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Food Revolution Day 2013! #FRD2013

I can't tell you enough how big a Jamie Oliver fan I am. Today, I'm supporting his Food Revolution Day 2013! Stemmed from his cookbook Jamie's Ministry of Food, it's a movement he started that calls out to foodies all over the world to share their knowledge on food and cooking.

Since I love steak, I'm sharing with you my recipe for my Home-Cooked Grilled Aussie Striploin Steak.

Cook it. Share it. Live it.

Grilled Aussie Striploin Steak

Sip and Gogh: A Paint and Sip Studio

Sip and Gogh

Unleash your inner Van Gogh in this unique hangout where you can express your creativity and enjoy scrumptious snacks — Sip and Gogh!

Replicate paintings of these masterpieces

Choose a painting you want to replicate from their collection or bring your own image like Emily who brought along with her a copy of her favorite animé.

Mothers' Day 2013

Taken yesterday at The Buffet for our early Mothers' Day celebration

Happy Mothers' Day to my Mama and my two sisters, Ate Mary and Ate Sheryl!
I love you!

I wish more children would have the marvelous experience of having a mother like my Mama! (But my nieces and nephews are luckier for having her as their lola!)

I would also like to greet my friends (who are moms), my friends' moms and the mommy readers, Happy Mothers' Day!

The mothers and future mothers in the family

Wanted: A Leader Worth Following

The recently concluded series of Victory entitled Unpopular has made a strong impact in me because it is applicable not only to the upcoming elections (happening in five days), but also to our personal growth as citizens who can lead in our own living spaces. It gave us an overview of the qualities we should look for in choosing the leaders for our country and it reminded us of the type of leaders we should aspire to be.

Leadership is usually regarded as a topic that should be discussed among a specific group of people only because most people think that it is solely for individuals who have people under their command or for those who hold positions in government, offices and organizations. On the contrary, we can all be leaders because leadership is influence. And all of us are capable of influencing other people. Sociologists say that even the most introverted person will influence at least ten thousand people in his or her lifetime.

Social media has made it even easier for us to influence a bigger audience. That is why with all the social media accounts that we have, we want to gain more followers Twitter, more likes on Facebook and more views in YouTube. It also has become a tool to measure the magnitude of influence.

With this in mind, we must be gear our actions toward becoming leaders worth following, deflecting from the widely known perception of what a leader is. Thus, the title Unpopular.

1. A true leader is selfless.

It is natural for anyone to think of his own interest, but only a true leader places others above himself. He constantly thinks of the welfare of other people — needs, potentials and development. He also takes the extra effort to protect them from violence, harm and from forces that can cause people to feel demoralized.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

— Philippians 2:3–4 NIV

2. A true leader serves.

Politicians are supposedly public servants. They are elected to serve the people and candidates should not aspire for position for personal gains. Being a leader is hard work as opposed to what is believed by many. It is working for others' sake and for the betterment of the people he serves.

The measure of a man is not how many servants he has but how many men he serves.

— Dwight L. Moody

Pineapple Princesses Features Piña Fabric

Pineapple Princesses writes about pineapple or piña fabric and features one of my photos! Check out their article "Exquisite Piña from the Philippines."

I took the photo of the piña barong fabric I had for a wedding I attended four years ago.

Thanks to Anne of Pineapple Princesses for the feature!