Picture perfect Friday

Happiness is miniature stained glass

One of the main attractions (for me) when we chose to rent this place is the butterflies stained glass effect on the door of our bathroom. It has a pretty calming effect even though the bathroom itself is pretty tiny. Yet it is equipped with all the basic necessities like the sink, the toilet bowl and the shower head, so I'm satisfied with it.

After all, everyone lurve butterflies, right? =)

Dear blog,

I'm sorry I haven't been able to post coherent entries.

It's the heat!!!

You see with temperatures reaching a whooping 36.8 degrees, my brain cells have melted.

So I've been stuffing myself with ice cream, iced tea and frozen fruit salad.

I'll be happy if that is all I eat this summer.

But.

You know I'm watching my weight.

So it is an extreme exercise in self control not to overindulge.

But can you blame me?

The house turns into a sizzling sauna.

I shower like 3 times a day.

I dread to see our water and electricity bill, this month.

It might make my heart palpitate just like the cost of the meds I take to boost my chances of being a parent.

Oh well.

It's time for lunch and shower # 2!

Till next time,
D@phn3 LauRa =)

Picture perfect Friday

Happiness is a virtual nostalgic trip

My sister who is based in Singapore travels frequently for business trips. Recently, she was in New Delhi, India to attend a conference. In her free time, she was able to reconnect with our past. She visited our former residence there. She also took a stroll to our former institutions of learning. The top picture is the Holy Child Auxilium School where we studied during our elementary years. The bottom picture is the Tagore International School where we went for kinder/preparatory classes. During our Y!M chat, we chatted about our very happy childhood. She emailed me several pictures and I was really excited and happy to see sights and scenes from my very distant past. It made me smile. =)

Catch a Falling Star

I watched "Everybody's Fine" a really heartwarming but sad movie, this past weekend. The film started with one of my favorite songs "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como. I grew up listening to Perry Como because my parents had his Long Playing Record on repeat mode. It is a lovely song with a catchy melody and great lyrics. It makes me smile!

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
never let it fade away

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
save it for a rainy day

For love may come
and tap you on the shoulder
some starless night

Just in case you feel
you wanna hold her
you'll have a pocket full of starlight

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
never let it fade away

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
save it for a rainy day

For love may come
and tap you on the shoulder
some starless night

Just in case you feel
you wanna hold her
you'll have a pocket full of starlight
(mmmmm hmmm)

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
never let it fade away

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
save it for a rainy day

For when your troubles
start multiplying
and they just might

It's easy to forget them
without trying
with just a pocket full of starlight

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
never let it fade away

Catch a falling star
and put it in your pocket
save it for a rainy day
save it for a rainy day

Sports

D is quite the sports minded individual. He plays basketball, golf, billiards and volleyball. He is an active participant in the university intramural games. He also plays basketball with his friends in a nearby sports facility during his off days. He also tries to schedule some time for his golfing activities.

I, on the other hand, am pretty much a couch potato. I did play tennis decades ago but I wasn't good at it. I had terrible hand to eye coordination. I also hated my P.E classes in high school and college. I used to wear glasses back then so I was really scared of the ball hitting my face. My fear was increased because it seems that my glasses served as some magnet that would attract the freaking ball directly towards my face. Yikes! Plus the fact that I sweat like a waterfall is a total turn off for me, sports wise.

So I'm more of a sports spectator. I remember I used to watch baseball with my sister in the early hours of the morning when they were telecast, live. We would be baseball betting just for fun to see which team won. Fun times!

Beauty Schools

The task of making someone beautiful is more than just good skills. It is an art form. Proper training is vital. There is also a need for continuous updating of these skills. There are several beauty schools that will hone your talents. Regency which was founded more than 50 years ago has a wide network of almost 30 campuses with certified growth.

Hayes Batson, Regency’s president and CEO says “our campuses mirror upscale salons and provide an exceptional education that benefits our students, the salon community, and the public.” Their cosmetology school in Florida provide appropriate training to their students by expert faculty supervision.

Sunday pleasure

One of my guilty pleasures is to browse the PostSecret website every Sundays. It is the website where people's secrets which were mailed on a postcard are displayed. It is refreshing to see some of the secrets since you suddenly don't feel alone in your anguish/pain or troubles.

I could have sent this postcard myself but I didn't. It hit a raw nerve with me.

For the longest time, I've been a careless, free spirited single person. I didn't have a maternal bone in my body. It was all about me, me and only me. Then just as my views about weddings and marriage slowly changed for the better (after I got married 2 years ago) I feel myself consumed by the motherhood aspect of my existence.

I still have no idea how I will handle it but at least I have soften my stance. But at this juncture of my life, my biological clock has unfortunately stopped ticking. Tough luck, right?

Oh well, I believe the key to enduring all these stress is my deep faith and my hubby's unwavering support. They both play an important role and prevent me from completely losing my mind over this hurdle. I try to maintain a positive outlook but alas I am only human and yes I do hurt!

Picture perfect Friday

Happiness is finding a pair of shoes that fits me!

I was unfortunately born with tiny feet. So finding the correct pair of shoes is a tedious process. This month has been doubly negative in terms of my fertility tests. The procedures drained me in every sense so I decided perhaps some retail therapy would boost my morale.

Normally I would avoid the shoes department due to the above stated reasons. But somehow I found myself standing among hundreds of shoes. I saw these strappy metallic brown sling backs, by accident. I tried them and they fit quite well. Imagine that!

Nevermind that I have no occasion to wear them. Nevermind that my toes get squashed from those straps. Nevermind that it's shiny.

It fits, it uplifted my spirits and that's all that matters to me. =)