:WW : It's Playtime!

Happy at the camp's playground, just having some fun during lunch break! Photo taken at our summer camp site in Villa Dominga, Indang, Cavite!

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Wordless Wednesday

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She Loves Flowers!

My Mom loves plants and flowers and I inherit her love for these kinds. I even bought some lovely kinds from the nursery besides our office. Actually the owner of the land will do some building construction so they were forced to move out so I bought some from them because I don’t want their blooms to be such a waste.

I brought home some beautiful blooms such as million flowers, yellow and orange española, Malaysian mumps and some other tropical plants. My Mom and I really love flowers and she was happy when she saw what I’ve got for her. If only I could have some hydrangea she will be delighted with its bicolored flowers. I found this flower on sale on online nursery site and they have beautiful varieties of these. Such a lovely site!

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God Is The Great Healer

We were all very thankful to God and to our brethren and friends who helped us pray for my mother's eye surgery. Her right eye undergone a cataract operation and it was a successful one. On the other hand, the same eye specialist who operated my Mom told us that her left eye's nerve in retina suffered a major breakdown which caused a permanent blindness and no operation or medicine can make her left eye see again. Our brethren in the church kept on praying for her speedy recovery and for her left eye, we know that everything is possible with God, we just have to believe and have faith that He can do miracle.

Praises be to God, when my Mom woke up this morning she told us that her eye can see everything. Just as she lost her sight suddenly last March 23 God has returned it just like a flick of a finger. This moment has brought us to tears of happiness, God really never failed to show His mercy and blessings, He showed us that He's the great healer of all times. It's the best birthday gift that my Mom can ever have, she's turning 77 on May 30 with two new renewed eyes from God to see His glory and love for us. God is good all the time.....

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Three Sets of Awards

I'm very honored to receive 3 sets of different awards from Mira of Random Thoughts ..... though this is long overdue already I know Mira would understand my very busy schedule. Nevertheless I really appreciate these awards and I'm posting it now.

1.) THREE AWARDS - Fabulous Blog, Inspiring Blogger & You Make My Day

This Award is presented to bloggers who display consistency in any one or a combination of these conditions:

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2.) TRIPLE AWARDS - Lemonade, Best Friend & Sisterhood

Here are the rules for the recipients:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

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3.) THE NOBLESE OBLIGE AWARD

1. The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervades amongst different cultures and beliefs.
2. The Blog contents inspire; strives to encourage and offers solutions.
3. There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Culture and Sciences and Beliefs.
4. The Blog is refreshing and creative.
5. The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking..

The Blogger who receives this award will need to perform the following steps:

1. Create a Post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige Award.
2. The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post.
3. Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved – preferably citing one or more older Post to support.
4. The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award conditions.
5. The Blogger must display the Award at any location at the Blog.

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I'm passing on these awards to the following deserving blogger friends who I hope haven't received any of these awards yet ;-). I nominate Cecile, JennyL, Lisa, Vicy, Gems, Geng, Tita Beng, Emzkie, Ivy and Darlene

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Gold Price

Everyone loves gold be it jewelry, dining wares or any form of this very precious element. People used it on so many functions and occasions like engagement, wedding, collections, displays and many other uses. If you have plenty of gold in your keeping you can have it as a form of investment as it spells big money. On financial crisis it can be used to see you through the hard times as you can sell or pawn it when the need is very urgent.

I found online a better investment if you want a better gold price increase in the future. You can invest through Monex Deposit Company by purchasing precious metals like silver and gold and have it safely stored at bank. This way, you can be assured that your money will be used for a safe and sure investment that will appreciate value rather than investing on some other things that are not stable.

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:Today's Flowers #35

I had a snapshot of these white flowers (again as my last entry are also white flowers) from our backyard, actually from the garden of our tenants. I've been rounding up the whole compound for beautiful flowers. If you clicked on this shot and get a larger view you'll see ants ruining the dainty buds and that caught my attention. I was wondering if these flowers are sweet, I didn't have the chance to get the name of this specie but I'll do it later!

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How Stressed Are You?

A close friend of mine was hospitalized two weeks ago because of Vertigo and she told me that it stemmed out of too mush stress. I told her to relax and think of her health first before worrying too much, everyone has problems but if you manage to control your anxieties over these neverending problems you'll be free from stress, the condition that will give you health complications. I've done some test on myself about this stress level and look what I've found out!

Your Stress Level is: 38%

You are slightly prone to stress, but generally you keep it under control. You know how to relax and take things as they come, even when your world seems to be falling apart. Occasionally, you do let yourself get stressed out, but you snap out of it pretty quickly.

You can also try it on yourself, just some kind of quiz and test on

How Stressed Are You?

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Sightseeing Tours

We’ve just arrived from a two-day summer camp meeting in Indang, Cavite and enjoyed our time there. We had fellowship and somehow the beauty and quiet air of the villa we stayed relaxed our senses. Sleeping on tents gave us a feeling of really being on a camp and the kids enjoyed it very much. We all have our plans of having our vacation somewhere here or abroad depending on our purpose and financial capacities. Some want a vacation cruise, others wanted it on a cottage house by the beach and some other people I know want to roam around popular cities to acquaint them with what different places have to offer them.

A friend I knew from my former job in consultancy firm is planning her vacation now in New York where one of her sisters resides for several years now. It’s easier for her to go there where accommodation is not a problem; of course she’ll be staying with her sister’s family. She earlier booked for New York City Tours so she can start her vacation with sightseeing the best views of New York City. Being an architect she loves going to historical places where buildings depict what the place have gone through over the years. She would also want to visit museums and some well-known attractions in one of the most popular cities in the world. As she has told me about this over the phone I felt her excitement about her vacation plan.

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:WW - Buddies

This is Josh and his friend Carl, schoolmate and playmate which happens to be the only son of Josh' school service. When they're together you can't separate them easily. They love playing with each other especially with super heroes and board game toys.

They go to school together as they have the same time schedule in St. Audry but they're not classmates as the school doesn’t want to be together in the same room to concentrate more in studies. The school management is right on their decision because the result was good. They both emerged as the top student in their classes

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Wordless Wednesday

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Tax Planning

Now that it’s nearing the BIR deadline for paying and submission of withholding tax for all taxpayers I’m glad that our department has earlier finished with all the essential documents needed to submit for the company. We’re confident with all the submitted documents as our auditor completely verified and checked all tax documents before we submitted them to BIR.

Early preparation is really an advantage because it gives enough allowable time to fix any incorrect information and data. I know how to compute taxes for employees living here only but when it comes to International tax planning I’m not that familiar. I just came upon this one on the net and learned that there are companies who deal with taxpayers with various residences and countries. It’s a big help and assurance on the client’s part that their taxes will be minimized within allowable guidelines. They handle individuals and corporations needing legal, financial and management advisory, consultation is free of charge.

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