Yearly Archives: 2012

Antique and Art Collection by Tito Villanueva

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I had to separate Tito’s collection from his home because there were just too many to post.  In this very cozy condo, there were so many beautiful art pieces!!  Tito has been collecting for so long already and each one has a story to tell!  I need to make more kwento with him! 🙂 Just taking photos took already a lot of time.  

Just this wall alone had many important and beautiful artworks.

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Marcel

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This is the smallest painting I have ever seen – artist unknown but love it!

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Love this!

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In Tito’s bedroom

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I like how he framed this vintage watch

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Love this cute Amorsolo!!

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Nudes by an American artist!  Tito’s master bedroom is full of nudes 🙂

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 Inside his walk in closet 🙂

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 All by the same artist

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Master Bathroom- more nudes

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In his den

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Love these copper sculptures

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beside an HR Ocampo! 🙂

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 Tito just bought this from a garage sale!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

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Tito told me his Mom got this during the war in China from a Chinese lady who just gave it to her as they were turning communist- It’s beautiful!!!!

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Nena Ocampo Villanueva, Tito’s Mom.  Sketched by Tito himself!

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Oh my gosh! I have never seen a Botero as a personal collection!!!!! This is in Tito’s bedroom!

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 Oh my gosh!! Another one!!!!LOVE IT!!!

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Borlongan!!

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Arturo Luz!

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Malang!!!! I love these works of his

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Water Bottle Cover

By | Great Inventions, Household Tips, Jaric Marketing Inc, Shopping | No Comments

 This is Heart2Heart’s  latest favorite thing!!!!! It’s a beautiful hand embroidered bottled water cover!!!  These are hand sewn by ladies from Bulacan!  It’s a nice touch in your home and also a nice gift that will be really useful and very much appreciated.  There are several designs to choose from- just come and visit the store

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You can turn the bottle around so the Agua Vida label will not show – but you can leave it also since it is free advertisement for us haha!! 🙂 

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Store hours:  Tuesday to Sunday 12 noon to 10pm

Pls do not come on Mondays, the store is closed

Tel #:  854-7055

By Tito Villanueva

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Thank you Tito for inviting us to your beautiful home!!!

As soon as I entered the lobby of your building, I knew that you had something to do with it!! 🙂  I asked the guard and he confirmed!   I’m sure the tenants appreciate you lending your things to beautify their lobby!

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Scenic glass elevator and I am sure you put that artwork there 🙂  Every detail counts!

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What a unique building!  You hardly see new buildings like these anymore since real estate is expensive 🙂  Sorry it is dark, had a hard time taking this photo

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When everything nowadays is modern, I love seeing vintage buildings

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You have the most unique entrance in the whole building!  I won’t miss this next time 🙂

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Look up and you will see a chandelier made out of plastic bottled water containers!! How creative and thanks for recycling them!

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Tito combined two units 

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Den/Office 

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Tito’s office 🙂 

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Master Bedroom 

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Dining room where we had dinner 

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Dining table legs are made out of an old banister 

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Beautiful works of art and antiques come with the home ( Await next feature ) 

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Since Tito is alone in his condo, one room he made into an office 

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Collection of Architectural Digest magazines dating from long long ago!!!! WOW!!!!

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Tito’s Mom, Nena Ocampo Villanueva who is one of the pioneers in interior design in our country 

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The other kitchen in his second unit which is “dirty kitchen” yet it’s so nice and neat! 

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Tito has been an interior designer for 25 years and has much experience in interior design.  I like him because he is very practical and thinks of how you will live and he will adapt your living space to your needs!  I love listening to the details he puts into designing living space

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Click below to go to his website

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Surprise Cheer For Michelle

By | Celebrations, Great Achievements | 6 Comments

I received a text from my angel friend, Isa as she was organizing a party for Michelle.  Michelle was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and Isa wanted to cheer her up, so she invited the Belenismo gang to surprise her 

Our hosts – Inseparable Mother- daughter team who we all love! 

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Yvonne prepared all the headgear!  We just chose which one to use 

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The gang while waiting for everyone to arrive before we surprise Michele 

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And here she is! SURPRISE!!! 

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I have always known Michele to be so alive, always happy and always eating!! 🙂 

She is hilarious! She posed for us on top of her coffeetable! This girl does not need any cheering up!  She is more cheerful and alive than any of us!!! 

It’s amazing how Michele has remained positive and in high spirits and never did she ever feel bitter or sad.  She in fact has been thankful and grateful to God for all the blessings He has showered in her life.  And that I believe is why she has managed to go through all this and  is completely healed!!  Michele told us that it was her birthday gift knowing that she was healed! Heart2Heart admires this very strong and courageous lady!

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And of course she has full support from all her sisters, her family, her friends!!

Apparently they have been having chemo parties in the hospital every time before every session. Yvonne showing me a photo from her phone of one of the chemo parties!  She told me that they are very strict in the hospital but now because they saw how happy it makes the patient, they are now allowing parties   

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Tita Isabel and Isa brought all the food!!!  And we also added some dishes! michelle-party-3.jpgfor-michelle-013.jpg

Michelle enjoying!! This girl never stops talking about food and eating – yet she is so sexy and slim eversince!  We enjoyed all her funny stories in the dining table and we learned one lesson – never to eat with the Dayrit sisters or else you will end up paying for the bill!! haha!!!  You will have to ask Michele to tell you their stories to understand that 🙂 

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The Belenismo gang!  Watch out for the upcoming Belenismo in Tarlac this coming November! 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELE! 

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Smart And Beautiful

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I gathered a list of Smart Infinity Subscribers and discovered that they all have 2 things in common!!!  One, that they are all SMART because they are SMART INFINITY SUBSCRIBERS 🙂  

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and Two, THEY ARE ALL SO BEAUTIFUL!!

(Thank you Tita Frannie Jacinto for helping me out with the photos! )

Lulu Tan Gan 

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Lindy Castillo- Theodoropoulous 

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Bea Vasquez ( 2nd lady at the back ) 

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Tats Locsin Chan

“Since the beginning…Mon Isberto gave me my first Smart ( and my dad and my stepmom ) in 1998.  I loooooove them and they give the best personalized Christmas gifts.”

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Tita Frannie and Tito RJ Jacinto

“I have not regretted my move with Infinity’s Julie Carceller and Ruth Coloma”

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Trish Villanueva

“Smart really attends to my needs. I was even able to choose my TRISH mobile no” 

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 Tito Buddy and Tita Ruby Roa

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 And their daughter Timmy Roa Antonio

“You will love it ! Smart will super spoil you.”

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And Timmy’s sisters!  All beautiful!  Not to mention the whole office of Timmy are also Smart infinity subscribers 

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Jojo Zabarte 

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Judith Vasquez 

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ECOCARAT by Kibu Design Concepts

By | Events and Launches, Homes and Interiors | 7 Comments

Congratulations to Chris, Cherina and Benjo on the launching of Ecocarat in the Philippines!!! How I wish we had all these choices when we were renovating our house

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You won’t miss the showroom in the right side of Ortigas before La Salle Greenhills

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My beautiful friend, Cherina!  Congrats dear!! Take note of the wall behind her from Ecocarat 🙂

Cherina told me that they brought in Ecocarat since they were building their buildings, condos and homes.  Wow! Hopefully those will be featured here in Heart2Heart! 🙂

The beauty with Ecocarat is it absorbs moisture so especially for vacation homes which you leave for long periods of time,  there won’t be any smell.

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Kibu Company directors:    Christopher Chilip, Cherina Sy and Benjo Marquez

Speech by Kibu President: Chris Chilip

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Speech by Keiji Oshima From Lixil Company Japan

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Lovely host and interior designer Tessa Valdes

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Keiji Oshima From Lixil Company Japan, Yoshinori Tanaka from Lixil Company Japan, Yoshio Amano from Mitsubishi Corporation, Arch Noel Bernardo, Arch. Lor Calma,  Ivy & Cynthia Almario, Kenneth Cobunpue

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Kibu Team with Lixil’s Keiji Oshima and Yoshinori Tanaka, Mitsubishi’s

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Sonny Angara and Steve Sy – Barbie Pardo Tiangco with Cherina

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Larry and Roselen Ocampo with Kenneth Cobonpue

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Christine Laman and Heidi Ng – Anna Angara

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Senator Ed Angara with Chris Chilip – Judy Tecson with Manuel and Jane Chilip

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Amina Aranaz Alunan and Tootsy Angara – Christine Laman, Steve Sy and Cheese Ledesma

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Betchay and Spanky Monserrat, Benjo and Gaby

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Pauline Juan, Kenneth Cobonpue

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Judes Echauz, Anna Angara, Sen. Ed Angara, Cong Sonny Angara

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Beautiful ladies Anna Angara, Tootsy Angara and Tessa Valdes

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Jeffrey Ng President of Astoria Hotels, Marivic Vasquez, Chris Chilip

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Patty Chilip, Tessa Valdes, Arlene Cu, Beng Dee

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Ernest Cu, Marc Soong, Rikki Dee

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Lydia Echauz FEU President, Jane and Manuel Chilip

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Us, James and Rica De Jesus, Marivic Limcaoco

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Marc Licaros, Steve Sy, Argee Hubilla

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Cynthia Almario, Vivian Ng, Ivy Almario

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David and Edna Chua

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Felipe Zamora, Chip dela Calsada, David Bonifacio

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Jesus Salas, Andre Sy

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Kokoy Bernardo, John and Joanna Echauz

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Leo Po, Laju and Vijay Chulani, Mitch Go, Trevor Chiang

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Michelle Chiang, Sheila Lim, Laju Chulani, Farah Sy, Patty Chilip

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Patty Chilip, Judy Tecson, Cherina Sy

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Sherwyn Yao, Kenneth Ku

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Giveaways:         Air plants in glass containers to match the eco-friendly theme.

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We were made to spray the wall and i noticed that there would be no signs of water or anything wet!  AMAZING!!! Leave it to the Japanese to invent something like this! 

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Tessa points out Humidity and Aroma testing areas.  Guests spray water onto the Eocarat wall displays to see how quickly Ecocarat absorbs the water.   Guests also try out the test jars of coffee beans. The ones with just coffee beans have a strong coffee smell while those coffee beans mixed with Ecocarat have no smell.

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                                ECOCARAT: The Smart Tile for the Smart Mom

                         As moms, we constantly try to find ways to create a safe and healthy environment for our little ones. We start by feeding them the most nutritious food .We even buy toxic-free clothing and toys. But what about the environment where they spend most of their time in: your home? Ecocarat is a revolutionary indoor ceramic wall tile that outperforms any tile in the market both aesthetically and functionally. Known as Japan’s “breathing design tile”, it is made from a new and eco-friendly material called “soil ceramics” and a special clay mineral called “allophane” that consists of innumerable micro-pores. This special material allows ECOCARAT to start cleaning the air by breaking down toxic substances emitted by building materials and furniture. It also helps prevents your loved ones from developing allergies and respiratory problems from mold and mite build-up by improving room humidity. Lastly, its odor-absorbent function reduces foul smells from pets, garbage, toilets, etc. With its numerous functions and aesthetic appeal, ECOCARAT is without a doubt the most innovative tile in the market.

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 Create a Beautiful and Healthier Interior with Ecocarat Tiles

                 Go beyond conventional decorative tiles. ECOCARAT tiles do more than just please even the most discerning decorative eye. Its functionality surpasses all other brands with its humidity control, harmful substance reduction, and odor absorbent nature.

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Known as Japan’s “breathing design tile”, ECOCARAT, is made from a new and eco-friendly material called “soil ceramics” and special clay mineral called “allophane” that consists of innumerable micro-pores.allophane-ecocarat.jpg

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This revolutionary material allows ECOCARAT to start cleaning the air by breaking down toxic substances emitted by building materials and furniture.

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It also prevents the development of allergies and respiratory problems from mold and mite build-up by improving room humidity. Lastly, its odor-absorbent function reduces offensive smells from pets, garbage, toilets, etc.

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With its numerous functions and aesthetic appeal, ECOCARAT is without a doubt the most innovative tile in the market.

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                 Through ECOCARAT, the company endeavors to create ambiance with a distinct vision, texture and form that is based on the Beaux Japonica Concept. Embodied in this concept are its three defining values: Design that beckons. Function that harmonizes. Craftsmanship that awes. This concept is not simply a design that uses Japanese motifs and historical craft aesthetics; it is a contemporary expression of a time-honed and honored artisan vision that is borderless. Beaux Japonica manifests itself in creative and practical application to product development and refinement.

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ECOCARAT was purposely designed to transform walls into art. These tiles have gorgeous color variation and depth, adding a three dimensional look to your walls. With the right choice they can express who you are aesthetically. They come in a wide variety of patterns and textures, making it easy for you to find the perfect fit for practical and design needs. Create both a healthier and more attractive interior with ECOCARAT

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ECOCARAT is a product of INAX, Japan’s leading brand of tiling, building materials, and sanitary fixtures for residential, commercial, and public buildings. Founded in 1924, INAX Corporation is recognized worldwide through the attention to detail, quality, and craftsmanship that goes into each of its products. ECOCARAT tiles are exclusively distributed by KIBU DESIGN CONCEPTS INC. Located at the KIBU Showroom, G/F MJC Bldg., #347 Ortigas Ave., San Juan. For more information call 5796372 or visit www.ecocarat.ph.

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This Is Fun

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Ten Pretty Cool Things…. not a joke

Pretty Cool

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Don’t ask me! I don’t know how it’s done!!

 

Read out loud the text inside the triangle below.

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More than likely you said, ‘A bird in the bush,’! and…If this IS what YOU said, then you failed to seethat the word THE is repeated twice!Sorry, look again.

 

OPTICAL ILLUSION

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You may not see it at first, but the white spaces read the word optical, the blue landscape reads the word illusion.Look again!

 

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This one is quite tricky! The word TEACH reflects as LEARN.

 

 

What do you see?

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You probably read the word ME in brown, but…when you look through ME you will see YOU ! Do you need to look again?

 

 

Test Your Brain

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ALZHEIMER’S EYE TEST

Count every ‘F ‘ in the following text:FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITHTHE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS…(SEE BELOW)HOW MANY ?WRONG, THERE ARE 6 — no joke.READ IT AGAIN !

Really, go back and try to find the 6 ‘F’s’ before you scroll down.The reasoning behind is further down.The brain cannot process ‘OF’.

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Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!

Anyone who counts all 6 ‘F’s’ on the first go is a genius! Three is normal, four is quite rare. Send this to your friends. It will drive them crazyand keep them occupied for several minutes!

 

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Look at the spinning woman and if she is turning right, your right

Side of your brain is working.

If she is turning left, your left side of your barain is working.

If she turns both ways for you, then  you have a 160 or better IQ

 

More Brain Stuff…from Cambridge University

 

Olny srmat poelpe can raed this. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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Javier’s Summer Job at Cibo

By | Education, Foodie, For kids, Workshops | 12 Comments

One day, Jaime happily announces to us that he got his brother, Javier a summer job!  I love it that my son is learning to use his connections! 🙂 Apparently, he contacted his good friend, Amado ( son of Gaita Fores ), and asked him to get Javier a summer job at Cibo 🙂  What a good brother!  He has been so frustrated that Javier is not making use of his summer so  he made the initiative to get him something to do…and the beauty of it is it is right beside where Jaime has his summer job at Starbucks 🙂 

Previous Entry:  Visiting Jaime at Starbucks June 29, 2012 

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Two weeks ago, I went to drop Javs off to Cibo on his first day 

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Love this place!  

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And here is Tita Gaita!!  Welcoming Javier and turning him over to her manager, Eunice! I turned him over to them and wished them luck! haha!!  

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Tita Gaita brought him into the kitchen 

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I saw these posters on the kitchen door!  And I love them!  This is why Gaita is so successful!   

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Day 3 at training, I went to visit him to check on him and just as I suspected, the first thing I see in the window – Javier eating lunch!  It was 1130am!  I told Gaita that I think Javier’s incentive to go to work is to have his meal! He loves Cibo food!

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Pizza!! He was describing to me his pizza with so much passion!! Then I left him to work

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I went back in the afternoon and peeped thru the kitchen hole and there he was cooking!!  I was happy because that is what he really likes!  And I am happy he is learning about the business because he keeps telling me that one day he wants to open his own restaurant.  Well, what better way than to learn from one who is successful now like Tita Gaita! Thank you Gaita!!! 

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And we decided to do a full force visit so we can try his cooking!  

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Javs in the kitchen, he is in heaven when he is inside here 🙂

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We requested for Javier to cook our meal – we will not mind if it is not perfect 🙂 He is not allowed to cook for customers yet since he is not yet professionally ready to do so, so when we ordered we made sure he was allowed to cook for us and they let him 🙂   

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Prepared by Javs for his brother – Pasta with pate – not sure of the name

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The famous Telefono!  Everyone is asking Javier for the recipe but he does not know either! 🙂  Good system by Gaita! 

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Pasta Valentin ordered by Javier but not cooked by him, he wanted to rest and eat…..  “Mom, I’m tired, I’ve been standing all day!  I punched out already” 🙂 

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Dessert! YUM!

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Javs and his friends!  Thank you for taking care of Javs!  Do come and visit Javs in Cibo, Powerplant Mall, Rockwell on Monday, Wednesday or Friday during lunch time 

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Happy 15th Anniversary to Cibo! 10 branches!! More power to Cibo and to Gaita Fores!!

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