The primary reason why I started blogging was to be able rant about my feelings and thoughts on certain things (and some people). Writing has always been a passion for me. It's how I let off steam and a method of keeping my sanity intact. From diaries to journals, and over the recent years, to blogs. I had only a few readers then. Just a couple of close friends and acquaintances from work. Honestly, I knew nothing about SEO or a thing or two about the blogosphere. All I really care is a place where I can jot down type my thoughts and post pictures of myself and random stuffs. My blog is going to be my very first memoir when I die. And that is still my goal. I want my blog to be published into a book someday, even posthumous.

Now just like technology, ever-changing as it is, my blog with all its random posts and updates about my life has also become a tool for advertising and entering contests. Luckily, I got Lady Luck rooting for me, not always though, but most of the time I should say.

AHA! So now you're probably thinking, "Hmmm. What did this igat win this time?"

This arrived via courier today.





GUESS.



That logo is such a dead giveaway. PAK!



Need I say more?

Okay, this is not me bragging or anything (maybe a little!) but what I want to convey is that in order to win something -- yup, I won an iPad (again!) -- you have to be very motivated to win. So okay, how do you do that? Easy. Well, you have to believe that "you'll never win if you never begin". It goes without saying, if there's a chance for you to win, then by all means, grab that chance. Like join a contest if you think you're qualified. Like play a game but make sure you know the rules first. Like everything else in life, as Nike puts it, JUST DO IT. Honey, you don't get anywhere if you don't move... take a step forward and it helps loads if you put your best foot forward. Don't be lazy! Mmkay?



So how exactly do you win? Being born under the Zodiac Sign Aries, I tend to be pretty headstrong and all the time sometimes too aggressive. So I motivate myself in the words of Zig Ziglar, "You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win." Of course, I do keep in mind that a loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins. However, a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins, but knows what he'll do if he loses. Gets?



WOOHOO! An iPad 2!!! And it's WHITE!!!

Now more importantly, you ask, "Where did this awesome prize come from?"



Where else? All the way from Sunny Singapore...



Thank you so much, MATCHMOVE GAMES!!!


You guys need to go right now and play their GAMES! Not only are they awesome (so many to choose from!!! FTW!) but you get to win from their contests, too! And it's REAL!!! I can testify... Tee hee.


Matchmove's website on the iPad.



It's just too bad that Apple doesn't support FLASH on the iPad, so I can't play PLINK or other MM games with it. :(



So anyways, I'm off to play with my new toy now and I leave you with this food for thought: "Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.” (-Wilma Rudolph)

AND THAT IS THAT. KTNXBYE!

P.S. God is good! (ALL THE TIME!)

xoxo,

 

Got a chance to take part of an awesome contest campaign... You might want to check out my TUMBLR blog to win a prize. What have you got to lose, eh?



GO NOW!




http://mrsnoodleboy.tumblr.com/post/10365853550/johnsons-my-kids-growing-up-so-fast-contest





 VAMANOS, VAMANOS!!!





xoxo,

"Milk for my cereal, Coffee-Mate for my coffee. Makes sense to me!"

We are all too familiar of those lines from the old TV commercial. We even used it during school plays. We grew up in a world where black coffee was not something we regularly drank. Back in high school and college anyway.

The world we live in, the way I see it, is still pretty much the same. I am pretty much the same, believing that no man is an island and that somewhere out there, there is someone that is meant to for you. Boy, am I glad to have found THE ONE person for me already. No more searching and waiting for Mr. Right. And he was even right here all along! So girls, take heed. The one person for you just might be there in front of you. Open your eyes. Don't take too long or search far and wide.

You guys pretty much know the story behind Ramen Girl and Noodle Boy. I guess I won't have to tell it again.

But just for kicks, watch our Coffee-Mate TVC:  http://apps.facebook.com/coffee-mate/myvideo.php?id=725032130 <-- CLICK!!!



What's meant to be really is meant to be. Agree? Noodle Boy, my perfect partner. WALANG KAPALIT.

xoxo,
 

As to how tempting the forbidden fruit can be, the same question applies to why the good things have to end. I think it's a rhetorical question really. But don't you just wonder what if the goodness just continues?

Take for example the massage we had at Nuat Thai. That would have been great had it not end so quickly... but alas, 1 hour is all we ever get, every time.



Well, a massage that goes on forever would be detrimental, don't you think? I wonder what happens to your muscles and soft tissues. They'd probably end up like Jell-O or what? But I do love Nuat Thai. I just wish we have enough spare $$$ to spend on spa and massage every month. But now with the baby... Umm...

Next, we have books. One good thing with having a baby is that ironically, I have time to read! Hurray! *twirls around the room*

I got the chance to update my old vocabulary once more. No, I didn't read any of those mind-boggling books that would require not just a dictionary on hand but also a good understanding of philosophy on the sides. It was just a book I was dying to read.



TA-DAH!

So who among you know Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield like they're your imaginary friends from childhood or maybe even your next door neighbors? RAISE YOUR HAND!

Well, as a child growing up in the 80s and 90s, the twins are a part of my puberty. I thought I buried them with my not-so-pleasant childhood memories but as soon as I read the first few pages of the book, I felt like I traveled back in time. Not necessarily as part of the story, but you get the picture.

I'm not going to talk about the book as I might spoil it for you. You'll just have to read it for yourself if you're interested. Take note: It's an adult book now. Not your teen edition anymore. So, are you ready to spend a whole day of reading? DOWNLOAD HERE. (You'll need an epub reader!)

However, as I've been saying, good things sadly come to an end and as I flipped the last page of the book (ahem, via iPad), I couldn't help but feel down. Guess that'd be the last I'd be hearing from the twins and the whole gang from Sweet Valley. Unless they're going to come up with some Middle Age Crisis version when I'm 40 or something. Tsk.

Lastly, even food ends up getting expired and/or finished.



Awww. No more Nutella... and a bag of Ruffles down the drain. *sniffles*


But look on the bright side... here's a food for thought:




xoxo,

We all know that raising a child (especially an infant) will eat up a LOT of your time if you intend to be a hands-on parent. It's true but it doesn't mean Noodle Boy and I don't get to spend quality time together.

I really think that "US" time or Couple Time is very important when you have a baby. I think a lot of relationships disintegrate faster if couples forget to give time to the other VIP in their lives. I think that couples need to continue nourishing their relationships as much as nurturing the baby. As they say, the little bird will leave the nest when it's older but your partner or significant other will be there for the rest of your life. And as promised, "Til death do us part!"

Although that's easier said than done amidst sterilizing baby bottles, changing diapers, buying groceries and toiletries, doing the laundry now consisting of too many lampins, and other household chores, I'm awfully glad that my parents pledged to take care of the baby during the daytime so that we get to sleep in the morning. Yay!!! Plus I don't get to do household chores... THANK GOD for that!

The key is to spend quality time (take note: quality not quantity!) so we make it a point that if the two of us are awake for breakfast [in bed], then we eat while watching our favorite shows, which is currently the anime version of Marvel's Ironman and Wolverine and the 2011 Thundercats. Noodle Boy does the graveyard shift in taking care of Mikko Vincenzo aka The Little Noodle Boy or NoodleLito, and I do the afternoon til evening shift, multitasking with my home-based job and all, of course with random help from people in my house. I can't imagine how single moms do it. I mean, it's even cumbersome having your husband help you, how much more if there is NO ONE there to help at all? HOMAYGULAY!

Also, as seen via FourSquare, NoodleBoy and I go out together for errands so that it feels like the old times when we used to roam the city and joy ride all we wanted. It's good to get out of the house once in a while because no one wants to get burned out having to be cooped up all the time with the baby.

Above all, I am very blessed to be able to spend 24/7 with my NoodleBoy. I am grateful for that and I wish new moms have the kind of support that I have. From friends, family, and most importantly my better half. Taking care of Mikko Vincenzo is never a chore. It's quite challenging and I look forward to the coming days and the baby milestones that NoodleBoy and I will be able to witness as our little butterball grows.

Now the Eye Pads...

Since we sleep in the morning, it's hard to fall asleep with the sun shining all over our bedroom. So look what I got us...



Fun!!!



So you see? Let's keep the love and the fire burnin', shall we?! Tee hee...





xoxo,