My Sanity Helper

Hello love...

2013-02-20T13:35:00.003-06:00

Sounds too sweet for my taste :)

Yes. I'm officially back. Feels like it's been ages since the last time I was here. I even forgot my password! Oh well... but, I'm on again. Life goes on...

I feel like I've been on a roller-coaster for so long. I like it at first but, when the turn comes with a deep dive down, it doesn't feel good. I feel like I'm going to throw up with everything, whatever is in my stomach. Ew, ....not a pleasant thought.

But, I'm stronger than before. Life is too good and too short not to enjoy every moment of it.

May this day be the start of a great tomorrow waiting for me.

:-)

Six Word Saturday #3

2012-03-31T14:30:00.002-05:00

God is good...Keep on believing!

:-)

Where is the Love?

2012-03-31T13:39:00.001-05:00

Well, I've been unemployed for 10 months now. Though I'm not starving, there's still something inside me that's missing. I just cannot point to it. My previous employer did not let go of me, they would have preferred for me to stay a little bit, but it was time to leave and move on. Sometimes I regret the decision. Other times I feel good that I made up my mind. Comparing my life now and before when I have that job, I see just a little difference. Only now is better... knowing that somebody is really enjoying my company!

I've been wondering if that something that I feel is missing inside me is to have a real job. You know that thing - you wake up every morning, get ready and actually know what you need to do for the day. I have been applying to all the jobs that makes me feel like the job description really fits me and I know deep in my heart that I can do it but, I've been doing it for 8 months and still, I got no offer. I have been to 8 interviews (yes, I have a record!) which all seem promising to me, but then again, I was always wrong because after a week or two, I get an email thanking me for the time I spent to meet with them and urging me to just keep on applying to their job openings.

I hate to think that the reason why I am not getting hired in this area is because of my color, which reminds me of what Curt Harlow was stressing out while he was talking to us last December which I summarize it to something like this: "white people will verbally say they are not against any race, but deep in their hearts, they are screaming against any other color." I don't want to believe it but as a human being, I can't deny the fact that I am currently experiencing what he had just said at that conference. I'm actually beginning to think that I just probably got called in for interview because my name sounds like a white girl after carrying my husbands' last name. Reality hurts.

Anyhow, I still believe that God is working in His mysterious ways. I believe He has reasons why He don't let the door open yet. I trust in Him. He has better plans for me. I firmly believe that He wants me to prosper...I just have to wait and keep the faith because everything happens according to His timeline.

:-)

Six Word Saturday #2

2012-02-18T20:42:00.000-06:00

I am currently watching Budweiser Shootout! :))

WW: It's your choice..

2012-02-15T16:55:00.001-06:00

Yep! Believe it or not... it snowed in Branson, Mo! :))

More Wordless Wednesdays here!

Groupon: Clicky the Clickable Value-Wheel

2012-02-12T16:52:00.001-06:00

After 2weeks of spinning Clicky, he finally gave me $5! Big wooop! :D

Was not able to use it though... Can't find deals that really flip my switch. Maybe next time when I get luckier and it will land on $100 :-) Right now, I'll just keep on spinning...

Try it for yourself here.. Or you may click on the picture below to see and get the best deals in your area:

Six Word Saturday #1

2012-02-11T13:09:00.000-06:00

It's my first time with...

Life is good...Enjoy it!

Saturday 9 #1

2012-02-11T09:26:00.000-06:00

1. Do you enjoy going to a casino now and again? = Yes! But I'm only willing to spend $20! :-)

2. What makes you happy most of the time? = Going shopping! LoL... I'm a girl, you know...

3. Are you jealous of someone right now? = Nope. Never did.

4. You're stranded on a desert island with one fictional character. Who is it? Why? = James Bond. There's nothing he can't do to set himself free.

5. Have you ever been in the emergency room? If yes, for what (most recently)? = Nope. Thanks God!

6. Where is the last place you drove to just for fun? = Branson, MO

7. If you were to make your living as a photographer, what would love to shoot? = little kids...they always have neat tricks and they're all photogenic! They don't worry about what mood, angle, or kind of face you're trying to capture. They are cute in their own little ways...

8. Tell us about a band you like that we might not have heard. = Parokya ni Edgar... it's a Filipino band.

9. Where was the last place you went shopping? Why? = Tanger Outlet. Lots of stores, better prices.

More Sat9rs here!

Friday Fill-Ins #1

2012-02-10T19:53:00.000-06:00

Here comes my first Friday Fill-Ins!

1. When it comes to make a decision, I panic!
2. Everybody's equal that must be the rule.
3. Ma says, just choose one: go to school or get married.
4. I can't have a chocolate cake at the same time drink a chocolate milkshake.
5. I never saw Barack Obama in person and I have no intention to meet him :)
6. Use the TV remote effectively! That's not a new invention.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie while eating popcorn, tomorrow my plans include doing the laundry and ironing, and Sunday, I want to have my nails done!

WW: Little Jack's First Pair

2012-02-08T11:51:00.000-06:00

Went shopping for maternity clothes with a friend last week and this is what she found for her little one...

Little Heart breaker since birth!

And no, I'm not pregnant! My friend is the one who's pregnant :-)

Not a good day...

2012-02-07T19:19:00.001-06:00

Yep. Not a good day for both of us. Worst for hubby. It actually started last night an hour after we went to bed. Hubby had a reflux and it went on all night long because he forgot to take his purple pill. He'd probably dozed off for 15mins and the reflux would wake him up. Then came the morning. His stomach got achy...and the runs started it all...

Five hours later, the runs stopped. But his back started to get sore. He had this perennial lower back problem that usually comes back when he is not doing anything. Been to the doctor several times to have it checked but they can't seem to find anything wrong. Results shows normal. One of the doctor said it's muscle spasm...sign of wisdom! :-)

As of this writing, he is feeling a little better, though he has not eaten anything yet. I told him what I used to do when I get sick - go back to sleep and you will be good as new when you get up...but he is not buying it! Wish he's a 5 years old kid who listens to their mother attentively.

Clicky - the not so value-able wheel

2012-02-06T18:08:00.000-06:00

Look closer... Creepy, isn't it? I've been playing him for weeks now, but haven't got lucky yet...

Shoulda..woulda...coulda...

2012-02-03T16:27:00.002-06:00

Lookie here! Didn't see this coming...

I would'a have another million if I had a million in investment!
Oh well... It's not meant to be... not yet...

:-)

La la la la la...

2012-02-03T15:03:00.000-06:00

Yes! La...La...La...La..La... Sing it with me.... La..La..La..La..La.. :D

Finally like how this is coming all together... I think it looks neat and cute. Agree? Hehehe... Hopefully this will inspire me to write or share more of me and my thoughts (read: brains!) with you!

Wish me luck! :-)

European Tax Rates --glad to be here at Uncle Sam's land :-)

2012-02-03T13:54:00.005-06:00

Ahhhh... makes me wonder where all the money goes...

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United Kingdom

Income Tax: 50%

VAT: 17.5% TOTAL: 67.5%

France

Income Tax: 40%

VAT: 19.6% TOTAL: 59.6%

Greece

Income Tax: 40%

VAT: 25% TOTAL: 65%

Spain

Income Tax: 45%

VAT: 16% TOTAL: 61%

Portugal

Income Tax: 42%

VAT: 20% TOTAL: 62%

Sweden

Income Tax: 55%

VAT: 25% TOTAL: 80%

Norway

Income Tax: 54.3%

VAT: 25% TOTAL: 79.3%

Netherlands

Income Tax: 52%

VAT: 19% TOTAL: 71%

Denmark

Income Tax: 58%

VAT: 25% TOTAL: 83%

Finland

Income Tax: 53%

VAT: 22% TOTAL: 75%

If you've started to wonder what the real costs of socialism are going to be - once the full program in these United States hits your wallet, take a look at the table. As you digest these mind-boggling figures, keep in mind that in spite of these astronomical tax rates, these countries are still not financing their social welfare programs exclusively from tax revenues! They are deeply mired in public debt of gargantuan proportions. Greece has reached the point where its debt is so huge it is in imminent danger of defaulting. That is the reason the European economic community has intervened to bail them out. If you're following the financial news, you know Spain and Portugal are right behind Greece.

Obama stated: "We are going to FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE America". We are now heading right down the same path. The VAT tax in the table is the national sales tax that Europeans pay. Stay tuned because that is exactly what you can expect to see the administration proposing after the 2012 elections. The initial percentage in the United States isn't going to be anywhere near the outrageous numbers you now see in Europe . Guess what...the current outrageous numbers in Europe didn't start out as outrageous either. They started out as minuscule - right around the 1% or 2% where they will start out in the United States. Magically, however, they ran up over the years to where they are now. Expect the same thing here.

It is the very notion that with hard work and perseverance, anybody can get ahead economically here in the USA. Do you think that can ever happen with tax rates between 60% and 80%? Think again. With the government taking that percentage of your money, your life will be exactly like life in Europe... You will never be able to buy a home. You will never buy a car. You will never send your children to college. Let's not shuffle the battle cry of the socialists under the rug either. It's always the same cry. Equalize income. Redistribute the wealth. Tax the Rich (whoever they are). Level the economic playing field. Accomplish that and everything will be rosy.

It's time to take a really hard look at reality. Greece is a perfect example. Despite the socialism system that has ruled this country for decades, with a 65% tax rate, they are drowning in public debt, would have defaulted without hundreds of billions in bailout money from the EU, and still. . . 20% of their population lives in poverty. What has all that socialism money bought, besides ultimate power for the politicians running the show? Do you think these people are "free"? They're not. They are slaves to their economic "system".

Instead of spreading the wealth around, spread this info around. It might wake up some people.

:-)

Amazing Photos!

2012-02-02T20:56:00.000-06:00

Thought you might enjoy these pictures! I just did! :-)


Restaurant on a cliff on the east coast of Zanzibar. Depending on the tide, the place can be reached both on foot or by boat.

Thor's Well - the gates of the dungeon. Cape Perpetua, Oregon. At moderate tide and strong surf, flowing water creates a fantastic landscape.

Balcony of floor 103 in Chicago..

Office of Selgas Cano in Madrid --very cool!

Emerald Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano..Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

Balloons in Cappadocia --wherever it is! :-)

Favelas of Brazil.. The boundary between wealth and poverty..--reminds me of Manila/Makati..

In Northwestern Montana, USA. The water is so transparent that it seems that this is a quite shallow lake. In fact, it's very deep.

Haus Rizzi in Germany.

View of sunset from inside the wave..

Banpo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea

Amazing Happening in the Pacific!

2012-02-02T17:01:00.000-06:00

Just.... AMAZING!

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A yacht was traveling in the south Pacific when the crew came across a weird sight. Look at these photos and try to imagine the thrill of experiencing this phenomenon.

A beach?

No! This is not a beach!

It is volcanic stones floating on the water...

Where is the Volcano?

Unbelievable site...so take pictures...no one would believe it...

The wake of my ship...

Stayed on the edge of the water, then this was spotted.. ash & steam rising from the ocean...

and..while we were watching...

a plume of black ash...huge cloud...covering even this far away...

then the sky turns black with ash and the ocean gold with suns reflection.

out of the ocean, mountain peaks arise?

more eruptions...ash & clouds...

the mountain peaks rise higher within minutes...

a brand new island formed...

creation of mountains...


Can you imagine the thrill of being the first and only person to see a new island being created where there was nothing before?

A Childs' Faith

2011-12-15T16:47:00.000-06:00

Just what we all need... faith like that of a child...

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A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet.

She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even.. The total had to be exactly perfect... No chance here for mistakes..

Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.

She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter.. That did it!

'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages,' he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

'Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,' Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone.. 'He's really, really sick....and I want to buy a miracle.'

'I beg your pardon?' said the pharmacist.

'His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?'

'We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you,' the pharmacist said, softening a little.

'Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.'

The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, 'What kind of a miracle does your brother need?'

' I don't know,' Tess replied with her eyes welling up. I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money..'

'How much do you have?' asked the man from Chicago .

'One dollar and eleven cents,' Tess answered barely audible.

'And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.'

'Well, what a coincidence,' smiled the man. 'A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a miracle for little brothers.'

He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said 'Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you need.'

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.

Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

'That surgery,' her Mom whispered.. 'was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?'

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents...plus the faith of a little child.

In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.

A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.

The Chicken Farm

2011-12-15T16:02:00.000-06:00

Funny but true...
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John was in the egg business. He had several hundred young layers, called 'pullets', and ten roosters to fertilize them. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.

This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing.

Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.

John's favorite rooster, "Obama", was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed Obama's bell hadn't rung at all! When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.

To John's amazement, Obama had thought of a way to do it without ANY work . . . He had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.

John was so proud of Obama, he entered him in the Chicago County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the judges not only awarded Obama the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.

Clearly Obama was a politician. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention.

Vote VERY carefully in 2012 . . . The bells are not always audible.