Every one of us should have close women friends with whom we feel a kinship with. Those we can call sisters by heart. Those friends who will warn us when they feel we are about to commit a huge mistake and who will stand by us no matter if we committed that huge mistake. Those are the girl friends I am talking about.

If you have a great girl friend who doesn’t have someone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with, buy gifts for girlfriends and give one to her.

She deserves it for sticking it out with you over the years!

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I told my best friend to keep up the good work of making her woman happy. He sends her flowers via EZBloomers.com flower delivery not only on special occasions but also whenever he feels like it. His wife is very happy with him and is vocal about how much she loves him.

I really think that the little sweet gestures can go a long way. It can make her feel special even when she’s feeling low. Women can sometimes feel so lonely and sad and unloved due to hormones. But if her man knows when to get the flower delivery guy to come and hand over the lovely bouquet, then his woman is one lucky gal!

I saw this in Pinterest and immediately fell in love with it!

I love any Roman-type sandals. I love flats and anything that I can feel totally comfortable wearing. I hope I can find that photo above locally. I want the same style and design so I hope I can find the same one.

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One of the things I learned the past couple of months is how to become creative. There was a period when income was down so I had to resort to creativity when giving gifts so that I could still give something beautiful and personal yet affordable or even very cheap.

Now that income is back to normal, I still use what I learned when giving out gifts. For this coming Valentine’s Day, I thought why not get some valentines photo frames, put a special photo of me with the recipient, and then wrap it with a ribbon. Personalized and affordable!

A little creativity can go a long way.

There are persons you just love giving presents to. These are individuals who know how to say thanks for and value the gift you have given them. My brother’s girlfriend’s dad is such a person. My brother gave him swisher sweets cigars because he learned from his girlfriend that the old man loves cigars. To show my brother just how much he appreciates the gift, he has it on whenever he comes for a visit. He smokes it every other night and especially when my brother’s at their place.

It’s just his way of showing him that he is loving the gift and that he is actually using it.

My brother’s glad that his gesture is appreciated.

The number of godsons I have is growing by leaps and bounds. Every month it seems a friend or co-worker of mine gives birth and I always receive a call or a text message informing me of being godmother to their child. No problem with me. My godsons outnumber my goddaughters. That’s why I am always ready with gifts for boys. It is best to be ready with it so that whenever I will be invited to a special occasion in their lives, I have a gift ready to bring with me.

I may be doing something good to be always considered a second mother to young kids!

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Robie always wears his Alpinestars Jacket. He has this poker-faced look all the time but whenever he is wearing his cool jacket, it makes him seem more approachable. That’s what others are telling his parents. And they just smile when they hear about it.

Robie is their ‘middle-aged’ child. He may be the youngest among their three children but he is the most serious among them and the one who seem to be carrying the world on his shoulders. They believe it has something to do with being taken seriously by all the elders around him that made him that way.

We love to do movie marathons at home. Whenever we do that, of course, we make sure there will be popcorn tubs for each one of us. It really is the perfect partner for movie watching.

This weekend we are planning another movie marathon session. What about you, what are you watching?

Happy movie watching everyone!

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Mitch is a fashion designer. Aside from her love of beautiful clothes, she also loves hats. Hats, yes you read it right. She loves it and makes a hat for each dress she makes. She is that in love with hats!

I remember seeing her creation and was amazed by it. If I am not mistaken I sent her a message telling her that she can already create hats for royalty. And I was telling the truth! Her is one of a kind designs and I do hope her hats will become more popular in the future.

Here’s to more cupcakes and sprinkles, blessings and fruits, and only LOVE no hate!

Happy 2012!

Sorry I was not able to greet you earlier. I am really busy with school and all. I hope to be able to update here more.

They met in kindergarten. They fought over a toy, cried and when they stopped became friends. From then on, their friendship blossomed into a great one that endured decades. They have a titanium partnership ring each. They gave it to each other when their first business venture celebrated its 3rd anniversary. Their friendship/partnership is really something to admire by everyone.

They call each other partners for life. Instead of best friends, they call each other partners because they are not only friends, they are also business partners.

What an admirable friendship that stood through time!

I will now greet all of you a

I hope everyone will celebrate Christmas with their love ones. Don’t forget the true meaning of the season. Jesus and His love for us all.

Enjoy the festivities!

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There will be some changes in this blog in 2012. I will be talking more about being a teacher and how it affects my daily life. I will be talking about special education more, which is what I am focusing on in teaching. I will also be focusing on the state of young students here without crossing the line of privacy invasion, of course.

I want to be more active in blogging in 2012 and I will try to post an entry at least twice or thrice a week.

I am excited for what 2012 will bring!

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One of my best friends since I was in high school was not able to go to college right off high school. Coming from a below average income family, her parents couldn’t afford to send her to college. So she worked right after high school graduation, saved enough money for college tuition and after two years, she was able to send herself to college while working part time.

And now, after close to five years in college, this is it! She is graduating by April 2012! I am so proud of my best friend! As a way to show how proud our common friends and I of her, we are throwing away a surprise party for her the night of her graduation. I am already asking them to get university graduation gifts for her. I am also inviting her family to come over and celebrate with us.

Even with all the adversity she faced over the years she still managed to overcome it all and emerged a victor. So proud!

My paternal grandma just underwent an operation in his eyes to remove a cataract. As a get well soon celebration of sorts, my sisters and I will buy gourmet gifts for grandpa. We love seeing him smile! And gifts will surely make him smile and maybe even cry a little because his grandkids remembered him again.

We will spend this coming weekend at the grandparents’ house. There will surely be a lot of food ala town fiesta (as usual hehe) and lots of stories from everyone around.

It’ll be a fun get well soon party for grandpa with lots of gifts for him for sure!

I am so happy right now that our school is on semestral break. I needed this vacation so bad. The last few days before our break, my body is aching so bad – back pains, headaches that leads to a fever. I am so burnt out that a recharge is really needed.

Now, I’m enjoying my vacation so much. I’m sleeping for 12 hours without worrying about being late or worrying about the kids (my students) is heaven for me. A week off from school will surely recharge me.

While browsing the web earlier, I saw the gift that I want to receive this Christmas. It’s a girl’s best friend! Yes. You are right, it’s a diamond necklace! Who wouldn’t want to receive those gorgeous stones, right? Hay, if only someone will give me one, I will be the happiest for sure! Any kind of jewelry with diamonds will do. Paging dad and my rich sisters! LOL!

On Tuesday, November 1st, my dad, siblings and I will visit our dearly departed loved ones. We will visit my brother, mom and grandma at the columbary. This is the first time to spend All Saint’s Day in a columbary because before my mom and brother were laid at a cemetery in Bulacan. Our family is relieved that my mom and brother was transferred here in the city last March because some parts of Bulacan are now flooded due to the typhoons. I can’t imagine going to a flooded cemetery. That is just scary for me.

I’m excited to buy flowers and decorate them for our dearly departed. In a way, it’s kind of sad that I’m doing flower decorations for my mom, brother and grandma who is not here anymore. But offering them flowers shows how much we love and misses them. It’s a sad and at the same time a happy event for me when we are visiting our loved ones.