It is a common saying, that beauty is just skin-deep. That means to say that there are more important aspects of a person that would outlast beauty when the golden years are at hand.

It doesn’t mean, though, that even if it’s just skin deep, you won’t care for it at all. Frankly, I’m one of those who don’t care much about my skin. I used to play volleyball with a friend back when I was yet learning some 2 decades ago during lunch break. That’s 12 noon to 1pm! My skin would tan and later peel off and I would not care at all.

I could also go swimming all day and I’d literally get dark. If not for the pain the sunburn causes, I really didn’t care.

It’s different these days, though. The ozone layer is thinning and the UV rays of the sun causes skin cancer. The effect not only affects beauty but the health of a person as well. Better check on sunscreens and other skin care products to make your skin not only beautiful to look at but healthy as well. Besides, you only get to live with beautiful skin for just a short while…why not enjoy it with care?

If you’re in the middle class to upper class society, or even the lower-middle class, you would sometimes be invited to go to formal events like weddings, recitals, concerts, business meetings, that would require you to wear a tuxedo.

If you care to be in those events and don’t want to miss any of those opportunities to rub elbows with the rich and famous, you ought to be ready with your outfit. A tuxedo, though, without be complete without a tuxedo shirt. If you’re having a tuxedo, make it complete that your social climbing will not be noticed as such. If you’re not social climbing and you’re really in that social class, the more you have to be complete.

Humans in general desire to have more and complain of having less. More money, more space, more food, more gadgets, more toys, more vacation time, more idle time.

Others, though, are content with what they have. Some, don’t dream of anything at all, stuck to the idea that there is no hope for them like the street bums.

Along the squatters area, you can see people barely having anything to cover their body. If ever, they look like rags. You see many children. You’d wonder, how on earth they were able to produce more children when they don’t have much to feed them? But along with those lack, you see them playing around, smiling, laughing, barely thinking of any care in this world. To them, that moment is their moment and they have to make the most out of that very moment.

On the other hand, the dreamers, the go-getters, usually have achieved something. Usually, material things. House gets bigger, stuff fills the house, more food, more junk food, more entertainment. But coupled with all those are more worries. What if someone tries to steal from them? So now they install home alarm systems to protect their wealth. Rich people have less kids because they’re so busy with accumulating wealth. If they have a kid at all, that rich kid is usually fed with material stuff too but they lack the parental warmth because they are so busy with more important things to do.

What do you think? Who is more blessed?

We have the internal TV. We used to have a real one but when it broke down, we opted for the card that can be installed on the motherboard. Although I can live without TV, it’s still good to watch from time to time and get the latest news locally.

As time goes by, televisions have been either good or bad. We may blame the network stations for all the violence and immorality but on their end they will just tell you to shut off your TV if you don’t like what you see.

Is the internal TV better than the real one or vice versa?

Pros of Internal TV:
- save on electric bill (computer is on anyway)
- easily screen capture images
- just move your eyes to watch while working

Cons of Internal TV:
- if I like it shut off and others want to watch, they can’t
- screen is as small as the space I provide (since I’m working)
- when it crashes, I have to restart
- it slows down the computer (memory hog)

What do you prefer?

Despite the economy, we still find that many are getting obese, especially in the American society. Food is what America is blessed with. It wouldn’t matter if everything is natural like fruits and vegetables and wheat, but they are also rich in junk food.

Getting obese is actually an eating habit. Look at the French people. They have red wine. Drank moderately after eating, wine, which is rich in proanthenols, helps in getting their body fit and slim.

The Chinese have tea. It’s also a natural way to get your body detoxified and it also promotes long life.

Medically, we have ways like liposuction and surgery.

Orally, we have diet pills. Check the top rated diet pills and research for yourself before buying any.

Topically, there are creams.

Visually, we can wear clothes and dresses that accentuates our assets rather than our liabilities.

You probably have heard the saying, “If you failed to plan, you planned to fail.”

With the economic crisis the whole world is experiencing, more jobs are sought than what is available. More are overworked for lesser pay. Both parents need to work to provide for the family, especially the children.

What if you still have a baby? How can you work? Leaving it to a nanny may be a solution but if you ask me, I’ll never leave my growing kids to a nanny. When I had my first baby, my mom offered to watch over her while I was at work as an employee. I’d bring her over to my mom’s house at 6am and come back at around 9pm.

On her third month, my mom gave up. If I had a Bob stroller, things would run differently. My mom gave up because she felt very tired. Since I didn’t like to have a stranger touch my family, I resigned on her 4th month and did what a mother should do: take care of her own child.

My hubby then was earning lesser than what I earned. But it’s not all about the money. The future of that little baby will be shaped by what she is during her developmental stage. Sure, I care for the money. We were considered poor. But we could eke out on the meager income that was cut more than half so we managed to live under God’s daily miracles. Besides, He promised to supply our needs daily.

Many would sort out to go out of the country, leaving the family behind, leaving a gap. Children with either or both parents out of the country, usually end up with emotional disorder. More often than not, the morality goes down the drain too.

There’s nothing wrong with being practical, nor it is wrong to plan for the future. I guess it’s just a matter of importance. What is weightier? Financial stability or moral stability?