gotta have one

When I got here I had bad acne scars. I had acne because of a lot of reasons I can think of, graveyard shifts at work, not eating healthy, the environment, and stress. It was ugly. I hated to look at myself in the mirror because I knew what I would see. I have tried different creams but some only made the acne worse. When the redness was gone I wanted to get rid of the scar. But I don't know how and I was hesitant if what I get will work on my skin. When I got here and watched a commercial of Proactiv acne cream I thought to myself I will get one because it is said to even get rid of acne scars. And I have a friend who uses this and said it works. But the procrastinator that I am it has been years and I haven't bought any. It is because I don't have acne anymore though I still have the scars but it is not that prominent. I still plan of getting the product though maybe bring one when we go back to PI so I can give it to my brother or whoever needs it.

ramblings

There are people out in the front yard cutting branches off a big tree just outside our window. They were here a couple weeks ago and I thought they might have been finished with their jobs but apparently the owner didn't like what they did so here they are trying to fix things. I just hope they will not break anything with the car in the driveway. The owner of the unit next to ours (we live in a duplex) is trying to fix things because it seems like she might be moving in it temporarily. Or that's what I heard. But anyways I am just rambling here trying to make myself busy so I won't sleep. The yawns are nonstop and my eyes are about to close on their own accord. How am I going to stay up with this happening? Might as well give in to temptation huh?

are you looking for nice floor tiles?

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dinner for hubby

I cooked hubby full dinner tonight and when I saw the expression on his face I am glad I did. Turned out he was starving so when he walked and saw me cooking in the kitchen he knew it was for him. I can tell he was surprised and happy. You see dinner is not a normal thing in our household. Except for bubby who regularly eats dinner, the adults in our house would just grab snacks here and there but seldom eat a full meal in the evenings. I know we sound weird but that is just what we are. I fix hubby's breakfast and lunch with munchies and a fruit which he eats at work and I just eat whenever I feel like eating during the day. I don't know what made today different though. Perhaps I just wanted to impress him. Or maybe subconsciously I knew he will be hungry when he gets home. Whatever the reason, I am glad I made my man happy and full.

everybody likes funny t-shirts

I like to get my son funny t-shirts and make him wear it too. I think it is cute as long as it is appropriate for his age that is. My sense of humor is sometimes out of this world and obnoxious but I have to mellow down a little to be a role model for my boy. So I choose stuff that is downright funny and yet not loud. I have always been a fan of funny t-shirts for some reason. When it got popular in PI I wanted my parents to get me one but they didn't for some reason. Must be either financial or my parents didn't get the humor. But anyways, I can decide now so I do what I want within reason. Might get me one one of these days.

looking for treasures

One of the things hubby likes to do when we go to the beach for walks is to look for shark tooth. He found a few, some big while others were small. He gets excited when he sees one and always passes it on to me to keep. I am sorta the treasurer in the family, lol. Since he likes to collect this so I keep it for him but whenever he hands me shells and sand dollars I seldom keep it. The reason? We have a bag of sand dollars stashed somewhere in the house. And I mean a lot. We got lucky one day and found so many that we stopped collecting for a while. And the shells here aren't really something to droll over. To me who has seen fine shells from the island where my aunt lives, what we have here are merely ordinary stuff. Nothing to be excited about. Forgive me. He even brought home a hermit crab one day much to my dismay. Of course I didn't know then you can keep those for pets. Where I came from those are considered dangerous and off limits. There are a lot of treasures in the beach if you will just care enough to look.

tuesday toot: a mother and wife

This is my first time to join Tuesday Toot and ironically enough I can't think of anything to brag about myself, lol. But anyways here I am and I have made up my mind to do this. There is no turning back now. Seriously though I think being a wife and a mother is something to be proud of. After all, it is not easy taking care of other people aside from yourself twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. You act as a buffer sometimes when things get heated up between your husband and kids, shock absorber, and anything and everything just to make the people you love happy and content. I am proud to be a wife and a mother. Aren't you too? It is a fulfilling job, one that lasts for a lifetime.

entrecard

I just signed up at Entrecard last night. I got curious on how it works and how it is going to help get traffic on my blog. It seems like I am one of the few who don't know about this. I am new and I still need to do more readings to understand how this works. I hope to learn more. If there is anybody out there who has been around for a while in entrecard you can leave me messages or tutorials to enlighten me more on the topic. Thanks in advance.

looking for jogging stroller

Our old jogging stroller is getting worn out from being used all the time when bubby was smaller. It was good too since it was easy to push when we were at the beach to walk. Bubby now walks with us but there are times we just want to either walk or run. And he slows us down sometimes. Of course we still let him play but we have to work on our plan to lose weight and one way we agreed is to be active in brisk walking. So I am currently looking for different brands of jogging strollers, the cheaper the better. We want something that is easy to push in the sand and with room for water and other stuff. It is time to start working on our plan to lose weight. And one way is to get us something to put bubby in so he still can go with us.

miss universe pageant

I wanted to watch who will win in the Miss Universe pageant in NBC last night but when they announced the top five and the Philippines wasn't there I didn't bother watching. I don't even know if she was chosen on the first batch of the elimination process. And I read on the news in PI that she bragged about bringing home the crown. Sometimes it is better to just tell people you will do your best than outright bragging about winning. It saves the person from being in shame and humiliation. But anyways, it is easier to say the other constestants were gorgeous and more prepared. Better luck next time.

about curtains

To be honest I am not comfortable with just the blinds covering our window. It feels like people from outside can still look in and I don't like it. We had really nice and lacy curtains but due to my being lazy I didn't put it on the windows. You know the burden of putting it on then taking it off in a week or two to wash is too much for me so it is still somewhere in a box. Maybe when I overcome this laziness that struck me I will start using the curtains again. Or maybe get new ones. Who knows.

shoplifter?

When I was still in Manila I frequent the mall on weekends. Partly to get the money that my then fiance (now husband) sent me and to unwind. I love to window shop. Went to the bookstores, the boutiques, and just about anywhere I felt like going in. Of course I ate at either Jollibee or Chowking my two favorite fastfoods. When I was at the mall to window shop, I tried clothes on and if it fits I bought it. Only with my frame it was hard to get something that fits perfectly so I ended up returning the stuff in their rack. I don't know if it was the reason or maybe because I don't dress up when I went that it made most salesladies thought I was a shoplifter. They weren't very discreet about it too. Once my brother and I went inside the Levi's store because he wanted to show me a pair he liked. He was working then and was saving up just for that particular pair of jeans. One of the salesladies called a guy and told him in a loud voice to keep an eye on me and my brother. I didn't know what to feel then. I could afford a few pairs of their most expensive jeans if I want to (thanks to dada) but that wasn't the point. What made me mad was that they look at people and discriminate them just because they don't dress up? What is wrong with wearing shorts and tee's? I thought to myself, did I really look like somebody who would shoplift? Or was it the fact that I wasn't wearing make up and fancy clothes? My brother felt insulted and joked to me that he was going to slap the girl with the roll of money he had in his pocket. I just told him for us to go. What is the use if staying? I will never buy anything from somebody who insults people by their looks. I never went to that store again. My brother bought a few pairs of Levi's jeans but on another store.

baby bump

I had to dig through a box of our old pictures just to hunt for this one posted here. This is one of the few pictures hubby took when I was pregnant with bubby. For some reason I didn't have many pictures while pregnant. Maybe because I looked fat? Waaa! I was proud to be heavy with my boy and still remisnisce the times. I am happy he turns out to be a wonderful child. And proud that he is as good looking as his dad. Wla nay kontra ha pra wlay samok ba hehe.. Here is what I looked like at 8 months through the pregnancy.

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playing rough

I got rough with my boy this morning. He wanted to play so in order for him to leave the computer alone I played with him until he was the one who ran away tired. Well, I am tired too. My energy level is not as it used to be. Living with a toddler keeps me in my toes all the time. I love to play with him though. He is such a sweet boy. I tried to get away from him but he crawls so fast and get on top of me again trying to rest his head on my tummy. He is so funny when I sing the alphabet because he gets so rough due to his excitement. I love our playtime. If only he will be still for a few minutes for me to read him a book. That is one thing I want him to get interested in, reading and looking at pictures. For now all he wants is to just play with me and sometimes just by himself with his toys. I try to read to him even if he runs around though. I hope it will make a difference.

cheap eyeglasses

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what i like to watch

Watching filipino television series is my past time when I don't have much work to do and my boy is taking his nap. I do this so even if I am not in PI I still am updated with whatever is on tv. I regularly watch three shows right now- Dyesebel, Joaquin Bordado which is set to end this week, and Ako si Kim Sam Soon. Obvious ba maka-Kapuso ako? Lol. The last really makes my day. It is a nice almost fairytale-like story of a fat girl who was coaxed into pretending to be her employer's girlfriend to ward off his mother's plans of marrying him to a friend's daughter. Quite a plot huh? When I watch it I always laugh not because of the lead woman's antics but at the lines they use. Straight to the point and funny. It is almost impossible to believe that somebody so good looking and rich will fall for a woman who is fat and poor. It is a Filipino adaptation from a Korean series. Joaquin Bordado is intense. The good versus evil plot. Quite different from the feel good series KSS. I still like to watch it though. Dyesebel is sometimes frustrating but it is somewhat exciting. Now that is a fairytale story from comics and was later made into movies and now a series. I don't know how this shows will end but I will watch all from start to finish. And hopefully I will find good shows as replacements.

something to look forward to

The new discoveries in science and technology is really a big help to us. Because of research they find ways to treat diseases and at the same time make humans live longer and yet look younger. Who would have imagined that a cell that can be harvested from a woman's menstrual blood will someday be able to save lives? This is an ongoing study about the viability of this process. The revolutionary research and technology of C'elle has a way to preserve cells from a woman's menstrual blood and then preserving this cells for potential therapies that may be used in the future. This must be a really promising method if CNNmoney.com is picking up on it. If this works then it will prove to be a life saver not only for the person whom the sample was taken but also for close relatives with the closest genetics to her. There are already a few women who have tried it and if you want to know about their experiences you can check C'elle Client Testimonial for yourself. This is a good enough investment for your future health. If the promised is fulfilled then it will be a revolutionary change for us women. Good for us in any ways possible.

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perks of living in the south

Living in the south has its perks. I can go to the beach anytime I want. Or anytime hubby is available because I don't drive yet. There are a lot of asians here so it only follows that there are a lot of asian stores and chinese buffet. Also shrimp and other seafood here is fresh. I haven't bought any frozen seafood since we moved down here. There is a huge flea market near where we live which luckily has filipino vendors so I get to buy vegetables that pinoys normally eat. And it doesn't snow. Sure I miss the feeling and smell when it snows but I don't miss being coped up in the house and the unwillingness to go outside the cold. It still gets cold here but not as much as it is up in the midwest. I can go on and on with lists. The best thing though is that I am with people I love, my husband and son.

moving?

If you live in and or wants to move to the New York area try to look for people to help your move a lot easier. It is cheaper to pack your own things but is all the work and stress worth it? If not then call New York movers and let them do their job. Let them help you make your transition from your old place to your new one a breeze. Sometimes letting people help is good for your piece of mind.

first hurricane

It is stormy in the south right now. It is dark and looks like it is going to rain. I read on yahoo news earlier that the first hurricane of the Atlantic season has formed and it is named Bertha. They said it is too early to say if or where the storm will hit land. And it is expected to strengthen in the next couple of days. I just hope it will dissipate before it hits anywhere. Let's all hope and pray for the best.