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NECESSITY: THE BIG MOTHER

Ito sana ang gagawin kong Mothers Day Special entry ko para next year. Kaya lang pinilit ako ni Patrice na maglabas ng mga special blog ko kasi di daw sinasagot ni Mr_d ang mga email nya. Sinabi ko na sa iyo dati paPatty na sampalin mo ng sampung beses sa umaga, sampung beses […]

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Rex Navarete - He’s talagang crazy»

He was born in the Philippines but immigrated at an early age to the US.He graduated from the San Francisco State University majoring in Film and Asian American Studies. He did not start his career until 1989 with a performance in the University of California Santa Cruz. This he attributes to Asian American Studies professor […]

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Annulment Fees»

Dear Atty. Roland,
I want to apply for my annulment this year, and I am looking for the services of a lawyer. I want to know more about expenses and Atty’s. fee. For how long the decision will be granted.
By the way, I am 9yrs. separated from my wife and the last time I heard […]

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Tips for you and me
The best way to get rid of debt is to get rid of your credit cards. Credit cards represent money you don’t have and you haven’t earned. More»
Check This Site
School has started and with it the rainy season. Good health is important so our kids don't miss school and we don't miss work. It's a cliche but it is true, prevention is better than cure. Check out the Philippine Department of Health's Website for a few tips or more information on certain diseases prevalent during the rainy days or check out their programs. You'll never know, you might be eligible for them and you can save money. More»
Pansit Palabok»

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo miki noodles
1/2 kilo small crabs
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil
2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water
1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG) (optional)
1 1/2 cups of water
Palabok Toppings:
Tinapa flakes (smoked fish)
Cooked shrimps, shelled
Squid adobo, sliced into rings
Pork chicharon, grounded
Spring onions, chopped
Hard […]

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The Hundred Islands of the Philippines»

Can you imagine taking a vacation to a several beach destinations all in one week? Enticing isn’t it but that is exactly how it feels when you go visit the Hundred Islands of the Philippines.
According to the Alaminos Government website, the islands are believed to be some 2 million years old and is not literally […]

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When is the right time?

At our church last Sunday, the commentator read a letter from the parish priest. Outside the church was a big banner. Both letter and banner are denouncing a proposed law by one of our Quezon City councilors to include reproductive health and sexuality education in the curriculum of our City schools. In the […]

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How much is too much?

We can not deny it. The influence of the western world on our country and our countrymen is tremendous. From the English language which is our 2nd language, to clothing, stores in the malls and food.
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Bert & Ernie shaped my youth and my thirst for knowledge. The Bionic Woman […]

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D(ugyot) D(isiplina)

Noong nakaraang Sabado sa Jessica Soho Reports ay ipinakita na 2 sa ilog natin sa Pilipinas ang kasama sa pinakamaruruming ilog sa buong mundo. Talagang nakapanlulumo at nakadidiring tingnan ang dumi ng ilang ilog natin dito. Lumaki ako sa Malabon ay nakita ko noong medyo malinis pa ang ilog sa may Tinajeros, marami pang nahuhuling […]

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US Fiance Visa»

I have received a couple of emails requesting for information regarding Fiancé Visas. I too came here to the US on the same visa and having had no one to ask or turn to for answers when my husband and I were processing our documents, I have decided to include this page on my site […]

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Routes to New Zealand»

Disclaimer: Information below should not be taken as professional or legal advice.
During the last half decade or so, New Zealand has emerged as one of the most preferred destinations of Pinoy migrants. NZ’s clean and green image, safe/family oriented environment, its proximity to Australia/South East Asia, stories/blogs from Pinoys living in NZ, and aggressive marketing […]

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/23/ww-birthday-cake/', 'WW : Birthday Cake', '<p><a href='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/185.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'><img src='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/185.jpg' width='480' height='640' /></a></p> <p>This was posted to celebrate my little girl’s 2nd birthday. </p> <p>Come see all WW participant <a href='http://wordlesswednesday.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here</a>!</p> ', '1216857355', '1216857354', '2008-07-24')

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/21/fated-to-love-you-19-synopsis-and-english-subs/', 'Fated to Love You 19 (Synopsis and English Subs)', '<p>Its Monday once again and that means, the 19th episode of FTLY was aired last night in Taiwan, so fanatics from all over the world are impatiently waiting for english subs. Oh, I wish I can speak Mandarin. lol. I think we are nearing the final stretch of the most viewed drama online and offline. </p> <p>Here is what is expected from the drama last night :</p> <p><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=lostiuuxnzie&noplay=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=lostiuuxnzie&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object></p> <p>So we all know Anna evil deed has been exposed. Cun Xi’s called off their wedding and now he is trying to win back Xin Yi. You will know what happen in between by viewing the availabe parts in english sub in overstream. As of this moment, 4 parts out of 10 have subbed already. here are the links — > <a href='http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=rrmuugl8udmr&query=fated+to+love+you+ep+19&pt=1&pn=1&pc=1&pu=1&pl=-1&related=search&skip=2' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>part 1</a>, <a href='http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=r9miajuzidt4&query=fated+to+love+you+ep+19&pt=1&pn=1&pc=1&pu=1&pl=-1&related=search&skip=2' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>part 2</a>, <a href='http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=rnebevl1rkr5&query=fated+to+love+you+ep+19&pt=1&pn=1&pc=1&pu=1&pl=-1&related=search&skip=0' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>part 3</a>, <a href='http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=rwa4rriwa9lw&query=fated+to+love+you+ep+19&pt=1&pn=1&pc=1&pu=1&pl=-1&related=search&skip=1' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>part 4</a>. </p> <p>I might not be able to update this page regulary for the remaining sub but if you want you can go directly to <a href='http://overstream.net' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>overstream</a> and search FATED TO LOVE YOU EP 19 or if you want go to <a href='http://ftly.blogspot.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>FTLY BLOG</a>. And according to dramawiki this drama has only 20 episodes, will it be ending next week ? Let’s see. Here is the unsubbed preview for episode 20. </p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7PkrIx1j04E&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7PkrIx1j04E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> ', '1216857355', '1216857353', '2008-07-24')

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/19/be-certified/', 'Be CERTIFIED', '<p>One of the most in demand jobs nowadays is Information Technology or as we simply call it IT. My husband and I (before I decided to be a stay at home mom) are employed in one of the leading IT company in the world. Its a tough job especially for my husband since he was always on call just like a doctor.</p> <p>Being in the IT fields has its own advantages and disadvantages. More often that not IT jobs are high paying. But to make your market value go higher and to be sure you won’t be left behind you also need to upgrade yourself by taking trainings and different certifications every year. In fact, in our previous company each engineers are asked to put around two or three additional knowledge they should acquired in the current year and this are documented in what we call personal business commitment (PBC). At the end of the year, based on what is written on the PBC there would be year end assessment and the evaluation will be the basis of your salary increase.</p> <p>I remember way back 2005, hubby’s group (which consist of engineers tasked to repair printers, tape drives, servers, AS400 etc) were asked to take the <a href='http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=12222&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cisco.com%2Fgo%2Flearnnetspace%3Futm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dmedia%26utm_content%3DGeneralTech%26utm_campaign%3DInc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Cisco certification</a> exam. As part of the preparation for the certification they attended classes during weekends which was spearheaded by CISCO certified professional. There where also given reading materials and reviewers for it. During that period I was there by my husbands said reviewing him. He jokingly told me at that time to take the exam with them since he thinks I am more prepared than him. lol!</p> <p>Unfortunately, he did not pass the exam along with his groupmates. I think only one made it. Maybe, the cramming did not work for them. The lack of experience with CISCO (since at that time we only have few CISCO clients and not all of them are tasked to repair it ) and they can’t focus on the exam because of all the customer calls they have to attend. 100% of their time is dedicated on visiting clients and being on the field. They cannot find the time to sit and review. But all of them vowed to take the exam again because they know that certification will help them climb up the IT ladder and land another high paying job, which of course we all know is true.</p> <p>Almost if not all, or about 90% of those who took the exam are no longer connected with our previous company. Most of them have found employment in the Middle East, with a salary that range from Php 80k to Php 300k. Its a lot higher that what they are receiving here in the Philippines. About 50% to 90% higher with housing and transportation allowance (car and airfare). But those CISCO certified have much higher demand and have higher salary.</p> <p>Right now, I am still encouraging my husband to make sure he maximized the training program his company is giving him. Not only is he gaining knowlegde he can also travel. Along with this training he also wants to be Cisco certified in the near future. Since as an IT professional he needs to have career growth every year. Which if you can to think of it, that is also applicable to me. But right now, my opportunity is to be a mother. But when the little girl start schooling I would also start relearning and build up my IT career again.</p> <p><a href='http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=12222&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cisco.com%2Fgo%2Flearnnetspace%3Futm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dmedia%26utm_content%3DGeneralTech%26utm_campaign%3DInc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'><img src='http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=12222&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fuploads%2Fsocialspark%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2F12832%2Fgray_disclosure_badge.jpg' alt="Sponsored by Cisco" /></a></p> ', '1216857355', '1216857351', '2008-07-24')

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/17/hot-shot/', 'Hot Shot Trailer Subbed', '<p>Okay, I was testing if I could paste youtube video in my post by doing the tip I found. </p> <p>And here it is. </p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C2Kca6oCEPA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C2Kca6oCEPA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>hehe…if you are wondering what’s this. This is the new drama starring Jerry Yan, Allan Lou and Wu Chun. </p> <p>Details and Synopsis from DramaWiki :</p> <blockquote><p>Title: ??? / Lan Qiu Huo<br /> English title: Hot Shot<br /> Also known as: Basketball Fire / Basket Fire Ball<br /> Genre: Sport, romance<br /> Episodes: 13<br /> Broadcast network: CTV / GTV<br /> Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-27 to 2008-Oct<br /> Air time: Sundays 22:00 - 23:30 </p> <p>In a school where academic reigns supreme and sports are relegated to a dusty corner of the campus, Li Ying vows to revive the basketball team by volunteering to be the head coach. Her first member is Yuan Da Ying, a country boy who is passionate for basketball but has no skill. Their recruitment goes into high gear when Dong Fang Xiang, a legendary basketball player, transfers to their school. </p> <p>Around the same time, Yuan Da Ying falls for Zhan Jie Er, a scholarship student who reminds him of his childhood friend. Things are complicated by the fact her family works for Dong Fang Xiang, who she also grew up with. Their encounter may just rewrite the school’s basketball history</p></blockquote> <p>This show will be subbed by Intangible FS as they have stated in their <a href='http://intangiblefs.livejournal.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>blog</a>.</p> <p>And if you are wondering how I was able to put this YOUTUBE VIDEO in WORDPRESS, <a href='http://www.shandyking.com/2006/06/19/embed-youtube-videos-in-wordpress/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here is the tip</a>.</p> ', '1216857355', '1216857348', '2008-07-24')

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/16/ww-the-lamp/', 'WW : The Lamp', '<p><a href='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p4060410.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'><img src='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p4060410.jpg' width='480' height='640' /></a></p> <p>Please check out my other WW — > <a href='http://www.momiespace.com/2008/07/ww-learning-to-drive.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>WW : Learning to Drive</a><br /> <a href='http://wordlesswednesday.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click here for more wordless wednesday participant!</a></p> ', '1216857355', '1216857346', '2008-07-24')

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INSERT INTO wp_bdprss_items_v3 (item_feed_id, item_url, item_name, text_body, item_update_time, item_time, item_date) VALUES ('16', 'http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/2008/07/15/tka/', 'They Kiss Again (Synopsis and English Subs)', '<p><a href='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/they_kiss_again.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'><img src='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/they_kiss_again.jpg' width='454' height='640' /></a><a href='http://belles-lettresofmilet.romelettedlopez.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/71887db6f26dd0_full.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'></a></p> <p>or the sequel to one of the most loved drama It Started with a Kiss.</p> <p>If ISWAK failed to make me love the ARJOE tandem, this one endeared me to both Ariel Lin and Joe Cheng that I have to search for ARJOE clips in YOUTUBE. lol! The difference between ISWAK and TKA ? ZS and XQ are married. A young couple struggling through married life and establishing a career.</p> <p>At first I did not want to watch TKA because I remembered being annoyed with Ariel Lin’s character. I skipped the first two episode as usual but have to go back when I found it to be nicer that ISWAK. At the time I got hooked to the show it is still being aired in Taiwan. And just like FTLY right now, those addicted to TKA have to wait for next week for new episodes.</p> <p>Before I share my experiences in watching this drama, let me just quote the synopsis from DramaWiki :</p> <blockquote><p>The sequel of It Started With A Kiss begins with Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu’s wedding and honeymoon. Even after marriage, they experience problems and interferences within their marriage such as mistaken pregnancy, misunderstandings, and a run-in with a girl from Zhi Shu’s past. Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu switch to medical school to become nurse and doctor. During that time, Zhi Shu meets new rivals who wish to outdo him and Xiang Qin makes four new friends, and one of them likes her and wishes to replace Zhi Shu.</p> <p>How will their lives turn out to be?</p></blockquote> <p>A group of subbers created a blog dedicated to this show - <a href='http://iswakfansubs.blogspot.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>ISWAKFANSUBS</a>. Through this drama, I learned about PPStreaming and Overstream. It was so fun reading the interactions in the chatboard of ISWAK though I am just a lurker. Every Sunday during the time that drama is being aired in Taiwan there will be someone from the chatboard, who understands Mandarin, who will be telling what is happening and translate the dialogues. They are doing it live! lol! And a week before the drama came to an end, those who frequent that chatroom where guessing as to what will happen since the preview was very intriguing. They have guess that XQ will get pregnant and will have a miscarriage. IT was really entertaining. Although none of the guesses were right. haha!</p> <p>Nobody was able to predict the ending because the author of the manga died before finishing the story. So sad, right ? But the ending of TKA is not that good. I would still love the ending of ISWAK. In totality one thing I can say about TKA, its has a lot of kisses. Not that simple kiss ha, so I am surprised ABS will be airing it not on primetime. Maybe they will cut a lot of scenes. Especially the scenes at the start of Episode 2 when ZS and XQ are on a honeymoon. That’s one hot scene which I think was also cut in Taiwan.</p> <p>In TKA, I saw FIGARO again. How is FIGARO ? He is AHRANG, the younger brother of MIKE HE in DEVIL BESIDE YOU. Figaro plays a guy who fall in love with XQ in TKA. Senior Nan in Hana Kimi also appeared in this show as one of XQ’s nursing friends. The drama shows the ups and downs of married life especially to a couple who have a bit of difference in traits and attitude. IT also shows how even the dumbest of the dumb can be able to attain something because of determination and love. All in all, TKA is a very beautiful comedy love story. The last part showed a lot of emotions.</p> <p>As I said, this drama will be aired in ABS - CBN as a replacement for ROMANTIC PRINCESS. If Romantic Princess has two Fahrenheit members gracing the show, so is TKA. Jiro Wang and Aaron Yan are on TKA. If you are asking me if its worth watching ? My answer, if you enjoyed Hana Kimi and Romantic Princess then you will definitely enjoyed this one with twice the pleasure you feel with the HK and RP.</p> <p>If you want to be ahead of the rest, you can get the completed subbed episode in <a href='http://mysoju.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>MYSOJU</a>. The <a href='http://iswakfansubs.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-05-24T11%3A45%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=1' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>ISWAKFANSUBs’ blog</a> has also the complete episode but you have to look for their older post because right now their first three pages contains their current subbing project - Joe Cheng’s Honey Clover. While <a href='http://intangiblefs.livejournal.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Intangible FS</a> is also subbing this drama. You can either go to <a href='http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_It_Started_with_a_Kiss_The...' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>CRUNCHYROLL</a> or <a href='http://www.veoh.com/users/intangiblefs' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>VEOH</a> if you want the episodes not split into parts.</p> ', '1216857355', '1216857345', '2008-07-24')