Suspend-It

Crap. my family wants to go and do ski vacation. I hate the cold cold cold weather. I’ve always loved the tropics and the beach. The cold weather is just something I dread. And now, they wanna do and dump their faces in ice.

I don’t know a shit about skiing which would most likely mean that my face would really end up on the snow most of the time, so, no, you won’t catch me playing with ice.

My sister said that it’s easy as me surfing the beach except, it’s NOT a beach. I don’t agree to her. First there’s no sun shining on my body, 2nd I’m not almost naked in fact, I’ll pack in more weight making it hard for me to move around with the supposedly ” ice-surfing”, and last but not the least, it’s ICE…it’s freaking cold ice that my face will fall into not gorgeous waves that glistens under the sun. Seriously man, it’s not even close to surfing, not at all.

But it’s six against me, and I simply have no choice the only good thing about it is I’m with the whole family and I can sip hot cocoa while everybody is getting face down first in the snow.

Then again, since I’m already there, might as well make the most out of it. I’ll see if I can somehow finish the beginner’s skiing trail… and maybe avoid hitting snow face down. Could still end up being fun.

My netbook crashed last week, so I had to buy memory and other netbook parts I have been postponing on replacing. My computer crash gave me a good excuse to start moving around. I was running again after so long. My muscles have weakened after being in desk- hibernation for so long. If before I could run for hours, after a few blocks I was panting for breath. Not good, definitely not a good sign.

So after my computer gets fixed I promised to get back into shape. I’m sure it won’t be long till I get back simply because I’ve managed to eat healthy over the years, I just couldn’t go and exercise- my excuse? I simply have none.
“So training shoes….good seeing you again!”

I ran again as promised. I decided to run around the park this time. It felt good hitting the grass and tile flooring at the park. I even saw a few familiar faces. Most of them remembered me. Said my hi’s and hello’s and even hanged out with Audric after by a bench.

I met Audric at a Christmas party 4 years ago. He was a sweet charming man. He got divorced a few years before. His wife cheated on him and didn’t want him back. He was heartbroken and his wife was never seen again leaving him with 2 children to take care of. In his depression he knew he needed an outlet, he has after all two kids whom he has to love and care for. This was when he found out about running. It first started out as a way to tire himself to sleep instead of crying all night. After a few weeks of running, he started feeling better, he started feeling light and he was more energetic and concentrated. You can say that he got hooked. It is definitely a better choice to get hooked on running than alcohol.

When I met him again he seems more happy and contented. Apparently he met a woman a year ago and he’s planning on proposing this month. I was so happy for him it is definitely good to hear about stories like this.

Saw Audric and his fiancé last night, Yes they are engaged! Congratulations mister! I’ll be there at your wedding!

I have been wanting to try professional teeth whitening since last year, but until now it’s still too expensive for me. It may seem like a luxury for others but for me, I consider it a necessity. As a project manager, my work involves directly interacting with clients and their big bosses so I must be confident about myself. Otherwise, I’ll have lesser deals.

I used to have very white teeth. Back when I was in college, I used to be one of the students with the whitest teeth. However, when I started working in this company, I got addicted to the free coffee and Iced tea. This made my teeth so yellow in just a year. I was already wishing for my fairy godmother to come when my tooth fairy came to the rescue!

One of my good friends, Linda, gave me an IM and proudly told me that she had already opened up her clinic in Texas. She is a Plano dentist and she had been practicing dentistry for a couple of years now. When I told her about my situation, she laughed and told me “why didn’t you tell me earlier?”. She told me that she would love to whiten my teeth for free. Of course, this is an opportunity I couldn’t resist. So I plan to visit her in Texas this summer to catch up with her and also for my free teeth whitening! Oh I’m so grateful to have a good friend like Linda.

Life can be soooo good. I have so much to thank for compared to the last two years wherein our family suffered financially making everything else suffer like our daily needs to the point wherein we couldn’t even afford to exercise or eat right.

Right now, my parents are enjoying their senior years by jogging, swimming walking around the parks and even watching movies because they have nothing to worry about now financially since their life insurance has been taken care of. My siblings Ruth and Anne have been doing Yoga lately. Well Anne has been doing it for years since but Ruth finally agreed to do it… she needed it because of her scoliosis.

And now my brother being overweight for several years has finally started looking into good diet as well. Everything is as calm as the sea and it feels good to wake up to the daylight shining on your face. Like I told you, life can be soooo good!

I just heard from Ruth, a good friend of mine, that her salary was tripled by her employer because of some strategy she learned from a career seminar. Most of employees believe that it is better to start their career in the bottom and earn their way up to the top. They think that eventually, while they are being promoted, they will gain a higher salary with the higher position. This is an idealistic approach to career according to Ruth.From what Ruth shared with me, if you want to earn more the first thing you need to do is become an indispensable asset of the company. By then you can demand more. What she did, she looked into Atlanta job search then applied in a company with a better offer. She showed her job offer to her boss and told him that she is planning to take it because of the fair salary. Her boss, realizing that it is hard to find another employee as better that Ruth, gave a counter offer. Of course, Ruth took the counter offer because she was already happy with her job and her only issue is the salary.As this does not apply to everyone, we must realize that Ruth did all her best to become an expert in her line of work. If she did not, her boss would probably just let her go or she might not have gotten a good job offer in the first place. The point here is, do your best in your work. If you think you have done your best already, better make your boss realize it.

The race to immortality goes on… Since medical science discovered the effects of human growth hormones, we get closer and closer to discovering the real fountain of youth.

Before, growth hormones were used to treat children with certain abnormalities caused by hgh deficiency. Recently, they have discovered that human growth hormones can be synthesized and reintroduced into the body to achieve anti aging effects. hgh supplements are now available in the market and are advertised as anti aging pills. I’ve read a lot of good reviews about this kinds of supplements but I’d rather consult experts first. The pills basically makes you feel in your 20’s during your 40’s. Sound too good to be true? ask your doctors then. Feel free to comment on this.

Looking for safe diet pills? Well, before asking your doctor, do some research in the internet first. Try the FDA site or medical forums that tackle weight loss just for reference. You may not know this but… doctors do not really know anything about the pills they are giving.

As this may not be entirely true, doctors really do not know anything about the medicines they are giving. They just rely on data given to them by representatives from drug manufacturers a.k.a. Medreps. When Medreps say, “hey this drug has no known sideffects” doctors just believe them. Until a patient starts complaining about it.

Of course, when doctors gain experience, they start to learn the effects of the drugs by their composition. Although this takes a lot of trials (and errors).

Anyhow, that’s just a tip from a Medrep friend of mine. Hope it helps.

When someone asks me what the best diets for quick weight loss are, I usually say “It depends” or “all of them work”. You see, diets don’t work the same for each of us. Sometimes your friends may recommend a diet that they have proven effective but when you try it it does not seem to work (or it may have only little effect). This is because there are many factors involving diet.One major factor is your body’s metabolism. Metabolism, according to Wikipedia, is the set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life. Chemical reactions require nutrients in order to take effect. When you have a very fast metabolic rate, even if you eat too much, you won’t get fat.So my advice, try different types of diet programs and choose whatever is most convenient for you. After all, each type of diet usually cuts you of certain food so it means that it will still do you something. Just try to discipline yourself to make your diet a habit.

My mom and I are so close, we even buy beauty products to each other. Thing is, last weekend, I bought my mom ananti wrinkle cream so she could get some of those few thin lines she has on her face. Usually, anti wrinkle creams are a hassle for working moms since they really don’t have time to use it. At least for my mom’s case that it. But this cream is so perfect for her that it doesn’t need much effort from the user. She only needs to put it twice a day; every time she wakes up and every time she goes to sleep. It’s water-based so she can leave it on without the oily sticky feeling. She was so happy when I bought some of those stuff for her, it made me happy too! I have high expectations for this product because of the reviews I’ve read. I guess me and my mom would have to wait and see.