Starbucks Planner and their Christmas Tradition

You should also check out the 12 Cups with the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Give in to Giving which offers a chance for you to donate to 12 charities and to receive a Giving Journal designed by renowed artists.
Updated- Click here for the Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee 2009 Planner.

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Anger Management

It surprised me that there is a scientific explanation for those drivers that are just stark raving mad on the road. Scientists call it “Road Rage” Disorder or Intermittent Explosive Disorder. I thought they were just rude , annoying drivers. Excuse me!
To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have [...]

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Jollibee’s Hamburger Earthworm Patties

The Jollibee Earthworm burger rumor is old news but to see the keywords in their website is news. View the HTML source of Jollibee Hamburger website. And what do you see?

META NAME=”object” CONTENT=”jollibee food corporation, earthworm, earthworm hamburger, earthworm hamburger issue, earthworm hamburger patties, earthworm meat, earthworm meat price, earthworm price, earthworms, earthworms price, eating [...]

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Birthday Celebrations and a High School Reunion

I’m not a party animal but this weekend was something. I attended 3 parties. Two were birthday celebrations while the other was a high school reunion . I feel so bloated with all the food and the yummy desserts which I couldn’t resist.
I have never attended a single high school reunion because going to Cebu [...]

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Portion control and Dining out

(View enlarged images) After attending mass at the St. Alphonsius Ligouri, we dropped by at “Ponzo’s” for lunch. “Ponzo’s” menu is fusion with a delectable array of pasta, meat , healthy vegetarian dishes. I dread dining out of the comfort of my home. Eating out can ruin my weight management plan however [...]

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Before and After : Weight Loss Photos

It’s inspiring to see before and after photos of people who have lost weight. Take for instance Five stars who went to fat and back like Janet Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Anna Nicole Smith, Nicole Richie and Jared Leto. Janet lost a whopping 70 pounds:

Janet’s secret is not lipo, not starvation, not gastric bypass. A few [...]

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Guava, the best fruit

At the c5 junction, a street vendor dangled plastic bags of huge guavas in front of the car. Knowing that guava is a rich source of vitamin C, I thought that it might give a boost to my immune system. I still have colds.
Magkano? (how much?)
160 pesos.
Mahal! (expensive) Rolls up car window.

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Losing weight after 40

According to this article, on Childhood obesity problem:
“Global fattening” poses an equal threat to global warming, according to obesity specialists.
Overeating has resulted in 20,000 children suffering from so called “adult onset” or type-2 diabetes, not previously seen in children, while more than 400,000 have impaired glucose tolerance, a pre-diabetic stage which puts them at sharply [...]

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