I love those stores near the beach. You know, the ones where you can buy all those kutingtingin or accessories and novelty items. My sister went to Boracay last year and she went home with all those novelty items that I love! I swear I will go to Boracay just for those little things hehe

Pete has two time deposits under his name. One was given to him by his grandfather before he passed away. The other one is from his years of service in the same company he’s still employed at. The former he wants to use to buy gold bars. He wants to try an alternative investment. He wants to earn more. But Pete is also a person who researches first before he decides. He weighs the pros and cons before anything else.

Go to USGoldBureau.com and research about gold investment like what Pete is doing right now. Take advantage of the good standing of gold in the market. Invest now.

Do you think you’re faithful?

Yes. Spiritually, I can say that I believe in a Higher Power. I believe in God. I know that He will take care of me in times of great need. He will not give me anything I can’t handle.

I’ve had really bad experiences in the past. Financially, work-wise… there were too many setbacks. I’ve fallen 100 times but 101 times I got back up on my feet.

I read that…

People with faith—whether it’s in a higher power or in their own capacity to be present to the unfolding moment—are able to create meaning out of adversity, which helps prevent despair and depression.

Faith for me is believing that He will always be there for me no matter what.

He threw away our friendship over money. I know that ours is not a rare case and in fact very common. But it still hurt so much. I don’t know what run in his mind when he decided to stop talking to me. I do know that he was mad at me for getting mad at him. He had gone bonkers over alcohol and his family problems and his ego. He couldn’t take the fact that his wife is the one earning money for the family. He’s the man and in his mind, he should be the one working to feed his wife and two kids. What can he do? He is an undergraduate. And he’s sick, too! He can only do so much.

But his pride got in the way. And alcohol. He bungled the work I gave him. Of course I wouldn’t pay him for it! He knew the conditions and he was mad that I got mad at his sloppy work.

The money he owed me is irrelevant. The number of years we’ve been friends that he just threw away is the one that I regret the most.

My uncle was hammering a wood when the nail accidentally flew to his face. He was wounded from it and nail hit him near the eyes. His wife told him to wear safety glasses but he was stubborn and just told his wife that it would be quick there’s no need for the glasses. But look at what happened. Just imagine what happened should the nail hit his left eye. He was almost blinded by the nail!

I reminded my dad to always be safe when he’s fixing something. It is better to be safe than sorry. Regrets are in the end. Always remember that.

With the amount of work I got the past few weeks, I can now afford to buy a diet supplement I can take to help me lose weight. I must admit I’ve been toying with the idea of using a diet supplement aside from the slimming product that my aunt gave me. I am also hitting the gym once again starting next week. All my efforts are now going to losing weight the best way I know how.

There will be a wedding by the end of the year that the whole family will be attending. I have plans to travel and I want to be comfortable during those trips. And by comfortable I mean lightweight and without any aches and pains. Plus, I also would want my back ache to go away once and for all!

Happiness is a choice. We can choose to be happy with whatever we have or wherever we are. We can choose to be happy about whoever we are with. Or we can choose to turn our backs on happiness and be miserable and blame others.

I once read that happiness is a conscious effort to achieve whatever goals we have. If we do achieve those goals, then we become happy. It is wrong to make it dependent on another person. Happiness is all up to us.

Remember that.

Phil has been feeling the aches and pains of old age already. He’s been approaching his senior years and he’s looking into taking the best joint supplement out there. He still wants to enjoy life. He wants to be able to run alongside his sons and even play with his future grandchildren. So as early as now, he’s really taking care of whatever aches and pains he’s experiencing and making sure that there is a supplement for his joints.

I ought to tell my dad about Phil. My dad is younger than Phil by 10 years, if I am not mistaken. And they are experiencing the same thing now. It might take someone else to teach my dad to be more careful of his health. If it’s just me and my siblings, my dad would tell us that he’s fine and that’s it.

I buy so many unnecessary stuff. Too many notebooks, notepads, post-its, pens, and other things that I can actually do without. My sister told me that instead of using up my extra money on those stuff, I should buy the best weight loss pill instead. It will be a necessary expense as I am already too much overweight!

I consulted a fitness expert and I was told that I belong to the obese category already. Can you guess my reaction? I just shrugged my shoulders! Somehow, deep inside I knew it would be that bad. I know my weight. I’ve been weighing myself from time to time. So I somehow know that the excess weight I am carrying around might add up to that much. And it did.

From time to time, I check the FB pages of my ex-friends. I can’t help it! If I am melancholic, I dig up the good memories in my mind and would miss some of my old ex-friends. I found out that one of them is now married to her long-time crush. The other one is still single and is always out of the country traveling. I just miss them both so much that I ended up teary-eyed while reminiscing about the past.

The one who’s already married is the friend that I miss the most. She’s the twin that I never had. I learned while browsing her information that she’s still an entrepreneur. She’s selling so many stuff in Multiply. And up to now, unconsciously, she’s helped me think about something from which I can earn money.

Even far apart, we still have the same ideas and crazy stuff in our minds.

I sometimes catch myself frowning for no reason. When I was younger and my mom was still alive, she’s the one who always reminded me that I should stop frowning all the time. I used to do that. But my mom would remind me and I would be aware of my bad habit. If I am worried about something, I’d be frowning all the time. I used to be teased about needing early treatment for wrinkles if I wouldn’t stop my bad habit of frowning.

And you know what? I did learn my lesson. A professor in college stopped the bad habit. He reprimanded me for frowning on his lecture when in fact my mind was anywhere but in that classroom.

It’s so hard to find the right jeans. It’s either the length is just too long or the waist is too small. It has been the same for me over the years that I just got used to it. But when I think about it, I feel like if I am just slim, there would have been no problem finding the jeans for me. I really need to be more serious in losing weight. I need lipozene! I need to stop eating rice!

If I just focus and be determined, I might be looking at finding the right jeans in a year. If I focus. Which I really need to do starting NOW!

I was surfing through tv channels when I saw an advertisement for adult acne treatments. The host of the commercial segment was a man with really terrible acne on his face. I guess he was used as a sample of sorts. I was waiting for his transformation but until the end of the tv commercial, the guy remained the same. With all the acne still on his face.

I just don’t get the purpose of using the guy in the ad. They could have used someone who truly benefited from an acne treatment. I am sure there are so many people who will agree to being made an example. In fact, I know someone who could have been a better host of that commercial segment and that someone was once a victim of terrible acne on his face!

Truth be told, I dread being so happy. Because have you noticed it? When we are so happy, sadness creeps in. It has always been like that with me. That’s why whenever I feel so darn happy, I feel guilty. It’s like I might be luring sadness to come creep into my life.

It’s an absurd idea, I know. Although there have been instances in the past that this happened to me. You can say that I am just wary. Who likes problems and bad things happening to us, right? I know that this is a hindrance for me to enjoy life to the fullest. But what can I do? I am also really afraid of something bad happening to me and my family once again.

When I enrolled in a local gym and lost weight more than two years ago, I felt so light. My body felt so light. I remember I had no problem going up and down the stairs. I had no problem walking long distances. I used to feel so energetic back then.

Now, I am back to needing some diet pills with ephedra to lose weight. I gained back the pounds I lost and more. It was that bad, I tell you!

My sister is thinking of going back to the gym and she’s convincing me to enroll, too. I will check my budget and we’ll see if I can squeeze it in.

A blog is a great tool to inform others about what your service or product is all about. So many businesses out there are already using it to enhance the corporate image of their company. Most of the previous companies I’ve worked for in the past are now online, with a blog of their own.

In my case, I have been using a blog as a therapy. I must admit that even though people don’t see it, the trauma of losing two of my closest loved ones is there, will always be there. I’ve seen my brother go. I’ve seen my mom breathed her last. I am not a very touchy-feely person. So what I can’t say out loud I say through my blog.

Do you blog, too?

My FB status says: I don’t think I will see this person in the same light again. Everytime I see something about the person, I feel like doing something unspeakable. Aargh!

I think that the damage will forever be there. No amount of repair can mend it. I can be civil. I can drink beer with him. I can be happy for the person. But I will never ever be able to become real friends with him. After seeing the things he wrote about me…

I am so tempted to post it here but never mind. As I’ve said before, I can be magnanimous when I feel like it. I can forgive and forget. In this case, though, I have forgiven but I will never forget.

My sisters and I already made a pact. Come the end of this school year, by second week of April, we will be dragging ourselves to the nearest park every morning to run and do brisk walking. We need it. We are getting older by the day and being overweight can be a big hassle for us.

We are all determined to be fit by the end of summer. Hopefully, lose weight a lot!

I just hope my uncontrollable cravings won’t ruin this goal for me. Mind over matter.

When I saw the Nascar jackets my brother was telling me about, I am reminded of an advice my mom used to tell us when she was still alive… buy your summer outfits and beach stuff while it is still the cold season and buy your jackets and other rain gear during the summer. That way, you will get your stuff at a cheaper price unlike when you get it during the season when prices would spike.

Do you also practice this or do you buy your stuff during the same season?

Found these cute latte cups online. I want to buy all three! It will be a great addition to my growing collection of coffee cups.

What do you think?