Forsythea's This and That...

Homemade Colorful Tapioca Pearls or Sago...

2012-03-03T20:32:00.000-05:00

Picture above is of Tapioca Pearls or what we call in the Philippines "Sago". I have never seen any colorful sago in the Asian store that I go to. Good thing that our grocery store carries an uncooked tapioca pearls. It's what I buy everytime I want to make some taho. Everything is cooked from scratch except for the bean curd. I have to cook my own sago, that takes a long time to cook and then make my own syrup or latik for my taho.

Anyway, earlier I made some more taho and then I thought of coloring my tapioca pearls using food coloring and picture above is the result. I love it! That's probably how they make the colored sago anyway. Huh! Now I can make me some taho with colorful sago in it! HEHE!

1st Pink Friday: Cheapest High Heel Shoes...

2012-03-02T22:18:00.002-05:00

Hello guys, this is my very first entry for Pink Fridays. It really looks like it is so much fun to join so here I am. In my first entry of Pink Fridays, I chose this pink zippered high heel shoes that I got online 3 years ago for only $4.99, the cheapest shoes I have ever bought in my almost 7 years living here in America. This is one of the best buys I have ever purchase!

Gone But Not Forgotten...

2012-03-01T14:42:00.000-05:00

It really saddens me when I think of my older brother is not with us anymore. He passed away almost 3 years ago, September 22, 2009 was the date. His birthday is tomorrow and he would have been 30 years old! The pain still very fresh that it feels like someone is squeezing my heart! Although me and him weren't close growing up, still, the pain is unbearable sometimes. I couldn't imagine how my mama feels right now, losing a child at very young age. I feel so bad for my mama. If only I am there beside so I could comfort her. I know it has been almost 3 years but I heard that once you lost a child you never get over it.

I still feel somewhat guilty because right before the incident, me and him were talking on the phone and were arguing. We hung up the phone still very mad at each other. And then hours later, a call from the Philippines woke me up from my nap and they told me the bad news. I can still remember that time, it's like a bomb blew up on my face...I just couldn't believe it and I thought they were playing terrible joke on me!

Anyway, I guess this is enough for now, I am really getting emotional here...I am hoping and praying that wherever he is, I hope he'll forgive me for what I've said to him. I never got to tell him that I loved him as my brother although we weren't getting along most of the time when we were growing up. I can remember some of the good memories we had. The jokes and the laughters we shared together and I would never forget that he tried to be a good big brother and I appreciate him for it!

Internet is Acting Up!

2012-02-28T21:24:00.003-05:00

I am really fed up with out satellite internet. We are paying almost a hundred dollars a month for this piece of sh**t and it's not even doing it's job! It's been so slow these past few days and tonight as I'm writing this post it keeps disconnecting! I'm about to throw my computer I'm so pissed! Sorry! I can't tolerate it sometimes, especially when I am doing so many things online! I can't even finish what I am doing because the freaking internet keeps disconnecting on me! Very annoying! Can't wait to get the dsl this coming April!

Uncharming reminders or living in an old house

2012-02-27T15:11:00.009-05:00

Guest post written by Gayle Richards

When people talk about living in old houses, they only focus on the great architecture and things like that. They don't always focus on how it can be bad when people don't keep up proper maintenance on homes and it ends up looking kind of run down. My home is more on that end of the spectrum, but I'm slowly doing little projects around it to make it look much better. It has a certain charm to it, but the run-down looks of it can take away from that.

Now, I can't afford big renovations so I'm focusing on small improvements that won't take much money. One problem is my windows. They aren't that nice looking and I want to hide them with some nicer looking curtains. When I was looking for some ideas about that, I saw information on how to get debt counseling and decided to look into it because I think I really need that. Well, I guess my finances need it more than I do!

I did find some good window treatment ideas that I'm going to take advantage of to use in my own home. Some look vintage too, which is the look that I'm going for to play off all the old elements of my home.

Three Times is Plenty Enough!!

2012-02-26T12:48:00.017-05:00

Ughhh...I feel so guilty right now. I missed three Sundays going to church. I do not like it at all. There is just no excuses for it unless somebody is really sick! I always feel bad even though sometimes it's not my fault for not going. But I have to admit that last Sunday was my own fault for not going, I just did not feel like going anywhere last Sunday. The Sunday before that we did not go because I think it was snowing. And this morning, I wanted to go so bad but nobody else wanted to except me.

Hubby is not completely better and my mother-in-law said she did not feel too good! It really sucks sometimes having to depend on somebody to take you where you want to go. But next Sunday I am not missing again. I won't miss it for the world! I don't care if it's snowing or raining, I'm going if there's mass! Nobody is stopping me! If nobody else wants to go, I guess hubby will have to choose between dropping me to church or letting me drive by myself coz I am not missing it again!!!

Be Organized Online!

2012-02-23T17:00:00.001-05:00

It is very frustrating sometimes when you find something interesting online like an article that you want to read again or a great recipe that you want to try out but you couldn't remember where you found it. It happened to me many times and I'm sure I'm not alone on that! But now I do not have to worry about it because I just signed up to this site called clipix. It is an online organizer that lets you save and organize the things that you find online to their site. This is such an easy tool to use, all you have to do is sign up, drag the clipix icon to your bookmark toolbar and start saving your findings online by clicking the clipix icon and then it will give you an option what clipboard you want to save it. You can also make another clipboard like what I did below...Now I don't have to dig to find these shoes or handbags online. All I have to do is sign in to my clipix account and click! It will save me so much time!

If you still don't fully understand how this works, you can watch this video and see for yourself how easy it is to use i!

I guarantee you that you are going to love this organizer too like me, so sign up now and try it! And please if it won't take too much of your time, I would really appreciate it if you all leave a comment below and tell me what you are going to use clipix for. Thank you in advance!

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Need a New Crown!

2012-02-23T12:41:00.003-05:00

Three years ago, me and my family went to visit my family in the Philippines for two weeks! Oh how fun that was! I would have stayed longer if it was just me but my husband, son and mother-in-law couldn't stay that long.

Anyhow, that was one unforgettable vacation for me because that was when I broke my dental crown. I was eating this food that we call there "Crispy Pata" which is a deep-fried pigs knuckle here in the US. I was eating so fast and accidentally chewed the bone and that did it. I would have gotten it fixed there but I did not have anymore time left because that was our last day there.

Anyway, to make the long story short, I still don't have it fix here in the US because dental supplies are so expensive! Just a week a go, we called one of our local dentist here and asked the estimation for one crown and it would cost us around a thousand bucks to fix it! We just don't have that kind of money to spend right now!

I got my haircut today!

2012-02-22T22:19:00.011-05:00

After debating for weeks what kind of haircut should I get, last night I finally made up my mind to just go ahead and have my hair layer again like the last time. But this time I told the hairdresser that I want it to have more layer and V-looking on the back, so my hair is much shorter this time. It's how my hubby wants it and I like the way it turned out! Now my youngest son won't be able to grab it all the time. That's one of the reasons why I wanted it cut shorter. I am satisfied of how it looks now, it will grow back anyway, so I'm not worried at all!

So Worried About My Husband!

2012-02-21T14:02:00.029-05:00

My husband had diarrhea and was vomiting at the same time all night! I got so worried about him because he was just fine last night after supper. We watched a movie and then suddenly after the movie when we were getting ready to bed, he started feeling sick at his stomach. About an hour after we laid down in bed, I just got to sleep, I heard him got up to use the bathroom and then suddenly I heard him vomiting uncontrollably! That was the just the beginning! We were awake all night, about an after he did that, he had to do it again!

The second time he did it, I told him he might be getting a food poisoning and that he need to go to the hospital but he refused and said that he'll be okay. But he wasn't okay, he did it again right before I got up to get my son ready for school. I hated to see him like that, but there was nothing I can do about it! I prayed and prayed that God will make him okay and I think he heard me because he hadn't vomit since this morning! He still got diarrhea though. He's feeling much better than last night. Thank you Lord for that!

My Account may be Hacked!

2012-02-20T17:54:00.028-05:00

I signed in to my Paypal account earlier and I noticed that my Bill Me later's available credit was different from when I saw it yesterday. I knew for sure that I had over a hundred dollars left and when I saw it earlier it was less than that! So I logged in to that account and check what has happened. I noticed that there was a purchase made on the 8th of this month and I haven't used it to make any purchase 'coz I want to pay all my remaining balance before I use this account again. It really got me worried, I really hope my account has not been hacked! So I immediately contacted the customer service and mentioned about my available credit and the purchase. They haven't replied back to me but I hope they will take action on it soon! I did changed the password on my Bill Me Later and my Paypal account!

House Cleaning!

2012-02-17T20:16:00.021-05:00

I am so happy I decided to do some house cleaning today. God knows how much our house needed it. Our house was starting to look like a warehouse with all the boxes piling up in the living room and my hubby's electronics stuff sitting on the counter. It was a mess! Although, I did not touch his electronics, I did manage to vacuumed our living room, two bedrooms, two bathroom, scrubbed two showers, dusted the appliances, furnitures and frames and mopped the kitchen floor. I did not feel like doing anything but thank God I forced myself to do it. It is really relaxing to just sit and look around a clean house. I know it's not gonna stay long but I guess I'll have to do it all over again!

Had a little scared this morning...

2012-02-16T22:20:00.028-05:00

I had a little scared this morning when the school called us minutes later after my son had gone to school. They said to come and get him because he was vomiting in the bus and that freaked me out and my husband. We were still in bed when the school called us, so my husband got ready in a hurry and went to to school to picked him up. Thank GOD it wasn't anything serious. When he came home he was fine but it really scared the heck out of me!

He was just fine after he ate his breakfast this morning and was playing with his lil bro. When we went to the bus stop, he did mention that he's stomach was a little upset but I just told him that he'll be okay. I think what did it was the milk that has been sitting in the fridge for at least 3 days. But I thought it would still be okay since it's in the refrigerator. But anyway, thank GOD he is just fine! He will be going back to school tomorrow!

What he received from his party!

2012-02-15T19:05:00.001-05:00

My first born had a Valentines party at their class yesterday. The cards and treats in the picture above is what he received from his classmates and teachers. The cards will be saved as a keepsake from his Kindergarten. I'm planning on making him a Kindergarten scrapbook some time. I saved all his school activities, test and all of that. It will be something to look at again when he gets a little older!

Valentines Day Party...

2012-02-13T20:59:00.000-05:00

My son's teacher sent a note last week that they'll be having a Valentines party tomorrow at their class. She also sent a list of students in their class coz they're going to exchange Valentines cards as well. Pictures below is of my son so busy preparing the cards and treats for his teachers and classmates...

It feels good...

2012-02-10T20:46:00.000-05:00

I got my driver's license 4 months ago but I haven't drove by myself yet. My hubby is not allowing me to drive by myself yet because I did not have a proper practice when I was still learning, he don't want anything to happen to me or to our youngest son since he has to go with me wherever I go. So every time I want to drive, my mother-in-law goes with me to assist. Anyway, earlier was my second time to drive and longest. The first time I only drove about 10 miles total back and forth. The second time I drove longer and more traffic, about 40 miles total back and forth. I feel really good about it. The more I do this the more confident I'll get then I'll be able to drive all by myself! I can't wait for that time!

A Simple Valentine's Day Gift...

2012-02-09T21:19:00.013-05:00

I mentioned on my post last night that me and hubby had an early Valentines Day celebration. Although we already celebrated, I still want to give him something on the actual day. Valentines is not really a big deal to us but I at least try to give him a card on that day. Anyway, picture above is what I am giving him as a present for Valentines. It is a simple handmade card but made with lots of love and a box of chocolate. I know it's not much but fortunately, my husband is one of those people who appreciates simple things. He always tells me that "It's the thought that counts" not the price of the presents. So I am confident he would appreciate my simple gift to him!

Early Valentines Day Celebration...

2012-02-08T20:51:00.001-05:00

Me and hubby decided to celebrate Valentines Day early. We went to Chili's earlier to celebrate it there. As high as the gas now, we are trying to conserve money and do all the things that we have to do in one trip. It's like killing two birds in one stone so to speak! It was our first time eating at Chili's and it won't be the last time either. They have some dang good food there! We had rib-eye steak with broccoli and loaded mashed potato and it was just heavenly! It was the best steak we ever had in a restaurant! We will be coming there for more!

New Cellphone!

2012-02-06T17:02:00.003-05:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprint. All opinions are 100% mine.

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You can check the Nexus image and see how cool-looking that cellphone is . Not only it looks cools, it also has so many features like a built-in google apps, integrated Google Voice™ service, 4G speed, a superfast processor and so much more! Or if you want a more high tech phone, the Evo will be a much better choice that has a 3D glasses-free technology! You can use the 3D features to view your pics or flix all at lightning-fast 4G speeds. You will be the envy of your friends and foes!

He's Officially a Christian Catholic!

2012-02-05T16:31:00.013-05:00

My youngest was baptized today at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church. I am just so proud of him for he was such a good boy while he was being baptized. He didn't even cry when our priest poured the water on his head. He was awake the whole time he was baptized and was just listening and smiling even. That was just a wonderful sight to me! Everybody at church was just bragging of how good of a boy he was! Anyway picture above was his cake that we ordered for him for the said event. We took it to church and everybody loved it. It was a very delicious cake, the icing on it wasn't too sweet!

Prescription Savings Club...

2012-02-04T05:00:00.004-05:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.

Saving money should be on our main agenda these days due to the recent decline of our economy. It is really nice for some companies to offer help like the Prescription Savings Club at Walgreens. Every penny these days really counts. So Walgreens is offering a special discount on annual membership for its Prescription Savings Club. This is what they came up with, if you get a family membership for $35 a year, it covers in your immediate family, including a spouse, dependents 22 and younger and also pets. It would cost $20 for an individuals. You can join now and receive discount prices on your prescriptions.

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Is it Spring or Winter?

2012-02-03T22:49:00.000-05:00

I just don't know what's up with the weather. My spring bulbs are sprouting and some are even blooming. They're not suppose to bloom until springtime. I don't know if this is normal or what. The weather in the afternoon has been really nice lately, really warm but I don't think it suppose to make the bulbs sprout. I just don't know! I am not complaining about the warm weather in fact I love it! I just think it's little unusual for the bulbs to be sprouting and much more to be blooming at winter!

Shopping Online...

2012-02-02T22:54:00.000-05:00

...can sometimes be a bit annoying. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. When you see good deals posted on their site and you get so excited about it and then when you click on it and add it in your cart it's out of stock! Grrrrrr! It really makes me so mad every time I think about it!

I was shopping online just about 30 minutes ago. I was looking for some new clothes for my boys. They had some really good deals on kids and baby clothes but half of the items that I clicked on there were out of stock! It was really annoying! But thank goodness there were still some decent clothes that the prices were pretty reasonable that I finally bought. That's one of the downsides about shopping online, you don't know which ones are available or not!

Fat as a Butterball Turkey!

2012-02-01T21:44:00.001-05:00

My youngest son is growing like a weed. We took him to his pediatrician earlier for his monthly check-up, the nurse took his weight and height. I do not remember how tall he is now but he now weights over 13 lbs. Now wonder I am having such hard time carrying him in his carseat. He is fat as a butterball turkey is what my mother-in-law said when she saw him earlier! LOL! And I agree! His doctor was just bragging on how cute and healthy he is. She was telling me that I am doing such a wonderful job taking care of him which I am so flattered about! I'm still breastfeeding and he is eating really well. I am so glad and thankful to GOD for giving me such a healthy and beautiful baby! I wouldn't change anything about him, he is just perfect the way he is!

He has reached another milestone!

2012-01-31T13:01:00.030-05:00

My youngest son has reached another milestone! At two months and 2 weeks old, he can now respond and listen and look at you in the eye if you'll try to talk to him. I am so happy about this because we can now communicate with him! I noticed for about a week now that he stares at his toys for a longer period of time and sometimes smile at it. He doesn't know hot to play them yet but I don't think it will be that way for long! He'll be crawling and pressing buttons of his toys before I'll know it. And oh before I forget to mention he can now laugh too if you tickle him. He's getting sensitive on the ticklish spots. I love hearing him laugh! Anyhow, picture below is of my youngest son Gabe and my hubby carrying on a conversation. This was taken last night. He was telling his daddy all about it! I find it so very cute!