Missed Blogging

I'm Baaack! :D

I have been so preoccupied with lots of things these past few months that I have missed blogging.

Well, I am finally back - I have really missed blogging!

I hope my blog sisters have not forgotten me. :D

Blogs ng Pinoy

I am a proud member of Blogs ng Pinoy. :)

Blogs ng Pinoy is a directory of blogs made by Filipinos.

I was invited by Blogs ng Pinoy to become a member of the directory.

Why not, right? I joined without hesitation.

Vote for my blog please. Thank you. :)

Blogger Templates

Yipee! My template has now been updated. :)

Awesome (and cute) blogger templates can be purchased at minimal cost from Acornglue.com. I was able to spot my template from Acornglue.

I will not hesitate in recommending this site to you, as I had a simple and hassle-free experience with Sharnee (the maker of Acornglue).

Check out her work - I am sure you will fall in love with her templates! :)

Thanks Sharnee for my template. I love it!

New URL and Signature

I have altered my URL and signature to coincide with my profile. Hopefully I will be able to change my header soon. :)

The new home of my blog is:

http://artswife.blogspot.com


And meet my new signature..

Returning Blogger

I have been absent from the blogging world for too long.

I missed blogging about the significant events in my life.

I missed blogging about my shopping finds.

Most of all, I missed all of my blog sisters! :)

Fingers crossed that I will be able to continue my blogging like I did before I went on holiday.

Apologies Fellow Bloggers

Hi everyone! I just want to apologise for not being able to blog and answer/accept your tags. I have been overseas on holiday (and I still am overseas) and I haven't had time to post. Hopefully when I get back to reality, I will be able to get back into the blogging world.

Miss you much sisses! Mwahugz! :)

Farewell Letecia de Castro

We received horrible news yesterday..

My good old high school friend (barkada), Alvin De Castro, lost his Mum. She passed away early Tuesday morning, 03 February 2009 at 52 years of age.

Hearing the news saddened me not because I personally knew his Mum, but because Alvin is a dear friend to me. Losing a mother is and will never be easy, and I know that Alvz must be going through a really tough time. It hurts to hear that a good friend is hurting.



I went through his Facebook profile, and it was nice to see that many friends are consoling Alvz and his family. I scrolled further down and got the shock of my life. Two of his status made my eyes huge. One was a little past 4:00AM, and the other was around 10 minutes after.



The first one said that the ambulace guys have been resucitating his Mum for the past hour. And the other, requesting God to not take his Mum yet. I couldn't believe it.

Now I can't even imagine the pain he is going through, especially during the time when his Mum was being saved right in front of his eyes. I really can't imagine the pain. All I can think of is one word - unbearable.

I pray for the soul of Alvz's mum, and for the family she left behind. Please help us to pray for them.

This illustrates how fragile life really is. It scares me. :(

Tears

Massive Eggplant

Mama did her regular grocery shopping this afternoon, nothing special - except for this massive eggplant!

I took the photo of this eggplant beside a regular potato, to prove that the eggplant was indeed massive. It was with numerous other massive eggplants, but this one in particular proved to be the largest of them all.  :)

Just thought I'd share this with you. lol :p

Sizzling, Boiling, Cooking, Scorching, Melting

This week is no fun at all.

All terminologies to describe "hot" can be used for the weather that we have been experiencing this week. Even if the airconditioning is on and you are wearing the skimpiest outfit at home (or outside), it is still terribly and uncomfortably hot.

Yesterday (and last night) proved to be the hottest (so far). We bought a portable airconditioner and three boxes of Frosty Fruits to assist us with the icky weather.

I have also had numerous kinds of "icy" things to help me cope.

- Ice Cream (Cornetto)
- Icy Poles (Frosty Fruit)
- Frozen Fanta (from Maccas)
- Frozen Fruits (cubes of fruit, and also grapes, placed in the freezer)
- Iced Water
- ICE

The above icy things have assisted in keeping me cool. However, I have to watch out for one thing - a sore throat. I easily get a sore throat, so I'm kinda expecting one to arrive. But at the moment, it's the last thing on my mind as the heat is very draining.

Anyway, enough with the whinging. Life goes on. lol :p

Hottest Week this Century

Victoria, prepare to melt.  :p

It has been declared that Victoria will experience in a century, with temperatures set to reach 40C (eek).

Victorians (and everyone else in Australia), don't forget to SLIP SLOP SLAP!  :D

Hottest Day this Summer (So Far)

It. Is. Scorching. Hot.

Bureau of Meteorology predicted it would be 37 degrees celsius today.  However, we reached a maximum of 38 degrees!  (15 degrees above average)  And currently, it is 37 degrees. 

Mother Nature has been extremely kind this summer, blessing us with rain and cool weather.  I guess it was about time to experience the real summer, considering we are in the middle of the season already.

The forecast for tomorrow is maximum 39, with a minimum of 27.  Great.

Beginner's Luck

My Colleagues were playing poker during our break, and I gladly watched as I had no idea how to play.  I've always seen poker as a difficult game to understand, but as I watched them play a few rounds, I kinda picked up on how the game rolled.

So I joined.

And there I was, earning lots of "paper clips" on my first rounds of poker.  Hahaha.  My Colleagues were quite amazed by how many rounds I was winning.  One time I had all four aces, and another time I had a straight flush.

Now I can join when my hubby plays poker.  Yipee!  :)

Heart to Heart with Myself

A little Q&A portion, forwarded to me by my cousin Faith.

Feel free to modify it with your answers and post on your blogs. :)


01) Single, Taken, Naked, or Flirt?
♥ very much taken

02) Are you happy with that?
♥ over the moon

03) Would you still kiss your ex?
♥ no

04) Have you ever had your heart broken?
♥ yeah

05) Do you believe that there are certain circumstances where cheating is ok?
♥ no

06) Have you ever talked about marriage?
♥ been there done that. lol

07) Do you want children?
♥ positively

08) How Many?
♥ hopefully two

09) If someone likes you right now, would you want them to tell you?
♥ it's unnecessary

10) Do you want someone you can't have?
♥ yes, edward cullen. lol (i'm very contented with the love of my life - my husband)

11) Have you ever been in love?
♥ certainly

12) Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
♥ it's mandatory

13) Is it a good day?
♥ yup

14) What would you say about your most recent ex?
♥ i'm proud of his accomplishments

15) Does your ex still have feelings for you?
♥ i think not. he is the proud father of a beautiful baby girl and the partner of a lovely young lady.

16) Do you believe in long distance Relationships?
♥ without doubt (possible, but with a certain degree of difficulty)

17) Do you believe in love at first sight?
♥ absolutely

Sooo Sleepy

I. Am. So. Sleepy.

We were at the Airport last night (upto nearly 12 midnight) to bid farewell to Tito Rene, Tita Gina and Cholo who were heading back to Manila. Lots of tears last night, but lots of laughter too! There were probably at least 28 of us there last night, which included a few kids. My kid cousins were the ones who kept us amused. In particular, my two year old cousin Dashiell. He LOVES getting his photos taken. Just show him a camera pointed to himself (he loves the camera on my mobile coz he can see himself on the screen) and he'll stop with whatever he's doing - crying or not. I took this photo of him and he is so gorgeous! I'll post it soon so you guys can see. This is probably my most favourite photo of Dash. :)

Anyway, I really have to find a way to stay awake at work today. I woke up at quarter past six, so I feel I haven't yet rebooted my system from staying up late so many nights.

Gotta. Stay. Awake.

Little Miss Busy

I've been wanting to blog but haven't had the time (nor bandwidth) to. But I'm back at work now, blogging during my free time. :)

Now, time to catch up with some posts. Yipee!

Missin' Blogging

Apologies - I feel bad, being an inefficient blogger. I blame it on the Twilight Saga. :p

I'll catch up. Soon. :)

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

You Are a Life Blogger!

Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary. If it happens, you blog it. And you make it as entertaining as possible. You may be guilty of over-sharing a bit on your blog, but you can't help it. Your life is truly an open book. Or in this case, an open blog!

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

The above is so true. Haha. :)

Thanks Gin for sharing this link.

Dude, That's Rude!

Why are some people just so rude?

You try to be nice, but they are still rude to you - over and over again.

Sorry, I need to vent.

Cute Ducklings

Early morning at work today, I was on my way to get milk from the kitchen to put with my cereal, but was distracted when my colleague (Annie) said that there was a mother duck and six ducklings outside! So we went outside (together with my other colleague Stephen) to look at the ducks and there they were, wandering around with nowhere to go. They were so cute, the ducklings just following the mother duck wherever it went. It was sad, because a few minutes before the animal people came, someone from another company scared the mother duck so it flew away and left the ducklings. The animal people are now waiting for the mother duck to come back before they take them all away for someone to adopt them. I ended up having my cereal outside while watching the ducks. :p