Another perfect destination for this Holy Week is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lipa City, Batangas. The church is worth visiting for it means visiting the Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace.

church altar

church altar

Our Lady of Mediatrix

This Holy Week, one nice destination for Vista Iglesia is St. Padre Pio Shrine in Sto. Tomas, Batangas.  I had a chance to visit the new shrine last year. We usually visit the old chapel along Maharlika Highway. Such a very beautiful place to pray and meditate.  

the salakot shaped church

inside the church

inside the church

the Adoration Chapel

End of SY 2013-14 is here are again!

Here are some options for your kids to do this summer most especially if you are from Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

If your kids are into sports, Vel Maris School Summer Camp 2014 focuses mainly on volleyball, basketball and badminton.

If your kids are inclined into music, Casa Musica de Dasmariñas offers a wide range of summer classes for music.

SM Dasmariñas is on 3-Day Sale since yesterday March 14 until tomorrow March 16.

I don’t usually go to malls on sale. It is simply because it makes me dizzy when on a large crowd.  This time, I had no choice.  I needed to buy things so I had to go.

Warning:

There a lot of good stuffs.  I was able to buy out of budget things (curtains, plastic boxes, shoes, etc).

Traffic is moderate to heavy as Robinsons Dasma is also on sale.

Pick pockets and shop lifters are everywhere and taking advantage of the huge crowd.  I was almost a victim.

I’m back to blogging! After some time, I’m back and I’m back for good! =) Just been busy with my nre work, And of course, there are also a lot of mom works! Been busy also with my mommy tasks. But, I’m back, really back! 

Is this for real?  Is it really official?

This weekend is going to be 4 day weekend – from August 18 to 21.  I have been waiting for the official announcement as our family is planning for something.  I pray that the weather will be good this weekend.

I have been transacting with different government lately (e.g. SSS ID re-application, NBI clearance, retirement of business in Manila City Hall, retirement of business in BIR, Pag-ibig Home Loan amortization payment).  There is one thing in common among these offices - long queues.  For me, it's okay to wait as long as I am served well.

From my experience, I like most the services of Pag-ibig Fund and the least is the BIR. 

Why?

The people I encountered in Pag-ibig Fund offices, specifically the branch in Gil Puyat in Makati and in Imus are very courteous.  Yes, there are long queues but I am accommodated well.

With BIR, it’s been more than a month now since I applied for a business retirement.  Till today, I haven’t gotten a certificate of closure.  When I applied, several personnel specifically in the office for Sta. Ana RDO are unaccommodating.  I do not like the way they answer to my queries.  I will not ask I know the answer and they look very annoyed at me.  I was so pissed off.  I really would like to shout at them at I am a good taxpayer and your salaries are from my taxes.  I’ve been calling them and I was passed on to several people already.  For me, anybody deserves respect and a good service especially from the government offices because you were placed there to serve us – the common people.

I am not over yet mourning for the loss of the King of Comedy – Dolphy.   I’ll try to catch this event this Saturday at SM Dasma Event Center.  It will be at 4:00pm.

Midyear sale of malls is all over.  Next weekend will be SM Center Molino’s turn and two other SM malls for a 3 day Sale.

After Bacoor, now it is Imus’s turn to cityhood.  This means that Cavite is booming and becoming urbanized.  More power to Cavite! 

You might want to check out this nice offer for a stay at Club Punta Fuego in MetroDeal.

This is such a beautiful place.  I love it! I wish I can go back.

Its sale once again in SM malls!  I’ll grab the opportunity to add new clothes in my closet and new flat shoes maybe that I can use for my new work.


Enjoy!

I support YES to BACOOR CITYHOOD!


I am not from Bacoor.  But being a resident of Cavite for almost seven years now, I like Bacoor to be a city also.  They wanted this for a long time now.  With the plebiscite held yesterday, I hope the result is a majority of a YES.

got this picture online

Now that everyday there is news about Dolphy’s health, I cannot deny that I am sad and affected.  I hope that he gets well soon.  I have been watching him from John en Marsha to Home Along da Riles to his movies.  He is really a very good comedian.  I pray for you and your family.  I hope you get through this part of your lives.

I blogged early this month that it is now 15 years that I am in the corporate world. And because of fast events in my previous company, I immediately became an SAHM.  I have no regrets.  I have wanted to become one.  I have accepted the fact that I cannot be one permanently.  I enjoyed this chance.


For three weeks that I stayed at home, I accomplished several things:
     1. Two dental visits for cleaning and filling.


     2. Eye check-up.  I was finally able to purchase contact lenses.


     3. Ear check-up.  Nothing is wrong with my ears.  I just had them checked for there might be some impacted cerumen.


     4. Job hunting.  I did this online.  I had gone several examinations and interviews.


     5. Since I got an offer from item #4, I prepared the pre-employment requirements – NBI clearance, re-applied for SSS ID replacement, changed my home RDO for my TIN, and others.


     6. General house cleaning.  Disposed old clothes, old shoes, defective appliances, and others.


     7. Yaya hunting.  Our household help left last April so we looked for a replacement.  This is one is the hardest from the tasks I did.  I’m crossing my fingers if the one we got from an agency is good.


     8. Finish a 500pcs jigsaw puzzle and 50% done on the second puzzle.


     9. I have not finished, but I continued my Last Supper cross stitch project.


     10. I personally attended to the needs of my son, accompanied him to school and fetched him.


     11. Tried to improve my cooking skills for hubby.


There are still several items to do in my list.  At least, I have accomplished much already. 


My SHAM stint was short but very productive.  For now, I am wishing myself good luck on my new work tomorrow.  Everything is ready including me! :)

One of the requirements when working is an NBI Clearance.  NBI is now using the new Biometric Clearance System.  The system includes scanning all fingers of the applicant.

For my clearance, I chose to have it using the e-clearance and here are the steps I did:
1. Pay NBI clearance application through GCASH.  Since I have a GCASH, I just used my phone to pay.  I paid P135 for since my purpose is for local employment.

To pay through GCASH, simply type “Amount” <space> MPIN send to 28829175638053.

If you don’t have GCASH, you can pay through Globe Payment Centers available in malls.

You will receive a Reference Number for your payment and you have to take note on this.

2. Fill up the application form online.  Go to https://nbi-online.com/login link for the form.  Your will need your reference number here.  When the online application is successful, a QR code is provided and you need to print it.

3. Set an appointment with NBI.  You need to text for the booking.
Text: “Book” <space> reference number mmddyyyy hhmm Name
Send to 09175638054.

You will not receive a confirmation message for this.

In my experience, I booked for a 2PM appointment but I came earlier.  Booking schedule was not followed.

4. Go to the appointment.  Proceed immediately to the e-Clearance lane at the NBI Clearance Center in UN Avenue – 4th floor.  You will need a print out of your QR code and a valid ID.  I presented my passport for this.  Just wait for your name to be called for the biometrics procedures.  A receipt will be given with the releasing date at the back.

5. Get your clearance.  On the releasing date, proceed to the Releasing section.  This is just for the printing for your clearance and would be very fast.

I am sharing this so that others will learn the e-Clearance.  It’s so fast!  There is no need to fall in line and wait too long.

For more information about the e-Clearance, you can check http://www.nbi.gov.ph/online_application.html.

My kid being first time to have a Filipino subject in school is having difficulty on memorizing the colors in Filipino.  The colors are:
   Red – Pula
   Green – Berde o Luntian
   Pink – Rosas
   White – Puti
   Yellow – Dilaw
   Brown – Tsokolate
   Violet – Ube o Lila
   Blue – Asul
   Orange – Lila
   Black – Itim


It’s been two days now that we are reviewing this topic but he is still confused.  He even cried out of frustration why he cannot learn it fast unlike his other subjects.  To help him, I asked him to remember the colors of his favorite cartoon characters.  Spongebob Squarepants is dilaw.  Spiderman is pula.  Captain America is asul.  Hulk and Ben10 are berde.  Hulk’s pants are ube. Garfield is kahel.  We also use Filipino when referring to colors in our daily conversations to practice him.


Hay! This is just the start.  I myself do not like this subject.  But this is the native tongue so we also need to learn it.

We recently purchased HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2060 All-in-One Printer - K110a for our use at home specifically for my kids use in school.  What were our considerations in getting this printer?

1.  It is an all in one printer.  You can copy, scan, and print in one device.    Copying is just merely copying.  You cannot resize or enlarge.  

2.  Cost is within our budget.  We got it for P3990 only!

3.  Inks are affordable.  Black and colored inks are less than P400 each.

We are happy with this printer and we are looking forward to using this for years as my kid is just starting his school.

Yakimix is my favorite eat-all-you-can restaurant to date.  They have a lot of branches like in MOA and Trinoma but I have only tried their Greenbelt branch.


I love the food. I love the smokeless grill. I love the food choices especially the sushi bar and desserts.  The price is also just right for an eat all you can.


Picture taking on the food area is not allowed.  Sharing what I have.

We will definitely visit Yakimix over and over again.

I am not connected to SSS.  I am sharing my experience on applying for SSS Replacement identification card.

I was in Makati last Monday and my meeting finished earlier than I expected that I decided to pass by SSS Ayala Makati office.  I have been reading online on how to do this.  Though I have downloaded the E-6 form from SSS website, I was asked to fill up a new form.

Here are the procedures:
1. Secure a number from the security guard and wait for your turn.  I arrived 12:45 in the afternoon and the employees are on lunch break.  The number last served was #1 and I was #83.  I have prepared myself for long queue so it is okay with me. Tip: The employees are not calling the numbers.  You have to watch out for your own number.  If in case your number was skipped, you have to get a new number and wait again.  After 2 hours of waiting, my number is served.

2. Fill-up SSS form E-6.  Use a black ball pen. Complete all details.

3. When it is your turn to be served, present your SSS form E-6, valid identification cards (a list is available at the back of the form) and an affidavit of loss.  I brought my passport, TIN, postal ID, company ID, birth and marriage certificate but the SSS employee validated me through my passport only.

4. The SSS employee will give you a payment form and you will be asked to pay for the replacement ID that is worth P300.  I made my payment through Union Bank in their nearest branch in Ayala.

5. Went back to the SSS employee who served you and was endorsed to the picture capturing section.

6. Then the last step is the picture capturing.

7. Wait for the delivery of the SSS id in the preferred delivery address you checked in the form.  Note:  As the SSS employee would say, there is no estimate when will it be delivered.

I hope will be of help to those who will apply for SSS replacement identification card.