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Bangusilog from GoodAh!!!

Hubby and I were looking for a place to have a super late dinner after we had our movie spa date. He suggested we check out the not-so-newly opened GoodAh!!! branch near us.

There was a wall there with old photos of their branches and this got the hubby and me reminiscing about the few times we went to have late dinners there while we were still dating.

When we got our orders, the food smelled and looked the same except of course, the sizes but now smaller. Hubby’s order of longsilog was a bit of a disappointment because what used to be big longganisas (there used to be three or even 4)  are now reduced to a third of the serving they used to serve. My bangus looked like a young one, only cut in half.

It became a place for reminiscing the old times, and that includes thinking about the food servings then.

Oh well…

UPDATE 10:30pm I asked hubby if he still wants to go back there, the answer was “yes”.

Tags: bangus, bangusilog, Food and Dining, Food Friday, food photo, fried egg, fried rice, GoodAh!!!

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Networking does not just mean having a Twitter account or a Facebook page. Networking is a face to face interaction among people.

Being a special education teacher, networking is important with me, not to get new clients but to learn from other people. I don’t think have to print out business flyers to advertise the services I offer because I have an online presence.  Having business cards ready to give to people interested in getting to know me is a big factor.

Networking is not just about these social media sites. Whatever is written in social media sites can be edited. Real-life dealings, though delivered in guarded behavior and measured steps most of the time, can give tell-tale signs on what kind of a person one is.

Networking is about people who will talk positively (and negatively too) about the way others conduct themselves and how they are as people who can be trusted.

No matter how one sugarcoats his/her social media accounts if offline or real-life behavior doesn’t add up, then people would see the real and not the reel person for what he/she truly is.

Tags: networking, networking and social media, networking beyond social media, real life dealings, social media

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The heat is on. And yes, aside from the usual rashes when it’s hot, I have a minor breakout on the face with two big zits. Ugh. Someone suggested I use acnepril. I have been drinking lots of water these days and steering clear away from soda. Yeah, I know, it IS hard.

Skin care during summer means doing the following:

• Use water-based moisturizer to help nourish the skin.
• Use sunscreen.
• Put on lip balm to avoid drying of the lips
• Use clothes that will minimize exposure to the sun
• Avoid being outdoors between 10am and 3pm
• Avoid clothes that irritate your skin. Instead wear something light.

Misting yourself with a spray bottle is also a good idea. Taking good care of your skin is not only for vanity’s sake but for your protection and health too.

Have a happy summer!

Tags: skin care, summer skin care

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Tags: dusk, sky, sunset, trees, wires, Wordless Wednesday

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Am starting to de-clutter because the kids are not yet home from their vacation with my parents. Today I’m going to sort their toys. To make me work on it, I decided to have these toys in the living room, seeing them, seeing the mess and making me sit down finally and finish the task.

When I had a major de-cluttering in the library, I “unearthed’ a lot of documents, mostly from my graduate study files. There I re-read my paper about women’s rights, special education, other photocopied materials about children, playing, oxycontin detox and even insurance proposals that somehow found their way in the files.

I really need to finish these today especially since hubby and I are going to watch The Proposal in a BlueWater Day Spa cinema later. Woot!

Tags: de-cluttering, sorting toys

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The children are vacationing with my parents and today, they are beach bound with their cousins. I’m envious, hehe.

Am spending the Holy Week (it’s now Maundy Thursday) with the hubby here at home, in the city that feels empty and quiet, (yey! no noisy neighborhood children playing outside since this morning).

I wish I could go with them. I just spoke to them a while ago and my mom said she’s been peeling green mangoes for them to bring as part of their food stash. Older cousins will be bringing fish to grill. I’d rather man the outdoor fire pit than spend time holed in the house.

Holy Week is really different these days. Back in the day, we just stay at home or stay with my relatives and help prepare for the Catholic rituals that need prepping up like the procession and listening to the old folks sing the Pasyon.

Tags: beach bound, children, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday

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