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Wishing You A Merry Christmas
Hello everyone! I am here with my in-laws in Virginia. Thank you for reading my blog, leaving comments and sharing your thoughts with me, I appreciate it so much. I wish you all the best! Merry Christmas! Ho-ho-ho...
December 15, 2007
Interpretation of Dreams
People have different interpretation of dreams. I have mine too; but among of all of my dreams, I only believe one of them. I have had so many dreams; but I can never remember, exactly, what the dream was about, and I forget about the whole thing when I get up.
Dreams have a hidden meaning that we are left to discover for ourselves. But, do you believe in dreams? Have you ever had dreams that came true? Do you pay attention to them or just ignore them? I am not the type of person who believes these things. To me, dreams are only representations of our subconscious mind.
I know this is funny or strange, but how about dreaming of poop? Do you believe the meaning is money? I have dreamed of poop many times in my life, and ninety-nine percent of the time the dream came true, in reference to money, not poop!
Tagged #20: Five Questions
I am tagged again and this time from Nona.
1. Would you rather be alone OR surrounded by enemies for the rest of your life?
It's better to live in the corner than to live in a big house with someone who likes to argue. It's better to be alone.
2. Are you an early bird OR a night owl?
I am both.
3. When sick, do you prefer to be pampered OR left alone?
If I need help, its nice to have someone there. But if I can do it by myself, I would rather be alone.
4. Do you believe in the relative OR the absolute truth?
I believe in both but it depends on the situation.
5) Which is worse, the burning question OR the painful truth?
Painful truth is better.
Tagged #19: What Cartoon Character Are You
I was tagged by JulianaRW.
Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble? A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test.
Answer all the questions (only 10) with what describes you best, add up all your Points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at the end and look for your
results.Do not cheat by looking at the end of the e-mail before you are done.
Then ask your Friends to answer it.
1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
c) Painting in the park (5 pts)
d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)
2. What is your favorite type of music?
a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.).
b) Alternative (1 pt.).
c) Soft Rock (4 pts.).
d) Country (5 pts.).
e) Pop (3 pts.)
3. What type of movies= do you prefer?
a) Comedy (2 pts.)
b) Horror (1 pt.)
c) Musical (3 pts.)
d) Romance (4 pts.)
e) Documentary (5 pts.)
4. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
a) Waiter (4 pts.)
b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
c) Teacher (3 pts.)
d) Police (2 pts.)
e) Cashier (1 pt)
5. What do you do with your spare time?
a) Exercise (5 pts.)
b) Read (4 pts.)
c) Watch television (2 pts.)
d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
e) Sleep (3 pts.)
6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
a) Yellow (1 pt.)
b) White (5 pts.)
c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
e) Red (4 pts.)
7. What do you prefer to eat?
a) Snow (3 pts.)
b) Pizza (2 pts.)
c) Sushi (1 pt.)
d) Pasta (4 pts.)
e) Salad (5 pts.)
8. What is your favorite holiday?
a) Halloween (1 pt.)
b) Christmas (3 pts.)
c) New Year (2 pts.)
d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)
e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)
9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?
a) Paris (4 pts)
b) Spain (5 pts)
c) Las Vegas (1 pt)
d) Hawaii (4 pts)
e) Hollywood (3 pts)
10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for!Put your character in the subject line and forward to your friends and back to the person that sent this to you. Very interesting to see 'who' your friends are!
(10-16 points) You are Garfield:
You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.
(17-23 points) You are Snoopy:
You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in and you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days more than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times
(24-28 points) You are Elmo:
You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: try not to be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts in your life.
(29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants:
You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress free.
(36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown:
You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. Don't let your passion confuse you with reality.
(44-50 points) You are Dexter:
You are smart and definitely a thinker... Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes. * Try to do less over thinking every once in a while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity. Now don't spoil it! Have some Fun!!
My answers are:
Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
Country (5 pts.)
Romance (4 pts.)
Teacher (3 pts.)
Watch television (2 pts.)
Red (4 pts.)
Salad (5 pts.)
Christmas (3 pts.)
Paris (4 pts)
Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
Total points: 37
You are Charlie Brown: You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. Don't let your passion confuse you with reality.Most of them are true.
December 13, 2007
Grand Slam Awards
I got this Bodacious Blog award from Bless, Liza of "A Simple Life", Nova and Pinaywife. According to Bless, the meaning of this award are extremely cool, most excellent; and combination of bold and outrageous in a beautiful way; hot and very appealing to the eyes.
This award goes to the following bodacious bloggers. They are: Belle, Darlene, Drama Div@, Francine, Ghee, Intan, JO, Michelle, Merydith, Mimi, Nova, Precious, Sasha, Shiera, JAZEVOX, Teacher Julie and Zam.
An awesome True Blue Award from Nova.
"Dolphins are blue, so true blue, calm in the storm, they never sleep, so ever-present, they’re friendly, so amicable, accountable, dependable, and protective. This award is presented for bloggers who always stand by you!"
I have made some friends in blogging and I would like to give this award to some of my good friends who stand by me from 2005, 2006 to present. They are: Agring, Ana PS, Ann, Bless, Carlota, Ghee, Gracita, Haze in France, Intan, JO, Lanie G, Lutchi, Mimi, Mousey, Nona, Sasha, Tani, Toraa and Toto.
This is from Zam.
This is from Bless and Nova.
This is from Liza.
This is from Denz and Nova.
December 11, 2007
Tagged #18: 7 Random Weirdness
An overdue tagged by Cecil.
7 random and weird facts about me:
- 1. I have weirdness of collecting tiny branded perfumes.
2. When I was a teenager, my family thinks that I am the black sheep of the family, it's a loooong story.
3. I don't like milk, although I do like to mix it with coffee.
4. I don't look good in dress. My sister thinks, I look like a gay.
5. I have a strong concept of instinct. Most of them are true.
6. I have a serious condition of being perfect, mostly about myself.
7. After having two children, I don't have self-confidence in dressing up. My body turns into huge, fat and my triceps [arms] looks like a crab legs.
Tagged #17: Blog Reading Level
December 09, 2007
Food Preparation
How do you cook Filipino foods? It is easy, right? Among the main ingredients, in most dishes, are a little bit of garlic, onion and soy sauce. The procedure is always the same; you have to stir fry the spices, and then add all the rest of the ingredients in the pan.
I am already tired the style of this cooking. I have changed some of the ingredients, but the taste is always the same. Asian stores, in the USA are not on every corner. Usually, you can find Asian store in a big city, when there are many Filipono residents. You cannot find Filipino foods in my kitchen, if there are, I only have few. If you cook in the same way you used to, the taste of your cooking is much less than expected, because of the lack of ingredients.
I am not in my homeland anymore; so I need to adapt to the foods here and learn to love it. Though sometimes, I miss Filipino foods. Just to change the taste of my cooking, I cut up the garlic, onions and soy sauce in the recipe. What I have in stock now are lemon pepper seasoning, basil, parsley, oregano, seasoned salt, cinnamon, worcestershine sauce and etc.
Just take a look the images of my cooking and tell me about it.
December 05, 2007
Tagged #16: Give Love on Christmas
Cecil, Heidi, Nova and Sunshine4Life tagged me of this meme, Give Love on Christmas.
"Most of us bloggers are still strangers to each other. Some of us do not even leave a simple “hello” to some blogs that we visit, whatever the reason is, not relevant. This meme’s aim, at least for me, is to bring us bloggers together, especially those we do not know this Christmas by this simple act of sending an e-card.
I’m for it, so I hope people whom I’m going to request by the end of this entry will also join. For the spirit of Christmas."
Copy and paste here.
How to Join?
[1] Fill up and submit the details of this form.
[2]Copy and post the rules to your blog. Include the “backward list” (a record of how the tag reached you) and add your name.
[3] Recruit for participants. Be sure to get their consent. Should they agree to join, add them to your “forward list” (bloggers you’ve convinced to join). Remind them to do item #1.
** Participants will be accepted until December 16 (Phil. time) only. On December 17, the organizer will email to you the details of your Ronito/Ronita. Send him/her a Christmas greeting via E-cards preferably on December 25.
Should time be a constraint, you can send it earlier.
Tagged #15: 7 Things About Me
Liza at moms....check nyo has tagged me for a meme that requires me to tell 7 things about myself.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
- 1. I'm a very secretive person.
2. Addicted in blogging.
3. Favorite word during winter is "GRABE"
4. I can apologies easily.
5. I can drink 3 cups of coffee in a day.
6. I can be quite or bossy sometimes. Usually just with my husband!
7. When I started blogging, I don't like to watch television anymore.
December 03, 2007
Building Words
I have come to a new realization; never underestimate a child's understanding. I realize now,they are capable of so much more than we think they are. My daughter's generation is different, children learn fast. Maybe it is just because there are more opportunities for children to learn. If I am not wrong, I could have read at age six; though I know that each child is at a different level of their abilities to learn.
About four months ago, I was worried about, what I thought was, my daughter's slow development. I felt that there were many things that she should have already learned or should be doing. From that time, I have been teaching a different lesson everyday. She has done pretty good; and now, I cannot help but to think that she is a smart girl for her age.
She is only 2 1/2 years old, but she has started reading simple words now. I have written words and asked her to read them; to my surprise, she reads the words without any hesitation. I cannot say that she is memorizing the words, because I have asked her to read them in random, and there are NO pictures to help her with the words. I am not sure if she knows how to read, I think she is too young for this. But whatever it is, this is a good start for her.
These are the words that she can read:
Apple | Boy | Ball | Bird | Cat | Cow | Doll | Egg | Enter | Exit | Frog | Girl | Heart | Horse | Igloo | Jet | King | Lips | Log | Monkey | Moon | Net | Pizza | Queen | Rain | Rose | Sun | Star | Tiger | Van | Wig | Yo-yo | Zebra | Zipper
Update 12-06-2007:
Ant | Ax | Baby | Bag | Bat | Bed | Bee | Book | Bus | Blue | Black | Brown | Cake | Can | Car | Crayon | Dad | Dog | Drum | Duck | Drip | Elephant | Fan | Fish | Flower | Foot | Feet | Five | Fork |Glue | Green | Hair | Hand | Head | Horn | Hot | Hug | | Hen | Ink | Jump | Key | King | Kiss | Mad | Mouse | Nest | Nose | Orange | Pan | Pen | Pig | Pumpkin | Ran | Rat | Red | | Rose | Rug | Six | Snake | Ten | Train | Tree | Umbrella | Vacuum | Violin | Wet | Window | Zero | Zoo
In Random:
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Blue | Red | Yellow | Orange | Black | White | Green | Pink | Gray | Brown | Purple
Circle | Square | Rectangle | Oval | Triangle | Star
In Random:
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Blue | Red | Yellow | Orange | Black | White | Green | Pink | Gray | Brown | Purple
Circle | Square | Rectangle | Oval | Triangle | Star
Tagged #14: Two Things
I got tagged by kumareng Bless of Two Things Meme and here is my meme goes:
1. Two names I go by: Raquel & Raq
2. Two things I am wearing right now: Robe & Slippers
3. Two things I want (or have) in a relationship: Love & Trust
4. Two things I like to do: Cooking & Cleaning
5. Two things I want very badly in this moment: Food {I'm hungry} & a cup of coffee
6. Two things I did last night: Blogging & Watched TV
7. Two things I ate today: Egg & Toast
8. Two persons I last spoke to: Hubby & Children
9. Two things I am doing tomorrow: Organize Photos & Buy X'mas Cards
10. Two favourite days of the week: Friday & Saturday
11. Two favourite holidays: Christmas & Thanksgiving Day
12. Two favourite beverages: Coffee & Tea
13. Two things about me that you may not have known: Changeable Mind & Short
14. Two jobs that I have had in my life: Government Employee & Clerk
15. Two movies I would watch over and over: Pretty Woman & Roman Holiday
16. Two places I have lived: USA & Philippines
17. Two of my favourite food: Filipino & Chinese
18. Two places I would rather be right now: Philippines
And here is another question: What are the 5 gifts you would buy for Yourself this Christmas, if you had unlimited income? And here are my answers.
1. A trip around the world.
2. Buy a house in the USA & Philippines
3. Bring my family in the USA.
4. Liposuction
5. Enjoy my money.
Jo, Mimi, Ghee and Carlota you're all it.
Tagged #13: Linky Love Chain
Thank you to Teacher Julie, Norms, Butchay and Lorie for including my name in this Linky Love Chain Meme.
This linky love trail rules: When you get tagged…you have to add your name after the people who had done the tag and and let the list grow!
Limadang.com
RamblingMoo.com
blogginginmypyjamas
StylewithPassion
Chinneeq
Dora-zooropazoo
Babyshern
HiPnCooLMoMMa
Rachel’s Soulful Thoughts
TeacherJulie
Memories Frozen in Time
We all know how important getting link backs is and to increase Technorati authority, with this chain, you can get the ball rolling! I will pass this tag to ( if you have done this tag, just a smile will do): Cel | Ghee | Idealpinkrose | Jo | Mimi and Nova
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