Ondoy: my thoughts and prayers

People drowning. People crying. People needing help. People wanting help. People desperate. People who are missing. People who are missing them. People who needs to be rescued. People who rescue.This is the scene in the Philippines. This is what we need to focus on. People. Lives. Humans. It is more important than anything. Than TVs, cars, PSPs and other things that you can think of that is lost in this great tragedy. We must remember that these people need us and we must do all that we can to help...

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Adventures in Real Estate: Terror Tenant

One day a realtor woke up early in the morning to the sound of Rain and thunder. It was dark outside. VERY DARK because the big storm ONDOY was plauging her town. However, she had to work that day - being that it was the day that Ms. T was moving in to the palace that she had rented out.She was ready. everything was set, except, the big storm came and flooded everything! The streets were gone, and everything was almost like a sea. Ms. T kept on calling, demanding the poor little realtor to give...

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Pink Roses : Love is not INSTANT

I got pink roses the other day. 15 long stems of gorgeous pink roses from a mystery person ( who turned out to be not so mysterious). I was flattered, I was flabbergasted that someone would spend at least PHP 3,000.00 on flowers that would wilt, wither and die to win my heart.The card only said...How about this?No name, no address, no clue. Not even a single piece of evidence about the guy who sent it. It was fun thinking that it may be from a certain Prince. But possibilities ran endless. Though,...

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Diet Dilemma

I say this everyday. "MAGDIDIET NA TALAGA AKO! DI NA AKO MAGKASYA SA UNIFORM KO!" Everyday, I recite the mantra. "I will go on a diet today. I will lose serious weight." over and over and over. I groan each time I see look in the mirror. I cry whenever I cant fit into my favorite clothes. I sigh everytime I shop and see that I have to buy a size bigger - I get frustrated, mad, angry, depressed, sad and annoyed.I know what I must do. I understand the need for me to lose weight. I understand that...

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T-Shirt Designs for LSGH

It's actually been a while since I last designed something. Vectoring is not really a forte but it can be done. A friend of mine asked me to design a couple of shirts for his son's family day affair for La Salle Greenhills. Here are some of the designs I came up with:Theme 1: 4 Pabor Reuse. Reduce. RecycleThey actually come in different colors check them out HERETheme 2: 4 A BETTER WORLDCute ba? Let me know what you guys think. I can designs shirt if you want just let me know what you guys want....

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09-09-09

This Calendrical Anomaly amuses me. Just as 08-08-08 did and the starting of the Beijing Olympics. I believe that 09-09-09 is specialHere are some things that make the day so odd: This coming September 9, 2009, is the 252nd day of the year, 252 adds to 9, and 09-09-09 = 27. 09-09-09 is also the last of the single-digits dates for quite a while - 92 years to be precise. It is also the upside-down number of "the beast" - satan = 666, of course. The day itself falls on a Wednesday and both Wednesday...

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Adventures in Real Estate: Couple Dynamics

I dealt with two different sets of couples today when I went out to bring my clients on site tripping. I was highly amused at them and learned a lot about couple dynamics while selling.Note: Both men were seafarers whose wives work here in the Philippines. The first couple, the Engineer, were an older couple who was looking for an investment in Manila and a place to stay whenever they are around town. The man was a 2nd Engineer who earned quite a hefty sum. They were looking for at least a 2 Bedroom...

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Beware: the EVIL Plot Bunnies

I have serious plot bunnies in my head. I need to sort them all out before I start my NaNoWriMo ( National Novel Writing Month) planning this month. I have all kinds of bunnies - I have Psycho bunnies, romance bunnies, crazy bunnies, emo bunnies. murderous bunnies, good bunnies, bad bunnies - name it, i have it! And they are very EVIL. SRSLY.Some of you maybe asking. WTF is a PLOT BUNNY? Are they cute? Are they the ones that hop around and eat carrots? Do they have a wriggly pink nose? Do they have...

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Dreams of a Simple Life

I dreamt about a simple life last night. A three bedroom house in suburbia, with a kid or two and a loving husband who dotes on me. My business was flourishing. I was relaxed, I wasn't running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I wasn't on the phone 24/7. I was happy. I was contented and satisfied. If that is my future, then I would work hard to get there. Because what I dreamt of was the ideal.I think, what my dream meant was that I really need to simplify my life. There are things in...

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A Box of Curly Tops: Some Tough Lessons Learned

I am downing a whole box of chocolate curly tops at the moment. Im not supposed to because I have sworn it off because I am on a diet. So, Yes, I am depressed. Why? Well because SMART decided to say that I have to SETTLE AGAIN my payment because they are dumb and they lost my payment. I decided never to trust machines again and decided to pay always in a Bayad Center or through Cashier. If only I did not need this line. If only my business didn't depend on this cellphone, I would cut it and...

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SMART's Not So SMART Move.

I am NOT amused. I do not think that SMART Telecom is too smart. In fact, I think that there is something going on within the branch/payment area. You see, I was totally happy with my new SMART GOLD PLAN 800 - up until last Sunday. When some idiot from SMART called me and told me that my payment envelope was empty and there was NO MONEY inside the envelope. My reaction, IMPOSSIBLE.1. There was money inside the envelope. I carefully counted it out, put it inside the envelope and was thinking if...

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