Category : Other
I haven’t tried this yet but my friends say baking soda helps in whitening teeth. How? It removes stains embedded in the surface of the teeth. They said that it water can be placed to about a teaspoon until it become pasty then use it as toothpaste. But my mom said to dissolve it in water and gargle it.
Baking soda helps remove brown stains from my mom’s teeth. I’m about to try it since I have coffee stains and I want it to be gone. This home remedy is cheaper than going to the dentist.
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I’m not the sporty type and I don’t like P.E. that much back when I was still studying. I hate playing volleyball because my wrists get sore after playing. I just took it as a P.E. back in college because I don’t have a choice. Badminton, basketball, I think I suck at these sports too. But if there’s a sport I want with a chance for me to excel, I think it’s bowling. Why? Because it doesn’t require much physical activities. What I mean by physical activities is I don’t need to run much, heheh. So I was glad that bowling is always included in sports fest in the previous company I’ve worked for.
I want to try golf too but I think that sports is expensive and for the well-offs. Anyway, I wish I had a photo of me while playing bowling.
This is my entry to Mirage’s Sporty Blog Giveaway.
Category : Other
It has been chaotic yesterday. Hubby changed the light in the bathroom because it’s busted already. But he forgot to dispose it properly. He just placed the light to be disposed off on top of the table. DD touched it but good thing it didn’t break so hubby asked the yaya to throw it out. The yaya, having no idea how to dispose it properly, placed it beside the trash bin but as she placed it, we heard a breaking sound! Uh oh! Hubby and I panicked. We hurriedly brought the kids inside the room. The yaya and the helper cleaned up the area and door was left open for four hours last night. The kids can’t even go outside, including me because I breadfeed them. It was a mess, I tell you.
This morning, everything is back to normal. That’s why I can blogged now heheh. I researched of proper disposal of flourescent lamps if it breaks and here’s what I found from here. Just pasting here the information I found:
- Do not use a vacuum cleaner to clean up the breakage. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust throughout the area and could potentially contaminate the vacuum.
- Keep people and pets away from the breakage area until the cleanup is complete.
- Ventilate the area by opening windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before returning to begin the cleanup. Mercury vapor levels will be lower by then.
- For maximum protection and if you have them, wear rubber gloves to protect your hands from the sharp glass.
- Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass container with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. A glass jar with a good seal works best to contain any mercury vapors inside.
- Next, begin collecting the smaller pieces and dust. You can use two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards to scoop up pieces.
- Pat the area with the sticky side of duct tape, packing tape or masking tape to pick up fine particles. Wipe the area with a wet wipe or damp paper towel to pick up even finer particles.
- Put all waste and materials into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup that may have been contaminated with mercury. Label the container as “Universal Waste – broken lamp.”
- Remove the container with the breakage and cleanup materials from your home. This is particularly important if you do not have a glass container.
- Continue ventilating the room for several hours.
- Wash your hands and face.
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What are the requirements in reimbursing SSS Maternity Benefits? If you are pregnant and a member of SSS, you can avail of the maternity benefits. However you must take note of the requirements.
1. You have paid at least three monthly contributions within the 12-month period immediately preceding the semester of your childbirth or miscarriage.
2. Maternity Notification Form 1 (MAT-1 Form) duly stamped and received by SSS. You can get it from your HR or download the form at the SSS website. Submit the form together with your SSS ID and proof of pregnancy (ultrasound, pregnancy test-kit). This form must be submitted within 60 days after conception. After you have given birth, you must submit the following requirements.
3. Documents to be submitted depends on the type of delivery.
Normal delivery
- only the certified true copy or authenticated birth certificate of the child is required
Caesarian delivery
- certified true copy or authenticated birth certificate of the child
- operating room record / surgical procedure document certified by the hospital where you got confined are required.
Miscarriage
- pregnancy test before and after miscarriage
- medical certificate/obstetrical history indicating the number of miscarriages certified by the attending physician
- D&C report certified by authorized hospital representative
Separated Member
- Certification from last employer with the effective date of separation
Voluntary Member
- copy of approved Form E-5
Self-Employed Member
- copy of approved Form RS-1
Take note that that you cannot avail of sickness benefits for the same period you received your maternity benefits.
I have availed of the benefits twice. This time I completed the requirements four months after I’ve given birth. This is because I just got the birth certificate of my twins last month.
Category : Other, Random Ramblings
After three months of waiting I finally got my Philhealth checque. The reimbursement was sent via Air21 and received it this morning. The amount is 30% of the total hospital bills, which isn’t that bad, since it’s like I got some discounts. The only thing I regret is that I should have got my doctor’s official receipt before I submitted the required documents. Actually, I don’t have plans of submitting it yet, but the employee checking the forms said that it’s OK for submission already even if I don’t have my doctor’s OR.
When I received the details of the reimbursements, there was a note that there’s no doctor’s receipt. I couldn’t complain about it anymore since it was my fault too. I know that the OR is required but I still submitted it. Lesson learned, follow what’s the procedure and submit the required documents together when you have it validated.
