My Everyday Discovery

A Louis Vuitton House, Literally...

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:59:00 PST

I came across this image from a facebook timeline and it says that this Louis Vuitton house is in the Philippines. I'm still not sure but looks like it is!

Filipinos really love LV... I wonder if there are Gucci's or Hermes' house too! :P

EX President Gloria Arroyo MugShots Leaked

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:33:00 PST

I'm not sure if this is authentic but I got the images from ABS CBN website - the ex president Gloria Arroyo's mugshots taken at St. Lukes Hospital last weekend.

Not sure if I will feel humiliated for her but I strongly believe that this is a violation of the right of the suspect. Remember, she's not yet proven guilty. And I just feel that the case Electoral Sabotage, though I'm not a lawyer is one of the hard to prove cases.

Let's all verify if this is authentic later in the news!

Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian in The Bottomline with Boy Abunda

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:02:00 PDT

I grew up in Valenzuela. We moved here since 1987 and it's only now (only that I'am aware) that I frequently hear good things about our town. It's not really known before I must say! I remember during my college days, my classmates would ask me where do I live and when I say, I'm from Valenzuela, they will immediately ask, "saan yun?" Some actually would say, "ah sobrang traffic dun saka bahain". Yeah, it's quite embarrassing.

But now, when I say where I came from, people would ask me, "have you seen Shalani? Is she serving your district?" or "Oh your Mayor is the ex of Pauline Luna, right?". Even though some people has more interest on intriguing lives of our public officials here, I would like to still think, we're becoming known.

Well it's time to know Valenzuela and our current Mayor much deeper. I was not able to watch the exact airing of this interview of Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian in the Bottomline so I looked for it in YouTube. And sharing them with you too!

Unfortunately, the 4th part has been blocked.

Guess what? Valenzuela has its own YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/valenzuelagovph. Cool!

Movie: "No Other Woman" Notable Lines

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:16:00 PDT

I love Anne Curtis so I watched her recent movie, No Other Woman with Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes. It's a story of an affair of an heiress (Anne Curtis) with a married furniture designer and supplier, portrayed by Derek. For me, the story is very typical and predictable (compared to In the Name of Love) but I must say that the director's attack on every scene and the movie lines had certainly left a mark on me and I think to all people who have seen this movie. I cried and laugh while watching the movie. I also learned a lot from the story.

The lines in the 80s movies are definitely like "balagtasan" and I can relate the words uttered on this film into that. Here are some of the notable lines I can't forget. Sorry I can't remember the exact lines...

"I pack-up mo na ang Lucy Torres mo at ilabas mo na ang Gretchen Barretto dyan, anak. Ako na ang bahala sa red stiletto mo" - Carmi Martin

"And pag-ibig ay isang malaking Quiapo, maraming snatchers, kung nde ka lalaban, maagawan ka!" - Carmi Martin

"You can call me anything, a mistress, a bitch but never a boring wife" - Anne Curtis

"Ano ang kulang, me kulang ba sa niluto ko?" - Christine Reyes

"So anong tawag sayo, ahhh...ahas... ano ba yan swimsuit mo o balat mo?" - Christine Reyes

"No pressure, so kiss me and don't you dare fall in love with me." - Anne Curtis

"Ano ba ang mas mahirap kalaban, puta na mahirap o puta na mayaman?" - Cristine Reyes

"Di ba ikaw ang may gusto nito, so don't act like you're a mistress" - Derek Ramsay

Again, forgive me for I can't remember the exact lines. I got the logic but not every word...
Watch the film, it's a must see!

What Typhoon Pedring Taught Me?

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:01:00 PDT

Yes! Everyone in the Philippines, even abroad knew Pedring. It's a force of nature that has wrecked hundreds of houses/businesses including ours.

I actually want to post some pictures of our house but I've decided not to as I write this post. I just thought that the face of this tremendous event that happened to us last Tuesday morning resembles what's in the news. Everyone has seen the same pictures and have uttered, "kawawa naman sila". It's no big deal. No one will be surprised.

Instead of complaining of what Pedring has brought us, I've also decided to list down the things I should be thankful for and learned after this tragedy. This is my way of moving on and also, getting ready for another possible disaster that might come soon.

From loving and treating the trees right to how to handle people and such events, I think I've learned a lot.

1. Everything happens on God's chosen time. The mango tree that fell on our house is too old. Since I was six, my grandmother has been complaining about the leaves falling on our roof and backyard. That tree is our neighbors'. I'm at my thirties now and my grandma has gone the fight to have it cut. My dad have also filed complaints but nobody from our neighbor's side took it seriously until this tragedy happened. The tree finally sets its verdict on our wall. That tree might be much older that I'am and it has been laid to rest. So bad that it left us a huge mark.

2. Thank God, nobody's hurt. Despite of this misfortune, I truly thank God because nobody is hurt. The broken things are being fixed now.

3. No more falling leaves. The falls inside our house each time it rains has been a way of life for us. Every three years, we are replacing our "nabulok na bubong", apply Vulcasil once in a while but in the past five years, we have settles on just getting "timba" and "palangana" to catch the water. While this is one of the reasons I hate rain, I realized that the tree is gone now. Now, I can enjoy the rain without worrying about things that might get wet.

4. Only some people care. It was a rainy and dark morning of Tuesday when one of our neighbors knocked and informed us about the tree's threat of possibly falling on our wall. When I went out to look at how close it is, I saw a lot of bystanders looking at the tree and talking with each other. Each time the wind blows, you will hear them yelling. It's actually annoying because no one bothered to take the initiative to at least refrain it from falling, even the owner of the tree.

5. Everyone needs help. I must thank the Action Center of Valenzuela for taking action on cutting the branches of the tree and prevented it from seriously damaging the entire house on the day it fell. But only this morning, they were able to cut the trunks. What a heck! Yet I learned that everybody needs help. I'm thankful that we've been saved at the time we needed help.

6. Don't expect people to be concerned. I must say that the owner of the tree has demonstrated a rude and unacceptable behavior on the day the tree fell and on the next day. After several knocks at their door, she finally took the guts to face what's her property has damaged us. It's so sad! She did not even asked if anyone is hurt.

Life is not fair. We may meet few people that would test our faith in God, hurt our principles in life and take our patience but we should not stumble. Instead, we should show grace, strength and fight for our right! This incident has thought me a lot of things. And has made me realized in a tragedy, there can be opportunity. And most importantly, no one can give you justice if you don't seek/ask for it.

Kung Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap! - TRUE!

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:05:00 PDT

I'm just so happy to discover that not all people in the government are corrupt. Well... it's the same logic that not all people are bad at all. These people simply believe that it's all part of their genuine, lingkod-bayan service. My building permit has been released today and I would like to commence the City Engineering of Valenzuela for speedy, courteous, cheerful and honest service.

Tama, Ang taga-Valenzuela ay May Disiplina!

Kudos!

Land Registration Authority Online Inquiry, Insecure?

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:52:00 PDT

I'm planning to go to LRA to verify a land title that I recently purchased. Someone actually fixed the papers for us and I've already checked it in the Register of Deeds in our municipality. Nevertheless, I would still like to verify it from LRA.

So I got into their website looking for the contact number and process for verification when I came across this banner.

which leads to this link - http://125.22.35.139:8080/TransactionStatus/. I would like to try this one but kinda' hesitant on where it will lead me. First, the IP address is being used instead of a domain. I firmly believe that non-techie people should be able to read the LRA website, atleast and not this series of numbers. Secondly, the page should be forced to use secured network simply because the information being asked are somewhat or can be sensitive. I know that the government is doing its best to expedite the transactions and provide a fast service to the Filipinos and that's being appreciated.

BUT and a big BUT, I hope that by doing so, the government or even the IT department handling such important websites of the Philippine Government will realize that it's not acceptable to compromise the security of their users. If they are not that sure about the security of the page, better not to link it anywhere within the site. Minsan, naiisip ko kaya naha-hack ang mga website ng government because of such small security holes. Not good!

MERALCO Sent Me an SMS

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:30:00 PDT

To my surprised, I just received a text message from MERALCO. I was a surprise because the bill was not even listed under my name nor I remember joining or filling up forms and provide them my number. I don't even pay the bills myself.

Well the SMS is just a friendly reminder. I tried to shoot it with another cellphone but it looks blurred. Forgive me with my laziness.

Uhmmm... +1 for the reminder and -1 for an unexpected message from you! LOL

Top 10 Reasons Why There Couldn't Be a Filipino-American President

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:20:00 PDT

I just dug a funny yet true top 10 list in one of the episodes of David Letterman show. It's also interesting because as a Filipino, all the listed reasons makes me ponder and think.. oh yes, they are somehow true!

Here it is:

Top 10 Reasons Why There Couldn’t Be a Filipino-American US President
By David Letterman

10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.

9. There are not enough parking spaces at the White House for 2 Honda Civics,
2 Toyota Land Cruisers, 3 Toyota Corollas, a Mercedes Benz, a BMW , and
an MPV (My Pinoy Van).

8. Dignitaries generally are intimidated by eating with their fingers at State dinners.

7. There are too many dining rooms in the White House – where will they put
the picture of the Last Supper?

6. The White House walls are not big enough to hold a pair of giant wooden
spoon and fork.

5. Secret Service staff won’t respond to “psst… psst” or “hoy.hoyhoy!”

4. Secret Service staff will not be comfortable driving the presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror, or the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.

3. No budget allocation to purchase a Karaoke music-machine for every room in the White House.

2. State dinners do not allow “Take Home”.

1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!

Pay Your NSO Online Certificate Online

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:35:00 PDT

It's nice to know that several services are now embracing the reality that online payment are indeed needed to reduce paper works and save the time of both clients and the company. I will give Teleserv a +1 as they are now accepting online payment.

For more information, visit http://nso.citizenservices.com.ph/pay/online

The New Gmail Inbox

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:10:00 PDT

I'm definitely a fan of Google and Gmail. And I'm just so happy with the new inbox. I truly find Gmail as one of the best mail to manage incoming and old mails. Now I'm loving it more with their new Gmail inbox.

+1 for Google!

A Clean Computer Desk

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:08:00 PDT

I was browsing the net for some good furniture when I saw this cool and clean computer desk. I wish to have something like this in the house that I'm planning to build. Here, take a look!

I forgot where I got this pic but I'm giving all credit to that site.

Goodluck Team Azkals!!!

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:18:00 PDT

It's Azkals vs Sri Lanka football game - first leg tomorrow.
Goodluck Team Azkals!!!

www.dti.gov.ph Hacked!

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:53:00 PDT

I was browsing DTI earlier when suddenly a message popped up and said that it has been hacked by a certain "Philker". Another government site has been compromised which needs to be really secured. Nevertheless, DTI has secured pages that I think was not touched.

oh! web security 101 needs to be learned by our cyber experts.

What's for Dinner? It's Pechay Baguio with Oyster Sauce

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:30:00 PDT

Yesterday, I was not able to take a shot of my Buttered Garlic Broccoli (which is a little bit salty due to butter I used..okay I learned my lesson now!) so now I see to it that I will not miss the dish I cooked for tonight.

Again, the Pechay Baguio is still one of the veggies I bought from Baguio and Google still played a special role in my cooking today. The dish is simple yet involved a lot of slicing.. hihihi...

The ingredients:
1 bundle of Pechay Baguio
2 pcs of carrots (julienne)
Oyster sauce
Garlic, Onions and Magic Sarap
Pork

Cooking procedure:
1. Boil the pork with a small amount of water. Let it release its flavor and natural oil.
2. Saute garlic and onion. Then include the pork
3. place the carrots and pour a little amount of water. bring to a little boil.
4. place the sliced pechay baguio

5. put the heat in low and pour osyter sauce as you desired.
6. season it with salt and magic sarap (I love to cook with magic sarap).

here's the finish product

for most people especially those who really cook, this is something usual. But for someone like me who is just learning to cook and would now love to cook for my family, this is an achievement. And guess what, it's not that salty according to them. Oh, sorry for that extra spoon. Everyone's craving for it when I took the picture. They may be hungry after all. LOL.

Google's Recipe => Cool!

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:07:00 PDT

My sister (who is always cooking for us) recently got a job. Thus, as one of the girls left in the house, I'm oblige to cook. While it happened only during dinner time since my mom would leave us something to eat during lunch time, I still have to face the reality that I will have to stop my work and cook as soon as the 6PM ticks.

The first week was really devastating for me. I don't know how to cook. Believe it or not, I cannot even perfect the sunny-side-up egg. But as time goes by, I learned to budget my time and consult the net for some easy to do recipes.

I went to Baguio last weekend and got some fresh veggies. Now, I have broccoli to cook which I would like to be buttered. And yet, I don't know the recipe. So I consulted Google a minute ago and it just amazed me to learn how easy it is to prepare Garlic Buttered Broccoli. But what amazed me more is the extremely easy way to find the recipe. Here's what I'm talking about...

See the sidebar? That's it! I just discovered it today and I'm so happy. I think I will love cooking starting today.

Oh so well... while waiting for the rice to simmer, I was able to write this post. How multi-tasking am I now.. gee...

by the way, I also bought some fresh blueberries and I think I will cook it with sugar and have it for pancakes tomorrow...

I would love to post here the photo of my Buttered Garlic Broccoli..

Artwork:: Today starts with Jesus...

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:18:00 PDT

There's no perfect time to change than today!Make it happen!

New Twitter Account - Follow me @mydiscoveries

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Sun, 15 May 2011 08:02:00 PDT

Hey.. I got a new twitter account. Please follow me @mydiscoveries.
@mydiscovery is now being used by Discovery Channel...

Will appreciate if you could follow us both...

In The Name of Love (Movie) - Four Thumbs up!

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:32:00 PDT

When I saw the trailer of Aga Muhlach and Angel Locsin's new movie, "In the Name of Love", I told myself that I will not let this movie pass. I rarely watch Tagalog movies but this one is so good that I can't resist.

Fast forward...

Just earlier, my sister and I had a movie bonding in Trinoma. The cinema is full at 3:10 PM show and the available seats are in the front row. We got #3 and #4 seats.

I don't want to sound redundant but I must say that the role of every actor in this film is well portrayed. And of course, a huge credit to Olivia Lamasan who directed the movie because we cannot throw any scene. I certainly cried during Aga and Angel's confrontation scene. The phasing of events in the story is mind boggling that you don't want to miss any part. My overall rating... four thumbs up (including my sister's ^-^)!

When the movie ended, my sister and I are the first ones to go out since we're in the front row. And we got shocked when we saw that a camera man and an interviewee are outside the cinema and been wanting to get some reactions. We are so shy in front of camera so I just decided to blog about it.

Just an fyi... I was not paid to blog the movie.. I paid to watch it and it's definitely worth every penny.

Thanks to Twinings for a Box of Pure White Tea

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:43:00 PDT

Just this morning, I got my box of Twinings Pure White Tea. I've tasted this once and got so excited to join their personality test via Nuffnang. And I'm just so happy to finally receive my prize. Thanks again!

I took a picture of my package... take a look..

Get Rewarded from Sharing in Facebook and Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:41:00 PDT

If you are like me who loves to share something to friends and colleagues in Facebook and Twitter, then you'll love Churp Churp! That is because they will PAY you with every share that you make. Start earning now!!!

Click the image below!

or visit this link to start earning...

80s Music:: Featuring Three Songs from Dingdong Avanzado

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:23:00 PDT

Dingdong Avanzado is definitely one of the most sought after balladeers during the 80s. I would always remember him in his comedy roles on movies with Herbert Bautista and of course, with his songs. Here's three of my favorite Dingdong Avanzado's songs.

To Love Again

Hindi Mo na Ba Minamahal

Maghihintay Sayo

Enjoy listening...

International Food Expo on May 12-14, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:29:00 PDT

If you'r eplanning to put up a business that is related to food, then you should come and see the International Food Exhibition in SMX Convention Center on May 12-14, 2011. Going to such conventions will allow you to gain new ideas about putting up a food business and especially new suppliers for your existing business.

For more details, see http://www.ifexphilippines.com/

Moving out from Friendster?

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:06:00 PDT

I received an email from Friendster and it states there that they'll be removing some features. There's an application there that will help me export my existing blogs, photos and others. While this is a good move from Friendster... I'm actually thinking of a complete move out since I seldom visit my account. Well I'm still thinking...

I'm pretty sure that all friendster account holders have received an email just like below.

Mano a mano with Revillame-basher Jim Paredes - repost

noreply@blogger.com (liza) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:43:00 PDT

I once tweeted today that I could stay all day long tweeting and reading tweets from other people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter is definitely a channel for us ordinary people to know the thoughts of the famous. So I stumbled upon this post... I didn't mean to oppose on anyone or create a buzz for re-posting this. This is just something I would like to share... then you'll be the judge!

I had this exchange with Jim Paredes on Twitter, after I accused him of lying about his statements to the press on Willie Revillame. He then blocked me. Quite a sport, that guy.

In this post, I accused Jim Paredes, member of the anti-Willie Revillame crowd, of lying when he told reporters that he did not say bad things about Revillame when, in fact, he did. He apparently deleted his tweet that called the March 12 episode of Willing Willie disgusting, degrading and a case of child abuse.

Sometime later, Paredes tweeted this:

PAREDES: I commented about the show, not willie personally. I think you are scraping the bottom like a coward.

And so naturally, I replied.

CORDOVA: really? then why delete it?

CORDOVA: ”Hey, Willie. Your show is disgusting. It’s degrading. It abuses children. But don’t take this personally.” Is this about right, @jimparedes

PAREDES: No,, your putting quotes where there are none. Some reporter you are.

CORDOVA: who says i’m a reporter? i’m just an SOB with time in my hands, jimmy boy.

CORDOVA: you’re the one who deleted a tweet that could put you in trouble. who’s the coward?

PAREDES: If you want to meet and discuss this, I will be happy to meet you. YOu got time..

CORDOVA: don’t deflect this, man. this is not a pissing match. i’m just saying you lied.

Read the rest of the post here...