tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46030417266783509412023-05-11T06:59:35.303+01:00Journal of Thoughtsjanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-53744328814578783662013-06-20T15:40:00.002+01:002013-06-20T15:41:12.474+01:00I'm Back!I'm back (for now)!!<br />
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A lot of things happened since my last post. One major thing that happened - we moved to NY!<br />
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Hello New York! Now I understand why people love this city. It's always so alive and it really is the city that never sleeps!<br />
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On our first month here in NY, we stayed in an apartment in Manhattan, and boy do I love it there! Everything's just one to five blocks away! Pinkberry, Whole Foods, some fast food, a pizza place, other supermarkets. And a few more blocks of walk will bring me to Bloomingdale's, Central Park, and BonChon! I've even tried walking from our apartment to Times Square and Grand Central Terminal!<br />
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Now we've moved outside the city and oh how I've missed staying in Manhattan... I can just go out anytime I want. I'm not saying I don't what the area we're living at, it's actually nice and quiet and most importantly safe. I just can't help but miss the buzzing life in the city.<br />
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On the side note, I am always and forever thankful for having this opportunity to go to places I've only dreamed of. Dreams do come true!janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-45020968485504270142012-09-21T12:35:00.000+01:002012-09-21T12:35:03.049+01:00Kingdom Rush Game is Free for iPhone!A few months ago, I started playing this strategy game in my Google Chrome browser. It's called Kingdom Rush by Ironhide Game Studio.<br />
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I got addicted to it and even tried harder campaigns/levels of the game!<br />
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Now, while looking for new apps for my iPhone, I found out that it's now free!<br />
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I think it was previously being sold at $1.99 (not sure). So now that it's free, I downloaded it immediately and here it is in my iPhone:<br />
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I will have to start from the first level, but it's fine with me! Happy freebie! :D<br />
<br />janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-43799631065442948042012-09-05T08:58:00.000+01:002012-09-05T08:58:40.063+01:00Right Case, Wrong SizeI wanted to buy a new case for my iPhone. I've been seeing cute cases and I wanted to try them out.<br />
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I saw one on eBay, a silicone case designed as a cassette tape. Cute, right? :D So I bid on it... £0.99 minimum, I bid less than £2.00 (I think?). Eventually I won the item for £0.99 with free delivery!<br />
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Yey, right? :D ... Nope! Not "yey!", but "oops!"!<br />
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When I received my order, I found out it was for an iPhone 3/3GS! What the...?!?!?!
After receiving it, I went back to eBay and re-read the description, no mention of for what model it is for, I just assumed it was for an iPhone 4. The only hint is the picture the seller posted, which was not that big and clear at all!<br />
Sadness overload! <br />
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So what to do with this?! I sold it on eBay. Also for £0.99, but I added the shipping cost. :D I'm just so glad I was able to resell it. <br />
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By the way, I left a negative feedback on the eBay seller because he/she lacks putting detailed description on the item he/she's selling. I checked the other negative feedbacks, and they have the same comment... the seller seldom put detailed description on the item. Bad seller!<br />
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Next time, read everything! Even the details in the picture! janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-42484791920413989532012-08-17T09:50:00.000+01:002012-08-17T09:50:16.504+01:00The London 2012 OlympicsAnother event in history that hubby and I experienced while living in the UK - the London 2012 Olympics!<br />
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FYI I'm not a sporty person. Wait, let me rephrase that... I hate sports. But during the Olympics, I found myself switching the channels to the different events. I even accompanied hubby to watch the basketball game. And yes, he rooted for team USA even when his favourite NBA player, Dwyane Wade didn't play since his second favourite NBA player, Lebron James, was there. there's Kobe Bryant too!<br />
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It felt amazing and energizing. People's excitements and cheers were so contagious. I really feel happy and blessed because I can say that I have been a part of this. :)<br />
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Whenever we watch a movie, we usually take the aisle seats, unless it's a 3D movie. That day we decided to just watch the movie on 2D and all the aisle seats were taken, except the ones on the very top. All the seats on the top row were still available. So that's were we sat, at the top seats that's just past the aisle. The seats along the aisle would've been perfect because no one's blocking the view... except when people walk. So... no thanks!<br />
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After a few minutes, a couple sat on the top seats that's directly along the aisle. A minute or so after, the girl stood up and sat beside me, far away from the aisle, but the guy still stayed in his seat. <br />
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The seats started to fill up, until there were no more seats available on the top row. They also started dimming the lights, and then the guy stood up from his seat, went to the girl and talked to her.<br />
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Guy: What are you doing? Why are you sitting there?<br />
Girl: I don't want the seat across the aisle. <br />
Guy: You should've told me, I'd sit beside you.<br />
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And then the guy went back to his seat. Anyway, they can't do anything anymore because the cinema was packed up to the front row!<br />
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How about you? Where do you usually seat when watching a movie? And what if your movie companion wants another seat? Do you stay on the seat that you want, or move to sit beside your companion? :)<br />
janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-38550431953030351522012-04-21T12:23:00.001+01:002012-04-21T12:26:45.077+01:00Blogger iPhone App is Here!Finally! A Blogger iPhone app is available! <br />
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I chanced upon it while browsing at Social Networking apps, and there it is! I downloaded it immediately! <br />
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So now, this is my first blog entry using the app. Happy happy joy joy!<br />
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Whether it's just window shopping or really buying something, I love going to the malls and boutiques and just browse around.<br />
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One of my favorite department/area that I visit - the kitchen and home appliances. :) I'd pass by each aisle when I visit this area of a store. I'd look at baking pans, cookware, mixing bowls, etc. I just love looking at them.<br />
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Another favorite department I visit - handbags and accessories. :) What they say is right, a woman can never have enough bags! hihihi!<br />
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Now that my "monkey business" is going well (going well means at least 1 order every 2 months), I go shopping for others!<br />
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If only money is not that big an issue, there's a possibility that our kitchen now is full of whatever stuffs I find in the mall, and I will definitely need my very own bag closet. hihihi!<br />
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</div><div>A lot of things happened since my last post. Christmas, New Year. I was busy! But the biggest and main reason for not blogging for a long time... laziness. Yes, I admit! I got lazy!<br />
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Now... I'll try again, to blog more often again. :)<br />
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(wish me luck!)<br />
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Since moving to London, I've been planning on opening a <a href="http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=20037&oid=6752805" rel="nofollow">Savings Accounts</a> for myself. But the thing is there's just too much of a hassle, and I got lazy... so never mind. :D Hubby has an account anyway, and I use it whenever I need it (which is all the time hehehehe).<br />
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But... I'm still thinking about it. Having my own account would still feel different... holding my own money, or maybe budgeting our household expenses. Or maybe shopping without hubby seeing my expenses. hihihi!<br />
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Anyway... the other day I discovered this widget from ING Direct, which is amazing! From this I can easily see how much, on average, households are saving in my area.<br />
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<span class="placeholder">What I did was I clicked on the "My Comparison Table" and zoomed in on my area. Red, green and blue dots will appear. Click on those dots and the average household savings in those areas will appear.</span><br />
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If you see the blue dot, you're seeing the average savings per region. Zoom in more and you'll see green dots, which refers to the average savings per county. Zoom more and you'll see red dots that points to your local district. This would be encouraging for me and for others as well to save more because I can easily see if we're saving more or less than the others. :D<br />
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What do you think? Try out the "My Comparison Table" and tell me how much you could be saving. :D<br />
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I miss my family…<br />
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After going back to London from our very short vacation in the Philippines, I realized that I miss my family. It took us a year before we had the chance to go back home, and I have never been gone that long before since I started working. Even during business trips, I do my best to go home at least every 6 months or every Christmas. Now, it’s different because hubby and I are too far and air fare is too expensive.<br />
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Not only do I miss my family in the Philippines, I also miss my other relatives who are in the US, especially my grandmother and aunt, they’re in New Mexico.<br />
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Tita (that’s what I call my aunt) is a doctor and a nurse (yes… both! She was a registered nurse first, then took up medicine and now she’s a doctor), but I think her career in the US is in the nursing field. I guess you can call her a <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/">Career Builder</a> or a <a href="http://www.travelnursing.org/">traveling nurse</a>? Hihi! :D Kidding aside, she has great <a href="http://www.travelnursing.org/benefits-of-travel-nursing.php">benefits</a> with here current work. And she loves it there.<br />
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Lola (my grandmother), on the other hand, has been living in the US for a long time… can’t remember since when! She’s a US citizen now. Before Tita moved to the US, she was living with my aunt in LA. Now, she's with Tita in New Mexico... too far away from our other relatives.<br />
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Hope Lola and Tita can visit me here…. Or maybe hubby and I can visit them there… :D</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-88428187857834691602011-12-13T09:50:00.000+00:002011-12-13T09:50:07.985+00:00Christmas is in the Air!It's December! Christmas is sooo in the air! And we have Christmas décors at home too. :D<br />
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Our flat's very small but we saw this small pot of Christmas tree and a small pot of poinsettia from the supermarket. So that's it... our Christmas décor. :D <br />
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It's super-cold now here in London. And now, the strong winds from Scotland are on their way south. So since last night (or was it early this morning?) we can hear the wind from outside.<br />
So sad... coz I was planning to go out today and go malling...<br />
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Speaking of malling... I haven't bought any Christmas present for hubby... what to buy what to buy?!?!<br />
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11 days to go before Christmas!janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-29533508672269802132011-10-06T12:53:00.000+01:002011-10-06T12:53:20.163+01:00What a Nightmare!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I had a really weird dream last night...<br />
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I was at home, with my family. They were out of the house that time, but I was expecting my dad to be in the living room, watching TV. When I went to the living room, it was someone else... a man carrying a knife! As soon as he saw me he gave me this scary grin that I only see in movies. So I shouted and ran, and he chased me around the living room. He caught me and I screamed louder. As soon as he stabbed the knife (or was about to stab the knife) to me, I woke up.<br />
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Whew! Seriously, the dream and my screaming felt so real! I was so surprised I wasn't screaming at all when I woke up! So... thank you God for waking me up!<br />
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I think this is the result of reading too much of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439023521/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jourofthou-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0439023521">The Hunger Games</a>. :D</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-33921602180924736082011-09-18T02:00:00.001+01:002011-09-18T02:00:40.668+01:00Happy First Year!
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<p> I can't believe it... time flies so fast! In just a few days (less than a week!) we'll been living in London for a year! Yay! </p>
<p> This means one thing... we can now cancel, renew/extend or replace our contracts. What contracts am I talking about? Contract for our flat, cable, internet and phone plans.</p>
<p> A few days ago, I came across Straight Talk. Straight Talk is mobile phone plan provider. Comparing their monthly plans to my monthly usage, this can cut my cell phone bill in half! Imagine the amount of money saved if I can switch to Straight Talk.</p>
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janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-39455262353586239622011-09-13T20:56:00.000+01:002011-09-13T20:56:09.190+01:00Our New Bookshelf<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We finally bought a new bookshelf!<br />
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I've been asking hubby to buy one years ago, even when we were still living in Singapore. He finally gave in because... seriously... we need one!<br />
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For years, we've been using the shelf in the photo below - for our CDs, DVDs, BDs, books, Starbucks city mugs and souvenirs PLUS some of our kitchen appliances, 50% of which are in the photo below. Good thing this shelf was very sturdy with all the weight it had been handling for years. :D<br />
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I should've taken a before-and-after shot of that shelf so you'll see how many stuffs were in there. :D<br />
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Our bookshelf... now looks like this<br />
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Filipino slang word for someone (female) who loves make-up, fashion, accessories and the likes.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> (definition from <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kikay">Urban Dictionary</a>)</span></i><br />
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I'm not ma-kikay.<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I don't wear make-up, because I have oily face and it will just end up looking more oily on me.</li>
<li>I only wear nail polish on my toes. I'm very clumsy and I have busy hands, so I always end up ruining nail polish on my hands.</li>
<li>I'm more comfortable wearing jeans and shirt. </li>
<li>Before moving to London, I'd usually wear flip flops.</li>
</ul>Lately... I've been kinda ma-kikay.<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Since I had a haircut two months ago, I now blowdry my hair. There's a valid reason for that... If I won't blowdry my hair, they end up frizzy and all messed up! It's too embarrassing to go out looking like I just got out of bed.</li>
<li>I bought a hair straightening iron a few weeks ago. I love it! But I don't what to use it that often because I don't want to make my dry & damaged hair to become drier and more damaged!</li>
<li>I now find it weird and I feel incomplete if I do not wear at least a face powder whenever I go out (I have no idea why!). Maybe because I am now in a country with a cooler climate, ergo my face doesn't melt easily. :D </li>
<li>I've been buying these make-up that I want to try out, mostly from e.l.f. because they're so affordable. Now I even have mascara and eye liner! But only when I'm in the mood to put them on. Usually it's just powder/foundation, then some blush/color on my cheeks and some lip gloss. :D</li>
<li>Now, I've been looking for some nice nail polish, but I'll still use them more on my toes than on my hands. </li>
<li>I feel so out of place when I go out wearing a simple jeans, shirt and sneakers. So now I try to wear nicer tops, and during lazy times I wear my flats. </li>
<li>Let's not forget the coats and jackets... ooohhhh if only I can buy all of them! </li>
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So what's with all the change? I guess it has something to do with the environment, the surroundings, the people around me. People here are too... fashionable (?).<br />
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I am not yet a certified kikay... but does this mean I'm being one? hahaha! </div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-87036798013518304472011-08-17T09:02:00.001+01:002011-08-17T09:03:41.306+01:00A Sip of Soda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am a softdrinks drinker. I don't drink them everyday, but I do drink them when craving calls... maybe twice to three times a month. I seldom drink those diet or zero colas, I want them regular. :)<br />
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I am aware that softdrinks are not good for the body, but I still drink them. I saw this posted in Facebook. It shows the effects of soda to a person's health.</div><a href="http://www.termlifeinsurance.org/harmful-soda-full"><img alt="Harmful Soda" border="0" height="640" src="http://consumermedianetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/termlife/soda-full.png" width="425" /></a><br />
Via: <a href="http://www.termlifeinsurance.org/">Term Life Insurance</a></div><br />
waaa! Scary!<br />
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</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-68306160389181455282011-08-07T10:23:00.001+01:002011-08-09T18:00:28.272+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hay... I seriously need to blog more often and do more productive stuffs.<br />
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This week I will try to do the following tasks:<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>update my list and photos for my monkey business</li>
<li>post my recent toy in my food blog</li>
<li>visit other blogs a.k.a. bloghop</li>
<li>clean the house... REALLY clean the house</li>
</ul>Aja!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><i>UPDATE (09-Aug): </i></span>I'm thinking of revamping my blog... watchathink? :D</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-6521601637628008132011-07-28T13:38:00.000+01:002011-07-28T13:38:47.389+01:00No, I'm Not Bored<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I’m so lazy the past few days. I want to go out, but will end up just staying at home the whole day.<br />
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People always ask me if I ever get bored because I just stay at home… the answer is always this – NO. <br />
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I do a lot of things at home. On productive days I clean the house, do the laundry, cook and bake a lot! On some lazy days I watch TV, surf the internet, and chat with family and friends. <br />
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Whenever I go online to surf the net, I can read/see all kinds of stuffs, watch videos, listen to music, read, etc. There are a lot of things to see online, helpful and informative sites, although some I think we won’t need yet like <a href="http://www.burialinsurance.org/">BurialInsurance.org</a>. <br />
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Yesterday while chancing upon an article about <a href="http://www.militaryvaloan.com/">VA Mortgage Refinance</a> I realized our condo’s monthly dues. See? It’s a reminder of sorts! :D Or the other day, there was an article about Japan and it made me remember of our trip there years back and the time spent processing requirements like the <a href="http://www.militaryvaloan.com/COE.htm">Certificate of Eligibility</a>.<br />
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So, no… I don’t get bored, and I love staying at home. :D</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-79068831779147418122011-07-27T10:48:00.001+01:002011-07-27T10:48:46.970+01:00Counting Blessings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>"Count all of your blessings and be grateful for what YOU'VE got.....stop counting other peoples blessings and count your own......"</i><br />
<i>- Tweet from <a href="http://twitter.com/iamviviangreen">Vivian Green</a> </i><br />
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</i></div>A friend of mine re-tweeted this and I'd like to post it here.<br />
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I can say that hubby and I have been blessed - we've been receiving more blessing than we deserve. And because of these, we are always thankful of what we have right now.<br />
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It definitely is not avoidable to want something that others have, but at the end of the day we still need to think of what we have and be thankful for it.</div>janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-2002253865544932532011-07-21T16:44:00.000+01:002011-07-21T16:44:12.067+01:00Money In = Money OutAfter talking about earning extra money from my <a href="http://janisvg.blogspot.com/2011/07/monkey-business.html">Monkey Business</a>, let's talk about spending the earned money... hate hate! <br />
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Our insurance payments will be due soon – one in September and one in December. I better set a reminder to pay it on time, otherwise… well, I don’t know what will happen otherwise. Extra charges or fees maybe? I can’t afford to pay that!<br />
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I’ve also been thinking, should we get <a href="http://www.medicaresupplementalinsurance.com">Medicare Supplemental Insurance</a> here in the UK? Health care here in the UK is free. But I haven’t read anything about it, like the limitations and stuffs like that. For now, I think that will do. <br />
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Okay, time for a break and catch up with my reading/browsing at <a href="http://www.fiftiesweb.com/">Fifties Web</a>. :Djanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-9420256409127926052011-07-21T16:16:00.008+01:002011-07-21T16:18:42.698+01:00Monkey Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A few days ago, I was having a girly chat with two of my friends from Singapore. They mentioned this one brand to me that they only buy through online stores. It's originally from the US but's it's available here in the UK and is very much affordable. I checked their website, and they really have cheap products!<br />
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My friends then suggested that I buy some of the products they like, then sell these items and have it delivered to them in Singapore. And so I did! And then some of our friends joined in as well. Two became four, then five. In the end seven of my friends from Singapore were ordering products - mostly cosmetics, but also includes some handbags. :D<br />
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After a lot of calculation, a bit of research and checking from online sellers, and a lot (as in A LOT!) of persuasion to convince hubby to agree, I bought everything and just had it mailed a few hours ago. hihihi!<br />
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Now they're spreading the word to their friends as well. I'm still researching on how to charge for the delivery fee. For my friends' deliveries, I just told them to pay whatever the post office charged me. For other buyers, there should be at least a fixed fee, right?<br />
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For international buyers/sellers out there, any suggestions? :D<br />
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I can't say yet what I've been up to, I don't want to jinx it. All I can say is I've been reading a lot of books lately, and I feel like I'm having some history lessons reading all these books. <br />
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Note: I still have 4 to 5 books here that's not in the photo above, and some more in my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M?ie=UTF8&tag=jourofthou-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Kindle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jourofthou-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002Y27P3M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Will keep you posted once it's okay to blurt it all out. For now, I'll take a break from all this reading and watch my piled-up Korean drama.janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-41206954124783733252011-03-23T20:13:00.000+00:002011-03-23T20:13:31.141+00:00Riing Riing! Byee!The other day, our phone rang. It seldom rings because not a lot of people knew our home phone number. I'm not even sure if my parents know that number. And whenever hubby calls, he rings my cellphone. So it really makes me wonder a lot whenever our home phone rings. The caller... some insurance marketing thing!<br />
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Since we arrived in London, these people would call us up, either looking for me or for hubby. The first time I got a call from them, this is what they said, "Have you or any family members had an accident within the last three years?" The first thing that popped inside my head was, "oh no, hubby's in an accident!" As in my heart was racing! After I realized that it's just a marketing thing, it just made me mad. I told them whatever they're saying is not possible because we've been in the UK for 2 months, and told them to keep their facts straight before calling people up. Hahaha! It's sooo obvious I was pissed! In some days, I'd talk to them nicely and tell them that the accident is impossible. But in some days.... it's like there's this big GO AWAY sign on my forehead. They're like junk mail! Oh gosh... I'm sooo mean! hahaha<br />
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So anyway, the caller the other day... poor him. As soon as I realized its for an insurance, as soon as he said "accident within the last 3 years", I told him whatever that is I'm not interested. He kept on talking! Although it seems like he's new because he's stuttering a bit and sounds nervous. So I told him my usual line, we've been in the UK for only 6 months and the flat we're living in is brand new and less than a year old. And my parting words "keep your facts straight!". And then he said some things and we hung up.<br />
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Taray!janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-49454153275597165992011-03-14T15:47:00.000+00:002011-03-14T15:47:46.852+00:00Weather Forecast... Good and BadLast Saturday, hubby and I went out. The weather was perfect! The sun was out, the temperature's not that cold! In fact it was warmer than we thought. We were wearing our winter coats and we were sweating! Seriously! Good thing we bought some jackets for spring... and yes I wore mine and didn't shiver at all. I even had yogurt ice cream for dessert and ate it while waiting for the train. :)<br />
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Another news: the day before (Friday), I went to Starbucks and saw that they're already using their new logo for their cups, mugs and cup holders. :D<br />
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Despite all these good weather and good news, Friday was not so good at all. Well, weather in the UK was okay, but in Japan....<br />
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Japan had an 8.9 magnitude earthquake that day, triggering a massive tsunami that hit Sendai, located north-east of Tokyo. This earthquake also damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. People near the power plant were already ordered to evacuate. I have friends who live in Tokyo and I was so relieved to hear that they're all doing fine.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentagon/5521408905/" title="Stay Strong Japan! by Kent Ng., on Flickr"><img alt="Stay Strong Japan!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5521408905_8446b44aef.jpg" width="333" /> </a><br />
<i>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentagon/5521408905/">Kent Ng</a>'s Tribute "Stay Strong Japan!"</i></div><br />
Let us continue praying for the safety of everyone in Japan, and for the earthquake/aftershocks to stop (or at least lessen).janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603041726678350941.post-90976943339248026442011-02-18T11:07:00.002+00:002011-02-18T11:09:43.141+00:00Field Trip - Tower Of LondonTwo weeks ago, hubby and I went on a field trip. Yes, we were officially tourists that day. :D But we only went to one place... we went to Tower of London.<br />
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William the Conqueror had it built at the center of his fortress in London. As monarch to monarch passed, the tower turned into a prison and even a place where executions were done. If you've watched the movie <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012QE4Q2?ie=UTF8&tag=jourofthou-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0012QE4Q2">The Other Boleyn Girl</a>, this is that tower, where Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (former wives of King Henry VIII) were executed.<br />
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The place was big! And we were not able to check out all the nooks and corners. Some were closed, the others, well we were just tired and cold already. hihi!<br />
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We enjoyed our tour. Definitely worth a visit. :Djanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957640718284887034noreply@blogger.com1