Jul
02

Sunday

“What do you think when you read the quote”

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own.
And you know what you know.

And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.

Note: This is a free writing meme and my timer will be set to 10 minutes. I will type in all my thoughts about the topic and forget about the errors, the grammar, the spelling. In my case this would prolly resemble ramblings so….Anyway no edits and spellchecks will be done once the timer starts. And it starts now!

This line of prose by Dr. Seuss bring about lots of things to my mind.  First and foremost is that WE are the ones who decide our future.  Now, most of you will probably tell me that there is this thing called FATE and yes, there might be such a thing BUT I personally think that whatever we do, whatever choices we make, whatever paths we take, determine our own FATE.

It’s not at all times that we can lean on others or depend on someone to pick us up when we make mistakes.  THis doesn’t mean that you are alone per se, but there are certain situations wherein you can’t cpoutn on anyone but yourself.  In which case, it is YOU who will make steps to achieve whatever it is you want to achieve.

I personally believe that we have numerous fates that have already been written for us but then again, these fates would change in a blink of an eye when you take another route or change your mind. (Hmmm I’m thinking that this is a good plot for a book! LMAO)

Now that I think about itm, this theme has been repeated again and again in different areas of literature.  Right?  You see it again and again especially in children’s stories and fairy tales.  But not only that, you get to see them in others.  Of course, I see this A LOT in the fantasy and sci-fi genres, which are one of my favorites.

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Awww this ends my ramblings.  And yes, I read my entries again and this made me cringe!  What was I thinking?

Jul
02

I’ve always been fascinated about birds, most especially hummingbirds.  You know, I used to see this lovely birds every morning in our yard sipping nectar.  What’s most surprising is that we live in the city, well, it’s NOT a big city but still, with a lot of people living in one sqaure mile, pollution has been on the rise.  Anyway, these lovelies are the smallest birds AND the only bird that can fly backwards!

What’s more lovely is that these birds can’t resist a hummingbird feeder! And these feeders are available to you, weather online or at your local bird store.  Our neighbor has one and I always see lots of these birds dropping by for a sip!

Jun
28

I promised not to blog about his death because I know everyone is going to write about him, and I’m pretty sure, you are all informed with his recent demise but I just couldn’t resist.

Your music will live on, MJ!

Hubby also posted about his song Man in the Mirror, and his post title was quite ominous.  Remembering MJ was hubby’s post way back in October and I thought that is quite fitting, considering his shocking death.

Your music will live on, MJ!

Jun
28

With the economy going whack, we are now unsure of our future.  I personally think that it is not too early to think about life insurance for the seniors.  I mean, for when we grown old and all.

Think of it this way, if we get a our very own senior life insurance, we would not think about the mounting costs when we finally…er…end up pushing daisies, as they say, right?  I mean, we wouldn’t want our kids to worry about the mounting costs when they are grieving.

Again, I also think that it is a good investment for the future.

Jun
14

Sunday

After much prodding, Lurchie FINALLY went ahead and did her meme!  I remember that I made a badge for her last month and wondered what happened to it!  Well, here it is!  Here meme is a writing meme which basically squeezes all the writing mojo from me, I think.  Anywho, this weeks question is:

“If you could be any person in the world, who would you be, and why?”

Note:  This is a free writing meme and my timer will be set to 10 minutes.  I will type in all my thoughts about the topic and forget about the errors, the grammar, the spelling.  In my case this would prolly resemble ramblings so….Anyway no edits and spellchecks will be done once the timer starts.  And it starts now!

This is prolly one of the most…difficult questions that I have come across in writing memes that I joined.  Well, only because I cannot simply pick ONE person that I would want to be.  See, being a self proclaimed OCD, I want to cover ALL the basics and not miss ANY person that I want to be.  COnfusing, yes, but that’s me.

I’ve always wanted to write and when I was in grade school I wanted to be one Francine Pascal.  I even have a few pitiful attempts at writing in a box somehwhere which I will NOT loot out. LMAO  This author was quite instrumental in giving me the passion to read and read and read.  I can still remember the very first Sweet Valley Kids book that I read and it was a special; something about aliens.  However, my interests already are geared to Historical and Regency Romance be it sensual or steamy (*wink *wink) so my next author would be someone like Jenna Pettersen.  She uses the penname Jess Michaels for her more steamy and raunchy historicals.  Delish! LMAO

With my interest in photography, I did a quick search on famous photographers and I still can’t get over the fact that Ansel Adams is prolly one of the most famous photographer.  Of course, I could never be like the great Ansel but I can always strive to be the best right?  What I can’t fathom is how he managed to pack his extra large and ginormous equipment with him while checking out the wilds of California and beyond.  Simply amazing!

Now, my my artistic background, I am just amazed with the Renaissance period.  See, this was the time where art flourished with William Shakespeare being a notable person of this time period.  Anyway, I am not citing him as a person that I want to be.  See, I’m more on art so being one of the notable painters (and scientists) of the day would be someone I would aspire to.  Well, knowing that their fame only came about after in death is not what I would want for myself.

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And so that ends my10 minute write-up.  Not bad, huh?  I think I lost my line of thought by the third paragraph and as much as I would LOVE to go ahead and delete the ridiculous sentences that I pieced in a few minutes ago, I can’t.  Gaaaah Lurchie for her freaking rules!  Hahahaha hope she gets bored reading the entry! [serves her right! LMAO]

Jun
12

I find that email newsletters is a great way to give updates to your readers compared to updates via email.  Most of the time, I hate seeing my inbox cluttered and getting email updates every time a blog that I subscribed to gets has a new post is really annoying mostly because a lot of the blogs that interest me make multiple posts in a day or make at least one post in one day.  Being the OCD that I am, well, this is doubly frustrating.

Most of the websites that I subscribed to use the iContact Email Newsletter Tool and so far, I have no complaints. This email newsletter tool is very easy to use and allows 100% customization depending on your blog and/or website.  iContact starts at $9.95 and up per month depending on your list size.  This, of course, can be modified to your needs.  They also provide over 300 email templates to customize the look and feel of your newsletter. For more info, check our their overview video.


Jun
08

After hogging half of my bed for herself and sleeping on top of a designer comforter, Twylah is at it again! This time, she commandeered this Coach bag for herself and slept the whole day away in the bag!  The paper bag, that is.

Twilight

I was a bit worried when I saw her inside the bag and shooed her out of her makeshift bed but she went right back in!  Funny kitty.  I had already given her a box with a comfy cushion for her bed she just won’t sleep in it at all!

IMHO she just wants to get pampered and the MOMster and I don’t mind. I don’t even want to leave her at home alone.  I remember when we left her yesterday that she gave me this “don’t leave me alone” look on her face.  Awww… When we got back a few hours later, she even meowed at me while sitting on the window sill even before I was at the door!

Well, at least she got in a paper bag and not the actual bag!  Hahaha good thing she’s not like Shine who snacked away on my shoes when she was a puppy!  Imagine my running shoes as a snack for a small Dalmatian puppy?  Well no matter, that’s another reason to go and shop for new footwear! Teeeheee let’s hit the mall peeps!

Jun
08

Despite being in a place where one sees a lot of stars, I admit that I haven’t seen a single one since I came here! Yeah, no duh!

Well, I did see INXS in one of their reality shows a few years ago but that’s it! Hahahaha I know, premieres are a dime a dozen here but I still haven’t been to one!  Oh well… I know time will come!

Anyway, the Best of the Best Awards is here and don’t you want to vote for your favorite stars?  I could list down my fave stars but this post would go on and on and on and on…

Check the BoB Awards for more info.

Jun
08

No, I didn’t go to New Zealand!  The title means that I got a post (mail) from New Zealand all thanks to Iska of Iskandals.com!  Happy happy happy!

Iska just celebrated her 4th year of blogging and hosted a contest where participants had to tell her what their favorite comfort food is!  Long story short, I won second place and got these yummy goodies!

Thingys

Salivate over them people! hehehehe  Thanks Iska!

Jun
06

If given the opportunity to take customer satisfaction surveys, would you tell the truth or just tick off any box and be quick about it?  Does these types of surveys really make an impact on future services?  Hmmm… this remains to be seen. Generational Equity thinks that small businesses to send out customer satisfaction surveys to their customers to know what they think.  Neat idea!