Every now and then, our company has this “Crazy Day”. Everybody will have to dress up on a theme that will be agreed. Last month, my team Cross Dressed. The guys wore ladies clothes and the girls wore guy’s clothes. I never expected it to be so much fun. It was a consequence for not meeting a quota but turned out to be so much fun. This month, I am crossing my fingers and praying that we meet our target or else we will all have another Crazy Day. I am not being negative or something, but as early as now, I am thinking on what our next theme would be. If this is a consequence then at least we make it twice as fun as the first time. I am thinking of having Brady Bunch Costumes for this month. Well, in case. But of course, I would still prefer that we hit our target and don’t have to through the Crazy Day instead get rewarded. In life, we can never have everything our way. And the best way to deal with it is to enjoy it and turn that unhappy feeling into something positive by being grateful of the things that we have instead rather than whining about it which would definitely not able to help you get out of that mess. Lesson learned…Happiness is still a choice! I’m sticking to it.

I felt like cleaning up my dresser today. My house help told me that I needed to get rid of those clothes that I am no longer using since my clothes won’t fit in the dresser anymore. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t really have a lot of clothes. It’s just that my bedroom dresser is not big enough. But still, I know that I still have a few clothes that I am no longer using. I heard from a seminar one time that you have clothes that have been on your drawer for 6 months and you have not worn them, then it’s not for you and you have to give it away. True enough I found eight. I was hesitant to give those up at first. But I thought again. These are not for me. Though I don’t have as many clothes as other people have, but these eight pieces are not for me and I was not wearing them. So I got to give this out. I can make a person day. I can bring a smile to somebody’s face. So I placed the clothes on a paper bag and I am ready to give it out. It might be a cliché’ for others, but I firmly believe that it is indeed better to give.

In fire gold is tested. One way to make your gold pure is to put it in furnace and let it melt. You get the alloys out and there, you’ll have pure gold. How much is the price of gold ? It’s pretty expensive because you need a lot of hard work to be able to spot gold . You can’t just get it anywhere. Gold spot is so hard to find. No wonder gold prices are very expensive. And that goes the same with any treasure. You need to spot it and purify it in the fiery furnace to be able to take out its impurities. It would take a lot of patience and hard work to get hold of that treasure. Gold price may vary. And so does every treasure we have. It depends on how much we invested on it. How long we found it and how pure it is. I may be referring to a real gold here. But this can also be a metaphor. May it be a real gold or may it be a person. The same principle applies. So if you have that gold in your hand right now, treasure it. It’s priceless. Unless you got it by accident and it just fell from heaven. Remember, it’s not worth anything if you did not invest any pain into it.

Give and it shall come back to you. I always believe in that. I know of somebody that could be a living testimony of this principle. Because of the couple’s generosity, what used to be a simple home has now become an awe inspiring house that is still by the way open to friends not because they wanted to show off their Quoizel lighting but because they accommodate us everytime we have a band practice for church. And that includes a sumptuouse meal everytime. Thanks to you.

Vanity! There is nothing bad with being vain as long as you can afford it. I am not saying that it’s also good either. If being vain for you means taking good of yourself and feeling good about your self, then it’s simply not bad. Getting a blue light therapy is not vanity as I see it. I don’t see anything wrong about this. Vanity gets wrong if pride and self conceit is already involved in it. So if you are vain, might as well have a self-check and see if your vanity is good or bad.

Every summer, I always bring my kids to the beach. I love the breeze and the smell of the sea. Most of all I love the food that we bring and prepare. I have been to every kind of beaches already. Since I was a child it has always been a tradition in our family to always go to the beach every summer. But there is one place that I have dreamt of going. One day, I will go to Hawaii. I found out online that I can find a great Hawaiian cheap vacation rental. There are rentals starting from as low as $75. I wanted to spend a whole summer in Hawaii. Hawaii’s natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves makes me want to be there even more. I wanted to try sailing, or watch surfers’ play with the ride the waves. I would not dare try that sport though. I know this is just one of my fancy dreams. But I could not help it. I just love the beach and Hawaii has some of the best beaches in the world. Can’t wait for the day when I can finally step into the sandy beaches of Hawaii.

I know that it’s still too early, but as early as now, I am now thinking of what to buy my grandmother this May. This second week of May will be mother’s day. Because my grandmother got a stroke a couple of years ago, she could barely walk right now. It always breaks my heart every time I see her trying to walk from one corner of her room to the other and how hard it looked. I’m thinking of stairlifts maryland so she can go up and down the stairs with ease. Each time I visit her, I see her face lift up and I know that she is happy when I am around. And I also see how much she wanted to go down stairs and spend time with my kids and some of her great grandchildren. But she could not just do that every time she wants to because of her condition. I hope when she gets that stair lift, she can enjoy those moments she longs for every now and then. I love my grandma and I know that sooner or later she has to leave. And the least that I can do for her is to make her last days with us a beautiful one and leave good memories when she will go.

This coming July, my husband and I will be celebrating our 12th wedding anniversary. Though it’s still early, I am already thinking of a gift that I would give my husband on that day. I need to plan ahead because I need to save for it as well. I am thinking of buying him a Casio G Shock watch. He wanted to buy himself one for quite sometime already. He always stops by the watch section every time we go to the mall. I know that he is dying to own one already. He would really be surprise if I get him one this coming July as my wedding anniversary gift for him.

I am not a domestic person. I hate to admit it, but I could not be left alone at home. I do not know how to cook, I am not a clean maniac and I it may be shameful to admitl, but I am a couch potato at times. If I don’t write, I watch movies and or sleep. See, I told you. I could not be left home alone. I could not even cook my own food for goodness sake. Okay, let’s stop pushing me down to the floor and spare me the humiliation. There are things that I am also good at. See, I’m not totally useless. I am proud to say that I am technical. If your PC gets busted, you can call me and I can fix it for you. If you got a broken furniture, I can get it back together. Yes, I do minor electric repairs, (just those easy connect the wire thing…), pc troubleshooting (mostly software problems…) and some minor hammering and sawing. I though I was born a man…So if you want to give me something for Christmas, give me a circular saw blades instead of a brand new cooking pot set. Now that’s what I call diversity baby…

As I was checking online, I came across a picture of a beautiful living room. I started to miss the living room I grew up with which is at my “Granny’s house”. One thing that is still fresh in my memory right now is the beautiful decorated Venetian blinds in the window. I wanted to have one now. One, it’s beautiful and classic. Two, it keeps my childhood memories alive.