PACEM is Peace and Care for Earth Ministry
You can see butterfly farms, mini zoo, herbal garden, seashells museum among other things at PACEM.
Interested to visit PACEM? Here are additional details:
From Monday to Friday, from 8.00am to 3.30pmOn Saturdays from 8.30am to 12.00noon.For inquiries pls write or call:********PACEM*********Center for Peace and EcologyAssumption Antipolo Sumulong Highway, Antipolo CityTel.(+63-2)696-3274 or 697-2354
P85/head
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A mom's journal of home life stories, hopes and dreams for her two wonderful kids
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2016
Saturday, April 14, 2012
6-year old Erap Joke, Kids are really naughty, Android's accelerometer, What's inside God's heart, Packing for a swimming outing
While trying out a new game on the computer, our 6-year old asked her dad: "What's the next step?"
Dad: "It says there press any key."
6-year old: "Where's ANYKEY?"
Naughty by nature
Grabbing the chance to teach my kids about life lessons, I immediately veered our conversation to drive home a point: parents should be respected and not hurt.
Mommy: "You came from inside my tummy, that's why I am your mother. Mothers shouldn't be shouted at."
6-year old: "But you get mad at us too." (Caught than taught, eh?)
Not giving in, mommy answered: "That's because you are naughty."
6-year old: "Kids are really naughty, mommy!"
:D
Playing with past tense
Excited to share his latest triumph, my 4-year old announced:
"I lock-ted the auto rotate, dad!"
God's heart
While on a long road trip, the kids with their cousins were looking for ways to entertain themselves. It came to a point when they did questions and answers.
4-year old: "Does God have a heart?"
8-year old: "Yes!" enthused his cousin.
4-year old: "Where is it? I know, we are all inside of God's heart."












Swimming outing list
Summer in the Philippines means vacation time and swimming time. Packing well means a better swimming outing, so here's my default list:
Dad: "It says there press any key."
6-year old: "Where's ANYKEY?"
Naughty by nature
Grabbing the chance to teach my kids about life lessons, I immediately veered our conversation to drive home a point: parents should be respected and not hurt.
Mommy: "You came from inside my tummy, that's why I am your mother. Mothers shouldn't be shouted at."
6-year old: "But you get mad at us too." (Caught than taught, eh?)
Not giving in, mommy answered: "That's because you are naughty."
6-year old: "Kids are really naughty, mommy!"
:D
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Kids are kids. :) |
Playing with past tense
Excited to share his latest triumph, my 4-year old announced:
"I lock-ted the auto rotate, dad!"
God's heart
While on a long road trip, the kids with their cousins were looking for ways to entertain themselves. It came to a point when they did questions and answers.
4-year old: "Does God have a heart?"
8-year old: "Yes!" enthused his cousin.
4-year old: "Where is it? I know, we are all inside of God's heart."
Swimming outing list
Summer in the Philippines means vacation time and swimming time. Packing well means a better swimming outing, so here's my default list:
- Waterproof bag or any plastic container to put all those wet swim wear
- Set of clothes to wear after swimming
- Shampoo and conditioner - if swimming in pools, it is best to wash away the chlorine in your hair. Ideal is to wear swimming cap.
- Towels - bringing extra never hurts
- Comb or hairbrush
- Deodorant - sun will make you sweat, better be protected
- Body splash or moisturizer - more common here, lotion
- Water - bring back the loss water from perspiration and swimming by drinking lots of fluid
Food and drinks are assumed covered!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Memory backup, Kid suggestions, Ilocos Norte and Pagudpud
Age has turned my topsy-turvy memory in a more chaotic state. Thanks to my daughter, I have needed help.
"Remind me that we need to buy this and that at the supermarket." We go buy at the supermarket and I am gently of what I earlier told her. Her impressive memory and persistence prove to be a useful backup to my otherwise short term memory.
She loves to go to school. There's no problem in waking her up, and getting her ready.
Within reach
While passing urine in the rest room, my preschooler boy remarked, "Why is our light switch placed so high? Creatures like me find it hard to reach!"
"How then should we place it?"
He argued they should be placed low enough for everyone to reach.
"Remind me that we need to buy this and that at the supermarket." We go buy at the supermarket and I am gently of what I earlier told her. Her impressive memory and persistence prove to be a useful backup to my otherwise short term memory.
She loves to go to school. There's no problem in waking her up, and getting her ready.
Within reach
While passing urine in the rest room, my preschooler boy remarked, "Why is our light switch placed so high? Creatures like me find it hard to reach!"
"How then should we place it?"
He argued they should be placed low enough for everyone to reach.
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Top view of Ilocos Norte |
Ilocos Norte with Manong Ador
Part of our emerging family tradition is to spend the New Year's eve in a new place. Partly to avoid the smoke of the fireworks, though we've observed that the smoke is the same anywhere we go.
This time we headed to Ilocos Norte. Took a low price airplane Cebu Pacific on sale seat on our way there and toured around Laoag City. It was sad that it was a weekend when we were there. The city's museum is impressive.
I love it that riding the kalesa is not as pricey as compared here in Manila. Fare is like that of tricycles, which is Ilocos Norte's equivalent of the jeep. P10/ride per head when we went there. Jeeps are reserved for town-to-town trips like when we went from Laoag to Paoay to visit the World Heritage Church there. We also visited a chicha-corn factory.
Afterwards, we took a bus to go to Pagudpud - Luzon's Boracay. If I remember it, the fare from Laoag to Pagudpud is P60/head.
In Pagudpud, we met Mang Ador. A tour guide/tricycle driver. His number is 0948-794 0255. He toured us around Pagudpud, and the nearby towns. He even helped us look for our accommodations. He said that local tourism is a big boost in their livelihood and that the local government is helping them get proper training.
We chose to visit the lighthouse of Bojeador, South East Asia's tallest. It's on top of a hill, so it really has a breathtaking view of the sea below. At summertime, visitors have to walk from the bottom up. We were lucky that Mang Ador's able tricycle took us at the steps of the lighthouse.
On our way, we had lunch and I ate their pinakbet version. I find it a bit salty. Perhaps because salt is so cheap there? Pasuquin's rows and rows of road-side salt stores are nice to see. Mang Ador chose the Bagnet, the pork chop of Ilocos Norte.
I love their green grapes. The seeds make them real healthy. A kilo is P80.
The windmills of Bangui were giants guarding the shore. They make this scary sound that my little boy doesn't like. They say that it supplies 40% of the province's power needs.
This time we headed to Ilocos Norte. Took a low price airplane Cebu Pacific on sale seat on our way there and toured around Laoag City. It was sad that it was a weekend when we were there. The city's museum is impressive.
I love it that riding the kalesa is not as pricey as compared here in Manila. Fare is like that of tricycles, which is Ilocos Norte's equivalent of the jeep. P10/ride per head when we went there. Jeeps are reserved for town-to-town trips like when we went from Laoag to Paoay to visit the World Heritage Church there. We also visited a chicha-corn factory.
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Corn, garlic and salt are materials abundant in Ilocos Norte, that's why chichacorn rules there! |
In Pagudpud, we met Mang Ador. A tour guide/tricycle driver. His number is 0948-794 0255. He toured us around Pagudpud, and the nearby towns. He even helped us look for our accommodations. He said that local tourism is a big boost in their livelihood and that the local government is helping them get proper training.
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If you're Ilokano, you can read this! |
On our way, we had lunch and I ate their pinakbet version. I find it a bit salty. Perhaps because salt is so cheap there? Pasuquin's rows and rows of road-side salt stores are nice to see. Mang Ador chose the Bagnet, the pork chop of Ilocos Norte.
I love their green grapes. The seeds make them real healthy. A kilo is P80.
The windmills of Bangui were giants guarding the shore. They make this scary sound that my little boy doesn't like. They say that it supplies 40% of the province's power needs.
On our way back, we took the bus and it was expectantly uncomfortable. It was cheaper. We had no choice. All throughout the 12-hour trip from Laoag to SM North, the bus kept on stopping to load vegetable produce from farmers who had contacts in Manila. From the smell of it, we rode with onions and pepper. The other vegetables didn't smell that strong.
Before boarding the bus, I was able to try their empanada. It's a marriage of lumpiang toge and kwek-kwek. It's either I am not a great fan, or the one I tried wasn't very well prepared.
Before boarding the bus, I was able to try their empanada. It's a marriage of lumpiang toge and kwek-kwek. It's either I am not a great fan, or the one I tried wasn't very well prepared.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Adventure Resort in Norzagaray, Bulacan - Entrance Fees and Rates
My brother learned about Adventure Resort while watching a GMA-7 morning TV show. They say it gathers swimming, rapelling, zip lining and wall climbing all in one destination.
Since we're taal Bulakenyo, the place may be a closer summer destination. Sharing with you the rates of their facilities as of March 2012.
Daytime Rates and Other Charges
Since we're taal Bulakenyo, the place may be a closer summer destination. Sharing with you the rates of their facilities as of March 2012.
Daytime Rates and Other Charges
Entrance:
Adult Php125
Kids Php100
Cottage for 15 persons+ - Php500
Package promo per head: Swim - zip - rapelling - wall climbing - Php300
Per facility rate:
Php120 - zip line
Php85 - wall climb
Php75 - rapelling
Some guidelines: white shirt only, no maong bottoms. Food may be brought inside, but there's a cafeteria serving short orders. No alcoholic drinks allowed inside, even Emperador Lite.
You may want to also check these links for photos and other details about the resort:
- Bulacan Philippines Tourism
- Bulacan Resorts
- Here In The Philippines
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sick kids, women's purse, Shamcey Supsup, Preschool conclusion
Sick kids are the most difficult to take care of.
Recently, Carlos fell from the stairs while rushing down with his sister. They were racing. He skipped a step and fell head first. Good thing I caught him before he landed on the bottom most part. However, the incident broke his left shoulder, clavicle, the doctors call.
Good thing they were on a semestral break.
Days after this, he and his sister developed cough which I think turned into bronchitis. Health is indeed wealth.
Germs trivia
What a shock to read about women's purse as homes to E. coli and salmonella as well as fecal contaminants! Think about it, while using the rest room, there are times when there's no choice but to lay bags and purse on the ladies' room floor. Aside from this, our bags are with us on the train, the bus, the restaurant.
To prevent these germs from getting into our homes, wipe it clean every day with sanitizer. Yes, alcohol's a good choice, if you think your bag's surface won't get damaged with it. Cleaning your bags regularly help too.
Plus, wiping clean regularly used purse items like keys and mobile phones may keep germ-caused diseases away.
Source: Family Education
Shamcey Supsup
Shamcey Supsup made the Philippines proud last September when she bagged the 3rd runner up slot in the Miss Universe 2011. Last year, Philippines' candidate Venus Raj ranked 4th runner up.
While she was doing the pageant, me and the kids were headed for the LBC bankruptcy forum for depositors. Haven't heard from the bank nor PDIC again.
I was impressed with her brief yet intelligent answer about shifting religion for a man and am reminded by a quote by Maya Angelou:

A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.
While she was doing the pageant, me and the kids were headed for the LBC bankruptcy forum for depositors. Haven't heard from the bank nor PDIC again.
I was impressed with her brief yet intelligent answer about shifting religion for a man and am reminded by a quote by Maya Angelou:
- Shamcey is from General Santos, the home town of now legislator world class boxing champ Manny Pacquiao
- She graduated Magna Cum Laude in the University of the Philippines in Diliman under the College of Architecture, a 5-year course with a professional examination board exam. That means her general weighted average during her whole college life is 1.45 or higher. That's like getting a grade of 90+ (out or 100) in all her classes.
- She topped the Philippine Architectural Board Examination with a grade of 86.60%. Heard that she enrolled in a review center twice, and has a habit of re-reading textbooks several times over. Now that's a habit I want my kids to adopt!
- She was a consistent honor student, valedictorian in grade school and salutatorian in Makati High School.
- Her gym instructor commends her discipline. While training for the Miss Universe, she has to get fit to gain the 'right' abs. There would be times when exercising would be too difficult, but when she was reminded that she will represent the country, she gets motivated. She eats healthy too.
- She attends Victory Christian Fellowship.
Lois' conclusions
At the end of her Nursery 2 class, my eldest's class was told by their teacher that three among them will transfer to another class. Therefore, they will not be their classmates anymore.
During their school's break, we decided to enroll her to a Vacation Bible Class, which is like an extended Sunday School. She had her new teachers and classmates. She liked it, but not as much as regular school, she told me.
At the same time, we enrolled her brother to an orientation class in her regular school because he is a new student. He has to be familiar with a class' routine before the start of the official school year.
Due to this, Lois told me a conclusion she arrived at. "Mom, I won't be attending regular school anymore. I am one of the three students that teacher said will be transferred to another class." She was referring to the Vacation Bible Class as the 'other' class.
During their school's break, we decided to enroll her to a Vacation Bible Class, which is like an extended Sunday School. She had her new teachers and classmates. She liked it, but not as much as regular school, she told me.
At the same time, we enrolled her brother to an orientation class in her regular school because he is a new student. He has to be familiar with a class' routine before the start of the official school year.
Due to this, Lois told me a conclusion she arrived at. "Mom, I won't be attending regular school anymore. I am one of the three students that teacher said will be transferred to another class." She was referring to the Vacation Bible Class as the 'other' class.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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