Yuki diagnosed with Biliary Atresia

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I encountered a blogger friend seeking help for his daughter who was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia. The Belialba family is in need of P4.0million to have the medical procedure (liver transplant) be done within the next 3 months to save the baby. Said transplant, upon availability of the money, will be done in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) in Kaohsuing, Taiwan. Below are the contact details of the family:

Mio Cell Phone:0918-9089050
Mio Wireless Landline: 4094021
Mio & Jen Taytay Landline: 669-0409
Email & Chat: miobel@hotmail.com
jmv_25@yahoo.com
rrbelialba@hotmail.com

For more details visit http://dedicated2yuki.blogspot.com.

Happy Birthday Crissy!!!

Dinner for the day..

My special gift from hubby.. Thanks so much & I LOVE YOUUUU!!!

Crissy is now 35 years old. It was June 27 of 1973 when a baby girl was born around noon time in a public hospital. Now, a wife and a mother to 2 kids, I wish myself good health and long life and more tasks to come, hehehe.

Just want to thank my husband for always being there for me. For loving and taking care of me and for the understanding he showers me every time I have tantrums, LOL. To my 2 kids for the love and affection and for completing my being as a woman. To both Choco & Taruc families, relatives, friends offline and online.

On this special day of mine, I want to thank GOD for this great and wonderful life he gave me. For everything that he showered me in the past 35 years of my life.

Feast of Saint John the Baptist

Every 24th of June, areas in the Philippines that have St. John the Baptist as patron saint celebrate his feast day with the traditional “basaan” or “buhusan” (dousing of water).

Anyone who goes to the town of San Juan, Metro Manila on the morning of June 24 cannot stay dry. Neither will anyone who visits small towns near a stream, a river, or the sea before noon. The experience is supposed to remind of one's baptism.

Small children use a tabo, usually an empty can used as a water dipper, to douse strangers with water. Older persons my fill their ancient coconut shells with perfumed water to sprinkle on passersby. Others get their bamboo cylinders fitted with pistons to squirt water on whoever passes by. Still others use water pistols.

Unfortunately, the tradition is being threatened by killjoys or local bullies who douse car owners or jeepney riders with water from open ditches. Their actions have made others question the very idea of the festivity.

Empanada Festival of Batac, Ilocos Norte

I saw on the news about the Empanada Festival. The first year anniversary celebration of 1^st Batac Charter Day since it became a city. I never try yet Empanada made from Ilocos but it looks yummy in the TV. For more details about the said festival and its whole day activities check out Ilocandia Treasures where I got the above pictures.

"Harapan" with Ted & Korina

The unbeatable tandem of Ted Failon and Korina Sanchez returns to the small screen as the veteran journalists anchor the newest weekly late night talk show, "Harapan."

The show will separate truth from spin, give viewers a sharper take on the news, and put public officials on record.

Failon and Sanchez bring to late night their firebrand quality of talk, which their highest-rating morning radio program "Tambalang Failon at Sanchez" on DZMM is known for. More..

While blogging, I am watching the new TV show of Ted and Korina’s HARAPAN. I liked the tandem in their radio program “Tambalang Failon at Sanchez”. The pioneer issues tackled were about the recent MV Princess of the Stars tragedy where hundreds were feared dead and the street crimes wherein households were being attacked by criminals.

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Reports said that these doings are being done even in broad day light so friends be careful and be alert all the time anywhere.

Chopsuey Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/4 kilo pork, sliced into small pieces
• 1/4 kilo shrimps, shelled, deveined and halved
• 1/4 kilo chicken liver and gizzard, sliced to small pieces
• 1/4 kilo cauliflower, broken to bite size
• 1/4 kilo broccolis, broken to bite size
• 1/4 kilo snow peas (sitsaro)
• 1/4 kilo cabbage, cut into squares
• 2 stalks of leeks, cut into 2" long pieces
• 3 stalks celery, cut into 2" long pieces
• 5 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 carrot, rounded sliced
• 1 piece red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1 piece green bell pepper. cut in strips
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup of water
• 2 cups chicken stock (broth)
• 12 pieces quail eggs (separately cooked)
• 3 tablespoons of sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
• 4 tablespoons of corn oil or vegetable oil
• Salt to taste

Cooking procedures:

In a big pan or wok, sauté garlic, onions then add in the pork, chicken liver and gizzard. Add 1 cup of stock, pinch of salt and simmer for 15 minutes or until pork and chicken giblets are cooked. Mix in the shrimp then all the vegetables. Add the remaining 1 cup of stock, fish sauce and the dissolved cornstarch. Cook for about 10 minutes uncovered or until the vegetables are done. Add the quail eggs (peeled) and sesame oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with rice.

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It was on the news that certain Welda Bacolod, 42 years old and a mother of four, is now languishing at the Emu Plains Correctional Centre after District Court Judge Peter Berman found her guilty of embezzling $1.7 million Australian dollars (about 70 million pesos) from the Swiss Hotel. She’s been sentenced to a non-parole period of three years with a head sentence of five years.

Welda as an employee of the sales department in Swiss Hotel was entitled to staff discounts on guest rooms, food and services. She was famous among Filipinos in Australia as they would approach her every time they have business with the hotel. Those Filipinos who sought after her assistance paid directly to her in cash, sometimes the money was deposited in her bank account, but no official receipts have been issued in any occasion. Trusting Welda those Filipinos thought the payments made by them, net of discount from her, were not amiss not until they received a call from the auditor of Swiss Hotel regarding their dealings with Welda.

Reports said that Welda used the money to buy properties like her palatial house in Muabual, Cebu but relatives of her denied all the accusations and stated that she had plenty of debts to deal with.

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Brownout!!!

Early Sunday morning around 4-5am while blogging, I heard those heavy rains falling on the roof and the great winds making the trees in the neighborhood sway heavily. With the presence of some lightning, the computer tripped/restarted about 3 times that made me decided to turn it off permanently. I still have tasks to finish but no choice because that might cause the computer to break down.

I went to bed before 5am and slept right away. At around 7am my daughter told me that we had a brownout. So I and the kids just stayed lying on bed talking while waiting for electricity to come back. Noon time just passed and still no power kids are already eager to watch TV. The power just came back before 7pm while I was preparing our dinner. I though we might have a candle light dinner, hehehe. Right after dinner, I came back blogging to finish the tasks.

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Got tagged by D Cooking Mudra. Thanks friend!

The Flame of Friendship.
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+ The People Who Accepted The Flame of Friendship +
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Sharz - Pangit’s Journey In The States
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I'm tagging the ff: Host, SAHB, Dexie, Laila & Vhiel.

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DWIZ-AM 882khz & DWQZ-FM 97.9 Home Radio

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In my post about Frank, Hubby is in Cebu to transfer their radio station from the 10^th/F down to the 3^rd/F. Being the Head of the Engineering Department, he must ensure that the transfer on the technical aspect will be in order and trouble-free.

I worked in the same company too until we decided for me to resign on 2001. I’m the Network Traffic, Billing & Collection Supervisor in the Finance Department. Working in a radio station I could say has no dull moment and monotonous days at work.

The radio company I am talking about is Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. It has several provincial radio stations and 2 Manila stations: DWIZ-AM 882khz and DWQZ-FM 97.9 Home Radio. The Cebu station where Hubby was right now is just one among those 7 stations he occasionally visits for troube shooting, construction, etc.

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Update on typhoon Frank

In the news…

Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces are now under public storm warning SIGNAL NUMBER 3 as typhoon Frank (international codename Fengshen) again changed course and is now barreling its way towards southern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) said Saturday evening.

In an emergency press conference at the National Disaster Coordinating Council at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, PAGASA said the typhoon shifted its course and is now moving in a more northerly direction. Details and more..

Musing…

Right now, Hubby is in Cebu for a business trip since Wednesday, June 18. His tentative come back flight is on June 25. Based on the announcements, Rizal is under storm signal no. 3 that is why I am making some preparations at home before the typhoon hits our place. I am just with my 2 kids right now so quite busy with kids, household chores and blogging.

Thank God that the typhoon has slightly weakened but still necessary precautions must be taken to ensure that Frank will not cause damage to life and properties as it cross the country.

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I got this tag from Ria of Ria Blahgs few days ago.

The rules are simple. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leave a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

=== > I got married to my husband (Oct. 24, 1998).

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?

• take care of kids
  
• laundry
• other household chores
• take a bath
  
• blogging

3. Snacks I enjoy:

=== > Chips delight, Eaji, Cream-O

4. Places I’ve lived:

=== > Rizal, Manila

5. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire

=== > Do more public service to my country men; Trust fund for my kids; Great vacation for Choco-Taruc families; Establish more livelihood projects for the people; Create foundations for the needy; Many to mention.

6. People I want to know more about:

=== > Blogger friends

I'm tagging now: Host, Belen, Kate, Sweet Angel, Rosemarie & Mommy Allehs.

In the news...

TOP STORY: Some politicians kidnap to raise fund

The kidnapping case of the ABS-CBN television crew is proof that some politicians use criminal activities to raise funds for their election campaigns, an anti-crime crusader said Saturday.

"Ang nakakalungkot lang diyan, na-confirm din na kidnapping is always a fund-raising for elections," Teresita Ang-See, chair of the anti-crime group, Movement for the Restoration of Peace and Order, said in an interview over dzMM radio. More…

LATEST STORY: 14 killed, thousands evacuated as typhoon strikes RP

Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon "Frank" (international codename Fengshen) have left at least 14 people dead and forced the evacuation of thousands of others in the Philippines, officials said Saturday.

The Risao river in the town of Upi in southern Maguindanao province overflowed and washed away at least five houses, Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesman Lt. Col. Julieto Ando said.

Ten people drowned while at least eight others were missing, Ando said.

A landslide buried several houses at a slum area in Cotabato city, also in the south, killing two people, officials said. Details…

METRO: Parents of teen mom face raps

The Manila Police District said Friday it is preparing frustrated infanticide charges against the grandparents of "Mayumi," the baby girl who was allegedly thrown out of a taxicab by her 15-year-old mother right after birth.

Police identified Mayumi's grandparents as Elena Tria and her live-in partner Marcus de Guzman. They will be charged with frustrated infanticide for allowing their 15-year-old daughter to toss her newborn daughter out of the vehicle as it passed through Paco district. More...

ENTERTAINMENT: Deal or No Deal Special Edition airs Sunday

ABS-CBN is airing the special episode of "Deal or No Deal- Around the World" shot entirely in the Philippines on "Sunday’s Best" (June 22), at 10 pm, signaling the return of the game show’s new season in the Kapamilya network soon.

Kris Aquino joined Howie Mandel in playing the numbers game with two American contestants who flew to Manila in April with their families for the chance to win US$1 million. Details...

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Ingredients:

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• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 piece red bell pepper
• 2 pcs. potatoes quartered, fried
• 1 carrot, cut into 1/2" round
• 1 slice dayap or lemon with rind
• 2 tbsps. soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. peppercorn
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 pc. laurel leaf
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cup hot water

Cooking procedures:

Brown meat in cooking oil. Set aside. In the same oil, saute garlic, onion and red bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes. Put in dayap, soy sauce, peppercorn, tomato sauce, laurel leaf and salt. Simmer a few minutes more. Add water, cover and simmer. Add potatoes and carrots when meat is tender. Slice meat. Arrange on a platter with the vegetables. Strain sauce, pour over meat. Use cooked green beans, fried potatoes and cubed boiled carrots for garnishing.

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