Mar 13th 2009greenbucksFood and Dining & Food Friday & Money Watch & Philippines & Photos & Urban Living
This is called sea grapes in English but I am used to calling it ar-arusip.
I am not sure how others like to have this but one thing for sure, I love it with sliced fresh tomatoes, sliced onions and sliced green mangoes (not in photo). I would put a little fish sauce (the bagoong) with a little bit of vinegar. Best eaten with fried or grilled fish.
Mar 8th 2009greenbucksMoney Watch & Thoughts & Urban Living
Sleeveles tops.
Short pants.
Flip-flops.
Swimming gear.
Sun block.
These are just some of the items we need to get to be ready for summer, especially if the plans to have the children go to a vacation down south, these would come in handy for them to enjoy summer days without feeling hot and restricted with their movements.
So yes, I admit, I am forever on the lookout for sale events happening in the nearby malls.
Who knows, I might even get me and my hubby some new gears too, now that we have started to get involved with running and walking together 🙂
Jan 2nd 2009greenbucksFood Friday & Money Watch & Photos & Visualizations
True to my plan to spend frugal Christmas, I was able to bake several batches of brownies to give away to relatives and for my children to munch on.I found these easier to bake than the cookies I planned to do first.
I was even able to bake some butter loaves to give to the children who come a-knocking on the gates on Christmas day for some “aginaldo”. We were even able to give to those plying the streets when we went to hubby’s aunt’s for lunch on the 25th.
Anyway, here are some of the brownies I baked in a photo taken on Christmas eve:
Here’s wishing you all a bountiful 2009 filled with joy, peace and love 🙂
Dec 31st 2008greenbucksFor Information & Money Watch & Philippines & Photos & travel
We saw a humongous house beside my parents’ house being built. It sits on two properties one of which was a former rice mill.
My mother said it was worth PhP50,000,000! I can’t believe its that expensive!Just last week, a client of my BIL who is an interior designer gave him a nod to look for a beachfront property/place to build a resort with that price.
Much as I wanted to, I was not able to take a decent photo of the house because we were in transit and because the fences were high.
Imagine that, in dollars that would be worth more than $1,000,000!
The hubby and I were discussing what kind of construction materials were used in that house to have it worth that much.
The interiors would be so lavish I guess, with branded materials that mean quality like Kohler sinks or fixtures from other countries. Like what? Italian ceramic tiles or maybe granite and marble from New England?
One thing for sure though, I want to see how it is in the inside once its finished.
As if I can go inside the house 😀
Dec 31st 2008greenbucksFor Information & Money Watch & Thoughts & World Watch
What kinds of gifts did you give to your loved ones?
What kinds of gifts did you receive from them?
Gift-giving is a Christmas tradition that will always be there, no matter how people are, in terms of their economic standing because there are a lot of those who have lost their source of income and who are grappling to see the end of these challenges.
One of the most sought-after gifts for the last few years are tech gadgets and gizmos.
There are also those who go the old-fashion way of giving baked goodies like what we did to some of our relatives.
There are those who feel obligated to give expensive gifts especially to their children because these children seem to charm their way into having their parents part with their hard-earned money.
There are those who got the surprise of their lives as they got engagement rings and would start planning the big day after the holidays.
What about those who got new cars or even new homes? Wow, definitely wow.
But have we thought about those who don’t get any gifts given out of love? They did have some but these were given out of pity. How did they celebrate their Christmas?
Dec 5th 2008greenbucksAround the Metro & For Information & Money Watch & Philippines & Photos & Urban Living
Yes, there is no stopping Christmas. Even the moms over at FilipinoMomBlog.com are excited about Christmas. Why? Click here to know.
At this time, everywhere one goes, one is reminded about the commercialism spirit of giving. Traffic has become worse in our little part of this world, even before the month ushered in. Shoppers have come to invade the malls, bargain shops and sales, like troops ready for battle.
This time of the year too is a good time to reap profits, especially for those engage in the merchandising business. Yes, business has seen better years and this is not one of those.
Incidentally, there are a lot of jobs in retail available in the market at this time, perfect opportunities for those who want to earn shopping money for the holidays.
