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Looks like I will be sleeping late tonight again. That is why the first thing on my to-do list for tonight is to search for the best way to remove blackheads because I will surely have blackheads problem if I will continue with this routine of sleeping late every night. Good thing blackheadremoval.org already listed the top 3 blackhead removal solutions that will surely help me with my blackhead problems.

I have been lazy these past few days and I suddenly loose my blogging mojo. Probably because I was really thinking about hubby’s trip and I am not in the mood to work as I am terribly missing hubby. But my work is already piling up and I really have to start working again. So even if I still feel uninspired and lazy, I better get my grooves back as I really need to finish all my pending jobs.

Subject: Lunch
...at the pantry.

CHICKEN RELLENO
BEEF CALDERETA
PORK ROAST
CHICKEN WITH GREEN PEAS & QUAIL EGGS
EMBOTIDO GRANDE
MORCON
PALABOK
FRUIT SALAD

- Aurea, Eric G., Marlon, Rodel and Tibet

Yah, we really had a fiesta today for our lunch. Five of our February and March celebrants treated the whole section for lunch today and boy was I really full after. I had more than two cups of rice I think. LOL. If only I am not pregnant, I would have read about alli reviews as soon as I arrived home as I will really need diet medications to help me loose weight (but did you know that alli is the only FDA approved over the counter diet medication which means that it is really safe. So after giving birth, I will really use alli to help me go back to my pre-pregnancy weight).

After lunch, I feel that my tummy is really heavy that I have to sit down and rest for a few minutes before I was able to go back to work. LOL. But at least now I have all the reasons to pig out as I am feeding a baby inside me.

We arrived home late today and so I was not able to catch today’s episode of American Idol. I have seen the performances of the top 12 contestants last night and almost all of them did well and so I am wondering who got kicked off tonight.

As I did my research on the Internet, the elimination was between Paige Miles, Tim Urban and Lacey Brown. For Lacey Brown, Simon said that Lacey is performing like an actress and advised Lacey to stop over thinking it and just be herself. For Paige Miles, she is a bit struggling that night because she has laryngitis but the judges commended her because in spite of her laryngitis, she was still able to hit big notes with her performance. For Tim Urban, the judges find it weird how he did his version of the "Under my Thumb" song because it is a rock song and he did a reggae version of it which sounds a bit weird.

Let us take a look at the performances of these three contestants who are included in this week’s bottom three:




But in the end, it was Lacey Brown who got eliminated. She was actually one of the contestants whom the judges was really not that 100% happy about so I am not really surprise why she was voted out this week.

It is confirmed, we are having a baby boy for our second child. I am so excited as I know how much hubby wants to have a baby boy this time. I even researched about Chinese Calendar and tried to learn it by heart as it will help us get a better chance of having a baby boy. We even followed the diets and scientific tips suggested by friends on how we can have a baby boy.

So no matter how ugly and haggard I look now - I have acne breakouts, big nose, darkened neck and underarms, I don’t really care because hubby and I are happy that God granted our wish. (And besides all these physical problems that I have right now can be easily solve like my problems with acne. There are even products in the market right now for acne scar removal and there are websites like acnescarremoval.org which can simply my search for acne scar removal products because they already did the reviews and listed the best products that they can confidently recommend to the consumer).

Hubby and I have been discussing already what name we can give our baby boy. I have been reading my Baby Names book again to get ideas on good names but we already have a few choices in mind already. We will reveal it soon when we have finally made our choice on what name to give our precious baby boy.

My best friend called me today and is asking me if I want to join him for a vacation in Singapore this coming June. If only I am not pregnant, I would have said yes right away and will join him in booking a ticket for our flight to Singapore.

But I told him, that looks like there will be no travel for me for now because I am already 7th months pregnant and our next target date for travel will be this coming December when our son is already six months old. I told him that we are planning to go to Shangri-la Boracay because I saw the pictures of my friend Jacqui when she went there a few days ago and I really fell in love with the place.

My best friend’s next question was: “Do you think you are already back to your pre-pregnancy weight by then?” When I had my first child, it took me more than six months to loose weight and so this time, I am planning to use any of the best diet pills listed from the site of godietpills.com to help me go back to my pre-pregnancy weight fast so I will really be ready to wear my swimsuit again when we hit Boracay this December. LOL. (Call me vain but I guess, there is really nothing wrong in wanting to still look great even after giving birth. LOL.)

I am excited already. It has been months since we last went on a vacation because I can’t do any travel because of my condition. But I already sealed the deal with hubby and he already promised that we will go to Shangri-La Boracay with our two kids come December.

I was chatting with my fried the other day and she can’t help but share her worries with me because her husband lost his job. His husband has good working experience but the company where he is working is totally closing down this month because they have been badly affected by the economic recession.

In today’s difficult economy, companies really have to work really hard to make their business survive these trying times. They not only need good products and service to attract customers and increase sales, but the company has to have good leadership to manage the company and the staff well.

I have been reading National News Today and read about Chet Holmes. Chet Holmes is the president and Chief Executive Officer of his company, Chet Holmes International and what his company does is provide trainings to businesses and companies to help them improver their business process, and in the end will allow them to double sales and gain advantage over their competitors.

So why get Chet Holmes International to help you improve your business? Chet Holmes has more than thirty years of experience in the business and he is America's greatest sales executive as he is always the top producer in every company that he was in. He also worked with 60 of the Fortune 500 companies so he is the excellent source for expert advice on how to improve the company’s business processes. His training program includes sitting down with the company’s employees one hour per week to identify the problems and find the fix to those problem.

Every company should definitely consider Chet Holmes’ method on how to improve their business. You can also read more about Chet by checking out his book entitled The Ultimate Sales Machine (Portfolio).

I was able to catch American Idol last night and they already picked the Top 12 finalist already. I was only able to see the last four performances and saw only on replay the 12 contestants that are included in this season’s top 12.

So far, my favorite is Big Mike and Lee Dewyze. I love Big Mike because he performs from the heart. He is really in his zone every time he performs and it looks like he is really having so much fun.

I love Lee on the other hand because aside from his great voice, he really is so handsome and I can see in his aura the personality of my all time favorite idol, Elliott Yamin.

The Top 12 finalists were asked to choose from the song pieces of the Rolling Stones band. Below is the song list of al the twelve contestants:

Michael Lynche – "Miss You”
Didi Benami – “Play With Fire”
Casey James – “It’s All Over Now”
Lacey Brown – “Ruby Tuesday”
Andrew Garcia – “Gimme Shelter”
Katie Stevens – “Wild Horses”
Tim Urban – “Under My Thumb”
Siobhan Magnus – “Paint It Black”
Lee DeWyze – “Beast Of Burden”
Paige Miles – “Honky Tonk Women”
Aaron Kelly – “Angie”
Crystal Bowersox – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

I am no businessman. But my brother is gifted when it comes to this area as all the business that he handles become really successful. That is why when he asked me if I want to be a business partner for the cell phone shop that he started a few years back, I did not think twice and I made the investment with him.

I actually don’t play a big part for this business venture as all I do is just provide my share for the investment and just wait every month for the earnings that he will divide equally among the two of us. And since this is also his full time job, he is the one who is at the store seven days a week, to personally manage his business.

But because of the effects of recession, the cell phone shop is not doing that good as compared to previous months and so I thought that I really have to help my brother this time and do my part as a business partner to help improve our business.

And that is when I thought of making a website for our cell phone store. (Now this is my forte). I already started setting up the site and although it still needs a few more work, I think we will be able to launch it in a few days time. I also have been reading the site of seosoftware.org as they offer the best seo software. Their software is free (which is really one of the best parts of it) and what they do is that they organized a list of web directories where I can submit our new website to increase web traffic which will eventually improve our site’s positioning in the world wide web.

I know that Internet is one of the most effective marketing tools and I hope that by setting up this website, we will be able to attract more customers in our cell phone store.

Someone close to me will be tying the knot soon and I can’t help but feel excited for them. Since they know that I love wedding preparations and I was once a hands-on-bride-to-be when we we’re still preparing for our wedding, they asked for my help in the preparations of their own wedding.

Almost everything is set already as they already booked the church and the reception venue and the other major suppliers like the photographers and caterers. The only thing left for them to book is the florist and the gown designer.

They asked me to prioritize looking for a florist since they wanted to get the best florist in town because they want the arrangement of the flowers to set the mood and theme for their wedding. The couple is hands-on when it comes to the flowers that will be use for their wedding as they believe that selecting the best flowers will really set a romantic theme for the reception venue. They have shown me pictures of the flowers that they want and how it will be arranged and their inputs will really be helpful for me in choosing the best florist and wedding stylist for their wedding.

I am really excited for this wedding and I am really honored that the couple has given me their trust so I will really make sure that I will give my 100% so they can have the wedding of their dreams.

I once asked a friend on what is the best investment nowadays. She is a finance analyst and works for a very reputable bank here and so I really trust her opinion. And so when she said that if we can afford it, then gold investment is the best investment that we can have, I believed her right away that I quickly did some readings about gold investment.

Gold is very tangible and unlike paper currency and other assets, it doesn’t depreciate in time. It is also widely accepted that we can easily convert it to cash if needed.

Upon hearing this, I did some readings and landed on the page of US Gold Bureau where I learned a lot about gold investment. They also have the best staff that can help first time investors like me to choose if I should buy gold coins, gold bars or gold bouillons. They also have good contacts in the market so I will be sure that I will get the best investment for my hard earned money.

Since we can never really tell what the future holds, it is always wise to invest and save for future and gold investment is one of the best investment options.

1. Are you currently in a serious relationship? Yes, I am happily married for five years now.

2. What was your dream growing up? To become a doctor.

3. What talent do you wish you had? I wish I have a very good voice that I can join American Idol. LOL

4. If I bought you a drink, what would it be? Since I am pregnant, fruit juices and fruit shakes is all I prefer right now.

5. What was the last book you read? What to Expect When You Are Expecting

6. What zodiac sign are you? Capricorn

7. Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where. Just on my ears.

8. Worst habit? Internet surfing (I am really addicted that I even go online even when I am mobile).

9. What is your favorite sport? I am not really into sports.

10. Do you have a pessimistic or optimistic attitude? Optimistic, I guess.

11. Worst thing to ever happen to you? To die and leave my love ones behind.

12. Tell me one weird fact about you. I judge a person based on the radio station they listened to.

13. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Cute.

14. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? My hair.

15. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? My conscience.

16. Ever been arrested? Yes. LOL.

17. If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Go on vacation and shopping spree.

18. What's your favorite place to hang out at? Our house.

19. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes and I am scared to death with ghosts.

20. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Surf the net, chat.

21. Do you swear a lot? Used to. But not anymore.

22. Biggest pet peeve? Can’t think of any right now

23. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Jolly

24. Do you believe/appreciate romance? Yes.

25. Do you believe in God? Yes.

I had my checkup yesterday and I can’t believe that I already gained 18 pounds since I got pregnant. My tummy is in fact really very heavy and big as compared to my first pregnancy.

I am just on my second trimester and it is suppose to be the most comfortable stage of my pregnancy, but as early as now I can’t walk properly and stand for a long time because I get tired easily and I feel pain in my back because my tummy is really getting heavy. I can’t even get a good night sleep and I have to wake up every now and then to find a more comfortable sleeping position that is why I have these ugly eye bugs (Can you recommend the best eye cream out there to help me with these eye bugs? I actually have been reading reviews in best-eye-creams.net but I can’t seem to make up my mind on the best eye cream that will work for me so any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.) Thank goodness because my OB recommended maternity support that will support my tummy. I tried it yesterday and it really feels much better. I was out the whole day but I did not really feel as much pain as before.

I am almost past my second trimester and I can’t wait to finally see our second bundle of joy.

“I am sure your second baby will be a boy.”

This is the common comment that I am getting from families and friends. I haven’t had an ultrasound yet but they all think that I am having a baby boy this time. Maybe I really look haggard and I am having an acne breakout (yeah, my acne is that bad since I got pregnant and so I am really looking for acne solutions to solve it. I actually read reviews in acnesolution.org to get feedbacks on the best acne solution in the market).

But honestly, I love it every time they tell me that I look so haggard that it is really obvious that it is a baby boy that I am carrying this time. LOL. I actually wouldn’t mind if I am having another baby girl, but of course it would be nice to have a baby boy so dad can have someone to share his passions with. B is also already expecting a baby brother and she even have a name for his baby brother.

We will be going to Baby Ultrasound Company at SM San Lazaro later for the congenital anomaly scan and 3D/4D ultrasound and we will finally know the gender of our baby soon. We all can’t wait and we are all very excited.

A good friend of mine admitted to me that he is in deep trouble because of his problems with his drug addiction. He said that it really took him great courage to finally admit what state he is in right now but he finally realized that there is no way out of this mess, except to seek help so he is asking for my assistance in helping him find a drug rehabilitation center that will help him solve his addiction problems.

I am so proud of my friend because I know how difficult it is to finally come out in the open and admit his problem that is why I am giving him my 100% support for this.

I was watching the news a few weeks ago and they mentioned that Tiger Woods was admitted to a rehabilitation center too to help him with his addiction problems and that is when I remembered about Passages Malibu.

I checked out Passages Malibu blog and I read about the method they use to help their patients. They don’t just rely on group meeting and group sessions but patients have one-on-one sessions with a therapist for a more individualized and confidential treatment which I think will really work for my friend because he is not comfortable in discussing his past and his problems with a big group.

I also checked out Passages Malibu Pictures and I was able to have an online tour of their facilities which I think is really nice and I am sure my friend will really feel relax and at home.

I am so happy that my friend took the first step to solve his problem and we will be with him 100% so he can finally take the road to recovery.

Last Friday, hubby has to drop his newly bought pre-loved camera at Canon for service and cleaning and since I am already off from work, I just decided to wait for him so he can pick me up after his short trip to Canon Service Center. After fetching me, he has to drop by at the office to get some of his work that he has to bring home and instead of waiting in the car, I told him that I will just wait at Wendy’s since I am really craving for their salad. And so after just a few minutes of waiting, I quickly finished my garden fresh salad:

I left the three green gelo because I don’t like its taste as compared to the red gelo. Next time, I will try their baked potato because I can’t remember the last time I had this and this used to be one of my favorite dishes in Wendy’s when I was still in college.