Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 16th, 2009
I normally don’t get a haircut until I am already irritated with my hair. But since it’s summer, I get my hair cut regularly. That would mean once a month. Tomorrow, I am off to the salon to get a haircut from my favorite hairstylist. I will also have a facial and a foot spa. Yey!
Teka tagalugin ko lang ito at feel ko mag-Tagalog… Kaloka talaga ang katamarang nararamdaman ko! Ang hirap paalisin si Tina(tamad) sa tabi ko hay. Tignan mo pati naman title nitong post ko wala akong maisip. Buti na lang yung mga routine nagagawa ko pa rin. Nakapag-back up naman ako ng databases at naka-drop naman kahit paano. Other than that, the usual updates, medyo mabagal ako these past few days.
Sana naman itong gabi medyo makarami ako. Kailangang isipin ko na lang si blogger-friend na super sipag naman talaga! Kakainggit!
Anyway, I am still hoping for a productive week. Or at least a more positive week for me 
Happy Monday!
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Yong, our cousin, has been asking us what we want for his next balikbayan box. Of course, my brother, James, asked for an xbox 360. I told Yong that he need not bother for us girls. He’ll be sending something for the boys, though. I will just subsidize the xbox 360 for my brother. For my dad, I believe he’ll be sending a shirt and something else. I hope it’s not cigarettes.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Last week we watched Sleepers again. This movie really touched my heart. When I watched this back in college, I had my youngest brother in mind the whole time. What if this happens to my brother? What if an innocent fun turned out wrong? What if a naughty bet will lead to something gruesome? I had so many fears lurking in my mind after watching that great movie. Whenever I see or hear about New York Yankees tickets, I always remember the character of Robert de Niro lying on stand just to get the two main characters our of the jail time. I remember John’s (the youngest of the four main characters) eyes, still innocent-looking despite the horrors that lay underneath it. If you have a young teenager boy with you and you happen to watch this movie or read the book, you’ll have fears of it happening to him afterwards. Sigh.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
I definitely need diet pills now! I am not denying it but I am lackadaisical when it comes to acting on it. I do not exercise regularly these days. I wake up early but I go to work right away. I don’t run like Raquel. I do brisk walking instead. I need to cut my rice intake, of course. This has been my problem ever since. I cannot eat a meal without rice. But hopefully, in a few weeks, I will be able to adjust. And weight loss follows.
Monday, March 16th, 2009
A few minutes ago, I was looking at old photos of the family during summer vacations. One thing that stood out was we all looked pale even when our playmates, cousins, friends and other people around us were tanned. When we were kids, my mom didn’t like us going to the beach. This time around, now we’re older, I want us to enjoy our summer vacations away from home. My sister’s boyfriend will be using a car of their own. He’ll just get an auto insurance for it first and will be off to compare auto insurance quotes that he got from their insurance agent. Then, we’re off to the beach! Yay!
Monday, March 16th, 2009
I have a friend who is overly conscious about her face. She gets regular facials. Wart and white head removals once a month (even when she has none). She buys a lot of beauty products that will keep her face wrinkle-free as much as possible. Like these cold creams and eye cream for eyebags and all that. I can’t actually keep up with the many beauty products on her dresser. Does it work? I think so. She still looks like she’s in her early 20s until now. She’s already 31.
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Nowadays, I rarely watch movies at the cinema. Unless it is a really good movie, I just wait for it to come out in DVD, most especially if it’s a Tagalog movie. There are exceptions, of course. Friends and my sister, Grace, have been talking about A Very Special Love when it was shown last year. The movie is a Sarah Geronimo-John Lloyd Cruz starrer and was a smash hit in the box office. It was a romantic comedy. Sarah and John Lloyd had great chemistry. The movie was funny and my friends and my sister went home smiling.
A follow-up to it, You Changed My Life, was shown a few weeks ago. It still stars Sarah and John Lloyd and follows the love story between the two, a continuation of the first movie. I was not able to watch the first movie on the big screen. But this one I thought of watching. And so I did. Last Friday, I went to the cinema with Hazel and my sister, Ming. This was not our goal, to watch the movie. We went to the mall primarily to buy things for my grandma. But then we checked out the screenings and we found one that fit our sched for the day.
It was worth it! The movie was funny, cheesy, corny and feel good! I love it! You’d get annoyed with the “Bebe Ko” ringtone but then you’ll let it go because you’d be entertained from start to finish.
Let me tell you this. I am not a big fan of Tagalog movies. I watched a handful that I liked. American Adobo. Crying Ladies. That first Regine Velasquez-Aga Muhlach movie. Got To Believe. There are more that I can’t recall at the moment. I just hate the copy-cat syndrome that most movie companies in the country have. Copying plots from Hollywood movies. The same old formula of rich boy-poor girl against all odds. Too mushy, with lots of sampalan. And the big deal kissing or love scenes… aargh! Annoys the hell out of you, really.
Anyway, You Changed My Life is a feel good movie. Enough for an afternoon when you don’t want to think about anything else. When you just want to laugh at corny scenes or cringe at cheesy lines. Sarah and John Lloyd really made our day!
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Got To Believe,
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
I rarely get to talk to this friend of mine, an old co-worker who was also a mentor of sorts. I was surprised that she went online a couple of nights ago. She was chatting with her sister who’s in London and I happen to log in to my account. So we chatted about life in general. She’s still working for the company I used to work for, where I met her. She was not exactly my superior but she’s more senior than me, age-wise and position-wise. She’s 58 years old now, according to her and is considering an early retirement. Our old boss is currently offering great retirement packages for employees who are nearing 60. She said that since she still has a teenager son with whom she wants to spend more time with, she is seriously considering availing of the package.
She’s been looking into retirement living for a year now. Her husband is already 66 years old and they both want a place where they can spend their senior years in quiet. She told me about Retirement Living Now, a web site she found that has so much information on retirement. News about it, retirement homes, financial help for seniors who cannot afford it, and so much more. She’s really doing her research and would want to find a place where her whole family can be comfortable. She will surely receive a sizable amount from the retirement package and her husband has saved more than enough and will get a retirement package from three insurance policies.
If you are looking for information on retirement living like her, go to RetirementLivingNow.com and know more about it.
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