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Because it’s the digital age…

Posted by gmirage1 on Nov 22, 2010 in Gadgets | 2 comments

…new digital cameras; models and accesories are sprouting like mushrooms left and right. I’m glad that hubby share the same passion with me when it comes to photography although he leans more on the side of videography. Also, he needs photos for his designs that’s why he does shoots whereas mine is purely out of hobby. We have been jumping from Canon to Sony to Nikon to Olympus and to Canon again depending on what we need to photograph.

I was surprised when he came home one time with an EOS 7D. He said that since I like taking action shots, this would be best to use with 8 frames a second. True, I love the features of the 7D only it’s bulky and heavier than the 400d which now appears to be a toy when I look at it (lol). I still have a lot to learn about the 7D but I’m willing to do that slowly to better my skills.

Hubby bought this nikon camera shortly before our summer vacation. He said he wanted to dive somewhere and take clips from underwater. He did what he planned and I’d say this one is a thoughie! Anyway, I’d be interested to know which camera you use and what do you think about it? Thanks for the input!

Daniel doodles

Posted by gmirage1 on Nov 20, 2010 in home stories, Sleepyhead | 1 comment

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That the little boy being left-handed is something I look out for. Some of the great artists are after all, left-handed. He has exhibited much interest with drawing at a very young age and would still do those doodles wherever we go. I make sure that we have a notebook or pieces of paper, colored pens, pencils and other art materials.

We attended a special assembly at St. Pölten hence the Barong. Unlike adults, kids can’t really sit hearing talks without getting bored…or sleepy. (Admittedly, I get sleepy too.)

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(May 23, 2010)

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The little boy happily doodled on his free McDonald’s notebook for more than 10 minutes and ended with this.

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It was after lunch, plus the weight of the talks and doing all that doodling sent him to dreamland…

(I started a special blog for my little boy’s art skills but can’t update it often so I’m jotting them down here as well as stories of his wit.) Please enjoy!

Juicy

Posted by gmirage1 on Nov 20, 2010 in Photo Hunt | 2 comments

A healthy alternative for ice cream..yogurt with fresh and juicy peach slices!

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10 years and counting

Posted by gmirage1 on Nov 20, 2010 in home stories | Comments Off

(photo from Cupcakes by MommyVanj)

I was chatting with a friend one lovely afternoon when she suddenly blurted out, “Ang tagal nyo na…” (You’ve been together for so long.) I absent-mindedly ask “Who? H?” We both ended up laughing. “Why, is there somebody else?” was the reply and we had more laughs.

It has been more than 10 years that I’ve known hubby…we’d be celebrating our tenth year as husband and wife 6 months from now. In between almost 10 years we had our quarrels, some petty and some grave enough that I won’t talk to him for 3 days.

I would share more about our life together on this blog but I have to go sleep now. I was actually looking for wedding anniversary presents for couples when I thought of writing this piece. I think the cupcakes above are wonderful ideas to give as personalized items. (If you’re the one baking them.) Any ideas? I’ll really appreciate your input. Thanks!

Microdermabrasion

Posted by gmirage1 on Nov 19, 2010 in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Sometime ago, I had a salicylic peel done because of my (annoyingly and recurring) pimples…yes, at this age. This was not only expensive, it was really painful! I would say though that it was worth it…I had to suffer 5 days of hiding the skin (I donned a scarf and wore a hat), so as not to expose it under the sun and for people not to see.

So I looked for other options forother acne scars removal that I can opt to have, one is microdermabrasion. The stratum corneum (dead outermost surface of the skin) is partially or completely removed by light abrasion, to remove sun-damaged skin and to remove or lessen scars and dark spots on the skin. This procedure had to be done more often for acne and in an interval of a month or so.

I had use a lot of acne products and somehow, after a year battling acne, it’s almost gone. (Thank God!) The next treatment I might undergo is lighter, like fruit peeling.