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How to plan for a stress-free Christmas

September 22, 2015 By Cille Anne Leave a Comment

Christmas Tips

The thought of enjoying a stress free Christmas seems like an impossibility for most of us. It should be a time of joy and relaxation but it often turns into a chaotic rush. There’s so many presents to buy and the dreaded Christmas day feast to prepare. That’s why we’ve put together this handy guide…

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Laptop’s Busted – Work Tool Emergency

July 8, 2015 By Cille Anne Leave a Comment

ACER ASPIRE E11 Netbook

Groot, my Lenovo Z400 Laptop, will be out of commission for 1 to 2 months. This is the estimate of Gigahertz’ technician at Lenovo’s accredited service center in Calamba, Laguna. That’s also the time estimate for the needed parts to arrive so they can fix mine  :/ Upon hearing my explanation of what happened, he…

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Give Me Money Moon ~ A Wish for Blessings

May 5, 2015 By Cille Anne 4 Comments

Give Me Money Moon Penfires

A famous line in Cebu ‘Moon… Give Me Money, Moon’ whenever the moon shines bright and big. Over the weekend, I asked my husband, my Tagalog friends, and a friend from Leyte, about the line and nope, they are not familiar with it. And I’m so surprise “Really? You haven’t heard of it? You’ve never said it at…

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It’s Pabasa For Holy Week!

March 1, 2015 By Cille Anne 2 Comments

2:47 AM after switching on the electric fan because it was a little stuffy tonight I got back into bed. I was almost drifting back to sleep again when all of a sudden I can hear ladies voices murmuring in earnest, twas faint at first, then gradually it becomes more and more distinct, building to a…

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Liliw Laguna Home in the Highlands

October 21, 2014 By Cille Anne 12 Comments

Liliw Laguna

It’s my second morning here in Liliw and for two days in a row, I’ve woken up early. Right now it’s 6 AM, I usually wake up in Cebu at 8:30 AM or later. Lol.  =) The town comes alive at an early hour. The mamang magpuputo just passed the side of our house,putt, putt,…

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ONE JOURNEY – Thank You for the Blessings!

October 13, 2014 By Cille Anne 6 Comments

Cebu Wedding Post Nup Marcelo Fernan Bridge

After the wedding celebration wrapped-up my long-time friends asked me ‘so Cecilya is this what you dream your wedding day to be?. I replied I really didn’t dream anything in details but everything far exceeds any expectation I may have. Our family and friends, our wedding suppliers from Cebu and Manila, and especially my husband…

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Why I Volunteer To Take Pictures of Other Travelers, Why You Should Too

May 19, 2014 By Cille Anne Leave a Comment

volunteer to take photographs

A picture tells stories; it may not reveal the whole story of the exact moment the image was taken but it can trigger memories, hopefully happy ones. 🙂 Pictures from trips and vacations are especially important, it reminds us of great times, of the people we’ve shared the getaway with, and the adventures on the…

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