Fake It Till You Make It? I Don't Think So....

You know I find it funny when we are so down and sad, the people around us even strangers were trying to cheer us up. We often hear them saying: move on, let him/her go, I know you're strong, you will be okay, everything happens for a reason so on and so forth. Usually when everything's not right and our life is in a mess, the people who love us say all those things just to make us feel better. But who are they to tell you what to do? When in the first place they have no idea how much pain you are going through? They have no idea how painful it is for you to let go of the thing or someone that you love so much. Right now, I'm in the darkest part of my life. I'm going through so much pain and honestly, I can't let go of someone that I love yet. Not now......I can't do it yet....not now and I mean it. This is all I can advice to those people who goes through the same feelings that I am right now. Don't hide your feelings/emotion. Cry all you want, scream all you want, do everything you want, express what you feel inside to make you feel better. I am not saying that this will help you to ease the pain but atleast you are trying to express what you felt inside. Don't pretend that you're okay when you knew that deep inside, you are in so much pain.

How to avoid identity theft?

1. Think before using your computer to purchase items. Watch for the safe site at the bottom of the screen before putting personal information into your computer. Keep your anti-virus software and anti-spyware updated at all times.

2. Never give out any personal information on the telephone to people you don’t know.

3. Don’t put your mail into your mailbox; take it to the post office. This maybe a little inconvenient, but well worth your extra time and energy.

4. Look over your credit card bills every month when they arrive to verify the purchases that are posted. If you don’t see the payments on the bill, call the credit card company and your bank to follow up on the payment.

5. Don’t carry your social security with you unless you must for a reason.

6. Remember to always take your receipt from the ATM machines. Don’t just throw them away; take the time to shred them.
Step7Report any lost or stolen checks from you checkbook. Store any canceled checks, and new checks in a safe place.

Source: Avoid Identity Theft

Going Green Tip

Unplug your chargers:

Most cell-phone chargers continue to draw electricity even when the phone isn't plugged into it. If your cell-phone charger averages five watts per hour and is plugged in all the time, that means a total of more than 40 kilowatt-hours every year, or about 93 pounds of CO2.

The same applies to your other electronic equipment: laptop, iPod, digital camera, BlackBerry, etc. Unplug all your chargers when they are not in use.

Did you know:

- A kilowatt (KW) is 1,000 watts and a kilowatt hour refers to the use of a device or a set of devices that use 1,000 watts for an hour.

- The average residential cost of a kilowatt-hour in the U.S. is 9.86 cents (in 2006), but varies depending on what region of the U.S. you live in.



Souce: Cessnan Bulletin
vol. 23 Issue 28
July 2008

To marry or not to marry!

Before I continue this entry. I'm gonna say sorry first to my friend for posting this story of yours here in my blog. But don't you worry, I'm not gonna mention your name. And if ever this entry will make you feel uncomfortable, just tell me to delete this and I'll be glad to delete this for you.

I'm not gonna make this entry very long. This friend of mine, arrived here in the USA just last week under the K1 visa. A day before her marriage, her fiance told her that he wants her to sign a pre-nup agreement. My friend was shocked when she heard about this coz before she came here, her fiance did not told her regarding this matter. So, they post-poned the wedding since, my friend need time to think about this thing. And now she is confused and asking for my advice. My friend is not into the assets of the guy. She is very willing to sign the pre-nup agreement eventhough she felt uncomfortable with it. But what she only wants is that, she don't want to get pregnant within six months or so in order for her to adjust the life here in the US but her fiance won't agree to it. Her fiance will send her to school, and the reason why she don't want to get pregnant at this moment coz it is very uncomfortable for her to go to school with a big tummy, you know.

People will say that there is nothing wrong having a pre-nup agreement and that it is not a big deal. Pre-nup is common here in the US. But common doesn't necessarily make anything right. What would you feel when your fiance ask you to sign a pre-nup? Without discussing the issue first? I know..that there are few filipinas, who's into a pre-nup agreement. They are open-minded filipinas for sure. I'm not saying that my friend is not an open-minded person but I know that she's hurting right now.

But anyway, what can you say about this guys? I am not in the right position to give her advice coz honestly, I really dunno what to say. My friend says that if her fiance is not willing to compromise, it might better for her to go back to Philippines.

- The guy wants a pre-nup agreement and the girl don't want to get pregnant in 6 months or so.

- The girl is willing to sign the pre-nup as long as her fiance allow her not to get pregnant for a few months only. But the guy is selfish and not willing to compromise.

To my friend, just be strong girl.

Aja! Aja!