Barangay Ginebra’s “Never give up” Spirit

I’m so happy last night because Ginebra won the championship game. They have a great game because their opponent (Air 21) is a good team too. It’s a best of 7 game and the first game was taken by Ginebra while the second and third was taken by Air 21. Then Ginebra looses one of its players (Helterbrand) because of an injury and everybody thought that they have a big chance of loosing thing the championship. They’ve won the fourth game and that made the standing 2-2 and then their opponent won the fifth game. But Ginebra showed that they are determine to win the championship and won game six and seven. They really deserve to win the champion ship because they’ve shown their “Never give up” attitude because they’ve fought ‘till the end and most of their player are in pain. Erik Menk did a great job in the third quarter of the game and Alexander did a good game too. Who would have thought that they will be the champions for this league because their standing during the first part of the league is 0-5 but they did not give up and they were able to win the championship. I’m not a basketball fan but I enjoyed their game. I watched it since championship’s game one to seven and all I can say is congratulations and you guys deserve it!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I’m so excited to watch the next Harry Potter movie (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince). I watch surfing the net and I stumble to Warner brother’s website and I watched its trailer. I wish it’s already November because it is set to release on that month. I’m a big fan of Harry Potter and all I can say is it’s a good movie. It is one of the best movies of all time for me.

PLOT: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.

Alison Carroll is the New Lara Croft

I’m an Angelina Jolie fan myself. I’m a bit disappointed when I read an article in yahoo that there will be a new Lara Croft. Alison Carrol will be the new Lara Croft. She will be busy traveling the world to promote the latest Tomb Raider game.

"It's unbelievable how realistic [Lara's] movements are in Tomb Raider: Underworld and it's so gratifying to be able to use my years of gymnastic training to portray such a beloved character," Carroll said in a press release.

Francis M has Leukemia and Needs Blood Donors

I’m not exactly a big fan of Francis M. But I felt sad when I heard that he’s diagnosed with leukemia. I always watch Eat Bulaga and who would have known that he is sick. He needs blood donors. I’ve read that they are accepting donors that have blood type “O” and patelets. For those who are would like to donate, all you have to do is to go to The Medical City hospital in Ortigas and it’s in the lower ground level in the name of Francis Magalona. Please let’s help the Master Rapper. Master rapper is the son of local matinee idol Pancho Magalona and actress Tita Duran, Francis created his own mark in the entertainment industry as a rapper-performer when he released his debut album, Yo! back in 1990. The said record spawned the massive nationalistic rap hit song "Mga Kababayan," which in effect introduced Pinoy style rap music in the mainstream.

Old Woman

I was on my way home from work when I saw this old woman asking for a little help from those busy people that doesn’t even care to look at her. I stopped to check her out and because I think that she’s really in need I gave her 100 pesos (well that’s the only amount I can afford that time). She took my hand and said “thank you” that moment I felt that she’s really in need. I know that money is hard to earn these days but I don’t think that it is right not to share it to those people who are in need. Most of us usually think that they are just asking for money to spend on things that they don’t need. All I can say is, ask your self, “What if they really are in need?” and “What if that person is hungry?” Some of us would say that those people should get a job. But I don’t think it applies to elderly people. I don’t think they deserve to be neglected. I just wish that our Government would do something about it. Let us put our selves in their shoes and probably we will be able to understand those people.

Top 10 Games that I’ve been playing

Since I like gaming consoles such as Playstation, Xbox, and Wii, I listed the top 10 games that I’ve played and feel free to write a comment so that well be able to read what’s on your mind.Top 10 Games

1 Final Fantasy VII - (Yeah! I know what you guys are thinking, this game is so old. But I love this game and I love all the characters. I love to challenge myself in defeating Emerald and Ruby)
2 God of War II
3 God of War I
4 Devil May Cry 3
5 Black
6 Grandia
7 Guitar Hero III – Like it!
8 Prince of Persia
9 Assassins Creed
10 Crash Bandicoot

I know some of them are pretty old but who cares as long as you are enjoy playing it.

Searching for an old Friend

I remember my friend back when I was ten years old. We are always together and then one day they moved to another location and I’ve never seen her since then. We liked to play a lot. Every afternoon we always play and sometimes I help her with her studies. She’s Korean and her name is Era Lee. Her brother’s name is Solomon. My mom worked for her family that’s how met each other. I always hang out them and I remember going to their church and I was so bored because all of them are Koreans and I know nothing about their language. She’s the same age as I am so she’s already 24 this year and I’ve heard that she’s already working in Makati (that’s what they’ve told me). I’m trying to locate her so that at least I can continue to stay friends with her and so we will be able to communicate with each other. Her family used to live in Marilag Street in UP Village.

Heath Ledger’s Stunning Performance as “Joker”

I am a fan of batman since I was a little girl. Of course, I only like batman and no one else. But let’s see… I’ve read that the latest movie Batman “Dark Knight” has a good review in an article in CNN.com. When I said I only like Batman is because, I’ve read that Heath Ledger has done a fantastic job playing the role of Joker. I know that Heath Ledger is a good actor and he became one of my favorite when he starred in “A Knights Tale”. But I want to watch him in “Dark Knight” because I became interested to see how he carried the role of Joker.

Dell Laptop

On my way to work, when I came across to a store where they are offering different computers. One computer caught my attention and that is DELL’s inspiron notebooks. They come in different colors that made it so stylish and the specs are pretty good too. Because I was running out of time, I checked the system online and the system is pretty cool. They can be customized online so I checked the specs for this notebook and here’s what I found out.

Processor:
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00GHz,2M L2 Cache,800MHz FSB)
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T5450 (1.66GHz,2M L2 Cache,667MHz FSB)
Intel® CoreTM Duo Processor T2330 (1.6GHz,1M L2 Cache,500MHz FSB)
Intel® Celeron® 540 (1.86GHz,1M L2 Cache,533MHz FSB)

Operating system:
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic

Memory:

Up to 4GB6 shared7 Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM provides blazing performance.

Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

Screen:

15.4" Wide Screen XGA (1280x800) display with TrueLifeTM
15.4" Wide Screen XGA (1280x800) display

Hard Drive:
Up to 250GB3 configured with a single 5400 RPM SATA hard drive.

Optical Drive:
DVD/CD-RW Combo
DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity

Weight:

Weight: Starting at 5.90 lbs (2.70 kg)8
Width: 14.05" (35.7cm)
Height: 1.00" (2.5cm) front - 1.48" (3.7cm) back
Depth: 10.08" (25.6cm)

I/O Ports:
USB 2.0 (4)
Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45) and 56K Modem (RJ11)
IEEE1394a
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader
VGA video output & S-Video
HDMI high definition video output
1 ExpressCard 54mm Slot
Integrated dual digital mics
Dual headphone jacks
Microphone jack

Power Options:
4-cell battery
6-cell battery
9-cell battery

Camera: Optional Integrated 2.0 MP camera

Communications:

Wi-Fi Options:
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card Wireless
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/b/g Mini Card Wireless
Intel Pro/Wireless Next-Gen Wireless-N 802.11 a/g/n Mini Card Wireless
Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO Rev A mobile broadband mini-card
Dell Wireless 5510 HSPDA

Additional Options:
Bluetooth ® 2.0 / Consumer IR
Internal slots:
3 Mini-Card

Of course the system’s that I saw is already customized. The prices for the notebooks range from 38,000php and up. I mean getting the base system with the normal specs is not bad because the specs are good. I mean this will be good if you will use it for multimedia like pictures and videos. And of course for business use.

For Your Translation and Interpretation Needs

If you are traveling to different places it is a good advantage if we know how to understand the language there are using. In India there are different languages that they use. IAFL Translation & Interpretation Services language translation service is one of the leading translation service Company in India. Understanding different language is a best way not only for traveling purposes but in business as well. It can help you better understand your customers and explain your products to the customers clearly.

IAFL Translation & Interpretation Services offers translation services like India translation, Arabic translation, Farsi translation and Hindi translation. Aside from those languages they also offer translations in Punjabi, Urdu, Malayalam, Tibetan, Bengali, Sinhala, Gujarati, Dari, Pushtu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali, Myanmarese, Marathi, Assamese, Telugu, Oriya, English, Sanskrit, etc. They use native speakers to make sure that they know the language well. Some of their translators are scientists, doctors, scholars, lawyers, business-executive and other skilled professionals that are qualified.

IAFL Translation & Interpretation Services does not only offer translation services. They also offer Subtitling or Captioning) dubbing and other services. So if you have a movie that needs Subtitling, they are the company that you will be looking for. They also have voice talents that can do voice-overs to whatever you need. Let’s say for promotional video for your products or for advertisement. IAFL Translation & Interpretation Services have it all.

How To Avoid Data Loss

Loosing our files is pretty frustrating. Imagine saving all your work in your computer and for some reason it crashed and can’t access your file. This is something that will definitely make you feel mad. Let’s see, you can avoid this kind of headache and there are different ways to do that. It is better if we have a flash drive (USB memory keys) it’s pretty cool and they are so small so you can carry it anywhere if you want to. Then we have discs, you can burn your files in your discs so that you won’t have to worry accessing your files incase something happens in your system. Or you can get an external hard drive. Having an external hard drive attached on your system is a good way to prevent data loss. So incase everything was lost, all you have to do is to replace very thing to a replacement drive. Backing up your files is a good way to defend yourself against data loss.

Great Hotel Deals

London Hotels Paris Hotels Barcelona Hotels Edinburgh Hotels

Thinking of traveling Europe? Well, most of us wants to travel and I am myself is wishing that I can travel especially in Europe. But traveling is not an easy task. I mean you might want to plan it well and you might want to consider your budget. Visiting London? Cheaperthanhotels.com.au offers list of London Hotels that will definitely meet your need.

Cheaperthanhotels.com.au offers cheaper rates that you can enjoy. They offer the lowest rates that are available on the net. And the cool thing is if you encounter a lower rate on other website for the same hotel available in Cheaperthanhotels and you were able to advise them within 24 hours, they will honor the rate that you found. You can stay in the beautiful London Hotels with the price that suits your need and yet you will still be able to enjoy your stay.

It is not only available in UK. They also offer low rates in other hotels in other places. Thinking of traveling Paris? They also offer great deals for Paris Hotels. The most popular hotel voted in Cheaperthanhotel community is Des Deux Avenues Hotel Paris. Not only in Paris, but you can get discounts in other hotels in other places. Like Edinburgh Hotels and Barcelona Hotels.

Celebrating Father's Day

I don’t have a father anymore but it doesn’t mean that I won’t be able to celebrate Father’s day. Want to know what I did? First thing in the morning I went to church for the weekly mass. I prayed for my dad and family went to the mall to have a good time. When my dad is alive, we usually go to malls and we spend all our time watching movies every weekend. That is why we went to the mall, to be able to feel what he usually does to us. To be able to remember how it feels to be loved by my dad is already enough and that is something that I am thankful. Those people that are fortunate and still living with their parents, you are so lucky that you have the chance to feel their love longer that what I have experienced. And this will be a great time to show them your appreciation. Not only during these occasions, but show them or let them feel that you love them every single day.

Effects of Smoking

I don’t smoke but I get curious each time I see those people enjoy smoking. I guess, the just like to smoke. I don’t know why do they like to smoke but all I know is it’s bad for your health. I tried to search for the things that those people who are smoking can get. I didn’t mean to scare those people who smoke cigarette but what I am trying to do is to let you all know the effects of smoking.

The effects of smoking hold additional risks for women. Those who smoke throughout their pregnancies increase the risk of:
• Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Abruptio placentae
• Placenta previa
• Premature rupture of the membranes
• Premature birth
Risks to the fetus include:
• Smaller infant(for gestational age)
• Stillborn infant
• Birth defects, e.g. congenital limb reduction
• Increased nicotine receptors in baby's brain
• Increased likelihood of child smoking as a teenager
• Possible physical and mental long-term effects
Let's take a look at how tobacco affects us from head to toe. You may be surprised at some of the ways smoking has a negative impact on our health.

Hair:
• Smell and staining
Brain and Mental Effects:
• Stroke(cerebrovascular accidents)
• Addiction/withdrawal
• Altered brain chemistry
• Anxiety about harm caused by smoking
Eyes:
• Eyes sting, water and blink more
• Blindness(macular degeneration)
• Cataracts
Nose:
• Less sense of smell
Thyroid
• Graves Disease
• Thyroid Disease

Effects of Smoking

I don’t smoke but I get curious each time I see those people enjoy smoking. I guess, the just like to smoke. I don’t know why do they like to smoke but all I know is it’s bad for your health. I tried to search for the things that those people who are smoking can get. I didn’t mean to scare those people who smoke cigarette but what I am trying to do is to let you all know the effects of smoking.

The effects of smoking hold additional risks for women. Those who smoke throughout their pregnancies increase the risk of:
• Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Abruptio placentae
• Placenta previa
• Premature rupture of the membranes
• Premature birth
Risks to the fetus include:
• Smaller infant(for gestational age)
• Stillborn infant
• Birth defects, e.g. congenital limb reduction
• Increased nicotine receptors in baby's brain
• Increased likelihood of child smoking as a teenager
• Possible physical and mental long-term effects
Let's take a look at how tobacco affects us from head to toe. You may be surprised at some of the ways smoking has a negative impact on our health.

Hair:
• Smell and staining
Brain and Mental Effects:
• Stroke(cerebrovascular accidents)
• Addiction/withdrawal
• Altered brain chemistry
• Anxiety about harm caused by smoking
Eyes:
• Eyes sting, water and blink more
• Blindness(macular degeneration)
• Cataracts
Nose:
• Less sense of smell
Thyroid
• Graves Disease
• Thyroid Disease

Safety Tips on Walking After Dark

To all of us, it is never safe to walk after dark. I mean all kinds of bad things might happen and we all want to avoid it. When I was working, my schedule was night shift and during those times I was always nervous walking out on the streets. I get used to it but I looked for some tips on how it can be safe walking after dark.

TIPS ON STAYING SAFE AFTER DARK:

• - Be visible. Use reflective clothing and accessories that will make it easier for motorists to notice you.
• - Walk on sidewalks all the time, be careful on alleys because this is where some vehicles may appear unexpectedly, and pay attention to headlights.
• - Carry a flashlight for you’ll be able to see better and others will see you better too.
• - Beware of bad guys and to do this, you’ll have to look tough. Try to wear a shirt that has a police or military logo and walk with confidence.
• - Never walk on an exact route on the same time every day.

Thoughts of Friendster

Most of the people us are into friendster. All of my brothers and sisters had their own account even my youngest brother who is only 12 years old. I was wondering what is with friendster and why most of us are into it. I guess, you’ll be able to meet people all over the world. Meeting people is really fun. I have my own friendster account but the only thing was the friends listed on my account are those people who really are close to me. What I mean was I’ve known them not through friendster (lol). Friendster is fun because you’ve get to upload pictures and that’s what I love about it (lol). I found some of my old friends whom I never met for a long time. What else, I have fun looking on my friend’s pictures. I guess most of us have different kinds of reason why we joined friendster but for the most part it’s all about meeting people.

Save on Gas

Nowadays budgeting money is a very tough job. We need to make sure that our money will last till our next payday. But sometimes if we have a car we tend to ride a bus or a train to our office instead because it will save us money. So, what is the sense of having a car then? It will be great if we can use our car and save up money the same time. We’ll avoid riding in a very crowded bus or train and we’ll be able to save up. I found this article which can help all of us and I hope that you’ll be able to find these tips helpful.

1. Don’t be idle. A big no-no: letting the engine run, with the air conditioning on, while waiting or parked. That’s actually more wasteful than restarting the engine. So, if you have to wait more than a minute, open the car windows and turn the engine off. In the same way, make your warm-ups short. Half a minute is long enough, so drive off.

2. Don’t be fast and furious. Don’t rev up your engine, even if you think you’re Vin Diesel. And be gentle on the brake and gas pedals. Hard stops and fast starts waste fuel.

3. Gas up properly. Buy gas at cooler hours, like early morning or at night, to reduce gas evaporation. Also, avoid buying higher octane gas than necessary. And don’t overfill the tank to prevent evaporation.

4. Don’t be a drag. Take out stuff you don’t need from the backseat or trunk. Every extra 100 pounds of excess weight reduces fuel economy by 1%-2%.

5. Take care of your tires. Make sure your tires are properly inflated; otherwise it will take your engine more effort and energy to run. It’s costly too, adding six percent to fuel consumption for every pound the tire is under inflated.

6. Tune up. Get a regular tune-up as recommended by your car manufacturer. That includes changing your oil and filters regularly, to keep the engine running smoothly. Poorly tuned engines increase fuel consumption by 10%-20%.

Our Fiesta

It’s fiesta in our Barangay last Sunday. I never get to experience our fiesta last year because of my job so I am so excited this year. We are so busy all morning to preparing foods because every fiesta everyone will visit your place so you better have plenty of food for those who will visit your place. We have parlor games for kids and we also have some events. In our place we had a dance contest where all teenagers compete with one another, then we had a singing contest, and then we had a beauty contest which is very exciting because one of friends was a contestant on that pageant which makes me so busy. I haven’t had enough sleep since last Saturday because of those events because it only happens once a year that’s why I don’t want to miss it. Well you see, during these days I noticed that all of us are happy and we forget all our problems. All we do is to welcome those people who come in to our house and we serve them food. I mean why, can’t we all care about everyone like that everyday. Why do we have to wait for a fiesta before we show to everybody that we care about them or maybe we are just showing off because it’s fiesta. I mean that’s our tradition and yes we can never change that. But, what I want to say is it will be better if really care for other people everyday and not just for a day. Yes, all of us in our place had a good time celebrating our fiesta. But I wish that all of us will learn to care for one another not just for a day but forever.

Let Toshiba Robot do it for you....

I was browsing the net yesterday and I found this article in MSN.com about Toshiba robot that can do the job of a remote control. The said robot is equipped with sensors that detect infrared rays from remote control. If you are tired in remembering which button to press to turn on your appliances, this time all you have to do is to ask this robot to turn on let’s say the television or other appliances for you. The said robot is still in the development stage. It just amazes me technology changes, right now we’ll have robots that can do the simple job for us. I was thinking, what about tomorrow? If you like to read the full article in MSN click here.

Room 1408

I watched a movie called 1408 yesterday and I think it’s good. The movie was about a writer or should I say a paranormal writer (Mike Enslin) for most of his books are more on paranormal genre. For all the spooky places that his gone too he does not believe in ghost. He received a postcard informing him not to go to room 1408. The hotel manager informed Mike Eslin that no one can lasted for an hour on that room. Even with the hotel manager’s warning he still insisted to stay for a night in that said room and from there he had unnatural experiences where he had hallucination. The story somewhat showed Eslins life and what happened to him before. He was before a loving father and because of the death of his daughter he left his wife. On the later part of the movie, he saw his daughter and she died on his arms. I personally believe in paranormal things even though I haven’t seen a ghost and of course I don’t wish to see one (lol). But why does a person looses his faith each time they encounter a loss or hardship? I’d say instead of doing what Eslin did where he left his wife when his daughter died, I say that it is a perfect time for us to live for each other. We should support one another for we are not the only person who is hurt for loosing the one we loved. And why should we loose our faith to God when we know that those who die go to heaven with him. Instead of not believing in Him maybe we should ask Him to take care of our love one. I learned from that movie and the best thing I’ve learned is to never loose faith.

The People and Political Crisis

I‘m a career woman, all I think about is work and my family. But each time I’m on my way to work I always feel disappointed and the same time I felt pity for those people living on the street. I mean, most of the people blame those people living on the streets for they said they are the ones responsible for who they are right now. I guess part of it is true but the other is caused by our government. Most of the people that I can see running around the streets are children and elder people. Those types of people are not capable of living by themselves and they need help. And while those people are looking for ways to survive the day, all you see on TV are the Government and the Opposition fighting. I completely understand that they don’t like each other and they both have reasons of their own. But I guess for those in the oppositions instead of focusing on how they can have the president resign, I think it will be better if they focus on helping their country that way they can prove their selves to all the people and at the same time they can help everyone. And as for the President, I personally don’t think that resigning will resolve all of our issues. Because number one, we don’t know what kind of leader will be the next president and I guess the President should prove herself by not focusing on how to fight back those who opposes her but instead she should prove them wrong by doing all her best and by focusing on how our country will improve. If she can prove herself and what she is capable of I don’t those persons will oppose her anymore. Although we all know that we cannot please everyone there are always those people who will think they are better than you. But we need to show them that they are wrong by doing the right thing and by focusing in our job. Right now, I feel so sad for all those people who are struggling to survive I mean we all are the only difference in my position is at least I have a job that I can depend to. I really feel sorry for those who are homeless for this kind of economy that we have it’s really hard to find a job. I pray that everyone in our Government will do their job well and those homeless people will at least experience a normal life.

No to Sunburn...

Going for a summer vacation is good but we need to be careful on getting sunburn. I mean we all want to get a rest and enjoy beautiful scenery with our family and friends. But having sunburn is quite not a good idea. It happened to me the last time I went to the beach I enjoyed my first two days swimming but after that I suffered for a day or two because of sunburn. I searched for some tips and steps on how you can prevent sunburn.
1. Beware of cloudy days. Clouds and particulate matter in the air scatter sunlight. You can still burn even on a cloudy day.
2. Wear a good pair of sun glasses and some kind of protection -- the looser the better -- on your head.
3. If you are among those likely to burn, use a sun block with a PF of 15 or greater. An ounce of sun block will effectively cover your entire body.
4. Apply sun block at least 15 to 30 minutes before venturing out into the sun and re-apply at least every two hours especially if you have been swimming or perspiring.
5. Use sun blocks with higher PFs on areas that need extra protection like the tip of your nose, your ears, the tops of your feet, and your shoulders.
6. Do not use sun block on your lips. Instead, use only sun protection products designed specifically for lips.
7. Protect your children. Keep them from excessive sun exposure when the sun is strongest and apply sunscreen liberally and frequently to children 6 months of age and older.
8. Do not use sunscreen on children under 6 months of age. Parents with children under 6 months of age should severely limit their children's sun exposure.

Janina San Miguel

Janina San Miguel was crowned as Bb Pilipinas Miss World on the last Binibining Pilipinas that was held in Quezon City. Janina was nervous on the question and answer portion and had a hard time answering the judge’s question. Most of the people questioned why she was chosen to represent Philippines in the next Miss World pageant. Based on my opinion Janina is beautiful and we all know that entering a beauty pageant especially if it is your first time entering will be something that you’ll get nervous. I think we should all just support her on the next pageant that she’ll attend to. It is something that Janina can improve, she’ll just have to practice and practice to avoid that kind of incident to happen again.

Paquiao wins by Split Decision over Marquez (March 15, 2008)

One again Filipino Boxing Champion Manny Paquiao won the fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Paquiao won by split decision with and the official scores were 115-112 and 114-113 for Paquiao, while 115-113 for Marquez. Both of them put a great effort to win the game and the knockdown on the third round giving him points that had him won the game. Paquiao proves that his a great Filipino fighter and he is a Pride of the Filipinos.

Life Back Then

I woke up early yesterday (5:00AM) even though my work starts at 1PM which is weird because I should still be sleeping around those times. While trying to think of what to do, I thought of my old friends. You see, back then I have close friends who are always with me. We always hang out with each other every summer even though we don’t have anything to do. I thought that life was much easier back then. My life evolves around my friends, my hobbies, and family. Sometimes, I think it will be much better if it all stayed the same. Right now, what I’m always thinking is how to earn money and how to enjoy my life. I am happy right now but the happiness that I experienced before is different from the happiness that I am experiencing right now. Before we just always talked about our crush and we’re happy just by discussing those things. Now, we don’t hang out anymore. They have their own family and I have my work that consumes all my time. On my way to work, I was thinking of calling one of my close friends in college. I called her up and she’s crying. I asked her why and she said “It’s my husband. I don’t think I had made the right decision marrying him.”. Without knowing anything about those things, I had nothing to say but to advise her to try to talk with her husband about the issue. After we end the call, I was thought that marriage really is a serious thing. I’ve learned that marriage is not something that you can just decide easily unless you are ready to face the married life. Right now, I am not ready to have a family yet. Having your own family is really good but it is something that you should think carefully and you have to prepare yourself. I just focus on my career for now.

Tough Day!

I had a hard time going to work today. Last week, there’s news on TV that there will be a transportation strike and I ignored it. Because I was able to go to work early and I had no problem looking for a bus last time they had a strike. I thought that their just scaring off everybody by saying that there will be no busses next week. Today my work starts around 1PM. I thought of getting off to work at least an hour and a half early so that I can be there 30mins before my time. But today, I’m so frustrated since I wasn’t able to get a bus and I’ve been waiting for one for almost 30mins and still not a single bus wont’ show up. I tried to get a cab but still there’s a problem. All of us want to get to wherever we want to go and the only way we can get a ride to get a cab. I waited for one and finally, there’s an available cab. It’s really a bad day for me because aside from having a hard time looking for a cab, it’s really hot outside since its summer, and I’m almost late. Good thing that I wasn’t late but still I am a bit upset about what’s happening. These folks won’t do this if they don’t have any issues. They are on strike because they are upset about the continuing increase on the price of gas which definitely affects them. I just hope that the government will come up a solution on this issue so that none of these things will happen again in the future and I know that giving up one day was a tough decision for the drivers. Because they earn on a daily basis and without earning for a day means no money and their family will also suffer. I guess all of us are just having a tough day and I wish everyone to be OK.

Summer Vacation

I’m so excited to going to the beach next week. You see, I was not able to go anywhere for almost 17 years now so you’ll probably understand why I am so excited. I can remember that our place is near the beach and we have a small place where we eat together every morning. When I was there, I usually take a walk each morning with my mother and we usually go to the nearest supermarket to buy our food. Sometimes I do think that life in a province is better than life here in the city. But there’s always advantage and disadvantages. You see, life in the province is peaceful unlike here in the city where you’ll think of everything and it’s really stressful. But I will definitely miss my life here if I’ll live in our province. But anyway, I will never live in our province because I have my work here and I love my work. And yet, I am really excited to have my vacation with my family and friends.

My Favorite Book

I like to read books because I think it’s really fun. I started to love reading books when I was in grade school. The first book that I bought was Hardy boys: The Mummy Case”. I enjoyed that book a lot. I’ve read it for a couple of times (lol). The story of that book is about 2 brothers and they are both detectives. They were asked by their father to help a museum curator to ship a mummy back to Egypt. Before they’ve gone to Egypt a mysterious thing had happened where the two men they were both together with were drugged by somebody. They had their adventure all the way to Egypt and it turns out that someone wants to steal the mummy that they were delivering to Egyptian Museum. And that person is someone working inside the museum back on US. The reason why I decided to write about this book is because I was cleaning my room last night and I found it inside a small box. After that book, I bought other Hardy Boys books but my mom gave those books to my cousins. I also read other books aside from Hardy Boys books. I’ve read Sydney Sheldon’s “Sands of Time” and much more. I am sorry I can’t remember those books anymore it

Getting a Sleep during Daytime

Getting a sleep during daytime is really hard especially for those who work during night time. I used to work during nightshifts before. On my first month working on a graveyard schedule, I was really having a hard time to find a sleep. Then some of my co-workers gave me some tips that really worked for me. And now, I would like to share those tips especially to those who can’t get to sleep during daytime.

• If you are too tired to sleep, don’t go to bed yet. Try to do something else and you’ll eventually become sleepy.
  
• Like myself I always like to sleep in the dark. In this case, you will need to use something that will cover your windows such as blankets, curtain, foil, etc. Or you can also use an eye mask.


• Sometimes I use to play music to get a sleep. And if your case is different, find a quiet place in your house where you can sleep or you can also use ear plugs.


• I also read books if I want to sleep.
  

These are the things that helped me get a sleep during daytime. So if you are having problems getting sleep, you might want to try these tips because it worked for me and I may also work for you.

Many Paquiao’s Fight this March 15, 2008

A lot of Filipinos are excited to watch Manny Paquiao’s fight this March 15, 2008. Each time they watch their favorite boxer, they tend to stay at home and watch it with their friends. Like my Uncle, he watches the fight with his friends and at the same time they are drinking. There are lots of things I observed during these days (during Manny’s fight). The streets are empty, meaning there are only few vehicles outside and a lot of people are at their home watching TV. Everyone is watching TV and for the meantime they forget all other issues especially political issues. I’m not much of a boxing fan but I’ m sure of one thing, these are the times that most of us forget everything. Instead we focus ourselves on his fight. This coming fight, our cable service provider offers a service where you can subscribe to watch Manny Paquiao’s fight without any commercials and my Uncle wants to subscribe for it. I guess he is too excited and he wants to watch it without any interruptions. Again this March 15, 2008, everyone will be focused on their TV sets until the fights over.

Stuck in Traffic

It’s Monday and what I hate the most during this day of the week is “traffic”. Yes traffic is very frustrating in my place. You see if you need to go to work and you wish to be there on time, you’ll have to leave at least an hour and a half early from your place. Each time I’m stuck in traffic I always think why wouldn’t our Government do something about this? And sometimes I wished that flying cars are real (lol). The only thing I usually do to avoid the boring life while being stuck in a heavy traffic is, I always bring my mp3 player with me and I’ll just listen to my favorite music. Listening to my favorite music will help me calm myself and forget about the traffic that I’m stuck with. It’s only Monday so I guess I have to prepare myself for another 4 days of early morning traffic.

Perfect Job

Perfect job, sounds good right? That is something that most of us think that is really hard to have a “Perfect job”. I started to work for less than 3 years now. I worked as a customer service representative for almost 2 years. When I was a customer service representative, I actually thought that it’s an easy job and I was wrong. On my first few weeks assisting customer’s I felt that I want to resign and just watch my favorite TV series at home. Just imagine your clients asking you to do something that’s way beyond your control or I mean your capability. And if you try to reason out why you can’t do that, they’ll say that we’ve been your company’s client for along time and you won’t help me. Then you know the next thing they’ll do, they’ll ask for your supervisor or manager. Come to think of it I survived that job for almost 2 years. After the first 2 months, I am all OK now. I can assist my clients without the fear of them scolding me or anything. I even got an award for the “Top Performer of the Quarter” which I am really proud of. That is my first award received in my entire career. After receiving that award, I thought that all my hard work has been paid off. Thinking about it makes me wonder, I realized that this job makes me who I am today. I’ve learned a lot from it and I’ve improved myself. I was able to show everyone that I am capable of what I am doing. Then after almost 2 years, last year I was accepted as a Quality Analyst. This is a different position, new challenges, and new work environment. Then again, I tried to back track what happened to me and it made me smile. I never thought that I’d love what I am doing right now and I never thought that this will be almost like a “perfect job” for me. I think having a perfect job is not impossible it’s all about enjoying your job and learning to love it.

Media Fed

Are you a media fed baby before? I guess most of us are. Because I am a media fed baby. What I am trying to say is I like to watch TV all the time when I was a kid until now. I got all my ideas from TV when I was a kid and I feel that TV is my sister which I always look up to. When I was in high school, I wished that my name was Joey because I love to watch Dawson’s Creek. And most of the time, I always thought that my life is the same as those teenagers that I watch in movies. But now, I’ve came to realize that those things that I always though that will happen to me before is not possible. Come to think of it our lives is not scripted, we cannot say that we want this because we don’t like the other. We can’t erase what we have done before so what we should do is to face the present and try to make it right. But anyway, I always thought that those times are good at least because I’d had an idea on what life I want and what can I do to make it right. Media serves as a guide for me because it gives me an idea on what I want in life.

Credit Card Spending Tips

I currently have 3 credit cards that I maintain. I had an issue with one of my cards before and believe me you don’t want this to happen to you anymore. Each day someone from the credit card company will call you and they’ll ask you to pay your debt. And it’s really irritating. If I have the money to pay for everything, I will gladly pay them off. Unfortunately, I don’t so I have to pay the consequences. There are lots of things I’ve learned from that experience. I learned that credit cards are not always good to use and you need to manage your money every time. Number one tip that I can give you is to treat your credit card as cash. What I mean is, don’t use your card if you are not sure if you can pay it within a month or 2. This is to avoid paying interest because if you failed to pay it off completely after you received your statement you’ll be paying the interest that your credit card company will charge you. Second, try to check for promos like a no interest promos. This way you’ll avoid paying interest plus you can pay off your purchase within a couple of months based on the promo instructions. And lastly, if you can afford not to get a credit card and pay everything off in cash that is really great. Because you will definitely be avoiding the credit card issues and you’ll have a peaceful life because you don’t have to worry about bills that you need to settle.

Strange Isn't It?

When I was in high school I have a close friend whom I always hang out with. We’ve known each other since we were in grade school. I liked him a lot and I guess it’s because we were always together most of the time. But I never have the guts to tell him or show him how I feel. That is because I am afraid on how he will react if I’ll tell him that I like him. I want us to have the same relationship that we have that’s why I remained silent. However, when the time where we were in college we never get the chance to hang out anymore. Later, I found out that she had a girlfriend already and I feel so sad about it. I had lots of questions in my mind that time. I asked myself, what if I told him how I feel about him and this thing should have never happen? Then I decided to move on with my life and right now I have someone who really cares about me. But sometimes, I still think of that person and this time I asked myself, do I want this? If I told him how I feel, will he be the one beside me right now? I guess that question will remain in my mind forever. Since I decided not to communicate with him anymore as if I we were never close before. Strange isn’t it? I never gave myself a chance to tell the only person I love how I feel about him. I guess that’s the mistake that I won’t forget as long as I guess I live.

LG KU990 (LG Viewty)

I found the latest mobile phone from LG is something that I found interesting. Because when I checked its specs it’s actually good. The phone supports 3G HSDPA for high speed and the internal memory is 100MB, 240 x 400 touchscreen, a limited video and photo editing software. Aside from those features, this beauty right here also has a digital music player and a video player. This phone is capable of DivX playback and it can also be displayed on a TV with the TV Out cable but this one is optional. Of course, it comes with a 5.1 megapixel built in camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, a xenon flash, auto focus and an image stabilizer, which can also act as a 120fps digital video camera and this is something that iPhone doesn’t have. Specifications

SPECS:
Form Factor: Candybar
Network: HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900
Dimensions: 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
Display: 262K colour TFT touchscreen, 3", 240 x 400 pixels
Ringtone: MP3, AAC, WMA files and AMR voice, 72-chord/voice polyphonic
Memory: 100 MB (internal)
Memory card slot: microSD (max 2GB - although compatibility with microSDHC cards up to 8GB in size has been reported)
MMS, SMS, Java
Video Calls
Email: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 (SSL is not supported), and APOP
Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP
USB 2.0
Radio: Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Audio Player: AAC, eAAC, MP3, WMA
Video Player: 3GP, MPEG4, Divx
Video Recording: VGA 640*480 30fps, QVGA 320*240 up to 120fps for slow motion purposes.
Camera: 5.1 Megapixels (with Strobe Flash), AF, MF, Image Stabilizer, ISO 800, Smart light
Weight: 112 grams
Dimensions: 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
OS : customized (Lg's own)
Additional: Direct uploading to YouTube.com, Google friendly, Handwriting Recognition/Handwriting Editing, DivX mobile profile, TV out, Document viewer

Heath Ledger

I can’t believe at first that Heath Ledger had died. I remembered the first time I watched him is “10 Things I Hate About You” and he was so young on that movie. I started to watch his movies after that then his movie “A Knights Tale” became my favorite movie because I think it’s really good. Knowing that he passed away is really something that surprised me and then the same time I thought that it’s unfortunate that a good actor as like he is passed away early.

Oldest Valentine Card

Since it’s the month of love, a lot of us would like to have a Valentine treats such as flowers, cakes, and of course chocolates. I’m not a very romantic person but of course I believe in love because I do have a love one. I tried to look for the oldest valentine card and I found this. The oldest valentine card was made on 1790 and this is the most expensive valentine card ever. This Valentine card can be sold for £4,000 if sold. You can find this card at the British Postal Museum and they have no plans in selling this Valentine card. The writing on the card reads:

“My dear the Heart which you behold,Will break when you the same unfold,Even so my heart with lovesick pain,Sure wounded is and breaks in twain.”

Drink Water for a Good Health

Drinking water is good for all of us. Water is needed by your body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. Fiber cannot complete proper digestion in your body without the help of water. Water is pure so there are no chemicals on it that will harm your health. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water will help you improve your body mentally and physically, it will keep your skin healthy, it reduce headaches, and improver your energy.

Water is also healthy for your heart. I’ve read that a study of more than 20,000 healthy men and women aged from 38 to 100. In, May 1, 2002 American Journal of Epidemiology found that all women who drank more than 5 glasses of water a day were 41% less likely to die from heart attack than those who drank less than 2 glasses of water. And lastly, water can help you loss weight because water is natural appetite suppressant healthy weight.

Turning to a Blogger

Last year, I saw on TV that you can earn money online. At first, my friends and I tried to great a blog and we even registered it to google. We’ve never got to continue our blog because we’re so excited that hey got disappointed when we only had $0.10 earning for a month. We stopped after that. And then last month, I tried to put up one myself. I named my blog “Michelle’s Entertainment Library” because I always watch Korean and Japanese dramas so I decided to write anything about Asian entertainment. I tried to read lots of stuffs about increasing my blog traffic but I think it all depends on your site content. On my blogs first week, its page impression is averaging at least 40-50 page impressions a day and I am already happy with that. Then I tried adding my site to some blog directories, and I’ve added it to Technorati, Digg and many more. Now, my blog is averaging 300 page impressions a day and I’m really glad about it. I just hope that I can improve my traffic and I’m still trying to check what I can do next. This is my new site “Mitchie’s Notebook”. I decided to put up this site because I want to write all the things that I want to write. I still maintain the other site, it’s just that the other blog is limited to entertainment only. While, with this one I can write whatever I want.

Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course

I’ve waited for this show since last month. It’s a game show and it resembles to a game show before called “Takeshi’s Castle”. The game is called “Vikings: The Ultimate Obstacle Course”. It was a really fun game where the contestants will have to go through many obstacles to be able to proceed to the next round. Last night they just started and only 2 of them were able to proceed to the next round. The obstacles in the first part are Oddysey it’s a rotating platform, loading dock this is where you need to catch a bag and bring it to the other side. The bag is about 7 kilos. Next stop is called Castaways, this is a zipline with a ball that the contestants needs to go through and leads to a cargo net. Then we have Math Parleys, this is where they test their mathematic skills. Then there’s the Island escape, Main Deck, Cannonballs Run, Swing Masts, and Captain’s Cabin. There are lots of obstacles left and this is going to be fun.

The Seeker (The Dark is Rising)

I always watch movies every weekend because it’s my rest day and I have nothing to do all day. I like movies a lot and I’ve watched “The Seeker” and it’s a movie that was out last year. I think the movie is fine but it’s not that great. I mean first, the story is so simple. For me a good movie must have a good story, and this one it’s so simple. But the visual effect is OK for me I think they did a good job on that one. I enjoyed the movie but it’s not as much as I enjoy other movies. I guess it’s so simple that you will be surprised that the movie is already over when you were expecting something else to happen but it doesn’t.

Why I like PS3?

What I like about PlayStation 3 is that it has lots of features. I think this is the best console launched. One of its features is it plays BluRay discs, well everyone is into high def nowadays and being able to play in high def is really awesome. It also has multiple card reader from (SD/MultiMedia Card, CompactFlash Type I/Type II, Microdrive, Memory Stick/PRO/Duo). The BluRay feature was even given a good review both by Home Theater Mgazine and Ultimate AV saying that the quality of its BluRay playback exceeds many standalone BluRay players. I guess this console has it all.

Final Fantasy VII on PS3

I am really excited to play Final Fantasy VII in PS3. For me, FF VII is the greatest of all Final Fantasy. I like the story of this game. It’s serious and you will never hate the bad guy like Sephiroth. The characters are great and once you played it you will definitely want to finish it. It’s a good thing that they will launch it again. This time it will be launched in PS3. You will be able to feel the game completely now that you’ll be able to play it in high definition. Even the movie “Advent Children” is really good.