Questions are asked to be answered... and to cure boredom….LOL!!!

Do you wave hi with a smile or a serious face?
**Erm... small smile will suffice.

One thing that you like about your house?
**It's my home: I bought everything for my house myself and decorated it the way I like!!!!

The last time you cried because of someone?
**humph...watching 20/20 Barbara Walters interviewed w/ Terri Irwin (Steve Irwin’s widow).

Chocolate ice cream or chocolate bar?
**Depending on what chocolate bar though...I like dark chocolate!!!

Which part of your body is aching now?
**My right ankle, I accidentally twisted it during my gym exercise.

Yawn with your eyes open or closed?
**Scringed closed.

Describe your day:
**It has barely started.

Last country you visited?
**4 Days in France – Paris

Worms or cockroaches?
**YUCKKY for both, but worms at least help the earth?

If you can have a choice, would you prefer to be friends or attached with someone you love now?
**Right now, I'm having my cake and eating it. I get to snuggle with my Beau, and enjoy and laugh with all my friends everyday (**GRIN).

Name 5 things you have around you:
**Starbucks: Tall-Soy-Chai-Tea, pen, diary, a bday card for my kewl nephew in Sydney, and a little plant given to me by my Hunnie.

Do you listen to music when you are online?
**yea....sometimes

What song are you listening to now?
**Nothin’ I am watching Discovery Channel on TV and typing away at the same time….

The latest news you've received?
**That Tony Parker and Eva Longoria have split up.. hahaha.

Last clothing items you bought?
**Tight leg jeans and kewl boots getting ready for the cold weather!

Your pet peeves in terms of mannerisms?
**Depending on the circumstances - but I’m really not fond of people who do not know how to act with social grace and yes, MEANY individuals – they definitely unkewl!!!!

What colour is your hair?
**Erm... darkest brown/black. mwahahhaha

Natural/dyed?
**Au de Natural

Do you like reading?
**Yepper.

What was the last book you bought?
L'Affaire by Diane Johnson















Taken off anyone's clothes recently?
**....LMAO!!!

Who introduced you to this website?
**My close buddy and should I say my partner in crime too…he…he..you know who you are!!!!!

I like it when...
**Fall weather, dark clouds, rainy and I am tucked in nicely at home…with a warm cuppa drink and a good book. Or, fall weather and I am walking outdoors enjoying the fallen leaves and autumn’s colors.

Next overseas trip:
**Mexico City in October








What did you eat last?
**A bowl of homemade Spinach, Chicken, and Wild Rice Soup (Recipe from MSN Lifestyle)

Me...and me...

A lil’ about me….my interests and what do I enjoy doing the most lately...

I listen to a wide range of music--from alternative rock to jazz, reggae to chill-out, and world music to anything new and interesting. I enjoy catching foreign movies with my friends. We always watch out for international film festivals. I have a passion for every type of sports. I enjoy hanging out with friends over tea or wine. I love theme parks! I love the rush I get from the hair-raising rides! I am passionate about traveling. Given the time and resources, I hope to travel to as many places possible, discovering new cultures and traditions and meeting new people. My friend and I just discussed about saving up money to go to Vietnam the other day.....I hope we will do it maybe next year....!!

I have been keeping this little note written by my mom in 1994.

I spent the whole summer with her. I didn’t take summer classes. And I am glad I didn’t, I had the best time with her. I was able to be with her and spend a whole lot of time catching up. We went to a villa by the mountain for a few days together. I knew then she knows how much she meant to me. Before I left, she wrote me the note. This is what it said:

Parting isn’t a happy time, but neither is it sad. For you have dreams of days to come and thoughts of joys you’ve had. And so with warmest feelings, you are bid a fond farewell and wished more special happiness…than words can ever tell….Please keep in touch…..Love, Mom.

I am just born thin and beautiful......WHATEVER!!!!!

Still writing about the weight issues….I tend to get irritated when I heard people saying…oh I can eat anything and will not gain a pound. Or…I was born thin…, I am just lucky to have high metabolism in my body…etc..etc….I personally think it is a bunch of croc!!! Yeah, some of these might be true when you are in your late teens or twenties…but after you are in your 30’s then your metabolism definitely is slowing down….it is a fact…you can’t not continue to be an oinker….inhaling a bunch of junky lardy food….and expected to keep your size 2!!!. And celebrities who claim that they can eat anything without exercising because they just born “that” way is a bunch of c*&%p!!! They have nutritionist, personal trainer, chef, beauty/image consultant…etc…etc..constantly that would help them look decent for the paparazzi!!!! So don’t even think that we are sooooo gullible to believe them. I used to eat whatever I want yeah…back on my early and late teens, even on my twenties, but I have always been a very active person doing a lot of outdoor activities, sports, exercises..etc…and when I hit 30….even though I am still as active as I was before…..I felt that my metabolism has slowed down. I have to watch what I am eating….to maintain my weight….so there….he…he…!!!!!

GEEZ for Diet Pillzzz!!!

Over the weekend, as I was channel-surfing, I was pretty annoyed and realized that almost every other channel on TV had some kind of weight loss products commercials: diet pills, diet foods, diet programs, exercise machines (w/ the promise of using these machines for only 10 mins a day will solve the person's weight issue)…etc..etc. Geez!! Honestly, it does feel like the society is so obsessed about losing weight and that’s the reason why there are many so many businesses are taking advantage by milking on this obsession. I heard somewhere that according to some report from the Institute of Medicine, ten of million of Americans who are dieting spend more that 33 billion annually to lose weight. WOW!! That’s scarily lotz and lotz of dinero!!! What I really don’t understand why some people do believe that there are magic shortcuts to losing weight…..! Some people think that there are some kinds of new breakthrough pills that will make them skinny fast without making any or much effort at all. Do these people really think that our bodies were designed for that? They should know by now that losing weight sensibly and safely doesn't happen by skipping meals and using dangerous starvation tactics or taking some kind of pills. Losing weight also doesn't come by downing a diet drink/shake. Getting slim and trim doesn't happen by switching from one fad diet to another several times a year. The key of keeping the weight off is by adopting healthy, long term, realistic approach of eating habits (well-balanced meals), along with getting adequate exercise.

8/4/06

I wake up at one and look around my room. A soft light is falling in from the room window, and it is completely still….it’s serene and relaxing. How is it possible to miss a man that I kept him a distance so when he left I won’t miss him.

YOGACIZE!!!

I am hooked into doing yoga almost everyday now. I started this yogacize since a very close friend of mine gave me a yoga DVD about a month ago. At first, of course all these moves looked easy until I actually tried to do them. Balance and focus are the major elements in yoga exercise that improve the body’s flexibility. I like the breathing exercise too. It really relaxes me and helps me to reduce my stress level after a day of madness at work. Along with yoga, I also started to do pilates…and after about a month of dedication, I must say that my jeans fit me better even though my weight remains the same. I am delighted because it is exactly what I wanna achieve, I don’t want to lose any weight but I just wanna be more flexible and tone. I have always been a very active person….and have been doing exercise (jogging, swimming, cycling, roller-blading, etc.) almost all my life….but running on the treadmill daily has been kinda hard on my knees….now yogacize helps strengthen my knees! YEAY!!

Peace in the Middle East

According to New York Times, the Lebanese Red Cross counted over 27 bodies in the rubble in Qana (a residential apartment building) and estimated the death toll to be around 56. Most of the dead were reportedly children. It saddened me to read the news each morning about the war and the unrest around the world, as we all can agree that most victims of the war would be the innocent people including children. The children did not choose to be born in the midst of all these disasters and they were not able to protect themselves. I have an 8 year old niece and a 6 year-old nephew. And whenever I read the news about dying children, I couldn’t help myself thinking about the two, whom I love oh so dearly. We often take life for granted and fail to be thankful each day, unable to focus on the good things in our life. I wanna take a moment today to be thankful for the circumstances I am in.

Alright...this morning I wanna share a bit about good friends. I think they are really a blessing…life without good friends just wouldn’t be right.

One person that I knew since my college years, she has been there for me through the good times and bad (LOL!)…and I know that I can always count on her to be there for me and vice versa. When we both had a bad day, we know that we both are only a call away no matter where we are…..and when life takes that crazy turn (which is quite often..he..he), we always try to help each other to learn.

You pray in your distress and in your need;
would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy
and in your day of abundance

Khalil Gibran

When We Two Parted
by George Gordon, Lord Byron

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever the years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder, thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning
Sunk, chill on my brow,
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame;
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me...
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well..
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met
In silence I grieve
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.

AM 7/26/06

My bro’s bday is coming up (7/30)…..I must say that overall, he is a pretty kewl brother to me…but he can also be a pain in the *** too…he…he

I am counting months now…so glad August will be here soon. In Dec, I will spend the holidays in Sydney, Australia to visit my two other brothers, my sis-in-law, lovely niece and cute nephew. It’s gonna be a summery HOT Christmas….I was there last year in July and the winter there was pretty brutal. N-e-wayz,…I will have to stop now cuz I gotta start my day preparing some reports for the usual morning Production Control meeting.

In Loving Memory 7/20/2006

….when tomorrow starts without me,
Don’t think we’re far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I’m right here, in your heart.

Excerpt from: D. Romano

7/25/2006

All my past life is mine no more…
The flying hours are gone
Like transitory dreams give o’er
Whose images are kept in store..
By memory alone

John Wilmor,
Earl of Rochester,
“Love and Life” (1680)

About me!

I guess I'm what people consider "Quirky Character"

I've found myself mostly in the middle of the road, but I've enough quirky habits to be entirely normal. I'm probaly glad to be a bit more than ordinary, but then, I'm normal enough to fit in...., what do you think? he..he...sounds like a perfect balance to me!

Good one, someone sent me this to reflect!!

Ways to Reduce Stress:

• Pray
• Go 2 bed on time
• Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed
• Say no to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise w/ your mental health
• Delegate tasks to capable others
• Simplify and un-clutter your life
• Less is more (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many)
• Allow extra time to do things and to get to places
• Pace yourself, Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don’t lump the hard things all together
• Take one day at a time
• Separate worries from concerns
• Live within your budget
• Have backups, an extra car key in your wallet, and extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
• K.M.S (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can preent an enormous amount of trouble
• Do something for the kid in you everyday
• Eat right
• Get organized so everything has its place
• Write down thoughts and inspirations
• Everyday, find time to be alone
• Laugh and laugh some more