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Sison opened the Heny Sison School of Cake Decorating and Baking in 1985. Later, she renamed it to Heny Sison Culinary School after adding cooking classes to her regular baking repertoire to provide a more comprehensive culinary education. Today, her school holds recreational short courses and months-long culinary programs for serious culinary professionals.

The first course I attended in Heny Sison School is the South Beach Diet Phase I, II, and III by Swiss Chef Instructor Jacqueline Haessig Alleje. This class is suitable for people who want to be able to cook healthy dishes. lose weight, and people with health concerns such as diabetes, high blood pressure and other dietary restrictions. The class will guide you through the principles of healthy nutrition and weight control. South Beach Diet uses locally available ingredients.

The second course I took in Heny Sison Culinary School is the No Bake Desserts by Chef Patricia Loanzon. Its so interesting because we made cakes without using any ovens.

To know more about their monthly schedule of classes, visit their website:
http://www.henysison.com

Heny Sison Culinary School
33 Bonnie Serrano Avenue Corner Sunrise Drive
Crame, Cubao, Quezon City
Philippines
Phone: (632)726-5316, 413-2429

Heny Sison Makati Branch
Waltermart Makati 5th Level
790 Chino Roces Ave.
Makati City, Philippines
Tel. (63 2) 386-2210

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Philippines has earned the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season when first day of September comes, the “ber” months of the calendar starts, Christmas carols are heard as early as September and the season lasting up until Epiphany. This will continue until a few days before November when Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day will rule but immediately return to making and display of Christmas-themed decorations.

As early as October, shoppers already looking for gift ideas to avoid the Christmas rush. On December, malls, of which the Philippines has so many of, will be filled up with people that locals describe as “di mahulugan ng karayom (can’t drop a needle).” In Metro Manila, traffic will change from bad to worst particularly areas near shopping malls, bazaars and “tiangge,” Divisoria with the stretch of Recto from Avenida transformed into pedestrian-only street swarmed with thousands of shoppers looking for big bargains, off-line ATMs will be commonplace due to low supply of cash particularly on the 15th of December (payday) and release of the mandatory 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses. Taxis will be very hard to flag down due to heavy traffic and volume of passengers.

The Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern, originally made of thin bamboo frames and covered with colored cellophane. It has two tails that serve as the rays of the star. Parol reminds the Filipino Christians of the star of Bethlehem that guided the Three Wise Men on their way in search of Baby Jesus.

Making parols is a folk craft, and most Filipino kids have tried their hand at making a parol at one time or another, maybe as a school project or otherwise.

Many parol start to light up places while Christmas trees start to be visible including the traditional large one in Araneta Center, Cubao plus the show at COD Cubao now transferred to Greenhills Shopping Center. Buildings in Makati start to display the belen (nativity scene) while Ayala Avenue will sparkle with Christmas lights like stars a-twinkling. During Christmas season, parols are seen everywhere. As early as November, parols are hang on windows or door of every Filipino homes, offices, schools, shopping malls and even streets are adorned with these multi-colored lanterns. You will even find mini parols hanging on buses and jeepneys and cars. Today, the parol become more colorful because of the twinkling bulbs in dazzling pattern that help illuminates each parol.

The modern parol has taken various designs. The traditional five-sided star geometry is still predominant, but modern parols now have assorted snowflake geometries, and multi-dimensional forms. Some office buildings in Manila form giant stars made of either multi-colored or single-color lights that hang from their rooftops. Some lights cover half of the building. Sometimes the lights cover the entire building. A more common design would be to drop from the roof about six or seven strings of lights shaped like a ray of light that points toward a life-size manger at the ground floor of the building. A giant lighted parol on top of the building, a five-pointed star that gloriously proclaims the birth of our Lord Jesus, is the source of the ray of light.

Christmas Lights and Decors in Philippines

Sources :

http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.backpackingphilippines.com
http://www.myparol.com
http://hubpages.com

My two teenage sons have a new addiction this days. Every weekend after a week of school activity and classes, they like to unwind in the mall especially in the arcade area. When they were younger, they would play in the video games, kiddie rides, and car racing games. But as they grow older, their games have changed to the latest game in the arcade, its called Drummania.

DrumMania or DM is a video game created by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. from Japan. The player uses a simulated drum controller to play the notes of a chosen song’s drum part as they are displayed on the screen.

DrumMania is played using a controller designed to imitate a drum set. Five pads are arrayed from left to right for the hi-hat, snare drum, high tom, low tom and cymbal. There is also a foot pedal for the bass drum near the snare and the high tom. During play, the player depresses the pads and stomps the pedal.

To play the correct note, the player must hit one or two of these pads and/or stomp the pedal when the note bars reach the yellow line.

At the completion of a song, players are given a letter rank for their performance which can range anywhere from E to A, as well as S and SS depending on how well the song was played, and how the particular release of the game being played computes ranks.

Generally, the breakdown is as follow:

* If there was only “perfect” and “great”, player will score a “SS”
* If less than 5% of notes are good, miss or poor, the score will be an “S”

My son Royce Playing with his own Drum Sticks in Drummania

Young generation today have a passion for music. I support my kids interests as long as they keep their studies. I let them experience different hobbies because its a one way of developing their personality.

Sources:
http://www.tvwiki.tv
http://en.wikipedia.org

Every time I go home to Philippines after a contract on the ship, I always go to regular check ups such as dental prophylaxis or dental cleaning, my thyroid lab. test or T3, T4 tests, and pap smear test especially for women. What is a Pap smear? A Pap smear is a test that checks for changes in the cells of your cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Other terms for Pap smear are Papanicolaou smear, Pap test, and cervical smear. What does it test for? The Pap smear tests for abnormal changes in the cervical cells. The Pap smear may also detect viral infections of the cervix, such as genital warts and herpes. It may detect vaginal infections such as yeast infections or trichomonas. Sometimes the Pap smear can give information about your hormones, especially progesterone and estrogen. Who should get Pap smears? You are at an increased risk for cervical cancer if: * You have had an abnormal Pap smear. * You began to have sexual intercourse in your teens or earlier. * You have a history of many sexual partners. * You or your sexual partner has had a genital wart virus infection. * You smoke cigarettes. * You have had vulvar or vaginal cancer. * Your mother took the hormone diethylstilbestrol (DES) when she was pregnant with you. * Your immune system is weakened; for example, because you have had a transplant, you are taking immunosuppressive drugs, or you have AIDS. * Your sexual partner has or had abnormal changes of the penis. * Your sexual partner’s previous partner had abnormal cervical cells. How do I prepare for a Pap smear? Do not douche or use vaginal creams during the 2 days before the test. Do not have intercourse within 24 hours before the Pap smear because it can cause inaccurate test results. What happens during the procedure? A Pap smear takes only a few minutes and is performed as part of a routine pelvic exam. You lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet apart. Your health care provider inserts a speculum into the vagina. The speculum is a tool that holds open the walls of the vagina so your provider can see the cervix. Your provider uses a special swab, brush, or wooden stick to wipe off some cells from the cervix. The cells are sent to a laboratory to be viewed under a microscope. What happens after the procedure? If the cells look normal, no treatment is necessary. The Pap test may show that you have an infection. Your health care provider may treat you for the infection and suggest that you have another Pap test in several months. If the cells look abnormal, more tests may be necessary. What are the benefits of this procedure? Pap smears can detect precancerous and cancerous conditions. If these conditions are discovered, there is a good chance that simple treatment will prevent the development or spread of cancer. Pap smears are also useful for detecting some types of vaginal infections. Source: http://www.med.umich.edu http://images.google.com.ph http://images.google.com.ph

Last Saturday, September 13, me and my niece Julia , 11 yrs. old, went to Pizza Making Camp sponsored by Greenwich Pizza. We went to SM mall at 8:30am. Yes! The workshop started that early while the mall was still closed. There were about 100 kids who joined the pizzamaking camp.

The Greenwich crew taught the kids to how to do proper handwashing before making pizza. Once the hands are sanitized already, they were not allowed to touch anything anymore. Hands Up, pls!

The Greenwich crew started giving the pizza dough, and pizza toppings. to the campers.

Instructions from Kuya on what to do, which toppings to put first, and how to do it.

Yehey! This is my finished product. I made this Hawaiian Greeenwich Pizza.

Its Eating time now! How does my own made pizza taste like?

Julia’s unforgettable Pizza Making Camp 2008

Our family is growing, we have 5 additional family members, they are my nieces’ hamsters, mama and papa hamsters and 3 baby hamsters. They are part of their daily routine now, they feed them, they clean the cage, and they play with them. We all panic when the mother gave birth to 10 babies, we didnt have any idea that she was pregnant, but its sad because the mother eat some of her babies.

The hamsters are nocturnal, they are awake at night , and they are asleep during the day. Its delightful looking at them when they are playing with the exercise wheel. They are good pets for beginners because they are easy to take care for. They are fed with hamster mix which is found at the pet store, or some carrots, pechay, other green leaves vegetables and some fruits like apples.

Mozilla Firefox is a free, open source web browser, used to display web pages, managed by the Mozilla Corporation.

Firefox includes tabbed browsing, a spell checker, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, and an integrated search system that uses the user’s desired search engine.

Firefox runs on various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and many other Unix-like operating systems. Its current stable release is version 3.0.1, released on July 16, 2008.
Mozilla Firefox 3 was released on June 17, 2008 by the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox 3 had 2.31% of the recorded usage share of web browsers by June 2008, and had over 8 million unique downloads the day it was released, setting a Guinness World Re

Features included with Firefox are tabbed browsing, spell checker, incremental find, live bookmarking, an integrated download manager, keyboard shortcuts, and an integrated search system that uses the user’s desired search engine.

How to Zoom in Firefox

Zoom In, Zoom Out
If you’re tired of tiny text, you want to see an image a little more up close and personal.
Now you can easily zoom in and out of Web pages.
Zoom In ctrl +
Zoom Out ctrl -

Download Manager
Download managers allow you to manipulate and take control of your downloaded files. Mozilla Firefox’s download manager contains just the essentials to allow you to control your downloads. You can pause your download and continue it a later time, something which is not possible with IE’s download manager.

Easy Downloading in Firefox

Because of these obvious excellent features, I choose to stay with Firefox. Thats why this blog is made on Firefox browser, please bear with me, if this blog does not appear well in Internet Explorer. I’m still doing some research how to correct the errors.

What are the New Firefox Features?

How to Download Firefox

Sources :

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox

For quite some time, I have been looking for a comfortable sandals or flip flops because I dont like to wear high heeled shoes, stilletos, and closed shoes. I like to walk around in open sandals or flip flops which is more comfortable to wear.

When I went to Trinoma Mall in Quezon City to meet my friend, I was so happy to find a Crocs store near the escalator in the 2nd floor of the mall. I spent some time choosing the best design and color, since I was the only customer at that early time, ( they just opened at 10am) I had a chance to take some photos for my blog.

Crocs, Trinoma Mall

Crocs, Trinoma Mall

Crocs come in a variety of styles. They are usually manufactured in China, but they are also made in Florida, Mexico, Romania, Italy, Brazil, Bosnia and Canada.

The shoes are produced in a wide array of colors depending on the model. The Beach and Cayman styles are available in more than 20 colors; most other styles are produced in a palette of four to six colors or two-color combinations.

Crocs Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by entrepreneur George B. Boedecker., Jr to produce and distribute a plastic clog originally acquired from a Canadian company. Originally developed as a Spa Shoe, the first model, the Crocs Beach, was unveiled in November 2002 at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, selling out the 200 pairs produced at that time.

Original Crocs in Philippines are a bit expensive ranging from P1,500 to P2,500 ($35- $55). I was hesitant at first, I have been a fan of night markets, “tyangge” and bargain street stores, but then I was tired of suffering from flat foot and flat hard shoes, so I think it would just be fair if I treat my feet to a slip-resistant, non-marking sole, and soft, comfortable sandals.

It has small tiny humps which massage your feet so I can wear it anywhere, all the time. This is my first crocs, so I love it. Crocs are also available for men and children.

Sources :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocs
http://abuggedlife.com/2006/10/16/crocs-footwear-the-gender-debate
http://www.crocs.com

On our last day in Subic, we passed by at the Subic Le Mans Go Kart located beside Bicentennial Park, Rizal Highway, at Subic Bay Freeport Zone. I was with my family, my 2 teenage boys, my nieces and my Aunt. We arrived a bit early so we waited until they opened at 9:30am. While waiting, we run to the lagoon park just beside the Go Kart Track. When the cashier window opened in Go Kart, we were all so excited, we are the only customers at that time, so we really enjoyed the ride. The fee is 400 pesos per person for 10 laps. It was our first time to go on karting, but we found it easy to learn how to drive it. Our youngest driver is Julia, my 11 year old niece. The Boys Team are my sons Adrian and Royce, my nephews Paige and Luigi. The Girls Team on the picture are only Julia and Kissy. The younger girls only joined the photo session. They are all my nieces.

The Ducks in Lagoon Park Subic

Lagoon Park, Subic

The Boys Team

The Girls Team

The Author in Yellow Go-Kart

Confused about your ethnic identity; Want to know just how Filipino you are? Take this less-than-scientific quiz to rate your Filipino-ness. You might just be surprised at the results!

Scoring: Give yourself 3 points if you can relate to the following characteristics yourself, 2 points if it relates to an immediate family member (mom or dad) and 1 point if you know of someone who has the characteristic.

(NOTE: This quiz was taken from “The Philippine Review,” August 1995 edition.)

MANNERISMS & PERSONALITY TRAITS:

1. You point with your lips.
2. You eat using your hands and have it down to a technique!
3. Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
4. You nod your head upwards to greet someone.
5. You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating.
6. You use a rock to scrub yourself in the bath or shower.
7. You always offer food to all your visitors.
8. You’re standing next to eight big boxes at the airport.
9. You collect items from hotels or restaurants “for souvenir’s sake.”
10. Your house has a distinctive aroma.
11. You smile for no reason.
12. You flirt by having a foolish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
13. You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
14. You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.
15. You scratch your head when you don’t know the answer.
16. You never eat the last morsel of food on the table.
17. You go bowling
18. You play pusoy & mah jong
19. You find dried up morsels of rice stuck to your shirt.
20. You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun.
21. You add an unwarranted “H” to your name (i.e., “Jhun,” “Bhoy,” or “Rhon.”)
22. You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say “excuse, excuse” when you pass in between people or in front of the TV.
23. Your middle name is your mother’s maiden name.
24. You like everything that’s imported or “state-side.”
25. You check the labels on clothes to see where it was made.
26. You hang your clothes out to dry.
27. You are perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees.
28. You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for all events.

VOCABULARY:
30. You say “comfort room” instead of “bathroom.”
31. You say “for take out” instead of “to go.”
32. You “open” or “close” the lights.
33. You ask for “Colgate” instead of “toothpaste.”
34. You ask for a “pentel pen” or a “ball pen” instead of just a pen.
35. You refer to the refrigerator as the “ref” or “pridyider.”
36. You say kodakan instead of “take a picture.”
37. You order a “McDonald’s” instead of a “hamburger” (pronounced ham-boor-jer).
38. You say “Ha?” instead of “What?”
39. You say “Hoy!” to get someone’s attention.
40. You answer when someone yells “Hoy!”
41. You turn around when someone says “Psst!”
42. You say “Cutex” instead of “nail polish.”
43. You say “for a while” instead of “please hold” on the telephone.
44. You say “he” when you mean “she” and vice versa.
45. You say “aray!” instead of “ouch!”
46. Your sneeze sounds like “ahh-ching” instead of “ahh-choo.”
47. You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as “OA” for overacting, “DOM” for dirty old man and “TNT” for, well, you know.
48. You say “air con” instead of “a/c” or air conditioner.
49. You pronounce the following words:”hippopo-TA-mus,” “com-FOR-table,” “bro-CO-li,” and “Mongo-mery Ward.”
50. You say “brown-out” instead of “black-out.”
51. You say “Uy!” instead of “Oops.”

HOME FURNISHINGS:
52. You use a walis tambo and a walis ting-ting as opposed to a conventional broom.
53. You have a “Weapons of Moroland” shield hanging in your living room wall.
54. You have a portrait of “The Last Supper” hanging in your dining room wall.
55. You own a karaoke system.
56. You own a piano no one ever plays.

57. You have a tabo in the bathroom.
58. Your house is cluttered with burloloys.
59. You have two or three pairs of tsinelas at your doorstep.
60. Your house has ornate wrought iron gates in front of it.
61. You have a rose garden.
62. You display a laughing Buddha for good luck.
63. You have a shrine to the Santo Nino in your living room.
64. You own a “Barrel Man” (shwing!)
65. You have a parol hanging outside your house during the holidays.
66. You cover your living room furniture with bedsheets.
67. Your lampshades still have the plastic covers on them.
68. You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house.
69. You refer to your VCR as the “Beyta-Max.”
70. You have a rice dispenser.
71. You own a turbo broiler.
72. You own one of those fiber-optic flower lamps.
73. You own a lamp with the oil that drips down the strings.
74. You have a giant wooden fork & spoon hanging in the dining room.
75. You have wooden tinikling dancers on the wall.
76. You own capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats.

AUTOMOBILES:
77. You own a Mercedes Benz and call it “chedeng.”
78. You own a huge van conversion.
79. Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it’s in reverse.
80. Your car horn can make three or more different sounds.
81. Your car has curb feelers on it.
82. You hang a rosary on your car’s rear view mirror.
83. You have those air fresheners in a bottle.

FAMILY:
84. You have aunts and uncles named “Baby,” “Girlie,” or “Boy.”
85. You were raised to believe that every Filipino is an aunt, uncle or cousin.
86. Your dad was in the navy.
87. Your mom or sister is a nurse.
88. You get smelling kisses from your grandma.
89. Your parents call each other “mommy” and “daddy.”
90. You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself (i.e., “Deng-Deng,” “Ling-Ling,” “Jong-Jong” or “Bing-Bing.”)
91. You put hot dogs in your spaghetti.
92. You consider dilis the Filipino equivalent to french fries.
93. You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal.
94. You order things like tapsilog, longsilog, or tocilog at restaurants.
95. You instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
96. You order a “soft drink” instead of a “soda.”
97. You dip bread in your morning coffee.
98. You refer to seasonings and all other forms of monosodium glutimate as “Ajinomoto.”
99. Your cupboards are full of corned beef hash, Spam and Vienna Sausages.
100. “Goldilocks” means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.
101. You appreciate a fresh pot of hot rice.
102. You bring baon to work every day.
103. Your baon is usually something over rice.
104. Your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on Sunday mornings.
105. You eat rice for breakfast.
106. You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice.
107. You wash and re-use plastic utensils and Styrofoam cups.
108. You have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer.
109. You have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo.
110. Your cloth tablecloths have tell-tale “toyo circles” on them.
111. You eat purple yam-flavored ice cream.
112. You gotta have a bottle of Jufran handy.
113. You fry Spam and hot dogs and eat them with rice.
114. You think half-hatched duck eggs are a delicacy.
115. You know that “chocolate meat” isn’t really made with chocolate.

249-345 points: Judging from your high score, you are an obvious transplant from the Philippines. There is no doubt what your ethnic identity is! You’re Filipino, through & through.

173-258 points: Congratulations, you’ve retained most of the Filipino traits and tendencies your family has instilled in you.

170 and under: You have OFT (Obvious Filipino Tendencies). Go with the flow to reach full Filipino potential. Prepare for assimilation; resistance is futile.

Source : http://www.asianjoke.com

When I was still working on the ship, my friends say that I have a gift of touch. Whenever my cabinmate has a headache or muscle pain, I will give her head massage or back massage. I like looking for the tight muscle points and giving it pressure. I am happy when I am doing it,  I also feel calm after giving a massage because of my breathing techniques.  To increase my knowledge, I even enrolled in a Short Massage Lessons in Manila, the school is run by Physical Therapists.
So whenever I go to spa or massage clinics, I understand what my masseuse is doing to me and I enjoy every minute of it. I usually asked for aromatherapy maI feel energized for several days after a massage.

What is a Swedish Massage?

The term “Swedish Massage” refers to a variety of techniques specifically designed to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones, and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart.

Swedish massage was developed in the 1700’s by a Swedish doctor named Per Henrik Ling.

Purpose of Swedish Massage

The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles.

Swedish massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissues of lactic acid, uric acid, and other metabolic wastes. It increases circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable. Swedish massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system and soothes the nerves themselves at the same time. It reduces stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested in a regular program for stress management. It also has many specific medical uses.

Swedish Massage Techniques

Swedish massage techniques include: long strokes, kneading, friction, tapping, percussion, vibration, effleurage, and shaking motions. The usually sequence of techniques are:

1. Effleurage:  Gliding strokes with the palms, thumbs and/or fingertips
2. Petrissage:  Kneading movements with the hands, thumbs and/or fingers
3. Friction:  Circular pressures with the palms of hands, thumbs and/or fingers
4. Vibration:  Oscillatory movements that shake or vibrate the body
5. Percussion:  Brisk hacking or tapping
6. Passive and active movements:  Bending and stretching

Benefits of Swedish Massage

Swedish massage feels good, is relaxing and invigorating. It affects the nerves, muscles, glands, and circulation, while promoting health and well being.

Source : http://www.mamashealth.com
http://www.youtube.com

CashFlow 101 is an educational board game that teaches you the basics of fundamental investing and how to take control of your personal finances, build a business through proper cash flow management, and learn how to invest with greater confidence in real estate and other businesses. CashFlow 101 was created for the sole purpose of teaching financial literacy, be a master of money and elevate the people’s financial IQ. It was invented by best selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki.

During the game, you can invest in stock market, buy properties, trade, be a broker, and lend at the bank using paper money. Anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of money is an extremely simple and fun way.

There are two stages to the game. In the first, “the rat race”, the player aims to raise his or her character’s passive income level to where it exceeds the character’s expenses. The winner is determined in the second stage, “the fast track”. To win, a player must get his or her character to buy their “dream” or accumulate an additional $50,000 in monthly cash flow.

In place of “score cards”, there are financial statements. The game requires the players to fill out their own financial statements so that they can see more clearly what is happening with their money. It generally shows how assets generate income and demonstrates that liabilities and ‘doodads’ are expenses.

I attended the Think Rich Pinoy last August 16, 2008 and I enjoyed the CashFlow 101 game. I played the role of Airline Pilot, so I have bigger salary but then I’m scared to take risks in investing and I had a baby during the game, and I had lots of doodads or expenses. So I wasnt able to get out of the rat race. But it is a very good game, I can apply what I have learned from it in real life.

The Players of the CashFlow 101 game

By the way, for those of you who would like to join the next Think Rich Pinoy, here’s the schedule.

Think Rich Pinoy -November 22,2008- The Seminar/Workshop

Have fun learning about investing/wealth and real estate! with Larry Gamboa & the Think Rich Pinoy Team with Kiyosaki’s Cashflow 101 Game! November 22, 2008. Text 0915-499-1999 now.

Or you can click this link:
http://richteamevents.blogspot.com/

Brother Bo Sanchez is one of the Speakers of the Think Rich Pinoy

Sources : wikipedia

One of my bestfriends now in the kitchen is my Steam Gourmet.
It’s the healthiest, cleanest, most delicious and effortless way to cook 3 dishes at the same time.

Steam gourmet improves on the age-old art of steam cooking from the orient, making it easier and faster.

It’s so simple! Just fill the base with water, pop on the food, and adjust the timer. The steam gourmet will do the rest.

The innovative steam system uniformly and continuously circulates the steam through the three container levels.

Ensuring the fast, even cooking of 3 wonderful dishes at the same time.

It’s perfect for preparing a wide variety of food.

Fish… franks… crabs… chicken… pork… seafood… pasta… all steamed in a matter of minutes.

Steaming is the ideal way to maintain the natural juices, aroma and flavors of the food. Delicious!

That steamed seafood will be moist and mouth-matering, with the essential elements all preserved.

And veggies come out tender and cooked just right.

When you boil food, the vitamins and minerals get lost in the water.

But the steam gourmet does not boil or burn away vitamins. It will keep all the natural and healthy goodness of the food.

Fried foods make you fat, and you get that unpleasant smoke and smell in the kitchen!

But with the steam gourmet, cooking is so much easier, cleaner, and healthier.

In minutes, you’ll have healthy, delicious potatoes the way they should be: firm on the outside and tender inside.

You can even cook frozen food without defrosting!

Just place directly inside the container, adjust the timer and the steam gourmet will do the rest.

You’ll have a nice meal ready in a few minutes.

I’m so happy with my Steam Gourmet that its always in my dining table, where I can just put my favorite greens and vegetables, and in less than 5 minutes, I already have my healthy meal.

- Lose Weight with Healthy, Fat Free Cooking

- Keeps in Natural Flavor and Aroma

- Moist and Tender Meat & Fish Dishes

- Crisp, Crunchy Veggies

- Easy Cleaning

- Dishwasher Safe Containers

Data:

* power 400 W
* ability total 6 liters approximately
* with timer 60 minutes
* maximum water 500 mililiter.

Hey girls and ladies, I found a new bestfriend in the kitchen, the Ultimate Chopper. I saw this on TV shopping and I got interested and ordered it.

The Ultimate Chopper is a compact, single-speed food processor that can also function as a blender when an optional attachment is used with the base. The product is comprised of a white base unit with a 600 watt motor (750 watts peak power), a plastic blade assembly that contains two stainless steel blades, a chopping bowl, and a clear, interlocking lid. The name Ultimate Chopper is stamped on the products base. The optional blender attachment is sold separately.

Finally, something that has the power of the big guys but it’s so easy, convenient and compact; you’ll actually use it every day for everything. Whip up everything from quick snacks to complete meals in a fraction of the time. 1-2-3 pulses is all it takes to chop onions, grate cheese, mince herbs, grind coffee, whip shakes, puree frozen foods, or even crush ice.

The Ultimate Chopper is really four machines in one!
A Food Processor, a Standing Mixer, a Coffee Grinder and an Ice Cream Maker.

Grates, chops, grinds, purees, dices, and minces almost anything.

And the machine is safe - it won’t start without the protective lid in place. The large power pad offers maximum control.

I am not a vain person but just lately I felt that my facial skin looks haggard, tired, and I look older. I can see blackheads and dirt in my nose. So I went to a facial care clinic and inquired about  Diamond Peel.

The Diamond Peel MicroDermabrasion skin treatment is a gentle and yet effective resurfacing treatment performed by vacuuming across the surface of the skin, removing the upper most layers and unveiling a smoother, clearer and more youthful appearance.  It reduces the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and acne scaring.

Diamond Peel is fast and pain free, leaving little or no redness because it uses “micro” Diamond Head  and works only on the epidermal layer of the skin.

Diamond Peel is very effective in treatment of:

* aging and sun damaged skin
* acne scaring and acne skin
* pigmentation marks
* minimizing stretch marks
* scars and age spots
* enlarged pores
* hard to treat lips and character line
* skin and body rejuvenation

The Diamond Peel is based on Salon technology.
• The impressive results are seen after just one session.
• it improves skin texture and pigmentation as well as deep cleansing your pores,giving you a visibly glowing complexion.
• it encourages the renewal of cell tissue helping to rejuvenate the skin’s surface
• it can be used on the face, body, hands and even feet to remove dead, dry or flaking skin cells.

What is the machine used for Diamond Peeling?
Peeling machine that peels dead corneous layer of skin surface using thin sharpened diamonds.
It peels skin using vacuum pressure and as sebum is sucked along with peeled skin, skin becomes clean
and flexible.

As no anesthesia is required, there’s no chemical reaction or side effects. No pain, no bleeding and instance effect. After a diamond peel, my skin has just been newly exfoliated and resurfaced fresh new skin layers.. in addition to exfoliation, my skin has been given some nourishment that need to stay on the skin for a while for best results.