Help And Earn!

My in-laws' phones were all damaged during the flood that happened last December 2011. They later bought cheap cell phones where they could make important texts and calls to our other relatives. However, their newly bought phones did not function anymore 2 weeks after. And it happened at the end of the phone's warranty period. Is there something fishy going on or where those phones they bought were just not reliable at all? My mother-in-law was quite enraged today that she throws the phone off to the trash.

When her anger subsides, I plan to talk to her and suggest to better get a reliable unit this time. I read all about Lightyear Wireless phone where one not only get a free cell phone service but make money as well just by helping others how to do it. Imagine how one can generate income by doing that and now I'm thinking of getting one for myself, too! Check out their site for more detailed information.

Be Prepared All The Time

It's currently raining here but am quite allergic to the sound of rain pours. Can't help it. More than a week after our place was hit by typhoon Sendong (washi) that claimed a lot of lives and left many people homeless, I just can't sit and relax right now hearing the sound of the rain. Thinking about of a mother whose 3 out of 4 kids died of drowning made my spine shiver. Hearing what my in-laws went thru over and over again made my more vigilant especially at night time. I think I was also traumatized with their experience. How much more if I was also involve? Gosh, time to let this go off my mind.

I'm sleepy at 4 o'clock in the afternoon but I will not rest. I don't want to close my eyes until this rain subsides. I know this is just part of a low pressure area, but I can't trust our weather bureau these days. I still think it's best to be prepared at all times.

Zoe Made My Day

Chloe had her ballet rehearsal yesterday at 1 pm and it took them several hours to finish. They were preparing for their upcoming Nutcracker presentation for next Sunday. Their rehearsal ended at 6:30 pm where hubby was calling me to hurry up as he wanted to pay his bills at the store that would close at 7pm. I told him to prepare including the baby (they were left home). He said he would only go to a nearby store and be out for a very short while, so I said that we would go with him even just for a joy-ride.

Chloe changed her clothes inside the car while I picked daddy & baby. Zoe changed to her 'walking clothes' but hubby did not prepare her bag as he said we would be out for a short while. Usually, we always brought Zoe's stroller, bag with clothes, diaper, milk & bottle, wipes and rubber sheet. But yesterday, we did not bring any. She didn't even wear her shoes!

Along the way, hubby realized that he would not be able to reach the store on time. The mere fact that we have to pass by a heavily traffic road for there was a night Café at the heart of the city. Then, he suddenly thought of going to the mall so he changed direction. Chloe was excited as she wanted to go to that mall and see some toys (halleer!). So, off we went. But hubby said that we would just wait for him inside the car while he pay. Chloe protested, and so did I. Besides, there were plenty of cars at the parking lot and I don't feel safe. I decided to buy Zoe a new pair of shoes at the mall.

As hubby went to pay, the kids and I went to shoes section when I suddenly smelled a foul odor. I asked Chloe if she was the one who did it but she denied. Uh-oh, I said to myself. Not now, not this time!!

So, I peep on Zoe's behind and found 'something'. What a what! She just made my day! She didn't do this at the mall but why now?! I didn't bring her bag! Nothing at all! Good thing we were at the department store where they also have a Comfort Room. But prior to that, I hurriedly went to the infant section with the kids. I told Chloe to help me get some items like diaper, wipes and rubber sheet. Good thing she's quite old enough to understand. I gave her money to pay at the counter as I don't want others to smell Zoe's you-know-what! Chloe then told me that I should also buy Zoe a new stroller ~ again, hello! (slaps forehead)

When hubby found us, I told him about our current situation. He was amused. I let him carry my bag and asked Chloe to go with me inside the comfort room where I will clean Zoe's bah-hind! Good thing there was a nappy changer inside the mall and their CR was not dirty. I got relieved after I cleaned her up. She really made my day!

While there, we decided to buy her a not so expensive shoes but the one I bought was quite nice to see. After I paid, I let her wore it and made her walk as she was quite heavy to carry. But she didn't make another move after doing some two steps. I've realized I bought shoes that squeaked. So, I carried her and stopped near the toy section. It was only that time that she tried to walk when she saw Mickey Mouse stuff toy, not minding her squeaking shoes anymore. Hmm, I'm planning to buy that toy next week as her Christmas gift.

We didn't stay long in there so hubby just bought food from KFC. While waiting, Chloe ate french fries from potato corner while Zoe was busy looking some toys and other items at the mall. We stayed there for less than an hour then went home. So much had happened for so little time, eh?

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Her Folder

After I woke up early this morning and prepared breakfast for everybody, glad that I was finally in peace when Chloe already left for school. However, I've to take care of baby Zoe but I can manage her. But few minutes later, I got a call and a text from Chloe that she forgot to bring her folder. She put some of her important materials for school in there. Her dad asked me a favor to bring it for Chloe for he's going to prepare to go work. I gritted my teeth but there was nothing I can do. I was so tired and I don't feel like going out. If only the thing she forgot was not that important I would've not gave in. So, off I went to her school, murmuring on my way there. But when I saw my daughter, she was happy to see me bringing her folder. She was relieved and well, so am I. But I reminded her to not to forget to bring her things next time.

Nyt!

I wanna blog but my eyes can't take it anymore. Dunno if you have experienced this that no matter how much you wanted to write something, some parts of your body just won't give in. This time, it's my eyes telling me to stop and get a rest.

My mind has a lot to tell but I guess I've to obey my eyes and call it a night.

See you tomorrow!

Secretary for the Day

My husband currently forgot to bring his cellphone. He called me up to check his messages and relayed it to him. He even told me to reply to some of his clients, of course, under his instructions.
I've realized I became his secretary for this day. I might charged him for the services rendered, lol!

Glad he said later on that he will come home by lunch time to get it. Aaah, better that way. Besides, I had a hard time using his sony ericsson phone. It's not so user-friendly - to me :) If only I could just call his clients and explain to them what to do, harhar. Just kidding!

Reliever

I hired a cleaning lady once a week and so far, so good. At least somebody's going to relieve me off my chores once in awhile. As of the moment, I don't plan of hiring a stay in helper for they always give me a headache. No matter how hard I tried to be nice to them, they abuse it. But I know not all of them are like that. Lucky for those people who were able to hire a loyal and faithful worker.

Anyway, my cleaning lady will report at 8 am and go home in the afternoon or whenever she's done with her work. Then I pay her. And so far, I like our arrangement. I also referred her to my in laws and glad to know that they were satisfied with her work...

Respect begets Respect

I went out this afternoon and did a little grocery. It's been quite awhile since I did the marketing coz it was always my husband who always go to the supermarket :) Yeah, it's because he prefers to do it than stay at home watching over his two restless kids.

So, after I was done with the grocery, I lined up at the cashier and waited for my turn when suddenly someone inserted the lane. I asked him if he was the companion of the lady in front of me but he said no. I told him that he should be at my back coz I lined up first, he should wait for his turn... Instead, he told me he only had a few items to pay and it should be fine with me if he inserted on the line ahead of me.

Well, I've encountered this scenario a couple of weeks ago and how pissed off I was! I scolded the salesman (who inserted the lane to help his customer), the cashier and even called the manager. I didn't want this thing to happen again. Some people are just so dumb and ignorant!

I didn't give up my right and told that man to be respectful. I was in there first so no matter how plenty or few were my things, he's got no right to just get in the line. Besides, there were other lanes that cater only 5-10 items. Why should he pushed himself at my lane?

With that, he left. And I think that was the right thing he did. I don't know why a lot of people here are just so plain ignorant. I wish right conduct and proper decorum are included in the school curriculum so that when students kids grow up, they know how to respect others.

2-Week's Over

My daughter's 2-week semestral break is over and starting tomorrow, everything is back to basic. I've to wake up around 5 or 5:30 in the morning to prepare breakfast, assist Chloe in taking a bath to fasten up everything and so on and so forth.

Lately I've been waking up around 7 am but this morning, I woke up around 8:30 coz I slept late last night because of Zoe. She was very cranky and only to find out that she wanted to poop and it happened twice. I never slept until Zoe was off to dreamland. That's always been the case. I can't sleep when they are still awake, afraid that something might happen to them and I may not know it.

I may be planning to sleep early tonight but if that won't happen, at least I have my alarm clock to help me wake up :-)

Music In My Mind

I used to be a Glee Club member when I was in college. I love to sing even before I joined the club and being invited to sing in school programs was an honor for me. One time, my co-glee club member and I tried to record a song to be presented at school. We decided to find someone who was keen enough in mixing and recording our songs. We found a very small and simple studio and tried to record it but the result was not impressive yet we continued as we cannot find another affordable studio.

That was years ago and if it only happens now, we would not be that desperate. An online mastering service is all over the net and they are even known for producing quality audio mixing services. I guess it’s because they use excellent equipment. I’ve seen the site and how I wish to be on their studio to record a song. If you also wanted to get their services, just visit http://www.sageaudio.com/. They guarantee customer satisfaction but if you don’t like the result, you will not be obliged to pay. But if you’ve seen the equipment they use, you will not doubt their capability and you know you are in good hands.

Safe Haven

Each of us wishes for a happy life. But sometimes, it depends on the situation or on how you deal with your life. I've encountered a lot of people, mostly women, who suffered abuse, depression and trauma and every one of them has a different story to tell. Some of these women became alcoholic because they low self-esteem when they were young while others were physically abused from the person they trusted.

Every time I encountered people like these, I don't judge them. Because these people may be crying for help. A post traumatic stress disorder treatment may be the best way to help them. There's a safe haven or sanctuary for women suffering from mental health and substance abuse. In there, they will be guided and helped to get their feet back on the ground. All throughout the program, somebody will assist them and help them overcome their trauma. And since the place is situated away from the busy urban life, each woman is assured of their protection. So, if you want to know about this place, you can visit their site at http://www.brookhavenretreat.com/cms/ and recommend this to the people who seek for help.

Something's Wrong With My Lappy :-(

So sad! My laptop of almost 2 years is currently under repair. I had no idea what happen to my lappy. I was just shocked to learn that it won't function this morning. My husband is trying to fix it and I am hoping of a positive result. I wish no major damage occur to my laptop.

Right now, I am using our PC. My husband is the one using this but since he's busy downstairs to fix my lappy, and playing games at his PS3 at the same time, I decided to use his PC to finish some tasks, do blogging and answering emails to friends.

Going back to my laptop, if my husband is not successful in fixing it, I'll definitely look for someone who can repair this. And I hope it's not expensive or else I'll be forced to buy a new one. But I've no budget for that as of the moment. I prefer to have my lappy fixed because I've grown to love that thing...so much...

My Achy Breaky Back

I'm having another achy breaky back after doing a lot of chores this morning. I was only able to rest late in the afternoon when the kids (especially baby Zoe) were asleep. And thank goodness for Chloe's wonderful back massage!

Tomorrow, I make sure that I will refrain from straining myself. I guess I will declare it as another lazy day, hehe. I deserve to rest and set aside household chores once in awhile. I'll just do the cooking and taking care of the kids and ignore doing the rest.

One Fine Sunday

After my family and I attended the 10:30 am mass, we had our lunch at Shakey's Pizza Parlor. I decided to omit my rice coz my tummy felt bloated. I was quite hungry but I don't want to upset my tummy, so I ordered only pizza with vegetable salad, 2 pieces mojos, 1 fried chicken and a soup. A can of coke, shared with Chloe, completed my meal.

After lunch, we went to Gap to see their best finds because they were having a sale on kids' clothing. But I only bought 1 skirt for Chloe because most of the items sold were long sleeves or woolen type of cloth. It's hot in our country so those types of clothing is not advisable. I was hoping to buy baby Zoe a dress but only black velvet dresses were available. The rest were quite big for her. I'll buy her another dress next time we go out to shop.

Just sharing my Sunday afternoon and hope you had a great one, too. I guess everybody's busy preparing for Halloween or All Soul's Day. Wishing you all a meaningful day and a great week ahead!

All Soul's Day..

October 31 is already declared a holiday here in the Philippines in preparation for the celebration of All Soul's Day on November 1.

Every year, my family would gather at Oro Gardens because it's where my late father was laid to rest. I can't believe that it had been more than 10 years since he passed away. I miss my dad but life has to go on.

I am planning to go to the cemetery late afternoon of November 1. I think it's not hot at that time but I hope it will not rain also. My hubby will come with me and so are my 2 kids. My mom, my brother and sister in law will be there so that makes only 8 of us. I hope my brother in Manila and his family can come home to visit but if not, I guess we will be seeing each other on Christmas Day.

So far, this is my plan for November 1...

Electrifying Youth :-)

A picture of a 15 year old teenybopper who was a big fan of Phoebe Cates and Debbie Gibson. You can see their posters on the wall, right?

Well, okay, that girl was me and I miss those good ol days. I guess I was in third year high school when this picture was taken... And those posters were given to me by my best friends.

Gosh, can't believe that was years ago!

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Gimme a Break...

Got quite irritated awhile ago. I know I shouldn't but can't help when you're too tired and drained. My baby was very cranky, I had been carrying her for almost 3 hours. Sometimes, I put her down and in a short while, she was wailing so I picked her up. Full time mommies I guess can understand this scenario that you need to rock your baby for awhile, cuddle her, sometimes you have to dance or sway a little or hum a song just to calm the baby and put her to sleep.

Until I almost ran out of patience and I just want to leave her on her crib wailing. But I can't stand listening to her cries so I picked her up again. And it has been on an on until hours had passed. I was done giving her milk, water, played with her but same thing happened. I guess she was just cranky this day.

I was just too glad that she finally went to sleep because she already gave me an achy breaky back! I think I need a massage for this. Now, it's quiet in our bedroom and I'm glad coz in a short while, I will try to rest and take a short nap peacefully...

Mom's Coming

My mom will be arriving today from Manila and my daughter is excited to see her. She's been in Manila for about a month and Chloe just missed her. They are close to each other and my daughter is kind of spoiled to her grandma.

My brother's going to pick her up and anytime now she will arrive from the airport. Perhaps she will drop by our place first before proceeding to her place and that's why Chloe's taking her afternoon nap right now, hoping that when wakes up, she will see her Mama Bie :-)

Help Them Recover

While I was browsing one entertainment site, I read in there that two aspiring starlets were caught buying drugs. What a waste! They should have put their money into good use, why drugs? While I read on their story, it was mentioned that these two youngsters were on methadone addiction for awhile. Their career also suffered since they became unprofessional on the set while filming a TV show.

But I guess there was a reason why they indulged in this prohibited drugs. Both of them were still on their teens, one came from a broken family while the other one's family lives abroad. No one guided them to the right path and perhaps they met people along the way who were a bad influence to them.

They can be helped by means of rehabilitating them. It may be painful for the parents to see their kids got wasted on drugs but if it is already there, the least the parents can do is to communicate with their children, understand why this had happened and help them recover. Let's give them a chance to renew themselves and hope for a bright future.

I'm Free Today :-)

I'm currently sneezing due to dust. I hired a cleaning lady today and I smelled a lot of dust! I guess that's how dirty is our house, lol.

I wanna rest from doing some chores at least once a week. But there were some parts of our house that I cannot give my full attention since I am taking care of my 2 daughters. My kids are my topmost priority, my husband is the second (hehe, don't ask. he can take of himself anyways) and the rest will follow.

So far, the cleaning lady left me a good impression. I might hire her again next week, same time, same day =)