Book Review: I Just Can’t Take It Anymore! by Anthony DeStefano on Feb 5, 2012 in Book & Movie Review Anthony DeStefano I Just Can't Take It Anymore I Just Can't Take It Anymore! sample pages I Just Can't Take It Anymore! sample photos Little Star The book I Just Can't Take It Anymore ingeniously illustrates in pictures and their captions some truths in our least favorite predicaments. From the author of Little Star, Anthony DeStefano, comes the recently launched book, I Just Can’t Take It Anymore. Although the book is filled with pictures of children, it really is meant to encourage the best of us who are stressed out or h...
The Peak Tram ride to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Hongkong on Feb 1, 2012 in Travel/Destinations 1888 attracted 600 passengers bus 15c fare HK$4.20 Bus 15C ride to The Peak Tram Bus 15C to The Peak Tram famous Asian tourist attractions funicular system Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus Hongkong vacation Madame Tussauds Hongkong Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Peak Tram Peak Tram is actually a cable-hauled two-rail funicular railway Salisbury and Nathan Road Sky Terrace Star Ferry Star Ferry Harbour The first day of commercial operation on May 30th The Peak The Peak Tram The Peak Tram Return + Sky Terrace Tickets = HK$65 adult and HK$31 child The Peak Tram return tickets + sky terrace entrance The Peak Tram ride view from the tram The Peak Tram's Historical Gallery Thomas and His Friends complete with British accent To get to Madame Tussauds Hongkong from Kowloon Our second to the final post on our Hongkong vacation last December is our Peak Tram ride to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. The museum is located at one of the famous Asian tourist attractions, The Peak. The ride to The Peak alone was an adventure in it...
The 17th Philippine International Hotair Balloon Fiesta on Jan 24, 2012 in Travel/Destinations 17th Philippine International Hotair Balloon Fiesta 17th Philipppine International Hotair Balloon Festival 2012 philippine hotair balloon fiesta a daisy flower a daisy flower hot air balloon aerobatics Alveoland and a birthday cake balloon from the United States and a birthday cake from the United States Caltex Captain Meynard Halili car-shaped cutie from Germany Clark Freeport Zone Close Up Crayola darth vader hotair balloon Department of Tourism February 9 to 12 Fontana and Air Asia Global Gateaway Logistics Corp. helicopters hot air balloons hotair balloon fiesta tickets Hotdog on Sticks ice cream cone ice cream cone hot air balloon Isuzu Philippines Krukspec Philippine Daily Inquirer Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta contact details Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta location Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta map Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta telephone Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta website ROX Recreational Outdoor Exchange Rudy Project SM City Clark special shaped hot air balloons Sunkist ultra-light aircraft UPS US Air Force F-16 www.philballoonfest.net Yellow Cab Pizza On February 9, before dawn breaks, my boys and I are heading to Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga to witness the 17th Philippine International Hotair Balloon Fiesta. We intended to go the previous years but our busy schedules did not permit it. This...
Our Hongkong Disneyland Tour on Jan 17, 2012 in Travel/Destinations 2-Day Disneyland Tickets 2-Day Hongkong Disneyland Tickets 2-Day Tickets Art Animation autopia disneyland Autopia from Tomorrow Land buzz lightyear Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster buzz lightyear disneyland buzzlightyear hongkong disneyland cab fare from kowloon to hongkong disneyland Cars cars movie Christmas Tree Disneyland Christmas Tree Hongkong Disneyland Disneyland Hongkong disneyland hongkong tickets Disneyland mtr ticket vending machines double decker Omnibus Enchanted Kingdom's Anchors Away family photo in Hongkong Disneyland Flights of Fantasy Parade Flights of Fantasy Parade Disneyland Flights of Fantasy Parade Hongkong Disneyland HK$240 from West Hotel in Kowloon HK$285 for kids aged 3-11 HK$399 for General Admission Hongkong Disneyland hongkong disneyland address hongkong disneyland contact info hongkong disneyland contact number hongkong disneyland directions Hongkong Disneyland Directory Hongkong Disneyland Double Decker Omnibus Hongkong Disneyland Hotel Hongkong Disneyland map hongkong disneyland mtr directions hongkong disneyland operating hours Hongkong Disneyland Resort Hongkong Disneyland Resort Directory Hongkong Disneyland Resort map hongkong disneyland t hongkong disneyland telephone number hongkong disneyland tickets Hongkong Disneyland Tour rates Hongkong Disneyland's RC Racer Jungle River Cruise Jungle River Cruise Hongkong Disneyland Lantau Island Main Street Main Street Disneyland Main Street Hongkong Disneyland Mickey Mouse mansion Mickey's Philarmagic Orchestra Mickey's PhilHarMagic Orchestra Neuschwanstein Castle Opera House Opera House Hongkong Disneyland Our Disneyland Hongkong Tour Our Hongkong Disneyland Tour parachute drop Penny's Bay photo op with Tinkerbell photo with buzz lightyear RC Racer Hongkong Disneyland sleeping beauty castle Sleeping Beauty Castle Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle Hongkong Disneyland Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin disneyland Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin hongkong disneyland space mountain ride Space Mountain ride Disneyland tinkerbell Tomorrow Land Autopia Tomorrowland Tomorrowland disneyland Tomorrowland Hongkong Disneyland Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop Disneyland Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop Hongkong Disneyland Toy Story Carousel Toy Story Carousel in Opera House Toy Story Land Toy Storyland Toy Storyland Disneyland Toy Storyland Hongkong Disneyland Woody and Jessie Disneyland Woody and Jessie of Toy Story When we bought our tickets in December 2010 for our December 2011 travel, we really were eyeing to get a booking at Hongkong Disneyland Hotel. After months of trying to no avail, we thought, we’ll have to settle for another hotel since there we...
Our Visit to Hongkong Science Museum on Jan 9, 2012 in Travel/Destinations Albert Einstein at the Hongkong Science Museum concave mirror Concave Mirror Hongkong Science Museum concave mirror room Dinosaur skeleton driving simulation at Hongkong Science Museum enquiries@hk.science.museum field trip field trip at Hongkong Science Museum Fooling around in the Concave Mirror Room homeschoolers field trip at the Hongkong Science Museum Hongkong Museum of History Hongkong Science Museum hongkong science museum address Hongkong Science Museum Ticket Hongkong Science Museum Ticket price Hongkong Science Museum Ticket rates Hongkong Science Museum Tickets Hongkong Science Museum's Opening Hours Kowloon potato wedges at the Coffee Corner Museum Science Museum Science Museum Road Science News Corner Square Kaleidoscope Tricky Triangles at Hongkong Science Museum Tsimshatsui East Vanishing Body Vanishing Body mirror World of Mirrors World of Mirrors at the Hongkons Science Museum No, we did not do a yearender post last month and yes, I’m on to continue with a few more posts on our Hongkong travel. Particularly the fun, fun time we had at the Hongkong Science Museum. Gone are the days when I felt compelled to blog and...
Christmas Giveaway Winner on Jan 1, 2012 in Celebration Ministry Cagayan de Oro CBN Asia Offices CDO help typhoon sendong victims help Typhoon Sendong victims through Operation Blessing Iligan City Operation Blessing Operation Blessing CBN Asia Offices Operation Blessing CBN Asia Offices address Operation Blessing CBN Asia Offices building Operation Blessing CBN Asia Offices location Typhoon Sendong Typhoon Sendong Tragedy While a new year’s resolution entry might be more sound for a first post for 2012, allow me to sink right back to blogging full blast again in a few more days after this Marriage and Beyond Christmas Giveaway Winner Announcement. Tasks have kin...
Marriage and Beyond’s Christmas Giveaway on Dec 19, 2011 in Celebration Ministry 700 Club Asia a P500 donation will be placed under his or her name to help the victims of Typhoon Sendong Boardwalk His & Hers Timepieces Cagayan de Oro Christmas blessing Iligan City Operation Blessing Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines Operation Blessing Foundation Phils Typhoon Sendong Typhoon Sendong victims We know the announcement of Marriage and Beyond’s Christmas Giveaway is way overdue. We have been really busy with Christmas outreach and church fellowship this past week. The winner of our Christmas giveaway will receive Boardwalk His & He...
West Hotel in Kowloon, Hongkong on Dec 15, 2011 in Travel/Destinations 13th 25.8°C Agoda.com air conditioning Airport Express Station all kinds of deep fried blower cable television Clark congee and everything fried dimsum restaurant wai ching cor jordan desk Dimsum place at Wai Ching Corner Jordan Streets Disneyland Hotel DMIA in Clark family inside West Hotel Standard room Kowloon Hongkong Fridge Hongkong Hongkong Disneyland tour Hongkong handbook Hongkong International Airport Hongkong pocket guide hotel amenities of west hotel hotel confirmation number hotels in Kowloon hotels in Kowloon Hongkong Inside West Hotel Standard room jade stores in Kowloon Hongkong Jade/Jewelry market of Kowloon Kowloon menu w/ English translation Night Market No closet nor safety deposit box for the Standard Room of West Hotel Non-Smoking Floor Pampanga pasalubong shopping pasalubong shopping temple street Philippines Rice Sheet Roll w/ Shrimp rice sheet roll with shrimp shower Standard Room Temple Street Temple Street Night Market The double doors leading to our Room 1302 three nights for around US$270 three nights via Agoda for around US$270 Trip Advisor Wai Ching Corner Jordan Road Dimsum Kowloon West Hotel West Hotel 13th floor West Hotel Address West Hotel Check in West Hotel check out west hotel contact numbers West Hotel details west hotel email West Hotel guests West Hotel has a 13th floor West Hotel Hongkong West Hotel in Kowloon West Hotel Kowloon Hongkong West Hotel Kowloon Hongkong frontage West Hotel no closet West Hotel reception West Hotel Standard room West Hotel Standard Room Toilet and Bath West Hotel via Agoda West Hotel website West Hotel's rock hard beds West Hotel's usual check in time which is 2:00 P.M. We booked our stay at West Hotel in Kowloon, Hongkong via Agoda.com a few months after we booked our plane tickets. With all our previous bookings with Agoda, I can pretty much vouch to this day that all were hassle free. A week before we flew to Hon...
Back from our Hongkong Getaway on Dec 14, 2011 in Celebration Marriage Travel/Destinations 000 for our South Korea 10th anniversary 10th anniversary celebration Back from our Hongkong Getaway Cebu Pacific Cebu Pacific fare DMIA e-ticket going around hongkong via ferry going around Hongkong via mtr HK$2/adult and HK$1/child Hongkong Hongkong Airport Foreign Exchange Rate Hongkong Airport Foreign Exchange Receipt Hongkong getaway Hongkong International Airport hongkong mtr route Hongkong MTR tickets Hongkong useful taxi information hongkong's mtr system Immigration Department Hongkong Form Kowloon Kowloon Island to Central Station lantau taxi N.T. taxi P15 Piso fare promo plush Hongkong International Airport south korea south korea trip Urban cab urban taxi US$1 to HK$7.08 West Hotel I figured I might as well post on our Hongkong getaway before the novelty wears off. We flew back a few days ago and I know if I put off blogging about this travel, I might just end up scratching it off like I did our previous Davao and Bohol trips.
Marriage and Beyond’s 4th Anniversary Giveaway Winners on Dec 11, 2011 in Celebration Gadgets, Computers & Internet Marriage and Beyond's 4th Anniversary Giveaway Winners First off, thanks to all who joined Marriage and Beyond’s 4th Anniversary Giveaway. As promised, here are the winners! Congratulations to all four of you! Winner #1 is Ma. Kristina Rodriguez Winner #2 is Mys Laguitao Winner #3 is Divine Caraecl...