Sunday, September 09, 2012

Wedding Cake

Seeing this wedding cake reminded me of our own wedding cake 7 years ago.  We didn’t have an M&M themed one but we had the same quirky and asymmetrical style and shapes of each layer.  It was huge and they’re all edible layers.  If ever I’ll get wed again (of course, with the same man), we’d have the same style still.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Time Flies Fast

Just a week to go, here comes the “ber” months.  For us, Filipinos, the first day of September marks the start of the Christmas season and by then, we’ll start hearing on the airwaves Christmas songs already.  But before I get excited for Christmas, I’m more ecstatic about my little princess’ first birthday on October.  Time flies, indeed.  It feels like it was just a few months ago when I received pregnancy gifts.  Soon, we’ll be opening first birthday gifts! 

Where did the time go? 

Thursday, August 09, 2012

17-Year Old’s Neural Network That Can Detect Breast Cancer Wins Top Prize at Google Science Fair

In this year’s Google Science Fair, a 17-year old whiz girl won the top prize for her cloud-based neural network that can accurately detect breast cancer.  Brittany Wenger designed artificial neural networks that assess tissue samples for signs of breast cancer.  Artificial neural networks are essentially computer programs “coded to think like a brain”, she explained.  The difference is that it can detect complicated patterns that are too complex for humans.  The neural network is said to be 99.1 percent sensitive to malignancy.  Very clever and impressive for a 17-year old. She deserves the $50,000 in scholarship money, an internship with a fair sponsor and a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands as her grand prize for the said Science Fair.

Choosing the Best Credit Card

Several people use credit cards on a regular basis.  Credit cards, when owned and used wisely, have tremendous benefits people can take advantage of that can help in managing our financial resources more efficiently.  Getting the best credit card, however, requires caution to score the best deals.  In order to get the better deal, think about on which categories of items you regularly spend the most money.  Choose the closest category that describes your primary use of the credit card and from there you’d be able to choose the best credit card for you.

1. Airfare

2. Gasoline

3. Business expenses

4. Food, Medicine and Gas

5. Vacations

Birthday Cupcakes for a Doctor

While searching for cupcake designs that we can incorporate in my daughter’s party on October, here’s something interesting that medical professionals would find cute.  I bet they’d also want not just a piece but the whole box of these charmingly designed cupcakes.  This cupcake with a lab coat and stethoscope is actually one of the 6 doctor-themed cupcakes that Oh Crumbs! made for a doctor who’s celebrating his 30th birthday.  Here’s a picture of the whole lot.  Now that made me salivate and triggered my sweet tooth.