Collecting china porcelain wares has been my hobby for quite some time now. It is quite an expensive hobby though but I really can’t help myself adoring and getting so obsessed of having each and every design available for my sweet home. I got so popular to the shop owner now that she asked me to do the porcelain business as well. This is another interesting business venture that I am looking forward to. Firstly, selling them online may be one of the many marketing strategies available for me. As it may be difficult to have all the products kept in my inventory room, online brochure may be one of the options. Believe me, making money online by selling or promoting these china porcelain wares could give me the opportunity and freedom to financial success.

To do all these and since I am not really an expert in online business, I surely need to join courses to get all the basic requirements that I would need. There is a free online course. Shoemoney xtreme is a free 12 week course about how to make money online. I got so interested in this intensive program. The shop owner was enthralled upon knowing this free channel marketing course saying that this could help her business grow and expand to a bigger market. Online business actually is the fashion these days and it just offer unlimited possibilities for everyone and success is all up to you on how well you manage it. Can I be one of the many online enterpreneurs in the market? Who knows. Let me start by getting myself briefed about how to get started with my new-found adventure on the web.

My honey is so sweet! I really love my honey!

Wait a minute. Did you think that I’m referring to a person? Of course, not!

I’m talking about the bee honey. I’m so into it! I really love it especially when I pair it with pancake and butter for my breakfast. Nothing compares to it! Sometimes, I spread it thickly in a slice of sandwich bread and dip it in a cup of chocolate drink. Wow! That could really make my day! I’m really into sweets even when I was a child and I love honey better than chocolates. I also use honey as an alternative to sugar. And I swear it tastes a lot better. I know too much sweet is no good to my health though. In fact, I have not had my serum glucose tested anymore for years. So, in order to avoid hyperglycemia I drink water more than eight glasses a day just to compensate to my extreme honey desire. Honey is never absent in my refrigerator. I never had a time that I ran out of honey at home as it is my favorite among the rest.

I would like to share with you a little information on what I have researched regarding coffee production.  Being a certified coffee lover (I can’t live without it..hehe), I have every interest to learn significant information on how it is produced and become available in the market beyond just savoring its richness and aroma.

Varieties of coffee are robusta, arabica, excelsa and liberica.  This crop requires rich soil, a well-distributed rainfall throughout the year and sufficient sunlight.  Coffee may be propagated   from seedlings or through asexual propagation.  It is important to select the seeds of high-yielding trees in order to have the best yields.  Asexual propagation is through the use of clones where part of the coffee plant is made to produce an offspring with exact qualities of the parent plant.  This type of propagation offers a quicker return on investment.  After a seedling is produced, it is now ready for transplanting, then, flowering occurs three to four years after.  During this stage, proper care of the coffee tree is required.  This includes fertilization, pruning before flowering and after harvest to provide better aeration and light penetration.  To protect the crop, it is necessary to apply pest and disease control.  At the time the coffee cherries are bright red, glossy and firm, it is now ready for harvest.  Usually, this is done during the dry season.  Harvesting can be done in various ways: by handpicking, stripping or the use of a harvesting machine.  However, individually handpicking is recommended to obtain the best  coffee beans.  The next step is pulping.  In this stage, the green is separated from the ripe cherries with the use of the pulping machine.  Then the pulped cherries are femented for 16 to 36 hours to remove mucilage before drying.  Sundrying is essential to attain good coffee quality which is usually done in large patios.  Dried parchment coffee has now an attractive golden yellow color which is known as the pergamino coffee.  It will now be sorted by its color and density and graded according to the standards of a quality coffee.

This is how the best coffee beans are being produced.   Simple as it may seem, yet, only a few knows about it.  Hope you find it informative and useful.  Enjoy!

This year’s bar examination for future lawyers will be on the four Sundays of September 2008, starting on the 7th. My husband is one of the hopeful examinees and he feels mixed emotions about it. He is very much excited because it is now the time to see how ready and qualified he is to be a lawyer. On the other hand, he is also nervous on whether he can make it or not because for him, all those years of reading, studying and being away from our family will be futile and meaningless, not to mention on the amount of money that he has spent for years. But like any other wife, I am always on his side through thick and thin, good and bad, for better and for worse. I will be there to give moral support on behalf of our family, my kids and our parents and to show that he has a family to lean on and to return to whatever may happen. I am pretty sure that he is prepared and positive to make it to the bar. Everything is possible through the will of the Most Merciful. To my husband and my best friend, good luck and may Allah bless you! We love you..

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Haron is such a jolly kid.  Very bubbly, wise and sometimes naughty.  He loves  to play around  All the time and never seems to lose energy.  He can talk to you about many things and you will be amazed with his wit and humor.  Oops, do not let him know you are hiding something, or else it will no longer be your secret.  Haha, you can never ask him to tell a lie.  Hard-headed at times, you have to Remind him again and again to do what he must do.  If you think that forgetfulness is only common to adults, you are wrong because he is.  Ask him where he put his pencil or eraser after studying and you will see him searching the whOle place! Funny, isn’t he? He is such a joker and he can make everybody in the family laugh.  I just thought of how lonely our house would be if HaroN is not around.

Lately, I am into this porcelain obsession.  Haha, I mean porcelain jars, vases, tablewares, etc. etc.  I have this Chinese friend who brought these stuffs here to Cotabato City.  She has a display in a mall of these beautiful artifacts from China, particularly from Jindenzhen City.

We met on her first exhibit here about two years ago.  Thinking that it was expensive, I bought only the small ones, the cups, little teapots, canisters, and flower vases, etc.  With those small items, she still gave me discount or gave a free item so I would keep coming.  Hahaha, very nice strategy.  I got hooked.  But I do not regret spending on these things because I came to like them already especially the blue and white items.  They look elegant and beautiful.  Now that she has came back, I started to get loco with the bigger ones.

It is very tempting because they are cheaper than before.  I remember my mother-in-law bought plenty of these, not just the small items but the the big ones for around P30,000-P40,000 a jar.  Now, you can buy them at 50%-90% cheaper!  Who would not go and buy?  But still, I should keep my balance.  I have to spend according to priority.  Should I buy or not?  Well, I’d rather save so as not to destroy my budget.  Good luck to me!

I have been drinking hot tea every night before I go to bed for about 5 years now. It has become my habit to take at least a cup daily except only when I am pregnant. My ob-gyne advised me not to have it when I am expectant because, though it does not have adverse effects, it could somehow affect calcium build up for me and my baby. So, I have to wait until I give birth. Few months after I started drinking tea, my friends and officemates noticed that my complexion became fairer. I also noticed a slight change. I move regularly, my hair and nails grow faster and stronger, and, I do not get common infections like colds easily. I just do not know if my drinking of hot tea has something to do with these changes.

Aside from its being an anti-oxidant, latest medical researchers say that tea consumption helps prevent a wide range of ailments. Among these are arthritis, cancer, flu, heart disease, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s disease and oral health. Black and green tea extracts help inhibit the growth of cancer cells and reduce the risk of high blood pressure. Black tea further boosts our immune system against influenza. According to the study, tea is a rich source of the flavonoids quercetin, kaempferol, and myricetin, and research shows that high dietary intake of these compounds is associated with a reduced risk of fatal heart attacks. Tea consumption may be protective against developing debilitating neurological disorder. And lastly, rinsing with tea may prevent cavities and gum disease.

So, what are you waiting for? Start the habit now and stay away from the doctor!

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Each one of us has someone special among numerous friends whom we consider to be our best friend.  For some, their best friends are their pets be it a dog, a kitten, or a fish.

This friend is very special to me and we care so much for each other.  We maybe miles away, both seeking for the luck and fortune that life has to offer, but that has not been a barrier.  We really find time to communicate with each other amidst our busy days with at least a question of how we are doing.  Oftentimes we share views and ideas together on how we should live our lives and what we can do to make it better.  This friend inspires me a lot to always be on the right track, to do what I am supposed to.  Since the first time we met, I have never been alone..He has never left my side.

He is more than just a friend, but a gift from up above and a reason for my existence.  My husband, my best friend…

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The present administration endorses constitutional amendment and considers that to be an answer to what has been a long time issue on the Moro people and lasting peace in Mindanao.  The administration believes that doing so will finally address the MILF’s claim on  the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE), a power for them to collect taxes and income from their own state and benefit from the same.  The said amendment is through federalism, which means ” a state within a state”.  This for them is an answer to poverty in conflicted areas in the Mindanao Region.

However, oppositions of the administration and other militant groups strongly object and protest the proposed act saying that the Arroyo administration is just using the Bangsamoro People’s ultimate cause to lengthen her political power in the country.  As the CBCP head, Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, states that it is “devious” of the plan to prolong Ms. Arroyo’s power and fears that this believed to be a solution might be a wrong solution and could even worsen the problem.  As a layman and as a concerned citizen of this sovereign country, I say that whatever it is that our leaders be planning and be deciding on, there should be proper information and consultation with the people in order to avoid complications and that our right to know on national issues and matters will not be violated.  Furthermore, leaders and lawmakers of this country should deal with utmost transparency and delicadeza.

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