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Hakuna Matata


Real Name: Karen
Lives In: Philippines
Birth Date: October 16, 1970
Member Since: Dec 21, 1999
Last Login: Aug 20, 2008   21:23 UTC
Member's Time: Aug 21, 2008   23:36 PHT
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by birgitte - last update: Oct 24, 2007

Hello friends and fellow vters.

Been quite a while since last I frollicked in vtland. A bit of an update. I was noticeably absent for some years now because I went back to college to take up nursing. Just graduated this year and passed the local board exam so now I am a nurse. Nothing much has changed. I now have two degrees on my belt but I'm still a bum at home. hehehe. Kidding! I'm still busy reviewing for the next set of exams which will allow me to work abroad. A good reason for not working yet and staying at home (to review.. to review). I am still painting and still obsessed with taking pictures of death march markers and monuments. Like I said, nothing much has changed.

I hope this year, I'll be able to log in as frequently as I would like on vt... be able to do more travel write-ups. To all my friends who greeted me on my birthday, thank you very much.

that's it for now, Have fun on vt everyone!
This flower is called hibiscus in english. Locally, we call these gumamela.

Those born during my generation or earlier have probably experienced harvesting the blooms of this plant for making bubble formula. Commercial bubbles for blowing were unheard of in those days and children were more creative with their toys.

To make your own bubble formula (with long lasting bubbles - or at least until the bubble hits the ground or hits a sharp object on its flight) gather a few blooms from this plant. Use a mortar and pestle to crush the flowers. (Poor flowers!) Crushing will bring out the slime....... yep.... slime.... every child's favorite yucky substance. Get a container and put in it a small amount of water (less than a cup of water). Get the crushed flower and make sure to gather the slime too. Use some of the water from the container to wash the mortar bowl to really get all the juice. In the container, squeeze and swirl the crushed gumamela in the water to get all the slime before discarding the now pulped, battered and drowned flower where your mom or grandma wont see it. Add dishwashing liquid to the slime water or you may even use powdered detergent (if you want to go authentic), mix well. Your bubble formula is finished.

Make a wire loop for making the bubbles. Enjoy.

Err... it might be a good idea to do the bubbles in the garden unless you want your mom to run after you for the bubble stains on the walls, floors, and ceiling of the house.
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Comments for birgitte
i-s-a Tue Feb 19, 2008 02:25 UTC
 hi karen! nakita ko nagla-log ka ulit sa vt...welcome back! san ka naglalagi ngayon? bataan pa rin? greets from orion :0)
sim1 Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:13 UTC
 Hi Karen, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year from the both of us! Hoping that all your dreams will come true for 2008.
olja1234 Wed Oct 24, 2007 18:02 UTC
 Belated Birthday wishes to you, Karen. Hope you had a wonderful day. Greetings.
aaaarrgh Wed Oct 17, 2007 20:39 UTC
 Oops, missed your birthday! Hope it was a good one.
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