Vacations disagree with my health.

Since Thursday, I’ve been continually sick. Bout of LBM added to severe migraines, cold and cough, sore throat that refuses to get better despite all the medicines and salabat I already drank, culminating in a whopping fever yesterday that left me so weak I spent the entire Easter Sunday in bed sleeping my brains out. Dagdag mo pa dun the fact that my monthly period arrived yesterday... I guess you can say that I’m not exactly a happy trouper right now.

Haaay... and I have to go to school early today pa. Nagising ako ng super aga coz of a sudden bout of coughing, buti di ko nagigising kapitbahay namin.

Why is it that pag may sakit ang tao dun ka aalukin ng masasarap na pagkain? When food tastes the same – boringly flat and bland to can’t taste the difference between a siling labuyo and a bar of chocolate – dun ba naman ako tinatanong ng mom ko if I want this or that food? Eh, hello? Wala nga akong panlasa, what’s the point? Everything tasted like really flat water. As in walang lasa kasi my olfactory senses are really clogged and fucked up until now.

Ana-nechan! Sent the pic files you were asking for.

(3:15pm)

An-Nechan~! Umn, why's ACIDER kinda graphic-less? Ah wait... ayun, nagload na yung background pic. Wow, not a black background for once, eh? It's nice and clean and simple ^^

What the?! A chapter 13.5?! I didn't know there was a chapter 13.5!!! Ah! The JamesxAnna interlude?! Wai! Teka lang, hold on with this review of the site, I'll just read the fic for a wee bit of a while, ok?


(3:22)
OH. MY. GOD. OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! @_@
May I say, that when I first envisioned that balcony scene, I never in my already semi-lemon-filled mind even thought it could continue on to THAT kind of scene ^^0 MWehehehehheheh... what is it about James and these canon-ish fics na pag iniba yung perspective the rating goes waaaay up? ^^0

In light of that, I cannot WAIT for the march fic ^^

And on that thought, I really need a big HELP for the april fic. I have no idea what to write! I'm about to panic here!

About ACIDER again, change the links you have, Nechan... pag-iba mo yung link for the official Illusion as well as the link for the official website.

Yun lang ^_^


Pahabol... Saintski! I finally got an installer ^^0 Took me a while. Those dingbats at Natio wouldn't give me one, sabi sa mga beta testers lang daw pwede and dapat may ID daw me from Tantra. Okay... Buti na lang they had this whole-day free playing gig sa SM Entertainment area kanina, nakita ko lang sa banners, pumunta kami SM for groceries, imagine my glee nung nakita ko yung banner hehehe ^^ I'll try to play around Thursday earliest this coming Holy Week if I can. I have till Tuesday e ^^0

Seika! Asan na yung update sa blog mo? I'm so anxious to know what's been going on with you. Ala, ganyan talaga, tsismosa ako e, I wanna be in the know heheheh ^^

QUIZZES!!!!

Oo, nanaman... ala, ganyan talaga ako, if I need to think or write about something I have to keep my mind off it for a wee bit of time and wait for inspiration to hit. Figured taking these inane online quizzes would do the trick and I'm right coz I'm almost finished with my paper as it is ^^

Which of the Endless are you? by sidhemischief
name
favorite color
favorite animal
daffolilies...yes or no?	yesno
you are	Desire!
Quiz created with MemeGen!

What sandman quote are you? by dyskrasia
Name
Age
Sex
Your Quote	I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn't a proper place. I like in-betweens. - Delirium
Quiz created with MemeGen!

You Will Die at Age 88

88 Congratulations! You take good care of yourself. You're poised to live a long, healthy life.

What Age Will You Die?

You Are Somewhat Logical

(You got 25% of the questions right) Ok, so didn't get the majority of questions right But you did answer some pretty tough questions correctly Logic may not be your strong point, but you hold your own!

How Logical Are You?

You Are Bold And Brave

But daring? Not usually? You tend to like to make calculated risks. So while you may not be base jumping any time soon... You are up for whatever's new and (a little) exciting!

How Daring Are You?

You Are A Social Butterfly

You love your friends so much... You're motto is "the more, the merrier"! Making sure everyone's included is your mission And you always prefer a group of ten to a group of two

What Kind of Friend Are You?

You Are Best Described By...

Landscape With Butterflies By Salvador Dali

What Famous Work of Art Are You?

Kung napansin nyo no comments ako sa mga quiz. La lang. Didn't feel like putting any.

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Ana-nechan: I'll definitely send you the pic on Wednesday kasi tapos na lahat ng trabaho by then.

Guido: cute ng bagong pic ni Gabby! La lang.

Saintski: Di pa rin ako nakakahanap ng installer. I'm trying to ask around sa mga guys sa school pero mukhang alang naglalaro sa mga kakilala ko. Daan siguro ako mall mamya just to ask around for an installer pero I dunno, I kinda have a group project thing later na pupunta sa house namin mga groupmates ko so I dunno if kaya ko pang dumaan ng mall... I wanna play though wahhhh... at least man lang pang-alis ng stress db?

Seika-chan: Kwento ka naman sa blog mo regarding you news sa text, about you know what heheheh

Solhaven: La lang. Di na muna ako pumupunta sa website mo coz ala pa rin bago dun so far. Kailan ka ba talaga mag-u-update?

Hmmm... ba't alphabetical ata mga names nyo heheh, ah well...

As far as shinigamis go, Risky is one heck of a failure as long we're talking about looks. She's too cute and small to actually be effective. 

Risky-chan would have been jumping up and down with glee had she looked like this (pic from Yi Lee's site: http://www.tatoomcity.org) 

Andito ngayon sina Ate Pie, Cherie, Irish, Jim, Bryan at kanina si Cadiz (umalis agad). Ginulo LALO ang kwarto. Ang kukulit!!!! As in!!! SiGaza ka-text yung future gf nya. Si Che nanonood ng Harry Potter. Si Jim lumalabas pagkamagulo; si Irish nagpi-pictorial; Ate Pie nangungulit about the paper na hanggang ngayon di pa namin matapos-tapos... haaaaaaaay...

Added a bit of ka-engetsan sa blog, scroll down and you'll see it, a sign of my ever increasing vanity eheheheh ^^ La lang, I don't have that many interesting pix to share so put the ones that had me in them, the more or less okay ones. I'll probably change the pix later with artwork I did or something... we'll see.

It's official. I'm entirely too taken with posting in this blog. I need to get a better hobby!

Still at school, well, at the outskirts of school. Typing up my midterm for Basic Nutrition. Missed it coz I was sick the day the test was given. Just got done with it na. Problem now though is that I gotta finish this graduation article for Nightingale. I can't concentrate here, I want my Genrou!!! and the relative peace and quiet and lack of distractions back at home. And the airconditioning... I'm ranting. I'll stop now.

Sorry didn't say farewell right to you Saintski and Solhaven. I got d/c ^^0

First-Borns


Positives:

They are natural leaders. They represent United States presidents, astronauts, and CEOs by overwhelming numbers. (So I like being the boss, so what?)

They frequently live with a sense of entitlement and even superiority. (Ah heh heh heh ^^0)

They often come in two flavors: compliant nurturers/caregivers or aggressive movers and shakers. Both are in control; they just use different methods. (Me more of the former, I think...)

As a rule, first-borns are picky, precise people -they love paying attention to details -and they tend to be punctual, organized, and competent. (I hate waiting for late people to come especially when I have nothing to do. It irritates the heckout of me ^^)

They want to see things done right the first time. (Saves more time this way, db?)

They don't like surprises. (Not the bad ones anyways.)



Negatives:

They are often moody and occasionally lack sensitivity. (Aherm...)

They can be intimidating, particularly by pushing people too hard or refusing to take no for an answer. (*cough cough*)

Sometimes they can be a bit of "know-it-all," and often are poor delegators, in large part because they don't trust other people as much as they trust themselves. (Ah ha ha hah... Para kong narinig sarili ko when I was griping to my mom about my groupmates...)

They also tend to be bossy, flaw pickers, and conscientious to a fault. (Really? Me? Bossy? Flaw picker? Hmmm, come to think of it, yeah, I kinda am. Ah well...)

*From The Birth Order Connection (Revell, September 2001)

The following was written by Audrey Hepbrun, who was asked to share beauty tips.


For attractive lips,
speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,
seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,
share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child
run his or her fingers through it
once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge
that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things,
have to be restored, revived,
reclaimed and redeemed;
never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need
a helping hand, you'll find them
at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover
that you have two hands,
one for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman
is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries,
or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen
in her eyes, because that is
the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman
is not in a facial mode,
but the true beauty in a woman
is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
the passion that she shows.

The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

I'm so sleepy. BUt am still waiting for that butter cake to get baked. The oven's being totally evil for not warming up correctly. Gah.

I'm typing this while my eyes are shut okay, so forgive the spelling errors... I wanna sleep.

Gotta still finish that take home exam, read up on that article that'll be the focus of our finals in one of my minors, and formulate some decent questions for tomorrow's interview with the dean. Gah, don't get me started with how Sir Farley introduced the new assignment to me. Don't. Just, don't. Else I'll never finish ranting.

The sugar boost I hoped for from eating that piece of chococluster isn't helping. Well, the thing really doesn't have much on sugar, I made them from unsweetened dark choco so imagine the bitterness of it all... I actually like my chocolate candies that way, good and bitter. Makes me know that there's more chocolate in the thing than milk or sugar or whatever additions.

I'll just wake up in a while I guess so I can study and make my assignments well enough. My eyes just really refuse to open long enough.

Today was also the last day for our community duty. I'll miss those kids, not my groupmates mind you, but those kids who's family I chose to focus on for my case study. Gawds, those children were really cute. Kinda dirty, but still cute cute cute, especially Hayra and Harold who are the youngest. I'll try to post pics here of them soon but I dunno, my scanner's color function's still going haywire on me. Gotta check the cake I'm baking... Gah, no, I'm NOT making a hazelnut chocolate cake, and no, quit reminding me about the hazelnut fic... it's not really waking me up. Wonder what would...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..... zzzzzzzzzzz............

Learned today that we had a meeting for the election of the NSC and CRCYC officers for the upcoming school year. Went to the blasted meeting coz it was mandatory. Almost became one of the freaking P.R.O.s of the NSC; good thing somebody else won. Else I would have been a glorified gofer, which I would've seriously hated especially since he's supposedly no longer gonna be part of the organization. Instead though, I was told that on the upcoming school year, I'd be trained on how to be a fricking editor-in-chief for our college's paper, the Nightingale. I don't really know how to react to that. Really. Though I kinda dread the responsibility. Hope it wont be too busy. Haaaaaaay...

They were really childish though... the third years; with their antics and complaints and attempts to break up the vote so they'd have a higher chance of getting the vice-president post. It was irritating that they kept insisting for Shoks to agree to the nomination just so they could use him to break up the votes of the 2nd and 1st years.. tapos they had the nerve pa to tell Shoks na he doesn't need to worry kasi he won't win naman kahit na manominate siya? Taragisan nila! They might be older in years than the sophomores, pero dang, they're a hell of a lot more childish. Not just childish, petty even! They suck! I shudder to think what would happen to the college if it's left to them. Kasi feeling nila sila lang dapat lahat sa NSC, I'm really dreading the upcoming year, feeling ko marami power struggles. It would be VERY interesting to watch though ^_^

Fifty Firsts
(stolen from Saint's blog ^_^)



1. 1st time you tried smoking:
college (ADMU)

2. 1st alcoholic drink you had:
spiked fruit punch

3. 1st time you entered a bar:
sometime in 3rd year at ADMU

4. 1st award you received:
first ever? Hm... a star for being a good student back in nursery?

5. 1st hero:
Theseus, one of the very first greek myth stories I read way back when...

6. 1st time you were sent to the principal for disciplinary actions:
not the principal, just the coordinator for student discipline back in 4th year HS for “shouting” in the hallway

7. 1st time you failed in school:
college, I think.

8. 1st college entrance exam you took:
UPCAT (same as Saint’s) Eh, hello, yung UPCAT kaya yung pinaka-unang binibigay!

9. 1st teacher in college:
My prof in English, geez I forgot her name. Bet Guido remembers... um, Gonzaga? Gonzales? I really don’t remember ^^0

10. 1st job:
daughter

11. 1st crush in college:
JDV

12. 1st person na binigyan mo ng flowers?
my mom, my mom, and only my mom. No plans on giving flowers to anybody else. Me a girl after all.

13. 1st date:
Um... at a debut with *****

14.. 1st friend:
Kathryn Laxa, 5th grade

15. 1st kiss:
with *****, not the same guy as #13.

16. 1st movie you watched with a friend:
My gosh, I don’t remember. Too many!

17. 1st fight with a friend:
Shiela from 4th grade... and it’s about pad paper of all things!

18. 1st gift you received from a friend:
ah geez, I don’t remember.

19. 1st gift you gave to a friend:
see answer to number 18

20. 1st record you bought:
Bon Jovi’s Keep the Faith

21. 1st song you sang in front of many people:
Jinggle Bells?

22. 1st musical instrument you learned to play:
piano

23. 1st concert you watched:
Rivermaya

24. 1st celebrity you saw in person:
I dunno. It wasn’t important enough to remember

25. 1st TV show you really liked:
Any cartoon

26. 1st book you bought:
one of the Sweet Valley series by Francine Pascal, or a textbook for school

28. 1st sport you played:
the simplest, running.

29. 1st sleepover:
Girls Scout camping (same here), oh wait, does that time I spent at Tita Betty’s count? Stayed there for around a week coz no one was home.

30. 1st terrible fight:
with Shiela hahahhah... I still can’t believe it was about a fricking piece of paper

31. 1st prank:
um, i don't know...can't remember (same)

32. 1st inaanak:
a cousin’s, I don’t remember which mwihihihi... me a BAD godmother

33. 1st debut party you attended:
a cousin’s, I think it was ate Claudine’s???

34. 1st time you spent the night alone?
errr...

35. 1st bestfriend:
si Ruth Anne

36. 1st wedding you attended:
Ate Gloria’s, I was one of the flower girls

37. 1st person who greeted you on your last birthday?
my mom

38. 1st friend in friendster?
emma

39. 1st time you got lost:
at intramuros

40. 1st cellphone?
nokia 8210

41. 1st cellphone ringtone:
some anime song

42. 1st collection:
stamps and coins and stationary

43. 1st time you felt proud of yourself:
nursery, for the badge

44. 1st time you saw a ghost:
on tv?

45. 1st rollercoaster ride:
Enchanted Kingdom...hehehe (same unless counted yung mga perya?)

46. 1st school you attended:
San Vicente Elementary School

47. 1st friend you had when you entered school:
I was 3 or something, I really can’t remember
48. 1st ambition:
be a doctor

49. 1st boyfriend/girlfriend
^_^

50. First heartbreak:
^_^

Am thinking of using something else other than tagboard... they're always having errors, gah.

I can't believe I fell asleep! There I was, watching Stargate and was actually enjoying the story, next thing I knew, the alarm clock was going off at 1230am! Was able to watch the episode till that bit about that black guy saying he believes this girl who has a snake-like thing trying to erupt from her body? Okay, okay, I really should catch up on the terminologies and stuff, but I gotta finish up my paper first for my majors. Dang me, but why the hell is it taking so long to just revise a 60+ page paper? I've been at it since 1am today!

I wanna make mini steamed chocolate puddings... that or nigella lawson's pavlova, with strawberries instead of raspberries coz I dont know where the hell i can buy raspberries here in the Pinas, not that I have strawberries here at home right now...

Hay. Better stop this. I still have around 10 pages to go. Hay...

Read this amazing story about Norse Mythology’s God of Tricks, Loki. (Kaya ako tanong ng tanong sayo sa text about Norse Myth, Nechan ^^) The title’s Loki, Son of Laufey by Amy Keeley.

You can find it at her website at:
http://www.geocities.com/mediahalfwaygone/stories.html

or her fictionpress account:
http://www.fictionpress.com/~amykeeley

Please read it, people, coz it’s really nice and good and funny and romantic... and I know I shouldn’t be wasting my time reading it pero I finished it in one sitting despite the fact that I need to study for finals on Tuesday and finish several papers for this coming week.

Ah-ha-ha-hay! Quizzes! Di naman sa ala akong magawa. Actually, ang dami kong kailangan gawin at tapusin, kaso nga lang eto nanaman ako at tinatamad mag-type ng project/paper. Ewan ba bakit grabe akong mag-cram.

You Are 30% Extrovert, 70% Introvert

You are quite reserved You aren't afraid of social situations... But you very much prefer to go it alone And why not? You're your own best friend!

Are You An Extrovert or An Introvert?

Ah… I knew the outcome even before I took the bloody quiz. Go figure.


***

You Are 15% Left Brained, 85% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Yet another quiz I knew the answer to before taking it. Hay... What can I say, I know myself, I guess.

Hahah, I'm an introverted right-brainer; kinda cliche, don't you think? The antisocial artist kuno. Nah, I'm not really antisocial per se. I like being around people. So I could watch them, observe and get info for my writings. What? I like watching, but I'm no voyeur. I have limits.

Speaking of watching, I had an interesting time during Holy Mass yesterday. Was sitting there, quietly listening to the priest's sermon when I saw a spider web with an insect caught on it. It was still alive and was trying to get free. Then the spider came along, and it was this tiny itty bitty whitish-gray thing that was even smaller than the insect trying to desperately get free. It didn't go to its web, it just looked, stopped for a little while, unmoving and looking at the web and then it left. I figured it would come back to eat the insect when it's already dead. So here I was inside the church having a moral dillema. If I helped the caught insect, I'd be indirectly killing the spider coz I'd rob it of its food, right? But if I didn't help the insect get free, the spider would eat it. I was trying to decide what to do the entire time I was sitting there. Then when I finally decided to help the poor prisoner, mom stopped my hand. She thought I was going to play with the web or something, she didn't even see the poor insect. So I thought that maybe I'm not supposed to help the poor trapped thing. I left it there after the mass ended, still struggling, only wishing it luck and praying it could get itself free.

I thought, how odd that it was that nobody else was conscious of the life and death struggle that was happening right then and there in front of me. Everybody else was minding their own thoughts/lives/etc. and there was this poor trapped insect probably terrified out of its wits just trying to survive. Then I realized, how different are we really? One person can be as insignificant to the entire world as that insect was to the people inside the church. One life can mean nothing to so many.

And yet, that one life could mean the world to somebody; to one particular someone in the world at that moment. That one life could be the most important thing.

And I had this overwhelming feeling of awe at the balance both situations resulted to. Isn't life so beautiful that way? And I found myself praying, with real feeling, not just by rote, but really praying to God that He help those who felt that they were worthless, the people losing hope in their lives. I know it sounds cheesy, but heck it felt right to do so, and I would have bawled right there and then before leaving the trapped insect except I didn't really want to make a scene. hay. La lang. Just reveling on the beauty of life, is all.

Back to the inane quizzes I took:

***

You Are In a Decent Mood

You aren't turning cartwheels, but you're having a pretty good day. Some ups, some downs, but overall you're coming out ahead. And who knows? Tomorrow could be even better!

What Mood Are You In?

Hay, thought it’d say I was having the worst day of my life. Buti na lang hindi, coz the worst day of my life was really REALLY bad.

***

Your Element Is Air

You dislike conflict, and you've been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don't go your way, you know they'll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you're an open person. With you, what you see is what you get... and people love that!

What's Your Element?

And here I wanted my result to be fire, but this is quite correct concerning me.

***






find your element
at mutedfaith.com.


Time's good, if I can control it that would be VERY interesting indeed *rubs hands together in glee* Good thing I can't ^_~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUIDO!!! Oist! Kuya, san ang libre? Ilang taon ka na kasi? 27 or 28? 

Still at home. Skipping 1st period. I gotta finish a paper for a major kasi later today so... *shrug*

Also watching a game between Real Madrid and Real Betis. They're winning so far. The score's 2-1 in favor of R.Madrid.

Okay, as I was typing that they managed to put in another goal, so the score's now 3-1 in favor of R.Madrid.

Coolness.

What I don't like is that it seems they took out Casillas as the goalkeeper. Either that or he's wearing another shirt coz in the 1st half he was wearing yellow, now the R.Madrid's keeper is wearing gray.

Ronaldo reminds me of Cadiz... I think it's coz of the shaved head. La lang. Guti makes me think of Rushkins.

Hahaha! Ang iinit ng ulo ng mga Real Betis players!

Fuck! They really did take Casillas off!!! Shit shit shit shit shit. No point watching then. Aherm. Yes, people. I like Iker, and he's the only reason I watch the bloody game. So, bring him back you daft coach! or whatever they call you, daft stupid man!

The title function of my blog account doesnt wanna work. I've tried to tweak it all I can and it really does not function at all. Those damn titles don't wanna come out! It's irritating me. My posts are title-less. I hate that. Well, what irritates me more is that I know I should be able to put titles in them but for some reason I couldn't. Gah.

Napansin ko lang, ba't parang ang lalaki ng mga katawan ng mga players ng Real Madrid? I mean, collectively, they're bulkier than the other teams' players that I've seen. Is it because their players are older? Weheheheh... la lang.

I gotta stop dilly dallying and write what I need to write. I'm too obsessed with this blog as it is.

NEW BLOG LAYOUT!!!

Hello? I officially have a new layout for my beloved blog!

*prances, jumps, dances, around in circles and generally makes a lot of havoc in the middle of a quiet neighborhood at 2am*

WAIIIIIIII!!!!

Isn't it neat?

No more of that boring white background? No more of that graphic-lacking design? It's nice isn't it? Well, even if you don't think so I still love it. And that is all that is important to me, really. I like the layout and I'm bleeding keeping it until I get tired of looking at it and try to design another layout (maybe in a few years time...)

La-di-da-tra-la-la... life is GOOD!

Now back to that paper I have to pass in *checks watch* oh, less than 5 hours and I have at least 6 more pages to go ^^ Isn't procrastination neat? Didn't I say before that this blog is my "creative" excuse to procrastinate? Didn't I? Hay ang kulit ko... must be the caffeine and sugar overdose *been drinking a BIG mug of cafe au lait*

Ja~~~

^____^

Tips To Feed Your Soul

(from Kay Allen Baugh's Chocolate for a Woman's Soul Vol II)

01. Start each day with a desire to make a difference. (here here!)

02. Live each day bringing more love wherever you go. (err, what about when you have PMS?)

03. End each day with a moment of thanksgiving. (have to admit that I sometimes forget to do this, I fall asleep too fast coz am so tired)

04. Acknowledge the unique gifts and talents of your loved ones; it reinforces their best. (but not too much that they get a big inflated ego)

05. Pray for yourself and others and you will bring more light into the world. (pray and work usually is best)

06. Play as hard as you work. Joy and laughter are therapeutic. (I want a vacation!)

07. Embrace the journey of discovering and living your soul's purpose. We are all here for a reason. (This idea actually saved my life.)

08. Share your heart's desire with those who believe in and support you. The power of your dream will be magnified. (I already told you guys what I wanted to do, right?)

09. Look for the learning when difficult moments occur. We grow the most during challenging times and end up stronger, wiser--and often more fulfilled. (Amen.)

10. Nurture the relationships you have with your girlfriends. The older you get the more precious they become. (Oist, gals! Ano, makakapunta kaya kayo sa fiesta samin?)

11. Provide a "hand up" to someone less fortunate. It will be helping yourself as well. (Exactly what I'm doing right now sa community duty, and it feels soooo fulfilling! I actually wanna go and volunteer sa Red Cross or the like pag natapos ako sa studies ko.)

12. Go to a special place that feels sacred to you when you need to relax and renew. (Hmmm... sacred... church? the cathedral... yeah... some may think a stuffy 400+year old cathedral isn't relaxing, but it can be. It can!)

13. Record the important events of your life. Your children will cherish reading them when you're gone. (Children? What children?)

14. Spend time with a pet when you are feeling blue. The unconditional love you receieve will lift your spirits. (Hahah! Brownie and unconditional love does not mix... that dog simply refuses to spend more than five minutes with me.)

15. Remove the clutter in your home. Keep only those things you and your family treasure. (But I'm a pack rat... I HATE HATE HATE throwing things out.)

16. Remember that the answers are within. Approach each major life decision using child-like imagination and the wisdom of a wise woman. (Errr... okay.)

17. Create a new tradition or celebration for you and your family to experience each year. (I honestly can't think up of any. Well, it's 4am, what do you expect?!)

18. Save consciously, spend wisely, and enjoy your deliberate prosperity. (I'm an impulsive shopper... go figure.)

19. Add richness to your life--eat a morsel of chocolate now and then. (This I TOTALLY agree with!)

20. Stay on speaking terms with God. Inner peace comes when you include Him in your daily life. (Amen again. It's actually nice, you know. Makes me feel like I'm never alone coz all I gotta do is pray to actually talk to someone. Helps relieve stress too... okay, hope that didn't sound as neurotic as I think it does...)

Got the book (Chocolate II) pala from Ate Jennifer from our exchange gift last Valentines Day.