Downpours
Torrential downpour. When there’s one, I feel like fixing a pitcher of coffee and putting it beside me on my desk. I feel like drinking something hot until the rain stops. For weeks now, there’s been sporadic downpours in this city. It’s been good because we got rid of some of the smog clogging the [...]
Quote for today…
When you are trying to move mountains, you want—and need—people on your side who want to move them with you. – Jamie Oliver, chef If you need help, the first persons you ask are your family members. If you know what you’re doing is right, they will be the ones to support you right away. [...]
Bid on cool stuff
I will join an online auction. I have decided to try my luck in bidding for cool items because according to some of my friends who are into this, they were able to get some really cool stuff just at low bid prices! One friend even got a designer bag for a few bucks because [...]
As you grow older
Our old neighbor Mrs. Milan told me that when you are as old as her and you want to relax, you feel like going to the garden, enjoying the view of greens around, and it would be best to have a wooden swing set around. Yes, just like the ones for kids. Or a rocking [...]
At the mention of theme parks…
Alain is like a little kid whenever their coming Orlando vacation is mentioned. He is 18 years old but according to him, he feels like 12 whenever theme parks come to his mind. Who wouldn’t be, right? I am in my 30′s and I feel like a kid when I am inside a theme park! [...]
Good in sales talk
A sales career is what Wella’s been working on for the past three years now. She has the gift of gab. She can talk you to buying almost every little thing she peddles. An older relative suggested sales as a career and she’s been working her way up since then. She’s able to buy a [...]
Guest house
She chose one of the copper sinks she saw online. She will use it for the guest house she is having built. Most of her relatives love to come and stay for a night or a few days. She is not used to having people around her own house so what she thought was she [...]
Prepare for emergencies
There will come a time when you will need roadside assistance. Emergencies happen when you least expect it. So you might as well prepare for it to happen some time in the future. In my mind, preparing for the emergencies will somehow lessen its impact on me. I wasn’t like this when I was younger [...]
Kid-friendly house
She ordered plastic knobs for her kids’ bedrooms. They always have sticky hands and would sometimes bump their heads on the knob. The plastic ones would be easier to clean and won’t be as bad as the metal ones when the kids’ accidentally bump their heads on it while rushing out the door. Ever since [...]
Up and working
Only the cups of coffee are keeping her up. She badly needs the best eye wrinkle cream around. She’s been working nonstop and almost always sleeps after two or three days of being up. She’ll get around twelve hours of sleep and then she’ll be up and working again. It’s been like that with her [...]
At the patio
The patio furniture covers arrived already. There were ordered online and meant to protect the patio furniture from the elements of nature. The Serranos love to entertain at home. And since their house is not really big, they do the entertaining at their patio. They bought furniture for it and an outdoor grill. They entertain [...]
Getting worried
That teenage boy needs the best acne products he can get his hands on. His parents will finance this, of course. His acne is worsening and he’s developing an inferiority complex because of it. His parents are getting worried because of this. Their kid used to be outgoing and very friendly. But when he hit [...]
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