Tips on investing in real estate property in the Philippines on Apr 13, 2013 in business/finance home Just finished reading "The Utimate Guide to Property Investing" by Moneysense Magazine. It compiles useful articles whether you plan to buy a real estate property to live in or to lease out, apply for a housing loan, build a house, buy a foreclosed p...
Spring Cleaning Tips and How to minimize impulse buy on Apr 9, 2013 in life tips home Just finished my spring cleaning. I had to take out all the contents of each drawer to change the liners. I discovered a lot of things – things I forgot I even had, things I misplaced and things I haven’t used yet and will probably never use. W...
Film Scanner - convert film negatives to jpeg files on Mar 31, 2013 in photography technology A photographer friend shared with me this great find - it's called a Film Scanner - and it allows you to scan negative film and 35mm photo slides and converts them to jpeg files in an instant. For those who don't know what a negative film is, it's...
A heartwarming reminder not to take our loved ones for granted on Mar 30, 2013 in inspiring stories spiritual If you find yourself taking your loved ones, especially your parents, for granted, here's one heartwarming (ok, more tear-jerking) video which a Salesian priest shared with us during the Easter Vigil mass at the Sta. Clara Monastery in Betis, Pampang...
Semanta Santa (Holy Week) activities in the Philippines on Mar 30, 2013 in Philippines travel Asia spiritual There are several Semana Santa or Holy Week practices in the Philippines. Luckily, I've been able to witness all of them at different points in my life (but there are some which I try to attend annually). If you haven't witnessed some of...
A heart-tugging reminder not to take our loved ones for granted on Mar 30, 2013 in inspiring stories spiritual If you sometimes feel guilty for taking your loved ones, especially your parents, for granted, here's one heart-tugging (ok, more tear-jerking) video which a Salesian priest shared with us during the Easter Vigil mass at the Sta. Clara Monastery in B...
How to make a decision when you can't decide on Mar 28, 2013 in life tips books spiritual Whenever I make a decision, I just simply draw the pros and cons of my options, choose the option I think it's best, pray, think about it some more, give my final decision, hope it's the right decision and never look back. Haha... But...
How a rich, vain, worldly man became a saint on Mar 27, 2013 in inspiring stories travel spiritual Europe Spain After reading "A Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything" by Fr. James Martin, SJ, I got inspired to reflect on St. Ignatius' life and also revisit photos of our trip to St. Ignatius' home in Spain. Obviously, I didn't pay much attention to our tou...
The inspiring life story of St. Ignatius of Loyola on Mar 27, 2013 in inspiring stories travel spiritual Europe Spain After reading "A Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything" by Fr. James Martin, SJ, I got inspired to reflect on St. Ignatius' life and also revisit photos of our trip to St. Ignatius' home in Spain. Obviously, I didn't pay much attention to our tou...
Simple prayer technique for busy people on Mar 27, 2013 in life tips books spiritual While reading "A Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality in Real Life" by Fr. James Martin, SJ, there was something about what he said on praying which jolted me. He shared that when he was a young boy, he used to think God as...
