...no ordinary mom...

Can you guess who owns these shoes from the three lovely ladies below?

These are my Mapua pals. The glamoursse. Bunch of pretty faces who found themselves hanging around with each other during vacant periods. Our tambayan inside the campus, we have this long table under a tree. That table is covered by a yellow plastic table cover, a personal choice of Michelle. I wonder, where could she be? O well… Then we were asked to vacate the tambayan. I cannot remember why, o maybe because,we were so loud, we were kikay girls and pa-girls, no dull moment, walang humpay ang tawanan . Marlon the fatso kse is full of kwentos , now he is based in Dubai. He calls me Princess Sarah, taga hawi ng tao pag dumadaan ako.haha! I am happy for you friend, you have found life and love in Dubai. Then we transferred to the garage of the CE Dean and that became our permanent tambayan, with or without the Dean’s car. haha! After classes, you can see all of us in the Intramuros Wall. And what the hell are we doing there? la lang. Yosi, laughter, yosi, laughter, pag-tripan lahat ...

The voluptuous woman who owns the crown of the Binibining Global City 2004, exposing some flesh under the sun. With her lovely smile and a perfect pose... …a picture perfect for a beauty queen… Her name, Rhodora Abroguena. See the very jolly Gigi in the beach in her summer wear. Denim shorts, plain shirt, floral hat, shades and flip flops. What can you say with her henna tattoo huh? ...'cool huh! Who do you think will be the next Rhodora and be crowned as Binibining Global City 2005? Do you think she'll really give the crown to this year's winner? haha! hmmm...let's see...

The Binibining Global City 2005 finalists in their casual wear... Finalist No. 1 - Rizza Rivadeneira, Riz as called by her friends stands 5 feet and 2 1/2 inches, weighs 110 pounds who looks very simple and pretty in her v-neck striped blouse and brown slacks with her long hair laid down. Her motto in life is " Live, love and enjoy." Finalist No. 2 - Mary Grace Elecanal, Gracey as her nickname stands 5 feet and 2 inches, weighs 110 pounds. The very voluptuous lady in her red tube top worn under a fuschia knitted blouse with a pair of denim jeans. Finalist No. 3 - Erlanie San Juan stands 5 feet and 5 inches, weighs 115 pounds with a perfect pose and a perfect smile wearing a white fitted blouse and a pair of denim jeans. Bimbie, as called by many is an athletic young lady who loves kids & Allen very much! Finalist No. 4 - Margarita Ignacio, Margie as her nickname stands 5 feet and 1 inch, weighs 110 pounds consider herself as a gorgeousmom in a blue striped shirt with a b...

10 Tips For Taming Tension & Stress As a fellow juggler, I don't have to tell you that stress is our biggest enemy. Our technology-filled, fast-paced world has made it possible for us to be alert and active 24 hours a day. But would you want to be? Some of us feel as if we have to keep up. None of us can completely escape the effects of stress (as I am feeling right now as I have made the commitment to get an article out every month and feeling that half the month has gone already. I am stressed-out about what my readers will think of me). However, as Dr. Carlson said," don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff". Thoreau wrote: " I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach." As many of us are not able to live such a stress-free life, following are 10 tips for taming tension and stress. I hope at least one will work for you. 1. Change...

It was in the year of 1995 when I decided not to continue my Industrial Design course in Mapua. I spent my time, 12 hours from 9am to 9pm in our Video Shop just in front of our house...boring!!!!! I got tired of watching all the tapes (la pa masyado vcd nun e...haha!) over and over again. So what I do is I ask my friends to come over...my friend Annie, always drop by and became my permanent visitor. Annie is fond of reading and she have a collection of nice books. Whenever she has a new book, she always tell me with excitement, "girl, I had this book and it's really nice. I'll lend it to you once I finished reading it..." It was Chicken Soup for the Soul by Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield. Two of America's best-loved inspirational speakers share the very best of their collected stories and favorite tales that have touched the hearts of people everywhere. I'm really not fond of reading books but I kinda like this one. It has 101 Stories to open the hea...

In front of the person you love , your heart beats faster But in front of the person you like , you get happy. In front of the person you love , winter seems like spring But in front of the person you like , winter is just a beautiful winter. If you look into the eyes of the one you love , you blush But if you look into the eyes of the one you like , you smile. In front of the person you love , you can' t say everything on your mind But in front of the person you like , you can. In front of the person you love , you tend to get shy But in front of the person you like , you can show your ownself. You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you love But you can always smile into the eyes of the one you like . When the one you love is crying, you cry with them But when the one you like is crying, you end up comforting. The feeling of love starts from the eye And the feeling of like starts from the ear. So if you stop liking a person you used to like All you need to d...

Are children this young capable of learning manners? Yes, but you have to keep your goals realistic. You'll never get a 2-year-old to chew with her mouth closed. Focus instead on conveying the idea of manners, the concept that there are ways to behave and ways not to behave. If you get this idea across early and often, your child will catch on faster -- and resist less -- when you start adding specifics later. Also, never underestimate the power of setting an example. It may sound simplistic, but the best way to have polite kids is to be polite. If your child consistently hears courteous discourse around the house, that's the way he'll talk, too. How do I start? Trust your instincts . Saying "please" and "thank you" is usually the first bit of courtesy any parent tries to teach, and you can start as soon as your child is using some words to communicate, usually sometime after the first year. It's going to be a long time before he gets "plea...

"The posing dickhead..." Artist: The Gorgeousmom Model: Sherlog Time: Office hours

Summer is sun. Summer is plenty of fun. So enjoy it the best way you can. Sundae and salad, sunscreen and lemonade.Pack in for a picnic outing, or a back yard barbeque. Or, plan a getaway to some summer resort and enjoy the nature's hue.If it really gets hot, beat the heat and sweat with a chilled glass of refreshing drink- lemonade or, fruit pulp. Well you can always set up a lemonade standif you want to be creative in making summer beverages. Or, a fruit-tasting offer kiosk. Well, if none of them suits you, just take a break. And cool yourself in a nearby pool. And, if you are quite sporty, you can always pick up the spot offering facilities according to your choice. For instance, a facility to swim, sea surfing or snorkeling. But before that check out the precautions. If you prefer the quietude of a wooded lake, just drift in a paddle boat, or, go in for angling. And don't forget to bring in a fish basket and a loaded thermos. For, the not-so-water-enthusiasts, an idyllic ho...

Gorgeous friends...to match the gorgeous mom...haha! Question: Why 'am I enjoying a lousy job like mine? Answer: Because I get to spend time with my wonderful hottie office buddies!!!

When I was a kid, I'm very fond of drawing anything that comes to my mind...whether be a girl, dresses, our house, a face with different hairstyles and make up...simply anything... Everybody really thought that I would be the family's designer. I took up Industrial Design in Mapua but unfortunately, I didn't get to finish the course...tamad kse ko nun! I dunno...sayang no? I planned of taking up Interior Design kya lang di na natuloy, I end up taking up Industrial Engineering instead. My greatest frustration...sigh!!!! But even though ganun ang nangyari...I still enjoy designing little things and in my heart, I consider myself a designer even in my own little way. 'this how the walls of my room looks like when I was still in college...

Hi! I'm Jean Gaberell Geronimo Ignacio. You can call me Jule. I'm turning nine months this month. I was born on July 16, 2004 weighing 6.8lbs. I'm not big just like kuya but I was longer, I was 51cm then. Just like kuya Luigi from a ceasarian delivery. I also got my dad's eyes and nose and cheeks...but my lips I got from my mom. I'm a mommy-look-a-like when I smile...and that makes my mom happy...to hear that I look like her. I love playing with my kuya Luigi...I love swimming with him in our bath tub...I also like watching cartoons...but I like watching the advertisements more... My favorite food? Anything my mom gives me. You can always see me putting things inside my mouth, I'm tasting all the things I see... and you know what I found out?...most of the things are yuckky! I love my milk! also the cookies my kuya give me, the taho, noodles and just like my kuya, and many many more. I love my daddy and my mommy and my kuya Luigi...They are my family and I promi...

My name is Louie Geraurd Geronimo Ignacio. You can call me Luigi. I'm two years old. I was born on February 9, 2003, I weigh 7.13lbs. and I was 49cm then, in a ceasarian delivery. They say I look like my dad...I got my dad's eyes, my dad's nose, my dad's lips, my dad's cheeks...well, I really look like my dad! I love watching Blues Clues and SpongeBob...I also like the Justice League. My mom and I watched them at Glorietta...I saw Green Lantern flying...I even have a picture with them. I also like Spiderman...I got a costume of Spiderman but it no longer fits me so I guess, I'll just hand the costume to my little brother, Jule. I love to eat...the go nuts, donuts peanut butter flavor, pandan & mocha cake, chicken, spaghetti, french fries, pancit, hotdog, fried egg, noodles, cookies, wafers...and many many more. My favorite drinks, yakult, juice, iced tea and coke just like mom. When I grow up, I still don't know what I want to be...but whatever it is, I ...

I can say that the most wonderful times spent during high school days were with my high school friends...we really had bonded during our junior year when we had this bivouac in San Mateo Rizal, that was way back 1991. I remember, one morning when our commandant whistle for the assembly, everybody was shocked to see all of us coming from that one small tent...even ourselves couldn't believe na nagkasya kme dun...haha! Once in a while, we had our food tripping at gin's place or homer's place or ric's place or jasper's place... la lang... lunch or dinner lang basta nagkayayaan ... The most unforgettable one is our april 14, 2000 trip to mt. makulot, batangas. that was Black Saturday...assembly time is 5:30am, alex was the only one who didn't forget about the time but forgot to take a bath...he was so pissed off to see everybody looking so fresh at 7:00am...haha! Grabe...that mountain climbing is really something...but reaching the top gave all of us a wonderful fee...

By Glenn Frankel Updated: 1:42 a.m. ET April 4, 2005 ROME - In his last moments, Pope John Paul II lay in the large but modestly furnished bedroom he had called home for 26 years. His longtime aide, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, a fellow Pole who for nearly 40 years was as close to him as a son, sat by his bedside and prayed. The pontiff was given the sacrament for the sick and dying. Thirteen other people were in the room -- doctors, nurses, servants and senior clerics -- when at 9:37 p.m. Saturday his heart finally stopped beating. Those are the bare facts of the pope's death as reported by Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Vatican press office. No one who was there has come forward to speak publicly, and much of John Paul's final hours are shrouded in mystery. What few details the Vatican has offered depict a wise and long-suffering pontiff passing into eternity only after pausing to send one last message and bestow one more blessing upon the millions of faithful who fo...

'I was fixing my things and stuff in my old cabinet, the one I had when I was still single and there I saw a tigger-designed photo album…. That was my photo album when I was still a young girl until I reached college… I’m really not that photogenic… actually, I dunno’ how to smile. Look at my picture with my doll, I call her Catherine…I dunno’ where I got that name. O well, I was so negra…kadiri no?!!!! After looking at my pictures, I noticed something, I had different hairstyles… then I remember, I never stick in one hair style at all when I was still you know, single… maybe because I got my moods and cutting my hair has been my outlet. I had that very short hair when I broke up with my boyfriend…depressed huh? O well, good thing it kinda’ fits me. haha! Anyways, whether it be one length, apple cut, layered, grunge look, shorty short hair or long hair…. 'carry! haha!

It's my first time to create a website for myself...and it's really turning my head into a haywire...I find it sooooo hard to create a title...palang ha, title pa lang... There was Beneath the Surface-the ever kulit na atty. peewee reacted, affected naman ako so I changed it...then there was Painting the Sky with Stars that was kinda senti.... Finally, I got this title that really fits me... gorgeousmom painting the color of life ...whoah!!!!! and thanks to...none other than... Liberty Prado de Leon ...better known as LIBAY or LIBIBAY or LIBS ... (round of applause...round of applause) Thank you, thank you! mwahhhh!

Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one......... IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD , especially the thought at the end. 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. 9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. 10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer. 11. Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price. 12. Chocolate milkshake. (or vanilla!) (or strawberry) 13. A long distance phone call. 14. A bubble bath. 15. Giggling. 16. A good conversation. 17 The beach 18. Finding a 20 note in your coat from last winter. 19. Laughing at yourself. 20. Midnight phone calls that last for hours. 21. Running through sprinklers. 22. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all. 23. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful. 24. Laughing at an inside joke. 25. Friend! 26. Accidentally overhearing someon...