Some Favorites

1. Don't ever leave the people you care about without saying I love you. Especially if you are mad.
2. Always remember your family is the most valuable thing you have. Not cars, houses, lamps, etc.
3. Make friends with your neighbors instead of finding fault. If you are nice, chances are they will be too.
4. Instill family traditions. If they learn them when they are young, they will always be carried on.
5. Smile often. A smile can be more encouraging and more loving than any words.

Guidelines for Life

A few guidelines to live by...

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self - Respect for others and - Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Each one of us needs to create some personal guidelines to live by, which is based on our values and our goals. So now is as good a time as ever to start doing so. And each day we must review the list, so hopefully we will find that the more we review, the more we will follow, and the happier we will become.

The Past, The Present and The Future

BE IN THE PRESENT
When you want to be happier and more successful -
Focus On What Is Right Now.
Respond To What Is Important Now.

LEARN FROM THE PAST
When you want to make the present better than the past -
Look At What Happened In The Past.
Learn Something Valuable From It.
Do things Differently In The Present.

PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
When you want to make the future better than the present -
See What A Wonderful Future Would Look Like.
Make Plans To Help It Happen.
Put Your Plan Into Action In The Present.

Life is a balance of honoring the past, be excited to be in the present, and plan to make your future even greater.

I scream… Ice Cream!

Usually whenever we crave for ice cream we go to Crepes & Cream located at 26th Crescent West Park at the Global City, Fort Bonifacio. Mom loves the variety of flavors and her ultimate Banana Split.

A few weeks ago, we went back to satisfy our thirst for ice cream and I found out that they changed ice cream suppliers. Even the prices of the ice cream changed and I asked what happened – simply put they changed suppliers. Though the new supplier is still good, we still crave the old familiar taste of the Raspberry Ice Cream.

Good thing that I remembered the brand of the old supplier and the other day, I brought my Mom and sister to the newest creamery place in the metropolis.

FIC Ice Cream Bar is now open to the public at the Ground Level of the Joya Tower in Rockwell. It is the same location of Santi’s Deli and beside Figaro. The place is bigger that the Crepes & Cream store and they serve short meals aside from ice cream and yogurt.

Mom was very happy with her Banana Split, the Sister loved her Malt Chocolate Milk Shake and I was very quiet savoring my Choco Mallow Parfait. Yummy!


Now, we have two options. One in Rockwell and another one in the Fort – yippee!

Quotes on Love

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed."
- Carl Jung

"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best."
- William M. Thackeray

"All's fair in love and war."
- Francis Smedley

"Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths. No man or - woman really - knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century."
- Mark Twain

"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache."
-Mae West

The Following Have Unknown Authors:

"To love something is to give it room enough to grow.”

"With most people lovability is not absent—it is merely undiscovered."

"Without loving acts, loving words are meaningless."

"People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway…"

Wishing you all a great week, and with a reminder not to wait to the last minute to get your Valentine presents.

Humorous Helpful Hints

Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.

Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot griddle and you'll get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.

To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies treats in the pan and the marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.

To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.

To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove-top.

Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato-based sauces and there won't be any stains.

When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up."

Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

To determine whether an egg is fresh place it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh, but if it rises to the surface, throw it away.

Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dish washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.

To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will experience instant relief.

Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself.

Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.

When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape splinter, then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.

So great!