Utopia’s got a new look!

This theme took a couple of hours to tinker with. Finding a theme took me longer. I was actually looking for a designer to create a header for this blog. Anyway, this will do for now.

Like the new look?

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On a sad note, Vera and I are very much worried about kuya Dom. We have yet to confirm everything from ate Ellen but according to Vera, kuya can’t remember any one of us. What I know is that he had a motorbike accident. But I didn’t know he is in the hospital.

Anyway, I would like to ask for you to please pray for kuya Dom. He is a kind and inspiring person. We are supposed to meet by next week. But with this current situation…

Skittles has a meme called Heads or Tails this week the theme is Share a special memory.

I have so many special memories stored in my heart and one of it is our first vacation without my mom. My dad, me and my siblings went to my dad’s province, Pangasinan. We went to the Hundred Islands which is a tourist attraction in that place. We went swimming.

What made that vacation special was the fact that my dad’s relatives went out of their way to help us recover from my mom’s death. They stood with us through all the tough times and that vacation was our first step to moving on. We had a blast there and bonded with our relatives some more.

If you want to join this meme, visit this link.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Kuya Dom Lawrence, OSB sent me a package containing this shirt and a card. It arrived last week and I was not able to thank him properly for it. My dad’s using the shirt now. Naunahan ako hehe

Thanks, kuya!

We’ll be seeing each other by next week along with tita Liza. Can’t wait! Kuya’s so fun to be with. The first time we met when he went home several months ago, I was not expecting a monk who laughs a lot and talks a lot. But he was. And I just know he’ll have a lot of stories to tell once we see each other again.

Happy Monday everyone! Here’s hoping we’ll all have a productive week

Right now, it is already 2:45AM here in Manila, Philippines. I was supposed to go to sleep an hour ago. But because my mind is brimming with ideas, it won’t rest. Therefore, my body cannot rest as well.

Anyway, just to release some of the things inside my head right now…

• Ever since I heard Leona Lewis sang Bleeding Love at American Idol a few days ago, it won’t stop playing in my head. Along with Real Girl and Twisted.
• So I finally joined Entrecard and my fear was confirmed. It was addictive! I’ve been studying it for a few days now and been thinking how a blogger could get addicted to dropping cards. And I am right. I found some interesting sites in the course of my 3-hour manic dropping.
• Graham Langdon, the one who started Entrecard is one lucky guy. I remember when he asked for a review of his Million Dollar Wiki last year, he was still struggling with paying his student loan. And when I read his blog yesterday, he’s now traveling and giving talks about web and technology. He sold Million Dollar Wiki already. I bet he made some really pretty dough from it. Lucky guy!
• Been changing my passwords for all my online accounts the whole day. You never know when you’ll be a victim of a random hacking, much like what happened to ate Thess and Devilicious girl. Katakot!
• Aargh… I love Bleeding Love but it won’t stop playing in my head!
• I need to be able to read a book tomorrow. Need to relax

And now I really need to hit the bed already. It’s 4AM now. Have you been in this situation when you can’t sleep and your mind is full of so many things both important and silly?

Good morning everyone! Happy Sunday!

From the author: It can be easy to let yourself fall into the trap of worrying about money. We must learn to trust that God will take care of us, and provide for us, just as He takes care of the birds of the air.

Money has always been the problem of so many of us. We may have enough but admit it, you still worry about using up most of it. Am I right?

I am a worrier. I worry about every little thing concerning my family. I give it up to Him when it becomes too much for me. But it is a vicious cycle. I start worrying again when I wake up. I am ashamed to admit it but that’s how I am. And then I will realize that He will not give me anything I could not tackle head on. That includes financial woes.

I find inspirations such as the cartoon above a reminder to constantly be strong against all the obstacles I encounter in life. And not to fall into the trap of worrying again and again about money. Easier said than done, I know. But I will do my best to trust in Him and surrender everything to Him.

At the end of the day, I know I can only worry and do so much.

Happy Friday everyone! Have a great weekend! God bless!

*Credits:Cartoon by Joyful ‘Toons

Appetizer
Name something you would categorize as weird.

Drinking blood would be weird.

Soup
What color was the last piece of food you ate?

Rainbow. I just ate a variety of ice cream flavors in a cup. Yum!

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy being alone?

Honestly, it would be a 7. I do love being alone. I have said before that eating lunch alone is one of the things I look forward to from time to time. Being alone makes me focus on so many things that I set aside when I am surrounded by a lot of people.

Main Course
Fill in the blank: I will _________ vote for ___________ in _______.

I will definitely vote for you in the event you think of running.

Dessert
Describe your sleeping habits.

I normally sleep around 4am, 2am if I am not feeling well. When I sleep, I should have my blanket over my legs at all times. Otherwise, I will feel it and wake up. I sleep on my side and I cannot sleep without two pillows under my head, my body pillow beside me and another pillow for my feet.

Happy Friday everyone!

I read a post by Arlene last night about her blood sugar level. She got the result of her medical exam and it turned out she’s bordering on diabetes. You know, my grandma on my mom’s side has diabetes. One of our relatives died of this sickness. It got me so worried that I am thinking my own blood sugar might be way up in the sky already. I hate doctors and check ups so I don’t go. And I won’t. But suffice it to say that because of the post, I got myself a big bottle of water sitting on my computer desk now. If I could flush out all these toxins inside my body right now, I would’ve done it.

This worry stems from the fact that I am overweight. Bordering on obesity probably. Working at home is a big factor. When you’re at home, you tend to eat a lot especially when you lack sleep. And I am like that. Now, if there is a quick weight loss supplement or medicine that I can drink or pop in my mouth, I’d take it to lose weight.

I intend to change my eating habits gradually. I’ve done it before, I can do it once more.

I got this text message from a friend of mine, J, asking me to meet up with her. She was telling me about a common friend of ours, R, who is apparently having some marital woes right now. I told her that we better ignore the text message because it might be some prank being played on her by someone she knows. We just saw R a couple of weeks ago and she seemed okay that time. R was actually very excited about the fact that his once wayward husband is taking fatherhood and their marriage seriously for once. Admittedly, R’s husband was once a drug addict and a two-timing husband. But now, he’s a changed man, according to R.

So J and I met up and talked about so many things. While we were talking, all I could think about was I should get her the best acne treatment on her birthday. The acne that she got when she was pregnant was still camouflaging her beautiful face and I really think it is an injustice to this pretty friend of mine.

I don’t know. When you think about these things while talking to a dear friend, does it make you bad or what?