Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Dec 6, 2009, 7:49 am
I like to call this flower the “Inverted Trumpet” because it grows facing the ground. I was lucky to find a tree completely covered in these blooms on a recent trip out of town.
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Dec 5, 2009, 7:05 pm
All my weekends are full! When this time of the year rolls in, my weekends are always packed with activity. I started receiving Christmas invitations as early as October and I’ve already mappe...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Dec 2, 2009, 10:44 pm
Di lamang ang simoy ng hangin ang nagsasabing malapit na ang pinakamasayang araw ng taon. Tignan na lang natin ang ating kapaligiran at makikita na nating ang mga magagandang dekorasyon sa bawat kant...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Dec 2, 2009, 10:29 pm
Around 2 weeks ago, my Mom’s house was a warzone. It all started one morning when one of her helpers complained of diarrhea. After a few hours, 2 other helpers came down with the same symptoms...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 22, 2009, 5:28 pm
They’re making a list, and checking it thrice….yup, my kids have been making kilometric Christmas lists since 2 weeks ago. And every week, the items change based on what toys are being fe...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 22, 2009, 8:09 am
Wildflowers have always intrigued me. I remember making bouquets of wildflowers which I picked from my school yard and giving them as gifts to my Lola (grandma) who always said that she loved them. ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 21, 2009, 12:34 am
Fresh from my success with booking 2 vacations next year (for only a little over $100 for both for me and the hubs), my fingers have been itching to go find more travel deals. Too bad that the travel...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 20, 2009, 10:01 am
If you’ve never seen the famous sunset by the bay (Manila Bay) then you are definitely missing out on one of nature’s most magnificent shows. I’ve always loved the colors of sunsets...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 20, 2009, 9:53 am
I’ve been hearing about all these travel promos (and nightmares) for several months now and I’ve always been interested to try booking some trips myself. However, I always manage to log o...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 16, 2009, 7:53 pm
On the night of our 3rd day in Osaka, my husband and I decided to take a night stroll along the less traveled paths in the Namba district. We wanted to stay away from all the shopping and eating esta...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 16, 2009, 7:44 pm
Once again, the Philippines was momentarily delivered from its monumental obsucurity by none other than the Pacman. As always, the whole country was glued to the tube for what seemed like hours waiti...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 15, 2009, 6:42 am
I saw this unusual looking bloom at my neighbor’s garden a few days ago. It sort of reminds me of those candle plants that my father used to love but those had yellow blooms unlike this one.
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 14, 2009, 3:23 am
I just got back from watching 2012, the movie. I’m a very big fan of noisy, action filled, catastrophy movies and when they started showing teasers of this film, I knew I had to see it. So whe...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 13, 2009, 7:04 pm
Everyone says that the Filipinos are some of the most musical people on earth. Being a Filipino, I can attest to that. You can never go anywhere here without hearing someone singing or humming. Est...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 13, 2009, 7:02 pm
The bug is at it again…well, maybe because its that time of the year. And the sales…can’t get enough of them. Everywhere I go there are huge signs calling me. To be honest, I̵...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 9, 2009, 6:16 pm
  One of the most popular attractions in the Namba district in Osaka, Japan is the giant crab or the Kani Doraku. The display is animated and the crab’s legs and arms move. The place is actu...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 8, 2009, 6:29 pm
According to WikiAnswers, the 7-year itch is the point when couple’s tend to re-evaluate their relationship. When my husband and I were still dating, it was after the 7th year that we decided t...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 7, 2009, 6:59 pm
This is the flower of my Chinese Bamboo plant. When I first saw this bloom I was completely amazed at how it looked. Actually, I was amazed that my plant even had flowers in the first place. I neve...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 7, 2009, 12:14 am
  If there was one of my dreams that I feel will remain unfulfilled that would be my dream to be an airman. Or an airwoman to be more precise. Blame it on Top Gun which was the “it” fi...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 6, 2009, 11:49 pm
Thats me I’m referring to. The Big Honcho of this house. Yup, officially I am the boss of the house. Not that I am undermining my husband’s role here. We just have our own roles here an...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Nov 2, 2009, 8:22 pm
Right before the semestral break, my daughter’s school held their annual School Fair. This event was highlighted by the Field Demo wherein all levels had to perform on the school grounds. The ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 31, 2009, 1:28 am
  Every year, my kid’s preschool holds a Halloween party with a particular theme. Some years we were asked to make our own hats and some years it was masks. This year, being an austere year...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 28, 2009, 7:10 pm
  Isa sa mga paborito kong tanawin ay ang Sunset by the Bay. Alam naman nating lahat na sikat na sikat sa buong mundo ang tanawing ito dahil talaga namang nakakabighaning tignan ang pagsapit ng dap...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 26, 2009, 7:24 pm
I just had a very serious talk with my mother regarding the future of our family’s mining business. Being the default prexy, I have the unenviable task of making the major decisions regarding o...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 21, 2009, 9:04 pm
Ang pagiging masinop ay isang katangian na kanais-nais. Nakatutuwang tignan ang mga taong malinis maalaga sa pangangatawan. Katulad na lamang ng mga heneral….este….knights pala na eto. ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 19, 2009, 8:40 pm
These kimono clad women were on their way to the riverside one afternoon. I noticed that there were a lot of them on the subway as we made our way back from a shopping trip on the outskirts of Osaka....
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 8:01 pm
  We chanced upon the Grand Marian Exhibit at one of the malls last week. Since my eldest daughter is fast becoming a Marian devotee care of her ultra-Catholic girl’s school, we decided to se...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 9:51 am
I’ve always been obssessed with losing weight. Blame it on a fat childhood. I was a fat kid. I was a fat teenager. If it wasn’t for a cousin who was to be my dance partner for a debuta...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 9:38 am
I love this time of the year when the days get shorter and the nights get longer. It also means colder evenings. But despite the cooler temperature, my kids still can’t sleep without the airc...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 9:21 am
Its been awhile since my Adi was last on a carousel. So this weekend when we took them to the mall and she spotted the beautiful carousel by the entrance, she begged to have a go. The smile on her f...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 8:56 am
I happened to come across mesothelioma after seeing it being discussed in one of my favorite night time soap operas. Funny, not quite. The lead character happened to be in the mining business (like...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 8:35 am
I’m getting old. I know it and I feel it. I was checking out the mirror this morning for some new age spots (I happen to be prone to spots and freckles) and I realized that I had a few wrinkle...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 8:22 am
I love planting herbs in my small…nay…miniscule garden. I grow a few pots of mint, green onions, lemongrass, and my all time favorite herb, basil. I have 3 kinds of basil growing in my g...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 8:05 am
I took this picture this morning from our hotel room window. We’ve been regulars at this bayfront hotel because it sits right smack in the center of the famous Roxas Boulevard in Manila and is ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 18, 2009, 6:57 am
With Christmas just around the corner, I’m seriously mapping out my strategy for getting fit and fab for the holidays. The dieting part is the easy part since it was never really difficult for ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 10, 2009, 2:03 am
If there is one sport that I’m a fan of, that would be basketball. Such a big fan am I that I even learned how to play the game and did a year or two on the varsity as a player while I was in c...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 7, 2009, 9:24 pm
Kung meron mang, sa tingin ko, na mukhang tamad na hayop ito ay ang suso. Marami kaming mga suso sa aming hardin lalo na pag umuulan. Naglalabasan talaga sila kapag mamasa-masa ang lupa. Hindi lang...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Oct 3, 2009, 1:56 am
This last week was somehow one of the hardest weeks that my country has had to go through. After being battered by a typhoon last weekend that left many areas of the capital underwater, we are once a...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 30, 2009, 8:17 pm
Di na rin siguro lingid sa inyong kaalaman na malaking dagok ang naranasan ng marami sa ating kapatid na Pinoy. Nung araw na iyon, walang kamalay-malay ang karamihan sa atin na ganoon ang mangyayari....
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 28, 2009, 7:09 pm
I wasn’t able to take a decent ruby-red picture this week due to the recent calamity that hit our country. Am actually still reeling from its after effects but am thankful that my entire family...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 27, 2009, 10:05 pm
Last Saturday, the country was hit by Tropical Cyclone Ondoy and suffered epic flooding never before seen by our generation. According to historical accounts, flooding this bad has not been felt for ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 27, 2009, 9:10 pm
My sister came to me with some information on salicylic acid and about how she banished her own warts. My family, unfortunately, are prone to warts. Not the big ones you see on the noses of witches ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 26, 2009, 3:47 am
I have the misfortune of being stuck away from home because the whole metro just happens to be flooded due to a tropical cyclone. I left the house this morning to accompany my sister to buy flowers f...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 24, 2009, 12:13 am
Yesterday morning while having breakfast, my eldest kid engaged me in another round of small talk. In between mouthfulls of cereal she said, “Mama, when I grow up can I have your camera.”...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 23, 2009, 11:10 am
  Nitong mga nakaraang taon, biglang naglipana ang mga malalaking grocery dito sa atin. Halos department store na nga sa laki ang mga grocery ngayon pati na din ang mga paninda. Di tulad dati na pu...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 21, 2009, 9:26 pm
  The weather here has been quite unpredictable lately. Scorching hot in the morning and rainy in the afternoon. And mind you, not just ordinary rain. I’ve had to brave some flooded streets ...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 21, 2009, 9:15 pm
My Bro-In-Law called me quite recently to discuss some business. He was proposing that I look at the possibility of opening a preschool. He explained the intricacies of the business plan and to be c...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 18, 2009, 8:59 pm
This was the reading of my car’s odometer a few weeks ago. If you turn the picture upside-down, my numerical reading becomes the name of Stich’s pal. Well, that is if you stutter…h...
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Ma. Pauline L. posted an article on Scroochchronicles - Sep 17, 2009, 9:19 am
If there is one thing about a blog event that will pique my interest is that if it involves my kids. Blame my being a mommah but my kids will always come first before anything else. So I was more th...
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