Quality Footwear for Everyone

My family is hardworking and always on the go. So, clothing convenience really matters a lot to us. We run this family furniture for over 15 years, and our carpenters and other employees do come and go. Even my father who had retired from the Navy has been doing carpentry works for the business and now that we run our own store, we want to always be flexible and comfortable.

My sister and I are shoe persons. We indeed have more than a dozen pairs of shoes, from rugged to lady shoes. The men in the family, including my kids have their fair share of leather shoes too. We have indeed invested much on quality shoes. I don't think it is a waste to invest a good money on something that is worthwhile. We are into extreme adventure too, and the right footwear matters a lot.

I found this Boot that I like for my airsoft game. It is from a top brand that means quality and comfort. It is also supported with other product line from other top brands and companies that everyone knows. Forsure, my partner and his friends would love the designs of these good boots for their military uniforms.


I checked their site, and I found a good pair of jogging and climbing footwear. I hurt my feet the last time I used my old running shoes on a mountain climb of more than 13 hours. And from that, I have been scouting for a good pair of comfortable climbing shoes. I can ask my in-laws from States to order this good pair and ship it here in the Philippines. The site accepts online orders with free shipping. So, this can be an acceptable offer to my family.Hurray!!!! We are scheduled to climb to the tallest mountain here in Sarangani Province. I can't wait to have this new set of climb shoes!

Teaching my Own Kid

I have been a teacher for over a decade.WOW! That is quite long now.hahahhah! But one of my disappointments is not teaching my own kid. I usually envy mothers who have the choice to stay at home and take care of her family.

But now, that my own kid is already into schooling, I find it very frustrating that I couldn't have the time to really help him all the time. I manage to help him through his assignments and prepare reviewers for his exams. But, those things not enough. I only wish I can do more for him.

Silver Jewelry is Hot!

I love jewelry, and I love it a lot. I have a wide collection of earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings. I complement them with my choice of fashion and mood and usually they get a lot of praises and attention. But I always want my jewelry to be classy, unique but not at all expensive. I normally jump from one website to another just to search for the right jewelry. I am fortunate to find this site with wide collection of sterling and copper jewelry. They even have Homemade jewelry cleaner solution that can help you clean your treasures at home at very minimal rate. This is really what I need to keep my things last longer.

Blogging in the Family

I began helping my sister, Tammy to do her blog and the works needed to at least monetize it.Hehehehehhe! We started her first paid review last night. She still struggled like the first time I did my blog, but as I worked through my blogs, I learned in the process. My other blogger-friends were that helpful too.

So, now that she is into blog monetizing, at least, she earns.Heheheheh! Go! Go! Go sis!

7 for Perfect Skin Formula

I easily get infection from scratches or little injuries, but I couldn't find any skin medicine that will sooth and heal faster. This is also true for my kid. We seem to share the same allergy or something. So, I began researching for a medicine that will do wonders, I came across of 7 Cream with Manuka Honey that can heal skin problems easily and with natural ingredients like manuka honey, aloe and natural oils that help do the healing. This is sure worth the try!

A Big Man with a Big Big Heart

One grateful side of blogging is meeting new people. I have met countless bloggers of different identities, some were normal while some were abnormal like me. Hahahhahah! But when Sir Avel known as Bariles left me an invitation to join the MBS2, I was just elated to join everyone and had the fun of my life. I then came to know Bariles in the flesh. He is indeed a big man, I was quite hesitant at first to rant and all with him. He invited me and few GenSan bloggers to help him set MBS2, then the rest was history. Indeed MBS2 was very successful if not for the efforts of this very energetic, dedicated person! The local government of GenSan is very very lucky to have a very committed and enthusiastic public servant. Gatikal lang ba ko?hahhahaha!

The Grandfather of Soccskarsargen Bloggers, the Birthday Celebrant, the Gwapong-Makarismang si Sir Avel!Burger! Burger! Burger!

I never really knew a blogger, and now a good friend who is as passionate as Sir Avel. He is passionate of blogging, food and fun.hahhahaahh! And we usually join him! We had our second get-together last Christmas when Soccsksargen Bloggers had the party. There were very few attendees but Sir Avel, had managed to make the party a blast. Now, those who missed it had sure missed the fun and the singing Sir Avel had orchestrated well.Hahahahah!

He is friend to everyone. One can't miss this person who exudes charm, wisdom and character. And Jan. 19 is his birthday, he sure has a big big party with all the VIP's. A man of good character only begets countless friends.

My family and I can only wish him the very best. He has touched many lives not only us Soccsksargen bloggers but everyone who loves Gensan. Indeed, he is now Soccsksargen bloggers' GRANDFATHER-ORCHESTRATOR! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR AVEL!We love you!

Sundays in a Classroom

It has been a couple of Sundays that I spent my time with my professor and classmates instead of my family and having rest and fun. Sigh!

Now, I have to hit the road again and travel to another city for my masteral class. I slept very late last night, working on my JAVA database program, and I couldn't actually make it run.HuhuhuhU!

I am really very old and drained for all these works! I have to miss my ironing and laundry and lecture making among other things because of this schooling on a Sunday. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! When did they invent masteral schools anyway?Tsk!Tsk!Tsk!

Yearn to be More Popular?

There is new social network that not only allows you to meet new friends, but this also gives you the opportunity to share and sell and buy practically almost everything.

I then have the idea that I can sell the stuffs of my store here.Hehehheheh!

My Weekend Doesn't End

I just had my masteral class earlier in another city and we were given our IT project due before the semester ends. This is really putting much pressure on me as we have another pending JAVA database project. I wish to finish at least one, before the other one is due.

My oh my! I was also told that my kid and nephew will have their monthly summative exam. This means I have to prepare their review test papers. Waaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!

And tomorrow, in spite that it is Sunday, we are required to still come to our masteral class for our last session and then come Monday- to- Friday of lectures and more papers. Sob!Sob!Sob!

Tweet! Tweet!

Social sites are everywhere and they usually come free. For one there is twitter where you meet a lot of people, like ted on twitter. I am also hooked to Friendster, MySpace, Zorpia, and etc. hahahhaha! It is just fun to meet old friends and new ones regardless of whatever medium it is.

Writers Among the Youth

I have been the adviser of our small school paper since I was hired last year. This is my other role, among the many things I am! Hahahhahaha!

It was harder to invite young students to write. It seems that with the present times, writing with better grammar and skill is not anymore natural among college students. We had a very responsible editor-in-chief but we had a very few writers and contributors. I am not an expert in English as I was only appointed to do this job and no one would accept the dirty works! Hahahahahha!

But, in spite of my lack or incompetence, I really had hard time correcting their articles. So to add to my countless works to accomplish, this is my other responsibility. I really love writing, but somehow, I only have very limited time to do all.

We are done with one paper and another one is due before this semester will end. I only wish I can complete everything with ease and quality! Some superwoman, huh!? Hahahhahahah! Whew!

I only hope more and more skilled writers will offshoot in the coming semesters!

Wishful Thinking . . .

Do you ever wish that you are just on a beach, just savoring the breeze and tranquility of the sea? I always do that, just to make my restless head slow down, and appreciate what life has brought me.

Amidst our busy days, we seem to ignore what really matters to us, family and life. When I was younger, I only wish to become a teacher, mother and wife. Now, that I am all that, I have this nasty habit of pushing myself to achieving and acquiring more at the expense of who are really important. Then, I began forgetting my self again, depriving me of sleep, fun, and life. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

For what do we really live for anyway?

Who Doesn't Need a Printer?

I am an IT person and have been one more than a decade ago. You can say, technology is my life! The family is quite hooked to it too. We have more than three PC's now but with one printer only. My other siblings and the store make use of these units pretty often, that we couldn't do much if our PC is done or worst, if our printer gets nasty again.

But, who doesn't a printer anyway? You may have a number of computers at your disposal, but if you need a hard copy of anything, just exactly, how would you do that.

Picking the right printer make require, of course, a lot of criteria to consider. One can check on the brand that somehow connotes quality. One can also check on the price and the printer's features that somehow meets his or her unique needs.

We had tried a lot of printers. My first ever printer was an HP and indeed, it lasted over the years. Now, there are a lot of HP models, specifically, there is Hewlett Packard Laserjet 4000 that guarantees quality printing. They can be purchased online and be shipped within 24 hours! Now, that is quite fast! But more importantly, they come at more reasonable prices, much cheaper than other online stores.

My partner's first set of printers include a Canon. With more affordable price range, one can make this a suitable alternative. We have been buying online for our gadgets and they sure are at their best quality. The DELL laptop we last bought in 2002 is still working to this date. And the latest purchase we had was our ACER notebook. All these were just shipped to our doorstep. But, we sure need an additional printer to station at home. We would surely consider this site for our next buying. We will recommend this too to our family abroad so they will buy from this great website in the near future. It will surely mean savings from the price differences these great printers cost. This is a German website, but I made use of a website translator to help me go through their products and I just love their cost-busting product lines!

New Blog Design for My Other Blog

I have been wanting to overhaul the design of my two blogs but resources and time wouldn't allow me at all. But what the heck, I would never have the time anyway with all the stuffs I have been doing: schooling, teaching, programming, business, and designing, blogging and etc. . . hahahahhaahha!!!!! Some superwoman, huh!? hahahhahahah!

But, a very nice lady, Designer Chic, worked with what I like with my other domain blog. She gave me this:

I just love this new designs, love the colors and all. It exudes life and class!!!! Thanks Ivy!You are one chic designer indeed!

Busy on Handcrafts

Silver earring on green crystal with black highlights


Bracelets with green and red beads on bronze

long-line necklace with metallic pink lace and colorful beads

We had been busy designing crafts for earrings, necklaces and bracelets to start our 2009 edition. So, today we made good sales in our school as I brought them for query and customized orders.

Do check few of the things we made. Your critique will help us improve. Thanks a lot!

See other designs.

How Does Music Affect You?

What is Your Dream Job?

Part of my personality is my versatility. I seemed to be passionate on whatever work I set my focus on. Conclusively, while I drive everyone me nuts for being demanding or bossy, I usually get results with flying colors!

I did well before academically and teaching has been my true love, had tried to become a programmer, writer, and an administrator but it never crossed my mind to become a businessperson. Now, my teaching has become my secondary work only. I usually consumed much of my free time, how to spice our store and to design shirts and accessories. Indeed, I am workaholic even in my dreams. Hahahahhahah!

I still see myself teaching when I grow old but I want to venture on other more challenging stuffs, like making our store well known and go global. WOW! That is a vision, I will of course, see real actions!

Missing my Old Self

When I first arrived General Santos City, I would jog with my sister early morning around Oval Plaza, read only good best seller books, watch my fave movies and just spend time with my son. But, with all the restless calls from work, school, and business, I was cut to just sitting with my desk and paper works.Sob! Sob! Sob!

I am most of the time breathless, in short, drained and burn out! I am usually enthusiastic with any task to me. Some say, I am workaholic, while I call it passion. Hahahahhahah!

So today, after weeks and months of no exercise, after my tummy has gone wider and bigger of holidays and immobility, we decided to jog again (after several procastination).Hurray!

I just hope, I can sustain this again. We dont masteral class today, so I am maximizing every minute for a more worthwhile activity. Jeez! Hahahahahah!

In the coming months, I will sure be all drawn to completing requirements and projects. Goodness! Where can I buy energy anyway?Hahahahhahah.

Contemplate through Golf

Living in a tropical country like Philippines has allowed me to view vast areas of golf greens. They may tell that this game is for the elite only but I would rather contradict. This is one of the games for individuals where you beat not primarily your opponent but yourself. With various golf fields in the Phillipines, I can say, this game has become very popular.

I never tried playing golf but I am fascinated by the equipment, clothing gears, and character that exude from the game. I love to see the different clubs. I indeed wondered how each club differs from the others. So, I began reading about them. A golfer may improve his score by using the most appropriate club to improve speed and correct flaws while playing. A novice golfer's equipment include set of clubs which consists of drivers, wedges, putters and irons.

Apart from these basic equipment, a golfer must bring various accessories to make his or her game more convenient, and effective. Some accessories may be for looks while others serve a significant function. One must however bring a club bag for him/her and or his/her caddy, and of course, the golf balls. A golfer must use a good set of golf shoes to stabilize him or her while playing. Other accessories include golf gloves, caps, covers and more!

Now, even Filipinos can check golf information and buy online for these golf equipment and accessories. Now there is one German Golf shop website that can cater to our golf needs, may it be information, game tips, accessories, equipment, holidays and more!

This Golf shop is the widest German shop there is. The site offers vast collections of clubs, wedges, putters, cart and stand bags, shoes for men and women and kid golfers! WOW!!!! What is more? They offer also travel golf accessories, should you want to play with your own stuffs. You can score well if you play with your equipment, right?

The site is in German, but with online translator, I was able to read well all the great collection and services this shop offers. I can even contact their golf expert for consultation. Now, who can beat that?

This game is soon to be in my list for adventure!

A Heaven Haven in Samal Island

Isla Rita in the afternoon Sunset at Isla Rita, Samal Island with sister

Testing the clear water Isla Rita in the morning

Last weekend, my siblings and I headed to Davao City for Samal Island experience. I had been hearing only good things about this place but failed to actually be there. So, in spite of hectic schedule and piled back works, we managed to hit the road and the green waters!

We had approximately 4 hours of bumpy travel on the road from GenSan City and on the barge from Davao City wharf to Samal Island. We didn't mind the travel as we were more excited of what we should experience and savor from the trip. And, blessed we were, that we indeed had so much fun. We arrived late in the afternoon and just hit the waters until 10 pm. Yuri was almost inseparable from the sea. The sand was all white and fine, the waters all clear and the surrounding was all green. We just brought our tent with us. So, it was indeed a nature's trip!

The place was almost exclusive, so you get to enjoy the beach with very few guests. We wish to come back with the entire family and stay longer. We only regretted that we stayed on this beautiful of Isla Rita for overnight and headed back to our home.