My Online World

I have previously mentioned in this blog a couple of months ago about our bedroom makeover. As I have said, it has been stopped due to lack of budget as other expenses are piling up then. The pending renovations are changing of the bedroom ceilings, wall and closet painting, replacement of broken tiles and construction of my work area. Another things added up to that is a major renovation of the kids room,from ceiling down to the floor needs changes. We need to buy a new mattress too as we will be having a customized bed for them rather than buy at the malls which is too pricey. Kids wanted to have their own and separate study table too as both of them will be going to school this coming June. The wall painting is now on process as of this writing, I just hope that all of these can be done before July which is the arrival month of my SIL and her family who is coming over for a vacation.

For some people, they consider holy week as a time for leisure and vacation. We often forgot the true meaning and value on why we are commemorating holy week.

During this so called “modern times ” the things we used to the back then have changed, although some of the traditions are still kept and followed, we could all notice the difference. During my younger years, you can hardly watch any tv shows on TV except for Biblical movies like “the bible”, Seven last words, Beatitudes, Genesis.

Even radio programs have been shut down, especially on Good Friday itself. Elders are always reminding us kids not to play and be loud. But during these days it is no longer observed as there are now the presence of cables, DVD’s, internet, ipod and other multimedia gadgets that can no longer restrain you from doing nothing during the holy week.

Here are the activities that are usually done on Holy week:

• Pabasa (reading)- is a holy week practice that starts on holy Monday, it is where Jesus’ life, passion, death and resurrection are being told in  a chanting and poetic way, this has been still religiously followed by the elders and in some parts of the provinces. Nowadays, younger generation takes their part by using melodies of pop songs and even does it in a rap manner.
• Visita Iglesia(Church visit) and Station of the Cross- It involves visiting several Churches at which the faithful would pray the Stations of the Cross.
• Senakulo (Passion Play)- a dramatic presentation of the passions of Christ, although this one can now be hardly seen now.

• Salubong (meeting)- large statues of Jesus and Mary are brought in procession together to meet, imagining the first reunion of Jesus and his mother Mary after Jesus’ Resurrection. This usually takes place at an early dawn and an Easter mass is celebrated after.

Whatever we do during the holy week, the important thing is to take and devote even a little time to God and reflect on God’s sacrifices that he has done for us.

Here at the office until tomorrow. Though the boss informed us yesterday that the start of office hours would be around 9 a.m. which is quite good as I don’t have to wake up early and I finally accepted the fact that we have to work till holy Wednesday and should be thankful instead since we are on a “no work no pay” basis, meaning I could still bring home a complete salary for the whole week. We are now trying to finish our pending tasks, I need to get all the orders done and process them today since our suppliers’ delivery schedule is also up until tomorrow only. We’re still waiting for the office jet printer delivery which is due for today and I need to order another tm-t88iv thermal receipt printer that will be use for the other business of our boss engaged in food business. Tomorrow, I need to go to the bank to pay bills and deposit checks since banking schedule will resume after holy week.

To our dear Gabby!

Words are not enough to express how we are deeply happy to see you grow. Now that you are entering another phase of your growing up years, we are just here to guide and help you along the way. Thank you for just being a sweet and loving daughter. We thank God for giving you and your brother Nicco to us, having both of you is enough treasure for us your parents.

Seeing you wearing these medals and recognition really made us proud parents of you! Way to go Gabby

It’s been almost two months now that we keep on calling our telephone and internet provider about problems with our phone line, there are times that we have no dial tone and intermittent connection on the net. Their service technicians come and go, because they will be able to fix as they come and the problem will again resurfaced after they go. A never ending cycle which is pissing us off. Only if we have the Verizon bundles being offered here in our place, I guess we won’t meet any problem anymore with our phone and internet line as they have the most reliable wireless network connection in the nation. It’s just so tiring being offered up with promises by our local telecommunications company with poor services.

Searching for other company is quite not easy too as I did my research and found out that others are also giving their subscribers the said headache, I guess providers here are not as competitive as what the Verizon deals because our local company here offers only an internet and phone line bundle. Wherein the Verizon offers home phone service, Verizon high speed internet, and television service offered through Verizon FiOS TV. You could save up a lot of money from this bundle and get to experience an A+ kind of services because you get a lot perks out of the package and you won’t be having a hard time as there are lots of options to choose from.

1. How far away is the last person you kissed? Just a few steps away.

2. Has someone ever told you they would be with you forever? Yup, but he’s nowhere to be found now.

3. Last person you were in a car with? Family

4. Any plans for tomorrow? Work

5. How long does it take for you to take a shower? Twenty minutes

6. Best friend or close friends?  My childhood friends

7. Is tomorrow going to be a good day? I hope so!

8. Did you kiss anyone friday?  No.

9. Ever thrown up in public? Nope

10. What’s on your mind RIGHT NOW? My daughter’s graduation later.

11. Who was the last person you talked to? DH, a few seconds ago. lol

12. What is the WORST subject they teach at school? Math! LOL

13. Have you seen anyone lately that you don’t get along with? Yes but I won’t say who

14. What is your favourite colour top to wear? Purple and Pink tops

15. Have you ever been in a car accident? Nope and hope I won’t be in.

16. What’s the closest thing to you that’s green? My shirt. tehee

17. Where would you like to be right now? Beach

18. Write down some lyrics to the song you’re listening to? I can make it through the rain… Mariah Carey

19. How many dogs do you have? Only one

20. Is anything bugging you right now? Nothing, just this freakin mosquitoes roaming around me. Ahaha

21. Is life going right for you now? Yes.

22. Is there someone you care about more than yourself? My Family

23. What made you laugh today? My kids antics

24. What was the last movie you watched? A local movie and I forgot the title. hee

25. Whats the last conversation you had about? preparation for our daughters graduation this afternoon

26. What were you doing at 7:00 this morning? Still in bed at that time and that was yesterday because it’s only 5 am now.

27. Do you like your hair long or short? Long, but I am thinking of having a haircut anytime soon.

28. Do you want to see somebody right now? My parents
29. Do you like the rain? I used to but scared now due to typhoon Ondoy.

30. Did you have a valentine this year? Yes. with my family

31. The last person you kissed needs you at 3 am, would you go? Of course

32. Would you honestly say you’d risk your life for someone else? Yes especially for my family

33. Honestly, if you could go back 1 month and change something would you? Yes,correct  some mistakes

34. How do you feel about boys smoking? Bad, especially the young ones.

35. Could you see yourself with someone forever? Definitely w/ DH

Do you remember the instance when you purchased a certain product and been very excited to use it but only to be dismayed in the end where you find it not working properly or worst scenario is that it is a damaged item?! I bet many of us have it experienced it. There are really times that the products we purchase appears physically ok but when the item have been tested and used, there appears the problem already. We typically go back to the store and ask for replacement or have it submitted for warranty services. It’s another process that we go through and  in this case another problem comes up, but with the customer services issues on the rise. It is just so disappointing dealing with some people who are so unprofessional and doesn’t really care for their consumers or customers, It’s a good thing that there are consumer forum that we could go to and keep our sentiments be aired out, and even get some tips on get to share out experiences with other customers. A friend is experiencing problems with the laptop that  she recently bought from IT store near our work place and is still waiting for for that parts to be replace for weeks now, she’s losing patience already for the waiting game and is on the verge of filing complain.

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. –

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I would often complain about my work but as I look back, I realized that I have been in this job for almost 3 years already. I have attempted many times to just quit and look for another one but still here I am… I would often feel low and degrade myself for the tasks I am doing and that is because sometimes other people would really make me feel that way. For the meantime, I need to stay and be patient, I know things will turn into their proper places at the right time. This time, I need to be positive and divert any negative thoughts about my work. I should consider myself blessed that I have a job since others are really having a hard time finding one.

I always tell myself that I should stop procrastinating and should start to manage my time properly, but I always fail whenever I am faced with some beating the deadline situations, I always end up regretting of the time I wasted. It’ s a good thing that I have my DH who ’s always there to remind me of things I need to do, we’re two opposite when it comes to dealing with time. He’s the type of person who always perform things well planned, and I am the great procrastinator. I know that it’s  not good to rely on him always and I wouldn’t really learn my lessons well if he’s always there to keep pushing me.

Managing my “online” time is always a mess. I always tend to do my online tasks at the very last minute as the temptation of browsing and surfing other sites like showbiz and gossip sites, blog hopping, playing Cafe World over at facebook and online casino usa usually eats up most of my online time, Playing games is one of  the most time consuming activity I always engaged in and I am really trying my best to stay away from them to keep me focused on doing a more productive thing online.

But playing usa online casino is kinda different as it is trustworthy and reliable among other games especially if you are a US resident and trying to find the best games in casino wherein at least you get to win  some cash here unlike with other games wherein you earn millions of cash but only virtually . You can find there different types of games. But be sure that you have finished your important things to do as this quite time consuming if you get hooked into it and I strongly suggest that you need to manage your time and do this only on your allotted leisure time.

1. Outside of your romantic life, do you currently have a best friend?

~ yes. She’s Hanna and she’s a college friend.

2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for?

~ Hope we could be able to surpass life’s challenges and securing kids future too.

3. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or food? If yes. what did you do?

~ A friend I usually lend money before as she’s always tight w/budget for school needs

4. If they re-instituted the draft (for both genders and your were of age) would you go, or would find some way out of it?

~ I don’t really get this question.

5. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn’t let yourself do.

~ Being too happy go lucky after I graduated from college

6. Tell us about the last time you bragged.

~ I don’t brag!

7. What area are you wisest in?

~ I think I’m good w/ the household chores except for cooking.

8. Tell us about something that happened that at the time made you “full of yourself”.

~ I think its about taking care and raising my kids. Being a parent is no easy task.

9. Has there ever been a time that you wanted to try something in the bedroom, but were afraid to ask?

~ Nope.