Welcome to Yen and Mars Webpage !!!


The online meeting place of Alena Badel and Marcelle Villegas.

Happy Christmas ! Maligayang Pasko ! Merry Christmas from Across the Miles ! Joyeous Noel ! Happy Christmas ! Maligayang Pasko ! Merry Christmas from Across the Miles ! Joyeous Noel !Happy Christmas ! Maligayang Pasko ! Merry Christmas from Across the Miles ! Joyeous Noel !


get to know us:
Alena's Page
Marcelle's Page
Our Childhood Memories
Heart Matters




stuffs we made or kept:
Photo Gallery
Art Gallery
Comic Strips
Silly Downloads


features:
Arts and Craft
Food Specials
Story of the Month


our inspiration:
Pauline's Wisdom
Book Review
Music Review
Film and TV Review
Eye Candy



contact us:
My Corkboard
contact information
about the webmaster








Why an online meeting place for these two friends? Because Yen-Yen (or Alena) is in California, USA while Mars (or Marcelle) is in Makati City, Philippines.As college sophomores in University of Sto.Tomas, Manila back in 1992, Yen-yen and Mars instantly became the best of friends. Yen-yen had to leave for the States 2 years after to join her family. However, this did not end the friendship despite the inconvenience of keeping in touch. Emails and cellphones weren't that popular then. And the time demands of college studies and work was also there. However letters, cards and gift packages kept them together the past years. And thanks to technology, we've created this webpage to further bridge the gap of time and space.



"The main goal of this webpage is to share inspiration by posting info, articles, photos, stories, etc. Here is where my friend Yen-yen and I keep in touch, but we also want to share the joy to other people who have an impact in our lives... they are our loved ones at home, work and school. They are also the people whom we don't know personally but had been our role models through their works on media (films, books, etc.) Yen and I thank you all for your unselfishness, concern and honorable ways. Enjoy surfing through our webpage and please ... do keep in touch with us also via our message board."

-Marcelle

"you don't know how happy I am to be finally in touch with you after many years. Our friendship is a real gift... a treasure no amount of money can buy..." - Yen-Yen


FEATURES
  • Arts and Craft: Learn the basics in gift wrapping. You will learn all the tricks in simple wrapping to decorative folds that experts on the malls do. Bonus: wrap your gifts the Japanese way! Learn diagonal or square wrapping also to make your packages unique.

  • Also for our Holiday Arts and Craft, make personalized cards using yarn.
  • Story of the Month:"Gift of the Magi" ... what if you love someone so much, but you can't afford to buy the gift he/she really wants? This classic story back in 1800s reminds us of the basics ... that Christmas is all about love ... and whatever the problem, love will always find a way.
  • Send us a comment about "Gift of the Magi" and we'll send you a special card with details about your personal angel who was assigned to you on the day you were born. A unique way to map-out your future plans with angelic guidance. Details on the end of the story.
  • Silly Downloads is all about fun and playing jokes on others, at the same time, a creative way of venting out sarcasm to the annoying people you're with... whether it's your ex-lover, or your boss who picks on you all the time. Reminder:Use the downloads for fun and not to hurt anyone. ok?
  • Food Specials: Add magic in your holiday feast by using pineapple juice in all your receipes ... from roast chicken to small cakes.
January 2006 Barking Year of the DOG ! ! ! Chinese Astrology Forecast for 2006, and more ...

February 2006: Updates for "Photo Gallery", "Pauline's Wisdom", and more ...

Need a Christmas magic spell for your gift cards?

Then, spell-out the name of your loved ones using colorful yarns. Try pastel colors like mint green, lavender, pink and baby blue for a relaxing mood to beat the stress during holidays.



LET'S EAT! It's Christmas! Try our receipe for pasta with pineapple juice! Click on the receipes also for:
  • Fantasy Mini Cakes
  • Chicken Hamonado
ALL WITH PINEAPPLE JUICE! Why pineapple juice? With all the fatty foods we might eat during the Christmas feast, we need pineapple juice to save our health. The juice contains phytochemicals that beat cancer, heart disease and hypertension. People who are grouchy during the holidays are probably unaware that they are already hypertensive due to unhealthy holiday food. They need pineapple juice as a quick and all-natural way to be healthy again.
Take our word for it! We've met so many Christmas Grinches all year round to know this. :-)

"And the angel said unto them,

'Fear not: for behold,
I bring you good

tidings of great joy,

which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born

this day in the city

of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a

sign unto you;

in swaddling clothes,

lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was

with the angel a multitude

of the heavenly host

praising God,

and saying,

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace,

good will toward men."






Webmaster: Marcelle P. Villegas
Art Consultants: Alena Badel and Pauline Villegas

November 2005