My Bestfriend's Ireland Visit

Finally, after two years of waiting...my bestfriend Melai finally flew from the Philippines to Ireland. Her fiancee Josef is a Slovak citizen working as a chef in Ireland. Their love story is very unique as they met through online dating site they call tagged. They met, fell in love and is planning to get married early next year. At first I'm quite hesitant to approve their romance. She is a Filipina and he is a Slovak, there would definitely be a culture differences. I'm kinda afraid that their relationship might not work. Good thing, Josef proved me wrong. He's been a very nice boyfriend to Melai and finally, he asked her to fly and visit him in Ireland for the first time.

This would definitely be a challenge for Melai as she never had the chance to ride in an airplane in her lifetime and is actually afraid to fly. It’s good that Josef assured her that everything would be fine and gave her tips on how to be comfortable in an airplane. Everything went well.

When she made it to Ireland, she immediately emailed me and told me how she managed not to panic when they started to take off. I know that she is doing this for the love of her fiancé. She really enjoyed her vacation and was very excited to play in the snow. She said her fiancé is a sports lover and really love playing Snowboarding. She said her boyfriend gave her a present that is all associated with the sports he love. He gave her an Electric Snowboard Goggles and bought a Smith Snow Goggles for himself. I know my friend never loved any kind of sport, in fact, she is a homebody… but she forced herself to learn Snowboard just because of him. Sometimes, I got really amazed on what love can do to people.

She stayed with him for three weeks. I missed my friend. I know I won’t be able to see her anymore when she goes to Ireland the second time next year but I’m still happy that she would have a better life there. I just hope and pray that their relationship would work and they could manage their differences. I would definitely miss her. She is the only friend I have that really understands me and knows my inner self other than my husband. Well, enough of this, I might cry again. I just hope and pray my friend Melai will be happy with his Slovak lover and I hope they live happily ever after.

A House On A Hill

Last week, I met with a real estate agent whom I've met through the internet. She is offering me a house on a hill close to where my mother lives. I would really love to own a house in a place familiar to me. I got so excited when I heard from her that she had found a two storey townhouse on the same subdivision where I grew up. I asked Melai, my friend/officemate, if she might also be interested in getting the same property. The agent told me that there are a total of five townhouses on sale and I would love to have Melai as a neighbor.

When we got to the place, we were amazed of how beautiful the house is. It is a fully furnished house which is painted brown and pink. oh, I love the combination! Inside it is adorned with several meticulously crafted mirrored furniture. I can tell that it is not a joke to accesorize such huge property. Those venerian glass furniture I've found in the living room accentuate the theme of the house which is a a combination of classic and modern design. I already pictured my room with those huge mirrored bedroom furniture that would be perfect when combined with my Capiz lantern collection. I would definitely buy this house. I can't wait to file my housing loan application so I could finally settle on my house on a hill.

Create A Good Study Area

Do you want to encourage your child to buckle down and study his lessons instead of playing around the whole day? The solution is easy...create his own personal space like a study area! You just need to get him a colorful study table, you need to make sure you place it on a cool spot in his room and fill it with supplies such as pencils, coloring books, crayons which would definitely catch his attention. If your son usually do his homework in a hurry especially in front of the tv on a living room, this time by giving him a study area...he could not spend hours studying. What a great idea!

KEEP STAINS OUT OF YOUR LIFE

Here are some helpful tips on how to live your life stain free!

1) To remove candle wax stain on fabric, scrape off surface deposit. Put white blotting paper over stain and use warm iron on top to melt wax info paper. Use grease solvent for last traces. Launder.

2) To remove chewing gum on cloth, use a plastic bag of ice cubes to harden the gum. Crack it off in pieces. Use liquid grease solvent, then launder.

HOME SWEET HOME

* At least once every two months brush off the coils at the back of your refrigerator. The dust and dirt that collect there seriously will reduce its operating efficiently and cause machine breakdown later.

* A temporary smell in the bathroom can be banished by lighting a match stick

* If your bathroom is badly stained, you can soak it with tepid water and biological detergent for a few hours. For really bad stains, make a paste of peroxide and cream of tartar and scrub vigorously with a stiff brush. Rinse the bathroom thoroughly before using.

* A little washing soda and boiling water poured down sinks will prevent fat from collecting in the pipe.

* A dirty glass flower vase will become sparkling clear in minutes if you fill it with water and add a good clash of bleach.

* When buying a pillow, compress it firmly between your hands. A good one will return to its original shape.

* When buying linen sheets, hold them up to the light to check their authenticity. If it is genuine linen, the fabric should appear uneven and thicker in places. Non-linen yarns will be uniform.

The Wise Use of Time

Two men cut wood all day long. One worked straight through without stopping to rest. At the end of the day, he had a sizeable pile of logs. The other would chop for 50 minutes and then take a ten-minute break. At the end of the day, he had a much larger pile.

"How could you chop more?", asked the man who'd worked continuously. His friend replied, "When I stopped for rest, I also sharpened my ax." - Thomas B. Welch Jr.