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.. 

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..

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...