GAME KA NA BA?

WHOA! That was fast! In less than 24 hours, the 1st 5 entries for my Blog Anniversary Gimmick were named. Thank you so much AGGIE, CEZ, JAMMY, VANNIE and DEZ. You all won a somethingpurple prize. Message me your mailing addresses, I'll send them over this week. Also, I thought of sending something purple to Weng and Meeya for sharing the game's question, so if you are both reading this, message me your mailing addresses too.

But of course, this doesn't eliminate the 1st 5 entries from winning the big 4 prizes which is again more than the cost of your 1st introductory post in PPP (a paypal worthy prize)!

The game is up until September 15 and prizes will be announced on September 19. You can follow this 4th blog birthday gimmick updates HERE!

lafftrip.

Stripe has no inkling that these were what I was laughing at last night wahehe! I'll show it to him this afternoon when he comes home. I am still in LOL & ROLF haha!If you think these are funny, wait till you see mine HERE. :))

kalaro.

ETHAN: Mommy, is my Thomas trainset cheap or expensive?
YELLOW: I think it's worth more than 2 dollars, why?
ETHAN: Let's sell it yehey!
YELLOW: Why?!?
ETHAN: I'll buy you Barbie and Dora, la na Toys Mommy eh la pa Money. (LOL!)

on another occassion while he was biking inside the house:

YELLOW: Where are you going?
ETHAN: Work Ethan mommy, get money bank.
YELLOW: Why? What will you do with the money?
ETHAN: Buy Mommy Cinderella!

you gotta plurk me or i'll facebook you!

I've got tons of social networking accounts and I hope they won't invent some more after Facebook and Plurk. Honestly, I am getting tired checking on all of them, I guess it is just too much online life sharing, if you wouldn't count my blogs (pa!) hee.

I am listing down my most visited social networks and will delete the last one.

1. Friendster -check, because almost all of my friends are there.
2. Twitter -check, to maintain traffic for my blogs and also my virtual sahmmy friends are there.
3. Plurk -check, to add traffic to my blogs despite the fact that I only have 5 friends LOL! I wish my twitterbuddies move to Plurk soon!
4. Facebook -check, because it is easier to locate long lost friends and classmates here. Also, easier to stalk on people LOL!
5. My Space -cross-out, will delete this. I only opened one to get in touch with my US-based cousins (and check on 1 particular cousin hahha!, manang ate kasi ako) and now that I am here, buh-bye MySpace.
   

How about you? Care to share how many social networks did you sign up? Add niyo ko ha?

In the meantime, check out this hilariously witty entry of Jessica Zafra on Social Networking.

Honestly, I am regretting on naming my son, Ethan. Had I known we are moving here, I wouldn't name him Ethan. Imagine you calling out your son's name on an arcade, themepark or community pool with 10 or so Mothers, major kenes! This happened to me 6x in my mommy life here.

And yes, Ethan has been consistently the number 1 popular American Boy's Name for 5 years now! Yada yada yada!

Lastly, why do they always have to invent the best versions last. Say for instance: Friendster and MySpace, the better version is Facebook. Plurk is the better version of Twitter. Sigh.

the week that was...

Sigh.
I honestly wasted 1 whole week.
All I did was re-learning XML coding and setting up 2 new domains.
Yes, you heard that right haha! The 7th and the 8th.
Never say NEVER!

Hubby has been toying this idea of him having his own domain
so, announcement will be saved for later.

Also, I have been pretty busy 'dolling up' something too.
That would be 2 announcements ROLF!

School-wise, I have a case study due tomorrow which entails covered calls analysis which will focus mainly on Hubby's Aunt Babes' business. We are working on it.
Walang tulugan tonight!

Ethan, well he's taking most of my time lately (more than ever).
Updates will be saved for later.
And don't remind me, my blogging to dos are really piling up!
I wish I have 20 fingers!

Just greeting everyone a Happy Weekend.
And yes, I am very much updated on all your blogs through bloglines, of course.

By the way, does anyone know how to (NOT)manually copy all the URLs in my bloglines so I can add you all up in my blogrolls?

Litratong Pinoy #12 (liwaliw)

Sa lahat (kala mo naman ang dami hahah!) ng napagliwaliwan kong lugar dito sa Estados Unidos, ito ang naibigan kong lugar. Totoo talaga pala ang kasabihan sa lugar na ito at naiwan talaga ang aking puso dito.

Sige nga hulaan niyo kung saan ito?

Sa katunayan kahit ilang beses niyo ako tanungin, dito ko gustong manirahan. Bukod sa napakagandang lugar, marami din akong kaibigan dito.

Mukhang Europa ba? Hahaha! Estados Unidos nga eh.

Lahok din ito ni ....Sardonicnell hee!
Sirit na?
May isa pa akong lahok DITO. Maligayang LP!

made in China.

hubby and i woke up to this...
i know super late na kami...
this is so sad tsk tsk.

how could they?
sa mga bata pa hay naku!
pumayag naman ang mga magulang.

and because of too much you tube-ing early in the morning,
I forgot to turn off the stove! The fire alarm rung and rest is history... toink!

i have a looong list in my blogging to dos.
good wednesday morning!

8-8-8

I swear, I have more than 5 friends who swore in last year or the other year that they are gonna be wed today, August 8, 2008 because according to feng shui, it is a lucky wedding date. But, no one got married or is getting married today hee.

Like I always tell my friends, it's not in the date. What truly matters is the commitment and the foundation of love a couple has when entering the rollercoaster world of marriage.

I hope we all get lucky today! Probably some president coins will do the trick!
Happy triple 8 to everyone!

...however, while watching TV Patrol today, it was reported according to a feng-shui expert that today is not actually a lucky date because it falls on a ghost month (or was it year) of the lunar calendar. It is not even lucky to get married today. Uh-oh. Is 8-8-8 a fluke afterall?

MAJOR FACELIFT.

One of the reasons why my Mom's plan to visit us was moved to early next year.

Kudos to my Diko for a job well done.

From this humble little home at the back of Ethan a year ago:

TO THESE:
Who would ever thought that house has so much potential.
I can't wait to have a vacation.

Litratong Pinoy #11 (parte ko/ako)

Noong nakaraang baby bump tag may mga nagtatanong bakit wala akong larawan ng tiyan ko na walang suot. Sa katunayan nagiisa lang ang larawan ng tyan ko na walang suot noong ako ay buntis at nirereserve ko ito para sa LP.

eto sya haha!

May isa pa akong lahok DITO.

Maligayang LP sa lahat, maaga tayo ngayong linggo.

Brillante Weblog.

The recipients of the Brillante Weblog are welcomed to put the Logo on their personal blogs and have the honor of passing this award to seven other bloggers.Here are the rules for passing on the award:

l. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least seven other blogs
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

Aggie has got this to say:

EMS: Hindi ko alam kung anong blog and ililink ko HAHAHA! Ive been reading her blog secretly even if I was still an LJ user and just recently chatted with her because of Twitter. Ang galing galing ng babaitang to Super sipag with quality posts - Id link all her blogs for you to read kaso baka magalit ang Big Man LOL.

To be honest, I dislike reading hate blogs or blogs that are full of rants. I try to avoid writing rant postings but I sometimes I just can't help it. Here are the 7 blogs ooopps I exceeded and made them 12 blogs I regularly visit because they exude so much positivity and these are the blogs I draw my inspiration from.

1.) Weng - I am so grateful to have Weng joined Wifespeaks because if not for WS, I wouldn't discover her blog. Every time I visit her blog, I get inspired with her outlook in life. Feeling ko nagbabasa ako ng blog ng anghel na magaling magluto at magturo sa isang very smart at slang na Abby na mahilig umawit ng pinoy songs read:BahayKubo. Thanks for sharing all your inputs on life-whatnots Weng!

2.) Meeya - The Wifespeaks guru! Before she left marikit, her PR was ranging from 4 and 5. Truly deserving. A blogging gem indeed! Her blogs deserve writing awards kahit sponsored entries talagang patok sa takilya. At ang mga kuru-kuro sa buhay talagang swak na swak!

3.) Aggie - Aggie is someone I have never met in person. But I always feel she has so much goodness in her character despite her constant claim of being mataray! Also, I couldn't imagine doing LOs over LOs while blogging, inventing memes and having to take care of 2 kids and now without a helper?!? Aggie is one of my consultants when it comes to blogging rackets too. Close na nga kami kay Mr. G. eh LOL!

4.) Tin - Tin is my techie support during my 1st few days of blogging. If you notice, she was always extra in my 1st entries in LJ. Even if she was in Singapore and now Australia, I would make kulit to her how to tweak this and that. And you know what else I look forward to in her blogs? Her outstanding photos! She's a pro but she claims not to be one. Yay!

5.) Maver - Maver is my Ate. Aminin mo matanda ka sa akin! Hahah! I am so glad I met this uber crazy and loka-lokang babae who is also my Ethan's Ninang. We have so many secrets (hihihi) and she could always make me pee (out of non-stop laughing that is!) because of witty humor even if I am miles away from her.

6.) Abie - I will be forever grateful to Abie, because if not for her I wouldn't discover blogging rackets and my templates will be forever boring. She extends this tech support even if I am no longer her officemate hee. She's my bestfriend in blogging.

7.) Joy - I do not know but I am technically amazed with this katie holmes look a like. Feeling ko dati may sarili siyang SEO company (LOL) at expert sa PRanking (more LOLs!) because from among all of us who have been guarding our PRs, it is only now that Mr. G hit on her PRs. But then again, binawasan lang di talaga tinanggal. Basta bilib ako sa kanya.

8.) Abigail - Abby is my SIL. If not for her blog, Stripe and I wouldn't be updated with Stripe's siblings' lives. She's the only one in the family who chats, blogs, emails regularly and has an updated friendster account LOL!

9.) Irma - A diversion from the usual mommy-themed blogs I have in my bloglines. We share common interest on crocs, love for movies, food and David Cook haha! One of my treasured dear friend that I truly miss.

10.) Cheryl - Che is one of the few people I draw my inspiration from. She makes rant posts worthy of my bloghopping time. She always find ways to exude goodness on others. And she's a very pretty and sexy mom! Also, Ethan's Ninang and my breastfeeding guru.

11.) Jane - I guess she's the only person I know who knew from the start that she's meant to be a fulltime SAHM and wife. When I read her blog, I feel that life can be so full of blessings read: happy beautiful family, never-ending travel and shopping sprees and long list of LV bags!

12.) Farah - Just Because. Despite her lack of updates hahaha! I love checking on her blog everyday even if I just have to read on meme answers etc... She's my only gradeschool-HS barkada who maintains blogs and reads my blog regularly. She would surprise me with her impromptu overseas calls and those calls surely light up my day not to mention her very missed voice.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MAMA E.

I woke up today with good and bad news. I was overwhelmed with the replies I receive for my 4th blogging anniversary gimik and the fast turn around of I-HATE-THESE-CHORES meme. Until my dear friend S messaged me in YM. S has been a dear friend since grade 4 and I consider her to be one of my bestest friends, in fact I am one her matrons of honor for her grand church wedding this December. Mama E is her mom, she's the only living biological parent of S. They are so close because S has no other siblings save for a handful of loving half-siblings from her father. Mama E has been known to be really over-protective of S that she has become close to my friends and me and some of my family members too.

The other year, Mama E was diagnosed with Stage 4D breast cancer but according to the doctors, D is alright and there's nothing to worry about especially since Breast Cancer has the highest survival rate. After the series of painful chemo, she was cleared from Cancer. But 2 weeks ago, I received a message from another dear friend F, that Mama E has pneumonia and they needed to extract the liquid from her lungs. This morning, S told me through YM that the cancer has indeed metastazised to her lungs. I was crying and sobbing with friend S. I wished I was with her and gave her a hug. She was telling me that she really hopes Mama E lives longer especially since baby E is here and that she wants Mama E to see E grows up. Also, she told me that she could never imagine herself walking the aisle (alone!) without Mama E. I told her not to even think about it now. I told her that what is important is for Mama E to look beautiful on her wedding day despite the chemo, I was trying to make her smile.

I know how it feels to have a family member with cancer. My father-in-law passed away because of colon cancer and I have seen the progress and hardest stages of his cancer and how these pained my in-laws. I wish everyone to please join me in praying for MAMA E's quick and full recovery and to my dear friend S that she may be able to find courage in facing this ordeal in their lives as mag-ina. Please please pray for the both of them, it will mean a lot to me especially since S is also busy with her December wedding and is currently in Singapore for a job assignment, too far to comfort Mama E.

Again, thanks in advance for reading this.