water slide

Here in the Philippines, the weather is really hot during summer. Summer is something that a lot of us anticipate or escape from. My kids like summer. We get to swim and picnic a couple of times when me and my husband's work allows.

Reminder: You must not forget to protect yourself with sunscreens when in an outing. Frequent swimming or sun exposure may cause sunburn to eat up your precious epidermal layer in seconds! 

We also have a kiddie pool at home. The kids used it for 6 years. And last year the kiddie pool just isn't up to its purpose. Practical-wise swimming and picnic excursions are getting expensive, more so when school enrollment is just a few weeks away. So a nice kiddie pool is more practical. I also saw at coolgadgets an inflatable water slide to go with a kiddie pool.

Cool gadgets states: The slide comes with an electric air blower and it apparently only takes a few minutes to set it up in the back garden and inflate it. The overpressure from the blower is claimed to be enough to maintain rigidity, even if it gets damaged by small pinholes. Water is fed to the top via a garden hose. 

The inflatable slide can be rolled up and squeezed for safekeeping. It’s priced at $350, it comes with an air pump.

air sanitizer

I saw this gadget at cool gadgets which I think is worth buying.

Parents like me are always worried of their kids catching any health offending virus outside their homes. So when I saw this germ sanitizer I think it will be a good help in keeping kids well.

The cool gadgets post states: This will kill 99.9% of flu viruses.  The powerful fan circulates the sanitized air back into the room.  Giving you cleaner air to breathe.  You could either use this at home or even use it in your office if you’re worried about catching something.  The Germ Guardian claims to be the first to tackle airborne germs in the home or office.

Aside from vitamins and fresh food the germ guardian I think can give a help.

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new gold wire with Swarovski crystals bangle

I know it's been a long time since I posted anything here.

This is why I'm sharing this photo of the last bangle I did. I used 5 small 10K gold tubes, 14 small 10K gold balls, 6 cubic Swarovski crystals, 10-14 clear bicone (Austrian) Swarovski crystals, 7mm gold filled 10K gold wire, and a 10K gold lock.

my latest gold wire bangle

I find this hobby relaxes me and inspires a little as in teeny tiny creative juice flowing!

There are some posts here in my blog on some of my other simple creations. I make them for my family and sell them to friends and officemates. You may contact me here if you are interested to order. :)

Blogs and Foodies

Hello!
Happy New Year to everyone!
Its been so long since I last posted. I've been meaning to post but I just can't find the time to do it. As it is photos I took for the posts I've been meaning to upload are indeed piling up.

This time I would like to share the blogs and the bloggers that I like to visit each time I'm online. Here are just some of them (the order the sites are listed does not in any way show their order of importance to me):

Market Manila by MM or marketman - It is according to MM himself, "A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants, and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe."

David Lebovitz by himself - a pastry chef's blog about his favorite foods. (Pls. forgive me David, I f I wasn't able to describe your site the way you would like to. You are free to correct me here of course!)

In the Kitchen and on the Road with Dorie - like David, Dorie loves food and Paris! Both are very much respected and very famous in food circles. They are my favorite foreign bloggers = they love food like me (but I'm not a superb cook like them, sigh*)

Kusina ni Manang - and how can I not mention Manang Kusinera? According to Manang her blog is "A Filipina's unabashed chronicle of her adaptations in the American kitchen. Includes step-by-step photos on how to make pan de sal, ensaymada, pan de coco, siopao, hopia, pandelimon, pianono, atsara, crema de fruta, blah blah blah...."

Our Awesome Planet - by Anton Diaz, my interest for delicacies from other regions was ignited through Mr. Diaz' lens and posts of his taste for good food. You may read more of the OAP story at http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/about.html

These sites are just some of my favorites online. Browsing these sites for at least 3 times a day gives me comfort. And of course I do learn from the posts of the site owners, (sometimes when I have the time to cook a bit) I will soon post the other sites.:)