I was out with a couple of friends last month when a colleague said that I am the new terror on the floor.  I kinda laughed at what he said and took it as a joke.  But after giving it some thought, I ended up asking myself, is that how my agents see me?  The thought of being the “terror” on the floor would be pleasing for some and honestly, I did find it pleasing for a moment.  Which made me feel uncomfortable for I believe that people who will find such thought are power hungry people.  People who likes to impose their position on other people.  I felt uncomfortable with the thought of me liking the idea for this that there is a possibility that I am a power hungry person.  I do not want people to fear me.  All I wanted was respect the same way as I respect other people’s individuality.  But I guess I am not sending the right message across.  An agent once told me that I am like the incarnation of her home room advisor is one of those testimonies.  So how can I make things better?  How will I let them know that what I wanted is their respect, loyalty and trust not fear?

I’m not sure if you will agree with me but I do believe that rugs can add interest to the look of your home when you place one in any area of your house.  Area rugs can either bring all the pieces together or highlight how mismatched the pieces are in that area where you place them. 

In the ancient times, when weaving was not in the picture yet, people use animal leather as rugs.  But thank God for the talent and creativity that he gave to man, weaving came into the picture and so, we no longer need to take the life of an animal just to make them into a rug. 

The Persians started the weaving of rugs long time ago and so Persia is known for its quality and designs of the rugs that they produce.   Rugs in those days were hand woven which made them so expensive that only the rich people can afford them.  But due to technology, rugs are now mass produced which resulted to cheaper price tags.  Which is a good thing, however, the sad thing about mass producing a product is that you will find a lot of the same piece in the market.  Since Persia is known for its great pieces in the world, a lot of copy cats would say that their rugs are made in Persia.  And so the government of Iran passport certifies the masterpieces that were created by its citizens.  This seal certifies that a rug is made of high quality and was truly created in Iran.

But if you are on a budget, cheap rugs can be found almost everywhere and can have the same high quality and beauty as the ones that came from Persia.  All you need is a little patience in finding that righ piece and a bit of a good taste and style.  For at the end of the day, all it boils down to is not how expensive a piece is, but how you were able to bring your furniture together and create a great look for your home and not how mismatched your pieces are and show how bad your taste can get.

Oh how I love it when it rains!  That is if I’m at home though.  The cool weather, the sound of the rain drops falling on the roof and stillness of the streets on a rainy day just makes me lounge around and relax.  I get to read a lot, watch movies a lot and sleep for hours.  The bad side of it though is it makes me eat a lot too.  hahaha…  When we were kids, we used to play in the rain but the best rainy day experience that I ever had is having to eat with my parents and my siblings and share a big bowl of Lucky Me Beef Noodles.  When I was growing up, I used to ask myself why do we sometimes have to make do with 2 packs of noodles when there are 6 of us.  But as I grew up, I understood why it is so.  My parents were trying to make ends meet.  And so when I got older, it didn’t bother me no more.  And for every meal that was shared there were laughter and memories built that we took with us no matter where we go.

I saw the 1922 version of Nosferatu and yes it is a silent film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, meaning all you will hear is a song playing over and over again and read the dialogue.  Yup, the dialogue will be flashed on the screen and you will have to read them.  I know it may seem that I am so desperate and such a movie addict that I even spent 80 minutes of my time to watch an old movie.  But what can I do, Time ranked it as one of the Top 25 scariest movie ever.  Well, yeah, it could be if they had the audio technology that we have these days, I would agree to that.  But since, all you hear is the theme song playing over and over again and kinda guess what the characters are supposed to be saying to one another, the horror kinda fades between scenes.  hahaha… But I got to commend the make up and the costume of Count Orlok aka Dracula though.  It was a bit scary.  But what really scared me was the costume and the hairdo of Nina.  Sheesh, good thing we are no longer wearing that kind of look today.

*** Photo from www.wikipedia.com

The year is almost over and Summer will soon be knocking at our doors. We may be in some financial difficulties now but we have to admit, we will surely love to go on vacation every now and then to get some time off from our daily routine and spend time with our love ones. So it will be best to plan our vacations ahead. That way you will be able to put almost everything into consideration like how much are we going to save to cover the expenses, where to stay and which destination is the most practical destination to go to. Vacations don’t need to be expensive. You can just go to a local destination and explore its beauty. Like if you are on the East Coast of the US, you might want to consider seeing the Outer Banks in North Carolina. If you are in the Philippines, like in Cebu, you can go to beach resorts like Alegre (if you have a big budget), go to Moalboal or Kawasan Falls in Badian (where my team and I are planning to go to). My point, the important thing in having a vacation is not the destination, it is the quality time that you spend with the people that matters to you and have fun spending it.

I watched this movie a few minutes ago and I wasn’t really expecting much from the it for so far  most sequels these days come up as a disappointment.  But when I saw this movie, wow, it was far from that.  It was as good as the first one.  And it did make the characters see what they already have and learn to appreciate them.  I guess that’s what made this movie a great movie.  Everybody can truly relate to it.  You know at times we are so driven to achieve things that we at times lose sight of the things that really matters.  We get so busy with out lives that sometimes we fail to see that we are starting to drift away from the people who cares about us and the people that we truly care about.  It’s just ashame that at times, we don’t notice it until it was too late.  See we maybe or we have a Tibby, a Lena, a Bridget or a Carmen in our lives and like them we just tend to not listen to one another sometimes.

One thing that I really don’t like is waking up because of somebody was screaming, shouting or nagging another person. Like this woman next door who reminds me of our neighbor back when I was a kid who nags her children off their beds. Like my GOD, can’t she just tell her kids to wake up?! Imagine, how the kid felt? I myself felt so abused just listening to her curse early in the morning and I was not the one whom she was talking to. I know life isn’t easy especially if you’re a mom but hey, a little consideration to your kids and to your neighbors duh?! And when will people learn that nagging, shouting and cursing doesn’t really help. You don’t want me to tell you why. Really…

Disney vacations could be the ultimate vacation that you can give your family ever!  Especially if you go to Disney Land in Orlando.  Well, yeah I know that we have Disney Land in Hongkong and Japan and honestly, I have never been to any of the three theme parks but I like the one in Orlando because of other options that you can choose from when you get there.  There’s River Ranch (which kinda rings a bell, hmmm was that in a Nancy Drew novel?), where you can do some horseback riding and if you are traveling with your friends, there are establishments where you can party the night away.  And it is close to SeaWorld and Universal Studios so what more can I ask for?

My brother and I had an argument about our youngest sibling for she failed one of her subjects and there is a possibility that she won’t be able to re-enroll.  And so he wanted her to take another subject and I was a bit furious about how he said it.  It’s like he has decided to have our sister study another course.  I understand his point of view but it was the way he said it that got into me.  I mean we are talking about what she might be doing for the rest of her life and yet, he already decided without even taking into consideration if she wants to study something else.  And when I was already telling him that he hung up on me!  @!&*(&(#*&*(#&!  Arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!