This is RAMBO. The youngest of our pets.
"The air is so refreshing.." -Rambo

PUCCA Ballpen

An addition to my collection

My dear friend Vanvan surprised me this afternoon with this iconic, fashionably feathery PUCCA ballpen. I kinda like surprises, you know..hehehe!

When she took it out from her bag, the child in me was jumping for joy. A stream of screaming followed then I hugged her showing my appreciation. Yes, things like this make me happy. I just love everything about PUCCA. How I wish I get to have a photo-op with this cute, little darling kahit na mascot lang [wishful thinking..wink! wink! ;-)]. May maipagmamayabang na naman ako ke Ate Grace nito. Her daughter Shane loves PUCCA also and we get to have the same birthday. Ganon talaga magaganda, pinagsasama [hahaha!!].

This ballpen never escape my precious hands the whole time I was in school, during the food presentation until my commercial cooking class.

At home, I boastfully showed it to my sister. "Bigay sakin ni Van" [Van gave me a present].

Thank you, dear! (",)

Great Achievement

Later part this afternoon after school, I went to church to light candles and to thank GOD for such great news I've received a few days ago. I still couldn't believe my eyes when I received a text message from our School Administrator gleefully extending her Congratulations for the release of my Accreditation [as of July03, 2009] as Competency Assessor for Health Care Services NC II. Until now, that message is still in my inbox. The origin of the text message was from TESDA-Davao City.

I was having my class when I received the message [ahm, excuse me my cellphone was in silent mode ;-) hehe]. With the joy and excitement, I shared the good news to my students and they were very happy for me. I forwarded the text to my sister and Papa. The two very important people in my life. They were proud of me. Papa replied through text "this calls for a celebration". Promise pa, when you get home.

Wow, such great achievement. I worked hard for this. Thank you, LORD! My effort was not put into waste. It's a blessing..an answered prayer. It was meant for me. I still do pray for the greatest achievement I am wishing for. People close to me knew what I am talking about. I know GOD will sprinkle that blessing to me, in HIS perfect time.

Goodnight, everyone! (,")

once in a lifetime chance

At the 12 hr, 34 mins & 56 seconds of July 08, 2009,

the date and time will be

12:34:56 07/08/09

that is

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This will never happen again!

Set your alarms now. Go spread the word. Be the first to tell your friend :)

Return to INNOCENCE

Don't be afraid. Just hold on. Never let go.

A friend once dropped by my place and tag along his cutie son named Sam.

Adored by the wit of this child, we took pictures of him and from those shots, this one was my favorite.

It shows an innocent HAND with a willingness to help and discover the realizations of life.

Melodramatic. One hand has surpassed trials and difficulties while the other one has yet to experience.

13 Things Your Waiter Won't Tell You

What's with the number 13?? Some say its a cursed number but to some, its lucky for them. Whatever is the meaning of that value, surely they all have reasons for loving and hating it.

As a food loving earthling on this planet, after having been trained & exposed to the world of food and beverage services, well actually not that exposed though, still needed more exposure, I decided to make some post all about food industry, that includes service of course.

Recently, this article flashed and caught my attention..

Waiters share 13 insider secrets about restaurants - from tipping to what days to avoid dining out

1. Avoid eating out on holidays and Saturday nights. The sheer voume of customers guarantees that most kitchens will be pushed beyond their ability to produce a high-quality dish.

2. There are almost never any sick days in the restaurant business. A busboy with a kid to support isn't going to stay home and miss out on $100 because he's got strep throat. And these are the people handling your food.

3. When customers' dissatisfaction devolves into personal attacks, adulterating food or drink is a convenient way for servers to exact covert vengeance. Some waiters can and do spit in people's food.

4. Never say "I'm friends with the owner." Restaurant owners don't have friends. This marks you as a clueless poseur the moment you walk in the door.

5. Treat others as you want to be treated. (Yes, people need to be reminded of this.)

6. Don't snap your fingers to get our attention. Remember, we have shears that cut through bone in the kitchen.

7. Don't order meals that aren't on the menu. You're forcing the chef to cook something he doesn't make on a regular basis. If he makes the same entrée 10,000 times a month, the odds are good that the dish will be a home run every time.

8. Splitting entrées is okay, but don't ask for water, lemon, and sugar so you can make your own lemonade. What's next, grapes so you can press your own wine?

9. If you find a waiter you like, always ask to be seated in his or her section. Tell all your friends so they'll start asking for that server as well. You've just made that waiter look indispensable to the owner. The server will be grateful and take good care of you.

10. If you can't afford to leave a tip, you can't afford to eat in the restaurant. Servers could be giving 20 to 40 percent to the busboys, bartenders, maître d', or hostess.

11. Always examine the check. Sometimes large parties are unaware that a gratuity has been added to the bill, so they tip on top of it. Waiters "facilitate" this error. It's dishonest, it's wrong-and I did it all the time.

12. If you want to hang out, that's fine. But increase the tip to make up for money the server would have made if he or she had had another seating at that table.

13. Never, ever come in 15 minutes before closing time. The cooks are tired and will cook your dinner right away. So while you're chitchatting over salads, your entrées will be languishing under the heat lamp while the dishwasher is spraying industrial-strength, carcinogenic cleaning solvents in their immediate vicinity.

From Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter (Ecco/HarperCollins)

Source: Reader's Digest Magazine

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/user-post-13-things-your-waiter-wont-tell-you-479179/

C'est La Vie

It's been years, more like a decade since I heard this song. One morning, while checking on something infront of my PC, I heard this very familiar music background on a radio commercial and then the bulb flickered. OMG, its B*witched!! It makes me remember those times early on my college years. This song has been a part of my teenage years...

c'est la vie is a french word, which means that's life!!

i think my cousin bought a cassette tape of this pop group wayback 1998,i just love the song, makes me dance to my own steps while singing along on its tune. anyways, happy viewing!!