15 Simple Ways to Keep Your Love Partner Happy

This is sweeet.
I therefore, dikit dikit ( dedicate ) this post
most especially to my husbandry.
This actually comes from a man to whom I trully admire for learning the SIMPLE ways on what women sometimes want..
And I want to introduce him to you..
So, lets put it this way : this one's for you.. from him.. thru me?
( coz i dearly wish you can understand this, once in awhile.. ) *wink*

And to all ::
1. those in a relationship :: This one is another must read...
2. those MEN who want to be in a relationship.. hi-ho..
3. And those who doesn't want to be..oh. well..Its up to you, really...
4. And Lastly, to some Girls sailing on the same boat .. Lets just droool. and wish upon a falling star our men may one day "accidentally" wake up , read this and really put this to heart..one by one..regularly..consistently.. maybe -- forever!
Wish upon a falling star... i am positive! One day perhaps.
Here it is...

15 Simple Ways to Keep Your Partner Happy
By : David Wygant

So you're in a relationship and your partner starts nagging. She tells you that you just don't understand her, and that she really wishes that you would just do more "little things."

It's not the big things that make her happy; it's paying attention to the little details and showing you care that is really meaningful. She doesn't necessarily need lavish gifts -- she needs to know you're thinking about her.
Here are some ideas to get you started doing these "little things" she really wants:


1. Rub her feet instead of asking her if she wants you to rub her feet. Make it look like you want to do it.

2. Make her dinner one night. Don't ask her if she wants you to make dinner. Make her dinner before she gets home.

3. Light a candle so that she arrives home to a nice environment instead of coming home to the glaring lights of the television and other things.

4. Send her a text in the middle of the day telling her "I miss your smile from this morning" or "Last night was amazing!" or "The conversation we had last night was great."

5.“Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her.”
Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her.

6. If she's going on a business trip, offer to drive her to the airport or pick her up to make her life that much easier.

7. Let her have control of the remote control. Don't monopolize it for a change. Just give it to her and let her actually sit there and enjoying watching one of her shows. Then you can share one of her interests by watching it with her.


8. Offer to iron one of her shirts or take her clothes to the dry cleaner.

9. Clean up the bathroom without being asked. Don't just sit there and ignore the mess around the toilet. If you know it drives her crazy to see water splashed all around the sink, dry that area after you use it.

10. If you work out together, enjoy it with her instead of rushing through your own workout and then not letting her workout at the same time.

11. Take a shower together, then wash her hair, scrub her back, and give her a spa treatment. Do this and enjoy it!

12. The next time she gives you a massage, give her a massage the next day. Offer it! Don't just say you'll give her a massage...do it!

13. Surprise her by making plans. Tell her, "We're going out tonight honey." You can even just go out for a drink or dinner somewhere. It's taking the initiative that's important.

14. Decide on and set aside one night a week as date night. Have a date like when you first started dating.

15. Call her in the middle of the day and just say hello. Don't wait for her to call you.


It can be simple to keep her satisfied. It's not necessarily about what you give her financially or what gifts you give her. That's a cop out. It's the little things. The guy who makes the biggest mistake is the one who ignores their significant other then all of a sudden give them an expensive gift to make up for it. That doesn't make up for it at all.
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So there you have it from David. I learned something from there. Hmmmm. I learned something which ain't for me to do. ha-ha-ha.. Oh, well , its a good article and can be done by women to their men too..To be revised and improved. Something to think about once in awhile in this difficult and messy world we're in.

And..As for My beloved husband..
This..
is my wishlist today. Hope you get to read this.
I know you will.
Through the many times you did some of those listed above-- this is my way of expressing to you
my wish today -- via online , published for the world to know..that : ::
i hope you can do the others on the list, too .. for always..
perhaps--- forever? yes! :)))

I love you! mwah *_*

Today I have Learned..

Each day is a learning experience.
Its one of those days, when I start counting and making an inventory of what has been going on in my life lately.Writing them is therapeutic to my soul.

Most of them, usually makes me smile when i start reading them days after I have jotted them down.

How minimal these things are, compared to those who have much much more heavier loads of what I have been going thru..

O, buhay..

Oh, well,here's a jot down list of what i learned, today.
And by the way...The word TODAY for me right now actually means EACH DAY. I just like using the word TODAY to start off my sentences.

Here goes my lengthy TODAY List :

Today i learned that all people die...Life is short.
And yes.Most of them live too.( I've been to 2 funerals lately,thats why.)

Today i learned that i have THE RIGHT to EDIT everything going on in my page --if i want to.And that anything i jot down here is subject to change without prior notice. ( read:: IF somebody notices and comments..hahaha)

Today i learned that no matter how hard i try to be cheerful inside IF it doesnt show outside, i won't look cheerful! ( of course!.. but then, i still like writing it down)

Today I learned , that if i write more, i live more.

Today i learned, that I can be my own best, and my own worst self--if i choose to.

Today I learned, that some things in life can never be all yours,you have to give some and lose some to gain some.


Today I learned, that my three year old son, Yoshua, blabbers a lot ofstories and is fascinating if you realllly reallly try hard to focus your 2 ears on him. He never stops talking! and asking..Doesn't stop talking for even one minute!

As i write this down, he's just sitting by the window looking outside watching his favorite orange Jea delivery truck..creating his own stories and saying it aloud. He won't stop getting my full attention, if his question is'nt answered to his satisfaction. Right now, he's asking me endlessly "ma, how do they make an isuzu forward truck?!" whew! Excuse me for a sec, Lemme take a break as i join him by the window and create another story of "how they invented his truck.."

Today i learned again, how lonely life can be if you stay put all the time. You have to go out of your comfort zone to live more.

Today i learned again, that listenning to my favorite music can be very relaxing.

Today I learned that i can go thru a moment of depression then escalate to another lighter mood the next hour..that sadness,loneliness,or happiness is in fact A CHOICE.

Today i also learned, that taking a cold shower can easily erase any morning blues. That, it never fails to do me wonders. Makes my head feel oh so brand new ! Ready to face the day, whatever it is.
oday i learned that everything in the universe is energy...AND i'm still thinking what that really means.

Today, I learned that "talking aloud" to myself helps me explore my deepest self--it does me good.

Today I learned, that I need a lot of space to just be myself. That space, includes having my pc to play music on surround speakers, a microphone with magic sing,a dancing floor with a wide floor to ceiling mirror.No interruptions, no distractions. Even for just an hour..Yeah. i think i will have one room like that just for myself--one day.

I also learned that no matter how hard i try to be approachable and be a true friend, most people still think i am not that.
But i also learned that i am not here to please anybody. I am here to just be myself. Take it or leave it. I am happier that way.

Today I learned that, whenever i feel useless..i can make myself busy, to be really filled up with chores to do : like arranging our closet, color code all our clothes until my mind goes berserk, or do a long overdue inventory of things ready to give away and keep in the house, wash the dishes, water my garden, change the beddings and pillowcases, do the laundry, COOK MY NEW RECIPES and never give up cooking until its a masterpiece!


Today i learned that playing with my 3 year old son, is my true relaxant.

Today i learned that playing badminton using an outdoor shuttle cock is very rewarding.

Today i learned that its very good to keep and treasure really old, old friends and yet keeping stride with plenty more newer friends until they become old old friends too ---as time goes by.

Today i learned again, that being spontaneous has a lot of drawbacks too.And that planning well ahead is an art of discipline. Which, i have difficulty doing most of time. That i have to relearn this discipline over and over and over.

Today i learned that being patient has excellent rewards.
I also learned that Silence makes a big difference.

Today i learned that blogging is not easy,especially when your readers are all silent.And receiving just one comment from anybody for any blog or anything that i post here is already one big honor for me. And that , inspite of that.. i still love what i am doing and sending them these.hahahah.

Today, i learned to keep reminding myself that the reason why i'm doing this is because
i love writing.

And reading them over and over when i got the time, provides me the chance to get in touch with myself.

Today i learned , i can stop asking questions and accept what is given...and from there, work it through, even for just awhile.

Today, i learned that our education system should be open to western influence in order to be at par with technology.

Today i learned , that wanton wrappers can be magical too.
Today, i learned how to cook a special maja recipe from a dear old friend who came by the house.

And another thing i learned today..

That there is also "TRAFFIC" in the world wide web.That "creating" traffic in your own webpage is a masterpiece. I am still discovering why i need to have that kind of traffic too..I think i would love to have traffic here too..

I can go on and on and on and on with my today i learned list.

But...

I learned today..that readers prefer short reads than long reads...
And even if i write them long... i remind myself again..that i am doing this for ME..

And the one reading this up to the last syllable of the last paragraph, gets a high sounding salute from me.. even if maybe you're figuring out also...how to apply the virtue of being...patient ...
in reading reallllly lonnnnnnggggg blogs..

Just like this one...

{and oh, thank you to Jason Mraz ...for joining me with his reggae beat..again again again!!
i love this beat! }

I'm Madly Deeply in Love with you

For most people ,saying the words "I love you" is often difficult to do. In our home,I am happy to say that even during very tough family times, we seem to have adapted saying these short sentences ever since the children were small..Especially when the need calls for these magic words to be spoken. Now that two of them are a little way going to become teens already,my big kids don't find saying these words too difficult to do...hey, yo dude !?? Well..though not on air anymore.. at least, they still say it openly to us! Like these past days, they hide it from public ears when they express these words .. ( they either whisper it close to our ears only ants can hear or say it boldly, all smiles-- when we're alone--together with palms open wide for the day's allowance). What more can a neophyte parent like me expect from a grown up Hey yo! dude man..wazzup wazzup kind,eh? Mom ! That's Parenting responsibility,accountabilty , liability , capability,availability..what else? Gravity...zip.

For us parents, whose only comfort & rest , is to hear our children say these words... the leaps we do for them does'nt matter anymore.These words, most of the time --just eases the hurdles.

Our toddler has even given these a try during his terrible no-no moments.When he is teased by his elder brother and sister, he says :" I dont like you,kuya. I dont like you,ate." But when he is happy with what his elder sibs are doing for him, he would spontaneously go : "I love you Kuy.I love you ,ate." The good part of their exchanges,which I love to hear, is when,the little tot would be on the verge of tears and say " I dont like you kuya!" and the kuya would pinch his tiny nose & return a very kind answer to his little bro with " I love you Yosh."

Just early this week.I adapted the words in my t.i.t.l.e inside our home.Everybody went wide eyed and I somehow got their full attention for a moment. I taught my toddler these words to say as another option if he finds the "i love you" thing not working very well anymore especially when he wants to have his way around the house.. ahehehehe...You see, I told the older ears listenning..there is this saying that says, REDUNDANCY in anything,often has its dangers too..Well, sometimes, we say it too often, we forget the real meaning of the words..why not try a longer phrase that may have more meaning this time? You see,love, kuya, ate, and Yosh... I cant help it, I'm just... madly , deeply in love with you, guys..
And you know the rest.. is...history (blink...s-m-i-l-e sheepishly..).

My little Yoshua didnt seem to get it yet. He said when I asked him to repeat the words he replied : “I dont know,mommy.I don’t like !! its long.” hahahaha! Or so I thought..Well, he did consider these words..you see, just this morning after his bath time, 2 days after I first wrote this blog, he blurted out the long line with so much gusto with a very charming smile, saying in a high tone : "mommy!? i am madely , deeply in labv with youuuuuuuu!" wow. that made my heart skip a beat for a sec..

Ka corny ni mommy oist.the teens say...

But i could see from the corner of my eye,that i somehow hit home. I don’t know..I just know...They wore that hidden smile in their eyes-- only a mother can read.

YEARNINGS....and Learnings

I have journeyed through time.Often bringing light weight baggage, sometimes carrying a heavier load. Through these journeys I discovered the many things i failed to see before.One of them is what I wish to explore here....again..and again...and again..until i get tired of reading them and probably do something about it.

Embarking on the re discovering of self has always been a constant quest deep within me.Younger years spent in exclusive schools run by nuns has made me focus on the giving of self un selfishly to others... which maybe, has paved its way deep within..

Only of late have i realized the many things i have failed to nurture--- the ME, as the other ME -- an artist. Yes. I could use that term..Somehow,somewhere there it is.. The deep longing in my heart to nurture this love and passion for serious writing.On my journeys, I have met several few who discovered themselves and have explicitly shown themselves as who they truly are -- thru their passion for writing,creative photo shoots,stage dramas, paintings and caricatures, songs and music...they seem to have nurtured these gifts along the way.I TRULY ENVY THEM. Other important matters,bigger responsibilities and yes, having grown in a spot you never dreamed of -- came along my path which placed these yearnings aside.
I YEARN... to learn more on how to use the right words behind meanings and make meanings behind words without being very oblivious about it.

I yearn... to collect ZILLIONS OF WORDS that totally connect with what I wish to express and elaborate.

I learned that..to be able to express thy self more profoundly you have to keep on Reading... and.. WRITING your thoughts down.And then,SPEAK about it too --maybe out loud or a little toned down to 30 decibels --to your friends,to your family and most distinctly--TO THY SELF!

I Yearn...To read the wisdom of those who have plenty and to reflect on the wisdom of my own experiences.And yes..nothing can beat writing from ones own experiences and dissecting thy own mind.To research more on what you wish to write about would make a perfect wave.

I have learned... that expressing ones self with CLARITY matters.That being ARTICULATE with words sound off well.

I learned..that in this fast paced world we now live in--to fully understand what you are reading,you have to slow down a bit and read carefully..digest the words and the thots that came along those lines you are reading..AND..allow time to sink it all in--into the depths of your being..

I yearn...to do that more often.

I YEARN ....to learn more of how writers prose and pose their words together .

I yearn...one day... to travel the globe and perhaps discover a world of similarities or a world of differences...maybe..just maybe.. rediscover myself again ..that would be the day for more things to write and moments to capture!

I learned... that I am a big fan of writers who can explicitly put their words together to create a very well said thought,an article,a book, a page ,a journal or a blog that can connect well with the soul of the reader.

I learned... that I am not so very nice with creating poems BUT i love reading & listenning to them, being read as well.

I learned... that I can be well into the ARTS without trying very hard.That I can easily comprehend the mind of an artist.Which probably makes me one of them.Yes.. I am one of them... And that is my silent cry.A cry of a fanatic craving to learn how to move along the ebb, the tide, the web of words to create a well said prose and pose with a large dose of those.

I learned..that Humor added well into a set of words make up my day.It sets my spirit high to soar off on my own day with laughter.But most often, the laughter dies out amongst the ebb of serious and complicated things attached to the chosen job ...whew. I sometimes ponder on the what ifs...what if.. I were not in this chosen field.. where would I be? Had i been brought up the other way around,left alone to tinker on my own dreams and focus on what i would've wanted to become.On which path would I have travelled...If i have made a serious career out of this yearning..would I have scored the highest ielts bandwidth?..hmmmmn..ponderings...

Yes.. the dreamer artist in me is slowly sparkling,silently crackling sounds.. popping up out of my head. (pop corn.hahahah.I am enjoying this. Having this mini keyboard attached to my boggy tap makes my fingers tick the keys with gusto. It is funny how I have ignored this tiny keyboard and endured suffering the misdemeanors of mister letter M on the main tap's keypad.)

Yet..I say , for now...

Not yet Rizal, not yet..the molave has yet to tread on more immediate things that would probably...push these yearnings up..Maybe...just softly.. let it be as it is..love the trip and bask on the sunshine of others who share that same passion..and learn from them..yes!
In the distant horizon...with my sunrise and sunsets--I can dazzle my way towards that..
in that perfect time created only for me...

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

I recently received this very good HOW TO...from a 50yish Auntie--who has just discovered the workings of her computer and the electronic mail..I find this very nice.It speaks out loud of what I have been trying to advocate in my life..hahahah.The word advocate is terribly serious..it makes me feel reallly--oldish..
But who cares? I love this and
I want to share this with you...

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are! Take a healthy dose of these each day!





HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;)



3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name can be Alzheimer's!


4. Enjoy the simple things. The breeze on your cheek, a second cup of coffee outside, listening to the birds sing, every sunset you can see...


5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.



6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.


8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.


11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

And if only 4 people gets to read this - who cares? But do share this with someone ...:))

Of being and doing…

Its 1 a.m.

I woke up with a million thots running thru my mind.

This urge to put my fingers on our computer keyboard and put these thots into words, almost, always bugs my head.

Yet, most often than not, my procrastinating attitude defeats my good intentions. Thereby, causing that thoughtful moment vanish into thin air.

‘Til next time', I say….

This is one of those times I would seek myself and ask :

"and when is that next time,huh? Do you remember that time you wished …If only I had a computer in our bedroom where I can write these thots down and get it off my head..maybe I wouldn’t be waking up feeling empty that I did not do anything productive with my God given talent in writing.(blah-blah-blah..)"

Then you started praying for it.....what? Yes…you prayed for a computer in your bedroom! This blessing came unexpectedly and you knew that was the answer to your wish! Aha.Did I ? Yes you did! Okey, now I admit.. sorry.. but its not too late yet…as the saying goes..Better late than never!

And so, let me start DISSECTING myself….

I have always been good at this writing thing. I was convinced about this only of late when I turned 30 years old! Hahaha.

A late bloomer? This is that age of memory recall, I tell you. The age of remembering the good and fun moments of one’s yester years…as well as the not so good? Yes.It is. But almost always, it’s the good things that are remembered and stored in ones’ chest of memories.

Its those memories of being acknowledged and appreciated for one’s skill that is kept well in one’s memory bank.

Like that time we had our 100 nite’s show back in 4^th year college…the encouragement of our hired director Padma, still stays..She told me back then, that if I didn’t become a nurse..I could be a writer..a good one..That time I did not believe her.

Those were the times I did not yet search myself thoroughly..those were the times that affirmations such as these are taken for granted and seemed un important. It just boosted the moment and it disappeared as other important matters came along.

Then, when life started to fall in place, the quest for meaning started entering a creative and imaginative mind. I learned how to value affirmations. Books came in handy. Good write ups about LIFE , about children and parenting, about marriage and about a good and loving God—came for my eyes to devour and my mind to digest.

But as days passed,all these items just stayed in mind. I realized that my fingers became itchy and would long for a pen and a notebook just to wire these thots down to writing. My laziness stopped me.. always putting minor things off for another time.

But when you have it, you can’t let it get away so easily. It keeps bugging you until you are able to express yourself more profoundly. The thot of studying and enrolling myself into literature or writing came to mind..but it did'nt seem important--yet. I told myself, that if you go into that, this time,you won't go far coz you haven’t even started being serious with your own personal writing yet… in your own pc! How much more…well, I told myself that would be something to look forward to… in the old age? Hahaha. I hope not.

There are a lot of moments when words , I may have picked somewhere just keeps repeating in my head.. and they seem to multiply! I sometimes use it on my children and they would ask..what does that mean mommy? I then fumble in my head for the easiest meaning of the word and give it to them. Express yourself! These lines on a penshoppe ad seem to have real meaning for me.

When I started punching in these keys awhile ago.. or the many attempts I did.. not so very long ago…my mind would drift away and my thots get-- stuck! Its like that meatloaf in a can that doesn’t get off after you open it even with a good can opener and no matter how much you pound on it ,it gets off very slowly..you need to pound the other side a little bit harder to get it off! And when it gets off—its easier to slice and put in the pan! Don’t mention the yummy eat after a good cooking!

So, that’s how I simply describe this being and doing.. I know that the first steps are a bit harder to trek. But I am optimistic about this skill! I just need more time to squeeze in. Please allow my thots to linger on this web..This is one of those things I consider a great blessing. It is indeed a good welcome for all those beautiful minds coming in from all over the world, to share generously their lives..This is the moment! To share a portion of our lives openly here is a huge leap.Distance writing, connecting and communicating would be wonderful to the heart!

Life is difficult..yes .it is.. But in my heart I always believe in this :

"Enjoy today, for it is the only moment which is really yours. Who knows what tomorrow may hold? Enjoy those rare moments of a walk at sunset with your spouse. Enjoy those many times he holds your hand and whispers sweet nothing in your ears. Enjoy the precious and candid moments with your children. Its thru their young and innocent eyes that you can see things that are difficult to see from an adults eye..the simple smile you receive from them...their lafter and the hugs and words of love so generously spoken and given! Today is the moment God has given to you! Live it to the fullest..I want to live with the constant expectation that things will be better tomorrow…And when I grow old I want to remember good memories and say : “Those were some of the best days of my life.”

Don’t you think so?

I Love Listenning to ACOUSTICS...

There's something in the strings..that soothes and relaxes. its like the gentle humming of the breeze..i was just listenning to steven curtis chapman's strumming of his guitar.i closed my eyes and allowed my mind to wander off to a land where i am surrounded with the beauty of nature. the sun shining in the far distant horizon.from where i was, standing on a green mountain hill, basking in awe of the beauty of the sea and the distant mountains surrounding me.There ---what a beautiful world..what a sight to behold.
Then i opened my eyes--with a smile and a new mind set--this time far more relaxed..rejuvinated..I told myself..yes..it is time to move on--there is indeed a wonderful world out there..hooooray!

Secrets...

SECRETS TO THE WISDOM..

Jesus, the great master and teacher of all time, has been analyzed by a lot of authors and a lot of books has been written about this great man.

My eyes often turn to these books written for Him and about Him that talks to me through the heart.Those that truly inspire and provide me with the keys to the true wisdom that only He can give.I get attracted to these books that my too often boggled mind can comprehend easily.

In one of my reading times--I have come to appreciate and love this book that for me,holds the key to some of my many ponderings.

Please allow me to share some excerpts of this lovely book by Mike Murdock on THE LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF JESUS.

1.A productive Life is NOT an accident.
2.Everything God created IS a solution to a problem.
3.Your thoughts have presence.They are like currents moving through the air.Those thoughts are capable of DRAWING PEOPLE TOWARD YOU or DRIVING PEOPLE AWAY FROM YOU.
4.DOUBT IS DEADLY.
5.Your attitude is always sensed.
6.Jesus BELIEVED He could change people.He believed that His product would satisfy people.
7. Your Integrity will always be remembered longer than your product.
8.People who enable you to succeed may not always come to you.In, fact they rarely do.YOU MUST GO TO THEM.
9.A tired mind RARELY makes good decisions.
10.REST TIME is REPAIR TIME.
11.FAITH WALKS OUT WHEN FATIGUE WALKS IN..
12.CHAMPIONS never Hurry.The quality of preparation determines the quality of performance.
13.CHAMPIONS do not become champions in the ring.They are merely RECOGNIZED in the ring. Their BECOMING happens in their DAILY ROUTINE.
14.JESUS NEVER HURRIED.He did not begin His ministry until He was 30 y.old.His preparation time was 30 yrs.
15.Every season has a product.Each season is producing some specific result from your efforts.
16.Something GOOD is happening every moment of your life.
17. Look for the reward of the present season,regardless of wheteher it appears to be a success or a failure.
18.PREPARATION CHAPTERS OF YOUR LIFE are Not Delays in your future success.
19.Each chapter and season has a benefit and a product,if you will look for them.
20.Preparation time is never wasted time
21.You must be willing to go where you have never been,to create something you have never had.
22.Integrity Cannot be proved;It must be Discerned.
23.The ammunition selected by your enemy Is a Clue to His fear of you.
24.Your future begins with whatever is in your hands today.
25.You can only conquer your past by focusing on your Future.

I LOVE PSALMS

The book of psalms is the hymnbook and prayerbook of the bible. Composed by different authors over a long period of time.These are religious poems of many kinds: hymns of praise and worship of God; prayers of help,of protection and salvation.Pleas for forgiveness; songs of thanksgiving for God's blessings.It speaks so much of a persons most intimate feelings. Others represent the needs and feelings of all God's people.


The book of Psalms in the holy bible is my favorite book of all. It speaks so much about how our being humans, we are easy to be weakened by sin, yet, so much of God's salvation awaits us if we obey Him,praise Him and worship Him.I love this book because it is the prayerbook of many Kings from eons ago.And most of it I believe are King David's prayers.


Aside from Jesus, King David is one of my very favorite human characters in the bible. He is a great king so loved by the Lord our God but he was humble enough to admit his mistakes, his weaknesses, his incapacity to do God's will,his imperfect self,and yet abandoning all these weaknesses to God and making God work in Him in so many ways.so many ways indeed! It most often makes me reflect that even a great king like David,could be so prayerful and so trusting to God's goodness and power to strengthen him in times of battle .He was also so quick to realize his faults and sins and ask God for forgiveness and accept the consequences of his actions. He , a king--could have humbly done these things--how much more it should have been easier for me, a mere commoner in society --should be doing?


Every time I open my bible and be led by the readings for the day,I gently open the book of psalms like I am opening a treasure chest--so full of God's wisdom and love. It speaks so fully of me as a human person. It is so much like a prayer of a human being so imperfect, yet so loved by the Lord! It contains all the promises the Lord our God has for us.Yes! for us!


Reading my book of Psalms ---is like singing from the heart--it speaks FROM the heart and TO the heart of my soul.And when I start doing this... A lot of wonderful verses from this wonderful book starts to sing in my heart & mind ..One so distinct and loud in my heart right now goes:


" Oh my soul, do you not know, have you not heard? Its been told from the beginning, the Lord your God is on your side..Oh my soul, don't be afraid hope in the Lord..by His righteousness and power. He will strengthen, He will guide..And I will soar on wings like eagles,held by the hand of God, I will run and not grow tired when on His name I call.For the Lord is never weary, His ways are beyond my thoughts--I will trust in Him with all my heart . And I will rest upon His promise--patiently I wait.."

Come in, mommy Chef?

Recently, after my home made moonlane garden has been set on my own pots and what have you's..ANother stint seemed to catch my attention big time...C-OO-K-I-N-G ! this never appealed to me so much before.

After a success with lean pork ribs in stew which my family seemingly appreciated in one of our sunday lunches, I can't help but add this to my career wanabe list.. Now, i cannot stop wanting to learn some more of this  cooking fever ! Well, i got tired just watching my favorite culinary chefs on discovery channel,noh..

My decision to put the lives of my tasters' tastebuds into my amateur cooking hands, started when my eyes ran into a very Filipino recipe magazine in one of my lines at the grocery one day. Its simply called Yummy. I devoured my first mag like I was going to have an exam the next day. It somehow gave me a sense of fulfillment to see my family , taste and eat my creation with gusto. I realize  now, that my failure with cooking before was that, i never followed the  instructions written in my old cookbooks--diligently. As in.. ahehehe. i just thought I could just whisk it all my own way. Results were never succesful.

Today, added with passion and so much interest on the task...i did follow the instructions down to the last detail.. Voila! the result simply amazed me--it looked the way it appeared on the cook mag! and it tasted so trully yummy! Well, for my taste buds and my number one fan club's taste,that is.. (ahehehe my hubby & kids! ngeh) I am referring to my Fish fillet in Taosi sauce which I first made last christmas day. Oh well, it was like hitting the road blindfold.I was enveloped with the christmas rush & confusion on what recipe to contribute at the family gathering's table.The mood of the family christmas meal was to lessen the cholesterol in our served dishes. So, i can't serve my stew..well, It was a last minute decision--my steamed fish fillet in taosi..Luckily,I somehow made it to the yummy category during our christmas lunch. 'coz  today, thank the heavens, I am still alive..wink*

Just yesterday and two days ago,and yeah..today, i am mastering the steamed fish fillet in taosi sauce, by cooking it regularly in our weekly menus at home.Tweaking here and there.. That is to apply what chef Jamie and the rest of my fave chef encounters on tv  say : "practice..simply makes purfect!"

What excited me more was collecting the condiments both local and international and exploring the different spices, unusual vegies & herbs which i  never gave a second look at before.To date, i am still finding my way to completing my collection of the above condiments,collecting ,reading and understanding my cooking magazines, the use of this and that..what the culinary meanings of this word and that ,etc.. IT IS INTERESTING...PLUS..the selection of NON STICK PANS and COOKWARES and plates...PRESENTATION IS IMPORTANTE--wow! cooking in one genuine non stick pan and pot with a wooden laddle--is a definite must. still so much to learrrrrrrrnnnn...hachoooo!

Every now and then, as mood dictates me..i gobble up on the recipes in my cook mags and see what i can create with what i have collected in my pantry..its truly fulfilling..as a mother and a wifey.

Unlike before, the smell of spices on my handwashed fingers these days, is like sniffing saute'd fresh onions, garlic and leeks -- the sweet aroma of homestyle cooking   ..

Aprons on... I wanna be my own chef too!

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