Emptiness

Jam time means going over the predestrian overpass bridge in Q-mart. That darn stairs is soo high! But the view from up there is awesome.

~ Where's the train? ~

Missing the Parents

My parents went to Dubai to be with my two sisters for Christmas and I admit I missed them. Because there's this one time, I was at my parent's room watching TV and they were not there. I really love the home theater system in the master bedroom. I'm still in the process of pursuing them to get theater seats to go with the system, and not to mention the popcorn maker too! haha! Anyway, they're going to come home in a few days and we are all excited to spend the New Year with them!

WORD of the day

rococo \roh-kuh-KOH\, adjective:

1. Ornate or florid in speech, writing, or general style.
2. Pertaining to a style of painting developed simultaneously with the rococo in architecture and decoration, characterized chiefly by smallness of scale, delicacy of color, freedom of brushwork, and the selection of playful subjects as thematic material.

noun:
1. A style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.

adjective:
1. In the manner of, or suggested by rococo architecture, decoration, or music or the general atmosphere and spirit of the rococo.
Whereas the author's early works, like "Dead Babies" and "The Rachel Papers," were animated by a satiric gift for social observation and a deliciously black wit, this novel tackles the same themes - sex and identity and coming of age - with weary determination, and lacquers them all with pompous, inanely rococo meditations about the nature of art and truth.
-- Michiko Kakutani, "The Sexual Revolution Dissected", New York Times, May 2010
"Is this some sort of grandiose and rococo midlife crisis? Are you that afraid of getting old? Aging is the most natural thing in the world." He snorted.
-- Tom Robbins, Jitterbug perfume

Rococo originates as a humorous alteration of the French rocaille, "shellwork, pebble-work", refering to the excessive use of shell designs in the style of various French monarchs.

Handy-man

My dad installed the water pumps at Fort Wilhelmina in Cavite where my BIL's rest house is location. Now the water there is running smoothly with any problem. And now I think my dad also installed an engine driven pumps from the WET Centrum in Las Pinas, where BIL's family business resides. I think my dad should be building maintenance guy at WET Centrum when he retires. His skills will definitely be in good use there. I wish I can be like him, but I'm handy-man hahaha!

Happy Wedding Anniversary!

Happy Wedding Anniversary to the Most Wonderful Parents in the World!
Love the Papsie and Mamsie.

A wedding and a baby!

Latest new from the hubby's family: one of the cousin expecting. They are scheduled to wed next year in April and a baby on the way makes it more exciting! We wish them good health always. Now it's time to browse for gifts for their wedding and for the baby. I think it's time to get a gift from Personal Creations baby gifts where they have quality and unique gifts. I'm sure hubby's cousin will love it. Anyway, congratulations ate shap and kuya bonnie!

EOL PARTY

MRS EOL PARTY TODAY @ YAM CHA, Timog.

Be safe

I noticed in the movies, that they advised their kids to carry pepper sprays for self defense and protection. It's like a typical self-defense tool most of us hardly have right. So it got me thinking that I want to carry a piece of equipment that will help me in times of trouble or probably can save someone's life, we'll never know right. So I thought I need more than a pepper spray. I think I want something powerful than that and compact at the same time. Not to mention, it should be easy to use. So I thought I'd get a stun baton. It's compact and will surely fit inside my backpack or even my purse. I even browsed the Internet on how to use a stun baton and I found a good site for that.

Internet is really a must for me because I wouldn't know these things right. It helped me in so many ways--cooking, house repairs, news and now self-defense. Kids today are lucky. They can get more information and be aware at the same time. And if you'll ask me, I think everyone should be cautious and be educated. Knowing is always the best and prevention is the key. Be safe to all.

Emptiness

Ever since we moved to Quezon City, I'm having a hard time keeping my jogging routine on track. Simple because I don't have a place to jog here. Unlike in Bulacan, I can go to the nearby memorial and enjoy the fresh air and an empty path to jog on.

~ Marilao memorial Cemetery ~

Party on the 18th

It's just a few days left before our account's EOL party. We agreed to have a hard copy of the songs that we're suppose to play on that day and print some more for our friends who will jam with us. And so I was assigned to do the tasks. I'm still collating the songs and tried already tried to play them with my classical guitar if the chords are correct. What I'm worried about now is that I don't have any inkjet printers. I know it's gonna be expensive if I'll have a 20 page printed out in the Internet shop. Good thing, one of the managers arrived and we can have these printed out for free in the office. So EOL party here we come!

All I want Christmas is...

If someone ask me what I want for Christmas, I would say a bag of groceries or a nice oven for my kitchen. But personally, I really wanted to have the new iTouch (yeah with the camera!) and a very sleek and high-tech cell phones. I don't have any particular model in my mind right now. Anything would do as long as it's touch screen, with wifi, great camera, awesome player--and all that jazz. You know how cell phones are made now. It's like "everything-in-it" gadget. So maybe someone might be reading this post and decided to buy me one! Santa Claus? hahaha!

WORD of the day

proliferate \pruh-LIF-uh-reyt\, verb:

1. To increase or spread at a rapid rate.
2. Biology. To grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
Look at the smokestacks, how they proliferate, fanning the wastes of original waste over greater and greater masses of city.
-- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
During the 1990s, armed escort vehicles began to proliferate in Lima and cars ceased stopping at red traffic lights. Professional companies fitted more and more electric fences round high- and middle income settlements.
-- Alan Gilbert, The mega-city in Latin America

Proliferate is a back-formation from the biology term proliferation, circa 1873.

Marry Me AMY @ World Bazaar Festival

~ Marry Me AMY @ World Bazaar Festival {12.09.10}~

Highlights!

Here's something new we tried--HIGHLIGHTS! It's temporary of course. We bought one can each of hair color spray and walla! We are ready to rock!

~ ...backstage - World Bazaar Gig with MarryMeAMY {12.09.10} ~

Medical services

Wouldn't it be swell if we have some kind of Medicare part D plan services here in the country. I read in some countries that they have Social Security Disability for people with, of couse disability. These kind of services is popular in the first world countries and it's sad that it's fully promoted here in some parts of Asia. That's why I'm very proud of the volunteers who still push medical services even if it's free. I guess we're still lucky.

Booth 4026 {WABSHAQ} @ World Bazaar Festival

World Bazaar Festival is indeed a great place to buy stuff for the Holiday season. I saw a lot of nice gift ideas with awesome discounts. And what I was impress was the food section of the place. Organizers maintained cleanliness--which is important of course. Food served hot off the grill and he refreshments were served refreshingly cold. I think they were using stainless steel drums for the drinks to stay cold. At the end of the day, I end up buying more food rather than gifts for my family hahaha...

Don't forget to visit us at BOOTH 4026 - WABSHAQ! See you there!

Emptiness

It's soo frustrating to wait for the train especially when 3 trains already passed by from the other lane. People are starting to pile up! Ggrrr...

~ MRT station Cubao ~

Catch Marry Me AMY later @ the 10th World Bazaar Festival

Catch Marry Me AMY today @ the 10th World Bazaar Festival @ 4pm. See you there!

WORD of the day

heliolatry \hee-lee-OL-uh-tree\, noun:

Worship of the sun.
I am certain that if our preparations for greeting the returning sun were seen by other people, either civilised or savage, we would be thought disciples of heliolatry.
-- Frederick Albert Cook, Through the first Antarctic night
Tourists were known for their heliolatry, excessive drinking, and promiscuity; their prearranged cultural excursions were notoriously shallow and contrived.
-- Sasha D. Pack, Tourism and dictatorship: Europe's peaceful invasion of Franco's Spain

Heliolatry stems from the Greek helio-, "sun," and -latry, "worship."

Everything's going wireless

Have you heard of a wireless home theatre system? All I know is the new home theatre system but it's just recent that I heard it's already wireless. Technology is definitely upgrading and before we know it, everything's going wireless already! woah! Now that's something to expect in the future. But before that, I think I'll settle for the basic home theatre system for now.

Wabshaq @ World Bazaar Festival

Enjoy an array of exciting, fun, quality and unique gift items for you and your family.



Come visit us at The 10th World Bazaar Festival at the World Trade Center, Pasay City from December 3 to 16! BOOTH 4026! See you there!

Marry Me Amy @ World Bazaar Festival

Catch Marry Me Amy @ the 10th World Bazaar Festival at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on December 7, 9, 13 to 16, 2010!

Emptiness

This is what I call, "Gone in 60 seconds" haha! Guess what I had for lunch? Yeah, it's Shakey's bunch of lunch meal with soup and Strawberry milk shake!

~ Gone in 60 seconds... ~

1st of December

Happy 1st of December!

WORD of the day

couvade \koo-VAHD\, noun:

A practice in certain cultures in which the husband of a woman in labor takes to his bed as though he were bearing the child.
Whether men experience couvades or not, there are plenty of other birth rituals for them to partake in: sitting through prenatal classes, going to ultrasound appointments, strapping on thirty pound lead empathy bellies, attending coed baby showers, making smalltalk during epidural sessions, photographing the birth, cutting the umbilical cord. . .
-- Tina Cassidy, Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born
Although husband involvement in the birth process is not uncommon in preindustrial societies, as we showed in Chapter 5, the emerging American practice of having the husband present at the delivery itself is almost unique in world societies. The increasing popularity of this new form of "couvade" in the United States is particularly intriguing theoretically and represents an unexplored issue in social-psychological research.
-- Karen Paige, Jeffery M. Paige, The politics of reproductive ritual

Couvade comes from the French couver, "to incubate or hatch."

Emptiness

During my graveyard shift, I was always running out of the office just to catch to the first LRT trip to Cubao. I love to see the train almost empty. It's like it's so quiet and peaceful.

~ LRT train to Cubao ~

Almost

We've been continuously doing re-arranging and sorting of old clothes here in the house. And by the looks of it, it's now spacious compared from the first we arrive here. Good thing the furnitures haven't broke down yet (hopefully they will not) except for the bathroom exhaust fan. I ask the hubby to check bathroom fans in the mall because it'll really help get the hot air out especially if we've using the bathroom. Anyway, we only need a cabinet for our clothes and put some extra shelf in the kitchen and that's it. But if we can get an oven, why not. Except that, there's no space for that here! oh man...

WORD of the day

amok \uh-MUHK\, adjective:

1. In or into a jumbled or confused state.
2. In or into an uncontrolled state or a state of extreme activity.
3. In a frenzy to do violence or kill.

noun:
1. A psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
There's a legend that when the Lumiere brothers - pioneers of motion pictures - showed their film of an approaching train in 1896, the audience ran amok in terror.
-- Claire O'Neill, "Autochromes: The First Flash Of Color", NPR
With fiscal affairs amok, North Dakota higher education is experiencing its third major scandal since statehood.
-- Lloyd Omdahl, "Omdahl: Restraint the best recipe", Inforum

Amok enters English from the Malay amuk, "attacking furiously." The word was adopted into Portugese as amouco.

Gift

My mom's been the greatest person to me this year. She's always there to lend a helping hand with me and my family. And she's been doing until we moved again. And you know how have it is move tsk tsk. She even lend couple of bucks when we're all out of money. I hate moving, but if ever we're going to move again, hopefully it'll be the last time or it'll be to our own house. So since Christmas is fast approaching I might get my mom some wrinkle cream or calcium milk and vitamins to give back the good dead she has done for us. We are lucky to have families.

Jump to fitness

I've been wanting to jog for weeks now. I tried to go out two weeks ago and went to the nearby subdivision. I jogged for awhile but it bothers me that there's so many dog poop in the street and not the mention the dog running around. And you know how I hate dogs! Anyway, I'm thinking of other fat burners that I can do here at home with limited space. Unfortunately, I can't lie down on the floor and do crunches because (again) limited space. So I'm thinking of stationary jogging and jumping rope. I can jump rope outside the house so I might buy jumping rope if I have the time to go to the mall. Next project: Jump to fitness!

Quality family time

I passed by the men's clothing in the nearby mall on my way home yesterday. Then I noticed that Christmas is around the corner and I had to get the hubby a gift soon. I'm still wondering what should I get him this year because I know for sure his mother would probably send a lot of shirt and pants, like what she do every year. So I'm thinking of getting him a laptop maybe? but it's way out of my budget. Hmm... I'd probably treat him and the little kiddo somewhere nice where we can enjoy some quality family time. I think that's more important than any other gift from the store.

Acsonix I want

What can I say? Yasmin pills makes me skin clearer and I'm loving it. I know it's more expensive compared to other pills but this one has great effects on me so I don't have the motive to change brands yet. Now I'm scouting on facial masks that shrink pores because I think my pores are still huge hehehe But I know, it'll really help. Like I read an article on acsonix reviews that acsonix actually helps shrink pores and tightens skin. So if I have cleaner and clearer skin, I'll surely prevent acne from coming.

Emptiness

One of my favorite things to do is dining-out, trying new a resto or simple hanging out with a friend or two. But what I love the most is eating-out with the family. We usually eat pizzas and pasta, plus ice creams for dessert. This time I tried something different -- Pizza hut's 'Three-cheses Ravioli'.. and it's heaven! And you guess it right, 3-minutes and plate was almost empty!

~ Pizza Hut's 3-cheese ravioli ~

Busy in our new apartment

We are finally settled-in in our new apartment. I can't we had to much junk until we moved again. And moving is the only way to realize that you have so much because packing is such a nightmare. And I haven't mentioned the un-packing yet! hahaha. Anyway, our clothes are still in boxes (except for the kiddo) and we always dig in those boxes just to get something to wear. Anyway, we plan to built a cabinet for our clothes and maybe if we have time, we can put up an extra shelf for my baking tools. Anyhow, I found two playstation 3 somewhere in the boxes and I didn't know we have two! Hubby said, one from his brother and the other is from his BIL. I told him to give it back to lessen the clustters in the house. I doubt if he can play now because we still have so many things to do in the house.

WORD of the day

hegira \he-JAY-ruh\, noun:

1. A journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
2. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
I do not mean to suggest a back-to-the-future hegira to a mythical golden age of wise and benevolent institutions, canonical disciplines, and noble professions but rather a reinvigoration of our disciplines, institutions, and professions around what we do not know about how we should think.
-- Michael Joyce, "Interspace: Our Commonly Valued Unknowing", Academic Commons
With a sublime indifference to popular superstition, or rather because they did not think of it till all their arrangements were completed, the Misses Leaf had accomplished their grand hegira on a Friday. Consequently, their first day at No. 15 was Sunday.
-- Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Mistress and maid, Volume 1

Hegira, whether referring to the event in the history of Islam or a general sense of the word, comes from the Arabic hajara, "to depart."

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Megamind

I can't wait to watch this movie! And the kiddo asked if she can go with her cousin to watch... and they are only 4 and 5 years old! hahaha. They enjoyed each others company alot and maybe wants to spend time watching the movie together. I wish they would release this NOT in 3D because it's too expensive. I know it's awesome to see the film comes to life but some kids prefer NOT in 3D, like my kiddo. She sometimes remove the 3D glasses because the glasses were too big for her and kept falling down her face.

Anyway, this is another DreamWorks Animation film and I'm sure it's gonna be good. Can't wait!


Image from Wikipedia.

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No meat

I haven't done my groceries yet and I think I really need to go because our supplies here are running out fast. But I think we can survive in a few days but just cooking simple foods and maybe buy some fish instead of the usual meat. If we're settled down here in a few weeks, I might get more fish for us because it's healthier and maybe get some weight loss supplements for the hubby so he can slim down. So no meat for us in awhile.

WORD of the day

oscitant \OS-i-tuhnt\, adjective:

1. Yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
2. Drowsy or inattentive.
3. Dull, lazy, or negligent.
The sauntering, supine, and oscitant gentleman, by his birth and great possessions, exempt from labor and exercise, therefore is entitled to diseases.
-- Anonymous, Gentleman's magazine and monthly American review, Volume 5
In the suite, I asked Miss Stone what was the worst question that reporters would ask her. She gave me an oscitant gaze and said, "They ask me how I got my break."
-- Chris Curtis, The Turning Point

Oscitant derives from the Latin oscitare, "to gape or yawn."

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Sarpotz and Chubby!

Condo?

We were on our way to work and we noticed a skeleton steel buildings in the corner. Maybe their going to built another condo there. I remembered we considered living in a condo but it would smaller and everything there should be compact. But seeing the furnitures that we have now, it would not be possible. A small apartment will do for now and I think we found one. More updates on that in a few days.

Moving again

It's final--we're going to move again. I know it's to move from one place to another but we have decided to move. Business with the owner is not going well anymore. We learned at a later date that the owner was not able to pay their debt causing them to sell this property, with us still in it. We got frustrated because the owner did gave us any heads up. They should have at least seek advise from a business debt consolidation but they didn't. Anyway, it's really not our problem anymore, since we found a new place to place. It's small but cheaper, cozier and quieter. And we plan to move the furnitures this Saturday. Goodluck to us.

WORD of the day

indemnity \in-DEM-ni-tee\, noun:

1. Protection or security against damage or loss.
2. Compensation for damage or loss sustained.
3. Something paid by way of such compensation.
4. Legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal actions, granted to public officers and other persons.
But he suddenly got up, and after a mad burst of laughter, he cried: "An indemnity! Holy Virgin, an indemnity! Don't you realize that I want to give her everything, the spring, the carnations, the house, and all the Soubeyran inheritance, the lands, the house, the treasure, my name, and my life?"
-- Marcel Pagnol, Jean de Florette
"Reconciliation is not simply a question of indemnity or amnesty and letting bygones be bygones," Omar said. "If the wounds of the past are to be healed... disclosure of the truth and its acknowledgment are essential."
-- "Mandela Will Grant Amnesty For Some Political Crimes", Jet, 1994.

One of the roots of indemnity, the Middle English damnum, "loss", relates to the modern verb damn.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday couz Chari!

WORD of the day

festoon \fe-STOON\, verb:

1. To adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.
2. Dentistry. To reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.

noun:
1. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
2. A decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.
3. A fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.
4. Dentistry. The garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.
Its medium green leaves are perfect backdrops for the large orb-shaped white flowers blushed with pink that festoon the tree in May and June.
-- Leslie Cox, "Leaf beetles don't give snowball a chance in ...", Comox Valley Record
For nearly half a mile along both sides of a secondary road near Prattville, Alabama, you can see thousands of signs, crosses, wrecked cars, and mailboxes festooned with barbed wire.
-- Mark Sceurman, Mark Moran, Matt Lake, "Rice's Miracle Cross Garden", Weird U.S. The ODDyssey Continues: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

A festoon is "a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points." Modern usage has expanded the definition of the verb form to mean "to fill or cover", but dictionaries tend to maintain the narrower scope. Festoon derives from the Italian feston, "decoration for a feast."

Scrap book

I love making scrap books. I envy those people who have time to spend with their art work because me, I can only start one but I seldom finish them. Like the scrap book I was planning for our Singapore trip. I already have the materials, pictures to post, binded blank book and some personalized note cards and what?! I still have them in the plastic bag and never had the time to start. I hope I can start to put those precious moments together because I'm sure it;s gonna be an awesome masterpiece I can tell.

Cleansers

Cleansers and supplements are available in the market but is the most effective colon cleanser? I'm thinking of taking cleaners or supplements along with vitamin C and calcium for stronger bones. I know I can't afford to get sick, not now or anytime soon. But what I'm worried about is the hubby. He looks sick because of the weight he gained in the past couple of months. I wish there's one tablet that would take away all his fats.

I quit

I quit smoking almost 3 months ago because I'm proud of it. I notice a great improvement with my voice especially when I sing. I know I don't have the angelic voice like most singers, but I notice that no 'piyok' ever since I quit. It's not only good for the band but also good for my health. But I can't help especially when I'm alone and drinking. Sometime, I want to try Padron cigars and my favorite menthol lights. Good thing, my conscience is strong and I'm proud of it.

Happy Birthday RR!

It was RR's birthday last weekend and we spend a fun full night with my good friends from work. We call ourselves LTO and please don't ask me why hahaha. Anyway, pictures are now available on facebook and omg, I had a good laugh! Some of us looked like morons hahaha. But hey! that's why it's funny right? Anyway, we all had a great night full of beer, sisig, mojos, cheese sticks and crispy pata. And as for me? I was the karaoke queen of the night!

WORD of the day

quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:

Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.
Carrie, the quintessential single girl, finally ends up married to her true love but doesn't know what to do with him.
-- Ian Caddell, "Morocco brought Sex and the City 2's Sarah Jessica Parker and castmates together", Straight.com
In such a moonlight Gloria's face was of a pervading, reminiscent white, and with a modicum of effort they would slip off the blinders of custom and each would find in the other almost the quintessential romance of the vanished June.
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The beautiful and the damned

Quintessential translates from Latin as the "fifth element", quint "fifth" and essentia "essence." The idea of the fifth element stems from Greek and medieval alchemical beliefs in the purest essence of a substance.

Weekends

Weekends off comes once every blue moon, that's why if I get Saturday and Sunday off--it's heaven. But of course, all my weekends for that month will be packed. This is now the third week of the month and I'm looking forward to this weekend. Will attend Lanna's foundation day and maybe shop with FIL in duty free. So coming from a 9-hour graveyard shift, I think I'll get dark circles under eyes again. But I'd still make sure that I'll sleep longer than usual after that day. Can't wait.

Right and wrong...

We can't deny that the Internet are now harmful to our kids especially if they are not taught to use it the right way. They might end up clicking on harmful pop-ups like best male enhancement products, or worse, meet someone whose not trust-worthy. So as early as now, I do educate my kid on what's good for her. I would also explain why something is allowed for her at her tender age. So far, we're doing a great job and I hope this will continue all through out until she reached her teenage years.

Thanks

When I cleaned my drawer, I noticed that I still have the diet pills I used to take few years back. Of course, I'm not going to drink it anymore but I remembered when I first used the pills. It gave hope that I'd slim down again after the pregnancy and it did! Diet pills and herbal tea really helped me a lot during those time of physical despair hahaha. Now I got my confidence back, thanks to diet pills.

Eat less

I can't imagine my diet without the weight loss pills that works because with my oh-so busy work schedule, I could never maintain it. Sometimes, exercising is not enough. We really need to watch what we eat. I think that's when the pills comes in. It reduces the appetite to eat more, which is good. I think I need to recommend this to the hubby because he's beginning to eat more than he should.

WORD of the day

vernacular \ver-NAK-yuh-ler\, noun:

1. The plain variety of language in everyday use.
2. The language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.
3. The native speech or language of a place.
4. Any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles.

adjective:
1. (of language) Native or indigenous.
2. Using the native language of a place.
3. Using plain, everyday language.
The BOP, as it is known in industry vernacular, sits atop the wellhead on the seafloor and contains a series of plates, known as rams, stacked on top of each other. The plates close and seal the well if a problem occurs.
-- Lauren Steffy, "Oil rig's blowout preventer might not be the main culprit", Herald Tribune, May 2010
The Dow dropped nearly 1,000 points on May 6, before it recovered around 600 points to close down over 300 points. In mountain climbing vernacular, that's an "elevation change" of 1,600, or almost 15 percent, in one day's hike through the jagged peaks of Wall Street.
-- Stan Sewitch, "Fastest lemmings in the West", San Diego Daily Transcript, May 2010

The origin of vernacular is the Latin vernaculus, "domestic or native."

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10.10.10

Better place to stay

I'm beginning to feel the Christmas season in the air. Christmas songs are being played in the mall and outdoor Christmas decorations are being sold outside the streets. I still don't have plans on putting up the Christmas tree yet because unfortunately, we have to more again and we have to move before December 15. Too bad the owner had to sell this place and for that, we have to find another place to stay. We are thinking of getting our own place but according to my computations, it shows that we can but it'll be a bloody battle. How I wish we can find a better place to stay.

WORD of the day

juggernaut \JUHG-er-nawt\, noun:

1. Any large, overpowering, destructive force.
2. Something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion.
3. An idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually drawn on an enormous cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed.
It is a pity that every time this economic juggernaut encounters successful international competition in manufacturing, it resorts to bullying against its own consumers' welfare and that of the working poor worldwide.
-- Zhang Xiang, "Going toe to toe with the bully", Xinhua
It sounds like a kamikaze mission: an upstart with a meager number of users and no capital squaring off against Facebook, a social networking juggernaut with more than 400 million members and a $15 billion valuation.
-- Jenna Wortham, "Rivals Seize on Troubles of Facebook", New York Times, May 2010

Juggernaut is a borrowing from Hindi with dramatic roots. The Hindu source Jagannath, is a name of the divinity Krishna, literally "lord of the world." Reputably, Jagannath also refers to an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually drawn on an enormous cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed.

Health

We cannot take risk when it comes to our family, that's why it's always best to take pre-cautions so I would settle even if for a cheap health insurance. Because you'll never know when sickness strikes, especially during the rainy season. Recently, I got sore eyes and good thing the hubby or the kiddo didn't. I stayed 5 days in the house and was not allowed to go outside. Good thing also we have medicard benefits from my work. We can avail free medical check-up when we needed to.

Opening soon

WET Centrum will be opening soon. We are all so proud of my sister and her hubby for a job well done. And they only have 9 days to complete everything before the blessing. My sister's been cramming deadlines, installing lights, preparing furnitures and arranging suppliers for the blessing. I wonder if I should go for a casual look or maybe I can pick one of many evening dresses I have in the closet. Or maybe I'd go with a simple preppy look because I'll be helping them out too. Let's see.

Fitness bum

I fell bad everyday because I think I lost my will power to start my exercise routine again. I don't want to go back to this old habit again. I don't want to tell myself major excuses just to save myself from going out early and jog. Tsk. Why is it so hard. Even if I taker Diet medication, I think it would still not be enough. It'll help but it's not the same as going out and sweating myself to fitness.

No please

I have sore eyes! Yup! The doctor advised me to go home and rest for 5 days starting today. It was unexpected because I felt that I did not need to rest because I feel fine. Anyway, I just bought the eye drop that I need to apply every 2 hours for the redness to subside. That reminds me, maybe I should stop applying my anti wrinkle eye cream for a few days. I'll just wait for this to go away just to sure. But what I'm most worried about is that Lanna might have sore eyes too. No please not her.

WORD of the day

kowtow \KOU-TOU\, verb:

1. To act in a subservient manner.
2. To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.

noun:
1. An act of servile deference.
The administration would kowtow to student activists by agreeing to meet with them and behave as if their demands merited serious consideration.
-- Debra J. Saunders, "Starving for attention at UC Berkeley", SFGate, May 2010
She didn't kowtow to color, she didn't kowtow to power, she didn't kowtow to men. She was very, very strong.
-- Naila Francis, "Raw & Revealing", The Intelligencer, May 2010

Kowtow is from the Mandarin k'o-t'ou, the custom of touching the ground with the forehead to show respect or submission, literally "knock the head."

WORD of the day

ruth \ROOTH\, noun:

1. Compassion or pity for another.
2. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
3. In the Bible, a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
4. Book of the Bible bearing her name.
5. A female given name.
Even when she had been loudest in denouncing Ayala's mutiny, her heart had melted in ruth because Ayala had been so unhappy.
-- Anthony Trollope, Ayala's Angel
And speak me no soft words in ruth or pity, but tell me plainly how thou didst get sight of him.
-- Homer, The Odyssey

Distinct from the Biblical figure, ruth is a descendent of the Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh.

MarryMeAMY @ Moonflower

Thank you to those who made it last night... we apprecite it!

~ MarryMeAMY @ Moonflower. Rayburn Prod ~

MarryMeAMY @ MoonFlower later!

Gig later! Pictures to follow...

No breakouts

Acne has been my mortal enemy ever since high school. It always trigger every mont until I get zits in my chest and back area and I don't know why. Maybe it's hereditary? Because I heard my dad used to some when he was a teenager. Anyway, my mom would send me to the dermatologist and I refused to go because it was painful. Good thing, I don't get major breakouts anymore. Just one or two every month because of my period days. And I also use body acne wash to eliminate breakouts on my chest and back. I wish they have this body wash when I was a teenager. Oh well...

Catch MarryMeAMY @ MoonFlower this Saturday!

Catch MarryMeAMY @ MoonFlower this Saturday - Sept. 18, 2010.

No side effects

When I was a kid, I sneaked one pack of growth balls from my mom's medicines cabinet. Because I was afraid I was not taller than the other girls in school, but I was wrong. I did grew a couple of inches and I was a little taller compared to the tallest person in class, but I was loving it. Being the tallest person in class means your in control. But it is not until recently that I've known that there's a human growth hormone side effects. I hope I didn't get any side effects when I was taking them. But I think not, because that was a long time ago.

Smile

When do we officially get wrinkles? At the age of 40's or 50's maybe? Does it depends on one's lifestyle? Some women don't get wrinkles at all and to think they are at their mid 40's already. Maybe because they are using creams like wrinkle eye creams etc? hmm maybe. I hope I don't get wrinkles anytime soon because I'm only in my early 30's. Something tells me I need to smile a lot. I heard that it's the best any-wrinkle cure of all time. SMILE! =)

Family trip

We're planning again a family trip this coming November. Yes! We might go to Davao again, last week of November. My dad wants to book a flight as early as now but I was hesitant because some of my bandmates wants to join us but still they are unsure if they can file leave during that time and also, they need to check their budgets. The hubby wants to go with me so that means the kiddo will tag along too. Sounds like we're going to the beach! That means I need to get the best fat burner because it's bathing suit time and I need to look in the pictures hahaha! Let's see! But first I need to check our budget if it's possible for us go to on that trip.

WORD of the day

noctivagant \noc-tiv-A-gant\, adjective:

Pertaining to going about in the night; night-wandering.
My mother whelped me in a mess of blankets while my noctivagant father towed in the big ships. His was the night vessel, the vessel on oily waters, his was the light shining in the darkness, come home, come home.
-- Jeanette Winterson, Gut Symmetries
The bat that can resist all these inducements must be little better than a brickbat, and yet who ever knew one of those wayward, noctivagant creatures to condescend even to such terms?
-- James Russell Lowell, Charles Eliot Norton, The Complete Writings of James Russell Lowell: Letters

Noctivagant is formed from two Latin roots, noctis, "night", and vagans, "to wander about."

Happy Birthday!

Felicidades +Mamang!

Early to sleep, early to rise!

I remembered last month, I was in the verge of taking sleeping pills because it was hard to sleep during the day. One of the major reasons was attending to my daughter's needs. I would bath and play with her before I sleep but sometimes it was late and sometimes I would only get 2-3hours of sleep and I would go on-shift during the night. Good thing I'm assigned on morning shift now, but my problem now is waking up so damn early in the morning hahaha! I guess early to sleep, early to rise right.

Discount apidexin

Loosing weight can also cost a lot. Especially if your going to try a new product, like what happened to me. I tried taking diet pills from Malaysia. They said it's effective but the side effects is bad. I'm always diahydrated to the point that I can't bear not to drink water. Then I stopped taking it because I get heart burns and palpitations. So I tried the slimming tea. It works for me but only if I eat a lot. It cleans the stomach thoroughly but I cannot loose bowel especially when I'm travelling. Then I discovered another diet pills. According to reviews, I'm suppose to loose 10-20 pounds in a couple of weeks. I hope it's true. I wish there's discount apidexin coupons online so I can at least get a discount upon purchasing.

Invest on dress

I'm always staring at my wardrobe everytime there's a gig coming up. I don't want to end up wearing old ones because I want to look on pictures. Aimz and I prefer skirts and dresses, but on our last gig, we wore jeans and converse shoes. Maybe because of the venue, but I though we should invest more on casual dresses since it's gonna be our trade mark when we get up on stage. And it's not only for the gigs, we can also wear it on the office. It's time to gear up and visit our local ukay-ukay? hahahaha!

Costumes for Halloween

One thing me and the little kiddo enjoys is Halloween. Every year, we participate on trick or treat-ing in one of the local malls here and sometimes we attend a Halloween activity in my work place. And what I like about it is shopping for our halloween costumes. Yeah, sometimes I wear a witch hat because it's fun. Being around kids and all, even for just one day hahaha. The kiddo still has her cinderella costume from her birthday last year and I'm not sure if it'll still fit hahaha! She said, she wants to be Snow White this time but let's see.

Job hunt

My friend's sister used to work as a Domestic helper in HK. We had the chance to visit her there last year. And I found out that her contract from her employer ended last July and she never renewed. She plans to work here now and she's been job hunting for the past few months. I was able to chat with her last week and she wants to sales jobs for a change or maybe land a job in a call center like us. I gave her some information on where to go and I hope it will her find a new career here.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my PAPSIE!

~ Party later @ Quattro bar, Timog QC

WORD of the day

Occidental \ok-si-DEN-tl\, adjective:

1. Western.
2. (Usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.

noun:
1. A native or inhabitant of the Occident.
The Asian way of diversity management has also set up an interesting approach in formulating or not formulating at all a forum of cooperation within the region, which is conspicuously different from the Occidental approach.
-- Akira Iida, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency: the standard-setter
Gradually, Romanian institutions became Occidental and the 1848 Revolutions brought out the Romanians' appetite for modernity.
-- Magdalena Dumitrana, Romanian cultural identity and education for civil society

Occidental derives from the Latin occidentem, "western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets." The word has been used in relation to Oriental.

--BER month

It's the first day of the --BER month so that means the year is about to end again. And I don't know why I'm pissed off especially when I hear Christmas songs playing outside, like in the mall or in the train station. Well, maybe because time flies so fast that I feel I haven't even started on my plan for this year. But I don't want to concentrate on that now. Good thing my sister plans to avail a slot in the up-coming bazaar this December. I think she already bought wholesale items there in Dubai and I'm coordinating with my MIL in the States to get some branded clothes on sale. I hope this will keep my mind shut from all the stress of Christmas season.

WORD of the day

bathos \BEY-thos\ , noun;
1. Triteness or triviality in style.
2. A ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
3. Insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.

Stress

There's so many things in my mind right now--work, house and my family. Well, basically a parent would do anything for his/her family right? And sometimes, it's already frustrating. Or maybe I need to unwind to get my head off from all this stress in life. I'm also checking on term life insurance for the family. It might take a little stress out my mind knowing they are secured. It's better to be safe, now that we're living in a fast-paced environment. You'll never know right. Arghh.. I need a day in the spa big time!

Our Penthouse

I'm still not finished decorating our penthouse, but basic furniture are now complete. But what I'm concerned about is the kitchen. We really need to attach the cabinet to wall because some of the kitchen wares are still on the floor. Food and snack are stock-up in the corner and it's not pleasing to see. Bathroom is okay. Soap and shampoo holders needs to be put up too and not to mention, we need Robern Medicine cabinet there. I think we need to sort out the kitchen first because we plan to have a house blessing on the 25th of September and guest will come our penthouse. I hope we can sort everything out before the event.

MarryMeAMY @ MoonFlower bar!

MarryMeAMY @ MoonFlower bar (Timog QC) this Saturday - Aug. 28, 2010, 10PM. See yah there!

New profile pic

It's obvious that I changes my profile picture. To be honest, I don't know how to edit or make a logo for this site. Hopefully that picture will stay for a couple of months. Anyway, I love my hair, outfit and make-up c/o of my sister Gelai. I wish I can do it on my own though, especially the make-up (Natural look). I have a feeling I need to learn to do it on my own hahaha...

Cigars on us

I remember when I used to be a chain smoker. It's like I can't live with a pack full of cigar on my pocket. I would finish 2 sticks on my 15-minute break time and 5 sticks or more during my lunch time. I remembered I wanted to try Backwoods cigars because I heard it's distinct flavor. But I was not sure if I can finish a piece because they say it's huge. So what we did, four of my friends shared one stick during inuman session hahaha. What an experience that was. And yeah, those were the days. Cigars on us!

WORD of the day

fathom\FATH-uhm\ , verb;

1. To penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand.
2. To measure the depth of water by means of a sounding line; sound.

noun:
1. A unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements.

MarryMeAMY @ the Metro Comic-con

It's so nice to play music with there guys. They are my stress reliever. Catch more of MarryMeAMY. Thanks to all who came and watched yesterday. =) See more pictures *here*

MarryMeAMY @ the Metro Comic-con later!

MarryMeAMY @ the Metro Comic-con later! See yah there!

Maybe

I'm always impressed those action movies with high-tech gadgets and I never imagine that some of them are in production and is being used right now on some countries. Who would think high tech gadget beyond our imagination would exist right. I was first fascinated with the radar detector that they featured with one of the movies I watched few years back. Now flying skateboards and tele porters are in the movies. I wonder if we already have them in real life hahaha. Maybe? You'll never know right?!

Band practice @ 8AM!

Yes, you've read it right... we'll have Band practice @ 8AM later! It's the only available time that we have and we would like to take that chance because we really, i mean really need to jam. The new guitarist is coping really nice and we just wanna make sure the gig this Saturday will be smooth. We've waited for this event for 2 months already and I don't want to screw up because it's one of the biggest event that we're going to attend. So wish us luck! And hopefully it'll turn-out okay. More gigs to come!

WORD of the day

emulate/EM-yuh-layt/verb

1 a : to strive to equal or excel b : imitate
2 : to equal or approach equality with

Example sentence: Agents will often try to emulate their team managers, in the hope of becoming managers themselves one day.

Did you know?

If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, then past speakers of English clearly had a great admiration for the Latin language. The verb "emulate" joined the ranks of Latin-derived English terms in 1582. Two related adjectives -- "emulate" and "emulous" -- appeared around the same time as the verb "emulate." Both mean "striving to emulate" or sometimes "jealous," but "emulous" is rare these days, and the adjective "emulate" is obsolete.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Gelai!

House Partee

We're going to have a house partee later this evening at my parent's house because it's my sister G's birthday. She invited her friends over and me too, invited a handful of friends that she knows. We'll have band practice this afternoon first and on with the party. I'm looking forward to this event because it's been awhile since we hosted a party and band practice is a-must because of the up-coming gig next week. But before that, I'll accompany my sister at the grocery store buy some booze! Parteee!

WORD of the day

alacrity/uh-LAK-ruh-tee/; noun

: Promptness in response; cheerful readiness

Example Sentences: “Don’t worry, ma’am,” the agent reassured, “we’re going to take care of this problem with alacrity.”

Joe opened the door with alacrity, thinking he would see his girlfriend. Instead, it was his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. From there, things went from bad to worse.

Synonyms: avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, gaiety, speed, zeal.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Williane Amandine!

Weekend

My sister G got a part time job at my sister A's building. I'm planning to go their building because I heard it's really pretty. I can't wait to go there and check what my sister A's been doing for past few months. Sister G also told me that they bought another car--a pick-up truck actually. Wow! I wonder what their garage looks like right now with those new cars grrr. I wonder if they also got those cheap auto insurance quotes on the internet. That I'm going to ask because we plan insurace for our car as well. But for the mean time, we plan to visit them this weeekend. Looking forward to it.

Word FaQ

In April of 1985, the Coca-Cola Company made a mistake. Not a little mistake, mind you, but a big one. Company officials have been honest about the blunder all along, but even to this day the entire fiasco remains a source of embarrassment for the soft drink giant.

The early 1980s found Coca-Cola very close to falling behind in the soda war to Pepsi. Pepsi was, in fact, ahead in supermarket sales. Coke’s wider availability in fast food restaurants and vending machines was the only thing keeping it ahead in overall sales. Coke’s own new product at the time, Diet Coke, was also cutting into the market of regular Coke considerably. Something had to be done, and quickly, in order for the Real Thing to keep its edge.

Enter New Coke. Coca-Cola played around with the flavor of their own product for about a year, adding a pinch of this and a dash of that, taking away a little bit here and a little bit there. In the end, they felt they had a winner. In fact, during taste tests held before the product’s release, the vast majority of people preferred the taste of the new formula over Coke and Pepsi. Way to go, guys!

…Or not.

Once Coke finally released its new formula soft drink, along with the tag line The Best Just Got Better, they decided to actually cancel production of the old, tried and true formula for Coke. And oh, how the public screamed blasphemy. It seemed the no one could accept the fact that the old Coke was gone, not after one hundred years of being a part of American lives. No way, no how. And sales of New Coke went nowhere.

On July 11th of that very same year, Coke bowed to the pressure put on by its loyal fans, and began producing the old formula again, under the name Classic Coke. President and Chief Operating Officer of Coca-Cola Donald Keough was quoted as saying: “The passion for original Coca-Cola—and that is the word for it, passion—was something that caught us by surprise… It is a wonderful American mystery, a lovely American enigma, and you cannot measure it any more than you can measure love, pride, or patriotism.”

The company’s rebound from this disaster was borderline miraculous. But then again, you never know what you have until it’s gone. No longer taken for granted, Coca-Cola eventually became reaffirmed in America’s affections. Donald Keough was later quoted as saying: “Some critics will say Coca-Cola made a marketing mistake. Some cynics will say that we planned the whole thing. The truth is we are not that dumb, and we are not that smart.”