On credible votes and self-gains.

Today must be a tiring day for the 2013 Philippine election teachers and volunteers who watched over every Filipino citizen, as they marched every school to participate in this national event. I almost failed to vote actually, I couldn't find my name in the precinct that I'm supposed to be listed. Turns out, the guy at the Comelec office who assisted me made a mistake on giving me the incorrect precinct number. I had to make a trip from the school to the city hall just to confirm that I am in the list of voters.

• The scene: the school was packed with throngs of people trying to find their way, some who seems to be lost and some who seemed to be walking on moon (too slow) and they cause too much human traffic jam. One of the things that really annoyed me were the ones who'd stop just to greet their neighbors. I mean, you are neighbors and you see each other every freakin' day, you gossip and all. It seemed as if they're not yet happy with that, they cause other people delay by stopping right in the middle of the way just to talk like they haven't seen each other in a long while. People, please. If you need to talk, better go the sidelines so other people can go on their way without interrupting your important agenda. 
• Trash everywhere...and the trash bins empty!
• And there's the vote buying. Yes, there were lots of vote buying. Secretly? No. I was overhearing them basically. The vote buying doesn't mean money all the time, it can come in the form of food and other favors or benefit. This has been the Filipino culture; short-term personal gains equates to long-term ones. I vote for your candidate and in the future I get to ask for any kind of favors (burial, health benefits, hand-outs, etc). And that is politics. The manipulating one's weakness for the other's gain. A nice business to those who know how to pull strings. For example; "Mare, vote for so-and-so, I will give you Shakeys later!" or "Friend, don't forget so-and-so, here's a few stub for your and family's food!" or "There's KFC at so-and-so's office, vote for him/her and tell them who sent you they will give you." or "Mare, vote for so-and-so, if he/she wins, you will have this sort of benefit from his office." 
• Food to mouth. Does a one-time freebie even make ends meet? Of course not. It's only for a lunch meal, it doesn't answer your basic needs, basically. 

So why does every Maria and Juan engage in these kind of practices like vote buying and looking the other way, instead of fighting for their own right and for the long term results? 

Instant gratification or freebies if you would, has become another translation to greed I guess. Everybody likes freebies, I do too, but selling your soul to the devil is not an equation to something you get for free.

I guess I'm not getting the big picture here.

Your time to shine: Fine Hyaluron and Collagen Plus

I think I just found an elixir that would decelerate aging. No kidding. And actually I just downed one bottle of Fine Hyaluron and Collagen Plus tonight before my bedtime to help me slow down aging, help my body regenerate (regeneration of cells) and bring a healthier and beautiful me. With all the products out in the market today, sometimes you don't know which to believe is true. So sometimes most of us rely on word of mouth, or recommendations from our friends. That is why at this point, I am risking my chances. I want to know if this product really works and if I can share it with my love ones and friends. And since Fine Hyaluron and Collagen Plus is made of organic components, I do not have to worry about any side effects on me or any harmful residue in my body as most synthetically made multi-vitamins we have nowadays, especially that I have been getting infections lately. I want to know; does this product really work and what will/does it benefit me?!

Fine Hyaluron and Collagen Plus as exclusively distributed by finenutritionphil.com and fine-kagaku.co. jp which originally came from Japan, have this on its label; Hyaluronic Acid (120mg), Low Molecule Collagen (5,250mg), Numeid Pearl Coix Extract (450mg), Hydrolized Elastin (15mg), Ceramide (1.2mg), Vitamin C (1000mg), Biotin (45ug). 

• Provides low-molecule Hyaluronic Acid and collagen
• Contains Hyaluronic Acid: great for water retention.
• Collagen: a superior beauty ingredient.

Hyaluronic Acid acts as a  shock absorber and it reduces friction from joints and other tissues by making it smooth or slippery (lubricated) and could also help the result of how our body responds to trauma or injury. To me, that sounds promising. With regards to collagen, this is not a stand-alone component, it has to have a partner for it to work considerably, otherwise the body will just flush it away.

So why do I think I'm the best candidate for this self-experimentation? Because Fine Hyaluron and Collagen Plus is perfect for aging mothers like me. Since I'm not getting any younger and my body needs help in regeneration of my cells to help me maintain my youth and vitality. It is not vain to take care of yourself, in fact we are created to take charge not just of ourselves but by God's creation. Now, how can I take charge if I'm weakly, sickly and irresponsible in taking care of myself, right? So I need a product that would help me not just keep myself youthful but also promotes healing the body. Aside from that, I am a call center agent. I spend most of my time in the night awake which is the abnormal kind of living. So in a way, I do not function like normal people do; when my body is supposed to be resting, I am making it work in the wee hours of the night that contributes to the speed of my aging process, that also affects my moods because of the kind of stress I am putting my body in and it made my body weaker in the sense that I am low in fighting the infections that I may have acquired and get sick pretty easily.

Collagen facilitates to give intensity to diverse anatomical structure of our body like the skin by helping it from the assimilation of infective substances, environmental toxins and cancerous cells. We can liken collagen to a cement; it holds and keep everything intact.

Collagen helps to maintain the strength and flexibility of skin, connective tissue, ligaments, bones, joints, muscles, tendons, gum, teeth, eyes, blood vessels, nails and hair. In fact, 70% of the skin is composed of collagen. 

There will still be additional post regarding this topic, for now I am giving this product a chance and observe its effects on me and if Michelle (my kikay BFF) would really appreciate this kind of product for herself.

What made you laugh this week?

There are issues in life that we deal with everyday; big or small, grave or trivial. Sometimes there are situations that we have to deal with and those that we can drop in an instant or simply ignore. More often, it is the person who brings more problem onto himself than his environment. Life can be so stressful that I sometimes wonder if there'd still be something to make me smile and forget about the worries even for a few minutes. Whatever the cause, it is still important to recognize that stress will always cost our health. I'm not going into further details about the scientific findings of why stress can be harmful to our well-being, because all I wanted to talk about is how to manage to have a good disposition despite the stress from problems. For some, they deal with their problems by watching funny stuff on TV, while others spend time with friends or use liquor to "forget" which isn't really logical in my opinion because how can you forget something that you will still have to deal with later on. I learned that the end result of my problems whether good or bad will always depend on my decisions. I make the decision if I will lose my head and pick a fight whenever I get offended by someone. I make the decision if I will succumb to depression if I let myself "feel the moment" of my situation. I found out for myself that a better way to deal with stressful situations is to get myself out of that stressful situation. If I need to deal with the problem, I now make sure that I take time to think about the outcome of my Reaction than my Response. Yes of course, I still have my lapses from time to time. But I began to experience the change within myself when I learned how to pick my battles. I also learned to drop some "friends" and unimportant issues along the way. There are a lot of sorts of friends; vampire friends who suck the life out of you, the emo friend who demand you to feel their pain, the insecure friend who does nothing but taunt you to make themselves feel good about them. In my opinion, our world is chaotic enough, my world is chaotic enough, why would let other people's problems in my life when it's not mine to deal with in the first place?

Well, my post title doesn't really match what I'm rambling on here, but then again, really...what something made you happy this week? My life has been getting better each day and I only have Jesus to thank for that. And also, a thankful heart is a healthy heart.

Wedding versus Marriage

Just a thought I had yesterday, there was a group of people talking about weddings and marriages and something aroused my curiosity. Do people nowadays understand the difference between a wedding and a marriage? Hearing about broken marriages left and right made me think about the kind of mindset each couple had when they were thinking of eloping. Yes it must be exciting to plan your own wedding, what you'd like to wear and all that trimmings but has anyone really considered the kind of situation they are getting themselves into? I remember one of my colleagues who just celebrated their 5th year wedding anniversary as they reminisce on their Wine Themed Wedding. It was one of the happiest moments for both of them and their 5 years of marriage brought them two bundles of joys. During that intimate dinner, they gave each other very sweet and endearing dedication or words of encouragement. It was a lovely evening. Everyone was so happy for them that despite the turbulent times they faced as a couple, they did not give up. They still held on to each other and fought the good fight of faith. Weddings are nice; it’s a time for celebration of a new beginning. While marriage on the other-hand takes a lot of hard work, like a plant you need to shield from getting trampled, watered and nurtured under the sun. I hope that there would be a lot of happy marriages like that of my colleague, strong marriages are very rare nowadays.

Breaking the Habit

Before, I would often say that blogging has been therapeutic for me, and whenever I feel that my situation feels overwhelming for me, to blog is my first impulse (rather than praying to Him which I am guilty of). Somewhere in the little corner of my world, I found solace in my small adventures in life and to document them notoriously needlessly. This was when my children were still young and my life was a little restricted from home to work and back. Now that my children are all grown up, I get to enjoy going out with my friends (my real friends), attend blog events and do sleep-over’s without even me worrying about home. I trained them to be independent and so far, it’s working for all of us.

I no longer feel the need to blog Everything I feel and think. Thank God, I outgrew those phases/stages!

I am really glad to say that blogging has now become that, a hobby. It no longer necessitates me to frantically log in to my blogs and to those paying sites that I frequent and pray that manna would come down from heaven. Whatever people say or believe; blogging no longer defines me. If people don’t want to accept the fact that their definition of me doesn’t make me who I am; I still get to decide who I should be and what makes me happy.

The woman I am today is about to turn 38 this 27th of May, and I am happy to learn that I am no longer the ill-disciplined, immature and childish, vulgar person that I used to be. I’ve become tired of the ignorant choices that I always make and end up disheveled. You live and learn. Looking back, my wrong choices of mindset, environment that put me in such bad situations have made my life in disarray are no longer relevant to me, it doesn't have any more power to torture me or annoy the heck out of me. 

So then, writing is no longer my only main sort of activity because I get to do something else with my time, with my life, with my attention. I now get to experience more from life. Orange me glad I’m now a real person? LOL.

Seedless orange to quench the summer heat.

I've been gnawing on seedless orange for the past hour to battle the heat of the summer. If my fan could just mutter words, it would have complained that, it too is getting hotter by the minute. Usually, whenever summer comes, we'd stock on citrus fruits and those that contains water to keep the body hydrated. Personally, I am taking this chance to help me sweat out all the toxins that I've been eating all my life it seems. So I've been enduring the heat of the summer at the same time exercising to it.

MODERN ENGLISH and the ALARM

Dear friends, due to lack of motivation to post a sane blog, let me bombard you with another Press Release. This time, it's for a concert and I'm sure those of you who enjoy music and discover new ones would enjoy going to this up coming concert here in Manila.

Finally the long wait is over ! " MODERN ENGLISH and the ALARM " LIVE in MANILA on MAY 3 , Friday at MOA ARENA . Tickets are now available online at SM TICKETS or you can call 470-2222. 

Back to the 80s Concert Party featuring Modern English and The Alarm LIVE in Manila!
May 3, 2013 - 8:00pm
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Ticket Prices:
VIP - Php 6,340(Reserved Seats)
PATRON - Php 4,760(Reserved Seats)
LOWER BOX A (201-202/221-222/FIRST 10 ROWS OF 202-208/215-221) - Php 3,700(Reserved Seats)
LOWER BOX B (11TH ROW ONWARDS OF 203-208/215-220) - Php 2,640(Reserved Seats)
UPPER BOX - Php 1,590(Reserved Seats)

PRESENTED BY: NOVUHAIR | MIDAS HOTEL | ABS-CBN | ASAP 18 | DMC PHILIPPINES

Tickets are now available at SM Tickets outlets.
Call 470-2222 or visit www.smtickets.com to buy tickets online.