First Day Wasn't Bad

Yes, today's class was not bad at all. As previously mentioned, I have International Management today. It was cool. The class wasn't full today probably because it is the first day. Usually most students show up the following week.

I have an Italian Professor today. He is cool and I love his way of teaching! We have two common things between us. We both worked in a global bank and we have italian last names.LOL (Mine by Marriage)lol

First chapter was done..Next week will be a quiz and chapters 2 and 3.

We finished the chapter pretty quick and he dismissed us earlier than scheduled.

Thats it for now folks! Will hit up with you all later!!

CIAO!!!

A Wonderful Sunday

It sure is!!!

I thought of posting a blog while waiting for my bestfriend to pick me up so we can go to church together. Mass is at 12:00 , so I have a little time left. After church we plan on having lunch with some of our friends. Don't know which restaurant we are going yet. I guess that comes later depends on what everyone is craving about.

Definitely today will be a good day to just hang out with friends before we hit a loaded work week. Ahhh today marks the end of my spring break also. Really did not do anything exciting except shopping..(i guess thats exciting huh!)

Tomorrow, spring term starts. So I will be in school after work. I will probably be busy. The professors had posted the syllabus for the subjects I am taking already and it seems like it is loaded. I bought all my books already and started reading on one last night. I cannot believe how different things are here and in the Philippines. In Phils, first day of class will just be merely orientation and introduction. Here, it goes right to the subject matter. Some professors even give quizzes on the first day. Probably because in the Phils, we take our classes for 6 months and here its only 12 weeks per term.

I will let you know how my first class is tomorrow. Tomorrow I will have International Management which runs from six o'clock to nine. It should not be that bad, but we will see.:)

Anyway, that is it for now. I have to put the finishing touches here before we hit the road.

Take care fellas and Have a great week ahead.

What a Beautiful Day

Today seems to be a very beautiful day. I am still in bed as I am writing this but I can see the sun shining from my window.

I am going to try to relax today. I dont know what to do first though.LOL hmmmm Maybe I should get up!! LOL

Anyway, I hope everyone to have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy and God Bless You All!!!

Approved Again

My email is flooded with approvals! LOL!! I am not complaining..no no no!!LOL

Anyway, I was browsing a blogsite one day and I found a link to a website that she can get paid for having her blog as a medium for advertisers to introduce their products. She seems to be enjoying writing about the product, so I decided to join and submitted my blog for their review and approval.

And here it is!! My blog has been approved. So I guess I will be writing pretty much soon.:)

Thank you so much BloggerWave.

Today....

is one of those days. That no matter how great things are going, you are still feeling lonely!!! Do you get this feeling too? I do!! No matter how much work I do and how busy I get, I still feel sad.I do not know why!!!!..LOL

My boss called in sick today. He called me early this morning that he won't be in the office all day as he is not feeling well. I told him to relax and he instructed me some very important things to do and clients to contact. After the instructions were given, he told me to relax today and to take it easy. I told him, as soon as I am done with work, I will..lol. He laughed!

After making few calls to clients and insurance companies, I was just staring at the computer monitor for five minutes. I then said to myself, maybe I should try to organize the files at the back, so I did that. The storage area looks very neat now. No more clutter!!

My sister stopped by my office today and brought me coffee! Thank you sis! After work, I went to Macys and looked around. I really wasn't there to shop..I just really needed a walk and get myself busy. I did not buy anything tho. I have spent few hundred dollars today for my books.Woahh!!!

Anyway, feeling sad as I am...I was listening to some music that i have downloaded on my phone on the way home. It was funny. I dont remember if i have pressed something on the phone or what but the song "Break Me" by Gary Valenciano started playing. I took a cab home and as soon as the song started, I told the driver to stop and dropped me off. It was a block away from my house. So I walked down the block and tears just started to come down my face..Awww:(

The song ended right when I was at my doorstep! Is God trying to say something to me?? I hope so and I am willing to listen!:)


This song is very moving and inspirational.


You guys should download it on your iPods or phones! It is beautiful.

......My PayPerPost....

I have been hooked into blogging since late last year. I just cannot stop writing about things that happened to me everyday. Little did I know that you can get paid for doing this till I visited a friend's blogsite and I saw her bragging about how much she earned from doing so. Well, curiousity sinks into me and I submitted my blog at payperpost.

A few days after submitting my blogsite, payperpost has approved my blog! WohooO! Now it is time to take opportunities and make some cash!! Thank you payperpost for approving my blog.

payperpost is a very cool website that delivers every opportunities you can imagine. New opportunities are posted every single day. Look guys, if you are already hooked into blogging, convert your blogs into cash. Advertise products through your writing and convert it into cash. It is as simple as that!! Every little thing counts these days, dont you think?!?!

So what are you guys waiting for?!! Sign up for payperpost and enjoy writing and at the same time earning cash!!!

The grass is greener on payperpost!!!!

Thank you Smorty!!

Finally, my blog has been approved by smorty. I did not know that I can get paid to write things. Woohooo!! I am so excited!! Not only that I can write things and practice more of my writing by blogging but also you can actually get paid to blog . What a cool idea huh?!?!

Well ladies and gents who are hooked into blogging, please feel free to sign up for Smorty and submit your blog. get paid to blog and earn cash!! Hurry and start earning cold cash!!!

Smorty offers a lot of opportunities every single day. I am sure there will be opportunities waiting for you to write about them. And for every opportunity is equivalent to $$!!! Smorty is the best place for bloggers. A great way to earn cash and their service is absolutely great!

Do you love to write?!?! Why not get paid for it. get paid to blog and advertise products through your blogs. You can submit as many blogs as you want. Sky is the limit!!! The more blogs you submit , the better chances it is for you. Advertise products and make money!!!

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Essay (Where Do You Find Your Serenity?)

I'd like to share this with you. This was the first essay that I have written in school. Professor asked, where can we find our serenity...and here is my essay about it.. Happy reading!!

I got a pretty good grade on this!! I hope you will like it too.


Growing up as a kid, I was never close to my mother. I used to hate it when my mother’s friends said to her, “she is your carbon copy.” It was not until I had to leave our home to pursue my college education that I realized I am incomplete without her. Now, I understand why she was strict. She wanted us to be home at exactly six o’clock. When I think of the sacrifices she made for us, it makes me proud. She has worked all her life for us. She was a supervisor in a store. She would leave the house at seven and went home at eight at night everyday. Her love and dedication has shaped my life into what I am today. Just thinking of her makes me feel very serene.

In five years that I have lived in America, I have only seen my mom twice. I miss her terribly. I have learned to appreciate her more now that I am a thousand miles away. I remember those times while I am still sleeping, she would get up very early and iron my school uniform and laid it on my bed all ready for me. She used to prepare us breakfast, my family’s favorite, fried rice and fish. She used to come to our room in the evening and always reminded us that she loves us dearly. I missed those days now that she is not here by my side.

I am what I am because of my mom. She has given me her heart. She has given me strength and has always reminded me that she will always be there for me, no matter what. She has given me inspiration and she has told me not to be afraid to take big risks in life, like coming to America alone. She constantly reminded me that there is nothing impossible to achieve, as long as I have determination to hit those goals. Whenever I call her, it feels like she is just near me. Whenever I hear her laugh, it makes me feel like I am home.

When I call her in the Philippines, despite the twelve hours difference, she still sounds like she is wide awake. She has a very cheerful voice. She asks me how my son is, my work and my school. Whenever I have problems, she is the first person I call. One day I called her while I was at the bank working, I was crying and was very upset that I did not hit my deposit goals for the month. She did not ask why I did not meet my goals. All she said was “Strive harder. I am very confident you will do better next time.” I was very relieved after I talked to her and was determined to work harder. That call reminded me of a very nice quote about mothers that touched my heart by Washington Irving “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us, when adversity takes the place of prosperity, when friends who rejoices with us in our sunshine desert us, when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the cloud of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”

Some people may find their serenity at the beach. Some may find theirs at the spa. I do not have to be anywhere to find mine. I can just simply pick up the phone and dial my mother’s phone number. She is my soul, my serenity.






WORK CITED:
Washington Irving.” Mother Quotes”. 2008
http://www.wow4u.com/mother/index.html

$500.00 Grant

I was in school today. I registered for Spring Classes. While I was at the Dean of Advisement, he noticed that my GPA was 4.00 (PRETTY AWESOME!!) He was asking me if I was working while I go to school and I said I am. He asked me how I managed my time and still get a great grade. I told him, I am just truly blessed! A new career opportunity opened up for me while I was thinking of going back to school. A less stressful job, yet I get paid better.LOL. So he recommended that I should see Financial Aid and see if they can offer me a scholarship. The Dean said, that because of my grades, I will be receiving a letter and award as I will be in the President's list. He said to keep the letter because it will be a great thing to add to my portfolio that I can use when applying for a job.


So after registering the classes that I wanted, I went to Financial Aid office and the Director welcome my friend and I to his office. He congratulated me for an awesome semester (winter) where I got a 4.0 GPA. He granted me $500.00 more for having that grade. He wished me luck and wished that I will maintain my grade.

It was not until then that it hits to me that I have underestimated myself all this time. I have worked hard for this tho. And I hope I can maintain my grade. Wish me luck folks!!

Are you hungry Yet?

This is what I got when we were at the Cheesecake Factory. Since I had a meal before I left home, I ordered this Chocolate Moist Cheesecake with coffee. Yummm huh!! But I did not even finish this. I took it home. It is pretty good but this piece is too much for one setting.lol

Go get it when you are in Cheesecake Factory! I can still remember, when I was pregnant, I can eat a strawberry cheesecake everyday.LOL Cheesecake and hard boiled eggs.LOL,ahhhhh Good times!!

Hunting for Eggs

Though it was a pretty cold Easter, it didn't stop Robert and Gia to have fun and hunt for easter eggs. My sister prepared the eggs for them and we took them to the park. They sure had a blast. It was so cute watching the two of them running all over the park and look for those easter eggs.

They look so cute on their outfit. I bought Gia that dress and Robert picked his. He looks so adorable in that color, I must tell ya.(I just really adore him)

Last Look at the Yankee Staduim

My friends and I went out for a ride in Chinatown on Easter. It is where you will find us if we ever get bored.LOL It is because of our favorite restaurant there, HOP KEE!! You have to go there if you ever visit New York.

We love the restaurant because we can get "adobong Kangkong, Suso, Crabs and of course, our favorite, Pan Fried Flounder! Yummy!! That is the only restaurant we go if we are at chinatown. It is because the service is very quick. After you give your order, five minutes later, your food is ready. Thats how quick it is!!!

We have introduced the restaurant to couple of our co-workers and have introduced them to eating Suso!..LOL They loved it. At first, they were like,EWWWW!! Iwould never eat that!!(YEAH RIGHT!!!)

So after Chinatown, we went home and on the way home, I was busy taking pictures while stuck in traffic. My bestfriend was like, "NOW u are acting like a tourist".LOL It is just because, there is no place like New York!!!

So here are some pics that I took and I took a pic of the Yankee Stadium. This is the old one..Take a closer look till the new stadium is up!!!

Goofy Day!

This was at the Palisades Mall, one saturday afternoon. The kids are being their usual selves..LOL Being Goofy!! We went out for light dinner and then we went to the movies. We watches 10,000B.C. It was a pretty good movie. The kids loved it. I had a great time with my sis and her family and my son as well.

It is OVER!!!

Finally, winter sem is over!!!! Woohoo!!! Time to relax. Next week is my spring break, so I am quite excited about that. There is no school for a week. But I will surely miss my classmates and my great professors:)

Well, well, well, GRADES are in and I am happy to share this with you, I GOT ALL A's!!! YUP! all of the four subjects.:) I did pretty good huh..Not bad.LOL

I wish I can keep my grades that way so I can graduate with honors by Fall of 09.

I am gonna enjoy my spring break:) Start of with tonight's Stephanie's birthday party. I will take pics and share them later.

Tagged me....

I got this tag from Beth.I enjoyed this tag very much! Thank you so much Beth!

I AM..hardworker,impatient,competitive,stubborn,adventurous,spontaneous

I WANT….to pass my classes and graduate in Fall 09

I HAVE.. a very cute son, Robert, a great job and great friends

I HATE…***I HATE NO ONE..HATE IS A VERY STRONG WORD****

I FEAR…snakes

I SEARCH...for love and found it

I WONDER…if he loves me?

I REGRET…marrying at a young age

I LOVE….everything about life

I AM NOT…crazy..!!LOL

I DANCE..to every song of my heart

I SING…when im in the shower

I CRY…when I am alone and I think of things that I want to do but have no chance of doing it

I WRITE…everything that is in my mind

I WON…..his love

I AM CONFUSED..... why people can't just be happy for someone..They always find things to
bring other people down..what a sad thing!

I NEED…a new bebe bag.LOL

I SHOULD…work on my term paper before I fail.LOL

THE LAST THOUGHT I GO TO SLEEP WITH IS….my son .

Now I am sharing this tag to Loannah, Lou, Yamimay and Hazel.. Good Luck Ladies!

Looking for Fashion School

My filipina friend has been looking for the best fashion schools new york. Since I am already in school this semester, she has asked me to ask around for the best fashion schools in the area. A professor of mine suggested she should go search on the internet for that. And she did. She found a very good website which features different fashion schools in New York. It showed her choices of schools whether online or in campus.

Thanks to my professor for a good suggestion. Right now, my friend is on the process for registering for Spring Classes in one of the schools featured on the site.

Thank you

thank you Payperpost

Monday Monday Monday

Hello Fellow Bloggers,

How are you all doing? I hope everyone is fine.

What can I say..whew Monday!! Typical Monday at work. Loaded with paperwork and phone calls and lots and lots of appointments to set. I am exhausted!! But on the sweet side of it, eventhough the market is really going down lately, we have made BUSINESS!!

At school today, it was good. We finished early. I was the first one to hand in my project for the final for my class..Crossing Fingers! Hope I do good at it. I handed it in so I do not have to worry about it. NExt week will be the last week of class, so its gonna be pretty hectic this week.

I did a lot of things during the weekend. I have also took pics so Im going to post it very soon.

I will write more tomorrow. For now, Have a great evening!!

Wet Friday

Hello everyone! TGIF!!!!

It has been a very long week. But I am glad we have closed on some good deals today! I have accomplished a lot this week, work wise.

My son is sick today. He went to school but was sent home because he wasn't feeling well. There has been this virus going on that is making everyone sick. Gawd!

I still have nightmares about Debbie having a seizure infront of me.I told my manager, I wont go to the lunchroom for a while. I just wasn't prepared of it . Right before my eyes, she fell and hit her head..arghhh What a terrible scene.

I wish all of you to have a great weekend. I am going to finish my essay this weekend as the first draft is due this Wednesday. I will try to get some sleep as well.:)

CIAO!

Whew!! it has been a long day

I am sooo exhausted. I am sooo tired..woahhhhhh...enough whining please!LOL

Well, nothing really happened today. It has been a pretty busy day at work as always. Got bombarded with files..I got to school early today. Today was the submission of our second research paper. I was fine with it since I got my research paper done since last week.

Tomorrow is a networking meeting with the big bosses at 8. I hope I wont be late LOL..

Alright ladies and gents, got to get some sleep. See ya all later on the flip side:P

I got a GOLD CARD!!!

Thank you so much Lou for this Tag:) That is so sweet of you to think of me even if we just knew each other through this! I appreciate it so much and will share this tag to Horizon Viewer, Hazel and Lisa.

Wooohoooo!!! Finally:)

I have always wanted to write something, about ANYTHING but didn't know where to. I have seen my friends who were hooked into blogging, so I said to myself, why not try it? So I posted articles basically about everything under the sun. I always make sure, I write something about what happened to me everyday-what I do, what I feel and what comes into my mind. I did not realize that you can get paid for this. An added income, why not!!!

I have found PAYPERPOST on one of my friend's blog and thought, why not sign up for it. Aside from you can express what you feel through your writing, you can also get paid writing about products that you love.

And gladly, they have approved my blog!! Thanks to PayPerPost for accepting my blog!!!

I encourage all of you to also visit the site. It's a very informative one!!! VISIT AND START EARNING YOUR CASH!!!...get paid to blog

Panic Day

I was in our lunch room at work with my manager and Debbie. We were talking about cruises and where we are going to go on our vacation. Larry, my manager left and it was just Debbie and I left. And few minutes after, Rochel came in and joined us. Debbie said the three of us should go on a cruise, on a long weekend. And while we were getting excited talking on places we want to go, I saw Debbie fell flat on the floor. She had a seizure. OMG!! Rochel and I were panicking. We did not know what to do. I asked Rochel to call for help. She handed me the phone, she could not talk either. So I started pressing all the extensions at work but no one picks up. I was so scared!!!! I did not know what to do. Things happened so fast, after a minute, I saw Debbie got up and smiled. We told her that was not funny at all. She said, it happens and she really does not know what happens when it happens , u know what i mean?

She said the hell out of me!!! I told her to stay away from me..LOL Till i get over my nervousness.

Tadaaaaa!!!!!

AWARDS from LISA..I think I have grabbed the wrong award earlier.LOL I got so excited I grabbed something which isn't mine..woahhhh

Forgive me, it's been a long day.

I would like to share these awards to Beth (horizon Viewer & Catwoman)

I got an Award!!!

Thank you LISA!!! I very much appreciate this award. This is my second one since I started this blog. I thank you so much for considering me as an XXXtraordinary blogger award.

Love my camera

Feather Feather Feathers!..LOL

I had this Sony CyberShot Camera since October of last year. It is actually a birthday gift but this is jus the first time i had a chance to explore the beauty of it.LOL The features!! So here are some pics that I have added some design from the camera.

Here is a pic of my son too. He picked this design for his pic.

Yeah, like mother like son. He loves to get his picture taken also..

Whatta Brats!! Opps I mean, he is a brat:P

Spanish Seafood Paella

This is the restuarant where we went out to eat today. This is located in the Bronx, New York. We always go there because of their Spanish Seafood Paella!! YUM!!!!

First they will start you with YUMMY rolls and bread sticks. They have the best rolls ever!!! It is hot when it is served to you. My son especially loves the bread sticks.

The salad with french dressing is my favorite!!

And here is it!! We ordered our favorite, spanish seafood paella. It has scallops, clams, mussels, chicken, shrimp and spanish sausage. YUMMY!!!! This is good for two people but we could not even finish it.LOL it is so much food, we had to take home the rest.

Mouth watering huh?!!?!

Happy Sunday

Happy Sunday to all of you guys!! What did you do today?





I got up early today. Took a shower and went out for brunch with my family. It is beautiful today in New York. It is 44 degrees. Not so cold. The sun is actually out today, for a change.lol. This is a pic taken in my neighborhood. It is early when we went out so there was not much traffic outside.


After brunch, I did my laundry and when I got done, I went to Cross County Mall and bought some stuff from Victoria Secrets. Whew!!

I am home now and just watching tv.

Will you love for LOVE or PITY?!

If some of you have not seen the "Maalaala Mo Kaya" starred by Diether and Bea Alonzo, you have missed a very nice story. Well, Bea here is a nurse and Diet has cancer. They met in the hospital when Diether was rushed by his brother because his stomach was hurting so much. Their first meeting was not good, as Bea needs to follow the SOP before admitting the patient to the hospital while Diet was in pain answering all her questions.

The next day, Diet called her "Matsura" which is PANGIT in kapampangan.lol. She was so mad when she learned what matsura meant. Diet stayed in the hospital for a few day for some tests while Bea was the assigned nurse at that ward. They joked around with each other till the tests results were told to Diet and his family. His doctor who is also Bea's brother told him and his family that he will no longer be around any longer. They cried in tears, and Bea did too while listening to his brother saying the horrible news.

Diet asked Bea that he wants her to be his gf and Bea told him, she would get his answer when she gets back from a three days off. When she got back to work, she noticed that Diet was not in his bed. So she was teary eyed as she felt lonely. She did not know that Diet was hiding in the corner to see how she would react. He surprised her and asked her, if she has something to say to him. She told him there is none and just to take care. Diet took a few steps and asked her again,"do u really have nothing to tell me, or I will go now?" She then said, she has accepted his love. Their relationship went on, till they decided to get married in court. Bea does not want her marriage to him be known to her family, as she does not know how they would react. She has ambitions for herself, to go abroad but she did not pursue it because of Diet. At first, she admitted that she has accepted his love because she felt bad for him if she will not say yes. She pity on him and she wants him to feel loved even on his last days. Their relationship grow more and more as days goes on. Her family knew about her marriage and they were disappointed with her actions. But she stood by him. Cared for him and loved him just as much as he cares and loves her. They fought together against cancer,but one day, the cancer has affected most of his body cells. He was at the hospital and she was there for him. Everyday!!! She was by his side when he told her, that if he dies, he wants her to pursue life. To go abroad and pursue her dreams. To have family and kids. To love again. She did not say anything but cried and cried. One day as he was sleeping, she was praying and said "God, if this is what you want, take him. I do not want to see him suffer". He woke up and she said, "I have accepted it", and hugged him. He asked,"how are you going to be?" , "I do not know", she replied.

They hugged each other and he died on her arms.

What a beautiful love story. Nakakaiyak!!!!

Froggy Weekend

Have a FROGGY WEEKEND!!! LOL

I am going to take a nap for a while or watch tv. I will write some later:)

Just enjoy this lovely pic for now.LOL

The frog is sooo freakin cool!!!! Dont ya think??

Late!!!!!

I got up late today about 8:30. I know , I know, most of you might say,"WHAT?? That is too early?!!", but for me it is late coz I normally get up at 6:00 even on weekends. My body is used to it since I have to get up early for work.

When I got up, I watched tv for a while. My phone rang and Kim (my classmate) called. When I answered, she was like, are you still home?? I said yes!! She said, well, I am on the way to school, did u forget we are suppose to meet there at 10?!LOL I told her, I will be a little late.

I took a shower and dressed up to go to school. Kim and I were planning to go to school today to work on our essay and financial analysis on our accounting class project. So I got to school late. We went to the library and started working on the ratios.

We got everything fine and both of us were so hungry. So we went to the nearby mall which is Galleria, and we got some coffee. We walked around and we bought couple of things there.

Well that is it for now..How is your weekend going guys?