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The Belen Museum of Marikina, Experience Christmas Year-Round 2008-04-23 20:25:09 In my earlier post, I have promised to write more about the Marikina Belen Museum
so everyone, especially those in Marikina would be able to come and experience being in a museum where Christmas
is celebrated all-year-round.
So here is Marikenya’s Travel News on the Belen Museum which I personally enjoyed going to because it’s [...]
American Idol Down to Top Five, Predictions and Musings 2008-04-25 19:07:20 The Ameican Idol craze in the Philippines has long ago started but I only felt the sensation just last month. A late bloomer indeed. Since I watched this show one Wednesday, I was hooked and since then, been watching it religiously whenever I can.
Last Thursday, the bottom two were Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson. Automatically, [...] Read more:American
, Predictions
, Musings
, American Idol
, Top Five
Goodbye West… An Ode to An Old Friend 2008-04-28 03:50:02 It’s really sad to say goodbye to a dear old friend — whether that friend is a person or a thing. West was not just a car to us, he was family. We gave him a name because he was important. There was even a time I was jealous of him because my husband spends [...] Read more:Goodbye
A Relaxing Weekend 2008-04-28 01:08:38 I missed marikenya for 2 two days. I wasn’t able to write a post because my family and I spent our weekend at my bestfriend’s house in a nice subdivision not too far from the city, quite a suburban area actually.
It was indeed a relaxing weekend where we passed the time belting our videoke pieces [...] Read more:Weekend
Cebu Rectal Surgery Scandal, Another Story of Prejudice 2008-04-29 03:28:08 During the weekend, I have watched Jessica Soho and my attention was particularly glued on the episodes of the show regarding blogging (which featured noemi dado of filipinaimages and aboutmyrecovery) and the cebu rectal surgery scandal which happened at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.
The video clip, which is [...] Read more:Surgery
, Scandal
, Prejudice
May is the Month of Feasts for Marikina 2008-05-01 05:30:49 Today, Barangay Tañong and Barangka in Marikina are celebrating the feast of San Jose Manggagawa (Saint Joseph the Worker). We were supposed to go to my friend and kumare’s house in Tañong, in filipino, it’s called makikipamiyesta but it rained a little heavily from where we are. The last years I have celebrated with [...] Read more:Month
Marikenya is Back to PR3! 2008-04-30 18:34:51 Yesterday, I was checking marikenya when suddenly, I saw that the Page Rank checker on my browser indicated 3. I got excited but not very hopeful because I was thinking, it may be just a glitch with my pr checker but lo’ and behold, when I opened more browsers, it still indicated that marikenya is [...]
Hassle-Free Passport Application Experience Courtesy of Marikina Mobile Passporting 2008-05-03 01:30:16 After long years of planning on getting my very own passport, I finally applied for one! What more, my passport application experience was very hassle-free! Thanks so much for the Marikina MobilePassport
ing Project with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), applying for a passport was fast, convenient and easy!
I remember more than five years [...] Read more:Application
, Courtesy
Wathing When Love Begins… Marikenya and Her Sweet and Mushy Side 2008-05-02 18:04:36 Since yesterday was Friday, my new friends and I decided to end the long work-week with a soothing cinema treat. We watched the mushy movie of Aga Muhlach and Anne Curtis When Love Begins. I have always been the romantic and corny type and easily fall for movies with nakakakilig theme like when love begins. [...] Read more:Sweet
Marikenya’s One Great Love 2008-05-07 09:48:13 “There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love.”
Today, I left work to spend the whole afternoon with the love of my life. Me and my Marikenyo celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary roaming quezon city, marikina and cainta. After going to the Monasterio de Sta. [...] Read more:Great
Marikenya Gives Back Special… 2008-05-06 12:16:15 I had such a wonderful time managing and writing for Marikenya. It wasn’t easy for me to learn new things about blogging but I was very lucky to have such a good support system — my friends in the virtual and real world who helped, tutored, and read and subscribed to Marikenya.
To everyone… Allow me [...] Read more:Special
Onto a Better Marikenya. Experience Marikina Atbp in Her Eyes. 2008-05-07 21:49:41 After some months of hoping for a makeover, the new Marikenya was finally developed — new title and tag, new theme and layout, more contents and announcements. It was more like planning and designing my new house but instead of shopping for teak furniture and consulting with an architect or an interior designer, I [...]
My American Idol Jason Castro is Out 2008-05-08 19:54:33 Last night, I really went home early to catch my now favorite TV show, the American
Idol. Even my son knows that the TV is mine every six in the evening of Wednesdays and Thursdays. Anyway, this week, my heart bled because my favorite contender, JasonCastro
, was voted out.
It was quite surprising that Syesha [...] Read more:American Idol
Little Marikenyo and the Joys of Motherhood 2008-05-10 19:45:56 Today, I awoke with text greetings from people who remembered me as a mother. Here’s one of the best message I received:
An early mother’s day greeting to a very special mom who takes care of everybody’s needs before hers. Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s true isn’t it? Mothers are the most unselfish people on earth, always thinking [...] Read more:Motherhood
May is the Month for Mothers 2008-05-10 03:46:55 “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”
I am cramming. There are two very important women in my life that I wanted to give something special to this Sunday but I am still undecided what [...] Read more:Month
, Mothers
Marikina’s New Health Building 2008-05-13 07:30:13 I have received questions about the location of the Marikina City Health
Office since it was no longer anymore in the Public Safety Center in front of the Marikina City Hall. The Marikina City Health Office or CHO is back in its previous location along Shoe Avenue, Barangya Sto. Niño besides the old Greendale Supermarket [...] Read more:Building
, New Health
Oil Increase, Transport Strike, and Fast Weight Loss 2008-05-12 03:17:36 Today is not a good day for commuters like me. The transport group launched another Metro Manila wide strike this morning and up to 90 percent of NCR’s commuting public is estimated to be affected. I remember that last March, there was also a planned transport strike but it was impeded after Malacañang issued an [...] Read more:Weight
, Weight Loss
Sites, Network, and Connection Downtime 2008-05-14 02:45:20 Among the worst thing that may happen to a site or blog is experiencing downtime. For a blog or site, this temporary or frequent downtime may cause decrease in readership, rejected or withheld monetizing opportunities or even decrease in page rank (PR).
In an organization set-up, more and more companies these days depend on network [...] Read more:Sites
, Downtime
Wordless Wednesday: Missing Good Friends 2008-05-14 00:03:06 This is my first Wordless Wednesday
Entry and I’m featuring my good friends from college whom I miss so much. In our lifetime, we meet a lot of people who catches our eyes but only few who catches our heart. These friends in the photo with me are some of the best I have and [...] Read more:Missing
, Friends
The Third SM Jobs Fair for Marikeños 2008-05-15 02:01:27 Good news to Marikina Job Hunters, the City Government is holding for the third time a week long SM Jobs Fair for Marikeños. The last jobs fair for SM Marikina was held in February where 600 applicants came. Since SM Marikina is hoping to open in September or October this year, the company is still [...]
Grandiose Hotel Experiences 2008-05-15 02:00:27 Among the perks of being a trainor and facilitator is going to places and most of the time, traveling cost free. After the training and during the day, I love roaming around the town — sight-seeing, hunting and shopping for souvenirs. Since I’m a day person, at night, I just head to my hotel room [...] Read more:Hotel
Is Summer Over? 2008-05-15 01:59:48 The weather in the Philippines has been somewhat unpredictable. One day, we were under the terribly hot summer sun and then the next day, it was raining and with forecast of typhoons. During the last weeks, I attempted to put color in my summer mood by writing articles about dream vacations and summer travels. I [...] Read more:Summer
My Guide to Happiness… A Tour Guide’s Experience. 2008-05-20 01:17:02 I had a very interesting tour the other day, the best one since I became a part-time guide. All the while, I thought I would be handling employees and volunteers of a DSWD office in Rizal. When I finally met my guests, I was surprised to see about 20 people who are PWDs or persons [...] Read more:Guide
Happy But Sunburned 2008-05-20 00:30:28 Our summer getaway this weekend was blessed. At first, we thought our swimming plans will be jeopardized by Cosme, the typhoon. At about 7 am, the sun already smiled as if encouraging us to push through with our plans so we did. We headed to the pool before 9 am.
Pops, my lady friend and I, [...] Read more:Happy
Finally, A Summer Getaway! 2008-05-19 22:15:42 Summer may already be over but not for me. Together with my family and my closest friends, off we went to Club Manila East, the rave resort in Taytay Rizal.
It was actually my fourth time to visit the resort but it has become one of my favorites for a lot of reasons so I was [...] Read more:Finally
, Summer
Hot News: A Filipino graced the American Idol Finals, David Cook Wins! 2008-05-21 21:47:32 This text from my friend just came in —
Final Results of American
Idol: David
Cook won over 12 million votes over Archuleta! What more, Renaldo Lapuz sings live with a band!
Although I’m a simple American Idol fan, I felt heady after hearing both news. I would have fallen off the swing sets if I were [...] Read more:Filipino
Going Places and Crash Course on Property Management 2008-05-21 20:47:09 Yesterday, one of my very good friends who migrated with her family in Dubai went to our office for a surprise visit. She came back to the Philippines for two reasons: she misses our country and she wanted to undergo a short training on property management. She predicts that soon, the Dubai’s booming [...] Read more:Going
, Places
, Management
Marikeños Perfect Summer Getaway. A Listing of Resorts in Marikina. 2008-05-20 23:12:32 The weather forecast for the Philippines is that after Cosme, we will still be visited by more typhoons. Raining or not, summer is still on and if you still haven’t felt the summer fun, don’t be discouraged with the weather. Ready your swimwear, call your friends for company, prepare the budget, and see through this [...] Read more:Perfect
, Summer
, Resorts
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