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1. Are you single? Nope, I’m married! =)

2. Are your parents still married? Yup, they are still together (going on 28 years)

3. Are you in love? Yesssss..

4. Do you believe in love at first sight? Maybe lust at first sight, LOL

5. Who ended your last relationship? Never ended a relationship

6. Have you ever been hurt by a break up? Never had a break up

7. Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Probably.. Sorry.. =(

8. Have you ever had a secret admirer? Many! LOL

9. Prefer love or lust? Can I have both? ^_^

10. Prefer a few best friends or many regular friends? Few besties

11. Wild night out or romantic night in? Depends on my mood that day..

12. Back in the day: Been caught sneaking out? Nope.. coz I never sneaked out!

13. Ever wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? Yesss.. *sigh*

14. Who are/is your best friend(s)? Chin, Jinx, Labsie =)

15. Ever wanted to disappear? Nope!

16. First attraction: Smile or eyes? Smile!!

17. Prefer intelligence or attraction? Intelligence is a must for me =)

18. Last phone call you received? From my dad

19. Last thing you drank? Water!!

20. Before your current one, when was your last relationship? N/A

21. Do you and your family get along? Yesss.. most of the time!

22. Would you say you have a “screwed up life”? Nope!

23. Have you ever gotten kicked out somewhere? If yes, do tell.. Never got myself kicked out anywhere :p

24. Do you trust all your friends? I trust my best friends.. ^_^

25. Who knows the most about you? Labsie! He’s my husband of 5 months+, lover of 9 years+

The pros: you can have your massage anytime, right at the comforts of your own home. More than a year ago, while I was strolling in one of the malls in Manila, I stumbled on a free offer to try a massage chair. It felt sooo good sitting in a comfy chair while there were sensations of hands rapidly tapping on my back, gentle rolling alternating strokes and kneading to work out knots and ease soreness of my body! Though some would say that a robotic massage chair can never replace the human touch, I’d still go for it. After all, at this day and age, we all want instant gratification — massage anytime, anywhere! Now all I need is some really good home theater chairs =)

Join in the fun here: Moody Monday ^_^

The Story: I was in the beautiful Panglao Island of Bohol, Philippines for a brief summer vacation. I was taking pictures of the amazing white sand beach and sunset left and right when this group of kids called out to me saying, “Te, kaon ta!” (In English, “Miss, let’s eat!”) Yeah, the sunburnt kids were more than eager to share their meager and oh-so fresh sea urchin dinner with me — now that’s generous! Sharing stuff when you yourself don’t have enough.. with a stranger at that! =)

Sometimes I hate browsing and surfing the Internet — coz I end up salivating over cheap bargains yet torn if it’s worth to buy. My latest dilemma? The awesome laptop deals I found over at AyosDito.ph o_O And this is what I’m salivating over right now –

An Alienware m5750 for only P22000!! Can you believe the price?? The owner bought it in Dubai last year for $1100 so you have more than 50% discount! My only question, why sell so cheap? Maybe there’s a hidden defect or something.. Oh well, I’ll just wait for the owner’s reason for selling.

Lens Day Challenge: Traffic — join in the fun HERE! =) My photo is taken in one of the busiest crossroads of my beloved Davao City — the Roxas + J.P. Laurel (Bajada) intersection.

Mine is Anoop Desai! =) He is a 22 year-old resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina who auditioned for FOX’s American Idol in Kansas City and made it into season eight’s top thirteen as a wildcard entry. He nearly was eliminated during the Michael Jackson week but thankfully he wasn’t. Whew! Anoop Desai loves to sing R&B (Randy Jackson calls him Noop Dawg/Dogg!) and sang with the acapella student singing group Clef Hangers in college.

Anoop Desai is currently earning his Master’s degree in folklore at UNC Chapel Hill. He also earned his undergraduate degree, a bachelor’s degree in American Studies, from UNC-CH where he wrote an honors thesis entitled “Why Barbecue Matters in the South”. Cool huh?? =) If you’re visiting North Carolina, don’t forget to drop by UNC-CH and also check out the North Carolina auto insurance policies to make sure you’re protected while traveling within the state.

People close to me know that I am super addicted to computer games! Whether it be online or offline =) My favorite game of all time is The Sims, a simulation game wherein you’re able to control your characters, manage their lives and build houses (always, always add a burglar alarm coz a thief will come on the very first night!). Perfect for OCs like me, hehe! I’m sure you’ve heard of this great game already. After all, it’s the best-selling PC game of all time =) I’m into the Sims Stories right now (got the Life, Pets and Castaway Stories) while waiting for for the release of The Sims 3.

My addiction to PC games started when I was in Grade 4 when we had our very first computer. We played Tetris, Prince of Persia, Family Feud, Carmen San Diego, and chess on it. We can’t play chess online then as the internet only came into my life during high school. And take note, all the games I’ve mentioned we’re still in 2D and mostly in grayscale! Talk about primitive, hehe! But my brothers and I had fun and developed our love for PC gaming. It’s just that they’re now into RPGs while I’m into simulation games =)

I enjoyed playing soccer back in college (it’s one of my PE classes) because of its physical aspect. Imagine running back and forth between the two goals separated by almost 500m of green grass (we had a smaller field). Add to that the fact you have to guard the ball and tried to score. I tell you, if there’s one thing that’d workout your whole body, it would be soccer!

Man, after each session, my sides and legs would be aching from exertion. Playing soccer was definitely, absolutely worth it! =) My dream sports, however, is playing with horses and riding on them (with saddles of course). Yeah, I wanted to be an equestrian!!! But it’s mainly because of the lovely and oh-so sexy equestrian apparel that the likes of Mikee Cojuangco and Toni Leviste are wearing. Hehe!

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I’ve had my Facebook for awhile but it lay dormant and inaccessible to people search as I pondered if it can help me with my online business. There’s so much going on in my offline and online life that adding another social network is more work than play to me. Like most Pinoys, I have Friendster, Myspace (dead) and Multiply (which was dormant until it enabled cross-posting of Blogger blog posts). I also have multiple personal blogs plus websites of employers that I update daily. Do I really have time for Facebook?? It also didn’t help that Facebook announced recently that everything you put here will be THEIR property. Thank god they backtracked after much hullabaloo from FB fanatics.

According to science, hair loss has both genetic and hormonal causes. Androgenetic alopecia or “male pattern hair loss” is implicated in 95% of hair loss cases in men. And the one responsible is a hormone byproduct called dihydrotestostrone or DHT. The more DHT that gets put into your body, the more your hair follicles become thinner and finer until the hair is permanently lost.

The solution? Block DHT. And that’s what hair loss treatments do. A family member of mine (I won’t say who, you might tease him of his hair loss problem, hehe) has used the brand Provillus in the past with excellent results. His hair above his neck base grew back and never fell in clumps again. Lucky for him! So if you have alopecia, don’t hesistate to consult your doctor for the best treatment.