For the past two days, my husband has been busy catering to a client who asked for his services for a web site development and management. He has been in front of the computer day-in and day-out. Looks like his only breaks were to grab something to eat and trips to the toilet.

This is expected of him these days since he is beating deadlines. With very meticulous clients, he has to make things perfect and error-free. More than the moral support and consistent food provisions on demand, the only thing I can help is to recommend frontpage web hosting. This he finds as a better choice, because he can easily do web management and mix and match browsers. He says with front page webhosting his job can be done in no time!

As I was browsing online, I came across this and thought of taking it. I answered the questions as honestly as I could and was quite surprised by the result. Well, I am not sure about how readers will react with the result but I still believe my readers are the best judges about the things I write here on my blog.

You Are a Pundit Blogger!

Your blog is smart, insightful, and always a quality read. Truly appreciated by many, surpassed by only a few

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

Well, what ever are the criteria for this, I have no idea, really. I just would like to post the results as part of sharing it to those who read my posts often. So for all my readers out there, you be the judge! LOL.

For just one moment in your everyday routine or life, do you sometimes feel unsafe? Are there certain moments which you feel not safe or secure at all? Recently, since I am at home most of the time, I have frequent moments of introspection regarding safety issues from the food we eat to the smallest item I bring home from my trips to the supermarkets. I will tell you why.

You see, in this age and time when everything seems to have undergone synthetic processing, I always reflect how far our natural body with its natural processes, can take synthetic substances more than it already does on regular basis. From the chemical products we put on our skin up to the different synthetic chemicals we take in as our daily diet, I wonder what else can be considered as natural... But natural is what our body systems need, right?

I am sure that unless we grow our own food using natural fertilizer or raise our own animals for our domestic consumption, that is the only time that there is sure safety in our diet.
I was fascinated to find a website that compares and reviews brands of natural fertilizer with the most up to date and accurate data available.
Now, I feel a little relieved and safer that despite commercialized environment that we have, there is still those that go natural!

A tag from Vannie

You too can tell why your mom is the best by simple posting your reasons and don't forget to add your link! Spread this tag and tell the world that you have the Best Mom.

1. Bregie - her love for us is endless.

2. Bing - for us she is more than perfect!

3. Twerlyn - Because she loves me unconditionally.

4. Tasteful voyage , A mom's note - raising her six children the best she could and now, her grandchild.

5. Supermodel Wannabe & Fun.Fierce.Fab - My Mom's the BEST because she was able to raise us to be God fearing, respectful, responsible & open-minded. She's the best. She's like a friend & sister to me!
6. Hailey's Domain & Hailey's Beats and Bits
My Mama is the best because she was able to give birth and raise EIGHT kids; more than half of the time she was a single parent. She worked hard for us, prayed unceasingly for us and and sent EIGHT children ( all of her kids) to the same school (U.P.) , singlehandedly.

Let's hear from
Nancy
Juliana
Rachel
Kcee

I have always believed in the dictum: It is better to be safe than be sorry.

Other risk takers will definitely disagree in unison with me, but that is how I view life. There are just some things that need to be left in the safe mode, right? I have to say that, if there are actual risks to be taken, I would rather take calculated risks rather than just risks, for the sake of risking. I do not know where I got that trait but definitely, it is the opposite of my husband's.

Had I been a CEO or a person in command of a corporation, I would have the same attitude with the company's documents. I will have document scanning + so as to keep all important papers safe and copied. I will do document scanning + to avoid losses of important copies or certain papers that are considered as knowledge resources in my company. I would rather have members of the company save some time just by retrieving documents electronically, rather than spend endless hours looking into actual paper files or folders. The time spent retrieving files manually, will definitely be a cost to the company's operations. More time saved, means more outputs delivered, right?

Francine tagged me with this interesting meme. Now let's get to know each other, more!!!

1. What do you want for your birthday?

- a new laptop. Although I have one already, it wouldn't hurt to own another so I can have more time blogging and writing plus I can have it really as my OWN!

2. Who will be your next kiss?

- hubby and my 3 girls!

3. When was the last time you went to the mall?

- last week with my ex-boyfriend, now my husband.

4. Are you wearing socks right now?

- no, i do not need to

5. How did you spend your summer?

- parties and more parties! I have gained weight eating at every party; a little traveling too...

6. Have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?
- no, about ten days ago.

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?

- fresh, cold water

8. What are you wearing right now?

- shorty shorts and cotton blouse

9. What was your last purchase?

- food

10. What was the last food you ate?

- hot Molo soup with lots of mushroom

11. Who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep?

- hubby

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?

- yes, i rewarded myself with a night dress

13. Do you have a pet?

- not anymore

14. What made you laugh in the last 5 days?

- my kids' antics and dancing showdowns

15. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?

- at the beach, walking under the moon

16. What is the last thing you purchased online?

- a domain hosting

17. One thing you hate about yourself?

- too simple sometimes, but i am a rare commodity these days, right?

18. Do you miss anyone?

-Yes my best friend.

19. What are your plans for the day?

- pick up clutter around the house

20. Last person you msg'd?

- none

21. Ever went to a camp?

- yes many times when i was younger

22. Are you a good student in school?

- very, very good. i finished my course on time (8 semesters), no summer classes ever!

23. What do you know about the (your) future?

- i will be assured of God's faithfulness and family's presence

24. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
- cologne

25. Where is/are your best friend/s right now?

-Michigan, USA

Tagging:
Mitch
Arlene
Liza
Avee
Dabawenya
Michelle
Vannie

What is the difference between a person with a paradigm of "creating my own wealth" through his or her own enterprises to that of someone who thinks that it is better to "be secured with an 8-hour job"? The former entails a whole lot of risk-taking and creativity, right? The latter however, brings about more traditional mentality and predictability of 'being secured as an employee". Now my question is which one would you rather be into?

My family's frame of thinking is shifting from the traditional paradigm of holding secured 8-hour job to that of "owning our enterprises" mode of thinking. It took a long time for my siblings and husband to shift into such points of views but slowly and surely it is changing. It took years of observing how my sister, who was successful with her business, brought up a small or micro-enterprise to a huge business corporation. No easy task it was, but she surely did it. Even if she started small or had her business capital from small business loan, she was able to do it on her own.

These days, my youngest brother is into such thinking: owning or creating my own wealth rather than be an employee of someone. He is willing to avail of another business loan than wait for jobs to come along. He says even if it means higher risk taking and extra hard work, it is better than just relying on someone to pay you for your skills.

What is CAHOOTS? (kə-hūts')

pl.n. Informal.
Questionable collaboration; secret partnership: an accountant in cahoots with organized crime.

If people are in cahoots, they are conspiring together.
(from http://www.answers.com)

Well, except for the "accountants " and "crime" part of above-mentioned description, cahoots we did, to organize a Mother's Day party for my Mama. Read on.

Thursday: my sister texted that a party is in the works for my Mama on May 12,2008. Since she was just too busy to prepare she asked me to organize it for my Mama. Without batting an eyelash,I said yes...

An hour or so after, with my other sister's budget/money wired and my excitement boiling I started to do the legwork. I talked to my cousin-cook regarding the food preparation, plus told my Mama's driver not to tell anything because he was eavesdropping then. With the menu almost set, i jotted down other things to do or buy.

Friday I bought the souvenir materials and started tinkering with them.

Saturday came and I made the most of the time by reserving the cake and balloons . I made final consultations of the menu to my 3 sisters, online. Since the three of them approved and made it final, I had less things to worry about. They also told me that my second sister's coffee shop where the party would be, was reserved already.

So Sunday came and all I had to do was pick up the cake and other food orders, buy a dozen roses which each apo (grandchild) would hand over to my Mama, the moment she enters the venue.

The next thing I knew: seven siblings together; (because our youngest was attending a friend's wedding in Mindanao, so he missed it) plus in-laws and all my Mama's 11 grandchildren were shouting "Happy Mother's Day" in unison, as my 67-year old Mama stood in shock by the venue's doorstep!!!!She was indeed clueless!

Wheeww.

So that whole day was another one event - down wonderful memory lane.

That's cahoots.

Money talks.

Money is a necessity.
However which way we describe it, money is a prime medium for exchange to be able to acquire certain products or services available everywhere. It is used by people everywhere and at anytime. That is why money is a necessity, because everyone needs money: to spend to save, to pay for services acquired, to give and many other ways to be able to exist in our society which is defined by material things.
Now, for those people like me who is into money-saving or making mode all the time, I found a website which should be a-must for everyone who is into the interest of learning about financial matters every chance possible. There are actually endless reasons why I am so into this blogging mode about this website which I found:

1. For those who want to get updated with the latest website update, you can subscribe to their RSS feed. So information is available for you anytime, anywhere. Cool, right?
2. The website has overflowing, meaty bits and pieces of information about money-saving tips and up-to-date information. So for bloggers, like me it is so easy to read and be informed.
3. Are you contemplating on getting home insurance? Do you have pets that need to be insured? Do you own car or cars which insurance need to be renewed? Then you should visit this site to know more or search for the lowest insurance quotes and best discounts from leading insurers.

4. Since almost everyone carries credit cards, For every bit of information regarding almost every credit card, this site has the complete details for credit cards information from benefits, rates, fees, charges and comparison with other cards: information is available.

5. More than the information mentioned above readers will be overwhelmed by the range of tips and details about many other financial matters such as mortgages, secured or unsecured loans, comparison of gas and electricity suppliers, and many other headlines about financial matters.
What is more amazing about this site is it is not too technical for lay people to be overwhelmed with jargons or technical terms. The words or terms used in the website are just cool enough that common reader, like me, can be engage and informed unknowingly.
I wonder how other financial sites would look pale in comparison to this site. It is no wonder that many bloggers or internet users are frequenting this site due to its user-friendly, easy navigation features. Widgets are not overloaded so as to distract the readers.

Graphics for Mothers Day Comments

I love tags and this one is from Mitch

Rules :
1. Just choose any mother’s day graphics from zwani to greet the mommies you know.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other mommies you know.

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