The Heat is here

The sun was favorably shining yesterday and today. I could feel the heat but not as bad that you could perspire in an instant. I haven't been out enjoying the warm weather. I stayed most of the time under the shed where aircon is running a blast. Thankful to the cheap electricity that I could run the aircon whole day not minding on the next month's high bill. But I sparingly used it when needed to save energy and money.

I hope in a few coming months I could spend a time in a beach, relax my confusing mind and physically just rest. That I am looking forward to enjoy.

Living Here

Thanks to Wm Rowe

Living here has taught me a lot of things but one of the biggest is that you have to trust your intuition. I think it’s crucial that you not stay working in a job you hate for more than a year because your job is so much of your life, you know? You spend so much time there! So I decided to start my own business and boy has it been a whirlwind. I never would have imagined so many things would go into this but you know, from the Bronx T1 to the small business labor laws, I’m learning as I go. I think it’s crucial to keep your mind working well into adulthood so you don’t go stale – there’s nothing worse than getting less smart just because you don’t use your brain. I saw it happen to my own dad after he retired and now that I’m getting older I want to make sure it doesn’t happen to me, it’s just the saddest thing in the world to see from afar!

Spring is here

Even if Spring started with Storm here in the bay area. The weather is been very good. It's not too drastically hot nor too windy for the change. Right now, I looked outside seeing a bright sunshine. Perfect to enjoy the day. But I am working so just looking and imagining things outside could have been more fun. I hope for a better days to come. Storm go away, please give us more sunshine!

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Guest written by our friend Gladys Fuentes

My cousin and her husband became missionaries several years ago. They have mostly been missionaries within the United States, but last year they moved to Zimbabwe. I cannot even believe that they live in Africa now. It is so weird that they are so far away. They are only supposed to be there for about two years. About three months after they moved there, my cousin found out that she was pregnant. I was really excited for her, but it was sort of bittersweet because I would not be able be around when the baby arrived. Luckily, I have exede satellite internet service and can keep up with her through Facebook. She posted pictures throughout her pregnancy, and now that the baby is here she posts new pictures every day. I would really like to be able to hold that sweet baby. Since, I can’t however, I am glad to at least have the pictures to look at. I do not know what we would do without the internet. I think they are really happy right now, but I can’t wait for them to come home.

Earthquake in Cebu

Out of concern and check my family back home, I called them last night. My family's were all fine and no casualties whatsoever. My mom told me that there were few cracks in our house due to the trembling which they saw were a little longer than expected. She told me as well that my brother's house got more cracks from the quake. I wonder what happened to the foundation to that house. Probably because it was elevated and maybe the support was not really good. That's too bad for the house. But what concern us the most was that no one got hurt and they were all fine.

The tsunami alert was too overwhelming that causes panic attack to many. It was scary for them. Philvocs should advice or announced proper news for the people on how to handle the disaster. It was crazy in the Island. Although my mom said that there was a little movement of the ocean nearby but it wasn't that bad that the people should be concerned about. All in all, Philvocs should know better than that and should provide accurate news for the public. That's all I can say.

Spring is almost here

It still feels cold and chilly outside especially in the morning but I believe the weather will going to change soon. It will be nice to have that long period of sunshine and short evening. Regardless of the weather, lucky for the resident of the bay area the winter/fall season was great.

I don't know what could my plans for spring. Since I am a little tight now with schedules for school, work and home. It's a good thing though it could occupy my time. I just need a little time to improve some personal skills and hopefully one day I could attain and achieve my desire goal.

Typhoon Hit so Bad in Philippines

It's hard to read the news for the past few days. The Southern part of the Philippines was hit by a typhoon with a strong down pour of rain. Casualties are counting and the last time I read it was sometime 900 dead and lots of missing people. The area that hit most was near the river where the water rises up in breaking record. It was unexpected to hit that bad. I hope relief and donation will be enough to those who are in need.