Cristina Aguilera Super Bowl Performance

Hi! my beloved blog mates, sorry I haven't updated in a few days due to health problem but i did try to review other blogs. One thing that caught my attention this past weekend was that Christina Aguilera really screwed up the National Anthem. I've always thought that she has an amazing voice and I followed her career over the years but she made a huge mistake last weekend at the Super Bowl.
While singing the National Anthem she sang the wrong words for one section of the song. She recovered quickly but the damage was done. Even though the rest of song was good, all everyone is talking about now is her mistake.

Super Bowl Sunday!!

      I'm sure all of my American blog mates know about the Super Bowl but for my pinoy blog mates, this game decides the champion of the National Football League (NFL) in America. It is always a huge event here. I loved the fact the game was today but probably for a different reason than you are thinking. For those married to American husbands you will understand what I'm talking about when you read the next paragraph.

     What gets me so excited about the super bowl today is that I now have my husband back on Sundays. During the NFL season every Sunday, most American guys stay glued to the t.v. set watching NFL football. My husband was no exception. So now Sunday is open to do all kinds of things like shopping, touring, dating or anything else except watching football on the t.v. hahaha!

     Even though I wasn't really into watching the game today, I want to congratulate all the Green Bay Packer Fans for the great victory.

Chrysanthemum Flowers

    Giving flowers and chocolates are the best gifts to give for a girlfriend or wife to express their feelings. Girls really love to receive flowers and when they do it is very meaningful to them. They feel so special.

     Most men can't understand why women love to receive flowers, they just know that they do.The flowers only last few days only and really don't have any use except look pretty when they are alive. Men seem to  love gifts that they can use over and over and the flowers obviously don't fit that pattern.

     Women, however look at gifts a different way. To them,  the importance isn't how u can use a gift but the thought that goes behind it. Men are practical while women are very emotional. Thus,  the thought that goes with the man sending flowers is more important than the flowers themselves.

      Knowing the right kind of flowers that your wife or girlfriend loves and then following through on giving them, shows the woman you know what they like and care enough to give what they want. In this way, giving flowers serve more than one purpose.

     Finally giving flowers is just another way to say I love you. Women get this message loud and clear when they receive flowers from men. So all of you men that are reading this blog, go out and buy some flowers for your love believe she will definitely appreciate it and love you all the more for  your thoughtful gift.

Great Bargain at Goodwill

     What a wonderful morning last Sunday to attend the church service and listen to the words of God. I feel sad though because I  missed the Bible study for 3 days. After the church service, we had small gathering with the members of the church. We talked about clothes and the fact that I need more conservative outfit to use for attending the church service and for bible study.  Most of my clothes are revealing, so it is not really appropriate on attending church services.

     While we are talking about the clothes, all of the sudden we got the idea to go to Good Will right away and see what they had. I've been there before and I told them there is a lot of good bargains but its been in a while since I last shopped there. I love this store coz you never know what unexpected things you'll find there. You just need to have a good "eye" for spotting the good quality stuff. Most of the new  merchandise comes from the stores like Target, Walmart etc. and you will get the half price for it. Isn't unbelievable.

     My friend was amazed to get all the nice stuff for just cheaper price. She had not heard about Goodwill before and she was amazed at all of the bargain she found for really nice things. She really save a lot of money while getting nice things. She spend $36  and I spend for $27 which is amazing for the number of nice outfits we bought. We really had fun shopping for almost 4 hrs and still that was not enough time to get through the entire store.

Love Chain Story

     I want to share a story that I received in my e-mail that touched my heart. This was 3 years ago and still cannot forget this story. Maybe some of you have read this as a part of a  love chain story e-mail, for others who didn't see this story before, I hope you enjoy.

     An incredible love story has come out of China 3 years ago and managed to touch the world. It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.

     The 70 year old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80 year old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last 50 years.

     Over 50 years ago, Liu Guojian a 19 year old boy, fell in love with a 29 year old widowed mother named Xu Chaoqin..

     In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.

      At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing Municipality.

     In the beginning, life was harsh as they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.

     Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him "Are you regretful?" Liu always replied, "As long as we are industrious, life will improve".

     In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.

     Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, "My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand-carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that much".

     The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.

     "You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?"

     Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

     In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China, collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.

Happy Lunar New Year!!

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!!!
Healing and reconciliation is coming for The Year of the Rabbit. Lots of selling chinese charms and crystal, Rabbit stuff are now spreading in the stores that they believe it will bring good fortune and good prospects for the year ahead. There is also food such as Red ampaw, Peanut ball, Fortune cake, Hopiang Bilog, smiling cake and Tikoy symbolize the non stop prosperity of the coming year. It is believed that sharing tikoy makes the good luck stick. We already embrace the Chinese Tradition and beliefs when it comes to Luck. They became aware to what food they should eat and what clothes they will wear for celebrating the Chinese New Year. Lets look forward to a great Year of the Rabbit.

Wintry Weather

  

     Today's weather is horrible, in the morning started with freezing rain which turns into ice then after we started having snow. The freezing rain turn trees, grass and streets into sheets of ice.This picture looks like snow but its really ice. Some people think that Filipina who are experiencing this cold weather for the first time may get depressed. I don't know if this is true but i know i felt sad some days when it is very cold. Here some pictures taken outside during this today's storm. What a way to start the month of February.