Category Archives: Philippines

Faber Castell Pencil Sharpener

Posted on September 2, 2008 by greenbucks| 5 Comments

We are loyal Faber Castell products users. No, they are not paying me to say so.

There are different kinds of pencils to choose from.

When the children were starting to write, they used grip pencils to help them hold the pencils properly.

Now that they are older and are able to write better, we use the #2 pencil, usually the green color ~~because I can’t stand the color orange~~.

The children also use the Faber Castell erasers.

And the Faber Castell colored pencils.

Ok, you got my drift.

One of the company’s products that we love are the sharpeners. We have had several sharpeners from them but these are either lost or misplaced. The older ones are still being used but when they have a new design, we just have to get one or maybe two.

See? No mess when the pencils are sharpened.

Check out one page of the Faber Castell site here and our homeschooling site here and see the colored pencils on both sites 🙂

Posted in Consumer Products Review, family, Money Watch, Philippines, Photos

Tagged consumer products, school supplies

Zooming In

Posted on September 1, 2008 by greenbucks| 6 Comments

Living in the city is synonymous to being busy and having a hurried and harried life.

The sound of vehicles, the heat, the smog and the lack of trees around make people just accept urban living as devoid of nature’s sights and sounds OR they might crave for it’s beauty, peace and quiet.

The sky which in itself is like a canvas where wonderful colors can be seen can sometimes be dull.

Instead of seeing sunrise and sunset colors as well as cloud formations which people often times do not appreciate, we sometimes see airplanes, huge ones, flying above our heads. Not that its bad to see these, no not at all.

So I decided to try zooming in on some interesting objects that I can see around me for comparison.

An airplane flying overhead. One of the common things being noticed in the sky because of the noise it makes or the lights it flashes at night.

People rarely stop to smell the roses, so to speak. We are fortunate enough to be surrounded by trees and therefore we often hear the sounds of birds, playing happily among the branches, twittering and chirping.

it is quite difficult to take photos of birds because they do not stay in one place for long and I am just glad I was able to capture this photo (plus other bird photos) when I spent some time “bird watching” on the third floor of hubby’s family home.

Which photo do you prefer?

Posted in Consumer Products Review, Environment, Philippines, Photos, Urban Living, Weekend Snapshots

Tagged brd watching, nature photos, sky photos, weekend

Ayaw Ko!

Posted on August 28, 2008 by greenbucks| 30 Comments

Maricel Soriano couldn’t have said it better when she said in her movie, “I don’t like dirt (or is it mud?)! I don’t like cramped places! I don’t like people belittling me!”

(Sorry ha, pangit ang translation ko, mas maganda talaga ito sa ating wikang Pambansa)

Sabi nga ni Maricel Soriano dati sa pelikula nya, “Ayaw ko ng putik! Ayaw ko ng masikip! Ayaw ko ng tinatapakan ako!” sa anong pelikula na nga ba yun?

For me, I don’t like people who abuse the environment. I don’t like noisy neighbors. I don’t like people with one-track minds (not, not Abby Lee). I don’t like people who are too dependent on others. I don’t like bullies. I don’t like people who are too opinionated (wait, is that what I am turning to be?) Come to think of it, all these people combined would pretty much sum up a lot of people, including me 😀

Ako, ayoko ng mga taong umaabuso sa kalikasan. Ayaw ko din ng mga maiingay na kapitbahay. Ayaw ko din ng mga taong makitid ang isip. Ayaw ko din ng mga taong tamad at dumedepende sa ibang tao. Ayaw ko din ng mga maton. Ayaw ko din ng mga nagpapakalandakan ng kanilang mga opininyon (teka, parang ganito ang dating ng post ko ah). Kung tutuusin, aba, eh napakaraming tao na nitong ayaw ko, at kasama na din ako diyan 😀

Ok then, one thing I am not really fond of: heavy rains. Why? Because it brings about so much destruction: floods, landslides and diseases.

Sige na nga, isang bagay na talagang ayaw ko ay ang malakas na ulan. Bakit nga ba? Kasi marami itong pinsalang dala: baha, pagguho ng lupa at mga sakit.

Posted in blogging101, Litratong Pinoy, Philippines, Photos

Tagged Litratong Pinoy