Wednesday, July 30, 2008

wordless wednesday no. 4 - Editted


Party Planning

My sister is currently working on her plans for her daughter’s 3rd birthday party. She’s trying to search for some gift guides so she can have ideas for all the stuffs she needs for the party. She’s starting to look for the best venue so she can have an early reservation.

Other than that, my sister is planning to hire some party performers so that the kids will surely enjoy the entire program. She’s even starting to look for some
party gifts not only for the kids but also for the host and performers that she will hire and will take over the party as a token of appreciation.

She’s thinking of giving the performers a very fashionable
margarita set but she’s not yet sure about it. She’s still having her second thoughts because she thinks that it will not be that useful for them.

Oh well, I wish my sister a good luck for her plans. I hope her daughter’s birthday party will be s successful one.

Foodie Tag

Another tag from chat. Thanks sis!



2. Pepsi, Coke, or rootbeer?
:: Pepsi
3. Greenwich, Pizza Hut, or Yellow Cab?
:: Yellow Cab
4. Adobo, sinigang, or nilaga?
:: Sinigang
5. Beef, pork, or chicken?
:: Beef
6. Starbucks, Coffee bean and tea leaf, or Gloria Jean’s?
:: Starbucks
7. Cornflakes, Honey Stars, or Milo cereal?
:: Cornflakes
8. Goldilocks or Red Ribbon?
:: Red Ribbon.
9. Tokyo Tokyo, Teriyaki Boy or Rai Rai Ken?
:: Tokyo Tokyo
10. Take Out or Dine In?
:: Dine In

Let's Work For A Better Change

A lot of people today are engaged with different illicit drugs as well as alcohols. They continue to use these even though they know that these can possibly harm them and worst, ruin their lives. We can never deny that it’s been a catastrophe spreading from all over the places in the world.

As time goes by, these taboos are still not yet given the right solutions. Our government still doesn’t give great focus to stop the use of these predicaments instead they are focusing more on the things that will make them more popular and remembered.

Let’s face it. We don’t have better
drug treatment center for the victims of drugs. We lack on different facilities and that should be the first thing that must be done by our government. They should develop such places so it can be more useful for the victims.

Another thing, we should also maintain the use of
alcohol rehabilitation so that victims will be able to change themselves in such a way that they will realize the wrong things that they are doing. This will also enable them to improve and live a much better life.

Needless to say, our government must be the one to encourage the victims to go on
rehab so they can learn the different consequences of using drugs. They must be given proper education to save them from the different miseries that it can cause them. Their attention must focused more on teaching the youth and influencing them to stay away from these burdens.

I just hope that a lot of changes will soon be done. I hope that every single person will start to learn how to value their lives and will be able to discipline themselves and do their responsibilities.

7 Random Things About Me

Tagged by my sister abie!! Thank you so much!!

A. List these rules on your blog.
B. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
C. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

You’ll have to read on for my 7 facts and see who I tagged.

1. I am such a book worm!! Hahahaha… I really love to read books especially novels. I love Paulo Coelho, Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham and BOB ONG!!

2. I love collecting Havaianas!!

3. I love watching Grey’s Anatomy and Gossip Girl.

4. I’m confused about my course. I don’t know if I can still survive. LOL!!

5. I love shopping with my friends or just simply hang out and have coffee with them. We do love tiangges and food trips!

6. I’m very excited for our next trip this coming November!! We’re going to Hong Kong again and we’re also going to Macau!!

7. I am such a beach lover! I love the sand, the waves, parties and island hopping! My favorite spots are Bohol and Boracay!!


Tagging andrea, apple, jane, joy, maybelle

Good Work Mom

We can definitely define the personality of a person or a certain family by just looking and considering the way they handle the things in their house and how well they maintain it clean and in order in a very simple manner. You can see how creative or resourceful they are by looking at the way they present every room to other people.

Last weekend, I was watching a late night show with my mom. A lot of things were discussed during the show. It talks about the different assets of a house that we must observe and must be given more focus. They even showed some ways on how to decorate a house as simple as possible and yet beautiful. They presented some tips in maintaining the different furniture that can be found in a house and obviously, it’s really useful and very easy to do. They pointed out that we don’t actually have to buy furniture that is too expensive because there are other stuffs that are definitely cheaper. It is just on how the way we are going to present it and take care of it.

My mom obviously enjoyed the show and so was I. Because of that, she thought to redecorate our house to enhance its beauty so that it will look more attractive to other people. And because of her eagerness, she even planned to buy new stuffs for our house including
rugs and new curtains for our living room.

I volunteered to help my mom and she was delighted with that. I made different suggestions which really helped her to produce better plans. One of my suggestions was to look for
cheap rugs so we can save more money and use it for other things. I even suggested buying bin bags for our living room that would match the carpets and fortunately, she agreed.

After finishing all the plans, he asked my dad’s help to accompany her to buy all the things we need. And after that, we started putting every single piece at their respective places. We finished everything for two days and our house looks prettier now and very organized. The
area rugs really matched with the furniture in our living room and so as with the curtains. The bedrooms look really nice and everything is in order.

I guess this is a job well done for my mom!!

Friday, July 25, 2008

Food Tag of Four

I was tagged by chat. Thank you so much.

A) Four places I go over and over:
1. Intramuros, Manila - school
2. S.M. Manila - during school breaks
2. Havaianas shop
3. MNG shop

B) Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Gayle
2. Carlo
3. Alex
4. Nica

C) Four of my favorite places to eat?
1. McDonalds
2. Yellow Cab
3. Banana Leaf
4. Dampa

D) Four places you’d rather be?
1. US
2. Europe
3. Bohol
4. Boracay

E) Four people I think will respond:
1. eds
2. abie
3. farah
4. lizzz

F) Four TV shows I could watch over and over:
1. America's Next Top Model
2. Gossip Girl
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Tyra Banks

My Cooking Agenda

I am very interested in cooking particularly in baking. Even when I was a little kid, I always help my mother to prepare the things needed for cooking. Because of this, I had a thought of enhancing and developing my skills in cooking. I searched for some sites that I can consider in studying culinary and lucky for me, I was able to find one. I found the best facilities and curriculums at http://www.baychef.com/ which really inspired me even more.

I really want to study the different cooking and baking techniques that‘s why I’m having my thoughts to invest for a very good school that will help me broaden my knowledge in the field of cooking. I am willing to take more time in studying this kind of stuffs since this will also benefit me because I also want to put up my own restaurant someday.

I really hope that I will be able to have a chance for this matter since this can also be a great way to start my own business and be one of the successful chefs that we have today. I know this will take much time and effort but I’m ready to give all of them just for the sake of learning.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Cebu! Cebu!



People travel for different reasons. They may want to simply relax, engage in different activities and adventures not found in metro, or maybe experience different cultures. Sumilon Bluewater Island Resort answers most of the reasons why it’s okay to be far from home for some time.

Deriving its name from the Cebuano term “nisilong” meaning, “to take refuge”, Sumilon surely lives up to its name. Imagine having a whole island surrounded by pristine emerald waters and beautiful and amazing coral reefs. If you are tired of having to share a beach with a mass of people, you’ll never have to worry about that in Sumilon. The Philippines’ first marine sanctuary is a quiet, relaxing retreat.

Not to say that you’ve got nothing to do there. For adventure seekers, you many go fishing, whale and dolphin watching, snorkeling, scuba diving or kayaking. Or you may take a trek around the island. History enthusiasts can visit neighboring towns, like Argao and Oslob. Or you can simply enjoy the sun, sea and sand.

So, if you’re tired of the city’s hustle and bustle and want a real pamper treat with your family or friends, this little known island is your best bet.

College Life

I’m in my third year of college now, so as expected, there are too many projects that have to be done as part of our requirements. Most of these are group projects and really, we have to do more effort to come up with the best result.

The hard thing in doing our projects is we don’t have enough time to prepare for it since our houses are miles away from each other. So, we have to meet up every now and then at a certain place which is a bit hassle and stressful for us because we also have our individual activities as well. Not only that, we are having some conflicts regarding the time because some of us has to attend an important meeting, occasion and other stuffs like that and of course we have to run our errands especially on weekends.

Because of these, we tried project collaboration software so we will be able to update each other about the different tasks assigned to us easily and faster and we will be able to monitor each and every work online which indeed is a hassle free for us.

I think this will really help us to finish and organize everything and hopefully, we can come up with a great presentation. Oh well, good luck to us!

Keep Up The Good Work

My sister is currently working on redesigning their house. It all started when she saw very nice furniture and she thought that she has to arrange and clean up everything in their house before buying new stuffs. She started sorting all their things and she even checked if there are things that need to be repair and thrown for those are not useful anymore. Aside from that, she planned to repaint their house to match the color of the furniture that they will buy.

It’s been a week since they started on this project. There are lots of changes that you can observe now just like in their living room. They put carpets and bin bags which made it more beautiful. And in addition, they are planning to put up a home theater in wall speakers subwoofer so that their daughter will enjoy more in watching her favorite movies.

My sister is very happy with this kind of changes in their house. Probably, she will buy more stuff for their house to enhance its beauty and to become more fashionable yet simple.

Her Dearest Grandmother

My friend called me last night and I was shocked because she was crying so hard that I became speechless and stunned for a moment. After a while, I ask her to calm down and tell me what’s wrong. Suddenly, she stopped crying and started to speak.

She told me that their family has certain problems now and they can’t decide what to do. Her grandmother is suffering from a plight and illness. After they found out the prognosis, she got really worried because she is very close to her grandmother.

Their family can’t decide yet on what they should do. So I told her that the best thing to do for now is to go in search of provisions and of course to pray for her grandmother’s fast recovery.

They are currently considering hiring a private nurse at their house to take charge of her grandmother because they don’t have enough time since her parents have to go to work and she has to go to school. They also consider
Austin nursing homes in lieu of private nurse because they think that the facilities there will help their grandmother recover faster and easily. They believe that her grandmother will be given proper care and attention if they choose to send her grandmother there.

A Born Leader

A week ago, my cousin had her first induction of officers at their school. She was pretty excited since it was her first position as officer. She joined two organizations and she was so lucky that she was nominated and voted as the Vice President of one of her chosen clubs.

She was very happy because she really wants to handle a tot in their school society. She really wants to take the position and the opportunity because she definitely wants to share thoughts and opinions for the betterment of their school. Even before, she’s always asking me on how to join and how to run for the different positions at their school organizations since I also became an officer at their school way back in high school.

Because of her great leadership, she was very eager to learn more to develop her skills in taking so much responsibility as a school leader. She even tried to research on some things that go with it to explore something new that will benefit her. Lucky for her, she found different stories like the one with Dennis C Carey
which indeed inspired her to strive more and make a big difference for their school.

I believe my cousin is really a born leader and she is fully devoted on her work. I know that she will be able to do all the responsibilities hurled at her with great passion and determination. I hope this will be a great step for her to become a very fruitful leader not only in their school but also in our country.

Friday, July 18, 2008

I Can't Keep A Relationship!

It is really hard to imagine that I can’t hold on to a boyfriend. “I always tell myself it’s all for the best because things were not working out the way we wanted to.” It’s not like I’ve not been through the same thing before, but it still hurts. It always hurts more every time. I always tell myself that things will be better this time around, but they’re just not. Story of my life, I guess. Two, three, or ten boyfriends, but really, who’s counting? I’ve told myself many times I’ll learn from the last relationship, but I don’t seem to.

Healthy romantic relationships bring out the best in people, but that doesn’t mean they are spared from times that are complicated, confusing and difficult. Sources of agreements can be anything from having unrealistic expectations to making unreasonable demands. Communication, by one or both partners, is a problem too, so that understanding each other is difficult, sometimes even impossible.

There are many reasons why relationships end. Fundamentally, it is irreconcilable differences. Ending a relationship is always painful, hurts more, especially when similar and unexpected problems arise once again.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Wordless Wednesday no.2 - Mickey and Minnie

..I Love Them..

Thanks Bro!



After my dearest dog Spike passed away, I was then gifted by a new one.

I was very, very thankful to my brother since he was the one who gave my cute, little dog. He got really worried about me because he always sees me crying and crying after what happened to Spike that’s why he decided to buy a new dog for me that somehow replaced the loneliness of losing Spike and fortunately opiates my feelings.

My new dog is two months old. His name is “Stikey”, and it was my niece Bela who named him. I was absolutely euphoric the moment I saw Stikey. I was speechless because at that same moment, I remembered Spike. I became totally nostalgic. I remembered every single day and memories with my one and only Spike. And then, after a while I just ended up saying; Spike is back in my arms again.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

10 Things I Want You To Do

These will show guys how to melt my heart!

DO be a shoulder to cry on.
It can be for a major crisis or something trivial. Just make me feel you’re there for me and I’ll be happy with that.

DO show me you care.
I like it when a guy calls, or sends a text message just to say hi, ask how am I doing and say “What’s up?”

DO cook.
It would be great if he cooks for me, because I find it so romantic. My favorite food? Sinigang, blueberry cheesecake and pasta.

DO say it with flowers.
It’s always nice when a guy gives me flowers. I love tulips but it could also be anything. There doesn’t have to be a reason, it could be a surprise or on the spur of the moment.

DO show your support.
I would appreciate it when a guy supports me even to my craziest decision.

DO give me space.
If I were to have a boyfriend, he should let me have a girls’ night out with my friends on weekends or at least once a week. It doesn’t have to be that often, as long as he allows me. And hey, I don’t want a very strict boyfriend! It’s killing me!

DO stay in.
He has to watch movies with me-any movie! And he has to watch Grey’s Anatomy with me. LOL!

DO fit in with my circle.
As a boyfriend, it’s important if he gets along with the people in my life. He has to go along with my family and friends.

DO show me your talents.
It would be nice if a guy were to sing for me. Hahaha… sounds funny but sweet.

DO let me be me.
I would want a girl who lets me be myself…because I’m really a complicated person.

And the three things I wouldn’t want you to do…

DON’T smoke. Most girls don’t enjoy kissing ash tray.
DON’T do drugs. Do I even have to say why?
DON’T be jealous! It’s okay if you’re a little jealous, but there’s a limit to show just how jealous you should be.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Monday Bug Tag

Thanks to my sister abie for this.

1. complete this phrase: “if only i could..
:: tell him how stupid he was to let me go. I will tell it straight to his face. LOL!
2. did you get enough sleep last night?
:: nope. I did so many things last night.
3. what were you doing before you slept last night?
:: Studying! Creating a program that will compute for the average of 10 integers and will determine the maximum and minimum value!! Woah! Epistaxis!!
4. first thing you thought about this morning when you woke up?
:: Him? hahaha..
5. do u ever wonder why the sky is blue?
:: nope!
6.Did you ever try to skip meals?
:: Yeah!! During my high school days.
7. lights on or off?
:: Off please!!
9. are you afraid of the dark?
:: Nope. Not at all.
10. favorite hangout/s?
:: Mall
11. people you can’t live without?
:: my family and friends
12. what are your plans for tonight?
:: Blog and then do my assignment in programming!
13. favorite song when you’re sleepy?
:: Your Call by Secondhand Serenade and What Might Have Been by Lou Pardini
14. Do you love someone, right now?
:: Oh Yes!! Definitely
15. are you a giver or a taker?
:: Both
16. if you could choose another name, what would it be?
:: Blaire. As in Blaire Waldorf
18. last text message from?
:: Him.
20. stuck on a desert island & could have only one KIND of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
:: Pasta!!
21. favorite tv commercial/s?
:: can't think of any
22. if you were dead and your soul was given another chance, what would you do first?
:: Go to church and be thankful.
23. if you could choose your eye color,what color would you like to have?
:: Blue
24. what are the things you always bring?
:: PHONE, wallet, comb, umbrella and lip balm

I'm tagging
big eyed gal, jan, elaine and vannie

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