Being Sentimental

I was watching The Notebook last night on Cable TV, and felt oh so sentimental. I've read the book by Nicholas Sparks on which it was based on and have noticed how tragic sometimes the plot is in his stories. As he is from North Carolina, all the settings for his novels are located there.

Anyway, in the movie last night, it showed how the male lead rebuilt the house that his father left him, with his own bare hands. He wanted to put it in the market of probably Wilmington NC real estate to be sold, but he just could not get to part with it, even when a good offer was given. I think he was being sentimental too, in the same way that I am about my grandparents' house here in Manila. It holds a lot of wonderful memories and I don't think I am just ready to part with it if the time comes.

Feast 195

Time to catch up on one of my favorite memes.

Appetizer
What is the weather like today where you live?
Hot and humid. I wish it would rain.

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?
Probably a 5. I was never that career-minded. I am happy to have a regular but stable job that pays for my wants and needs.

Salad
What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.?
Back in Oz, we have heavy curtains. We’re planning to get them replaced with blinds so we can enjoy our wonderful view of the hills better.

Main Course
Name something that instantly cheers you up.
Seeing my adorable daughter smile. Her smile just lights up any room.

Dessert
How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?
We don’t have an alarm clock in our room so we never had to press the snooze button. Erin and I always get to sleep in late. Just one of the perks of a stay-at-home mom.

Happy weekend everyone!

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Price to Pay

While at the salon earlier today, I kept myself busy by reading all these gossip magazines that they offered me. Good, I said to myself, as I think I've been way behind in the latest gossip of the local stars here. Well, true enough, I found a wealth of information as I turned one page after the next. Gosh, these personalities sure have lots of things going for them. They get to earn big bucks for endorsements, shows and movie appearances and may even have their own private jet charter. What a life, eh? But at the other end of the spectrum, they also have their share scandals and the big loss of privacy. Now, that is the price they have to pay. I certainly don't want to be in their shoes.

New Goal

I can't believe it is already June and we've already been here for two whole weeks. Where did the time go? And, in that two weeks, I was finally able to pamper myself. So far, I had a massage, foot spa, hair cut and treatment, pretty much like a mini makeover. Now all I need to do is lose weight. The food here has been awesome and it's been difficult trying to resist all the temptations. Ideally, regular visits to the gym is in mind. I hope I don't become too desperate to even try Phentermine, just to reach my goal. We'll see.

Bad Blogger

I've been a bad blogger of late, as you may have noticed. There is so much stuff happening here at home that I hardly have time to update all of my blogs. Well, I guess I really should find more time so I don't go AWOL on the blogosphere, especially since the opps keep pouring in. I certainly don't want to lose any of them as I need all the help I can get (financially speaking, that is).