New product up! After virtually no update, I decided to plug this for a change.

Our container of Prairie chicken leg quarter arrived just this week. Selling price is at at PHP 88 per kilo, pick-up price. If you want it to be delivered, price is at PHP 98 per kilo, bulk order. Another container is to arrive sometime this March, if you’re interested contact me!

For inquiries/reservations, please text or call me at my mobile number 09178014572 or call me at our office 3680411 or home 6826350. I’ll be most likely at the office.

For meet-ups, you can visit our storage and see the frozen meat for yourself.

Mobile: 09178014572
Office: 3680411
Home: 6826350
Storage/office address: 332 Pentecost Street St. Gregory Village San Isidro Cainta Rizal Philippines
Home address: 15 Morato St Vista Valley Subdivision Marikina City Philippines

I got into a car accident again. I’m definitely pissed off for a number of reasons. One, it wasn’t my fault. Two, I had no way of proving it. Three, I am a woman, which is–apparently– in most men’s vocabulary, an easy prey for putting the blame into.

The driver wanted to get money out of me. He acted badly hurt, even though he was only given Betadine for his “hurts.” He faked a limp. At the same time, he miraculously lost the limp after he’s been given a wad of cash to shut him up.

I won’t go into details what happened, except to say that it wasn’t my fault.  I decided to write down what to do and what not to do during a vehicular or car accident, as a heads up for all the women out there.

What to do during a car accident

1. Be calm and assertive

He will take advantage of you if you are near panicking.  Act tough.

A while ago, while I was still furious and assertive, he admitted that he did not see me. When I was in tears, he took it all back, yelled at me, and demanded money.

2. You are right. He is wrong.

Your side of the story is always correct. He will act the same. The moment you have any doubts about your story, he will use it against you.

3. Do not move your vehicles after the accident.

This is the ‘crime scene.’ Do not move it or else you will lose all evidence. It doesn’t matter if it will cause traffic. A picture is needed to make the police report.

You have two options: a) if there is no police, take a picture first and then move your vehicles, b) call the one making the police report and make him come to the scene.

The traffic enforcer said I need to move my car and I did. I lost all evidences and he had the upper hand.

4. Make sure you have your OR/CR and license.

They will ask you for these documents. Be prepared.

The number of a police hotline will also be helpful. I don’t have those details, but I’ll look them up.

In addition to the standard high school classes, Reedley International School has a class called “Life Skills” — an 80 minute per week course teaching students how to maintain a healthy disposition in life and be effective communicators.

“Life-skills is a program where students learn the best tools to strengthen their character and leadership skills, and enhance relationships with peers, parents, and society,” Ong said.

The program emphasizes three things: values formation, self-regulation, and working with others, all of which significantly contribute to shaping competent, integral and consequently, successful individuals.

Interesting and brilliant. Most people are unable to maintain healthy relationships, have anger management problems, and are just have something WRONG in their heads.

Several articles has been written lauding or referring to the program at the Filipino Voices, Reedley blog, Business Mirror and Philippine Star. Everything sounds idealistic and nice but implementing is another issue. A friend who studied there told me that “it was a useless class, well at least for our batch.”

This is something parents should be building. Character building, values formation, self-regulation, and delayed gratification. Happy disposition for the win!

Breaking News: Ex-cop splashes water on Hayden Kho

This is the most ridiculous piece of shit I’ve ever come across. Who the fuck cares if an ex-cop splashes water on Hayden Kho?

I didn’t realise it qualifies as breaking news. I think I lost a couple of brain cells over there. Dumb dumbie do dumb dumb.

When the videos first emerged, it piqued my curiosity. When it reached the news, it became amusing. When politicians suddenly had opinions about it, talks about internet privacy, and whatever, I scoffed and ignored them. But now… wow… ex-cop splashes water on him, it’s so interesting! Like, no, really!

Who are you, Gossip Girl? XOXO, anyone?

Leave the issue alone. Please don’t drag it out; this is tabloid material. Stop the insane coverage about their petty drama.

Media priority in the country is seriously misguided. Where were you when high schoolers had their videos posted in the internet? This is how the senate spends their time, baby!

“I have never seen anyone that is fluent in English and Mandarin to be poor.”

After a good class, I had a quick conversation with my Mandarin teacher and this is what he said. So cool! I wanted to learn Mandarin because of the possible advantages it would give me in the business world or in my job (locally and globally). Good to hear that I’m not the only one with that opinion!

China's ME Generation

I first became interested with Chinese affairs two years ago. I was reading a Time magazine with the cover story “China’s ME generation,” which highlighted the contrast between their economic growth and their disinterest in politics.

Just imagine, a country that big, becoming more open and industrialised. China is also speculated to become one of the fastest growing luxury markets.

Even today, amidst recession, most high-end and luxury brands turn to China for majority of their sales! (Read more here.)

My schedule is a bit difficult right now. Saturday classes are just blah — it’s hard to contain the party/weekend mood. Everytime I attend a class, I enjoy it though. My teacher’s funny and gives me new insight about their culture. No regrets.

What is Tamera Online about? It sells make-up brands online, with supposedly free shipping anywhere in the Philippines. Its goal is to feature those products unavailable in the country. Usually, you have to go to the States to purchase them or buy them off online. Think brands like Prescriptives, Bath and Body Works, Benefit, Cle de Peau.

It’s like Sephora (never tried purchasing online though) but with a limited selection of products as of now. I found out about the website via Cosmopolitan May issue. I was interested in buying but Benefit Lemon Aid was unavailable.

Tamera Online

I imagine, only a make-up junkie would probably buy off here. First-time buyers would be wary, unless they have a make-up swap system available similar to MUA. (I’d love to have that here, but that’s for another post.)

What do you think? Personally, I don’t like the colors. The site looks poorly managed–there are double/tripe entries of the same product! Bad start for an idea with potential. Editing needs to be improved on.

Has anyone tried their service? How is it? Any negative reviews? Will you be willing to give it a go?

One of the things I considered blogging about was make-up. But I have to face it, I don’t see myself ever measuring up to or competing with sites like Beauty Addict. I’m the low-maintenance type. I am not a make-up snob: I didn’t understand what is an NC30 or NC20 shit (blame MAC ), what is an HG product, what is a primer, or what are the different types of brushes.

Well, okay, of course, I have an idea what they are all about now. I pore over make-up, clothes, and perfume blogs or review sites during my spare time. The sites do have a lot of pretty pictures to ogle over.

Granted, when I first found out that these things exist, I didn’t understand anything! My first introduction to this world was I Am Fashion and MUA. Who knew that make-up/clothes has its own lingo? It’s like a freaking finance book–they speak in a lingo you don’t understand but probably practised ever since you were in kindergarten.

I’ll be the natural make-up look kind of girl through and through. Which is why, after poring over blogs this morning, I wondered if there’s anyone that will write about make-up that way. I want a make-up for noobs type. All natural looking, make-up lingo type of blog. Just simple and back to the basics while focusing on looks and how to get them (evening, party out, beach) instead of products. Make-up is not supposed to be complicated! I want 5 minutes spent on make-up tops!

Oh, and I also want a guide on where and how to get a blush, powder, and brush that fits in a small pouch. Sleek, compact, and travel-friendly. I hate bulkiness! And there is NO way I am going to squeeze my brush in and risk ruining or contaminating them with germs.

Oh ya, brush and hygiene snob.

The moment I said “Difficult times lie ahead. We’re in a recession” and repeated it as an explanation behind every conceivable matter, I knew I’m becoming the person I used to hate.

Gone are the trivial days. I used to have so many problems ranging from what clothes to wear, school work, boys, my parents, the fights between my sisters. Now, whenever I hear a friend saying he has so many problems, I just want to mock him and yell, “What problems? Hell week? Oh, right, you are so going to die from the amount of school work you have to do.” Listen, buster, don’t be melodramatic, you haven’t seen hell yet.

I know! When did this happen? I used to hate my mom because she used to mock me about my “problems” during college. Now, I’m becoming more and more like her. Everyday, I try to think of a business idea. I read the news. I’m slowly gaining awareness about famous families, business dynasties, and political climate.

What is everyone doing after college? What is everyone’s life plan? How are you mapping out your goals? It’s cliched, but life is so short. I’m 21 years old and I only have few years left to gain financial independence before I turn 30! Then what happens when I am nearing 30? I plan a family. Five years after turning 30, maybe I’ll have a kid. Ten years after that, I’ll be sending him to school. Yikes!

Okay, I may be getting carried away. But how much can you do in all those time? I don’t want to look back and regret what I did to my life. What did Rockefeller do? He revolutionalised the petroloeum industry. The Vanderbilts, Ayalas, Gokongwei, to mention a few. It’s amazing what they’ve done and the changes they created to society.

I don’t know my plan. I do know where I want to end up with, how I want my life to turn out. Everyday, during my spare time, I read. I increase my awareness. I don’t know how I’d get there, but I’m always looking for that one-in-a-million opportunity.

I don’t like the corporate life. I don’t like the rat race. I want to be my own boss, have a business, and give jobs to people. I want to do my line of interest. I don’t want to go through the cookie-cutter build– the typical jobs that college taught us to end up with.

Somebody once told me, “Just do what you want to do and it’ll make sense in the end.” Right now, I’m just doing that. I’m dabbling in so many things.

Here are the things I’m currently doing:

1. I’m learning Mandarin every Saturday at ACFL. Originally, I wanted to be multi-lingual, but let’s see about that. Hard!
2. I’m reading about finance, economics, and stocks at Investopedia and (occassionaly) Babypips.com during my spare time. They didn’t teach finance in college the way I am learning about them now.
3. I’m observing the trends with anything related to the Internet. I’m extremely fascinated with the (business) possibilities that the Internet opens up.
4. I’m becoming familiar with our family business.

I don’t know where I’m going. Forex trading? Stocks? Dot com companies? I’m scared. I may end up chewing more than I can handle. But all these are so interesting now! China’s becoming so different now. Do you know that the United States got most of its dollars from China? Asian countries are naturally inclined to save dollars. Without China, where could they have gotten it? It’s getting very different.

Dot com companies have low overhead cost. I can just try and fail and try again! And with stocks and forex, heh… I want to invest my money on something (instead of spending it on trivial stuff).

I don’t know. Someone teach me about internet marketing, stocks, forex, economics, and Mandarin? Let’s learn together.

I just want to get an overview of my options. The corporate life is not everything. Hopefully, everything works out in the end.

UPDATED - March 1, 2010

Updated mobile, office number, office/storage address.
Updated product: PRAIRIE CHICKEN LEG @ 88 pesos per kilo - bulk order, pick-up price ONLY or at 98 per kilo - bulk order, very good quality, delivery price. Very low price
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ABOUT US

Three Sisters Meat Trading is a family-owned trading company of frozen meat products in the Philippines. We do meat retail selling and wholesale trading to canteens, restaurants, and SMEs. We’ve been in the industry for close to twenty years. .

What we guarantee is low prices, we hardly go through any middlemen. We import directly from suppliers or trade with other meat suppliers as well. We look forward giving you exclusive and value deals.

We deliver straight from our storage and our third-party storages.

LIST OF PRODUCTS OFFERED

We focus on chicken (leg quarters, fillet), beef, ox, and pork. See our list of prices for full information. Get it here.

BRANDS

The brands we deal with are the following (but not limited to): Erie, Sunrise, Farmer John, Maple Leaf, Farmland, FPL, Smithfield, Agromex, Gad, Mondelli, etc.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. If you’re looking for a product not on our list, contact us as well. We’ll help you look for it, at the best prices.

Thanks!

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My contact details:
mobile: 09178014572
tel/fax: 3680411
office/storage: 332 Pentecost Street St. Gregory Village San Isidro Cainta Rizal

home: 6826350
address: 14 Morato St. Vista Valley Subdivision Marikina City

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While other people are obsessing about beach wear, I find myself thinking about jackets, trenches, and ponchos. It may be an odd thing to do, but I am extremely curious how people fend off the cold inside the office!

Usually, I wear a ratty sea-green cardigan over my clothes. It doubles as a blanket whenever I decide to take a nap during breaks. However, lately, it simply is not enough to keep me warm. My arms are chilly and the thin cardigan doesn’t provide much protection. I don’t have a lot of jackets simply because I never saw enough reason to. It’s so hot in the Philippines, but the office cold is bugging me lately…

I’ve seen these a lot during my HSBC days. I don’t know what it’s called! Some sites call them a shawl and some sites call them a throw. Basically it’s just this thick piece of rectangular cloth that you can wrap around yourself. What I liked about it was that they looked so nice, even if a purple cloth was wrapped around themselves. I call it the handy blanket! Definitely comfortable.

The thing is I don’t know where to get these. I’ve tried looking for them but most are too thin. I don’t think what I’m looking for is a shawl as all the shawls I’ve looked at are so sheer. And so I sigh and move on to the next target.

The ponchos, of course! Some people may call them ugly, but I like them considering how cozy it feels wearing one. I’ve only borrowed it from my friend a long time ago and I’d never forget it. The thing is, I don’t know where to get one!

Imagine, something soft, easy to wear, and easy to discard. Plus, it doesn’t look half-bad too, depending on what you buy. But where to get this, I wonder? I’d like one of these. Mm, all cocooned-up.

The next thing I considered are cardigans and sweaters. My only gripe about them is that it may not fit every clothes you wear. I don’t really dress up much and so it would be nice to just wear a jacket that complements what you wear already, instead of clashing horribly with it.

Lastly, the trench coat! I have a soft spot with them, but I’ve never got a chance to buy one. They just look so nice whenever I try them on or whenever I look at clothes online. I just find it impractical and can’t come up with an occassion to wear one.

What about you? How do you manage to keep off the cold? Tell me where to buy!