Caffeine Overdose and Blogger help.

I missed my PT session again at the gym due to lack of sleep (and the fact that I still have my monthly). I was still fully awake at 1am. When I decided to lie beside Ane, I was tossing and turning even after about two hours or so. I remember closing my eyes but never really reached lalaland, you know that feeling? So I don't know how long I've actually slept. Ane's alarm went off at 6am and I didn't have any choice but drag myself up. What must have happened?

I remember having a cup of americano, a cup of tea, and two cans of Coke Light jut a few hours before bedtime. Go figure. Ugh.

Anyway, while awake, I was dreaming and looking online at some Wilmington NC real estate. Plus I was tweaking this blog's settings because I realized that my header isn't centered. I only found out last night when I used a widescreen monitor. I tried to apply the little knowledge I have in HTML but in vain. I searched for tutorials online but found nothing that can help me. So if you are reading this and know how I can go about this teeny problem of mine, please comment! Otherwise, I will probably change the template altogether but that will entail more work. Sigh. Please be an angel :)

Common mistakes tag

I was tagged weeks ago but only found the time to do this now. This has been going around so I'm not sure who to tag anymore. Thanks MJ for this.

My common mistake when typing entries: I think faster than I type that I literally miss typing some words (ie. in mind: "I was there the other day." when typed "I was there the day." Get the picture?). Typo errors, lotsa those too. And, I'm too lazy to proofread which is a bad habit really.

The other entries are as follows:

Shine with Grace : Mixing the word 'from' with 'form' all the time.

Trinity : I sometimes feel confused to use past tense or present tense when I share my stories.

LadyJava : Typing too fast that sometimes I miss words in between.

Genie King : I type too fast too... always end up with 'tot he'... when it should be 'to the'.

Spiff : I type too fast that I end up with sentences that have no spaceinbetween... LOL!

Nessa : Mostly grammatical mistakes... but it doesn't really bother me as long as my readers understand :)

Choc Mint Girl: Obviously grammatical error due to lack of vocabulary…but getting better and better and better…he he he…

Liza : I type too fast too that's why sometimes my spellings are wrongf... see. Lol ;) And same with Grace, mixing the word from and form at times. (I'll be posting this tag to my otherblog

Cecil: errors on grammar and sometimes I don’t know where to place my comma or when to use colon or semi-colon :( too.)

Nancy: I'm always trying to use every function of my fingers but can't really help but slip which resulted to pressing the wrong key most of the time.

Darlene: I always made a mistake by typing HELATH instead of HEALTH. Sometime the FOR is FOT because the R and the T are very close to each other lol! Anyway i always do mistakes when i type, everybody does i guess no matter how good you are in typing you always make some mistakes.

Bisdak Footprints I usually have wrong typo when I am in a hurry typing entries during PPP time because need to be fast so I can grab as many opps as I can.For that,wrong typo making my english look worse to others.They read it before I can do some editing..they might think my english is so bad..ahhermmm...but i edit it anyways...

Twerlermz : I'm using basic or simple english most of the time so i think my most common mistakes are : redundancy, spelling and grammar (toink!)

Thira: I type too fast too, sometimes my mind is way ahead with my typing so I miss out and misspell words and I have to go back and read again and correct it. Sometimes using the past and present tense in writing, and using the hyphen properly,wehehe:)

Juliana: I always mis-spell "you". More often that not I type it as "oyu" because I'm typing fast and because it's a three letter word, it's prone to get typed incorrectly. It's good there's a spelling checker hehe, I always catch the mistake before it is published.

Teebob : If I write an article about a male person I often use her or she instead of him or he.

Norms: Sometimes I'm confused of the grammar and right spelling. Then I'm typing so fast that usually miss-spell taht instead of that and many more.

Pretty Life Online : Overusing dashes for separation, this interrupt the flow of my words. Typing too fast so sometimes I miss out and my fingers end up misspelling the words.....LOL!

There yah go :)

Weekend passed me by

Weekend is almost over, I can't believe it. I was online but did not take too much time in my cyber world. I even missed reading about an article about adjustable beds and only found the time now.

So where was I?

Friday started early with Ane and I going to St. Luke's in the morning. Then I missed going to my PT session coz my girl thing arrived. We also spent a few hours in Gateway mall (for lunch) where I was also able to earn EIGHT stickers for the Starbucks planner (btw, the promo for the double the stickers during lunch and dinner was extended until Christmas day). Later we were off to another mall to buy gifts for the night's party. So yeah, we attended out first Christmas party for the year, and it was with the E's. Only Karl bought his camera so I have no pictures to share yet. It was at Hai bar in the Fort (nicely tucked away from High Street and the Embassy Area). The boys definitely had a blast, drunk themselves to their hearts' desires. Glad Ane was still able to drive (he can honestly control his alcohol intake) at 2am.

On Saturday, yesterday, Ane and I were commuters again after a long time. There was no car available. Ane was too nice, though, that we hailed cabs when we needed to. Hah! :) We went to see someone at The Medical City, spent the entire morning there and had brunch at Pancake House. I was supposed to buy Ane his Christmas gift from me, a pair of Lacoste shoes he fell in love with while reading FHM, but when he tried it on, he didn't like the fit. We saw the pair in the Galleria store but the saleslady wasn't very nice towards us (must be thinking we can't afford their shoes?!?!) so we transfered to Shangri-La mall where he actually tried the shoes on. Now he can't think of anything he likes anymore, sigh. We strolled in Shang a bit more then we decided to go home and rest before going to mass.

One thing I realized about not having a car, when going to malls during this season, is that it's quite easy to go not having to fight for a parking slot but the hard part comes when it's time to go. The lines for cabs are just crazy. So we waited along EDSA and was glad that the group of five who stood deliberately in front of us was denied by the cab driver. Haha.

Later that day, we were sitting in the Greenhills chapel for the anticipated Sunday mass plus the mass for the Feast of Immaculate Conception. After the mass, Ane went to play badminton then we, R and I brought G to school to see a concert. Our Saturday ended just before midnight when I picked Ane and G in Greenhills.

Today, I was able to sleep longer (as in waking up for lunch) and that gave me the headache. Hehe. Am now in the office and hoping to get some work done :) TTFN!

A new header, finally!

Look up, look up! Finally put-up a new header. The season finally bit me. It's not much but it's something I just whipped for about 20mins. And it's pink. Ugh. Who knows until when it will sit up there, haha. Credits are in my "About" box over there to the left.

Enjoy the rest of the day, peeps!

$10 richer...

Again! Ain't I just lucky?!?!

This time, it's courtesy of Nits and Husband who celebrated their anniversary and they raffled off some moolah among those who greeted them. Very generous souls! Thank you!

Real jobs for real people

I just finished the tag below and realized that I haven't had a real job (one that pays, of course!) except that one with the telecom company and the one I have right now (which is not that demanding either, in some ways, huh). I gave up the corporate world after less than two years and I've been "this" since then. I once tried being a real estate agent (before graduating from college) and was able to close one deal thru the help of my mom and that was it. I realized I'm not really a salesperson and never will be. And since I just recently discovered that I like digital art, I'm trying to earn from it too, freelance, of course ;) I am honestly still finding "me". I'm probably taking too much time thinking about what I want but I'm happy that Hubby is very supportive all the way. I'm getting there, hopefully.

Four things

MJ tagged me, thanks girl!. Finally was able to sit down and think think think!

Four things about me that you may or may not know in particular order:

Four jobs I have had in my life and what country:
1. Customer Service Associate (of the company that makes things possible)
2. Businesswoman/Operations Manager
3. Rotary Club Officer
4. Wife

Four movies I would love to watch over and over again:
1. Serendipity
2. Independence Day
3. White Chicks
4. The Notebook

Four places I have lived (aside from where I grew up, Bulacan):
1. Manila
2. Mandaluyong
3. Quezon City concurrent with
4. Malabon

Four TV Shows that I watch:
1. Marimar!
2. 24 Oras
3. Ellen DeGeneres Show
4. Whatever Ane's watching, especially if he has the remote!

Four places I have been (favorite ones):
1. Boracay
2. Tagaytay
3. Singapore
4. Bay Area

People who e-mail me (regularly):
1. Elites
2. Sister and Brother in Law
3. Husband
4. Notifications from various memberships

Four of my favorite foods (at the moment, this is my list):
1. Max's Mocha Slice!
2. Goolai Salads (they change their menu every week)
3. Any pasta dish
4. Bananas

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In bed (currently sick!)
2. San Jose with J
3. The Manor (still in bed) in Baguio
4. Singapore so I can hear my dear Huggabub tell me details about his ...

Four Things I am looking forward in 2008:
1. Weddings!
2. Going back to school (hopefully!)
3. Getting my own DSLR (fingers-crossed!)
4. Baby Number 1 (praying!)

Heartwarming

I read a post by Amore and Aggie about their greatest fear as mothers, and their responses are truly heartwarming, even made me cry (and gave me the goosebumps!). Their kids are still young and still at that delicate stage of building the foundation of their personalities. Reading about their fears means they know their responsibilities as parents. With their current mindset (and learnings from the past), I'm sure their kids will grow up to be the best they could be. I hope these kids, in the future, will still see that "mothers know best" and will never have a problem that will break their mothers' hearts (i.e. rebellious attitudes, being less proud of their beliefs, and drug rehabilitation,among others). Kudos to you, ladies!

Shout-out: Avenue Q, The Repeat

As you all probably know now, Avenue Q will have a repeat performance this month (December 14-23)! I said I was gonna catch it again but with the Holidays coming up, I'm not really sure I can still fit it in. But given the chance, I would, really. It is a great play and the local actors are wonderful. Anyway, our Avenue Q experience in August was made special by Ms. Lorna Lopez (a.k.a. The Bachelor Girl) and her team. Atlantis Productions, the local Producer was more than happy to award Ms. Lorna and her team the honor of Spreading the Fuzz on it's opening night on December 14, 2007. I am posting the details (with the perks from Ms. Lorna's team) below. If you guys missed the August run, make sure you catch it this time. It's worth your money, time and effort. Promise! :)

~~~~~~~

Date: 14 Dec 2007 (Friday)

Time: 8pm
Venue: Carlos P. Auditorium of the RCBC Plaza that's located at the corner of Buendia (Gil Puyat) and Ayala Ave. in Makati City Philippines

Cast:Felix Rivera - Princeton / Rod

Rachel Alejandro - Kate Monster / Lucy the Slut

Joel Trinidad - Nicky / Trekkie Monster

Aiza Seguerra - Gary ColemanFrenchie Dy - Christmas Eve

Rycharde Everley - Brian

Teenee Chan - Mrs. Thistletwat and others

Ticket Prices: Balcony Php 500 Lodge Php 1,000 Orchestra Side Php 1,100 Orchestra Center Php 1,300

Where to Get Tickets:

Please call Ticketworld Head Office at (632) 891.9999

Or contact Lorna Lopez

through:(Globe) 0917.9256505

(Sun) 0922.3875729

(email) llornalopez@gmail.com

Spread the Fuzz Activities for Opening Night:

Sampling by Sabrett Hotdog—New York's #1 Hotdog

Internet Access via MyDestiny Internet

Raffle Prizes:

GC from MyDestiny Internet

GC for a Ring from Singelringen

GC for a Workout from Elorde Boxing Gym

GC for Nail Art Printing from Max in Pink Salon

FAQ's here :)

In the Spirit of Christmas...GIVE! :)

Below is an article by Rory A. posted in our badminton community forum. I am sharing this with you in case you want to extend some help. At this point, I doubt that I can still pick-up donations in kind as the group will already visit the community again this coming Sunday. Cash donations are most welcome and I can receive it via Paypal or Bank transfer (Metrobank). Please email pamarawan [dot] donations [at] gmail [dot] com so I can give you Paypal or bank details. Janet and Daday Pascual are sisters and very close to Ane and I. Pictures at the end of the article are courtesy of Daday from their initial visit. The rest of the pictures are found HERE.

~~~~~~~~~

The beauty and drama in the photos below cannot hide the poverty of life in Pamarawan Village, Malolos, Bulacan. In this community, people thrive mainly from the bounty of the sea. Many of them depend on fisheries to live from day to day. Village folks start their day early with fish trade along the stretch of the river channel.

Life is not easy in this side of town. It is hard to make both ends meet. The village's geographical location makes it vulnerable to the slightest hit of a storm or whatever calamity. It takes 30-45 minutes of boat ride to get to Pamarawan from the fishport in Panasahan, Bulacan, and as such, it is also difficult and costly for most children to go to school. Most of these children opt to stay home.

Fr. Efren Gomez Basco, the parish priest in the area, is currently building a formation center to help in the education of the youth and aid in the holistic growth of the townspeople. The center is currently under construction (refer to pic below) and needs further funding for its speedy completion. This building will serve as an evacuation camp whenever there's flood or if it becomes unsafe for the people to stay in their homes.

On December 9, 2007 (Sunday), volunteers headed by Janette and Daday Pascual, will visit Pamarawan and they would gladly extend to the community whatever kind of help you can give. Monetary donations will go a long way. Old clothes and shoes will be much appreciated also. Thank you very much.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you!!!!