After lunch and a brief meeting, we headed to Hotel Kimberly Tagaytay in our family car filled with bags and excitement. I was waiting for this day for ages! The anticipation didn't prevent the kids from dropping off to sleep, though. They did wake up upon nearing the venue. Since we used a Deal Grocer coupon, the check-in was a breeze. Hotel Kimberly was a bright four-storey hotel decked out in indigenous design materials and furniture. It's not the city-type hotel that's a skyscraper, … [Read more...]
The Master and Her Piece: Tippy Go of The Googly Gooeys, Cymplified!
Welcome to my new blog feature called The Master and her Piece! It's an interview I do with women who inspire me and others to live and create better. I ask questions about their masterpieces or their works, their inspiration and ideas, their motivation, their challenges and their advice; to hopefully encourage my readers, too. The first lady I want to put under the spotlight in Cymplified is 1/2 of The Googly Gooeys, Tippy Go. She's the artist behind this gem of a blog, this … [Read more...]
Guest Post: How To Creatively Manage The Household Budget, Cymplified!
This guest post on How To Creatively Manage The Household Budget is brought to you by Hilary Smith. Every mother has heard these dreaded words, “I'm bored” from their kids during summer vacation and “stick to the budget” almost every day from either her spouse or herself. The first one is easy enough to solve with a new toy or a treat for a restless child, but that can make the second scenario even more agonizing. Balancing a budget often means going without those little extra treats, like … [Read more...]
Create Your Masterpiece: Busy Hands, Cymplified!
Proverbs 10:4 (NIV) 4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NIV) 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. "Always be creating!" That is letterer Abbey Sy's motto, I believe. Note to self: buy her book, The ABC's of Hand Lettering. Anyway... Our hands have purposes. They were meant to do something beautiful, … [Read more...]
How Life Is Like A Watercolor, Cymplified!
Life is like a watercolor. The process of painting a watercolor is like living. How? Gather our materials. Pencil, eraser, paper, paintbrushes, glass or jar of water, palette, watercolor paint, scratch paper and tissue paper. In life: We are equipped with these "materials" to make the kind of "watercolor painting" or life we want. Sketch our picture. Maybe even recreate our inspirational source such as a photo of a sunset. Use our pencils to draw with the end result in mind. In life: Here, we … [Read more...]
All You Want to Know About the Bible in Pop Culture by Kevin Harvey, Cymplified!
One has to be updated on all Hollywood movies, TV series and popular music to be able to relate with and appreciate this book. Unfortunately, I am not. Therefore, it was difficult to finish this book. Even if there were synopses and brief descriptions, the details were important to be able to make the connection with the Bible. All You Want to Know About the Bible in Pop Culture shows that we can find God's messages everywhere; in stories, in TV shows, in songs, in movies, if we only … [Read more...]
Learning Basic Calligraphy From Cher, Cymplified!
Calligraphy is so popular these days. There are even fonts being made out of calligraphy. It's different from the Chinese calligraphy that I learned in high school, though. The calligraphy that people over at Instagram do is the art of decorative handwriting. It's the way one writes a certain letter which makes it beautiful, a work of art in itself. I have not tried calligraphy before. I wasn't interested because 1. I have no idea what pens to use. 2. I have poor handwriting. Then, my former … [Read more...]
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