Thursday Thunks: It Happened

Welcome to the March 11th version of Thursday Thunks!

(which we always seem to post on Wednesday)

Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

We pick a subject, and your job is to interpret it anyway you want. Write about it on your blog... simple as that. Maybe you can interpret it as a picture - we don't care!

Please only leave a link if you have written a Thursday Thunks post. Please mention us in your post, and link back to the blog here.

Don't forget to go visit the other participants' blogs. Read and comment about all their Thursday Thunks! Thats what all this is about afterall, isn't it? We'll have so much fun and become lifelong friends....

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color of opals, and the number a thousand more than last week.


1. What is your favorite kind of cookie?

Chocolate chip cookies :) I prefer the chocolate parts are chunky and chewy.

2. If a birds wing falls asleep, does it hurt when it tries to flap it's wings or does that make it feel better?

How in the heck do you come up with these questions, Berleen??? Anyway, if its wings aren't any different with people's legs when it falls asleep then it would hurt (like a thousand pin pricks) a lot but it too shall pass.

3. Water - tab, bottle, filtered or....???

Bottle.

4. Would you (or do you) have a stripper pole installed in your home?

Nope. I won't have one installed, c'mon now? For what! Just because people say it's a good form of 'exercise' doesn't make it less sleazy. I am sticking to good old cardio guys.

5. Do you still have any Christmas decoration up?

Funny you should ask, we have one. It is there hanging in our office door.

6. What brand of camera do you have?

A Canon Ixus. Hubby is saying he'll give me an SLR for my birthday. So my question, Canon or Nikon???

7. Why do paint colors have weird names?

Do they? I wouldn't really know. I deal with nail polish colors a lot and noticed they too have weird names, case in point: ironically my fave nail color, P*ssy red. Somehow someone noticed it and I've seen a newer stocks and its name was changed to Fussy Red.

8. Which toe is your favorite and which foot is it on?

Uhmmm. I hate my toes. Their ugly little things that I wish to hide.

9. What would you do if a celebrity sneezed in your face?

I'd be offended!!! I don't mind it that's celebrity snot on my face that's still snot.

10. If a stranger came to your door and asked for a glass of water, would you give it to them?

Sure why not. I won't let him in though and just let him drink it outside. We couldn't be too careful about trusting strangers, however we shouldn't be uncaring as well.

11. The government has asked that you pick the newest national holiday - what is it?

..a National Mother's Day wherein we may or may not receive flowers and or breakfast in bed but for sure there will be no offices and school and mother's are not allowed to work for the day! Weee, I love it.

12. How many toothpicks could you fit into a beer can?

Exactly 594,181 toothpicks. Yeah...sure...try it.

13. Whats the weirdest excuse you ever gave for missing school or work...or heck, even a social function, date, whatever?

I can't think of anything bogus because I usually tell the truth.

14. Can we stop now?

Yes! Please ^_^

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Heating Up.

I love our car.

It's low maintenance, it doesn't call attention to its self and it works us. However, with the El Nino phenomenon heating up the metro our old car's air conditioning unit simply can't do its job properly. I turn the aircon full blast and I drive scared that it may overheat! It is awfully hot during the drive that it becomes a tiresome experience in the end. DH and I were toying about the idea of buying a new car after we pay off the lot, but were still unsure which model we like. For one, the car needs to be small to fit our house' 2-car garage. Since my Dad is trading the Carens for a Sorento, that leaves us with a much smaller place. Maybe a Suzuki Swift? Hmmmm. I like. But hey, if money isn't any problem, I'd gladly have this 2008 Maserati Granturismo. It looks sleek, fast and so cool! I am sure, we'll not have any problems with the Ferrari parts and service.

Purchasing a car is one of the things couples need to agree on. I wonder if Hubby agrees on a an automatic one instead of a manual stick shift. He says A/T cars are harder when it comes to maintenance. I wouldn't know if that's true but I'd take his word for it. I am good with any car as long as it has an aircon that's working.

For now, I'll have to live with Whitey.

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So Sorry.

To be perfectly honest, I am having one of those "introspective" days. I am never one to examine my own thoughts and feelings. Today is an excemption. Must be the heat.

I realized something about myself today. I can't help be super involved in others lives. In short, I am nosy and I meddle. I can't say that I seek to be one, its just that when friends tell me their problems and experiences, I feel the need stick my nose and give 'em my 2 cents to the point of nagging at times.

To some degree I know this is wrong. Still, I stick to my guns and do what I feel I need to.

I simply can't sit back and just look at a friend spiral to much deeper sh*t. I mean, how much more expensive perfume, designer shoes, belt and designer ties does he need before he realizes he simply can't afford them???

That's why I butted in and went ahead and gave some unsolicited advice. So there, to my 2 friends who had to suffer the consequences of my butting in, Sorry.

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Scrap, Scrappin'

I am super loving the site, scrapblog! They have free premade themes to choose from for people like me who has just begun scrapping. I still don't know how (or I am not artistic enough) to make my own.

So for now, here are what I've chosen and done.

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Planning Your Space

The office is getting crowded. Currently we have 5 people working up here including me. The big boss is thinking of hiring another one to the team. There's so much accounting work done for the 2 companies that our accountant can't keep track of everything especially when it comes to the nitty gritty details of the companies expenses. Extra work was added this year when we were included in the top companies of the Bureau and thus we have to withhold a certain amount of tax to our suppliers.

Anyway, going back, I am thinking of moving around some of the office furniture to make room for another table. I found this wonderful site which allows you to plan your space! This way we can do the trial and error the easy way. I want to add more filing cabinets and storage spaces. Also, if the budget permits it, I want a bigger L shaped table. The one I have now is always full of things there's no more space to think. LOL.

Budget approval. Y/N???

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Jacob's Updates

My baby #2 is almost 6 months now which means he'll be ready for solids soon. Currently he weighs 7.2kgs. He loves to talk, he loves to grab anything within his reach and he loves to babble!

He can actually say stuff like ma-ma-ma or pa-pa-pa. I wouldn't consider these as first words though. Just pure baby babble but he's getting there. :)

Anyway...last weekend we went to a nearby resort to cool off! Here's to starting the summer with a lot of sun and of course, don't forget the sunblock!



Jacob loved the water. He didn't want to stop! ^_^

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Friday Fill-Ins#166

And...here we go!

1. Why are you making so much noise Ozzy? You're baby brother will wake up!

2. I want you to take take the lead, be a man and take responsibilities.

3. I'd agree if you cooperate then it will be on my terms.

4. Let's test this setup for a few weeks and see what happens.

5. I could use a good back rub just about now.

6. One more task and then I'm off from work.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching AI results. I hope my bet Andrew Garcia won't be eliminated, tomorrow my plans include going to the beach and Sunday, I want to hear mass and rest!

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Ironic, Don't You Think?

Don't you just hate it when stuff fails you at the most inconvenient time?

Flat tire when you're in a hurry, PC crashed in the middle of an important conference call, ATM down when you only have 10.00 in your wallet? Ironic. Don't you think?

Alanis was right.

Irony. It ruins my day. That's why it bugged me when my printer failed to print for the nth time this week. During the 1st week of the month I usually have tons of printing to do. So it's ironic that it decided to die on me now. It kept saying cartridge error even though it still had black in left. So anyway, even though I was pissed off, I had to buy new ink just to have all my reports and contribution payments printed. I am lucky mine didn't have errors after that, my Dad's newly purchased ink (and you know how these things cost!) failed after only a few prints. Good thing he kept his receipt and its not faded, torn or what. They must have used quality paper with an epson receipt printer. After all, that place sold printers, pc's and inks!

Anywhoo's...I've forgotten that it's a Friday! Thank God for Friday's. I am so glad the week's over and that I've finished my pending tasks online and offline.

Tomorrow, me and the family will take a vacation. We'll be staying in a resort overnight. Woot woot! Sun, sea and sand here we come!

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Too Much Planning

Planning a wedding super early has its downsides after all.

You see, many can happen in a year's time. My MIL is right, it is best to start actively planning around 6 months before the wedding date. Of course, getting all the major stuff booked is important so you can do that ahead and all the rest should be done and finalized later.

Why? That's because you will tend to change your mind a LOT when planning for a wedding, the color palette, the motif, the style of the wedding invitations, giveaways and so much more!!! Case in point, I was set on wearing plum during my BIL's wedding, now it seems the motif has been changed to hot pink.

I realized, its too early to decide right now regarding my dress's color and style. I'll just seriously think about it in July.

I didn't have any problems like this when I was planning my own wedding, you know why? We only had 2 months to prepare! :)

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Baby Jacob's Sleeping Habits

Currently in his 5th month, Baby #2 and I more or less established a sleeping pattern already. Typically he sleeps around 15-16 hours a day. That's about 3 naps at 2 hours each in a day and 10 hours through the night.

Anything less than that he'd throw a fit. You know when he's sleepy and/or not in the mood because he'll look like this.


Anyway...I am thankful he sleeps through the night. At least even though I still wake up about 3 times at least I get 8 hours of sleep.

Our sleeping routine is pretty simple. I give him a bath around 6:30PM. After we play around a bit. At around 7 he usually gets pretty cranky already so I put him to sleep by rocking him to sleep. He also prefers it when you sing (ABC's is his song of choice). Sing and dance, parang talent show. hmp.

He's usually down by 8...at around 8-10PM he's in the light sleep stage wherein slight noise would wake him up. I usually carry him or just cuddle him during this time which I wish he will get over soon. After 10PM he's down already and in deep sleep until 6AM.

Having a schedule is very helpful because I would know when I can go out (ie. groceries, me time, dinners etc) and when its okay to bring the baby out. It's so not fun having a cranky/sleepy baby with you.

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