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Chicago Vacation Rentals

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000

Looking for a long and short term corporate apartments and vacation rentals in the third most populous city in United States can be a hard task. Thanks to the Internet for making the searching and booking easy. There is a site where online searching and booking of these furnished housing for a short and long time stay made. Simply visit Sp Suites and browse through vacation rentals Chicago to look for one. Check out for its last minute deals.

One Fun Night In Balai Resto Bar

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:25:00 +0000

I was reunited with Lyn, one of the friends I had in College. I was glad to see her again after she gave up college and run away from her home to live together with her boyfriend. She was able to escape from her kind of live in partner and joined the night out with our other friends one weekend night.

Where else could we be hanging out? Balai Resto Bar is where we like hanging out the most these days so we took her there. It was so much fun being with the craziest and the noisiest mongos Lyn (in yellow) of the Mongos Clan again. She hasn't changed.

The night out wouldn't be completed without Pabz. He's present most of my night outs for he's the only person I can trust when I get drunk.

My sister Cheem, her boyfriend and two of her friends joined us too. They bought a round of drinks and a serve of Calamares for pulutan. It was another fun night out party I had with friends.

Thankful For These Techno Helpers

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:25:00 +0000

Almost everything is easier to do nowadays due to the rapid development in technology. We have an easier life as we say. There seems to be a lot of geniuses showing off their talents in that field each and every day for us to try and enjoy. But can you tell that you are fortunate to have lived in this generation to enjoy such high technology? I know of its disadvantages but I am thankful for it makes my everyday life much easier. They are techno-helpers helping us with our daily chores, putting a much lighter yoke on our shoulders. Before, it took us hours to finish cooking on the cinder, now there are cookers and other electric cooking equipments that make the cooking much faster, easier and oh, more hygienic. When it comes to communication, we don’t need to wait for how many days to receive a message because through mobile phones and other communicating device like a computer, communicating can be done in just a second.

Those big and small businesses, at one look from an ordinary eye give headache but hey, they use high-tech machineries, electronic equipments and computer software(s) that help workers getting the job done faster and more efficient. Sometimes, it is even the machine itself that does all the work. For example the third party logistic companies that do shipments and require warehouses, they are using wms software or Warehouse Management System software to their advantage. As we all want when sending out packages, or even when receiving, we want it to be on the right time, to the right person, according to the right amount of delivery we are paying for. With the many people getting the shipment services everyday, how do you think the workers monitor and manage all the needed information efficiently? Through manual monitoring, recording or inventory, mistakes are expected but with the help of wms software, the business along with its employees and the costumers or consumers gain advantage from its efficient management system. Really amazing are the latest technologies that this world offers!

Monkey Trail at Puerto Prinsesa Palawan

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:33:00 +0000

The fact that our wedding anniversary is fast approaching, I can't help but look back the days when hubby and I were enjoying the first two weeks of marriage. Everything was perfect. We were both happy as we explored a bit of Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan during our honeymoon.

One fun activity we did in Palawan that I haven't talked about yet in this blog was the Monkey Trail. It was actually not included in our package tour but we did it anyway. We did it after rowing in the Underground River. We were given enough time to eat and rest before heading back to the resort we were staying. We got bored waiting for the rest of the tourists to finish eating that we thought of going for a trail.

One of the monkeys who stole some of our foods. Lol! He was cool enough to strike a pose for my camera.

We were hesitant to climb at first afraid we'll get caught for it was restricted during our tour but our curiosity to see what is up there didn't stop us though. We headed up to look for the monkeys.

We climbed up higher and higher but there weren't any signs of monkeys. It seemed like all of them were down where the tourists were at to snatch some foods. We were disappointed to see no monkeys, we climbed back down and had a rest.

Houston Diamond Engagement Rings

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:59:00 +0000

You are ready to propose but you do not have that perfect engagement ring yet for that perfect girl you are aiming to be your wife. For busy men who only have a bit of time off work, to hop from stores to stores to look for that certain engagement ring can take a lot of their time. It’s not that they can’t find time to look for one perfect engagement ring but it’s because of the call of job that they can be inevitably busy. Do you know that the very first engagement ring my then boyfriend-now husband gave to me was oversized? It was because he got it in a snap, at a last minute in a jewelry store in Dubai during his flight stopover there. I understood he was a busy man but for a woman to receive an oversized engagement ring brings freaky thoughts. A woman would definitely think her man might have bought it for the other woman. That’s the last thing a man would do when proposing, right?

Now if you are wondering on where to buy a perfect engagement ring for your woman the most convenient way, it would be in a trusted online jewelry store. Through it you can save time, energy and gas travelling to any jewelry stores. Try looking for Houston diamond engagement rings at White Flash. I can definitely say you’ll love their engagement rings styles that are topped with loose diamonds gia certified. Your woman will surely love it too. They have solitaire engagement rings, three stones and even wedding sets. Try checking out their tiffany engagement rings too and take your pick. I am sure your woman will give you the answer you deserve. And when you got the answer you most love to hear, you can then ask your woman to help you pick the wedding rings because a wedding ceremony will follow anyway.

Chocolate Hills, Bohol

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:07:00 +0000

It is more fun in the Philippines! Since I haven't experience living in other countries aside Philippines, I cannot really tell which place really is more fun. But since I am a Filipino, I wholeheartedly support my home country. Of course!

I was being a copycat the other day when I posted a wall photo on Facebook with a label "More fun in the Philippines", which is the photo above. The photo was actually taken by my youngest sister but since it's my camera she was using therefore, I have all the right to label the photo as mine. Lol! I've been to Bohol a couple of times but never got the chance to visit the Chocolate Hills. Thank you sis for this. I can tell it's more fun in the Philippines because many people from the other countries would spend money just to come visit and explore the place. Although we've been attacked by natural disasters, the happy, determined and strong disposition of Filipinos will never be tamed by how many disasters that come.

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Get Rid of Pests With Phoenix Pest Control

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:48:00 +0000

What could be more frustrating than dealing with pests at home? Pests particularly the termites that cause structural damages are, although tiny creatures that even hardly seen, detrimental to us humans and our homes or anything that concerns us. Even how clean-freak we can be, even how much we take care of each and every corner of our home, pests can still get in and attack. They can be uncontrollable once they shelter in wherever corner of a home because they can rapidly spread. And slowly and silently, they are destroying our home. We would just be left wondering how those little creatures can slowly tear down a strong foundation of a home into dusts.

When I was still leaving in my former home in Orchid Villas, pests were one of the problems I had to deal with. It gave me headache waking up every morning looking at my newly constructed wood-framed bay window turning into files of dusts. They are mainly attacking woods. No matter how I get rid of them through pest spray, they would only transfer to another structure in the house and start spreading. What's more frustrating is that you don't know how many they are and where else they are forming their colonies.

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The Toilet Ladies

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:54:00 +0000

I found this picture funny. Do you know why? Enlarge it if you can't see clearly.

Or maybe I am just too narrow. It's the "Toilet Ladies" that I found funny, which happened to be a perfect label to these ladies who were toilet ladies during the time they were boarding on GP vessel to their educational tour in Cebu. I am very sure my youngest sister was a toilet lady during that sea trip. She was in and out the toilet the entire trip to either pee or throw up. I am linking this to 366 Blog Photo Challenge, now on its 14th day.

Software Companies Turn to Cloud Hosting

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:53:00 +0000

I've been curious about this cloud hosting thingy. Have you heard of it? I've heard about it several times already and without me, I've already used cloud hosting. How? Checking my mails on Gmail.com is said to be one of the examples. Cloud hosting is now widely used due to computing power satisfaction and aside from that, it saves hosting fees for you'll only pay for what you use. No wonder many have opted to this service. Check out the video below.

La Fortuna Bakery, Cebu

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:01:00 +0000

On the itinerary of my sister's Cebu-Bohol tour, their group was to have a buffet breakfast at La Fortuna Bakery upon their arrival in Cebu.

But my sister said they went to a different restaurant instead.

I was puzzled at to how a bakery could offer a buffet. My sister couldn't tell more information of the bakery for they didn't get inside. They only passed by as they headed to the nearby restaurant. To fill her stomach sure was the first thing that my sister had in mind upon stepping the ground of Cebu after the long, dizzying sea trip.

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noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:56:00 +0000

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Arriving in Cebu City

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:39:00 +0000

This is a very late post for it's been months since the day my youngest sis arrived from their educational tour in Cebu and Bohol but I am sharing these pictures anyway for Green Monday.

Some of the DMC HRIM students as they arrived Cebu City.

That tour was my youngest sister's first travel alone and by ship and so it was very memorable for her. So even how expensive the tour was, I let her join. Good for her to be able to explore Cebu as much as she could while I didn't have to luxury of time to do so while I was there. I am happy for her to have experienced an awesome educational tour there. Since that tour, she'd been bugging me to plan a family vacation there even for three days. Since it is January, Sinulog festival is coming up and she wanted to much to go to Cebu to watch and experience the festivity. I am thinking about it.

Revisiting Derek's Place

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:18:00 +0000

My friend Pabz invited me out the other night to hang-out with his friends in Derek's Place, a bar with videoke. Singing is one thing I love doing so I went with him. So instead of sitting on my personal office chairs at home, I sat on a tall concert chair while singing my favorite song there. I took my sister Cheem along with me who loves singing more than anything. We had a lot of fun singing there as if we were acoustic singers. Here are few of the photos taken that night.

It's quite been a long time since I last stepped on Derek's place. It was 2007, my college days. The said bar was one of the most visited bars before that is always packed with costumers mostly students anytime of the day. That night of my revisit, the place lacked a lot of things although many students still love hanging out there. The rotten chairs can tell the place is a bit deserted. I find it the last place to chill for there were a lot of mosquitoes and the crews were lousy. Well, at least we enjoyed the singing part.

Colors of Christmas Are Still Present

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:14:00 +0000

I drove around the City the other night with my friend Pabz after hanging out at this (now) a bit deserted bar called Derek's Place. I'll talk about it next post. Anyway, our wheels took us to the Boulevard where the colors of Christmas are still present. They didn't took down the Christmas decors yet that decorated along the boulevard to the people's amusement. Truly, we Filipinos have the longest Christmas celebration ever.

Pouring Out Random Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:41:00 +0000

Going out or partying out at night so far has lightened the load on my chest. Although I've been partying and having fun at the local bars here in the city, at the end of it, when I arrive home, I still think of the problems I have. If only life is as easy as spread betting, everything would be okay. But life is not as easy as that. You've got to work everything out, plan and take into consideration every little detail of it. Just like tonight, sitting here in front the computer unloading all my thoughts out through this blog post while listening to the pouring rain on the rooftop, heavy thoughts as well came raging in. I needed to be strong I know for it's like I am alone in this fight.

Cheem and Friend's Treat at Balai Resto Bar

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:22:00 +0000

Friday, last week, I have visited Balai Resto Bar again and this time my younger sister Cheem and her friends, who just arrived from Dumaguete were the ones who treated me there. I tagged my best friend along with me that night for more fun. Besides, I couldn't go out without Pabz for he is the only person I trust
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My younger sister Chem and her current boyfriend Kyle, who was just her suitor at that time. Don't be deceived by his look. Although he looks like a warlord due to his long hair, he is the kindest and most generous guy I've known and the best boyfriend my sister has ever introduced to me.

Cheem and her friends Charlotte in all-pink get-up, Crystal in black with highlighted hair and Karen. I like them although they are quite liberated women.

Her's me and my best friend Pabz with my sister's friends getting silly in front the camera. Pabz played a chick-boy who has at least three chicks. Look at my begging face. Lol!

It was a one fun night!!!

Balai Resto Bar or simply BRB is one of the most visited bars in Dipolog City at the present. Whenever you plan on visiting and going out at night in Dipolog, consider BRB. You can dine in there with your family and friends and later on have a drink in one of their bamboo cottages located at the back of their restaurant. I've been there several times now and eveytime the place is packed with kiddos and oldies, men and women, students or officials. The place is trending kind of, maybe because of its bamboo hut theme, which is different from the typical bar you know of.

Put On Your Surfing Wetsuits

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:59:00 +0000

I know it is not nice to go surfing during cold weather but why would you let the cold water stops you when you really want to? Go put on your surfing wetsuits and face the waves without fear. What matters most is that you are having fun by giving in to your desire to surf. For more fun, why not tag along your friends with you to play with the waves together. I have been wanting to learn surfing, it's just that our sea here does not have the surfing waves. We need to go to beaches with that power waves for surfing like Siargao, the Surfing Capital of the Philippines where there are the so-called Cloud 9 waves. I wonder how's like to ride and play with the Cloud 9 waves. Have you been there? Or have you tried surfing at our local beaches here in the Philippines?

Friday Night at Fuse Box Bar Cafe

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:18:00 +0000

This is just one of the wild Friday nights in Fuse Box Bar Cafe. Shared here are few of the photos taken during the Friday before last Friday we hang out there courtesy of my friend's power ranger, I mean foreigner boyfriend.

We were invited there for a drink by my sister's friend who met with her foreigner boyfriend that night. Sorry to say this but he is a cheapskate. He only ordered a jag of Boracay mixed drink and that was it.

Pabz, younger sister and friends.

This is how it's like in Fuse Box Bar Cafe during Friday night because Friday night is show-down night. It is when girls compete to be the best exotic dancer. And my favorite spot during Friday night in there at the bar to avoid being in the crowd.

There is one getting wild....and yep, he did take off his top and danced her heart out.

and here's more...

Kids are mostly the crowd in Fuse Box. They love the place. I, myself love to hang out there too. Among the bars in Dipolog, Fusebox is my favorite bar. Entrance fee is only for males. It's 20 pesos during regular nights and 50 pesos during Friday and Saturday nights. It closes up to 7 in morning depends on the costumers.

What's Your Family Holiday Plan?

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:12:00 +0000

Holiday season is here once again. Everyone sure is busy thinking or had already thought of how to spend the holidays the best way he could whether it is to spend with family, friends or alone.

I am sad for those who are far and couldn’t make it to spend the holidays especially the Christmas Eve together with their families. It would be a blue and cold holiday or Christmas for them but thanks to the modern technology that bridges the distance. There is a webcam chat or simply a phone call that keeps those who are working far close to their family. Being in the land where there is lack of warmth from a family’s love, the best way to feel the joy of the holiday season is to hear from them.

On the other hand, I am happy for those who’ll be spending the holidays with the presence of family, relatives and friends. Nothing can beat the joy of celebrating the holidays with the whole family. I am excited for it for we will be spending the holiday with the whole family. It’s the only season our family can be together. While we are spending the holiday at home, others are for sure planning for a family holiday getaway to a beautiful place for it is a lot of fun. If only we could have family getaway this holiday season, we would. What about you? What's you family holiday plan?

Meeting New Friends plus Beer plus The Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:05:00 +0000

I've met new cool people recently. Some of them are friends of my younger sister Cheem. It's fun being with them because they are just simple people, the type that I can relate to. Besides that, I always have a laughing moment over their silly jokes. One thing I dislike though is their drinking habit. They can drink up to sawa; from seven in the evening until sunrise..and sometimes until sunset. What I am scared about is Cheem who's getting more like them.

One early morning, they called me asking to come over at a local resort for a continued beer drinking session from the night before at a disco bar. Just shocking! They have not gotten enough fill that they have found another place to drink. I wanted to go because Cheem was there but I just got up and was still sleepy. When I refused, they got someone to pick me up so I had no choice but go. When I arrived, they already have many empty bottles of Red Horse beer cluttering on the table and under the chairs. They were the only costumers there.

Since I don't drink early in the morning and because I couldn't ride on the line of their dizzying topic already, I just settled on looking at the freshness of the sea. I was glad my camera was in my bag. I took that picture above through the green plastic screen. Not bad. The water and the sky were calm and bright that day. From looking at the sea, I thought of capturing the colorful view at my back. Here it is,one of the local resorts in Galas called Chip-in By The Sea.

Do you know what time my sister and I got back home that day? About 3 or 5 in the afternoon. I had few glasses of beer after lunch. I had fun!

Cheep and College Friends' Pool Time

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:04:00 +0000

September 28, 2011, the day before my youngest sister Cheep's class are leaving for their Cebu-Bohol Tour, she and her closest college friends spent half day swimming in a pool at a local resort in Galas. I don't know exactly where the place is, all I know is it is somewhere in Galas. As her guardian here in the city, I gave her the permission to enjoy that day with her friends.Yes, I am done being the strict "Ate".

She had a lot of fun that day as seen in the photos she showed me when she arrived back from that little outing of theirs. That's her in the picture above. She said she was checking on how long she can stay in the water.

This is her caught in action. The one taking the picture sure was quick. Cute eh? Now, here comes the group who dared to jump. See who managed to freeze at a click?

Perfect jump Cheep and hey, nice pose! The girl in the center did great on it too. She seemed enjoying it up there with that pose of hers. The other girl jumped late obviously. It sure was a fun pool time!

Airpush in Asia

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:30:00 +0000

Android phones have entered Asia already. I’ve seen many who own such phones built with this operating system called Android here in our area. HTC Dream I think was the first phone that commercially runs Android, which was released in the 2008. Nowadays, newer Android mobile phone brands were introduced. I won’t wonder if later in years, everyone, not just professionals who mostly need web access, would be using Android phones. I longed for one actually.

With the growing number of android phone users, mobile advertising or mobile marketing has gained success. One of the known mobile ad networks is Airpush, which currently managing its growth in Asia. Airpush connects Android users, developers and advertisers – helping each party in the process. Airpush developers can monetize their applications while advertisers earn prospective customers and users gain information. Isn’t it amazing to think how technology had leveled up? It was reported that Airpush is going to open offices in some parts of Asia by 2012.

Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:42:00 +0000

One of the stops during my sister's tour in Cebu was Montebello Villa Hotel. It is a villa hotel with a natural setting but has a romantic and cozy atmosphere. It is perfect for nature lovers and honeymooners who prefer to be close to nature during their special moments. It has 148 rooms with all your needed facilities including business center, salon, restaurant, Wi-Fi, safety deposit box, baby sitting, shops and a lot more. It is located in Banilad, near the University of San Carlos, Cebu.

The swimming pool was just so welcoming! It sure was a great day for a dip but my sister and her group were there only for a short orientation. They just settled on taking pictures by the pool.

How I wish I could stay even for a night in this hotel someday. I checked the room rates just a while ago and it is around 47USD for a standard room with breakfast inclused while for a superior room, the rate runs from 56 to 69USD. I check the rate in agoda. I think the difference in room ratings depend on the availability and demand.

The hotel has this garden that looks so calming and relaxing. The mad-made swamp adds up a calming atmosphere in the garden. My sister didn't miss to have her lone moment captured by the swamp. It is a nature setting indeed!

Vacation Rentals in Miami

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:33:00 +0000

Which do you prefer when going on a vacation, getting a hotel room or renting a vacation house like that in vacation rentals miami? What if you are going with your whole family and will likely be staying for more than a couple of weeks? Do you still prefer the first option? I think renting a vacation house is a better option than getting a hotel room when travelling that long with the whole family because a vacation house is like a home away from home. You can as well save some bucks that way while offered a complete home amenities and a wider space for the kids and pets to run around. Check out vacation rentals miami!

3D/2N Tour in Palawan for Only Php4950.00!

noreply@blogger.com (Chie_Wilks) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:39:00 +0000

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