I just recently discovered that friendster has improved its blog hosting capabilities. I’ve imported my blog posts from my blogger blogs. Because it’s a compilation, the posts will cover diverse topics that I’ve written about from the three blogs they were imported from. They are nice reads anyway. 
Oh and if you have time please visit my blogger blogs too.
(Iris after Miles asks why he falls for girls he knows aren’t good for him) “Because you’re hoping you’re wrong. And every time she does something that tells you she’s no good, you ignore it. And every time she comes through and surprises you, she wins you over, and you lose that argument with yourself, that she’s not for you.”
“I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn’t know you had inside you. And it doesn’t matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of Chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends… you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. and how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he’ll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you’ll go somewhere new. And you’ll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.”
from the movie “The Holiday”
This is actually perfect for what I’m feeling right now. I wish for a moment I can become unfeeling and just numb. I never saw this movie on the big screen, in fact I only saw this a couple of months ago when HBO started showing its reruns. When I heard these lines said, they stuck home. My eyes immediately teared up. I’ve always admired how certain writers can put exactly into words some painful truths that almost everyone can relate to.
I guess everyone has to go through this cycle right? Finding love, losing it, going through that phase of re-inventing yourself and finding love again. Well it’s a vicious cycle. I must admit though that no matter how many times I’ve gotten hurt in the past, I’ll always welcome love. Love is a great gift. Besides the heart is incredibly resilient, it becomes whole again after being broken into a million pieces. We, as human beings have an incomparable capacity to love, so even though it might be burdensome to go through that whole phase again…we go through it nevertheless.
For those of us not in the know with the technical aspects in the world of shoes, I’m writing this style guide to keep us in the light. Now because there are so many styles (I never knew there were so many!), plus each style has it’s own subtypes, I’m going to be dividing this blogpost into several parts. I’m sticking to the basics first. I’ll also be providing tidbits of information regarding the style whenever possible.
A boot is a type of shoe that covers at least the foot and the ankle and sometimes extends up to the knee or even the hip. Most have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber, modern boots are made from a variety of materials.
Catherine de Medici, one of the first brides in history to walk down the aisle in high heels, inspired a fashion trend that continues today. Anglo-Saxon brides tossed shoes rather than bouquets to bridesmaids who hoped to be the next to marry. Brides in merry old England followed the directive that they wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue — and a sixpence in her shoe” by tucking coins into their wedding slippers.
Queen Victoria inspired millions of modern-day brides by choosing a white gown and white shoes for her wedding in 1840. Until then, blue was the color of choice for bridal ensembles. Princess Diana, a statuesque 5 feet 10 inches tall, chose low-heeled, pearl-encrusted, ivory silk flats for her wedding, so as not to tower over Prince Charles.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios.
Head-to-toe moisturizer
Milk as moisturizer can do wonders for your skin. This is attributed to the vitamins A and D plus lactic acid which softens dry skin. Drizzle 1/2 cup of honey into running water and add 2 cups of warm whole milk as you fill the tub.
Inexpensive eye gel
The most popular practice for getting rid of eyebags and undereye cirlcles is by putting cucumbers on top of the eyelids. An alternative remedy could be by dipping cotton balls in cold whole milk, wring them out and apply them to eyelids. The swelling can be greatly reduced by the fat in milk which rehydrates parched skin.
Fight PMS
Studies from the University of Massachusetts show that women who get more calcium and vitamin D by drinking either skim or low-fat milk have lesser chances of exhibiting PMS during their monthly building.
Fertility Booster
Adding whole milk to a diet can greatly boost ovulation. In a Harvard study, women who ate more than one daily serving of high-fat dairy were 25% less likely to suffer ovulation problems than those who ate one or fewer servings a week.
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Ok I’ve been backlogged on my blog posting for two weeks now. Yeah, yeah I know. It’s been pretty hectic lately. My work load has tripled in the past week. Yes you read right, it has tripled. I’ve been working longer hours ever since. My little blog notebook has been filled with my doodles and scribbles about blog ideas and topics I have lined up for all my blogs. I haven’t gotten to sorting through them just yet. I promise when my schedule frees up a bit, I will catch up. Later y’all.
This is a repost from Lifehacker. (see the original post here.)
Make your own energy products.
If you’re going to resort to a brick of grains and protein to give you short-term “power” or “energy,” you may as well have it be cheap—and tastier than those foil-wrapped roofing tiles. Same goes for re-hydrating drinks, which can be easily mixed at home. Foodie extraordinaire Alton Brown has recipes for three different home-baked bars, as does About.com’s Sports Medicine section. Of course, there’s always the free stuff flowing from the tap for true replenishment.
Among other tips offered up by software programmer Brad Isaac for beating “brain drain,” the exhaustion that comes from sustained concentration, is working a little Mozart or Bach into your playlist. There’s no overly hook-y melody to pull your mind away, and the harmony of so many instruments together relaxes your mind. Strings and brass not your thing? Try the non-intrusive, up-tempo ambient of Groove Salad.
Deal with Job burnout.
Even if you’re generally happy with your job, the people you work with, and the work you’re doing, small annoyances and responsibilities can build up over time, until a dark, angry cloud hangs over you seven and a half hours per day. Seriously—feeling overwhelmed by your tasks was the second most frequent response in our poll on energy zappers. The Simple Dollar blog recommends scheduling an immediate vacation to take care of piling-up home stuff and set your mind free. Web Worker Daily suggests finding a new project. However you handle burnout, keeping an even head about your job gives you a lot more energy to spend on stuff that’s a lot more fun.
Schedule around your energy peaks.
Writer and speaker Michelle Dunn describes herself as “very organized,” but there are times of the day she just can’t be productive. So when she’s about to hit a lull—like right after lunch—she schedules errands and tackles non-thinking tasks, and otherwise schedules around her energy. Of course, not everybody can just run off to Target whenever they’re feeling blah, so 43 Folders honcho Merlin Mann explains subtle ways to work inside your schedule.
Get outside even if it’s cloudy.
Even if you live in one of those areas with perma-gray skies for two-thirds of the year, getting outside every day can give you a vitamin D boost and the resulting mood and energy improvements. The National Institutes of Health recommends getting 10 to 15 minutes of sun each day, and a layer of sunscreen if you’re getting more. Even better, you get away from the screens, voicemails, and low-level humming of the office.
Crank out some morning exercises.
You know those mornings where you have to get right up and do something with a deadline? The groans about coffee and sleep fall away, and you usually get it done. Give yourself a now-now-now pushup cycle right after your breakfast, and you might just shake off your sluggish self-doubt and get moving. If you’re looking to get more out of your morning time, personal trainer Dan Boyle offers a two and a half minute core routine that’ll definitely leave you aware that you’re awake.
Eat the right nutrition mix.
Sugar and bread give you a quick jolt of energy, but ultimately result in an insulin-powered crash later in the day. Too much meat doesn’t give you enough of the quick-firing stuff. Balancing out your lunch, instead of just eating leftover pasta, can have a big impact on your day, according to the Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source.
Remember, carbs come in fruits and veggies as well as grains. And you can get protein from meat, dairy, fish, eggs and beans (like soy or pinto). The perfect lunch might be veggies with fish (mmm, nicoise salad, anyone?), and the best snack an apple with a little cheese.
It’s also not a bad idea to keep the heavy meals for morning to ensure better sleeping patterns.
If you’re stuck at work after a rough night, chances are you’ll be staring at a hypnotizing screen or look-alike paperwork and finding it hard to stay awake. WikiHow suggests a multi-sensory assault on your tired self. Try scenting yourself awake with some essential oils of (or just strong scent of) peppermint or rosemary, or target the alertness-sparking stress points like your earlobes and the skin between your thumb and forefinger. Keep yourself a little chilly, and try to move around a bit—it’s your best shot at not having the boss notice you haven’t said a word since 9AM.
Slamming half a carafe of coffee to get alert and productive is kind of like pounding a six-pack to get social and funny—you’re going to miss your mark, in often painful ways. Research suggests that small, frequent doses of caffeine—like tea breaks, caffeinated mints, and even chocolate—do a better job of keeping your brain from feeling fatigued than jitter-inducing java. Of course, if you’ve got the willpower and patience, you could also just drink half-cups of coffee more frequently.
Taking a nap isn’t calling it quits on getting energized—it’s just running a quick defrag on your neural drive and rebooting. We’ve covered the ins and outs of napping pretty thoroughly here, but if you need a quick take-away, try the Boston Globe’s comprehensive cheat sheet. If shut-eye alone can’t bring you back, try a coffee-charged caffeine nap.
Here are simple tips to do our part in saving the planet.
1 Change your Light Bulbs
Change existing incandescent bulbs in your house into compact fluorescent lamps or CFL’s. Although they can generally be more expensive than incandescent bulbs, they have a longer rated life and they consume less power. Unlike incandescents, CFLs convert most of the energy they use into light rather than heat. They consume about 75 percent less electricity and last up to 10 times longer (10,000 hours as opposed to 1,500).
The modern CFL was invented by Ed Hammer for General Electric.
2 Unplug things that glow
Appliances left on standby mode still continue to draw electricity wether we like it or not. Try to make it a practice to completely unplug them before you leave a room.
3 Recycle electronics
Every year newer and better model upgrades of cellphones, computer parts, tv’s, radio’s, MP3 players, etc. come out. Sometimes we are left with obsolete gadgets that we tend to just throw out in the garbage. That’s really bad for the environment. It’s better to donate these items to authorized recycling centers so that they can be re-used. Some of these sites are: myGreenElectronics and Greener Choices.
4 Support local farmers or grow your own
If your food could talk, it would tell quite a tale. Typical grocery store produce travels nearly 1,500 miles before it ends up on your plate. All this traveling burns fossil fuels and 
results in carbon emissions — a fancy term for pollution. Buying from local farmers means you’re not only getting the freshest food possible, you’re saving energy.
Or better yet, try to grow some vegetables if you have enough garden space. By doing so, you are certain that no pesticides were used on the next salad plate served on your table.
5 Stop that leak!
When you next fill your water glass, think about this: We each use about 100 gallons a day, enough to fill 1,600 glasses. Household water consumption has increased by 200 percent since 1950, even though the population has grown by only 90 percent. A dripping faucet can waste up to 74 gallons a day, a leaking toilet up to 200 gallons a day.
6 Let your grass grow
Spending less time tending to your lawn actually makes it greener — in every sense of the word. Most grass species fare best when they’re kept at least 2 1/2 inches tall. The length creates more surface area to absorb sunlight, which creates thicker turf and deeper roots, which means you won’t need to water as often.
Save money by letting grass clippings remain on your lawn; it adds nitrogen to the soil and discourages weed seeds from germinating. You’ll need less fertilizer and herbicide. Plus, leaving clippings on lawns means less in landfills.
7 Look for the label
When it’s time to replace a household appliance, choose a product with an Energy Star label. Sponsored by the EPA and the Department of Energy, the Energy Star program rates products from light bulbs to kitchen appliances. Energy Star labels guarantee that products are energy-efficient. For example, a battery charger labeled with the Energy Star logo will use 35 percent less energy than a standard one. You may even be eligible for a tax credit when you purchase an Energy Star product. Information at energystar.gov.
8 Do full Loads
Whenever you wash just a few clothes or dishes at a time rather than waiting for a full load to accumulate, you’re wasting water, power, and money. Most of the energy consumed by washers goes toward heating the water — about 90 percent in the clothes washer and 80 percent in the dishwasher. Combining half-loads, choosing short cycles, and using cold or warm rather than hot water in the clothes washer racks up savings.
Wash two fewer loads of clothes and one fewer load of dishes a week and save up to 4,500 gallons of water a year.
9 Work the critters
Your backyard ecosystem is as intricate as any wild patch of land, and it pays in many ways to enlist its creatures on your side. Birds eat many insects; they just need a water source and trees and shrubs for cover and nesting. Many insects are beautiful — and beneficial. Ladybugs aren’t just cute; they are voracious eaters of aphids.
Well my earliest childhood memory is really gross. I think I had it stored in my memory bank because it was very traumatic. It was of doctors trying to cut away my skin. When I was a year old, my nanny at that time was heating up some hot water, she tried to carry the thermos bottle while holding me at the same time. I think she slipped or something because she accidentally ended up emptying the contents of the thermos on my leg. I suffered second degree burns because of that. As I grew older though, the scar eventually became less visible because the skin got stretched, that’s what I’m grateful for because I won’t have to feel self-conscious of my leg when I go to the beach.
Ever since I was small, I’ve always been a dog person. I don’t hate cats, I also like them but I love dogs more. Dogs have the capacity to love unconditionally and it’s great when you feel their affection towards you. I don’t know about cats though, they might show a different kind of affection towards their owners. They have always struck me as more aloof somehow, much opposed to dogs who always like to play, goof around and give your face a slobber from time to time.
Did you know that dogs are the domesticated subspecies of the gray wolf or the timber wolf? The first domestic dog probably was from China. There have been early fossil finds to support this theory. There are about 800 dog breeds recognized by kennel clubs worldwide.
Now this is one wild animal that I’d like to have. Hahaha I know I can’t! Like the love I have for dogs, I have also a deep fascination and affection for this big cat. I have a lot of tiger stuff in my possession. I share a bed with a huge tiger stuff toy, I also have a tiger stripe patterned bag, cellphone holders, trinkets…I try to get as much as I can.
I’ve even had a blog post on tiger cubs on my Vox blog. You can read it here.
I’ve always loved getting lost in the world of fiction fabricated by authors with very wild imaginations. I used to read romance novels a lot but as I grew older and learned to experience love for myself, I didn’t want to wonder why my love life wasn’t going exactly as described in those books. Now I’m more into fantasy, historical and mystery novels. They’re much safer. Hahahaha
I love the way a new book smells and I consider it heaven going into a bookshop. (yeah, i’m a bookworm) I always cover my new books first with a plastic cover and I always take care of them. I don’t want them getting dog-eared or getting creases at the spine. That’s why I’m very particular to these details when I let someone borrow one.
I like to curl up on rainy days with a very good book and a nice cup of coffee. When I’m in that mood, I feel very relaxed and blissful.
