I think when we get old as in really old, we normally have a sagging skin.  That is why one of my friends who is naturally vain does not want to die at an old age.  She want to die at an early age when she is still fully blooming and wrinkleless.  I always laugh at her when she reminds me of that.  She has a point, but really we are not the director of our lives.  There’s always God up there who knows when He should get us.  It may be now at a very young age or at 70 or 80 when someone’s mind is like a little kid.  So, i told her to religiously take some multivitamin so that it will help her look young and wrinkleless when she reaches 40. So she shopped for a lot of vitamins since i told her that.

Oh women, we could really be vain at times!

As much as i want to update daily, i find myself lagging behind of what should be done.  I feel my personal time is not as much anymore when i started blogging and when i decided that i have to maintain 3 domains on top of my normal day job.  Back then i could stay up late at nights to update all blogs but now the situation is not like that anymore.  But even then am trying to catch up as much as i can.

There are times when i have so much to say but I am away from the computer so what i do is jot down the ideas and try to make about them later.  But when i do so, my fingers just rested on the keys and not doing a thing.

There are also times when i really have to crack my head to write something so that i can do the tasks such as reading and commenting about foosball tables which am sure will help many households out there. Doing this kind of jobs at times made me want to shop online because the prices are way better than going out to the shopping mall if you have to add up the hassle that you get when purchasing something.

Shopping is another way to beat stress  but i’ve been there before.  I ended up buying things i really don’t need.  So going back to what am talking about –

Summer months is almost over and i haven’t been away yet.  I feel i need a break – even a short break to rejuvinate my old self. -)  Anyway that’s a longing and i hope it will happen soon.  I really need to get away if i want to improve in my blogging activities.

3 blogs – that was more than a month ago.  Now i have 4 domains to maintain.  Incase you haven’t noticed them, they are:

Joys in Life

Dancing in Midlife Tune

Healthy Lifestyle

All About Her

Oppss to top that, i also have a subdomain on arlenecollado (dot) com  which is the home of my digital scraps and also a photo blog in blogspot. Not forgetting to mention too my old old blog -Life is What we Make it.

Now i really have my hands full!  Should i slow down or just go on with it?  I can’t promise for tomorrow so let me do things one day at a time.

As said, life is what we make it and  I find mine very challenging.

I already made peace! Am not the one who harbors anger deep in me.  You are forgiven BUT it does not mean the pain was forgotten.  (Do i make sense?)

I can still see you and smile with you and exchange pleasantries with you in the future, but, whatever you did before i forgave you — can never be forgotten.  Though it does not also mean that i still will hate you now because i can’ forget that incident,  it will just remind me that i should be more careful or cautious.  (Do i really make sense?)

So, there is a tendency that the closeness before will never be that close again in the present time.

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So much opposite of the text that goes with this devotional -

The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don’t you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land.” ~ Isaiah 43:18-19 NCV

This devotional peace was shared with me through email subscription and i just like to share the beautiful quote that goes along with it:

“The wise man gives proper appreciation in his life to his past. He learns to sift the sawdust of heritage in order to find the nuggets  that make the current moment have any meaning.” ~ Grady Nutt.

…even when i think that there is no solution to my problems.

…even when am wrapped up in my own chaotic world.

…even when am very very angry deep inside

…even when there are so some  people over there who tries to discourage me

…even when even am feeling sick

…even when there are people who try to piss me

…even when there are these so called friends that acted like they are not friends

…even when adrenaline slowed down and am feeling weak and nauseated – God is telling me to go home and take rest because the day is now over and tomorrow will be another day.

Uli nako!

Promise, will do my assignments within the next two days. Got 6 to do.

Even when on all of the above because i can still SMILE AND SMILE and thank Him for life.

“When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers and remember that’s where mine fit perfectly.”

I grabbed that from a friend’s shout out box in Facebook.  It sounds so cute and ohhh i feel mushy and makes me miss someone so much.  That someone not blood related to me. hahaha and am sure ya know what i mean.  I think it’s just normal for me  to feel (sometime) am missing someone who does not really miss me at all.  So what i will do i will just put in my right hand into that space of the left hand and think — life must go on.

Good evening, everyone!

There is an on going transport strike nation-wide today.  Classes are suspended today here in our city. I dunno in other places.  But here in Iligan, aside from the transport strike the bombing scare is also high, so for peace and safety of the students, there will be no class today.  I was ecstatic but not so when we were told that no classes but we are told to report to office. That is why it is not so “yeheyy” hahaha.

I thought of going to the gym if this day is implemented holiday.  Or i think going to the beach would be great.  The weather is very fine.

Health update:

I caught the cold virus again.  My nose is stuffed and i also feel uncomfortable in my ears.  Am armored with several pieces of hanky though the sides of my nose is already reddish.

Farmtown update:

I purchased 3 lot sizes yesterday until the biggest.  All i need now is to save a week or two weeks earning to buy a white house and maybe a pond.  Need money too to buy more plots.

New Meme Update:

So far a handful joined and i hope that there will be more coming up today.   If you have not joined yet, come by and join us.

I really don’t feel well now yet i wanna do things exciting.  I feel like cooking but i dunno what to cook.  I like to eat but dunno what i like to eat. hahaha

Anyway, am updating thinking that there’s someone out there who would like to know what’s up with me.

Opss another thing — i sang duet with someone at the CEU this morning.  Tess and I sang “Trials That Make Pure Gold.”   Ma’am Apple spoke on working values, the one we  (secretaries) took up during the seminar last July 5.

Watching the live coverage of MJ’s memorial service on TV made me feel like i was really inside the Staples building.  Then while watching it here in the Philippines made me feel like i was on the last night of the wake of MJ. Witnessing the program made me accept the fact that yea, he is gone and is resting now.  For sure he is in a better place.

The tributes for him given by friends and family were very touching.  I started to get emo when Brooke Shields spoke.  She spoke about her friendship with MJ.  The loving words from her brother, the songs performed by friends and yeah his brother, Usher;  the encouraging words from the ministers especially MLK; and the words from his daughter, Paris —- oh it’s just so sad.  Am sure am not the only one who shed a tear hearing Paris declares her love for her dad.

Anyway,  having not enough sleep last night is worth it.  I’ve witnessed MJ’s memorial.  I just have one wish in mind — wish that MJ can see and have heard all the words of love from friends, family, and fans.  Well, i know he did not die alone but somehow id like to think that MJ did not feel so alone when he breath his last.

Good mornin!

Hey everyone!  How time flies!  It’s now July.  I love this month because this is my birth month and also the birth month of my mom.  Though we don’t have something to celebrate our bdays yet i love my birthday and i love the feeling that another year is to be added to my life. 

I wish everyone of you a happy and blessedful July!

There has been no internet connection at home since late Friday night.  I slept so late friday and at call came past 12 am requesting me to get online and when i did — there was no connection anymore.  It’s the same thing yesterday and today before i left for work.  Someone called up (an agent) at home to inquire if i have MYDSL connection and they asked if i can get online — my mom told her that we have but we don’t have connection.  Good news to her because so many of her clients called her up telling her that the modem she delivered is defective because they can’t connect. Hahaha they did not know that there is really no connection from the main server.

Anyway, am tired working on Sundays but today i love it because i can do my farming and also do my blogging.  I’ve just done my bloghopping for the Photohunt – Creamy meme and i got really hungry looking at the creamy foods they posted. Now am off to lunch after this post.

While bloghopping i come across this meme - SOOC – Saturday -  hosted by Melody of Slurping Life. SOOC is a meme wherein you will post STRAIGHT-OUT-OFTHE-CAMERA photos (without alteration on the hue and everything and maybe just the size.   Cropping is now even allowed.

I think it’s an interesting meme and i will try to join next Saturday.

I am posting wanted because the quiz results told said that “i can date again” or “i am ready to date again” is what it exactly said.  So if you think you are single as divorce or widower, above 40 but not more than 60 (lols), with or without kids, non smoker, non drinker, no vices,  loves life in all it’s aspect, believes in God –then contact me. Ask a friend for my number.  I will be waiting for your text or call…opsss email will do. hahaha

Anyway, just posted this to wake me up.  Am tired and sleepy eh and am at work.  There’s no harvest at my farm.  All are to be harvested tomorrow yet.