Been dumping our wet kitchen waste in a compost pit at home…
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It\’s literally a hole we dug up and cover with soil when needed, to keep bugs at bay.
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Don\’t know if we should be adding anything to the mound, but decided to just go ahead and do it instead of over-researching it and ending up not doing anything (happens to me all the time!).
Anyone who composts here? Care to share your experience? 🙂
Some time ago, we took the Nuvali South exit at the end of Parkway Settings and Avida Village to see where it would lead.
![\"Carmelray](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/8073190361_517e16fbc6_z.jpg\")
Because we had the Nuvali sticker, the guard let us through and told us we could use the same way going back.
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Nuvali South\’s East Diversity Avenue is connected to Carmelray Industrial Park, a beautiful tree-lined area which houses various plants/offices such as Suzuki, as well as the San Sebastian College.
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![\"Carmelray](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/8073191983_e4bef7748e_z.jpg\")
We followed the road and took the Gate 1 exit, which led us to the corner where Caltex is located (exiting Nuvali Central via the rotonda towards Silangan exit will bring you to this same place).
According to boyong, who left a comment on my previous post on Canlubang, another option is to exit via Gate 4, which will lead to Canlubang Main, Ceris 1, I-mall, Don Bosco, Mayapa.  I asked the Nuvali guard about it, but he was wary to suggest that route unless I knew my way around the area/town.   Will explore at another time, but many thanks to boyong just the same for the heads up!
Calamba City Hall employees never fail to impress. Always giving efficient, quality service that comes with a smile and helpful tone.
Sharing below the step-by-step process in paying for one\’s real property taxes or amelyar, as seen outside the City Assessor\’s office:
![\"Calamba](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/8073185670_40335c9dc6_z.jpg\")
![\"Calamba](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8073192061_c695c724bb_z.jpg\")
*Note: Although the main entrance of Nuvali is in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Nuvali Central and Nuvali South are further in and already fall under the jurisdiction of Bgy. Canlubang, Calamba City. Residents of the Avida and Alveo projects, as well as Montecito and Elaro are residents of Calamba.*
Again, bravo to the Calamba city government for a job well done!
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Was very happy to see Max\’s Nuvali open for breakfast a few weeks ago. Store hours used to start at 11am if I remember right.
Was even happier to find out that the triple choco champorado was available at this branch, and happiest when I got to order and taste it — it\’s the thick, chocolatey version (vs. the diluted, non-malagkit ones I\’ve tried in some branches)!
Comfort food so close to home.  Thank you. 🙂
Here are pics of the Parkway Settings gate, taken on September 26, 2012.
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Sector A is scheduled for turnover this month, October 2012, and so far there have been no announcements re delays. Last time I drove around the area, didn\’t seem likely to be ready by month\’s end. Will see. Also got a lot here so can\’t wait to step on it and claim it for house project#2 in Nuvali!
For those on the lookout for new house or lot only options in Nuvali, watch out for another Avida project… Â no details yet, not even a timeframe for the launch, but it may be similar to Avida Settings in terms of size.
When Parkway was launched in October 2011, VAT-free lots were the first to go, and they really got sold out fast. Â Message me at johanna@metrorealty.ph if you\’re interested in this new project so I can be sure to keep you in the loop.
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Visited the wakepark twice in the past 2 weeks, only to wonder at the empty parking lot. Turns out they\’ve been working on a surprise:
TO ALL BEGINNERS! The loooong wait is over!!!
Republ1c Wakepark\’s BEGINNER\’S LAKE / LITTLE BRO will already be OPEN STARTING TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 10, 2012! 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. See you!!!
The Main Lake will be open again on October 20.
Visit the Republ1c facebook page for more info.
I was very frustrated a few weeks ago when I visited the Nuvali Terminal to board the 8 or 8:30am shuttle to Makati, and was told that the last shuttle for the day had already left at 7:30am. Â I asked the guard if that day was an exception and pointed to the newly posted shuttle schedule, and he said usually there were only two trips every morning to Makati (as opposed to one every half hour from 6:30-9:00am).
I\’m sure there are others who were/continue to be equally frustrated, and I wish Nuvali management would be more considerate and responsible in posting signs.
I noticed early this week that the errant tarpaulin has been taken down.
Sharing the most recent \”sign\” I saw at the terminal for everyone\’s benefit:
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![\"Nuvali](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8073258931_e93b2b8ce4_z.jpg\")
![\"Nuvali](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8073251796_e700969af7_z.jpg\")
![\"Nuvali](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/8073259161_5c86f823f8_z.jpg\")
Will try to get a clearer photo next time, but I hope the above already helps those who need to figure out a way in and out of Nuvali on a regular basis. Â I haven\’t taken either of these transport vehicles (there are Nuvali vans and buses servicing the North-Central-South route), so would be glad for feedback from actual users.
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A friend recently referred to dating as having a love interest, and it made me realize how clean that phrase is.
Love interest.
No pretenses, no ambiguous meaning or indirect association with which to confuse it.
It is clean cut. Â It captures romance, not to trivialize it, but quite the opposite — to make it more explicit.
“I am seeking a love interest” is an honest intent, and whoever uses it, allows himself or herself to enter into a new relationship with precision and audacity.
And how refreshing that is.
We all want to be a little less lonely, but dating has become diluted, casual, and in a way, aimless. Â We now go out, hang out, meet up for drinks. Â Facebook and twitter have softened these romantic interactions all the more — adding someone as a friend or frequently commenting on updates can now be used (or misconstrued) as a show of interest. Â We like safe terms, non-committal gestures that let us passively build up to a maybe, that we may or may not act on. Â I find most cowardly the use of “friendship” to test the water for what was once a direct, well-intended social process: courtship. Â That was an engaging romantic activity that had a definite goal: to get an answer, from both parties, whether it be a yes or a no.
We don’t like being definite these days. Â Maybe that’s why it’s also become so difficult to commit to the answer (the yes or the no). Â We like gray areas, and usually get into things with one foot out of the door. Â Most of us are muddled even while we seek; we have a lot of peripherals. Â I once dated a guy who made his intentions clear from day one (that it was a clear yes for him), and I cherished that.
A love interest is just that — a romance partner. Â Someone to romance, to be giddy over, and vice-versa. Â A crush who crushes you back and says so. It can deepen into love and a true partnership, but that’s another story. Â And the yes (or no) that we get from courtship or dating is just a decision to pursue (or not) that other story.
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