get hypnotized

Get hypnotized =:)

It's actually one of the exhibits inside the Tuklas! or the Science Through Discovery Theme at Museo Pambata. You step on the board across this circling thingy and it will automatically start spinning. The instruction said to look in the spinning circle for a minute and then look in a blank wall and you'll see an image :) pretty cool huh? i didn't stared too long coz i'm already getting dizzy so i wouldnt know what image should i see, maybe when you visit Museo Pambata you can check it out for me hehehehe.

By the way, did you know that there is a syndicate called Budol Budol Gang which uses hypnosis as part of their scheme, according to reports these guys are usually well dressed and decent looking . They have various modus operandi and the Philippine Information Agency even have a public warning on this gang. So what do you think of hypnosis?

museo pambata

Museo Pambata is not your traditional museum where all the exhibits are hands-off, here at Museo Pambata you can practically touch everything, its like a hands-on museum! A first of its kind in the Philippines, a children's interactive museum as an alternative to the formal classroom environment. Kids can enjoy learning the different parts of the body in the museums life-size model of the body parts, they even have phones where you get to "talk" to the national heroes, play merchant in its various mock-up stores and other fun activities. They've also included a section where kids can experience and have fun at wall climbing. I'll be posting more photos inside the museum in the next few days as my museo pambata series. Stay tuned :)

Intrigued? Excited? I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as your kids. So head over now and visit Museo Pambata at Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive, Manila, Philippines

Museo Pambata museum hours
Tuesday - Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (August to March)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (April to July)

Sunday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The museum is closed on Mondays and other official holidays.

Museo Pambata Admission Fee
General Admission (children and adults) - P 100.00
Manila residents - FREE (with valid ID) on Tuesdays and 50% off on other days
Museum workers and teachers with valid ID, streetchildren, infants - FREE
Tour groups of thirty (30) or more can avail of a special discount

CR short for Comfort Room

CR - short for Comfort Room, the term used in the Philippines by the Filipinos to describe toilet or bathroom, sometimes also referred to as restroom.

Why i posted CR today? Well aside from the need to go to the CR due to the bad taste SONA 2008 left in my mouth, i've been getting some snide remarks by certain FilAms about me using the term CR whenever i excuse myself! Excuse me, but the term CR has been used by filipinos , and i am pinoy through and thorugh!

Photo: a restroom signage beside a mural painting inside the Museo Pambata

SONA 2008

State of the Nation Address (SONA 2008), President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivering her 8th State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa complex this afternoon. Photo taken from our living room :)

"As your President, I care too much about this nation to let anyone stand in the way of our people’s wellbeing. Hindi ko papayagang humadlang ang sinuman sa pag-unlad at pagsagana ng taong bayan. I will let no one – and no one’s political plans –threaten our nation’s survival." Read the full SONA speech here.

Argh i want to barf!!! So what do you think about the SONA?

palabok

Palabok - a native filipino delicacy, a stir fried noodle dsh using round rice noodle smothered with a thick, golden shrimp sauce or other flavored sauce, and topped with: shrimp, chicharon (crushed pork rind), hard boiled eggs (sliced into disc), tinapa flakes, and freshly minced green onion. If you want to know how to cook palabok check out this recipe.

The term palabok is also used colloquially when a person is beating around the bush or trying to add more words to make a story fancier. And i hope President GMA wont put too much palabok in her State of the Nation Address (SONA 2008) tomorrow!

comfort food 2

Colossal choco chip cookies from Old Spaghetti House

comfort food

i know you want an ice cream :)

lonely sunset

sunsets always make me happy and sad at the same time... and i still cant figure out why i still love sunsets

melancholy

“There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.”

ospital ng maynila

Ospital ng Maynila, located at Pres. Quirino Avenue, Malate, Manila

The Ospital ng Maynila has been established to provide city residents a better standard of medical care. The hospital is operated and maintained through taxes paid by Manila residents, thereby giving priority to the admission and treatment of patients who are bonafide residents of Manila. It is the laboratory hospital of health science students (students of medicine, nursing and physical therapy) enrolled at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.