Sunday, March 29, 2009

Breakfast in Bed :)

~ actually last week pa ito.
mejo sinipag ang aking kabiyak.
at pinagluto ako ng breakfast (in bed nga ha)
natuwa naman ako siempre ano! (sino ba naman hindi diba)
kahit hindi ako mahilig sa american breakfast,
dahil ako'y tapsilog or tuyo-sinangag kinda gal
i know he made that with pure love.
what a great way to start a lovely day :) yayay!



Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Marc and Angel

Note: Matagal na akong nag-subscribe kay Marc and Angel
dahil magaganda talaga yung mga sinusulat "nila" or "niya".
Nakita ko yung website nila nung naghahanap ako ng
motivational quotes. Na-inlove ako nung binisita
ko yung website nila and since then, it really
helps me in a lot of ways :) ENJOY!http://www.marcandangel.com/

and if you guys want to visit their fabulous website:
http://www.marcandangel.com/
IT'S LIFE-CHANGING :)


What is the Value of an Hour?

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 11:03 PM PDT


It was almost midnight on an idle Tuesday and the hospital hallways were unusually calm. I had just finished reading an old issue of Sports Illustrated from cover to cover. “Waiting sucks,” I thought to myself. “Why didn’t I bring a book?”

As I sat quietly with my eyes closed, I could vaguely hear the soft mumbles of a verbal plea going on in the hospital room beside me. “You’ve kept him waiting long enough! My grandson is here! Oh please, let him in.” More mumbling… “Please, please… nurse, bring him to me.”

A moment later the nurse stormed out of the room and looked startled to see me waiting in the hall. “Oh, you’re here!” he yelped. “I’m sorry. I’m a hospice nurse and I’ve only been watching over your grandmother for the last 24 hours. She insisted that you were coming to visit her last night too, so she had me scouring the hospital halls looking for you to no avail. When she told me you were coming again this evening, I assumed her dementia was getting the best of her.”

“Well, I…”

He interrupted me. “But I’m really glad you’re here. I think she’s been holding on just so she could say goodbye to you. It’s actually miraculous that she’s still able to speak, because her body is rapidly shutting down on her. The doctor gave her 24 hours to live about 24 hours ago.”

“Jeez, that’s…”

He interrupted again. “Sir, once more, I’m truly sorry. I had no idea you were out here waiting. Please follow me.”

I stood up and the nurse guided me into the room. “You’re grandson is here,” he announced from the doorway. The old woman’s eye’s lit up. “Oh grace… Oh joy!” She looked right at me and smiled with all the might she had left in her weak body. “I knew you’d come.”

I sat down at her bedside and placed my hand over hers, interlocking our fingers and squeezing ever so slightly in an attempt to show affection. She squeezed back and tried to speak again, but she was too exhausted. Instead, she stared directly into my eyes and held her smile for several minutes as we continued to hold hands. Finally, she closed her eyes and rested.

For nearly an hour I didn’t move. I sat there in silence as she maintained a soft grip on my hand. Then slowly, her grip loosened and her breathing slowed. For a moment I thought she was falling into a deeper sleep, but then her breathing stopped altogether.

I let go of her lifeless hand and used the emergency call button to summon the nurse. The nurse hustled in, covered the body with a white sheet, recorded a few notes on his clipboard, and then began to offer his condolences…

“I’m really sorry for your loss,” he said. “Have you made any funeral arrangements?”

“I don’t even know her name,” I replied.

“What do you mean?” he asked. “She’s your grandmother.”

“No, she’s not,” I assured him. “Prior to stepping foot in this room, I had never met her before in my life. I’m here at the hospital waiting for my roommate who needs a few stitches on his chin.”

He looked confused. “I don’t understand. If you don’t know her, then why didn’t you say so? And why did you sit beside her for the last hour?”

I smiled. “Well, I knew immediately that she wasn’t my grandmother. But when you informed me of her life expectancy, I also knew that her real grandson wasn’t going to make it in time. So curiosity got the best of me and I followed you into the room. Then when she saw me and smiled, I realized her vision was so bad that she actually thought I was her grandson. And knowing how desperate she was to see him, I decided to play the part and spend the hour with her.”

We Determine the Value of Every Hour
Our lives are measured by the value we provide to others. This value arises from the things we spend our time doing. And since time is quantified in hours, the value of our lives is equivalent to the sum of every hour we spend.

Opportunities to provide value are everywhere. Some of them are anticipated, while others blindside us at midnight on an idle Tuesday. Whether or not we choose acknowledge these opportunities is up to us.

How have you spent the last hour of your life?

Photo by: Jah

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Friendship :)

- 2 weeks ago pa itong mga picture.
we try na mag-lunch kaming lahat at least
twice or thrice a month.
It was my turn,actually madalas its either
sa akin or kay ate divine (ninang ni oz)
wala lang. and i love that actually, advantage
sa akin dahil ako ang may baby, a lot easier for me,
dahil hindi child-proof ang mga bahay nila,at may kalikutan
ang aking precious. besides,leny is a busy single mother of 5 (imagine that!)
so in times like that we all need a break, or just simply hanging out:)
or someone needs a heart to listen to whatever this is what we normally do.
we don't go out that much, once lang yata.(nanood ng sex & d city)
dahil si leny lang ang nag-da-drive and super habang
istorya kung bakit hindi so skip ko na ang detalye :)
Ive been wanting a picture of all of us.
sayang. wala d2 sa picture ang 2 of my super
loving friends na si flor & jonah.
mga kaibigan ko dine.
but anyways...mula sa kaliwa:
leny-manang lily-ate divine-and who else,
the pasaway among the pasaways.
yung last picture eh deadma lang.
I tried to set up the table nicely for them.
nakalimutan ko naman picturan ang lafang namin that day:)
(dahil na rin sa excitement na lumafang na nga hahah)
at nawala na sa ulirat.
uy, na-appreciate naman nila and am super happy:)

take note! and super pink na gwantes ni manang lily hah .heheh.

To my friend Flor & Jonah:
You guys! I miss you both esp Jonah.
I always talk to flor on the phone.
We need to spend sometime guys to catch up!
Flor, bili na ng gps at lakasan na ang loob,
mag-drive papunta dine, I'll cook and super videoke if u want:)
hopefully ngayong summer, makadalaw kayo d2, i'll check the schedule
of waterski show, or kahit sana 4th of July db?
hmmm..but i know u guys would rather go to chicago (yadang!)
basta. miss ko na kayo. we need a playd8 everlush!
love u guys!




Istapegi anyone? (american style?)

~ ewan ko bah.i feel of eating spaghetti today :)
kaya hayan na nga. embracing the kabusugan :)

Friday, March 20, 2009

HAPPY 1ST DAY OF SPRING :) WOOO-HOOOO!!!

SURVEY :)

this is actually from my bestfriend's blog. thanks Kat :)



Write the answers, then tag your friends. The real challenge is to send it to your husband to see how right you really are!



1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
NEWS



2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
ITALIAN OR BLUE CHEESE


3. What’s one food he doesn’t like?
CARROTS


4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
ICE TEA



5. Where did he go to high school?
MCHENRY (EAST) IN ILLINOIS


6. What size shoe does he wear?
Size 11



7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
AS OF NOW, CIGAR & HUMIDOR



8. What kind of sandwich does he like?
BLT (bacon lettuce tomato w/ cucumber actually)



9. What would he eat every day if he could?
PIZZA



10. What is his favorite cereal?
LUCKY CHARMS (but he tried to eat the healthy one now like multi grain)


11. What would he never wear?
ANYTHING UNCOMFY



12. What is his favorite sports team?
DUNNO.I GUESS NONE.BUT HE WATCH SPORTS. I JUST DON'T THINK HE HAS HIS FAVE.



13. Who did he vote for?
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA



14. Who is his best friend?
ME AND ONLY ME :)



15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
SOMETIMES ..NOT TRUSTING HIM



16. What is his favorite color?
BLACK & WHITE



17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
STRAWBERRY OR ICE CREAM CAKE


18. Did he play sports in high school?
AM ACTUALLY NOT SURE, BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL AM SURE HE DID A LOT.
THEN HIS DAD PASSED AWAY AND KIND OF DIDN'T HAD AN INTEREST ANYMORE :(



19. What could he spend hours doing?
COMPUTER (SURFING OR EBAYING)

MY NEW FAVE SONG :)

Special thank you to acciobrain101 of youtube :)

~Kelly Clarkson performs My Life Would Suck Without You on American Idol. 3/11/09.

-i was singing this song for hours and hours in the kitchen (super super loud!)
while cooking, cleaning the fridge, and yes, baking too :)
and my son looks at me like 'what the heck is wrong with u mommy?' heheh.
and kelly was in Oprah this morning and she's just the coolest artist ever :)
i so love love her :)



My Life Would Suck Without You (lyrics)

Guess this means you're sorry
You're standing at my door
Guess this means you take back
All you said before
Like how much you wanted
Anyone but me
Said you'd never come back
But here you are again

(Chorus)
Cuz we belong together now, yea
Forever united here somehow, yea
You got a piece of me
And honestly
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Maybe I was stupid
For telling you goodbye
Maybe I was wrong
For tryin' to pick a fight
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too
Either way I found out I'm nothing without you

(Chorus)

Being with you is so dysfunctional
I really shouldn't miss you,
But I can't let you go,
Oh yeah

{ music break}

Cuz we belong together now, yea yea
Forever united here somehow, yea
You got a piece of me
And honestly
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Cuz we belong (yeah) together now (together now), (yeah)
Forever united here somehow, yea
You got a piece of Me And honestly
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

talkin' about what's 4 dinner?

(i deleted this one accidentally, good thing
i usually have type it in first sa microsoft word
before i post it..whew!)

-- ok last week, we had some sort of contest,
jeff and i on how to make a "looking-good dinner"
ok...well, you guys will be the judge for the presentation:
jeff's creation probably taste better, but i still like mine..heheh.

MY CREATION: VERY SIMPLE: VERY ASIAN

Pork chop ( marinated to secret ingredients heheh)
green asparagus (steamed w/ lemon-garlic-butter sauce)
shrimp fried rice (jambalaya style, meaning spicy:)



Jeff's CREATION:
rib eye steak
portabella mushroom (on top)
baked potato (he likes it w/ sour cream on top. and me,hate it)
white asparagus
green grapes (drama)

Monday, March 16, 2009

On eBay:

I am a buyer and seller, but most of the time buyer.
I had a fabulous 115 feedback, 100%. Positive.

Sa ilang taon ko na ebayer, isa lang yung item na di ko na-received.
And di naman ako apektado dahil 1.99 lang sya.
So deadma.

Diba sabi ko di ako bumibili ng jeans sa ebay or on-line , I bought a few before,
And it was great, fits me perfectly coz of detailed item description, so sabi
Hmm…ok naman pala.
Lately, may binili ako, sure it was a deal.

Pero hanggang ngayon di ko pa natatanggap yung jeans, mag 4 weeks na.
Twice ko pa lang sya na-email.

Naiinis ako sobra. Kasi ayoko. As in AYOKO, talaga mag-iwan ng negative
Feedback lalo na kung 100% yung feedback ng seller.

Ahhrrgg….

Geezz…am really good of “letting it go”, kaya lang naisip ko,
Fair bay yun? Let go ko na lang?
Eh di naman lahat ng tao tulad ko diba?
Yung iba…queberrrrrr talaga..

Pano kung dumating yung time na ako naman ang iiwanan nila
Ng negative feedback, sana naman may awa ang Diyos wag mangyari,
Dahil marunong naman ako maki-communicate.
Ewan.
Nabubuhay kasi ako sa karma,golden rule and things happens for a reason.

Alam nyo yun.—“ Matt 7:12 Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

I will e-mail her/him for the last time.
We’ll see…..

Pero kung ako papipiliin, let go ko na lang talaga.

Movies:

WANTED-- di ko masyadong feel ang sci-fi
this movie, ahh..weird. pero looking good si Angelina JOlie ha

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS---- nakatulog ako kasi late na,
then tinanong ko si jeff, kung maganda. stupid daw.
so di ko na pinanood.LOL
ELECTRIC MIST-- ok lang. good story naman sya.
but so not for me.not my type.



Thursday, March 12, 2009

Movies:

- kahit wala na akong netflix, meron pa naman kaming cable,
so may mga movie doon an gusto ko, then i just set the timer:

nitong huling linggo or buwan, i watched quite a few, i watch a movie
at least once or twice a week. adik tlaga ako sa movie.
pampa-relax ko na rin kasi. (akala mo naman kung sinong stress ano?heheh)


27 DRESSES-- so cute, i love it :) pang girlash na movie talaga. :)
my fave part eh yung lumabas sya from the club or yung party nga then sumigaw sya ng mother******!!!!hahah...i think that was awesome, kse minsan na-experience nating mga babae yun, na you are just about to explode,and needed to let it all out badly...and that's what she did :)

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL- it was ok for me. pero nagagandahan ako dun
kay Mila kunis yata yun, yung pinalit nya kay sarah.

I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN- di ito pamilyar sa akin pero nakita ko si
michelle pfeiffer so okay naman sya. its funny!

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS- hahah. its cute. i like it :)
gusto ko tuloy hulihin yung mga squirrel dito sa amin
at gawing pet. hahah..anh. no-way!

Movie Day (still going on Flor)

~ eto yung 2 huling movie ko for now
sa netflix, sa ngayon naka-hold
ang subscription ko dahil wala
akong budget eh. heheh.
I have chosen to spent the money with clothes,
actually jeans, dahil masyadong lumalaku ang bilbil,
at di na magkasya ang mga old jeans ko, what an excuse
to get a new clothes huh?
oh well...

ok, back to movies:

EAGLE EYE- ewan di ako fan nito, thriller nga pero,
basta, ayoko sya.

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE- maganda sana kaya lang malungkot :(

-gusto ko yung mga feeling-good movie.



Hamburger night :)

~ eto ang kay jeff (looks boring but it was good!)



~ sa akin : ( mas may personality db? puro kaartehan heheh)

Sunday, March 8, 2009

5 Facts about me:

INTRO/WARNING:


Ok, here’s the warning : I am not or not considering my self
as an interesting or intelligent (definitely not!)person,
but I do love my life so much.
And I am a very grateful person.
I thought about doing this thingie about “facts about me”,
Just because, I just want to do it.

It might be sound so pathetic, but you know,
I have fun reading my diaries and anything about my own life.

Because I simply appreciate ME. That’s all.

So I will start with 5 Facts about me:

1 I am super bad in grammar, spelling and words (obviously).
Please forgive me.
If there’s one thing that I appreciate so much is that,
If someone help me correct my grammar, I always ask my mom-in-law
about it. I NEVER felt offended, because I know I need help :(

2. In Motherhood: I really take time to learn the lyrics of the songs that
My baby loves to listen to, so I can sing it to him before he goes to bed.
(though am not a good singer at all, well, that’s what good about babies,
They always think you sing like one of those American idol finalist LOL)

3. I bake when am too happy.

4. I bake when I’m a little sad like when I miss my brother
And I don’t have the phone card to call him, or if I know
Its 2am in Pinas and I can’t bug him 

5. When someone left a comments in my blog,
I write their names in my diary, with note:
“Thank You God for this person…. and so on..(about his/her comment)
Seriously.
I am always a believer that “we met people for a reason”.
And luckily, I met really good, amazing people. (through internet or in person)
You guys know who you are. For sure.
Thank you guys…
And thank You God.

My Homemade Swiss Roll :)

~ you see that little hand?
yeah, he loves swiss roll too :)

again, couldn't find a swiss roll that i love in store,
again, forced me to find recipe.
this time in youtube. :)
a taste of success, pretty darn good :)

Hey Miel, see? I love to cook or bake too,
apir sister!!! ( my friend flor is a good cook as well!)




Meet my Meringue :)

~ i love meringue, and sadly i couldn't find
it in a local store here, forced me to find
a recipe to make my self some.
And am so proudie b/c it was good. (for me!)

Super dooper LATE post about My Vday :)

~ jeff and I had a big fight a day
before Valentines Day, though that
happened he didn't forget to give
me a few gifts, he so good at that.

on feb 18, the flower still looks fresh
and pretty so i decided to take a pic...:)





Vday morning I baked a cake for my friends,
we had lunch, and this was the cake :