EVAT Implementation

The EVAT Implementation was indeed pushed through last November 1. Isn't it timely, that it is on All Saints' Day, which for Filipinos are practiced as All Souls' Day?

Today is just November 2 and I have already feel the effect of the 10% Value Added Tax.

We just bought snacks from Wendys. There is no longer Wendy's 20s because of it. Instead it is 20s + 2.90 tax.

The TV commercial for EVAT seems to be very convincing, which is talking of paying our debts through the additional taxes to be collected (VAT). I just wish and pray that the additional tax that burdened the people will indeed pay the national debt and not go to somebody's pocket.

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today is my birthday

two good things about my birthday are.. its a holiday and monday.. they said, monday is a good day to start anything. well, the celebration is just very simple... an sms from my housemate woke me up... around 9AM. i really dont have a plan as to how am i going to celebrate my birthday.

i also woke mini (housemate /college friend) to accompany me to shop for food that same day. hehehe.. ohhh well, we're going to cook spaghetti, my all time favorite, buko salad, mini's fave... and food for lunch.

ohhhh, this is the first time that i celebrate my birthday with family (my brother) since i work here in manila.

well, i had a "tampo" scene with chris over the phone this morning.. hehehe.. we're going to chat later this afternoon.

two weeks ago.. chris gave me an idea what will be his gift to me.. though i haven't received it yet. he wanted a necklace with locket heart pendant where we can place our picture together. hummm, i have been to lots of jewelry stores.. even to ongpin but i cant find the type that he likes. well, you know he's a perfectionist and always perfectly wants to have what's in his mind for a certain thing. so i cant receive my gift... hummm, hopefully when the gift arrives... it is worth the wait.. hehehe!

below are the the styles of the pendant that chris wants to buy for me... would take ages to find them.. hehehe

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Honey, Shall We Dance??

We need a witness to our lives. There are billions of people in the planet - what does one life really mean? In marriage, you're promising to care about everything: the good, bad, terrible and mundane things... all of it, all the time, everyday. You're saying, "You're life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. I will be your witness." - Beverly Clark - - - - Shall We Dance.

This passage really caught me. It helps you realize many things. It reinforce your role as a wife to your husband.

When was the last time that I watched a movie in the cinema house? If I remember it right, the movie was, The 40-year old virgin. Not too long ago... Just one month, I guess. But with the increasing movie fee with the one-level thing of the MTRCB, you wont be surprise if I wont watch a movie in the cinema house anymore. Hehehe! Anyway, there are low-cost VCD is the store these days. Just VCD because we haven't upgraded our player yet. Hehehe! Cost cutting measure =).

Well, I was actually planning to watch a movie with my bro when I have spotted the Shall We Dance movie in the Astrovision. P100 is not bad and all the people at the house can watch it. It is an old movie, yeah, but I missed it in the cinema... hummm, but it was worth the wait. Hehehe! I enjoyed it watching with friends at the house.

I like ballroom dancing.. and maybe, it will be our leisure when my husband and I retire for good or if we just have free time. Hehehe! My husband actually is a very good dancer, if you may ask. But I haven't seen him dancing much. He showed a tape of his brother's square dancing club, but the sad thing is, he's not in the video because he's in charge of the cam. Geeezzzz.....

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OUR SONG (Insatiable)

You would ask why we called this OUR SONG? Simply because, the lyrics tell OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER!

When moonlight crawls along the street
Chasing away the summer heat
Footsteps outside somewhere below
The world revolves I let it go
We build our church above this street
We practice love between these sheets
The candy sweetness scent of you
It bathes my skin I'm stained by you
And all I have to do is hold you
There's a racing in my heart
I am barely touching you
Chorus
Turn the lights down low
Take it off
Let me show
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn me on
Never stop
Wanna taste every drop
My love for you
Insatiable
The moonlight plays upon your skin
A kiss that lingers takes me in
I fall asleep inside of you
There are no words
There's only truth
Breathe in Breathe out
There is no sound
We move together up and down
We levitate our bodies soar
Our feet don't even touch the floor
And nobody knows you like I do
The world doesn't understand
But I grow stronger in your hands
Chorus
Turn the lights down low
Take it off
Let me show
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn me on
Never stop
Wanna taste every drop
My love for you
Insatiable

Turn the lights down low
Take it off
Let me show
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn me on
Never stop
Wanna taste every drop
My love for you
Insatiable

We never sleep we're always holdin' hands
Kissin' for hours talkin' makin' plans
I feel like a better man
Just being in the same room
We never sleep there's just so much to do
Too much to say
Can't close my eyes when I'm with you
Insatiable the way I'm loving you
Chorus
Turn the lights down low
Take it off
Let me show
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn me on
Never stop
Wanna taste every drop
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn the lights down low
Take it off
Let me show
My love for you
Insatiable
Turn me on
Never stop
Wanna taste every drop
My love for you
Insatiable

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Foot Prints in the Sand

One of My Favorite Poems!

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:

"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:

"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

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FOUR SEASONS

Just like the seasons in western countries, which are four (many), LIFE has also seasons. We have to experience all the seasons so we can understand and appreciate all God's creations.

Source: Forwarded Email

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look
at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe
what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son
said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping
with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they
had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come
from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,
the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.


Moral:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches
and better times are sure to come some time or later

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AND IT IS LOVE

I must conquer my loneliness alone.
I must be happy with myself, or I have nothing to offer.
Two halves have little choice but to join;
and yes, they do make a whole.
But two wholes when they coincide . .
That is beauty. That is love.

Source: Chicken Soup for the Soul (A Romance of the '90s for Those in Their 70s)

These lines were shared by the woman in the story. Very touching and TRUE!

I have kept a copy of a poem with almost the same meaning..will search for it and update this entry.

Pieces such as this inspires me more in everything that I do.. especially in LOVE!

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