Acer Liquid E Ferrari Special Edition

One couldn’t miss the Acer Liquid E Ferrari Special Edition. The fiery red smartphone is definitely eye-catching. The embossed Ferrari logo at the back plate makes it more masculine.

MassKara Festival 2011

A crowd packed the Araneta Street to the Public Plaza for the street dance competition held last October 15 and 16 for the School and the Barangay Category, respectively.

I was nearby the Public Plaza, on both days, but wasn’t able to get a good position for the photoshoot. Either the dancers would walk hurriedly to catch up for the delayed time or more people would move further to where the dancers were, blocking my camera’s view.

Dreamer’s Floating Carousel – an added attraction

Designed by renowned Bacolod artist Charlie Co, the magical Dreamer’s Floating Carousel is an added attraction to this year’s MassKara Festival. I was thankful for today’s good weather. My husband and I got the chance to see these brilliant work of arts.

MassKara Festival Mask and Costume Display

In line with the celebration of MassKara Festival, it’s now a tradition for the street dance participants to display their mask and costume days before the competition. For this year’s MassKara Festival, I visited Robinson’s Place once again for the mask and costume display at the 3rd floor.

15th MassKara Village officially opens

Each October, aside from the street dance parade during the MassKara Festival, one of Bacolod’s attraction is the MassKara Village in Robinson’s Place. For this year’s 15th MassKara Village, the artists used different designs and materials to showcase their talents in mask-making.

Spend to save money

This morning, I went to the DHL office, WWW Express,to ship my brother’s documents to Kuwait.  When I entered their office along Lacson St., a female staff was still assisting a customer.  The seats were empty and there were no other persons next in line but me.

That would be good.  It means it will be quick to finish my transaction.

My wrist watch

July 11, 2011.  Starbucks, Cubao QC.  My wrist watch said 11 o’clock.

I was hanging out with my girl friends Aubrey, Lyn and Darlene because it was Aubrey’s birthday.  It has been years since the last time we spent time with Au.  Not long after we drained our glasses, we called it a night and let Au take a taxi cab first before we headed home.

My husband’s first 5K and 10K runs

Running is the cheapest form of exercise.  You can run in the park or along your neighborhood.  All you need is the 3S — shirt, shorts and shoes — and you’re good to go.

It was only this year that Val decided to join fun run events.  His first 5K run was in Guimaras during the province’s Manggahan Festival last April.

Tinago Mountain Resort, Bago City

It was 2 in the afternoon when we decided to leave Pataan Mountain Resort.  We took a side trip to Tinago Mountain Resort after suggestions from friends to visit this beautiful mountain resort.

Pataan Falls in Bago City

I’ve been born and raised in Negros and didn’t know I have yet more to explore in my homeland.  Bago City is just a 30-minute ride south of Bacolod City by private car.  Bago is home to Kipot Twin Falls and Pataan Falls.

On the 25th of May, everyone’s common rest day, we packed our bags for a day trip to Pataan Falls. We brought foods and more foods.

My pata tim version

“You cook the pata tim later.  It’s easy.  Add all the ingredients and let it boil until the pata are tender,” said my mom.

“Ha?  Baka masayang ang pata.  Hindi ako marunong magluto nyan,” was my quick reply.

My mom insisted and I was left to search the Web for the basic pata tim recipe.

The Downside of Windows 7 Upgrade

Have you used Windows 3.1 Operating System or at least seen one?  I did.  Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit operating system by Microsoft sold during the early 1990′s.  It was the operating system that came with our very first desktop PC which was bought eons ago.

From Windows 3.1, our operating system was upgraded to Win95 then Win98 until we had Win XP… not in the same PC, of course.  However, our age-old ribbon printer has been working since the era of Win95.

Mother’s Day treat

My husband and I were planning for a flower and a cake for our moms.  Both our mothers love plants with flowers already blooming.  However, we couldn’t find any new plants in Panaad Park.  So, a cake for each mother was next in our list.

DVD drive issue after installing Windows 7 and how I fixed it

My laptop came pre-installed with Windows Vista Operating System.  During that time, using Windows Vista OS have more cons than pros. Hence, my operating system was downgraded to Windows XP Pro Edition and I had been using it without any problems… except for my Internet Explorer 8 browser.

More McDonald’s treats from Metrobank

Metrobank Card and McDonald ties up for another treats for their loyal patrons and it’s for free!  They’re giving you more reasons to use your Metrobank Creadit Card.

You don’t have to spend a lot to get these treats.  Use your Metrobank Credit Card wisely or else, you’ll be surprised how your billing statement swell up.

Life under the sea

Cousin Jean loves to scuba dive.  Definitely, my in-laws would include scuba diving in his visit in the Philippines.  While planning for his itinerary, what came up into our mind is Apo Island, one of the great dive sites in the world.

Revisiting Boracay

I was in my early teens when I first set foot in Boracay — one of Philippine’s famed travel destinations.  As years pass by, some would say Boracay wasn’t as nice as it was before yet foreigners would still flock this white sand beach all year long.

Last February, I got the chance to revisit Boracay Island with my in-laws sans my husband.  At the Caticlan port, we paid several fees — transportation fee, terminal fee, environmental fee, etc. — which reached more than a hundred pesos compared to the 10-peso fare before.

Discovering Jean’s Pinoy roots

“Jean’s coming here for May Joy’s wedding.  Then, where should we take him for vacation?”

Everybody racked their brains for the places to visit and the things to do while Jean’s in the Philippines.  It’s Jean’s very first visit of his mom’s hometown and we all wanted it to be memorable for him.

Macro shots of raindrops

Rainy day’s here again.  It reminds me of my macro shots session during the first week of February when the sun seldom shines.  The truth is it wasn’t a photography session; it was a spur-of-the-moment point and shoot using my husband’s reverse ring and 55-250mm EF telephoto lens.

Ordinary day

I was about to go out for the grocery store when I gave instructions for my brother in case I needed help in bringing the bags.  He agreed to wait for my text message.  At least, that was the plan.