My weird habit: laugh-cry, cry-laugh

For some reason, while every one around me are crying their hearts out, I feel like laughing. Not at them but just about something that suddenly popped in my mind. And while every one are laughing, I feel like shedding a tear or two. Weird no?

My grandma's wake was held at her house. It is already a tradition in our family to hold wakes at her house for those close relatives living within the neighborhood. When my grandma's casket arrived from the funeral place, I was teasing my grand-aunt about hearing my grandma calling out her name. They were really close and she's the one who took care of my grandma day in, day out. I was laughing quietly. I didn't know my sister wanted to take me aside to castigate me for laughing while my grandma's casket was being brought inside the house. Until she remembered that I have that weird habit.

I think it's my self-defense. It's my way of coping with the situation. I don't like death in the family. Who does? Since I can't escape the reality, I deal with it in my own way. Thus, the weird habit.

Prayers

 My grandma passed away before 7am today.

Thank you to all those who said a little prayer for her. I hope you say one more prayer for her soul.

Thank you.

I know she's with her Creator now.

Please...

My grandma is in pretty bad shape right now. I am begging you my blog visitors to please pray for her. May God be with her in this time of need.

To my dad and all the fathers out there...

May the good fathers' tribe increase! Enjoy your day and God bless everyone!

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Follow Me =)

Thank you to all my new blog followers! I truly appreciate it :)

The idea behind this blog is for me to be able to direct someone I just met or an old friend to a site where he/she can know me WITHOUT the reviews scattered in my DOT COMs and DOT INFOs. I was leaving a comment in Amy Bayliss's blog and I realized I don't have any blog that has no reviews in it. Some people easily leave a blog which has a lot of reviews in it, which, admittedly, my blogs have a lot of. I am not ashamed of it but I do understand that people get confused. Thus, the birth of this blog.

And yes, I won't be converting this one into a commercial blog. I already have a lot of those.

I hope you all visit as often as you can. And I promise to return it as soon as I can, too. I love receiving comments and if you do leave one, come back and see what I have to say about it.

Thank you once again and happy blogging to us!

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This for me is bliss ♥

If only I can spend my days like this...

I would surely be in bookworm heaven!

If you don't know yet, I am a huge, huge fan of reading novels. In fact, my greatest possessions are books. My mom once told me that books won't cover me when I have no more clothes to put on my back. I have to politely disagree :)

Books will give me everything I need when the going gets tough. It is my refuge. It is the only solace I found when I was neck-deep in crap. It brings me anywhere but here when I want to be away from it all.

Books.

I have quite a pile of unread ones. I am slowly going through it day by day. You can read my book reviews at my other blog, The Bookworm Confessions.

So are there other bookworms like me who visits this blog?

Happy reading ;)

Stuck worrying

When I am worried, I get stuck in it. I can't do anything else but worry. That's how I was and how I am. I don't think I can change it.

Where my family is concerned, I worry way too much. Even small aches and pains worry me a lot. I guess it's the eldest in me. I can't help but be concerned even over trivial family matters.

Like right now. My maternal grandmother is already bedridden and calling out names of dearly departed loved ones including my mom. It worries me a lot. And I am stuck worrying I can't do anything else but think about it.

:(

MYM: Blissful reading

Could have been me...

Happy Monday everyone!

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Prince of Persia

Watched Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time twice this week. Last Monday with Meng and Hazel, and yesterday with Tim. I love the movie! As Tim puts it, 10 thumbs up!

I love Jake Gyllenhaal! I don't used to but after watching the movie, I became an instant fan. And his body... to die for! I just love the story of how an adopted son loved his family so much that he did everything to right a wrong done, and in the process bring back to life those he lost.

If you haven't watched it yet, go to the movie house today with the family and watch it!

Happy Sunday!

Working hard

I am totally inspired by a post of Brian Gardner. It is entitled Dirty Hands. It basically says that you reap what you sow. He is enjoying life right away because he worked hard for it.

Truth is, I am also enjoying life right now. I work at home, been at it for close to four years by July. I also worked hard to be where I am. I remember the first two years when there wasn't much sleeping done. I was always in front of the computer waiting for opportunities to come. I created a goal for me to achieve every single day and I am proud to say that I did achieve it.

The only thing I regret about all these is that I forgot to save for the rainy days. I forgot that there will come a time that it will plateau. But I am doing something to correct that mistake.

Working hard does not stop for someone like me. I am sure so does with Brian. It doesn't mean that because you are already reaping what you sow you are now free to just laze around and do nothing. That's not an option at all. Yes, you can go on vacations. In fact, I spent most of the first two weeks of May on vacation. But after that, it's back to working hard once again.

You reap what you sow. I do believe in that.

Hello June!

June na pala!

Time is flying by so fast. It's like seven horses are running after its ass! It amazes me how fast the year is flying by. I have goals that I want accomplished and there's one that is critical that I achieve by July. I need to get off my ass pretty soon NOW if I want my goals realized before the year ends.

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I was blessed the past week with so much. And I was reminded by a former teacher to save for the rainy days. It was a good reminder because I was already planning on buying some things for the house with my coming earnings. With the reminder, I scrapped my plans and will now save a big chunk of it. Thanks for the reminder, Sir!

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Our little girl is going to school this June 15th. She'll be a Nursery student. She will be going to the same school my siblings and I went to for grade and high school. She is excited and can't wait for the classes to start.

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Goodbye to May and hello June! ;)