DREAM HOME

For the past few days when we are traveling as a family we really indeed enjoyed it. I like the bonding that we have right now compared before. Along our way to the next destination the driver found out that our tire need to be change for the slippery way. He has to put the tire chains for safety travel. It was fixed immediately. We continue our travel escapades. Till next time, I hope you enjoy your vacation too.

I had a friend shared me her concerns about their neighbor who climbed up on their roof. What an annoying thing. In lieu of that, they got in trouble with water leaks. As part of release of her stress she kept on sharing me those concerns. She even told me that they need lighting fixtures because the water leak affects the electrical wiring on the ceiling. I just told her to be patient and talk nicely to their neighbor and if the things don’t work out fine, then she can file a complain to their council. I hope by now she’s fine in dealing with her neighbor.

Any illness in the family is alway thought to be a major concern for the family. First time mothers always have any common cold  that their first baby has is a major concern.  Even experienced mothers consider a common illness to be of great concern.
Now consider a family having a cerebral palsy stricken child. Now, wouldn’t that be a real matter of concern. I guess it is often considered good fortune to have a healthy household; but this isn’t really the point here. It leads us to be believe that any illness in a family is a misfortune. Some would even go as far as saying that it is a curse. But for me, a family has be faced with tough challenges in order for it to serve it’s purpose. Most household often take good health foregranted, and of course why would they care about the plight of others.
Well, the answer is simple. It a matter of great concern for any one. Yes you have to be happy about your good health; but you also have to remember to pray for those who don’t have good health in the family.

Mama Barb told me before that she will going to send me a Filipino recipe book. I got excited since I’m really miss Filipino food. I’m so shy with Mama Barb’s kindness to me. Maybe she was bothered of me not being able too cook or not like cooking or not a good cooker lol. Mama Beth is good cook for sure as what I’ve seen with her food blog. As far as I know, she owned a restaurant in Las Pinas, Muntinlupa Philippines, pardon me if I’m wrong. I’m following her blogs because I learn a lot with her home and kitchen tips.

Last week I received Mama Barb’s package and I was really surprised because I got lot of stuff. I hate the mailman who just inserted the package in our mailbox that made the outer part of the package tear off. I can’t almost read the sender’s address. But, I still got it complete.

Thank you very much Mama Barb. It’s more than a Christmas gift to me. You made me love to cook and get more interested to hang around our kitchen. Below is the first yummy dish I cooked using Mama Barb’s sent to me. My family loves the food. It’s a simple dish. (Ginisang pechay with ground beef).

My kids loves the kool-aid juice power with different flavors. There’s no kool-aid here. And the personalized Christmas decors are so cute. Really love them. It has my name on it hehe.

I’m reading a story about a woman who undergo such relationship problems because of having too much weight. I can’t imagine that love will end due to weight issues. Read this short story I want to share..

“There was so much focus on my weight during my first marriage, it led to the break-up,” explains Carolyn, who met her first husband at 16 and married him at 25. She was a healthy size 12 then, but relationship problems led to a comfort food addiction and 15 kilo weight again. “My husband left when I was 32. It was devastating. We’d been together for years; it was all I knew.”

Six years later, Carolyn met a new partner and they had two children together. The family relocated to Perth from Sydney in 2000, leaving behind her support network, and over the next four years loneliness and comforting shoulder of carbs saw her weight go up to 115 kilos. “The relationship wasn’t good for me either and I remember looking in the mirror and thinking, how did I come to this? Carolyn decided she’d had enough. “There was no lightening bolt - I just realized I used to be happy, with a great social life and here I was, about to turn 40, unloved and unhealthy. I didn’t want to spend my next 50 years like that. So, I left.”

How Carolyn Cope?
She moved to her parents’ and recontacted old friends. “I needed people to support me through hard times, and comfort from a source other than food.” She threw herself into work as a school teacher. “I knew I could no longer be overweight around all those kids; you need to have energy for sports days and excursions. Sticking some “before” photos on her fridge, she worked her way back to her slim, sparky former self. I thought with the help of a diet pill but it’s not. It’s the weight-loss resource youarewhatyoueat.com.au. “The program director would email me healthy eating plans and look at my food diary, and offer support on the phone.” Carolyn noticed her inner thought patterns also changing. “When I got out of size 20s into 16, I felt myself getting stronger and I knew food didn’t control my any more - that was liberating. I realized that a good diet was making me not only slim, but emotionally strong.”
She said reading a lot also helped her. She found a solace in AJ Rochester’s Confessions of a Reformed Dieter. “I identified so strongly with this woman, who was a single mum at a that stage. She helped me understand how I
d gone wrong in my life”
In 2006, Carolyn felt ready to meet someone new and posted a profile on dating website RSVP. “Then I met Ian. I had a very good feeling about him - he was warm and kind, and we connected. He’s proud of me and would never ask me to change.” Carolyn and her kids now live with Ian, who has a nine-year-old daughter. “I’ve never known such a happy family bliss. It’s what I always wanted. I am proposed on Valentine’s Day 2007 while I was in my dressing gown with curlers in my hair! We were married seven months later.”
Carolyn says that a healthy lifestyle has many benefits. “My weight affected my libido. Sex before was often in the missionary position in the dark. Now dressing up is really fun and I’m much more adventurous.” Her confidence also spilled over into other areas: she now sings as part of the duo Saxton and Sax. “Being unhappy makes you believe you will always feel that way - that’s not true. There are actions you can take to break through. It takes a lot of confidence for me to get up on stage and let people hear my voice, but doing that reminds me just how far I’ve come.

Inspiring story of a dieter isn’t it? I hope some will be motivated by this story. It’s the determination that matters and the love for yourself.

A mailman knocked on our door yesterday. It thought it was a greeting cards or presents from Santa but it’s not. It’s the notice of rent increase.

Rent increase amount and start date

I am giving you at least 60 days notice that I propose to increase the rent.
The current rent is $1603.
The new rent is $1646.
The new rent is $1646 per month and will commence on 18 February 2009.
If you consider this proposed rent is excessive, you can apply to the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria within 30 days after this notice is given to investigate and report on the proposed rent, under section 45 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
The Landlord cannot increase your rent more often than once every 6 months.
If you want help with this notice, you can contact Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Forty-three bucks will be added to our rent every month. We can still carry in the meantime but yeah still big enough isn’t it? They’re allowed to increase rent once every six months. So maybe next time we need to move and move to another house every six months until we can have our own house to stay permanently. What do you think? Oh man whatta hassle way!!!
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Don’t you just hate it when you always struggle to find the right insurance for your car?  I mean, when you try to sign up for one; they end not having the right coverage for you.  So you’re always at the losing end of the deal.
Insurance is meant to give you peace of mind. If it’s constantly wrecking your day when you have an accident, then its not insurance at all. The easiest way around this is to compare cheapest auto insurance companies online to be sure that you get the best deal and the best service. Of course, this is home work for you to do; it’s sure to save you money in the future. And it’s also going to save you from any headaches that insurance wrecks might cause you.

I don’t have idea what is this thing called corset until I visited corsetsdiva.com. It’s just a a stiff undergarment with laces to fasten it tightly, formerly worn to shape and support the body and mostly worn by women to shape the waist and breasts. Of course I’m not familiar with this because I don’t use it either. I don’t need to shape my waist and my bumper because it will gone if I do so hahaha. I’m super slim to do that. It’s perfect for those who have bulging belt bags.

It’s nearly one year since we are renting here at our place. We need to sign another contract for another months of leasing. Last year we signed a one year contract and this time we’re expecting to renew it to another one year but we’re wrong. We can lease for another six months only and the agent said there will be an increase of the rent per week. We are shocked because we didn’t expect such increase. I mean we are renting 1600/month and about 380/week. What we have in mind is that any amount of increase will be heavy on our pockets especially with the poor situation of the economy nowadays. We have three kids to feed and send to school. It’s only my man who is working and was still lucky that he can provide us enough for our needs. This is the reason why I am eager to find a job but I know that it will be another conflict between me and him. I hate arguments. I don’t know when can I convince him to allow me. This is the issue between us for almost 8years. He is willing to carry all the burden for all our expenses just to make me stay at home with our kids. I love being with our kids and for that I can abide them all the time. I know by that way I’m already helping despite of all the exhaustion. I love my family.

We are trying to find another house to rent just in case. There’s a lot around our place and to think they’re cheaper than what we have now. The point is we’re already inclined to this place. This place is absolutely perfect for our kids. School just walking distance, park just over the fence, grocery and transportation is easy and the friends that we gain. It’s sad to think that all we have now won’t last as long as we want it. I’m not ready to said goodbye to this house but I have to be prepare. Another start of our life? Sad to think isn’t it?  I’m all well-adjusted to this country and this location. Oh dear, I feel like I wanna go home to my homeland. I don’t wanna be homesick again. I know my man is thinking heavily about it and I’m sure more x eyebrows to see with a serious hubby like I have. Sigh..wish I can do something for that.

Anyway I have to be strong for my family. Whatever will be, will be as long as we’re together. That’s what the real meaning of a home.

This is the problem if you’re living in another country and you don’t have your own home. What can we do? We’re not allowed to buy yet and we can’t afford yet as well. We just hope that there will be no huge increase of our already huge rent because if so, we have to start packing again and bye bye Garden Avenue.

The game of golf is often deceiving in that it doesn’t really look like a competitive sport, but it is. People often associate this game with leisure walks among lush greenery or just gorgeous scenery. But I think that the lush greenery and scenery is there to give the golfer something to look forward to in every tough challenge ahead.
The goal of the game seems simple enough. It is to get the golf ball in all the 18 holes; but it’s not really that easy. A golfer often has to make decisions based on the terrain or wind velocity to get the right shot. Luck and skills play a vital role in this game, and it’s often simple getting the best Cobra golf club to get the ball into the hole. It’s calculating all the factors (e.g. wind speed, terrain, and the strenght by which you hit the ball) to get the ball in the right place.
All in all, golf is partly a leisure game and mostly a though game to play. The best of the best in this sport don’t make every game look easy. Every golf course that they play is unique in that it offers different challenges to overcome.