In my small family, the three of us love gadgets. Well my husband in particular are into techie stuff. If we have the means to maybe buy those uber techie gadgets, maybe he will not hesitate to purchase every latest technology. I don’t want to say we are techie addicts since we can leave the gadgets when needed plus we had days when we lasted without laptops or going online but imagine those people who are in any form of addiction. I bet it is very hard and the healing process is very painful. I have a colleague who had a son who was an addiction and if he was still living, I bet the non 12 step program of MalibuHorizon.com will work on him. The youth today are more susceptible with these addictions, parents should know the very best for them, it is always hard for the family to deal with such, I should know, I saw that to my colleague’s family.

My iPhone dropped twice already and though it is still working fine, thank goodness, I sometimes think that maybe I should get an iphone insurance just to be sure. I’m still paying the installment monthly and my husband reminded me that I should take care of it but a son who loves to play with my phone every so often, I think it is very advisable to get insured. Still a few more months to go and I will have 2,000 bucks off my budget for the fee.

I am wearing my long sleeves today plus I’m enjoying my hot cup of coffee without sweating even if the A/C is turned on low. It’s the rainy season, my favorite season in our country. Since I love the cold weather and we don’t have winter, the rainy season is the closest I get to enjoy cool weather. I hope we won’t have strong storms this year though, I think we had enough of those.

I came across this photo of my old self…

I love myself during the year, 2004. I think this was the year this photo was taken. This was in Holiday Inn Golden Mile in Hong Kong. We were with my Aunt and her family who visited Philippines to attend my brother’s wedding and we flew with them in Hong Kong for a 4-day trip. I want to get back to this built, I’m around 120ish now and I was like 110ish in this photo. I love my face here as well, I have acne scars here already but the dark spots are nowhere in sight plus my freckles were all in the right places just like I used to remember back in high school. As you grow older your skin and your body get more problems, I hope mine stops at 32 and when I turn 33 tomorrow, everything will start to look better.

Today, I’m taking a day off from work. It’s my ME day today. It will be a stress free and relaxing day on a Thursday. I will be doing errands for myself, go to the salon at 9am and do a little pampering, this for me is the best natural acne treatment, to clear my skin from the hideous pimples and acne that I get when I am tensed and very much stressed out. I’m like that. My skin gets a lot crazy when my emotions are crazy as well. I’ve been looking for ways to make myself relax these days, I’m not getting any younger and simple pleasures like these make my day…

Aside from my family and true friends, I have these for simple pleasures. I tried the White Chocolate Mocha for the first time and I think I found my match. Ahhh… Have a blessed and relaxing day guys!

It’s the love month and I want to spread the love in advance, anyway, everyday should be Valentine’s Day right? Happy Hearts Day to Everybody and I hope you and your love ones will have a great time in every unique way you can.

From Yoshiko314

From Four Symbols

From Yoshiko314

From Street Spirit

“If you love someone you say it, You say it right then, out loud, Or the moment just passes you by.” ~ My Best Friend’s Wedding (One of my Fave Movies of all time)

Let your love ones know how you feel. Don’t be shy to express it, you have a reason, it’s Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s!

Today, watching a movie in a theater is already considered as special date for me and my husband. We used to watch movies all the time when we were still dating but when we had our son, we rarely watch in a theater. So we’ve decided to get the feel of seating on a nice home theater seating while eating endless buckets of popcorn and sipping our favorite sodas on Valentine’s Day. We are watching a movie inside this 60-seater cinema…

Ultra 7 in Eastwood Libis…

Quote from Azrael’s Merryland Blog post:

The good thing in Ultra 7 Cinema is that the price of P400 for 1 person is entitled to have an unlimited pop corns and drinks. They have 2 flavors of pop corns, cheese and barbeque.

And if you want to refill your food and drinks, all you have to do is raise your hand and a butler will approach you in your seat.

After which we are planning a simple dinner in a restaurant in Eastwood as well. A rush date on a Friday night before we head home to our little angel.

Credits for the photo.

Guilty as I can be, talk about lack of confidence but now I have a resolution for myself and I will only gather all the positive words and thoughts so as to have a better positive outlook in life, I choose to live a happy and quieter life. God thank you for your message…

That when people tell you nice things, stop shrugging them off as if they are nothing. The sincere compliments you receive are your jewels, - collect them in your heart, - they highlight the beauty of your being and empower you during challenging times. Never say ‘oh, it’s nothing’ or shrug your shoulders when you hear a sincere compliment. Pause, breath it in, and really feel its meaning.

I will count my blessings. I will see good things in others. Say positive words for others and just talk about good things. A friend once told me, if you are happy inside, it will show, you will pass it to the people you rub your elbows to. Remember a smile and a happy heart is contagious. I will try to remember that as much as I can.

There are several thoughts on my mind but I just couldn’t formulate a sensible post so I thought of just to ramble and get these out of my head.

On Cigars

My boss who smokes was talking to a colleague yesterday about Rocky Patel vintage cigars and I have no clue about what they are talking about. I never had the chance to try cigars and most men I knew who tried one said it is so different from cigarettes. I have no plans in trying one soon, only if maybe my husband will and he will let me then maybe I will try it too.

On Health

I read a sad blog just this morning. About my make up artist during my wedding and her son having leukemia. It’s the saddest thing to see your son sick, much more with a deadly disease. Frankly speaking, I hate reading or hearing something like this, it gets me paranoid. I myself, is having aches on my body and all the negatives thoughts are coming in my head, I hate how negative I think.

On Family Matters

I’m just going to the motions and I can’t even blog about it. Oh darn!

On Marriage

It’s a roller coaster ride, what can I say. Still, I’m happy that he is sticking beside me. Until when, oh well. HAHA. Well, as of today, I’m happy, that’s all I can say.

On Friends

I have an ass kicking best friend who’s been with me through thick and thin, and now that we’re both married, I’m just happier that we became closer! Awesome lady, I tell you! And with my online friends? Amazing people. I’m just glad I met them. Army brats? Oh they are pretty awesome, we have this upcoming transaction, thanks to our businesswoman friend, we might have a great paying commission on the way. Yay!

On Shopping

I’m just thankful, my husband understands me. It’s my outlet. My stress release. I finally stopped for now, I need to save for our upcoming trip (more shopping eh?) and I have bills to pay as well. Until July? Then I will be shopping again with my sister and SIL in the US. Great huh?!?

On Losing Weight

I’m getting there. Slowly but surely!

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Record your late nights shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement ‘My purpose is to____ today.’
5. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Dream more while you are awake.
9. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
10. De-clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
11. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past,
negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime..
13. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid.
14. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
15. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
16. Don’t take yourself so seriously.. No one else does.
17. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…
18. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice bed sheets, don’t save it for a special occasion because everyday is special.
20. What other people think of you is none of your business.
21. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will.
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23.. The best is yet to come.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. Enjoy the ride.