The Benefits of Oregano

Oregano (Scientific name: Origanum vulgare) is also known as Wild Marjoram, Mountain Mint, Origanum, Wintersweet and Winter Marjoram.

Apr 28, 2011

Time of Our Lives by Tyrone Wells

I've first heard Tyrone Well's Time of Our Lives in one episode of The Vampire Diaries. I fell in-love with this song and I've checked out the rest of his music. I fell in-love with it. It's not often I come across an artist whose albums I really, really love. Here's Time of Our Lives by Tyrone Wells...

Apr 25, 2011

My Blog. My Narcissism.

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. "work to undo the knots tying her hands. Panic made" Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? Left hand touches paige's hand. Right hand touches my green pouch. Before you started this, what were you doing? Looking for romcom movies to download. Without looking, guess what time it is 2:00? Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? It's actually 1 A.M. Wasted 30 minutes of my time. I'm wasting it again. I should be working! With the exception of the...

Apr 20, 2011

Paige's Latest Drawings

She can do these things at 4. I cannot do this at her age. Imagine, what she can do at 10 or at 18! Proud Mom, much? ...

Happy Birthday Bessieboo!

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Apr 14, 2011

A Daughter's Threat

Earlier, I was working while listening to Erbe loudly in the shower. Erbe likes old songs. He likes really, really old song - and he likes them in Tagalog. These are songs that not even my mother knows. He said these are songs he heard sang by contestants in singing contests  during town fiestas in Lagonoy while he was growing up. Anyway, his songs drive me nuts. They are so painful to listen to and he enjoys singing them. Not only does he...

Apr 11, 2011

Answering 365 Thought Provoking Questions

I came across the 365 Thought Provoking Questions to Ask Yourself This Year post recently and I bookmarked it. The questions are indeed thought-provoking. They're questions that I would like to answer myself, but I really do not have the time to answer all of them all at once, so I thought I'd answer 20 questions every now and then. So, here goes:  When was the last time you tried something new? The other night when I ordered Doppio coffee...

Apr 8, 2011

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

I came across this video while working and the concept presented here is an amazing paradox. It's enlightening though - and I must say I really enjoyed the way he presented the concept. I'm an artist after all (albeit a mediocre one). ...

Apr 7, 2011

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AFTER ALL THESE YEARS......

Why You're Not Married

 I came across this article in Huffington Post by Tracy McMillan entitled Why You're Not Married.  The article is harsh, but I agree on some of the points she raised there.  I know a lot of people who are not married.  And yes, they want to get married.  They want to settle down and have kids.  I would hardly call them shallow or selfish - and I definitely cannot call them sluts! Growing up in a family or a Christian...

Apr 6, 2011

Steven Barker Marked For Kill in Jail

In 2007, I wrote several blog posts on Baby P.  That little angel's story shook me to the core.  Everyday, I'd scour the internet for news about him - and I'd cry and cry. Just now, I came across this article about Steven Barker, the depraved evil creature that hurt and eventually killed Baby Peter.  Apparently, he's been marked by Damien Fowkes, another prisoner.  Apparently, Fowkes was originally jailed for robbery but he's now jailed for "killing a well-known paedophile and slashing the throat of Soham killer Ian Huntley". ...

How I Removed XP Anti-Spyware

So, I opened my email and I saw this unassuming message from DHL Express (allegedly, of course).  Since I am waiting for something from my sister, my guard was down and I clicked on the email.  It didn't contain any other information but an attachment.  I usually do not fall for this kind of nasty fraud, but I thought, "What if Kris sent the package?" So, I clicked and then the attachment opened and then I run the file.  Stupid....

Apr 4, 2011

I love Live Writer! Look! Look! :)

I love this offline blogging software. I do! I do! I downloaded this add-on and voila, I can post Polaroid pictures! It's so pretty! It's so pretty! - yeah, shoot me now. ...

Paige

One of Paige's drawings. I really should get her some oil paints and let her try out her skills at painting. For the last hour, I've been trying to find tips on how to get Paige to stop drinking milk from a milk bottle. It's not that she can't drink it from a cup.  It's a comfort thing for her  She loves sucking on the milk bottle because it soothes her.  I don't know how to get her to stop especially now that she just gets her...

Manila Trip

The Manila trip was both good and bad.  The plan didn't work out and we were all so exhausted from travelling, but we had fun visiting Erbe's sister.  At one point, I spent an hour or so, watching these senior citizens do a dance marathon.  It was crazy!  They were all wearing sexy outfits and they danced for hours.  People were snickering at some outfits, but I was both amazed and amused by their stamina and guts. This was...