Photo Tub: Star

1.) Time Dime- Spyder Tic Tok Freebies for our EDC Patients under way!!

2.) Aster finally getting what she wants...A huge doll house reward for her With Honors doodad !!

3.) Refreshing slothful head for some Optometry sub-specialties

4.) There's dot leading the class with bops, twirls and giggles.Photo taken during SPC's Preschool Promotion Program

5.) Aster trying to make a smiley with Cheese.A tv-buff kid trying to multitask.No kiddo.You're only 4.

Ablen Chow Calendar 03/18-03/24

Monday: Turbo Chicken
Tuesday: Monggo Guisado
Wednesday: Buffalo Wings
Thursday: Sweet and Spicy Pork Ribs
Friday: Pochero
Saturday: Ginataang Manok
Sunday: PorkChops in Fajita Marinade

Club CashPool: My Turn to Ajar This March!

I organized a CashPool for my team this year (hopefully this happens every year!),where each one of us gets to crack the jar four times a year! It has a lower turnover compared to the usual Pinoy bu-bu,but somewhat simpler and yes,systematic,since only three of us are involved in this scheme ;-)

So here's my 1st CashPool spending list   :

1.) A tiny oven toaster

2.) CashCan reserves
3.) leggoes
4.) ballet shoes

Musings: Chi Chi Shops in PH

The extensive rise of Chinese/Taiwanese shops in PH is somewhat skyscraping. Think of bargain-basement finds! But what's startling is that a few of our local shops are firmly closing up,bec of the scarceness (or somewhat detachment) of local customers/consumers.With the decline of homegrown shops,stemmed the plummet of Filipino enterprise,therefore leaving a few Filipino entrepreneurs out of work and of course,penniliess.Sad,right?Now,do you think there's still an antidote to this business upheaval?Can we easily instruct everyone to buy only Filipino-made products?The answer of course is NO.Sigh.

RuralMama's Mar02-Mar07 Hoopla

03/07 Hoopla: Dot's Cashcan Withdrawal,Agalon Clients,Sinigang,Yes Mag,and Px Dough.Grateful★
03/05 Hoopla:Canine Bandages,CashCan #3,Veggies for the Week,Drawstring Bag for. EyeCones,Patients...Blessed.☺
03/04 Hoopla: supplier Jack,palatable pork ribs cookery,new biz tie up,and Che, the eye doodad agent.Blessed. ☺
03/02 Hoopla:Toy Frame Folder,Poultry+Veggie,Moolah Calendar,&Little Fish.Blessed! 

Kitchen Art: 03/11 Beef Steak 123 Recipe

My first attempt to cook Beef Steak ! Toothsome!

Here's a short recipe.You decide the quantity:

BeefSteak Marinade:

beef in soy sauce

pepper

lemon/calamansi

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1.) Stir fry onion rings

2.) Fry the marinated beef without the marinade til brown.

3.) Pour in garlic and saute.

4.) Pour in marinade.Bring to a boil

5.)Add water,salt,pepper

Teach My Kid to Treasure Cash

I have started teaching my daughter to treasure greenbacks with these simple habits and behavior:

Toy-selection: She now can easily understand why we have to choose a cheapo toy over a pricey one.I sometimes give her this option: Get one toy,priced moderately(?) or 3 toys when added, sums up close to the toy she adores. The analogy : It's 3 vs 1.. The outcome? She chooses one toy.Brilliant.

My "NO" is irrevocable: When I say no (during mall strolls) for a certain request like figures or dolls,I am effin' stiff,but I try to mull over economical substitutes. Think of papers and erasers as a replacement (on top of !!) for Doll Houses and Barbies. ha ha...

The Freakin' 4$ Rule: We shop with usually an au pair in tow, and when dot keeps on badgering me to buy her new toys/school supplies at the mall,I instruct child-minder to buy 5 items totalling 4$. Impossible but truly possible.

Virtual CashCans: She should understand and be aware of the dough we are subtly stashing for her.

Touchable CashCans: Coins are gems. We will soon open them, and she'll take part in the number crunching.