My mom called me up yesterday and she told me that she went to see a doctor back home and was told that she needs to take certain medications for her lungs.  Although, some people doesn’t notice it and she doesn’t complain much, I know deep down there something’s not right.  My mom always try to be a strong woman and that’s how our family look at her so when she says she okay, our family believes her.  And so I am worried right now, for whenever I asked her to see a doctor she will always say no.  But all of a sudden she called me up to tell me that she had an appointment with a doctor.  Although, there might not be any reason for me to worry, it might just be some minor illness, I am still worried.  I hope I get extra cash soon so that I can go home and see what’s really going on and talk to her in person.  Because she likes hiding things when I speak to her on the phone and is good at pretending that everything is okay.

I was a bit doubtful when I read articles from my fellow bloggers’ site about some great eyeglasses for less than $10.  Especially if you have seen the variable dimension frames from Zenni.  I mean if you see them you will really ask yourself if they’re true. But then, Zenni Optical was on Fox news!  So it is true!  Too bad though cause they’re in the US and I am in the Philippines.

I was supposed to spend some time with some folks from work tonight.  We were supposed to go out and spend time together in a different environment and have fun.  Unfortunately, I fell asleep and woke up at 1AM.  They called me up at 8 PM and I missed it.  Sheesh! this is one of the great opportunities to know them better and yet, I missed it.  Too bad!

The uncertainty of the future being the only certain thing in this world is the reason why I always try to be a step ahead when a decision to be made will impact my family.  Just like when I borrow money from the bank or when I applied for a credit card I ticked on that box that will protect my family from paying my debts in case I suddenly pass away.  I think they call it Private mortgage insurance.  I do the same when I travel too.  I tick the box for a travel insurance although that would mean paying extra, but it is not just for untimely passing but to help me in case something went wrong during the travel like losing my luggage.  I also have a plan to get a life insurance. Although my parents does not believe in it, I still want to get one for practical reasons.  Because we’ll never know what will happen right?  I definitely wouldn’t want the people that I leave behind like my parents to go through the things like losing the home that they lived in to pay for the debts of a member of the family just because the person who’s responsible for it had passed away just like in the movies.  And all that was because that person did not have any insurance like a mortgage life insurance to protect them in case something happens.

A friend asked me to accompany her during her lunch break yesterday.  I said yes because if she asked me do so, I know that something is bothering her.  And I was right.  She said that her Paypal account was hacked!  Although whoever hacked it was not or did get any money, the hacker had all her website subscription canceled.  And so all her webpages were not available for a couple of hours the day before yesterday.  I really feel bad on hearing this.  For her blogging is not just a way for her to earn extra money this is kinda therapuetic for her.  Her mom died a year ago and eversince then writing articles is her outlet to let her loneliness and unhappiness go.  Really, how can other people be so selfish and greedy?  I know sometimes it’s not all about the money.  Sometimes, we just want to let other people know that we are good at something.  But why waste our greatness in such things and hurt other people along the way when we can use it to help other people and make the world that we live in a better place?

No. I am not talking about Daniel Radcliffe.  I am talking about the guy who looks like Harry Potter at work.  When he started out in the company that I work for he had caused quite a buzz for he really looks like Daniel Radcliffe.  When I pointed him out to Kriste one time he told me that Mark (aka Harry Potter) was a bit overweight when they were schoolmates.  But lost the weight one summer due to the South Beach Diet weight loss plan according to his close friends.  I guess it is true for when I see him in the pantry during lunch, he doesn’t eat rice.  He only eats non fatty dishes like chicken and some red meat but never pork.  Thinking about his diet and mine, although I love to have a smaller frame, I think I will be very unhappy for some time if I follow his diet for I love eating rice.  A meal is never complete if I don’t eat rice.  The same way as it can never be complete if I don’t have dessert after a sumptous meal.

I didn’t know how misunderstood I was until recently.  Over the couple of weeks I had the opportunity to talk to certain people and you can’t imagine how shock I was when they told me about how they see me.  I remember Oprah once said that the smarter a woman gets the harder she’ll get a partner for men tends to shy away from smart women (based on some survey that they looked into).  And so there were times that I would ask myself if things would have been different if I act differently (like acting as a dumb giggly girl).  Which reminds me of the friend of Azula (the sister of Zuko in Avatar) that she needs to act like dumb and giggle to whatever a guy says even if it’s not funny so that she can get a boyfriend.  Imagine how dumb struck I was when one of my agents told me that he didn’t like me as a manager because the first time he saw me he thought that I am not intelligent.  What the heck?!  Although he did say that his impression of me was wrong, I am still confused.  I always thought of myself as an intelligent and smart person (based on what my teachers, friends and relatives say) but here is a person who told me otherwise.  Now I am thinking.  Is the reason of me not having a boyfriend due to my being smart (as to what my friends say) or is it because I look dumb?  Then another agent told me that she felt like I am the reincarnation of her highschool homeroom advisor whe she first met me.  Imagine that?!  Whoah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From what I gather, nouveau riche is french for new money.  Meaning these are people who acquired considerable wealth during their generation.  This means that they made money through their own sweat.  Although the term nouveau riche was used as a derogatory remark back in the days to distinguish those who were born into a rich family but it all changed in the 21st century.  In the past, nouveau riche were discriminated upon by the old money (people whose family has been wealthy for generations).  They said this is because of how they acted in the society.  They are accused of being uncultured for lavish spenditures and they do not act as refined as those who were born rich.  But I agree to what other people say.  They were just stereotyped maybe it’s because of envy.  You know the feeling of somebody acheiving more than what you have achieved.  For me it’s like that.  A lot of people may it be in the old days or the present wants to be rich.  And so when they see somebody succeeding they just can’t help but feel envious.  However, nowadays, the term nouveau riche has a more positive tone to it.    Because today, people don’t just look into how rich a person is.  They also look at your achievements and what you have done for the society that you belong to.  I guess this is because people have started to understand that these people are successful in whatever goal they have set for themselves.  They have persevered to reach the stature where they are right now.

Don’t you ever wonder how the expectations of other people come about?  I don’t know about you but from what I have observed so far is that those people whom other people expects a lot from are those people who have been achievers ever since they were kids.  You know those kids who started to learn things on their own at such a young age.  Became honor students in school and was able to get into the best college in the country.  And then, those kids who grew up depending on the people around them is not epxected to do things that independent kids are expected to do.  So in a way, the expectations of other people actually started within us.  If we were able to achieve great things then we are expected to do greater things.  Unfair?  Yeah, I believe it is.  For no matter how people become so independent and how strong willed they may seem, they still need somebody who will listen and feel for them.  And they do need to be appreciated from time to time no matter how normal or how easy they achieve things may seem.  As what wise people always say, appreciation goes a long way compared to tangible things like money.  I have met a couple of people who have been achievers when they were youngers and they do love being able to accomplish great achievements but lost the passion to excel because the people around them did not seem to see that they need to be appreciated on the things that they were able to achieve.  For other people it may seem absurd but you know sometime a little pat in the back really helps to keep the fire burning.