Christmas 2010

Merry Xmas Everyone!!! 

Banate Family <3

Trick or Tweet

Excited for...

EON and My pampangkins :)

"The BEAUTY of being a Mother"

...waiting for EON :)

The day we learned that he is a "HE":)

One of the Happiest Day of My Life

...and

he was there from start to finish

holding my hand while asking if i'm okay :')

My Life :)

Thank you Papa God for all the blessings :)

I LOVE YOU EON :)

Love,

Mommy

                    

Oh! My EON

Yesterday it hit me hard. 

That moment when a mom realizes that their baby isnt quite a baby any more. 

EON: 18months old.. and counting!

This kid is his own little man and is needing me less and less.

Luckily, even though he prefers to do most things on his own, 
he still loves to cuddle with mommy and daddy and hopefully 
that will last a few more months or better, years.

         

All the love, Mommy

              

Coffee or Tea?

Thinking of switching from coffee to tea like me?

Here's a list of advantages you may not have thought about before that may help you decide!

Health Wise:

Coffee has been linked to a handful of health benefits, but it can also lead to hypertension, caffeine-related problems and heart disease. Tea has dozens of proven and widely-suggested health benefits. The following is just a sampling:

- Tea has much less caffeine than coffee - between 25-50% as much.

- Tea contains tannins and catechins which have been associated with cancer and heart disease prevention

- Tea has been shown to act as a stress-reliever.

- Tea contains the polyphenol quercetin, which may interrupt the oxidation of LDL or "bad cholesterol". It may also lower blood pressure and blood sugar, suppress aging, prevent food poisoning and skin disease and act as an anti-viral. Quercetin can also act as a natural COX-2 inhibitor, providing pain-relief similar to pharmeceutical versions like Vioxx and Celebrex.

- Tea decreases triglycerides and free fatty acids in your bloodstream, while coffee contains cafestol, a fat-like chemical that actually can increase your cholesterol levels.

- Tea contains EGCG and theaflavins which can suppress the enzymes required for cancer-cell growth, thereby slowing the progression of some cancers. (Some research suggests that the antioxidants in tea may neutralize this effect, however).

- Tea is a digestive aid, it flushes the digestive system.

- Unlike coffee, tea has almost no carbohydrates, fats or proteins.

- Tea contains L-theanine, which has been shown to boost mental alertness and help the body's immune system.

- Oxalates found in tea can bind with free iron in the bloodstream, which can help the body fight HIV.

- Polyphenols in green tea can reduce intestinal inflammation related to IBD.

- Tea can help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's

- Tea may also be a significant factor in strengthening bones against oseoporosis

- Tea lowers your blood pressure

- Tea can help prevent kidney stones

- Some anti-venom serums have actually been extracted from black tea!

...so are you going to switch? or stay with your coffee?

as for me? i'll stay with my Tea :)

                   



...note thoughts!

iPhone4

...and so i am  one of those few

from  my iPhone3GS

Thank You Globe :)

   All the love,              

             

iPhone 4 is here

Last September 24,
Globe launched the iPhone 4 to its corporate subscribers.

Today (September 26, 2010),
the company will be launching the device publicly

or to all who reserved their phones online and got their email confirmation and SMS stubs.

There are two Globe iPhone 4 public launch

* venues; Makati Shangrila and New World Hotel.

 If you reserved your phone via Globe website, the email confirmation

 and SMS stub should include the venue where you are scheduled to pick up your new phone.

*Note that only those with the official stubs sent by Globe Telecom will be accommodated on this particular launch day.

info credit: Tech Pinas

Got a Mac? Get AppleCare!

is AppleCare worth it?

YES!!!

and for me its a WIN! WIN!

AppleCare’s main advantage is that it is an extended protection coverage by the original manufacturer.

This means that when you need service you should have fewer problems with getting a proper repair done and having the parts available. Apple is clearly the expert on its own products, so hardware and software support should be of high quality.

Why get AppleCare?

Many Mac experts recommend purchasing the AppleCare Protection Plan extended protection particularly for laptop users, arguing there are just too many things that can go wrong and that replacing notebook and their parts can be very expensive. I swear!!!

...and so

here i am  protecting my 1year old MacBook Pro

*yipeeeee*



FYI: The AppleCare Protection Plan can only be purchased while your computer is still under its original one-year warranty. All covered systems and covered Apple peripherals must either be new or newly refurbished by Apple (Apple Certified Refurbished), or still under Apple’s limited warranty to qualify for Protection Plan coverage.

                             

My Silver Birthday!

Thank you so much everyone for remembering my birthday... 

I'm so overwhelmed with all those greetings and surprises, It really meant a lot to me.

I am immensely happy that I have such a wonderful Family

 ...and Friends!!!

again THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I wish that I could thank you all.. but I'm about 1000 miles away and it kind of inhibits me from hugging all of you!

from my ICS family!!!
Thanks Ms Bel and Ms Baby :)

from my double "E" and my Triple "S.P"

...my boys blowing my candle!!! :) 

my pampangkins!!! thank you for the surprised pictures lovey dubees!!!
...you guys really made my day. 

my husband surprised me with this cute bag 

For Erik: Thank you, Tababs for making my Birthday extra special.

 I know you're not the "sweetie pie" type of person thats why i'm so happy. :')

for my double "E"

 Lotsa Love, 

*HANDS WAVING*!!! tsup.hug

               

Kreci Day!

Today:

September 20, 2010

is my...

Sick Leave

...i wasn't able to go to work today,
due to severe abdominal cramping w/ pain. :'( Ouch!

so i had to stay home and rest. 

of course with my cute little nurse

Ooops! he is too busy with his Laptop :)

and look what i've got!!!

Pasalubong from my husband (cheesle)

as soon as he arrived home from work,
 he handed me these!!!



Mars and Snickers



 *Drooling Eyes* 

Thank you, Tababs!!!

xns: sometimes this is the reason why i <3 being sick 

Goodnight Everyone!!! 

Tsup.Hug

                                                                              

Cutesy Patootsy!!!

A new ad for Samsung.

The two-minute clip, in which

a young kid dances solo on a play mat before being joined

by her daycare teachers and then, finally, the entire town, is the talk of the Web.

Check it out! :)

...a nice way to waste two minutes of your life.

reminds me of my Eon's dancing moves!!! :)

                



Oh Meat!

Jaws dropped when Lady Gaga took the stage at the 2010 Video Music Awards last night wearing meat from head to toe. And, surprise — her VMA meat dress was made with REAL MEAT! Franc Fernandez, the Los Angeles-based designer/artist behind the dress, confirmed that it was real meat when we caught up with him this morning. But now that we know it's REAL, we're left with so many more burning questions for Franc Fernandez! Did it smell? Was it bloody? Was it heavy? Was Lady Gaga comfortable? So, we chatted with designer Franc Fernandez tonight to find out all the juicy details. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Lady Gaga's meat dress below!

What was your inspiration?

Franc Fernandez: "I was contacted by her stylist, Nicola Formichetti, and they had already shot the picture with Terry Richardson in the meat bikini for Vogue Hommes Japan. They told me that they wanted to make a main dress [out of meat], so I did it."
What kind of meat was it?

"I don't know what it's called in English, but in Argentina, it's called matambre. I went to my butcher to get it, in Los Angeles in the valley. He's the butcher that my family goes to. I'm trying to get him a signed picture of it."
How many pounds of meat did you buy?

"I bought a lot of meat because I wanted extra. I would say more than 50 pounds of meat. Is that a lot?"
How heavy was it?

"It was fairly heavy. She said it was the most comfortable dress of the night, though. I'm guessing it weighed around forty pounds. It's built on a corset, so the weight is distributed on her chest, so it's not like it's hanging off her neck."


Was it comfortable?

"She said so."


Were there leftovers?

"Not very much, no."

Did it leave a blood trail?

"No, not at all. It's actually very clean meat, very sturdy and strong and doesn't run at all. It's the meat you use to make a roast, where you roll it in a tortilla and put it in the oven. Hence, the shoes — that's why they were wrapped in butcher twine."
Did it smell?

"Gaga said it smelled good. It had a sweet smell. It hadn't been sitting out for more than five hours. And it's not a heavy gross meat."
Did you have to keep it refrigerated?

"While it was being made it was refrigerated, [worked on] and then refrigerated. It took a span of two days on and off. Maybe three with sourcing and getting materials and everything."


Will this dress "go bad"?

"Well, yes. And it's a dress that will dry out. The meat dries out, rather than rotting. It becomes jerky. But, it shouldn't be worn again."

Was the look designed, or did you drape it naturally?

"I just did the meat. You can't really design something that we're making out of organic pieces. It's like 'This piece can go here,' and you look at the cuts you have and you drape it."


How do you drape meat?

"I've done some draping, it just seemed logical to me. The way I was doing it, nothing about it was much of a challenge, except for the time it took. I had helping hands that were great. It was just sewing through meat, which is a little weird, but it's not rocket science. I just used regular string, some stronger thread, nothing unusual."

What did it feel like on Lady Gaga's body?

"There was a corset but the rest of it was skin on skin. Initially it was cold, but then it warmed up. Not too much, though. She said she wasn't warm at all, especially under those lights, it didn't heat up."

Did Gaga have to be sewn into the dress?

"She went in through the bottom. Some of it she was sewn into. I was backstage."
Did you treat the meat with any preservatives?

"No, not at all."


How did you transport the dress?

"I'm in Los Angeles. So, I had a little cooler that I carried it in — its own little coffin."


When Lady Gaga sat down, did the meat rub onto the chair upholstery?

"Well, it shouldn't have because it's not a sticky meat. It's not a messy dress at all, surprisingly. But I didn't see the seat after she sat on it. But I've been handling that meat for two days and there is nothing messy about it."

What would the dress feel like? Like for Cher and those who touched it?

"It would feel like meat I suppose. It's all natural."
What happens to the meat dress now?

"The dress will be put in an archive with all of her dresses. The Gaga Archives, I suppose. It won't last, that's the beauty of it. When it is brought out again, hopefully it will be in a retrospective, and it will be a different dress, which is the best thing. I like the idea of it changing and evolving into something else. My butcher said I could taxidermy it if I wanted it to stay the way it is, and I didn't want to stay that way. Seems like a waste to keep it that way, than to watch it change."

How did you come up with the idea of butcher strings on her shoes?

"I was referencing the whole meat theme. I bought the strings at a butcher supply store."


What were the crystal pieces on her meat purse?

"It’s an antique brooch that was applied to the meat."

Gaga said this dress represents that we shouldn't be treated like a piece of meat. What does this dress represent for you?

"I have to agree with her. I just think it looked great."

Where is it now?

"I'm not sure. She has people who handle everything, so it's with them."


Would you create this look again?

"I think it's just that—it's just the meat dress. There's not going to be meat dresses in the future. This was made for a specific purpose. It's what it is."


When you saw her wear this dress, what went through your mind?

"She's wearing my meat dress! It just looked great on her and she made it look easy and things come very naturally to her."

 Did you like Lady Gaga's meat dress?

 

                      



Details from: MTV Style

Do You Hate Someone?

A VERY NICE STORY WITH A GOOD MORAL.

Please go through...

A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes.

Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates. So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended...

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?". The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"

Moral of the story: Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime.
Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!

True love is not loving a perfect person but loving an imperfect person perfectly!!

         

                     



My Asthma Story Bow!

Dear Asthma,

Please! Let go of me.. it's been 17 long years. :'( and counting?

--

Do you have an allergy to food? If so, is there an asthma diet that can help you reduce symptoms?

(Penguin Nebulizer)

i wish i had one of these back then. :)

but never will i wish EON will have these neither 

oh please Gahd Forbid! 

Anyhow back to topic.

I’ve had enough with my allergies and asthma. Frankly, I don’t even know if I officially have allergies, and if I do, what I am allergic to. When I went to my doctor a couple years ago, I was told that I have a mild case of asthma. But, nothing really regarding an allergy.

It’s time for me to start doing something about it, because it is a life-hindering issue. While I don’t have problems every day, I do often have issues with coughing attacks that interrupt my day, and are frankly embarrassing when around other people.

When I research this article, it was just as much for my own good as providing information for other asthma and food allergy sufferers.

If you have issues with allergies and/or asthma, and you’re not quite sure what to do about it other than “throw medicine” at the problem, you need to know what foods trigger attacks. While there is no diet that has been proven to cure asthma, the following are some of the foods known to trigger attacks:

 Beer

Wine

Shrimp
(and other shellfish)
Pickled food

 Peanuts (i <3 Peanuts!! :'()

Processed potatoes

Dried fruit

wool or synthetic clothing,
soaps, detergents,
perspiration, disinfectants,
topical antimicrobial

House dust, mites, animal dander, cockroach, pollens, molds.

Preservatives in topical medications, metals, latex.

Cow's milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat, soya, fish and shellfish.

Hard water, cooking with gas, proximity to rad traffic, environmental tobacco smoke.

Extreme temperature and humidity,
and seasonal variation in the pattern of atopic eczema.

 

Info credit: Ask The Doctor

Most people with food allergies experience symptoms such as rash, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In my case, I get an itchy skin, throat, cough uncontrollably, and even sometimes experience a closing of my throat.

My advice to my fellow Asthmatics: Other than going to an allergy specialist, the only way you can beat a food allergy or asthma attack brought on by food is to eliminate the trigger foods. If you can do without all of them, Great! If you want to narrow it down, maybe reintroduce one food at a time to see how you react.

So... again to you ASTHMA!!! Please please go away!!! 

I don't need you in my life!:(

           

           

Life is Love

America's sweetheart, Julia Roberts, has a new film called

 "Eat, Pray, Love"

Watch the trailer. I need to do this in my life!!!!!!

Can't wait to read and see this film.

The movie premieres August 13, 2010 in the USA

and September 29, 2010 in the Philippines.

xns:

Sometimes I feel like the world is soo small but I know it's very big. There are tons of places I really would like to go. India is one of them. Bali is LOVE. I guess I just have to work harder, save more money and wait for the right moment to do it with my double "E". :)

tsup.hug

                  

Happy Bday Mama Mary!

Today 8 September is the birthday of Mama Mary,
 the greatest Mother of all...

Photo credit : Inside A Catholic Mind

xns: please dont forget to hear mass today everyone.

Happy Birthday, Mama Mary.

We LOVE YOU Dearly!!!

                     

Mohawk!!!

EON's New Mohawk Look 

w/ Daddy and Mommy

(he loves to make faces in front of the camera and my laptop)

time to Zzzzz

Goodnight peeps!!