Strong & Healthy Living

cold weather.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0000

This year´s winter is colder than the past years coz I didn´t feel so cold before. The weather report said that it will be another cold weekend. I hope that I can already sleep well with the help of Ate W.´s fleece blanket. If not, then I think I should consider buying a heated vest to keep me warm during the night and everytime I go out of the house. I just hope I can afford one.:)

I have to go to bed soon coz it´s already late. Goodnight everyone!

runny nose again.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:15:00 +0000

It was super cold during the weekend that I was not able to sleep very well coz I was shivering from the cold, first time ever for me since I am not the cold type. I was already wearing 3 jackets, but still it didn´t help. So, I already borrowed Ate W.´s fleece blanket to keep me warm aside from my duvet. Thank God and it worked. I´ll be buying a fleece blanket this weekend, so I don´t have to borrow Ate´s anymore. Hope you all had a nice, fruitful weekend.:)

music lover.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000

I love listening to music, but I am not the type who is familiar with all the singers, especially the famous ones of the moment. I just listen to music even if I don´t know who sings the song, as long as I like the rhythm and the lyrics, then I´ll go for it. I have some music on my phone that I listen everytime I take the train or walk alone, but too bad and my earphone is no longer that good. I think it´s getting damaged little by little coz I don´t take care of it as much as possible, shame on me! It entangled most of the time and it might be the reason why sometimes, I can´t hear the sound anymore. How I wish I can afford a skullcandy earphone right now or better yet, if someone will give it to me as a gift this coming heart´s day. hehehe.

he´s back in Manila.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:37:00 +0000

My brother is back in Manila now to report to his agency in the hope of having a sched to board the ship soon. We are really hoping for the best for him, we hope that he can start working soon for the brighter of his family (wife and kids). And with that, it means that it means that Mama can no longer ask help from him if there´s something to be fixed with her mini ride. Hmmm, that´s bit difficult since Mama is not good at fixing engines and let alone with her patience. I know coz I got my "patience shortage" from her.hehehe. If only there´s a roadside assistance club in our place, then I will surely tell her to get one, so it will be easier for her when she needs help with her mini ride.

isolation.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:32:00 +0000

I am supposed to play with the kid in the afternoon, after coming back from school. But today I wasn´t coz I have a runny nose!:( My male employer asked me if I am ok and I said yes, but I am a bit "constipada" and he said he suspected it since my voice is different, so he said that I better not play with the kid to be sure that she´s won´t be contaminated coz she just got well last week from almost 2 months of being sick and she just went to school again on Monday. So, we better be careful coz we don´t want her to get sick again. I hope I´ll get better soon. He gave me paracetamol to take to help my runny nose. Hope it will really help.:)

musical instruments.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:28:00 +0000

I mentioned before in one of my posts that the money we gathered in our CFC - FFL community here in Barcelona from our carolling last December will be used in buying some musical instruments for our music ministry. Our main project is an organ and then if there´s still money left, maybe we´ll also buy a guitar or maybe a snare drum since it´s way cheaper than a complete drum set, which we also want to have, but we know that we can´t afford it right now, so maybe, we´ll have a snare drum for now and then make the drum set our next aim for the next Christmas carolling. :)

Pigging out.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +0000

Been pigging out since the middle of December coz it´s the beginning of parties and I am suffering the consequences right now coz my hard-earned weight of 52 kg. is suddenly at 54 kg now. grrrrrrrrrrrrr. It scares me big time, but I am not going to be depressed about it coz I know I can make it back to 52 kg. or even less (50 kg. is the target). And since Monday, I already went back to dieting and serious self-discipline. Yes, that´s the very reason why I became heavier coz I just abandon my self-discipline at the sight of foods. grrrrrrrr.

Been to a lot of parties last Year, and the last one was on Dec. 31, New Year´s eve, at the place of one of my closest friends here. We partied all night long. The music was on until dawn, good thing and they don´t have outdoor speakers coz if they have, then we´ll surely get in trouble with their neighbors. Hope you had a super nice New Year´s celebration everyone!

spring rolls.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:00 +0000

My new employers love spring rolls and I make them personally. Everytime I make them, I make 3 portions, so I don´t have to make every week. And today, I just made 3 portions. It always takes time at it made my rest time at 4pm, instead of the usual 3pm. The male employer already went to the kitchen to have a break, but I just can´t coz I wasn´t done yet. I don´t want to take a break with something unfinished.

My rest time is almost over and I have to take a very short nap.:)

Organizing.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:00 +0000

The bf called at aroung 9:30pm to inform me that he can´t go online tonight coz he´s busy working in his apartment. He´s organizing stuffs, so he can finally invite some friends over. His apartment is such a chaos for so long coz he´s always our driving, so he don´t have time to organize and arrange his things. He´s fixing his old closet and will be installing a new one (well, not literally new since it´s from the neighbor who just moved out to another place), so he can finally put all his clothes into them instead of using boxes to store them. I am so excited to see the result this weekend and he´s also painting the place with white, so it will look spacious and new.:) Yes, the bf fixes almost everything : computers, solar panels, wire management , gadgets, etc. He´s very skillful and I am so proud of him.:)

Parties.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:10:00 +0000

Been to 4 parties in 2 weeks period and to top it all, it was 2 parties in one day for 2 consecutive weekend. But despite the super tight sched, I had fun and I didn´t regret that I went to all 4. I would have missed a part of my life if I skipped one of them. Anyways, there´s still one more party left and it´s the New Year´s party. I am looking forward to it coz it will be with my close friends here in BCN.

Speaking of parties, I am now starting to put some make-up for a change.:) I am not a make-up person, but I am trying to apply some to be more lady-like, hehehe. I am already trying to put some blush on, lipstick, eye shadows and mascara and I am starting to do it on my own, hehehe. I used to ask one of the Ates to do it for me.hehehe. I enjoyed putting make-up and it´s fun. And now that I am into it, I want to grow eyelashes,so I can use my mascara to the fullest.hehehe.

Sleepless.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:03:00 +0000

Been sleepless for a long time now. I always want to sleep early, but I end up going to bed late no matter how tired I am. But I want to change this in 2012 coz it´s not good for the health at all. Just like yesterday, I want to go to bed at 12mn, but I end up sleeping at 1:30am. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I need to have a fix bed time and discipline when it comes to sleeping and it has to be implemented in 2012.

Now I know!

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:06:00 +0000

I just stumbled into a site featuring different styles of faucets and I just realized that the ones we have here at my employer´s place are cascade faucets. Weee, been cleaning them for 6 months now and I also saw similar ones before, but I only learned about their name a while ago. grrrrrrrrrr. The disadvantage of not reading a lot.:(

Anyways, I am so happy coz my alaga will be going to school tomorrow. Finally, after staying at home for more than a month due to her cough. I can now clean the house thoroughly.:)

alone.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:36:00 +0000

I´ll be roaming around alone tomorrow, errr, today since it´s already 1:30am here coz my dearest roommates will be working. :( I hate roaming around alone coz it feels so boring. I want to stroll with someone coz I love talking and listening at the same time, hehehe. But sometimes, I want to be alone too, to reflect and to have time for myself, but most of the time, I want to be with family and friends coz I believe that "the more, the merrier". But anyways, I still have to do things tomorrow even if it means going to places alone.:( I have to do it for my own good. Hope I won´t feel so bored. Aside from going to the Phil. Consulate tomorrow, I´ll go window shopping, too and check if I can see some of the items that I saw in the online stores in the malls like the citizen watch that I saw earlier, the sports goggles, dresses and shoes.:)

a week´s off.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:26:00 +0000

I´m off for a week starting yesterday until Monday coz my employers are going to New York tomorrow. I am so happy for my off and I hope to do all the things that I already have in mind during my week´s off. I need to do lot of things, but still, I am looking forward to it. I will go to the Phil. Consulate tomorrow to renew my passport and hope that everything will be alright and then, I´ll be back to the boarding house to arrange my things and to do some other things.:) I am already excited.

treasure hunting.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:21:00 +0000

Weeee, what a coincidence coz we (my boradmates and I) were just talking about treasure hunting over supper. We talked about the huge dam contractor in our place, who just used it as a front in digging treasures, according to the rumors. But we all agreed that it´s true since there were already a lot of people who saw that they have transactions during the midnight to drive the treasures away from the location without being seen by workers and other people..

And then, I shared to them my uncle who was once into digging treasures. But he already stopped long time ago. I asked him before if they find a treasure and he said: If I did, then we could have been super rich right now. :) Anyways, the treasure metal detectors made me remember the treasure hunting in our place and the experiences I´ve heard regarding the matter. Hmmm, maybe it would be super nice if I can give my uncle a treasure detector in the near future.:) So he can be into treasure hunting once again.:)

not a smoker.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:46:00 +0000

It just shows that I´m not really a smoker coz I don´t have any idea what a cigar humidor is. I just checked and it´s a box that provides the proper environment for storing and aging cigars. Now I know! For sure the bf knows about this coz he´s a smoker. grrrrrrrrrr. And hoping that he´ll stop so soon.:)

busy weekend.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:41:00 +0000

This weekend will be a super busy one, but still, I am looking forward to it coz it´s what I like! I want to do a lot of things during the weekend rather than just staying inside the boarding house. I want my weekend to be as productive as it can be since I am just inside my employers´house during the weekdays. The schedule will be school, teaching on Saturday and then teaching, Mass and healing session on Sunday.:) Excited!

30th.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:39:00 +0000

I had a blast on my 30th. It´s the most memorable birthday I ever had in my life! Even if I am away from my family, but I felt their presence coz my Voltes 5 friends managed to take videos of them and played it during dinner. I was truly surprised. And of course, my dearest visited me. hehehe. So, it makes the celebration more special. And speaking of celebration, been hoarding and pigging out since Friday, the 11th and I felt so bloated right now. I need to go back to my dieting and minimizing the food I eat coz I don´t want to end up buying plus size lingerie,arggggggg.

extra income.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

I am into something that will give me extra income in the coming months.:) And I am already very excited about it. I´ve decided to go for it coz it will not only give me extra income, but it´s also good for the health. A lot of people are already successful in the business because they work hard for it and I am already excited to follow their path.:) I will work hard for it, so I can have a lot ach checks of to in-cash.hehehe.

a lonely weekend.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0000

It´s indeed a lonely weekend coz I am here in my employer´s place. I need to work for the weekend to help them coz my female employer was operated with sinusitis and they need help here in the house. And I can´t go out of the house coz we need to be very careful not to catch cold or cough coz if we do, it will be very risky for her coz she needs to go back to the hospital and stay there for 3 more days. arggggggggg. Hope all will go as planned, so I can have my free time this coming Friday. God bless us all!

getting cold.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0000

Finally, the cold weather is here in Spain. It´s scary that the winter comes late this year coz it just means that there´s really a climate change going on due to abuse we did to mother Earth. Anyways, it´s getting colder and darker here. The surroundings look sad already, especially during the morning, when the sun is not yet up. It makes me miss home more.:( Anyways, I´ll be sleeping soon coz the eyes are already aching. But before finally dozing off, I´ll check pentair heat pumps first and find out what is it for.Goodnight everyone!

waiting for a package.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:39:00 +0000

I am waiting for a package to come from Thailand. It´s the dresses that we (my friends and I) ordered in the online shop owned by one of my good virtual friends. We´ve been a regular costumers since then and now, we are referring our friends to the online shop as well. I´ve already ordered tons of dresses before and regretted later coz I spent a lot of money for it, hehehe. I vowed to stop shopping already and I am glad coz I was able to do it, and then suddenly, I was shocked coz I was back to shopping and ordered 14 dresses in one shipment. arggggggggg. I don´t want to be a shopaholic again and I´ll do my best not to order for the next 6 months or so.

Anyways, all the dresses we are ordering are the girly girl types (chic, cool, sexy). And I am just wondering who among the girls will be ordering formal maternity dresses first. hehehe. Exciting and it´s completely ok with me if I´ll be the first.hehehe.

to sleep more.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:33:00 +0000

That´s one of the aims for this week: to sleep more than the usual 6 hours sleep. Huge pimples are sprouting on my right cheek and I am sure one of the reasons for it is the lack of sleep. I only sleep atleast 6 hours during weekdays and even less during weekends (lucky already if I am able to sleep for more than 6 hours). I need to finish as many assignments as I can before 12, so I can go to bed at exactly midnight.:)

30 is approaching!

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:43:00 +0000

My 30th will be so soon and everyone is already excited about it!:) I want a big party, but because of the budget issue, I end up having a small one. But it´s ok because I will still celebrate it with some family and closest friends here in BCN. How I wish I can invite all! The original plan was to rent a locale and prepare the foods on my own and with the help of my friends, but after the brainstorming, we decided against it coz it will be so stressing and tiring. So, we decided to just have it a wok resto and just minimize the guests to fit the budget and also, it´s good this way coz the resto has their own projector already (not a canon projector though), sounds and a tv screen. In the locale that we reserved months before, we have to bring everything (plates, food, sounds, projector,etc.) and then we have to clean the place afterwards as well. We want to have fun and to enjoy the party, so cleaning afterwards is a total No,No! hehehe.

No lights.

noreply@blogger.com (julai) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:10:00 +0000

The bulb to my room has been broken since the other week. I told my male employer about it and until now, he didn´t change the bulb yet, so, been staring into blackness for almost 2 weeks now and my eyes are already aching. And I hate it coz I can´t read during the night anymore. If he´s not going to change it within this week, I will remind him again next week. I need to write and do some readings in the evening, but I can´t without a light in my room. grrrrrrrrr.

Anyways, I´ll be off to bed soon, but I want to check the stainless steel rings first at teno.com. I already peeped a while ago and the designs are so lovely. I need to examine them closely,hehehe, and hope that someone will give one on my birthday.:)