Pull the Trigger

The U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling on June 25th for individual gun rights is expected to trigger a spray of new legal challenges to the stiffest gun control laws across the country.

Feast One Hundred & Ninety Five

Appetizer

What is the weather like today where you live?

it is very hot here in Manila.

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?

Since I am a stay at home I'll give myself 6... I always try to find ways or opportunities to earn while staying at home.

Salad

What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.?

Curtains and blinds

Main Course

Name something that instantly cheers you up.

My children's laughter

Dessert

How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?

Once... to give my self a couple more minutes to get up.

Clich HERE for Friday's Feast main page

Travel the Continents Tag

got this tag from PORTIA. The idea is to know the location of our buddy bloggers.

Rules :

1. Start Copy from "Begin Copy" until "End Copy".
2. Put your blog's name and url write in which continent you live, add the country you live in. Example : My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands)
3. Leave your url post in here and I'll add you to the Master List.
4. Please help spread this tag by tagging your friends as much as you can.
5. Don't play unfair! If you have more than 1 blog, you can participate all your blogs for this tag. BUT you will have to post this tag to all your blogs as well. So, please. Don't cheat!
6. Please come back again to copy the update of the master list, often. This process will help new participants to get the same gains as the first participants.
7. Don't forget to use the banner at your post, you can save as or you can just copy the code in here.
Master List :

A. Asia : 1. Moms... Check Nyo (Philippines) 2. Hailey's Beats and Bits (Philippines) 3. allinkorea (Korea) 4. kimchiland (Korea) 5. korean food (Korea) 6. idealpinkrose (Korea) 7. Manna from Heaven (Philippines) 8. and Life Goes On for... (Philippines) 9. Proud Mommy (Philippines)

B. Australia : 1. your turn

C. Afrika : 1. your turn

D. North Amerika : 1. your turn

E. South Amerika : 1. your turn

F. Europe : 1. My Imaginary Travels (Netherlands) 2. Juliana's Site (Netherlands) 3. Picturing of Life (Netherlands) 4. Portia (UK)5. your turn

G.Antarctica : 1. your turn

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I'm passing this tag to my fellow bloggers... LALAINE, YUMS and ELAINE

MOMHOOD MOMENTS

got this tag from Mommy Elvz

I could consider myself lucky being a full time mommy to my 2 kids. As much as I wanted to work, hubby and I agreed that I should stay at home to look after my two growing kids. Kids grows fast... I'm grateful that I have been able to look after them everyday. I love my kids and I don't mind staying at home with them. I am fulfilled and blessed having this two miracles in my life.



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Instructions:
1. Copy and paste this tag from "Start Here" to "End Here". (don't forget the image)
2. Place your blog's name with your URL at the end of the tag. If you have more than one blog, please add them too! Just make sure that you post this tag in all of your blogs.
3. Tag 5 blogs that is not yet in this post (just to avoid duplications ^_^ )
4. This is the twist... Go to the 5 blogs that you tagged and comment on any of their posts. Why? So that search engines can crawl to your site. ^_^
5. Return to the Momhood Moments blog and leave a comment saying that you joined the tag together with the URL of the tag. I'll be checking on it and add you in the master list.

Momhood Moments Tags You List:

1. Momhood Moments 2. Business Mars 3. Concealed Mind 4. http://www.ritzie.info/ 5. Vhiel's Corner 6. Anything and Everything in Between 7. Can of Thoughts 8. Pinay dot US 9. My Blog Entry 10. Byaheng Pinay 11. A Mother's Journal 12. Straight from the Heart 13. Proud Mommy 14. you're next

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and I'm tagging GIVENCHI, JOY and JOJO

HammeRuler and Offshore Drilling

Another from dNeero....this is about an intresting tool, HammeRuler and Everybody's concern regarding oil and gas prices and what to do about it.

Citzenship For Sale? (Immigrant Viewpoint)

here's an intresting conversation from dNeero that I joined. feel free to participate.

Get it going with dNeero

I joined dNeero! Yep, I joined dNeero already and below is my first joined conversation. I hope I can earn extra income by joining this community. Why don't you guys join the fun. Get to know more a little about me by reading my first ever conversation with dNeero

Feast One Hundred & Ninety Four

Appetizer

If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose?

-it'll be Australia...


Soup

Which browser do you use to surf the Internet?

-I prefer using Firefox


Salad

On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you know about the history of your
country?

-Since I took so many subjects in school about my country's history, i'll probably give my self 7. I think I know enough.

Main Course

Finish this sentence: Love is…

-Love is God, my life, my family, my friends and all the things and people that I love

Dessert

Have you ever been in or near a tornado?

- Nope

Symone's First Day

Today was my daughter's first day in school. She'd been looking forward for this since April. I was so excited seeing my Symone back in school again. I woke up at 6am to prepare for her things. Hubby slept late last night because he finished covering Symone's textbooks. When Symone got up she was excited just like Mommy. We were so excited to bring her to school. I even brought my 4 month old son, Liam with us.



I hope this will be a good school year for my little girl.

Ten Years Ago Tag

I got this tag from DESPERATEBLOGGER a couple of days ago.

The rules are posted at the beginning. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leave a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

1998: I was 22 then... not yet married with hubby, enjoying my work, still having night outs with my friends. It was fun though... but I'm more happy with my life right now.


2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?

* cover Symone's books
* go to the mall for Symone's last minute shopping for school
* cook hubby's long time food request... paksiw na pata
* organize my book shelf
* charge the batteries of my two cellphones which is drained for two days already

3. Snacks I enjoy:

* PIKNIK KETCHUP FRIES

4. Places I’ve lived:

* Quezon City, Las Pinas City and Cainta

5. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire

* secure my family's future
* put up a business
* treat my family for a vacation
* buy my most wanted high tech gadgets
* give donations to charity

6. People I want to know more about:

* my blogger friends


I'm passing this tag to RIA, CC and MARIZ

OUR FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

Its past noon and still we haven't decided where will we celebrate father's day. After all of the suggestions from hubby and mom we finally decided to go to the cemetery... yup! you read it right... we will be celebrating father's day at the cemetery. It's been ages since we last visited my grandfather's grave who passed away a couple of years back. So, off we go with hubby, my two kids, mom, Mimi and our helper. The traffic was quite heavy and it is very exhausting. It took us 2 long hours before reaching Manila North Cemetery. We only stayed there for half an hour.

I missed TATANG (which I fondly call my grandfather)so much... I know that he is happy wherever he is right now... I know that he is happy looking at us living a contented life that he always wanted for us.

Anyways... We had dinner at North Park (a Chinese resto). Mom loves chinese as well as mimi and my symone.

Reached home at 9pm.. It was a very tiring day for all of us.

Hubby and kids are already sleeping and its just now (almost 2am) that ill be having my "alone time" with my laptop... got so many emails to check and so many EC drops to make.

For the two most important men in my life

TO THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND & MY BESTFRIEND



From the bottom of my heart I thank you for being a wonderful daddy to Symone and Liam. No words can quantify how grateful I am having you in my life. You may be far from being perfect but for us, your family, you are more than just perfect and we couldnt ask for more. A great daddy, a good provider and a very loving husband all rolled into one. We love you so much honey and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

And lastly...

TO MY ONE & ONLY PAPA,



I sincerely thank you for raising and loving me and ella. You showed us the real meaning of love. You may not tell us often how much you love us but your actions shouted to us, your children, how great and how much you love us. Thank you papa for always being there for us, thank you for being a good father to us, thank you for believing in us and thank you very much for loving MAMA more than your life.

Through the years we encountered our family's share of ups and downs, there may be problems and trials but now as I recall those hard times that we've been through I can proudly say that it is you papa who made us strong! Thanks for always being our strength and Thanks for teaching how to be brave and strong.

God knows that Ella and I are so grateful having you as our father. A man of few words, a man with dignity and a man full of faith.


Thank you Papa! Thank you for loving us so much...

You will always be my children's very own TOTOY! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Describe Yourself Today

Got this tag from GIVENCHIE

Rules:

1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

This is me today:

1. SLEEPY as always... got only a couple of hours of sleep last night

2. Stressed of all the issues and lies

3. Fulfilled seeing my little girl taking care of his brother

4. Ate papa's pasalubong (pansit bihon)

5. missing my sister

6. finished my 300 drops on entrecard earlier than expected


Links:Creative In Me, Little Peanut, Me and Mine, Pea in a Pod, Sugar Magnolias, BLOGGERHAPPY,BerryScrappy, Changing Lanes, Pit Stop, Kapturd, and so i am, Princess Bela, Our Journey To Life, My Planet Purple, Women xplore, Princess Vien, A Pcketful Of Happiness, As We Face Forever, Our Family Adventure, I am Overjoyed, Strawberries and Vanilla, Proud Mommy



Since I am not tagging anyone for this tag, feel free to do this just dont forget to leave me a comment... thanks!

Lie... Lie... Lie...

For the past days I've had enough share and encounters with different lies that it came to a point that I felt betrayed. It came to a point that I wanted to shout to the whole world that IT WAS ALL A LIE... but I know that if ever I fought for the right and honest thing so many people will get hurt knowing the truth behind those lies. I pity people who tell lies all the time and with all due respect to them I know and I feel that they have their own reasons why they kept on telling lies. I always think and ask myself "WHY DO PEOPLE TELL LIES?" I dont want to sound so clean regarding this topic... I admit that sometimes I also do tell lies but there are people who cannot open their mouths without lying and trust me those people do really exist....

So many things have been said and I know that fighting for the right is not right anymore....

I've searched the net with these questions in my mind.... why do people tell lies? where does it came from? why do we do it?

In this article the reasons will be revealed....


As a Joke

Many times individuals lie to tell jokes. Does that make it a good thing? Maybe not, but I guess it will depend on the person. If it is perhaps Halloween, and a group of kids are planning a scare, one of them might lie to get an individual trapped into their prank. Even in simple sarcastic conversations one may tell a lie, but was only being sarcastic with actually no intention of harming or deceiving the person. In either case, this form of lying, as a joke, is one of the reasons why people lie.

To Escape Punishment

Another reason why people lie is to escape punishment. If a child knows that he's done something wrong and is afraid he is going to get punished for it, the natural reaction of a human is to lie to prevent it. However, many times that just makes it worse, and so in some cases people know to tell the truth up front to avoid getting caught in a lie later. On the other hand, those that do tell a lie are simply doing so as a risk to avoid punishment.

Deceptive Gain

This is form of lying is probably the most harmful. In many cases, this form of lying is no different than taking another's belongings or life, but many still seem to do it regardless of the outcomes. Why do people do it? Well, that question can be debated. Many couples do this to cheat on their spouse. Many thieves do this to steal others' belongs. Many individuals do this to control the minds of people to get them to do what they want to do. Whatever the reason of this deceptive form of lying, most people do it as a form of deceptive gain.

Confused Mind

The final reason why people lie is when individuals don't know the truth. Perhaps the person is taught something, and it is passed on to the next. It may be a lie, but the person still believes it. So if they really believe it, then are they lying? They aren't lying intentionally, but are still doing so because of not telling the truth. With this form of lying, the reason why people do this is mainly because of blind believing, or fear. Many times (although unintentional) it can be just as problematic as to that which is done for deceptive gain.


Those are the 4 main reasons why people lie. Is there a way to stop people from lying? Are all of them bad? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Whether it is a good or bad, can or cannot be prevented, the main reasons are revealed

Lastly... I know that God knows all things... truth will always prevail!!!

To my sister.... BE STRONG!!!! Do what you think is right and we will always be with you no matter what.... truth will set us free!

FEAST ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE

Appetizer

Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist?

-I am very optimistic. I always try to see the positive side of everything.

Soup

What is your favorite color of ink to write with?

- it'll always be black

Salad

How often do you get a manicure or pedicure? Do you do them yourself or go to a salon and pay for them?

-I'm having my nails done once every two weeks at a salon

Main Course

Have you ever won anything online? If so, what was it?

-yup, it was a contest on axn a couple of years back. I won a 1 year free subscription of asiaweek magazine.

Dessert

In which room in your house do you keep your home computer?

-I have my desktop pc in the living room while my laptop is in my room beside our bed.

MOTHER & CHILD TAG

Got this tag from NESSA

All I have to do is to post some of my pictures with my children and try to tell something about the pictures.

Here is a picture of me and my daughter ELAIZAH SYMONE after our "Pasalamat" or Thanksgiving. This picture was taken by hubby outside our church last December 2006. Symone was only 3 years old.



This me and my son LIAM XYMONE who is only 2 months old at this time. taken last April 21, 2008 after his christening.



And lastly, this is my picture with my two little angels who I love dearly.



Now to pass it on do this:

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Rules :

1. Start Copy from "Begin Copy" until "End Copy".

2. Choose the photo(s) of you and your child(ren) that you would like to share in your blog, with a small story/explanation about when and where the photo(s) was/were taken.

3. Add your blog name and url blog, then leave your url post in here. And I'll add you to the Master List.

4. Please help spread this tag by tagging your friends as much as you can.

5. Please come back again to copy the update of the master list, often. This process will help new participants to get the same gains as the first participants.Master List :1. Juliana's Site 2. Moms.....check nyo 3.PinayWAHM 4. Surviving deployment 5. Live Love Life6. HotMomma~ 7. Nessas Place 8. Proud Mommy END COPY~

I'm passing this tag to SHIMUMSY, MOMMY RUBY, MOMMY ELVZ and ANGIE

Lie... Lie... Lie

For the past days I've had enough share and encounters with different lies that it came to a point that I felt betrayed. It came to a point that I wanted to shout to the whole world that IT WAS ALL A LIE... but I know that if ever I fought for the right and honest thing so many people will get hurt knowing the truth behind those lies. I pity people who tell lies all the time and with all due respect to them I know and I feel that they have their own reasons why they kept on telling lies. I always think and ask myself "WHY DO PEOPLE TELL LIES?" I dont want to sound so clean regarding this topic... I admit that sometimes I also do tell lies but there are people who cannot open their mouth without lying and trust me those people do really exist....

So many things have been said and I know that fighting for the right is not right anymore....

I've searched the net with these questions in my mind.... why do people tell lies? where does it came from? why do we do it?

In this article the reasons will be revealed....


As a Joke

Many times individuals lie to tell jokes. Does that make it a good thing? Maybe not, but I guess it will depend on the person. If it is perhaps Halloween, and a group of kids are planning a scare, one of them might lie to get an individual trapped into their prank. Even in simple sarcastic conversations one may tell a lie, but was only being sarcastic with actually no intention of harming or deceiving the person. In either case, this form of lying, as a joke, is one of the reasons why people lie.

To Escape Punishment

Another reason why people lie is to escape punishment. If a child knows that he's done something wrong and is afraid he is going to get punished for it, the natural reaction of a human is to lie to prevent it. However, many times that just makes it worse, and so in some cases people know to tell the truth up front to avoid getting caught in a lie later. On the other hand, those that do tell a lie are simply doing so as a risk to avoid punishment.

Deceptive Gain

This is form of lying is probably the most harmful. In many cases, this form of lying is no different than taking another's belongings or life, but many still seem to do it regardless of the outcomes. Why do people do it? Well, that question can be debated. Many couples do this to cheat on their spouse. Many thieves do this to steal others' belongs. Many individuals do this to control the minds of people to get them to do what they want to do. Whatever the reason of this deceptive form of lying, most people do it as a form of deceptive gain.

Confused Mind

The final reason why people lie is when individuals don't know the truth. Perhaps the person is taught something, and it is passed on to the next. It may be a lie, but the person still believes it. So if they really believe it, then are they lying? They aren't lying intentionally, but are still doing so because of not telling the truth. With this form of lying, the reason why people do this is mainly because of blind believing, or fear. Many times (although unintentional) it can be just as problematic as to that which is done for deceptive gain.


Those are the 4 main reasons why people lie. Is there a way to stop people from lying? Are all of them bad? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Whether it is a good or bad, can or cannot be prevented, the main reasons are revealed

Lastly... I know that God knows all things... truth will always prevail!!!

To my sister.... BE STRONG!!!! Do what you think is right and we will always be with you no matter what.... truth will set us free!

Breast Cancer Awareness

got this tag from CHARM

"Let us help spread the awareness on the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ month of June. Please help convey the importance of regular examination and early detection of breast cancer in order to catch this disease when it first erupts, maximizing the chance of survival and recovery."

These are some facts I got from Cancer Research web site. How many people survive breast cancer?

* More women are surviving breast cancer than ever before
* Breast cancer survival rates have been improving for more than twenty years
* In the 1970s around 5 out of 10 breast cancer patients survived beyond five years. Now it’s 8 out of 10
* Breast cancer survival rates are significantly higher among women from the most affluent areas compared to women living in the most deprived areas
* Breast cancer survival rates are better the earlier the cancer is diagnosed
* Around 9 out of 10 of women diagnosed with stage I breast cancer survives beyond five years. This drops to around 1 out of 10 diagnosed with stage I

So I advise women out there to have their breasts checked if they feel something wrong with it. It doesn’t matter if it’s a false alarm, an unnecessary worry on your part. What is important is that you’re doing your part in preventing it.

Help spread awareness. You can help the lives of many women by spreading the word about The Breast Cancer Site. If The Breast Cancer Site receives 8 million clicks on the pink button in June, their premier sponsor -Bare Necessities- will donate $10,000 for more free mammograms. CLICK the pink button today!





And now Im passing this tag to every women out there.... let us help spread this info for our own future. Feel free to grab this tag and help spread the word of awareness.
thanks!