Prayer Bridges

Got this from my sis Redge and I still believe that prayer is so powerful that it can help us in times of trouble to reach and talk to God.

Let's start prayer bridges thru blogs, emails and text messages. Another typhoon is threatening our nation and with this disasters that are completely out of our control, I guess the best thing to do is to pray.

Hope you could join us all in this prayer..

“Dear Lord we fervently pray for your intercession so that our nation will be spared from another threatening typhoon. Our suffering people have not recovered from Ondoys wrath. Please prevent Pepeng from hitting any of our islands. Save us from further calamities by embracing our country with your protective grace and merciful blessings. This we ask of You in Jesus name. Amen”

Thanks. May God protect us all.

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Safe Travel with Better Visibility

Every time we travel far we see to it that we check our car for any possible trouble that may cause us delay in traveling. We check our batteries,oil, water,brake, air, gas and most importantly our lights. It’s hard to travel if you don’t have enough lights to guide you in the night. They say that to be safe you have to wear your seat belt always but it’s not only seat belt that will make your driving safe but the lights as well. Driver must have good bright lights for better road visibility and with the use of hid lights you’re assured that you have the best luminance ever. Traveling to far away places will be an enjoyable drive.

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Slowly Returning to Normal Life

After 5 days of frightening floods caused by storm Ondoy we were now slowly returning to normal life, slowly because electricity has just returned to our area and we still have plenty of cleaning and washing up. Mentally some people I happened to talk to were slowly accepting the fate that dawned on them, others with only few properties left, some with nothing left at all and will start anew. I know God will help us recover again from the losses caused by the storm. I pray for those people who lost their families during the storm. God will help them find in their heart the acceptance of the loss of their loved ones.

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The Sudden Flood That Hit Our Town

Electricity has just resumed today so it's only now that I've uploaded my shots of the storm that caused big floods all over Metro Manila and nearby provinces. I was left in the house with 3 kids and my 77-year old Mom. My sister and husband went to work and on the sudden flood that rise up suddenly within an hour I told them not to go home as it's not safe on the road anymore.

Our place never experienced a flood like this one as far as I can remember since I was born. Luckily with the help of my brother who rushed to our house in the morning and my neighbour we were able to secure our appliances to a higher level. All important documents and clothes in our first floor room were transferred to upper floor. I stopped rescuing things when the water is up to my neck. When I finally stopped at the upper floor I had the chance to take some shots of the flood which was amazingly risen up so fast our steel gate and car was submerged.

The shots below were taken on the second day when the waters were slowly subsiding:

Early rounding up of Media

Rescue operations by boat and trucks

Stranded people walked through flood to finally get back to their homesSari-store opened and the people rushed to buy food, drinks and candles

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A Vacation that Feels Like Home

I’m back once again, actually I can’t believe that I’ve already finished setting up my desktop PC after what happened in our place and Metro Manila. The storm that hit the country has almost ruined many businesses with the flood waters rising up so sudden. Until now I can clearly remembered how I watched the waters coming into our house so fast that after half an hour it reached up to a knee-high length and in mid-afternoon our place was in complete chaos of brown flood waters and soaked appliances. We never expected this situation as it only happened now ever since I lived in our town since birth.

Well after several days of reviving what’s left for us, cleaning endless dirt left by the flood it makes me yearn for a real vacation like what my SIL was telling me who is living in England. She said it’s better to rent holiday cottages where you’ll feel like you’re not away from home. It’s better and cheaper than renting hotels so your family can extend their budget on some other things. It’s good for people like me who enjoy a more private place, I also browse online some cornwall cottages which are really good like St. Ives property where you’ll have a private view of the beach by the terrace, a breathtaking sight in the morning and even more on sunset.

If you really want a good, more private and comfortable vacation in different countries in Europe you’ll need self catering holidays offered by Home Away Holiday-Rentals, the best vacation package for families who want to experience vacation which feels like home. Get the feel of being one of the locals while having your vacation on their cottages or private villas. Just browse their site for the list of their properties and thousands of holiday villas, cottages, apartments or even castles that you can rent for your vacation.

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FRIDAY FILL-INS # 143

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

And...here we go!

1. One week ago I was busy with setting up my new blog.

2. I wanted to be a writer and chemical engineer when I was young.

3. Mama told me this rule in spending " Do not buy what you do not need and do not need what you cannot buy"

4. Hey Sis, we need to go and unwind somewhere, just you and me.

5. Take your time, and plan because it's the best way to start things out.

6. Another semester will pass! It will soon be semestral break for students.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to resting my tired body from Josh' field trip, tomorrow my plans include downloading Josh field trip pictures and Sunday, I want to be early going to church!

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Chills at Night

Been feeling different these days as since weekends I always feel chilling at night but I don’t have fever, flu, colds or coughs. After a half hour of chills it will stop and I’ll be able to sleep tight. Then in the morning I’m the usual me, active, strong and vibrant. Hubby was asking me what I’m doing that’s giving me chills in the night. You know he’s been helping with household tasks even if he’s working so it shouldn’t be a reason. I’m not the type to think about worries and problems as I’m a super positive person. Since childhood every time I got so tired and worn out I got chills in the night and I keep thinking that maybe that’s my body’s natural outlet because once the chilling stops I feel better. Weird? I think not just a little maybe lol!


image by glitter-graphics.com by anna4012

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Fleet Program for Mobile Employees

How do companies make their employees stay for a long employment period? I should have good answers for that as I’ve stayed with my former job for 16 years. Of course reasons should always come from the company’s management and how they treated their employees. I was employed in my last work in my early twenties and I guess I was happy enough that I stayed quite long. Well I almost spent the longest period of my career with my very kind employer who treated me with a good heart and trained me in different fields of work that I never learned in college. I almost rounded up all departments of his company and have been employed in his two companies when I finally decided to resign and prioritize my family over my work.

My boss has been good to me and during my years in his telecommunications company I’ve experienced how they give sales incentives, communication allowances and Fleet program for our employees who are always on the go. Our marketing staff and account managers who always travel and visit clients were given vehicle reimbursement allowance every payday. They use their personal vehicle in meeting their clients, in products demo, testing and all activities regarding our clients.

As I was incharge of Accounting Department I was the one who check and audit their reimbursement and sometimes it’s hard to do it if the employees are too many. Well creating a database for reimbursement purposes seems to be the answer to that and that’s where companies like Corporate Reimbursement Services, Inc (CRS) comes in because they do consultancy job for companies who need customized programs for mobile employees. They make things easy for companies and it also saves them costs on issuing cars to employees. They will make calculations for reimbursement rates as per mileage run, current gasoline price and other contributing factors. It will make things beneficial for both employer and employees.

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:Today's Flowers #58

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This week I'm having orange blooms for my entry. I just found this orange flowers in our church and they combined it with baby's breath and white chrysanthemums. The blooms look good on white flower background because the vivid color of orange was highlighted. I don't know the name of this flower. I'm just a little surprised at the frailty of this flower as their stems are so weak and the flowers wilt so fast. Very fragile!

Happy Monday! Visit more beautiful flowers at Today's Flower => here.

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Relaxing Garden Ponds!

I sometimes want to be outside the confines of my working room especially when I’m pondering or something. The environment always helps me on thinking creative ideas for my sites. I remember the garden near my former office where at the center of the whole area lays a nice pond with water lilies and some other water-inhabitant flowers all around it.

Just a glance and look at the pond makes me feel somehow relaxed and stressed-free just like the one I saw in Tagaytay during our camp meeting fellowship. It’s located inside a semi-mansion house we’re renting and it’s a nice welcome view for visitors even though it’s just a small pond. Being just a petite garden pond it’s very well maintained and I know they’re using just the normal small pond pumps which is very quick to install and operation is very easy. It’s not extra beautiful or special but I just want it for my own house because it has a cooling and relaxing effect on me.

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