“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”
Bill Cosby
It’s a Monday once again, so let’s get those cell mass and brain cells running! It’s not good to start the week on a sour note, while lying down on the bed! So get up! Up! Up!
And nothing beats getting the week right by starting with laughter and smiling! Humor can do wonders for us!
Thank God Mordsith sent me some funny pics through e-mail, including this one. I was laughing all the way! What a way to start the week!
Have a great week everyone!
Today, my oldest nephew turns 11!
Grabe! How fast time flies! I can still remember the time he was born. He was the oldest apo in both sides, so he was the center of everyone’s attention! Pinag-aagawan sya! He was so cute that when we walked in malls, we were stopped by strangers just so they can look at him!
And now, he is nearing his teenage years already! He doesn’t need fat burners with all the many “activities” he has! And fortuntately, he has turned out to be a diligent and good boy.
It has been a long day! A long but fun day!
I spent the whole day taking care of my niece, and boy, let me tell you I don’t need weight loss pills anymore! It has all been a flurry of activities!
I has been a while since I’ve taken care of a baby that long…and to change diapers, clean the poopoo, feed the baby milk! Whew! But I’m glad that Yshy is a generally “good” baby, not fussy, not maarte!
I certainly had fun. It’s amazing how one bundle of baby can make you smile and make the whole “taking care” thing worthwhile and fun!
Sa uulitin Yshy!
They say that it is fun to take care of a baby…as long as it’s not yours! How true! He! He!
My sister and brother-in-law left their 2-week-old daughter with us so they can go on a date today. I told them to take a weeklong date! 
Anyway, I’m taking a short break while Yshy is asleep to write this post. She is barely 2 weeks old, and yet my arms are aching from holding her! I’m beginning to think that Yshy can be a good muscle builder!
I hope she takes a long nap this time!
See you guys later!
What’s up with the world?
First, there was the earthquake in Haiti. Then, Chile was next. Then, just this Thursday, Taiwan was hit by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake! And just this morning, I read about another 6.4-magnitude eathquake that struck the West pacific, near Vanuatu!
Can the Mayans be correct?
Oh God, I hope not! If they are, then no need to take gmat prep courses and we just need to prepare for our “deaths”! Oh, what a gruesome, gruseome idea!
Oh well, it was just a thought. I hope that these successive earthquakes do not have a major impact on the earth! Seriously!
How nice it was to go out of the house this morning and feel small drops of rain on my skin (thank God I don’t have eczema and was able to feel the rain completely) and smell the scent of wet grass! We haven’t had rain in months! I didn’t even use an umbrella because I wanted to feel it!
Thank God we finally had a bit of rain. Everybody knows we need a bit of downpour these days! Sana po Lord, medyo malakas pa ng konti!
Happy Friday everyone!
Last weekend, Wendy came home rushing with pleading eyes and asked me to buy her this:
I could not suppress my smile! All memories of my jackstone days came back! I told Wendy, “Naku Wendy, expert ako dyan.” He! He!
Good thing is that jackstones are not hard to buy [no need for catalog printing cards]. We just went to the nearest National Bookstore and bought two sets [cheap lang kasi]. Minsan kahit sa palengke meron. The trickypart is just looking for a ball that is smooth.
For the record, I tried to play again and went “dead” [in the set of one to ten] just once! Not bad!
The first time I saw this advertisement, I fell in love with it.
Not with Kris Aquino ha, but the Philip Stein Cory Aquino commemorative watch. Isn’t it nice? I love the design of the face of the watch, plus the color! Yun nga lang, hanggang tingin lang ako, because the buying this watch must be like buying life insurance policy already! I don’t even dare to know how much this watch would cost!
Still, it doesn’t hurt to ogle [and dream] diba?
Wendy has a school project for Filipino wherein she and her classmates have to write a diary for the whole month of February. I asked her if I can read her entries, and she said yes. I was amused by her diary entries because if ALL started like this:
“Gumising ako tapos…”
Funny because I never heard of someone starting a diary that way. I mean, it happens every day diba, so why write it in your diary?
But then, come to think of it, isn’t waking up the prerequisite of living? Obviously, if you don’t wake up, you literally cease to live! And if you cease to live, you won’t be even writing in your diary! He! he!
It made me think that every day we wake up is indeed a blessing. Yes, waking day after day means we get older [and need face moisturizers or antiaging pills], but at least we are given another day to live!
So for every day that you wake up, don’t forget to say a little prayer of thanks!
According to recent news, Visayas and Mindanao [and, as I have heard, some parts of Luzon] have been experiencing rotating brownouts in the last few days.
Now, this is a major issue, an issue more important than finding a blackhead remover. And we need to do our part, no matter how small, to save energy.
Below are some tips on saving energy:
1. Turn off your television, video, hifi, playstation, and other entertainment devices when they are not being used.
2. Do not leave your television etc in standby mode. Devices can use up to 90% as much power in standby mode as when they are on, so it is a serious waste of energy when a device is left constantly on standby. If you keep forgetting, consider purchasing a PowerSafer - a device which automatically cuts power to appliances when they go into standby mode.
3. Replace all of your inefficient incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient CFL bulbs. Replace halogen spotlights with much more efficient and longer lasting LED Spotlights.
4. Hang your clothes out to dry rather than using an electric tumble dryer. Ideally use a spin dryer before using the tumble dryer.
5. Cook many items at the same time when your electric oven is hot.
6. Use a microwave to reheat food or to cook small portions. Although a microwave uses a lot of power, it does so over a very short time and so saves energy overall.
7. Turn down your heating system thermostat. For every degree you lower your heat between 60° and 70° F you can reduce your heating bill by up to 5%. Wear an extra layer of clothing in the house so that you stay warm. Turn down individual radiators - for example, 16°-18° is warm enough for bedrooms whereas 20°-22°C is more comfortable in bathrooms. Rooms that are rarely used can have their heating turned all the way down or off.
8. Purchase energy efficient white goods (washing machines, tumble driers, fridges etc). Although they usually cost a little more initially, the cost savings in electricity will cover that many times over. As an added benefit, efficient items are usually better made and last longer than inefficient models.
9. Vacuum clean the condenser coils at the back or underneath your fridge freezer. Accumulated dust reduces their efficiency by up to 25% adding that cost to your electricity bill.
10. Keep your fridge full, but not so full that air cannot circulate properly.
11. Fold clothes straight out of the tumble drier while they are still warm to save on ironing.
12. Cool cooked food before you put it into the fridge.
13. Do not put uncovered liquids into the fridge. Their evaporation will make the fridge have to work harder.
14. Heat only as much water as you require for drinks and cooking. If you keep forgetting, purchase an energy efficient eco kettle.
15. Use a convection oven. A small fan inside circulates hot air throughout the oven cutting cooking times by up to 30%.
16. Don’t preheat the oven for roasting.
17. Don’t keep opening the oven door. Every time you do so, your oven loses 20°C of heat.
18. Put lamps in the corner of a room so that the light is reflected off two walls.
19. Turn down the temperature on your washing machine. Heating the water uses the majority of the electricity, so by doing a warm wash instead of a hot wash, big savings are possible. See Wash Most Clothes at 30 Degrees.
20. Defrost frozen food in the fridge since this helps to cool the fridge.
21. Running a full load in an efficient dishwasher will use less hot water than washing up by hand in the sink! Save money, save time, and save electricity.
22. Boil water in a kettle rather than on a hob to save 50-70% of the energy and to get your water boiled faster.
23. In the summer use ceiling fans on a fast setting instead of air conditioning to keep cool. In the winter, running the fans slowly will push warm air collected at ceiling height down to where you want it. (If the slowest setting on your fan is too strong, reverse the direction of the fan in the winter so that the accumulated warm air is blown up against the ceiling and bounces more gently down around the walls and into the living space.
(Source)
So do your part now!
see you there!
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“Sending HUGS and KISSES on this very special day! Happy Mother’s Day Mommy Grace! Have fun with Princess Wendy!”
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Hi kG! Good pm! AJ is still sick. 
I just hope she can go back to school tomorrow. She missed to much already. Hays! I hope you and Wendy are much better now. Hirap magsakit!
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