A Very Sad Yet An Inspiring Story...

My brother showed me this video last night and while we were watching the whole video clip, I can't hide the feelings of sadness felt for these siblings. They were left by their parents and their 8 year old sister cares for them. Such an angel! Despite of poverty she still finds to take care of her brother and sister. They were severely malnourished. This video just proves that we should count our blessings and share these with the unfortunate people like them.

Stay Young and Pretty

I guess most of us are conscious on how to look good. As we age, we get more conscious of ourselves and we want to stay young and pretty. In short, we want to look good. Because feeling good and looking young and pretty boosts our confidence and helps us feel happy.

So as I was browsing online, I found these tips to help us stay young and pretty regardless of how old we are.


1. Try everything twice. On Madam's (of Whelan's and Madam) tombstone she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches).

3. Keep learning: Learn more about computers, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things. (Ice cream, good movies, chocolate, more ice cream, more chocolate, chocolate ice cream!!)

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with that person.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with you your entire life is you.Lost time can never be found. LIVE while you are alive.Do I hear a LOUD AMEN?

7.Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9.Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, or a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them at every opportunity. I love you, my special friend.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

12. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

13. Pray & Praise God daily!



*Credit to Suzette Gin of Multiply.

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New Blogs

I am inviting everyone to please visit my other blogs. Just recently bought custom domains for my two other blogs and now spreading the word for it. I also have a photoblog running at i.ph, so if you have the time kindly checked these out.

Crissy's Zone
Crissy's Library
Ferizia

Cruisin'

Traveling is one of my interests nowadays. I'd like to visit other places and learn about their culture and visit their tourist spots, and even learn some of their language. Last summer I've seen some photos in my friend's friendster account from their asian cruise. I thought cruising is also a brilliant idea to visit other countries. And because I like to visit Europe, there are also Mediterranean cruises available. That would really be a great vacation that I will have.

Limited Memory

Aside from blogging, I used to be an online gamer together with my brother. So you can usually see a lot of installed online games in our computer. Other than that, we also have various softwares installed. Well there are still a lot of softwares and games we wanted to install, however our computer's memory is limited. So if we really wanted to install all of those we have to upgrade our computer so it won't lag nor clash. Playing and surfing the net would be easier and efficient if that will push through.

Clothings for Pregnants

Once it crossed my mind that getting pregnant sucks. Why? Because there would be changes in your physical appearance, worst is, you'll gain more. Then you won't fit in to your clothes so you have to buy a new one. And this time you would be buying maternity clothes since your tummy's getting bigger. Good thing is, there are already trendy, cute and sexy maternity clothes available nowadays. At least, you will still feel good about yourself despite of the changes happening in your appearance.

Reading for Starters

Jaycee being a two year old kid, loves to read books. He reads my encyclopedia and childcraft and is fond of animals. He can already distinguish a bird, dog, cat, panda, mammoth and even a woman. To enhance his fondness for reading, I am planning to buy a children's book and I found this site online. They sell personalized children's books and dvds. They have a variety of books, from sesame street, Barney, Disney, Care Bears and a lot more to choose from. A great alternative way than shopping in the malls and they offer club membership. You can almost find all of the selections here and they accept all major credit cards and paypal payments.

Trendy Faucets

Currently, we are working with our new kitchen. From this time on, I am helping my parents look for a nice interior designs and accessories for our kitchen. I found this Kohler faucets online and found it trendy. I would like to have one for our kitchen. Even my mom approves of it. This would definitely be one in our to-buy list when our kitchen is ready for furnishing.

Buffing Up

It's a disgrace for me not being able to hit the gym again. Although some people says I lose weight, but with 5 months not being able to work out, I started to gain again. My boyfriend also used to go to the gym, but not the same gym I went to. He wants to have some muscles that is why aside from working out, he also takes bodybuilding supplements to help him buffed up. I hope he won't end up like Hulk nor Johnny Bravo. Haha.

My Dad's Bracelet

I missed Hong Kong. During my trip last year in Hong Kong, we had a day tour around the city with Jenny, our tour guide. We went to different popular places in Hong Kong such as the Victoria's Peak, Avenue of the Stars and a lot more. We also went to Jewelry City and had a good look at the jewelries they were selling. I was looking for a men's jewelry because I was thinking of buying one for my father. He deserves it. I bought him a bracelet and true enough, it doesn't stain. I paid in pesos and it was a good deal. How I wish I could go back there and when that time will come, I'll make sure I have a lot of money to buy some stuffs. Hehe.

Getting Lost No More

As a nurse, I also wished to work abroad someday, particularly in the United States. But I am ambivalent with that idea since I am not used to going out a lot, more or so traveling. Then I might get lost when I get there considering I don't know anyone else. I might get panic attack. Haha. Good thing there is GPS nowadays. Finding the location I am looking for would now be a breeze.

Wine Drinking as Bonding Time

It was several years back that my mom started to buy wines. It was introduced to her by her friends around the neighborhood and they usually have this every occasion. Wines are also one of her lists to give as presents during Christmas and every month she receives a wine from the wine of the month clubs that she had signed up for free. What wine she loves she shares it with others by giving it as gifts. Her fondness for wines had also influenced me and you can usually see us at night drinking a glass of wine, it's one of our bonding times. I learned to appreciate it and love it all thanks to my mom. c",)

Ensuring Our Future

Being able to work in a hospital, having witnessed the not so good scenarios inside, I then realized that life is indeed precious. We don't know when or how we'll leave this place. The worst scenarios would be being left by the bread winner of your family. That would definitely be a pain and a problem for most. This made having term life insurance quotes a necessity. Ensuring the future of your beneficiary would be a great relief and a great thing for them. Wouldn't you want them to live their lives happily and secured?

Smooth Writing

During my student years, I am always looking forward to the school's opening because I would have new school supplies in hand. One of the greatest fonds I have that time is to collect pens. Yes I love pens! Especially the colorful ones. They're so cute and I used to use them for writing letters. It makes it more personalized.

One problem I had when using my pens frequently is the formation of calluses in my finger. It isn't nice to look at especially for ladies like me. Good thing I found Papermate pens from Penrus. Now I wouldn't worry since their pens have cushioned grips that makes it more comfortable for my fingers thus making me write smoothly. This soft grip not only inhibits calluses formation but it even increases the life of the pens. Very ideal for budget savers like me.