the family that blogs together...

This is just so funny. I've been bugging my little-big sis to start blogging (and earning) since she's been, well, a bit of a bum right now. Sayang naman ang oras. That's not the funny thing. Awhile ago, hamey was also thinking of starting his own blog upon learning the amount i earn from it. And just now, little-big sis just told me that she has persuaded someone to go on blogging. My one and only bro! *LOL* I'll give you the links after we're done tinkering with it. I've been helping little sis with hers and I think it's almost done. My bro's topic would be about being a domesticated "young" father! YOUNG daw o! kapal mo bro! Ano ko, grade school? :P Kidding! Stay tune, I like his posts!

I have been contemplating on submitting Vera’s pictures to some ad agencies for modeling opportunity but the husband does not approve. O well, I guess it is just one of my frustrations in life, get what I mean?

Anyway, there’s a world wide Look of the Year beauty contest where you can win US$10,000.00. For more information go to http://www.lookoftheyear.com

Remember the time when there were a lot of truck accidents in Coastal road because of it being a right hand drive? I wonder if there is a truck accident lawyer here in our country. I know there are lawyers here but do we have specific lawyers who cater only to this? Wouldn’t it be nice if you do? What do you think?

What are patch panels? According to wiki:

A patch panel or patch bay is a panel, typically rackmounted, that houses cable connections. One typically shorter patch cable will plug into the front side, while the back will hold the connection of a much longer and more permanent cable. The assembly of hardware is arranged so that a number of circuits, usually of the same or similar type, appear on jacks for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner.

Patch panels offer the convenience of allowing technicians to quickly change the path of select signals, without the expense of dedicated switching equipment. This was first used by early telephone exchanges, where the telephone switchboard (a massive array of patch panels) and a large room full of telephone operators running it was ubiquitous.

Before hamey bought me an iPod shuffle, the only player I was relying to was my mobile phone. I tune to may favorite radio station specially during work outs. (Naks, sounds as if I do it religiously), I never had an mp3 player before this one. When I asked hamey to buy me one specifically for gym use, I was thinking of an mp3 player with a FM tuner. There’s a specific time I like to tune into my favorite radio show and I wouldn’t want to miss it. But hamey insisted that he’d rather by me an iPod than any other brand plus with a shuffle, you don’t need a case nor a pocket to hold the player. Guess what, I seldom use the player since I have no more time to go to the gym. Hay! That’s another thing I have to consider to with my time management project. *teehee*

The best acne treatment I had so far is Diane 35. I had a breakout recently and I suspect it is due to my hormonal imbalance. Though I just had my first pack, results are fairly good. I’ll try to take Diane for about 3 months, at most six months and will stop taking it again to see if I can manage without it. Hopefully I can.

On her eighth month, we found out that Vera has a Class II allergy with egg whites. We don’t think she needs to wear a medical idD in case of emergency. For about 10 months and egg whites once in a while, she never once got rashes in any part of her body. We never had her tested again. They say that Vera may eventually outgrow the allergy. Hopefully she already did.

Did you notice that most of my post today is more on reminiscing past events? Ok, since it’s the month of May, let’s reminisce more on what happened almost four years ago. What is it? Figure it out :D

Anyway, I had a bathroom renovation before the big event. Changed everything from faucet to tiles to bathtub. Everything except the wall tiles. If budget allows me, I want it changed again. I’d like to remove the bathtub and changed it to just a shower like what my mom did to hers a year ago. Bahala na.

IGA NA UTAK KO! *LOL* six more to go!!! Ang hirap talaga sumideline, *giggles*

My dad has a collection of wines. Take note, it is my dads collection, not mine. I just realized that we had a wine rack in our bridal registry 4 years ago (and I forgot who even gave that to us – blame it on the anesthesia) *grins* What could be my reason then for placing one in our bridal registry. I don’t collect nor drink. Hamey drinks occasionally but he never collects. Maybe he’s still young to even have a collection. *grins* What do you think? At least we don't need more wine racks at the moment.

What is a fiber cable? According to wiki:

An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Fiber optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers. Optical fibers are widely used in fiber-optic communication, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher data rates than other forms of communications. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss, and they are immune to electromagnetic interference. Optical fibers are also used to form sensors, and in a variety of other applications.

Because they are non-electrical, fiber cables can bridge very high electrical potential differences and can be used in environments where explosive fumes are present, without danger of ignition.

Life insurance rates are widely available in the internet. It is a matter of good marketing and good reviews from people to make one company better than the others. As for me, I always get good rates from my inay if I need to check for any insurance rates. Why her? Well, she’s an insurance agent. So, if you need one... *wink! wink!*

What is your dream watch? Do you actually have one? Mine is a Philip Stein watch. I bet if my dad is still alive, he would probably want a Rolex Daytona. No, I doubt it. You see, my dad is a simple man. He only wears a watch to work, watch that was given to him. He never bought a watch even if his old one is dying on him at times. He’s more on the practical side. He never owned a pager nor a mobile phone. I wonder if he’d change if he were alive.

time is (really) gold

I was a SAHM for about a year and had time for all the things I want to do like taking good care of Vera, blogging and connecting to friends. Yun nga lang I was not earning extra for the family. Now that I'm working and mostly away for more than 12 hours a day, I can't find it difficult to manage my time. Actually, I need to find how to at least give an hour or two for blogging but doing it inside our bedroom is not really a good idea. *grins* I feel so tired coming from work and most of my available time are spent with Vera. I barely have enough strength to stand up after putting Vera to bed. Nakakahawa.

So, how do you do it? Pressure ito!

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I'm a top momma!

Hey Friends, it's my turn. I'm on top momma!!! Thanks to Toni, I joined when she was featured there. Syempre I voted! ;) Here's my link: http://www.topmomma.com/mommas/referal/1473 Vera's pic is in black and white, if the position of the pictures will not change, it's in first row, second column.

Thanks!!!!!

This is the picture i submitted:

a new shopaholic's (online) store

Are you a shopaholic? Wait, are you an online shopaholic like someone I know who prefers shopping online that to actually go to the mall to buy stuff. Where’s the exercise in there huh? *giggles* If you are an online shopaholic, there’s a new way to shop online. Shopwiki.com revolutionizes online shopping by searching or crawling thru every store on the internet. This means you get to load just one page and search anything or any brand you want.

You may try to look for jewelries and watches, or clothes for you or your baby which they also have what they call Clothing Resource Guide for style or fashion resources.

If you want to spend your extra loots *wink*, you may want to try looking around this site, it might interest you. *wink* *wink*

Mommastuff week 2: Do you have routines for your kids?

I was invited by n!ce to join the Mommastuff Weekly Questions. They are now on 2nd week and the question is: Do you have routines for your kids? Does it really help?

Vera's routine in the morning is breakfast between 8AM - 9AM depending what time she woke up or earlier if she tells me or yaya yum-yum. Yum-yum means she wants to eat, now! *grins*

Then she takes a bath before 10AM. Watch her favorite shows in Disney Playhouse while drying up her hair. She drinks her milk while watching TV and takes a nap. She'll wake up in time for lunch. After lunch, they watch another round of her favorite cartoon series or asked yaya to play the videos of either Elmo, Tigger and Pooh or Barney that I recently bought for her. She'll sing and dance with whatever is in the video. She'll then have another milk around 2PM and usually takes her afternoon nap. Wakes up in time for mirienda, plays with the yayas or play with her friends when it's not scourging hot outside. Dinner then plays, dances or sings with the yayas while waiting for us.

Around 8PM or when we are already at home (from work) or when she's alraedin the mood to go up to our room, she'll just say "akyat" and gets this mini basket where we put three bottles with water and the milk powder container.

This is our quality time with Vera, we play until she asks for her milk. Milk means sleeping time. :D By the way, putting her to sleep is not easy, while lying in her bed drinking her milk, she needs and I must give my elbow. She wants to hold ones elbow until she fells asleep. This is the only part I want to change. I started training her to sleep without my elbow, I just give her my hand and held hers until she fells asleep or let go of my hand.

:)