Sky shot taken two Fridays ago. One of my fave that day. The other one is posted here.
Photo for:
Thanks to the sky watch team for this great photo meme:
Klaus | Sandy | Wren | Fishing Guy|Sylvia
SWF – Golden Sky
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Nostalgia 5 {My # 1} – Zhangbei County Trip
The first photos i’d like to share with you here at Nostalgia was from my Zhangbei trip. My years spent teaching chinese students how to speak english was unforgetable. The last school where i worked was the more unforgetable because it was my last year working in China. I have to come back to try my luck in other another field. Unfortunately, 5 years has passed since i came back..the dream has not been fulfilled.
Anyway, this Zhangbei trip was a treat of my school after working for one whole academic year (sept 2004 – june 2005). It is located 40 kilometers north of northeast Zhangjiakou City where i was working. Zhangjiakou is a county government under the city of zhangjiakou, in the province of Hebei. For the whole three years, i’ve only worked within that province. It’s one of the big provinces of the whole republic.
I remember that it was only a one day trip. We left around 8 am. The school assigned the FAO in-charge. I want the head of my department to go along with the trip, but since she went along me to a trip to Datung, she assigned one of the chinese english teachers to come. 2 guys! I feel uncomfortable so i asked one of my students, Helen, to come along with me. So there were 5 of us who made the trip and that includes the driver.
Here’s me with the driver and Helen (Lun Li Li). s was taken in the restaurant where we had lunch.
This is Larry with me and Helen. Larry, is one of the chinese english teachers in the department so he does not have a hard time accompanying me anywhere. Helen is loves accompanying me too so that she can practice her oral english.
The view in Zhangbei county is a vast area of green grasses (prairie) and the blue sky is just so overwhelming. I love it there! Great time going there is middle spring time when it is not yet too hot during day time.
Me in local attire. Native mongolian attire. Behind me is an altar for sacrifice that is why am holding that little box acting like i wanna make a sacrifice. I didn’t want to wear the local attire because i was thinking am just a visitor. But my companions forced me to wear one just for photo purposes.
Larry and Helen in local costume. I like their costume. Then we took this photo to emphasize that am the visitor to their place. I am the foreigner. I am a laowai (foreigner)
Here’s the 4 of us – Liu Bin, Foreign Affairs Officer of Zhangjiakou Vocational and Technical School, Larry, one of the english teachers, Helen, one of the students in the English Department and me. 
It was a very unforgetable trip. This trip was made 2 days before taking the train to Beijing to catch a train for HongKong.
Photos made: June 2005
Location: Zhangbei Plains, Zhangjiakou, PR China
Ten on Tuesday
We had a long weekend because last Monday was a holiday (Independence Day). So Tuesday we went back to work. Wednesday we are enjoying another holiday because it’s the Charter Day of Iligan City. Thus i was hoping last week we could sandwich Tuesday as part of the holiday. But nah it did not happen that way.
Let me enumerate some TEN THINGS i did that day:
1. Was at the office before 9 am.
2. I wore red blouse paired with black skirt to work.
3. Filled up an employee’s update form at the HR.
4. I was invited to go along to CDO the next day but i declined because i was planning for a movie marathon Tuesday night.
5. Had a chat with Sandy. She shared me some photos of the house they are going to rent in Cebu.
6. Tasted a durian pie.
7. Missed gym because i said i was going the next day.
8. Stayed up so late at night online on FB.
9. Met a new friend. She’s so friendly and I hope to meet her someday.
10. Watched WHEN IN ROME!
Up for Grabs
What am doing now is multi-tasking. Thinkin on what to write and also browsing for freebies that are up for grabs. i check out my favorite digital scrapping site and i just found out so many freebies. The thing is that i can’t download much using my laptop although i want to because i wanna do LOs from home. The pc i have here in the office is sort of full that it stucks when i do LOs.
I just came in from the gym so my lappy is still in the dorm. Maybe tomorrow while i will do the tasks my boss asks me do then i would try to DL direct to my lappy. I just don’t trust transferring files from my office pc to my laptop because this pc is pregnant with virus.
I wondering if when a company promotes a product do they distribute a trial pack for the customers to try on before buying in bulk? The reason I am asking because i saw this new weight loss product up in the market. But i don’t wanna buy the whole bottle. I am hoping for a trial pack for a week so that i won’t waste my money buying the whole when it does not work for me.
Whole day yesterday, i haven’t eaten any rice although i had some kind of noodles for lunch. I had some bread and noodles for my carb needs. I had lots of vegetables and fruits. After the gym this morning, i had a serving of plain boiled vegetables, a piece of banana, and sauted potatoes with egg. I hope i can last the whole week without rice. Hmmm let me see because there will be two days holiday this week and tomorrow we are off to a birthday celebration. 
But i guess it’s not time for any excuse. I should be committed to reach my goal.
The Dark Side Meme
Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Dana at the blog Amid Life’s Questions. Today is a special meme. Dana explains why! “Let’s see, this started out as Jay doing Savannah’s “Questions” meme – a meme with a twist. This meme is constantly evolving – I answer the 10 questions that Jay posted and then post 10 questions of my own for anyone to answer on their blog or in comments. Jay asked some great questions – I couldn’t resist the pull to the “dark side.” So, in the same spirit, at Sunday Stealing we’ve added ten of our own questions! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!
Sunday Stealing: The Dark Side Meme
1. You’re building your dream house. What’s the one thing that this house absolutely, positively MUST HAVE? (other than the obvious basics of course) A very big pool where my family can enjoy every weekend.
2. What is your dream car? A Ford Ranger
3. What is your favorite website that isn’t a blog? For now is FACEBOOK.
4. iPhone 4 or Droid, which do you want? Maybe an iPhone
5. When you’re feeling down or lonely or just generally out of sorts, what do you do to cheer yourself up? Do the things i like to do – take photos especially the sky, or go out malling, or read a good book, or watch a movie (funny or romantic), or email a friend.
6. Tell me about something or someone that you love that most people seem to hate. Rice! I love rice and all people who are on a diet or crash diet hate rice.
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? A house of my own.
8. Would you go on a reality show if given the chance? I don’t think so.
9. Who was your favorite teacher when you were growing up. (Grade school, Middle School, Jr. High or High School only.) Grade school – Teacher Fe Abalorio. High School – Ma’am Norma Paypa
10. You get one pass to do something illegal or immoral. What are you gonna do? Maybe illegal – cross a US border. lol!
11. What were you doing 10 years ago? Around this time ten years ago, I was in Mountain View College. Probably moving stuff from the old library to the new library.
12. By this time next year, I … think i will still be working in the same.
13. Do you think the United States will elect a female President in your lifetime? Do you think this would be a good thing? I think so.
14. Which fictional, TV show character you would shag anytime? anytime? Whoaa i can’t think of one.
15. What is your greatest pet peeve? someone smoking in public places.
16. Tell me about your most recent trip of more than 100 miles? Recently there was none. But the last time was November of 2009. We went to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte to have fun at Gloria de Dapitan’s Fantasy Land. It was a trip with friends with their families. My daughter enjoyed the trip so much.
17. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus? Dictionary
18. Do you have a nickname? What is it? Lene or Len
19. What are you dreading at the moment? The heat outside.
20. Do you worry that others will judge you from reading some of your answers? Not really.
21. In two words, explain what ended your last relationship. Not friends
22. What were you doing this morning at 8am? Deeply asleep
23. Do you have any famous relatives? I can’t think of one.
24. How many different beverages have you drank today? Only one – water
25. What is something you are excited about? For today – going out with my daughter. Tomorrow – it’s a holiday and we are going swimming because it’s the birthday of a friend.
26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group? June 5 during AY.
27. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? Am still beautiful. lol!
28. What were you doing at midnight last night? Just done doing the laundry and then arranging stuff in my bedroom.
29. What’s a word that you say a lot? Sorry
30. Who is your worst enemy? Procrastination
Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Dana at the blog Amid Life’s Questions. Today is a special meme. Dana explains why! “Let’s see, this started out as Jay doing Savannah’s “Questions” meme – a meme with a twist. This meme is constantly evolving – I answer the 10 questions that Jay posted and then post 10 questions of my own for anyone to answer on their blog or in comments. Jay asked some great questions – I couldn’t resist the pull to the “dark side.” So, in the same spirit, at Sunday Stealing we’ve added ten of our own questions! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!
Sunday Stealing: The Dark Side Meme
1. You’re building your dream house. What’s the one thing that this house absolutely, positively MUST HAVE? (other than the obvious basics of course)
2. What is your dream car?
3. What is your favorite website that isn’t a blog?
4. iPhone 4 or Droid, which do you want?
5. When you’re feeling down or lonely or just generally out of sorts, what do you do to cheer yourself up?
6. Tell me about something or someone that you love that most people seem to hate.
7. What do you want to be when you grow up?
8. Would you go on a reality show if given the chance?
9. Who was your favorite teacher when you were growing up. (Grade school, Middle School, Jr. High or High School only.)
10. You get one pass to do something illegal or immoral. What are you gonna do?
11. What were you doing 10 years ago?
12. By this time next year, I …
13. Do you think the United States will elect a female President in your lifetime? Do you think this would be a good thing?
14. Which fictional, TV show character you would shag anytime?
15. What is your greatest pet peeve?
16. Tell me about your most recent trip of more than 100 miles?
17. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
18. Do you have a nickname? What is it?
19. What are you dreading at the moment?
20. Do you worry that others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
21. In two words, explain what ended your last relationship.
22. What were you doing this morning at 8am?
23. Do you have any famous relatives?
24. How many different beverages have you drank today?
25. What is something you are excited about?
26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group?
27. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
28. What were you doing at midnight last night?
29. What’s a word that you say a lot?
30. Who is your worst enemy?
Made in China
I visited a friend’s blog earlier and she said that she lies shopping in Chinese shops because what they sell are very affordable. I agree with her but the like or love is not what i feel. Having worked there for several years, i can say that not all their stuff are of good quality. If you buy a dress at low cost then expect that the dress will just be good for a month or two. U can almost call them disposable because after a couple of use they are not as good as the sellers promised to be. With that experience I am wondering what would it be like if one buys cheap auto insurance ? I hope that they are still legitimate insurances even they are bought at a very low price. Products made in china for export purposes are durable. But their local products for the local populace is never as good as those that are exported.
Not Getting Physical
The Dating Profiles Meme: Not Getting Physical
1. My most relevant life goals are spiritual and emotional – not physical or financial. All of the above in balanced capacity. I want toa relationship to be healthy in all aspects.
2. I love learning new things & am an adventerous person. Yeah that’s me.
3. My children are grown and I have no responsibilities, other than my work I suppose. Nope. My kids are still my responsibility because they are still very young. But i look forward to the time when they can fully take care of themselves so that i can also concentrate on dating. lol!
4. Do I need to send smoke signals? Not really smoke signals but it’s nice to be frank and honest about your feelings.
5. I have 3 grown children & 1 dog, so I’m Italian/French. No dog please.
6. I appreciate if your opening shot/photo is your most current. Yeah.
7. Tell me a joke, I love to laugh, it is the best medicine. Humor is important.
8. I’d love to get back into real estate someday, maybe own and run a motel or bed and breakfast. Do what will make you happy.
9. Hello, I am so not good at this. And i’d appreciate it if you can teach me.
10. Get creative. Drop a contact and let me know if you participate regularly in hiking, golf, kayaking, relax with a book, dvd, music, music, music & oh, and did I say TRAVEL? Drop me a line! Great activities not to get physical.
Pending Requests
There are several pending requests here in my table. Pending because it has not reached the right person to sign yet. Possibly by Tuesday. Not MOnday because we are going to have a long weekend. One of the requests is to open an exit passage at the entrance gate and for sure with that they will install exit signs from the minimart area, fastfoods area, and the hospital area so that everyone will know that they can exit at the main entrance of the college.
Signage are very important as they are visible guides for everyone. That even without asking anyone, it can lead you to your destination.