Wednesday, February 27, 2008

23:57

By this time, I should have..

finished my tech specs
finalized my performance objectives for 2008
reviewed our HK IT
balanced my cash flow

i wish I could have..
created an entry for the misis
completed a paid opp
listen/downloaded new tunes
commented more
replied to comments

instead I have..

answered two tags
added a link
read some blog feeds

so i decided to hit the sack and get some decent shuteye.

happy wednesday!

Rate My Life

I was tagged by Aggie

Here are the Rules:
* First copy and paste it.
* Do not remove any content.
* Just add One word related to your blogs.
* If you don’t like the concept Pls! say no?
* Our main goal is we are going to circulate our number of friends.
* The more people join the “pass it to the front” the more links we generate.
* Lastly write only one word “short” for your blogs…
* Keep it simple and short,i know some of you have more than one blogs.
* the color is only black,gray, or white plssss avoid using any color okies.

Let me show you:1.-Filipina,2.-Darling allen,3.-Abroad,4.-Halfway,5.-life 6.- culture 7.-interracial 8.-pinaystories/ 9./pinaysinglelooking-10./health-11./my life-12/Nicotine 13/WifeyDiaries 14/ Shopaholic 15/Threenitea 16/RandomThoughts 17/Colorful 18/Bloggerhappy 19/MyScrappySide/20Mommy Stories/21Scrappy Aggie/22 Kitakitts



This Is My Life, Rated
Life:
7.3
Mind:
7.5
Body:
6.4
Spirit:
6
Friends/Family:
7.4
Love:
7.3
Finance:
7.6

Take the Rate My Life Quiz



Your Life Analysis:

Life: Your life rating is a score of the sum total of your life, and accounts for how satisfied, successful, balanced, capable, valuable, and happy you are. The quiz attempts to put a number on the summation of all of these things, based on your answers. Your life score is reasonably high. This means that you are on a good path. Continue doing what is working and set about to improve in areas which continue to lag. Do this starting today and you will begin to reap the benefits immediately. (Read more on improving your life)

Mind: Your mind rating is a score of your mind's clarity, ability, and health. Higher scores indicate an advancement in knowledge, clear and capable thinking, high mental health, and pure thought free of interference. Your mind score is within a healthy zone. This means you have achieved a level of mental balance and harmony consistent with living a healthy, happy life. Continue doing what works, and keep your focus. In our fast-paced world, mental clutter is all too common. Be vigilant in maintaining healthy mental function. Read advice from other quiz-takers on improving the mind.

Body: Your body rating measures your body's health, fitness, and general wellness. A healthy body contributes to a happy life, however many of us are lacking in this area. Your body score is fairly average, which means there is room for improvement. Keep a focus on your physical health. Protect your body as it is your most valuable physical asset. Nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise are key.

Spirit: Your spirit rating seeks to capture in a number that elusive quality which is found in your faith, your attitude, and your philosophy on life. A higher score indicates a greater sense of inner peace and balance. Your spirit score leaves room for improvement. Consider making a concerted effort to redefine your attitudes and focus your beliefs. Boosting your spirit will lead to greater life satisfaction.

Friends/Family: Your friends and family rating measures your relationships with those around you, and is based on how large, healthy, and dependable your social network is. Your friends and family score is quite healthy. You have a social network you can depend upon. Count your blessings, but never forget that these bonds need to be maintained. Keep your friends and family close.

Love: Your love rating is a measure of your current romantic situation. Sharing your heart with another person is one of life's most glorious, terrifying, rewarding experiences. Your love score is in good shape, meaning that things are going well. Do all you can to maintain it, and continue to grow and move ahead.

Finance: Your finance rating is a score that rates your current financial health and stability. You have a rather good financial score, which is not all that common these days. Keep doing what works. Avoid common pitfalls and save for the future. You will be glad you did.

Sexy Mom, Nols Espedido, May, Vina, Pam, Norms, Bang, Haze -- ladies, consider yourself tagged :D


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The results basically coincide with how my life is right now :)
Abie , thanks also for sharing the quiz ha :D glad to see your doing well with your new project :)

Playlist: Slow Rock Favorites 80's-90's

Love Kilig Songs
Styx: Babe
Warrant: Heaven
Journey: Faithfully
Survivor: The Search is Over
Toto: Two Hearts
Reo Speedwagon: Keep on Lovin You
SkidRow: I Remember You
Cheap Trick: The Flame
Firehouse: Love of a Lifetime
Bad English: When I See You Smile
Jon Bon Jovi: I'll Be There For You
Bryan Adams: Heaven

Not in the mushy category
Poison: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Cinderella: Heartbreak Station
Eagles: Wasted Time
Guns N' Roses: November Rain
Savatage: All That I Bleed

I'm lovin YouTube right now, though I've listen to these songs countless times, it was only now that I was able to see most of the videos. The only band I was ever able to watch live was Survivor@Kampo way back..err.. late 90s.

By the way, I love Bon Jovi in one of his err not-so-recent song plus his err not-so-new haircut in Thank You For Loving Me.

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Thanks to Mama Mee, I was able to watch snippets of Journey's Chile Tour. Syempre sinearch ko agad ang Faithfully. Coulnd't really say I liked his adlibs pero I understand he'd like to put his own version out there. From the looks of it, I'm glad the audience accepted Arnel Pineda with Open Arms hihi

A token from the Digiworld

Mhay and Abie granted me this super cool award! Felt like I won an oscar by the looks of this award. Maraming salamat po! :D

Anywho, just for curiousity's sake, i looked into mapiles.com site and turns out one has three options to be featured in the said site. The site itself was interesting with tips on money making thrown here and there :)

I Saw Red

Sorry ha, may hangup pa sa slowrock post hihi.. Mari just tagged me, pahabol sa Love Month

START COPY HERE

Here are the rules:

1. Post YOUR photo wearing red, may it be a red top, bottom, the least would be red accessories if you hate wearing red… If you can’t find one, you still have an option…. Either post your Significant Other’s photo or your child’s photo, if you have one. Of course, they should be wearing red.

2. Let us know the reason why you were wearing red that particular day. Was it your birthday? Is red your fave color or was it the shirt that you first saw in your closet that day?

3. Tag 3 people close to your heart. By the way, they have to be in your blogroll. No cheating heart pleaseeeeeeee!

4. Once you’re tagged, could we please keep it going - just for this month?

END HERE



Since, I'm pretty sleepy already and I wanted to get this tag done, I googled "kitakitts" under images and saw this. Twas taken year 2005 and unknown to people at work, I was 8 weeks then :D

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Eva soothes me

The Eva Cassidy, I mean :D Somewhere between changing pcs and players I lost her music. Today I found her again and instantly relaxed as I listen to her rendition of "Over the Rainbow" and "Fields of Gold". Which reminds me to grab some Norah Jones (to break the monotony hihi).

Also, thanks to limewire, I can now add some Braveheart OST tracks in my list :) Listening to "The Secret Wedding" gave me goosebumps haay, I'd love to watch that movie again soon.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Lets Play Domino

Rule: Copy the entire list and add your name at the bottom. And tag at least 5 friends. (But you can tag as many as you like)

thea
childstar
mike
my scrappy side
abie
aggie
alpha
apple
apols
jacqui
jane
jody
joy
kelly
kitts
mich
peachy

Care to play along? Irmee, Mari, Nols, Juliana, Em, Mel

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Early Splish Splash


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Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica
Today wasn't as sunny as yesterday. However, I pleaded to hubby to let Dani swim at the pool even for 15mins. Hindi naman sa gusto kong lumala ang ubo ng anak ko pero, I just know that she'll have a blast in the water for a change.

True enough, nagenjoy sila ng pinsan nya. Buchoy initially didn't want to swim. Later on, nainggit na yata kay Dani and decided to join us kahit walang dalang swim wear. Haay, just seeing my daughter squeal from delight, talagang it makes my heart melt. Sana lang wag akong magsisi mamaya. So far, she's not showing any signs of colds kundi patay ako kay hubby hehe


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Need humidifiers for summer?

Dani at 21 Months


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Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica
Hay sa wakas, I managed to update and post something on Dani's blog. I really should try harder to remember her milestones. Sometimes kasi its easier to take it for granted kasi nga yoko naman maging OA proud mommy pero hirap talaga haha

About the photo: was taken yesterday. my parents brought along their "baby" and dani's half delighted-half scared of the pup, kakatuwa :D

Saturday, February 23, 2008

They are here

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Still waiting for my twin brothers and my SILs. I hope they can make it today. These are all I need.

I came home with these


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Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica
The carnations were from Minnie. The mobile phone from my dear husband.

I love surprises. Thanks not only for the gifts but also for the thoughtfulness!

Friday, February 22, 2008

The Big Three-0

I am exactly where I wanted to be in my life and I couldn't be anymore happier.

Well, a little more green wouldn't hurt hehe

I am so thankful to the Man for the past twenty-nine years.

I have no expectations for today.

Tomorrow though, is another story :D

Gosh, I'm thirty-something na! :p

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Death and Taxes

According to Joe Black, two things that are certain in life: Death and Taxes.

Taxes, no problem. My ITR is already filled up and filed, thanks to our HR. I hope yours are too.

Death, no one can really prepare you for that. At least for the pain which I image will engulf you once it happens to your loved ones. I believe, no matter how short or long, one must mourn. From there eventually heal, deal and move on.

My sympathies and prayers to you my friend.

In a nutshell

So little time, so much to blog about. Bullets will do for now.
  • We have a new laptop (forgive me but I don't remember the model, HP500 something), hubby got for only P38K. Basically, it's running on a Pentium Core Duo@1.66Ghz1GB RAM, still working on the budget for memory upgrade. I'm still trying to get used to it's keys layout.
  • Finally got a hold onto a paperback copy of Twilight (P339) last saturday at powerbooks. Suprisingly it was displayed together with Children's Books. I wouldn't have noticed it if it was elsewhere. One will need to spend about P580 for a hardbound copy ( a much lower rate, last time I checked it was priced at P700 or so). Started reading the night after and finished the book by 2AM yesterday. Toni was right, it is an amazing book.
  • I'm trying to compile a slowrock favorites youtube collection. Will post it sometime this week :)
  • I already have a copy of Once (thanks to mich), will try to watch it..hmm.. maybe on thursday night.
  • Currently sad that I haven't digiscrapped in a month or so.
  • Together with my sis, went to DFA last friday, personal appearance for my passport renewal.
  • I'm so behind my work schedule :p
  • Hubby and I were on leave yesterday. We had a minor car accident with a couple riding a motorbike. If I have time, I'll blog about it. The whole thing was draining.
  • I have 712 unread posts in my bloglines. I probably have read 75% of them at work (thanks to google reader) but I've been wanting to comment. Soon my friends, I'll drop by soon.



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Today's best buy

I Am Legend

Yup, I just finished watching the deebeedee. When I first saw the trailer, I was eagerly anticipating for it, expecting ala-28days/weeks later kind of action. But I heard from a F@W that it's more geared to Tom Hanks' "Castaway" with lots of monologue. Sounds boring but still a bit intrigued. Was able to borrow it from Dani's ninong yesterday, popped it in the player and an hour and a half later, I felt a great sense of parental paranoia and ask myself.

What does the future hold for my Dani?

Monsters in various forms.. argh!

Tsk. Its bad not only for my heart but also for my sanity..really. I remembered Mhay's post about The Powerful Prayer of Mothers and immediately said a short prayer for my daughter asking God to please look after her. I seldom pray nowadays but even before I rarely pray for myself. It's just that I trust God too much that I know He'll take care of everything. Either that or I'm taking Him far too much for granted.

Anyways, just what to let it out here:

I have nothing to fear.

All we need is just a little faith.

God is with me.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Christ, what a body!

Thanks Toni for the vote of confidence! This reminds me of a joke i've recently shared with some F@W. My apologies to catholics but I just had to share.

During communion:
Priest (to an old man): Body of Christ..
Old Man: Amen.
Priest (to an old lady): Body of Christ..
Old Lady: Amen.
Priest (to a sexy lady): Christ, what a body!

I know, i know.. it's all in the delivery :p I actually altered the joke a bit, but same punchline hehe

Alphabetized Site Directory Tag

Tagged [A Simple Tag]February 11, 2008 @ 11:15 am · Filed under MeMeMee

Mama Mee tagged with this simple meme.

Rule #1: Copy all the links below and replace a single link under the appropriate letter of the alphabet. If your domain name, or even the title of your blog, starts with an “A,” you’d replace the link under that letter and put the replaced link at the bottom. Also, don’t forget to credit the tagger, or where you got the list from, at the end of the list with a full URL of the post so that a pingback gets generated.

A. acowboyswife.com
B. Beautifulandhappy.com
C. caffeine-overload.com
D. Different Faces of Me
E. everythingandanythingblog.com
F. forumfinder.net
G. GeekMomMashup.com
H. happykeg.com
I. ipentimento.com
J. joanjoyce.com/blog
K. keyboardmonologues.blogspot.com
L. lifeinlenses.blogspot.com
M. marcroger.com
N. notjustmama.net
O. originalmx5.net
P. peapodsquadstuff.com
Q. qweddings.com
R. rhyan.net
S. shirleysdelight.com
T. TenaciousCreations.com
U. utada-online.net
V. valmg.com
W. working it
X. xaviermedia.com
Y. yimto.com
Z. zbudapest.com

Replaced link: Marcroger
Previous tagger: Working It

Rule #2: You now have to “tag” at least five people and encourage them to participate. Remember, though, that not everyone is into these kinds of things, so don’t be upset if they don’t participate. Just simply replace your tag. Remember to tag blogs only and no pornographic ones as we do want to keep the integrity as a blogging community.

Tagging the following Working Girls: Mel (who was tagged na pala by mama mee), Pam, Eds, Apols and Kathy.

Blego What?

Blego What?... from Abie

Rules: The person tagged must copy the word and paste the definitions of the word contributed previously by the people who did the meme. Link backs would be nice, but not necessary. The person tagged must then add her own definition in this format:
‘yourname.com’s definition’ and place your link.Being creative with the acronym is encouraged.Answer the following questions.tag 5 other people to do the meme.

Blego (evilwoobie.com’s definition) – n. an acronym of “blog ego”, which pertains to a blogger’s sense of self in the blogosphere.
Blego (ebooktechie.com’s definition) – n. bloggers’ blogging ego
Blego (nonstandardized.com’s definition) – n. a huge piece of lego. Haha.
Blego (dre.onewickedsoul.com’s definition) - n. an ego post of a big-headed-blogger *lol*
Blego (doorlight.ihousha.net’s definition) - n. a misspelled word.
Blego (janu-jenn.blogspot.com's definition ) - n. a plague in the blogsphere (I was thinking of plague-o, that's why).
Blego (ariella.blogspot.com's definition ) - n. blog ling-o (bloggers language, way of communicating)
Blego (elapot.wifespeaks.com's definition ) - n. a blogger with a lot of ego, sense of self-worth
Blego (wifeynibangis.blogspot.com’s definition) – n. (slang) the blogging self; I the blogger
Blego (howellabie.blogspot.com’s definition) – n. (acronym) B-loggers L-ooking for E-xtra G-imik O-nline (bloggers who are into paid blogging. LOL)
Blego (myblog.kitakitts.com's definition) - n. Letter B Lego Block

The Questions:

1) Do you know what your blog is really about, and can you write a one-sentence promotional material for it in a flash?
* My life in different roles.

2) Do you join social networks to promote your blog? If yes, do you hope to find friends in these social networks and in the process get regular readers of your blog?* Yes, such as friendster, facebook but most readers were from a y!group of wifeys and mothers :)

3) Do you or do you plan to join ranking sites that put your blog in competition with others for popularity? If yes, do you or do you plan to monitor your stats regularly?
* E've registered my sites in several ranking sites just to get listed and help me track and generate traffic.

4) Do you tweak your blog often in accordance with the tips you get from blogging guides and gurus? If yes, list the bloggers you visit often to obtain these tips.
* I barely have time to blog, its such a big effort to put a header image! I used to change my header according to seasons and events though.

5) Do you think of your next post even if you have just written a new one? If yes, list your inspirations for posting, and/or some routines that you go through before posting.
* I used to have one single entry a day but sometimes i find it easier to organize them through multi-posts. even when i'm not online, i just scribble in my planner bloggable stuffs so i can remember them later.

I'm tagging Vina, Nols, SexyMom, Yvelle and Mhay

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Our New Pet

As promised, here's our mini-project for our little daughter. We'll see how long they'll last :D My daughter enjoys looking at different animals whenever we pass by petshops :) I guess she loves fish most of all, thanks to nemo :)

We were supposed to get a pair of pinkish parrot fish (P380 each@Petsborough) but settled for three local goldfish instead. If they'll survive for three months and we'll see if we can afford something more fancy :)

Kidsters @ Powerbooks Greenbelt

After pre-registering via text, I immediately received confirmation and the following day even received a reminder.

We were expected to register around 12-ish lunch as the program will start by 1pm. Soon after, we received paper, kids were supposed to color. Ample crayons were provided, kids were behaved enough to know how to share with others. Buti naman walang makulit, pero maraming malikot including my dani haha :D

Some of the adults will comment on my dani being a sociable kid, kakatuwa daw. Others daw kasi tend to shy away to strangers and true enough, my daughter was smiling to everyone who greeted her :D

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She immediately posed beside the balloons.

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Trying to color, knows how to handle her crayons well :D

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This is Abbot's Gain Mascot who handed out the lootbags after :)

tbc.. we're off to SM, we have a small project for dani.. i'll show it when we get back :)

We're Back!


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Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica
I've already uploaded some nova photos in dani's flickr account. Our visit to my IL's place was short but sweet :) the little girl had an away-bati relationship with her ate gerah, kids being kids :) my bet is that she had a grand time playing with her and making lambing at pa-star to her grandparents, tita and titos :)

Weekend Photos

Friday, I've read from N@W that Kidster will hold an arts and crafts free session at Powerbook Greenbelt. I immediately texted to pre-register for the said event. I've been wanting to bring along Dani to powerbook as I know she'll love it there. Just the thought of browsing countless of kid books with dani makes me more excited for the coming weekend.

We left Nova about 930am and arrived pretty early in makati. We tried parking at the new Anson's building across Landmark to make it easy for us to go back to our car after buying groceries later. Anyways, since we had plenty of time, we decided to look at Rustan's if they had a grape alice in dani's size. Sadly, no stock available. Dani did get to try kid stuffs on display hehe

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We then went to glorietta's playground. Good thing, wala pa masyadong kids.
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We didn't stay for the program "Totally Spies" and had an early lunch at Food Choices instead. We showed up at Powerbooks by 1230 and there are already some kids and parents inside. I'll blog about the session on a separate post :)


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need a sleep wedge?

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Love Notes #12

The bouquet of three beautifully arranged long-stemmed red roses was a pleasant surprise. Thanks mahal, for making me feel special on Valentine's Day! *muah* My heart is yours not only today but until it beats no longer.. love you :x

Movie: Jumper


jumper
Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica
we actually had a pre-valentines date tuesday night as we were able to snag tickets to Jumper movie premiere. i haven't done any further research on the movie afterwards so I really can't say if its worth watching. If you're after the action scenes, then yup you'll have certainly have your fix here. However, in the end, I was looking for something like "bigger than me" theory from the story but maybe there's a sequel for it. My sister and I think it's kind of bitin, baka nga may susunod pa :p that or I wasn't listening well haha I actually thought I my brain froze from the cinema's way too low temperature.

It was fun, free movie with free pizza, pwede na! :D



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Jump to Branson Missouri

Happy Hearts Day!


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Originally uploaded by kitakitts
Go ahead, be in love, fall in love, love your heart out.. today's the day you're very much allowed to do so! :D

care to share your most favorite love quote? may be it be from a movie or a song.. i'd love to hear it, nakaka-inspire eh :D

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on other news, i'm mostly offline as i've said below. blogger is blocked at work so the only way for me to post is via flickr. i haven't uploaded our weekend photos yet so that's why i wasn't able to blog via flickr. anyways, we'll be heading back home this weekend and expect to hear from me more often till then :D

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Small Business Loans

Managing bills and money is really a headache. To make ends meet, sometimes I think about putting up a small business. However, it's not easy to find a starting capital for it. I came across a site that offers small business loans. There are some that are promising but not as much as I expect them to be. Unlike its Competitors, AFSLoans has No Application Fees, No Hidden Charges and Help their Clients obtain some of the Lowest interest Rates for Unsecured Loans in the Country 30 Second Pre-Application at No Cost and No Obligation $10K- $150K within a 24 - 48 Hour Approval Window

Off to Nova

Hi all, we're off to my IL's place for the week. I'll try to post later when we've settled there already (aga namin aalis no? hehe)

Happy weekend!

Friday, February 08, 2008

At work


Whatever possessed me to have my photo taken on this boring work day? :p Boredom, whatelse!
Most of my collegues were out, Minnie and I were messing around with her cam, testing the new 1GB SD Card (P600) she bought for me.
Couple of clicks after, I felt a huge relief when I blurted out to her that I have just had a crush. It felt weird having that feeling again, acknowledging it to myself and debating if i should tell someone. After letting it out, it just felt normal, a bit giddy for a while yes, silly even like a highschool girl sharing some secret with her bestfriend.
I silently laughed at Irmee's comment: "nagkakacrush ka rin pala.." Yes, mare, I am but a woman with a pair of eyes that can appreciate beauty haha. No more, no less :D
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Was able to finish sheriff's assignments, yey! downloaded some songs from Jack Johnson and Michael Buble. I use limewire, btw. I used to frequent #MP3Download channel in mIRC but that was eons ago so nakalimutan ko na mga syntax hehe. I'll leave you with Jack Johnson's ..
Gone, going, gone..



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Tennessee land for sale

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Crush

We were scheduled to have a meeting with a vendor for testing tool this afternoon. My boss called me, as I forgot cause I was on the phone with Dani, and so I went inside the room. There seated, three gentlemen and decided to seat beside the one on my left. I looked at him and immediately noticed his profile. Wow, ang guwapo! :D No wonder, sya kasi yung account executive :D Para syang anime, kasi mala-japanese ang mga mata nya.

From his left, seated another equally good looking gent with a bandaged right hand.. hmm.. mukhang sporty hihi baka badminton, i assumed :D As for the third guy, well his just another guy haha

On goes the demo leaded by the third guy but the second guy decided to take over to answer more complicated questions. He turns out to be the lead trainor of the said application. He knows his stuff. Impressed na naman ang lola mo :D

Ayun, the demo ended and I get to shake hands with the two guys except the trainor. Escape na agad ang drama ng lola mo. Sa totoo lang, yoko malaman nya na pasmado/pawisan ang kamay ko hihi. I didn't even get his name. Oh well, it's all for the best ;)

Ika-22 ng Pebrero

Your Birthdate: February 22

You tend to be understated and under appreciated.
You have a hidden force to do amazing things, doing them your own way.
People may see you as strange and shy, but they know little.
Your unconventional ways have more power than they (and even you) know.

Your strength: Standing up for what you know is true

Your weakness: You tend to be picky and rigid

Your power color: Silver

Your power symbol: Square

Your power month: April


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Wala lang, gusto ko lang i-announce hihi feeling ko birthday ko buong buwan. As early as now, may bumabati na sakin :D

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Boss meets Ex-Boss

ha! i survived the meeting unscathed!

ex-boss presented a solution to current boss with me in between silently praying neither will bring up my previous employment history with the first and my current performance with the latter :p

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still not finished reading mommy wars but i'm halfway so sana matapos ko na by weekend :D nakalineup na si shopaholic & baby :D

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i was planning to blog a bit and go offline by 10pm so i can watch one sappy love story flick but here i am still chatting.. still blogging..

last na to.. bukas naman! :D good night! :D

Sweetheart, Just Shoot Me

This post may seem like a spoiler for my plans come heart's day but the way things are going, its more likely not going to happen so i'll share it anyway to any of you who might be wondering what else to do differently for that special day.

My hubby is a frustrated soldier. He loves war movies and sometimes think about buying a gun for himself. So, given that, I thought it would be fun to play AirSoft for a change :D Based from what I initially gathered from a fanatic friend, for P400, you can already play all day long or while your bullet supplies last :D

5 Star Award

This 5-Star Blog Award is given to a blogger whose blog is of highest classification. A blog of excellence in the following criteria: content, design and style, informative and accomodating.

Mhay
was thoughtful enough to bestow me with this five star award :D So maybe this is a sign that i'm on my way to be a lovable star?! haha

Anyways, I'm hoping to be the first to give this award to Abie, but I saw a post from Peachy giving her the same award, pero oks lang, this one's for you!

To Toni who despite maintaining with two blogs, she still manages to come up with 5 star worthy posts!

To Alpha and Aggie, for making their posts extra special with their 5 star photos.

To Peachy, for her 5 star shopping finds :D

To Mommy Haze, for striving to reach the corporate ladder and still be a 5 star mom.

Be Alkaline

At least that's what my Vitamin C Brand says :D I haven't been sick for a while now, so maybe my taking in ascorbic capsules (to which I refer to as "pills" to people who are either pakialamera or chismosa hihi) are contributing to my good health lately.

I haven't lost a pound yet, just in case you want to know and my hair has a mind/life of its own but I really do not want to stress much about it. In a few minutes, my hubby's alarm will ring and off we'll go to work again. I'd like to reiterate that I cannot access your blogs from there and even bloglines is blocked. Good thing I was able to export my subscriptions in Google Reader! So yes, I can still read your blogs but cannot comment until I'm back home. Which reminds me, Microsoft is bidding for Yahoo. I wonder how we'll all benefit from that. hmm..

Hope you'll have a great week ahead!


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Just for kicks, run on a treadmill backwards!

Genuine Sincerity

I have this fear of being seen as a mommy first, as if being one makes me the least interesting person you've met on earth. One can sense my eagerness to answer the question, "How's your baby?". You see, when I was single and I'd get to "chat" with acquaintances who will immediately rave about their child's milestones, chances are I'll be flashing a smile while listening half-heartedly while my mind wonders about something.. err.. more interesting.

Exactly, I'm guilty.

Kaya nga sometimes I wonder when I'm ask about Dani, if she really wanted to know or is she just striking a conversation. I also know this mommy, who when asked about her child, would instantly talk about him non-stop. And I admire her for it pero it would be nice to talk to her about something other than her child hehe Pero I understand her naman because who doesn't love to talk about their child, diba? We're always ever proud mommies. But I sure am glad, I have this blog or Dani's blog for that matter.

Now, where does all of these came from? I am not making much sense.

Lets call her Ms. Marvelous. She doesn't have a child (not sure if by choice or what), late 40s, and she "knows" about parenting through her nieces and nephews (so once in a while i get unsolicited advice from her). One time she asked me, one of the most feared question, "How's Dani?" Previously I gave her short replies like .. "she's ok naman." or "ayun, nasa house taong bahay." I wouldn't expound anymore. However, this time she followed-up with, "Does she know how to count already?" In other times, I wouldn't have thought much about it. But it seems to me there's something in the tone of her voice. Like all of her previous questions flashed back and made me think, why is she asking these questions? Is she really interested? Does she really want to know? Why does she want to know?

I am such a bad judge on sincerity. I used to like everyone. tsk.

Techie Me

For me to say that I'm a superb-highly analytical-document savvy-system analyst is overly ambitious. I wouldn't say that I a geeky-microsoft lover-polymorphed bill gates-test driven-advance programmer, err..software engineer (hehe) either.

But I do try.

Sometimes, best effort can only get you so far and still one will be measured based on successful timely delivery of a solution.

And that my dear is why I hate evaluation period.

Boss, if you're reading this, will you please kindly stop. Now!

I once admitted to be more of a nice likeable supportive employee rather than the uptight stressed out ones who get things done. I revisited the article, Competent Jerks and Lovable Fools, and maybe i'll try to send some anonymous survey to my peers and see what they think.

Currently, I'm feeling like a lovable fool. I'm gathering all my will power and aim to be the lovable star. Ahh.. to be challenged by oneself.


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Bebe, maybe you need an alarm system monitoring!

Friendship Day

Friendship Day is a special day... It is a special time when you can tell your friends how much you appreciate them and show them how happy and thankful you are to have them... and well, it is the best to let them know how you feel everyday... A Friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!!!


From Abie, thanks sis for giving me this award among others. Sarap pag lagi kang naaalala ng mga friends mo hihi :D

Friends, here's something for you! Salamat sa friendship and support whether online or offline! Sana dyan lang kayo palagi ;)

Julie, Minnie, Mhay, Toni, Nice, Irmee and Yvelle

You Cheer Me Up

Toni, Abie and Pam just gave these humbling awards :D Very much appreciated! You guys are awesomely generous!

For the You Cheer Me Up Award, I am passing this on to recent visitors in mybloglog :D Jona, Keng, Irmee, Mari, Yvelle, Jane, Jane B, Amore, Jeanny. Thanks for visiting, you surely cheered me up!

For The Rated E Award, I love these people who excellently blog and click their heart out :D Meeya, Toni, Nice and Ela :D just continue doing what you do and i'll go read and read some more ;)

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Weekend Photos


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Originally uploaded by daniellaveronica

It was already past 1pm when Cris, one of hubby's basketball buddies, drove by and told me her we're invited to her daughter's birthday party later at 3pm. Hala, I remember yaya sel told me about it last week but since we didn't receive any formal invitation (which most likely will be posted on the fridge as a reminder), forgot about it.

eto na nga, buti tulog si dani kaya nakasaglit kami ng SM Dasma to buy gift for later. pagdating namin, gising na si dani and then pumunta na kmi sa phase 1 kung san andun yung party.

One thing's for sure, dani's still scared of clowns. Ayaw talaga lumapit. After the party, dumaan muna kami sa playground which I know super gusto ni dani :D i took some photos and uploaded in dani's flickr account, go look and see :D




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Perfect Movers: New York Moving Company

The Love Month

i am seeing hearts latelya girl with a guy who she's not supposed to be with. the guy is hiding from something or someone and the girl (who currently is committed to a "perfect" boyfriend) decided to stay with the guy and accompany him in his hiding. she doesn't know it yet but i think she's attracted to him in a certain way that made her want to be with him while they are on the run.

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a old couple, lying in bed watching tv with the wife leaning on the left arm of her husband, it was just an ordinary night. when suddently death is upon them, telling them to close their eyes to make it easy for them before the bullet hits their head. they were trying hard to obey as they were told but they would rather die looking at each other, seeing the love from each other's eyes.

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there are other sets of people, i think three more pero but these two are the last that i can remember before i was able to put it in writing. it all happened in a heroes-series-like-sequence. Like as if all them are presented to me separately but in the end they are all related in some ways.

i woke up with a weird feeling of a love-sick puppy or a hopeless romantic. i was hit by cupid's arrow too early for valentines :p


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what is fractional ownership?

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Solids and Stripes

My kin came from the province same as Efren "Bata" Reyes. Yeah he's The King of The Hill making him one of the richest athletes (that doesn't go home with black eye bruises) in the Philippines. My dad loves to play billiards but I am just not gifted with the sharp eyes for it. I happen to try online snooker games that was suggested by my sister. It was fun 'cause you get to meet other players online and play snooker with them. Once you hone your skills to the finest, why not try getting into one of their Billiard Tournaments?

Friday, February 01, 2008

Drivewire

My sister's boyfriend has been complaining about his old car, a Ford Focus. He said it's just so hard to find good Ford auto parts. So i told him about Drivewire.com a site that offers an array of car parts that he might probably need. Since his car is a Ford, it would be easy for him to find his missing auto parts there.

Dear Cramming Student

If you ever find yourself struggling to get that English term paper done, maybe you can search online and pick a custom essay that can inspire you and bring your muse back. You can easily follow five steps to writing that paper and when you’re done you can proceed with your Network research paper immediately.

Just a reminder, respect somebody else’s hard work. Please do not plagiarize.

HK Trip: Planning

So I've finally made up my mind to sidetrip to Macau for our HK Trip and basically here's our schedule:

Day 1 - Mar 5, Wed
AM - HK Airport to Macau
No visa required, just purchase a ferry ticket to macau. Checkin would be after lunch so we'll probably do some touring first.
PM - Macau
One night at macau, still deciding whether to splurge on hotel or book a dorm room :p I sent an inquiry for august.de and we'll see. If not then we'll most probably go for The Beverly Hotel (P3.5K) just because breakfast is already included. Unless, we could stay in Victoria Hotel for only P2.5K and just eat outside.

* I'm thinking I'm missing a lot for not being in HK on Wed, since its when most museums are free for all, o baka naman ok lang kasi wala namng msyadong photo opp sa museum hihi

Day 2 - Mar 6, Thur
AM - HK, Lantau Island
Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery
PM - Window Shopping at Citigate
I figured we'll be out most of the time so I just booked a room for 2 nights at Dragon Hostel (P2.8K). No disneyland as I'm reserving this trip for Dani :D If we're not yet too tired after checking in then might do a bit of strolling in Night Market. Might even get some of those milk tea from Che Che Teng Restaurant (Mongkok Garden Street Market)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hk2046/964058819/


Day 3 - Mar 7, Fri
AM - Ocean Park
PM - Victoria Harbor, Symphony of Lights


Day 4 - Mar 8, Sat
AM - HK, Central, Midlevels, Victoria Peak, Star Ferry Ride
PM - Last minute pasalubong shopping

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For days now, I've been thoroughly researching on HK kaya I dont get to blog and bloghop much. Ganito yata ako talaga, hindi ako mapakali hangga't hindi ko napa-plan ng maayos in detail (how to get there, ETA, tips and tricks, etc). Gusto ko kasi lahat ng sulit puntahan mapuntahan :D I even have our trip plotted in Yahoo!Travel hihi

I've been trying to buy our OceanPark tickets online pero nagti-timeout after mavalidate ni local HSBC, tsk. Just for my reference here's my transaction # TKG070308000011


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should we buy luggage sets?