Gerified Philippines

Once upon a time, when people experience toothache ought for an extraction, all they do is gargle and drink bilog (gin) for anesthesia and pray not to get tetanus before a)        pulling the rotten molar with a plier (sanitized in alcohol/hot water, whichever is available) if you’re drunk-brave enough not to feel the pain b)        tying your tooth to an open door and let someone kicked it close in surprise Most preferred letter B for that swabeng one kick pain but if you’re a sadist, it’s letter A landslide! Finally, gargling and drinking bilog again for pain reliever. Chew on ice, or if you have extra bucks, sorbetes (dirty ice cream)! Just make sure you have extra coins for an antibiotic just in case the sore gum started pumping out pus. I just remembered my Nana’s stories about her time. Good thing we are high-tech now. But let’s face it, when we hear the word dentist, all we can think about is pain. I...

I remember shaking while shading the letters of my name… My neck was turning sore writing down computations, I avoid turning right or left, just up when thinking about what formula to use, and down to write. I had a hard time ironing out crumpled formulas in my head, and the pressure on time limit and the watcher reminding us the minutes left didn’t help. It was a two day examination, I prepared myself for six months plastering manila papers on the walls, living room, even on the bathroom and ceiling of my bed! On the 2 nd day, right after I passed my papers, I went straight home and wept out my stress in bed. Three days later, at the age of 20, I’m a licensed civil engineer. Academically, that’s one of my so-called Moments of Success. The school-home no-social-life routine paid off.  Some of my small moments of success were fun to remember, too. Winning on a poetry contest online and getting myself a truckful of wine, a medal for my Acapela piece (I used to sing...

My grocery list would not be complete without a cheese spread as it’s the most fun and easy way to keep the entire family from being hangry (anger due to hunger!); be it when we’re on the road or just at home, working. It’s Cheez Whiz in a hot pandesal in the morning and freshly baked monay in the afternoon. It’s Cheez Whiz for no baked mac and cheese, and as a savory dip for finger food like taco chips, sliced carrots, cucumber discs and chopped cabbages! Clyot even like his pasta with just Cheez Whiz and Dabibot with his Cheez Whiz as a rice topping. Whether for a quick bite or fun snack times, like baon for school, weekend roadtrip and middle-of-the-night cravings, Cheez Whiz will not let you down! Kids and kids-at-heart like yours truly simply can’t say no to the gooey, rich texture that Cheez Whiz consistently provide. It’s enticing! And as the number one cheese spread brand in the Philippines, Cheez Whiz recognizes the requisite tastes that moms and kids love, and...

Stop and smell the roses. This is an idiom that meant to remind us stop whatever we are busy about, we should every now and then pause to clear our heads; be calm and re-center our focus to matters that are of true importance. Stop and smell the roses meant to see the joy of simple things and restart your stressed mind. Smelling something delightful is one way to remove stress and ace the interview; smelling good is vital in achieving our goals – hit the spot, yes including love-life, even Cleopatra knew it! What, she just filled her ship with hand-picked rose petals just to smell like a bouquet of roses before meeting her Mark Anthony. But let’s be real here, we are in the digital world. Everyone is busy living the fast-paced lifestyle, good thing you can still smell delicious anytime, anywhere with Perfume Dessert! It is a practice in my household to hold on to their hunger and smell the dishes first before devouring it. This will help them appreciate the effort of the on...

What gives me joy?  Some of the joys for me includes an interesting read, flying machines, the stormy weather and Jollibee! The dreary weather - thick dark clouds and strong breeze of wind - sometimes gets the better of me; the pitter-patter of the rain may literally nail me down in bed making my pluviophile-self anticipate the lucid   petrichor. Imaging the dry thirsty earth kissed by a strong-willed raindrop and sizzle like a virgin! It reminds me of my simple days in Baguio where I get cozy beside a window facing the garden, waiting for a lightning to strike and tear the foggy sky for a millisecond and be amazed and yet terrified again and again especially right after what comes after it- the roaring thunder.  I imagine nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere react with the heat of lightning and forms nitrates in the sky that diluted in water rain and falls like fertilizers for the earth.  And when I’m satisfied imagining mushrooms pop up in a secl...

MR. LESTER CASTILLO, Sports Executive;    MILO Philippines  – MR. ROBBIE DE VERA, Consumer Marketing Manager; AMANDA FERNANDEZ, ANTON DEL ROSARIO,  MILO Philippines  – MR. WILLY DE OCAMPO, Vice President ;  Cebu Football Association Federation  – MR. RICO NAVARRO, Vice President ;  Ignite Sports, Inc.  – MR. MICHAEL REYES, Assistant Organizer Every pro was once an amateur, every expert was once a beginner, and sometimes, the future leaders in are in the midst of the poorest of the poor. In whatever field or aspect a child may have interest or has potentials, Milo Philippines knows too well, that through sports, they can yearn good character to help them reach their life goals, hence, the company encourages young children to dream big and start it now. Nestle’s Milo became one of the global sponsor for FC Barcelona, and they teamed up on educating young people the importance of incorporating sports and physical activity as par...

There are cheap printers anywhere, but the real problem for small scale businesses and freelancing work-at-home industries is the toll allocated for expensive cartridges, not to mention, cartridges are not exactly environment-friendly. So in our home office, what we usually do is buy an A3 printer and convert it to refillable after using the free cartridge that comes in buying brand new. We risk in voiding the warranty of the brand new printer as refilling the ink instead of buying another set of cartridges saves us bucks in the long run and it also bugs me to throw away dried up cartridges in the thrash because what else would I do with it? We just have to be extra careful to keep the printer at its best for the longest time possible. That is why I’m so excited to learn that Brother Printer finally launched their two new Refill Tank System inkjet printers  with A3 print capabilities, superior cost-effiency, and comprehensive connectivity options. Brother Printe...