Marriage and Beyond

Seriously, I never meant to go on hiatus. There were just a handful of maintenance issues I had to deal with in three other blogs that I author. On my way to being webmaster extraordinaire? Hardly. It’s just that it was the first time in several months that I was actually able to tweak those Blogger sites that I have. In all my previous attempts, I never failed to receive all those nasty bx errors. I really just had to take advantage while I can, who knows when those bx errors would come back to bug me again. I had to unclutter my sites while I still can.

Total makeover. Care to swing by these sites? Simply click on the screenshots.

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Lately, the hubby has been busy tweaking at least a couple of his sites. Too bad for me because for some reason I kept getting those bx errors in my every single tweaking attempt for as long as I can remember. That is until this afternoon. I was so thrilled to finally dress up my sites with the very layouts that I want. Meanwhile, after having tweaked two of my sites, I just thought I’d take a break and have the last site done tomorrow instead.

This is what I came up with as I was having my break. Continue Reading »

A one night event is set to happen on August 21st. If you are familiar with Supersize Me, which tackles some significant concerns in America, you would look forward to I.O.U.S.A..

A live broadcast on selected theaters nationwide brought to you by Fathom Events and Roadside Attractions is coming up on that one night. This documentary will bring in notable financial leaders and policy experts Warren Buffett, Pete Peterson and Dave Walker and talk about some of America’s economic concerns that the people of the nation currently face. Moderation of the panel will be done by no other than Becky Quick, CNBC’s morning news anchor.

As I go around the blogosphere, there are a handful of issues people of America is coming up with. Issues of recession, debts, income deficit and other critical economic concerns, expect all these to be discussed live by the panel. I am sure a lot of people are looking forward to watching this event even as this will have them look at the reality that faces the nation. Will America still be the land of milk and honey for long? Or has it lost its title a long time ago, given the fact that the nation clearly spends more than they earn in taxes, thus the deficit. Even Reuters suggested of this documentary: “May be to the U.S. Economy what An Inconvenient Truth was to the environment.” Prepare to know the truth of America’s real economic standing as you watch this.

I received an email two days ago from the PayU2Blog admin, I just won $100! Now I know why I never had that widget removed from my sidebar. Of course that would be aside from the fact that I  love that they give me complete freedom in doing the tasks they send my way, requiring the shortest minimum number of words from amongst the number of paid for blogging platforms I am a member of.  I am so loving PayU2Blog, you can very well say that. 

As if winning the hundred bucks wasn’t enough, I am given a chance to win $100 more. I was given the honor of being one of the four chosen recipients of their generosity to win the additional bucks at stake. I was told to choose from amongst their players for their Badminton championship to play for me and if my players win, I get to receive that extra $100 to my PayPal account on the next payday! Sweet! What an early birthday gift for moi.

The hubby and I love badminton.  We used to regularly play when the little guy was not around yet.  I actually miss playing.  And I love that PayU2Blog picked me to participate in my first badminton tournament (albeit virtually)  in years and with the hundred bucks to my account.  Tell me now, what could be sweeter?! My first choice were Feeve and Jason, but I received an email that the two have been picked already. My second choice were Derek and David. These guys are set to play Friday or Monday, weather permitting. Whether double D win or lose, I am already a winner. My heartfelt thanks to PayU2Blog! You are a channel of God’s blessing to me and my family.  That’s  almost half of what we need to raise for the full payment of our car makeover!

Lately, I have really been very busy with the missions trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan and, as always, with pending blogging assignments. During this busy moments, I really take time to have a break and usually I enjoy my break from office work and typing in front of the computer, not with coffee as many people usually do because I am really not much of a coffee drinker, but with a can of cold A&W rootbeer, a can of cold Dr. Pepper, a chilled Swiss Miss vanilla milk shake or a hot mug of Swiss Miss milk chocolate. Usually, I take this break late at night when I am catching up on message preparations or blog assignments.

Coming across Villeroy & Boch’s innovative collection of modern mugs like the NewWave Caffe mug, I can not help but think how this mug, because of its very creative, artistic and unique design could be a great addition to the glasses or mugs I use. By the looks of it, it must be ergonomic and it comes with a nice plate that is designed like a wave. The mug has a design available for left handed users and has a variety of sizes which could be very useful for a user’s different needs or preferences.

This mug matches and works well with the entire NewWave dinnerware set and its manufacturer, only for this month of August, is giving a 50% off manufacturer suggested retail price – just for this line of coffee mugs.

I encourage every reader to check out the Villeroy & Boch web site and maybe even consider getting their own stylish and unique set at half the original price. Readers can get the value for their money when they purchase this NewWave dinnerware set or the coffee mugs. Visit their site now.

I have given up doing follow ups on the roaming facility with a local network I had my father’s number registered with before they left for the States. Utter frustration, to say the least. A month later and tens of calls later, they still cannot figure out how to go about the problem.

It is bad enough that they do not offer a service that enables a subscriber to trace any phone number. It was way fuss free when my mom used another network when she went to Pakistan some years back. The last time I called them I made sure I am dealing with a supervisor in the hope that he knows better. To my dismay, nothing came of it. For now, we’re going to have to settle to plain instant messengers and pricey calls until they decide to come back.

It’s been a week since one of the hubby’s distant relative took the car to give it a whole body repair. It is about time.  The month that passed has been the worse ever because of the typhoons and the rain that would pour every single day.  It was a couple of years back when my FIL sponsored the repair of its leaking roof but a year after the dripping started coming again until it ceased to just be mere drip drops.   It would have been sweet if this vehicle is altogether replaced, but this is all we can afford for now, for which we are ultra grateful. If the Lord wills it, maybe later we can afford that downpayment for that Avanza the hubby and I are praying for. 

The hubby’s uncle estimated a month and a half until the job is finished.  I will post some before and after photos of our California Project then and maybe look into auto insurance online to get a decent TPL coverage.

The hubby and I have been planning to get a drinking glass set for some weeks now. You see the couple of glass sets we received for our wedding more than six years ago are now gone. We could not help it that as years passed a glass or two would break. Nope, we are not one of those couples who fancy breaking them one at a time during fights. (lol!) Aside from the fact that the sets we had were that of the thin type – not very durable, I really think we are more of mug users. We have a handful around and have not lost a piece since. We just thought it was kind of embarrassing sometimes when we have guests and we would service the juice and colas from mugs and cups. Maybe we should really buy a glass set for those given occasions but we think we will still stick to using those good ‘ol mugs on regular days.

A couple of months back I wrote about getting savvy on concocting my very own refreshing sweet potato tops juice. I came about the recipe when I read from forums upon forums the benefit of sweet potato fruit and its tops. How the tops would naturally boost the body’s immune system and was discovered to have cured the deadly Dengue in several instances. I hope to share with you how easy it is to make your very own sweet potato tops juice:

1. Clean one sheaf of sweet potato tops thoroughly. Cut off the leaves and set aside. I have learned that the best way to clean fruit and veggies is to soak them in water with vinegar.

2. Bring water to a boil and stir in the leaves and boil for another five minutes. Let it cool and set aside.

3. Mix in calamansi or lemon juice.

4. Add muscovado sugar or honey to taste.

5. Add ice and serve.

Talking about mugs and my favorite juice concoction, I just love the versatility and durability of the innovative designs of NewWave CaffeNewWave Caffe mugs. Check out this particular design. I could actually have our family drink from this cup while feasting over my equally homemade mojos and chips. Hurry and jump to their site and avail of the 50% discount they offer until month end.

Isn’t this the sweetest?!  I am just so thrilled to learn that the cards dropped on this site actually outnumbered the number of ec drops I did for the day! Woohoo! ;-)  I bet by now you can tell that I am an EC lover.  One of the more interesting articles that I stumbled upon as I was doing my rounds was that of verItableLIFE.com.  Oh yes, I still read through posts, mind you.   Beau71’s post on the record drop of 8 minutes and 13 seconds blew me away.  I understood the point why the formula was not divulged, but if you were a faithful entrecarder like me, you will not help but itch to know the secret.  Ok, so I have not got it yet.  Being the IT ignorant that I am, I may never come to learn it.  Nevertheless, allow me to just rejoice over this statistic.

I probably have joined every possible group that encourages members to drop back.  This explains the number of widgets around this site’s Entrecard widget.  Just so you know guys, most of them DO NOT DROP BACK.   I  later figured what really worked for me was simply just to go to my drops inbox and drop back to those who dropped to our site.  Simple.   But maybe you have got the formula to get the most number of drops back at the least number of time figured out, care to share?

Before this site screams issues of abandonment, I’m going to write a quick post on what has been keeping me busy these past days. I have been in my lonesome in our make shift work station since yesterday. The hubby and I would usually write our respective articles at the same time from different computers. I am trying to be as occupied as I can, so that time will just fly until he’s back. Keep him in your prayers, will you? He is in Palawan with a team from Houston, Texas. He is leading the team as they go into schools to present the Breaking Point program to hundreds of students.

As for me, aside from keeping constantly in touch with the hubby, keeping house, taking care of my little guy while doing some online tasks which includes discreetly promoting a couple of my other blogs, like what I did the other day. I also have been doing my own research on how effective diet pills are. Continue Reading »

Two weeks ago, I got busy getting articles live for my newly ranked baby blog, KC.   I am slowly getting the hang of writing for its niche and not just stuff on acne treatment like most readers would have expected.  Although I am putting that  on queue as well.

I have five other blogs that I maintain and although I first fancied my long abandoned Reviews Corner to get its own domain, I ended up claiming a domain for my other blog - Handy Tips and Hints.  The obvious reason was the dot com of the latter is the only one available and the former won’t be available until next month.  I hope the current owner will completely drop the domain, because to date he or she has just got the site parked.  We’ll see.

That was one welcome break!  All the while I thought I could go by just posting a minimum of two entries a day,  I actually outdid myself by not getting a single one go live in one day.  I wish I could tell you I was having the time of life on a beach.  Nah!

Truth to tell, I have been stressed to the core trying to juggle issues around the house and even had to finish up some jobs that are set to expire.  If there is anything, my hands are more than full.  I actually need to get that superwoman pill from somewhere to be able to get by in the coming days.  Continue Reading »

Back when I was in grade school I was forced to wear thick glasses. I only wore it a year or two and I was back to sporting my 20/20 vision. I am not sure what I did right, because I was doing more than seven hundred (left eye) and a hundred plus (right). It was no fun wearing spectacles, aside from the fact that I live in a tropical country, I was one of those who had to endure beads of sweat around the nose during my puberty to my teenage years. One could just imagine how I had to periodically wipe my nose until it got embarrassing red.

The thought of going back to wearing spectacles almost became a possibility in the last couple of months. The culprit is definite - the prolonged hours I spend in front of my laptop. It was just timely that the chance to try out pinhole eyeglasses came. Continue Reading »

The trouble with web blogging is this– when you rest for a day or two from writing the number of entries you usually do, it takes off the momentum and hibernation becomes so tempting that no matter how many assignments are in queue, you’d want to get them off your back and sleep them all off.   I have been in this contemplative mood for a couple of days now, thinking if this is just an after effect of the second time the big G has slapped our site with a big, fat zero  or it could also be the weather that regularly attempts to put me into deep comma.   Or both.

I have read somewhere that Blogging requires passion and authority, which leaves out most people.   Honestly, making a garden decor interests me now more than blogging.   But who knows I might just beautifully pick up that passion and get right back to racing away towards this site’s 1,000th post.  We’ll see, if I get by just getting two to three posts live in a day, that should tell you what got the best of me.  

Are you a wife, a girlfriend, or a mother? Do you like receiving flores during special occasions? Well, I do. I love it, but only if they come from friends and relatives. For some reason, I don’t like receiving flowers from the hubby. Some people may think it weird, but this is just the way I am. I know that to send flowers is just about the most normal thing in the world especially during Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Continue Reading »

I love this cuff links set from Cuff-daddy. These are made of clear swarovski crystal with platinum overlay. I always knew women could also use cuff links, but it was only now that I saw a set that I actually like. They are lovely, aren’t they? They will sure more than just highlight cuffs.

We just came home from our grocery shopping and are pleasantly surprised to learn that the hypermart place along Libis offers the things we need at cheaper prices. Even cheaper than those I would usually buy from the market!  It’s almost unbelievable.  I am very keen in checking out the prices from different stores of just about every single consumable in our roster of things we buy on a regular basis, so this one’s a treasure find.

Lately, we have been replenishing our supply on a weekly basis because of the incredible price hike on just about everything consumable. We used to do it on a bi-monthly basis, but it came to a point that if we continue doing that we would have to resort to using the plastics. We prefer to shop on cash basis that’s why we shifted to a weekly schedule. I’m not sure if that makes sense to you but that’s the way it works for us for now. Today we have to shop for our three week supply because the hubby is going to turn in the car to the shop to have it fixed. So basically we will be one car-less family in the next weeks to come.

The hypermart we went to was huge. It wasn’t our first time to do our grocery shopping there, but it was our first time to go around every nook. It’s practically a one stop shop and as expected, I lingered a little longer along the baby’s section where high chairs, baby cribs and travel cots are, while our son would drive around in his little tyke shopping cart car. Continue Reading »

I am not a big fan of cars. As long as there is a wheel to drive, I am okay with it. But I have to say that I prefer vans over cars, primarily because it’s hoodless. For a petite girl like me, it is so much easier to drive the former than a regular sedan.

It was the hubby who has a major influence on me even as he talks about cars, just like any regular guy. He would tell me the pros and cons of different cars and lately he has been talking about the wide choices of family cars. We are praying that someday the Lord would grant us to replace the old car that we are currently using. As my dear husband would enumerate all the numerous family cars, it was not surprising that the New Subaru Outback would top the list. Subaru is the Japanese word for the word “unite,” which makes it more fitting to be a family car.

If you’re anywhere near Washington DC area, you might want to check out New Subaru DC for their huge selection of New Subaru cars, wagons and mini vans at discounted, no haggle price! Call Toll-Free: 800-816-9912

A handful of young people from the church are on their way to graduating from our discipleship material. This program gets them to learn more about the faith and more importantly allows them to understand why we believe the things we do. At the end of every lesson they are to quote three to five corresponding memory verses. When they are all done with the ten lessons, they will have completed memorizing thirty five key verses from the Bible.  You could just imagine the volume of print out we do every week. This is aside from the printing the hubby has to do for his manuscript and the church bulletin.

Being the young church that we are, we actually had to come up with a Christmas offering for some things that we need in the church. One of the things we were able to buy was a printer. After having used our personal printer for some time, our church was finally able to purchase a printer of its own. A prime consideration when the hubby and I were out canvassing for one was the cost of Printer Ink. This is where PacificInk comes in. Over 200 brands are on sale at prices up to 70% less than what printer manufacturers charge. This will help us a great deal as we figure out ways to economize to minimize operating cost.

It has been a fun and restful Monday for me and the hubby yesterday. Even though I could have done three loads of laundry, I figured I will just do just one load because the weather wasn’t very fair and rain clouds were all over the sky contemplating a read loud thud. That I did, just one load of laundry. We both did a couple of online tasks and then I had my boys rest in the afternoon while I bake away my buttermilk biscuits and my now famous lasagna. Again they were hits, I experimented on baking white lasagna and I loved it even more than the original. It is also my little guy’s favorite.

After all the busyness in the kitchen, I remember that I have got to sit down making personalized gifts for baby. Continue Reading »