Happy Birthday!

Hello!

I would like to greet all those who are celebrating their birthdays this month of February!

1 - anna c-m.
4 - tots u-y, jolly f.
5 - doo-doo o.
10 - arn g., ken m.
11 - archie & alnair l.
12 - tita del h., jm p.
13 - meghan h.
14 - gidget a., sheila g-a., shami c., paul d., val b.
16 - pam p.
17 - dad
18 - nicole s.a.
19 - luisa a., charo e., caitin t., tito freddie m.
20 - rex m.
21 - billie l.
25 - bangs h.
27 - dja-dja r.
28 - charlene f.

May you all have a wonderful time celebrating God bless.

Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday to my wife Frances!

Thank you for everything you have given to me and how much you've made me happy!

Love you Hon!

ps - don't worry elise, i love you also!

We do fun stuff as well...

It's not always development, growth or finance that we deal with. Here is an article to show the myriad ways we can use economics! =)

Economics of recruiting

A new way to predict where top prospects will end up

Monday weigh-in...

Going back to old routines, every monday will be when I post or report on my progress in my year-long goal to get my weight down to a more manageable number.

Current Weight : 263.5lbs
Weight change from last week : 1.5lbs
Total weight lost :1.5lbs

An encouraging start, I just have to keep at it. May you all have a good week ahead!

I knew it was gonna be bad, but not that bad...

For those who have been following my blog every so often, you are all more than aware that it has been my ongoing goal to get my weight down.

Today I went back to the gym after buying myself a new pair of sneakers (the old ones had a hole that you could already see my socks). And after everything I weighed myself, I was shocked at my current weight --> 265lbs.

To put it into perspective, my heaviest was recorded at 238lbs (jan 2005). I was able to work it off to get myself down to 235lbs by the end of October that same year. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to maintain my momentum and ended up gaining some weight during the holidays. The next years I pretty much maintained my weight around 245-250lbs.

I've always managed to maintain it by at least taking some time to go to the gym twice a week at least. But since I started working, I haven't been able to go. Now I'm pretty much back to where it all started.

If there is something that's going for me, is that I've started to eat much healthier stuff. Hopefully with me going back to the gym, I'll be able to get myself back on track. So let me state the goal and let's see as the year goes by how much progress I make.

End of year goal : 245lbs
Ideal weight: 225lbs.

That's pretty much my rant for today. I know I can do it, it's just going to take time. And I shouldn't allow myself to get frustrated if results don't follow right away. Patience as they say is a virtue.

Thank you...

Thank you to all those who arrived and came to surprise baby shower last saturday! I will post pictures from it once I am able to grab pictures from my relatives.

Thanks again and we shall keep you posted with any developments!

Getting to know myself better...

Here's another test that I picked up from my friend EJ, here is the link to the said test

http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Get to know yourself better

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:

You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

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Is it accurate?

Autobiography.... another survey grabbed from EJ

As one can tell, I am really bored and I'm just filling surveys that I come across.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

-Prologue-
1. Who took your profile picture? david niko cid
2. Exactly what are you wearing right now? blue pajamas and a lime green shirt
3. What is your current problem? right now... when do i need to make some payments
4. What makes you most happy? hanging out with franny
5. What's the title of the song you're listening to? "Have a nice day" by Bon Jovi

Chapter 1: ABOUT YOU

1. Nickname? Noel, Manny, Roks, Barok, Rookie, Budong
2. Eye color? dark brown
3. Hair color? black
4. Height? 5'10"

Chapter 2: FAMILY

1. Do you live with your parent(s)? nopes
2. Do you get along with your parent(s)? yes
3. Are your parents chill? i think they are
4. Do you have any siblings? a brother 12 years younger than me

Chapter 3: FAVORITE
1. Ice Cream? strawberry sorbet
2. Season? christmas
3. Book? (comics) tower of babel and (novel) frankenstein & dracula
4. Band? eraserheads
5. Food? i prefer filipino cuisine
6. Drink(s) (non alcoholic)? orange juice
7. Pen color? black
8. Store? banana republic
9. Person? franny

Chapter 4: DO YOU
1. Write on your hand? not anymore, it used to be a bad habit of mine
2. Call people back? i usually do
3. Believe in love? of course
4. Sleep on a certain side of the bed? facing the bed, on the right side

Chapter 5: HAVE YOU
1. Kissed someone in the past 48 hours? yes
2. If so...where? secret :)
3. Had PHYSICAL therapy? no
4. Gotten surgery? yeah, a lot of stitches were needed
5. Taken painkillers? of course
6. Overdosed on pain killers? if i overdosed i doubt i'd be here typing this up
7. Been stung by a bee? nopes
8. Threw up in a doctors office? not in the office, but while waiting for the doctor
9. Do you have a crush on anyone? not really
10. Do they know? not applicable

Chapter 6: WHO/WHAT WAS THE LAST
1. Person to text you? tita agnes
2. Thing you touched? keyboard, if you mean before the computer, then that would be a cookie
3. Thing you said? "you need anything?"
4. Person you hugged? franny
5. Person you talked to on the phone? tom
6. Last book you read? currently reading - dante's inferno : finished - Grimm's Fairy Tales
7. Last time you cleaned your room? last monday, december 31
8. Last time you talked to someone you liked? just now

That's it.

A to Z... grabbed from EJ

A TO Z

A - Age: 28
B - Band Listening to Right Now: Bon Jovi
C - Career: Budget Analyst for the City Government
D - Drink or Smoke: Drink
E - Easiest Friends To Talk To: Franny, Karla, Mark, Ton and many others.
F - First Crush: no idea
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: gummy bears
H - Have a Boyfriend / Girlfriend: nopes, I have a wife!
I - In love: yes
J - Junk Food You Like: mr chips
K - Kids: ask me again in a few weeks
L - Longest Ride Ever: Manila to New York
M - Making love out of nothing at all: Air Supply rocks!
N - Names For Your Future Kids: secret!
O - One Wish You Have Now: that our baby is healthy when she comes out
P - Phobias: not really sure.
Q - Favorite Quote: "Happiness lies in allowing God's plan to realize itself in our life."
R - Reasons to Smile: God has been good
S - Sleeping Time: weekdays - 12-1am, weekends 3am
T - Time You Woke Up: 7am
U - Unknown Fact About You: I cross-stitch and I enjoy doing it.
V - Vegetable You Hate: I'm not a big fan of eating veggies
W - Worst Habit: poker playing
X - X-rays You’ve Had: they x-rayed left wrist, chest, and head
Y - Yummy Foods: Franny's cooking, Manang Maria's lasagna, mom's cooking
Z - Zodiac Sign: Libra

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to all those celebrating their birthday this month! May you all have a wonderful time celebrating this special day of yours.

2 - chilai b., rommel s.
6 - sam c., jo-an c., & honeylyn b.
8 - terry r.
11 - tita lea c., matet a.
12 - kavita j.
13 - arbee b.
15 - mara m.
17 - marco s.
19 - jonah d.l.
20 - tito paul h., pattie p.g.
21 - pia m.
24 - allan l., gervin k., & ginny m.
25 - deedee t.
27 - kris a.
28 - erika l., day s.
29 - lola rita
30 - FRANNY's birthday!!!

God bless! and more blessings be showered unto you by our good Lord!

What Type of Woman Does He Like? - grabbed from EJ

What Type of Woman Does He Like?

Click on the title above to take the said test as well.

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What Type of Woman Does He Like?

Here is the analysis:

This type of fellow is quite hip, modern, and sophisticated. Although not aristocratic, he does enjoy the luxurious things in life. He looks at things from a long term perspective before committing to doing anything, and doesn't rush into things easily.

He loves women who are successful, can be both a friend, lover, confidante, and of course, a great housewife as well. In terms of social events or fashion, he's always at the forefront. Don't worry, you'll never feel embarrassed taking him to any event. He's also well brought up and well educated, although can be a little selfish, which isn't surprising given today's social pressures. Depending on the situation, he can in fact act unselfish and help out others as required. A rare breed indeed, but not too difficult to spot because he would stand out in a crowd. The problem is how to approach a guy like this, let along conquering him.

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