January 17, 2008

Last night, before going to bed. I lay Andrea down and we sang head, shoulder’s, knees and toes. I held each of her body part while singing the song. After my song number she was giggling so I did it again (see Marj, I’m taking a chapter from your book).

I decided to ask her after my song. Andrea where’s your head?

Imagine my shock when she held her head with both hands.

I screamed and called out to Ruy and told him “Look! Look at what she’s doing!”

We weren’t sure if she just touched her head accidentally so we asked again. And she held her head again.

We were still doubtful so we decided to ask “Where’s your tongue?” and she immediately stuck out her tongue. We then asked again “Where’s your head?” and she held her head.

It was a proud moment for myself I’m telling you. I felt like I was about to burst with pride.

I think I’ll faint when Andrea graduates from pre-school.

Addendum:

This morning, her yaya asked her to wipe her mouth. She got the bib and wiped around her mouth. Then she held the bib. I guess she realized that it looked like her bandanna so she put it on top of her head and looked around as if waiting for us to clap. (Everyone claps and shouts whenever she does her tricks)…

It was 7 years ago, during the height of the Edsa Dos rallies when Ruy and I got together.

At that time, it was just something fun. We both wanted it to last but I don’t think either one of us could have predicted the turn of events and where we are right now.

It’s been one hell of a journey, and I’m sure we have so much in store for us and our Andrea.

Can’t wait!

It seems that everyone now a days has either a laptop or a pc. We are becoming so dependent on these things. I remember when I was in high school, only a handful of people had computers. Having one wasn’t such a necessity that people would only go to shops which offer computer rentals in case they actually need a pc.  I guess now that the costs of pc’s have gone down people would rather own one themselves.

Ruy and I are couch potatoes. Not that we are proud of it, but we’re just stating it as it is. We’re happy quietly watching episode after episode of our favorite series or reality show. We have several things we’ve been drooling over that would make our couch potato world’s even better. First we want those Omron massage chairs…mmmmm. The ones that massage you from the neck down and up again. Then we went a screen the size of a small movie house….and lastly we want some home theater popcorn machines where you can get popcorn which you can drizzle with freshly melted butter…Dream on Olivia

I was watching this TV show which exposes employers who exploit their employees by exposing them to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. I sometimes wonder how these people can live with themselves. How can you live your life knowing that you are exposing other human beings to risks of mesothelioma, TB or even death. How can you call yourself human when you do this.

The most disturbing thing is that when they are caught, they act as if there’s nothing wrong with what they are doing. I don’t get it.

I am sometimes in awe at how people with so little are able to survive. I can say that Ruy and I are both earning okay and we are still struggling from time to time. As I am a self-confessed self help junkie, I turned to self help books for answers. They are basically telling us to do one of two things, either cut down on expenses or if you can’t do that…earn more.

Ah, how simple that sounds!!  If only it were as simple to do.

I’ve been chatting with several people trying to come up with ideas on what we can do to earn more. We have a lot of ideas but the thing that would require the least amount of effort and the least amount of initial cash outlay would be selling. With the dollar rate now, buying stuff from the US and then selling them here in the Philippines would be extremely profitable. I have been toying with this idea for some time now and it’s seeming more and more like a wonderful plan. 

While buying retail would already be profitable, everyone knows that it would be so much cheaper to buy wholesale. And the lower the cost of the product, the higher the possible earnings. The problem now would be where to get wholesale products? I found this site which sells wholesale shirts. I personally think that wholesale t shirts would be a great investment or product to start with. After all, one hundred percent of the people I know wear t shirts so that already broadens our target market. Aside from this, urban shirts are very much in season right now and would even appeal to the fashionistas out there.

I’m not sure how I would go about the shipping of these things though. I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be so easy because of the bulk but I guess that could be the least of my worries. =) First, I need to get money for the initial purchase.