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Appealing For Your Votes For Efren Penaflorida

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Efren Penaflorida, is one of the finalists in this year's CNN Heroes. The first Filipino to make it to CNN Heroes.He is a teacher for the streetkids of Cavite, Philippines. To know more about his story click this link.

You can vote as many times as you like until November 19, 2009. Let us vote for our kababayan and make the world see the greatness of the Pinoys.

To make your vote an easier process just click this link. Please vote now, it will only take a few minutes of your time to do so.

Superbook

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:51:00 +0000

Yesterday I heard mass at St. Joseph's Shrine, while listening to the first reading about the story of Prophet Elijah and the widow with a son during the famine in Israel, I remembered that this bible account was one of the episodes shown in the animated series "Superbook." I can still vividly recall how that episode went.

Adults in their late twenties are familiar with this cartoon shown in the 80's and the early 90's over at GMA 7. This was one of my favorite animated series along with "Flying House." I love it so much I even became a member of its SuperKids Club.

Superbook followed the adventures of Christopher Peepers, his friend Joy and their toy robot Gizmo. It started when Christopher/Chris discovered the magical bible, the Superbook , that speaks and sends then through time to witness the bible story and interact with the different bible characters.

This animation was produced by the Tatsunoko Productions of Japan in cooperation with the Christian Broadcasting Network of the United States of America. The first episode was aired in Japan on October 1, 1981.

The cartoon was intended to reach out to the Christian minority in Japan. But when the anime was shown in a convention in France and received positive feedback, it was shown in other countries as well.

In the second series other characters like Chris' dog Ruffles and his cousin Uri were introduced. According to Wikipedia, a new series was developed in 2008.

I hope that I get to watch the new series because this cartoon brought back a lot of happy childhood memories.

I wish kids now can get to watch the new series as well or even the re-run so that they can get to enjoy it as much as I did at their age and learn wonderful lessons as well.

Comment Moderation

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0000

Everyone can leave a comment on any post I made without moderation. I welcome even negative comments because not everyone shares the same view or opinion with that of mine.

But starting yesterday, I changed the setting on my blog and I now approve or reject comments made on my blog. I did that because I was disappointed when someone left a comment with very offensive sexual content. That was inappropriate, I did not write anything that is sexual or sensual in nature.

That person who left that comment had the guts to write something that is offensive but is coward because he/she did not dare reveal who he/she is because he/she signed the comment as anonymous.

I'm super upset with what happened, so from now on I will have all comments approved by me before it gets to be published in this blog.

Loving Others

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:58:00 +0000

"Don't just pretend that you love others;

really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of good.

Love each other with brotherly affection and take delight

in honoring each other."

(Romans 12:9-10)

Tired Hands

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000

My hands are super tired from all the encoding I did today. I'm just grateful that I finished typing all the results and are now delivered to our client.

And because my hands are aching from all the work I was able to accomplish today, non-stop typing on the keyboard from 7:00 am with only twenty minutes for lunch break, I will not post a long entry today.

See you all tomorrow, I'm exhausted physically and mentally.

November 27 and 28, Holidays No More

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:40:00 +0000

In my post last month entitled “Declared Holidays for November,”President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation 1808 stating that Eid’l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice is a holiday to be observed all throughout the country.

But sadly on October 26, 2009, the President ordered through Proclamation No 1808-A that the said dates will be observed as special holidays only in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao or ARMM.

November 27 and 28 are no longer holidays. November 30, is still a holiday because it is in observance of Bonifacio Day.

So instead of having a four days off for the last week of November, all the regions except for ARMM will only have three days weekend off.

Katy Perry Rocks for Relief Concert

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Are you a big Katy Perry fan and you want to watch her perform live in concert? Do you still want to help the victims of the recent typhoons that hit the Philippines? Do you want to have fun and help at the same time?

Katy Perry is having a concert here in the country! It is dubbed as “Katy Perry Rocks for Relief.” This wonderful event will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Ground on November 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm.

Aside from Miss Katy Perry, Journey’s Ariel Pineda and Neil Schon will be performing as well. Jed Maddela is also a guest performer at the concert.

The net proceed of the concert will go to the Philippine National Red Cross for victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

Ticket prices are at:
P3605 VIP
P2266 Gold
P1336 Silver
P412 Bronze

Tickets are available through ticketworld. Ticketworld numbers are 891-9999.

So don’t miss out on the biggest party and fundraiser of the year.

Vacation Is Over

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Vacation is over and it’s the start of another work week. Well at least, we only have to work for four days this week except for those with work on Saturdays. But I intend to file for an overtime work this coming Saturday because I have a lot of pending work at the office.

The three day weekend is enough to recharge me.

Last Saturday, I was awakened by the loud noise made by the wind. Signal number three was hoisted over the National Capital Region. Typhoon Santi made his presence felt with its strong wind and heavy rain. It was a good thing though that the typhoon only passed by the region for a few hours. But the typhoon’s brief stay is enough to cut off power lines in some parts of the country, including our area which has no electricity from 6:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon.

Saturday is all about being with the family. I helped my Dad prepare lunch. And since my youngest brother filed for an office leave because he has work on Saturdays, we ate lunch as a family. Having no electricity, we passed off the time chatting, listening to my brother’s mp3 and dancing. We attended the anticipated mass at six in the evening.

Last November 1, Sunday, All Saints’ Day we did not go to the cemetery to visit the graves of our dear dead loved ones to avoid the crowd and traffic. We’ll just visit my mama and lolo on November 8.

Sunday is all about spending time with the boyfriend. He has been sick for almost two weeks and last Sunday was the only time he was able to visit me at home. We did grocery shopping, we had a food trip and we teased each other all throughout the afternoon. Simple things we missed doing together ever since he got sick. I’m just grateful that he is okay already.

Monday morning, I went to a dental clinic to have a dental propylaxis, unfortunately the dentist was still out so I went to the optical clinic instead. I had an eye examination and got myself a new set of contact lens and a new pair of prescription glasses. I am nearsighted so the need for contact lens.

Later in the afternoon I met up with my friends at Chopstick’s in Gateway Mall. Ate Kat, my friend from the office is treating us for an early dinner birthday treat.

The three day weekend off is all about spending time with the family, boyfriend and friends, what a happy way to spend it.

Top Ten Entrecard Dropper of the Month

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:02:00 +0000

It's the time of the month to thank my loyal entrecard droppers! As a way of showing my appreciation for taking the time to visit my blog, I've given out 100 entrecards to my top droppers.

1. The Sweet Life

2. Funky Town Disco Music

3. Wirez and Circuits

4. Jean Squared

5. Photography by KML

6. Grampy and You

7. Ramblings of a Haemophiliacs

8. Coming Back To Life

9. Sader's Pet Pix

10.Boyzmind

Thank you guys! Keep on visiting.

Department Of Health's November Health Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:36:00 +0000

While waiting at the Department of Health-MIS Office last Tuesday, I saw the DOH calendar listing down the National Health Event for November. Since, I was so bored waiting for my computer to be fixed (here's the link to the post ), I copied the dates with the corresponding health event being celebrated on the day.

November is Cancer Pain Awareness Month, Malaria Awareness Month, Traditional and Alternative Care Month

The other health events for November are:

November 2-6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Week

2nd Week National Skin Detection and Prevention Week

November 7 National Food Fortification Day

November 14 World Diabetes Day

November 16-20 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week

November 23-29 Population and Development Work

Happy Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +0000

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Sister's Tag

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:07:00 +0000

Be the kind of women that when your feet hit the floor each morning,
The devil says "Oh Crap, She's Up."
Sister, life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don't just because you can.
Believe in everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy.
He just promise it would be worth it.
Today is sister's day.

To the cool women that have touched my life.
this is for you.....LOVE U!!!

Rules:

Tag all your sisters, mothers, daughters, aunts, girlfriends.
If you get tag back seven times, you are loved.
Happy sister's day! LOVE YA SISTA!!!
Girlfriend and sisters WEEK.

This lovely tag was given to me by Bambie, one of the sweetest blogger friends I have. And I wish to pass this to the nicest bloggers and online friends I have: Grace, Meryl, Joy, Sheng, Enchie and to Bambie too.

On Vacation Mode

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:11:00 +0000

I’m going to rest for the next three days. I’m not going to worry about work! The last two weeks has been very stressful for me. My mind and body is pleading for some relaxation.

I’m going to blog, read a good book, take long sleep over the weekend.

My family won’t go to the cemetery to visit our departed loved ones on November 1, All Saint’s Day; it’s usually a week after to avoid the traffic and crowd.

Traffic is horrible at Loyola Cemetery in Marikina City, where my mother and grandmother are laid to rest. We are scheduled to visit their graves on November 8.

I’m looking forward to just bum around the house.

Car Parts and Auto Parts

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:00 +0000

A lot of vehicles were destroyed when Typhoon Ondoy wreck havoc in the country last month. Many cars are still not in used because many car parts have been destroyed when these vehicles got submerged in the flood waters.

Car owners need to spend huge amounts of money to restore their cars.

It would be of great help to many Filipinos if Carpartswarehouse is also available in the country.

Carpartswarehouse.com sells quality car parts and auto parts at reasonable prices across the United States of America. Their site offers the lowest prices online and they deliver car parts and auto parts for free for a minimum purchase of $50.00 only. They offer a wide selection of car parts for all car makes and model; and if the auto parts you are looking for is not available at their store, they will go out of their way just to find the car parts for you.

So if you are living in the United States of America and are in need of car parts and auto parts, check carpartswarehouse.com first before making any purchases.

On The Road To Full Recovery

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Last week has been a stressful one for me because my boyfriend has been in and out of the hospital.

First, we suspected that he had Leptospirosis but the doctors confirmed later on that it was due to a viral infection.

I was not able to talk to the physician because if I had I would like to ask what virus it was and what is the name of the disease?

Putting a sickness as plain viral infection is very broad. Is it an Epstein Barr or a Cytomegalovirus? I’m not a doctor but I want to know further what the illness is, so I and my loved ones can better protect ourselves from such illness.

All I know right now is that bf’s monocyte count in his blood got elevated and his platelets dropped from normal as well as his potassium. He had fever, malaise, severe headache and he lost his appetite for days.

Both his arms got bruised when each of his arms got injected with paracetamol and tramadol for his fever to get down and for his headache. His arms from the shoulder to the elbow were purplish in color and were swollen due to the injections. It was a huge hematoma. The doctor prescribed multivitamins as treatment for his disease.

The doctor we consulted for his check-up gave an appetite stimulant for bf because he could only manage to eat two to three spoonful of food and nothing more. He even said that as soon as bf’s appetite get back to normal, we should visit him back to have a work up to know why his arms got bruised by the injections. He may have underlying blood disease that was not yet discovered.

I am grateful that bf has been eating well, his arms are still bruised but are no longer swollen. I know that he will be fully recovered from his sickness soon.

Last Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:58:00 +0000

It was a tiring Tuesday for me yesterday. As soon as I open my office computer to login on a program run by the Department of Health, the program won’t accept my username and password. There was a problem with the accreditation number of our health facility.

The Management Information System of the Department of Health informed me to bring the central processing unit of the computer to their office in Tayuman.

It was a long commute from Cubao, Quezon City to Tayuman, Manila. And it was another long wait for the computer to get fix. I was at DOH office from ten in the morning up to two in the afternoon.

If I knew all along that it will take that long to be repaired I should have brought with me a good book to entertain me. It was a good thing I have a notebook and a pen with me. I jot down ideas I can blog about and write down few articles I can post already.

I have so many pending work at the office and I just wasted another day doing nothing but what can I do, my work is tied up to that DOH program.

Miscommunication

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:28:00 +0000

Last Friday, Boyet went back to the hospital for his follow up check-up. He has been sick the week before and was rushed to the hospital the previous Saturday, was released on a Sunday and was brought back to the emergency room on a Monday night due to a viral infection.

He left a message on my mobile phone informing me that he was not able to make it for the morning out patient department schedule and will just wait for the afternoon session.

Since the hospital was just a jeepney ride from where I was working and it was ten minutes before my lunch break, I texted him back telling him to meet me up at the hospital’s emergency ward so we can eat lunch together.

His reply to my message was not to continue my plan of going to the hospital because I might not be able to eat my lunch because my one hour break will be consumed by my travel to the hospital and my commute back to the office.

But despite his objection I still went to the hospital.

After twenty minutes I was at the hospital’s emergency ward and he was not there. I called up his mobile phone but the other line said that the subscriber cannot be reached. I then remembered that his phone was running on low battery. I looked for him at the out patient department and at the nearby canteen and there was no trace of him.

A friend from work texted me that Boyet was at the office waiting for me.

I was at the hospital while he was at my office. I called up Boyet in the office to inform him that I was on my way back to the office.

I hurriedly went back to the office but was caught in the traffic. It was ten minutes to one in the afternoon when I reached the office.

Boyet told me that the last message I received was his last text message before his mobile phone loss its power. And he thought all along that I got and obeyed his message.

I felt bad because he has not been feeling well and yet here he was in the office visiting me. And at the same time it was one in the afternoon and he has still not eaten his lunch yet. His commute back to the hospital will eat up most of his time; he wouldn’t be able to finish his check-up much earlier.

I asked permission from my supervisor to take the rest of the afternoon off so I could accompany him to his check-up.

We did not go back to the hospital but instead went to another clinic.

Someone Is Pretending To Be Him

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Last night while checking my email, I received a notice from friendster informing me that my boyfriend is inviting me to join him as one of his friends in his account.

I was confused for a while because he had a previous account before which he has not touch for ages.

My boyfriend’s name is Boyet. In his first account with friendster he made used of the name Yet and in this new one it’s Boyet already.

Boyet is not really fond of social networking site, he only signed up with friendster because I asked him before. And now that most people have switched to facebook, he had not made an attempt to have an account there.

When I check the profile of the person trying to be Boyet, it does not have any picture and the only information there was the age which is the same as that of my boyfriend. Three people have signed up to be his friend including one who happens to be his coworker before.

The last update on that account was a new friend added nine hours ago which confirms my suspicion that it was not my boyfriend after all because I was with Boyet the whole Sunday and we are not in any way near a computer during that time.

I texted my boyfriend informing him that someone is making a friendster account using his name. He just told me not to accept the invite.

What could be the motive of this person for making an account in my boyfriend’s name?

Lovely Blog Award

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:04:00 +0000

Now to accept this award here are the rules: Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or herblog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

This award came from Bambie! I have received this award before but I decided to post it again but will no longer pass it as a sign of appreciation to Bambie for always visiting my site and commenting on my post. Thank you sis!

Trying To Lose Weight

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:26:00 +0000

I am under a lot of stress lately because I have so much work to do in the office and I'm worrying about my boyfriend's sickness.

And when I'm under a lot of stress, I tend to over eat. I don't know how much weight I gain since I haven't weight myself yet.

I need to remove this excess pounds before the holiday season starts because by then it would be harder to resist all the yummy feast I'm going to share with my loved ones.

Starving myself to get to my ideal weight is a bad idea and that would be harder to do because I love to eat. The secret to losing weight as most experts say is done through exercise and proper diet, which is so much easier said than done.

With regards to proper diet, I'm checking out dietdirect.com. These site offers diet plans, protein diet food,diet shakes and diet supplements to people who wants to remove their excess weight. Dietdirect delivers right to your doorsteps affordable protein diet food,diet pills, and diet supplements. Their protein shakes products looks very delicious and comes in different flavors. I want to try their Chocolate Razz Truffle. Drinking these protein shakes will not only satisfy my craving for cold drinks but will also help me slim down.Visit this site and see their products.

Over Time (O.T.)

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:57:00 +0000

I'm in the office right now, taking a break from work. I want to go home already but I really have to finish my paper work. And I'm waiting for the carpenter to arrive here at the office, I have to hand him the money to pay for the small renovations to be done here.

These paper work I'm doing right now is not yet due but I just want to accomplish these because seeing these paper work not being accomplish, gives me unwanted pressure. Plus, I preparing for the three day weekend rest next week. I don't want to be thinking of my unfinished work while vacationing.

I wish all of you a happy weekend!

Dreaming For A Break

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:51:00 +0000

I’m so stressed out over a lot of things. I need to escape and relax for a while.

Take me here ……………..

Declared Holidays for November in the Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:39:00 +0000

Here’s the list of the official holidays for November. I know a lot of us in the work force are looking forward to these dates, for our long weekend rest.

November 1 and November 2 ( Monday) – are special non working holidays in observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’Day, to give more time for Filipinos to visit and pay respect at the graves of their dead loved ones specially for those who will go to the provinces.

November 27 (Friday) and November 28 ( for those who have work on Saturday), in celebration of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which signifies the end of the Islamic world’s Hariraya Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca (the holiest place for the Muslims).

These celebrations were used to be regional holidays in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but this year, the President has declared this holiday to be observed all throughout the country.

November 30 (Monday) –a regular holiday, in observance of Andres Bonifacio Day.

I’m looking forward to these dates.

KFC's Twister

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:15:00 +0000

My brother and I were able to sample KFC’s latest addition to their menu the “twister wrap.”

Just like what’s mention by the girl in the advertisement, my one word for it is “sarap,”(delicious).

The twister is a grilled tortilla with pepperoni, fried chicken breast strips, mozzarella cheese, with a special pizza sauce.

I enjoy every bite of my twister. The tortilla was grilled right, the chicken breast strips give the right crunch and the pizza sauce is perfect to blend all the ingredients.

Describing the twister wrap here in this post makes me crave for it already.

Try the twister wrap.

A New Toaster Oven

noreply@blogger.com (Joy-Anne) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:15:00 +0000

We don't have a microwave oven at home, so when we want to quickly heat food we make use of our toaster oven. Aside from heating our food, we also used it in making our home made french toast and pandesal pizza.

But when I tried using it last Sunday, our toaster oven was not working already.

Knowing how useful this piece of kitchen appliance is, I'm now in the lookout for a new toaster oven to replace it.

There are a lot of toaster oven in the market, I want to be sure that my next purchase will be of good quality and will last long. To help me search for the commercial toaster oven I visit an online site called toasterovensguide. Toasterovensguide provides comprehensive reviews on the different models of toaster or toaster oven. Their site lists down the advantages and disadvantages of the different toasters and toaster ovens available in the market today.

I'm checking the different models of toaster oven while typing this, and hopefully I will be able to choose which is the best for our kitchen