This Summer, Get Into Everywhereness!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

The ability to make a call anytime and everywhere without worrying about huge hidden costs on your phone bills - that for me is everywhereness!

Introducing Tracfone, the company that can let you Get into Everywhereness. I am loving their plans especially when it's summer time and I get to talk to my siblings and cousins longer because they are not busy with school or just planning beach trips for some fun bonding, all with less the cost so all the more fun!  Heck I can even talk to my grandparents like there's no tomorrow because they offer the best Senior Value there is! My grandmom will be very very happy with the wide array of mobile phone choices!

And since communicating with my family is something I do every single day, it is important for me to get the best value for my money when it comes to prepaid plans.  There are hundreds of tempting choices out there but Tracfone is an innovative company that let's you Get into Everywhereness while offering the most cost effective way of owning and using a mobile phone.

For me the best part of their plans is the fact that there are no contracts, no activation charges or cancellation fees. I can sleep well knowing my phone bill won't give me a heart attack when I see it.  And do you know that you can call international for the same price as any other call? Amazing!

There are more features that will just blow your mind so I'll leave this video for you. I am sure you'd want to go out and Get into Everywhereness yourself, pronto!

Tracfone makes it easy... by LittleBard95

The UBEquitous Mr. UBE

Since we're into colors, let's do an "Ube" Post, shall we? :)

Eng Bee Tin lovers in Quezon City, you may rejoice as your favorite "ube-colored" store is now in the vicinity.  Today, the husbo and I discovered Mr. Ube Noodle House on E. Rodriguez Avenue.

After going through the most stressful, blood-boiling experience, no thanks to Maxicare's staff at St. Lukes, the husbo and I needed some yumminess to soothe our angry nerves.  And since the husbo was also sick with cough and colds, what better way to calm us than chinese food, right?  And right smack across St. Luke's hospital, we found Mr. Ube Noodle House.  That familiar sight made me sigh with relief and hold my breath in anticipation.

The store isn't that big.  A display rack of Eng Bee Tin products to the right and a view of the kitchen to the left gave us a warm welcome complete with a cute chinese voice greeting us "Ni Hao!".  The products silently beckoned and as soon as I had my arms filled with those delectable flavored hopias, I proceeded to pay at the cashier found at the middle part of the L-shaped noodle house.

Should you decide to eat here, note that Mr. Ube Noodle house uses the fast-food process of pay-as-you-order at the cashier.  After paying, they will give you a number and someone will serve the food to you.  I got my favorite Beef Noodles while the husbo got the Sate Beef Noodles. They were priced at P100 each.  Affordable -- or so I thought.  I first assumed it was inexpensive because the serving bowl was huge which gave the effect that there's a lot in there, but alas, the soup was the only thing aplenty.  The noodles were "bitin" for me.  The husbo said the same thing.  But the taste wasn't bad, I'd say it's at par with most of the authentic chinese restos in the metro.  

The husbo with his huge bowl of Sate Beef Noodles.  Perfect for his colds. :)

We also ordered pork and shrimp siomai (sorry I forgot to take note of the price, but it's less than a hundred pesos) which like the noodles tasted the same as that of the other chinese place.  Nothing to rave about. For drinks, the husbo got red iced tea while I got the black gulaman.  Both drinks were at Php 65 each.

The staff were pleasant and courteous enough and got our orders right so we were happy.  I'd say we'd still go back there if we suddenly crave for some flavored hopia that Eng Bee Tin is famous for but not for the food.  We could get that somewhere else.

A piece of advice, don't go there during weekday-lunch time. The place, small as it is, is packed with students from the nearby colleges and people from St. Lukes. Weekends will be a better time to visit. 

P.S. For those who want to know, "Ube" is purple yam

Happy Yellow Lemon and Blue Eagle Bonfire

One Saturday, three pretty ladies went out on a happy date - a Happy Lemon date that is.  Tita Bhie, Dia and I were having breakfast one morning and we spontaneously decided to go and hang out before Ateneo's 4-peat Bonfire in the evening.  And hang out we did at the Eastwood Mall.  Happy Lemon's Cocoa with Rock Salt and Cheese (which is an absolute favorite!) kept us company as we laughed and talked the afternoon away.We wanted to have a look around the mall so we begrudgingly stood up and walked around (while still talking ha!). 

Goofing around in the ladies room. LOL!

Since we wanted to beat the rush of Ateneans attending the bonfire, we decided to head on to Ateneo.  It's a good thing we did because Katipunan Avenue traffic was horrendous!  We didn't notice the long line of cars though because we were talking (again!) and laughing inside the cab.  Manong driver must have thought we were crazy ladies! 

After a quick dinner at McDonald's (where else?! The place to be! haha!), we proceeded to the Ateneo school grounds for the bonfire. The place was PACKED so we settled on standing a bit by the side.  We had a pretty good view of the wide LCD screen -- until the rain poured!  You'd think you'd see people scamper and try to find a shelter from the rain but NOOOO! The Atenean school spirit cannot be dampened by the rain! Umbrellas (including ours) went up everywhere!

Photo Credits: David Agoncillo

The coach thanking his team and teaching them how to dougie!

I am no Atenean (Dia is!) but the bonfire was a such a FUN experience! It's been ages since I've been to a UAAP event (don't you dare start guessing my age! LOL!) and I am reminded of how the beat of the drums can make your heart swell with pride for your school. Congratulations again Ateneo Blue Eagles! One Big Fight!

Steve Jobs Dies at 56

Months after posting about his resignation as CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs, the man who made our lives easier with his ingenuity and passion has died.  Jobs, 56, has been battling with pancreatic cancer since 2004.

His death has affected millions and social media giants Twitter and Facebook saw an outpouring of emotions from millions of fans.  The Apple homepage also paid tribute to the man they respected and loved by putting a simple black and white photo of Steve.

In Apple, Inc.'s headquarters in Cupertino, California and in Jobs' home, flowers and notes are pouring to express their thanks and sadness at his passing.  Across the globe, Apple stores have put up huge banners and provided sticky notepads so everyone can post their messages for Steve,

The world has lost Steve Jobs, a genius innovator - the Thomas Edison of his time.  Thank you, Steve.