Defying the Budget

I was recently promoted to become the General Manager of our household. In short – housewife. I have also become a very diligent and industrious Finance and Budget Manager. I really plan and implement our budget to the last centavo.

One time our budget was so tight that I developed extra measure to save money. However, even though our budget was so tight, my husband still gives tithe to our church. He has been giving tithes from his monthly income ever since I’ve known him.

My husband has a very generous heart. There are so many good things stored in his heart that defies any kind of budget or whatever.

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Vacation Disaster

I had this dream that I totally can’t forget. In this dream, I was enjoying myself to this country where I really wanted to visit. But I lack the time usually. As I remembered in my dream I was really enjoying myself that time and I don’t want to go home yet. But my boss was calling me every minute so I had to go back already. While I was riding the plane it got hi-jacked and planted a bomb in the plane. The last thing I remembered was it exploded then I woke up. I thought it was the end. Thank god it was just a dream.

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Creative Hobby

I had this friend who introduced me with this very nice hobby and it’s just called photography. Sounds ordinary right, but wait you haven’t heard about the interesting part yet. It’s so creative because we get to capture the emotions of the people around us that only our cameras and of course the photographer’s eyes can see and not the others around them. It’s really fun because you get to encounter the different kind of people in the streets. We only photograph people in the streets. For they show more natural emotions than the hired models.

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Overeating

When I was still in the Philippines there are instances when I overeat. When I eat even when I am already full, I always make justifications. I reason out that because I am lonely and alone, eating is my only comfort. I reason out that it’s my money anyway so I can spend it the way I want to. Or when I pig out, I say I am not committing a crime nor hurting anyone so why can't I just enjoy hot, quail eggs and cheese rolls even if I already had a real heavy full meal from a friend’s party and or had just passed by Jollibee for a chicken joy!

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Fully Paid

My credit card bill was due soon. Some quarterly payments fell due and some unexpected expenses also came in so the amount charged to my card was more than my usual. Looking at the total amount due, I knew I didn’t have enough cash to cover the bill. And because I always fully pay my credit card every month, I began to worry.

The last time this happened, I asked my sister if she could lend me some money. That way, I could pay my credit card fully without incurring charges. But even before I could get the money I borrowed, cash came in from an unforeseen stream of income.

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On Letting Go

On the year mama died (November 3, 2003), I was able to visit the cemetery three more times after she was buried – November 1st, on her 40th day , and Christmas season. During those visits, I noticed that the grave beside her always had new flowers and the verdant grass was always neatly trimmed. I learned from the gardener that a couple made weekly visit to that grave for the past five years or so.

This year, 4 years later, I had the chance to visit mama’s grave another three times and again, my observation of mama’s “neighbor” was still the same. I bet that weekly visit is still solidly made!

Taekwondo Championship

I have a godchild who joined taekwondo. She is 7 years old. She had joined many tournaments and mostly won her events. And now, I just received a message from my sister that today our godchild won a gold medal (Visayas-Mindanao Taekwondo Championship). Wow! We are so proud of her.

Internet or Real Life

It is sadly to accept that I love my internet life than my real life. It used to be that my real life was happy but since when I got married and arrived in the USA, my life is getting boring. I love my children, husband and I am happy with my marriage life but it seems like it’s different.

On the internet, I have many friends. I am more interesting because I get a lot of time to say and write something about myself. Surfing in the internet is a lot of fun especially when I am making money for blog advertising.

In my real life, I don’t have friends. Most of the time, I am stuck in my house. Life is boring. I have no stories to tell because I have no friends. No job, no way to make friends. I hate myself.

I like my online life more than my real life.

Restless Night

My newborn baby have a restless night again. She cries when I left on her side, I think she know that I will go on the computer again, he-he. She cried without any reasons. She seldom cries but when she cries, it will take up to 30 minutes. Everytime when she gets hungry, I feed her quickly because hunger is the most common reason why my baby cries.

I have read some books that most common to a newborn baby will cry because they are unable to do anything for themselves, they are dependent with us. So as much as I can, I am giving her more time, comfort, breastfeed when she needs to.

Happy New Year 2008

This is the last day of the year 2007. Let us welcome 2008 for New Year that is always the best time to change. To my friends and relatives, I wish everyone a very good Happy New Year! May the coming year brings the best for us all. For us all who have been in monetizing, let us wish ourselves with more opportunities to come and more money coming in our hands. Good luck and take the opportunity one day at a time.

A Little Reflection

In 2007 coming to an end I thought it would be a good time for a little reflection on the year that I am almost 4 years of it in the USA in a foreign land and all of it are still culture adjustment. The year has flown past at a very good happened in my life. The 2008 will hold finger what life will brings to me but crossed fingers that the adventures within me.

In my 3 years of blogging, I can’t believe it’s been that long since I began blogging! I hope this newly opened blog I can write more and maybe later I can turn this to a monetize blog.

Here are the top highlights in 2007:

1. I went home in the Philippines for the second time.
2. After four months of waiting I got pregnant.
3. After three years of waiting my sister got pregnant.
4. I also gave birth to a second baby.
5. First nephew born in December 21, 2007.

New Purchased Domain

Hello everyone! Finally, I have decided to bought a new domain again. I realized that I should buy the domain before I will regret of not having one early.

Welcome everyone! Exchange links are all welcome in this blog. Please leave your name and URL and I will add you in my list. Ha-ha, I don't have a list yet...be the first one!

New Blog! On Christmas?

On Christmas Eve, it is my hubby's family tradition to get together and hand out our gifts to each other. I got lots of presents from my in-laws. My two children have received a lot of clothes and toys too.

Anyways, this is new blog again. I have started blogging in 2005 but I am already tired of my old domain. I think this new blog will make me write more about anything.