April 2013 - Pen, paper, pan

Abbamania Concert

The kids and I watched ABBAMANIA performed at the Resorts World Manila last Thursday. Thanks to our sponsor – the Journal Group of Publications for giving us three complimentary tickets. We arrived at the venue at around 8pm. The concert started 10 minutes later. The opening act was Highway 54 band. They sung mostly the popular upbeat songs in the 70’s to 80’s. Listening (grooving) to their songs relive my preschool days (kidding haha).

And the main event of the show…

Abbamania singing Voulez Vouz — Abbamania sings Voulez Vouz as their opening number.

Abbamania is one of the many tribute shows being produced since ABBA (the worldwide phenomenon Swedish pop band) was disbanded in 1982. Quoting Joaquin Henson’s post in philstar.com, Abbamania is recognized as one of the most authentic ABBA tribute shows in the world. Authentic because they sounded and looked like the real ABBA.

They sung almost all of my favorite ABBA songs: Voulez Vouz, I Have A Dream, Honey Honey, Gimme, Gimme, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Mamma Mia!, Thank You for the Music, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All, Waterloo, and many more.

The crowd cheering for more songs as the concert is about to end. — The crowd cheering for more songs by the end of the song medley.

It was an awesome experience. The kids and I enjoyed watching our first concert together. The performers may not be the original ABBA, but they were able to relive the ABBA magic.

Thanks ABBA for your music!

Planning to revive my SSS and Philhealth contributions

One of my plans this year is to continue paying my SSS contribution. I will be paying as voluntary member since I’m not employed. I have yet to visit the nearest SSS office in our area to know more about the things I have to secure in order to continue my SSS contribution. My sister in law suggested that I pay the same amount when I was employed to receive a bigger retirement benefit. Paying a higher contribution fee (which I have yet to determine) is also beneficial when I apply for a loan. The higher contribution I pay the bigger loan I can avail. I’m also reviving my Philhealth contribution. This is important for me because we don’t have health insurance to depend on when emergency arises. I will also check if I can still afford to pay a monthly Pag-ibig contribution.

Finally Get The Vision Correction You Have Always Dreamed of: To Have Straight Eyes

A lingering and lifelong medical condition is something that many adults tend to live with and suffer through perhaps out of the fear of the unknown. One of those medical conditions that is usually handled in this manner is known as lazy eye or strabismus. This tends to happen as one is born with one or two eyes that have extremely weak muscles and thus the eyes do not work in conjunction with one another. The majority of lazy eye instances are found during childhood and many adults never had the issue corrected for one reason or another. In fact, it was quite common to try various methods and means of correcting the lazy eye through the use of patches and therapy to no avail which then caused the issue to remain throughout life.

The changes in technology and medical procedures designed to correct, permanently, lazy eye has advanced to the point where the now minimally invasive surgery is something that many adults are seeking out to finally correct those lifelong issues that have been plaguing them. Lazy eye issues can cause headaches and poor vision in many patients and it is also an aesthetic issue that adults want changed so that they can have straight eyes that look completely normal and are fully functional. The eyes are one of those facial features that draw attention and thus people want straight eyes.

Adults can take matters in to their own hands, regardless of their age, and finally get the treatment and surgery they need to correct lazy eye. The amazing strabismus surgery for adults that is now readily available is something that takes very little time, has a low recovery time and is not nearly as invasive as one may imagine. This means that even someone who has been living with a lazy eye for decades can have the problem finally corrected and thus get the straight vision they have always imagined and dreamed of all throughout their life. This is an ideal option for those who simply have found that there is no need to fear or worry about the results as such surgical procedures are effective, safe, convenient and highly beneficial.