Weekend Snapshot #65

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Beautiful Garden Blooms

We had a nice lunch at my MIL's place yesterday. My MIL has a green thumb. Below are just some of the flowers in her garden. How was your weekend?

Mamang Sorbetero

The distinctive sound of a bell ringing in the street especially during summer days is like an irresistible call that urges you to go out of the house. The sound of the bell comes from someone peddling a pushcart of home-made ice-cream. This person is also fondly known as the "mamang sorbetero". He sells different flavored sorbetes or home-made ice-cream on the streets. He does not have fancy flavored ice-cream like Mangoes 'n Cream and Mint Pistachio but he has the common flavors that Filipinos love like cheese, mango, ube (purple yam), and chocolate.

You can have your sorbetes in a wafer cone.

My SIL and my son waiting for their sorbetes.

You can also have sorbetes in a cup. Chances are "mamang sorbetero" has some bread buns if you care for ice-cream sandwich. I've seen many people enjoy ice-cream in a bun but personally I prefer my ice-cream in a cone or a cup.

Sorbetes is a lot cheaper than the ice-cream you buy at the supermarket. It has a unique taste that Filipinos love.

Yohan enjoying his sorbetes.

Since I'm discussing about ice-cream, I remembered how fun it was making our own ice-cream popsicle using Play Doh. It looked so real that you would be tempted to taste it. :)

Remembering Last Summer

I feel good because I had a nice chat with my parents, my brother and my SIL this morning. I miss them very much. I remember every bit of last year's summer break because they all came home for a vacation. My parents even celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary with us. Sadly, they won't be coming home this summer. Perhaps, we'll see them next year.

Natural Cleaning Products

There are many cleaning products sold in the market today, however, some of these products can be harmful to your health. If you want safe cleaning products for your home, consider natural cleaning products that make use of organic materials. Ingredients are sourced from remote locations around the world such as Peru & Brazil.

Parents, particularly stay at home moms will be happy to know that these natural cleaning products are safe to use and will keep the family healthy. There is even an available organic rust remover that is one of a kind. It's amazing how this 100% organic rust remover called Rusterizer effectively removes rust without harming plants. Rusterizer is biodegradable and non-carcinogenic.

Photo Hunt :: Four

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I bought these small four wooden carvings several years ago. Can you spot the difference?

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Great Deals in Prescription Glasses

We are all aware of the current global financial crisis being experienced around the world. During tough times like this, people should learn to value money and become a wise consumer. We should make it a point to be careful with our purchases but that does not mean that we should sacrifice the quality of goods we are buying.

Take for example, buying a pair of prescription glasses. According to a New York Times article, people often spend hundreds and in some cases, thousands of dollars on eye care. If one is not careful, it is so easy to spend a large amount of money on a pair of eyeglasses. A wise consumer compares prices, product features, promotions, and more in order to find a good deal of prescription glasses in the market. The New York Times article claims that zennoptical.com eyeglasses are cheap and sells generic frames. Another good thing about them are the lenses equipped with anti-scratch coating. You can get a great deal as low as $8. This is considered as a great bargain considering that an average frame costs $118.

I checked the site and I personally like the simple Aluminum Alloy Full-Rim Frame eyeglasses. I prefer a brown or black frame color. I also like my eyeglasses to be light weight but extremely durable.

Aloha Friday #62

Rules: Post any question on your blog on a Friday, share your answer and sign Kailani's Mr. Linky. Then have fun answering the questions of fellow participants by visiting their blogs.

Are you good at remembering directions or routes?

To tell you the truth, I'm terrible at remembering directions. I'm also a bad navigator. I guess I don't pay much attention on routes. How about you?

Let me share this cute, decorative compass I recently bought. It has a wooden base. Can you tell what animal shape it is? **squeak! squeak!** Ha ha!

N, S, W, E

Bargain Hunting

Do you love finding a bargain? Hunting for a good bargain can be quite rewarding. You can save a lot of money when you know how to spot a good sale. A wonderful bargain is not always easy to find. Sometimes there are sale announcements on TV, radio, and print ads but not all sales are openly advertised. When you eventually find a particular store on sale, the people traffic in the shop can be quite overwhelming. It is challenging to find your way through a jam packed store. Sometimes, you have to travel far to take advantage of a good sale.

Good news, you can skip all of that. You can actually enjoy a good sale in the comfort of your own home. How? It's very simple. Just head on over to Buxr.com and check out many great shopping deals. You'll find it easy to shop in this social bargain online site because each deal is properly tagged and categorized making it easy to find similar offers by the same merchant. Find all kinds of amazing Buxr shopping deals posted daily in the shopping section. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and check out a great deal right now.

** courtesy of Buxr **