Posted by girlie on August 31, 2007
I really really appreciate Shireen, the healthfreakmom for giving me this Nice Matters Award.
According to the originator of the Nice Matters award it is intended for “those that are just nice people, good blog friends, and those that inspire good feelings and inspiration! Those that care about others, that are there to lend support, or those that are just a positive influence in our blogging world!” For those receiving the award, you may like to pass on the award to 7 whom you think deserves it.
I am now giving this award to the following wonderful bloggers who I’ve known since I started blogging in 2004 and to one special lady I hold close to my heart:
1. Cuz Marie
2. KC
3. Rhada
4. Thess
5. Daphne Laura
6. Francesca
7. G
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It was fun chatting with my online “gigolo” buddy. lol
Posted by girlie on August 30, 2007
Since last week, I have been toying with the idea of having a new look. Yes I feel so bored. I look so plain and ugly. Finally today I had the time to make an appointment at Salon de Manila. Was suppose to have it at 1 in the afternoon, but some things came up. We were to have lunch at Bangus in Greenhills hosted by the eledest brother of N. I asked the salon if they can squeeze me at 4 pm, which they did, YAY!
I actually love my new look, but my SON does not like it at all. When he arrived from school and saw me, there was a quizzical look on his face. Before he could come over and kiss me, he said something like “Mom, it’s not nice. You look like some kontrabida (villain) in one of the soaps in ABS.” There goes my new look, nobody likes it except me =(
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I know of someone aside from my father-in-law who is really interested in this and I don’t think he knows about this website that has a very rare collection of gold coins. I know he would appreciate it a lot because he is really into it. He would show me coins he has just bought every time he visits us here in the Philippines.
He told me once that he is looking for this certain coin which he really couldn’t find in the market. Now I can tell him that the coin he is looking for is available at Monaco Rare Coin and much much more, since they have an extensive collection of the finest and rarest coins. And not only that, a coin expert can also assist him with his needs.
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Nope I was not tagged this time, but I like to do this, so I grabbed it from Cuz Marie.
Where is your cell phone? On my desk
Relationship? Married
Your hair? Long, semi-layered, but I’m thinking of having a new look ^_^
Work? part-time photographer, SAHM doing some paid posts while blogging
Your sister/s? Deborah, Rachel & Naomi
Your favorite thing? My laptop
Your dream last night? None
Your favorite drink? Coke
Your dream car? Beamer (x5)
The room you’re in? Our bedroom
Your shoes? Havaianas
Your fears? Heights
What do you want to be in 10 years? Grandmother
Who did you hang out with this weekend? With my kids
What are you not good at? Singing
Muffin? Blueberry
One of your wish list items? A blahnik or a Choo
Where you grew up? Cotabato City til 12, Quezon City
Last thing you did? Sleep
What are you wearing? Tank, Shorts
What aren’t you wearing? Jewelries
Your pet? Gerbie (pug), Smiley (shih tzu)
Your computer? Upgraded Presario V6000
Your life? Contented
Your mood? Happy
Missing? My two sisters in the US
What are you thinking about right now? Having a haircut
Your car? Suzuki Jimny
Your kitchen? Functional and beautifulYour summer? ExcitingYour favorite color? Green
Last time you laughed? Last night
Last time you cried? Last Sunday when my Mom and I talked about Dad
School? Notre Dame (grade school), Trinity College (High School), UST (college)
I’m tagging:
KC
Shireen
Shern’s Mom
Francine
Janice
Mommyof2angels
Chinnee
Posted by girlie on August 29, 2007
I’ve always admired men in suit, most often than not, I do turn my head and take a second look. They just look powerful and so businesslike. My husband knows that and he has quite a collection of suits in his closet. Whenever we have a wedding coverage, he’s always in suit. I should show him this website that has quite a collection of gorgeous cufflinks. That’s what he lacks, I think he only has two. I’ve picked out a few designs for him to choose from, I find their silver and gold collection just awesome. Or if he is in the mood to get funky and trendy, the site has a collection of it too.
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Remember the iPod Mini entry I posted two years ago? It’s back! I can use it again, yay! My daughter Ish returned it finally after receiving an iPod Nano, as birthday present. I was actually thinking of buying an iPod Nano from the moolah I earned doing sposored posts, double yay, money still intact! Yes, I have not spent a single cent coz I have not thought of anything to buy except for that iPod thingy. Funny that up until now, I still don’t have anything in mind on what to buy. Save Girl Save!
Posted by girlie on August 27, 2007
She asked me if she can have a pre-birthday celebration with her fellow scouts. So a day before her birthday, we accompanied her to Trinoma, the mall they chose. I ordered pizza for them at Yellow Cab, then treated them to a movie (Hairspray). We gave them a little time to play at Time Zone too.
This happened at the eve of her birthday. I asked the little boy to give his sister a big, big kiss. He was really teasing his sister, (you should have seen him wet his lips) thus the picture.
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I was so relaxed thinking that nothing could happen to all my files stored in my laptop since it was new. And what do I know? I could not do anything when it happened, I should have been responsible since it happened to me in the past. But now I have learned my lesson the hard way. I have learned to do backup and I’m considering the idea of online storage. No worries against system crashes, drive failures, virus attack and theft. All my data will be secured. Here’s why I’m considering getting Ibackup, it maps your IBackup online storage account as a local drive on your computer allowing you to drag-n-drop, open, edit and save files in your online backup account as if they were on your local computer. Recommended for most users for its ease of installation and 128 bit SSL support. No other online storage services offer this feature with the kind of performance and security that IBackup offers.
Posted by girlie on August 26, 2007
Conversations such as this occur when I’m the one behind the wheels, and I just can’t help but laugh ^_^
Josh: Mom, how big is our family? (him referring to the V family)
Me: Your dad has 2 brothers, and 3 sisters…
Josh: Lolo(grandpa) must have abused Mama(grandma)
Me: **Gasp** And why do you say that?
Josh: well 5 kids, eh us 2 kids only…
Me: What if I have another baby?
Josh: Nooooooooooo
Me: and why not?
Josh: I’ll get jealous! All your attention will be on the baby.
Me: Of course not, I play fair.
Josh: **quiet**
Me: And why are you quiet?
Josh: I was thinking that if you have a baby again, I’ll just leave and stay with Lolo.
Ate (nanny): Di na pwede mag anak si Mommy Josh (Your mom can’t have another baby)
Josh: And why not?
Me: well i’m old to have a baby.
Josh: what about Isaac and Sarah?
Me: *started laughing** What about?
Josh: Sarah was already old when she had a baby
**Conversation ended here…time for church**
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Saturday is my day off, I mean from cooking and all. I normally get to sleep until 11 in the morning and not worry about having nothing to eat. Afternoons are spent either going to the malls or watching a movie. Well I did not do that today, but instead allowed my 3 helpers to watch a movie. They were in a hurry to leave that they forgot about putting out meat from the freezer for dinner. It was already late that I realized we had nothing for dinner.
Good thing I remembered the pasta my girlfriend Rica told me about yesterday. So I went downstairs and started making it. Good thing I had all the ingredients, oh except for the olive oil which was not enough, so I just added unsalted butter. I didn’t have fresh basil so I used the dried ones. And I made a little variation ^_^
Pasta with Shitake Mushroom:
angel hair pasta
olive oil
shitake mushroom (finely sliced)
lots and lots of fine minced garlic
fresh basil (can use dried)
anchovies (optional, for added flavor)
salt and pepper to taste
chili peppers (for Josh and Me)
So there! That’s what we had for dinner! I didn’t expect the kids to like it, but they did. My son even said “Mom, you make very good pasta!”
**Do you watch Celebrity Duets on GMA7? it’s fun, my first time to watch and I pretty much enjoyed.**
Posted by girlie on August 24, 2007
That super big picture is really annoying, well I can’t do anything, can’t even resize it!
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If I’m not lazy, I normally bake 2 sets of cookies, chocolate chip for the man, and oatmeal for the kids. And would you believe after putting it in the cookie jars, each of them will bring it to their rooms. They don’t get tired munching them. They say it tastes good, sweetness just right, and lots and lots of hershey’s chocos. I don’t usually follow the measurement of the sugar in the recipe but cut it to half so it won’t taste as sweet. Now they say I make the best cookie in town and that makes me smile ear to ear!
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I can say I am addicted to doing artworks. That’s what I normally do during my spare time, and if i’m in the mood, I can do it until the wee hours. I know of a website that lets you create artwork from photos and they have over 50 styles to choose from. You can make your photos look like it was done using oil painting or from watercolor. It would really be a great idea to use your finish product for home decorating. You can hang it anywhere where your visitors can appreciate it.
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thanks Ks for helping us out set up Anna’s domain!
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We got this letter from the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild, Philippines congratulating us, our son Josh successfully passed the qualifying examination. This will train him for future international mathematics competitions. I have not even finished asking him if he wanted to join, but quickly blurted “Hell, NO!” I never bothered to ask him why as I already know the answer. I just encouraged him but to no avail. You see saturdays are his only time to chill out and relax. I don’t allow them to use the internet on weekdays plus the fact that they already have saturday activities in school. And did I mention that they have everyday quizzes and seatworks? I just had to give in to him, as I feel like pushing and pressuring him too much. Anyways this letter made us happy enough knowing the capabilities of our son.
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Have you heard about the coolest online file sharing? It lets you upload and share not only one huge file but countless files. This is the newest free web based service for online file sharing. Isn’t it that when you use your ordinary email service they have a limit when it comes to uploading? Your problem is now solved since you can now send huge multiple files of up to 500mb. You don’t need to register or anything because you can use it right away. All you need to do is go to their website and just provide your email address and start uploading your huge files right away. Enhance your gmail, yahoo, hotmail email accounts now by using the newest online file sharing.
Posted by girlie on August 23, 2007
I don’t normally go for bloody red nail polish, but then I thought I could use some color to go with my gown during the birthday celebration of my FIL. So when we went to have our hair done at Salon de Manila, I decided to have my nails done too. Isha was soooo envious and wanted hers done too. But to achieve it, she needed fakies, bwaaaahhh. Anyways, I chose blardy red, at that time I found it sexy. But when I got home, guess who made the 1st comment? It was my son Josh. He said something like, “Hey Mom, I don’t like the color of your nails…you could have used a more feminine color, say “fenk” (pink).” Heehee, that’s how we say pink in this household - “fenk”, and it tickles us “fenk” whenever we say that word!
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Our eldest daughter Isha who’s turning 14 on the 28th asked permission from us if she could chill out with her friends at the Power Plant. We dread for this day to come, really! We’ve been talking about this, and we can’t accept the fact that our lil girl has already grown. Well we permitted her of course, and it has always been the rule that she can’t go with her friends without us in tow or her nanny. It’s not that we don’t trust her, but more for her safety and security. Times are hard nowadays, and we just feel that at a young age, she can’t still handle it.
So what do we do while waiting for her? We had our own bonding time too, had coffee and pastries at UCC. We talked about our kids, how they’ve grown in so little time, ways on how to handle them, etc.
Posted by girlie on August 22, 2007
It seemed like only yesterday when I walked down the aisle, August 22, 1992 to be exact, gosh it’s been 15 years…and still counting. Funny how I couldn’t really remember anything that happened on that day except for one thing. While walking down the aisle, I saw empty pews, and I was like, oh no! nobody attended my wedding. And before I know it, the next time I looked, it was almost full. I think I was teary eyed…oh never mind…don’t want to get mushy here ^_^
Anyway, it’s been 15 years! We’ve had our share of ups and downs like everyone else, but i’m glad we’ve survived with God’s wonderful grace. Now we have 2 wonderful kids, Isha and Josh (heehee as if you don’t know), and we are striving on having a God centered happy family. I got 3 red roses from N and I like what he wrote in the card…”I’m very thankful to God because we are now 15 years together. I’m looking forward to spending the rest of my life with you. ‘Til death do us part”.
Posted by girlie on August 21, 2007
I almost forgot about this tag by Cousin Marie
What Your Hands Say About You
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You are logical, analytical, and rational. You have good verbal skills.Idealistic and dreamy, you tend toward the impractical. You have a knack for getting yourself in sticky situations.
Consistent and reliable, you like to count on structure and routine in your life.
Your emotions tend to be well though out. You’re willing to wait out a bad situation, and you’re never too quick to act.
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What Do Your Hands Say About You?
* Yeah I think I am logical, analytical and rational enough, now that I am a lil older. I used to be really shy, as much as possible I don’t want to be heard. Again now that I’m a lil older, I make it a point that I am heard and understood. * Sticky situations? Oh not anymore, I have learned to stay away from it. I’m no longer the dreamy type, I have learned to face reality.
* Yeah you can say that…I am consistent and reliable…if I want to ^_^ Yep it’s quite routinary and gets boring =(
* Again, maybe goes with the age, I have mellowed ^_^
Seems like i’ve tagged everyone else…anyways if you wanna do this, feel free to grab it ^_^
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…just when I needed you most! =p
Posted by girlie on August 20, 2007
Heaven…i’m in heaven ^_^
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Have you ever thought of selling online? I have thought of that countless times, as I was inspired by some friends who have online stores. But something is just stopping me from doing so. I was hesitant to hire the services of a web designer for reasons that I might not be able to afford them. My husband once had a website and we paid a fortune just to be able to put it in the world wide web. It has always been at the back of my mind that putting up something online costs that much. But not anymore since I have come across shopping cart software. With this software, we can easily create our own online store. It has a lot of features which is very easy to use. A not so geek like me can get by very easily. This software lets you create your own design, and personalize it, it has a fully customisable theme editor. If you are scared that you know nothing about html, then this software is for you, as everything is done just by clicking. If something goes wrong, technical support is available 24/7. You can give them a call, email them or chat with them online. Isn’t that great?
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Did it ever cross your mind to find out who was born on your birth day, what important event happened, or where in the world there’s a holiday? If yes, then this is the perfect meme for you. Thanks Janice for the tag.
What do I need to do?Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day).Write down three events, 2 births, 1 holiday and tag 5 friends.There are five slots in the Birthday Meme. As you are tagged, you have to remove the name in the first slot and bump everyone up so that your name can be added to the bottom.
I am born on June 18, and that makes me a Gemini ^_^
Important Events that happened on June 18:
1. 1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
2. 1983 - Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
3. 2006 - The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.
I share the same birthday with:
1. Paul McCartney of the Beatles
2. Isabella Rossillini, a beautiful Italian actress
Celebrated Holiday:
1. Autistic Pride Day, beginning in 2005.
I’m tagging my 5 friends:
1. CuzMarie
2. Thess
3. KC
4. Pao
5. Eden
And the list: Gran’s Memory Keeping Corner Teacher Julie Mommyness is Happiness This is a miracle HiPnCooLMoMMa
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