Beyond Horizons

Saturday, July 4, 2009

: Photohunt 168 : Pink (Dress)

Nice to be back here in photohunt, my entry for this week is my kids' photo 3 years ago when we're about to go to our church. I remember making my girls wear their dresses given by their auntie from G.B. and I liked how the colors fit them well, red for Genesis and pink for Ruth well my youngest wouldn't be upstaged by the two so he just put a 'pogi' sign in his chin. By the way for non-Pinoys 'pogi' means handsome or cute!

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Vacation at Breezes Resorts

Talk about relaxing and vacationing, for me it’s a wonderful thought! Being a working Mom for several years my vacation includes spending three days vacation in a highland place few hours away from Manila for twice a year. I still want to have a vacation near the beaches but miles away from Manila where I would fly just to be at that place. Here in our country there are a lot of beautiful beach resorts in Boracay, Bohol, Puerto Princesa and some other not so popular places. Philippines are endowed with captivating and scenic places but some are not yet developed.

My SIL loves vacationing too and she has a habit of rounding up vacation resorts around Europe and America that’s totally new to her. She’s living in Great Britain and every time she has a chance she plans for a getaway vacation to relax her body and mind from everyday tension and pressures of her work... Last time I talked to her she told me that she wants an all inclusive resort which offers everything from the beach resorts to comfortable accommodations to fine dining to sports activities. It would really be nice to have a super inclusive package like that and Breezes Resort can do that.

She would like a different vacation this time and she’s thinking of having a vacation where she can have the view of rugged mountains, beaches and coves and can take advantage of the blue waters and richest landscapes in the Caribbean. I told her she can go to Runaway Bay Jamaica where she can enjoy sports activities like golf and tennis or just while away the time viewing all the scenic spots there.

Or she can choose a different destination where she can indulge on exciting water and land sports. It would be fun to do some windsurfing, sailing and water ski or if she’s the type of a land sports enthusiast she could do some table tennis, beach volleyball or even golf. She should choose Bahamas resorts to do all these together with all the amenities and accommodations offered by them. One good thing about all inclusive packages is that the person needs not to worry about other things like food and sports/recreational activities. All of these are available at Breezes Resort and you can visit their site now to plan your dream vacation.

I'll Be a WAHM Soon!

I'm counting my days in my work now as my resignation was approved at last. I've resigned from my job last year in May but was asked by my employer to extend my stay leading my employment to extend up to this time. I've been following up my intended early retirement almost every two months but it was when my Mom suffered temporary blindness that my resignation was considered seriously.

Actually it was a flattering thought that they wouldn't want me to leave my work which lasted for more than sixteen years, I would like to think they like me really that they asked me to think it over and over before deciding finally. My boss even asked me to accept a part-time job of an HR consultant but I told him I can't spare more than two days of my week because my family needed my full time attention now. I was glad that my junior boss allowed me a complete resignation without consultancy or part-time work and just asked me to at least give them a one-month allowance to turn over my work properly.

I would admit I've been losing hope that I will be allowed to resign and my colleagues keep on teasing me that it would take me another year but after my final talk with my senior boss detailing the inner problems I have in my family regarding their need for my full attention my boss understood my situation and accepted my resignation. It was a very happy day for me and though I'm still working and would be in my office for two weeks I can now savor the taste of my freedom from an 8-5 work. By the way I'll still be working but I'll be joining the WAHM work-at-home mommies and will concentrate more on writing in my sites.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Planning Your Perfect Home

At the start of marriage life couples usually dreams of a perfect home to start a family. The search starts for a good house location, the architectural design of your home and everything about house plans. It’s a very exciting first stage of your marriage where you need to prioritize getting the best design for your family’s nest. But planning a house is not that easy as you have to consider many things before choosing. Deciding is another thing as when you finally decided on getting your chosen plan there’s no backing out as the building will soon start to materialize.

I remember my father in his younger years dreamed of having a ranch house in our coconut plantation. He loves the countryside and wanted to stay there during weekends away from the bustling city. He then searched for a nice ranch house plan with all the provisions of comfort, convenience and durability. It didn’t materialize though as he suffered a mild stroke and advised by his doctor to relax and rest. My brother was very young then and it’s impossible to pursue the plan.

Now that my siblings and I were older we planned on just having a small vacation house in the countryside even though my father has passed away already. My Mom is actually dreaming of this and asked my engineer brother to look on some nice country house plans we’ve seen online. You heard it right there are available house plans and designs for you to choose from to help you plan your perfect home. House Plans and More will make it easy for those who want to have a good home plan for their family. They provide various resources and tools to make your search quick and easy. This site offers not only house plans but provide a way also to locate a builder for your house. Isn’t it great having all of these in just one site? It makes planning and dreaming your perfect home fun and easy.

Looking At The Sky On Friday : Northern Skies

This is a sky photo along the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway, boundary of La Union and Tarlac where our technical engineers traveled to meet our prospective clients for VoIP Termination. Anyway as the car is moving during the photo shoot it's hard to perfect the angle of the mountain and sky thus the picture is not so centered and the bridge rails covered almost one third of the view. Oh well the weather here was good anyway and the travel was just fine and sleepy.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Top Droppers For June 2009

I want to express my appreciation to the owners of the following sites who regularly drops their entrecard to my site. Thanks extended to those people who didn't make it to top ten I appreciate your visits also. Hope my entries and inspirational posts help readers and visitors in anyway it should be.

Dropper	# of drops
Whatever Comes To My Mind	31
Wii Mommies	30
Lainy's Musings	30
Speed Route88	29
Momspective	29
Khrye.Com	29
Our Journey to Forever	28
Guitarbench.com	28
Split Rock Ranch	28
Momspective Reviews	28

Special thanks to Lainy for always making it to my top ten in my two blogs and now in this blog also with two of her sites, appreciate your visits Sis!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Invest On Silver Bars

It’s always special if you have gold and silver collections and it’s also a good investment. Folks of the older generation used to keep these precious metals for their precious collections and as an emergency backup if they lack finances. Silver and gold can be pawned and sold at a higher price than other things so the more they keep these metals the better are their investment. Nowadays it’s also similar with the past but people invests on silver bars, bullion, gold and silver coins and many other forms of precious metal investment. Gold and silver still has the stability of increased value after several years so these metals still are the best source of keeping your money on good investment. Monex provides people ways and means on helping people buy gold and silver and keep them at a good storage place. Visit their site for more information.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Heads or Tails : Tools

The theme/prompt for this week is:
HEADS - "Tool"

It's my first time here and I'm enjoying viewing all the posts that corresponds to the theme 'tools'. Well there are many tools used in the house, kitchen, office and every work place I go but I chose this one. My entry are my kids' school supplies and bags which I considered as their tools for enhancing their learning, their tools for education. It looks simple as ordinary notebooks, crayons, pens and pencils, bags, etc. but it helps them to achieve further learning as they grow. Without these they will not have proper tools to educate themselves.

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...In Other Words...

Quote for June 30
The least of learning is done in the classrooms.

— Thomas Merton

…in other words…

I partially agree with this one as basic knowledge starts in classrooms they teach the basic and fundamentals but the kids learned it the best way when they encounter it in real life. Real experiences are the best way to learn something. And where can we get experiences of course it should start at home as parents should teach their children more than their teachers. For me teachers are just starters, parents are secondary teachers who guides their children in what they've learned from school and then exposure to society and putting your knowledge into action and life is the best teacher of all.

But sometimes you can have so much knowledge in school especially if the school teaches vocational courses where you'll have to study for a few months only. There they teach the actual work that can be done. Education is fast-paced and more on actual education than theories.

Hope I can be of help understanding this quote. Just expressing my opinion.

Watch NFL Games

I love sports and during my school days I’m very interested in marathon, volleyball, table tennis and football. I enrolled in softball as my physical education subject in college and it was really fun though a little hard for some girls who find it hard to run fast. As I’m into walkathon and marathon it was so easy for me to have a homerun. I really enjoyed all the sports that I’ve enrolled in college like volleyball and table tennis. It feels different when you’re in sports. It’s also good for the body and I never gain pounds unlike now that it’s a lot of effort and time just to spend one day a month to do badminton. When I was in my first years or working I indulge in bowling and was so glad to receive some daily awards like striker of the day in our office competition. Oh I really miss those days when I can have plenty of time to spend on my hobbies and sports.

Well people like who couldn’t afford the time to spend it on sports can just watch sport games on television. I’ve seen online that you can watch National Football League regular season games when you subscribe to nfl sunday ticket which is exclusive on DIRECTTV. Actually if you subscribe to the GameMix you can watch 8 NFL games at the same time, great isn’t it? I know sports’ enthusiast will surely love this opportunity and will now get the nfl sunday ticket schedule so they will not miss the chance of viewing this in HD.

If you really want to avail of this good offer you can visit their site and make a selection of what you want in their listings or you can just type in your zip and they’ll look for you to give you the service you want. Be assured that MyTVOptions’ nfl sunday ticket price is just the right one for your budget. It’s affordable and it can bring you to a lot of entertainment.

I'm An Auditory Learner

You Are a Auditory Learner

You tend to remember what you hear, and you have a knack for speaking well.

You excel at debating, foreign languages, and music.

You would be an excellent diplomat - or rock star!

What's Your Learning Style?

Monday, June 29, 2009

Causes of Mesothelioma Cancer

Man has really gone so far in terms of innovations and modern technology. Intelligence of many has made a lot of convenience and comfort to our daily living with inventions on household gadgets and appliances that with just one touch of our finger we can do a lot of our job quick and easy. The same intelligence discovered miracle mineral asbestos which was found to have many uses and was regarded as a miracle mineral because of its good properties. Asbestos can be used in various ways in different fields such as industrial, residential, commercial and many other wonderful usage. From what I’ve remembered when I was a child it was commonly used in tropical country like us in house and building ceilings to resist heat. Wonderful isn’t it?

But sometimes intelligence and wonders are not appropriate because some great discoveries of human bounce back to us as harmful and toxic to our health. Asbestos was later found to be a hazard element and can cause lung diseases and Mesothelioma cancer to those that worked in industries where asbestos was used. Exposure of human to this element can lead them to that kind of disease. I’m glad that nowadays usage of asbestos was prohibited and banned.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Creative Mom Blogger Award

Cecile and Tetcha, my two sweet blogger friends gave this award to me and I truly appreciate their thoughtfulness and friendship. I’m honored to be one of the recipients of this award. Being a blogger for two years now and a mom for 12 years gave me a different level of satisfaction for being these two personalities.

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Here are the simple rules:
♥ Take your award and put the logo on your post.
♥Link the person who awarded you. Remember each recipient of the award should acknowledge the person who honored them and go to Mom's Special Diary to copy and paste the award.
♥Put your own blog title and link.
♥Nominate at least five deserving moms.

1.Mom's Special Diary 2. Obstacles & Glories 3. Kitchen the heart of Our Home 4. Pensive Thoughts 5. Beyond Horizons. 6. You're Next

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It’s my pleasure to pass on this award to the following creative mommy bloggers: 1. Juliana of Pinay Wahm 2. Mira of Random Thoughts. 3. Liza of Mommy's Little Corner 4. Tita Bheng of Beyond My Quiet Zone 5. In-In of Whatever Comes To My Mind.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Gold Investment

Most people now are wise enough not to rely only on their present jobs but to invest also on something tangible. Employment on companies now can’t be rely upon as recently there’s a lot of mass layoff and even if big companies now are filing bankruptcy to close afterwards leaving poor employees jobless.

It’s good to think of your future so it’s good to have investment while you’re still earning money. Some of my friends invest on lands because after several years it will appreciate value. I told my friend that he could also try to buy gold coins as I’ve seen some real reviews on this one. They have many forms of gold which investors can buy at specific sites. Gold coins are a good trading metal and it will increase its value over the years.

As an advice it’s best to invest on these things as the stability of value of precious metals can’t be questioned. It’s by far the purest and still the best asset that people used to invest even in the old generations. Our ancestors and old folks used to buy gold and just keep it as a treasure to pass on to younger generations. Up until now people are attracted to gold whether its jewelry bars or coins.

To me it’s also a form of status quo as in the old centuries because they used to offer it as gifts to royal families on special occasions or dowry to wedding. Nowadays investors and collectors can buy gold bullion and have it stored in a safe and secure depository. If you happen to possess IRA gold you can also avail of gold ira transfer to prevent possible taxes and penalty. So if you’re still contemplating on where you will put your hard-earned money you can visit their site now and decide.

Friday, June 26, 2009

FRIDAY FILL-INS # 130

Serendipity

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

And...here we go!

1. She had a great love for us that's why my Mom devoted all her time and care to us, we love you Mom!

2. My mom is my adviser.

3. I know this: It is in the heart that one can see rightly.. What is essential is invicible to the eye... Little prince book

4. I want to start a business but I still have other matters to prioritize.

5. These words apply to me: friendly

6. The storms have stopped, the sun was shining.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to write some inspirational thoughts, tomorrow my plans include spending my time with my 3 kids and Sunday, I want to prepare the foods for Sunday School, I'm the host.

Happy Friday to everyone!

Convenience of Shopping Online

It’s been almost a month since the school opens and classes started again. With the opening of classes parents are again faced with providing their children supplies, uniforms, bags, shoes and other educational things needed by the students. Needless to say many of the students wanted their things new and nice especially their school shoes which they will be using for the whole year ahead. As I have three school children we spent three weekends just to complete all their needed school supplies and goods including bags and shoes. We have picked different stores to buy different supplies and it’s very tiring doing that.

Before the school begins I felt tired and exhausted from shopping all of my kids’ necessities in different stores. I’ve thought of the inconvenience of shopping on foot compared to shopping online because I’m used to it. I sometimes buy my things online and it gives me a lot of comfort and saves my time too. One good thing is you can search for your needs like computers, gadgets, bags, branded shoes and compare prices available online. All these privileges can be done in the convenience of your homes.

Maybe I’ll be able to do this once the school requires my daughter to buy a new running shoes for her marathon practices. I’ve seen various models and I like their Adidas running shoe for ladies which have all the comfort essentials for running. Now I don’t need to walk through all the stores just to look for the right running shoes, I only need to visit Shopwiki and choose from their biggest range of stores to choose from no matter what the size, budget and style they have it. Convenient isn’t it?

Looking At The Sky On Friday - Early Evening in Eastwood

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This picture was taken from my office building when I was about to go home. Those are the buildings in Eastwood City in Libis Quezon City just a few kilometers away from our office. What amazed me here are the white circles resembling the shape of a moon scattered all over the top of the building. I just don't know what it was, as I recall my other shots the first was clear of any circle on the picture but as I snap my camera one by one these circles emerge leading to this final shot.

Anyway if you want to see other captivating sky photos visit here!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Be Protected With Home Security System

With the current widening of the road along our residences the street suddenly became closer to us. We used to have a big garden at the front area of our house but now it was minimized into half. There are a lot of advantages of this government’s project but on the other hand it also brought us near to strangers who like getting into house compounds endangering home security. As we’re just starting to construct new fences and gates unknown people sometimes knock at our door offering many discounted products. My Mom gets worried easily because as I remember few years back someone got inside our house and sneaked my bag out carrying my wallet with cash money, atm payroll cards, credit cards and valuable identification cards.

It was a hard time for me as I need to report my stolen cards, secure new identification cards and remember every single important document in my bag just in case I have to restore some of those in my file storage. I had a thought then that if only we have home security systems in our compound or inside our home then those robbers will think twice before entering houses. However it’s our responsibility to protect ourselves, our family and our homes from bad elements like these. We need some kind of security if not guards at least a system that we can depend upon.

Now I’m glad that there’s ADT Security System, No. 1 in providing the best home security surveillance system you can ever need to assure yourselves that you’re protected from bad elements that will enter your homes. Rest assured of a fast response 24-hour monitoring service that’s user-friendly meaning it’s so easy to use. No need to worry about your budget as it’s very affordable. Secure your family and home, get one now.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

:WW - Books

We were waiting for the interviewer in Gen's application for scholarship when my eyes lingered on this somewhat comic version of librarian carrying big books. Even if the load is obviously heavy he seems happy with what he's doing. And who wouldn't happy with working with books everywhere. As I love books it would be a delightful thought!

Happy WW, see my other entry of painting depicting education.

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Wordless Wednesday

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Father's Day

I'd like to greet and salute all fathers who've been a solid wall for their family in times of life's challenges and trials. A father is a shoulder to cry on, our hero and friend and most of all a vessel of God's blessings. I'd like to dedicate this to my own father whom I miss so much and my dear hubby who both gave me and my family the love and caring we need to face life's challenges.

I'm also sharing this to other fathers who have been a hero, mentor and friend to their children.

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