Yes, I seriously need a break. A visit at the nearby spa would be a good idea but it is just so expensive. This entry just made me realize that spa and public pool can maintain its cleanliness through pool filters. Glad to have read your entry.

Thanks for this honest review on Rolex watches! I wonder when I would be able to save up for a Rolex watch. DH would want that as his

Last week a godfather and an Uncle, the eldest brother of my mom passed away. We were all surprised by his passing because it was so abrupt, but a peaceful death. He was one of my doting Uncles and I would forever cherish the wedding speech he made during our wedding. As I spoke with my Lola, Aunts and Mom this morning over Skype, they had plenty of stories about the funeral including funeral costs. Despite it being a sad occasion, they were happy to be able to see our other relatives.

We will miss you Uncle J and take care of Lolo in Heaven.

Thank God I discovered Pride Products by chancing upon THIS entry. It makes online shopping so much easier. I can find stuff I rarely see in stores, even wholesale dollar items. Who says online shopping is hard, have not discovered Pride Products. I love online shopping because it saves me a lot of time plus I get good deals than when shopping in stores. Keep blogging!

We're turning 2 years here in our townhome. So far, more and more improvements have been made such as switching to plastic knobs and others. As you know hubby is just so good when it comes to finding cheap but chic finds. However, for the longest time in his to buy list, he keeps forgetting to buy me potholders. Oh yes! After all the many dishes I whipped and cakes I baked, I still have no potholders in my kitchen. So don't be shocked if I have some small burns in my fingers and palm yay!

I love medicine cabinets. I like it when a bathroom has one and you'd be surprised what's inside those cute white important cabinets when you tinker on your friend's or relative's comfort rooms (hahahah!). Most of the time, they don't even put anything on it or they make it as toothbrush, shaver and other oral hygiene products compartment. As for us, we make sure that we have enough medical supplies on stock. I have this checklist and make sure to tick off those that need replenishing. We just grab our medicine supplies from the nearest drugstores until I found out that we all can purchase these online at JazzMedical.com. How about you, where do you get your medical supplies or do you even bother to keep a medicine cabinet in your bathroom?

Hubby was sorting out some recipe cards he got from the grocery and was also listing some of the things we need for the next 2 week's menu. While I was busy checking out this protective clothing site, in between, I told him to buy saffron! It had been quite a while since we had saffron in our kitchen (hmm, yea, I haven't been "really cooking" for many weeks now), there are so many things you can do with saffron. What is a saffron anyways?

Saffron is the dried, bright red stigmas of the flower Crocus sativus, which is a relatively easy-to-grow perennial. It lies dormant all summer, then pushes its purple blossoms up through the mulch just as other plants are succumbing to frost. Each blossom offers up to three scarlet
stigmas. Plant the bulbs in summer and harvest the stigmas in fall. A starter supply of about 50 bulbs costs about $30 and will produce about a tablespoon of the spice the first year. However, each year more flowers will grow, and therefore you'll get more of the spice. Ultimately, your investment will pay off. Fresh saffron threads can be used immediately for cooking, or they can be dried and stored. To dry them, place on paper towels and leave for several days in a warm place. Then transfer them to an airtight container and keep in a cool, dry place. -e-cookbooks.net

Do you still remember life without internet? And can you possibly explain how much convenience internet brought to your life? Now, I understand while organizations and companies, even the big ones are trying to capitalize on online advertising because the ratio of people using internet these days are getting higher and higher. More than the convenience it brings to us consumers, we are also able to save a lot of time when making purchases or researching on services to be hired.

Seriously, just a little bit of prodding, I might give in to taking this lipozene diet pill or any effective over-the-counter diet pills for that matter. Ahh, I have less than 40 days until my self-imposed deadline to meet my weight goal and guess what? I am like 17 lbs away from it. It is really true what they say, when you hit your 30s, metabolism gets so much slower.

Argh, I'll still keep trying.
Jogging with dear hubby every Tuesday and Thursday is a must this Spring-Summer.

Before I checked on DH's list of needed office supplies, let me share with you my thoughts on Corn.

Corn is definitely a food staple in our household. I mix it with other dishes (adobo, nilaga, stir-fry noodles, chopsuey, salad etc...) because our growing boy is so addicted with these yellow nutritious food. He could finish 4 fresh corn cobs or 2 bowls of shredded (frozen or in can) corn. I used to by him corn on the cobs which I boil really long but later I got tired and buy him the shredded frozen or in cans corn because he ended up asking me to shred the corn from the cobs. Since then, I stopped buying corn on the cobs.

Lately though, I have noticed his decreased interest on corn. He barely touched his bowl full of corn with butter, sugar and salt during his merienda this afternoon. I wonder why. Makes me think of the differences between Corn on the Cobs and Processed Corn.

With frozen (or in cans) shredded corn, you boil it with little time or you can even microwave it for 60 seconds with butter and sugar/salt. It comes out cheaper too. But, you missed the fun and flavor from eating corn on the cobs. While boiling corn on the cobs takes a lot of time, you are guaranteed with fresher corn.

I therefore conclude that Corn are definitely meant to be eaten on the cobs. Kung matyaga ka, ilaga mo!

What a corny entry LOL!

I was meaning to blog about my thoughts on Frozen Veggies especially when I read an article in one of the health magazines DH subscribes to but I could not locate that particular magazine as it got mixed up with his other office supplies and netbooks. So when I chanced upon another article HERE, I had to make it a priority and so I am writing this now.

I used to have an assumption that frozen foods, frozen veggies included are considered to be processed therefore less healthy. But this study says otherwise.

The study conducted by the Institute of Food Research for frozen foods company Bird’s Eye, found that 80% of shoppers think fresh vegetables available in supermarkets are only four days old, when in fact they could be more than 16 days old! And the older they are the more nutrients they’ve lost. Breaking it down into specifics, the study says at times green beans can lose up to 45% of its nutrients, broccoli and cauliflower 25%, garden peas 15% and carrots 10%.

When compared to vegetables that are frozen soon after harvesting, it’s pretty obvious that frozen produce retains more nutrients than fresh ones.

“We must disregard the mistaken view that ‘fresh’ food is always better for us than frozen food,” says researcher Charlotte Harden. “Frozen food can be nutritionally comparable or in some cases nutritionally superior.”