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I think I have mentioned our recent holiday in Orlando quite a bit now. I’ll try not to mention it too often. We’re hoping that we’ll be able to go on holiday in the Philippines for five weeks later on this year. However, we do like to take a couple of decent breaks annually. It provides an opportunity for us to unwind and “chillax”. This is the joy of having seven and a half weeks paid leave each year. But should we decide to go out of the country for our holiday, a warmer place is definitely preferred.
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When we went on holiday in Florida, the villa we stayed in was packed with information we needed for our holiday. However, it would have been fantastic if we know exactly where we can find some shops even prior to leaving England. This would have, to some extent, helped us when we made our itineraries.
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Don’t we all love to live in a cleaner environment. People varies from being an obsessive compulsive cleaner to a few who never care at all. This had been evident in some of the TV program such as How clean is your house?.

Quite a few of us are very much dependent on commercially made cleaning products. Some even go further by buying branded and strongest antibacterial cleaning agents available in the market. Don’t we think it’s a little extreme sometimes. Occasionally, we use baking soda for cleaning and polishing. There’s no doubt it’s effective without the other chemicals added in commercially produced cleaning agents. Probably saved me from some possible harmful toxins. As an added bonus, we saved a bit of money too.
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There was a recent Chili pepper eating contest held in Legazpi City. This just reminded me of our househelp in the past who grew up in Albay, Legazpi. My parents thought she was a fantastic cook. They loved it when she prepares their Albay specialty dish - I shall update this post when I’ve got the name. You can watch the video coverage of the contest here:
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It’s been over a couple of weeks now since our holiday trip in America. We had a lovely time during our stay in sunny Orlando, Florida. The kids loved it to bits, particularly the visits to a multitude of theme parks and water parks within Walt Disney World.
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I’ve just been told that Manila Ocean Park is now open to the public. Manila Ocean Park is a P1 billion project to help boost tourism in the Philippines. The Manila Oceanarium is situated near Luneta, Quirino Grandstand. From the video coverage of the ocean park by Mel and Joey it does appear to be a spectacular attraction. I do hope that this is the beginning of more developments not only in the capital but across the country.

You can start your journey to Manila Ocean Park by watching this video:

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This is a little too early but would it not be interesting to find out what’s in store for the coming 110th Philippine Independence day 2008 celebration in London and across the UK.

Last year’s celebration, Filipinos in and out of London had gathered over the weekend to celebrate the 109th Philippine Independence Day in a Surrey park . Thousands had witnessed the two day event which was organised by KASAPI UK. Though it had rained on and off (very unusual!!!) throughout the whole event, everyone had braced the weather and absolutely enjoyed the presentation.

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When we went on holiday in France, we spent the whole week to make the most of what it has to offer. Sadly, it wasn’t enough. We allocated a day to visit the most famous art museum in France, the Musee de Louvre in Palais Royal, Paris. However, I have mixed views on the glass pyamid right at the front of the museum. It maybe claimed that the Louvre Glass Pyramid is one of the great fusion of old and new. but I don’t quite buy the idea though. It doesn’t have the same “feel” during the day. It was a little disjointed. However, the courtyard was lovely and looked magnificent at night time when all the brilliant lights are on.

Louvre museum is huge and if you want to view all the artworks even a full day is not enough. It is a good idea to purchase a ticket before leaving UK/online or you risk waiting for ages in the queue. My wife was so keen in seeing the most viewed artwork of all, the Mona Lisa. The journey felt like never ending and by the time we reached the most valuable gallery of all, it was packed with people, all keen to get a glimpse of Mona Lisa.

On the hindsight, I wished I made a special arrangement to view it just for the two of us. It was a little too late. The day had been an unforgettable one. My wife enjoyed it dearly and it will surely be something memorable, filled of paintings and art works that is.

Thousands, perhaps millions, of Mona Lisa paintings (no doubt a photoshopped version, of course) are on sale not only in Palais Royal but in the whole of Paris.
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Disney World in Orlando Florida is the largest and most visited recreational resort in the world. Disney theme parks, water parks, themed hotels are heavily scattered within Disney area in Orlando, Florida.

We had been in Disneyland in Paris, France. The place was fantastic and indeed full of fun and excitement. In search for more thrills and adventure, both for us and the kids, we have decided to go on holiday in Disney World Florida for two weeks. For some of you, by the time you have read this, we’re probably on the plane courtesy of Richard Branson’s airline, the Virgin Atlantic.
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We use our kettle quite a lot for boiling water (what else would I use it for, duh). Especially this winter you really need to warm up quite a bit. British tea, anyone?

I remember someone suggested to filter the water before boiling as it helps reduce the build up of limescale but it makes the tea taste better as well. You still got to de-scale it at some point though.

Just notice that there had been a build up of limescale in our kettle (big deal), so it’s time to use a de-scaler. Unfortunately, there were none left as I reach for the cupboard. Scrubbing doesn’t do much good either. My wife de-scale it the ‘natural’ way. Guess what - using vinegar. I tell you, it did the trick.
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