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It's here!:) The Gucci loots are here!:)
I just hope I ordered it earlier so I got 2 Guccissima denim more. They run out of stock and there was only 1 Guccissima denim bag left. At least merong natira LOL this one is already sold :)

My husband never fails to surprise me! :)
Happy Hearts Day Everyone!:)

I'm very vocal that my husband and I are trying to have a baby :) We're trying for almost a year now and we're praying to have healthy and normal baby this year :) But we need to stop trying for at least three months because of the MMR vaccine that we had. If I get pregnant within three months it has a side effect in the baby so we have to stop it. Well, It's better to be safe than sorry.
By the way, my husband and I prayed the novena of Obando last week, my friend Kaje shared it over flickr. They are blessed with a healthy baby girl last year and she turned 1 last month! I believe in the power of prayers!:) We'll start to pray it again on sunday and we'll attend a mass for nine consecutive sundays (and we'll make sure that we'll be on time :)

Anyway, I'm doing my rounds when I found this helpful tips on how to increase the chance of conceiving at ehow and I would like to share it with you :)

1.
Step 1

Stop using contraception. There are some arguments about how soon you can start trying to conceive after discontinuing certain birth control methods. Discuss this issue with your OBGYN as their opinion might be different than anyone else. There are some methods that might take up to eighteen months before a woman's ovulation cycles are normal again.

Step 2

Change your diet. If you and your partner's current diet is lacking the recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables, grains, calcium and folic acid, it might affect both male and female reproductive organs. In addition to a well balanced diet for mom to be, she should begin taking a prenatal vitamin with folic acid a few months before trying to conceive. The balanced diet will also help if there are any concerns about being an ideal weight prior to conception.

Step 3

Stop smoking, using drugs and drinking alcohol. This is for both males and females.

Step 4

Create an ovulation calendar. Women are most fertile anytime between ten and eighteen days from the first day of their last menstrual cycle. You can choose to have intercourse every day in between these eight days or every other day. Once the egg is released, it is only viable for 12 to 24 hours.

Step 5

Let gravity work for you. Some doctors will advise you to remain lying down with a pillow under the pelvic region for up to 30 minutes after intercourse to increase your chances of conceiving. This act is said to create a "pool" of sperm in the cervix.

Step 6
Reduce any stress in your life! Stress could lower sperm count and hinder ovulation. The more you worry, the longer it will take to conceive a baby. Just relax and let things happen naturally.

Happiness is...

1. Counting our blessings!:)
2. Poker nights with friends...
3. Weekend with friends :) looking forward for snow tubing!
4. Shopping!!
5. Learning to cook different dishes every week :) I cooked soon doo boo chigae and Kalbi gui last week :) And I'm looking forward to learn more :)
6. Found new friends!
7. Looking forward to our big project! I'm praying that we can have it :)
8. Finally! my friend Joanna has a boyfriend already! I'm happy for her!:) I can't wait to see them together!:)
9. Chatting with friends :)
10. Learning new things everyday :)

How about you? What's your happy thoughts?:) I want to know it, join us here :) here.

A friend of mine asked me "Why are you being so optimistic nowadays?" I replied "I change the way I think and I change the way I handle difficult situations. Honestly, It's not easy but I really work hard to change my thoughts and attitude towards life. I tried to stop whining and count the blessings that I have. I feel the joy of contentment and it made my life happier compared 7 years ago :) It's not an easy job but I tried so hard to change the way I think and I'm glad that I did it :) One more thing, stay away from negative angry people because they attract negative angry circumstances :) "

Anyway,I would like to share another news letter from Andrew Mathews website :) I hope it will also inspire you :)

Thoughts

How often do you ...
* bump into old friends in unlikely places?
* learn a new word, and suddenly you see it everywhere?
* hum an old tune, and then hear it on the radio?

How often do you think about someone - and seconds later they phone you?

Coincidence? Not really.
Your mind is a magnet.

Happy people attract other happy people.
Positive thinkers attract opportunities.
Crooks attract crooks.

Thoughts might be invisible but they are REAL THINGS - just like electricity or gravity. And thought energy obeys natural laws.

If radio waves and TV signals can travel huge distances - through bricks and concrete - why not thoughts? Your brain is at least as amazing as any TV transmitter.

A thousand books have been written on the power of thought. How many "coincidences" do we need to get the message?

If you sweat enough about going broke, it will happen.
If you worry enough about getting sick, it will happen.

Picture yourself surrounded by true friends - and you'll find them.
Picture success, and work toward it, and you are on your way.

Your life is not a lottery. YOU ATTRACT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT.

IN A NUTSHELL

What you think about, you become.

The law of attraction is really true!:) If you want to have a successful life and be happy change your thinking!:)

This is one of my favorite from Andrew Mathews' Newsletter and I love to share it with you :)

Happy New Year!!! :)

It's been a looooong time since the last time I blog :) How are you???:) How's your Holiday? Hope you had a blast :) My husband and I spent the holiday with our friends :) One of the bought a brand new house! Awesome! We spent the Christmas and New Year there. I will share some photos later.
I have a lot of plans and goals this year! And I' praying to achieve if before the year ends :) 2009 was too generous to us and I know that 2010 will be our year! I claim it!:)
Anyway, a friend of mine sent this Handbook 2010 in my email and I would like to share this to you :)

"HANDBOOK 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to reflect on yourself daily.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy. "

Have a nice day!:)

I'm cleaning my email when I saw this in my inbox. It's a forwarded email from mommy mace, she sent it to me 5 years ago.... wow!that's half a decade already but I'm still keeping it :) I usually keep nice emails from family and friends, and this one are of them. It's kinda long but it's worth to read :)

"My greatest fear in life is neither death nor not ever finding my ideal
woman. Rather, it's finding the exact opposite of my ideals, living and
falling madly in love with her, and casting all else aside. Some days, it's
the scariest thought that keeps me awake in the wee small hours of the
morning. Love is an adrenaline rush, an exhilarating roller coaster ride
that makes you brave enough to dare and dream. It a wonderful experience to
feel it. It brings you happiness, jealousy, sadness, excitement and every
other emotion that makes you human and feel alive. Here are my two-cents
worth of learning from loving.

Love has to be tested. As fire purifies gold, trials and difficulties can
either strengthen the love you feel or ultimately show you that this love
isn't true. It's always easy to love a person when everything between you is
calm and okay. However, it is difficult to love someone when you are going
through tough times. It's difficult to love a person when the world seems to
pull the two of you in different directions. If you are able to rise above
the challenges, with your love for each other unwavering, then consider
yourself, blessed beyond measure.

Love is defined by balanced exposure. You can't really be sure if love is
what you feel if you're always together doing the same things. You'll know
it's love if after being away from each other for some time, if after
meeting different people and if after pursuing your own passions in life,
and you still carry the torch for the same man or woman, that's love.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sometimes, you need to give the other
person the time and the space to think things through, to finally put the
gray areas of your relationship in black and white, to hear his thoughts
more clearly, and of course, to miss you.

Love is acceptance. Love is not about "Superman Complex." You don't love a
person because you think he needs rescuing. You can't change a person; you
can only love that person enough to make him want to be a better man or
woman. Love doesn't have to feel like you're settling. It's about feeling
like you've just found one of the world's greatest treasures and not wanting
to exchange it for anything in the world. Someday, someone funnier, sweeter,
richer, more responsible, much more charming, much more beautiful would come
along. Unless you find the person you love perfect just the way he is,
perfect in his own imperfection, you would never be contented and happy in
this relationship.

Love really begins with friendship and familiarity. I used to think that
platonic relationships gone romantic, is like putting vinegar in congee. It
makes something warm and comfortable, sour. I was foolish in believing that
familiarity breeds contempt. I guess, I know better now. The only way to say
that you truly love a person is if you know him and what better way to do it
than being friends. It relieves you the pressure of being at your best all
the time, of being too perfect, of being too good. No pretenses. Seeing the
flaws in a person will help you asses if this is a person you see yourself
growing old with, someone you think you could listen to, someone you can
respect. If the love of your life is also your best friend, I think it's one
of the best evidences that God does exist and looking out for you. So often,
he or she has become a source of encouragement and comfort, warm feelings or
a good laugh, just at the right moment. Often, talking to that person helps
you hear your thoughts better and figure out the answers you need.

Love is not automatic but manual. You need to work it! Love is tough and it
needs hard work. Love is like a rose. You need to take care of it or else,
it dies. You need to decide and love that person even on days when he's
absolutely unlovable, on days when he absolutely drives away every drop for
sanity in you, and on days when you just want the earth to swallow you
alive. I guess, Love is a lifetime effort.

After all these learning, it's difficult to imagine why I'm still loveless.
Well, I'm only loveless, not hopeless. Love moves in mysterious ways and I
truly believe that a wonderful blessing is on its way to find me.

IT'S TRUE THAT LOVE CAN WAIT FOREVER, BUT IT IS CRAZY TO STUBBORNLY HOPE FOR
SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EVEN CARE OR UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.

Love makes us see the things through rose- colored glasses. Most of the
time, we fail to recognize the danger signs that light up along our way.
This feeling you have nurtured for so long isn't healthy anymore. You must
realize that you have to let go now before it consumes you and your sanity.
There is always a time to think and stop. A time to be sensible and not to
allow our hearts to rule over our heads.

YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY NOT IN THE ARMS OF A MAN OR WOMAN WHO KEEPS YOU
WAITING BUT IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE YOU NOW AND LOVE YOU
FOREVER.

If loving a person who is attached to someone else is a crime, then, maybe,
many of us would have been jailed long before we realize what the
consequences could have been. Loving someone is never a sin...it's what
people do out of love that sometimes makes it all wrong. The selfish desire
to want that person is what makes it a sin.

DON'T THINK ONLY OF YOUR FEELINGS FOR REAL LOVE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE FOR
SELFISH PEOPLE.




When there is love, there is always sacrifice. When we love someone, we
never easily give up on that person. Even if we get hurt badly, we always
try to find a way to ease the pain and learn to understand and forgive.

Loving too much doesn't hurt...it is when we expect this love to be
reciprocated that we begin to seek approval and acceptance of the things we
have done and when we are taken for granted and rejected, we curse the very same love that we once freely and happily offered.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WAITING FOR SOMEONE WHO NEVER REALLY CARED ABOUT HOW
YOU WOULD HAVE FELT. OPEN YOUR HEART AGAIN AND GIVE YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO
FIND THE ONE WHO WOULD MAKE LOVING WORTH THE PAIN AND THE
SACRIFICE.
~ so true!! faye

Just like anything else, our love grows weak and dies, if not taken cared
of. It can keep up with pain only to a certain extent. Beyond that, it
withers without any hope of recovery and soon dies.

GOD WAKES US IN THE MIDST OF A STORM TO TEACH US A LESSON. HE TAKES AWAY
PEOPLE WE LOVE SO WE CAN LEARN TO VALUE LOVE ITSELF. HE MAKES US CRY SO HARD
SO WE CAN SEE CLEARLY WHEN WE OPEN OUR EYES. HE MAKES US BITTER SO WE CAN
REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO GENUINE HAPPINESS IF WE THINK ONLY OF OUR OWN
NEEDS.

~ I thank god for all the trials that came into my life :) And I thank the Lord for giving me a good, loving, sweet,faithful and responsible husband :) As long as he's with me I'm complete :)

" Crab mentality, sometimes referred to as crabs in the bucket, describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Singly, the crabs could easily escape from the pot, but instead, they grab at each other in a useless "king of the hill" competition which prevents any from escaping and ensures their collective demise. The analogy in human behavior is that of a group that will attempt to "pull down" (negate or diminish the importance of) any member who achieves success beyond the others, out of jealousy or competitive feelings.
This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentality. It is also often used colloquially in reference to individuals or communities attempting to "escape" a so-called "underprivileged life", but kept from doing so by others attempting to ride upon their coat-tails or those who simply resent their success.[1]
It describes a desperate lust to pull other people down, denigrating them rather than letting them get ahead or pursue their dreams. It is an unwillingness to allow someone to get out of dire or bad life situations, often being foiled by friends and family members who keep sucking them back in. This trait can strike at several levels of life, like in office environments, particularly on promotion. It is a reflection of the famous saying “we all like to see our friends get ahead, but not too far ahead.”[2]

~ Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. ~
Agatha Christie

It's been a long time since the last time I updated my blog. I'm too lazy I must say! LOL How are you?:) I hope you are doing well :) Me? I'm doing great! There's nothing new in my life, I'm still doing the same old thing lol Anyway, I was chatting with my bestfriend earlier and we talked about so many things! She will be going back home next month and she's very excited! How I wish I could go home too, but it's really costly *sighs* We're planning to go back home five years from now *I hope so* She has a psychic ability . She read my tarrot cards and she told me not to trust a person easily, oh so true!:)lol Well, that's life!
Anyway, my husband and I were cooking Sisig earlier will bring it for our potluck dinner at our friend's place. We're going to watch Pacquiao vs Cotto fight tonight. We're too many our friends decided to split our group into two. The guys are excited not only for the fight but also for their poker night :) I'm pretty sure that the crime rate will be down and there will be no traffic in a while because a all of the people in my hometown will watch this much awaited fight! I hope Pacquiao will win this fight :)

Howdy?!
It's been a long time since the last time I post here :) I'm not in the mood to share my thoughts, I don't know why. I've been busy with my real life nowadays, will try to update this blog more often and I will post some kalakals this week, you know Christmas is fast approaching and the buying season is here! I don't want to missed this opportunity! :)

So how are you?:) I hope you had a great and scary weekend!:) I want to share some photos from last weekend's costume party!:) The star of the night Von!:) Obviously all of us had so much fun!
Thanks to Ila and Ryan for organizing the party!:)

I grabbed this photos from Ila :) They went to Paris two weeks ago to celebrated their 7th year Anniversary :) I'm jealous! LOL  Paris is one of the countries that we wanted (hubby and I) to visit :) He promised that he will bring me there 5 years from now, I believe! LOL Time flies so past so I wouldn't mind to wait for 5 years LOL Thanks to both of you :) You know why!:) Anyway here are some photos of the Eiffel Tower :) 

Photos by Ryan :)

I still have 5 years to save up for this trip :) You know we have to prioritize things and this "big project" that we're cooking right now is our major priority :) I hope things will be on our side and besides this Europe trip thing can wait ;)

Sharing some photos of our dear friend Ila and Ryan :) It's their 7th year anniversary and it's my first time to take this photo session seriously. I know I need more practice and I'm willing to do it again :) My husband and I did this post wedding session three weeks ago :) And we're both had a great time :) I'm convincing him to practice more so we could cover a wedding "naks naman!" in the future :) I wish!:)

Thanks Ila and Ryan for the delicious dinner! :)

Ils, let's do the trash the wedding dress photo opps! Maybe next summer?:)

I have a lot of things to be thankful for. First none of our family member were victims of typhoon Ondoy. Second my grandma's surgery was successful, she can walk now without the pain. Third my husband has a job and lastly the whole family is healthy including us (my husband and I). So I though of sharing the blessing to the victims of typhoon Ondoy.
I asked my "Mommy" to buy some food to be sent to the victims instead of the gc's in my wish list. And she's kind enough to grant it. Thanks "Mommy"! And also thanks to Ate Jen
for buying and bringing the donation at the evacuation center :) I really appreciate it! mwah!!

And thanks to Litzie as well for buying this canned goods (the half is from Glo) and sent it to the victims as well. Appreciate it Mare! :)
It feels so good to share our blessing and I be willing to do it again in the future :)
Let's pray for the recovery of the victims from this disaster and let pray for our country as well. God bless us!

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics defeating Madrid . 1 of 2 Rio beat out Madrid, Spain, in the final round. Chicago, Illinois, and Tokyo, Japan, were eliminated in earlier rounds. Rio is the first South American city to host the Olympic Summer Games in 2016. Rio will hold the Games from August 5-21 and its theme will "Live your passion."

I read a lot of benefits of Yoga to our health and I really wanted to attend to a Yoga class since last year. But since it's kinda costly I thought of doing it at home instead. The room is ready and I just need to convince my husband to join me. He agreed that we 'll buy a pair of mat, yoga CD and a cheap Crystal Singing Bowls this weekend. I just want to share with you some of the Emotional Health benefits of Yoga :
1. It helps to improve our moods. The combination of creating a strong mind-body connection, creating a healthy body, and focusing inward can all lead to improvement in your mood.
2. Stress Reduction.

3. Some believe the negative feelings that you may be repressing are brought to the surface during some types of yoga exercise. The negative energy is no longer stuck within you, but released through exercise. Regularly releasing this negativity leads to a reduction of depression in many people.
4. The controlled movements of yoga teach you how to translate that self-control to all aspects of your life.
6. Improved blood circulation to the brain as well as the reduction in stress and improved focus results in a better memory.

These benefits convinced me and my husband to have a yoga class at home :) Hopefully we could start the class next weekend!:)

I feel so blessed that my family back home were safe and not affected by typhoon Ondoy. When I read the twit of my online friends last saturday at 2am, I immediately called my grandma . I was worried because there was only one person who look after her my cousin and I thank God they were safe! There was a flood on the streets but not inside the house. We are very lucky and blessed! Now, it's time to do our share and help the victims of the flood.

The days flies so past! A few days from now it's October and Christmas spirit is all around the corner, from Christmas decors till Christmas shopping. I already started to do my Christmas shopping last July and I hoping to shop more on Thanksgiving day sale :) I have a long list here and I wish I could buy it all :) You know I really have to be wise and save more for the rainy days. But ofcourse, I have a special gift for my grandma - just her *lol* I really miss her.... Oh well, I'm home sick again, being away from my grandma and my relatives made me really sad most especially during holidays. I miss my home sweet home, Filipino food, Kaya Express, 168 Mall, Spa, massage, dinner with friends and my family! I hope we could spend the holiday with my family and friends back home but I know not this year maybe five years from now. I'm praying :)
Anyway, I was talking to my niece earlier, she's excited for Christmas aside from the gifts that she will be recieving, she want to recieve a letter from santa!=D It's nice to know that there are kids who still believes to Santa! I just told her that she have to be a good girl because Santa sends letter and gifts to kind and good children :D Well that's what my father told me when I was a kid and I always get my gift until I turned 6!:) Oh well, we all know who the Santa is but I'm thankful that once in my life I experience the joy of receiving a letter and gifts from him :)

It's weekend! My husband and I had a lot of plans for the weekend :) We'll be attending a surprised baby shower tom while on Sunday will have a photo opp with Ila and Ryan. It's gonna be a busy weekend indeed! :) 

Have you watched Oprah's kicking off 24th season party yesterday? It was cool!!! I can feel the pulse out there while watching it! My mouth was wide open and my hands were shaking as I rocked along. I recorded it in our HD-DVR and I sat in front of the television amazed at the energized performance of the crowd. My favorite Black Eyed Peas sang their song I Gotta Feeling and the crowd gone wild and all of them were dancing! Even Lady O were amazed and surprised on how the crowd dances. I salute to the choreographers for doing an excellent job and to the participants! Even the oldies participated! That was really cool! I asked my husband to watch it while I'm downloading the mp3 in my computer. After I downloaded it, I started to sing it over and over again! *lol* It helps to start my day happy :)

It's our fourth year anniversary today! It's not a wedding anniversary but our anniversary as girlfriend and boyfriend! Yes we do celebrate it and you wont believe me - we celebrate 3 anniversaries annually *lol* But the major one is our wedding anniversary which falls in December :) I don't receive gifts on these days because I normally get my "wish gift" in advance :)

Bago ako mawala sa calendar I decided to have a birthday party :) Buti nalang at may August Celebrants din so 3 kaming nag share sa food :) Thanks Ila and Bob =) And thank you to all our guest and sweet friends who share their blessing and showed up in a Hawaiian outfit! Sorry Ila, next year mag Hawaiian outfit na din ako promise!:)

I want to go back to Wisconsin Dells!:) My husband and I were chatting last night and we both want to go back there with our family :) It's a nice place to be at, to bond with your family most especially if you have kids, I'm pretty sure they will have fun :) We'll definitely go back there next summer :)

We went to MOA last weekend and saw this roller coaster inside the Mall. The kids were having fun! Most of them were brave enough to try this ride! They were shouting and waving their hands while they are up side down *lol* I still remember when I was still a child, I'm a big fan of rides too. My bestfriend Manang and I never fails to attend their school fair day. We enjoyed every single ride and even rode the Octopus ride, it was her first and last ride then *lol* Honestly, I want to try these rides too :)

Photos from Chuvaness.com
Look at them, two moms and 2 babies are sharing for one bed.....

The Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital started as a six-bed capacity clinic called the "Maternity House" on November 9, 1920. This clinic, which was founded by then Chairman of Public Welfare Board, Dr. Jose Fabella, was originally located at Sampaloc, Manila. In 1922, the clinic added a pediatric section and a school of midwifery. In 1931, the control of the clinic was shifted to the Bureau of Health and again to the Bureau of Hospitals in 1947. It was in 1951 when the clinic was transferred to its present location in Santa Cruz, Manila. Unlike other Philippine government hospitals, there were no legislative act that permitted the creation of the hospital. Its present location was only legitimized by Administrative Order no. 140 ,which was issued by President Manuel L. Quezon on February 19, 1941. The Administrative Order recommended that the Bilibid Hospital will be used as a maternity hospital. On June 15, 1968 when the Maternity and Children's Hospital was renamed as Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in honor of the hospital's founder. To date, it has an authorized bed capacity of 700. " Wikipedia
One of the donor even have her Hermes bag auction and the proceeds will go to Fabella fund. I salute you! and I believe the blessing will come back to you :) If you want to share your blessing and would like to help, you may visit chuvaness.com
They needed the following:
- hospital grade breast pump
- blood transfusion sets
- linens (they badly need it, you may donate your old linens )
- droplights
- digital weighing scale

We're blessed for so many ways :) so let's start to count our blessing and share it back to others. There's good karma waiting for those people who do good things ;)