Collect and Connect

Watching Home

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:21:00 +0000

As someone who has moved out of my home country, it is but natural to miss a number of things from back home. Family and friends will definitely be on top of this list. Nothing can beat that as that is closest to the heart. Probably next close to the heart is the stomach... so food is definitely one of these 'missable' items. But thanks to a number of Asian stores, there is some good chance to have a taste of what is 'native' to the taste buds.

I realized that another thing that may easily be missed are the TV shows. Whatever your show preference is, there is surely something that you hope would follow television screens wherever you are.

I guess the good news is that today's technology allows us to get a glimpse of our favorite shows. There are a lot of ways available now whereby people may be able to watch a variety of shows coming from different parts of the world. Getting on board these options is a sure way to get a front row seat to things you love.

Big Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:14:00 +0000

This photo of gigantic pair of shoes was taken at the Riverbanks Mall in Marikina City the Shoe Capital of the Philippines. Shoe makers used enough materials to make about 250 pairs of an ordinary size shoes and took them about 77 days to finished it. It was said the Worlds Largest Shoes for it's size, 2.37 meters wide, 5.29 meters long and 1.83 meters high.

What Olympic Sport Are You?

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:10:00 +0000

The 2008 Olympics ended last Sunday after a couple of weeks of celebrations and competitions. My family really had a great time watching the games. Our favorite sports were the Individual Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Gymnastics and the Volleyball competitions. Congratulations to all the winners! And to all other atheletes, you all did a great job.

So what Olympic sport am I? I'm a ... Badminton

You are quite talented but not very appreciated.
You are detail oriented, very focused, and agile.
You are happy to forsake glory for success in something you truly love.

What Olympic Sport Are You?

Friends

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:49:00 +0000

Thanks to my friends Joy and Shiela for sharing this tag with me.

We need friends for many reasons, all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.
We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on, and treat us nice.
We need friends to remember us one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.
1. Everyday Life
2. Words of Love
3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts . . .
4. Life Expressions
5. A Mother's Journal
6. A Blessed Life
7. Roselle's Reflexes
8. YOU!

Tagging...Realities and Only the Good Stuff

Google Search Your Name

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:52:00 +0000

Okay, I was tagged by my dear friend Gracey. I opened the said link to her post. Read it then tried it using Google. That was fun! Yeah! Following the instructions given I tried to google my name RoseLLe with the 'needs' word. I was surprised because I can't find anything, no nothing interesting at all. So I decided to put my other blogs name instead - Reflexes.

The rules are simple, google your first name with needs behind it.

[your name here] needs

And here are the reuslts...

reflexes needs medical investigation
reflexes needs to be considered
reflexes needs to be significantly greater
reflexes needs to be studied
reflexes needs to be used by the examiner
reflexes needs less neural processing
reflexes needs nutrition
reflexes needs to be absent
reflexes needs to be stimulated
reflexes needs a lot of work

I hope you can try too...Christine.

Wow! I Didn't Know That!

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:56:00 +0000

I am reading a very light and entertaining book authored by Robyn Martins called FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE. It is indeed packed with facts, trivial and fun activities like crossword puzzles, quizzes, word search, match up and a lot more. All supported with bible verses. So if you need ideas to use for fellowships and gatherings this is definitely one good source.

Let’s Get Trivial!
Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Anniversaries must have been a problem.

I didn’t know that! Did you?

The First and Last Contest

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:00 +0000

The First and Last Contest was my very first contest (game) post I made in my other blog Reflexes, and I hope this won't be the last one. This contest will run only for one day, which is today the 12th of August 2008. Participants need to answer a question and leave a comment on the post. Winners get 50ec credits each. EC huh!?

Join now, click here: Take it EC Tuesday...The First and Last Contest

Chocolate Mousse

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:49:00 +0000

This well presented chocolate mousse was served to us in a meal during our hotel stay in Melbourne last June. The Chocolate cup with the chocolate mousse in it was placed in a rectangular plate with blueberries and strawberries cut in half and served with cream and jam on the side. It does really look very inviting.

First, Now and Last

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:46:00 +0000

Here's a tag from Dette:

my FIRST
First name: RoseLLe
First screen name: RoseLLe
First funeral: My brother
First kiss: C
First love: C

my LAST
Last beverage drank: Coffee
Last food consumed: Fried Rice
Last phone call: C
Last time showered: Today
Last CD played: This is our God (Hillsong)
Last website visited: Reflexes

NOW
Single or taken: Taken
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 11th
Sign: Gemini
Shoe Size: 6 1/2 - 7
Thinking about: the answers to the questions :D

Participants:1.) Me and Mine2.) Creative in Me3.) Little Peanut4.) For the LOVE of Food5.) Pea in a Pod6.) SugarMagnolias7.) Blogsilog8.) Captured Memories9.) Cherry’s Comfort Zone10.) Thinking Out Loud11.) Wishing and Hoping12.) Buzzy Me13.) My Precious Niche 14.) Just Me.. Eds15.) Eds Mommy Life16.) Can of Thoughts17.) Designs By Vhiel18.) Vhiel's Corner19.) Anything and Everything in Between20.) Muthahood Crib 21.) Reflexes 22.) Collect and Connect 23.) YOU

Tagging Imelda of Miss Body Beautiful.

Talbingo in Winter

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:41:00 +0000

This beautiful scenery welcomes us as we enter the very neat town of Talbingo. This is where we stayed in Snowy Mountains. Just about 30 minutes drive to Selwyn Snowfields.

The road you see in this picture will actually lead you to Talbingo Dam, another great place (a must see) you shouldn’t miss when you’re in the town.

Jounama Pond (dam)

I was so fascinated of the reflection of the mountains in the dark calm water.

White Christmas in July

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:50:00 +0000

On the road to Selwyn Snowfields.

This is a picture of my walking snow boots prints in snow.

Taken in our recent trip to the Snowy Mountains, south west of Sydney.

What do you drink?

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:04:00 +0000

What do you drink to quench your thirst? As much as possible we would try not to drink soda or softdrinks, instead we would drink fruit juices. But of course WATER is still the best drink.

What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:10:00 +0000

This is interesting...snagged it from my musically
inclined friend Gracey. Thanks Mare!

What Your Taste in Music

Says About Me

Your musical tastes are reflective and complex.
You are intellectual to the point of being cerebral.

You are very open to new experiences, and even more open to new ideas and theories.
Wisdom and personal accomplishment are important to you.

You are naturally sophisticated. You are drawn to art, especially art by independent artists.

What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?

Food Talks

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:28:00 +0000

Tagged by Realities

1. Chicken sa McDo, Jollibee, or KFC? KFC
2. Pepsi, Coke, or rootbeer?:: Coke
3. Greenwich, Pizza Hut, or Yellow Cab?:: Yellow Cab
4. Adobo, sinigang, or nilaga?:: Sinigang
5. Beef, pork, or chicken?:: Beef, pork and chicken :)
6. Starbucks, Coffee bean and tea leaf, or Gloria Jean’s?:: I love coffee
7. Cornflakes, Honey Stars, or Milo cereal?:: Cornflakes
8. Goldilocks or Red Ribbon?:: Red Ribbon
9. Tokyo Tokyo, Teriyaki Boy or Rai Rai Ken?:: Tokyo Tokyo
10. Take Out or Dine In?:: Dine In the car...drive thru :)

Players: kathyrazzi kathycot buhaymisis whenmomspeaks kathycotcooks when silence speaks etc atbp realities reflexes collect and connect your site

I'm tagging Christine.

SKy FlaKes

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000

The last time I visited a Filipino store here in Sydney I bought a 850g pack of SKyflaKes. SkyflaKes is a cracker, crisp and very tasty. It can go well with almost all spreads but I like mine plain as is. It can go perfectly with coffee or any other drinks too.

Skyflakes is a product of Monde M.Y. San Corporation, a Filipino company who also produces Fita biscuits and M.Y. San Grahams crackers. Filipinos all time favorite snacks.

Easy Seafood

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:58:00 +0000

Easy Seafood because it is a seafood dish that is very easy to prepare and easy to consume. Ingredients and the cooking procedure can be viewed at Reflexes, my other blog. This is another recipe that is becoming a hit to me...I hope you'll like it too.

Philippine Flag

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:48:00 +0000

The image below was made by my daugther RD using Paint Program when she was learning her national flag.

Design and Color

Horizontal blue over red bicolor, with a white equilateral triangle, containing three gold stars at its vertices and gold sun with 8 rays in the middle.

Interpretation

Blue stripe symbolizes unity of the country. Red stripe stands for the courage and bravery of the Filipino people, the white triangle stands for equality and fraternity. The yellow (gold) sun and its 8 rays symbolizes the 8 revolutionary provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac. The three little yellow (gold) corner stars represent the geographical areas of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

The Designer and Maker

It was designed by General Emilio Aguinaldo, the Presedent of the Revolutionary Government. Sewn by Marcela Marino Agoncillo, wife of the first Filipino Diplomat, Felipe Agoncillo, with the help of her daughter Lorenza Agoncillo and a her friend Delfina Herbosa Natividad, wife of Gen. Salvador Natividad and niece of Dr. Jose P. Rizal (Philippine National Hero).

Oven Baked Mussels (Tahong)

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0000

They say that this fresh mussels came from New Zealand. This kind has shiny hard black shell and the meat (if that is how they call it) was big and very tasty. Sautéed mussels with ginger is the usual way I cook it but this time the kids and I decided to do it differently. We would bake it with ham and cheese. We really had fun preparing the mussels.

Before placing inside the oven.

Baked mussels.

Ingredients:

Mussles (Tahong)

Ham

Cheese

Salt (optional)

Pepper (optional)

Tagged: Looney JUNEy

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:53:00 +0000

Thanks Reflexes for this tag.

The Rules:

-Determine your birthday month and get a word that rhymes with it or you can affix to it. Caps lock your birth month (ex: MAYday! JUNE dune, APRILicious, JULYvely, AUGUST pocus, parched MARCH…). Be unique.*
-Your birth month plus the word affixed or rhymed shall become the tag’s title in your case.*
-Get your birthday and add the digits involved. Example, if your birthday falls on the 25th of July, add 2 and 5 you get 7.*
-Whatever is the sum, write a list of the MATERIAL gifts you wish to receive, the number of which shall correspond to the sum of your birthday. For example, applying the case above (in rule number 3), you will write seven (7) things you wish to receive.*
-After your wish list, put your name and birthday in the Bloggers’ Birthday Directory, with a link to your blog/s. Note: when you add your birthday, please place it in a way that the dates appear chronological (January, February… 1, 2, 3)*
-Pass this tag meme by tagging as many people as you want.

Looney JUNEy

Name: RoseLLe
Birthday: June 11
Calculation: 1+1=2

My Wish List
1. PR (Permanent Resisdent) for me
2. PR (Page Rank) for my blog

Directory:February 20 - Caryl February 23 - Jammy March 7 - Mari March 29 - Rachel April 08 - Sheen May 3 - Vannie May 8 - joanjoyce May 27 – Zang Caesar June 11 - RoseLLe September 28 - Nina September 30 - Mckhoii October 22 - MommyBa December 18 - JoshuaOngYS December 19 - Alpha December 20 - Suzanne YOUR BIRTHDAY HERE

Philippine National Anthem

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:46:00 +0000

The Philippine National Anthem did evolve a lot. First, it was just the melody (no lyrics) then with Spanish words, English and finally in our own native language in Filipino.

Author: Tagalog Words by Felipe Padilla de Leon, Original Spanish Words by José Palma, English Words by Camilo Osias and A.L.Lane
Composer: Julian Felipe

The Philippine Hymn

Land of the morning,

Child of the sun returning,

With fervor burning,

Thee do our souls adore.

Land dear and holy,

Cradle of noble heroes,

Ne'er shall invaders

Trample thy sacred shore.

Ever within thy skies and through thy clouds

And o'er thy hills and sea,

Do we behold the radiance, feel and throb,

Of glorious liberty.

Thy banner, dear to all our hearts,

Its sun and stars alight,

O never shall its shining field

Be dimmed by tyrant's might!

Beautiful land of love,

O land of light,

In thine embrace 'tis rapture to lie,

But it is glory ever, when thou art wronged,

For us, thy sons to suffer and die.

Lupang Hinirang

Bayang magiliw
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso,
Sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang Hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig,
Di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya, na pag may mang-aapi
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.

Tagged: 123 Book Tag

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:24:00 +0000

Thanks Reflexes!

~ Start Copy Here ~

Instructions:

1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences after the tag chain.
5. Spread this tag to as many people as you can.

Book Tag Chain: 1) Only The Good Stuff, What Simply Works 2) Reflexes 3. Collect and Connect 4. Your site here

~End Copy Here~

THE HEAVENLY MAN

The remarkble true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun

with Paul Hattaway

“They were thinking there was no chance I would live. Some were told I'd been sentenced to death, others that I would receive a life sentence. The news reached the ears of my wife and mother.”

Starbucks City Mug Collector Series

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:27:00 +0000

I am a coffee lover. I do take an average of 2 cups daily. I’m not really after the caffeine, I’m perfectly ok to go the ‘decaf’ option. I do try different kinds of coffee from coffee shops like Starbucks, Gloria Jeans and others but i could also go instant (coffee in sachets).

It's almost a year now when I started collecting Starbucks City Mug Collector Series. I already have 9 (Manila, Cebu, Hongkong, Shanghai, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait), and 4 more are coming including this two . I got some of them during our trips and some were given by my siblings. I really hope that this collection will grow and hopefully will soon post my complete collection here.

Chicken Rockets Hot Salad

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:19:00 +0000

This is the recipe that my daughter RD experimented. She saw it in a cooking show and tried to copy it. It is not bad, it tasted actually good. Anyways, as she didn’t get the actual recipe, here is Chicken Rockets Salad the RD way.

Ingredients:

Chicken strips
Rockets
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Dash a bit of salt in the chicken, fry then set aside. Boil whole tomatoes and potatoes until cooked then chop them after. In an oven safe bowl toss the chicken, tomatoes, potatoes and rockets together. Put salt and pepper to taste. Then bake for about 7-10 minutes. Serve.

Autumn Vines

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:17:00 +0000

This beautifully colored vines were stuck to this rugged fence. As if the vines were hugging the fence tightly because they knew sooner or later they will be separated from each other.

Picture taken at Goulding Hill Preschool.

Travel To 7 Continents

noreply@blogger.com (RoseLLe) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:54:00 +0000

Got this tag from Reflexes. Thanks!

~Begin Copy~

Rules :

1. Start Copy from "Begin Copy" until "End Copy".
2. Put your blog's name and url write in which continent you live, add the country you live in. Example : My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands)

3. Leave your url post in here and I'll add you to the Master List.

4. Please help spread this tag by tagging your friends as much as you can.

5. Don't play unfair! If you have more than 1 blog, you can participate all your blogs for this tag. BUT you will have to post this tag to all your blogs as well. So, please. Don't cheat!

6. Please come back again to copy the update of the master list, often. This process will help new participants to get the same gains as the first participants.

7. Don't forget to use the banner at your post, you can save as or you can just copy the code in here.

Master List :

A. Asia : 1. Moms... Check Nyo (Philippines) 2. Aeirin's Collections (Philippines) 3. Jenny and Belle(Philippines) 4. Hailey's Beats and Bits (Philippines) 5. Appleofmyeyes(Saudi Arabia) 6. Deranged Insanity (Philippines) 7. PROJECT HEAVY TRAFFIC (Singapore) 8. Rooms of My Heart (Indonesia) 9. Blessings and Beyond (Philippines) 10. lancerlord (Singapore) 11. allinkorea (Korea) 12. kimchiland (Korea) 13. korean food (Korea) 14. idealpinkrose (Korea) 15. Pinay Mommy Online (Philippines) 16. Momhood Moments (Philippines) 17. Business Mars (Philippines) 18. A Great Pleasure (Malaysia) 19. your turn

B. Australia : 1. Reflexes (Australia) 2. Collect and Connect (Australia) 3. your turn

C. Afrika : 1. your turn
D. North Amerika : 1. Simple Life, Simply Me (USA) 2. Pinaymama's Diary (USA) 3. 3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires (United States) 4.Traipsey Turvey (USA) 5. Dabawenyako (USA) 6. Icelog (USA) 6. The Misadventures of an Ordinary Housewife (USA) 7. It Is Nap Time (US) 8.A Mother's Journal (USA) 9. Journey And Journal [USA] 10. Life is good and beautiful (USA) 11. your turn

E. South Amerika : 1. your turn

F. Europe : 1. My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands) 2. Juliana's Site (Netherlands) 3. Picturing of Life (Netherlands) 4. SuperMae (Portugal) 5. The Callalily Space (The Netherlands) 6. your turn

G. Antarctica : 1. your turn

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Tagging When Mom Talks...Be Quiet, Only The Good Stuff in Australia and Filipino in Canada in Canada.