in a DVD and watch comfortable there, I just wish we have one of those home theater popcorn machines so that we can make our own popcorns we can eat while watching DVDs.

3 years of blogging !!!

Yahooo.... I have been blogging for the last 3 years and what have I gained??? Lots i can say, i was able to gain lots of online friends (2 of them i have met online Suzanne and Liz), i gained lots of insights and informative knowledge while browsing other blogs, I was able to practice my English which is not that good lol and lately I have gained monetary pleasures bec. I have learned to monetize my blog through sponsored bloggings. All of those I am thankful of.

I still wanted to meet in person lots of my online and scrapper friends whom I have met online. Some have inspired me to make my own blog while others inspired me with their great thoughts and nice writings.

FYI, I started blogging way back in January 7th of 2005, you can view my 1st ever post here at my 1st blog at bravejournal. I was inspired by Ana PS’s blog and so I’ve decided to make one too. At first I was so hesitant to make one coz I find it a bit corny but when I saw some visitors leaving comments and reading my posts I realized how pleasurable to have an outlet where you can put your thoughts and ideas.

What about you when did you start blogging???

The power of our minds

There are times we feel so pressured and feeling low in our lives and all we need to do is to refocus our minds to positive and calming thoughts that can lift us up again. There are subliminal messages that our subconscious minds can absorb and it can boost our confidence and give us more power and energy to go through life. And if you are considering increasing your self esteem or maybe wishing to end an addiction Subliminal CDs are available at www.subliminal-cds.com that can help you with that. We don’t need to stay negative all our lives, we need to move on and enjoy life.

I'm getting busier each day

phewww... i just hate it when I feel pressured and kinda in a rush mode.. I have only few more days and i will be flying soon and with that i have do arrange some things here at my shop. I have to endorse some paper works (BIR thingy) etc. to my sisinlaw so that everything will be in order. I will be away for 3 months and she will be the one to manage our internet cafe and i just hope she can manage it with at ease. She has 2 kids to take too so i know she will be busy around here.

Micah and I have been goin to many places which is mostly shopping and sometimes she is complaining that she has not done something spectacular her...lol We told her that beaches and great theme parks are away from our place so we really need to schedule that. I just can't wait for my trip.... Have a great day everyone!!!

Quick add: the maniac appeared again last night, wooolah he never gets tired of showing his "patoytoy" ("thing") to me and customers, lol, it's his 3rd time.. he really sucks and sick to the bone!!!!. Gosh i always forgot to grab my cam and snap a photo of him (next time i will post his pic hahaha) yuck.

We can protect our privacy

We all need our privacy, don’t we? And every one of us has a right to have one. We should remember that every time we use our computers and search the web, windows can still stored the websites, email , our contacts or even passwords even though we delete them and remove them in history. That is quite daunting especially if we share computers, we never know that the next person will see the things that we have done.

It was fortunate enough that there is a software that can erase “evidences’ in our pc. With just a small amount of program we will be assured that we can retain our privacy and this software can eliminate all your system cookies, remove porn sites that you visited and more, this Evidence-Blaster software is available at www.evidence-blaster.com for just a little price of $22.95. There is now a chance where we can be have 100% of privacy.

Kids dayout at MOA

After a delicious lunch that we had at Dither's 10th bday celebration at MAx Restaurant on Sunday, my nieces, nephews, SIL and bro went to MOA (Mall of Asia). I am so kill-joy that afternoon bec. i don't want to go with them (too bad I'm not feeling well that time or else i will go with them).

Anyway, they went to the mall to shop and the boys went inside the Science Discovery (forgot the real name) to watch some displays. I know they enjoyed their time there bec. they told me that they want to come back there again. The photos were taken by my nephew KARLO.

I have never been to Mall of Asia since it opened and I often hear that it was so big that a whole day is not enough to stroll all the shops there. Just in case you didn't know Mall of Asia is the biggest mall here in the Phils and one of the biggest in the world!!! Yay i have to be there soon!

Pursue your dreams

Geez, I hate myself for being downbeat at times, I know it’s the new year now and I should change that habit or else I am on the losing end. I have lots of things to achieve and still do and yet I feel stuck. Anyway, I just noticed that many are still continuing their studies whether it be at regular universities or at online. Just one of the accredited universities online that offers Master of Arts in organizational leadership training, Master of Arts in Communication and Master of Science in Nursing online is Gonzaga University.

Who would ever think that anyone can now earn a degree online? I guess in these times nothing is impossible and pursuing our dreams is just a click away. Just a piece of advice we are never too old to learn anything we want in life.

What a bummer!!

I am just really getting pissed over the other 2 pc for rent that I have here. I bought desktop pc last year in Greenhills and holy cow they are actually not working properly for the last month and i hate it!! Sinusumpa ko talaga ng bilihan na yon at I WILL NEVER EVER buy from them. I think that the hardwares esp. the motherboard that they put is not that durable. I payed so much for each pc and i chose branded ones but yet it's not working that good.

Right now, i am l