Yesterday I was so sick...with terrible headache and my eyes was even painful too. I think and I'm sure it was an elevation of my diastolic pressure. Painful here and there. Plus the palpitation. I just plopped down in bed and just closed my eyes until headaches had put me to slumber. I dozed off for awhile but was awakened by a great fear...fear of knowing that it's too bad to sleep when your bp's shooting up...specially at noontime. The most common time when hypertensive patient's usually is attacked by aneurism they say...or sometimes succumbed to death due to heart failure. So I sat beside my bed...and then took a cold shower after to lessen the pain. Though still lightheaded, at least not that same thumping severely. Just ate less...and just had lots of water.
When I woke up in the morning...I was alone in bed...I missed my daughter so much who went with Tita Fe for the freshmen's recollecton, a whole day affair and had slept at Sta. Rafaela Convent that night. So I was left alone in our room...with no choice.
Before 8am, this morning I felt ok and so I decided to resume my tasks. I went to municipal hall to get things done. Submitted my salesbook report and get my application for the change of address. Then I proceeded to Union Bank to apply for my EON Debit Card. The teller informed me that it will take about a week for issuance of the card. Gave me numbers for inquiry purposes. So I went straight to Sta Lu to meet my dau sana. But she begged off and said she'd be home later. I just ate canton and mantao alone at Chowking. I wonder why this lady in the cashier offered me tofu with bagoong and soy sauce... it didn't go well with my canton. I left half of the servings. Makapag alok lang kahit di bagay. Next time I won't just give a nod if it's not what I really like. Kakaiba ang lasa. When I left I saw my favorite bonito with raisins...mainit init pa at French Baker...syempre di pwedeng di ako mag-uuwi kahit 3 lang...I paid P39.00
Going back, sometimes we have to rest for awhile to guard ourselves from exhaustion and fatigue. Too much of everything makes us so weak and sometimes too it dampens our sipirits, so we usually end up to bed so sickly and tired. Doing things as much as we can hold is not a healthy practice. It will just ruin our body mechanism. Remember that health is wealth.
Work...work...but rest if it need be...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
TAG: Six Quirky Things About Me
Was tagged by Mike although I've done this already way before...anyway I'll do this for our tagging purposes and for Mike also...for the effort and the initiative to include me in his list.
The Rules
* Link to the person who tagged you.
* Mention the rules.
* Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself.
* Tag six other bloggers by linking to them.
* Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment to let them know that they’ve been tagged.
My Quirks
1. Can't go out without wearing mascara and lipstick...and nicely shaped eyebrows.
2. Can't do without my fave cologne (Denenes, Baby Bench Blue, 29) and perfumes (Escada, Burberry, Bulgari, 212 and D&G Light Blue)
3. I crave for pineapple juice with lots of ice when I'm sick.
4. I read a lot...and it means a lot...from cover to cover, be it a book, a magazine or whatever.
5. I seldom watch Pinoy movies...(no offense meant)...piling pili lang talaga. But SG starrer has catched my curiosity. I will surely watch it.
6. I love chocolates but I don't like choco ice cream. I dig pandesal stuffed with fried tuyo minus the fishbone and the scales syempre. :)
I'm giving this tag to veradik, tack, denz, joyD
The Rules
* Link to the person who tagged you.
* Mention the rules.
* Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself.
* Tag six other bloggers by linking to them.
* Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment to let them know that they’ve been tagged.
My Quirks
1. Can't go out without wearing mascara and lipstick...and nicely shaped eyebrows.
2. Can't do without my fave cologne (Denenes, Baby Bench Blue, 29) and perfumes (Escada, Burberry, Bulgari, 212 and D&G Light Blue)
3. I crave for pineapple juice with lots of ice when I'm sick.
4. I read a lot...and it means a lot...from cover to cover, be it a book, a magazine or whatever.
5. I seldom watch Pinoy movies...(no offense meant)...piling pili lang talaga. But SG starrer has catched my curiosity. I will surely watch it.
6. I love chocolates but I don't like choco ice cream. I dig pandesal stuffed with fried tuyo minus the fishbone and the scales syempre. :)
I'm giving this tag to veradik, tack, denz, joyD
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"As president...I care for you too much..."
"My responsibility is to solve our problems now, and provide solutions on how the country should advance in the future"
Some of the highlights of the 57 minute speech of GMA
VAT significance
"Take VAT away and you and I abdicate our responsibility as leaders. We shall pull the rug from under our present and future progress, which may be compromised by the global crisis,"
Agricultural Reforms
As an exhibit, she cited Edwin Bandila, 48 years old, of Ugalingan in Carmen, North Cotabato, who use to make do with a meager harvest of 35 cavans in just one hectare of land while the construction of the Malitubog-Maridagao irrigation project in Carmen kept getting delayed,
“In my first State of the Nation Address, sabi ko kung hindi matapos iyon sa Setyembre ay kakanselahin ko ang kontrata, papapasukin ko ang engineering brigade, natapos nila (In my first SONA - in July 2001 - I said if the contractor fails to finish the project by September, I will cancel the contract and let the military engineering bridgade do it. They finished it). With Malamar, now he cultivates five hectares and produces 97 cavans per hectare. Mabuhay, Edwin!" she said
Agrarian Productivity
In response to criticisms about the country’s increasing dependence on rice imports, President Arroyo said Filipinos were being hard on themselves. She noted that even during the Spanish regime, the people have been buying foreign rice.
“Nature did not gift us with a mighty Mekong like Thailand and Vietnam, with their vast and naturally fertile plains. Nature instead put our islands ahead of our neighbors in the path of typhoons from the Pacific. So, we import 10% of the rice we consume," she said.
The reason, she said is that "Philippine topography doesn’t always cooperate"
President Arroyo said another project soon to be completed is the San Roque-Agno River project, which is expected to irrigate thousands of hectares of land in Pangasinan.
She said farmers and fisherfolk will now have more loans to avail of, with the Land Bank increasing funds for the purpose fourfold.
“That is fact, not fiction. Check it," she said.
"Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his but productivity will keep him on his feet," she said.
She cited the need for former tenants to be empowered to become agribusinessmen by allowing their land to be used as collateral. At the same time, she said the government “must curb the recklessness that gives land without the means to make it productive and bites off more than beneficiaries can chew."
"At the same time, I want the rackets out of agrarian reform: the threats to take and therefore undervalue land, the conspiracies to overvalue it," she added.
Better transportation
Along with massive rice production, Arroyo said, the government is cutting costs through more efficient transport.
For arm-to-market roads, she said her government released P6 billion in 2007.
Mrs Arroyo also highlighted the economic benefits of the roll-on, roll-off system (RORO).
She said this is the reason why the price of bread remains cheap in many areas particularly in Mindanao and Visayas.
"RORO boats carried 33 metric tons of cargo and 31 million passengers. We have built 39 RORO ports, and 12 more are slated to start," she said.
She also thanked local government units who stopped collecting fees from delivery vehicles.
Peace talks
President Arroyo boasted advancements in the government's peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
She said that while peace in Mindanao has been elusive, the government and MILF peace panels agreed on the issue on ancestral domain on Sunday - putting to rest the most contentious issue in the peace talks.
"The comprehensive peace has eluded us for half a century. But last night (Sunday), differences were settled and the tough land issue on ancestral domain was resolved," she said.
Call for unity
At the end of her 57-minute speech, Arroyo reiterated to government officials as well as politicians to unite despite their differences.
“We are three branches but one government. We have our disagreements; we each have hopes, and ambitions that drive and divide us, be they personal, ethnic, religious and cultural. But we are one nation with one fate.
Source; GMANews.TV
PS/And the winner is...
Wearing his Bugkalot tribe attire we call bahag, Nagtipunan, Quirino Mayor Rosario Camma attended President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address stole the show and somehow eased the tension and relieved the formality without effort. He's tribal attire was a complete contrast to those extravagant and finest of gowns worn yesterday.
And the much applauded 50centavo per text from Smart.
Some of the highlights of the 57 minute speech of GMA
VAT significance
"Take VAT away and you and I abdicate our responsibility as leaders. We shall pull the rug from under our present and future progress, which may be compromised by the global crisis,"
Agricultural Reforms
As an exhibit, she cited Edwin Bandila, 48 years old, of Ugalingan in Carmen, North Cotabato, who use to make do with a meager harvest of 35 cavans in just one hectare of land while the construction of the Malitubog-Maridagao irrigation project in Carmen kept getting delayed,
“In my first State of the Nation Address, sabi ko kung hindi matapos iyon sa Setyembre ay kakanselahin ko ang kontrata, papapasukin ko ang engineering brigade, natapos nila (In my first SONA - in July 2001 - I said if the contractor fails to finish the project by September, I will cancel the contract and let the military engineering bridgade do it. They finished it). With Malamar, now he cultivates five hectares and produces 97 cavans per hectare. Mabuhay, Edwin!" she said
Agrarian Productivity
In response to criticisms about the country’s increasing dependence on rice imports, President Arroyo said Filipinos were being hard on themselves. She noted that even during the Spanish regime, the people have been buying foreign rice.
“Nature did not gift us with a mighty Mekong like Thailand and Vietnam, with their vast and naturally fertile plains. Nature instead put our islands ahead of our neighbors in the path of typhoons from the Pacific. So, we import 10% of the rice we consume," she said.
The reason, she said is that "Philippine topography doesn’t always cooperate"
President Arroyo said another project soon to be completed is the San Roque-Agno River project, which is expected to irrigate thousands of hectares of land in Pangasinan.
She said farmers and fisherfolk will now have more loans to avail of, with the Land Bank increasing funds for the purpose fourfold.
“That is fact, not fiction. Check it," she said.
"Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his but productivity will keep him on his feet," she said.
She cited the need for former tenants to be empowered to become agribusinessmen by allowing their land to be used as collateral. At the same time, she said the government “must curb the recklessness that gives land without the means to make it productive and bites off more than beneficiaries can chew."
"At the same time, I want the rackets out of agrarian reform: the threats to take and therefore undervalue land, the conspiracies to overvalue it," she added.
Better transportation
Along with massive rice production, Arroyo said, the government is cutting costs through more efficient transport.
For arm-to-market roads, she said her government released P6 billion in 2007.
Mrs Arroyo also highlighted the economic benefits of the roll-on, roll-off system (RORO).
She said this is the reason why the price of bread remains cheap in many areas particularly in Mindanao and Visayas.
"RORO boats carried 33 metric tons of cargo and 31 million passengers. We have built 39 RORO ports, and 12 more are slated to start," she said.
She also thanked local government units who stopped collecting fees from delivery vehicles.
Peace talks
President Arroyo boasted advancements in the government's peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
She said that while peace in Mindanao has been elusive, the government and MILF peace panels agreed on the issue on ancestral domain on Sunday - putting to rest the most contentious issue in the peace talks.
"The comprehensive peace has eluded us for half a century. But last night (Sunday), differences were settled and the tough land issue on ancestral domain was resolved," she said.
Call for unity
At the end of her 57-minute speech, Arroyo reiterated to government officials as well as politicians to unite despite their differences.
“We are three branches but one government. We have our disagreements; we each have hopes, and ambitions that drive and divide us, be they personal, ethnic, religious and cultural. But we are one nation with one fate.
Source; GMANews.TV
PS/And the winner is...
Wearing his Bugkalot tribe attire we call bahag, Nagtipunan, Quirino Mayor Rosario Camma attended President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address stole the show and somehow eased the tension and relieved the formality without effort. He's tribal attire was a complete contrast to those extravagant and finest of gowns worn yesterday.
And the much applauded 50centavo per text from Smart.
Belated...
Graphics for Happy Birthday Comments
May you have many more birthdays to come...Marusselle!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Hometown visit...
Myspace Thank You Comments
Here at Jenn's computer shop. Woohoo! Reunion minus the blast! Saw my good friend/classmate named Precy who's a Physics' teacher 'til now at Rizal High School...wooohoo...ehem...my alma mater dear. Grabe, kung anong waterloo ko yun pa major niya...nakaka-intimidate naman. Well...a lot of kwentuhan about the past. Then came JennyL. We waited for her shop to open at 9am and here we go now. Charri is busy with her project, a menu card with the help of Ate Jenn. Saw Fe here also awhile ago she's my dau's classmate who has a bakery na may pinakamasarap na Spanish bread. I missed that one since we've transfered na in Parkwood. I saw a lot of people now na matagal ko ng di nasilayan. Sometimes I do miss my hometown...but I love na where we are peacefully staying...
PS/ Am thankful to you Jenn for the help you have extended ha...See you again after I 'm done with my EON Debit Card....
Sona 2008...rain or shine
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s 2008 State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be heard today, Monday, July 28, at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City...amidst not only the prevailing thyhoon Igme but also those prevailing opinion and criticism, and let us not forget those who'll give her favorable remarks along her side.
She'll be accompanied by First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo, and expected to arrive by 3:30 p.m. at the Batasan where House of Representatives Honor Guards await to accord her with military arrival honors.
The President will be wearing a reddish-pink Filipiniana attire of native silk from Misamis Oriental in Mindanao and pineapple fiber from Aklan in the Visayas.
The entire entourage's arrival and the sona event itself will be beamed live over the government’s television and radio networks, and over private networks joining the broadcast pool.
Everybody is eager to wait for the President's speech in full text to be downloaded from the OPS website. So let's wait for that much awaited vis-a-vis report from the President herself.
Source: (Gov.Ph news)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Trendy fingernail art, studs and dangles
Women, and young ladies in Japan loves wearing fingernail art and sometimes with studs and dangles also. It is very fashionable and I just wonder how heavy the feeling is. Because it is really heavy with all those glittering studs and rhines stones glued artistically. They are very creative...you'll wonder how they put them together . And I think it's quite awesome. Charri has her own complete set in one bag and she's using it. Me, I don't think I want to wear those glittery stones on my nails...I just want a simple French tip on my square nails. I just love platinum and nothing else.
Lesson # 16
1. Anybody home? - Gomen Kudasai
2. Are you busy? - Isogashii desu ka
3. Be careful - Ki o tsuke nasai
4. Beware of dogs! - Moken chui!
5. Are you ready? - Yoi wa ii ka
2. Are you busy? - Isogashii desu ka
3. Be careful - Ki o tsuke nasai
4. Beware of dogs! - Moken chui!
5. Are you ready? - Yoi wa ii ka
Prayers...prayers....
From my super sikat na friendship, Tack...let's pray daw for these lovely people who'll be taking their board exams this weekend...Gambatte!
Another one liner from Tack..."May friendster ka? Add mo ko hah!" Hay kaloka...hanga ako talaga sa kanyang pagging positive and bubbly...napakaganda ng outloook sa buhay...Hurrah for this young girl full of courage and strong faith! Love yah gurl....
I'm so tired of wearing corrective eyeglasses...
Lasik now is commonly performed in our best hospitals with the best surgeons we have. (I know of one, Ms Donna Cruz' husband is very good also, I've heard) Me, I also feel so tired wearing spectacle to correct my vision...so maybe if I have some money for the surgery, why not?!
LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A mechanical microkeratome (a blade device) or a laser keratome (a laser device) is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced. There are other techniques and many new terms related to LASIK that you may hear about.
The LASIK technique was made possible by the Colombia-based Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Barraquer, who, around 1950 in his clinic in Bogotá, Colombia, developed the first microkeratome, used to cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape, in a procedure called keratomileusis. Stephan Schaller assisted. Barraquer also provided the knowledge about how much of the cornea had to be left unaltered to provide stable long-term results.
Source: Wikipedia
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