Happy New Year!!

New year. New life. New opportunities for year 2013! 

Year 2012, despite its distraction, has been a wonderful year, for me, my family and friends. We thank You Lord, hoping for a better tomorrow. Though 2012 has been a wonderful year for me, there's ups and downs and definitely lessons learnt... 

For 2013, lets focus on love and brush off the hate energy! 


Happy New Year!!!:) Be happy and be blessed! :)  good vibes. :) 

It's Christmas time!

Hello everyone! Just want to greet you all a very merry Christmas! Spread the love and be thankful to God, our Savior for He gave us the opportunity to live life to its fullest and to let us celebrate Christmas with our loved ones! Guess this is it for now...Stay blessed everyone! Will be posting some of my Christmas pictures maybe tomorrow or on Friday. :) Ciao!

Cambodian Fine Arts and Crafts

Being in Siem Reap always gives me the excitement to see history, Cambodian culture and heritage, trying out different Khmer dishes and of course, shopping high quality Cambodian silk.

When in Siem Reap, a visit to the Silk Farm (Artisans Angkor) is a must. There you will observe how locals make both fine and normal silk. All the products in Artisans Angkor are handmade so it's truly an amazing experience.

The process of Silk making begins with the silk worms. They feed the worms with Mulberry leaves until they grow and transform into cocoons. When they become cocoons, they are being collected, boiled to become soft and clean, then dried under the sun. After they have been dried, they boil them again and pull the cocoon fibers spinning them to make the silk thread. They dye the bulky silk thread with natural colors like bark from different trees, spices and banana leaves. And lastly, they weave the silk thread to make into a big cloth with different colors and designs.

At the Silk Farm, you can shop (Artisans Angkor Silk Boutique) different handmade silk products like clothes, scarves, bags, wallets, pillow cases, etc. The prices are more expensive than in the market but of course, you also get very high quality products.
You can also find shops (Artisans Angkor) around Siem Reap and at the airport.
Check out their website: http://www.artisansdangkor.com/

Oh Pablo..

Last week, a news was disseminated that there's a typhoon coming and will hit our country which is the Philippines, to be explicit. In addition, Pablo is the name! So it's a boy and they say if it's a boy then it's gonna be a strong one. Upon knowing that there's a typhoon coming on December 4, 2012, many people were on panic mode. But of course, Filipinos love to pray to God and I'm proud to divulge that! I guess it is the best thing a person could ever do during tough times and even during facile times. Moreover, people have prepared a lot of things, "important things" that they've envisioned that would help them as they will be experiencing the said typhoon Pablo from this point forward. 

December 4, 2012...Pablo came along to hit our country specifically in Visayas and Mindanao.  The clouds are restless. The winds are unforgiving.. The seas flow with rage.. Many houses are destroyed and some people died.. :( 

Aftermath.. It was so cold and so dark. No water and no electric power. So creepy right? But I guess it's just God's way of reminding us all that He is coming soon. So as early as now, let us do good deeds, ask for forgiveness and love each other.