Sometimes, bloghopping gets you to interesting sites, and the not-so-interesting ones.

While I was doing my ‘rounds’ last night, I chanced upon this blog that speaks about things related to environment and health, just like Only in Silence. What’s more interesting is that it has this little oracle thing and everyone can ask a question and get a wise answer. Of course, I tried it! And here is the result:

I asked the I Ching Oracle:
do you think we will be able to buy our own house soon?

(present) 61. Chung Fu - Inner Truth
When the heart is free of negatives, the truth is revealed. If you have good motives you will succeed.

(future) 42. I - Increase
Find good in another and imitate it. For the increase to be great, it must benefit others as well as yourself. Luck is with you on a significant journey.

What does the Oracle hold for you?
http://luckyhonu.com/iching/oracle

I just don’t know if that was the right way to ask, but I got my answer! So, what does the Oracle hold for you? Click that link to find out.

I am including this blog to the category ‘fun games, quizzes, puzzles & more’ so it will be easy for you to find it again here. Things like this can be addicting, right?

But remember, trust God in everything and you will find success and true happiness. Keep on praying.

Please follow the steps below and you will find out why.

Put your hands together like this on the picture below:

Try to separate your thumbs. The thumbs represent our parents. They can be separated because all humans go through sickness and death, which means our parents will leave us one day.

Please close your thumbs together again, then open your second fingers. These fingers represent our brothers and sisters. They will have their own family, which is why they will leave us too someday.

Now close your second fingers again, then separate your little fingers. These represent your children. Sooner or later, they too will leave us for they have their own lives to live.

Now put them together again and try to separate your fourth fingers in which we put our wedding rings on. You will be surprised to find that it cannot be separated at all. This is because they represent husbands and wives. In your whole lives, you will be attached to each other. Real love will stick together forever and ever.

Remember:
Thumbs represent parents
Second fingers represent brothers & sisters
Middle fingers represent own self
Fourth fingers represent your partner
Small fingers represent your children

Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it…don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut low on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables into your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have a body fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can’t think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain…Good.

Q: Aren’t fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU’RE NOT LISTENING!!! Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO…Cocobeans…another vegetable!!! It’s the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A: Hey! ‘Round’ is a shape!

Well, I hope this cleared up any misconceptions you may have. Enjoy food, enjoy life and say “WHAT A RIDE!’

This would give you guides on how to control your emotions towards your better-half, friends, officemates and all the people around you, especially your ‘boss’. The rules of practicing “ugaling langit, ugaling kaaya-aya” :

#1 Ang naunang magalit ang may karapatang magalit. Pag naunahan ka na ng galit niya, tumahimik ka na lang muna.

#2 Walang taong nag-aaway mag-isa. Pag hindi kayo sumagot o pumatol, titigil din daw ang taong nakikipag-away sa inyo.

#3 Ang taong galit, ‘bingi.’ If someone is angry, wala raw pinakikinggan, so, don’t try to explain and fight back. Hindi ka niya iintindihin dahil wala siyang naririnig kundi ang sarili nya.

#4 Ang taong galit, ‘abnoy.’ Ayon sa pastor, Biblical daw ito? Because the Lord said when He was crucified, ‘Father, patawarin mo sila dahil hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa.’ Modern term for these kinds of people are abnoys, so you better not get angry para huwag kang matawag na abnoy.

You should also know and realize that the persons who make your day bad are jewel, because you need them for you to mature. Hangga’t andyan daw sila at kinaiinisan mo, ibig sabihin, immature ka pa. God will not take away those people; it’s for you to take away your bad feelings towards them. You’ll know na mature ka na pag dumating ‘yung time na hindi ka na naiinis sa mga taong ito because you have learned to accept them and to have patience with them.

#5 Finally, the best part of this is to tell yourself na, because of this person, ‘I will grow mature,’ and that DAHIL SA CONTRIBUTION NIYA SA MATURITY MO, KUKUNIN DIN SYA NI LORD.

Everyone’s out for swimming!!!!!

These are some of the shots we had yesterday at La Vista Resort in Balanga, Bataan.

the big banga (jar) inside La Vista where 2 long slides to the pool are waiting

the tree house which overlooks Mt. Samat and the cross

‘The Wave’ pool, one of La Vista’s attraction is this mechanically operated pool for an experience of big water wave.

That’s my husband on the left with my brothers-in-law playing poker.

That’s Jeff enjoying swimming solo.

Dario, Jeff & I - the family that swims together, poses in front of the camera together
That’s it for now, people!

Hey there, people. In a few hours, Dario, Jeff and I will be off to Bataan, Dario’s hometown. We might be staying there for three weeks and go back to Manila by last week of May. I am done preparing the things we are bringing. Also, Dario and I finished the bigger things that need to be done – we enrolled our son for 5^th grade, we installed the new computer printer, my husband’s done arranging the TV and the home theater system (sorry, no photo; but I‘m posting one soon), and our room has been re-arranged a bit too.

Jeff is so excited about getting to Bataan this afternoon. He’s looking forward to playing with his cousins there. He already put his Play Station in the box, as well as the game CDs they’ll be playing. That’s three weeks of great time for him. Our son really likes it there, no doubt. But don’t worry, guys. I’m not leaving you with this as the last post. I’ll still be in touch with all of you. Plus, I have prepared some funny stuff for you for the weekends to come. So please stay around.

Now I’m ending this post with a link to this weight-loss blog for my readers who are into fitness. This also reminds me that it’s been a while since I last posted a health-related story/news. I’ll keep up. Promise.

Bye for now, people!

Watch out, Beijing Olympics!

A very busy Thursday and Friday, guys. Let me update you.

In my other blog, I made a ‘must have list for 2008’. Here’s the update of the said list:

1. my own website (done on Feb02)

2. digital camera

3. new pair of pants (at least 2)

4. a pair of sandals/flat shoes

5. shorts

6. skirt (done on Feb01)

7. TV rack (done yesterday, Apr30)

8. office table (to replace our PC table) (I don’t think I’ll be needing this for now; we already had an alternative)

9. computer monitor (to replace the one I am using now which is having near death experience)

10. (I’m still thinking)

Then today, My husband and I bought a new TV set and it’s oh so beautiful! A black Sony Wega. And everything matches - the home theater system he bought me, the entertainment rack and the TV set - a perfect match! It’s as if they were bought together. They compliment each other well, especially the color. I really love them! I also love this executive chair I’m sitting on right now!

And by the way, another blog to check out is a blog of a yummy mummy who, like me, just got a little surprise too from her husband. (Nice watch Chris! Post the new one soon, please.) Why ‘yummy’ and why ‘mummy’? It’s for you to find out!

Bye for now, people! We’re going to watch some movies together. I’m so excited!

Today is a very special Tuesday. It is my husband’s 35^th birthday (or 33^rd as he wants me to say it – at least when he’s around. Haha!) We just stayed here in our house. But I gave him a little surprise. I had my grandma cooked his favorite dish – Kare-kare (a very delicious Filipino dish). Then I asked my younger sister to buy 2 trays of carbonara for tonight. We will be going out tomorrow to enroll our son and buy things he will be using in school, and have a little date too

Another exciting thing that happened today is that the home theater system he bought for me has been delivered! I thought he was just joking, but here they are! Tomorrow, we are going buy a bigger TV rack that will accommodate the set of speakers of this awesome unit. He’s also buying me a new executive chair for me to use when I’m here in front of the PC and working

So, to the man who is always full of surprises, to the man who never gets tired of doing wonderful things for me and for our son all these years, to my husband . . . . . a very happy birthday to you, Papa! Jeff and I love you so much.