It Was Snowing Today!  

Posted by: Licel

The weathermen were wrong. They said it would turn the other way. Oh well, nobody's perfect! Usually if this happens my hubby will drive me to work. But this time I was already at work when the white stuff started to fall. When I got out, hubby was waiting. He told me to go first and he'll follow to make sure that I'll arrive home safely. But I left him in the dust! When I looked at the rearview mirror he was nowhere in sight. hehe..I was waiting for him at the parking lot instead.

'Twas my first time driving in a really heavy snow(about 2 inches). I mean, I've been driving in snow before but this is my first time to experienced that my car slid. Gosh, it really scared the hell out of me! I was near home when it happened. I pushed the break hard instead of pumping it slowly. My husband already told me tips for driving in snow countless times but I guess I have to learn by doing it. There's nothing like practice for honing one's skills. Get out there, stir up the salt and enjoy. And that's what I did. Thankfully, I arrived home safe and sound. :)

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Avatar Movie  

Posted by: Licel

I've heard a lot of good reviews about this from friends and co-workers. Of course, we don't wanna be left out so we went to see the Avatar in 3D this afternoon. Everyone I know that has seen this movie is definitely right. One word sums it up - incredible! So far, this is one of the best movies I've seen in 2010. Kudos to James Cameron! He is undeniably brilliant!

Pandora is sooo enchanting. Despite being entirely computer-generated, with the 3D glasses it looks real. It actually feels like you are right in the action. Some scenes will just blow you away.


So what did I learn from this movie? Well, I have to say I've learned quite a bit.

1. Everything in the world is interconnected. We have to take care everything around us.

2. Anyone can fall in love with anyone. :) Kasabihan nga, love knows no boundaries. :)

3. Some people are dickheads, selfish and greedy. They are only thinking of their own self-interest regardless if there are other living things that might get hurt.

4. Faith and goodness will still prevail in the end.

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Whatta Surprise!  

Posted by: Licel

Today is my day off but my husband and I woke up very early for our dental appointment. After we were done with the dentist, we drove past two houses. Both of us didn't like it. When we got home, I started cooking dinner. Then my husband's youngest daughter Aubree wanted to come over. She lives with her mom and she had no school today since it's a U.S. federal holiday(Martin Luther King Day). So while waiting for our food to be done, my husband picked her up. She's 16 and she's not driving yet.

I'm so happy that Aubree liked the food that I prepared. It started when she stayed with us last christmas. Now, she (according to her) always looks forward to it. For someone who doesn't know how to cook, it's really a big deal. And she even hugged me which really took me by a surprise. First time she did that to me. It's not that she didn't like me. There was just not enough time for us to know each other well until last christmas. And it also had something to do with her mom, of course. I'm pretty sure that her mom was feeding her negative words against me and her dad, hence the aloofness. Case point: when she stayed with us during holiday, she uttered something like, "she's nice(facing her dad). I didn't realize that you're nice(facing to me)". Huh? Where the hell do you think she got that idea that I'm not nice? We only met occasionally and God knows I didn't do anything that made her think that I am mean.

Anyway, God is really amazing. Now, she said to her dad that she likes me and she wishes to stay with us. In fact, before she left today, she asked if she can stay with us this coming Holy Week. That would be nice so she will get to know me some more. This is also one way for her to find out herself that her dad is not a monster as what her mom keep telling her.

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Before You Judge Others...Know Thyself!  

Posted by: Licel

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hang the wash outside. That laundry is not very clean, she said, she doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap. Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Everytime her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.

About a month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: Look! she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her. The husband said: I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows!

And so it is with life...What we see when watching others, depends on the purity of the window through which we look. Before we give any criticism, it might be a good idea to check our state of mind and ask ourselves if we are ready to see the good rather than to be looking for something in the person we are about to judge. Take a look at how you feel about being judged yourself. Would you want someone to look at your actions and interpret them the way you interpret theirs? It's up to you. But please take a look at yourself first before you judge others!

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Are you getting enough sleep?  

Posted by: Licel

I hope so since sleep is more important than you think. Not getting enough of it can have serious negative effects both mentally and physically. From my own experience, I can't function at my full capacity when I do not get enough sleep. I get cranky, stressed and can't focus on the task at hand. My sense of alertness goes down too. In fact, just recently I made careless mistakes at work. I misplaced some money and a check. It's not that much but it's something that has never happened to me before. My bosses were worried for me because it happened for two consecutive days. The good news is that my boss and one of my co-workers found it. Whew! Also, my immune system is weak, thus I easily get sick nowadays.

The reason why I didn't get enough sleep lately is because I've been working the late shift at my job. I couldn't sleep right away when I got home even if I was so tired. Until my body got used to it. Little did I realize that it has a negative impact on me. Need to change this before it's too late.

So dear readers, never ever understimate sleep. Not getting enough of it will catch you up.

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Oh no!  

Posted by: Licel

I am feeling under the weather again. I probably got this from my stepdaughter Amber, who visited us the other day. She had colds and was coughing terribly. As soon as she left, that's when I started feeling sick. I don't easily get cough and colds but my resistance nowadays is running low due to lack of sleep. For a few weeks now, I've been staying up way too late just downloading free apps to my touch ipod, checking websites that I am part of and editing my blog. Addict much? :)

I know that lack of sleep has negative impact on our health and well-being. As a matter of fact, I'm starting to feel the negative side effects of it already. And I don't like it, of course! :)That's why, part of my new year's resolution is to try to sleep early whenever I can.

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Salted Dried Fish  

Posted by: Licel

It was my breakfast this morning with spicy vinegar, warm rice and egg omelette. Salted dried fish is locally known as tuyo, bulad, or buyad(in my own dialect). It's a common breakfast food in the Philippines and goes well with warm or fried rice, egg omelette and a cup of warm coffee or hot chocolate. There are different varieties of dried fish but one thing most have in common is the strong odor when fried or grilled. I have to admit that the smell of it is a bit stinky but tolerable. My husband didn't think so. This morning, he said something like, Ewww, it smells like poop!!!(over and over again). He opened all the windows, switched on the exhaust fan, ran and locked himself in the bedroom. hahaha! And one more thing, I put the salted dried fish in the cabinet where he normally put his cereal and a box of green tea. So everytime he opened the cabinet to get the cereal, the salted dried fish was the first thing he would see. Actually, my husband said that the first thing he saw was the eyeball looking at him. LOL! When I was looking for it this morning, he said that he moved to another cabinet because it was bothering him. He felt like the fish was staring at him. hahaha! Well, one thing I can say, it smells like a dead rat and make you puke but the taste is delightingly fabulous. Yum! :))

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New Look  

Posted by: Licel

Since it's new year, I've decided to changed my blog template. I really don't like changing template every so often because of all the adjustment and widgets that I have to add again. Such a hassle! But I got tired looking at my old template so I decided to give this blog a new look. Actually, what I really wanted is to change it into a 3 column. But the 3 column templates that I found so far is in xml files. I need to zip and unzip it to get the code. And I'm so clueless on how to do this. I did try though, but it just keeps blinking and so many windows are popping-up. Sheesh!!! It was drivin' me crazy! So i'll just settle for this copy-paste template for now until i'll figure out how to zip and unzip files. Hope you like it. :)

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I'm back!  

Posted by: Licel

..to blogging. Wow, it's been two months since my last blogpost! I've gone into some kind of writing hibernation out of laziness, or simply the absence of compelling thoughts. But one of my new year's resolution is to try to blog more often, so here I am.

These are a few highlights from my past two months that I would like to share:

1. My mom had a successful cataract surgery. Thank God! She had a bad infection and cataracts in both eyes. I shouldered the majority of the expenses. Though it cost me an arm and a leg but I don't mind. I love my mom and I'll do anything for her. I was able to talked to her last christmas and she sounds happy.

2. My husband's youngest daughter Aubree stayed with us since christmas until the last day of the year. She's a nice kid. It's just that her mother didn't teach her things that she needs to learn while growing up.

3. PBB Double Up, Facebook, Friendster, Forums, Blogs, Yahoo Mail, Youtube, checking all these sites eat up so much of my time. Before I know it, I'm already runnin' out of time.

4. Planning our next move for 2010. So many plans and hopefully everything will fall into place.

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