WW: Alone?

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Excited

......And I pray that tomorrow will be even better...

......I'm so excited!!!

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Silver and Gold Investment

I was thinking, what will be our world today if until now, we use gold for all of our purchases? Like the old times when the Romans use silver and gold in exchange of something? Maybe, gold will just be an ordinary, usual or common thing on earth. But the fact is, we don’t use gold coins now. Instead we used those bronze metals and a different kind of paper. But still, gold remains one of the most valuable, precious metals on earth. Gold bullion is still one of the best forms of investments for someone. Gold has the ability to protect wealth and increase someone’s purchasing power since gold continues to appreciate. So, if you have gold deposits and if you’re interested in this kind of investment, you should consider getting the help of experts in acquiring and keeping safe these precious metals. One company that offers these services is Monex Deposit Company. Monex companies have been America’s gold, silver and precious metals investment leader for over 30 years now so you can guarantee good service from them.

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Word of The Day: Etiolate

Etiolate \EE-tee-uh-layt\, transitive verb:

1. (Botany) To bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight.
2. To make pale or sickly.
3. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
4. (Botany) To become bleached or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.

Examples:

Under that etiolated sky all life seemed wrung out.
-- Colin Thubron, The Lost Heart of Asia

[They] had feverish eyes, pale faces and gaunt, etiolated bodies from spending all the hours of daylight shut up in cramped and often humid spaces.
-- Hilary Spurling, The Unknown Matisse

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Problems of the mind?

I'm watching a video of my favorite soap opera. I missed it last night that’s why I’m catching up. Good thing there’s a site where I can view past episodes when I missed one.. On the side of the embedded video, there’s a chat box where anyone is free to comment or react. As I was reading through them, I can’t help but laugh. These people are really that affected by the show. The show is about two men with the same name, having the same father and loving the same woman. (Now, you’re guessing huh, lol!). And there are lots of conflicts that surround them which make the story really exciting.

Part of the main character is the mother of one of the guys who’s suffering from bipolar disorder. And because of her condition, her mother has been very protective of her, one thing that caught my attention. I never thought that bipolar is that serious. I was even joking about a colleague having it sometime ago, because of his unusual moods swings. Now I know that this condition should not be taken for granted. Once you’ve notice someone showing any kind of symptoms, you should be alert in asking for medical help. Medical experts says that worsening of any psychiatric condition can be avoided by giving even the basic Treatment for Symptoms.

If you know someone suffering from any psychiatric problems such as this, do a research and ask help immediately. Get the hard facts on treatments for symptoms from Dr Daniel Amen, the founder of the Amen Clinics. Head over to the Amen Clinics profile for more info.

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Friday Fill-Ins #121

1. Apparently there's some sort of mystery behind our new song leading schedules.

2. I wish tomorrow to be a sunny day.

3. 2009 started well with me and continues to be a good year so far.

4. It's simply a crush, and that was it!

5. For too long I've been waiting for this time to come, and now I'm just counting a few more days and we'll see each other again.

6. I am not obsessed with shoes; I am not!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleeping early, tomorrow my plans include joining our trip to Subic and Sunday, I want to go to the mall with my daughter!

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A Citizen's Duty

March was I think the month for filing our taxes. Have you done your part?

As responsible citizens we should do our duties and one is this. I know some of us look into filing taxes differently. I’ve heard several comments that the taxes that we pay do not always go to where it should be. Meaning, our taxes do not show results like various government projects that will benefit the people. That is due to the rampant corruption here in our country. Some people are even forced to cheat or lie about their actual taxes. They said it’s because they don’t see results! Some known personalities here are even charged by the Bureau of Internal Revenue for cases like this. But of course, some could get away through the help of their lawyers. Anyway, this boils down to one fact. We should be responsible citizens with regards to our taxes. If we’re clueless, we can always consult the experts. If you’re residing in San Diego, CA, you can ask an expert in tax law like a San Diego tax law attorney. Let’s educate our selves and be responsible citizens.

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Is Summer Over?

It’s been raining since Monday. Some says there’s typhoon, thus the climate change. I haven’t gone to any beaches or resorts and haven’t had my fill of the summer heat yet and now, it seems that summer's slowly waving goodbye? Why, oh why? We’ve scheduled a summer outing with my colleagues on Saturday in Subic. We’ve been planning this since March and now, I’m not quite sure if we’ll push through with this kind of weather. Sigh….Do you think this is one of the effect of the worsening global warming? I think so...

I hope the weather will get better tomorrow.

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I wish to be wed again... ^_^

I’ve been scanning through my wedding preparation files. A friend of mine is set to wed next year and she asked me to help her. I’m not a wedding planner but I coordinated two weddings last year. One is of my classmate-friend and one is my sister’s. I have also semi-coordinated a colleague’s wedding two years ago… I began to love weddings when I was wed four years ago. I was a very hands-on bride then, making sure that every detail is perfect. Everything I need to know, I made sure I’ll learn. I was a frugal bride also. I made sure I stick to my budget. And I was glad that everything went well and all efforts paid off. I did had a wonderful wedding.

Now, I’m helping out, mustering all the learning’s I got from personal experience. My friend was engaged in California but will be wed here. I felt her happiness when she told me about her engagement party which was held in one of the banquet rooms in San Diego CA. She’s one happy and excited bride-to-be! And I exactly know what she feels. I’m happy for her. Sometimes, I wish I could be wed over and over again, but of course with the same man. Wedding is one of the most exciting events in a woman’s life, right?

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Word of The Day: Invidious

Invidious \in-VID-ee-uhs\, adjective:

1. Tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will.
2. Containing or implying a slight.
3. Envious.

Examples:

In his experience people were seldom happier for having learned what they were missing, and all Europe had done for his wife was encourage her natural inclination toward bitter and invidious comparison.
-- Richard Russo, Empire Falls

The lover's obsessiveness may also take the form of invidious comparisons between himself, or herself, and the rival.
-- Ethel S. Person, "Love Triangles", The Atlantic, February 1988

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My dental visit gave me this thought...

I went to my dentist last Saturday for consultation and cleaning. I’m bad. I did not pay her a visit last year. I was preoccupied with so many things that I thought going to her clinic is something like dragging my feet. So last Saturday, since I had a free time to spare, I went to her clinic with my daughter. She also had her dental check up.

The clinic was newly renovated. I love the new look. It’s now more relaxing and comfortable for the patients. There were only two patients before me when I get there. And then my turn came. As usual, she performed deep dental cleaning on me. Removing (scaling) soft and hard deposits on my teeth. The procedure was quick for 30 minutes. But after that I felt refreshed. Though a little uncomfortable...well, until now. I felt my teeth thinned, lol! She also advised me to get molar dentures. Yep. I lost some molars some years ago, planned to have dental implants but it’s pricey. Maybe I should go and get dentures instead. I feel I need it now that one of my lower teeth has already moved a few millimeters away from the others leaving a tiny gap.

If only I live in San Diego, maybe I can avail of an affordable San Diego veneers. Veneer or porcelain veneer is a cosmetic dental procedure that helps in eliminating slight dental imperfections, unsightly gaps, cracks, chips, and discoloration.

Some dental care can be very costly. But it's good that there are affordable dental procedures like in San Diego. But the point here is, whether costly or not, we have to invest on our dental care so that we can give the world a bright and dazzling smile. {Kim Chiu's cute smile inspired me, hehehe!}

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WW: Let's Color!

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Word of The Day: Quiddity

Quiddity \KWID-ih-tee\, n.:

1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity of a thing.
2. A hairsplitting distinction; a trifling point; a quibble.
3. An eccentricity; an odd feature.

Examples:

He wanted to capture not just live animals, but the aliveness of animals in their natural state: their wildness, their quiddity, the fox-ness of the fox and the crow-ness of the crow
-- Thomas Nye, quoted in "Ted Hughes, 68, a Symbolic Poet And Sylvia Plath's Husband, Dies", New York Times, October 30, 1998

She has looked after my interests with consummate skill, dealt with my quiddities and constantly kept up my spirits.
-- John Brewer, The Pleasures of the Imagination

It is neither grammatical subtleties nor logical quiddities, nor the witty contexture of choice words or arguments and syllogisms, that will serve my turn.
-- Michel de Montaigne, "Of Books"

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New Book

Hi everyone! It's been a while. Well, what's up with me? I'm reading a book again (yey!!). I've bought a book last Saturday. We were in the mall with my daughter and saw a newly opened book kiosk. So I browsed for some interesting reads and got my self one. {Only You by Cynthia Victor}. I hope I'll be able to finish this before the week ends. The reviews says that its a stay-up-late-read..Well, I'm hoping :)

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

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TGIF

I'm doing everything except #2. I believe we don't have to say YES every time, right? We have to learn to say NO once in a while or when circumstances and situation needs us to. Anyway, I digress...

It's Friday everyone! I love Fridays. For a mom like me who works from Monday to Friday, it's always a refreshing thought when I think of the weekends :D. It means two days off, bonding time, and REST! Which I'm always looking forward to. :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Word of The Day: Susurrus

susurrus \su-SUHR-uhs\, noun:

A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

Examples:

Still, the breeze is soothing, as is the susurrus of the branches.
-- Michael Finkel, "Tree Surfing and Other Lofty Pleasures", The Atlantic, March 1998

And there came, like the dry susurrus of wind before thunder peals and lightning, a great rustle of excitement.
-- Richard Whittington-Egan, "The Edwardian literary afternoon: part one", Contemporary Review, April 2000

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Friendly Blogger Award

At last I was able to finally post this. This tag is from Jona.. (sorry for the delay sis! :))

"Let's Spread the Spirit of Friendship to all the Blogosphere all over the World."

Here are the rules for this award :

1. Take a Photo or install one now .
2. Do not change clothes,do not trim the hair,the main image is to be captured (we want to see the real you...he..he..) .
3. Post a picture that is in edit .
4. Post these instructions (required).
5. Tag people to show appreciation to them that touch your heart because of their friendly attitude (required).

So this is the real me..without the vanities :D taken last Tuesday at home since I was on leave. When I started blogging, my only goal is to set up an online diary where I can chronicle my wedding, thus the birth of Married and Happy About It blog. I didn't know that it would be so much fun..learning new things and making new friends. Friends that I'll really treasure for life....

I'm passing this award to some of my online buddies that I'm thankful to have met and known. Their lives inspired and bless me so much. Here's for you Milet, Vannie, Mye, Eds, Kitts, Lilet and Nice. :)

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Word of The Day: Outrè

outré \oo-TRAY\, adjective:

Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.

Example:
This seven-year-old house of outré culture is the kind of place you can shop for a sculpture made out of working flamethrowers, videocassettes of underground movies, computer-generated art or a cute robot
-- David Sturm, "Berlin's Green Man, Running for Life", Washington Post, June 14, 1998

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How am I FARING with my goal?

Expanding my vocabulary -- that is. So far I am beginning to be a procrastinator once again. lol! I have stopped reading books for a while. There's so much to do that reading is temporarily set aside. I am continuously progressing on my WOTD, though. Learning new words day after day. I am so amazed with the words that I encounter and learned each day. I don't even have an idea that such words exist! haha!

Anyway, I hope I'll be able to finally fix my schedule so that I'll be able to get back on my reading marathon.

Oh, by the way...I also was not able to read during the holy week vacation because I've watched several movies. I've watched Twilight (twice), The Duchess, Sydney White (Amanda Bynes), Love me Again (Land Down Under), A very Special Love, and Baler, plus the various Barbie videos of the little lady ;)

See? I was busy! Got my self filled in.

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Word of The Day: Labile

LABILE \LAY-byl\, adjective:

1. Open to change; apt or likely to change; adaptable.
2. Constantly or readily undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable.

Examples:

They are too open to the rest of the world, too labile, too prone to foreign influence.
-- Robert Hughes, Goya

Mifflin may not have been much more labile than the people around him, but he was undoubtedly more aware of his volatility.
-- "Leander, Lorenzo, and Castalio", Early American Literature, January 1, 1998

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Tuesday Toot

Today, I filed a leave in the office so that I can accompany my daughter to her first day trial class. I know, I can just let her nanny go with her since it's just a two-hour class but the mommy in me wants to see what her daughter would do during her first day.

I'm glad I did come with her. I was able to witness how she went along with other kids. I can sense that the little lady also needed me. She often glance at my direction as if telling me, "thanks mom for being with me."

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My Redeemer Lives

God gave His life to redeem us from our sins, but He did not stayed lifeless, after three days he rose and conquered death... He lives! He has won victory over death and so we are set free.

My redeemer lives.mp3 -

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning
Who told the ocean you an only come this far?
Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God that spins things in orbit
He runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives

To take away my shame
And He lives forever I'll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He's alive
And there's an empty grave.

And I know my Redeemer, He lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

{Nicole C. Mullen}

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Word of The Day: Nescience

NESCIENCE ( \NESH-uhn(t)s; NESH-ee-uhn(t)s\), noun:

1. Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
2. Nescience is from Latin nescire, "not to know," from ne-, "not" + scire, "to know." It is related to science. Nescient is the adjective form.

Ex:

The notion has taken hold that every barometric fluctuation must demonstrate climate change. This anecdotal case for global warming is mostly nonsense, driven by nescience of a basic point, from statistics and probability, that the weather is always weird somewhere.

-- Gregg Easterbrook, "Warming Up", The New Republic, November 8, 1999

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Message from God

Listen-up: I am God!

Today I will be handling all of your problems.

Please remember that I do not need your help.

If the devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it.

Kindly put it in the SFJTD (something for Jesus to do) box.

It will be addressed in MY TIME -- not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold on to it or remove it.

Holding on or removal will delay the resolution of your problem.

If it is a situation that you think you are capable of handling, please consult me in prayer to be sure that it is the proper course of action.

Because I do not sleep nor do I slumber, there is no need for you to lose any sleep.

Rest my child.

If you need to contact me, I am only a prayer away.

Addendum -- Proverbs 30:5 (NKJ) "Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him."

[ Author Unknown -- from Barbara J. Jackson, Tidbits Devotional (Bill Champion) ]

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WW: Behind The Fence

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The impulse buyer in me

I went overspending last week. I bought something that I know I needed in the house but not that urgent. I don't have the money for that but I still bought it. I felt guilty :(

Anyway, the good news is...we'll have extra cash next payday! Our SL (sick leave) conversion will be given to us in advance. So that can compensate my impulsed buy. I will just have to stick to my budget for the rest of the week until next payday. And no more impulse buying...

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Above All

Something for you for the Holy Week... :)

Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth

CHORUS:
Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all....

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Good Advice from God

In my daily walk with God, he tells me lots of stuff. No, a mighty voice does not boom down from on high and shake the very foundations of my office with its power. This voice is subtle -- almost imperceptible -- and I can't hear it unless I'm really listening.

Sometimes the voice comes as a gut feeling -- other times as the solution to a dilemma. The voice comes to everyone who seeks God's counsel. The voice of God can even be heard in our trials and tribulations. If you don't get something that you really want, maybe God's trying to tell you something. Maybe you'd better listen.

While God's voice reaches the Christian in many different ways, it's message is always consistent. You can always tell that God is talking to your heart instead of Satan whispering in your ear. This is because God never changes. His Word is the same today as it was 4,000 years ago when the Patriarchs were flourishing. If you have any doubts as to who is really talking to you, a quick flip of your Bible will provide the answer. If the message is true with Scripture, then the words are truly from God and not the devil.

There are times when our own wants and desires get in the way of God's message. I can't tell you how many times I have started one of my pieces only to have to stop in the middle because the message I was trying write wasn't going anywhere. Why? I simply did not consult with God before I started writing -- I tried to do it on my own. I asked him sometime back to guide my fingers for his glory and he took me literally. Writer's block and lost time are the penalty I pay for inattention. This has happened over and over again. I have scraps of paper littering my office to prove it.

If we stop to listen to God, those who ask his counsel -- those who really want to know -- will receive messages and advice from the Creator. You don't have to a prophet. You don't have to be anyone special. Those who will not listen will hear nothing -- at least, nothing from God. But if you are hearing God, implement his recommendations with confidence. It will be the best advice you'll ever get.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7:24-27)

[ by Charles Edwin Price -- from 'Themestream' ]

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