I got this book way back our college days. Marko’s 1st monthsary gift to me. Women who think too much. He knows how I over think a lot and I often encounter anxiety panics. Anyway, this book shares practical techniques on how you can avoid over thinking. I need to read this again

Finally! Thank you for those who helped me in collecting Sparks of Hope stickers. For the 1st time I got my Starbucks planner earlier. Perks of coffee meeting with our clients. I’m so happy ☺ #starbucks #sparksofhope #

One bucket of maltesers chocolate for me! Thank you again Sir Ryan! #chocolate #maltesers #foodporn

Diet Experiment Day 2

Despite of my epic failure on my day 1. I tried to continue my day 2 diet which is all about VEGETABLES. My breakfast and lunch went well. Come this afternoon  I started craving for foods I’m not supposed to eat like pizza and pasta. My colleagues on the other hand are very persistent in supporting distracting me to continue the diet (but I still love them for that).

When we went home I felt a little shaky and dizzy. The diet plan is not really working for me so its OFFICIALLY OVER!

Diet Experiment

Yesterday, I started doing this popular diet which my friend introduced me. They call it GM (General Motors) Diet. It’s a seven day diet which you have to strictly follow.

The first day was all about FRUITS. You should double your water intake and eat nothing but fruits (except bananas).



I went to a nearby supermarket to buy a bowl of assorted fruits. My breakfast and lunch went well. Come this afternoon, I started to feel deprivation of foods I want to eat. I was trying to hold my self-control and I ended up totally feeling insane.

I was hungry, famished, starving… I ended up eating cup noodles. It was an epic failure.

I know it was only mind over matter and I have failed to fight my cravings. It’s silly because I never expected myself to be so emotional when it comes to food.

Fridays at Rockwell - Movie Night and Moonlit Bazaar

Machu on the middle of his cleansing or “GM Diet". I just saw his post that he have loss a smashing 15 lbs in just seven days.

With the Life size mommy and baby panda.

Machu recommended this dimsum dish at Shin Lin called “xia long bao". It has meat and tasty soup inside. Definitely a must try.

We tried the shrimp dimsum which is the same taste of xia long bao. The difference is it has shrimp on top.

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White Christmas. More fun in the Philippines.

(Image source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Philippine-Department-of-Tourism-NY-Office/187142587978877)

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My Christmas Wishlist

Christmas is already around the corner so I’m doing my gift checklist. We have already made a down payment for Marko’s Mom and Dad gift which is a 24 inch LED TV. As for my family, I’m eyeing for a 32 inch as well if our budget permits us.

If I were to choose my wish list for this Christmas, my list would be the following:

1. On top of my list is a white & silver iPhone 5 32 Gb. I rather, find it impractical though, because it cost a whooping Php50,000.00. Few more bucks and I can upgrade my netbook to a macbook air.

2. Since iPhone 5 is expensive, I still have room for a Pink 32 Gb iPod touch 5g which is a LOT cheaper compared to iPhone 5. I’m looking at the camera which is somehow at par with iPhone 4.

3. Enough, of the gadgets. Ever since, I’ve been dreaming of an UNLIMITED shopping spree for Christmas. I mean UNLIMITED. I can buy all the clothes, shoes and bags I want with not so tight budget to think of.

I’m not expecting much this Christmas despite of my so extravagant list. Those are just wishful thinking. The truth is, all I want this Christmas is to spend the Christmas Eve with my family opening their Christmas presents. It was always fulfilling to see your siblings excited with their Christmas presents. The best gift I always have every Christmas is making my love ones happy.

The happy dog in the car compartment

With the happy dog 🐶

Wrong Investment

My parents have wrong notion when it comes to investment. They want fast ROI and high interest. But then, investments doesn’t always have their happy ending. Investing large deal of money and expecting high interest in return means high risk. I won’t go in too much details. At the end of the day my parents ended up empty handed with the money they have invested with a scam person. Well my mom is sad. It took them years to save that money. 😞

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Mid-Relationship Love Crisis

You need spark to ignite the fire. But fire won’t take too long so when fire ceases you need to ignite the spark again. Same goes with relationship, you need the spark to keep the fire going. For some or most that have lost the spark ended up falling out-of-love. Next thing you know, when you wake up you no longer see yourself spending the rest of your life with the person you have been with for the past 4,5,7 years… Things were not like before when you were so deeply-madly-in love, can’t-leave-without-you. It doesn’t mean that you don’t love that person anymore, you just realize that both of you are better off as friends.

 

Chocolate season for me. Thanks Sir Ryan Ching! -I promise after I finish these chocolates I’ll do some workout. For now, I’ll enjoy this sinful treat 😘💪💝 (at IT Group, Inc.)

My Shih Tzu Dog Had an Allergy

My shih tzu dog is normally giddy and energetic every time we arrive at home. Last week my shih tzu was more of “malambing” while she creeps right into my legs. I relish those moments and I hug her tight. As I got a chance to take a closer look at her face, I realize that her eyelids and mouth was swollen. I manage to inspect if there are any other body parts that were affected. I found out that her genital also swells.

I was suspecting that it was some sort of allergic reaction (dogs also have allergies, fyi).  So, I was searching the net for allergy remedy for dogs. Apparently, most of the posts recommend seeing a vet which we can’t afford at 12 midnight. The least thing that I can do is to monitor her breathing if the allergy affects it. Aside from swelling symptoms, my dog loss her appetite and vomits every time we feed her.

The following morning, I have to rush to work for my morning meeting. I used my lunch break to take my shih tzu dog to the vet at Tiendesitas. Luckily, Marko was able to accompany us.

Her veterinary clinic is at Animal Care Specialists at Tiendesitas. The vaccine is more pricey as compared to other vet clinic according to my friend. One thing I like about their clinic is good sanitation and the vetd doctors are very accommodating in giving their pet advice beyond their consultation services. Also, they keep track of full records of your dog within their system. The consultation fees ranges from Php300 to Php400.

According to the vet my dog is experiencing allergy reactions probably with insect bite. I suspect Twinkle might have been bitten by ants.

As for vomiting, this was caused by gastric hyper acidity.  Dogs usually suffer acidity. They throw up yellow bile when their stomach is empty. The vet recommended to reduce the amount of food we feed her to avoid vomiting.

The vet prescribed the following for her allergies and vomiting:

• Allergies: The vet prescribed antihistamine for her allergies. I asked for liquid since my dog pukes medicine tablets, so the vet recommended Diphenhydramine. This should be taken 5ml twice a day when allergy attacks.


• Gastric Hyper Acidity: Maalox Suspension which should be taken at least 10 minutes before meal for 3 days. If your dog can eat tablets, your dog can take kremil-s. This should be cut into 4 equal parts, each piece should be taken up ten minutes before meal.

As you would notice the above mentioned medicines are human medicines which you can buy in your local drugstore.

I’m glad that we didn’t have to confine our dog. Thankful that her allergies was minor that it did not affect her breathing and internal organs.

I think Twinkle is happy too. She was so behaved and cooperative during her check-up. Btw, we have to bring her back to the vet for her annual vaccine: heart worm and 4-in-1.

Funny face while on the road 😊

Barbie fans (with my baby cousins) 😘