How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You
Sometimes I wonder what did I do to deserve him. My husband is such a wonderful man. He is just so thoughtful. One day, he surprised me by putting a flower right next to my laptop. Just so adorable and sweet! He still open the car door for me or get me a drink when I’m thirsty. I don’t expect him to do all that since we are already married but he stayed just the way he is. He would sometimes wake me up with kisses or leave a special message for me on our bathroom mirror. I don’t think I have ever met a person as sweet as my husband.
You’re a Filipino if…
… you cook and eat rice everyday
… you find it appetizing to eat with your hands
… you take your pillows out once a week to ‘air’ it out
… your pantry never run out of toyo (soy sauce) and suka (vinegar)
… you like eating tomatoes with fried fish
… you consider bread as a snack
… you tell your husband to wipe his saliva on your tummy to cure your stomachache (nausog)
… you think hot showers and air conditioners are considered luxury and not necessity
… you call air conditioners – aircon, digital cameras – digicam and refrigerators – ref
* This is my personal list that I still do even after moving out of the country. I guess I’m just a true blue filipino. 
Things I Do When I Ran Out of Moolah
1. Stare at my purse/wallet for one whole minute.
2. Borrow money from a co-worker or friend and promise to pay them next pay day.
3. Think of 101 ways to save money next time.
4. Gradually withdraw money from my savings account
5. Regret buying that dress on a whim or eating at that expensive italian resto.
6. Check online your payroll account, refresh it from time to time and wish that someone from payroll made a mistake.
7. Check every inch of the house for coins and paper bills.
8. Count the number of days till next pay day.
9. Think of all the people who owe me money no matter how small the amount is.
10. Complain about my job and how much I need a raise
credits:
Express Yourself Paper from Express Yourself kit by Ronna Penner
Frienemy of the State
What is exactly a frienemy? It is a coinage of two words: friend and enemy. It is exactly what the name implies. I learned the meaning the hard way though – through experience.
A frienemy is an enemy disguising to be your friend. In short, he or she has been pretending to be your friend but has been stabbing you in the back. In one way or another, I can say that I have been a victim or I myself has been a frienemy as well. Yeah, that’s the truth.
I remember though about my frienemy encounter in the so-called corporate world. This person got me fooled really. Disguising to be this sweet innocent angel is one of her talents. Good thing that I have real good friends who warned me about her. Its funny that she would assume that I consider her a friend or maybe because she doesn’t know that I already know her true colors. I guess she is too stupid not to think that those people around her are her own worst frienemies. That’s what you call karma! I don’t think that she will ever have real friends. Maybe that’s why she’s considering changing zip codes, who knows?
Game Buzz
I haven’t been blogging lately. I have been too lazy and spending most of my time on mystery case file games from bigfish. I have played those games before but with my sister-in-law and my cousin. We left off with madame fate the last time. I’m done with Huntsville, Prime Suspects and Ravenhearst on my own! Yay! Only one game left and its Madame Fate. I wish I can solve it all without googling the answer hehe.
Writer’s Bump
Since I started using computers, I write less and less. I normally, will just pull up notepad or my post-it program on the desktop and type away. The only time that I needed to write is to sign documents. However, I have noticed though that my penmanship is getting worst and it feels like I forgot how to write. I bet my calligraphy teacher will not be thrilled about it.
I remember when I used to have that student kalyo. You know..that callus on the middle finger that you get from too much writing. As a student then, writing is very essential to me. I write to answer tests, take down notes and even to communicate with my seatmates without disturbing the whole class.
Now that I have been ‘writing’ on my blog, I have included the old school of writing. When I have an idea or thought, I write it first in my idea book. It is an extra step but I don’t mind doing it. I’m beginning to have that kalyo again but it is now referred to as a writer’s bump (the husband’s idea).
Amazing Race
With all these hype about The View’s heated argument about the ‘N word’, I honestly admit I have used that word several times and I’m sure most of the people in my country has. I remember one time when we were driving around town, I saw a black guy and said to my husband the N word. He corrected me and informed me that it is a racial slur. I told him that we often used that word (in our native language of course) back home to refer to people from the black race. It is used not to offend but that’s just how we refer to that race. I thought about it the whole night afterwards and realize that perhaps it is because it is just a small country. I mean, we don’t have a great mix of races unlike the US for example. We don’t have to worry about saying words that might offend other races since we (mostly) belong in the same race.
So I guess since I have moved to a place where there is a melting pot of races, I have to be more vigilant on what I say so as not to offend any races. It is a way of peacefully coexisting.
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