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We love the Christmas season and so festive it is that there are decorations all over the house...  I am not writing from Afghanistan or a remote island where perhaps it is banned to celebrate Christmas openly. Christmas is most fun in my part of the world! We begin the Christmas season ahead of Vatican!! As soon as the "BER"months begin , i.e. September, October, November...Christmas

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First week at work in the 2012 and this blog is dedicated to the moms who want to get started in managing their homes in 2012 in smart manual mode!! ( aka: no hi-tech smart home systems blah blah)...  January is great time to update your house manual for those of you who have documented the past year's house activities using a logbook, I call mine my home journal. For those who want to get

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Our cook Helene (not her real name) showed me an inflamed lump on her upper left chest one morning. Her last mammography a year ago gave negative results. After finding a good breast clinic offering a cheaper rate within the vicinity, we immediately began the laboratory tests required. Within two weeks time and without unnecessary delay, Helene underwent mastectomy to remove the malignant tumor

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COOK RESPONSIBILITIES MAIN Cooks family & staff meals-breakfast, Pack meals, Lunch, dinner and snacks. Makes menu, grocery list CLEANING   Kitchen, Pantry - all appliances, Ref & Freezers, wine chiller, storage room, cupboards OTHER Market & grocery (every Saturday) Monitor LPG supply (Maintain 1 tank reserve ) TIME DAILY SCHEDULE

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY PHILIPPINES!!  I thought of writing today about one of Philippines pride Maestro Jerry Araos.  What a great way to celebrate with a dream moment yesterday afternoon with  sculptor, gardener and writer The Artist Jerusalino Araos better known as "Jerry Araos".  His works, his words and his company enchanted me. The whole viewing experience is not only meant for the eyes 

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Photo Credit to http://appliedbusinessanthropology.blogspot.com My two older sisters, Mila, 63 and Bobbie, 58  signed up with facebook and have 145 and 29 friends respectively (Bobbie just opened account in May 2011). Both joined the family group, "liked" Bruno Mars to support a niece from the opposite pole who joined such and such contest, renewed communications with long lost relatives and

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with family and friends in Cebu

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I apologize for the long absence, the previous months got me so busy as I endeavored to do something outside of my comfort zone - producing a serious paper for an international conference which I will talk about in the coming blogs - and I don't regret it. I find it good to stretch myself outside of my comfort zone to keep on improving my industry, myself and my craft . And this conference proved

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.. well I manage four! This Wednesday, I was in bed with a bad flu; this is my recorded sms messages February 9, Wednesday, 7AM Me:    (to Wednesday house) Hi Ma'am, I am sorry I cannot report to work today. I am down with flu                 since Monday and am not any better yet.  Tuesday house:   Libai  sabi ni Sir (according to Sir), hoard some gallons of water and LPG and             Jacobs'

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MAIN TASK Wash clothing, bed & bath linen, Table linen, house linen (sofa covers, curtains). Send items for dry cleaning, hand wash delicate fabric CLEANING TASK Laundry area, staff room, staff kitchen, Collect soiled clothes/linen. Assist house girl daily in cleaning entrance, courtyard - dusting of furniture, wiping glass walls, decors. Clean staff bathroom (Monday, Tuesday)

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Here's a sample daily task schedule I use for household cleaning staff.   MAIN TASK Responsible for household cleanliness and order   CLEANING TASK First Floor - Living room, Lanai, Library, Game room and powder room, entrance and powder room, Formal Dining & kitchen, hallways,  guestrooms (3) & bathrooms Staff room and bath (alternate with other staff)

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http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/tclarke/WAGE%20The%20Risk.html Domestic workers are called a friendly term in Manila "Kasambahay": to emphasize they are part of the household. Below is the bill  that is yet to be signed in Congress to provide legal recognition for the domestic workers and recognize the important role that Kasambahay plays in the building of the family and of society. The kasambahay

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Wild January’s storms shall shed their sting, Repelled by sun, as winter spins to spring, So kinder, temperate breezes gently blowTo melt the snow, that all the fields can sing                    by C Richard Miles New calendar year, 2011!!  Yeah!! bring it on.. let's all start the year right. I am nursing a mild back ache because this past two weeks I have been keeping Christmas decorations in

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The name Maligaya (the Tagalog word for “joy”) is the motto and spirit that animate the Maligaya School for Culinary Arts and Residential Services (MICARS) brand of training and education, “joy in service”.  All programs offered by MICARS take a holistic approach. Technical competence is effectively acquired through a work-study scheme wherein the students learn both from theoretical instruction

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Here's to young ladies who would like to start the year fab and glam right!! See you there girls..

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Home celebrations always evoke strong feelings of both excitement and panic! We look forward to everything we can celebrate and oh boy! we dread all the preparations that go with it. What makes preparation a sucess? it's not extravagance, it's not abundance, it's not luxurious things - it's DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS..  They usually don't cost much, they can be easy to prepare, they just require

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"His father famously employs almost 150 staff to cater for his every need, but Prince William has insisted he and Kate Middleton have no intention of taking on butlers or household staff when they begin married life in April...The couple believe that sharing their home with servants would ruin the intimacy of their relationship".      I am very impressed with the Prince.  I've witnessed big

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Thanks to all of you who visit my almost eternally uneventful 2010 blog!!  The positive side of it is that it has been a real busy end of year....   okay, okay - busy looking for something to be busy about hahaha..  Many things to thank the One above.. 2011!!  I so look forward to this. Each time I seem to be more prepared and excited about the prospects of the new year -  London Home

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Two days ago I promised myself not to whine about the glaring flaws of the Manila hostage crisis, I haven't been keeping it. Perhaps I need to make the public part of my PAGBABAGO! There's really nothing surprising that the hostage drama ended tragically. We experience the daily incompetence of our police force - we see them daily waiting under a tree to catch a traffic violator instead of easing

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Hollywood's Dirtiest Little Secret: Nannies   How do celebrities like Angelina and Julia do it all? With lots (and lots) of help. And they're doing women a huge disservice by hiding these helping hands. (This article appeared in Forbes Woman this week)While celebrities often promote their stylists or trainers (or they promote themselves), nannies are classified information, locked into strict

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Uugh!!  Vacation time is clean up time! I spent entire week doing spring cleaning preparing for the arrival of the home owners.  This past three weeks consisted of repainting, minor repairs and deep cleaning while my clients are out and enjoying their summer vacation.  I prefer manual dusting of Persian Rugs to preserve pile longer Use soft cleaning brush for grooves Prior to vacation (at

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Whoah...  I am reading the encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI "Charity in Truth". yes sir!  Are encyclicals included in a home manager's reading materials? (mine at least), actually anybody for that matter. Don't ask me for a cerebral analysis of this material (Im not even done yet)..,  but it discusses the very interesting topic of true development. In this era of amazing opportuntities in taking

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YUMMY! Thats the word that comes to mind when I think of my Pico de Loro experience this month, inspite of the typhoon and rains. Our trip was delayed because of Typhoon Basyang. We tried the following week and inspite of the damage caused by the typhoon, we had a fun and restful day. The great tasting food,the pleasant place that is ethnic-modern fusion, the pool which I liked a lot...and the

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Saigon, I was there!! I'm learning to enjoy my trips. I travelled to Ho Chi Min on the first week of June for some work errands and made it a point to make my trip more educational too so I included learning a bit of vietnamese cuisine. I searched the web and found Saigon Culinary Arts Center. They offer short cooking courses, so I got into one of their half day course (VN 650,000 or US35.00).

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One of my most important learnings this 2009 goes this way " hindsight is always 20/20" Heard it from a Catholic priest. As we look back to the year about to pass, we might find ourselves thinking i could have done that, i shoudn't have said that, I could have, and so goes our coulds and woulds...Hindsight has the advantage of a more complete information and insights from a number of sources

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What can you say about these wooden step stools or step ladders? Don't they look good for indoor use? You can leave them in the library, wardrobe or walk in closets, home office and they seem part of your furniture. Thus you would'nt need to carry them in and out of your room. These are home made ladders which i found in one of my clients' home. I definitely like them over those steel step

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Tagaytay Conference Center chandeliers  VERSUS Normal chandelier installation I thought it's good to share this with you as it caught my attention that every chandelier and ceiling lamp in Tagaytay Conference Center were installed with a lamp base attached to the ceiling. Chandeliers were not really gorgeous but that detail added such fine taste to them. As compared to the very expensive

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That's my mom's 89 year old feet on flip flops too!! every cool dude and cool babe and cool granmas!! wear them everywhere - in the malls, in parks, in the beach, even in church ( i don't say I approve this last one)! The once informal super dressed down footwear has been glorified! Back in my time, hahaha! that is supposed to be worn only in the bathroom or when we play hide and seek or any

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May we be bearers of good news so that we may inspire hope in each one we meet. We've all been thru a lot of things this year and inspite of it all, we are here: standing. I guess the trials we've been through are sensational but i believe it is outweighed by the many small blessings sprinkled here and there, inspiring hope in us to keep moving on. Together with the materials blessings are a

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A client had just acquired genuine beautiful persian rugs and is making sure they are properly cared for. It is surprising that even new rugs are really dusty, I guess dust accumulate during manufacturing, handling, storage and in the showroom as well. I wish manufacturers would clean it thoroughly before delivery.How do we care for oriental rug? First care tip is to use a plastic foam cushion

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We can smell Christmas everywhere. our streets are decked with humongous pots of beautiful poinsettias and lit with lamps made of native bells and balls. Buildings along the business district have brought out their Nativity scene and malls are playing out Chrismas carols. And this is done every year right after the Halloween! I guess lots of planning and logistics add to the already full day of

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I've found these chargers very festive and surely do wonder to any dining table set up. Charger or service plate is a larger plate placed underneath your dinner plate to keep spills off the tablecloth during the soup, salad and main courses.

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Pulire Asia 2009 recently concluded the Cleaning Solutions Conference and expo in Suntec Singapore. One of my favorite exhibit was these portable disposable and soon compostible loos useful for campsites, festivals, etc. by Michael Fels of Brown Corporation, UK. You may get in touch with him at michael@thebrowncorporation.com. With John Laws of Handl Consultancy of Australia who gave the

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A GREAT KITCHEN IDEA where space is at a premium, the space-saving cool looking mini kitchen designed by Ensci is the latest and greatest urban must-have. These innovative kitchens feature a variable design with a movable countertop/tabletop that slides open to reveal the range, sink, storage, cupboards and cabinets – all in one ultra-modern piece. When not in use, the kitchen closes up, giving

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I am sure you'll love to have this fire extinguishers in your homes. Away with those red boring canisters!! Spotted on Fire Design.

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My job has afforded me to see many beautiful bathrooms ruined by careless maintenance. One of these is the unsightly ring stains that form when the toilet tank is not cleaned regularly, dirt and rust build up and is carried by the water that flows from it and get deposited on your toilet bowls. These stains build up little by little especially if the toilets aren't

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I've visited these 3 churches/chapels (Cathedral @Nasugbo, Tagaytay Conference Center and the famous Betis Church-the "Sistine Chapel of the Philippines") these past month and I was impressed!! They are all impressively clean, congratulations!! I was tempted to say unbelievably clean... and yes, it led me to pray better. Wish I could give Cleaning training course to the housekeepers

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If you happen to be in Tagaytay, do drop by Bag of Beans, its less than 500m away from the Mendez intersection. Photos speak for the quaint ambiance of the place. And they offer good food from breakfast to big meals plus they have good bread available in the pastry shop. Check out this link bagofbeanstagaytay.com/

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Leather furniture are a good investment choice and must be properly cared for, cleaned and conditioned. Keep away leather furniture from direct light source - sun or indoor lighting or any source of heat to prevent it from fading, drying out and cracking. Before any attempt to clean your beautiful leather furniture, it is important to determine the type of leather yyou have. You can find this

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Rainy season is here... Expect rain! It is time to clean any debris from the gutters and eaves troughs and downspouts and ensure water flows away from the house. It is good to put this on This month's to do checklist especially when the leaves have all fallen, as they all manage to end up in your gutters! It is also an recommended to install gutter covers to keep leaves and debris

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I always organized books by subject. I never imagined organizing book by color would look this cool. Follow this link http://www.designmom.com/ and you'll find lots more ideas for home design.

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JUST HOW PROFESSIONAL CAN FAMILY COOKS GET? How professional can family cooks get? If I were to rank the skills level requirement for household staff, cooks always rank top of the list. Homes can get by with less skilled (by this, i don't mean unskilled) housekeepers or lavandera.. but cooks have to be really good because they are so important in providing joy in family living. A good meal goes

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I love Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Manual. It is a comprehensve resource for managing the upkeep of your house wether big or small or multiple properties. It discusses beautifully yet completely the proper upkeep of every part of the house, room by room. The photos and graphics are very good. I am a professional housekeeper and home manager and this book gives me every information I need for my

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Had fun last Friday night . Started with a pleasant walk along BaywalkOur boat looked safe and stable, lol. We took the 6:45pm trip, the entire trip takes an hour and travelling @14knots around the MOA area. Inside the Cruise boat. Its double decker boat, with an enclosed airconditioned section, an open view deck where you get fresh sea air.. They don't serve any food so we brought some pizza to

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What should be the cleanest part of your house? The cleaning rooms! It is most uncommon to find one in a house because we always forget to plan for it, even architects and engineers forget about this (because they are mostly or more often men who do not realize the need for one). That is why more often than not, I find brooms, mops and dustpans piled at the back of the house while vacuum

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Carpet rugs gives warmth to cold bare floors and lend depth to rather boring surfaces. But not even the most expensive rug will look great if left dirty, covered with dust and worse, splattered with stains. Vacuum all rugs at least once a week, and more often if it is located in heavy traffic areas, like iin entrances, lobbies, hallways. It is also good to vacuum under the rug at least once

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Now you can light katol (mosquito coil) and not be afraid of them being trampled on by your hyper active kids or by yourself. These decorative ceramic bowl is actually a katol stand with cover artistically perforated to let out the coil scent.. You can leave it in different corners and be rid of dengue fears especially in open lanai's/spaces where you love to have breakfast or do some reading

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This centerpiece looked elegant on our table and super easy to do. (We were also trying to avoid buying flowers which come very expensive these holidays). We put blue candles inside three big sized stemmed glasses (different shapes) and some gold beads in them. We set the glasses on a shiny white cloth with 3 small boxes underneath to serve as risers for the glass (for volume) and around it some

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Our Christmas dinner -Saffron, Couscous & Apricot Turkey with Summer Vegetable Salad. The turkey took 3 days of preparation, day 1 was cleaning , marination and stuffing. Day 2 was cooking for about 3 hours (til done) Day 3 , which was Christmas day, was reheating and garnishing.. Chiraz was served with the turkey, it was a fine treat. We had a toast wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a good

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LOVE TO SHOW YOU THESE PICTURES.. AYALA AVENUE BEYOND RECOGNITION hahaha. Took them on December 25, truly one of Christmas Holidays blessings!!!

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May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,The gladness of Christmas give you hope,The warmth of Christmas grant you love.Christmas CommentsMyspace Comments - Upload Photos

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Have you ever been to the Saturday (Salcedo) & Sunday (Legaspi ) markets in Makati? I was in one yesterday (Sunday) and wow! it was very refreshing paseo. I knew I'd find fresh produce, freshly cooked food and some usual market staples.. But boy! they had much more than usual, there were delightful surprises I found.. For one, I'm sure you'd love to have these ethnic food keepers .

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Have you ever window shopped for toilet bowls, tubs and toilet furnishings??Just please tell me if i've I gotten weird because Im beginning to appreciate plus points and benefits of every bowl and wash basins and tubs!! Really you've got to see the new creations/designs.. they've become sleek, polished.. i'm sure this will be of interest to those of you who are installing or building your new

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I attended the kasambahay party yesterday in one of my clients' residence. The party organizer was our security guard Benjie whowhile eating, emceeing, singing and dancing (he's good at this!) and participating in the games would also run to pick up the phone and attend to the gate hahaha.. We had a feast meal cooked by the best cook of Tomas st--Delia. The kasambahays came wearing their best,

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i just came from a retreat (much needed one after all the running around). It's a kinda pre Christmas preparation as well as good year-ender activity and I'm glad i found time to retreat and reflect. Well, before I give you a homily, I actually wanted to post how great a place Tagaytay Conference Center, TCC, is. This is the very regal chapel which exudes all the solemnity and peace

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The rooms are well appointed, simple but comfortable and clean. And would you believe I never saw nor heard the housekeeping team!! After the morning activity, lo and behold, my bed is made, bathroom is clean and fresh smelling and dry!!, trash is empty. You'll find two wooden native basket on top of the toilet bowl which serve as container for spare toilet tissue roll and some paper bags to

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Thanks Vina, you gave me an idea to talk about my magic scrub. Easy Scrub is a mild abrasive tub and tile cream cleanser with mint fragrance. Product literature tells you Easy Scrub is excellent for removing stubborn spots, soap scum build-up, scuffs, grease, rubber marks & numerous other tough cleansing jobs. In lay mum's term it cleans those white stains that coat your bathroom tiles and tub,

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Foot bridge to go to Tita Adel's farm.. Her mango grove.... I love these Gazebos... Flowers, fruit trees and foliage... Gosh.. a farm to die for! 23 hectares of mango orchard and still growing. And guys, it all started out as a hobby, Tita Adel Batac was shown this wild parcel of land and fell in love with it. She wasnt an agriculturist but she had a vision!!Make the story short, she

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I entitled this a work in progress because i am still in the stage of convincing owners of these rooms (real names are withheld since they might kill me) to let me help them organize their stuff. But putting order in your own space and maintaining it is a daily work in progress.. Many of us jampack our very limited time with accomplishing work that we forget to include a little time each day to

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This is a stem ware organizer. This is recommended as it allows you to store stemware upside down preventing dust and dirt from accumulating while inside storage. It also allows you to store more stemware safely inside a cabinet.This stacking shelf provides solution to tall cabinet shelves, dividing tall space into two so you can stack more dinnerware or glassware or grocery items neatly and

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Trust worthiness should be on top of the list. You would be entrusting your home to her, that includes the very important responsibility of recruiting your household staff. We are living in present day where we have heard so many incidents of household robberies, big and small. We do not want bad elements inside our homes and should there be any, our home manager should be able to detect and

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French call them majordome  or Butlers  in the British isles, in American tradition- home managers.. any which ways, the are responsible for the management oh the household which is typically large residence. They manage the cleaning and maintenance, kitchen, laundry and all other in house or outsourced household services . Family life has become so complex especially for a large household that

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The baby bump in focus this month. Take a peek at the milestones of your baby's development in "Look ma, I'm growing!" Learn about preventing high risk pregnancies from leading childbirth instructor, Rome Kanapi. Feel the love as husbands share their "labor day" experiences. Being bulgy doesn't mean you can't be fashionable. "Afternoon delight" features fashionable pieces for the expectant [

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Do not pray that people change, rather pray that you may learn to accept and love people as they are.. Ive heard this many times and again quite recently in my retreat... i thought this is a helpful solution to frequent staff turnover problems in many households. LOVE is a result of knowing.. you can't love something you don't know about..We can't put up with a lousy cook, or a laundry staff who

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Aristotle contended that happiness could not be found only in pleasure or only in fame and honor. He finally finds happiness "by ascertaining the specific function of man". But what is this function that will bring happiness? a human's function is to do what makes it human, to be good at what sets it apart from everything else: the ability to reason..I gave a class to one of my clients'

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In recent trip to Shanghai, i asked Aimee, shanghainese I met in the subway, if she could give me directions to get to Nanjing road.. and not finding the right words, she accompanied us to the place instead which meant going out of her way.. that was not an isolated incident. We met many Chinese people very eager to extend a hand.. in the hotel, shopping malls, streets.. sparing time even in

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Running the home seems like a mystery. Sometimes we view it very differently from our professional life when in fact we use basically the same skills in taking care of the home and in working effectively in a company. It’s simply a matter of transferring skills from work to home.As I speak, you might already be thinking, “What will we have for dinner tonight?” If only we could make delectable

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