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Whew!It’s been a long time since I last posted. Been very busy lately. But I certainly will not let the Mothers’ Day pass without posting something for everyone to enjoy. So just sit back, relax and enjoy a light read.

Yesterday, Aldrin and I together with Sam and Ley, my mom, my bro Kev and our ate Joy and Hazel, went out for lunch at Max’s Restaurant to celebrate the Mothers’ day.

And so we went to SM Dasmarinas and when we got there, the PA was announcing that a Cake Decorating contest for moms and kids sponsored by Goldilocks was on-going at the activity area. My mom invited me to join the contest.
We went there, my mom registered Sam and I, and we purchased a rectangular mocha cake which comes with sugar and chocolate candies for decorating.

At first, we didn’t have any idea where to put the flowers so we decided to start with the gum paste. I drew butterflies at the sides of the cake and my mom wrote “Sam and Ley” at one side of the cake and “Happy Mom’s day” at the center of the cake. Her handwriting was fantastic. We were all chaotic at first since Sam and Ley were all around my mom and I. But we still got to finish the cake. We submitted it then we left to have lunch.

While at Max’s, we heard over the PA that the contestants were called to be interviewed by the host. So I hurried, I carried Sam to the contest stage. The host asked me what the concept was behind the cake decoration. I said that Sam liked butterflies and flowers so that’s what inspired the cake decoration.

After the short interview, we went back to Max’s to finish our lunch. But after a few minutes, my bro who was already outside waiting, was knocking at the glass wall, and told me that we won the grand prize and that the host was looking for me! I was really surprised!

Again, I hurried to go there with Sam. Everyone congratulated us. And I was really happy. My mom was also happy, she told me she knew we will win.

So, we won 5000 pesos worth of SM Gift cards, 2 MyTribe bracelets, Scents and Blends GCs, Akari products, and Goldilocks goodies of course!

Happy Mothers Day to everyone! I hope you all had a fun day like me!

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Sometimes, things happen when it’s unplanned. Though, it’s more probably won’t be as successful as planned. -mrniceash

I’d say, it was a strange day. While we normally go somewhere during weekends to have lunch, today is somehow too different. We only usually hang out on some fastfood and restaurant inside malls where there usually is huge crowd and loud noise that you almost can’t hear what your mate is saying and you have to shout when you speak so you can be heard.
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This is my entry to WikiPilipinas and FilipinaImages Writing Project: “Filipina Stories”. WikiPilipinas, the Philippine Encyclopedia will unveil a special portal, The Encyclopedia of Philippine Women which will feature achievements of Filipinas all over the world. Let us all support this great project.

Have you noticed how we like to compare the people we know to popular fictional characters? This is particularly true when we talk about Filipinas.

A common fictional character we use to describe a modern Filipina is the popular DC Comics heroine, Superwoman - because the Filipina is no longer ‘just the housewife’; she has taken not only the role of a house-maker; she’s also the husband’s equally able partner in providing the family’s bare necessities and shaping a better future for them.

She is her children’s Math tutor, she is the nosy yet protective sister, she is the ever-reliable best friend and many more…

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Ingredients:
1 kg. ground pork
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup of pimientos in can or 2 medium red bell peppers, chopped
1 cup of pickles, chopped
1 cup of chorizo de Bilbao, chopped
1 cup of raisins
1 ½ cup of bread crumbs
2 whole eggs
2 tbsps of soy sauce
½ tspn iodized salt and pepper to taste

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UPDATES: Finally,we now have a winner! And a well-deservevd win at that. Mhel of Marikenya.com wrote an inspiring post about her simple yet touching deeds as a Filipina for her self, her family, her career and for her hometown Marikina!

Well, she was the only one who submitted an entry for this contest, but nevertheless, I thank everyone who read about this contest and to those who probably wanted to join.

Read about the winning post in Mhel’s blog, Marikenya.com.

Congratulations to you Mhel and more power!

Updates to this post:You may also check out this raffle contest in the FilipinaImages. This raffle is extended to until January 18. The winners will be announced on January 20.
Hi everyone! Happy New Year!

We Filipinas have achieved a lot the past year. A lot of Filipinas have started blogging and we are damn proud of it. 2007 also gave birth to the FilipinaImages project, this project aims to re-launch how people around the world look at Filipinas, we Filipinas are not about mail-order brides or online-porn stuff. We Filipinas are powerful women, we are loving mothers, we are sexy and smart, nature-loving, adventurous… the list of wonderful attributes is never-ending.
Also this year, Dine’s blog won 2nd place in the Influential Emerging Blog of 2007
And just recently, there’s Charice Pempengco making waves not only in South East Asia but in the US as well. These are just some of the good things that happened this year. Let us pray of more good things to come this 2008.

To make things more exciting, Cuatro Cantos will be raffling out a Belle de Jour Power Planner. This power planner is the ultimate power planner for the Filipina, it comes in a very chic design, black cover with stylish image. Read More

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