thought of sending gift for no reason

According to mom, dad has been feeling lonely for two days already. She isn’t aware of the reason behind it because he’s not saying it. All we can do is to speculate and rationalize. But, it’s really sad to know one of your family member isn’t feeling well, right? I wanted to give him happiness, yet it’s too difficult because I’m miles away from him. And, it is impractical to flight back home because there’s only three weeks left before our flight abroad.

I thought why not just send a gift for no reason? Though it’s not his birthday or any special event, I guess giving him something will lift his mood. I’m sure it doesn’t need an occasion to make someone feel important and remembered. For sure, if it is dad he will love everything given by his kids; whatever it is it will be fine. But, I will make sure I will give him something special.

Tips for Buying Patio Umbrellas

My patio area is quite exposed so if the sun is out then it’s really easy for my guests to get burned and because many of them have young families I decided it was time to invest in a patio umbrella. It doesn’t matter what I’m buying, I always like to thoroughly research it and why not share my findings with you? So here are the salient points that I took into consideration before buying.

  • Frame - basically the choice is wood or aluminium. The disadvantage of wood is that it’s heavy but if portability is not a big thing for you then wood really does look the part. Aluminum is lighter and therefore more portable.
  • Lift - dependent on the size of the patio umbrella the lifting mechanism may be important to you. For a heavy umbrella the best is a crank system which means there is a level on the umbrella pole that you wind and up it goes. Less elaborate systems include a pulley where you pull on a rope and when the umbrella is up; secure its position with a pin. Finally there’s the tried and tested collar that you simply push up until it clicks into a lock.
  • Tilt - the tilt will help you maximize the amount of shade that your patio umbrella delivers so keeping you out of the harmful UV rays of the sun and there are three options: a) The auto system uses the crank to gently tilt the umbrella b) The push button is exactly that and release the button when the desired angle is reached c) Tilt by rotating one of the ribs.
  • Shade Size - you would expect the quoted size of a patio umbrella to be measure across the diameter but this is not the case, most manufacturers measure the size from one end, over the top and down to the other end. So take care when considering what size you need. [Read more...]

never thought it can do wonders

Oh my! This is the first time I felt so excited and scared at the same time. It’s so intense that I can’t do anything right and it takes away my energy. Thinking about it makes me want to sleep. I always tell hubby how I feel, but he said it’s natural because she also had this feeling before. The thing is, it’s already getting in my way because I can’t focus on the task at hand.

I’m not sure how to forget about it temporarily. But, hubby had good plan and that is by taking me to shopping. Yep, it’s really effective for me especially when the Epson TM-T88V is already printing the receipts. We roam the mall for at least two hours, of course buying only the things that I like. I never thought shopping can do wonders for me especially during this time.

almost miss Paris birthday

Upon waking up this morning, I instantly checked my facebook account to see what I missed for the last couple of days. I’m indeed surprised of what I see, my cousin’s daughter (Paris) is to be celebrated today and it really slipped my mind. Truth is, I received few birthday party invitations for this month, but I failed to drop by. How can someone like me missed important events such as this? Am I that busy or I am really forgetful these days?

Lucky I managed to open my FB account, it reminds me of it. Good thing I have no previous engagement tonight so I think I will still be able to attend. It would be scary not to be there especially that cousin prepared a lot for this celebration; even the invitations are carefully selected. Although I’m not that important person, she would feel bad if I won’t come because if I were in her shoes, I will surely feel that way.

Feet Movement Signaled Attraction, study finds

Numerous studies so far have attempted to prove how one can tell when a person is lying, when they’re interested in something or someone else, or when they are trying only to appear so. It could very well be that all of them were looking in the wrong place. Researcher spent years analyzing human behavior and a lot of time looking into research on how people can give themselves away by feet movement. The idea behind the most recent study, while it can become extremely easy to control one’s facial expression, smiles, eyes and hand movement, most of the time we’re not even aware what we’re doing with our feet.

And this is precisely why they can tell our interlocutor plenty of things about us, including whether we’re attracted to them, interested in what they’re saying or even lying to them. For instance, the survey reveals, if a woman is attracted to her male interlocutor, her foot will move away from the rest of her body. Oppositely, if her legs are crossed or her feet are tucked away under her body, she’s not interested in the man she’s speaking to. Men, on the other hand, do not make this kind of distinction as far as “feet language” goes, the survey also shows.

Looking at the movement of the feet can also be very helpful when trying to figure out whether someone is lying. With lying, people always get the signals systematically wrong. Everyone looks at the eyes and the face, but people are very good at inhibiting what they are doing, when actually the most reliable indication of lying is the suppression of foot movement. [Read more...]

been hunting for the best model

Brother (fourth child) keeps on asking when I will buy him a laptop. Actually, I have no plans on doing that for the moment because I’m also planning to buy one for me. My lappy is consuming a lot of electricity because of its dead battery. Plus, the surface is already chapped that shows it needs to retire in the nearest future even if its still functioning well.

I have been hunting for the best model that suits my need. Yesterday I ran across the New Asus Tablet Canada in the Source. The Eee Pad Transformer TF101-A1 is the perfect tablet PC for people who want to enjoy multimedia on the move, but still wish to have easy access to the Web, email, and other productivity applications. It features NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 1.0GHz dual-core processor, 10.1″ LED-backlit screen, 16GB hard drive to name the few. I already made it one of my options when the right time comes. For now, I will continue searching until I have the money to make the purchase.

risk of losing it

Sissy, brother and mom used to tease me for gaining a lot of weight last year. Well, it was indeed a bad time of my life where I almost lost my self-esteem. Lucky for me, I was able to find my way back in feeling great. It was a tough weigh loss challenge where I fail for a lot of times. I just keep hold of my determination to look great, which pays off after some time.

For now, I’m enjoying having slender body. But, I’m at the risk of losing it again while I’m vacationing with my parents. Of course, saying “no” to the prepared food will likely hurt my old folks. To avoid that I will have to dig in and eat as much, just like my younger days. Fortunately, I now have access to fat burners so getting rid of my gained pounds is a bit easier. I don’t have to worry now if I gain little for the next few days of staying here because I know exactly I will use when I get back home. I’ll just enjoy all the scrumptious food mom and dad prepare.