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I Love/Hate America
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An Immigrant's Love-Hate Relationship with all things American. Not necessarily things I hate but things I find appalling, disgusting, scary, uncomfortable and unlikeable. This is more of commentaries on the American way of life as seen through the eyes of a foreigner.
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GOODBYE TO YOU ALL!

Dear readers and followers of my blog, Finally Im able to muster up some guts to announce to all that Im finally canceling this blog. All my blogs including my husbands blog too.  In my 3 year ...

15 jul 11

GEEK ALERTS

Im not really a techie-savvy type of gal. I dont hate technology nor geeky gadgets but I love to hear and read news about whats the latest stuff available. You know,  I am always checking ...

07 jul 11

MAKING SENSE OF IT ---ALL OVER THE NET

(Sorry again grammar-cops....I did not edit my grammar in this post so I recommend you to leave if youre here reading to nitpick my grammar), As thinking human beings, there is a myriad of things tha...

06 jul 11

MADE IN AMERICA: MONOPOLY

Birthplace:    Germantown, Pennsylvania Originator:    Charles Darrow Manufacturer:   Parker Brothers Hometown Now:  Pawtucket, Rhode Islan Date Introduced:  ...

02 jul 11

AMERICAN UKAY-UKAY : 2ND HAND THRIFT STORE SHOPPING IN THE U.S.A.

(IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are somebody who loathes thrift store or 2nd hand store shopping, this post is not for you.  Do not think thats just because I buy at thrift stores, my outfits are all...

28 jun 11

BIDDING FOR SHOPPING

My husband and I are going to the Philippines next month. Hes more excited as his first time. As for me, Im quite excited because I only have a year to finish my Nursing studies there.  As you ...

24 jun 11

BREAKFAST GOODIES, FREEBIES, AND AND BLOG MONETIZATION: RANDOM THOUGHTS

A day without breakfast for me is a day that could be fatal---my engine wont even start revving.  If I cant have breakfast before heading to work or school, my stomach will start to grumble eve...

22 jun 11

MY TWO FATHERS

(APOLOGIES: This post is written in a rush. So for the grammar-cops, just stay away from this. You might find my grammar not in par with your perfect standards. But I plead not guilty.) I have two fa...

19 jun 11

MISSION ORGANIZATION AND SURPRISE NO. 2

In my previous posts, I had "reported" how badly messy our house was when I came back from the Philippines. It was absolutely a disarray. Blame it on the man on the house left alone for 7 m...

14 jun 11

WHAT DO AMERICANS THINK OF FILIPINOS? (CONCEIVED NOTIONS & IMAGES OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE)

Foreword; For this weeks post, I was pretty sure I was going to write about Filipino -American recipes in time for the Philippine Independence Day on the 12th. The idea was botched. I realized we are...

09 jun 11

SOMETIMES I GIG, SOMETIMES I DONT

Recalling my past carefree, youthful bygone years, the ambivalence is inevitable. There were glorious days spent in guiltless benders and frivolity, and there were moments of fear and worry. Back in ...

06 jun 11

USING MIXED MEDIA FOR ADVERTISING

For a new business, gaining profits on the first few months is quite a challenge. Most dont even make it to a break-even in the first year. When a new enterprise is competing against a tough or satur...

06 jun 11

BRUNCH, PICNIC AND BLOGROLL

The other day was Memorial Day. I woke up in the morning thinking it was6 a.m. but the clocked ticked at 9:15. I overslept. The sun should have been casting a ray of see-through light over the sheer ...

02 jun 11

A SENSE OF SECURITY IN YOUR HOME

This year, our finances are focused on saving for the island property we just bought. Its additional expenditure alright but we are more excited for the value of the estate. It is situated on a hillt...

30 may 11

THIS BOY IS KILLING ME (AUTO-TUNE OR DIGITAL-IZED?)

While I was doing some general cleaning several weeks ago, these are some of the stuff I found buried among the junk heap. What I unearthed are treasures;    Some more vinyl records to pl...

28 may 11

IS THIS THE COLLEGE YOU WANT FOR YOUR KIDS? (TOP 20 COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES)

As the month of May is about to end,  two important yet contrasting milestones are happening  for two extremely different nations.  Here in the U.S., May is the period of commenceme...

25 may 11

RANDOM REVERIES: AUTUMN IN LATE MAY, GENTLE CYCLE & WISH-LIST

Its Friday, and this is the 6th day of rain in our neck of woods . This rain  isnt sporadic, but continuously pouring and drenching all over New England area. Even if the temps rise up to the u...

20 may 11

ALL COTTON SCRUBS

In about a year and half, I would finish my Nursing degree. Hopefully, I would pass the state  licensure exam so I can practice the profession immediately. As early as of this time, Im quite ex...

20 may 11

YOU CANT FIND A JOB HERE

Jobs are hard to find nowadays. And that is why gazillions of people move or relocate to certain towns and cities , leaving the comforts of home and warmth of family and friends, just to look for tha...

18 may 11

WHY DO FILIPINOS SPEAK FUNNY ENGLISH?

(PRECAUTION: To Filipinos: Please do not react violently to the title. Its just a title to catch your attention. Before you make a hasty violent reaction or comment, please read the entire post...

14 may 11

SURPRISE NUMBER 1

A few weeks ago I posted about the dilemma of purging excess stuff in my household. I came home to the US from the Philippines to be surprised by a massive heap of clutter lying around the house that...

11 may 11

STOP COLLECTION CALLS

Its sad to hear from people who are drowning in debt. Their stress levels are at enormous highs and they cannot even afford to have decent sleep. These people are constantly bugged by collection agen...

11 may 11

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOTHER IN THE WORLD

Quite honestly, I started with no idea what to write about on Mothers Day. I know every blogger would write about their own mothers,  or post an article on how to create special treats for Momm...

08 may 11

THE GAMES AMERICANS PLAY

When I was in elementary school, I was trying to find out which field of interest I would be the "highlight of the show." You know, someone who could be the one shining and grabbing all the...

05 may 11

DOWNSIZING

The economic crunch in the world today has greatly influenced a lot of people to downsize. Downsizing in employment, reducing family expenditures and even scaling down the size of dwellings are const...

03 may 11

RANDOM THOUGHTS: SPRING SICKNESS, NEW CAR, SCRAPBOOK, & PAGE RANK

It  looks like spring is really finally unfolding right before our very eyes here in New England. Though everyone awaits for this season to come after a dreary winter, I really do not lavish on...

01 may 11

ENGRAVED GIVE-AWAYS

One of my best buddies has a flourishing business which she manages and operates with her family. Their business involves milkfish (bangus) production, packaging the milkfish, and selling them all ov...

29 apr 11

TOO MUCH CRAP (ARE YOU AFRAID OF LETTING GO?)

Unfortunately, for today, I am lazy to post anything. Yet, I need to because ideas are popping again and so many unfinished articles are still on queue waiting to be edited and published.  But ...

26 apr 11

THE DEATH OF THE KING

Do you know why the King died? A lot of people claim they know Jesus Christ. What they meant is that they believe that he existed 2,000 years ago. However, they dont know what the Lenten week is, wha...

21 apr 11

DOGS, COFFEE MUGS, AND SHAPE-UPS: ALL RANDOM THOUGHTS

A few weeks ago I found this video online and it just gave sunflowers to my dreary, cloudy, rainy day. Im surprised even dogs pray.    Do you pray before meals? Or you just eat without sa...

19 apr 11

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