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Home Test Glucometer Sinocare

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11/24/2021 Glucometer Home Testing Kit - Sinocare "Safe-Accu" - Promo sale from a Lazada seller - Includes 10 lancets and 10 strips. ➡️ Super easy to use. Just follow the instructions included in the box. ➡️ TIPS :   • Cough when you lance to distract from the "prick" haha.   • Lance on side of finger para di masakit.   • Prep, prep, prep. _ About Home Testing Kits Glucometers --   ✔ Lancet must be compatible with lancing device.   ✔ Strips must be compatible to glucometer brand. _ The Experience -- My fingers are not callous. Lanced the first time at 3.0 = too much blood! But almost painless 👍 Tested 3 hrs after brunch and it read 144 nyak... Too high! I will test next time after 12 hr fast and will lance at a lower depth like 2.0 or 2.5. _ Why did I get a glucometer home testing kit? We have a history of diabetes in the family. Both sides in our case. I am getting older and screening has been advised. Getting tested for Fasting Blo

Our Community Christmas Tree 2021

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It is over 20 feet high! The condo's HOA puts up a really tall Christmas tree every year. The trimmings change each time but still so neat and beautifully designed.

Atcharang Ampalaya

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Atcharang Ampalaya... Pickled Ampalaya... Ampalaya Salad It doesn't look like a lot from the pic pero bawas na yan kasi kumain ako. Super simple to make with 1 Ampalaya + 1/4 White Onion (or 1 small shallot) + 1 Tomato + Vinegar, Sugar, Cold Water. Prepare the ampalaya properly: Cut lengthwise, slice thinly. Put it in a bowl, add lots of coarse salt + water (a.k.a brine) until submerged. Leave it to brine for ~30 minutes. Then, massage it hard with your hands - drain the brine - add water - massage again - drain water - done! This really removes most of the bitterness from the ampalaya. Prep the tomato by removing the seeds first and slicing to about the same size as the ampalaya. Slice the onion the same way. Put the prepped ampalaya, tomato and onion in a container. The pickling juice/marinade is 1 part vinegar to half parts sugar and cold water. In a separate bowl, dissolve the suger in vinegar first before adding the cold water. You can adjust this ratio to however you l

Condo Living: Taas ng Water Bill [SOLVED]

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  We get good water pressure. But a few times a year, it gets too strong that our kitchen faucet, bathroom shower, and bathroom sink faucet will leak. Nevertheless, we normally average maybe 15 cu.m. a month and our bill would be around 300 pesos depending on the rate. *This is a 1BR/1BA unit.  September 2021: Our water consumption spiked to 35 cu.m. compared to the previous billing. It was over 600 pesos! The water pressure was so strong that I had to replace the kitchen and bathroom sink faucets to stop the leaks. Water started to run into the toilet bowl too -- but we could fix that just by tapping the flush lever.  However, we did notice loud noise coming from inside the toilet tank like it was refilling itself sporadically -- I ignored this thinking that it will eventually stop when the water pressure in our building returns to normal. October 2021: Our water consumption is higher at 42 cu.m. and the bill is over 800 pesos! Crazy. I went down to get my statement of account (SOA)