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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just read this story in one of the emails in my inbox. Just like always, whenever I read or hear something that I feel is worth sharing, I post it here. So here it goes.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was O K. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear voice strong. "I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her. "Have you ever looked at your hands," she a...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...will be out in May? maybe June? Well, this is according to a report by Bank of America . Although neither AT&T nor Apple has confirmed or denied this news. All they're saying is there is a higher speed version of iPhone coming out but no date has been set of its release. A lot of people are saying that it may just be in June of this year because there is a scheduled iPhone developers conference during that month. According to the Bank of America report though, there is a possible small amount of production in May followed by a significant one in June. So for the iPhone fanatics out there, make sure you tune in this coming May or in June if you want to get your hands on this higher speed version of your toy. I won't be holding my breath because I don't have a use for a cheap regular cell phone right now much less a higher-speed very expensive iPhone.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am not much of a traveler. Amazingly though, I have a lot of friends who just can’t get enough of traveling. I don’t know why but it seems that every other week I get a call or an email from a friend, different friends actually, that they are traveling to such and such place. Just this weekend, a friend who is now teaching in London dropped me an email to let me know that she’s coming over here this summer. She was able to get about a month off from work and that she has already booked a flight to New York ! Good for her. I wish I can just do that…get up and go. But I have a family now so I just can’t do what my friends do which is travel when they get time-off from work. But if and when I am able to travel to New York myself to see, what else but the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, I know where to find cheap tickets…DialAFlight.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mommy Anne tagged me. Yes, she has the time to tag. Kahit my bebe pa sya, right Mommy Anne? Very interesting tag again and it requires W-O-R-K to finish. Why oh why Mommy Anne?? Kidding. Here are my answers to the questions. 1. Go to http://www.photobucket.com/ 2. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box. 3. Use only the first page. 4. Insert the picture into your Blog. 1. What is your relationship Status? Hitched 2. What is you current mood? okay 3. Who is your favorite band/artist? Lighthouse Family 4.What is your favorite movie? The Bourne Series 5. What kind of pet do you have? No Pets 6. Where Do you live? Sunny State A.k.A. Hurricane State 7. Where do you work? 8.What Do you look like? Yeah...a goddess [of what?] 9. What do you drive? I drive my husband crazy.... 10. What did you do last night? Snoozed... 11. What is your favorite TV show? TV's favorite detective: Monk 12. Describe yourself? Need I say more?? 13. What are you do...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Termite problem is something very familiar to me and my family. The house that my siblings and I grew up in was destroyed by termites. But that was a long time ago when people were not that aware of the magnitude of damage termites can do to their homes. Fortunately today we are better educated and informed of this ‘invisible’ calamity. One kind of termite that has been causing problems is called the Formosa termite. But there is no need to worry about it because information on formosan termite control is now readily available to homeowners who do not want their homes be ravaged by this kind of termite. Information about this termite and some other kinds of termites can be found at killthetermites.com. Make sure to visit the site for more information on termites and how to prevent them from taking over your lives.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would you drink your coffee if it looks like this??? Or this????? Or maybe like this?? Aren't they amazing?? I got these pictures from an email sent to me today. This is what it says... Coffee Art ..... There is a restaurant in Vancouver ..where they dress up the lattes. ........ you get to watch them create the pictures. What can be done with coffee, cream, milk & imagination! Too good to drink! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't drink coffee anymore but if ever I go to Vancouver, I'd be dropping by that restaurant just to buy one or two of their coffees. Amazing what people can come up with to lure customers into their business..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are several key things to consider when choosing a vessel sink. The two most popular materials that vessel sinks are constructed from are glass and stone. Glass vessel sinks are commonly installed in home and business bathrooms because they are less expensive than stone vessel sinks and they are also very stylish. The trade off is that glass vessel sinks are not as durable as stone vessel sinks. Stone vessel sinks are a more expensive initial investment. But, a stone vessel sink is a purchase that is likely to last longer whereas a vessel sink made of glass will likely need replaced sooner. Some people prefer to install vessel sinks made of other materials like ceramic. Ceramic vessel sinks generally range in the middle in terms of durability and price. When choosing which type of vessel sink is best for you, you should consider how rough the people using the sink will tend to be on it. If you have kids who might be very rough on a si...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Football season is currently on hiatus but it does not mean that lovers of this very famous game should also be on hiatus, right? Last season, I blogged a lot about the NFL and some teams I was rooting for like the Green Bay Packers and the Colts. Yes, I had my nfl pick even if I just started following this game as few years ago. My husband is a football fanatic so that’s probably why I got drawn into it myself. I scout the internet for information on picks for the season but I don’t have to do that anymore because I now can just go to addictssports.com. It’s forum that’s all about different sports like football. Now I have a site I can go if and when I want to ‘talk’ football.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from running some errands and visiting the house. I have not had the chance to blog hop much today so my apologies to my visitors. I'll try and do some hopping later on...maybe after dinner. Anyway, it seems that everything that's being done to the house now is all in slow motion. I guess that's what happens once the house itself is built. I think it only took a about a week or so to actually see the house go up. But once it's up, geez... it seems that they barely do anything anymore. This week they only did some of the boxes for the outlets which by the way were cra..y, the driveway and the walkway and the screen for the back porch. That's for a week. We were hoping that we can move in before the little one's birthday but it may not happen. Oh well....we've waited for 4 years so what's 4 more weeks, right? It's just kinda' frustrating because there are days when no work has been done at all. Anyway, my short post ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nah...not my nails. I'm not really big on having long nails. I tried to have long nails in the mid 90s but something funny[?] happened to me. I was teaching Gr. 1 then and while I was writing on the board one of the cutest, fattest kid in class called me. So I went to his seat to see what he wanted. In his softest, sweetest voice asked me: "Why do your nails look like eagle's claws?" It wasn't too long after that when I decided to go back to my old nails...short. I still admire women with long nails...some of them anyway. Not sure what to think of the following nails though. What 'ya think??? Would have your nails done this way??

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s been years since I graduated from college. I can barely remember who my teachers were or how the buildings in the university look like. I enjoyed my college life very much but it was not always easy especially financially. My parents tried very hard to help me out as much as they can but they could only do so much. I was very responsible when it came to using my allowance wisely but sometimes unexpected expenses would happen. Those unexpected expenses were the ones that would normally throw us off the loop. How I wish payday loans were something available that easily during those years. Today with places like TrustSource.org can help those who may be in a bind find the best place for them to get payday loans . Yes, this place provides choices and it's yours to make. If this place was around during my college days, I probably would have a much easier time and enjoy those days. But hey that’s life and I survived. At least now I know where to...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is what we got in the mail today! It’s a one of the personalized books I found online that I ‘intended’ to give our little one for her birthday in a few weeks. I quoted intended because that’s what I originally thought of doing. But since the two of us usually get the mail, there is just no chance that she would miss something like this. So even if my intention was good, it didn’t go as planned. But that’s alright because she loves the book to the max. She read it as soon as it came out of the package it came in…and she’s done reading already. These personalized books are really neat. My little girl enjoyed it tremendously because it’s "her" who is the star of the story. Everytime she comes across her name in the story she would just giggle and would have this huge smile on her face. The prints of the book are just perfect for her to actually enjoy reading the whole book in one sitting. The illustration in the book is also very ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New York is probably one of the most popular states here in the US. I remember being told by a friend that if I ever visit the US, I should include New York or the ‘Big Apple’ as she calls it, in my itinerary. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do that when I came here for a vacation. But one day, I will. I may even consider settling there for the right reasons. And when that time comes, I know where to find Manhattan real estate agent that can help me with my search for a place to live…Prudential Douglas Elliman. This place does not only have agents for the Manhattan area but all across New York. So if I ever decide to try it out in the Big Apple, I know where to go to help me find a place I would call home...Prudential Douglas Elliman.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yep, it's another tag..hehe. Why not??? This time it's from JK of See Me for What You Will ...thanks much, JK. ~~Begin Copy~~ This is the easy way and the fastest way to : 1. Make your Authority Technorati explode. 2. Increase your Google Page Rank. 3. Get more traffic to your blog. 4. Makes more new friends.Rules : 1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog. 2. Put your own blog name and link. 3. Tag your friends as much as you can. 1. Picturing of Life 2. Juliana’s Site 3. Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future. 4. Jeanne-The Callalily Space 5. Starz in De Sky 6. My Charmed Life 7. Denz Techtronics 8. Denz Recreational 9. Life’s Simple Pleasures 10. My Blog 11. Because Life is Fun 12. In This Game of Life 13. Scribbles of my Life 14. Changing Lanes 15. This is what my heart says... 16. A mom's note 17. Tasteful Voyage 18. Jackie's Everyday Life 19. Jackie Simply Pinay 20. Gerthy's Scrapbook 21. Gerthy Sanctary 23. Asa...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Which partner?? in crime??? Hahaha...thanks much to Gracie, the Chic Shopaholic herself for this tag. Yep, today is tag day here on my blog. Trying to catch up on some...some I can't locate anymore...hehe...sowee... Anyway, back to the task at hand. So what do I love most about my partner...a.k.a. my husband...?? Parang "how do I love thee...let me count the ways..." We understand each other for the most part. He takes care of me and our little one. He does the grocery shopping. He doesn't force me to do anything. He does not waste money on unimportant things. He has dreams and he's doing what it takes to realize them. He hates to lie...just because he has a very short memory..haha. He's a jack of all trades and can still manage to be a master of some things. I can go on and on so I better stop here. Hey, I married him didn't I? So I guess that would explain why there's a lot of things I love about him. I'm sure...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eversince we got married, my husband has been working his tail off. It’s been almost 7 years and we only took very few vacations. I’m not complaining though because he’s really likes working. But someday I am looking forward to luxury vacations we could take together as a family. A vacation that does not involve attending a wedding or attending a conference disguised as a vacation. When we take that luxury vacation, that’s what it’s going to be….a vacation in luxury. We don’t even have to go far because there are luxury vacations right here in our state. I can hardy wait for that day to come.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I "try" to do all the tags that I get...try being the operative word here since I can't keep up with all of them. But if there are tags I like doing, it has to be something like this one. Something that makes me think and look at my life in a positive way. That being said, I'd like to thank Nelle of Lucid Creativity not only for passing on this one to me but for including "meeting me" as one of the things she's grateful for. I didn't expect it but it's very flattering. So let me start by saying that I am also grateful for 'bumping' into her here in the blogesphere. I can still remember where that first encounter was. It was on JK's blog. Without getting into too much detail, she left a message for JK and I got to read it. Her message was very touching that it made me visit her blog. That simple. It's not everyday that you come across someone like that...didn't know then that's she's only ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's almost midnight where I am so I have to go to bed really soon. I was able to finish my quota for the day although I still have some assignments that need done. They can wait till tomorrow that's why I'm going to call it a night. For all those that came over today/tonight and those who will be dropping by while I'm deep slumber, THANKS MUCH!!! I really appreciate the time and thought. I'll return the favor as soon as I get the chance. I hope you all have a great weekend.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finding a health insurance that fits our needs AND budget is always tough. I know because we’ve been trying to do that for the past few years. We have a daughter so for us a health insurance is a must. I am always on the lookout for one that we can stick with and this is how I read about short term health insurance. Honestly, I didn’t even know that such thing exists until I read about it. For those who are not familiar with this type of insurance, it’s kind of a temporary health insurance that can last from a month to a year. It’s very ideal for those who are in between jobs or are waiting for a company insurance coverage. Knowing about this type of insurance somehow puts my mind at ease. I know that I have a choice if and when we choose to terminate our present insurance. With the help of Peoples Health Insurance, I can easily find one that fits our needs. So if you don’t have a health insurance right now, do something about it ASAP. Request a sho...

Yes, I got a chicklet. A very thoughtful Nelle of Lucid Creativity made it for me!!! Thanks Nelle ! I really, really appreciate it. I have been getting bunches of flattering remarks from you and Mommy Ruby and I can't put into words how much you two are appreciated. How about: You two are very much appreciated!" LOL...see creativity in me strikes again...huh?? I zoomed it out a bit for this entry but I will be finding a spot for it in all its size and glory on my sidebar as soon as I get the chance. Thanks again, girl!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finding a house or an apartment to live in can be frustrating and tiring most of the time. It used to be that if you need to find one, you would have to visit the place in person just to have a clue of what it has to offer. Today, thanks to the power of the internet, there are places like WeRentBoston.com where those who are looking for say Boston luxury apartments can go and search for apartments. The site has a very easy search feature so one can easily navigate it. One can choose apartments according to the price, locations and the kind of apartment he or she is looking for. Now, if that is not the easiest way to find an apartment, I don’t know what is. With WeRentBoston.com , apartment hunting has never been easier.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kinda' anyway. Like I mentioned in my first post today, we had an early start today - at least for me and the little one. The H woke up late, around 7 [late for him because he normally leaves for work before 5 AM] so after bidding him bye-bye, the little one and I just stayed in bed watching TV until about 8. We had breakfast then I started doing some work - for a change. Laundry was also going while I was working. So yeah, I can say I was a bit more productive today than yesterday. Tomorrow is another day though..haha. I didn't blog much though. I bloghopped to most of my blog roll's cribs but that's about it. Now I am here trying to beat time and post the maximum for the day on this blog. I have about an hour and 45 minutes to write 2 more plus some in-betweens. Anyway, I read in one of the boards that the mighty G has reared its ugly head again and handed down the dreaded big fat zero to some bloggers who used to have a 3 on their blogs. I gu...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An older friend of mine who retired a few years ago likes to travel a lot with her husband. They have been to almost all the countries in Asia and a lot of countries in Europe. Her husband is presently in Taiwan for some consultation job but he’s coming over here in the US in about a month or so. My friend is talking about taking another vacation with him as soon as he arrives here. While we were talking on the phone she was surfing online for some possible places they can go to while her husband is here. She is thinking of going to Hawaii, Florida or Alaska. These are the top 3 places on her list so when I came across this amazing Alaska cruise vacation deal , I automatically thought of her. The one I came across with is from TravelStoreUSA.com and they have quite a few choices of Alaska cruises that my friend can choose from. Actually, they have a lot of other cruises that my friend can choose from. My friend would probably be like a kid in a candy store...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yeah, it's Friday again! Well, I am having some kind of a productive day today as compared to yesterday. I already did some QC work for my coding job and I'm on my last load of laundry. Yay! I still have to fold some clothes and do some blogging but I can do that a little later. I am now about to eat my lunch. This is where the Egg comes in. We still have some of the 'easter' eggs in the fridge. The little one eats them when she feels like it but she only eats the white part...healthy, eh? So I get to eat the yolk...which fine by me. I don't usually heat the eggs because she likes them cold. Anyway, she's done with the whites. I am about to eat lunch now so I decided to heat my rice...with the yolk on the plate! Big No-No!! Why? Because after about 30 seconds I heard a POP!! Yes, the yolk exploded in the microwave. There are only 2 yolks and only 1 popped really good but the mess it made....oh my. The inside of the microwave w...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I grew up in a country where the sun is shining most days during the year. So I learned not to stay out too much because I have heard a lot of horror stories about the damage sun can cause to my skin. I am aware though that I won’t be able to run away from the sun forever especially now that I have a very active little girl who cannot get enough of the outdoors. So if I can’t keep her indoors, I have to find a way to minimize if not prevent whatever damage the sun can do to her skin. One site that has UV protective clothing is Sunsational Style. Aside from the clothing, they have everything imaginable for sun protection, even skin cancer resources and sun protection education. Now I don’t have to worry about my daughter whenever she’s out there playing under the blazing heat of the sun. With all the protective gears I can get from Sunsational Style, she can enjoy the outdoors as much as she wants.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've read this 'story' a few times already. But everytime I read it, it seems to hit me to the core. It's probably a 'make up' story but the lesson it's trying to convey is worth learning. So I am sharing it here for all those who sometimes forget the power of Prayers..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food. John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once. Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can." John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not h...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I like to smile, a lot, as you can see in my picture here in my blog. Why not when I have a lot of reasons to smile about, right? Besides, they say that you move less muscles when you smile compared to when you frown. So I take care of my teeth as much as possible because I know that my smile will be the first to suffer if I have teeth that are not worthy of showing. Although I have not tried any tooth whitening service, I am thankful that places like Beverly Hills tooth whitening services are around if and when I will need this kind of service. I know I would do everything I could to keep on smiling.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the time that my husband and I were ‘house shopping’, we went to a lot of model houses. We went from the cheapest one that we could find to the most expensive one that the realtor would let us see. We knew we couldn’t afford those high end houses but hey, there’s no harm in looking [and drooling], right? One room I usually go to check is the bathroom. I’m not sure why but I like bathrooms, clean ones of course. And in one of the houses we went to, they had the sparkly tiles on them that I only see in good hotels or the houses of some well-to-do families. The tiles are called Iridescent Glass Tiles according to the lady. I like the effect they have in the bathroom because the tiles make the bathroom give the bathroom a touch of sophistication. We are not having the Iridescent Glass Tiles in the new house…yet because of budget constraint. We are planning in upgrading the house down the road and putting these shimmering tiles would definitely ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ or whatever others would call it. There's this judge in Pennsylvania who is known to be giving out creative ruling to some law breaker. The last one he handed is for 3 of the 4 who faced prison because of criminal conspiracy to commit robbery. Can you guess what Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. asked them to do instead of staying in jail for 4 to 24 months more? He told them to learn/write English, get a GED and get full-time jobs. If they choose to do that, they stay out of prison and be on probation while meeting these 'requirements'. If not, then they go back to jail. Isn't that creative? Is it fair? I'm not sure, maybe, maybe not. But don't they offer classes in prison where inmates can actually earn degrees if they want to? Anyway, this judge is indeed different from the others. I'm not sure what other creative ruling he handed in the past but I would surely look it up. from Yahoo News

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yeah...I just finished hopping. I visited everyone I believe. Woo hoo...so does that mean I'm no longer lazy??? Well, not really. I'm sitting here on the bed while hopping so my fingers did all the hopping. Anyway, I'm getting off for a few to start 'thinking' on what to make for dinner. Yeah, I am just now thinking on what to prepare. We'll see what the chef in me will come up with. Haha... See you all later..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My life is tough. Do you want to know why? Because all I do all day is sit in front of the computer blogging. Yeah, you read that right. I blog and I Make Money doing it also. Now my computer is a money making machine because of Bloggerwave . It is a site that lets me, a blogger, write reviews in my blog and pay me for doing it. That’s how tough my life is nowadays.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Something Went Wrong In Jet Crash, Expert Says [Ya think??] 2. Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers [Poor Jaywalkers] 3. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted 4. Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case 5. Survivor Of Siamese Twins Joins Parents 6. Farmer Bill Dies In House 7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms [How about the Legs or Torso?] 8. Is There A Ring Of Debris Around Uranus? 9. Stud Tires Out 10. Prostitutes Appeal To Pope [Hehe] 11. Panda Mating Fails: Veterinarian Takes Over [Opps...cross breeding??] 12. Soviet Virgin Lands Short Of Goal Again 13. British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands 14. Lung Cancer In Women Mushrooms 15. Eye Drops Off Shelf 16. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids 17. Reagan Wins On Budget, But More Lies Ahead 18. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim 19. Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66 20. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax 21. Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash Probe Told [Really?? Too Close??] 22. Miners Refuse t...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am at loss at what kind of window treatment I want for our house. Right now they are putting in the driveway and after that, they will start installing cabinets and flooring. So at most, I probably have about 2 weeks to make up my mind on what window treatment I want. One is for sure though, we are looking for blinds…and I want low maintenance blinds because I know I will be the one to take care of them. Good thing NoBrainerBlinds has a wide array of name brand products with lifetime guarantees. Their blinds are all custom made and has the best prices so far from all the ones I checked. With this site, finding the right blinds for our new house is indeed a no-brainer!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...well days actually since I've been feeling this way since early this week. I'm just not in the mood to do anything. Not sure why but I'm thinking it's probably because of Aunt Flo's monthly visit. I have not done any work yet today. I did some chores earlier but nothing major. I just finished eating lunch and I'm now munching on some Reese's peanut butter that the Easter bunny brought the little one...yep, the 'easter bunny' eating the treats for the little one, har har har. I just finished loading the dishwasher. I am thinking if I should start doing some work. Well, maybe later. I am now watching CSI Miami and I'm sure I'll be sitting here through Crossing Jordan as well. How about you? Are you having a productive day??? Send some vibes here so I can be a bit productive today....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was about to turn off my laptop when an email came in. So I read it first. It's this one. Enjoy!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.' The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?' So God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.' The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?' And God agreed. On the third day, God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the f...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ O di ba parang si Brit Brit ako bigla...y'all...LOL. Just thought I'd post one last time here before heading to bed. My 'babies' are both in Lala land already. The little one went to bed a wee bit late because Dad had to work late tonight. She does not like going to bed without saying night night to her Dad so I let her watch a DVD while waiting. Btw, her 2 upper front teeth are so loose that they look like they're about to fall out already. She's trying her best to keep them there though...LOL. The good thing is, she won't have toothless smiles because as soon as the baby teeth fall out, the replacements are already there. They come out really quick...don't know why. Actually, the replacements come in even before the baby teeth fall out. We're starting to worry that she'll have some 'sungki' [overlapping teeth] because of that. I personally like 'sungki' but the husband does not. Anyway, I was s...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will always be young at heart. This is probably the mantra of a lot of people who are no longer young in age. I say that as well. But whether we like it or not, our physical look won’t stay as young as our hearts, right? Luckily for us today, technology has come a long way that physical change in age can be slowed down. Personally though, I don’t really want to go under the knife to keep looking young. Yes, I want to look young just as much as anybody does but I am not willing to do what others do to attain that youthful look. As it turns out, I really don’t have to because of the revolutionary wrinkle-reducing ingredient Ethocyn which is made by Chantal Pharmaceuticals . This product has helped men and women alike to their youthful looks without resorting to any invasive procedures. Now, this is the kind of product I would definitely try. So wrinkles, bring it on!

in the Season 7 of American Idol . And she wasn't even in the bottom 3. Well, come to think of it, she's never been in the bottom 3, was she? I guess the Pinoy power is working for her....go Ramiele!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay..this one scared me. Actually I am not sure how I felt but according to this study, having a big belly in your 40s [hello husband!!! LOL] can boost the risk of later Alzheimer's disease or any other dementia in the future. Whoaa..... So aside from heart problems, stroke and diabetes, dementia is another thing that those who are obese should watch out for. How credible is the study? As credible as the other ones I guess. Well, I believe that having the excess poundage can and will always result to future problems, I just didn't expect to see Alzheimer's in the list. Hmm...the husband is in his 40s but he has been 'forgetful' since who knows when. He actually has a short memory span on some things like movies or shows he watches. It's funny sometimes when he couldn't remember the plot of a TV show we already watched a few months back. Oh no...this means I have to ask him to lose that cute round belly of his...wahh!...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not too long ago, I blogged about my husband looking for a replacement for his old cell phone. The phone was still working except for the battery which he got replaced. Unfortunately the battery made the phone too loud that it’s virtually impossible to hear the other end. So he searched and searched for a phone. He did not want to get one with a contract so he’s looking for an unlocked phone and it proved to be a not so easy task. How I wish I knew about imobileplaza when he was searching. It would have been a lot easier because this site has a wide array of phones from different makers. Aside from that, the phones in the site are fairly cheap compared to what my husband found. He even had to cancel an original order because of some miscommunication in prices. Next time, there is no need for him to search high and low, imobileplaza is the place I will tell him to go to. I’m sure he will find the phone he’s looking for in this place.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just saw this in the local news here. I am browsing the net while I am waiting for the news itself and guess what?? I came across the 'pregnant man'! Well, legally he's a man but he is a transgender so he's originally a woman. He's married to a girl. He has not been having his menstrual cycle for 8 yrs when they decided to do this. This is the second attempt as the first one was not successful. According to the news, this is a healthy pregnancy. I wonder what those pills he had been taking to become and stay a man will do the the baby??? Anyway, I remember the time when there was a similar news in the Philippines about a gay man being pregnant. It turned out to be a hoax as he was REALLY a [gay] man. If you want to see the pregnant 'man'. Here's a link to his picture.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I found this list while I was reading Yahoo News . These are the 7 Wonders of Architecture around the world. I tried to look for pictures but I could only find some of them. Here are the ones I found at Photobucket . Burj Dubai Wembley Stadium New Museum of Contemporary Art The Crystal

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I got an email from a friend with this title: Relationships. It's different food for thoughts on how to make a relationship work. I have had my share of relationships in my life...with family friends and men. They are all challenging but having such relationships I've grown to be the person that I am today. Here are a few of the 'food for thoughts' I got from the email. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N O POINTING FINGERS A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have mentioned here in my blog that my husband has a small business. It’s been 2 years since he and his partner started it and so far, it’s doing okay. It is a really small business and they only have themselves to take care of it and a part-time accountant who comes in once a week or even less sometimes. Since it’s just the him and his partner there most of the time, they have to do everything from building the feeder bowls to filing paperworks and mailing whatever needs mailed. Sometimes they tend to overlook that they already ran out of postage …and that of course would sometimes make them behind in some things like mailing their customers PO and invoices. This happened not too long ago. They didn’t realize that they were out of stamps already when they were about to mail a check to one of their vendors. Yes, that’s a hassle because then they would have to run to the post office to get the stamps and mail the check. This made me mention online sta...

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