This One's For the Books!

I can tell how busy my week has been with the piles of reading materials left on my desk at home by the weekend. Throughout the week, my mom would send me newspaper clippings and magazines with marks on nice articles i shouldn't be missing. I would also get books from friends [thanks Pinks for the Power Of Your Subconcious Mind which i can't wait to start], on top of the several books i have started to read but have yet to finish! Ugh! Where do i even begin this morning?! I have already browsed through my daily dose of broadsheet news and i'm ready to indulge on something light starting off with my daily Bible reading. Have a great weekend! Less channel switching, more pages flipping.  Later then..

Yumminessimo

So how do you even put the numbers on angelic indulgence? Let me count the ways...90% fat free,  100% happiness and 0% guilt!!! I can't imagine how it took me weeks [or has it been months]to give in again to the yummy goodness of Gellatissimo [Greenbelt 5]. The last time i was there was their opening day and the line was e-n-d-l-e-s-s! And tonite was orgasmic if i must say. Three to-die-for scoops of Vanilla, Chocolate Mint and another flavor that i can't even remember (Cookies & Cream i think)..i was lost in thoughts while my partner, Kirby, and I were enjoying exchanging  spoonfuls of heaven as we strolled along the halls of Greenbelt. Oh yea, the crew behind the counter were the friendliest too especially the girl who assisted us, offering samples of whatever my heart desired. Fantasticsimo...I may not speak Italian but i do know my Gellatissimo...Later then.. 

Of Sanitary Napkins and Miracles

I would like to apologize for the title...I myself was not quite amused when my partner told me about the "supposedly" miraculous healings of a sanitary napkin that releases negative ions. With some hesitation, i gave in to my curiosity and watched the videos about it uploaded in YouTube and read through articles about it published in the web. Not surprisingly, i was amused! I am not quite the hesitant consumer like you are most probably. I am easily impressed, amused and confused most of the time by press releases, marketing ploys, pr gimmicks, sampling events, ads, etc. hehe. But in this case, i guess i can say I was both curious and interested yet cynic at the same time. So anyway, i did try the miraculous strip found inside the sanitary napkin which they say holds much power for healing. There are like 101 ways to use the strip for whatever healing powers it holds. Soak it in your water bottle to cure your insides. Rub the strip on your skin for aesthetic irritations and diseases. Stick it on your forehead to cure headaches. Place it on your nosebridge to cure a running nose. So on and so forth. Creativity is your only limitation to this strip's healing powers. And so i did all those. I would refuse to say if it did some miracle stuff on me or not. I would not be the authority to say such. And i would not want to create false hopes here. Let's just say i still have a strip stuck to my body right now and i will be sleeping with a strip on my forehead tonite. hehehehe....The choice is yours. Like i always tell myself, what wouldn't cause me death nor frustration i will try to embrace. So with this so called miraculous strip with negative ions from a sanitary napkin, i try to seek some form of answer with the hope it will also do me good as it did the others. To each his own, right? So the next time you seem me around with a small sanitary napkin stuck on my forehead, say not a word. haha. May i finish this by saying God still is our most effective healer, when all else fails--pray...Later then....

Daily Rituals

152 lbs....And just 6 months ago i was at a fit 135 lbs. That's 20 lbs of happiness and indulgence without regrets. The culprit? Stress! Food and sleep and TV in the arms of my partner became my bestfriends at home. I took a lot of time [like 24/7] off at the gym and spent more time in bed after work. A week ago my friend Tippi whom i haven't seen for months introduced me to Herbalife products. I took offense! Was i that heavy already?!! hehe..Just kidding..Seriously, i do need to lose some weight. Or a lot of it. So i said ok, i'll consider. I wanna lose weight but i would want to lose the healthy way.I got enough work to do and I would need all the energy to last the whole day without always thinking of food which i know would happen should i go on a diet. i love food and yea, food loves me! I got the chocolate milk shake [as good as McDonald's!! hehe] which should replace a meal or two everyday and i also got the Herbal Tea [which tastes like heaven by the way] which should replace my morning coffee. I just started yesterday and hopefully i get to squeeze it in among my countless other daily rituals. I have become a Wheatgrass addict [thanks to watching Diane Castillejo's product feature presentation on TV] which i think boosts my energy every morning. Only now do i realize how many different liquids i take just an hour after waking up-- Oxy plus water, Easy Pharma wheatgrass, Herbalife shake, Herbalife Tea and Starbucks coffee by mid morning! Jeez, i'm a walking tank of liquid products. I wonder now how many brands i support with my daily habits. Oh, and i also can't get myself to stop using Obagi which i started months ago. I can't say how faithful i am to the N number of steps of Obagi skin care but i do try my best most of the time. After all it's a USD 400 investment for 6 Obagi bottles. Skin is an investment they say but i have yet to reap any cash rewards from it. Hohum! And just this morning i actually started using hair conditioner to give my hair care ritual a different kick for a change. I never was a fan of hair conditioners. I always thought shampoos were the be-all of hair. I would just always buy conditioners but never really got to use them. Let's see if this time around Head and Shoulders would actually find its place in my bathing experience, so to speak. :) And what about oral hygiene? I say i have a four step ritual after every meal. Brush, Floss [i only use Oral B silk floss for that smooth gliding], Tongue Cleaning then capped with a 30 second gargle with Bactidol. And i do have that Listerine pre brushing teeth whitening gargle solution waiting to be used.  But i do have that favorite daily habit that i think is my best investment of all. I pray whenever i can and every chance  i get. A 10 second prayer or a finishing a whole rosary, it doesn't matter. I talk to my God and i do allow Him to talk back to me. i start my work at the office by reading the daily scriptures on line at http://www.usccb.org/nab/. And the best part of it all? It doesn't cost me anything! Later then... 

My Mom's Baked Chicken

From New York to Thailand to Prague, i have traveled the world and tasted countless cuisines...but no dish beats the experience of enjoying my mom's baked chicken...i'm no food critic nor food expert but this one is as good as chicken gets from the oven to your palate...miss this and you miss the world! Ciao! Later then...

Run Forest Run

Running as an exercise was never my thing...i thought it was senseless to spend so much time running and getting nowhere...hehe...but running for a worthwhile cause is a different thing. I came across this poster of Run To Read...and what better way to have fun sweating than doing it for the kids. Better get my running shoes ready..Later then..

Javilicious Says....

A friend recently asked me how do you "unlove" a person whom she feels doesn't love her anymore....i replied, "You don't fall out of love by intention becoz you just can't. You just have to learn to love yourself more."

Decide tonight if today's Sunday is good enough to be the first day of your coming week or bad enough to be the last day of the week that was so you can start again tomorrow....javilicious 09331.03 v.96-01a.3

Today matters most. The past has passed and the future will just fall into place. javilicious 093.02 v.33-a1

We don't have to know everything. We just have to know the right things...javilicious 093.012 v.304-a.30b

Positive thoughts attract positive realities. :)

I'd rather wallow in the pains of truth than bask in the comfort of lies....javilicious 034.05 v.003.a-b33

The only thing permanent in life is change. But then again, the more things change, the more they remain the same...labo di ba? hehe..javilicious 03.0563 v.02b0-1

It's not just what we do that counts. Sometimes it's also the things that we fail to do...javilicious 093.09.v02-ab.3

If you just wasted yesterday, be thankful you still have today! javilicious 0309.01 v23.5.b0

Real strength comes from a pure heart...javilicious 45.09 v2.a

It's a simple universe. You get back what you put in. :) javilicious 08.02 v56-o6d

Overanalyzing complicates...sometimes we just have to take things as they are. javilicious 09.01 v777b.e

Today can be the first day of the rest of your life! :) It's never too late to start something new. javilicious 09:03-4.G v.3a

To expect is to get frustrated. To appreciate whatever comes is the key to happiness and contentment...javilicious chapter 5 vers. 1-8.01

Do things differently this week. :) Wake up 30 minutes later. Take a different route to work. Sleep on the other side of the bed. Get a new hair style. Get a tattoo. Don't be afraid of change. Love life. Cheers!

To be loved is not a right but a privilege...

Javilicious 2010.0102.01a: Think Less for Less Stress. Love More to Get More Love.

Later then..

My Fuss Over My Pair of Gucci Shoes

In my November 2009 trip to SFO, i went on a shopping binge with my bestfriend with the hopes of finding happiness amongst the beautiful brands of world. Amongst my good finds were this pair of Gucci shoes priced at USD470 from around USD700. Filled with delight about my great conquest, i went home to my good old Philippines eager to reward my feet with Gucciness. Fastforward July 2010 and i have yet to wear it as i have been trying to sell it to friends for USD400 without any takers. My reason for being? I came to realize my feet can do without wearing a luxurious pair of shoes, but a number of poor children can't do without education. Yes, USD400 was enough to send 4-5 kids to a good enough private school in the Philippines. And i wouldn't even feel like a loser letting go of a pair of Gucci shoes. I have like atleast 50 other pairs of good shoes in my closet, trading off this pair would not make me saint in the eyes of God but it sure makes me feel good to have realized this. Later then.... 

Over time

Funny how so much can happen over a short period of time...just a few months ago i was a lost being contemplating on the meaning of life, seeking refuge in San Francisco in the arms of my bestfriend and close friends after going thru an emotional crisis...lalim di ba, pare? hehe...Going thru my fb posts of what was then seem to be so far from what my reality is right now...though problems are still around me as reality check suggests, no amount of escaping to anywhere in world really does provide one the answer when the answer lies deep within oneself...enough already, i know! By the way, Napa is it. Later then...

That's me back in '83

Woah! Who's that kid on the block? hehe...Sure glad i was able to keep this old ID of mine. Funny how such an old piece of.."junk"...can bring such a loadfull of laughter..hehe..laugh all you want..that cute little kid in there is still here inside me, all alive and kicking. Just don't let me catch you laugh in the flesh then you'll get some kickass! Nah! Later then... 

34 Years and a half and counting

Wasn't it just yesterday that i celebrated my 34th birthday with a bang? And here i am at 34 and a half trying to blog something about my life because everybody else seem to be doing. Maybe i'll have fun doing it..maybe not...but atleast blogging something right now keeps me from doing something not worth doing...like smoking? Finally, i have kicked the bad habit at 34 after smoking for 14 long years...God knows how much damage i have done to body...better late than never though...i would like to think God will erase the nicotines inside me and let me start anew...or would that be asking too much? I can try getting hooked on something new instead...like eating...or how about some kind of sports that will help me get into shape...wakeboarding sounds cool..badminton maybe...though i'd rather do something less inconvenient..i really hate the hassles of preparing for an exercise...can i just do a sport in my office attire? i can run in leather shoes...bad idea i know! The one thing i enjoy doing most this past 34 years and a half is drinking coffee and talking to people...chat chat chat....about movies, about other people, about business, about stuff..oh and politics too...nothing like a good afternoon exchanging words over coffee..aaah...just like what i am doing right now i guess...which reminds me..it's time for my afternoon perk...cheers for Starbucks coffee...whoever started it deserves an applause...kudos from me...i live for coffee...and Starbucks coffee makes me live for more...beer i can do without...i know how uncool that one sounds but i was never a beer drinker this 34 years...You may wonder what my social alcohol would be-- Kurant 7 is it! Cheers! Not now, but tonite hopefully. Trying to nurse a running nose right now. Must be the undecisive weather we've been having lately. I've been hating the weather! Can't it atleast decide for once how it wants to be for the day? Or atleast for the next 6 hours? Bright and sunny or cloudy with thunderstorms? It makes we wanna just stay in bed and ignore the weather happenings outside. Alright so that's just some lame excuse of mine to stay in bed. I love my bed more than anything--well, not really but i do love my bed. It's my most perfect getaway, my favorite destination more than all the countries I have been to this past 34 years and a half. My bed knows me and accepts me and loves me more than anyone or anything in this world. Well not really but it really does. It's been with me for three years only but it knows me like i know myself. Timecheck: coffee time. It's been too much blog, isn't it? Or is this more of a blab? Is there like a rule how many words make an interesting blog? Later then...