Economic Pinch

The pinch in economy is experienced more by the average Joes. The average Joes are those employed by a company or an establishment. Blue collar, white collar.. it does not really matter what type of job you have. Times are hard and finances are tight. There are those who are now living from one paycheck to the next. Sometimes, when emergencies arise, waiting for the next paycheck is just not possible.

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Eat Wisely

What you eat is what you are. This quote is not from some health or diet guru. It just popped into my head and it kinda sounded nice and appropriate. The amount of energy of each type of food that we eat varies. Take for example fat. A kilogram of fat is equal to 9 calories while water, no matter how much, is zero calorie. Black coffee is zero calorie too. I used to drink 5-6 cups of black coffee when I was at the peak of my dieting ( 20 years ago?). The coffee suppressed my hunger but freaking kept me awake half the night. That was no problem though then because I used to keep really, really late nights ( 20 years ago).

Anyway, foods that contain a lot of fat and sugar like oil, fatty meat, cakes, ice cream, french fries, contain a lot more calories than foods which are mostly water and fiber e.g. fruits and vegetables. Alcoholic and pop drinks are also laden with calories. If you can't make it through the day without a soda, try diet pop. I do.

Pictures in Frames

The advent of digital cameras made it easy for me to store or file pictures in my hard drive. The increase in saved files and pictures decreased my computer's memory that I had to transfer the files to my USB. On the downside, digital pictures cannot be viewed on a whim. You have to turn on your computer and open your file to look at the pictures. In the end, I sometimes still prefer the old-fashioned way of printing and developing films then putting them in picture frames or albums. Oh well, goodbye to old and low technology.

Christian Bautista in West Side Story

My friend, Dr. Kim Pascual, is head of Operation Blessings Philippines an affiliation of The 700 Club. She told me that a matinee show of the currently running West Side Story at the Meralco Theatre will be for the benefit of OBPhil.

Would you like to come and watch? Kim asked.

Okay. Who will be playing Tony and Maria? I asked

Christian Bautista and Joanna Ampil.

Oh, so Christian Bautista does Broadway now. With daugthers # 3, 4 and Ethan we went to Meralco Theatre yesterday to watch the show. I saw several acquaintances from Taytay and we all exchanged greetings. As the theatre dimmed, I had mixed feelings regarding the show. Somehow I know that the direction would be good because of Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and Gerard Salonga. Joanna Ampil would no doubt deliver too for she is a veteran of several Broadway shows abroad. Whar about Christian? I have not even heard one full song of his even on the radio and TV.

Christian Bautista as Tony was perfect! I was pleasantly surprised by the range and timbre of his voice. His youth and enthusiam as Tony was projected to the audience. I just love the way he sang Maria and One Hand, One Heart. If a voice could carress, his did. His acting was believable.I am now a converted Christian Bautista fan. Joanna Ampil was just great! I didn't know she was a coloratura soprano. She was hitting her high G's, A's and B's in perfection. She showed such virtuosity in her craft. We went backstage after the show and caught on Christian for pictorials. My daughters and I were introduced to Christian and I said a lot of la-di-da-bla-bla and made beso-beso ( kiss cheek to cheek) ! LOL! We had the OBPhil official photographer for the shoot so I'll wait for the prints. We talked some more then we had to say bye-bye for he still needs to rest for his gala performance. Christian said West Side has about 20 more shows scheduled. As we left the backstage Kim said that Christian is the OBPhil ambassador and that he has been active in helping out the organization. Nice guy, actually.. talented too. Wouldn't mind him for a son-in-law.

BTW, you just have to see West Side Story. It is running at Meralco Theatre until October.

Garden Decor Galore

I am a keen gardener. I love to have greens and flowers and trees in my garden. As an architect, I pay a great deal of attention on my client's garden preference. Through experience I know for a fact that most people prefer flower gardens - orchids, daisies, mums, and gerbera. I constantly keep up with the latest in garden stuff. In one of my online searches I came upon this great site that sells garden decor. The site has everything to decorate your garden with - wind chimes, hanging decor, animal planters, weather vanes, wacky garden arts and more. I love this site to pieces! Check it out!