BLOGGING FROM PHILIPPINES

Hi guys! I'm really really sorry for not updating all my blogs. I'm here in Philippines now with my family. Actually, I arreived here June 19 and we flew to CDO the next day. Not updating my blogs is not the fault of the internet connect. It's my fault. I'm too busy visiting my friends and relatives, party here and party there and I didn't give time to update my blogs. I feel very guilty now so I decided to do it at least twice a week.

Anyway, my stay here is very memorable. We had our Mega EB with my bolanon.com family last June 27 and it was really great. I'm so happy that I finally meet them in person. Two days after the mega eb, one of the member invited us to have dinner in her house after their town fiesta. I ate a lot and I'm not ashame to tell you that I'm gaining a lot lot lot. I really missed Pilipino foods and I can't stop myself eating them all. We will have another gathering tonight, that means, more Pilipino foods again and I ordered sea foods.

We took a lot of photos and I will post it here sometime or maybe when I will come back in Canada. I still have 42 days of stay here and I will make sure that this 42 days will be more memorable for me.

This is all for now guys and have a nice day to all!

BEAUTY TIPS

I don't feel better today. I don't know why. Maybe it's because it's raining just now..not a heavy rain, it's only a little shower but there's no sun. It's so cloudy and it make me feel so weak. I'm still with my pajama just now, watching movie in the living room. I don't feel to do anything. I took me a while to decide if I will blog or not he he he. But here I am, doing some update.

I was surfing in the net about skin care and I found this article which is very interesting. You can make your own beauty product by using some stuff that you might have in your kitchen. I just want to share to you the ingredients and I will do it after this post.

Face mask
Mix 1 egg yolk with 2 tsps almond oil and 1 mashed banana. Apply all over your face, avoiding the eye area, and relax for 10 minutes. Wash off with tepid water.

Cucumber eye mask
Mix 1 tsp dried milk powder with 1 tsp cucumber juice. Apply to your eye area and relax for 10 minutes. Wipe off with damp cotton wool.

Enjoy guys and make yourself glow this summer.

TEN DAYS

I'm so excited now for my vacation. Ten days more to go and I'm flying for Philippines. I already took my appointment for the vaccination (anti-flu). If I will be the one to decide, I don't want to have that vaccination. I already had one last winter and I guess I'm okey with that. But my sister is pushing me to have that anti-flu vaccine because she's afraid of the swine flu. Anyway, I will have it this week. I don't know the details yet but hubby already got the appointment. He will tell me tonight the details.

My luggage is already ready. I already prepared all the stuff that I need to bring like medicines, toiletries and some other stuff. I'm ready now to go:-)

BLOGGING FROM BAIE COMEAU

Yes, it's true. I'm here in the hotel in Baie Comeau. As I said in my previous post that I'm so excited to be in this place. It's a little village but the scenery is very fantastic. We left home 6:00 in the morning and we arrived here at 3:00 in the afternoon. We stop in few places to take some pictures. It was a very long drive but hubby drove halfway and I drove the other half of the trip. We were so lucky because yesterday, we checked the weather forecast it's rain. But fortunately, it's not raining the whole day. We have a little rain just now. We don't mind because we're already here in the hotel. I'm just hoping that we will have a nice day tomorrow.

You can see some of the photo that I took today here.

WEEKEND IN BAIE COMEAU

I'm so excited now to spend the weekend in Baie Comeau. This is the place that I always ask hubby to visit. It's quite far from where we live so we need to stay one night in a hotel. Hotel is already reserved and the ferry going to Matane. From home to Baie Comeau will take 5 hrs drive plus 20 minutes ferry to cross the river. But we have to stop some places for picture so I guess it will take us 6 or 7 hours drive instead of 5 hours. We will sleep in Baie Comeau then we have to drive to Godbout for the ferry that will take us to Matane. This ferry will take 2 hours to cross the St-Laurent river to Matane. Then from Matane to our place will take 5 hours drive. But as I said, we have to stop many place for picture and I guess we will arrive home almost midnight. We don't mind what time we will arrive home he he he. We love to travel so there will be no problem.

I'm pretty sure that I will take lots of picture. Good that I have 3 spare of battery for my camera. In this way, I don't need to charge which is very hard because I don't have adoptor for the car. Hubby bought me 2 more battery so taht I can use them in Philippines and I have 2 8gigs memory card he he he. Everything will be okey:-)

I will post for sure some photo next week.

By the way, Caroland's Breathtaking Adventure is already finish. I've change the layout and I migrated it to my other account. Friends, can you change the link of my Caroland's Breathtaking Adventure? I really appreciate if you can do it for me...thanks. Pls feel free to visit that blog.

RENEWED DOMAIN

I finally renewed the domain of this blog. I received the notice of renewal many times but I didn't do it because I don't have enough money in my paypal. I just renewed a while ago and in addition, I bought another domain for my other blog that I abandoned. I decided to buy domain for that blog and continue updating it. I still have to finalize everything before I will give you the link.

I have to end this now. I have severe headache. I will rest a little before hubby will arrive.

H1N1

First thing I always do when I wake up in the morning is open my laptop and check my email. Usually, I'm not reading forwarded emails but this time, I don't know why, I was interested in reading one of the forwarded email from my friend zhel. The subject of the email is H1N1 update. I read all the content and suddenly, I felt sad. Why? Honestly, I'm not afraid of that virus. There are already some victims of H1N1 here in Quebec and they keep on telling the people to be very careful with this virus, put a protection etc, etc. But me and hubby always away every weekend and eat in the restaurant, go to public places without protection and so far, so good. We don't feel any of the symptoms of this virus. I'm very confident that I'm healthy and ready to have my vacation in Philippines. But after reading the forwarded email, I felt really sad. I'm afraid that they will quarantine me when I will arrive in Philippines to make sure that I don't have that virus. If this will happen, all the plan will be distroy. Firt week of my arrival is very tight. We will arrive friday night in cebu and flight the next day to CDO for my nephew's baptism and then after a day, we will take the ferry for Tagbilaran, Bohol for the Mega EB of Bolanon.com member. This is all in one week, the first week of my arrival. I will just hope that there will be no changes in the plan. If it happen that they have to quarantine me, it can break my vacation. I HOPE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. I'm crossing my finger.

Well, I want to share to you the forwarded email that I received.
UPDATE NO. 18 - RP's FIRST H1N1 CASE
By dennis
Created 2009-05-22 06:54
21 May 2009
The Department of Health is officially announcing this evening the first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in the Philippines .
A female traveler arrived in the Philippines on May 18, Monday, from the United States and Canada . A throat specimen was collected, and was tested at the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) on May 20, Wednesday, after she developed fever, sore throat and cough.
Today, RITM confirmed that the specimen tested positive for the novel Influenza A (H1N1) on PCR using the primers sent by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
She was immediately started on an antiviral, Oseltamivir, and given supportive care. At this time, the patient is continuously being monitored. She no longer has fever or cough, but still has sore throat.
The DOH would like to emphasize that there is no community level outbreak in the country and measures are being done by the government to prevent transmission, starting with the quarantine of household close contacts.
The family of the patient has been informed and advised about the situation. We would like to thank them for their cooperation and willingness to comply with the recommendations of the DOH. They were advised to observe self-monitoring, home quarantine, social distancing, proper hygiene and respiratory etiquette procedures.
We appeal to our media partners and the rest of the nation to respect the privacy and anonymity of the patient and her family. Rest assured that any information vital to protect public health and safety will be appropriately shared to those concerned.
The DOH also stresses that the discovery of this first case of Influenza A(H1N1) in the Philippines is something we have been preparing for and is a result of the collective efforts of both public and private sectors as well as the effective surveillance system which we have put in place.
The DOH has already notified the International Health Regulations (IHR) and will submit its official report in 24 hours.
Influenza A (H1N1) is currently affecting 41 other countries with 11,034 cases and 85 deaths. Thus far, the behavior of the virus is to cause generally mild illness and low mortality (<1%) in the affected population.
This development only shows the vulnerability of all countries to the threat of Influenza A (H1N1) which indicates that no nation and no government should be complacent. Thus, we continue to strengthen our systems for surveillance, early detection and management and effective response. We are also closely coordinating with the WHO, other agencies of government and the private sector to effectively combat the virus.
Our stockpiles of Oseltamivir is currently sufficient at 1 million capsules and have been distributed in regional hubs all over the country. We would like to remind the public that Oseltamivir may only be dispensed and taken upon the advice of your doctor. Irrational use can result in drug resistance that causes the drug to become ineffective in the future.
We reiterate to the public that government is on top of the situation and everyone is advised to be vigilant. If you have arrived from an affected country and develop flu-like symptoms (or TRANGKASO) such as fever, sore throat and cough, immediately consult a medical professional or call the DOH Hotline at (02) 711-1001 or 711-1002.
This situation is evolving globally. We will give regular updates to the media and the public as information becomes available.
To know more about Influenza A(H1N1), you may go to the DOH Website at www.doh.gov.ph [0].
Source URL:http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/2288