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Unconscious Mutterings #004
2008-10-05 08:33:00
I say... and you think...?Insight :: mental visionIrksome :: tiresomeMaybe :: fickle-mindedConfirmation :: evidenceBib :: napkin for babiesStop! :: interruptionLobster :: yummy crustaceanBoys :: will always be boysFire away :: bombard with questions, bombsGive up :: abandon hope

Unconscious Mutterings #003
2008-09-28 09:47:00
I am re-joining Unconscious Mutterings again today. Every week, Luna Nina comes up with 10 words and, utilizing free association, bloggers respond to the words with whatever that comes to their mind. I remember having this in one of my Psych classes way back and we had so much fun doing the interpretations. Anyways so here goes...Hearing :: ears Aggression :: extreme emotion Charged :: credit card Traveler :: nomad Hydrate :: water Detox :: cleansing Qualify :: eligible Prison :: jail Frontal :: nudity Pep talk :: I believe in you!

Please support International Medical Corps and help feed hungry children
2008-09-28 09:27:00
Last week I received an email from Chessia Kelley, from theInternational Medical Corps. She introduced me to International Medical Corps where she works in addressing issues on child health and malnutrition issues all over the world. IMC, a global humanitarian, non profit organization established in 1984 by a group of volunteer doctors and nurses, was recently chosen out of 1,190 projects to be in the top 25 list of American Express? Projects, ?Saving Lives of Malnourished Children ?. Having been chosen as such, the International Medical Corps is eligible to receive up to $1.5million to feed hungry children. Malnutrition is associated with half of all child deaths worldwide. Here in Cambodia, it was reported that malnutrition is significant affecting more than half of the country?s children. So you can just imagine the importance of tackling this issue, that it requires solutions and resources on many levels.Currently, the International Medical Corps is in the top 5 and in the runni...
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Furry Friday
2008-09-26 09:59:00
This week's entry to Furry Friday Fun is Ruby, taken when she was not even a year old. Today, at 4 years old, she's still seen riding the bicycle with her owner A, my former boss.
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Acnexus: The First One-step Natural Acne Treatment
2008-09-26 08:23:00
When I was a teenager, I had pimple troubles. Pimples, and acnes, are like a scourge in every teenager?s lives. It was very embarrassing and you get picked on by everyone, especially by classmates who are pimple or acne-free. Lucky them. More often than not, there were name-callings and teenagers with pimple and acne problems were the laughing stock or subjected to cruel jokes. It crushed the self-esteem of so many teenagers. Luckily for me, I had friends who had the same problem and shared with me how they dealt with pimples. A lot of them used variety of beauty products promising a clear, blemish-free face in just weeks. I tried a few but had to stop using because the products contained ingredients that are harmful to my skin. So I went back to simply washing my face with a bar of soap and water, lots and lots of water, to cleanse and moisten my skin. This was my cleansing regimen and although it minimised break-outs, I was still unhappy. It was only when I entered university tha...
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Wordless Wednesday #53: World's Most Scared Kid
2008-09-24 12:30:00
Finally, I am breaking my silence.A lot has transpired since my last post, and it?s because I have been doing things the past weeks that I didn?t have enough energy to keep my blog updated. I know, laziness is not an excuse, as my good friend pointed out to me. So here I am... attempting to blog.I was having my afternoon snack earlier when I downloaded this picture sent by my sister ? and my jaw dropped when I saw this picture. I choked and bits of my snack shot out of my nostrils. Ok, that?s an exaggeration. The look on my niece Beebop?s face was enough to convince me to snap out of this writing funk and post this photo for this week?s Wordless Wednesday !
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Wordless Wednesday #52: Phuket's Buddha
2008-09-04 08:26:00
Sitting on top of a hill overlooking the whole island of Phuket, this image is considered the biggest in the province.
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Photo Hunt #28 and 29: Wrinkled/Beauty
2008-08-30 05:28:00
I am re-posting the image below, same one I used in last week's PH. For some reason, I couldn't leave my comment and link at the PH home. Anyways, I used the photo again because I think last week and this week's theme can be found in the said photo. Her face may be marred by age and years of hard work , yet, I find her beautiful. Who says being wrinkled and old can't be beautiful? The picture above portrays both.
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Friday Fill-ins #007
2008-08-29 08:47:00
1. When I'm sick I'm always telling myself that think that I am not sick.2. When I take a walk, I think about happy thoughts. 3. Money can't buy happiness but it can make your life comfortable.4. Cotton makes me wish to be a little girl again and leather makes me go ooh-lala!5. The strangest person/character I've had lewd thoughts about was Sirius Black. 6. My favorite color these days is green because after a quick scan of our bedroom, I noticed a trend - there's green bedsheets, pillow cases, blankets, drapes, etc. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I?m looking forward to dinner and movies with my husband, tomorrow till Sunday my plans include driving to Kep with my husband for our first (wedding) anniversary celebration!
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Litratong Pinoy #010: Ayaw Ko
2008-08-28 08:20:00
Kelangan pa bang sabihin kung bakit ayaw ko nito?Eto, close up view:Malutong. Maanghang. Malinamnam. Paborito itong papakin ng mga Khmer. Parang popcorn. Just pop one in your mouth - sharaaaap! No sir, not me.Kayo, gusto niyo?
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Extreme Acai Berry
2008-08-28 08:00:00
Since returning from Thailand, I already lost 3kgs. For the first time when I am not trying hard to lose weight, my weight decreased. Actually, I don?t have any radical change in my diet nor skip meals but what I do is eat only healthy food now- more veggies and fruits.Despite the 3kgs weight loss, I am still far from my ideal weight. My arms still look like jumbo sausages and my thighs are as big as logs but, at least, now, they don?t rub together when I walk. I know it?s going to take a long time of exercise and discipline before I finally achieve my ideal weight. But for others who want instant results there are safer and more effective ways to complement dieting. One product that?s getting mixed reviews is the extreme acai berry diet pill. The acai berry usually grows in the Amazon rain forest and its high level of nutritional and health properties are extracted to produce an all-natural weight-loss pill. The pill helps rid the body of all excessive toxic build-ups in the body ...
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Hello, we're still here!
2008-08-27 11:06:00
Dear family and friends ? hello! I have gotten out of blogging recently ? sorry for the "blog-blackout". As you can see I am trying to shake procrastination off of me and get back into blogging as I realized it?s already been a month since we returned from Thailand. And when I was finally out of it, that?s when the internet connection went awry due to the road works in our area.So what?s new, you might ask?Nothing much for me. Let me rephrase that ? nothing much that I am unhappy about. After returning from Thailand, we?re pretty much back to normal. Fresh from the Thailand course, Rob is back in the swing of things at the international school where he?s now handling the primary school English. With new teachers in the primary department?s roster, he hopes to implement the new plan for the English curriculum this year. Some teachers were not too welcoming about the changes that he is introducing, and surprisingly the ones clamoring are the Filipino teachers. They think my husband ha...

Wordless Wednesday #51: Bell-pepper
2008-08-27 10:49:00
Green (and-reddish) things growing in my secret garden.
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Photo Hunt #28: Wrinkled
2008-08-23 05:52:00
Her face may be marred with hard work and age, yet, I find her beautiful.
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Black Friday Online - your holiday shopping site
2008-08-22 10:10:00
Last year, I made my Christmas list earlier and it helped me save time and money. I am doing the same this year, but, I will make sure I include my own Christmas wishlist. It is so much easier to have a list already prepared way before the holidays and save you the time and energy when d-day comes. In countries like United States and, perhaps, Canada, there's one major shopping holiday that's marked in every shopper's calendar. It's called the Black Friday and it happens the day after the Thanksgiving.This is one of the most-awaited shopping holidays and almost always the event is one helluva shopping experience. Most retailers publish their ads online offering great discounts and promotions attract customers to various online shopping portals on the net. BlackFridayOnline .com is one of the most popular shopping portals there is and they recently published their offerings for this year's Black Friday event. As early as now, shoppers can now see the products there so they could ...
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Furry Friday #003: My mother's cat
2008-08-22 09:21:00
Kitty was my mother's cat. She was a stray cat and when my mother adopted her, she followed her around never leaving my mother's side.Kitty, I was told, died of old age recently.
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Tracing telephone numbers
2008-08-22 06:31:00
Recently, just after returning from Thailand, I was deluged by prank calls in the wee hours of the night. I ignored it at first because I thought it would just stop. But it didn?t, so I picked it up only to find out that the most of the callers wanted someone to talk to, like a phone-pal. In other words, they want to practice talking in English. Come on, at that unholy time? And when asked where they got my number and how did they know that I am not a local, the uncouth callers won?t tell or give made up answers. This is one reason I hate having telephones. I wish there?s a caller ID system here where you can trace the prank caller?s name and address and report to proper authorities for actions. But for people in the US and Canada, this is not a problem. People who are constantly victimized by prank and/or annoying callers and telemarketers, there's a company that offers a free look up service where they look up the owner and address of any unknown telephone numbers. My friend who...
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Litratong Pinoy #009 : Mithi (Wish)
2008-08-22 04:46:00
Sa uulitin, nais ko pong ihabol ang aking litrato para sa linggong ito. Ang tema ngayong linggo ay mithi, o wish, sa wikang Filipino. Kaya naman ito po ang aking naisipang isali:Bata pa ako ay talagang pinangarap ko nang makita ng malapitan ang Mt. Everest na siyang tinaguriang pinakamataas na bundok sa buong mundo. Kung hindi naman ito posible ay kahit na lamang sa paanan nito. Natupad naman ang minimithi kong ito nuong nakaraang Disyembre nang ako ay pumunta ng Nepal para sa isang conference. Hindi man ako nakasama sa mga duon sa chartered flight papuntang tuktok mismo, nakita ko naman ito mula sa bintana ng eroplanong sinakyan ko pauwi. Tulad ng Mayon Volcano, hindi basta-basta nagpapakita ang Mt. Everest, kaya dyan sa litrato ang tuktok nito ay nakabalot sa ulap. Sayang, ano po? Pero teka, yan nga ba ang Mt. Everest? Kayo na po ang humusga dahil ako man ay nalilito kung alin dyan ang bundok na pakay ko *lol*Sana sa susunod, makapunta naman ako sa Bhutan, Tibet at Mongolia. Iyan...
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Wordless Wednesday #50
2008-08-19 09:30:00
This is my 50th WW entry - woohoo!!Gold and bronze images of Buddha sold in one of the many souvenir stalls in Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand Come join the Wordless fun here.
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Photo Hunt #27: Colorful
2008-08-16 05:08:00
Everyday, this woman stands patiently waiting for buyers at the main entrance of Psah Thmey (Central Market). Draped around her body like a sash are hammocks of different colors. Every time I see her and her friendly smile, I am constantly reminded of one of my favorite biblical characters, Joseph the Dreamer.Don't you think so, too?
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Wordless Wednesday #49: Fresh and red-hot
2008-08-14 08:15:00
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Gas and Electric Fires
2008-08-14 07:36:00
There is something about fires and fireplaces that conjure romantic images in my head ? couple cuddling, sipping wine or making out in front of a fireplace ? blame it on all romance novels that I read during my adolescent years. Romantic notions aside, we humans have depended on fire that it is unthinkable to live without it. Fire is source of life and growth here on earth; it provides us light and heat. In cold countries, there is surely a fireplace ? a common fixture ? in every household to warm them come winter time. Nothing is more comfortable than sitting by the fireplace in a cold winter night. Fireplaces come in many forms - there are wood-burning fireplaces while there are also wood-fed stoves. However, most people want to avoid the hassle of cleaning the fireplace everyday. Thanks to online retail companies like www.hotprice.co.uk, there are now alternatives to messy wood-fed fireplaces. It provides an extensive array of all the leading brands of fireplace manufacturers wi...
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Friday Fill-ins #005
2008-08-08 04:48:00
1. You know you're old when you answer every question with "because I said so!"2. My heart is divided between working and staying at home. (Is the solution to work at home?)3. Cable tv connection is what I need RIGHT NOW! (Of all days, the cable company decided to do maintenance work today - Olympics opening! Arrggh!)4. I have felt the impacts of gas prices, I have known the depths of my empty pockets.5. Gah, won't these people shut up?!?6. Send support as soon as you can!7. And as for the weekend, tonight I?m looking forward to wine, cheese and movie night with dear husband, tomorrow my plans include doing the laundry and grocery shopping and Sunday, I want to drive out of town for a day-trip with dear husband and Max!
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Furry Friday #004: Lily
2008-08-08 04:28:00
Lily, springer spaniel.
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Wordless Wednesday #48:Psah (market) Kandal
2008-08-05 09:15:00
Psah Kandal, Phnom PenhCheck out other wordless photos at Wordless Wednesday .
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On tenterhooks
2008-08-01 10:35:00
Today is our last day here in Phuket and while I write, R is still in his class, probably being told whether he's a pass or a strong/satisfactory pass. The course is a highly practical one and follows the Cambridge-approved syllabus. The assignments and tasks are not that many but they require the trainee's utmost commitment and concentration. The assessments, both by tutor and by the trainees themselves, are regular. Over-all it was very intense and I admire him for his tenacity and perseverance... So now, I anxiously wait for him to arrive and tell me the good news. We both want this to be over and done with... shake off the dust and get home.

Friday Fill-ins #004
2008-08-01 04:59:00
1. If I could travel back in time, I'd go back to maybe about 30minutes to an hour so I could warn myself of what's going to happen next.2. Give me love or give me freedom.3. I am listening to the playful taunts of the guardian angel on my right and the guardian devil on my left.4. Somewhere, someone is thinking are we there yet?5. I'll always be in love with you-know-who (husband, of course!).6. My idea of a good time includes dining out or even with only a bottle of wine for no reason, and a long walk or a long drive with my husband, and lots of laughter with family or friends..7. And as for the weekend, tonight I?m looking forward to thebarbecue party, tomorrow my plans include waking up early for our morning flight back to Phnom Penh and maybe shopping at the airport duty free shops and Sunday, I want to just stay in bed the whole day!
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Furry Friday #002: Sick
2008-08-01 03:29:00
Lily. Last year, the poor dog fell off the chair where she was sleeping. Fractured her paw. She stayed in the clinic a few days after the surgery.
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Litratong Pinoy #8: Ang Mahiwagang Takip-silim sa Dalampasigan ng Kep
2008-07-31 09:06:00
Paumanhin po at late na naman ako ngayong Huwebes. Nag-i-inarte na naman kaya ang internet connection dito sa amin.Noong 2006, ako po ay tumira sa bayan ng Kep, 178kms ang layo mula sa syudad ng Phnom Penh. Dito, kasama ng aking asawa at alagang aso, kami ay nanirahan ng mahigit sa apat na buwan. Ang mga sumusunod ay kuha sa dalampasigan ng Kep. Para sa akin, dito na yata matatagpuan ang pinaka-magandang takip-silim sa buong Cambodia.Ito ang matatanaw mula sa kwartong inuupahan namin noon. Ang islang nasa background ay tinatawag na Phu Quoc at pag-aari na ng bansang Vietnam. Subalit ang mumunting isla sa gawing kaliwa ay pag-aari pa ng Cambodia at ito ay binansagan naming population one island dahil sa iisa lang po ang nakatira diyan at ito ay ang pulis na nagbabantay dito.Kapag kami ay bababa patungong Psah Khdam (crab market), ito naman ang aming nakikita. Mga bangkang naghahanda sa muling pagpunta sa laot upang manghuli ng isda, alimango, pusit, atbp.Ang mga nakausling kahoy na i...
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A friend asked about the best diet pills
2008-07-31 08:47:00
Because of my posts about diet pills, I was surprised to receive an email from a friend whom I haven?t seen for a long time. This friend of mine is also horizontally-challenged like me. Besides the usual formalities, she asked me two things: 1) why I didn?t post a picture of me in my sweet bikini, and 2) where to get the best diet pills?So yeah, why is there no bikini photo? My dear friend, the answer to that is very simple. I do not want Blogger to shut down the site. *lol* Yes, I mentioned about the results I am getting from exercising and yoga but my dear, losing weight is such a slow process that whatever results I am noticing, still it doesn?t show much! And believe me, it is even more difficult to lose weight when you are on holiday and there are temptations (read: food!) all around. I think, showing you the bikini is enough ? you just let your imagination go wild!As to best diet pills, it's difficult to say as I am not a user, but fret not, it?s very easy to find out, tha...
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