Freshwater pearls are the perfect gift any woman would love. They are perfect because these gems have been part of the longest jewelry trend that won’t go away. With Mother’s Day coming up here shortly think about this awesome gift and make her happy. These gems provide an everlasting memory that won’t escape. They are unique which makes for a special feeling and an original flare to her accessories.

A great place to start this craze would be with pearl sets. Having a variety of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings will allow for multiple uses and all with your favorite designs. The mixture creates looks that can be replicated by the same style but with a different piece. Sets are the way to go when deciding how to complete an outfit for a night out with someone special. This is the perfect opportunity to give a gift that resembles love and passion with the simplicity of a gem that has great sentimental value.

I respect everyone’s right to believe what they want to believe and I have the highest regard for each other’s religion. If we respect other’s religious belief, they will respect us back.

So….Happy Easter everyone!

Thanks to my ever-patient husband who has the ears to listen to my every woes and whims. I’ve been complaining that our backyard is so ugly and needs a major facelift. I had this building up resentment when it took quite some time before he acted upon my concern. Unknowingly, he was doing his own careful research finding reliable and professional pavers that will ensure satisfaction with designs and quality of work.

The transformation of our backyard is amazing! We were glad it was finished in time for the 18th birthday celebration of our daughter who graciously walked on the awesome pathway before our admiring guests. Well, it is already given that my daughter indeed looked gorgeous but I’ve heard that the hot topic of the night was how beautiful my lawn is! I’ve received numerous praises and congratulations not only for raising a fine daughter but for my keen eye for details and good taste in re-inventing our lawn and frontyard. But well, there were some neighbors of mine who turned green with envy and I can’t blame them and I guess to appease them, I will endorse the Install It Direct company whom we had consulted, did wonderful job and fulfilled my dream lawn.

The project we just had is reasonably affordable and contrary to my husband’s worry, it did not leave a dent on our budget. I know that what is running on his mind now is what next project I am planning!

who would not drool over this model pavers?

The weather last week was stunning!  It stunned me when I remember that all those white uniforms were left out to dry and nobody will rescue them from the heavy onslaught of sandstorm fast brewing in the sky.  I was in the office helplessly watching from our window,  how the clear sky and the surrounding was engulfed with thick dust and dirt worsened by accompanying trickles of rain pour enough to create mud like drizzles.   And I know,  it is a guaranteed soiled clothes when I get home and thought of the task of washing them again makes me weary.  My body that time is aching to hit my warm bed after a busy symposium, however, leaving those uniforms unattended will make them harder to clean.  For sure, the dirt will dry like a muddy clay.

Oh dear, I should have checked the weather forecast before I leave home, that way, I am saved from additional task of re-laundry.

the sky is orangey with dust and dirt

Ladies, what will it take for a man to take you to bed?  Will it be bunch of flowers, chocolates, nice dinner, expensive gifts, flattering words?” The answer is simple!   Not less than 2 words not even 3. I love you isn’t enough, it should be I DO. If he can’t back it up with a ring don’t even say yes.

WHY? Because you are worth waiting for.

My friend has an engineer husband who has been working in Saudi Arabia for more than 2 decades now.   Jill used to recount the many sacrifices  and problems they had weathered because of her husband’s absence from his family and to make up for everything, he richly provided their needs sometimes to a fault because the children grew up spoiled.   There is always a price to pay!  His husband David, has been working in a big oil exploration company in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia and marcellus drilling has been a part of his life.  Although it is hard for Jill to understand the nature of his job but one thing is clear, the work concerns oil and petroleum which abound the rich soil of the province.

Natural gas undergo processing and it is commercially extracted in oil and natural gas fields which yielded positive benefits by producing abundant supply of energy derived from gases explored.  One exploration company that deals with huge projects that covers numerous countries with vast reserves of oil and gas is  UG Oil and Gas Center.  The company’s deals expertly and extensively in non stop  exploration activity of  digging and exploring vast natural and mineral resources.

Being part of an exploration team means going to hard to reach places in search of oil reserves and it also means a handsome pay for Jill husband.   Their children’s future is the reason behind all those sacrifices and David continuously works hard enough to learn global unconventional resource exploration.  The stock knowledge acquired through the years serves as consolation to his lonely life away from home and his family is his inspiration while his company his source of his wealth.

He will be old and grey and will retire soon but UG Oil and Gas Center will unceasingly span the globe exploring for profitable resource find and millions of people will benefit from it.

During our recent High School reunion, we missed the presence of Jimmy L and Sandy S. both very popular figure in our campus.  A startling news circulated among the group that the duo are in hot water because the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is running after them and a  tax evasion case was already filed against them.   They are business partners of a  big cargo forwarding and export-import company and apparently they are also “partners” in crime.  The BIR is determined to send tax evaders to jail that has been cheating the government, resulting to massive revenue losses.   Unfair to us who religiously pay our taxes which a law abiding citizen of the country ought to be.  And really it disheartened us knowing there are a lot of  people who are tax cheaters and our friends happened to be among them.

Why do we have to pay taxes?  Paying taxes are what lets our country be as healthy as is and it help fund the government.   Simply put, because it is the LAW!   And if you don’t want to pay, then go to other countries where taxes law is  non-existent.  Since we are law abiding citizens, we see to it that we pay our taxes on time and in the event that we failed to do so, we avail of income tax extension form that would help us get extra time to finish filing our taxes minus the hassles and guilt.

Only if we could only get hold of the two,  they have to hear the good news that there are available Tax Preparation Software that will guide them through all the way to a guaranteed maximum refund and companies such as Turbo tax is a sure help for personal and business taxes.

So, what they did was an unacceptable act and we their batchmates are hunting them too!

Good morning everyone although it is not so good morning for me!   A very close friend succumbed to heart attack just last night and it was only early morning today that I’ve learned about it.  I can only offer prayers for the repose of her soul and her untimely demise definitely is a sore loss for the family.  Technology connected me to her only daughter Sarah because it is physically impossible for me to go to her mother’s wake.  I wanted so much to give the little girl a hug and  know she being a strong willed and a brave girl would find comfort with the thought that her mom was safely home to her Creator.  No more pain.. no more sufferings.. There is peace.. goodbye my friend…

Oh well.. life has to go on.   Good morning everyone!

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes!  I always find that plus sized woman are beautiful and my idol in that category is my cousin Libby who is a  full bodied woman and her size  does not deter her for wearing fashionable and stylish clothes.  She is a smart dresser and knowledgeable on how to choose the right type, cut, color, fabric and  length to compliment her body type.   That is why, I believe her when she said that she loves herself more and is enjoying her “curvaceous” figure.  I hope that Libby has not totally given up hope that one day she will lose weight but because I haven’t seen on her any effort to lose a few pounds, I thinks she is already resigned to the fact that she will be heavy all her life.  I’ve seen how she struggled with her weight from a very young age to date and as we grow up together I’ve been her loyal and patient shopping buddy and  I shared in all her shopping woes.  Every time we shop for a dress, her insecurity about her weight discourages us to shop around because of the startling fact that the maternity section will be our final destination.  So you see,   there is no use for us to go for long walks and hop for one shop to the other, because we have realized that we were just wasting time to find big sizes .  Lol… those were the days!

But in this modern time,  full figured women will no longer worry because they rest with the thought that the market is teeming with stores of plus size clothing for women.   My cousin Libby swears that since she order her dresses online, there are no more nightmarish experiences when it comes to shopping for her size and dressing up with chic and fashionable dresses.

Excitedly, she announced that she is going to be a plus sized bride soon to a man who finds her very sexy inside and out.   Indeed, my cousin is fat and proud!

My daughter celebrated her 20th birthday and I was glad that she lived and enjoyed her teenage years in a fun but legal means.   How blessed are we to have a child who did not give us much  problems while she was growing up.  And so today,as she celebrate her 20th birthday, I felt relieved that she has gone past her teenage years..  though I know she is a responsible girl, but sometimes we can’t help worry because peer pressures are one factor that can influence even the most behaved child.

Her celebration is a simple get together with family minus us her parents because we are working overseas.  However, we see to it that they are not only well provided for (allowances, cellphone loads), we lavish them the love and care they need despite the long distance.   The wonder of technology keep us always in touch with each other.

I was touched with a crying picture of her before the fondant cake. Is that an act or she was really sad? Perhaps she is sad because we are far or maybe because it is already goodbye to teenage life.  Well, it will take a while before the reality sink in and for her to realize that she is no longer a teenager and she is now going to face  the complicated world of adult.   But once she found her place in the world of mature ones, she may not wish to go back to teenage years full of challenges.

emotional b-day celebrant?