My friend’s husband bought her a memory foam mattress for her comfort. She is finding it hard to sleep comfortably because of her back problems. Her doctor said that a better mattress will help her condition so when her husband heard of it, he immediately ordered one for her.

Not all husbands are as attentive as my friend’s husband is. That’s why we really tell her that she is lucky to have found him. Most married women are complaining about their husbands and my friend is always all smiles when it comes to hers.

Lucky woman!

Uncle Rey has a definite plan for the first couple of weeks of 2012. He will save up and buy gold coins as an investment. He has always wanted to have an investment that he can be proud of and the gold coins is just one kind of investment that he intends to save up and spend on.

Uncle Rey has four kids that are all grown up now. He and his wife separated a decade ago and he knows that to be able to grow old comfortably, he has to invest his money wisely and save up for his future alone.

If there is one gadget that I am dreaming to have this Christmas, it would be an electronic book reader. Yes, an e-book reader! Simple wish, no? I want a kobo ebooks reader for myself. I love buying printed books but I cannot deny the fact that carrying an ebook reader is much more convenient than carrying a printed copy around. Can you imagine carrying a dozen or so books in your bag? I don’t think that would be easy! But with an ebook reader, you can carry more than that.

I hope someone gets me an ebook reader for Christmas.

Anyone?

Just something to make us laugh…

Funny, isn’t it?! Ha! Ha! Ha!

I do hope those who celebrated Thanksgiving had a grand time. Still full over that turkey? And to those who went for Black Friday, I hope you arrived home in one piece and unharmed. What items did you get?

Happy weekend everyone!

In the past the advice that elders would give us is “Think before you speak.” so that only good words will come out of our mouths. It is an advice especially directed to those who are tactless.

These days, the sage advice is changed to: “Google before you tweet.” We all know how almost everyone has a Twitter account nowadays. Some people tend to tweet whatever that comes to mind even those which will cause a scandal or a ruckus among their followers. Case in point, Ashton Kutcher‘s tweet about Joe Paterno. He didn’t know what the issue was but he just tweeted, managing to put his foot in his mouth by doing so. Can you imagine how someone with an 8 million followers in Twitter can be so irresponsible? Of course, he retracted/deleted his tweet right away and run for cover when he got a barrage of hate tweets directed at him. For those who don’t know yet, Joe Paterno was fired as Penn State coach after a child sex abuse scandal plagued him. The idiot Kutcher who goes by the Twitter name @Aplusk actually thought the coach was fired due to aging. See how “Google before you tweet” could have benefited the guy had he used it?

For those of you who have Twitter accounts, make sure to practice this sage advice.

Come follow me on Twitter!

I live by this rule in life: to each his own. I do believe that what makes one person tick doesn’t necessarily mean it will make another person tick as well. We all live differently from each other. We are all in different circumstances in life. That’s why when I heard about my uncle trying his luck in bingo for cash, I knew right away that he wants to add to his funds. He needs it and he is trying his luck in a game he grew up on.

Some people frown on online games but I do think there is nothing wrong with an hour or so spent to play bingo. We all work hard and I do believe that we all deserve equal play time. How else can we achieve balance in our lives, right? Work hard, play harder! If you ask me, that’s how we should live our lives.

My uncle is one of the persons who reminded me how short life is. He had a heart stroke twice in a span of three months. He is doing okay now but the scare it all gave us reminded all of us that we really don’t know when our lives will end. Can you blame the guy for trying his luck in online bingo, a game that he loves whether online or offline. If winning can give him not only the small amount of success and the addition to the funds he needs, then I say go for it, uncle! I am all for a little bit of fun in life especially if a worry is trying to break the calm and quiet at home.

If you are undergoing the same situation in life now, I say lose yourself in something fun! Try your luck in bingo and have fun while doing it!

I want this USB set!!! Don’t you just find the piglets so cute? I told my friend Shen about the USB and she, too, wants the piglets!

Sooo cute!

*Credit: We Play God <-- This is NOT an ad.

Can you imagine a netbook under PhP10K? You can find one! That’s the Neo Basic B3325 N!

I read about this drop in price and immediately bookmarked this gadget as the gift I will give my sister R for Christmas. Her old netbook already died on her and she needs a new one as she also writes like me.

Anyway, here’s the Neo Basic B3325 N specs:

Intel Atom N435 Processor 1.33GHz
10.1″ display @ 1024×600 pixels
Intel GMA 3150
1GB DDR3 Memory
320GB SATA HDD
3 USB 2.0 ports
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
VGA Webcam
3-cell Li-Ion
Ubuntu Linux

Not bad for a netbook under PhP10K, right?

*Credit: Specs from Yugatech.com.

For some people like me, a small gesture could mean the world. Do you know that even a small smile can make my day!

And I don’t forget

A couple of years ago, I was really down and out. I had a problem at home and it was showing no matter how hard I hide it. You know what a very good friend of mine did? He asked someone from their office to make a flower delivery! He ordered flowers online and since we were in the same building, he asked someone to give it to me. It came with a note that said people were missing my smile.

Flowers are special for women. And to have thought of a woman, be a friend, a family member or a special someone, it’s a big deal. That gesture meant the world to me. It really brought back a smile to my heart.

One of the lists I am preparing today is for Christmas gift ideas. You know how hard it is to think of what to give to some people in our lives, especially bosses and other co-workers. I have been in the same situation every year wherein I get stuck with figuring out what to give the people who matter to me in the office.

So this year I want it to be different. I am preparing a list of gifts I can think of. One of the things on my list is a christmas gift basket at Shari’s Berries. I find that giving gift baskets is much more convenient for those people who live with their families. Those who live alone are better off with something else. But will you say no to fresh berries? I don’t think so!

I still have to come up with nine more gift ideas for people in the office. Hmm, what else?