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…i have been working on post processing photos for the past days now and so far i am quite happy with the results. this is the 2nd leg of the whole wedding album. i hope that Anne and Mitch and family will like the whole package as much as i am happy with it.

don’t you just hate it when you park in a winding garage building and by the time you are itching to go home, you end up going around and around and instead of heading out you find yourself way on the top level? okay not as bad as the top level, but at least halfway through the garage? and that is annoying really. it usually happens to me when i am in a rush and too excited that i completely forget to look out for the exit signs!!! hahaha! but i should point out here that there should be clearer and bigger signs out there! most importantly in dark and crookedly winding garage buildings.

i have been so slumped in all these post processing in the past week i think, that when i was in front of the computer this afternoon, it suddenly alarmed to notify me of Chino’s annual physical an hour away, so i thought. needless to say, we rushed to get dresses, headed out and braved the rain that won’t let up for 2 days now…only to learn that it is tomorrow!!!
we are in fact 24.5 hours early for the first time ever for an appointment! hahaha!

oh well, lesson learned. never ever set a 2nd alarm that’s supposed to send out notifications the day before the day of appointment! gah!

My ideal kitchen would be one that has all my cooking and baking needs and this includes lots and lots of cupboards around it not to mention a separate food pantry. There will be a number of open shelving too to showcase some of my gadgets and china, may not be fine but pretty enough for displaying nevertheless. Let us not forget the finishing touches such as the kitchen counter and backsplash finishing materials which in my preference would be mosaic glass tiles.

There would be some of you who would prefer marble or granite I know, but for me these are less appealing at the moment. I consider them a thing of the past. If I were to design at this moment even my bathroom tiles will have mosaic in it in say, blue and green theme! They are very durable, easy to maintain and as I’ve mentioned aesthetically appealing. The idea would be to make everything else as clean cut as possible, very modern..very minimalist with white fixtures, chrome and mirror accessories and some wooden accent touches. The focal point would be these beautiful floor, wall and counter top treatments in calm and spa-inspired patterns and colors.

You are not exactly limited to using these tiles for indoor use as they are also resistant to harsh outdoor element and these would do well on swimming pools and even subway tiles will look better with these just like in the subways I see in the city.

If you are looking for an upgrade in your own home, try them out and it will make a huge difference in its overall feel and appearance! These can be ordered online and shipped for free.

really touch. it’s been 2 days since we got back from a 4-day fun-filled and gastronomic Connecticut vacation which started off with my niece’s wedding on Sunday. i even had the privilege to act as secondary photographer which is great. tiring but great. so far so good outcome too. this is what i am supposedly be working on right now, post processing so i can show you how it turned out and submit the final copy to the couple and of course, post on my photography website. it hasn’t been updated for months and it’s about time i do so. this hobby is slowly turning into a professional endeavor for me. i hope soon i can have my own photography business.

i’ll have to start off with unpacking though! haha! nah, i have started and it’s no fun. doing the first load of laundry and i don’t look forward to more. but then again, nobody will do it, and i can’t work in a conducive manner when my world is a big mess. ahhh!!! i miss binging and chatting and just playing, pure fun and family time is always the best!

in less than 3 weeks, we will all be back to the grind, that of waking up earlier than 11am haha! and getting breakfast ready, preparing the kid’s for school, dropping them off at 8 and getting them at 2. that’s how it my daily routine has been for years now. not that i am complaining, but it would be really nice if i can get back to the work force soon, even part-time. the very reason why i am contemplating on going back to school myself, keeping myself busy even through an Online School. this way i will be so much ready for job hunting once i am legally allowed to work in this country. i just can’t wait for that day! or at least get a business of my own started!!! and by then, the kids will be old enough that i won’t feel bad about leaving them behind while i find extra cash.

..i apologize for the spam messages that my gmail account sent out, again. gah!!!!:( and it turns out it’s not just me who’s been affected by this…
here are some insights from my FB friends, i hope you get something out of it, especially the good tips that Jv shared…

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Mharia Maiylah ako rin, ung gmail ko… nagkaroon ng ’suspicious activity’ a few days ago. noticed a few emails from other gmail accounts sending spammy messages, too!
bakit kaya ganun? madali ng ma.hack ang gmail?
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Ces Anciano ikr!:( i changed my password, deleted those suspicious messages that was sent to me [i've been told that's how it starts e], deleted all messages in the spam folder…to no avail!:(
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Jeanette Pasibe Moore I have been noticing that especially from friends with Yahoo or hotmail accounts. Akala ko din nga mahirap ma hack ang gmail. Vulnerable na rin pala
If you have tips on how to avoid getting hacked, please share.
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Mharia Maiylah i was asked to change my password, too. so far, i don’t think my account has forwarded any of those messages. i think. lol. found 11 spammy messages that couldn’t be sent and deleted those kaagad.
sana maayos ng gmail ‘to…
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Ces Anciano we should report it to gmail then…i tried to do filtering just now..i hope that helps..
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Margarita Palmiery Abarquez I know! My email keeps doing it too! Is it virus?
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Mai Japson Mactal nbasa ko not sure if related dun sa “dislike button” na ni like ko kasi nbasa ko sa fb like mo din.. parang ang sabi if u like the dislike button they will send the same sa mga friends mo then spam mail na after..
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Mharia Maiylah oo nga, we should report this to gmail … it does sound like a virus, huh?
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Jv Duque Just don’t click on and messages that have links. Specially if its from an unknown source. But if it came from a friend, but suspicious title and link, ask your friend before opening it if they sent it. Change passwords, clear cache and browsing history regularly. Check your account settings for any suspicious things in there like an unknown secondary email and remove them.
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Ces Anciano oh yeah Mai, read about it too..sorry, i know you saw that from my wall haha! not sure if that caused it though…
@ chinks…i filtered the email you sent out to my gmail..try that if you receive more spam mails from a specific person…
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Ces Anciano never opened those kinds of mail, i automatically delete.
@Jv thanks for the tips!!!:)
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Mai Japson Mactal no worries ate ces =)
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Jv Duque
There are a lot of spamming applications on FB most specially those that you have to click “LIKE”. Those automatically add an application to your account that automatically sends to your friends etc etc. You can go to Application Setting…s on FB and check those applications under “Authorized”, you’ll be surprised you may have a lot of applications “Authorized” to give out your info that you never even added on your account. Delete those from the list, clear cache and browsing history, change password too. Then check again after restarting another browsing session.See More
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Ces Anciano thanks again Jv, will do those one more time just to be sure:) and i think i should repost your message too!
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Jv Duque You’re welcome. I just read and read and learn from this page:

http://www.facebook.com/security?ref=ts

..i think my son would be a darn good lawyer someday, even a politician we used to say when he was younger! haha! he’s got it in him, more particularly the way he gets away with everything. well that’s speaking from the mother and father…:) a lawyer in the family wouldn’t hurt so as early as now it would be good to train him and uncover the world of law to him. wow! i am getting old!!! next thing you know, we’ll be talking about going to school in another state [no!!! i don't want that! huhuhu!] graduation, girlfriends…marriage, grand kids!!!! yikes!!! hahaha!!!
anyway…a good school and lsat prep course are a must in fulfilling this, if he really wants to pursue law. there are other online courses around but they say Knewton is the best compared to Kaplan, Powerscore and Princeton. they have live office hours that you can reach anytime you need them and they offer a money back guarantee whereas the others don’t. practice at your own schedule wherever, whenever…but it’s like attending a virtual class and learn the ropes from the experts!

now that i’ve hit the big 4-OH, sadly…haha, the more i am getting all fidgety in revising our daily health habits and that involves eating the right food, inquiring on medicare supplement plans, getting more religious in our newly found regular family exercise that we all enjoy, which is swimming. it’s been a month since we registered in the city school’s pool rec area and it has done us good. one thing, Chino had the chance to get free basic swimming lessons for 3 weeks and more importantly, M is getting his much needed exercise that the Doctor is requiring him to do. my daughter gets to practice her basic swimming abilities and that goes for me too, plus factor would be losing some weight and flab soon! that i am so looking forward to! i aim to do all these right after this crazy busy yet fun weekend in CT!!! i hope!!! haha!

if there’s one state that i would also love to visit , it would be North Carolina. i have so many good things about it from friends and i actually have a good friend who lives up there! it would be nice to meet up and visit her someday! the weather, the beaches, real estate even Blue Cross NC are a few of the things that one should check out when in NC. it is about a 20 hour drive from Massachusetts and i wouldn’t mind that! soon! and maybe we will fall in love with the place and never leave!