The Sweet Life

Funny and Cute Pictures

2009-07-07T19:20:00.000-07:00

I just enjoy looking at these pictures ...

Izzo's new version of his funny face

Renzo: "Yabang ko 'noh?"

Biz Update!

2009-07-05T02:38:00.000-07:00

Hubby and I are thinking of getting a second hand pick-up for our new Foodcart biz. We've just been borrowing our Uncle's pick-up every time we have an event. Well, we're thankful for him 'coz he's so very kind in lending his pick-up to us for the two events we had.

One of my officemate is selling his 1996 Mitsubishi pick-up. We'd like to grab this opportunity since we know the vehicle is in good running condition and well maintained. Since we don't have that much resources, I called up my friend who's working in a bank and asked if we can loan a certain amount from their bank for a second hand vehicle. So, she inquired and gave us feedback that they only process loans for 2nd vehicles not more than 5 years. Owwww, maybe this is not yet the perfect time to buy one.

Well, we just hope that people would start to give us opportunities for our foodcart biz and who know we might end up getting a brand new vehicle instead of a second hand one.

A Lazy Sunday!!!

2009-07-05T02:19:00.000-07:00

It's been raining on and off for a few days now ... so sunny in the morning and so rainy in the mid- afternoon. Weather has been so unpredictable these days ... don't you think? And as I am blogging right now ... rain is pouring outside! We were supposed to go to Sta. Lucia East for some malling with the kids ... but this is such a lazy afternoon ... might as well relax and earn the much needed rest for another week of battle in the office! hehehe ...

Dream Shopping!!!

2009-07-05T01:51:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had an afternoon where you're daydreaming of going shopping? I just did ... hehehe ... The following are the things I shopped during my "Dream Shopping"

1. D & G Light Blue Perfume - I love this perfume 'coz it has a very fresh scent (citrus like), I dont' like the flowery scents kasi e. Makes me think to make a new perfume blog for all my favorite scents! Hmmm ....
2. Shoes Galore - lots! for office and for casual wear ... of course I have to buy it in different colors to match my every wardrobe!
3. Bags - of course to match the shoes I bought
4. Clothes, clothes and lots of them! - from office attires to casual ones.
5. A Spa Treat for me and hubby! - We need this badly to release us from the stress around us (most especially office stress ... ssshhhh quiet lang ha!)

Dreaming is free so I got all these for nothing ... hehehe!

Off to Baguio!!!

2009-07-05T01:41:00.000-07:00

Though I'm going 29 weeks now ... I asked permission from my OB-Gyne if I can join our company's MidYear Business Conference in Baguio. The venue? ... It's going to be at The Manor at Camp John Hay! They told me that it's really nice there ... so I really have to see the place or else I might not be able to in the near future (or even far ... hehehe!). My cousin used to work there as a chef and she told me that they serve good food there. Hmmm, I really shouldn't miss this.

And at the same time I can't miss the company's Employee Recognition Awards ... the 1st GEM Award (or the Go the Extra Mile Award). I am the head project coordinator so I shouldn't miss this first! We're going up on July 9 (via a hired van) and to come down on July 11.

Pictures to follow ... promise!

Foodcart Event: June 28

2009-07-03T21:11:00.000-07:00

Event: Dublin's First Birthday
Date: June 28, 2009
Venue: Prestige Tower, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

It was Flavored Fries (Cheese, BBQ and Plain), Ice Cream and Fresh Fruit Shakes for this day! Yey! In fairness, the ice cream I got is a hit! They love these three flavors: Cheese, Cookies and Cream and STRAWBERRY (take note: it has real strawberries!). Of course, we followed the theme of the client which is STARS! (cute noh!).

Online Shopping Galore!

2009-06-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

I have been using eBay since mid of 2008. Previously my officemates are the ones that uses this online shopping site to buy stuff ... and mind you really good stuff that are reasonably priced! I was even able to buy baby stuffs and are priced way below that if you buy it in the mall. Anyhow, till now I'm still using it and not just a buyer but also as a seller. To tell you frankly aside from the huge selection featured in this site that might be over 10000 different products, they have competitive prices too.

Just like the site that I gazed thru the net Design Mind Group Online Shop for Innovative Ideas And New Inventions they have a wide range of new products, new inventions or are innovative in nature. They even have refurbished items so if you're a budget conscious person this site can be of great help to you. Maybe this is the reason why they used the Design Mind Group ... they have a great team with great minds to create new designs. Nice huh! And what's more is that they have everything you need in one roof - electronics, toys, home or garden gadgets, computer accessories, car accessories - you name it and most probably, Design Mind Group has it!

So why wait? Try Design Mind Group now!

My Very First Event!

2009-06-19T08:22:00.001-07:00

It's confirmed ... June 21, my very first event. Yup I know it's Father's Day but hubby and I didn't have second thoughts of getting this event. We needed extra income so this comes first. But since the event will be held in the morning, we can celebrate Father's Day at home with just food bought from somewhere (hehehe ... really no plans yet).

Here are pictures for you to see and of course to record what happened to this very first experience!

Event: Kyle's 1st Bday
Date: June 21, 2009
Venue: Prestige Tower, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

Do You Want Your Own Domain?

2009-06-13T09:03:00.000-07:00

A domain is your own site address in the internet. Just like mine (http://www.mysweetlife.info). There are a lot of registration sites where you can tap to register your own domain or availing of their multiple domain web hosting services. There are a lot of advantages in having your own domain. One, you have your own unique identity. People can easily have a recall of your domain or site, especially when you use your business name or better yet your name (if you have a personal site wherein your primary objective of owning your own domain is to let your friends and relatives be in contact with you all the time ... 24/7). Second, when you're a blogger and you wanted to monetize your blog chances of you getting opportunities are higher compared to that of other bloggers using a free hosted blog site

But there are other things to consider when having your own domain ... the service provider. There are hosting service companies where they don't get to feel the need of their customers. But with webhostinggeeks, they offer a wide range of hosting services to choose from. And you're surely to get one that suits your needs.

New Food Cart Biz

2009-06-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

As I've said in my previous post ... one thing that occupied me the most is my new business ... Food Carts!!! I offer the following:

1. Hotdogs
2. Flavored French Fries
3. Cotton Candy
4. Squidballs, Fishballs, Kikiam

I'll be soon offering more varieties in the near future.

If your parties have themes I can change the food cart design with a very minimal charge (or maybe you can get it for free, if you get two or more carts).

Do email me at lissa.ramos@gmail.com for inquiries.

Window Shopping

2009-06-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

I've been window shopping for the past 2 days ... June 12 ( a Philippine holiday) and June 13 (a non-working saturday for me). Of course I bought a few things for my son ... new set of sandals for my Renzo (which I got for a whopping 60% off @ P340), new set of school clothes (sandos, socks and briefs). But one thing that struck me every time I go shopping are bathroom VANITIES. I've been wanting to have our own bathroom. Since we live in an old house, we only have two bathroom (one downstairs and another common one upstairs). I wanted to buy a bathroom closet to keep our towels and toiletries and at the same time having bath accessories that complements each other. Hmmm, it’s a dream today but will definitely work on it sometime in the future.

We got a Wii as a Gift!

2009-06-13T08:08:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, yes! Our Uncle Oca gave us a Nintendo Wii as a gift. My Izzo loves to play with it, of course the dad as well. I tried playing with it, but I can't give my best shot 'coz I'm worried with putting so much stress on my little one inside me. So i'll try to postpone it until I can use this Wii for me to get back into shape ('coz I've been hearing good stories about the Wii helping people lose weight). We have Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Game Party 2 and another adventure game I forgot.

Izzo is requesting us to get him a Mario Cart game ... hmmm, I wanted to but budget doesn't permit it yet. I have to buy the original game and of course a steering wheel that would complete the set. I hope to get more booking in my new food cart biz so that I can give it to my son as a gift.

So If you need food carts for your birthday or company parties just do give me an email.

Izzo and Renzo @ 1 Year Old

2009-06-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

I'm sooo back! I've been preoccupied by soooo many things ... work, new biz, my pregnancy and a whole lot more. I've been wanting to upload soooo many pictures of my kids but and another but ... no time! Anyways, since we purchased a new PC (that I got because I filed a loan in our office) ... I have to maximize and monetize this blog so that payments will not be so burdensome to my growing expenses.

Enough kwento ... here's Izzo when he was 1 year old:

And Renzo also @ 1 Year Old:

Do they look alike?

Renzo's First Trip to Tagaytay City

2009-04-12T07:05:00.000-07:00

Yes, it was Renzo's first out-of-town trip ... Tagaytay City! We we're invited by my sister-in-law to spend the day with them. They were supposed to check-in at a hotel but because it's holy week and everybody is in the mood to take out-of-town trips ... all the good hotels there are fully-booked! So, they ended up in the house of her uncle in Talisay, Batangas which was just 10 mins away from Tagaytay City. All I can say about the house ... WOW! The house is not too big nor too small, it's like a country house but better with all the modern furnitures around. They did also have a nipa hut (a small house made of wood) just across. And I remember the western furniture I saw in this website which is perfect for the house. I saw this easter red cedar classic bar which is so fits the house. Since the house caretaker said that visitors often stays at the nipa hut to eat, relax and enjoy the cool breeze it's best that get one of these furnitures along with the bar stools too which could complement more the country ambiance of the house.

I hope that we could go back there again ... in the near future!

My Balloon Creations

2009-04-12T07:04:00.001-07:00

It's official! I'm a certified balloon artist! Well, I admit that I need a lot of practice for me to qualify as an expert but I know the basics already and it all starts from there. Here are some samples of my creations and take note that I can offer my services to you guys if you want ... at a reasonable price of course. Just email me at lissa.ramos@gmail.com if you have any inquiries about my services.

Mr. Smiley

Column

Can be used as a column or an arch

Flower Centerpiece

For service inquiries: email me at lissa.ramos@gmail.com

The End of My Week Long Vacation

2009-04-12T06:52:00.000-07:00

After a week-long vacation ... it has finally come to an end. Back to reality tomorrow!!! Back to work, the pressure and the traffic!!! But I did had an enjoyable week with my kiddos. It was okay for me to spend it with them at home. We just take short trips to the grocery or the mall to just buy something ... and that's it!

Oh, by the way, we took a day trip to Tagaytay nga pala last Thursday. We were invited by my sister-in-law to join them, and she even thought that we'd spend the night there (which we wished we had) but my mom was the one who was left in the house so nakakaawa naman at mag-isa (it's sad that she's left all alone in the house), so we went home instead.

So ... I'm staring to psyched myself that ... "I'm excited to go to work!!!" Hehehe ... I hope this works! HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!

Fast and Furious 4

2009-04-06T09:02:00.000-07:00

Since my eldest Izzo is so fond of cars (take note that these are not the ordinary cars ... but cars with racing set-ups) ... we planned to take him to the moviehouse and watch Fast and the Furious 4. So we planned to watch it today, April 6. He got excited and was not able to sleep in the afternoon because he was really waiting for his dad to arrive from playing airsoft. His lolo was also excited (my dad is really fond of watching movies - even watching alone!). So off we go to Blue Wave Marquinton ... dyaran!!!! Fast and the Furious 4 is rated R-13 ... waaaaah ... OMG!!! Because of our excitement we weren't able to take note of the ratings ... tsk, tsk, tsk! Anways, we ended up (Izzo, hubby and me) played for almost 2 hours at TimeZone. But we told Izzo that we're going to rent or buy the movie so that we could watch it all together at home.

If you could only see the look in his eyes when we told him that he's not allowed to watch the movie. Haaaay .... But he did enjoyed his 2-hour play anyway.

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2009-03-28T23:10:00.000-07:00

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Izzo Loves Ripe Mangoes!!!

2009-03-28T23:08:00.000-07:00

Izzo definitely likes golden yellow ripe mangoes! Surely he can eat one whole mango in just one sitting. This is good for his diet - fiber!!! He also likes honeymelon. A bit pricey nowadays but it's definitely a good buy. I like it too ...

I Think I Need a Pay Day Loan?

2009-03-28T22:35:00.002-07:00

Just this Friday, i had an inquiry regarding my foodcart biz. Asking about prices and carts offered. Promised to email pricelist and up until today I still haven't sent my pricelist yet (bad, bad me). I guess I have to purchase more carts so that I could at least book more to double up our family income. I think i need to get a Pay Day Loan for additional capital and get on with our mini-business expansion. Then when I have earned enough money from the biz I could easily payout my outstanding balance so that it will not incur more interest.

What do you think?

Yaya Problems!

2009-03-28T22:19:00.000-07:00

We have had several yayas (nanny) already. With my eldest son, I guess we had at least 5 (or more I guess) yayas to take care of him. They come and go. Some went home for family reasons, others just found a better pay, others di lang feel. But we have a yaya now that took care of my eldest, my second and hopefully my third child. But I don't know for what reason (is it her pay?) since last week she has been way toooooo pasaway. She has been staying in their room and just waiting for me to call her before she do her job. When I asked my mom's househelp what my yaya is doing in their room (we're staying at my parent's house btw) and told me that she's sleeping. Sleeping?!@*? At 9am in the morning? It has been that way for a couple of days already. And just this morning I got a bit angry and asked her to sit down and started to ask questions like: Is she feeling sick? Does she still want to take care of my kids? etc. etc. And all I get is a "Hindi, Ate ... Walang Problema, Ate." OMG, I don't know what's in her mind right now. She says that she's okay ... but she's not!!! But what I left her this morning are words of reminder: That her Ate is a very patient person, BUT she should not wait for me to get really pissed.

Patience, patience, patience!!!

Another Card For Me!!!

2009-03-20T22:55:00.000-07:00

No, it's not my birthday nor there are any special occasion in our family for me to receive a card. What I'm talking about is not a greeting card, but a new credit card! I've been receiving so many of them without me applying for one. These credit card companies issues automatically cards to good payers or those with good credit standing. So that's the good part for me. But I really limit use of my credit card for emergency purposes only. I don't want to be a great spender just for nothing 'coz I don't want credits to pile up. Else, I'll be in the losing end too.

I've had my first credit card way back when I was in college. This is where Bancard issued student credit cards to college students (I just don't know if they still do this today). Anyways, this has practiced my wise spending. When I had my credit card on hand, i was splurging here and there. I bought so many things ... buying here and there ... But when my statement of account came, that was the time that I really had to save a bigger portion of my allowance just to pay off my debts. Poor me ... but I learned my lesson. I said to myself that I'm still not a wise spender at that time - still weak in resisting shopping temptations, so I decided to stop using my credit card for a while.

But the I came across a site where they offer student credit cards. What's good about this site is that they were honest enough to tell some tips on what to look for and what to watch out for in credit cards. The're right! Some credit card companies issues cards to people just for the sake of meeting their sales quotas. They are not taking into consideration that different people have different needs in terms of credit cards. Some people look for benefits in terms of rebates, some with lower interest rates, to some frequent flyers - free miles, so on and so forth. Articles can be read here: Tips on How to Get the Best Credit Card for Yo u.

Off To The Mall

2009-03-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

It's Izzo's Moving Up Ceremony this coming March 27. Yes he's moving up from Kindergarten to Prep School. He has improved a lot ... Math (he knows to add and subtract already), Reading skills a-ok! Actually his teacher told me that he will be awarded with a "Best in Reading" in their moving up ceremony.

For the full one year of school, we never ever had a hard time wakinbg him up to go to school. No fusses, crying or whatever. He likes to go to school really ... and that's a good thing for me. He'll be a good model to his siblings. Siyempre, kung anu makita kay Kuya ... gagayahin! Yipee!!!

So we're off to the mall to buy new shoes and new polo ... yehey!!!

It's Time for an Upgrade!!!

2009-03-20T19:04:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, yes! I know that it's time for a computer upgrade ... now! My PC has been experiencing slowness... hehehe ... what a term. I seem not to optimize it's use for my entertainment and sideline works. It's too slow, takes about 3-5 minutes to boot ... grrrr! I can't max out my internet surfing works. Gosh!!! But hubby promised to reformat first our PC before we go to the computer shop for an upgrade (which I guess will cost me about 5 to 7 thousand pesos ... I hope it doesn't go over that). Well, let's see if it works ... but if doesn't ... off to the computer store ....

A Wedding in March

2009-03-19T02:07:00.000-07:00

Yup, I was involved with my cousin's civil wedding rites preparation. The rites and the reception was held at Gabrielle's Place in Bayanbayanan Ave. in Marikina. Simple but elegant enough to say that it's no simple wedding. But did you know that the wedding preps was only done all in one month. Yes ... all in 30 days. I did the hosting, the luminaries, got the photographer, made a checklist for the bride ... haaay parang ang sarap ikasal ulit.

Check out the pictures:

The Stage Design:

Chairs for the Couple:

Venue Set-Up by the caterer:

Of course, the Bride with her Cousins:

The Hosts and Coordinators: Me and my Cousin Chef

Our Mommies, Daddies, Uncles and Aunties:

The Cousins, Inc.