Four Editions Tag

I am closing the year with a TAG!! Hahaha. I know its been very very past due my dear Ria, forgive me please. ;)Thanks by the way for this wonderful tag.. it keeps me thinking of four things, recalling all of them makes my brain freeze again.. wohohoh. But I really had fun doing this one!! I like! :)

4 Places I would like to visit and why
1. Boracay – i've been there sept 2001 with my cousin, and my body has been aching since last year coz I want to go back there so badly! I want to bring hub and yena there God willing hopefully next year! ;)
2. Disneyland – I know yena would really love the place!! Im imagining her giggles already!
3. Paris – ahem, it has been a dream ever since I was young to see the Eiffel tower, wohohoh.
4. USA – i would like to visit my two very very good friends and kumare in tennesse and California! :D

4 Favorite things to munch on
1. lays sour cream and onion
2. nagaraya chili flavor
3. kitkat bites
4. salted or sweetened peanuts

4 Favorite sites for online shopping
None, I have not ever tried shopping online- - yet!

4 Things you have to get done this weekend
1. do the laundry and iron our office clothes on friday
2. shop for yena’s baptism/1st birthday souvenirs on saturday
3. arrange and finalize the following; church, reception, birthday party package, photographer, ice cream and cake reservation, tarpaulin, and yeah invitation c/o ninang umma ;) on sunday
4. buy cake for papa, my father in law, it is his birthday on Sunday!!

4 Things that pop up when you google your name
Now i am tagging everybody on my blog list!
Happy New Year guys!!

Our Day Before Christmas

I was supposed to take a leave at work on the 24th since it was declared halfday by the company, but as i still have to finish very important reports- to the office i went with my daughter Yena in tow!

Look who's sitting so proud at mommy's chair huh?

Because she didn't want to nap on chairs beside mom, she dozed off at my lap after a series of her little trick shows at my officemates..

Well she was unbelievably very behaved while waiting for me to finish my work.. I cant stop myself capturing her every move, forgive me am a MOM! What do you expect, hahah.. I finished work right in time before lunch :)

At 3pm we're at the mall already for our last minute christmas shopping, whew! That was really really tiring to recall now, Next year i promise to shop starting november (Well that is another wish!) My little darling really loves to ride at those carts :)

Not so tiring?! Hahah. I know that from that last day of work every christmas time, i will be bringing her to my office, so i must get used to it! I hope i can get used to it actually, but i love every single moment with her at work. If only everyday is christmas time, and she is with me while i'm working :)

Happy Birthday Pretty Umma

I hope this little space on my blog can get to surprise her on her BIG day! Along with fellow online friends of Umma, we prepared something to greet her on the 24th, i hope our answers would paint a smile on her face! :)

Top 10 Questions

1. What's your first impression on umma? She looks like Cassandra Ponti on her profile photo, she looks so stunningly pretty but I was hesitant to leave her messages at first because she looks aloof too.

2. After you've known her, did that impression change? So much. I find her so friendly, sweeet, caring and very very generous! Wink wink

3. What song will you sing to her aside from "Happy Birthday" and why. Aside from my own version of happy birthday (hahah) I will sing "Bahay k ubo!". She has to sing that with me, LOL!

4. If Umma is a flower, what will she be? why? The most extraordinary orchids on the planet. Coz she is one of a kind!

5. When you meet Umma in person, what is the first word you might say. MARE!!!! :)

6. When you look at her picture, what can you say about her personality. She is very fashionable, always best dressed!

7. How do you describe Umma as a friend online? Whoa! Very thoughtful, caring, sweeeet and very giving!

8. What do you think of her as a mother? Very loving! Very hands on and very affectionate too.. I really bet now she will cry on YL’s first day at school! ;)

9. What do you think of her posts and why? Her posts are very informative, modern and very feminine.

10. What is your birthday wish for umma? Good health for her and her family. More peace, happiness, love and BABY GIRL! ;)

In this world, where everything seems uncertain, only one thing is definite.
You'll always be my friend, beyond words, beyond time and beyond distance.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST NANCY!

4AM Midnight Mass

Hubby and I went to simbang gabi (midnight mass) just before dawn this morning. Our first ever attendance to simbang gabi for this year. Our choir is scheduled for two rows to sing on that novena mass, so instead of nagging and begging hubby for a longer sleeping hours, I braced myself to take a shower. Oh boy, i cant stand cold weather, I felt like am a frozen chicken on the shower.. I just wanted to get through as soon as possible! Now that leads me to thinking, if there were snow here in the Philippines, what would I possibly look like?? LOL

Rushing not to be late on the mass proper, we walk and run to get to the church on time, and oh the joy of having a husband to embrace you while walking on a very cold street.. ;)

Not my first time to see people outside at 330AM and i wonder again; I don’t know if other churches are like ours, lots of people are lining up outside, lots of vendors and lots of different noises too! Fiesta atmosphere really it is! I wondered where did they get all the energy on that so early morning.. If it is not a mass, I wont be getting my butt up.. I miss sleeping already. Hahah

Oh well, that is all for today, coz it will be another simbang gabi tomorrow, it is a must once again to sleep and rise earlier, take a frozen bath, endure cold weather outside and sing my heart out! Wish me luck.. to take a bath! LOL

Effects of Cold Water

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

Bookworm Meme

A tag which was so long overdue from Maria, got the chance to do this now coz I have books around me ;) . Hope she still appreciates my answer though, hahah. Anyway thanks Maria for your wonderful tags!

How this meme works:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next two to five sentences
5. Don’t dig for your favorite book , the cool book or the intellectual one. Pick the closest.
6. Tag five people to do the same.

She scooped the eggs from the pan and chop-chop-chopped them on my plate. I watch her veined hands work the spatula.

“Eat,” She said.

Lines from Mitch Albom's For One More Day. Now I am tagging this to five ladies on my list whom i guess are bookworms too..

1. Sheng

2. Odette

3. Kreez

4. Kittykat

5. Enchie

Enjoy! :)

Most beautiful advice

An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'

1. Pray.
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will ompromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.

7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.

13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.

20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you Jesus .'

27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.

Drink Water on Empty Stomach

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven a its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours

5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

Very Important Tips

Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.

For the First Time, I won!

For the very first time in my twenty seven years of existence, I won from a raffle draw! Whooooa.

Got this last night from our company christmas party. I didnt know Davidoff Cool Water for Woman smells this good i wanted to keep it but i guess it has to go.. For a very good cause! wink wink. It is currently for bidding right now. The price starts at Php1000, Anyone? Leave your comment if you like.. My officemates might acquire it a little moment from now!

Laughing stock of the day

Just because our company's christmas party theme tomorrow is back to memory lane 'Highschool' days. We're supposed to submit our highschool pics, so i scanned my only highschool picture my mother kept. And off i sent it anyways for the fun of it, i don't know why, but after forwarding this picture, my officemates chuckled nonstop!

They could not believe it, but - YES, that was the freshman me with my sister-in-charge at Sisters of Mary. I am glad i made them laugh. :)

Now i dare everybody on my blog list, post your highschool picture too! C'mon it wont hurt.. let's have fun. Am tagging and waiting for whoever post it first as the MOST courageous one! :)

You will always be my baby!

My baby Yena is 11 months old today! Yay. Time flies really fast.. She knows now how to entertain people with her tricks.. That is if she is in the mood, a lot of times she is just like mom, a little snob. Hahah.

I would like to congratulate myself too for being a mommy for 11 months now. It sure is a hard job being a mommy, but i would NOT trade it for anything in the world!

She is getting bigger and heavier everyday, makes me cry tears of joy. But no matter how big girl she will become she will always be my baby.. Wohoho. I just hope and wish i can be the best mom for her! :D

Top 3 things that annoyed me bigtime today!

Warning: Discouraging to read. Might pull you down too. I just want it all out today. Come back next time, i might have a little lighter story to share! :(

Aside from the continuous rain from last night, i thought that this is an ordinary day like the rest of the week. But i was totally wrong..

1. My pagerank was now down to 1. I dont know what i have done, i just noticed it a while ago. I dont know what's with google, change your pagerank just like that without any notice?! Alright, i should not bother that much, it was just pagerank for heaven's sake!

2. My blog might have been affected with some virus, my fonts after posts were now changed to 'times new roman'. Mareng Umma said, it might be because of EC dropping. If that is so, I just want my old font back and GOODBYE to EC dropping from now on! (and this entry's font too!! it is times new roman!!) grrrrrr

3. My internet connection, which was promised to be connected within 5 to 7 days was still on hold! I dont know with SMARTBRO but i tried calling all their numbers for thousand times already but all they give me was a NO STATUS yet! I have heard a lot of complaints about their poor service but i am discounting that fact, thinking it is better to have a connection than nothing at all! If ever i have a choice i wont be applying for their service anyway! They keep me hanging from day 1 until today!

Google Tag

Got this tag from my gorgeous kumareng umma. I wanted to grab it the first time I saw it but I knew someone might tag me in the future, I knew that someone is my dear umma! Thanks dear! I am so excited doing it, so fun!

And the simple rules to follow: Use Google Images to search for the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results and post it as your answer. After that tag 7 people.

1. The age of my next birthday

2. Place i would like to travel

3. My favorite place

4. A favorite thing

5. My favorite food


6. My favorite color


7. The city i reside now


8. The city i was born


9. My college major


10. Name of your first lover


11. A Bad habit


12. A hobby


13. My current wish lists ( Max of 3)

I'd like to spread the fun and pass it on to 7 beautiful people in my blog list : Odette, Sheng, Kreez, Ria, Wendy, Kikamz and Rache!

How entrecard made me an addict

It's official, i think i am becoming an addict. Addicted to dropping! I am now so addicted in dropping entrecards nonstop. Yesterday I dropped 300 cards each to my 3 blogs, meaning I dropped 900 cards and it feels like an achievement! :)

If I ever knew I will be an addict, I shouldn’t have follow lolo apol’s advice (LOL lolo dear!). I shouldn’t have signed up to entrecard. Heheheh

Now I cant help but drop like crazy again! Please dont stop me, i'll bite! :D

What to do with annoying phone calls

Last I have been a victim of bogus phone calls in the past and it leaves me mad. I can be patient but i have short temper with erroneous misconducts especially if it is done repeatedly. I thought that something must be done to bring those deeds to an end.

What's good thing now is that - you can do something to get over it! Report the phone numbers and you live soothingly ever after!

How smart is your right foot?

Last You have to try this , it takes 2 seconds. I could not believe this! It is from an orthopedic surgeon...

This will boggle your mind and you will keep you trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but, you can't. It's Pre-programmed in your BRAIN !

1. Without anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY!) and while sitting at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your Right HAND. Your foot will change direction.

I told you so!!! And there's nothing you can do about it!

I got pimped

As a habit, i opened my outlook first after turning on my desktop at work. After checking on emails, it was a routine also to check my blog. Since i got a handful of works to do yesterday i almost forgot to check on what was happening on my blog.

You know, i got excited with thoughtful messages at my cbox, they are sweetest to read. And the kind comments that would make my day, i knew i have to open my blog at once!

So when i got the chance to finally peeked at it - BOILA! This is what i saw.. Fresh and NEW Me. Hot from the oven and lovingly designed by my good friend Umma.



Another surprise from her that was so sweeeet! Thank you mare! This is a dream design. I just love it! :)

My Christmas wish list

Twenty days to go before Christmas and here i am wishing again. I have been on deep thinking if i should post it here, afraid and shy that my ever good blogging friend who surprised me with my nancy laptop might grant this lists again on the spot, heheh.

But i am writing it here now nonetheless for my 'santa'. I wish he has time reading this, coz this is what i am wishing this christmas time.

1. 2gb (or higher) flash drive for my nancy laptop

2. 4 Books of the twilight saga by stephenie meyer

(i already have ebooks but i want to have all the four books. all my books will be a hand down to my yena - i want her to love reading too.)

Twilight images courtesy of Kreez

Question

Please click to enlarge. Nice read. Promise!

Counting down the days with Nancy

Five to seven days from now, i will be blogging at home (or anywhere- that's the promise of wireless! hope so) with Umma's birthday gift to me, my new laptop named NANCY! Yeheey. :D

Shot on the Spot Tag

I got tagged by my ever gorgeous kumareng Umma. Today feels like another manic monday (though its tuesday!) i was 18 minutes late today, wanted to sleep more and i havent even combed my hair yet?! and then i have to take picture of myself on the spot! Whew! Well, i have to do it, seems fun and ive been wanting to show this wonderful backdrop! And yes of course, i am smiling! :D

This tag rules are:
1) Take a picture of yourself right NOW!.
2) DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5)Tag 10 people to do this..

Now guys i have to tag you! I wanted to see you on the spot! yooohoooo. :D
Odette, Sheng, Kreez, Maria, Jenny, Ria, Rose, Bonz, Babette and Donna