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The commercial began with the familiar strains of a beloved song from one of my all time favorite band Eraserheads. I collected magazine articles and newspaper clippings about them and kept them in a folder. I bought their cassette tapes (later on I bought all the CD versions of these cassette tapes when I finally got a job) and watched all of their appearances on TV. As much as I wanted to be their groupie, this dream (yes dream talaga  haha) was smashed by my parents who were really strict :P … [Continue reading]

Recipe: Sinigang with Inihaw na Liempo

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Guys, what is up with all the raaaaain??? The kids have been home more days than at school these past couple of weeks and traffic has gotten worse because of the heavy downpour. Waking up on a cold morning makes me wish I don't have to go to work pero alam nyo naman, immortal tayo haha! Walang cancellation of work for all of us working people :D So the next best thing to do is to whip up your family's favorite comfort dish but with a twist! I recently learned about using inihaw na liempo in … [Continue reading]

Review: The Doidy Cup from Little Earth Tiddler

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Noah is turning 4 in a month! Can you believe it?? The little dude is taller and definitely more active. We're also seeing a little bit more of his personality. Noah is a happy, playful prankster who still loves action songs and his pre-school. Noah still goes to therapy and he still needs a lot of guidance in a lot of his day to day activities and one of them is self-feeding. We're slowly working towards this milestone, giving Noah lots of encouragement and positive reinforcement.  Along … [Continue reading]

#LutongNanay: Sizzling Sinigang Success!!

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This recipe is a brilliant take on Sinigang! I first had this at Locavore and I swear muntik ko ng maubos yung isang order haha! Ang sarap nya and when I attended the #LutongNanay event of Knorr, I was so thrilled that I was assigned this recipe (along with Rowena and Joy). It was the most tedious but my gosh all the preps are so worth it!! As with this recipe, I also did a downloadable file so that you can also print it out :)  The best thing about learning recipes is learning new … [Continue reading]

Calling All Future Youtube Stars!! This is it!!

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Last weekend, I attend Smart's launch of "Own It" it's a platform that encourages everyone, especially the youth, to share their passions to the world, giving them a voice larger than themselves. Under this campaign, Smart has teamed up with YouTube for Smart Launchpad, a program to help budding content creators upload their own work and broadcast it to the world via Upload Stations or via online submission at smart.com.ph/launchpad.  Smart will be tapping industry experts for workshops … [Continue reading]