Cats!

My family and I spent the whole afternoon fawning over the cats at the All Breed Cat show last week.  The Cat Whisperer, Mieshelle Nagelschneider was there too but we did not get to listen to her talk since we had another event lined up that day... But it was totally fine because we really just wanted to see the cats :D

Here are some of the photos that i took.  Most cats looked grumpy!  I guess it is because so many people were observing them :D

Some kitties found refuge in their litter box... but most were sleeping

and the ones who were awake looked grumpy

and even grumpier :D

I also saw a hairless kitty!  I think this is my first time to see one up close.  She's so cute and fat ♥

There were a few sociable kitties too like this gray cutie

This super fluffy ragdoll and his owner

too cute!

This blue gray kitty behaved while the judge was holding him

and this one even played with a feather :D  Meow!  Hoping to attend another cat event soon.

20 Ways You Can Be The Best Friend Ever

“The best mirror is an old friend.” 

- George Herbert

How long have you been friends with your best buds?  I wish I kept i touch with my grade school buddies but it was a challenge especially since I was the only one who transferred to another school.  It would have been easier if we had mobile phones and e-mail back then :D  But when I think about how close my mother-in-law is to her childhood friends (That's over 50 years of great friendship!) I realize that the lack of modern communication is not an excuse... You really need to make an effort to keep those relationships alive.

Here are some of the things that I think will help us to be a good friend:

1. Be respectful 

2. Make plans to hang out... and make it really happen!  No flaking and no last minute excuses.
3. Listen
4. Be supportive

5. Be there when they need you

6. Do fun activities together - crafts, game night, cooking, sleepovers (the list is endless!)

making wire rings with my friend :D

7. Be loyal

8. Forgive - try not to to hold on to grudges

9. Be happy for each other - Celebrate happy occasions!

10. Explore and travel together.  

with my friends in Coron, Palawan

11. Be honest with each other.

12. Take time to get to know their families and partners.

13. Remember birthdays and other significant events.

14. Be interested in what is happening in their lives.

15. Make them happy :D  Friend feeling sad?  Try to think of ways to help them beat the blues.

16. Accept them for who they are

17. Be prepared to help when they need you to

18. Guide each other to be better people

19. smile and laugh together

20. Keep updated and talk often - A real friend calls. "With GoUnli20, it’s now easy to call without a need for a prefix and it’s just P20 for unli calls, 15mb of mobile surfing, and 20 texts to all networks! Kaya if you need a friend, don’t call me, I’ll call you!"

GOUNLI20

Thank you ♥

We celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary today.

It's been quite an adventure!  Sure there has been some adjusting but all in all the past 3 years have been great.  I am very thankful for so many things. Thankful for love and respect, thankful for family and friends, thankful for relatively good health (yes, we are both overweight now but planning to do something about that soon >:p), thankful for our home (tiny but it is ours and we love it) and lastly thankful for cats ( we I LOVE CATS).

Looking forward to many more adventures :)  Happy Wednesday folks!

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Hey, May!

May has been a pretty exciting month for meow!  Lots of cool events happened in the past couple of weeks.  Sharing the 4 memorable events and photos here :D

 1. We got to see the Tokidoki exhibit at the mall.

Tokidoki creator, Simone Legno was here!  Too bad I missed the meet and greet (it was on the same day as my nephew and niece's birthday party) but seeing the exhibit was good enough for meow.  

2. Next up was the Star Wars event at Resorts World where we got to meet R2d2 and the rest of the gang!

Happy to see members of the 501st Legion, fans and kids in costume!

3. Have you seen the show Resurrection?  Erman and I got to go to the Asia Launch where we got the chance to meet Omar Epps and Kurtwood Smith!  

4. And lastly, the BEST event for this month... going to the All-Breed Cat Show.  I won't post the photos of the cats here yet because the event deserves a separate post :D

Things that make me happy

 Just another random list of things that make me happy :)

Cat pillow!  Yes, it is missing a whisker :D  But I am so glad I was able to bring this kitty home from the vintage fair in Escolta.

alien looking character necklace, dino magnets and a funny cat sticker

My vintage market loot!  I feel happy that I was able to support some of the local crafters and artists. I wish that they will have a website featuring all the artists soon.

it's alive!

Are you afraid of creepy crawlies? I found this green worm inside a head of lettuce that has been chilling in my refrigerator for days.  I was very surprised to see that it was still alive!  I sort of felt guilty just tossing it in the trash so it lived here for a week (in a bowl filled with veggie clippings).  We eventually released it outside when we went to the park.  Not sure if it will survive but I guess it is good that he did not end up in the trash bin.

Funny ads

I saw this funny looking ad at the mall.  Do you notice the gray kitten? :D

It's the cutest :D

Watch Ancient Aliens #TheWayYouWantIt

I have a slight obsession with aliens (next to cats, of course).  I have numerous books, toys, videos and even a laminated alien ID that I carry in my wallet.  

Yes, this is me dressed up as an alien way back in 2002!

Ancient Aliens is my favorite show on TV right now and I am so happy that I get to watch it on on Sky Cable's History Channel.  In fact, I even hosted an Ancient Aliens viewing party at my home!

complete with Alien approved food!

UFO and alien hunters ID

Happy Ancient Aliens fans :D

This party would not have been possible without Sky Cable's History Channel!  We had so much fun watching and hearing all about the ancient astronauts and also seeing Giorgio Tsoukalos' crazy hair :D

SKYcable gives you a world of limitless possibilities with its widest selection of channels and different ways to enjoy it.

Sky Cable is awesome because YOU get to choose the way you watch TV.  You get to pick the channels and the packs that you want to add to your basic plan.  In my case, History channel is a must :D  They also have the most number of standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) channels.  I don't have iRecord yet but it would be great to be able to record all the episodes of Ancient Aliens!  That will even make our next Ancient Aliens viewing party better since we will be able to watch multiple episodes in one day!  Aside from great TV, Sky Cable also gives its subscribers access to special shows and events through SKYcable-Pay-Per-View and Free View.  Hopefully they will feature live interviews with Eric Von Daniken and the other Ancient Astronaut theorists soon! For more details on Sky Cable you can check out their website 

Or watch the youtube clip below :D 

Vacation, please!

It's almost November and as usual I am wondering where the year went!  I was hoping that we could sneak in a mini vacation before the year ends but sadly our plans got foiled when Erman and I got sick on our supposed vacation weekend :(  I don't really have big travel plans at the moment (but I'd really love to visit Nepal and Jogjakarta- maybe in 2014?).  I just want to go to the places where we've already been to and just relax :D  Here are some of the spots that I hope we can visit before the year ends:

Tagaytay

Coffee, pies, cool weather and the view!

Las Casas Azucar

 Old houses, laid back vibe, looking at lovely things like beautiful swarovski crystal chandeliers and wooden windows

Baguio

 Breakfast at cafe by the ruins, organic market, cool weather, ukay ukay! :D

Caramoan

 Okay, this one is a bit far compared to the other spots but I'd like to go back and just listen to the waves by the shore.  There was a storm the last time we were here and it was a bit crazy when we went near the shore.