Go Wireless

Everyone seems to go wireless. When it comes to the use of computers, internet and other multi-media system, many prefers to set up a wireless connection. It is also becoming popular at home market, wireless routers for example allows devices to remotely connect to the internet and each other without the need of those messy cables and wires. I admit, I hate to see spider-liked wires,lol! Of course, the advantages of having a wireless connection is great! Wireless Wi-Fi routers allows someone to use the internet wherever, whenever. Sometimes this is my problem since I didn't go wireless, can't be online all the time. (Sigh)

Been planning to go wireless so I'm looking for the best wireless routers out there. Found this site that gives the widest selection of wireless routers available. Through the help of course of shopwiki, you can find basically every store in the internet. It is like a search engine for stores which gives customers the opportunity of buying only the best and cheapest prices. Are you looking for wireless routers like Linksys WRT54G wireless-G broadband, Netgear WGT624 super-G wireless router, Wi-Fi broadband routers and more? Then check it out at Shopwiki, I bet you can find it all there!

whooo...

Whooo! Just got home from Vitali, a little town that's 78 kilometers away from the city proper. That's the reason why I haven't updated bloggy for the past few days. Actually, we also went up to Sibulao, it's up over the mountains. Men! I'm so freakin tired and sleepy...haha! Anyways, i'll be quick with this entry. I should be sleeping right now. I didn't get to have a good night sleep up in there because of the monster mosquitoes...errrrrrr! Still it was a very fun and satisfying preaching tour with the brothers and sisters in-faith. Always worth the 48 years hike and ul-ul sa bagtak..lolz!

Got a bunch of pictures, will upload it tomorrow. Good night for now... see ya!!!

wishing on a star

Thank you ate Jerla for sharing this lovely story about Mariuca to me!

The Spirit of BEAR-iuca

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a powerful Genie Princess named Mariuca who was known throughout the land as the friendliest, most popular blogger in the blogosphere kingdom. Adored and admired by international visitors and commentators from around the world, the Genie Princess travels the blogosphere on her magical flying carpet, always looking for ways to share her good fortune with others.

Over the past two years of blogging, Mariuca has met so many new people, from all walks of life and all over the world, each one bringing a little of their culture and lifestyle when they visit and comment on Mariuca’s two sites. So on her 2nd Blog Anniversary, Mariuca wanted to celebrate with all of her international blogosphere buddies by hosting a bear-naming contests at Wishing On A Falling Star and Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery and to pass her two lucky, cuddly teddy bears along to the winners who came up with the best names.

On the opposite side of the world, from the moment Roxy (the prolific Roxiticus Desperate Housewives blogger) and her sweet daughters London and Maddie saw the teddy in his personalized t-shirt and blue muffler at Wishing On A Falling Star, they knew that he needed to come to live with their family in Mendham, NJ. The three New Jersey girls named him immediately and burst into a wonderful song for BEAR-iuca:

BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca, we’d love you to come live here!

Mariuca received 16 possible names for the Mariuca Teddy Bear, making it hard for the Genie Princess to choose just one…then Alakazam! A bolt of lightning delivered the perfect way to share BEAR-iuca’s good fortune to bloggers around the globe. While the soft, stuffed, cuddly BEAR-iuca is on his way to live with Roxy, London, Maddie and Rex in the Roxiticus Valley, the Spirit of BEAR-iuca is racing through the blogosphere to bring happiness, holiday cheer, and beary best wishes to everyone who welcomes him into their online home and passes along the BEAR-iuca good luck charm to ten friends.

Please play along with us by following a few important rules:

1. Add your site(s) to the list once you have received the Spirit of BEAR-iuca badge of teddy bear cheer.

2. Pass along the Spirit of BEAR-iuca and his cheery badge to as many people as you like.

3. Leave a comment HERE once you’ve passed on the Spirit of BEAR-iuca.

4. Once Roxy and the Genie Princess have visited your site to make sure your links are complete and proper, you will then be added to the Master List.

5. To ensure everyone receives equal link benefit, please UPDATE your list regularly!

1. Mariuca 2. Roxiticus Desperate Housewives 3. Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery 4. Roxy’s Best Of... 5. Bay Head Blog 6. Roxiticus Best Blogs 7. Emila's Illustrated Blog 8. Metz - Empty Streets 9. The Spirit of Blogging 10. Speedcat Hollydale Page 11. Snapshot 12. purplefrogcat 13. Turn-u-Off 14. Simple Life 15. A Little Girl Talk 16. Life in the Lapadula House 17. Spicybugz World 18. The Mom With Brownies 19. Our High School Homeschool 20. Our Five Dangerous Boys 21. The Big Dog 22. LadyJava's Lounge 23. Moments of My Life 24. Life is too short to be ordinary 25. A Great Pleasure 26. Time Goes By 27. Life According To Me 28. Laketrees 29. This is a miracle 30. Porcelain Doll 31. Moms...CheckNyo 32. Wonderful Things In Life 33. Sweet Nothings 34. Hot Shit Form Here 35. Not Just a Mom Site 36. The Life of a Mom 37. Wiehanne Lounge 38. The Painted Veil 39. My Crossroads 40. Little Mermaid 41. LOVE's Haven 42. Also Mommy 43. The Journey 44. Comedy Plus 45. Making sense...(somehow) 46. The Modern Mom 47. Stay At Home Mom 48. Picture Clusters 49. Maiylah's Snippets 50. Sweety tots 51. My Discoveries 52. A Life to Remember 53. Rekha 54. Crissy's Haven 55. Crissy's Library 56. Crissy's Zone 57. Shopping Blog 58. Crafts and cooking 59. Asian Mutt International 60. A Simple Life 61. I AM KCAT 62. A Girl For All Status 63. Berry Blog 64. Carnation 65. Pinaymama's Diary 66. Life's sweets and spices 67. The Callalily Space 68. Butchay 69. Blessings in Life 70. Pinay Mommy Online 71. The Ruby Posts 72. Day Break 73. R...E...B...E...L?!? 74. VDAY CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY 75. Just the Tip of the Iceberg 76. Honeysweet Learning Center 77. Vsk8shop 78. A Diva's Hammer 79. Arlene - Joys in Life 80. Listening..Learning..Living 81. Mommy's Little Corner 82. Living one day at a time 83. Momhood Moments 84. SUPER INFO THAILAND 85. Life Ramblings 86. Samantha Ysabelle 87. Kikamz' Just About Anything 88. SigneSays 89. Normz 90. Mymy 91. Lynlyn 92. Your Caring Angels 93. In The Eyes Of The Beholder 94. dayfly 95. Night Clicks 96. Life is What We Make it 97. Dancing in Midlife Tune 98. Fida Abbott 99. Lofty Matters 100. Modus Vivendi 101. Aha Mama! 102. Anything Goes 103. Chopsticks 104. GAGAY 105. Straight from the Heart 106. Nizhama2 107. A Mother of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 108. BeautifuL s0uL

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Let me share this cutty to all the bloggers in my list. Spread the bear fwends! (^_^)

OA!

Sometimes, you have to bleed to know you're alive. I've been kinda emo this past week...(emo? or O.A lang? toinkz!) And since I feel like being a drama queen, hey! this happens every 100 years huh! Allow me to write this entry... It's now or never... waaahihihi!

this is actually like a tag from ms. lovi poe's blog. Snag it from her... tEnk you!

Songs for...
list of people and your songs for them.
and the particular line that struct you... :D

...alright...

PAPA- When I see you smile- bad english ~"when I see you smile I can face the world,(oh oh) you know I can do anything... when I see you smile I see a ray of light,(oh oh) I see it shining right through the rain...when I see you smile at me..."

MAMA- Beautiful in my eyes- Joshua Kadison ~"you're my peace of mind in this crazy world, you're everything I've tried to find, your love is a pearl...My only prayer is that you realize... You'll always be beautiful in my eyes." Home- Daughtry ~"I'm going home, back to the place where I belong and where your love has always been enough for me..."

BROTHER/SISTER- I Can- DoReMi ~"I can be your good friend I can love you, until the end... Two steps behind- Def Leppard ~"walk away if you want to, it's ok if you need to... you can run but you can never hide, see my shadow come creeping up beside you..whatever you do, wherever you go...I'll be two steps behind."

LIFE PARTNER/PARTNER IN CRIME- At the Beginning- Anastasia ~"I'll be there when the world stops turning, I'll be there when the storm is through, in the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you..."

BESTFRIEND- Kryptonite- 3 doors down ~"If I go crazy then will you still call me superman?
You call me strong, you call me weak but still your secrets I will keep. You stumbled in and bumped your head, if not for me then you'd be dead..." lololz!

LOVE- unsa ni love life? hmmm... if ever... Cuppy Cake song- Beca ~"You're my honeybunch, sugar plum Pumpy-umpy-umpkin You're my sweetie pie You're my cuppycake, gumdrop Snoogums, boogums, you're the apple of my eye"... oh diba to the highest level...lolz!

OLD FLAME/S- toinkz! wala man ui!... ZERO since birth...FORTUNATELY!

SECRET CRUSH- HuH??? Duh! no need... basig mo sikat panya sya! afterall, ~"it's just a little crush...la,la,la,la..."

HATEST PERSON IN THE WORLD- i don't hate anybody. "Don't allow any man to belittle your soul by making you hate him." wahhhhh! nosebleed!

MYSELF- That I would be Good- Alanis Morisette ~"that I would be good even if I did nothing, that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down, that I would be fine even if I went bunkrupt, That I would be loved even when I numb myself, that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed, that I would be good either with or without you."

Yeah... how bout you? what are your songs for them? (^_^)

hey sexy

I saw James Bond "Quantum of Solace" just recently, the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise. Though I'm not a fan but I've seen quite a number of it. My favorite Bond of all time is Mr. Roger Moore. Anyway, I've notice that all of Mr. Bond's leading ladies are gorgeous, beautiful, stunning and sexy. I mean, they are all well-chosen. Every different character has a unique style and certain fashion statement. But there is one thing all the leading ladies have in common, their lingerie!

Not just that sexy lingerie but leather lingerie. Yes! the images we've seen in the web, movies, billboards and magazines. Beautiful and sexy men and women are wearing it. With other paraphenalia like whip, chains, collars, etc. with them. Halle Berry looks so gorgeous with that leather bra and leather garterbelts no doubt! But leather lingerie can also be worn as an outerwear too specially corsets, bustiers, hot pants, skirts and dresses as well. It definitely adds more attitude and appeal to the ones who's wearing lingerie. Why choose just lingerie when you can wear leather?
Look and feel like a moviestar, have that leather lingerie in your closet now!

cansao...

Hayyy bien cansao! Pasensya ya, yo no pwede ya pensa.. hehe! As I'm doing my daily blog hopping, I've notice that most of the bloggers are bisaya. It makes me proud being one. Although I speak cebuano or bisaya jud, I'm from zamboanga. Chavacano is also my native tongue. It sounds like spanish, cause it's broken spanish actually. "Se talya tu na pueblo dol talya tu na Mexico.."hehe.. Anyways, I notice that there are only few zamboangenyo bloggers in the blogging world. Or maybe I just don't know them, perhaps I haven't blog hop into their blogs yet.. lol!

So cosa man ara? Hmmmm... nuay lang kere lang yo combersa chavacano. Mi pesqueso bien duele ya. Mi ojos ta bringka ya..lol! Sorry for this nonsense entry. I just like to share my other beatiful language here.

P.S
Cansao means tired
pensa means think
pesqueso means neck
duele means pain
ojos means eyes
bringka means jump
(more chavacano 101 coming up!)

Shopping online

Admittedly, I don't know much about online shopping until my sister told me about it. She says it's shopping with just your fingers. She told me about ShopWiki, a site that allows costumers to search for over 30,000 stores online. Imagine when you can shop for everything and anything you need from automotive, shoes, bags, accessories, clothing, gadgets and gears, food, health and beauty, it's basically everything from A to Z!

I was actually looking for an iPod, the world's most popular mp3 player. I'll ask sister to get an iPod touch or an iPod nano with its complete accessories like the armband and cases for me, lol! Anyway if she does, then i'll give her a hug...lol! What's really nice about ShopWiki is that it crawls through every store in the internet. It thus gives the buyers the opportunity of buying only the best products with budget friendly prices.

I bet you want to try to shop online. It's very convenient and totally hassle free! Do it through the help of this amazing search engine. Check it out and happy shopping! (^_^)

sHot on tHe sp0t..

A funny tag from my sister. Ohh! This is probably the silliest tag i've encountered so far...lolz!
Exfosure nani! Errrrrr! (^_^)

As you can see, ahem... That is me! Good morning, happy Sunday! Haven't comb my hair, but blogging already..hehe! Okies enough...Thanks manang for this silly taggy tag!

RULES FOR THIS TAG:

1. Take a picture right NOW!!!

2. DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.

3. Post that picture with NO editing.

4. Post these instruction with your picture.

5. Tag to your friends.

I like to pass this to my blogger friends jhelea, veniz, enday, and berry... Time to post that candid shot gurlz.. :D

"you're beautiFuL

It has been months since I've been hearing the buzz. Each and every lip I read keeps on talking about it. The hippies and the geeks, the rich and the not so so, the emo's and the nerds, everyone seems so crazy about it. Like a drug that makes them go insane.

Since I'm like George, lolz! I did my research on the matter. Hopped into websites and blogs, read the news and articles, etc. etc. Then "the day" came, Twilight premiered in the theaters worldwide. People flocked into the cinemas, yelling and screaming and day dreaming!

We watched it last night, vine, kath, memet and me. Good movie, worth the penny. But to be honest, I was expecting more. More encounter with the villains, more fight and baseball scenes... (hey! Alice rockz! love her!!!) And more ambak-ambak sa punuan, hehe! Oh well, it's still too soon to expect much, it's the first book after all. Anyways, I did enjoy the movie. Except for the girls sitting behind us, they were screaming, and yelling, and giggling. I know everyone is entitled to their hour of enjoyment, but duh!!! kilig na unta, dili nalang kay saba...toinkz!

Okey back to the movie, the lines are pang "shoutout" (e.g- your scent is like a drug!) LOL! I'm so looking forward for the second sequel, wish I could have the books... *sigh*

The movie, like the book, deserves the fame and admiration it is getting right now. And I would also like to believe that there exist such love, love that is "unconditional and irrevocable"... NOSEBLEED! Overall, a must see! Very wholesome. (^_^)

the Cat

As I am doing my daily stumbling at stumble upon, I bumped into this website that's all about Cats, one of the world's most favorite creature. Since I have my muy-muy, I found it so interesting to know about cat's alphabet, how to check the weather forecast through your kitty cat, and more about miming. Cat lovers, you really should visit Catstuff Library ... (^_^)

Anyways, this one's my favorite... Let me share it with you...

Inner Strength
(author unknown)

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, though no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,


Then...... you are probably a CAT.

upDate...

I'm just here for a quick update. Been a little guilty for not paying your blog hopping and ec dropping here. As much as I would like to but during the passed few days, I've been busy recovering my PR back in my other blog. And happily, it did went up to PR 3 again, lolz! Mr. Gogol snag it from me for the fourth time already, but I was able to have it back. Wanna know how? wiNk!

Anywayz, will make up to you s00n...hmmmm...tomorrow will be my blog hopping day! Not now cause we will attend a family friend's wedding a little later. (^_^) Okies, see yah arround peepz!

See you tomorrow! sMiLes!

I signed up for Paying post

I was doing my usual daily blog hopping yesterday and I happened to stumble upon this website that really caught my attention. The pictures on top are really cute and chic. I clicked on the links and land on to a site that amazed me. I'm talking about Paying Post. A blog advertising system that helps bloggers and advertisers connect and create a buzz for each other. I signed up right away and to my surprise my blog was approve in no more than 24 hours! Imagine that! Now I can start taking opportunities from them. Blogging is truly fun and with the help of Paying Post, it can even be more, more fun!

Check out the site too and see you there!

thE winner!

I'm sooo watching it right now! Tuesday nights are Prison Break's nights, lol! The last time I was watching this kinda show was with the T.V series "24"...haha! 48 years ago!

Prison Break is an action packed T.V series. The one airing right now is actually the fourth installment already. It's a story about two brothers, Lincoln and Michael. Lincoln was wrongly accused and charge for a crime he did not commit and Michael, a genius structural engineer who devotes his whole life to help his brother escape prison.

Anyways, I'm sure you know much about Michael Scofield and Prison Break. I'm just so hooked up right now with this fourth season and probably the last one. MEN! Wentworth Miller is such a WINNER! LOL! Father told me to buy the complete series of it, atleast from the pirates..hehe!
Will grab it soon! If that's the case, then I bet it will be a dvd marathon, lol!

Two thumbs-up..plus tiil pa..for Prison Break!!! hehehe!

happy!

Last night was a blast! As what was planned everything turned out well.
The surprise despedida de soltera party for ate SJ was really sweet and touching. She is completely clueless that we are preparing a little something for her. It's not bongga though, all we have was a super uber moist chocolate cake, ice tea, ulam and rice(courtesy of mudra) and that's it!

Anyways ate SJ, congratz!!! Ang haba nang hair mu...lolz!

the yum yum choco cake..(pang children's party bah! hehe..)

a pose with the gold bars..lolz!

the much anticipated choco cake..yehey! lafang na!

:D

The poLLinators

Pollen are the dust of life. Either you find pollen as a curse rather than a blessing, still this unique dust has an important role to play, of course with the help of those busy pollinators. Let's meet some of them.

Flies and Beetles
These are some of the unsung heroes of pollination. If you enjoy chocolate, you can thank a tiny fly that does the job of pollinating the flowers of the cacao tree.

Butterflies and Moths
These attractive insects depends largely on nectar for food, picking up pollen as they fly from one flower to another. Some beautiful orchids depend entirely on moths for successful pollination.

Sunbirds and Hummingbirds
These colorful birds constantly flit from flower to flower, sipping nectar. Pollen gets deposited on the feathers of the birds' forehead and breast.

Bees and Wasps
The hairy bodies of bees pick up pollen as readily as a pair of spectacles picks up dust, making bees ideal pollinators. Just one bumblebee can carry as many as 15,000 grains of pollen. The honeybee is the world's most important pollinator. It usually concentrates on only one type of flower abundant near its hive. It is calculated that as much as 30% of all human food is directly or indirectly dependent on pollination by bees. Crops such as almonds, apples, cherries and plums need pollination by bees. Farmers pay beekeepers for the service each hive provides.

Thanks to you busy pollinators, for distributing the "dust of life."

HomoSapiens

Will good triumph over evil? Well, last night it did not! I can't help myself but to get affected with what I saw last night. I am in anguish every time I see his smile. His cunning and scheming is definitely working really really well, but no doubt it shows a crystal clear reality...that he is the weakest, most pathetic and insecure homo sapien in the planet. He doesn't deserve a space in my blog, but I can't help it!

And why there are these puppets who are so naive and shallow? Can't they look at the picture as a whole? Why are they shedding their tears and sorry for their decisions when they've chosen it anyway. Why do they have to act in such an immature way, when they could have talk and iron things out and not be blinded with peppered words. Does surviving means leaving your heart behind? Perhaps. But even without your heart, your principles will always lead you to the right path.

Bottom line is.... Reality bites! After all, Survivor is a reality show..hehe! I want to explode last night!!! If only I could just enter the T.V screen! Grrrrrrrrr! Marlon, mura raba ka'g gwapo!!!

Kiks, you're theMan!

Now it's time for me to move on...toinkz!

tHe piNk sisterh00d tAg

Another tag from ate Jerla. So many thanks to you! This is my first time to received a "for-a-cause tag"...hehe!

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1. Put the logo in your blog
2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Add your link to the list of participants below.
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

PINK Sisterhood: 1- Fara 2- Massy 3- N.O.Y 4- Mariuca 5- A Great Pleasure 6- Benchiegrace 7- Grace 8 - Jhelea 9 - Jhari 10- A Mother of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 11- Beautiful SouL 12- AA and YOU Next!

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Now I'm tagging all the ladies in the house... Go sistahz!

mi Muy-muy

Muy-muy is having cough and colds. I feel so sad looking at him having a hard time breathing. Oh! if only I can let him blow his nose. Huhuhu! It's he's fault, he is always playing and roaming around the neighborhood. He doesn't care if it's raining or if it's dusk already, all he wants is to flirt with her GF which pissed me! Lolz!

But because I love him dearly, as a mama... I couldn't just sit and look at him suffering from terrible colds. Good thing my papang went with me to the Vet. last wednesday. Hey! What were you thinking? Muy is a cat, my meow-meow! Hmmmm.... Anywayz, Dr. Rey, the Vet. gave him 3 shots of injection. I mean, 1 shot everyday for 3 days..needless to say, haha!
Good thing now muy-muy is feeling better, much much better! Hayyyy...

20 years ago...

A picture taken more than 20 years ago! From left to right is my older brother Pipi, ate jerla, bayu JR, and my sissy kurdapya! Nobody remembers who took this shot 20 years ago but this picture is definitely one of my favorites. I still doesn't exist when this was taken, lol! But the children in this picture are special, I look up to them so much. They are all grown ups now. Truly, beautiful souls in my life.

Ching-ching!!! Hahaha... wiNK!

mi prima

Mi illusionada prima "veniz", lol! I made this kimi, which made her giggly happy! She loves the color red, and she's dying to perm her hair. Ohhh well, just a frustration.
I really enjoy making kimi's, thanks ate AF for the influence, hehe! It's like a world of endless possibilities. Try it and it will really consume your time, lol!

Hmmmm... vine ... hahah! mura rabag gwapa, lol!

how healthy were the ancients?

By examining the remains- especially the mummified remains of bodies found in tombs and those naturally mummified in peat bogs, hot desert sands, and ice and snow- scientist have learned much about the health of our distant ancestors. Advantages in genetics in particular have given scientists powerful new tools to determine anything from the family relationships of the Pharaohs and their queens to the blood types if Inca maidens. These studies have revealed that the ancients suffered many of the health problems we have today, including arthritis and warts.

The ancient Egyptians in particular seemed to suffer more than their share of ills, largely because of the multitude of parasites-from blood flukes to guinea worms and tape worms- that they picked up from the Nile River and irrigation canals.

mr. LappyToppy

Just a quick note. Lappy toppy needs to be fix, so i'll have to take him to his doctor. He'll be fine in not more than two days, lolz! It's me who can't take it anymore, and though he doesn't complain, the virus freaks me out already.

I'll miss him, and I'll miss blogy too! But anywayz... I will see ya around! HEhehe...

SIGN OUT SA KO HAH! kitaktZ!!!

oCtopussss!

I've been feeling quite restless these past few days. Dunno if it's just part of my dramatic moments or big time ka-OAhan. No it's not, I need a break! Huh, as if my career is busy..lolz! A need a break from my laptop. He and me seems so tight already. I need space and some time alone.

So what do I do?

Go to the carnaval! Waahihihi! Yes, I did went to the carnaval with my cousins, papangs, and fwends! I scream my lungs out while on the rides. It's a great way to loosen up infairness!
The best part was the mr. Octopus ride. Errrrrrr! That was nerve wrecking and I love it!
I planed to take some shots, but it's just so impossible... mabuhian nuh,lolz!

Sometimes, the answer to our problems, shallow or deep, simply lies to one simple solution. We have to keep the child in us. We may grow old, but our inner child, who has the world's most noble joys and happiness, should always remain deep within our hearts.

Be happy!

Rose

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up..

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

an email passed unto me this morning...

bUttErfLy aWard

Another award from jhelea. Thanks so much sis, I owe you big time na jud! wiNk!!!

Once accepted, the rules would be as follow:

* Put the logo on your blog.
* Add a link to the person who awarded you.
* Nominate 10 other blogs.
* Add links to those blogs on yours
* Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.


I like to share this b.u.t.t.e.r.f.l.y to all my blogger buddies!
Spread your wings!!!

eL raSon

I'm having this heartbeat-drumbeat every night for the past 3 weeks already. I usually sleeps at 9:30 pm, I must have not less than 8 hours of sleep every night to keep me alive. I'll be an insomniatic monster if I don't get to have a restful sleep. But for the past 3 weeks, my sleeping patterns changed big time! I sleep at 11 pm, that is if I don't get consumed with thoughts. Thoughts that even bothers me during the days.
These is also the reason why I'm so lazy to update my blogs and do the much needed blog hopping, walking, and visits. Errrrrr!!!

I'm going head over heels about these souls. I'm guilty again. I'm soooo hook to them right now!
They give me nerve wrecks every night, but still I can't go to bed without seeing them.

Oh well, I guess this is because I'm just a certified SURVIVOR fan! Hahahaha..lolz! toinkz!!!

wHich?

On the last week of October, papang is going to Camiguin. WAhhhhhhh I'd like to go too!!! Well, who doesn't want to step on that island? I'm not into beaches and island hopping actually but I love travels and roadtrips, riding the Rural bus is so much fun, lol!

But here is my dilemma... 2 months from now, Vine and I are planning to go to Butuan to attend the Sign Langauge District Convention. I've never been to Butuan and don't have any idea what is it like there, which makes it more exciting. Hmmmm... Camiguin or Butuan??? Which? Both??? toinKz!!!

Ohhh well... My head says camiguin... my heart says butuan...

sHe busted mE!

Time runs so fast that it seems like things are happening over and over again! Like a color wheel, it just keeps on turning and turning with the same colors that goes up, then goes down. I don't even understand what I'm talking about. I feel so busted! Like an old machine messing up! I have lots of things to do, but right now I just don't have the spark to do it. I honestly want a roller coaster ride right this very moment! I want to scream my lungs out until there's voice no more,lol!

But as what I've said, I feel so busted. Why? Coz here she goes again!!! The unwelcomed visitor knocks once again! Five days of feeling extremely lazy, wooohhhh!
I wish I can continually be normal though she's around.

contagious sMiLe

Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.

Toss this smile along to your friends who brightened up your day

or those whose days you want to brighten up.

Smile!

Each day is a wonderful reason to celebrate!

A smile from jhelea.. muchas gracias kontigo!

This goes to all who passed by this blog...grab it! THANK YOU!!!

viEw

Photohunt's theme this saturday- "VIEW."

Taken at Bolong Beach, Zamboanga City. It's very peaceful and serene in here...and creepy too,lolz!

Mui alegre sabado con ustedez todo! Hasta laviSta!!!

sPider siLk

It is lighter than cotton, yet ounce for ounce it is stronger than steel. For decades scientists have studied the silk produced by orb-weaving spiders. Dragline silk-the strongest of the seven silks these spiders can spin-has attracted the most attention. It is tougher and more waterproof than silkworm strands, which are commonly used in clothing. The manufacturer of industrial fibers such as Kevlar requires high temperatures and the use of organic solvents. In contrast, spiders produce silk at room temperature, using water as a solvent. Furthermore, the dragline is also tougher than Kevlar. If enlarged to the size of a football field, a web of dragline silk could stop a jumbo jet in flight!

Not surprisingly, researchers are intrigued by the toughness of dragline silk. Scientists would like to exploit that property in items ranging from bulletproof vests to suspension cables for bridges. But replicating dragline silk is not easy, for the material is made inside the spider's body and the process is not yet fully understood.

Isn't it humbling to realize that a lot of smart people are trying to replicate what these tiny, little creatures in our basements can do naturally!


full article in awake magazine

tHe joys oF watching tHe biRds

How different the world would be without birds! Their chirping, their songs, their varied colors and flight- all contribute to the beautiful variety of life. But how often do we stop to listen to and observe them? If you are a city dweller surrounded by the hustle and bustle of daily life and the noise of traffic, you may not even noticed the birds in your neighborhood. Even if you lived in the country side, it is easy to take them for granted.
But would you like to see your local birds close up?
You can do just that by means of a simple bird feeder in your backyard, places within range of a window. Then, all you need is a pair of binoculars and a camera with a good zoom lens- and a little patience! Have plenty of high-speed film at the ready and a good illustrated bird guide book for identification. Then watch, listen, and enjoy!


Sometimes I want to be like a bird, then i'll always fly away and move away. And yet I will always find my way back home, my home sweet home!

mY eNemy attAcks

I had this weird feeling lately, I can't sleep at night. I crave for too much food, I don't like seeing bright lights, hearing sounds and every scent just lingers on. I'm scared when things like these happens, coz it only means one thing... I will see visions, visions that tells me my enemy is coming! And it did, my migraine attacks once again! I've been struggling with this painful enemy since I was 9 years old. The throbbing kind of pain in the one side of my head kills me for hours, and even for days. All I did was to lie down in my dark room while savoring the agony.
Oh migraine, my migraine!!! You are the only one capable of hurting me this way...huhu!

That's the reason why I haven't updated this blog for 4 days, I didn't even want to look at my laptop and think about turning it on. But I'm back! I'm fine now, though I haven't moved on..lol! Have alot of catching up to do...hayyyyy ...yawat nalang, hehe!

8 rAnd0m tHings ab0ut me...

Thanks joanne for this "about mE" taggy tag... Haha.. facts about me...hmmmm...ok let me see... if there's something interesting or boring about me...hehe!

1. I am an OC (obssesive-compulsive). I'll loose my senses if my quirks are not done as it is,lol!

2. I can't eat something sweet and cold anymore....waaahhhhh! I have terrible tonsils!

3. I find it hard to make friends easily, reserved and intoverted, quite and mysterious..haha! Actually, it's really hard to get to know me, I'm a hard core to break. But to those who know me trulily, they will tell how crazy, silly and abnormal I am. Hey..I'm a good girl, hehe... I'm well-loved by those who truly know me.

4. I don't like beaches, oceans, or the sea. I find it soooo creepy. I'd rather be in the woods..hehe!

5. I hate being cuddled! I don't like being touch. Even I dunno why?....lol!

6. I love to eat exotic food like "lengua de baka"(cow's tongue) "sizzling buntot" and brains soup...haha! And I eat fast...as in, fast break... I don't even chew the food sometimes..hehe!

7. I'm very good at showing no emotions. That doesn't mean I'm insensitive, on the contrary I'm a very good observer, and my observations and theories are mostly tama... Responsive but not reactive, ganun ako.

8. Proud to be single since birth!!! Mabuhay ang mga mangkay....bwahahahaha!

Simple Rules:
1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

I would love to know more and more about veniz, jhelea, kurdapya, anagore, jolits, stolenshots, nannie and enday...hehe..wink!

wiLd

This saturday's photohunt theme is WILD! OH men! Let me first browse my files and see if I can find one...

This will take a couple of minutes...Ok, GO!

Here it is.. this photo was taken 2 years ago during our wildest summer vacation ever,lol! The gang went to SIBULAO, a remote place here in zamboanga. As you can see, we are in the WILDerness. We enjoyed our journey here, under the scorching heat of the sun..haha!
This is the only pic I have, dunno if it fits the theme....hmmmmm... censya na....hehe!

tWenty-oNe quEsti0ns

this tag is from jhelea. Thanks for allowing me to grab this 21 questions tag..I thought it's interesting so I got it..hehe! salamat hah for the permission..wink!!!

Some RULES:::START:: RULES:
1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.
2. Get back to ME and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list HERE {Note that you are not ALLOWED to change this links and make sure to leave the exact URL.}
3. Copy from Start to End.
4. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join. Who played along:

1. Music of my Heart 2. Me and Mine 3. Creative in Me 4. For the LOVE of Food 5. Little Peanut 6. Pea in a Pod 7. It’s Where the HEART Is 8. Around the World 9. Fun|Fierce|Fabulous 10. Ozzy's Mom 11. Me,Myself+2 12. Kidd Designs 13. Complex Life 14. BeautifuL s0UL 15. YOUR BLOG HERE..

Questions and Answers:

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:.... "But the average person knows the disease simply as diabetis, and so that is what we will call it in this book."

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?... The WaLL..toinkz!

3.What is the last thing you watched on TV?...."Iisa pa Lamang"..haha!

4.WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:... hmmm 3:30pm?

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?.... 3:00pm! (mao diay poreso gutum nako..hehe)

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?.... raindrops..ulan na!!!

7. When did you last step outside? what were you doing?... This morning we went to paraiso homes for field service..hmmmm, asa daw tu???

8. Before you came to this website, what did you look at?... my emails, required!

9. What are you wearing?... pajamas..lol!

10. Did you dream last night?... i don't think so!

11. When did you last laugh?... hmmmm, you mean LaughOutLaud? last saturday during deaf survey..(gigukod man jud silag mga iro,lol!)

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?.. bLing bLing!

13. Seen anything weird lately?... yeah! everyone seems weird..haha!

14. What do you think of this quiz?... fun! that's why I grab it.

15. What is the last movie you saw?... The mummy "tomb of the dragon emperor".. hayyyy

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?... tickets to TN.. haha! lupad nami tanan!

17. Tell me something about you that I don’t know:... I evolve,haha!

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?... Huh? I don't like beauty pageant questions...

19. Do you like to dance?... MEN!!! NOSEBLEED!

20. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? a boy?... if girl, GEORGE...if boy, JORGE..hehe!

21. Would you ever consider living abroad?.... definitely! we want to be with sissy!

feel free to grab it friends...have fun!!!

mamang and maya

I was looking for some stuff at the eklover and happened to bump in this dusty box of old pictures that my lola kept.

As I was going through it, my eyes could not believe what I just saw!!! A very old picture of mom and maya!!(my auntie) Wheeew! when was this taken??? 48 years ago? hahaha!

Lola is just sooo amazing, able to keep this picture for so long now, to think our family was a migrant from other place..(sa negros man gikan,LOL!) Mom and Maya were still single when this photo was taken. Oh and their fashion statement..is'nt it cute, and their hairstyle... men! hehehe... I wonder if they'll be my fashion icon?? hmmmm! LOL!

i hEart y0ur bLog

An award from DRU. Thank you! Gracias! Salamat! It truly means alot when someone appreciates your blog. Sa tinood lang makalipay jud ug duna'y mobasa sa imung way pulos nga mga sinulat uy! Sa imung mga pagbagulbul, mga ka OAhan, mga eklover... hayyy nosebleed na mag english,lol! Tenk you DRU!!!


Here are the rules connected to the I Heart Your Blog award:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog;
2. Link the person you received your award from;
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs;
4. Put links of those blogs on yours; and
5. Leave a message on the blogs that you’ve nominated.

My nominees are everyone in my bloglist... I love your blogs guyz & gelz
Grab it!!!

UnWeLcomed viSitor

She arrived two days ago. Her presence gives me the weirdest feelings every time she's around. I'm always craving for something to eat, full yet hungry, starving yet full. I hate everyone around me, they seem to pissed me whenever she's around. I also feel so lazy and sleepy and tired. If my job will be done or not, I don't seem to care.

Why does she have to visit me every month??? The five days that she will be around are the ugliest days of my living. I can't think, I can't move, I can't have a good night sleep, I can't function!

But I know I have to deal with you all my life...or until I'm fifty,LOL!
Until then UnWelcomed Visitor!..hehe!
grrrrrr..I hate being a girl! toinkz!

bEautiFuL

Photo Hunt's theme this week is "beautiful." I thought it will just be easy to find pictures that will fit the theme, but when I started to browse my files I couldn't find one, or I couldn't choose just one. I was thinking if I should put a picture of a beautiful place I've been to, or beautiful faces I've seen, or beautiful people I know and love dearly, I am confused. But when I saw this picture of the jigsaw puzzle I made with my friends, I thought this will represent the most beautiful of all...LIFE! It may sound corny, but life is like a puzzle indeed. Each and every tiny piece is so important, that if one of it is missing it wouldn't be as beautiful as it can be. Anywayz, enough of the drama! Enjoy the picture friends!..hehe!

kiCk aSS bLogger...mE???

I g0t tHis aWard fRom jHeLea, tHank y0u so vEry mUcHo! I aPPrEciate it wiTh aLL mY hEaRt. It mAde mY eYes go roLLing, lol!
Do I rEaLLy kiCk aSS??!! Naahhhh! I d0n'T eVen bELieve it mYsElf, hehe!

Do you know any bloggers that kick ass?
Maybe they've got incredible, original content. Or they're overflowing with creativity. Is it someone that helps you become a better blogger? Or a bloggy friend you know you can count on? Or maybe it's someone who simply inspires you to be a better person... or someone else who sends you to the floor, laughing your ass off.
Whatever the reason may be, I'm sure you know at least a couple of bloggers that kick ass. Well... why not tell 'em so? LOVE ON 'EMChoose 5 bloggers that you feel are "Kick Ass Bloggers"
Let 'em know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they've received an award
Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to http://www.mammadawg.com/
Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on!
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You definitely kick aSS -

kUrdApya- for inspiring mE to bLog, haha! required jud te nuh!
jErLa- for always leNding a haNd in my noSebLeeding momEnts, thanks te lot!..hehe!
vEniz- kEEp it up bAye!..haha!
beRRy- I just love hEr dRawings... vEry cUte!
gReenMan- fOr aLL the heLp, sa paypal ug sa manga..gRacias!!!


keep oN kicKing!!!

hoLLiw00d LiNes

"If you look me in the eye", "I can be be your hero", and my favorite this time, "You will always be my baby" by David Cook. This are drop-dead-lines that will surely melt anybody's heart. Good for you if you have a love life. Couples usually say poetic lines to each other. A way of expressing their feelings through songs, poems, letters or the best way of saying it is looking through each others eye.

But to those who are still single and unattached, you can still experience how it feels to be head over feet. Wanna know how is it? It's by playing this fun and exciting new game from Extreme Style by VO5 called the Ultimate Flirting Championship. This game will allow you to know which lines works out the best, then you may apply it in real life. Go ahead and try this game for yourself, and have the chance to achieve and win the much anticipated Victory Hair. Know what is it, click the links now!

mAnang maNiCurisTa

She came by here yesterday. Mamang and I got some pedicure and after it, feels like I'm born again,LOL! If a dog is man's bestfriend, manang manicurista is every girls bestfriend! Who doesn't loved her?! I loved it every time she pushes those dead skin and ingrown toe nails. Having a manicure or pedicure is one of the nicest feelings ever, hehe! I clean my nails myself most of the time, but nothing beats manang manicurista's hand. She's one of those people we might just take for granted, but indeed she also never failed to bring a smile to our faces. Until then manang!