My Life-line

May 24, 2008 2 Comments

The Internet is my life-line to my “other parts of my life”. I am an immigrant from the Philippines. Coming to U.S. is a major drastic decision I have ever made so far in my entire life. I left behind my family… my friends… my roots. I did this to be with the “love of my life”.

The Internet is instrumental to meeting the “love of my life.” I met him online. And since then we were inseparable. Mountains were moved… oceans were crossed… boundaries were transcended – just to be together for good. I did it all for the “love of my life”.

The Internet is still my life-line to my “life” back home. Everyday I would talk to my brothers back home. Everyday I would talk to them… asking how their day was… most of the time joking with them… sometimes crying with them… other times giving each other strength… and few times, just viewing them on the webcam. I miss them so much. They are my partners-in-crime.

The Internet makes relationship accessible… connected… and on-line [other synonyms please].

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At Home with IP Address

May 24, 2008 Leave a Comment

I’m not really new in this cyber jungle. I’ve been using the internet for quite awhile now. And I am very grateful for this technology because without it, I wouldn’t have met the “love of my life”. Yes, I was one of those you can call “cyber-baby boomer”. [Nah, I coined that term just for the sake of the discussion]. Anyway, what I really meant was that, without the benefit of the internet I might be spending the rest of my life alone. My hubby and I met online. It was very romantic. It was practical. It was radical. We got married last year at the lighthouse. It was my fairytale-come-true moment. Now, the honeymoon period is over. I am a stay-at-home wife. Hubby works hard all day and I am back to square one – alone with my computer and internet.

With so much time in my hand, my dear computer and internet are my loyal companions. We have a real good connection, literally. And I will be forever grateful because they keep me in touch with my long time passion and first love… WRITING [new term: blogging]. Now I have so much time to write down all those nagging thoughts into a journal convertible to html and code and syntax [whatever that means].

But there is one problem. I know nothing about computers. I am just a blogger so trouble-shouting, formatting and what-not give me a hard time. Good thing my friend Vienna helps me a lot from setting up to formatting. She taught me a lot from special computer terms to its uses. And she guides me a lot from web hosting to IP address. Vienna is my fairy god-mother from cyber-land.

From her I learned about IP address and its importance. Then I stumbled upon this WhatIsMyIPAddress.com website where I found out more about ip or what is called Internet Protocol. This site gives me an insight on a lot of things about internet. This gives me the knowledge I need to be able to use the internet to the fullest. From this site, all my questions like hostnames, static IP addresses, DHCP and dynamic IP address (just to name a few) are addressed and answered. The site has a lot of TOOLS available for internet users and even FAQ that could easily be accessed when needed. WhatIsMyIPAddress.com is the site I go to, especially when my fairy god-mother is not available.

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Moving Sucks!

May 24, 2008 3 Comments

I do hate moving but I have done it several times already. From childhood until now, I can count at least 15 major moves. When I say “major” that means having to pack all of our things and leaving our residence knowing that we will not go back there again. When I was a kid, it was only inter city. So our family move from one district to another. When I was 20, we moved to another province and in that province, we moved two times to different flats and then when I started to live independently at age 22, I moved and worked in San Fernando City but later on relocated in Caloocan City. After that, I went here in China to teach and in my one year of teaching, I moved from one flat to another—5 times, 5 different flats!

It sucks having to move specially if you know that that it is not the last move. The only consolation we have is the knowledge that we are moving in a city which better than where we are now. I hope things will be better and that our expectations are met.

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A Couple’s Hope

May 24, 2008 Leave a Comment

To most of us the term in vitro is unknown or unheard of but when talking about couples having children, it actually refers to what we commonly know as “test tube baby”—a term which may imply disapproval on the procedure or simply a short description on how it is done. For me, whatever term they use to refer to this particular procedure, it can only mean one thing and that is; a source of hope to couples who want to have children.

For couples who would like to go through this procedure, there are websites that can be of help. IVF1.com is a website that features information about reproductive surgery, ovulation induction, treatment of female endocrine problems and everything one must know about in vitro fertilization. They also have information about Infertility Insurance Coverage and Care Credit financing.

If you are a couple having trouble conceiving, this method might be the answer. And you if you are seriously considering of going through the process, it is best to learn and know about it first.

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Queen of Soap Opera

May 24, 2008 Leave a Comment

I turn on the TV set the moment I open my eyes in the morning. I need it to completely wake me up. Hubby needs it to check on the weather. The TV will be on the moment I wake up and will be turned off the moment I go to bed. In other words, the TV set is my non-responsive companion day after day. I need to hear sound and voices other my own sighs.

Being a stay-at-home wife for almost a year now, I have rise from being a plain housewife to “queen of soap opera”. While doing all my chores, blogging and what not I would watch or just listen in the background all the shows in any channel to spice up my day. In that case, I have noticed that I regularly watch the noontime “soap operas” on TV even if I hate it. But I have no choice it is the only show that I could watch because we don’t have cable for the TV in our bedroom. And before I knew it, I’m sub-consciously looking forward to the next episode. There would be time too that I would narrate the same lines that I heard from the show when talking to my husband. Sometimes it surprised him, other times he is confused but most of the time he is amused.

Oh well, life indeed is a soap opera. And I am queen.

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The New “Star” in Our Living Room

May 24, 2008 Leave a Comment

I love shopping. Who doesn’t? It’s therapeutic. It’s relaxing. It’s addictive. Hubby hates it. He hates the crowd. He hates the queue in the cashier. He hates looking for a parking space.

So, when it comes to shopping, Hubby usually shops online. He can spend hours browsing, surfing, downloading anything in the internet. I had to admit it is more convenient and practical too because you can buy anything and everything in the internet and it will be delivered right in your own door. So when hubby can’t come to drive me down the mall, I also end up buying online too and one of the websites that I usually visit is – DealTime.co.uk, where I got this nice and affordable LCD TV for hubby on his birthday.

Well, you can’t consider me a tech-savvy person but I can be considered as a tech-savvy shopper because when it comes to shopping… I got the talent. From this website anyone can find the right product (from all major brands) at the right price. Products can range from digital cameras to washing machines, from LCD TVs to iPods, through laptops to notebooks.

My hubby and I love our new Sony Bravia 32 inches LCD TV because it is very affordable at £630. It is now the focal point in our nicely painted living room.

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Butter in my Brother’s Toast

May 23, 2008 1 Comment

bathI just came out of the shower and after drying off the next thing in my routine was applying the lotion. Well, I know I am not alone. There are lots of people who do this, even men. It’s not just vanity. It’s part of the hygiene now.

My brother hates it so much when I take over the bathroom ahead of him. He knows that I will spend hours in there doing my bath ritual. One time he asked me… “What’s keeping you so long in there?” What else can I say? I was applying my newly bought coconut and lime moisturizing body lotion. I have to. I came out of the bathroom after half an hour. He was already leaning on the bathroom door and almost fell down when I opened it. I could see the anger in his eyes as he bombarded me with a lot of questions… “What’s up with the lotion? Why do you have to put it on your body? It’s too greasy. It’s a waste of money. And it’s taking you so look in using the bathroom.”

I just looked him in the eyes with affection and a smirk in my lips and replied with another question… “Can you eat your toast without butter?” Confused with what I just said, he answered back… “No!” [with an upward tone.] Then, I gave him a big smile and went to my bedroom to finish the ritual.

That settlebath.jpgs the dispute.

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My Competition

May 23, 2008 Leave a Comment

My hubby adores his iPhone. There is nothing that can separate him from his dear iPhone. And nothing can make him surrender his iPhone. I wonder now if he loves his iPhone more that he loves his iWife.

Well, I can’t blame him. He fell in love with it the first time he saw it in the commercial. He saved money for it so that he could possess it the moment it will be out in the market. And he had his dream come true when his new “baby” finally came home with him.

I couldn’t be jealous. I couldn’t get mad. I couldn’t get crazy. Why should I? At least that “baby” is my only competition. I could be luckier than that? So what else could a good iWife do? Support him, right?

Since it is so precious, I had to get his “baby” one of those iphone screen protectors to protect his iphone from wear and scratch. And so I got him this ZAGG’s invisibleSHIELD which is an exceptionally clear and virtually indestructible film that is designed originally to protect high-speed helicopter blades from dust, dirt and debris. It’s not that Hubby is planning to go to Iraq. Nope, not like that. He just needs something to keep his “baby” as pristine as the day he took it out of the box because, honestly, I will not be happy too if something bad will happen to it too.

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