Getting sick lately

I've been in and out of sickness lately due to the ever changing weather in Manila. It's hot and sunny in the morning and cold and raining in the afternoon. Not to mention the air pollution I inhale going to and from work. Last week I had two absences already because of fever, sore throat and headache. Now, I still have a sore throat, colds and cough. I couldn't afford to file a sick leave because honestly, I think I have none left.

What measures should be taken to prevent getting sick all the time? Perhaps taking vitamins to strengthen the immune system and protection from viruses that cause these sickness? But I'd much prefer the natural kind, fruits rich in Vitamin C. I'm a fan of sour fruits, I prefer them over the sweet kind.

I don't normally take meds when I have colds, I just take plenty of fluids and plenty of rest. A good 8 hours long sleep should do the trick. But I haven't had any chance of doing this because I am on a deadline with our perfume business. Hopefully this weekend, but I wouldn't raise my hopes up. Still have a lot of things to do at home, including reviewing for the Civil Service Exam.

My Crowning Glory

They say hair is a woman's crowning glory. Well its true. Have you ever noticed that your appearance changes after you went to a salon? After that expensive haircut and hair treatment? You gain confidence and feel extra beautiful. Well, I certainly do. But only for a while. After the first bath, my hair would go back to its original form. Wavy and curly. This state makes it so difficult for me to style my hair. I would always tie it to a ponytail but even that don't work anymore. It made me envious at people who has that long, silky, straight hair. So when I started working, I always had my hair straightened. It was amazing at first but then my hair became weak and brittle. The color also changed from black to brown. Probably from all those chemicals. Then rebonding became the "IN" thing, so I tried it. It was a disaster! After spending 6 hours in the salon and not wetting my hair for 3 days, the result was disappointing. My hair became very dry and damaged. I vowed never to have my hair rebonded again.

Currently, my hair is back on its curly, wavy state. There are days when I love it, but mostly I don't. I have to condition it every now and then to make it manageable. I'm thinking of having it straightened again. :)

Free Birthday Digital Scrapbooking Kit

Today is my sister's birthday and I wanted to create a special birthday digiscrap LO just for her. I searched through the net to find a free kit that I can use. Most of the kits I found already have an expired link or already for purchase. But I didn't lose hope. I searched and searched until I found Designs by Megan Turnidge. Her blog is so cute and not to mention full of great freebies. Of course, I found what I have been looking for at her site.

You can download this kit on her website under freebies. You can also add her on facebook so you'll be updated on freebies her blog has to offer.

This is what I did with this layout.

Free Ride

With the constant increase in fuel price and commodities, who wouldn't take advantage of a free ride. A very generous TV station is giving a free bus ride to commuters. I think this is applicable only in the morning, Mondays to Fridays. The bus arrives around 6:00 - 6:15 AM.

I was very lucky this morning, I got to ride the bus for free. A woman who was getting off offered me her seat (konti na lang kasi ang gentleman ngayon, baka maagawan pa ko ng seat). The bus is new, seats are comfortable and the aircon is cool.

One thing I noticed though, nobody seems to say "Thank you" when they get off the bus. The TV station gave you a free ride, saved you a few bucks, the driver made sure you reached your destination safely, but you couldn;t even utter the words THANK YOU?

Before I got off the bus, I said Thank You. Thank you to the Bus Driver, the Conductor and to God for the FREE RIDE. Sa uulitin! :)

A Bad Monday

I am in no mood right now. I easily get irritated with people's remarks and not to mention their disturbances. I just wanted to concentrate on work right now so when it's time to leave, my replacement won't have a hard time adapting to the job.

I wanted change so badly. Change in work, appearance, lifestyle, surroundings, the faces I see everyday (except for my family). I am so fed up, I couldn't take it anymore.

The change I am asking for will start with me and will start today. I'll change my attitude, habits, and most importantly my outlook in life. Life is good and something this good should not be wasted.

Blogger's New Format

I am totally loving blogger's new format! Whenever I open my dashboard there's always a note that announces blogger's new format. It took a while before I decided to try it out. In case you don't like it you can always go back to the old format. But I don't think you would.


Their new format made blogging so much easier. Before when I upload pictures it automatically uploads on the top of your post so I have to drag it to where I want to position them. This method is very difficult when you are posting a lot of pictures. Now you can just position the cursor to where you want your picture to be added and it will be posted there. Plus when you click the photo, there are options like what size (S, M, L, XL and original) you want your photos to appear and how you want them positioned (left, center, right). There's even a location tab on the right side in case you want to add where you are or where your post happened (Not sure 'coz I haven't tried them).

I am so happy with this! Looks like I'm going to blog more... :)

Sweet Story

My sister commented on my facebook page why they don't have a solo pic on the layout I recently made. I told her I would make her her own layout using the same Sweet Story Telling Kit from Sahlin Studio.

So here it is...

A beautiful ordinary day

I was itching to create a new layout from the freebie kit I snagged from Sahlin Studio's Facebook Page and the template I downloaded from a digiscrap website (I could not remember where exactly *LOL).

So here it is....

Photos taken from Mc Donald's DLSU Taft

What an unlucky day!

I know that my year (year of the dog) is unlucky this year, but I didn't think bad luck will happen the day after Chinese New Year!

What happened?

It's the first day of work after the Chinese New Year. I go about my daily routine in preparation for work. I left home at around 5:55 AM, and was able to ride a jeepney when I got out of the house (there was a lot of unfortunate ones who didn't get on the jeepney). I decided to ride the bus instead of a jeep going to Guadalupe. Since it's a Monday, I expect that there will be an MMDA personnel guarding the No Loading/Unloading Zone where I usually ride the bus going to Ortigas (Pasaway din kasi ako). To my surprise, I was right. So I guess my day didn't start so unlucky at all.

But!

Here are the list of the unfortunate events this morning...

1. I hate suspense, freaky, disgusting movie where they "kill people for dinner" in the morning. Made me lose my appetite.

2. The jeep I was in going to Pasig has one more space to be filled. A big old lady occupied it. The space was limited, and when she was trying to fit in, my hand sanitizer got caught in between her hip and my thigh, and it snapped! My sani is made from plastic unlike the normal rubber.

3. Most of the jeepneys going to Marikina uses a string that you need to pull which would give signal to the driver that you are getting off. I pulled the string but the driver didn't stop. I had to yell at him before he stopped. He dropped me off 15 meters away. Grrrgghhh!!!

4. Since I was already running late, I had to walk at a fast pace. I made a short cut at the front of the parking area where my shoe got caught on a rock. It bore a whole on my shoe and not to mention the pain it caused my foot. I even thought it was bleeding. Thankfully it was just a scratch but it's still painful!

5. Last and hopefully it will really be the last, I was a minute late from our grace period!

Every unfortunate event would have been bearable if only I made it on time. I was kinda scared actually, because all these happened this morning and I still have a long day ahead of me....

Facebook Freebies

Two of the best sites in digital scrapbooking, The Lily Pad and Sahlin Studio, are giving away free full size kits at facebook. You have to like Sahlin Studio's page to get the Storytelling kit and The Lily Pad to show you the link to the freebie (It's their anniversary btw, that's why they are giving it away for free!).

From The Lily Pad

From Sahlin Studio

Don't miss out on these great freebies!

Jobs Online

I am getting desperate....

Yesterday at work, an internet page popped up on my computer. I could not recall clicking any link that would take me to that site. It was the finance section of Philippine weekly news report (I think...). The page showed a testimonial of a Filipina who is earning $7000+ a month with her online job. Since I wanted to earn extra I clicked on the link and it took me this site. As I read through it, I was immediately convinced and decided I wanted to try it. I had to pay $4.97 dollars to be a member and this is only for a 7 day trial. There was an offer to upgrade which of course would cost you money. I ignored it since I only signed up to try if I could commit to it.

I explored it today and boy was I surpsired of how many more offers popped up. Offers that say it would make it easier for you to earn more if you upgrade or if you pay for this and that, etcetera, etcetera. Sad to say, I got disappointed and immediately requested for my account to be cancelled. Why? I only signed up for a 7 day trial after which a $9.99 will be automatically credited which will be payment for your subscription for another 30 days.

I did however managed to create a website but had a very bad choice of topic. I chose to review best online survey sites which gave me a nosebleed by the way. I should have chosen the love and romance category (I'm not an expert but at least I know something about it).

After my review for the 3 online survey sites I chose, the site only gave a 30 day trial for the domain and I will be charged (I forgot how much) for the succeeding months. WTF! That was the time I realized it was a scam. There goes my $4.97. I'm still waiting for the confirmation from online income solutions regarding my account cancellation.

Aside from this site, I also came upon another online job site (online open jobs) posted by a friend on facebook. This is free for standard member which only allows you to earn through their refer-a-friend program. The Pro member do not benefit from the refer-a-friend program but receives the actual online job. Of course, its gonna cost you.

I know a few friends who have online jobs and earn from them but I don't know how they do it. They are mostly work at home moms who quit their job to take care of their little ones.

Aarrrgghhhh!!!!! I am getting so desperate here... I needed to earn that extra money.

My friend suggested that I check out onlinejobs.ph. I haven't registered yet as I need to enable the cookies on this computer. I am waiting for my brother to help me set it up.

Hopefully I could find a decent online job so I can earn that extra cash I needed.

Mirror image

I just have to blog about this...

I was browsing my facebook page last Saturday when I noticed that both my younger sisters have the same profile pic. Same as in same location, same angle, in short they looked the same. I created this LO and uploaded it on facebook. I just find it funny. Neither one of them wanted to change their profile pic, but the older of the two gave in.

So here's the simple layout I made using Peppermint Creative's Movie Night free kit.

A New Year

It's a new year again. Although I was predicted to be unlucky this year (I was born year of the dog), I refuse to believe that prediction. I still control my fate. I have a lot of goals this year and hopefully some if not all will be accomplished.

1. Find a new job
I have been complaining about my current job for the past two years. Being isolated from my co-workers made it worse but surprisingly still bearable. I wanted to try a different field. As in very far from my education. I wanted to try banking. Aside from the stability and benefits, I wanted to learn about money. I haven't sent my application yet, there is hesitation. I guess being counted as under employed would be the reason. Well, there is no harm trying.

2. Take Exams
I'm talking about Civil Service Exam and Board Exam. I know, I've been planning to venture into the world of banking but I sort of thought that this is an advantage in case I change my mind.

3. Save-up
I am at a age where I should be planning a wedding or having a family of my own but how can I accomplish that when I don't even have anything saved up. Now that all of us (siblings) are already working), expenses are to be divided and will be lessened. And extra money should go directly to savings.

4. A new business
My sister has been following up on our Sewing Machine purchase. I currently have an installment plan on my credit card (c/o my brother) and so I told her to use hers instead. We've always wanted to make our own clothes and maybe sell some on the sides. Hopefully this will push through.

5. Fix our house
Our house is not yet fully finished. Our room has no divisions yet, no paint and no linoleum. We are planning to chip in every payday to pay for the improvements on our house.

6. A special treat on my birthday
This year is going to be my 30th birthday. I wanted a vacation. Boracay, Palawan or Bohol. If I get lucky, Hongkong or Singapore. So I really need to save up!

To be continued.....