Sweet Serenity

Sunday Stealing: The ABC Meme

A – An advantage you have – have i got one? hmmnnn let me think more

B – Blue or brown eyes – brown

C – Chore you hate – ironing the clothes

D – Dad’s name – Zosimo and Primo, he got 2 names, irony none of these is registered, lol!

E – Essential start of your day – bath on weekdays, nice breakfast/meal on weekends

F – Favorite color – shades of pink and purple

G – Greatest thing you’ve ever done that made you feel really good – graduating college

H – Habit you have – have a pillow for my feet whenever i’m home

I – Issue you hate that the world tries to make you pursue – dealing with sometimes stubborn people

J – Job title – Software Validation Engineer

K – Kohls or Target – i’ve been to these stores before but we really don’t have one here in my country, so i can’t say which is which

L – Living arrangements – with my parents

M – Music you like – lots of, varied as long as i like the tune

N - Nicknames – Ylan, Lan, Lanux, Lanyx

O – Overnight hospital stay – yes, last year i was hospitalized for about 3 days

P – Pet Peeve – noisy places/people

Q – Quote that you like most – nah of all the quotes i like, with this question, i’m now blank lol!

R – Right or left handed – righty

S – Siblings – got 5, all girls

T – Time you wake up – late very late (thanks to flextime)

U – Underwear – i like them sexy but no tbacks please

V – Vegetable you dislike – okra among others

W – What makes you run late – bath time

X – X-rays you’ve had – chest xray annually, tooth xray last year

Y – Yummy food you make – i’m no good cook

Z – Zoo animal – hate or like? snakes are creepy!

It rained today - my fervent hope of a sunny weekend is blurry! I have a feeling it’s going to rain but i’m crossing my fingers. Just maybe it will be a fine day tomorrow…

Today’s a Friday - everyone else left the office early though i could count a few who stayed late. I no longer have exciting Fridays. Not that i used to have a pretty wild one but it’s never this ho-hum, boring. I pretty feel alone in my daily rundown these days. Let me count the ways:

1. The closest of friends are no way near;
2. The closest of friends have husbands/boyfriends who can only remember thy friend when the man of their lives are not around;
3. The peers in the office don’t usually invite me to their gimmicks; it’s either (or all):
a. they don’t find me fun to be with
b. they don’t think it’s cool to go out with their immediate supervisor
c. they just forgot about inviting me
d. they just don’t like me at all! (haha!)
4. I’m just getting old and the idea of fun is a scarcity to battle!
5. Ok. Do i need to stress this out? You’d ask anway - where’s your boyfriend? Yes. I’m single. No somebody to snag anytime, all the time and I’d rather not explain nor expound.

I’m not whining, really. Sometimes, it’s just a long day. And getting bored sometimes tweaks my mind and draws me to think senseless, oddly. I have much time for myself and for the things i wanna do. It’s great and I can’t complain enough.

You probably don’t get me. That’s okay. I’m actually just contemplating whether or not to leave an hour ealier or two hours and thirty nine minutes earlier! Whew! Nada, nada! Happy weekend!

P.S. What’s up with the photo?!? Told yah i’m bored! LOL!

Forecast:
Eastern Visayas will experience rains and gusty winds with moderate to rough seas. The rest of Visayas, Southern Luzon and Mindanao will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be slight to moderate. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest to northwest with slight to moderate seas.

like the rain but not when it soils my shoe!

Waahhh my pants are so wet when i arrived at the office! The umbrella isn’t much of a help if it’s heavy rain plus wind. My feet are so cold i’d probably bring extra pants next time! Arrggh talk about hassle!

A colleague of mine is selling dragon fruit. She gets it fresh from their farm. I never know such fruit existed but it looks like Kiwi and i like Kiwi so i tried buying one the first time she sold the fruits in the office.

Turned out i like i really like this fruit (with mangoes still my number one) so i bought two pieces today. They are sold in kilos by the way.

According to some health sites, here’s what the dragon fruit can offer:

Fiber: Like many healthy, nutrient rich fruits, dragon fruit has lots of dietary fiber with almost 1g of fiber per 100g of the fresh fruit. Depending upon the degree of moisture retention in the dried pitahaya fruit, you can expect to see 10g or more grams of dietary fiber per 100g of the dried pitahaya fruit.

Cholesterol: Keeping a heart healthy low cholesterol diet is an important part of type 2 diabetes diet management for long term health benefit. You do not need to worry about your cholesterol level as dragon fruit is both low in cholesterol and has little to no unhealthy cholesterol producing fats (certain fats which are metabolized to cholesterol contribute to increased cholesterol levels more than even cholesterol itself in food sources of cholesterol). You might wonder why even mention dragon fruit cholesterol levels, but because of the number of seeds in the pitahaya fruit flesh, you do see some nutrients regularly seen in nuts and seeds as well as nutrients more typical of seedless edible fruits.

Vitamin C: Along with large amounts of beneficial dietary fiber, pitahaya fruit is also a great source of Vitamin C giving you almost 50% of your recommended daily Vitamin C intake requirements in 100g of the dried pitahaya fruit.
Antioxidants: Eat dragon fruit as an excellent natural source of anti-oxidants which help to prevent the dangers of free radicals which can cause cancer and other undesirable health detriments.

Fats: Interestingly, pitahaya fruit does have a small amount of fats because there are so many seeds in the edible part of the pitahaya fruit. There can be literally thousands of the small black seeds in any given dragon fruit, and like most seeds and nuts they have both fats and protein in them even though the flesh of the fruit itself has virtually none. Many fruits we eat have the seeds removed. We may not even think of them as seeds for fruits like apricots, peaches, apples and the like, so we tend to think of fruits as being completely fat and protein free. You would never eat an avocado seed, but you do eat pitaya fruit seeds. It would be literally impossible to remove the seeds from dragon fruit unless you pressed it through a strainer, as the seeds are very small and mixed evenly in the flesh. Fortunately these are mostly the healthy mono-unsaturated fats as, of course, they are not processed in any way and therefore are none of the dangerously unhealthy trans-fats seen in most junk food and processed foods.

26. Forgive everyone for everything.
*I know, i know, this is quite difficult.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
*Oh yeah? but sometimes can’t help but get affected in some ways.

28. Remember God heals everything.
*Amen.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
*ika nga, weather-weather lamang iyan.

30. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
*couldn’t agree more!

source: from a forwarded email

— to be continued —

I just noticed my recent entries are all about days. Well, today is just but another entry about days. LOL! Seriously though, life is quite laidback lately. So, i have nothing much to talk about and share. Add the fact that rainy days is here and it’s making me sick and lazy. I was about to leave home when the heavy rain poured so i decided to stay a bit and watched ‘Kambal Sa Uma’ instead. I arrived an hour late to my shift. What else to expect?

It’s kind of a long day yet nothing really transpired. Hmmn maybe your typical Monday blues. There’s a blackout some minutes ago, good thing i don’t a candle to light the lab. I’m still at work huh. It’s still raining outside and i’m hungry still. Tsk! Whew! Can’t wait for the weekend again! The couch potato in me is creeping!

Sunday Stealing: The Finish The Sentence Meme

1. I’ve come to realize that my last kiss… is nothing romantic.

2. I am listening to… the sound of the rain.

3. I talk… just about anything under the sun.

4. I love… life, travels, fashion and pink stuff.

5. My best friend/s… are smart and awesome.

6. My first real kiss… ?!?

7. Love is… blind. Nyahaha!

8. Marriage is… to commit.

9. Somewhere, someone is thinking… of me?

10. I’ll always… be a woman of integrity, humbled by God’s grace and blessings.

11. The last time I really cried was because… of a movie!

12. My cell phone… is simple and i love it for it.

13. When I wake up in the morning… i think of not coming to work.

14. Before I go to bed… i read magazines or watch tv.

15. Right now I am thinking about… something hmnn.

16. Babies are… cute and wonderful!

17. I get on Myspace… long time ago. I forgot my account.

18. Today I… feel lazy.

19. Tomorrow I will be… hopefully not lazy as I am today.

20. I really want to be… happy always.

Since it’s been raining lately, i tend to daydream a lot. I think of all the places i’d like to travel. I think of some happy old times. I think of changing my blog layouts. I think of old friends. And I think of my dream house. Such that is not too big but spacious enough where i could put an outdoor furniture at the patio or terrace. Such where i could place a wooden swing in the the corner of a little garden. Such with this and that… Ahh maybe the rain should stop so that i’ll wake up! Heheh.

I can smell the ‘pansit canton’ and the hard boiled eggs. Now that’s what’s real! Got to go and eat!

For a working lass like me, non working holidays is what i always look for. Why not, if lucky enough and no urgent work loads to attend to, it means nothing but freedom! Hallelujah! That means not having to spend around 10 hours at the office and bleed my brain to death (as if!). That means me being able to roam all the stores in downtown area. That means me being able to sleep in. That means me being able to do all the chores i have always put off. That means me being able to watch my favorite tv series non-stop. The downside of it? That means me being able to pig out all i want. So, the idea of considering taking the best diet pills in the market today is futile in so many ways. Taking those without exercise and good eating habits is not quite considerable. Even so, i still would lovingly embrace the holidays. And this weekend is but just another long weekend to enjoy! Yah, i’m rubbing it to you!

Sunday Stealing: The Blue Rene Meme

1. What thing is nearest to you? keyboard

2. What is your ringtone? call - cuppycake song; text - hallo2baby sound file (you’ll hear two kids blabbing)

3. What was the last message in your inbox? “okidoki.. ako ra replyan ugma..” from a colleague

4. Who is your best friend? I have lots of very close friends but i don’t call them best friends

5. What is the brand of your TV? Sony

6. What schools did you attend? Guadalupe Elementary School; Cebu Normal University; University of San Jose-Recoletos

7. Do you own a MP4? no (i’m lowtech!)

8. What song are you listening to now? nothing (just the sound of the aircon unit)

9. Did you kiss anybody in the past 2 days? no

10. Have you ever kissed someone you met in the blogosphere? yeah lots of, but romantic kiss? hmmnn no none

11. What would you want to call if you weren’t your current name? just add Marie to my current name

12. Would you be happy if you had everything? maybe yes maybe no, being happy is such a very profound word

13. Are you always thinking of someone special? yes, but i don’t think it’s the same for the other party (awww!)

14. Tell us of your most desperate dream? to be able to travel the world over! and marry Barry Watson! wahahaha!!!

15. When did you last laugh till you cried? last night (was watching a movie)

16. If you had a crush, would you tell them you love him/her now? it’s too late

17. If you could be anywhere in the world now, where would you want to be? Australia

18. When was your heart last broken? the day he said he’s going to become a father to another woman’s baby! waaahhh! (hehe joke lang!)

19. Whose birthday(s) is/are coming up? mine!!! mine!!! mine!!!!

20. How many email accounts do you have? around 7