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SIDCOR Sunday Market

Sharing an article I wrote about SIDCOR Sunday Market

Weekend Markets seem to be sprouting like mushrooms in key cities and distinct venues around Metro Manila. Most of these weekend market venues are fairly new. One of the few that has survived for more than a decade amidst several changes of venue is the SIDCOR Sunday Market.

Those who want to make the best of their SIDCOR Sunday market experience may find  the following tips useful:

  1. Arrive early not just to secure a parking space but to avoid the heat of the sun.
  2. Try to eat a little breakfast because,  with so much cooked food around, you might be tempted to eat something that will not sit well on an empty stomach.
  3. Bring enough eco-bags for your purchases. Have a separate bag for the wet purchases like fish and meat and another for the dry food like fruits and vegetables. If you plan to buy a lot, bring a stroller for your eco-bags. You’d be surprised how many patrons lug these strollers with them while going around.
  4. If at first you tend to have a hard time choosing who among the merchants you will buy stuff from, choose the friendliest of the lot or the one who will reduce the price even for a fraction. The prices of the goods being sold are almost the same.

READ MORE here.

e-Books

Do you prefer e-books are real books? I know nothing beats having a real book that one can touch, smell (ha, I love the smell of new books) and open to read.

I used to cover myself with a blanket and read under the covers with a flashlight because my mom wants me to sleep early. My eldest daughter used to do that, using a mini reading light that can be attached to bedposts.

Current reading with a student: Winning Skills You Can Attain Goals by Joy Berry

Ever since I discovered ebooks back in the early 2000s reading and squinting on my Palm Pilot and Casio PDA, I have refrained from buying real books for two reasons: budget constraints and lack of space. We have a room with floor to ceiling shelves and these are full of books (and other stuff) that  the books needed to be relocated somewhere else. I might have to look for a new home for these one day.

As of the moment I have a thousand books stored in my tablet. I don’t know how many I’ve read but many I guess judging from the eyebags I now have 😀

Looking for a New Fridge

It is time that we get a new refrigerator because ours is not really that old but the space is not enough for our needs anymore.

As with all things new, we want ours to be efficient, easy on the eyes and having the right space for the freezer meals I want to go back to.

This samsung rf197acrs  caught my attention because of the following features:

  • Humidity Controlled Crispers
  • 3 Adjustable Glass Shelves
  • Internal Digital Display
  • LED Lighting
  • Ice Maker

More details:

  • 17.8 cu. ft. capacity
  • EnergyStar compliant
  • Internal digital temperature display
  • Surround Air Flow provides even cooling throughout the refrigerator to maintain optimal temperatures for freshness
  • Power freeze and power chill settings provide a fast freeze or fast chill in minutes
  • Automatic ice maker refills ice bin automatically

Definitely what we need.

Lights

lights

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Cats

Cats having fun:

Cats

Photo posted by my daughter in her private IG account.