Beware: Modus Operandi

I've been working in our store for years now and i had a few encounter with these evil peeps. One time, a couple in motorcycle parked in front of our store and the guy approached Mom and said he wants to buy 1 Philips Daylight Bulb. The item cost P199. The guy handed down P1000 bill. While Mom is scurrying looking for a change, the guy suddenly said that he wants to cancel the transaction coz his dad already bought 1. So Mom gave him back the P1000 bill. Then, i dunno what happened, in a matter of seconds, he gave back P100 to Mom and said, "you gave me P100". Mom was a bit disoriented and she went back to the cash box to look for the P1000 bill but she can't find it. She asked me if i saw the money and i said, i didn't touch anything. I talked to the guy and asked him if he is sure Mom didn't give him back the P1000 coz it's impossible to just vanished like that. He said he is very sure and he even showed both of his pockets. I saw Mom holding some P100s, P50s, probably worth P1000 and said, this is all the money we have, if i gave you all this, we'll left out nothing. Then i heard the wife asked "why it's taking too long". So i stared at the wife in the motorcycle and i told Mom to hold on and don't give anything to the guy yet. Once again, i told the guy "it's really impossible! for sure my Mom gave you the P1000 bill" and all of a sudden, i was like enlightened and i remember the same incident happened few months ago. I know it was the same couple also. So i stared at the guy and remembered his face. Maybe he felt that i could sense something already. He then said "what are you looking at? i just want smaller bills for my P100 if it's ok" then i replied "oh really, then here's the two P50's" and they left rushing away. 

After that disturbing incident, i told mom everything. That i know that these couple were trying to fool us and same thing happened to me before etc etc. Mom was so thankful that i'm there and we're guided by our angels or else we will lose P1000. The only money we had at that moment. 

I hope this will serve as a reminder to everyone especially to store owners or those who work in the stores. Always have presence of mind and pray for guidance. Evils are just lurking around. Waiting for the right moment to attack. Be careful!

David Archuleta Sings Tagalog!

 

I can't wait to hear the full version of this song. Seriously, his accent is quite impressive. This song is called Nandito Ako (Here I Am). David is here in Manila for 3 weeks, shooting a mini series at TV5. I think this is the first time that a Philippine TV station showcases a talent/singer from Hollywood. And probably first time for david to act? I'm not sure about that but we'll see how this series will turn out :P

The script is mostly in English so it's not that hard for him, he said. He was paired with 2 leading ladies, a love triangle story, hmnn very common, but since it's David Archuleta, i might gonna watch it hehe.

Sailor Moon & Sailor Chibusa Clay Keychain

These are handmade, made of clay. It was hardened so i doesn't break easily. Approximately 2 inches height. Anyone want it? I will be selling them for $10 each, free shipping worldwide. Or $15 for 2, shipping included. I will be shipping via www.xendexpress.com. For outside Philippines, shipping can take 10-15 business days. Package will be registered to avoid lost and it's traceable on courier's website.

Hopefully, i will be able to add new collections very soon. So keep visiting my blog if ever you love to collect stuffs like this :D

Menu For Tonight: Chicken Corn Soup

This is my own version of Chicken Corn Soup. I love cooking and i try to experiment with the recipes once in a while.  Here's the recipe for this menu.

Chicken Meat

Knorr Cubes Chicken Flavor

1 Can of Corn Cream

Carrots

Potato

Scallions

Leeks

Black Pepper Powder

Salt

Vegetable Oil

Cornstarch

* Cut the leeks as shown in the picture above. Heat the casserole with oil and add the leeks. Wait till it's a bit soft before adding the chicken meat which cut into small pieces. Let the meat cook for a while.

* Add carrots and potatoes which cut into small squares. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper. Leave it for 5 mins before adding the corn cream and let it boil for a minute.

* Add the chicken stock (Knorr cube boil in 4-5 cups of water). Bring to boil before adding the scallion leaves. Pour 1 tbsp melted cornstarch in 2 tbsp water and stir to make the soup a bit thick. You can add just a little bit of salt, depends on your taste.

* Enjoy!

Beware of this seller on Aliexpress: XK TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO.LTD

I was very disappointed with this seller XK Technology on Aliexpress. She promised me to send the glossy / good quality cases but look what i've got. I've ordered 10 pcs and all of it has defects. As if she purposely shipped me all the rejected items *faints* So i contacted the seller. I'm pissed off and i requested a refund. She told me i'm a liar *what the heck*. I took pictures and send it to her email so she can judge it by herself. 

I'm thankful that she finally refunded me after a little arguments coz she's insisting that her items are all good quality. Seriously? Is she blind? I threw all the cases coz i can't resell them. It's hard to find a reliable sellers on Aliexpress. It's really a big risk. Hopefully i'll find an honest & reliable one.

Review: Personal Taste (Korean Series)

I'm a sucker for Korean Series. I was able to finished watching Personal Taste recently. I'm a fan of Son Ye Jin and I'd seen her movies many times but it was my first time to see Lee Min Ho. He is a pretty boy & tall but he is not too manly enough to play the role which disappoints me a bit. I don't really care if he's gay. Though i hope he improve his acting more especially when he looks at Son Ye Jin, he's too soft. You can't really feel what he's trying to convey. Best of all, I can't feel the butterflies in between the romantic scenes which is very important (in my opinion).

The story is good except the fact that they act like teenagers when it comes to lovey dovey scenes which does not corresponds to their age in the story. Son Ye Jin's acting is on top as always. Very convincing, very funny and soo natural that's why i can't stop loving her and i want to see her more in some future korean series and movies.

I'm wondering why Korean actors are skinny? Are they lazy to go to the gym and get some abs? hehe. Next time, i'll post my Top 10 All Time Favorite Korean Series :D

Memories Of My Baby San Chai

She was 3 months old when Aunt brought her home year 2003. We named her San Chai. Based from the famous character of Taiwanese Series Meteor Garden. For the first time, my family decided to adopt a dog coz of rampant burglars in my area. I don't pay much attention to her at first. But when she grows older, I started to become emotionally attached to her. Not only she's a pretty dog, but she's super smart. I will list down some memories i can never forget. 

* When i arrived home from work, even though i haven't knock yet, she'll go down to the gate and when Mom saw her, she knows someone is coming so she'll get the key to open the gate. 

* She loves to jump on me or play hide & seek with me. She's always excited to see me and it made me happy :D

* She loves to brag her super beautiful tail! Too bad i wasn't able to take a good pic of it. 

*  When i'm washing dishes and didn't notice her coming, she will simply lick the back of my leg like telling me "Hey! I'm here" Omgg this made me smiled to my ears!

* We have a store and she spends her day staying there with Mom & Aunt. She loves to bark especially to kids. I'm wondering if she hates kids or just want to get their attention?

* When there's only 1 person in the store and there are lots of customers, San Chai will go to the stairs and bark loudly like calling any of us to go down and help lol.

* She don't like sleeping alone in the sala so she will bark weirdly at the middle of the night. She won't stop until someone will go down and accompany her. 

* When Mom woke up late, she will go up to check her. If she saw Mom moves, she will go back down or she will sleep near Mom.

* She loves to listen to gossips. When she saw a group of persons chatting / gossiping, she will go sit in the center and look to each of us like she wanna join the conversation.

* When i gave her food, sometimes it takes time before she eat it. I'm thinking maybe she's praying first?

* She's very picky with food though. You can't give her same food for the whole week. You need to vary her food everyday.

* She eats cement and cement powder and also tissues. I asked her "Are you a mouse in previous life?"

* She loves to sleep in a cloth. She will fix it first before she lay down on it.

* When i'm picking ticks and lice on her body, she can understand when i told her to switch position so i can check the other side of her body. This scenario was actually one of the best she can do and convinced me that she's a very smart dog.

* When she made a mistake like peeing in the wrong place, she will hide right away under the chairs lol. She turned her head down when i'm scolding her and she's trying to look pitiful hahaha.

* Sometimes she will lick our hands to let us know that she wanna go up and pee.

* She loves to sleep on my feet :D

2 years ago, she started nose bleeding with blood. We're thinking that maybe coz it's too hot. When this happened, we gave her a bath and ice packs on her face and it works, but not all the time. Then Mom met a Vet which we're not sure if he's licensed or not but i'm guessing he is not. He gave my dog an injection for nose bleeding if bath and ice can't stop the bleed, it worked!

She got sick many times already and one time, i was able to heal her by giving her Tertracycline when  her whole body got swollen and she can't stand anymore and barely eat.

Lately, she stopped eating and became thinner until she can't stand anymore. The vet gave her 2x injection for virus. We even had her on dextrose for 2 days. Until she pooped with blood 3x in 1 day, the same day she died. She's 9 years old. Seeing her suffered breaks my heart into pieces. An hour before she died, she looked at me like she's not sick at all. I can feel what she wants to tell me. It's like "Just let me go and don't be sad. The pain is too much and i wanna be free" I told her i will nap a bit coz i have a big headache. I'm lacking of sleep since she got sick coz i always went down to check her, wash her body with hot cloth, feed her and gave her meds. Also to check if she pee. After napping for 30 mins, my sister knocked on my door and told me to go down and check San Chai. I could sense something is wrong coz my sister and i barely talk to each other. I'm hesitant to go down but i have to. Then i saw her, she pooped with blood again and my dad is wiping her. I don't see her breathing anymore and her eyes were still open. I know it's all over. I cried the whole night. 

My sister consulted Elaine De Carlo online, the Animal Communicator. She said San Chai is happy how we treated her. And she wanna come back with us when we're ready :D

San Chai died January 11, 2012

Best Relief For Cold

I've been experimenting ever since about the best remedy for cough and cold. Unfortunately, i have a low tolerance with the virus causing it so normally i get sick 3-4x a year which i hate deeply. It's tiring to cough like a horse. I stopped working at the store for sometime and i barely go out. Even though i heard my siblings cough, i just tried to stay away from them so i won't get the virus and it works. 2 weeks ago, i had no choice but to help out in the store and after few days, i got a runny nose. I always drink hot water in the morning and i noticed, i felt better after drinking it. So i took another glass of hot water during lunch and dinner. I avoided drinking cold water. The next day, my cold is gone and i was amazed. But i got a fever. So i continued drinking hot water and let myself sweat. After few hours, the fever was gone. Awesome! The next day, i got a sore throat, oh no! That's the symptoms of cough, i tried to drink hot water all day long thinking that maybe it will work with cough also. After 5 days, i got a serious cough. I guess the hot water only works with cold. So now i need a real medicine to cure this gruesome cough. Flumuicil works great with me especially if there's heavy pleghm. But i read somewhere that taking that med all the time is not good also. Searching for the best remedy for cough is a challenge for me. I hope i'll stumble on it very soon.