First time to celebrate New Year without my immediate family. My Mom went to Bohol, and the three of us (my brother and his family and my other brother's family) welcome 2014 in our respective homes. As for me, I didn't cook anything and don't bother to ask me why LOL. What we had in our Media Noche is a lechon manok, liempo, chiffon cake, ice cream, bread and soft drinks. My brother dropped by and gave me macaroni salad and spaghetti. Unlike last Christmas where we are all together, welcoming new year by ourselves isn't that fun. Indeed, it made me realized that a motherless occasion isn't that cool after all. My Mom might probably spend her next Christmas in Winter Wonderland. I will surely miss her. That made me think that the reason why she wanted us all to be together in celebrating Christmas eve was because she will be leaving soon for USA where my little sister is eagerly waiting for her.

By the way, upon mentioning Bohol, I remember how devastated Boholanons were in some part of Bohol when their place was shaken with higher magnitude earthquake. And now as 2014 comes, a breaking news was spread that another earthquake with 5.5 magnitude hits Ilocos. Oh God spare us.

Maybe the best thing we can do is to pray harder. Let us not believe in predictions, fearless forecast made by fearless astrologer about any tragedy that our country will be facing. Let us learn how to condemn all those negative predictions. In Jesus' name!

We may welcome 2014 with a blast but such blast should be in the form of progress and development among us.

Cheers to a fully recovered Philippines!

When you are looking for the best among available Murray State University housing, you are probably looking for a place that is close to the buildings you have the most classes in, a place that is within walking distance of important businesses, like grocery stores or your favorite restaurant, or a place that is filled with amenities. While all of these factors are extremely important, you want to ensure that you are able to be happy while you are at home. Getting along with your roommates might arguably be the most important factor about where you choose to live. Read on to garner some tips about having the best social relationships possible with those you will room with.

Roommate Match

The world of online dating has become an accepted social norm. Not only is it acceptable to date and even marry a person that you meet online, but it is actually a really good idea to check out. Many high-quality dating sites have grounded science behind the ‘matching’ part of the site, making the search for an appropriate mate a little easier. So, why all this talk about Internet dating, you ask? You are going to school, not looking to get hitched. The point is, you can take the same science of matching compatible people found in online dating and apply it to finding compatible roommates. Sound a little time consuming and confusing? Don’t worry; some housing complexes have this as a complimentary service. Bonus!

Living with Friends

When looking at Murray State University housing and your roommate situation, a good solution is to room with friends. You already know the personalities of your friends and know that you have similar interests and other things in common. However, no matter how much time you spend with someone and how much you get along, you will not know everything about a person until you live with them. Be prepared to learn more about your friends if you live with them. If you have any indication that they (or you) might clash about something, talk before moving in with each other and set some ground rules that everyone can agree on. It will help clarify expectations and make life happier.

I realized it's more than a week that I haven't written anything here. Actually, I have a lot of things in my mind but I just cannot put it into writing. I am totally disorganized, I mean all my thoughts. I am not into hiatus, I just can't find an inspiration to write. Or maybe because I was totally overwhelmed with my personal struggles against those people or this one person who keeps on bringing out the 'BEAST' in me (Oops, I did it again). I supposed to write about the CDO Bloggers' Night Thanksgiving Party but I truly miss it, not intentionally of course. I just thought that that maybe I could find the right time, when everything for me is already okay.

Anyway,it took me almost two hours before I was able to finish this post. And during those time in between, I edited a picture through PIZAP about the Family Christmas Gathering we had since 2010. I realized, I am not getting any younger anymore because my nephew and nieces are now much taller than me LOL. But merely looking at them in the pictures gives me a new inspiration that I should not let this one person to destroy all my positive energy. Wish I could get rid of him. I just don't know how and it's quite complicated.

Music soothe one's soul. Majority of us loves music. Music comes in many forms. There are music that we can hear through songs and music coming from the musical instrument alone. I love it when somebody sings with an accompaniment. Yes it is true that voice quality can be determined through an a capella rendition  but it is more enhanced when accompanied with instruments. I am totally impress to those individuals who can play musical instruments especially those instruments that seems too difficult to try like the saxophone. I guess it requires a lot of practice before one can master the art of playing saxophone. Those who played this kind of instrument maybe went through a formal training before they could perfect the timing and the melody as well. Maybe etude eas-100 student alto saxophone at music123 is a good instrument to use for those who are aspiring or those who are still beginners in taking up the saxophone lesson. And once they have enough skills and mastery in using the saxophone, it's going to be a great talent to behold. So, to all musicians out there, why not try this instrument? Musicians are supposedly versatile because that's the wonder of them (I supposed)

so mouth watering!
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I am supposed to be with my co-bloggers this afternoon for a free lunch and a chance to taste the Kataste Oyster Meat Sauce, the first in Cagayan de Oro and certified home made to perfection but due to some immediate school activity, I wasn't able to go. Indeed, I missed one tasty lunch hosted by the Domingo's, the owner, and I missed to taste the said oyster meat sauce as well. I am quite interested about it because my Mom loves to cook with an oyster sauce and maybe I could introduce this new product to her especially that we'll be preparing for the Noche Buena next week. Well, I'm gonna watch for it in the store one of these days. Oh by the way, their products are also located in Nazareth fronting Lourdes School :)

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Christmas Thanksgiving Party in our church will be this coming Sunday yet I haven't prepared myself for it. I wish to buy new clothes for my babies and presents too for our beloved Pastors. I really do not know what to give considering that I do not have the luxury of time in going to malls or anywhere else for it. I also have a limited budget honestly. Well, if only I have enough money on my PayPal account, I could just do the shopping online. I want musical instruments for all of our Pastors because all of them are musically inclined. Wish I could buy them guitars, Zildjian Drums, brand new keyboard and other musical instruments that they will surely love. Hmm,why not. They only deserve the best! However, I need more blessings so I could realize it.