Living in the City

Thanks to a young man named Badong and his blog. I feel privileged to have been bestowed with the uber amazing award. Yes, I intend to pass on the same award to people I have met through the blogging world. But, I think most of them have received it. Just the same it won't be difficult to find additional five (as required) deserving bloggers. But, I will just have to get that done another day as home duties are beckoning. Again, Badong my appreciation for the kind gesture. Cheers!

When we moved to our dwelling  unit 8 months ago, our drainage system in the kitchen and laundry area weren't working. Filthy water came out of the drain every time the rain poured. Every time it rained  I prayed hard. I asked God not to get our kitchen  flooded. Imagine the dirty black and oily substances that came out of the sewer system when the drain overflows. Whew! My blood pressure boils every time. And so last December, 2 dwellers out of the 5 left. I was surprised. I didn't realize they too were having problems. I heard that one was having problems about their roof - water coming out of the ceiling. Har! And then the other unit owner defective kitchen sink. They had to wash their dishes in the bathroom. Eeww! Just the other day, our next door neighbor's living area got all wet when water overflowed from their laundry area.  Apparently, water supply plumbing got busted. Guess what. The pipes were sitting a few inches above the electricals. How dangerous ...

Something To Think About I am liberally reprinting an article from the New York Times. It talks about something which most human beings do everyday. A Highly Evolved Propensity for Deceit By NATALIE ANGIER Published: December 22, 2008 When considering the behavior of putative scam operators like Bernard “Ponzi scheme” Madoff or Rod “Potty Mouth” Blagojevich, feel free to express a sense of outrage, indignation, disgust, despair, amusement, schadenfreude. But surprise? Don’t make me laugh. Sure, Mr. Madoff may have bilked his clients of $50 billion, and Governor Blagojevich, of Illinois, stands accused of seeking personal gain through the illicit sale of public property — a United States Senate seat. Yet while the scale of their maneuvers may have been exceptional, their apparent willingness to lie, cheat, bluff and deceive most emphatically was not. Deceitful behavior has a long and storied history in the evolution of social life, and the more sophisticated the animal, it ...

I will try to learn CSS as fast as possible. I have downloaded a template for a business site that I am trying to build. No it is not from scratch because as I mentioned, already have a template. I need to fill it up with content and try to edit some of the elements. Am I trying to swallow more than I could chew? Yes, back then, I sold millions of dollars worth of large scale systems packages to some of our local banks not knowing the nitty gritty, so to speak. But should that give me a reason to believe I can really do this:-) Where am I going with this? Just that it should be worth a try. For the challenge. Wish me luck.

Hail Women of Wisdom I celebrate International Women's Day in honor of the women in my family who came before me. For their strength of character, and the forbearance to head straight on despite the clueless situations they were stucked in. They have lighted the way for me and other personas like me. They will all forever be treasured here in my heart. 1. My mother Lolita 2. My Aunt Encarnacion 3. My Aunt Rose 4. My Aunt Ruffa 5. Aunt Lily 6. Aunt Edith Also today, I salute as well these women I had the pleasure of knowing: Dolly N., Emma T., Rica S., Cecille A. and Fe B. Nita D. and LydiaD.

A Poem written on International Women's Day Another day, another story What more can I say? Something like this happened already Need I watch my tongue away? So what is it this time? Or Perhaps, who? Of lies sublime. Maybe equivalent to a poo. Tell me. Now. Give me dignity. Does it matter when it did start Give my soul and mind the liberty You owe me that, you old fart.

Filipino Music Icon Francis Magalona Dies Just got this very sad news. Francis Magalona passed away at about 12 noon today. We all know that he was on chemo therapy for awhile and most recently had a bone marrow transplant. All I know about Francis is he was a brilliant song writer, a very intelligent rapper and most important of all, he was truly a good human being. He was proud of his Filipino heritage. No doubt. Francis Magalona is truly a big loss to the Philippine music industry. Go Francis, in the bosom of God's love. There, you will find peace forever.

If you are into blogging for a cause, I suggest you join bloggers unite. It is a place to find advocacies that's all worthy of your time and blogging effort. For women issues as well as recognizing and honoring women heroes in our midst, affiliate with International Women's Day ( IWD ). IWD's objective is to celebrate "the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future". The day could "be simply an occasion for men to express their love to the women around them in a way somewhat similar to Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day mixed together"; or perhaps observe its "political and human rights theme as designated by the United Nations, " "such that political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide, are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner". Issues or not, I say women of the world unite!!! Cheers!

I need new ones. I know this will look like a post that should have been included in my cooking blog. But, I guess that's alright. Cooking with all the accompanying accoutrement to concoct food is part and parcel of living. Right? And sooo, I write about things I want most at this period in my life - cooking tools and equipment. It's been awhile that I bought anything new for the kitchen and that's kind of weird because, after 15 years of corporate marketing work, my kitchen and my dining areas now practically own me. My time, my care, including creative ideas to spruce these pieces of space are activities I love doing now. And isn't it a swell idea to update or upgrade some of my kitchen tools who now are begging some time off from work. I became a member of shopwiki late last year. I was then fantasizing that someone would gift me a mini laptop computer. Scouring the web for specs as well as pricing information, led me to shopwiki . The truth is I was rea...

If I had a Hollis Woods in my life, how happy would I be? Hollis Woods is one of the main characters in a "television movie that debuted on the CBS television network as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on December 2, 2007. The film is directed by Tony Bill, and is based on the Newbery Honor winning novel of the same name by Patricia Reilly Giff. It stars child actress Jodelle Ferland as the title character along with Sissy Spacek." I just saw it on HBO, and I don't really know why but I cried buckets :-) while watching it. Maybe, my soul made an instant connection with the character; as soon as I saw the expression of loss in Hollis' eyes. In the movie, " Hollis Woods ( Ferland ) runs away from her former foster paren ts, she is placed with a new foster mother, a retired art teacher, Josie Cahill (Spacek). Josie is very caring and a talented artist, and her life could be told in her wood work, but Josie is also not very well (Alzheimer's disease). Ove...