Horroscopically rubbish

Horoscopes are rubbish.

Be in the ones from the North, South, East or West

Thats my opinion.

Lets look at an example and U tell me what u think!

2009 Chinese Horoscope for people born in Dog years

http://pinoybusiness.org/2008/11/05/born-in-the-year-of-the-dog-year-of-the-ox-2009-forecast-and-predictions/

The Dog should brace himself for many changes in 2009. These changes which could go to extremes are either good or bad. Then again, having many happy and joyful events can help the Dog avoid the bad and negative events from happening. That is because happy events like having a baby, getting a new house or getting married can offset any mishaps and redirect any negative energy towards the positive direction.
Dogs are also advised to stay on the move or be mobile. By being always on the move and consciously introducing changes to his life, the Dog can turn negative energy into good ones. It would be a good year to pursue plans of working abroad or going overseas, same goes true in renovating the house.
There are two lucky stars shining on the Dog in 2009, these are Hua Gai and Sui Jia. The star Hua Gai represents artistic ability, intelligence and inspiration. This means that Dogs in the creative and design businesses would be more productive as they get lots of inspiration and at the same time enjoy more appreciation and recognition in the year of the Ox. With the star Sui Jia which represents progress and career promotion, the Dog can really look forward to a brighter year with a good chance of getting good career luck and better development.The stars that the Dog should watch out for are the unlucky stars Jian Feng, Fu Shi, Huang Fan and San Xing. San Xing connotes poor human relationships while Jian Feng means injuries brought about by metal objects. By donating blood or getting the teeth cleaned by the dentist, the Dog can avoid these injuries. He is also advised to attend more joyful occasions as this could further boost his luck. If it is really necessary for the Dog to handle metal objects, he should be careful and he should always wear protection.
Fu Shi is a star that can bring poor communication between family members, this could even lead to arguments. This star can also affect the Dog’s health adversely which can be offset by doing more good deeds. And while the star Sui Jia would be bringing the Dog good career luck, the star Huang Fan would in turn be bringing in immense mental pressure that is associated with the Dog’s success. This can cause the Dog to work harder in order to achieve success. He is also advised to take extra caution and make sure to have enough time to rest, in spite of his busy work schedule.
Truly, the year of the Ox could be here sooner than we expect it to be and it is never really too early to prepare. The Chinese New Year Calendar has so much influence even in the western influenced countries that more people are looking forward to the changing of every year, especially those who are not having a good year at present

Chinese Horoscope for the Ox in the year of the Ox

Continuing with our discussion of the Ox, the male Ox can look forward to a better year in 2009 compared to their female counterpart, as far as the romance department is concern. The female Ox can only expect for short term romances, and she even have to take initiatives at times. On the other hand, with the star Tai Yin shining on them, which represents females with influence to help them out, the male Ox can expect to have better luck on love, and is likely to meet someone he likes.
Aside from the love factor, Tai Yin is also known as a Star of Wealth which means that it can influence his luck on wealth positively. So if the male Ox is working under a female supervisor, he can expect more support and recognition, with a better chance of progress and development in career. But while Tai Yin signifies progress, it is slow yet steady. This means that the Ox should not be pushy or rush his way, if he does, his luck might go the other way.
Another lucky star shining on the Ox (1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 2009) in 2009 is Guo Yin, which is an authority star is also known as the seal of the General. This can be interpreted that his progress and developments will be recognized and achieved with much authority.
Unfortunately, unlucky stars are also shining upon the Ox. These stars are Guan Suo, Gou Shen, Di Sha and Tian Sha which could cause annoyance because of poor interpersonal relationships and some disputes. Guan Suo, for one, represents financial disputes and blackmailing. These unlucky stars can cause turbulence to the Ox’s otherwise beautiful career path for the Year of the Ox 2009. It is advised that he should work on and improved his interpersonal relationships skill, as this is his weakest department, and the area he is likely to go wrong.

Makeover needed

For the past few weeks I have been having meetings on Friday evenings.

When that happens I defer my going home to mom's till Saturday.

That means I spend less time with the family especially my little nieces.

Being at the condo, however, places me nearer to my sister's place.

That means I am able to spend a little more time with my nephews.

Teenagers (nephews) vs Todlers/little ones (nieces)

Hard choice. However, maybe now the situation is fairer. I get both worlds instead of just one as before.

Its wierd but even tho I am now totally on my own, I do not spend more time window shopping or going out on my own.

Gosh....this makes my life sound so boring!

Let me rephrase that.

I havent been shopping on a major scale since the new condo.

This I must change.

I need new clothes.

I must be the worst dressed person at work right now.

I've got clothes from the time Bill Clinton was president.

Now HIS wife is Secretary of State.
I need to go OBAMA! on my clothes!

I need a make over.

Hair

My hair was once one of my best features.


It was thick, had natural waves and healthy.


However, hair tends to reflect the passing of time.


Its in my Dad's genes to grey at an early age.


Now that's a minor problem. Just color it.


That opened a whole new world for me.


I experimented with the different shades.


I was introduced to highlighting.


All in all it made me look even better (in my eyes!)


Besides the cost, all this also affected the physical being of my hair.


It became dry. Some of it fell.


I was worried. I couldnt lose my crown.


I tried all kinds of serums, tonics, leave-in conditioners, what-have-yous.


I looked back at the basics.

My problem is lack of time to nurture my hair.
I just shampoo and condition. No time to mask or anything of that sort.
After I color I always use treatment, so that helps a tiny bit.
In conclusion, I need to get the shampoo and conditioner that will help me.


I tried various brands of shampoos.


My latest venture is using olive oil shampoo and conditioner.


I am noticing changes.


My hair is glossier. Its getting stronger. Not falling all over anymore.

possibility pf pics

I was looking thru the pics taken during our 11+ years of our friendship.
Yup, the digital ones where there was just us.
Its wierd but in most of it at least one of us is NOT having a good picture day.
I like the very first one of us together.
There was honesty, innocence and true liking.
The one at Disneyland, CA is also good.
There was childlike discovery of happiness.
The one taken at JAR's old huge house with Heimer is also a favourite.
That was my first visit to see JAR though it was not my first visit to the States.
Heimer is now dead but the memory of the lovable character remains.
A part of me wants to place those pics (plus others!) on this blog but sanity tells me I must not.
The Cyber Me may tell it all thru but needs to remain anonymous.
But someday, just someday...perhaps I shall put some pics up for a limited time.
Then I shall remove them.
So, if u are lucky and visit this place often, u might.....just might see the real life pics!

I did it.

I put up my second blog to be made up of the fairy tales I made up for my nieces.

It takes time to type out words.

I am much better at just saying the words with a lot of expressions and sound effects as I go along.

I am a story teller, not so much a story writer?

My guess is that the second blog (go visit it - view my complete profile and click from there, tell me what u think of it) will get updated at a much slower pace.

The frequency of me getting allergic reactions (read that as getting red spots on my face) has increased lately.

The lunch at the artiste's restaurant last weekend where I had crabs and fish and other sea food stuff has caused another wave of the ugly spots'.

I took the zytec and piriton pills since Monday.

Its Thursday now and I still have the spots albeit they are less visible.

Maybe as u get older ur body system changes.

Generally I am a healthy person

My weight is a steady figure that does not increase or decrease much over the years.

I am pretty slim and petite.

We had an intensive discussion with the condo management and the contractor.

My bill for the leakage has been reduced by almost 70%.

From my perspective, I've won.



I spent a definitely shorter time at my mom's this weekend.

Had to settle the dispute above first.

This trend will be continued this next weekend cos I have chauffering duties to attend to next.



It was a good though short weekend with my nieces.

As usual, I had to tell them 'fairy tale' stories.

In fact I have had to create quite a few of my own after the usual Cinderella, Snow White, Goldilocks, etc ran out.

Little niece A says, "Come on Auntie, tell me another story. I know u can do it! U have lots of stories in ur mouth!" Then I make her look into my wide open mouth to check. Hehe.

I am now thinking of blogging the fairy tales that I created.

Maybe someday I can get them published?



Bro's family, Mom and I had Sunday lunch at a restaurant that belongs to a famous local artiste.

The food was good but it was outrageously priced.

I remember that they used to cheaply priced the food but as Bro puts it..."after the artiste lost a big sum in his stupid investments, he is making his food clients pay for that!"

The sad thing was the restaurant is losing its clients.

Most of the tables were empty.

During our last visit we had to practically queue, and the place was full even when we left.

Looks like the artiste's stupidity in investments carries thru to his food business huh?

The good thing was the bill was split between bro and me....so it wasnt that big a loss for each of us personally.



Work is at a pace that I can handle.

There are quite a few meetings in the next few weeks.



The phone wires are continuing to burn

JAR has a few weeks left before he leaves for outstation work.

He hopes to detour to Canada.

We talk, recalling the visit the three of us made to Niagara Falls.

I wish I was actually living thru THAT moment by moment again right now!

emails, condo and telemarketeers

Some people dont really know how to exist in a work environment.

Use the email account that u are given.

EVERYDAY (minimum of twice a day) check the emails that comes in.

Acknowledge the emails that is sent personally to u.

THAT means press the reply button to say that u got it, and give if necessary, ur response!

I have a team of 4 in one of my projects.

Ms A has just gotten transferred here.

Her email disk says its full so I cant email her with the latest stuff.

So I print it and places it in her pigeon hole.

Guess what? Still no response.

Ms B also has her email disk full. (Dont these people know to delete old emails???)

She did however response to the printed email and has given me another email addy she uses.

OK....so thats the latest about work steam blowing.

Otherwise, life is moving at a pace I like.

Monday I got home and vacumned the condo.

Tuesday I got home to mop it.

So my condo is spotless right now and I am happy about that.

Today I shall look for stuff to clean.

If it doesnt rain, I shall spend a little time by the pool.

When I was in the States, I learnt that people had answering machines on their phones to avoid the telemarketeers.

Now I am experiencing that on my mobile.

Where do these people get my number from?

I am too busy to entertain such calls.

Sometimes I just dont answer when I get an unfamiliar number calling.

I let them leave me a message (which they dont!)

I still havent gotten around to getting me new clothes (one of my resolutions).

I have started on most of the rest of my 2009 list.

Not bad for the first week's job eh?

Moving into 2009

Its 2009.

I have started the year with healthier food on my table. Fruits, oats, whole grain bread, pure cranberry juice, less red meat, more fish.

I spent my first weekend in 2009 on the badminton court, exercising somehwat.

I was in the swimming pool (albeit just making sure my nieces were safe in the kiddies pool) hehe...well, its a start; I didnt claim perfection!

I probably sweated more than I did for a month in 2008 this first weekend.

I also ended 2008 with some potential problems with the management of my condo. Thank God I am getting some help from a relative. It is currently on hold, and so we shall see how it develops as the year proceeds.

JAR seems to have a good start to his year. Looks like he is already making plans for Easter. He also has some travel plans related to work in February.

Work has had a great start so far. I am getting seemingly good groups to work with. No matter what; even if they are not so good groups, I can do things to change that.

I get up excited to go to work.

I get excited to come home from work.

I look forwards to the weekends.

I like the way life is going.

2009 draft (continued)

Mmmnn some additions today (read this only after u read the one prior to this)

1. I will exercise somewhat. During the last medical check, the doctor said that exercising also helps in lowering cholesterol levels. Well, I am already eating the Oats recommended so I shall try exercising more. Bought me new sports shoes and racket last weekend. Looks like preparation to exercise has already reduced the weight...of my wallet. Bro has already booked the courts for this weekend. Look out healthy people, I am crashing into ur world!
2. I shall dance and sing more just because I feel like it. My nieces know that and they join me as I lose my inhibitions.
3. (will continue next week.....I wanna have an early start to my weekend!)