A Blank in My Memory

I have made several attempts to write something for this evening’s post. I tried writing something with a title Being Green and was reminded of MyePinoy because of his dedication to the preservation of Mother Nature and everything related to her. But the effort was futile and I couldn’t write anything about it.

It’s the movie The Lake House which is being aired at HBO while I am writing this. It’s my second time actually but I couldn’t keep myself from viewing it still with interest and fascination.

Image from Diva Village

I tried writing about our visit to best friend Mila’s house at San Mateo. There’s lots to write about but I cannot encourage myself to write about it, either. It’s like there is a huge blank in my memory that would not supply or provide the right words, intro, drama, excitement, et al for a post.

It’s the movie The Lake House, which starred Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullocks (two of my favorites), which keeps on distracting me. I even downloaded the soundtrack It’s Too Late by Carole King from Sonific. Everything about this movie is so fascinating, I think.

Then I said to myself, “Why don’t you just bloghop?” but failed to convince myself. I cannot even have the urge to do so. I am afraid I cannot even leave a sensible comment or a crisp hi or hello.

It’s this movie. And the climax is fast approaching. I still can feel my heart beat fast though I know already what will happen next.

There – I wrote a nonsensical post out of a blank in my memory. Gotta do what I have to do next.

:-(

Photohunt: Thirteen

I'M LATE BUT I'M POSTING IT ANYWAY :-) :-) :-)

Here is what I have to contribute for yesterday's Photohunt theme. It consists of thirteen pictures of baby Drew, the youngest baby in the family.

Baby Drew is the firstborn of hubby's nephew Raffy and Sally. I ran out of time to post it yesterday because we went to visit my best friend Mila's abode yesterday which is in far away San Mateo, Rizal. And yes, it is still a part of the Philippines he he

Healthy is Not Delicious

The other day, two radio hosts were talking about the need to be conscious of what to eat. With all the news about deadly or chronic ailments, or about the different illnesses that we get by not eating right, it is high time, they say, to be really watching what food to eat and how much.

One of the hosts complained that healthy (food) is not delicious and she began telling her ordeal about a sandwich she’d eaten that tasted like cardboard and another chicken sandwich with lettuce that appeared more like lettuce sandwich with chicken because the chicken meat is very small. They continued until they mentioned that Oprah was heard saying that we can eat all the food we want to eat but with only small amounts. Sounds good to the ear. :-) But how much is a small amount?

Actually, it is a dilemma for me to be following all this dieting and measuring the contents or the ingredients of the food I eat. I dislike eating food without the taste, that is, the ‘right’ taste that the food must have. Although ‘right’ taste vary from one person to another, diet suggestions on measurements do affect the taste that is required of a particular dish. Take for example, adobo, which one main ingredient is soy sauce. Regulating the amount of soy sauce to the requirements would lessen the salty taste minimizing the quality of the viand. It will then transform the viand into something not of the adobo quality.

It is really a challenge (or a struggle) to be controlling what we have to put in our mouths. I am sure many would agree. It is at this point that what we have to really (as in really) instill in our minds is that the accumulated amounts of these unhealthy foods (with their ingredients, and the condiments, too) will one day put us in a situation where we could have wished that we can turn back the time and tune up our food habits.

Photohunt: Twist(ed)

These are Kay's art works, my contribution for today's Photohunt theme.   Do I need further description?  I am at a loss for words.  :-)

Notions of the Young

On one occasion,

Kay: Do you think Lozada is a hero?

Me: No. Do you think he is?

Kay: No. Though I must admit that we should not take for granted what he did for the country.

On another occasion,

Me: Do you think it's enough reason to say that a person is bad or of low morals if he or she did not have a successful marriage?

Kay: Of course not.

Daryl: That's being judgmental. There are people who stay in a marriage because they do not want to ruin the family though they suffer.

Kay: People sometimes have limited reasoning.

On yet another occasion,

Kay: Natabunan na ang issue kay Lozada (Lozada's issue has been buried.)

Me: Oo nga, e (Yes, it's true.) Natabunan na ng issue sa kakulangan ng bigas (Covered by the rice shortage issue).

Again, another occasion,

Kay: Why are people judged as bad if they are agnostic?

Me: (Silent, busy listening to other issues discussed in the dining table. Contemplated on the question a little later but did not respond.)

Last night,

Daryl: You have to give me P300.

Me: What for?

Daryl: For my graduation pics. That old woman photographer was harassing the students. No student should reject a copy. Though you don't like a shot, you still have to pay for it. Isn't this an old story in our alma mater, ate?

Kay: Stupid folks. You had graduated already and you are still forced to pay for all the pics.

Daryl: It's the system. She has connections in the school. I was told she's a relative of one of the officials in the school.

Kay: Dapat yan inirereklamo na (There must be someone who must complain.)

Me: Nobody complains?

Daryl: Naku, no one. Perhaps because of that idea na malakas siya.

Distorting the facts as much as I please…

Why is it time to replace my car?

It’s a second hand car, you know. And as time goes by, the bugs appear and are becoming often than expected.

Why do I seldom look at the content label?

For me, it’s more a waste of time. When I go to the grocery store, I wanted it done very fast because the thoughts of other chores in the house lingers. Plus the fact that it makes me tired getting around inside the grocery stores for a long time.

Why do I prefer bottled water than tap water?

Hmmm… because they are processed. Though living in the Philippines doesn’t mean that ‘processed’ is guaranteed safe. :-D

Photohunt: Glass

When my daughter went to Tagaytay the other day, she took a picture of this little child peering at a window glass panel. Kids are always nice subjects. They depict exactness and realism.

Photohunt's theme for this week is GLASS. Is it an easy find for you?

Will You Choose Refurbished?

Pinoys love good buys, budget prices, good deals or low prices. That’s why a lot choose refurbished equipments or devices. Sad to say that deciding on these reconditioned items oftentimes results to disappointment. In a matter of weeks, and sometimes only a number of days, items sold on refurbished point of sale, will be returned to the marketing arm that sold them because they did not satisfy the customer.

Blog Regulation

Blogs, weblogs or web logs nowadays are becoming more a trend than a fad. Away back, they are merely on-line journals or entries of one’s chronological thoughts. Today, blogs are channels of affection, drama, excitement and enthusiasm, passion, vengeance, and many more. They are even mediums for money-making.

It is interesting to note that there are already discussions, feature articles and news reports in TV, radio and newspapers about blogs. Blogs seemed to have also invaded the mass media.

With the freedom of expression afforded to bloggers, weblogs also become an avenue to attack an individual or group of individuals which maybe based on truth or on malicious intents of a person or a group. Because of this, there are news reports and discussions about the need to regulate blogs.

If this move will be pursued, I am just thinking of how the process of regulating will be done. Are the laws we have on libel enough? Can someone sue a blogger or can a blogger be sued for an opinion made based on Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines?

Photohunt: High

We are currently riding HIGH. Finally, it's Daryl's high school graduation. He graduated last March 28, 2008 and he is in the top 5 of the class. He had also received awards such as Best in English and Best in EP.

We are currently feeling HIGH.  He did not fail us.  Check this out to have a peek of all of the graduation photos and where I treated them after the program.

Photohunt is giving me a HIGH feeling , too. Every Saturday is a challenge.

Let Us Not Forget About the News

Local News

Do you know that it always makes me unhappy to hear news about the Philippines? Here’s another – even Yahoo Asia News Philippines has this disadvantageous headlines. Only one of them seemed like good news but it’s good news only to a limited fragment of the country.

Philippines to get own Playboy, but no nudes

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines will get its own edition of Playboy magazine -- only without the nudity that made the US version famous, the editor-in-chief of the local edition said Thursday.

The Philippine edition will be launched on April 2 as a "mature lifestyle magazine", said veteran journalist Beting Laygo Dolor.While the magazine will offer pictorials of beautiful women, it will not include nudity. "It will be tamer than the US edition but not as tame as the Indonesian edition," Lagyo Dolor said in a television interview. (more…)

How can this one bit of news rectify the damaging truth in the following list of news in the Philippines this week?

Are You Ready?

I am actually not a lover of gambling though I know the basics. Teach me and I can even beat you. I do not have difficulty learning this feat, if you can call it that. I am not an enthusiast but I know how to play mah jong, pusoy, pusoy 2, tong-its, to name a few. It (the addiction) just didn’t get into my system.Thank God. :-)

Because I believe in my self-assessment when it comes to learning without that much difficulty, I know that online casino games will not be hard to learn at all. I find it amusing that this particular site even offers online gambling tips. To wrap it up, here they are:

1. Do not simply jump in and play at every casino you like the look of.


2. Do not take the bait of just simply depositing hiuge amounts of money. Use their demo games and welcome bonus to get the most out of your time.


3. Learn when to stop, win or loose, and take a breather.


4. Learn when you're beat.


5. Start on low bet games only.


6. Play only online games that you know very well.

Photohunt: Metal

This is all I can contribute for today's Photohunt theme. It is a taho container (made of silver-white aluminum) brought along by taho vendors while calling on customers in various pitches of 'Tahoooo!!!!" For the benefit of those who do not know what a taho is, here is feature from Wikipedia:

Tahô is a Philippine snack food made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal (brown sugar syrup), and sago "pearls" (similar to tapioca pearls).^[1] This staple comfort food is a signature sweet and can be found all over the country. The Indonesian and Malaysian equivalent of this dish is Tahu.^[2]

Enjoy your taho, I mean your photohunting, folks!

Is Your Credit Still Good?

Aside from pondering about life’s mysteries and realities this Lenten season (and which had offered us a four-day respite from the mediocrity of it all), the holiday gave me time to think about my reputation on solvency and probity. I believe that I, because of an inner voice not to be, am still honest when it comes to payment of debts. In believing, I have to maintain my ability to pay all debts and financial obligations. Sometimes it’s a difficult situation, considering the fact that I bear the sole responsibility when it comes to these matters. When resources are ample it will surely not be a problem at all. But life is hard for me, for now, with some expectations not materializing and some big dreams not coming in full view.

Insatiable

Genetic Disorder

As I was watching CSI on DVD, a case featured a man found dead in a hamper with mashed potatoes in his hand, with 20+ kilos of hotdog in his stomach, and even a piece of paper in his stomach about a buffet offer. The man was found to have Prader-Willi syndrome. His behavior of insatiable hunger gave the clue to find out why he had odd eating behaviors.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder of chromosome 15. There are many sites that give explanation and support to those afflicted and to their family. Prader-Willi Syndrome Association is one of these sites. It mentioned things about PWS:

Ashop Commerce

Two friends are talking about doing business online.

Friend A: Why don’t you try an ecommerce software like Ashop?

Friend B: Ecommerce software? Is that the same as a shopping cart software a friend told me the other day?

Touched by an Angel...

Me? I'm just, well, ME.
And, if you want to know me, PRY deeper.

I am not perfect. But, no one's perfect, after all.
And that's the beauty in humanity, that there's no perfection.
If there ever is perfection, then life would be dull.

Photo Hunt: I Spy

PhotoHunt's theme today gave me a hard time. It's a good thing I saw this picture of little kids in my daughter's university one Sunday morning while we were jogging. The kids were practicing soccer. It really amazed me to see them follow a discipline of waking up early on a Sunday to practice! A question also hung inside my head that time if the kids were really that willing to play, to practice, and endure the difficulty of the game. Amazing kids!

 

Loyalty or Efficiency?

If Dneero would ask me to contribute a survey, I will submit one where participants would only include company owners, entrepreneurs, or businesspersons. My survey would include this question:

Which do you value most in an employee - loyalty or efficiency?

Let's say I am the owner of a company (no harm dreaming :-D one day, who knows?), I would readily choose efficiency over loyalty.

Better Late Than Nevah

Lazarus and Mitch, my apologies. Here's my take but I won't be tagging anyone. :-D

From Lazarus

I had done the High Five Meme before but I cannot find it, Lazarus.

Done 9 out of 35 - Yey!

1. Start at 'start copy here'.
2. Put an X on the things you've done.
3. Tag how-many-[X]s people.
4. Post with title "I've done ___*how-many-[X]* of 35 stupid things".

Photohunt: Different

Choose the Different

I know it's obvious. :-)

For this week's Photohunt theme, I took pictures of the newly born kittens, and one of them has a different color than the rest. Experimented with Adobe Photo, too.