There were aboard the Royal Caribbean when they got the good news. They are now the proud grandparents of a healthy baby boy! Their firstborn Maya just gave birth prematurely. They were supposed to be home in time for their daughter’s due date but then their grandson was really excited to see the world already that he insisted on going out of her mom’s womb.
They went back a day early from the cruise. Good thing they docked on a busy port and were able to get a flight back as soon as they could. You can’t get them away from mother and son now. Such is the excitement of the old couple.
A friend recommended a site where I can read about diet pills reviewed by those who used it. I wasn’t in the mood to read that day so I asked my sister to do it for me. She said that she’s learned a lot from reading the reviews and is now keen on trying out a product that her friend also told her about.
I am not easily convinced to try new products. But when I know that it is effective on people I know, then I might be convinced to try it out. I will let my friend try out the diet pills first. If it’s effective on her, then I might follow suit.
Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things
you didn’t do than by the
ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain
The men were talking about getting cheap car insurance quotes from the person who walked away from the table. It was probably an insurance sales pitch and the men were convinced to ask for quotes from him.
Some persons have the gift of gab. They easily convince others what they want them to be convinced about. They can easily lure others to follow them or buy the products they’re selling. I’ve seen persons like this, have interacted with them, and was once or twice lured into buying products I didn’t need.
Of course, the most prominent examples of persons with gifts of gab are the politicians. Imagine making us vote for them even though we already know what kind of persons they are! That’s a gift!
Shawna just sent out fifty baby shower invitations to her family and close relatives and friends. She wants to share with them the blessing of being pregnant with a wonderful child. She had a hard time conceiving, miscarrying two times before this pregnancy. You can say that this one is extra special for the first time mom because of the pain she went through with the past two pregnancies.
I admire women like Shawna. Fearless and still willing to risk her life just to be able to complete her family. If I am in her shoes, I wouldn’t want to conceive anymore for fear of another failed pregnancy. The pain would just be too much for me, I think.
Then again I am not really in her position and if I am, I might be taking the risk as well.
There are days when I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs. You know, just to release the stress in my body. That would be cheaper than going to the spa and paying for a full body aromatherapy massage.
It’s no wonder a local restaurant became popular. The place has this section where guests can pay for plates, glasses, other chinaware and even an old tv they can hurl at the wall opposite them and scream at the top of their lungs the word “Tacsiyapo!”. According to the owner of the place, the main goal of the Tacsiyapo wall is for persons to have a place where they can release their pent-up emotions and be free of the burden they’re carrying in their chests.
In my opinion, it’s a really great idea to be doing this locally. If I am not mistaken, they got this idea from the Japanese. Too bad the Tacsiyapo wall is located outside the city. It would have been a good place to go to when I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs and just releasing all the bad things inside me.
I easily empathize with a friend. She told me that her boss accused her of time sheet tampering once and she really threw a fit when she realized the absurd accusation. Of course she wouldn’t do that. She has nurtured a good reputation for the past ten years she’s been working in the company and she wouldn’t tarnish that reputation with the tampering she was being accused of.
The problem started when she had her ID changed to reflect her married name. The human resources staff asked her to wait for it and for the meantime just log in her time in and out manually. That’s what she did. She couldn’t use the barcode scanner because they blocked her old ID already. Her only mistake was not to put the exact time of her in and out. She rounded it off to the nearest hour. But she wasn’t even guilty of any tardiness or undertime so my friend couldn’t see where the big fuss was about.
In the end, her boss apologized to her for the insinuation. It was a big misunderstanding, according to her, but my friend knew all along what she was accused of. At least the big bosses in their department knew her very well not to have believed her immediate superior.
My sister Grazie and I both love having background music whenever we are hard at work. While others find any kind of sound a distraction, for the both of us, it’s inspiration to work harder. That’s how we both are.
I am thinking of getting ipods for both of us. My birthday is just around the corner. One month after, it’s her birthday. The ipods would be gifts for myself and for her. It’s perfect for both of us since we will surely use it a lot.
Especially for me because I work when every one is asleep at home. Music is the perfect company for me.
I wonder if I will ever be successful in my quest for the most amount of stomach fat loss that I started with my sister. I love to sit down more than to stand up. I don’t like walking for a stretch of time. Or if I do walk, I must sit down after a while or I will suffer from an aching feet for the rest of the day. And you can always find me sitting in front of my computer for hours on end.
Yes, I’m that much of a slouch. I am not proud of it but I also can’t help it. It’s the excess weight I’m carrying. My back easily gets hurt and I experience aches and pains in my joints. So I’d rather be sitting down than standing up if I can.
Indifferent. I think that’s the best word to describe how I deal with my neighbors. They think that I am arrogant and snobbish. They feel like I don’t like them which is far from the truth. I am indiffirent towards them. I don’t feel anything for them.
I know a handful of our neighbors. There are just too many new faces around. I talk to just a select few. No, I am not being arrogant or a snob but because I just don’t feel like socializing with them. That’s it.
I like to keep to myself. I like it that they don’t know a lot about me. I don’t like them acting familiar or stopping you for no reason. People tend to do that if they feel they are close to you. I like to make it clear with them that I am not up for small talk and that I have no interest in what’s happening with their families.
I do sound like a snob but it’s also me protecting my privacy.
Sometimes, I fight even the ones that are not mine. My sister always reminds me that I am just stressing myself out with what I am doing. But what can I do? I’ve been like this since forever! I just can’t turn away from a love one who is being treated badly by others.
It just isn’t in my nature not to fight those who I think are bullying those whom I love.
But my sister has a point. She said I might need to ask those friends and love ones for whom I am standing up for to buy me the best cream for wrinkles. I already have some around my eyes. Premature wrinkles that I got because I worry too much, I think too much.
I just wish they will remember me kindly for fighting for them.
Paul was teased mercilessly for his acne when he was in his teens. It made him feel insecure and unsure of himself all the time. The good thing is the insecurity triggered a burning desire in him to search for the acne pills that could help clear up his skin. He found it, made use of it, and now you wouldn’t see even a single acne scar on his face.
He didn’t hold a grudge against the persons who often teased him before but he came back to their old place to visit them. He wanted to show them that he is now over the acne and the insecurities.
He is actually a well-known tv personality now. Who would have thought, right?
Grazie would be up all night checking test papers of her students or doing the syllabus or the lesson plan. She teaches grade school kids. She loves her job and it shows… with the dark circles around her eyes!
Lack of sleep, poor health and just plain exhaustion. Who wouldn’t be when you are working almost six days a week for more than 12 hours a day? Grazie kept on teasing her co-teachers that she would be giving away the best eye cream for dark circles on the holidays. It will be the best gift she can give them considering they are all suffering from dark circles.
There are times in the past when I would just throw cautions to the wind and just went ahead with something risky. You know, just to look cool to others. I have always wanted to be at the top of the class but also to be the uber cool student and friend to every one.
There was a time back in grade school that I would initiate a fight with whoever glanced my way and I didn’t like the look the person gave me. That time, I thought it would be really cool to be the biggest bully in school. I got that reputation and up to now, everybody still remembers it.
You wouldn’t see it now how big a bully I was in the past.
You’d probably catch a glimpse of it here and there but I’ve mellowed down. I know I am still capable of the things I did before but I am not very much keen on repeating any of it.
I’ve learned my lesson and I am for a quiet life now.
Plus, I don’t take risks that much anymore. It now scares me to be veering away from my comfort zone.