Say Moo...

Heys, it's the weekend once again, thank God! No work days is always goody. Time to catch up on sleep. Time to do chores [laundry and ironing in my case]. Time to do what comes to mind. Zzzzzzzz time for me. Hope your weekend is doing a okay so far. Mine is okay. Had to do some paperwork earlier today though. Then work will resume early Monday morning.

A few weeks ago, read from a friend's LJ about moo cards that livejournal and moo were giving away for FREE. And I'm a sucker for freebies so, why not no? After customizing my moocards and giving out the needed info and all, my free cards arrived last Wednesday the 13th. Whee. The first ever free stuff I got off the internet. Hee.
I don't remember making cards of the same kind but I can't complain, I like them nonetheless. Hee. THEY.WERE.FREE. I have twin faiths.
At the back of the card, you can add your details [email addresses, website addresses and what not and even a pic too], info cards customized by you. Coolness. You can also make photo mini cards at the moo site. In time, I will order more.

The work week has been busy again. [Not complaining just stating a fact..hee...busy next week too...better than not busy...] I realized now that I have a faster internet connection my online time has lessened not because I want to but because I am tired whenever I get home from work. I missed the mails Wednesday to Friday. Acccck. I just sent one email each of that day letting NG know that I will not be able to reply to our usual amount of mails [21 this week], I am hoping I'd be able to be back on the swing of things next week. If you know me, I love emailing and whenever I don't get to do them, I feel a bit antsy. I got used to them each day of the weekday.

Okay, the next couple of pix are R-rated. You might want to cover your eyes. I like pix of men in undies [briefs over boxers...boxerbriefs are fine though...] and it so happens some of my fave male celebs used to be an image model for undies...It all started with Mark Wahlberg [Marky Mark] back in the early 90s...I think, I still have this particular CK ad in one of my clear books. I missed clear booking.
And of course...my undie guy for the longest time...heee...in my dreams...yeah...I have a clear book devoted to this guy. Those were the days. Sigh. Nowadays, it's very rare that he's on a magazine cover or what not. And he's not even in the BENCH gallery of models the last time I check the site. Bummer.
I don't know who this guy is but I lovelike his ads. Check out his eyes. Wow. [And I mean his eyes!!!] Celebs that I would want to see in their undies would be Matthew McConaughey, Josh Holloway, Patrick Dempsey, Zach Braff...more of my fave guys in undies next time.

Leaving you with a few questions from The Book of Questions : Love & Sex.
Q#121 How much of your enjoyment of sex comes from giving pleasure to your partner? Could you enjoy yourself if you knew your partner took little pleasure in the experience?
Q#122 Can a person know too much about life to be able to fall in love? How much of the power of falling in love comes from the wonder of experiencing emotions for the first time? Are you capable of feeling as much love and passion now as you did when you were younger?

Okays, that would be it for now. I have to do laundry. Then nap time. Chat time with NG after midnight. He's off this weekend and the next. Yay. I'm happy he's getting a few weekends off. All good. Hope you have a fine weekend. God Bless.

Here I Go Again...

It's been a week since my last post. Time is amazing yes? It just comes and goes. When we're running late, we try to beat time. When we're early, we wait [since we don't have any other choice...] until it passes us by. I've been early almost all of my working days last week. I even had to go to work last Saturday morning, my father drove, we left around 7am, we were at the Customs area at 8am. My father drove fast alright. I just kept quiet. Hee. The person who was assigned at the office that I have to deal with didn't arrive until 9:15am. Hah. But at least, my job was done after that.

Last Thursday, work ended around 8pm-ish, got home around 9pm-ish, then I had to arrange some documents for the next day, so, I'd have them ready by then. I sent NG a quick mail when I got home around 10pm-ish, telling him I wouldn't be able to reply to his mails since I was really tired. If you know me, I don't like missing mails, it's the one thing that we've always done since the beginning, the mails, every day [except weekends, we do take breaks on the mails, you know...] Anyhoo, mails [I have 22 mails waiting for me] will be done later today when I get home from work, as far as I know, it'll be a light day, since it's a Monday, our client doesn't usually release checks during that day unless it's urgent.

Friday, I was early at work, was at the Customs area around 9am, I even had time to have breakfast. I was praying every moment I got that I will be able to finish it before lunchtime. So, I can release our client's loose cargo [it wasn't in a container van] after lunch, usually, we don't release loose cargoes during Friday since there are a lot of people rushing to release theirs. But with all the prayers and all, I was at our client's warehouse in Kaloocan around 3pm-ish, left there by 4pm and made my way to the mall and had my late lunch/early dinner at Sbarro's. My treat to myself for a job well done. Hee.

My weekend was pretty much the same, laundry was done a bit late though, since I napped after my chat with NG last Saturday, I woke up at 6pm and I thought of not doing the laundry but I know, I'll have to deal with it eventually. So, I haul myself out of bed and washed shirts and undies. I dealt with 4 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of shoes, and a bag Sunday after my chat with NG. All good. After laundry, I napped from 5pm-ish til about 9pm-ish. Took a shower then I started ironing clothes. That's my weekend. All good. Things were accomplished, even if I didn't feel like doing them. Hee.

And today, it's another Monday, a brand new week starts yet again. Life is one big routine no? We just have to find a bit of joy to it from time to time. And I realized, work and chores are part of our lives, but the people around us, they surely can do wonders to our mind and soul. A smile from Nadine. A text message from a friend. A wake up call from someone. When you need something to cheer you up, it does, most often than not, come your way. Hee. My life is good [inspite of money issues and what not, they are all gonna come and go, in time] and it can only get better. I KNOW it. I just have to keep reminding myself about it. Have a good week. God Bless.

I took a few shots in between my ironing, I was excited on this one pic where I was texting or pretending to be texting...you can't see my phone in this pic but I had that in my right hand and my camera on my left hand. Hee. I don't even know why I'm sharing this pic. I just looked happy excited on it.

My Saturday-Sunday...

2am-ish to 10:30am-ish [Bed zzzzing...got up from time to time to do #1...]

11:30am-ish - 2pm-ish [chat with NG]

3pm [Lunch]

4:30pm-ish to 6:30pm-ish [laundry, I decided to wash my undies along with my jeans and shirts, so, I'd have a laundry free Sunday for this week. Hee. I was in the mood for it, might as well no?]

7pm-10pm [nap time]

10pm-ish - 11pm-ish [Bible reading time]

12am-ish onwards [Played some Mission Tank on Nadine's Gameboy which she lent to me last Friday night then just stayed in bed...trying to sleep again...no luck...]

3am-ish [went online, updated the daily breads and updating this blog...]

I should go back to bed...I think, I will...I'm quite tired...another weekend is almost over...a brand new work week is upon me...a busy week as far as I know...better than not busy. I'm grateful. I just whine about it from time to time. Human nature yes?

In Entertainment News, Paris Hilton is going to jail for 45 days...hmmmm...I guess, money can't buy your way out of trouble all the time no? America is really strict with their laws and what not no? Whether you're an ordinary or a famous person, doesn't matter, if you violate the law, you must pay for the consequence. Jail is one place I don't ever want to be in.

Here's something I got from Beliefnet about money and the bible. Worth sharing me thinks.
The Bible and Money: 10 Tips from Scripture
Finance guides come and go, but as Christians throughout the centuries have known, the Bible is a finance guide for all time. From stories about rich men and paupers to proverbs with sharp insights, God's word is filled with good advice on money.

The Bible cannot tell you how to diversify your portfolio, but it can tell you how to be the kind of person who saves enough money, spends wisely, plans ahead, gives generously, and learns to enjoy money.

(All verses in New International Version unless otherwise noted.)

Tip #1: Remember that God creates wealth
"Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth." [Deuteronomy 8:18]

Tip #2: Feeling rich? Give thanks to God
"This is what the Lord says: 'Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord." [Jeremiah 9:23-24]

Tip #3: Save for the kids' inheritance
"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children." [Proverbs 13:22]

Tip #4: Get out of debt in order to be free
"The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don't borrow and put yourself under their power" (MSG). [Proverbs 22:7]

Tip #5: Guard against greed
"Then [Jesus] said to them, 'Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.'" [Luke 12:15]

Tip #6: Remember that money isn't evil, but loving it is
"For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some people by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs" (NASB).
[I Timothy 6:10]

Tip #7: Give back to God
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine." [Proverbs 3:9]

Tip #8: Know that everything belongs to God
"And remember, the land is Mine, so you may not sell it permanently. You are merely My tenants and sharecroppers!" [Leviticus 25:23]

Tip #9: Put God before money
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." [Matthew 6:33]

Tip #10: Count the cost of your spending
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?" [Luke 14:28]

Okays, that will be it for now. Must go back to bed. Have a fine Sunday. Keep the faith. God Bless.

Time...Time...Time...

Heys, missed me? Hee. I missed this blog. I haven't forgotten about this blog, I just couldn't come up with anything much to post in here. It would have turned out to be a daily picture of Jomari each time I post an entry. So, it was better NOT TO post when you're forced yes? NOW, I'm not forced. Not at all. I only posted 3 entries for the month of April. Three. Though, I have a good reason for not posting much. God a bit busy with work and when I get home, I pretty much spend two hours mailing NG and then bed and tv time for the rest of my 24 hours. Funny, I didn't get much sleep the past month, I ended up zzzzing at around 2am-ish [after the Ellen Show] then at times, restless, mostly because of the summer heat.

Here's how my sched is like: Monday-Friday [work at 8am - 5pm, time varies really...some long nights, some earlier than 8am...][home usually at 8pm, I do mails, I try to update the daily breads early in the morning when I get up earlier than usual...but if not, I type the daily bread when I get home and post it then do NGs mails, there was a week that I asked NG if we could not do mails, as much as it disappointed me to ask for that, I had to, I just had to, coz I really felt tired when I get home and I just stay in bed and watch tv until I get tired, which is quite disappointing coz I'd spent hours in front of the tv and still sleep at 2am...anubayun] Figure out how I put a few hours of sleep in there. Hee. Then my weekends, I stay in bed most of the start of my Saturday and Sunday, until it's time for my chat with NG around 11am until 2pm-ish, then lunch, then laundry at around 3 or 4pm, Saturday [I wash jeans, shirts and shorts] Sunday [I wash my delicates aka undies and small items like socks, hankies] then I iron clothes around 9pm-ish while watching TV..then just bed time...tv...I don't usually go online much late at nights...] Hmmm...start of March, I started back in my daily bible reading, I still have to decide on the best time for it, nowadays, I do it around 10pm-ish. Which time is best for you to read? Do share.

So, with that schedule, pretty reasonable enough to not be able to post as much right? Hee. Just say yes.

Since we're on the subject of time, I came across this passage a few weeks ago...just would like to share...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
[Ecclesiastes 3:1-8]

Also, I know I'm one blessed person, yes, I may not have a lot of money and all but we are far blessed than the people in Africa and other places. I get to eat 3 times a day, twice a day by choice. I get to buy some clothes when I have extra money. Though, one thing, I surely can't afford is hospital, I think, that's why I've never been hospitalized except when I was born, God knows I can't afford it. Sigh. I just am grateful for each moment. Like a friend texted last week, just have to have PERSPECTIVE. Just have to keep that in mind no?

Also, I've noticed, we have lotsa black ants around our dining area nowadays, it is because of the heat? They are everywhere even if there's no sweet edibles in that area. What gives? Do you have lots of ants too?

Nadine turned 8 last April 8...
Nadine and Halle...
Birthday gurl and me...
Dinner/VS at Mrs. G's last April 14-15...no boys allowed heee, except Bob, Rix...
Eira's not enjoying the popcorn it seems...
Eating BBQ at 4am...
Eira, Mrs. G. and Doctora...
A group pic, thanks to LD for taking this one...which reminds me, I don't think I have yet to send these pix to the gurls, oh my, my bad...

Hmmm...I guess, this will be it for now. I'm home on a Tuesday, all thank to Labor Day Holiday, only 3 more work days left for me then it be the weekend again. Leaving you with a few quotes I got via email and from Beliefnet daily inspirations:

>>Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you.

>>Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.

>>Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff.

>>BEST FRIENDS are the siblings God forgot to give us.

>>When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your BEST FRIEND will be there.

>>Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them.

>>The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling? [Margaret Gatty]

May we all have a fine brand new month. Wow. 5th month of 2007. Wow indeed. God Bless.

My Weekend with John...

I spent my weekend with John Cusack. Watched movies with him on it, is what I mean. I started with the movie Runaway Jury, I like talkie movies and this one I can consider a talkie movie. It was based on a John Grisham novel. The last movie I've seen that was based on a Grisham novel was, I believe, The Pelican Brief. That was some time ago. Anyhoo, as always, John is hummina hummina. I'm biased of course. He's always gonna be hummina hummina for me. I love whenever he's talking, good talking voice he's got. Love love love John. The movie was exciting. Was really looking forward as how the movie was gonna end. It also starred Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman. Me likey the movie. Can't do a review of sorts but it's a good one in my book, not just because John was in it. Hee.


Next was Identity, the said movie can be considered a thriller-suspense one. Again, John is yummina in the movie. Hee. At the beginning of the movie, I thought, I knew what was going on but as the movie goes on, I got lost a bit and I actually liked the little twist towards the end. An okay John Cusack for me once again. Amanda Peet and Ray Liotta were also in the movie.



I didn't get to watch this movie over the weekend. Maybe, I'll watch it later. I've had the dibidi since early last year. Got a bit busy [as expected] at work Monday and Tuesday and didn't have much time to watch movies whenever I get home from work. I ended up just sleeping after I'm done with NGs mails. My 5 favorite John Cusack movies would have to be: Say Anything, Serendipity, The Sure Thing, Pushing Tin and Runaway Jury.

How are you spending the extended Holy Week break? I hope it'll be a good one for us. Anyhoo, must get out of here for now. I'm sleepy tired. I did some laundry earlier. Tiring but had to do it. It was okay, I was able to take care of it. Was done after almost 3 hours. 2 jeans. 3 shirts. 3 tops. 3 shorts and a week and half's worth of undies since I got lazee last Sunday to wash them. Will do it again this weekend so it will not pile up.

Leaving you with today's daily bread verse,
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. --- Psalm 4:8 and
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE GETTING TO SLEEP, TRY RESTING IN THE LORD.

Have a fine long weekend break. God Bless.

It's Getting Hot in Here...

Laney and I had dinner last Sunday at Burgoo at SM North Edsa's The Block. Laney had a yummy burger, I had some rice dish with chicken strips, corn kernels, sausage, mushroom and what not, it was a bit spicy but it was good. We shared our food. Wanted to take a pic of us together but she said she wasn't freshen up enough. Hee. And she told me what the MACRO [with the flower icon] function on my cam is for...it's for taking close-up pix...wheee. Something new I learned. It was nice seeing Laney again.

Like my digital clock? I DO!!! LOVE IT! I saw it on my way home last Wednesday just downstairs of the LRT Monumento station. I love the different colors. It's called MOODICARE digital clock. Might get one for my sisters since I know they will like it once they see the pix. Hee. It runs on 4 tripleA batteries and two other kind of batteries. Though, if you can use a 4.5volts adaptor too. Can you guess how much I got the clock for???

I got these blank CDs for a friend, he downloaded me a game that my dial-up connection won't be able to. I tried tho, I started downloading around midnight, then just left it and went to bed. When I woke up at 5am-ish, my connection was disconnected, as expected and I only got to download 20++MB out of 178MB. HAH! So, I asked for help/favor. Thanks Captain!!! Until I get that CD from you. I'm excited. A new game to play. I just finished Diner Dash 3 : Flo on the Go, my thanks to Pia for sending the game. Free games are good. I had Luxor 1 and 2 before, finished Luxor 1 but didn't get to play much of the sequel. The games on my computer right now are: Diner Dash 1-3, Mystery Case Files : Huntsville, Mystery Case Files : Prime Suspects, Wheel of Fortune, Bejeweled 2, Chainz 2, Dynomite, Solitaire, and some games I added for Nadine and Dylan are: Mummy Maze, Insaniquarium, Seven Seas. All good.

It's almost 3pm now. My chat with NG ended half an hour ago. He needs the sleep even if he was trying to stay awake, once the body wants rest, you just have to give in. Hee. I slept from 1am until about 11am today. All good. We started back on doing the mails this week, back to 20 mails each day of the week. It's quite funny crazee at times, coz whenever I reply around 9pm-ish or 10pm-ish my time, he'd also be starting to reply from his end, since he now reply from his day job in between breaks. It's all good so far. I think, I'm gonna be able to call him everyday now, just before he leaves for work. The PLDT Budget Card is the answer. Php100 for 30 minutes [3pesos per minute rate] And we only talk for a few minutes, just to say hi and what not. So, it works. A budget card lasts for a week to two for our daily weekday talk. Though, I don't get to talk to NG on the phone everyday since there are times, I'm not home by 7pm coming from work. Glad there are cheaper means to communicate nowadays. Sending a snail mail is much pricier than calling now no? Gotta love non-pricey stuff. I do.

If you're from the Philippines, I'm sure, you're looking forward for the long Holy Week break, I know I am. NG will have a break around the same time too. All good. It'll be starting April 5th [Maundy Thursday], 6th [Good Friday], 7th [Black Saturday], 8th [Easter Sunday/Nadine's] and 9th [Bataan Day/Tatay's birthday]...that's a long break...if I had the extra cash, I'd go away somewhere quiet...as if. Hee. I've never been out of town for Holy Week. Always at home.

The only thing I don't like is that it's really hot nowadays. But I know it is hotter in some other countries too. So, the heat we're experiencing right now is not the same in Africa or India no? I should stop complaining no? But it's human nature to complain. I should just keep mum about it. Hee. Like that will happen. I heard the phrase: "Ang init..." yesterday around the work place one too many times. I said it too. Mostly to myself. Sigh. I prefer the hot weather than rainy though, but I still complain about it. Hee.

Our washing machine FINALLY gave up on us last Wednesday. It's a 15++ years old Samsung machine. About time to have a new one. Soon. Might get one using a relative's card then will just pay it every month. I have to wash my jeans by hand later when the water comes back. And two weeks worth of undies to wash. I got lazy last week. Hee. To have someone wash your clothes nowadays will cost 300. I wanted to go that way this weekend but since Mom did most of their laundry, there is not really much left but jeans and what not. So, will just have to wash by hand. It's not that hard, used to do it back in the 90s, we sometimes don't get a person to wash our clothes. Just have to do what you have to do right? There's a thing called brush to help me in scrubbing since I can't possibly wash it by hand literally. Hee. Am I making sense or what?

Must go for now, will play DinerDash3 whilst I wait for the water to come back, then it's laundry time for me. Sounds exciting no? Wanna help?

Have a fine weekend. God Bless.