[Sports] KPS 2013 Volleyball Finals!

Remember the pompoms that I showed you HERE?

Today was the finals of the season and it was heart pounding and action packed!  Our team played a good game and won 1st Runner-Up in the Gold Division of KPS 2013 Summer Coed Volleyball tournament.  We are ecstatic about it!

Our team is fairly new - practices started about 6 months ago.  This season was their first and they did really well, competing against 16 teams plus 2 more during the finals held tonight.  The majority of our male players are middle aged versus younger opponents - talk about bad knees and bad backs.  Through it all, we are grateful that we had no casualties.  It was an amazing feat!

Their team motto is:

"...playing for an eternal crown."

1 Corinthians 9:25

It was a fun event - met new friends and learned a lot of things, especially about cooking for a big group. Hahaha.

1.  I learned how to make perfect harboiled eggs (hubby and I brought about 4 dozens this season)

2.  I learned the proper way to prepare arroz caldo which is like rice porridge with chicken

3.  I have improved and tweaked my mango cake frosting

4. A lot lot more!

Photo credit:  Phi N.

I will always be my husband's #1 Fan... isn't it obvious?

It was a fun event - met new friends and learned a lot of things, especially about cooking for a big group. Hahaha.

1.  I learned how to make perfect harboiled eggs (hubby and I brought about 4 dozens this season)

2.  I learned the proper way to prepare arroz caldo which is like rice porridge with chicken

3.  I have improved and tweaked my mango cake frosting

4.  I learned how to make delicious chicken sandwich using my dear friends' recipe

4. A lot lot more!

Life is like a game.  We have to face everything with hope that we will overcome the challenges that come our way.

And of course, we have to take time to smile.

Take care, ya'll!

♥  michelle  ♥

[Tuesday Tutes] Hep Hep Hooray! DIY pompoms

Hello friends!

Our church's volleyball team is preparing for the play-offs this Saturday.  

This tournament is sponsored by Katy Pinoy Sports, "a Volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization based in Katy, Texas."  There were 16 teams composed of Filipinos with
"at least 25% Filipino blood or a legal spouse of a person with at least 25% Filipino blood"
(as stated in the KPS Eligibility criteria).  

The league started on July 13, 2013 and has been going on every Saturday, with 3 games per team.

Our team is #1 in the standings.  Yay!

The players have been working hard and they are

 "playing for an eternal crown - 1 Corinthians 9:25."  

They have been a blessing to us spectators and fellow players.

In preparation, I made pom-poms.  Here's how:

Materials:

     Empty roll of tissue (or any cardboard will do)

     Tissue paper - i used 10 sheets of 20' x 20" in BLUE

     Stapler and staples

     Tape - small and packaging tape

Tools:

     Scissors

     Cutter

Instructions:

1.  Stack tissue paper and fold in half so it could fit your cutting board and easier to handle.  I used a Fiskar rotating cutter.

2.  Measure 0.5 inches and cut.  I made 40 strips of stacked paper

3.  Since the tissue paper was folded in half before cutting, take the folded end and staple together.

4.  Get an adequate length of tape and wrap around the stapled bunch one at a time until you have taped 3 or 4 bunches together.  This secures the bigger bunch.  Add another tape and adhere it to the inner part of the tissue roll or cardboard.  This ensures that it will not fall off when you get wild when doing the happy dance.

4.  Wrap the cardboard around the bunch and secure with packaging tape.  The empty roll of tissue is large enough to fit perfectly in one hand.

Instructions:
1.  Stack tissue paper and fold in half so it could fit your cutting board and easier to handle.  I used a Fiskars rotating cutter which makes crafting so much easier!
2.  Measure 0.5 inches and cut.  I was able to make 40 strips of stacked paper.
3.  Since the tissue paper was folded in half before cutting, take the folded end and staple together.
4.  Get an adequate length of tape and wrap around the stapled bunch one at a time until you have taped 3 or 4 bunches together.  This secures the bigger bunch.  Add another tape and adhere it to the inner part of the tissue roll or cardboard.  This ensures that it will not fall off when you get wild when doing the happy dance.
4.  Wrap the cardboard around the bunch and secure with packaging tape.  The empty roll of tissue is large enough to fit perfectly in one hand.

There you go!

Rah-rah-rah!  Go team, Go!

Have a wonderful day!

♥  michelle  ♥