tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:32:25 +0000clean and uncleanworld youth dayfundraisereducationMilanfashion and beautygospelgenerositybrilliant weblog awardchildren's fashionexpat lifesports and gamesshoppingthanksgivingsongchristmasreal estategiftmusic videoacts of kindnessSto. Ninohome makingbusiness and economyservicelinky loveGod`s planAll Souls' DaySacredGatewayHoly Weekblessingscartwheel foundationmarvelous GodSimeon's Canticlerevelationfun things to do with childrenHalloweenfinance-wisefamily lifepromotional productsgermanyJesuit Online RetreatJesusencountercelebrationsinulogprayergrowing upcontestsharingmemereflectionsdiyanima christiItalybibleGod`s familycatholic traditionslife in generalWord Filled WednesdayparentingGod's wordjosh grobanbible verseinspirational messageCouple's Cornertravel destinationsAll Saints' Dayjewelryreliance on Godsightseeingthe crossobedienceon a personal notefriendshipPraying with JesuitsImmaculate Conceptionstatistically speakingsacrificecrafting funinsuranceabout melentchurchesabout hubbytags and awardsbloggingCFChealthmusingsfaith in Godlovemarried lifeCatholicismthink greenblog featurehttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (kikamz)Blogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-3843968380077965658Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:09:00 +00002011-12-08T11:10:06.460+01:00Immaculate Conceptioncatholic traditionsfaith in GodToday is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today, we remember how Mary said YES to God, that despite being an ordinary person, God's grace will always be gifted to those who are humble enough to accept it. Photo taken in 2009 at the Vatican Museum in Vatican City in Italy. As a friend priest in Japan, Fr. Resty Ogsimer puts it: The lowly handmaid of the http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/12/solemnity-of-immaculate-conception.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-8661958177370617119Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:12:00 +00002011-10-24T15:21:43.576+02:00crafting funparentingfun things to do with childrenLaterne, Laterne, Sonne, Mond und Sterne... so goes the song that my little girl learned last year at the Kindergarten during the Laternenfest. I am so excited for my little girl's Laternenfest this year. She really had fun at last year's Laternenfest and I am not surprised why.. It's scheduled on the 8th of November, Tuesday at 5:30 in the evening. I know my little girl is excited too and I http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/10/laternenfest-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-8520059990589374623Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:44:00 +00002011-08-19T08:44:13.961+02:00musingshealthabout meA few weeks ago, I really had this pain in my lower abdomen. I thought it was just gas and just ignored it. But it was persistent and when it didn't go away in the next couple of days, I went to my doctor for a check-up. It not your ordinary lower abdomenal pain and she recommended that I go to see a gastroenterologist and a gynecologist so that everything will be covered. It could be my appendixhttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/08/all-is-well.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-938975143137232817Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:17:00 +00002011-06-23T17:17:59.829+02:00celebrationcatholic traditionsfaith in Godexpat lifeToday is both a national and religious holiday here in Germany, and in some other European countries as they celebrate Fronleichnam or Corpus Christi. Here in Germany, it is celebrated on the Thursday after the Trinity Sunday and in some places, on the following Sunday. Corpus Christi or officially known in the Catholic Church as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ does not http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-fronleichnam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-4209672892301741964Fri, 13 May 2011 20:48:00 +00002011-11-01T07:26:03.591+01:00fashion and beautyIf there is one fashion clothing that never goes out of style, that will have to be tees. It has evolved so much in the last hundred years or so and yet, it has always remained popular and is one of the best-selling in the clothing industry. Perhaps it is because it has become the basic when it comes to clothing. But basic need not be boring. Shirts can be cool and funky too, especially if you http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/05/cool-tees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-7588284911912709537Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:26:00 +00002011-04-20T12:26:50.166+02:00catholic traditionsprayerlentSo it is Holy Week. I wanted to do something spiritual for a change but I let the opportunity to attend a recollection pass. It was scheduled yesterday and I opted to just stay home and do housework instead. There will be a Pabasa on Thursday and Friday though and I know that we will be there to attend it. It really is different how they observe Holy Week in a foreign land. It is very much http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/04/station-of-cross-for-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-4094015202568099196Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:01:00 +00002011-04-14T15:01:41.660+02:00family lifetravel destinationsgermanyIt has been a while since I made an update and a CC entry for this blog. It's high time that I start blogging again, don't you think? Yesterday's theme for Couple's Corner is just the right timing and although late, here I am typing my entry away.  Us before we got lost in the middle of the Black Forest. It was June, the summer of 2009 when we went for a drive and visited Baden-Baden, near the http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/04/cc-lost-in-black-forest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-3978189667516183131Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:45:00 +00002011-03-25T15:49:06.584+01:00fashion and beautyshoppinghealthWouldn't it be great if you could save as much as you can on any item that you buy? I have always known that products that are nicely displayed in shops are priced higher than those that are being sold directly. But of course, buying direct and buying from local shops have their own benefits and disadvantages. What if you buy eyeglasses then? Would you rather buy them from a local optical shop orhttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/03/can-you-see-clearly-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-3607969473547261778Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:43:00 +00002011-02-19T07:43:45.203+01:00prayersongI learned about this song from an aunt friend here in Germany. I haven't heard of this one before so I looked it up on YouTube as she suggested. The song is in the form of a chant, that is why it is famous among the younger generation. Song:Nada te turbe, nada t’espanteQuien a Dios tiene, nada le faltaNada te turbe, nada t’espanteSolo Dios basta. Translation:Let nothing disturb you, Nothing http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/02/nada-te-turbe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-7865183091305567548Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:57:00 +00002011-02-04T05:58:24.281+01:00statistically speaking Source: Forensic Science Colleges Source: Guide to Online Schools http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-york-mob-bust-and-restore-rallies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-4988488837120681844Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +00002011-01-22T08:00:50.196+01:00growing upparentingDoes your child ever talk about someone very fondly but you don't know of? Chances are, your child has an imaginary friend. I really am enjoying the stage where my little girl is right now. She has come to have an imaginary friend she calls "Baby" and she usually comes out before we go to bed or everytime we come inside the bedroom. It started a few weeks back when husband and I decided to be http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-little-girls-imaginary-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-5564084294218743151Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:54:00 +00002011-01-19T15:55:59.775+01:00married lifememeCouple's CornerNow there's a good question that has got me really thinking hard. Why, indeed are bad habits hard to break? I do believe that it all depends on the individual's resolve to break such a bad habit. If you are really serious in changing that something that is not helpful and healthy in your relationship, then you would by all means rid it out of your system, by hook or by crook. One of my bad habitshttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/01/cc-why-are-bad-habits-hard-to-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-2277204260169703546Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:52:00 +00002011-01-05T19:55:28.122+01:00married lifememeCouple's Cornerabout meabout hubbyIt has been a while since I last joined Couple's Corner. Since I am still on vacation, I might as well make good use of my free by updating my blogs. I have been neglecting this one for some time now and have also been missing months posting for this lovely meme, Couple's Corner. Since it is also the New Year, I would like to do things right by regularly joining the memes hosted by my Marces and http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2011/01/cc-our-old-bad-habits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-6370499803518153649Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:43:00 +00002010-12-15T08:43:08.315+01:00musingslife in general 1. It is your attitude at the beginning of a task more than anything else that will determine your success or failure. 2. It is your attitude towards life that will determine life's attitude towards you. Despite many people's belief to the contrary, life pays no favorites. 3. You control your attitude. If you are negative it is because you have decided to be negative and not because of other http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/12/attitude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-3781124020522336078Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:40:00 +00002010-12-03T04:40:47.741+01:00generosityI was moved by my fellow blogger and marce Jade of Life of A Filipina Blogger's blog post about her nephew Baby Ric Andrei and so I am posting it here in the hope that it will reach the greater Christian online community.  Baby Ric Andrei is a premature baby. His Mommy had pre-eclampsia and so he had to come out prematurely (at 7 months) into this world via Caesarian delivery. Baby Andrei must http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/12/help-save-baby-ric-andrei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-6481051468602413872Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:43:00 +00002010-10-27T22:51:25.211+02:00family lifeMy little girl is now 2 years and 8 months old. The time is just right to have another baby. But because I am still at the beginning of my graduate course, we cannot have another one just yet. Hubby and I have agreed that we will have another baby after my graduate studies. And I do hope that God will bless us with another healthy baby, and the next time, we pray for a healthy baby boy. Althoughhttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/me-wants-baby-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-1315624450178480949Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:15:00 +00002010-10-27T22:22:27.347+02:00married lifeCouple's CornerThis week on Couple's Corner, Marce Liz asks: Did your spouse ever tell you that he will do it tomorrow, and yet it was left undone? I would definitely answer YES! I have always been a patient person, or so I thought. Never had I imagined that I would be otherwise until I asked my husband to do something for me. He would just say OKAY and with that answer, I would of course expect that he would "http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/cc-i-will-do-it-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-8844006338783661239Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:08:00 +00002010-10-04T02:08:04.430+02:00business and economyMany professionals find themselves unable to go on a business meeting without carrying these tiny business cards. Although mobile technology has advanced at such a rate that everything can be done wireless and "paperless", business cards are still a commodity. Even those who are not doing any business have their own personal information cards. Why in the world would people get one? Because it is http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/got-business-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-1408063020042226933Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:54:00 +00002010-10-04T01:55:12.411+02:00josh grobansongLike Josh Groban? Then you must be familiar with the song You're Still You. This song goes out to those who choose to love despite the imperfections, and to those who are yearning to be loved unconditionally.  Through the darkness, I can see your light And you will always shine And I can feel your heart in mine Your face I've memorized I idolize just you I look up to Everything you http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/youre-still-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-6261525580240695854Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:24:00 +00002010-10-01T12:24:03.280+02:00shoppingchristmasI can't believe it's already October! Time really flies so fast, especially if you have so many things to do in too short a time. The clock is ticking and soon, it will be Christmas Days.  I still have yet to write down my Christmas shopping list, and I know that I have to work fast and hard if I want to complete buying all of them. Aside from that, I also need to send Christmas cards to our http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/84-days-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-8456298614214538114Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:14:00 +00002010-10-01T12:14:20.552+02:00inspirational messageprayerHere's a story that is really touching and inspiring. I received this in my Inbox and thought it worth sharing. We may not believe it, but God knows our needs. Take this story for example: Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a fewhttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-knows-your-needs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-6015201820054838127Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:01:00 +00002010-09-29T08:01:49.652+02:00jewelrythink greenDo you know how Rare Red Diamonds are made? They are created using a sophisticated and advanced technology where no mountains of volcanic rock need to be destroyed and no mines need to be plundered. They are grown in laboratories, where they are being controlled by highly competent scientists and technicians. Through these laboratories, man can get diamonds without having the need to abuse the http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/09/are-you-wearing-green-diamonds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-5695695212859691313Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:42:00 +00002010-09-29T07:45:21.233+02:00married lifememeCouple's CornerMy Hubby and I go way, way back. We have known each other for twelve years now so that we think that we know each other pretty well. But obviously, since we got married and lived together, surprises were always a possibility. It is not easy to live together with someone especially if you have been living all by yourself for quite some time so that it could go either way: it could be that the http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/09/cc-what-we-want-from-each-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-136169987638611152Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:36:00 +00002010-09-08T11:36:12.166+02:00insurancefinance-wiseInsurance has been around since time immemorial. It seemed to have appeared simultaneously with the appearance of human society. It is so ancient and manifested in the form of people helping people. Today, insurance is so widespread that almost any risk that can be quantified can be insured. There are various types of insurance existing today and one or more types can be covered in a policy. Forhttp://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/09/are-you-insured.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921621373674830640.post-2143096037997987995Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:33:00 +00002010-08-31T23:34:14.006+02:00on a personal noteDear Sam, I can't believe you are now two and a half years old. It amazes me each time I look at you and see how much you've grown. While you were growing, I know that I have both my shortcomings and glories. Please forgive Mommy for the things that she may have overlooked. I know I could have done better with feeding you the right kind of food when you were still small. You wouldn't have the http://kikamz.blogspot.com/2010/08/please-dont-grow-up-too-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kikamz)1