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Waiting to be wrapped

December 12, 2011

How many more days to go before Christmas??? I haven’t been counting yet and I am not yet thrilled about Christmas countdowns but I am sure I will be getting excited when it would be a week before that day. Well, at least, we already have prepared and bought gifts and they are just waiting to be wrapped. :-)
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Guard on errand

Last weekend we went home late after attending a Christmas party. Being tired and all, we were so eager to rest after the drive going home, but to our dismay, the subdivision gate was closed and a sign greeted us which said, “GUARD ON ERRAND.” Ugh. What sort of errand at this late hour? My sis-in-law who was the driver had to blow the horn just to get the guard’s attention.
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What would you do with a million dollars?

If you were to wake up with a million dollars beside you, what would you do with it? This question was part of an anecdote I heard recently which made ponder a bit. I have so many plans not just for myself but for others, especially my parents and family, so it got my attention despite its being a cliché. If I were to answer this question, I would simply reply with investing the money in stocks (I have been doing this since last year although not regularly), put some for our family business, invest it in marketing my websites and save some for the rainy days. So, it would be more on saving and investing the money including setting aside some of it for tithing.
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Christmas travel wish

Sigh. I could have gone to Bohol with my mom today. I so wanted to tour this charming and laidback island famous for its Chocolate Hills and tarsier, but unfortunately my budget just won’t allow me. There are just so many unexpected expenses that came up this last quarter of the year, plus the holidays are here again and it’s the gift-giving season. Anyway, I am just consoling myself with some future travel plans.
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A happy and successful life

My dream job used to be so clear when I was a kid, to be an architect. But as I grew up, there were many options that came up, and my big sis suggested I took up electronics engineering instead. The reason? According to her, architecture students sleep late working on their design plates, so it would be such a difficult course for me to handle. Well, after many years in college, here I am with both courses tucked in my arm. LOL. I guess if one cannot have one or the other, then it’s best to have them both! ;-)
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Just some updates

December 11, 2011

We are now still here in Cebu, spending a little more time for bonding with our brother’s family, though he is at work in China. Our trusty van is as always the dependable one, with my dad, still strong at 76, driving us around. There are times though that we get lost what with our unfamiliarity with the roads, and the traffic rules. But this is only if we have not yet taken a certain way, meaning only in our first time to traverse a particular road.
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Happy celebration

Isn’t it that weddings are always a happy celebration, and a reunion and bonding for the family especially with siblings living far away? And that’s why we are so blessed to be able to attend this special occasion of the eldest son of our eldest bro here in Cebu. We traveled to another province just for this event.
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Business and investing lessons in the family

December 8, 2011

Choosing a career can be confusing especially if one doesn’t know what she really wants. This is why some of the fresh high school graduates would simply follow their parents’ wishes when deciding on what course to take up in college. There are some though who have already made some clear-cut plans on which career path to take, be it in medicine, engineering or law, without relying on their parents’ preferences.
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