Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving aka Black Friday is perhaps the biggest one day sale here in the United States. For most people, this is the opportunity to buy high ticket items for just a fraction of the price. In the bank where I work, 0 apr credit cards application have increased dramatically in preparation for the holiday shopping spree. Unfortunately......

News about the Walmart employee getting trampled to death by a mad crowd of shoppers is disheartening. Black Friday has turned these people into beasts. Instead of feeling guilt and sadness, they got really upset when told that the store had to be shut down due to the unfortunate incident. Where is the humanity in that?

twilight

I watched Twilight with Alexis today. She read the Twilight series of books last summer that's why she's very excited to see the first book's screen adaptation. To be honest, I think I enjoyed it more than her. I felt super *kilig* like a teenager. There are no love scenes, but you can feel the sexual tension between the two bidas. Feel na feel ko ang tumatagos na titig ni Edward. Hindi sya masyadong kagwapuhan pero animalistic ang appeal. Type ng lola! hehe.

Anyway, on our way home eh chinika ko si Lexi. I'm excited to find out how the love story progressed. I wanted to read the books, but I found out all four were borrowed by her friends. Buti pa sya, alam na ang mangyayari. She said she liked the book better than movie. I could tell it was a bit awkward for her to watch the kissing scenes. She got really excited though when she saw the preview of the next Potter movie. She made me promise to take her to the movie theater when it comes out in July. Of course I will.

P.S. The twilight franchise is getting so big, the mall close to home already has a specialty store selling mostly twilight promotional items

Newspaper Clip 20 Nov 08

JACKMAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SALUTES VETERANS


( THE BLADE/HERRAL LONG )

Amid the throng of veterans and students at an assembly at Jackman Road Elementary School, there was a personal moment: sixth-grader Alexis McCarroll embraces her father, Steve, an Army veteran. The McCarrolls are from Temperance. The moment was part of a program in which the students honored local veterans by singing patriotic songs. Bedford Public Schools' Superintendent Jon White, at lectern, introduced each veteran.

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side note: Alexis (student council president) and 3 other student council officers were tasked to hand out tokens of appreciation to several military veterans on this special veteran's day program at her school. See original clip here

Unang hirit sa kapaskuhan

Malapit na ang Pasko, at unti-unti na kaming namimili ng mga panregalo. Madami-dami na rin kaming napamiling mga laruan para sa mga bata (kasali ang mga pamangkin). Nabili ko na ang wish ng dalaginding ko. Isang DSLR camera. Pinili ko ang Sony A300K para sa kanya. Hindi masyadong kamahalan pero mukhang magaganda ang features. Great starter camera. At syempre pa, pwede ko itong hiramin kaya pwede na akong sumali sa Litratong Pinoy yebba! Two birds in one shot ikanga.

Saturday

Had our first snowfall this morning. The snowflakes were huge and they were beautiful!! Hubby is out hunting with his dad and bro-in-law. It's the start of deer hunting season here in Michigan and he left very early this morning to man his post (deer blind) at the farm. *phone rings* brb.

It was hubby on the phone. He said he just missed a buck. He took aim at it, shot, and missed. He said his scope is a bit fogged up from the nasty weather. They saw six deer so far.

Anyway, I cooked rice and adobo for us here at home. The kids loved it! I pigged out of course. I've given up on the diet thing. And I'm too chicken to try even the top rated diet pills.

When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm not hungry, I eat. period.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Weather Weather lang

Taglagas. Wala nito sa Pilipinas. Tag-ulan, tag-init at tag-baha lang ang panahon sa atin. Dito ay may tagsibol, taginit, taglagas, taglamig. Literal talagang nalalagas ang mga dahon mula sa mga puno. Sa una lang ito kyut tingnan, lalo pa't nag-uumpisa pa lamang magpalit ng kulay ang mga dahon. Pero malaking trabaho din ito kung tutuusin. Buti na lang, madami ang volunteer dito sa bahay namin.


anong panama ng sweatshops sa China??? hot cocoa lang ang pasweldo ko sa batang ire.


sige pa anak, kalaykayin mong maigi ang mga dahon.....


sige papa steve, yan ang bago mong karir.


syempre kapag may mga nagtatrabaho, kelangan may pakenkoy din...


*belat* papasok na ako sa loob. nilalamig na ako dahil nakapajama lang ako nyahaha!

HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

Eleksyon

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon sa aking buhay ay nakibahagi ako sa halalan. Pagkatapos ko sa trabaho ay dumeretso na ako sa Township library upang makibahagi sa chuva-choo-choo ng mga 'merkano. Medyo disappointed nga ako eh. Pano ba naman, inaasahan ko sanang may mag-aabot sa akin palihim ng $100 para bilhin ang boto ko, kaso eh wala. Maayos din ang pila. Napaka-organized nila. Walang maiingay na watchers. Nakakainis. Walang mga pulis na ready sa riot anytime. Na-miss ko tuloy ang botohan sa Pinas.

Mabilis ang resulta ng halalan dito. Natulog lang ako, paggising ko, si Obama na ang presidente.

Social Climbing ek ek

Sa pandalas na pagdalaw ko sa blog ng ever byutipul sirenang social climber to the highest power, eh natuto ako ng social climbing 101. Pero absent yata ako ng isang araw dahil parang may mali sa aking social climbing style. Ang goal ko sana eh maging uber sikat, tinitilian, at binubulag ng flash ng camera from my fans....but it backfired.

ganito ang pangyayari Kuya Eddie.......

I had to be at work by 8:30 am. Hindi ako masyadong nagmamadali dahil Saturday naman kaya alam kong maluwag ang trapiko. I left the house at 8 am. Balak kong dumaan sa McDo for breakfast, kaya medyo tinulinan ko ang karipas ng aking kalesa. Nakakatuwa naman at parang nakikiayon ang tadhana at panay berde ang ilaw trapiko. I was flying thru intersections na para bang high na high pa rin sa mga chokolateng kinain ko habang nagti-trick or treat kami nung nagdaang gabi. Hanggang sa......

*flash* flash* flash* strike a pose mala-Paris Hilton, smile sa harap ng camera ang naging drama ko nung humahagibis akong lumampas sa isang intersection. Oh my gulay anak ng katuray!!! Nadale ako ng mga papparazzi!!!!! Halos nabulag ako sa kislap ng mga ilaw. May mga camera nga palang nakaabang sa intersection na iyon. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ikakaso sa akin hehe. Either beating the red light (hindi ko napuna kung pula o berde ang ilaw, pramis) or speeding. Nasyokot ang byuti ko, sana speeding na lang. Kasi kung beating the red light, I'll boink my head dahil sa sobrang careless ko that morning eh I could have caused a big accident. And I can never forgive myself for that. Safeguard yata ang sabon ko, kaya meron akong konsensya.

And the irony of all ironies eh ito......the day before eh sinesermunan ko si fafa Steve dahil he got fined for speeding sa Sandusky, Ohio area. He was going 82 on a 65 stretch. $130 ang danyos pinsala. Syempre feeling mahadera ako dahil kahit kelan eh hindi pa ako natiketan sa Amerika (hindi kasali ang Germany ha). Ngunit bagamat subalit, matindi nga pala ang karma. hehehe. Tuwang tuwa ang bakulaw nung kwinento ko sa kanya ang naganap sa akin. Kung makahagikgik eh akala mo kinikiliti ng pitong tsonggo ang hitad.

By the way highway, matagumpay na naidaos ang trick-or-treat dito sa amin. As usual, nabundat ang aking tiyan at sumakit ang panga sa kangunguya ng mga kendi at tsokolate. Here are some pics.