In The Corner of My Mind

Goats milk magic!

2010-09-15T23:53:00.001+08:00

Goats milk is one of many popular ingredients used today. It is a natural recipe they used to improved skin condition. Usually if it is added in a lotion, most of it are water based. You will feel that if you apply the lotion to skin, it will dry fast and no sticky feeling at all. Goats milk is effective in hydrating your skin.

In ancient times, Cleopatra once used to bathe in Goats milk, it whitens and smoothed dry skin. Goats milk is better than cows milk since it has less fats. We may not know the ingredient of the goats milk, but a lot proved already that it whitens even the new scars. You just have to apply it generously on skin. If you are using a lotion with goat's milk, it is best applied after bathing and it is more effective if you will be using Goat's milk soap as well.

Goat's milk can either be processed and be added to lotion or soap, which can be purchased at amazon.com. You also have the option of drinking goat's milk to substitute cows milk if you want to get away with fats. The choice is yours, either of the two has the same effects.

Canus Goat's Milk Bar Soap (Three-5 Ounce Bars)
Canus Goat's Milk Body Lotion, 33.6-Ounce Pump (Pack of 2)

Wordpress

2010-09-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

Wordpress is one of a blogging platform that can be easily customized and user friendly at the same time. Bloggers have been migrating their blogs since wordpress is a free software and you can easily ad some ads on the fly. In this word of web development, one thing i noticed is that, many clients would want their site ready made by wordpress due to content management. You can easily edit, post and published your blog in one click. If you would like to try this software you can download the latest version here Wordpress.org.

Another advantage of wordpress, there are themes that you can download for free, you can choose how many columns or color, it's your choice.

And oh by the way, did i say that wordpress is an open source. Meaning you can do whatever you want to modify the core of the software. Computer savvy or not, this software can be used by anyone, especially if you have passion writing blogs.The choice is in your hand.

FISH OIL LOWERS THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE

2010-06-10T23:51:00.003+08:00

FISH OIL? Is there really an oil in fish? Funny! I thought that fish has no oil since it is commonly eaten by people who are strict in diet. I pause for a minute and try to examine my thoughts since two days ago I saw a bottle of fish oil in our house. She said she purchased the fish oil from a friend, it's brand is Nature's Bounty Fish Oil. My mom has hypertension that's why I made some research on the said product using the online library.

Generally fish oil is a mixture of lipids. Not literally means greasy oil as I thought. These lipids are from cold water fish. These fish has eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These are the major content of fish that helps restore the body's equilibrium after stress or injury.

Here are the benefits of fish oil:

Lower the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attack (it lessen the changes in heart rhythm).
Reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
Helps visual development in premature babies.

It is also said that eating fish lessen the risk of chronic bronchitis and emphysema (calling all smokers).

Many tend to conclude that whatever the benefits of fish will be found in fish oil supplement. It makes sense to me. Plus count the fact that whatever the impurities of fish is already eliminated in fish oil supplement. (Which is good.) Some fish today has mercury content because of pollution in water.

**Note: this article doesnt't intend to cure or suggest medications. Please always consult your doctor.

PHOTO EFFECTS

2010-06-04T23:03:00.001+08:00

I've been trying to master the tonal adjustment using Photoshop CS4. This is my very first project. A picture of my toddler holding One Liter of Redhorse beer. This was taken on a New Years day, when her uncles are celebrating the festivities and me using my semi pro point and shoot camera. For more photos please visit http://my-photo-craft.blogspot.com my gallery.

STARBUCKS PURE COFFEE AROMA

2010-05-13T23:17:00.012+08:00

Let me take a break from writing serious articles, I just came home, have my two tall of Starbucks Frappuccino courtesy of HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation). I never knew that there was a promo 'til June of 2010, that whenever you purchase something using the HSBC credit card for a certain amount, you get a tall Starbucks coffee of your choice. They send me SMS about the promo. Luckily I updated my contact information.

I love coffee if it's free. Even coffee is bad for my health since I have hormonal migraine (doctors does not advice coffee to people like me), I would love to take this opportunity to try the newest flavor of Starbucks (Java Chip Frappucino) and my all time favorite Strawberries and Creme Frap (which I gave to my mom since she is using my extension card).

Do you wonder why Starbucks coffee shop has a pure relaxing coffee aroma? (I love the smell, very addicting). One source told me (a friend of mine), that whenever Starbucks hired you as a crew, you are not allowed to use any type of perfume or cologne (Ridiculous though, if you want to smell good and smell fresh), but this is an excellent way of maintaining relaxing ambiance. How about the customers? We know for sure that they used perfume? Simple logic, they don't stay long in the coffee shop.

Anyway I would love to have more freebies from HSBC, I'm hoping next time they will give me free laptop, so that I can write whenever I go (especially at Starbucks since they have free WI-FI). *Wink*

BABY RASHES

2010-05-11T20:40:00.000+08:00

It hurts so see your baby crying out loud because of that reddish thing that you see on her diaper lining. These are diaper rash or diaper dermatitis; it is caused by diaper staying wet on the skin, rubbing of diaper on the skin and some chemicals that blend with the diaper that is found in urine and stool.

Common causes are:

· If the wet diaper stays long on babies, especially if they sleep for long hours and we are unable to change it.

· If the baby is already eating solid foods. The chemical content on their stool and urine might change causing the rashes.

· Constant rubbing of skin.

Baby diaper rashes can be treated at home not unless it is already bleeding and need urgent attention. These are the thing you can do:

· Always change the diaper from time to time.

· Wash the genital area with warm water, don’t use soap if there are no soils.

· In washing the genitals use soft cloth, and let it air dry, (don’t blow dry) before wearing the diaper.

· Don’t use wet wipes, especially the scented.

You may use these products to treat diaper rashes Desitin, Diaparene, or zinc oxide. I tried desitin and it worked perfectly fine on my baby. Use it with caution; don’t apply it to broken skin since it might slow the healing process of the skin.

SHOP AT AMAZON FOR DIAPER RASHES CREAM:
Desitin Creamy Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Ointment - Total: 9.6 oz (4.8 oz X 2)
Selan+ Zinc Oxide Formula Barrier Cream 4 Oz. Tube

*This article is not intended to substitute your professional care.

GREEN TEA, GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH BUT BEWARE

2010-05-10T19:27:00.009+08:00

Green tea is one of my favorite drinks at Yoshinoya, (A Japanese fast food chain known for its tasty foods at an affordable price). I like the taste of it since it’s not too sweet. If this is the first time you will taste it, it may taste grassy, but when you get used to it, its taste is refreshing. (I’m talking about a cold green tea with a touch of lemon). This is one kind of preparation of the tea, though it may be served hot or cold. Oh I love it with ice especially on hot season.

Green tea is good for our health if we take it moderately. It has polyphenols (a plant substance) that prevents cancer and cardiovascular or heart disease. A study conducted in toxicity of polyphenols, has shown that excessive consumption of green tea, can cause kidney and liver disease. As a green tea drinker we should not be worried that we might have a kidney and liver disease, since it only occurs to those people who take the green tea supplement.

Chung Yang of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, cited on his experiments on rodents and cats, these two animals died when given a large dose of polyphenols. He also reported in some cases in humans when liver toxicity symptoms had been observed when taking green tea based supplement. The symptom disappeared after stopping the pill. The symptoms returned when they resume taking it. (Chemical Research in Toxicology, vol. 20, p 583)

Green tea is beneficial to our body’s health at a certain degree of consumption, like 10 cups a day is still okay but over dose of the pill based green tea supplement can have harmful effect to our health.

YOU CAN PURCHASE GREEN TEA BAGS HERE:

Lipton Tea Bags, Green Tea Cup Size 100-Count, 7 Ounce Boxes (Pack of 2)
Kirkland Signature Green Tea Matcha Blend 100% Japanese Tea - 100 Tea Bags

*This article is not intended to substitute your professional care.

Citation Source
"A cup or three of green tea?" New Scientist 194.2602 (2007): 21. Health Reference Center Academic.

Web. 10 May 2010

Chacko, Sabu M., et al. "Beneficial effects of green tea: a literature review." Chinese Medicine 5 (2010): 13. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 10 May 2010

TO TAKE PILLS OR NOT

2010-05-07T14:56:00.007+08:00

(Any medical issue written here is not for you to follow, it is only additional information regarding about the topic. If you will take any pills please see a doctor first!)

Women today married or not, have tried to take hormonal pills. It can be for contraception purposes or for medication. Taking pills for the purpose of medication is not questionable since we are using it to treat a certain illness. But what concerns me more is, a lot of teenagers today are taking pills without consent (Of course who would want to know that they are sexually active). But before diving in to taking pills, there are things that we must know. “Any synthetically made pills have side effects.” According to one doctor I’ve talked to, it can trigger diabetes plus it is not allowed to women with hypertension. That’s why you need to consult an OB/GYN before you take any pills or medicine.

To make things clear, pills has two hormone content, it is the oestrogen and progestogen. These two hormones are produced inside the ovaries of a woman before menopause. Another type of pills is the mini-pill where progestogen is the only hormone content. Usually it is used by breast feeding moms and has no side effects to babies.

• Taking the Pill with both oestrogen and progestogen tend to have blood clot (deep vein thrombosis or DVT) five times more compared to women who’s taking mini-pill. The symptom is swelling of the calf. That’s why doctors prohibit the use of Pills to those people with veins showing already on their legs.

A research conducted in Netherlands and Denmark shows that there are some safe brands of Pills. Microgynon 30 that is widely used in UK is one of the safest. Some are at worst when it comes to DVT (I will not mentions the other brands. It’s up to you to research)

• The Pill also increased the risk of stroke and heart attack. I remember a friend who consulted an OB/GYN, her blood pressure is 130/90 and the doctor told her that it is not advisable for her to take the pills since there is a possibility of stroke and heart attack.

• If you are taking oral contraceptive or pill, you have less chance that you will die of cancer.

• Pill is not advisable to women who smoke, with high blood pressure, breast cancer, severe migraine, with heart disease and obese people.

• It is not the most effective method of contraception. If you are a faithful pill taker, taking your pill every day at the same time, chances are you will not get pregnant. But if you forget, it will lead to unplanned pregnancy.

Pills are just another option that is used for contraception. If you are fully aware how to use the natural way of family planning, it would be better that way. Natural Family Planning. Natures Way - Gods Way At least at the back of your mind you are not worried what might be the side effects of the pills, it gives us peace of mind. But if natural way of family planning won’t work with couples, find other way to plan what’s best for you and you’re family. After all, we are given the freedom and right to choose. We only want the best for our family not for our sexual pleasure and desire.

Citation:
Dr Mark Porter. 2009. Ten things you need to know about the Pill. The Times, September 7, http://draweb.njcu.edu:2078/ (accessed May 6, 2010)

Abortion, is it okay?

2010-05-05T14:39:00.000+08:00

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ABORTION - “The interruption or loss of any pregnancy before the fetus is viable (capable of living). In common usage, however, a spontaneous or natural abortion is usually called a miscarriage, and the term "abortion" is reserved for induced or elective abortion, that is, the intentional termination of a pregnancy.”

There are two types of abortion, the first is therapeutic abortion it is a forced abortion that is legal and second is criminal abortion which is an illegal abortion. But when did abortion become legal or illegal?

Abortion has long been an issue in the world and unending debates have been cited over years, judging by the use of moral and medical or legal issues. We know for sure that different country has different laws and perception about abortion, even religious organization.

Pope Leo XIII declared that all abortion is a sin, even if it is done to save the life of a mother. Even now from the point of view of Roman Catholic, abortion is a sin regardless of any reasons. In Philippines where majority of the people is part of the Roman Catholic, the nation condemns abortion. But what if the life of mother is at stake? Would you commit abortion or wait for long time damage to the mother as well as the baby?

U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 declares that the woman has right to abortion on the first trimester of the pregnancy. After first trimester if the woman wants an abortion, the state law should decide on the case.

If the woman needs an abortion, the earliest time possible is the safest. Medical examinations must be done and to avoid infection at a later time. Physicians need to check on cardiac and bleeding disorder (blood clotting deficiency). There are some cases where after abortion the patient suffers from heavy bleeding after the procedure especially if it is not done by specialist.

There are some women who used tablets to abort the fetus. This kind of abortion is the most painful and risky on the part of women. Usually what happened is the woman will experience a premature labor and the fetus will be aborted with heavy bleeding.

Most women who undergo an abortion have the feeling of anxiety and fears. Psychotherapy is necessary to ease these effects to patients. Mothers usually weep on their aborted child and most of the times they fantasize at a later time, visualizing their babies. A close friend of mine who also lost her fetus sometimes fantasizes how old the child will be if ever they are alive now. The incident of abortion retains in the mind and the feeling how it happened. Counseling is important to avoid this kind of feeling to the mothers.

Abortion is a sensitive issue to those who have conservative beliefs. Remember that what we are talking here is about life. Life of a child and life of a mother, no mother would want to kill her own child. Having an abortion in some cases like unwanted pregnancies or rape cases is an exemption and affects the emotional part of women. Let us honor the “right to life” of every child and “the right to life” of a mother to have an abortion if it is necessary.

Kahn, Ada P., and Jan Fawcett. "abortion and mental health." The Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Third Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Health Reference Center. Facts On File, Inc.
Source:http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE48&SID=5&iPin= EWHS0003&SingleRecord=True. (Accessed May 5, 2010)

HOW TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT TOUGH ISSUES OR SUBJECTS

2010-05-02T14:35:00.003+08:00

Raising a kid is the most rewarding and yet very challenging part of being a parent. Getting your child to talk is even harder when the kid is growing especially teenagers. I noticed that talking to a two year old is much easy and comfortable compared to older kids. Toddlers are not ashamed to ask questions, relevant or not, because they are just starting to know the things that surrounds them. While teenagers have some sort of idea how things are and most of the times they are the one exploring things and putting it into action rather than asking questions. Which I think is more dangerous since teenagers are already interacting with different people, they have the tendency to pick up wrong ideas or even be influenced by bad people.

In this very complicated world that we have today, it is tough to explain things or issues to kids so that they will clearly understand what are the things we try to convey. Especially those issues like, sex and sexuality, relationship, alcohol, divorce, drugs, addiction, and many more.

As a parent we have a strong desire to teach our kids and in a way influence them with our ideas of what we think is right and wrong. It does not mean that we will dictate them in their way of thinking, but we would love to guide them while they are growing until they reach the right age or maturity that they can decide on their own and be smart enough to speak for themselves.

It is our responsibility to create an open and comfortable environment for our kids to talk. If they think that as parent you are defensive in some things they would like to talk, I don't think they will even start a conversation.

Starting to talk with your kid at an early age is also a good idea. At least they would feel that you are treating them like adult. Stop giving them limitations on what's to talk to and what's not. And when they started to talk please listen. Don't filter the things that you would like to hear from them. Whether it is a bad or good idea, just listen. From there, you can communicate your values to your child. You can tell them that it's not a good idea or the things that they're talking about is somewhat different. That way, both of you has an open channel for communication.

You can use daily chance to talk with your kid. It may be at dinner time or at a lunch date. So every time that you think you have the chance to talk. Don't hesitate to start a conversation, you can even use your own experience to teach your child or to make him interested since you are the topic.

There are some kids who are not really conversationalist, or should I say, there are some kid that doesn't speak up that often about their thoughts, at this point be patient with your child. If on first try it does not work, try it the second time with different attack or i must say "style".

PROOFREADING YOUR POST ON BLOG

2010-04-21T13:47:00.001+08:00

It's been a while since I started blogging and the funny thing is I always post my article immediately after creating it. My fault, I'm always excited what my reader would have to say about the article I wrote. Then what usually happened is after a day or two, I'll go back to my article and find out that there are some wrong grammar and typographical error. Sometimes I feel ashamed that when I take a look at it, it's so obvious that it is wrong but I didn't notice. So if you are writing some articles for your blog or somebody's blog be sure to proofread it first before you post it. Here are some tips that you can follow.

1. After creating your post, have someone to read it for you. Lucky me! Since I have some online friends who don't mind to be bother. So what I usually do now is knock on their Yahoo messenger and bother them by sending my article written in notepad, or just by copying and pasting every paragraph i have in the message window of Yahoo messenger

2. I take a break after writing my post. I play farmville on facebook. Then after an hour or two, I re-read my article and take a look if there are some word lapses and wrong grammar.

3. Lastly, you can use Microsoft Word for double checking your grammar. But remember your subject-verb agreement at school. Any grammar software checking program is not always 100% true.

WHY DO MEN CHEAT?

2010-04-18T17:47:00.003+08:00

I've talked to some of my friends and ask them why do men cheat? One married man told me that the only time he will cheat is if he found out that his wife is cheating. Although he said that it never came across his mind that he will do this in the future. Well, i think he's one of a kind though.

On the contrary, i spoke with an illegible bachelor and it's really funny how he come up with so many reasons to cheat to his wife or partner. Read the following reasons:

1. If the girl is too beautiful and the guy really falls deeply in love with her.
2. The guys wants to have a new or different "putahe". (A Filipino word for dish)
3. To show his friends that "I'm the Man!"
4. The man is getting tired of his partner.
5. His wife has problems and the man is trying to annoy her.
6. If his wife has some attitude problem, he'll make her feel that he can find another woman if she don't change.

It amazed me how a bachelor answered this question. I maybe right by saying that a bachelor is very idealistic when it comes to relationship.When pride and ego gets in the way, the guy turned his back the other way around or it can be as easy as fooling around with another girl. Sometimes they compared women with dishes that they may want to try a new one to compare which one is luscious (something juicy or good to eat) over another. Don't you think this is why many girls find married men attractive instead of a bachelor. Since bachelor sometimes are shallow minded compared to more matured married man?

Or men cheat because there are lots of flirt women?

Your opinion are always welcome...

SOME PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES in facebook fan page

2010-04-09T22:46:00.071+08:00

Fans sites are very popular these days in Facebook. It's a very effective way of reaching out to your target market or the mass. I even have mine. So why not the politician can have them too. Listed below are some of the presidentiable candidates who has facebook fan sites for this coming May 2010 election. I summarized a small part of their biography. If there is any inaccurate information you'll find here, don't hesitate to send me a message.

Mr. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino reaching out the people.

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III How much do we know about Noynoy. Yes she is the brother of the famous Ms. Kris Aquino (Kristina Bernadette Aquino-Yap) who is a host of ABS-CBN's talk show. Hey we are not talking about Kris but Noynoy. Okay to give you a brief biography of Mr. Aquino, he was born on February 8, 1960, became a Congressman in Second District of Tarlac in 1998. Re-elected from 2001 until 2007. By June 30, 2007 under Genuine Opposition, he had his office in the Senate. August 1, 2009 when his mother (former president Corazon Aquino) died of cancer, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III was pushed to be the bet for President. Perfect timing since a lot of Filipino are supporting his family.

John Carlos "JC" Delos Reyes from Kapatiran Party. A not so popular candidate in terms of TV ads or commercial. Born on February 14, 1970. Judging from the school he graduated, I assumed that this presidential candidate is coming from a rich family. He was elected in 1995 as Councilor in Olongapo City. One interesting note about Mr. John Carlos "JC" Delos Reyes is that he is a nephew of Richard "Dick" Gordon who is also running as President for May 10, 2010 election.

Joseph "Erap" Estrada - Jose Marcelo Ejercito. A famous actor leading in 100 films for over a decade, 13th Philippines' President. He became the mayor of San Juan coverting it into an outstanding city. On June 30, 1998 he was proclaimed the President of the Philippines. October 2000 he was allegedly accused of being connected to "Jueteng" and having an impeachment case. Armed Force of the Philippines Angelo Reyes turned his back to President Estrada, the next day the president vacated his office. And now that he was pardoned, he's running again for Presidency. One thing I remember about the presidency of Mr. Estrada, the grocery prices are at very affordable cost.

Manuel "Manny" Villar - "Ang magtatapos ng ating kahirapan." This is a tag line from his famous TV ad. It's amazing how this commercial ad captures the heart of little kids, especially my daughter. She even memorized the lines. To know more about Mr. Villar, he was born on December 13, 1949. He is an accountant, businessman and a politician. He first entered in politics in 1992, representing the District of Muntinlupa. Following his career he won the senatorial run in 2001 as an independent candidate. And the latest is May 10, 2010 election, he is the candidate in the highest position of the government. One interesting note about Villar is his ability to become a politician and a businessman at the same time. I can tell he is a very busy person :-)

These people that I mentioned here are some of the presidential candidates who has fan sites in facebook. There are still five more candidates that was not listed here. Pardon for i only chose some cause i'm running out of time. If you would like to see their fansite you can register your account in Facebook.

TeXt mAtE

2010-04-07T15:29:00.011+08:00

“D2 na me, wer na u?” This is the common joke that we hear today when we talk about text messaging. But don’t you think that the use of text messages is exaggerated in a way that it became an addiction to most of us?

As far as I can remember text messaging boomed in the Philippines when I was in college, that’s way back in 1998. Text messaging or SMS (Short Message Service) is a simple and short way of communication. I remember that almost all my scholarship allowance goes to buying cards for my phone. Electronic load is not an option way back in my time, so I have tons of card and tons of friends thru text (now I don’t remember any of those names).

These days text messages is one of the biggest channel of communication in the Philippines, but beware! There are some form of danger in this type of communication. There are people who use this channel to harass, scam, and to take advantage. This is also one way of meeting friends and partner in life. When I was young I used to received love letters but now a days, love letters is some form of “Jurassic” (old, phased out) courtship. I’ve heard and seen so many love stories that started out as “textmate” (friends in text messages not usually known each other) and end up in marriage. But mind you, not all of these cases are the same, it maybe terrible as rape and broken relationship.

Now that I’m no longer addicted to text messages, I realized how much money I’ve thrown in loading my prepaid cell phone, I could have saved those and bought a new pair of shoes. But of course learning is a process and this is part of it.

For you guys, happy texting and be careful. “Mwah!”

Getting married? Are you ready?

2010-04-05T18:39:00.001+08:00

I remember when I was still single, my idea of a married life was so idealistic. It's like a fantasy and a happy ever after story. It's like you'll get married, full of romance, raise some kids and voila! Everything was fine.

Getting married is not a question of who you are being married to. The big question is are you ready to take the roller coaster ride? Married life has ups and downs. This ups and downs is not like a plain guilt trip to your boyfriend or girlfriend, (the thing that you usually do when you're not married yet or when you fight).

Being in a marriage is being serious in every decision that you're going to make. Remember it's not only you whose inside this circle called family. Responsibility is a big concern. Being emotionally stable is a big factor in this kind of relationship.

Almost all problems that you have when you're single is completely different from that problem you might encounter after the matrimony. It will make you want to cry and maybe shout. So you must be emotionally strong if you want to get married.

Secondly, better start saving now. Being married means adding member of the family aside from yourself. The more member the more expenses. There are a lot of things to consider, from pregnancy to giving birth and to raising your kids. Imagine how expensive those infant formula. I remember when I gave birth to my eldest the smallest can of milk was around 300+ after two years, it's more than 400, imagine how many cans of milk will you buy while the child is growing, not to mention the vaccines monthly, the pediatric consultation, diapers, medicine, and etc. This is just a few to name all possible expenses. You must be financially stable or if not you should have a least a stable source of income or else you're giving a second class needs of your child. As parents, I know we only want the best for our kids and family, right?

Spiritual stability is important inside a relationship. Your kids need it and so are you. If you feel that some things will fall apart. Your faith will help you out to fix the broken pieces.

There are more thing that you need to have but some of those can be learned day by day together as the relationship progresses.

So now my question is, are you ready?

LONG DISTANCE love affair

2010-04-04T22:30:00.007+08:00

It's pretty hard to keep any long distance relationship. One partner may feel insecure, cause he/she might not know what the other person is doing on the other side of the world.

In a long distance relationship, there must be an open communication on both part, if you feel that you are sad, then let him know it. If you're mad then let it be. What is important is you let him feel that whatever you're treatment when you're
both in each others embrace, will still be the same even if the only communication that you have is phone or internet.

The painful part of this relationship is when your partner tend to forget or call. You don't have to stay on the phone or internet forever, a simple message will do. If you promised that you will call him/her be sure that you won't forget, cause
you don't know what might be the impression you're giving to your partner. Remember she might get insecure.

Always keep the conversation alive. There must no dull moments or else this will be a start of a hell relationship. Assurance is necessary for both parties. Let him know that whatever happens you'll be back on each other's arms. It is a must that both partner must commit and do as promised cause it has no sense to wait for someone who's not there. Painful though, but you have to let it go if the situation will be like that. You will be wasting your time calling or texting for someone who don't care.

Lesson learned, love yourself.

I don't want to vote!

2010-04-04T19:36:00.007+08:00

I often hear this phrase "I don't want to vote! What good does it do for me? How many times I voted, looked what happened. Nothing! This country is hopeless. And who cares if I vote? It's not the end of the world, duh!

I Vote for You on Facebook

Sometimes it's really pathetic how such person see the future of this country. They're looking at a glass of water, half empty. Don't you think that it is a selfish act not to exercise your right to vote? If you are contented and happy citizen of this country, don't take away the opportunity from those who need it. Most of your fellowmen needs improvement in their life, especially now that poverty is a growing problem in our society.

Let's put it this way. What will you lose when you vote? It's just an hour or maybe a few minutes of your time (since we already have an automatic voting). A little dirt of ink on you finger. Will you die if you do this? It's not the end of the world if you don't vote, yes I have to agree, but somebody's dream might die tomorrow when they don't get better or free education. It could be as bad as someone's dying because they can't afford the medicine or doctor's professional fee. Don't you want to be a part of changing somebody's life? If you can, why don't you do it?

Let's do it together in May 10, let's save lives.

She needs my vote

2010-04-03T18:27:00.017+08:00

She needs my vote more than anyone else does. I'm afraid that i might choose the wrong person to lead the country. Worried that when my child grew up, there will be no company that will provide her with job? How can she live with a decent life. I don't want her to be away with her family and work somewhere else because the pay that she's getting is not enough to feed her family at least three times a day. I'm frightened that my child will walk on the street surrounded by all kinds of crimes. And most of all, i don't want her paying the debt of her country a day after she got hired.

I Vote for You on Facebook

Being a mom doesn't stop when you're baby started walking or when she's already independent. Throughout her life we are responsible of how she become and where she was going. Moms, I don't mean to dictate our child, but there are some part of their live that they need us.

Now that May 10 election is almost a month away from the moment i write this article (today is April 3, 2010), I am encouraging everyone not just all moms like me, but married or not, to please make the right decision, election only happens once every six years. And if we decide on the wrong candidate six years of corruption is enough to suffer million of children, born and unborn.

Let us not be persuaded by money. We have a month to go to review and study the profile of every candidate that we have today. Have pity on those people that will suffer if we choose the wrong leader.

I'm hoping that the president that we choose has a heart that understand and a fist that knows when to draw the line.

Unending polygamy of man

2010-04-02T12:55:00.002+08:00

“Men are polygamous by nature.” Do you agree? Given that men are polygamous by nature, does this natural characteristic give him the right and excuse to have more than one partner? Or are we talking only about physical aspect of men being polygamous? Like having more than one sexual partner and at the same time being in love with another person? Is it possible that men can also be polygamous when it comes to the matters of the heart? Is being polygamous makes a man?

Is it really bad? What if you are in a muslim society where having more than one marriage is allowed?

Polygamous as defined in merriam webster dictionary is a marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time. Based on the definition it is only polygamy only if you have more than one partner in marriage at the same time. What if you are not married yet? Will you consider it as polygamy?
Well, i have to say that it is a form of cheating either way, married or not. Not unless there is some form of consent, that it's okay with the partner that his man will have another girl.

Men are only "branded" as polygamous because they tend to change partners, but if it is not done during the same duration with the existing partner, i don't think it's right to call them polygamous, it is unfair on their part. I know that there are guys who also have more than one partner, but we can't generalize that all of them are doing it. Even if they they have multiple partners believe it or not, there is only one girl that lives in their heart.

Men loves to adore beauty, their eyes wonder from time to time. This is also one reason why they are considered polygamous. Even my husband from the look in his eyes I know if some beautiful girl is around. That's perfectly fine, because if he don't know how to appreciate some beautiful female, i would not be his wife. He he he... *_*

"Vodka" at Holy Week?

2010-04-01T11:47:00.000+08:00

Is Holy Week really holy? This has been a big question in my mind since I was young. I know that Holy Week is the time to commemorate the suffering and sacrifices of Jesus Christ for all of us. It's also the time to repent and go back to God's embrace and do some penance like fasting.

Time to abstain from eating meat (since it is considered flesh by Catholic) on Friday to honor the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday. But there is a big "BUT" in all of these christian doctrine that we must adhere and do by law of spiritual teachings.

My mom has a store and right at this moment (Holy week, it is usually celebrated on April), i hear someone say, "Do you have "The Bar" (one of the brand of Vodka sold in the Philippines)", my mom says, "we do have", and the man says, "Three Long Neck please." (He's pertaining to a 700 ml of vodka).

Can you imagine how people have changed over time. When i was a kid, mostly i saw old women in some church, reading and singing "Pasyon" (The Passion of Christ), and very few are drinking beers or wine. But now that I am already 28 years old, I saw more men with alcoholic drinks on their hand, rather than a book of Passion Christ. Not only that, more and more of today's family are out of town, swimming.(Though I am also guilty of this act, last year we went to Batangas beach resort).

I won't blame those men or family who are celebrating holy week in different ways, since this is the only time that they are out of office to bond with family and friends. But whatever they are doing right now, let's not forget that the essence of this celebration is to stay away from sin and be back to our God.

How about you? How do you celebrate holy week?

Are you jealous?

2010-03-31T21:56:00.004+08:00

Jealous Guy Video by John Lennon

"I was dreaming of the past, and my heart was beating fast.

I began to lose control, I began to lose control.

I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry that I made you cry.

Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you. I'm just a jealous guy.

I was feeling insecure you might not love me anymore.

I was shivering inside, I was shivering inside..."

This is one of my all time favorite song. I'm just wondering what makes a man

so jealous?

Jealousy is a depressing feeling. Even I, don't want to remember how it feels to be jealous because it makes me sick. It's a mixed emotion, all negative emotions that you know can be absorbed by your mind and body. Jealousy is a normal feeling because all of us have insecurities. Don't argue with me. This has no exception, whether you admit it or not. Insecurity is like fear of uncertainty, or a fear that you maybe loosing someone, it maybe your partner or your family. The only bad thing about jealousy is that if you tolerate this feeling to stay inside for a while. It doesn't make sense to allow this kind of emotion to prevent you from continuing to live your life, the way it should be.

Extreme jealousy can lead you to committing suicide, feeling so depressed, anger, or sometimes you'll have the tendency to kill someone, especially if jealousy was felt inside a relationship. Why bother to permit this kind of feeling inside of you, remember if you are jealous, you are the only one who's affected. There are some people who are insensitive to somebody's feelings. So if you are feeling a little jealous be sure that you have an outlet. If you are in a relationship, be honest and brave enough to tell the person how you feel about the situation. At least you may get an assurance that it's not the way how you perceived it. After all, you want an honest and healthy relationship, right?

Magnificence of Love

2010-03-31T15:34:00.001+08:00

Love, love, love, Love gives us so many reasons to live. True and Right! Because of love, we started to dream, plan and do the move. We learn how to trust and give whatever we have unconditionally, to make our love ones happy. We learn how to believe, accept, and be contented to be with the person we love the most.

People think that love is simply a form of affection. “Love is Sex” to others perception.

How come people do think of this way? They have forgotten that love is a gift from God? Or this is just a part of changing world’s generation? Look around you. Too many committed crimes in our country, rape, early pregnancy, abortion, suicides, and broken families. Can somebody tell me what’s missing? Love? Maybe yes, maybe no, it’s hard to judge. But the saddest part, and majority of it, love is gone in our heart. Or is it really gone or just hiding in the corner of our mind and heart. Because for some reason there are untold fears, trauma, and experiences that makes us believed that our heart is close.

Love is not as simple as saying, “I Love You” or “I care for you”, but the sacrifices behind it. Giving love is accepting our differences, being honest, and faithful in times of trials. I personally believe that love needs to be studied, learned, and taken cared over time. Just like an animal or plants, love is now becoming endangered, because anger, envy, dishonesty, and greed lives in every people’s heart.

Premarital Sex, Morally Wrong or Right?

2010-03-29T18:48:00.002+08:00

Premarital Sex is long been an issue in our super judgmental society. It is an obvious serious problem of world's abnormality. Since we're living in what we call free country, people around the world especially the young ones, believe that sex is an ordinary pleasure, its secrecy and its excitement send shiver on young ones. Little by little the behavior of teenagers has been destructed and bent into different directions. I'm not telling you that i am pro adult premarital sex, but mostly teenagers are the most affected of this issue. Since their spiritual and emotions are not established yet. Usually their idea of premarital sex has been twisted maybe by media, like television or internet. At this age they are still in the process in finding their self and identity.

Reclaiming Intimacy: Overcoming the Consequences of Premarital Relationships

Come to think of it. They might think that it's okay to have premarital sex since they are doing it with their boyfriend, and they thought that part of it is love. This is common in a long term relationship. What usually happens is in a long run of a relationship, couple tends to get bored with each other and finds a way to a new adventure. Then boom! They end up doing that thing.Crazy as it may seem, lust gets in the way, without thinking what will happen next.

How Far Is Too Far?: Where to Draw the Line on Premarital Sex And Physical Intimacy

Now how will you define premarital sex? It is a physical union of a man and a woman before marriage. But how will you know if this is immoral? Does your conscience dictates you, that "no!" what you are doing is wrong, when it feels so right in the first place? In our society today there are a lot of religion, and according to the bible, sex outside marriage and sex with different partners are immoral.. This is when you have a religion, but what about those people without religious groups? Do they feel immoral if they are having premarital sex? These are the norms or the standard that we follow on a daily basis. What if there are no norms? No rules? How should we react on this? You see, the things that are written in the bible are rules that every one must obey, if you don't obey what will happen?

Abortion? AIDS? Broken Family? Unwanted babies?

It's up to you to decide how will you treat this kind of behavior, but whatever you choose, and whatever the outcome is, we must be responsible for all our acts. But if you don't know to be responsible think twice.

Junk foods for you and for me

2010-03-28T13:56:00.006+08:00

Most of us love eating junk foods especially the kids and my kid is one of them. Oh how she loved eating chocolate like me.
Green & Black's Organic Chocolate Bar, 70% Cocoa, 3.5-Ounce Bars (Pack of 10)
It is sad but true that most of our kids today have junk food on their diet. These foods are loaded with high calories, fats, and sugar, but very low in nutrition.

Usually fruit drinks have artificial flavoring and loaded with sugar, which i think is very tasty, that's why it's very addicting. Especially those who uses powder flavoring, the color and taste are very appealing, it mimics the flavor and color of fruits. Burgers also contains a lot of fat which can cause hypertension. Imagine if you load these foods in your system, try to imagine soda, cakes, chocolates, burgers, all mixed together. It is a toxic that slowly kills your body while you are feeling happy. Not knowing that what you're taking in will kill you in the near future.

If our kids or us will continuously eat this kinds of foods let say for five or ten years, what will happen? Obesity? Illness?

As of today i encourage everyone to eat healthy foods like vegetables. If you would to eat pizza choose the one with veggie toppings instead of meat. Steam food is best over fried foods, stay away from cholesterol please. Stay away from sugary diet, if you would like to eat ice cream, a small amount will do to ease the cravings.

We only have one life to take care off, so make sure that we live healthy and happy.

Why do White men loves to be married with Filipino women?

2010-03-28T11:19:00.005+08:00

I currently managing a computer shop and recently i noticed that instead of gaming, there are lots of girls chatting on internet instead. Some of them render my service by scanning their photos and sending it to their white boyfriends.

Usually they met these men online using social networking website such as www.friendster.com, www.facebook.com and etc. They usually communicate using yahoo messenger since i don't install msn on my workstations. After a few months or a year, i will saw these women walking down the street with their white husbands. Are you wondering why these men was captivated by filipina? When i was working on a call center there are times that was able to talked to certain white men having a filipina wife and it feels good since i hear no bad things about their wife.
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Here are some reasons:
1. Filipina are born to be submissive and sweet.
2. They love taking care of the kids and the husband as well, they cooked, do the laundry for them.
3. They treat their husband as their best-friends.
4. Most of the women are conservative but these characteristic also changed over time, usually the most conservative women are those that live in provinces.
5. They love pampering their families.
6. And the last but not the least if you shower them with affection and love, they will be your very loyal wife :D