Exercise Using the Office Furnitures

Life for a working mom is truly a challenge.  There is almost no time for everything.  But after your meditation in the morning when you are already in the office, you can try some exercises using the office furniture.  It can be your chair.  It can be the office table.

Audemars Piguet Watches

Ignorant me.  I have not heard of Audemars Piguet watches.  And they say these are essential watches of Beverly Hills.  These watches must be very expensive but not essential as in needed.   They cannot be indispensable because life can go on without these costly accessories, or life can go on with only a cheap watch to use.

I find it funny really that the rich spend that much money on accessories like watches, bags, trinkets, etc.  But it's their money and of course, what business do I have of people buying these overpriced valuable possessions?

Meditation equals Relaxation

Someone said, "I noticed that every time I relax, meditate, or pray, I feel balanced and my life seems steady.  Then after days, or months,  meditation and prayer are forgotten.  Then gradually, life becomes stressful again.  I will go back to meditation and prayer once more.  My life eventually becomes beautiful again."

Most of us experience these episodes, particularly the working people - businessmen, lawyers, writers and teachers.  The precept behind is find time to relax even if it seems impossible.  Relaxation is gratifying and gives us peace and the benefit of attracting beautiful people in our lives.

Spaghetti Sauce and Copper Core Cookware

Every time it rains, thinking of good food cannot be helped.  Suddenly, I thought of spaghetti sauce.  I'm quite good at preparing this sauce.  The children loved it not because I'm their mother.  It's because I cook delicious spaghetti sauce.  :-D

Even without an all clad copper core sauce pan, my spaghetti will be appetizing.   It's not the cookware which is the secret, of course.  It is how one prepares a particular food.

I will not be listing a recipe here but I will mention that one of the reasons why food is delicious is the natural ingredients you put in it.  There are already preserved tomatoes in can but I still choose to buy fresh tomatoes, and onions, and garlic, and mince them.  The natural aroma from them is incomparable to the instantly available ones in cans as they are sauteed.

How Efren Sells His Life Insurance Plans

If you are wondering who Efren is, he is the guy I was talking about in this post.

He has two agents in his network in the company.  The more sales they bring, the more earnings Efren gets.  It truly is networking.  Actually, it's my first time to hear that even insurance agencies are into networking.

The Nice Things about Having Friends

I am not the self-important friend that others seem to be.  I am a people-pleaser most of the time.  That is different from a crowd-pleaser, I think.  Maybe that is why I have friends, not plenty, but I have friends.

One of the nice things about having a friend or friends is that you have one or two you can vent your anger or exasperation towards a hateful person, for example.  You have one or two you can run to when you urgently need money because your pocket doesn't have a penny.  One of them will even crack open their piggy bank and lend you the money.  Don't you think I have enough reason to think it is nice to have friends?  :-D

Brought Back Memories

I saw this picture of my high school classmates in my FB friend's account. It brought back memories.  Especially with Didi (the one in black and with still an angelic face that does not require even a whit of Acneticin) and with Gemma (the one in a flowery blouse).

Dreaming of Cars

My recent experience with our car must be in my subconscious that was why I dreamed of these powerful cars.

I first dreamed of a porsche boxster, one of those roadsters that only famous and very rich men own. Funny, but in reality, I do not like two-door convertibles. Even if it is a super sleek, fashionable car, I will always go for the spacious ones.  This porsche boxster in my dream looks like this one.  Beautiful, isn't it?

Bombarded Part 2

Talk about being in the middle of it all.  And so, as the saying goes again, when it rains, it pours.  And just as I am in the middle of trying to figure out how to deal with the difficulties of life, the car bogged down.  The carburetor gave in.  What would you expect from an old car?  Well, yes, it is not yet a vintage car, but it is more than a decade now that it had been in service.  It doesn't even have a cheap auto insurance.

A day after, the car overheated.  Papsie was able to reach home late between stops.  I was petrified when he said it must be the water pump.  It wasn't.  It was only a punctured hose.  Thank God, I said to myself.

Don't tell me to buy a new car.  That is not a good idea at this time.  :-(

Anything But Not a Pair of Tuxedo Shoes

It's Father's Day.

At Amazon.com, there are shoes that would attract Papsie's attention:



But not a pair of tuxedo shoes. He will be disappointed. That would not definitely not delight him. What use would a pair of tuxedo shoes have for him?



The point is it is important to specifically know what the 'dads' of this world truly want for a Father's day.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL PAPA, DAD, DADDY, TATAY, ITAY OF THIS WORLD!!!

Hair Loss Cure for the President?

Kris Aquino announced last year that she tried to convince President-elect Noynoy Aquino for a hair loss cure, which is the mesoscalp treatment (as suggested by the Belo Medical Clinic).  This was declined by Mr. Aquino.

That was the first time I admired Mr. Aquino's determination.  He cannot be dictated even by his sister.  This is witnessed in many instances during the campaign and until present, he cannot be dictated.  I saw lately how he remarked on the unsolicited advice of Fidel Ramos.  That was straightforward and honest contrary to what the media says it's snobbish.

Are Boots for Pinoys?

How pretty it is to look at girls and women in mini dresses and boots.  But are boots for pinoys?

They are not for pinoys (or pinays).  With the humid and dry season we mostly experience, it is not fitting to wear boots.  Though I had seen some fashionistas in some places here in the country wearing boots and they carry them very well, I find it awkward to see them wearing this pair of foot wear under the glaring heat of the sun, and in the Philippines!

Kim Kardashian wants you to keep up

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Photo courtesy of ShowbizSpy.

I just hate reality television series most of the time.  I could not find the relevance of it all to the many.  For me, a show has to have a purpose and most of the time I could not find it all.  That is why I am not a fan of PBB and other reality television series here in the Philippines.  I could not connect.  Well, maybe it is just not my thing.

Would You Do it for Love?

I stumbled upon The Most Beautiful Death in StumbleUpon.  It is a letter from Letters of Note.  It is a letter by Laura, the wife of Aldous Huxley, a novelist, who was diagnosed with cancer in 1960.  Laura was asked by Aldous to administer him with LSD* while he was passing away.

I felt for Laura during the times she had witnessed her husband's ordeal.  Who would not be bothered seeing your husband agitated with pain?

Do you like basements?

Who would not want a basement which is as beautiful as this?



Photo courtesy of Daniel's Custom Building and Renovations.

But beautiful as it is, I don't like the idea of having basements in a house.  I don't know, it gives me the creeps.  Yes, even if it is as perfect as it is like the picture above.  Aside from the need of a basement dehumidifier, the fear of the possibility of sewage creeping in, or a flash flood rushing into the beautiful room, lingers.  That is morbid thinking, I know, but the idea kills the vision.

We Have a New President

Today, Benigno Aquino, Jr.  was proclaimed the Philippines' President-elect together with Jejomar Binay as the Vice-President-elect.  As Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. said in his speech, "Hail to the Chief!"  The speech is comic but it was the best speech of all.

So, what is new?

What is new with today's proclamation is the apparent hope that the supporters have for both Aquino and Binay.  The gallery of the Batasang Pambansa was witness to the paramount joy of celebration by everyone who's there.  Everyone seems hopeful.

Transformation Effects

Of course, they were shocked seeing me with this new look.  Who would not be when I always sport a rebonded hair?

Google Adwords Event

I came across an ad about an event.  It is about Google Adwords.  The event will be held at the Crown Plaza Galleria Manila on June 24 and 25, 2010.  It will be from 8:30 am to 5:30 am.

Sleeping Pills

There are times I have difficulty catching sleep but I am not yet on the level of needing sleeping pills to have a good night's sleep.  Most of the time, I get a good night sleep.  Reason:  I have Papsie sleeping beside me.  It's true, I find it hard to sleep without him by my side.

This reminds me of sleeping positions that change as time goes by.  A friend sent it to me a long time ago.  What of the following positions do you two have as of present?   :-D

Getting Amused at Spam Comments

For some reason, I cannot install Akismet spam on this blog so I get to read spam on a daily basis.  I get amused at the effort.  Some of them do not seem like automated comments.  Most of them just really suck at it.  For those people who are behind these spam comments, I take pity.  But at times, there are ‘real’ people who comment like spam. And that is more amusing.

Some of these spammers duplicate my visitors’ comments.  Here is an example:

nagsusuot ka ba ng nighties mami Bing? lol! I don’t wear both before, sa pinas nun short lagi dahil sa init.

That was a comment from Nalen in this post – Pajamas for this hot season? No way.

Goal Next Week or Next Month?

Do you still set goals?

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I will try to.  Amidst the hurly-burly, I will try to.  And one of them is to reduce belly fat. 

Get Me Out of Here!

Went the tiny voice.

You've been hoarding me here for quite some time now.  I do not like it here anymore.  I wanted to be discovered. I want them to know that I exist!  They won't be disappointed.  In fact, I know that they will like me.

Persisted the tiny voice.

You have been ignoring me.  Do you think you can ignore me for the longest time?  Oh, no, you can't!  I know that you wanted to be like me.  I know how your body aches to be like me.

Home Theater Seating

Wow, that movie Gran Torino is very beautiful!  It is truly a very touching one about life and death.  Even without a home theater seating, I enjoyed the movie very much.

This 2008 American drama film moved me to tears.  Korean War Vet Walt Kowalski (played by Clint Eastwood), who's an alienated and angry man, developed friendship with Thao and his family.  Thao belongs to the Hmong people, which is an ethnic group from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand; and a subgroup of an ethnic group in Southern China.

Clint Eastwood and His Gran Torino

I am stuck and cannot think of anything to write. And I can't even focus.  Why?  It's because of this man. And his Gran Torino which is showing right now at HBO.



The movie is getting better as it comes near the end.  Will cut it here.  I suggest you watch it, too, guys.

Efren is Not a Funeral Agent

Efren is not a Funeral Agent.  He is a managing supervisor that handles agents that sells life plans.  But he also has his own accounts that he handle.  His agents are well trained to offer you services for funerals and cremation.