$300 Worth Brand New COACH Satchel Bag Contest

The sweetest friend I am talking about in my previous post, who showered me with lotsa gifts (but most of all genuine friendship), who I only met online, who became my daughter’s godmother and who is really deep down to the bone generous is having her first ever contest/giveaway in celebration of her and her hubs 6th wedding anniversary on July 28. She will be giving away a brand new Coach satchel bag worth $300!

I have been having second thought of joining, I am afraid to bring home this branded bag if I am that lucky, lol. But really, I want this contest/giveaway to be a success so this will be a monthly thing for all the bloggers out there to look forward to.

Main Sponsors:

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Level 1 Sponsors:

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So please help support my friend Umma by joining her contest/giveaway! She will be really happy if you do..Thanks in advance!


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If you learn about the contest from here and decided to join please tell Umma you are being referred by me, NIKO. =) Thanks a lot!

I maybe pregnant

I hope I am, actually to at least compensate for the weekend I wasn’t able to tend to my blogs. I spent the afternoon sleeping with my daughter, I am having a hard time to do anything coz I feel tired so easily. Plus, my ovulation calendar is telling me that I maybe pregnant!

But the pregnancy test is telling the other way.. If only I can know the answer on virtual roulette I would. I would make a mark of pregnant or not pregnant and spin that roulette online to end this confusion. And this guessing game is killing me actually. You may say, go to your doctor quick and have your check up, husband’s answer to that would be – go to the psychiatrist fast. He said I am sick mentally, LOL – expecting to be pregnant in a blink of an eye. Just like me, husband is scared of that one line on the pregnancy test kit. He’s afraid to admit but that’s the truth!

Another fun part I can play on Gioca alla Roulette Online is to guess whether I am sick, not sick, and pregnant or Not. That would be fun game! Tell me if you want to play along!

Meet Real Friends Online

I met a wonderful person online last two years ago. After a few months of being friends through our blogs, she gave me a laptop on my birthday. The laptop I am now using to somehow earn online. She is always by my side not only financially but emotionally. We can chat whole day sharing about everything under the sun. She is such a darling.

On my birthday the next year, she sent me a branded Bag! And when she went here for a short vacation last march, she gave me and my husband a branded wallet, my little daughter, her goddaughter, lots of fashionable clothes. And brought us to Subic and Batangas for a one whole week all-expense-paid vacation!

And we met ONLY online!

Not in popular casinos in Vegas, to which she and her husband frequents if they need to unwind. (no, they don't play in the casino, they are just happy watching the players though!)

Not in Disneyland.

Not in first class Hotels.

Only online – through my blog!

You can meet REAL friends online too just by being yourself. You can meet the greatest friend you could ever have in your life time. I gained lots of wonderful friends online and I have to tell you that they are all REAL! (They are not wonderful because they shower me gifts there and then, ahem, that should be clear. They are wonderful coz they are REAL people!)

Blog Review for a Cause

A repost from Pehpot's blog. Another baby is knocking up in our doors, your $10 will mean a lot to this little girl. Thank you so much in advance!

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Buy a blog review for $10 and help Baby Bella for her Hernia operation

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. When a hernia is not repaired, it may become strangulated. When strangulation occurs, there is a danger that part of the intestine be caught in the hernia cutting off blood supply to the tissue. Also, when a bowel obstruction occurs, it leads to severe pain, vomiting, nausea and inability to have a bowel movement or pass gas. Although Hernia happen to boys mostly, girls can also experience it.

We can help raise the expenses needed for Bella's operation by purchasing a blog review from her Mom, Mommy Rubz. A blog review from her PR3 blog. The review is consist of 150 words (all positive) with 2 links (home page link) and an image of the header or screen shot of the blog to be reviewed. One link with the blog title as the anchor text and the other link is on the image.

Please send me an email (pehcats@gmail.com) with the url of the blog you want Ruby to review.. and will reply with the url of the post and the paypal id where you can send the payment and if you are generous enough, you can even add more to the $10 price... will be waiting for your email!

Advancements in Humanity’s Health

The human life expectancy has never in history been higher than it is now because of many factors. Hygiene is a major contributing factor. The advances in modern medicine during the last few decades has astounded the medical community. Illness is continually diminishing while health and well being is increasing in ways the world has never seen before.

The importance of hygiene cannot be overstated. Water treatment has become a priority world wide since the late nineteenth century when New York City realized that by efficiently disposing of waste while providing clean water, the disease and mortality rates in the dark, dank, and disastrously over crowded tenements plummeted. Historians have since learned that many of the world's worst plagues and epidemics may have been easily avoided had the people of the time been educated about proper hygiene.

With the discovery of penicillin (which lead to other antibiotics) and the benefits of vaccinations, disease has never been in more peril. There are a multitude of drugs to help almost every discomfort and malady. In fact, a rising danger has become the danger of taking multiple prescriptions that may have dangerous interactions with each other or with foods or over the counter medicines. This can be easily avoided, especially with the accessibility of the Internet. Look up a reputable website with a comprehensive prescription list and see if they have drug interactions listed. To be on the safe side, also discuss it with your doctor upon being prescribed (be honest and disclose every drug you use) and your pharmacist when picking up your prescription. That way, you'll be sure to reap the vast rewards of the medical advances available while minimizing your risk of injury. Not only are medicine and revolutionary treatments making huge advances, common drugs are becoming less and less expensive, making it more likely that charitable organizations can provide them to third world countries.

Ready to Gamble

I have a light heart since the day I made peace with my favorite BIL. I hope he isn’t reading though. I am quite shy to tell this to him in person, hahah.

Husband told me I made him happiest when I finally was able to forgive his brother, aw. And I was happiest too. It’s such a joy to make peace with everyone. No more hurt feelings, no more dark clouds and no more burning bridges.

Anyways, because I am so happy and I cannot contain my happiness I decided to share the joy that I am feeling right now – to the choir! So I ordered for another set of new uniforms for them, yahoooo. It’s supposed to be a surprise but since I need to confirm their sizes it won’t be a surprise anymore, lol. I hope no one from the choir reads this, oh husband is an exemption, am sure he will be surprised while reading this, lol. But I already ordered, no return no exchange. Hahah.

Hope my online earnings can cover this sudden expenditures hahah. But if my online earnings will not be able to pay those uniforms I have no choice but to try my luck on online gambling. Shhhhh.

Going Solo

I have been serving the music ministry in our parish for eight long years now. Husband is now the musician while his brother, my favorite BIL, is on leave. But BIL is coming back soon, so husband will still be the guitarist and still be on bass group.

Eight long years and for that span of time, I haven’t tried singing on solo. I belong to any group, soprano or alto to fill in when someone is absent. You think I sing well? I don’t think so! I can sing with the group but when I try to sing on solo, my voice runs out. Stage fright, nervousness, fear: mixed emotions of a trying hard singer like me.

But husband has been requesting me to sing Hangad. I love that song so much. Husband said I can sing it well every time we practice AT HOME. BUT I do not have the same confidence to sing outside of the house.. I am so afraid.

You know I always give in to husband’s every request. So if you happen to pass by our parish one Sunday at 9am, please bear with my trembling voice.

Shopping for Kid's Clothes: How Do You Know What's Best?

Buying kids anything can be difficult. When it comes to certain things, kids know best; and others, parents know better. Making the two meet is what both parties find most rewarding, and when it comes to kids clothes, it's no different.

Because healthy children are always growing, money spent on buying clothes for kids can add up over the years, and there are many different factors to consider when the time comes: Are the clothes durable and will they withstand playtime? How long will these pants fit, and how much time before he or she grows out of them? Is the price worth the use? And what's a reasonable amount to spend on an infant t-shirt, anyway?

These are all good questions to ask, and money can be saved over time by buying things that are durable and can be handed down from kid to kid. Kids can be tough on their clothes, so buying something that can withstand the ins and outs of school, sports, and everything else is important. You may pay more for quality, but in the long run, you save more too.

Estimating a child's rate of growth can be difficult, so while considering long-term use out of a single item of clothing is smart, it doesn't always work out the way it was planned. Versatility is another important factor for children's clothes. For example, maybe an elastic waist is better than a button waist.

For some, style is what is most important. Fortunately, most kids aren't too picky, which makes things easier for parents and the people buying the clothes. Of course, whether we like it or not, style needs to be considered, so finding something that you and your child can agree on will make the shopping process that much easier, and hopefully everyone will leave happy (especially if you promise ice-cream afterwards).

PBW: Beautiful Wedding in June

Seiko's lovely daughter Misaki and her fiance tied the knot before the sun sets at the clubhouse of Portofino in Alabang last Saturday. Since Yena and i arrived very early at the venue we had the time to roam around the place and took lotsa photos. Husband wasn’t able to join us because of the wrong timing, pigsa on his legs.


It was our first time to meet Seiko in person, it was so great to see her up-close. Gorgeous!

Yena and the mother of the bride, Seiko, the blogger behind Seiko's Diary.

That’s yena beside the lovely pool..

Me and Yena before the wedding

The lovely couple with the bloggers! ^_^

A Brave New Shopping World

When shopping for the perfect jeans or new polo shirt, it used to be one had to drive to the mall and head for the Gap or Old Navy store. These days, no driving is necessary. A person can go online and access a world of fashionable options with just a click of the mouse. Gap.com is right there on your computer screen offering every last hoodie, handbag and yoga top you could possibly find at a brick and mortar store...and then some!

But, attention, Internet shoppers, even better news in Aisle 9! Before you head towards a virtual shopping spree, you can find Gap coupon codes to stretch those Internet dollars! What is a coupon code, you ask? Also called 'promotional codes,' coupon codes work just like those discount coupons your mom used to cut out of the newspaper and take to the grocery store for deals on her weekly shopping. Only with coupon codes you use online there is no need for newspaper, scissors, or a purse full of bits of paper. A coupon code is like a secret password, such as "MYCARD" or "GAPTHANKS" that you simply enter when prompted on the checkout page of the Gap website.

You can find these marvelous little helpers on sites such as Savings.com or Retailmenot.com where savvy shoppers exchange information about the latest online shopping deals. There are coupon codes for free or flat rate shipping, monetary ("$10 off Your Next Order!") or percentage ("30% off Our Collection!") discounts, and even cross-company deals between the Gap family of stores: Banana Republic, Old Navy, Gap and Piperlime.

One word of caution, though: just like the grocery store coupon, online coupons almost always include an expiration date. So be sure to check that your coupon code is up to date, and that no other restrictions apply for the offer.

Peace be with you!

I have been asking the Lord to bless me with forgiving heart to someone i have been ignoring for months. It was hard to forgive, especially if the cause of heartache came from caring too much – and that person is shooing you away because he is blinded by his own flaws.

It was hard to even spend a minute with him under one roof. It’s hardest when i have no choice but to see him every weekend or on every family gathering. My eyes cannot hide my feelings most especially when i’m upset. But I really wanted to close the gap and move on.

BUT the memories of the heated arguments, the hurtful words and all the bad things were coming back to me as soon as I wanted to reach out.. So I prayed – prayed hard for forgiveness.

And last Sunday, while at the mass – I was teary and wanted to go to him and hug him. As if my angel was telling me that I had enough hatred in my heart already and I need to forgive in order to move on. God, I wanted to do what my mind was telling me to do BUT my body was weak. I cannot even move my feet.. I stopped my tears from falling and stood still. It was hard but that’s what my heart has been telling me to do. It was like an online gambling where I am so willing to risk it all…

Finally I was able to forgive... and now forgetting all the hurts. To my BIL, hope we can still be friends like we used to be…Peace be with you!

Starting A New Life

She knew there was a way she could do a credit check on herself, but did she really want to know? Getting a free credit score was just a few mouse clicks away. She had been working for months to rebuild her credit, and now she thought she might be ready to face the music. She should see just how much her newly found self discipline and careful spending habits had done for her.

The past was in the past, and if her shopping had been a real addiction, then like an addict, she would have to spend each day for the rest of her life fighting off that addiction. But now was the time to check whether she could begin to build her life again. She wondered if her score had improved much, enough to let her rent her own apartment. That was all she wanted. Living with her brother and sister-in-law was beginning to get on everyone's nerves. She was grateful for their kindness, but she knew too that their patience was wearing thin, and so was hers. It wasn't as if she shirked her responsibilities and didn't try to pull her weight--she did most of the housecleaning and even some of the cooking.

She'd offered to pay rent, though they'd refused her offer. And, she even babysat for them when they needed a night out. Still, the way things were with the current arrangement, they had no privacy, and she didn't have much either. Of course, she figured they'd miss her when she was gone. That's when they'd really notice how much she helped out. But it was no use pointing that out now because she'd inevitably end up sounding ungrateful and spoiled, instead of merely logical and matter-of-fact. To get her own place was her only aim at this point, and that meant having a decent credit score.

MIA for my blogspot blogs..

Because I have my hands full on my domain blogs! Tehee, this blog addiction is really getting into my system. Just when I decided to lie low because of the Yushin Project, I created two additional blogs! Now my nights are into tweaking (since Pehpot taught me about the blogger draft, where you can design your own template in minutes!!), thinking of future posts, editing layout codes, and just staring at them. Would you like to peek on my 2 new domain blogs??

They still look so empty but if you insist, it’s here and here. ^_^

And I am not the only one in this blog addiction. My husband owns four domain blogs already! I am thinking of transferring yena’s blog to domain next month. This blogging runs in the family now! hihihi

So if you can't find anything new here, i am virtually present on one of my other 8 blogs! =)

Girls Rule
Trendy and Heartily Yours
Artsy Niko
Niko's Home
Mushroom Lovers
Yena's World
Plate and Me
MomWorkaholic

Weekend couldn’t be better than this!

I had a very easy weekend. I spent whole two days snuggling the two loves of my life at home. Home, Husband, Daughter, Me, Cold Weather, Nice Movie, Lotsa Hugs and Playful Laughs - My weekend couldn’t be better than that!

As much as I’d like to go out and watch movie with husband (he had to work last Saturday) and Sunday was supposed to be a mall-time with Yena but since the weather wasn’t good we just visit the nearby grocery that has mini amusement center. My daughter could spend the whole day riding the merry-go- round. She loves the amusement center so much, you can hear a loud wail every time we have to go home!

So after two days of mini-vacation at home – I have a vacation-hangover while at work. It’s hard when your mind isn’t working properly. My mind isn’t programmed to work on Mondays and Fridays, lol. So that gives me three good days to function well at work, browse through car sites and car accessories and business news and read inspiring articles of Bo Sanchez. My lunch breaks has lead me to knowing where best to get ford mustang accessories for my future ford mustang. Yes, aside from reading online stuffs, I am good at day dreaming. Told you so!

New Look for my Mushroom Blog

My good friend Umma, pimp my 3rd blogspot blog last night and i love it! I stared at it til 1am, hahahah. Other than the project yushin i am sleep deprived for staring at this lovely creation.

All my three blogspot blogs were all lovingly designed by her! Thanks so much Mare!!

Click the picture to see the full lovely view of the layout..