My Strawberry and Banana Cheesecake at “Heaven n Eggs” earlier today was heavenly. It has eternally been. But today is different, gone are the blue skies and white painted big chairs. For a very long time ’til today we decided to eat at the Glorietta branch, beside Bread Talk. The black, neatly-upholstered sofa didn’t change the taste of their delicious pancakes. As always, I had my graham and banana pancakes topped with whipped cream cheese, and strawberry syrup.

Husband had Angus Tapa and I got BiZtek fillet of beef with soy citrus glazed served with shoestring potatoes. I ordered one big Italian sausage pasta for Daniel, but ended up in the doggybag since he was more interested with my Biztek. The doggy bag was meant for me and/or husband for later to gobble up, of course. Also we don’t have dogs to feed.

I liked the sofa. But the old interior of blue skies, yellow, and white colors’ more cheerful and homey than their dark rockstar theme now. And Pepe Smith’s name on Heaven and Eggs’ new menu design feels weird. I have nothing against him, it’s just that I am not a fan of rockstars, but of blue heavens and good pancakes.

**Glorietta 4, Ground Level, Makati City, Philippines

I just realized that it’s already mid-week and I lie idle. Last weekend was busy for us at home with my Daniel, work and house chores. Also my sister-in-law’s coming home for an early Christmas vacation. Husband had a busy schedule but we managed to squeeze in Madagascar II. After all, the last movie all three of us watch together in the big screen was the Kung Fu Panda.

Our Daniel was screaming with excitement when he saw Alex and the rest of the gang of zoo animals. The animals; were excited too as they board the make-shift plane to fly them back home to the New York Zoo.

The story’s twist and turn began when the plane crashed in the Middle of Africa. Blame it or not to the crazy penguins. Also aboard the plane were the British Chimps, Lemur King Julian and his sidekick Maurice.

Alex was reunited with his long lost family, but then he was banished from the pride because he wasn’t able to pass the lions’ rite of passage. Marty ascertained that he was not at all very unique like what he thought he was. And there were hundred of zebras who look, act and talk altogether like him. Gloria’s desperate searched for the love-of-her-life made her turn to Moto-Moto, the hottest hippo in the waterhole (Moto means “Hot”, he says he’s too hot that you gotta say his name twice). Melman, who found his call as a witch doctor and thought he caught a deadly desease, lose hope but then found the courage to tell Gloria of his love.

Then the story ended with a happy closing. Alex and the gang stayed in Africa. Of course, that was after they saved the drying waterhole, and kicking the butt of the traitor out of the pride.

I was moved when Suba, Alex’s father, do the funny dance with him to save the watering hole by opening the dam. And honestly, the lion-kicking-the granny scene shocked me. I understand the old woman was an evil granny who hates Alex dearly, but beating and kicking her on the face was completely appalling.

Overall the movie was great and really funny. The lines were really entertaining and hilarious.

A friend asked me to check out an email that was sent to him. It says somebody sent him a package or was that a bank draft of a large sum of money. And the company was asking for my friend’s personal information. I told him, it’s a fraud!

Criminals took advantage of the world wide web as we are now in the Internet Age. Online fraud is very popular nowadays. Phony email messages and scheming web sites are powerful tools for these crooks. They will trick you to give out your financial or personal information and use them in many possible ways for their financial gain.

You might be entice to reply to an email message that says somebody has left you a fortune. And you might think that you won’t lose anything since the email’s not asking you to send them money. But without realizing the severity of your answer email, you have already given them your name, address, phone number, birthdate, and bank account numbers. These information they can and will use to apply for and get credit in your name, max out your credit cards, or empty a bank account.

Phishing sites are fake websites. They often use real organization’s name and logo. They will trick you to submit your personal information by making you answer application or sign-up forms. And they will surely get hold of your email address and passwords, which could be very useful to them.

Before getting excited, you have to ask yourself some questions. Who would send you a large amount of money? Why would a stranger entrust millions of dollars to you? If you can’t give a logical answer to these questions then you’re facing a fraudulent scheme waiting for you to fall into their plot.

And these are ways to avoid phisher sites and online fraud:

Never reply to e-mail messages that request your personal information
Don’t click links in suspicious e-mail
Use strong passwords and change them often
Don’t send personal information in regular e-mail messages
Do business only with companies you know and trust
Make sure the Web site uses encryption
Help protect your PC
Monitor your transactions
Use credit cards for transactions on the Internet instead of a debit card

Baby’s skin are so sensitive that needs good caring and attention. There’s nothing quite like the soft, delicate skin of a baby. Also there’s nothing like to a baby’s cry when irritated by diaper rash, and other skin problems. Your baby is perfect, but your baby’s skin may not. Many babies are prone to skin irritation in the first few months after birth. A healthy skin for your baby is hard work.

1. Moisturize!!! Baby tends to have drier skin. Your baby’s skin is thinner, more fragile and less oily than an adult’s.  Skin dryness that can lead to skin problems. Apply a baby lotion or moisturizer immediately after bath while skin is still wet, and then pat dry instead of rubbing.

2. Avoid heavily scented baby products. Most of these products can caused skin irritations. Check for items without dyes, fragrance, Phthalates and Parabens. Go with the products with natural minerals, like oatmeal soaps and many more.

3. Infant skin doesn’t need powdering. Your baby can inhale the very fine grains of powder, which could cause Asthma and other lung problems. So it’s best to avoid using talcum powder on your infant. And yeast, which can cause diaper rash, feeds on corn starch. So to protect your baby’s skin avoid talcum powder, or corn-starch powder.

4. Avoid skin problems at bath time. Choose shampoos that protect tears. And since newborn and infants skin are so sensitive, keep baby’s skin hydrated by bathing in warm water for only three to five minutes.

5. Infant Sunburn. Our ozone layer has long been damaged and we have less protection against the harmful rays of the Sun. So it is best to keep your infant out of direct sunlight during the first six months. And for toddlers, use a strong baby sunscreen, hats, and umbrellas.

6. Laundry Tips for Baby Skin Care. Use a gentle detergent to wash the baby’s clothes, bedding, blankets, and towels. Strong detergents could leave harmful elements and strong odor on your baby’s clothes even after rinsing.

6. Learn more about your baby’s skin. Most skin problems cause no harm and would go away eventually on their own. While caring for baby’s skin may seem complicated, these three things you should bear in mind when it comes to your baby’s skin problems:

(1) Which case can you treat at home?

(2) Which needs medical treatment? Ask your pediatrician right away.

(3) And how can you prevent baby from experiencing skin problems to begin with?

I have Bronchial Asthma, my son’s Asthmatic, and my Mom passed away last September because of Asthma. It’s a family curse that runs in our blood.

The tendency for our airways to be hypersensitive is inborn. We inherit this through our genes. It is known that asthma tends to run in families that are prone to allergy. This means that some family members will be affected by asthma, while others may suffer from other allergies such as hay fever, perennial rhinitis, and eczema. So we actually inherit the tendency to react to allergens rather than a specific disease.

I was breastfeeding my baby for six months. And it is not true that I passed asthma to him through breastfeeding. A mother with asthma may pass on a tendency to allergies, rather than asthma itself, to her children. But if a woman smokes on her pregnancy, it is more likely for the baby to develop asthma. Cigarette Smoking is dangerous not only to your health, but also to the people around you. Children of smoking parents suffer the effects of passive smoking. They breathe in the smoke from smouldering cigarettes and the smoke that is puffed out by their parents.

There are drug treatments and exercises that will help on taking control of your asthma.
There is no known cure for asthma yet. But knowing your allergies and understanding them can help manage asthma. You cannot change the world for you, but you can try to avoid what could possibly trigger your asthma and that will reduce and minimize asthma attacks.

Most common triggers of asthma attacks are; house dust mites, pollen sensitivity, moulds, animals and pets, food allergies, infections, air pollutants, smoking, and a lot of other triggers.

** Asthma,