<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535</id><updated>2011-07-31T18:06:36.965+08:00</updated><category term='vanity'/><category term='facebook'/><category term='illness'/><category term='children'/><category term='news'/><category term='movies'/><category term='parties'/><category term='migraine'/><category term='the internet'/><category term='christmas'/><category term='blood'/><category term='wounds'/><category term='updates'/><category term='chino&apos;s'/><category term='television'/><category term='festive'/><category term='literature'/><category term='sleep'/><category term='night out'/><category term='psychology'/><category term='insomnia'/><category term='pbb'/><category term='food'/><category term='holidays'/><category term='family'/><category term='paranormal'/><category term='OCD'/><title type='text'>In Harmony</title><subtitle type='html'>There is no noise; only sound.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>21</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-6242358500256265083</id><published>2010-01-17T18:53:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-01-17T18:53:59.891+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>How's Your 2010?</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know I haven't blogged in, like, forever. And I didn't make a New Year's post, either. Which basically means I'm undergoing a "dryness" blogging stage right now. Plus, schoolwork is getting into my system, so that's that. What I'm trying to say is, I may not be able to update my blog regularly in the days to follow because, well, my life's rockin' right now. Haha. No, really, I'm at rock bottom with my thesis, exams, papers, etc. But of course, I will still post some stuff that I feel like posting. And I will still keep this blog alive, if only for my own amusement. I will do my best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope we all have a peaceful, beautiful, and memorable year ahead of us. Rock and roar! :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-6242358500256265083?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/6242358500256265083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2010/01/hows-your-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6242358500256265083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6242358500256265083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2010/01/hows-your-2010.html' title='How&apos;s Your 2010?'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-2312334140703702535</id><published>2009-12-26T00:53:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-26T00:57:47.391+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>The Story of Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;MARY CHRISTmas, everyone!!! :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTojBvA0fI/AAAAAAAAAKk/NLEZ6Veq0Ms/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTojBvA0fI/AAAAAAAAAKk/NLEZ6Veq0Ms/s320/The-Christmas-Story-03.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Joseph and Mary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTolmnqxLI/AAAAAAAAAKs/_x1WM5sIdjc/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-04-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTolmnqxLI/AAAAAAAAAKs/_x1WM5sIdjc/s320/The-Christmas-Story-04-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTrPGL_CzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/NzkgWDjCWdQ/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-04-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTrPGL_CzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/NzkgWDjCWdQ/s320/The-Christmas-Story-04-2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;And she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzToqAp-P0I/AAAAAAAAAK0/FAZY4Rtr1VU/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzToqAp-P0I/AAAAAAAAAK0/FAZY4Rtr1VU/s320/The-Christmas-Story-07.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTouJ1ISxI/AAAAAAAAAK8/45KXFS6aaFo/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTouJ1ISxI/AAAAAAAAAK8/45KXFS6aaFo/s320/The-Christmas-Story-09.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTozLioGiI/AAAAAAAAALE/gKeND4nXRhY/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTozLioGiI/AAAAAAAAALE/gKeND4nXRhY/s320/The-Christmas-Story-11.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzToz_odH-I/AAAAAAAAALM/w75GYlPST3k/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzToz_odH-I/AAAAAAAAALM/w75GYlPST3k/s320/The-Christmas-Story-10.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo1_4OC2I/AAAAAAAAALU/c_qw7s6PwpI/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo1_4OC2I/AAAAAAAAALU/c_qw7s6PwpI/s320/The-Christmas-Story-12.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Mary gives birth to the Baby Jesus in a barn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo6Rqm5AI/AAAAAAAAALc/KgKfGP1nsG0/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo6Rqm5AI/AAAAAAAAALc/KgKfGP1nsG0/s320/The-Christmas-Story-04.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Angel Gabriel visits the Baby Jesus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo9zl35II/AAAAAAAAALk/Hdbl1RHlug0/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTo9zl35II/AAAAAAAAALk/Hdbl1RHlug0/s320/The-Christmas-Story-13.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The shepherds hear the Good News&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpAbf1A7I/AAAAAAAAALs/f30HABe3H34/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpAbf1A7I/AAAAAAAAALs/f30HABe3H34/s320/The-Christmas-Story-14.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Angel points them to the North Star, which signals where Jesus is born&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpEGZbMiI/AAAAAAAAAL0/xG-_Wua6dFo/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpEGZbMiI/AAAAAAAAAL0/xG-_Wua6dFo/s320/The-Christmas-Story-15.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Shepherds give their blessing to the Baby Jesus in the manger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpTwmSwyI/AAAAAAAAAL8/tlf1UGFVl4U/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpTwmSwyI/AAAAAAAAAL8/tlf1UGFVl4U/s320/The-Christmas-Story-17.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpVpjDf2I/AAAAAAAAAME/kleoQu4qXko/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTpVpjDf2I/AAAAAAAAAME/kleoQu4qXko/s320/The-Christmas-Story-18.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqk3FnvxI/AAAAAAAAAMM/qOa6hLzWRus/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqk3FnvxI/AAAAAAAAAMM/qOa6hLzWRus/s320/The-Christmas-Story-20.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqq2ovmcI/AAAAAAAAAMU/JwtozO9dkik/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqq2ovmcI/AAAAAAAAAMU/JwtozO9dkik/s320/The-Christmas-Story-21.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The three wise men also visit the Baby Jesus to offer gifts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTs3RFESKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/V6oTwDkCojg/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTs3RFESKI/AAAAAAAAAMs/V6oTwDkCojg/s320/The-Christmas-Story-23.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTs5ZhMKII/AAAAAAAAAM0/-NjLfWh9H0Y/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTs5ZhMKII/AAAAAAAAAM0/-NjLfWh9H0Y/s320/The-Christmas-Story-24.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Magi and Shepherds pray to the Baby Jesus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqtQJmLII/AAAAAAAAAMc/mx-0Dfy64hE/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTqtQJmLII/AAAAAAAAAMc/mx-0Dfy64hE/s320/The-Christmas-Story-22.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Baby Jesus is laid to rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTtbGPS76I/AAAAAAAAAM8/kLbQ9A_bgWE/s1600-h/The-Christmas-Story-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTtbGPS76I/AAAAAAAAAM8/kLbQ9A_bgWE/s320/The-Christmas-Story-25.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;And that is the story of the Night When Jesus Was Born :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Photos from wallcoo.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-2312334140703702535?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/2312334140703702535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/story-of-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2312334140703702535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2312334140703702535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/story-of-christmas.html' title='The Story of Christmas'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SzTojBvA0fI/AAAAAAAAAKk/NLEZ6Veq0Ms/s72-c/The-Christmas-Story-03.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-4102224663421010970</id><published>2009-12-21T00:03:00.007+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T02:14:52.091+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parties'/><title type='text'>Good To Be Home</title><content type='html'>After almost 7 weeks of enduring the hellish kickoff of the second semester, I am finally home once more! I will never get tired of home. Home is where my heart is - like, really. It's my favorite place in the whole world; it's my sweet escape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But heniway, I'm not here to be all mushy, I just wanted to share some pictures from last night's party.&amp;nbsp;See, I got on a flight home with Dad last Friday (Dec. 18), and I had no idea my parents were hosting a Christmas party for the Iligan Rotary Club the following day, Saturday. In other words, &lt;i&gt;hindi ako frefared, kamown.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;But that doesn't mean I wasn't in the mood to party! The pictures below should prove that. Haha! Pa-pa-party everyday! '&lt;i&gt;yun lang&lt;/i&gt;! Bow. (Could you tell this is just a quick post? Haha.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Cy0JV8XI/AAAAAAAAAIc/qtZCbGaLZAk/s1600-h/IMG_0285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Cy0JV8XI/AAAAAAAAAIc/qtZCbGaLZAk/s320/IMG_0285.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Get &amp;nbsp;the party started&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5BZQ-0ltI/AAAAAAAAAHc/e-Yw5aSKDVk/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5BZQ-0ltI/AAAAAAAAAHc/e-Yw5aSKDVk/s320/IMG_0295.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Carolers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DaaiE-SI/AAAAAAAAAI0/_oEUmWCIczE/s1600-h/IMG_0280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DaaiE-SI/AAAAAAAAAI0/_oEUmWCIczE/s320/IMG_0280.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Dinner time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Bnix8rwI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ze1SmcLoJtQ/s1600-h/IMG_0343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Bnix8rwI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ze1SmcLoJtQ/s320/IMG_0343.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;The Rotarians have a fun jingle game&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FCHB4ucI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-c4AcnonIq8/s1600-h/IMG_0337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FCHB4ucI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/-c4AcnonIq8/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Practicing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DnIG6zzI/AAAAAAAAAI8/YENioZsApYc/s1600-h/IMG_0301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DnIG6zzI/AAAAAAAAAI8/YENioZsApYc/s320/IMG_0301.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;My Ate (Mykee) and Lola&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5CWFJCF7I/AAAAAAAAAIM/eLYZ807mAME/s1600-h/IMG_0320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5CWFJCF7I/AAAAAAAAAIM/eLYZ807mAME/s320/IMG_0320.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;My Mom, our personal master interior decorator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5KUaGZhJI/AAAAAAAAAKM/GT3DIo-IwlE/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5KUaGZhJI/AAAAAAAAAKM/GT3DIo-IwlE/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;My Kuya (Champ) and me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DPo9gBaI/AAAAAAAAAIs/Vn4Fk0SqSeI/s1600-h/IMG_0331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5DPo9gBaI/AAAAAAAAAIs/Vn4Fk0SqSeI/s320/IMG_0331.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;I love this tree&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5C-IMLd4I/AAAAAAAAAIk/JXWTFsU1-go/s1600-h/IMG_0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5C-IMLd4I/AAAAAAAAAIk/JXWTFsU1-go/s320/IMG_0371.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Us girls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EO-PeIRI/AAAAAAAAAJU/7Y1G2kpjx54/s1600-h/IMG_0445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EO-PeIRI/AAAAAAAAAJU/7Y1G2kpjx54/s320/IMG_0445.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Touring the house&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5E1u90xYI/AAAAAAAAAJs/y6ZqumYAv4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5E1u90xYI/AAAAAAAAAJs/y6ZqumYAv4Q/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;My Fab Mom&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5NqZl3hVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/AGmn_zTGeyA/s1600-h/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5NqZl3hVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/AGmn_zTGeyA/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5BuNDXbFI/AAAAAAAAAHs/18N2ccCzubQ/s1600-h/IMG_0391a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5BuNDXbFI/AAAAAAAAAHs/18N2ccCzubQ/s320/IMG_0391a.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;This part of the house looks like Santa's workshop :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Cjh97oUI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Pff2pqcoJnQ/s1600-h/IMG_0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Cjh97oUI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Pff2pqcoJnQ/s320/IMG_0360.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Playing Hep Hep Hooray: Dad won!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FOEHi_9I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/i1VMYD78mEs/s1600-h/IMG_0338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FOEHi_9I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/i1VMYD78mEs/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Sexy ladies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Dyx8w8UI/AAAAAAAAAJE/7I9Lu_Y0eNY/s1600-h/IMG_0444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Dyx8w8UI/AAAAAAAAAJE/7I9Lu_Y0eNY/s320/IMG_0444.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Sabby's going crazy with all the strange people around&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EdDzIuHI/AAAAAAAAAJc/XI3ZdaOKORY/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EdDzIuHI/AAAAAAAAAJc/XI3ZdaOKORY/s320/IMG_0431.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Another hep hep hooray to end the party&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5peEkkk2I/AAAAAAAAAKc/JS2u3ZzzVXg/s1600-h/IMG_0473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5peEkkk2I/AAAAAAAAAKc/JS2u3ZzzVXg/s320/IMG_0473.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;No Filipino party is complete without a gay old time at the karaoke&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FRZOkXKI/AAAAAAAAAKE/nxFOC9meDp4/s1600-h/IMG_0339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5FRZOkXKI/AAAAAAAAAKE/nxFOC9meDp4/s320/IMG_0339.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Luigi and Dad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5B9f_q43I/AAAAAAAAAH8/k9S1zt1iLr0/s1600-h/IMG_0351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5B9f_q43I/AAAAAAAAAH8/k9S1zt1iLr0/s320/IMG_0351.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;We are family (yeah-ee-yeah-ee-yeah) ♥&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EBFq6wVI/AAAAAAAAAJM/yIetaUPqt78/s1600-h/IMG_0323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5EBFq6wVI/AAAAAAAAAJM/yIetaUPqt78/s320/IMG_0323.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Our festive house (hats off to Mom! :))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;I totally love Mom's new camera, a Canon Ixus. It's almost as good as an SLR. I'll be posting the entire album soon in &lt;a href="http://ilyinichna.multiply.com/"&gt;my multiply site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Happy Holidays, everyone! 4 more days 'til Christmas! Spread the love! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-4102224663421010970?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/4102224663421010970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-to-be-home.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/4102224663421010970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/4102224663421010970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-to-be-home.html' title='Good To Be Home'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sy5Cy0JV8XI/AAAAAAAAAIc/qtZCbGaLZAk/s72-c/IMG_0285.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-2036399976226780529</id><published>2009-12-16T16:36:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T16:36:09.116+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='festive'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vanity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>I Love My Festive Nails!</title><content type='html'>Hello, hello! I'm in an extremely good mood today because: a) I just went through one of the deadliest exams I ever had in the history of human events, and I don't even care about the result as long as it's the last I'm gonna have for this year! (Okay fine, it'd be extremely nice if I passed that one, but whatever); b) I'm wearing a limited edition Be Your Own Hero tee from Folded and Hung, which looks so adorable, I could just eat it; and, c) I just had my nails done! The color I chose is so festive, I'm bound to be in a good mood in the remaining days of 2009! (That is, if the color doesn't chip before that happens.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heniway, I couldn't resist writing a post about it 'cause it's really festive! &lt;i&gt;At dahil d'yan&lt;/i&gt;, my nails bid you the happiest of holidays! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYK5hsD3I/AAAAAAAAAG8/tIiHUibLDl0/s1600-h/Picture0059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYK5hsD3I/AAAAAAAAAG8/tIiHUibLDl0/s320/Picture0059.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;In diffuse glow and crosshatch effects&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYQIomDgI/AAAAAAAAAHE/iz_tbi-EFU4/s1600-h/Picture0058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYQIomDgI/AAAAAAAAAHE/iz_tbi-EFU4/s320/Picture0058.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Be Your Own Hero special edition tee from Folded and Hung&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;In poster edge effect&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYRthY7KI/AAAAAAAAAHM/BM5RuHAxVgw/s1600-h/Picture0056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYRthY7KI/AAAAAAAAAHM/BM5RuHAxVgw/s320/Picture0056.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/marjieeandme"&gt;Marj&lt;/a&gt; for giving me this pretty violet necklace :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;In diffuse glow and dark strokes effects&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYTZc_WaI/AAAAAAAAAHU/rxQ4fBwNJ98/s1600-h/Picture0055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYTZc_WaI/AAAAAAAAAHU/rxQ4fBwNJ98/s320/Picture0055.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sino masaya&lt;/i&gt;?! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;In texturizer effect&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-2036399976226780529?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/2036399976226780529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-love-my-festive-nails.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2036399976226780529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2036399976226780529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-love-my-festive-nails.html' title='I Love My Festive Nails!'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyiYK5hsD3I/AAAAAAAAAG8/tIiHUibLDl0/s72-c/Picture0059.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-5467214717260023006</id><published>2009-12-15T05:30:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T01:33:37.217+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OCD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wounds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blood'/><title type='text'>I Try To Do a Good Thing...</title><content type='html'>...and I get hurt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyarUAY1GUI/AAAAAAAAAG0/AlWCI0jOxTo/s1600-h/Picture0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyarUAY1GUI/AAAAAAAAAG0/AlWCI0jOxTo/s320/Picture0044.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Waaaaaaah!!! It won't stop bleeding!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;How it happened:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;I was cleaning my room in my usual obsessive-compulsive manner: I got everything out of its box/plastic wrap/leather case/etcetera, cleaned each item carefully, and then placed it right back in its original place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The very last thing&lt;/i&gt; I got out was an old picture frame I got from my sister way back on my 17th birthday. I noticed that the glass was filthy - disturbingly filthy - so I dismembered the frame, and brushed alcohol on the glass using a cotton ball. You have to understand, of course, that I was doing all this while listening to music (because a second without it is almost unbearable), and as I was singing along, I lost rhythm of what I was doing, and my right thumb slashed right through the glass. Literally &lt;i&gt;slashed&lt;/i&gt;. I was afraid my whole thumb was gonna come off, but I managed to muffle my scream lest I wake the entire neighborhood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;So there. I wrapped the horrid thing in a band-aid, and I still could see more blood trying to creep out of the wrap. &lt;i&gt;Oh, joy&lt;/i&gt;. I feel like smashing something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-5467214717260023006?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/5467214717260023006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-try-to-do-good-thing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5467214717260023006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5467214717260023006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-try-to-do-good-thing.html' title='I Try To Do a Good Thing...'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyarUAY1GUI/AAAAAAAAAG0/AlWCI0jOxTo/s72-c/Picture0044.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-3700357952121696086</id><published>2009-12-12T08:08:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T08:12:40.294+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Cacao!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Last night, I was able to try something new: eat a cacao fruit! It was my first time to both see and taste one, and I was giddy the whole time. I managed to take a picture of it before my dorm mates and I devoured it for dessert:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLbxF-gtiI/AAAAAAAAAGA/k3C7Ucmf15o/s1600-h/DSC00450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLbxF-gtiI/AAAAAAAAAGA/k3C7Ucmf15o/s320/DSC00450.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLbxF-gtiI/AAAAAAAAAGA/k3C7Ucmf15o/s1600-h/DSC00450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Doesn't it look like an ice cream cone?! Hahaha!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;To eat it right, you're supposed to pick off the seeds and suck on them one by one. It was hard to pick them off, though, because the seeds were too slimy; they kept sliding off my hands. And then when I was finally able to put one seed in my mouth, I couldn't exactly begin the sucking process because, well, there's nothing to suck. I felt the fibers, all right, but I mostly just sipped the seed. Hahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Boring post, I know. But whatever. It makes me happy when I get to do something new or different. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;I googled some pictures for your viewing pleasure:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd5bfPnrI/AAAAAAAAAGI/NmKEp3wusdo/s1600-h/cacao-fruit-close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd5bfPnrI/AAAAAAAAAGI/NmKEp3wusdo/s320/cacao-fruit-close.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;From transformationallivingnow.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd7CKkvFI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/sOTfhCcXZVU/s1600-h/cacao-chocolate-bean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd7CKkvFI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/sOTfhCcXZVU/s320/cacao-chocolate-bean.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;From raw-living-food-success.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd8_mCcSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TG7gMrNWVk8/s1600-h/podopen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLd8_mCcSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TG7gMrNWVk8/s320/podopen2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;From cacaoweb.net&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLeeby_H3I/AAAAAAAAAGg/w75oUdLIjAU/s1600-h/costa_rica_bribri_cacao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLeeby_H3I/AAAAAAAAAGg/w75oUdLIjAU/s320/costa_rica_bribri_cacao.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;From travelblogs.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-3700357952121696086?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/3700357952121696086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/cacao.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/3700357952121696086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/3700357952121696086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/cacao.html' title='Cacao!'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SyLbxF-gtiI/AAAAAAAAAGA/k3C7Ucmf15o/s72-c/DSC00450.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-1538493099223292407</id><published>2009-12-08T00:50:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T16:17:46.358+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='literature'/><title type='text'>Gabby Ghas</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Hello, everyone! Season's greetings!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;I know I haven't been blogging for a while - my bad - but now I'm back and I'm here to feature a recent buy, which I find awesome! It's a children's book called "The Adventures of Gabby Ghas," a cute little story about the chronicles of the life of a grain of rice. You can read all about it straight from its publisher&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://tahananbooks.multiply.com/journal/item/16"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;The illustrator, Eisen Bernardo, is a close friend of a friend, and I think he's a brilliant artist. &lt;i&gt;At dahil dyan&lt;/i&gt;, Congratulations, Eisen! &lt;i&gt;Wan handred tweenti teks&lt;/i&gt;! I got my copy directly from him with an autograph to boot! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;THE ADVENTURES OF GABBY GHAS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;Palay-Bigas-Kanin&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Story by:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;Virna Karla A. Sebastian&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;Erika Thea H. Ajes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;Aya M. Arce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Illustrated by:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;Eisen Bernard V. Bernardo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Published by:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, Inc., and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;The Asia Rice Foundation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0pkg9gSGI/AAAAAAAAAEI/17yJ1-5kedg/s1600-h/DSC00436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0pkg9gSGI/AAAAAAAAAEI/17yJ1-5kedg/s320/DSC00436.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0pkg9gSGI/AAAAAAAAAEI/17yJ1-5kedg/s1600-h/DSC00436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Cover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp287/ilyinichna/DSC00440-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="242" src="http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp287/ilyinichna/DSC00440-1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0q3urucmI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4wtiSSGRWLE/s1600-h/DSC00439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0q3urucmI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4wtiSSGRWLE/s320/DSC00439.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Colorful Illustrations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0psvy6TdI/AAAAAAAAAEg/D_yGWbd9t9A/s1600-h/DSC00441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0psvy6TdI/AAAAAAAAAEg/D_yGWbd9t9A/s320/DSC00441.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Fun Facts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0yEG63lpI/AAAAAAAAAF4/WxVCwuaBZxs/s1600-h/DSC00438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0yEG63lpI/AAAAAAAAAF4/WxVCwuaBZxs/s320/DSC00438.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;:)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Grab your copy now! It costs for only P150, but the pleasure of reading it is worth so much more. It'd make a great gift too for the coming Holidays! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-1538493099223292407?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/1538493099223292407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/gabby-ghas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1538493099223292407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1538493099223292407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/12/gabby-ghas.html' title='Gabby Ghas'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sx0pkg9gSGI/AAAAAAAAAEI/17yJ1-5kedg/s72-c/DSC00436.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-4522099117405890595</id><published>2009-11-29T00:06:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T22:58:08.066+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='illness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='migraine'/><title type='text'>Vestibular Dysfunction</title><content type='html'>Okay, so last Thursday, I had my monthly checkup with my doctor and, after complaining relentlessly about incessant dizziness, migraine attacks, and vomitting problems, I was diagnosed with a condition called Vestibular Dysfunction. My doctor simplified it further by defining it as "vertigo coupled with multiple migraines" - or so it was written on my medical certificate. It was supposedly hereditary, which makes sense for me because my Mom and sister are also patients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To understand this condition a lot better, my best friend went out of her way to do some research on it, and this is what she found:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What is Vestibular Dysfunction?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vestibular dysfunction is &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;caused by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;dysfunction of the inner ear&lt;/span&gt;. The inner ear plays an important role in maintaining the body’s balance and sense of equilibrium. When the inner ear malfunctions, &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;persistent dizziness and hearing loss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt; are more likely to occur&lt;/span&gt;. Vestibular dysfunction also significantly increases the&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt; risk of falling due to balance related issues&lt;/span&gt;. Experts believe that many of the falls experienced by the elderly are due to balance problems related to vestibular dysfunction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Does Vestibular Dysfunction Always Cause Persistent Dizziness and Hearing Problems?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a study published in Family Practice News, researchers found after testing a group of people for vestibular function, some participants had this condition despite experiencing no dizziness. This group was still at a markedly increased risk of falling. &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Persistent dizziness isn’t always present with vestibular dysfunction&lt;/span&gt;, but in many cases it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How is This Condition Detected?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Any person with persistent dizziness and hearing loss needs screening for vestibular dysfunction. Some doctors believe that &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;anyone over the age of forty should be routinely tested&lt;/span&gt;. Screening is done through a series of balance tests to check for unsteadiness or other irregularities in balance. Some doctors don’t routinely perform these tests because they require specialized knowledge and training.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How is Vestibular Dysfunction Treated?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The persistent dizziness and balance problems associated with vestibular dysfunction &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;can often be corrected with special balance exercises performed under the guidance of a physical therapist&lt;/span&gt;. Once mastered, they can then be carried out regularly at home until the incorrect signals sent by the malfunctioning inner ear to the brain can be compensated for. This usually corrects the persistent dizziness and reduces the risk of falling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Bottom Line?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Anyone who has persistent dizziness and hearing loss or any problems with balance&lt;/span&gt; should ask their doctor about screening for vestibular dysfunction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5177564_understand-vestibular-dysfunction.html"&gt;Click here for source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I thought it worthy to share this article because I'm 21 years old, and it's sad to have to live my life everyday worrying whether or not I'll fall today or tomorrow and asking myself if I have what it takes to get up after falling - literally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So friends, do me and yourself a favor by examining your body and affirming if it suffers from any of the symptoms given above. And if it comes out positive, then an appointment with your doctor is needed - and that's non-negotiable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-4522099117405890595?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/4522099117405890595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/vestibular-dysfunction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/4522099117405890595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/4522099117405890595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/vestibular-dysfunction.html' title='Vestibular Dysfunction'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-1091637738049604802</id><published>2009-11-16T14:47:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T14:59:52.950+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleep'/><title type='text'>Sleepyhead</title><content type='html'>I'm writing this entry just to plain wonder about one issue that's always been one of the banes of my life in the span of my lifetime: SLEEP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't get enough sleep, and I'm sure I'm not the only one in the world who has the same problem. No matter how hard I try to compensate for the loss of sleep I experience in one day by sleeping in the following day, I still feel sleepy. EXTREMELY sleepy. That wouldn't be a problem at all if I had no life to live by, and I could have the choice to slack off all day long, but that ain't gonna happen BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFE. And it kills me everyday to skip a minute of it just to have some sleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm also writing this because I woke up today at 2:00 p.m., like I usually do on a no-class day, all ready to hit my errands, when I had to stall myself because I wanted so much to fall right back to bed and miss what's supposed to be another blessed day in my life. And I just want the world to know that I don't like being this way - this is totally against my will.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-1091637738049604802?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/1091637738049604802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/sleepyhead.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1091637738049604802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1091637738049604802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/sleepyhead.html' title='Sleepyhead'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-1713233351535024441</id><published>2009-11-15T23:45:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T14:56:42.432+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='television'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pbb'/><title type='text'>The Next Housemate</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;So. I bet for years now, you’ve all been aware about this hip international reality show, Big Brother – and you didn’t even tell me about it. How thoughtful. Just imagine how big of an ignoramus I looked like when, for the first time, I got to watch a live opening of the show’s latest season in the country, “Pinoy Big Brother Double Up” last October. I had to endure a week’s worth of endless teasing from my dorm mates, who are now convinced that I come from planet Pluto. As if it wasn’t enough that I had no idea what TV shows are on these days. But I can explain: they’re all into ABS-CBN shows, while I stand by my loyalty to Ate Reg (as in Regine Velasquez) by painstakingly patronizing the other TV station, GMA. Too bad she doesn’t have a current soap, which is why I’m being successfully turned into a &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"&gt;Kapamilya &lt;/i&gt;(but don’t worry Ate Reg, I’ll always love ya).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;Heniway, before my babbling gets too carried away like it always does, I’m actually here to talk about PBB. So. Whaddya think about it? Would you want to be a housemate and have the rest of the world pry on what’s supposed to be your private life? Would you attempt to be friends with people you barely know or don’t like at all? Would you uphold the rules and regulations set by Big Brother himself or would you try to see how many of them you could actually break and still get away with? Would you cry like a baby in front of the whole nation when you get nominated for eviction? And, most importantly, would you do all these for a million bucks, a house and lot, numerous gadgets, endorsement deals, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to become a star? I TOTALLY WOULD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;One of my dorm mates and I are always talking about how we want to live inside the BB house, and how we would bring fun and chaos to the world of television – in a cool, rockstar way, of course. Which is why I came up with a list of reasons why I think I’ll make a stellar housemate:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;1. I’m excellent at pretend socializing. You might think I like you when I really DON’T. I’d rather you weren’t my housemate, but since you’re here and I’m here, there’s not much I can do now, is there?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;2. I give some of the best hugs in the world, precisely because I like to hug. So you can come to me when you feel like crying and need someone to hug the life out of you. Haha, kidding. But really, I’ll help you feel better. And it helps that I'm always carrying around a pack of tissues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;3. I don’t have any weird habits – at least not to my knowledge. I don’t snore or talk in my sleep, but I do make purring noises, which I’ve been told sound pretty sexy (hahaha). Oh, but I do have a lot of allergies. I don't worry about you not liking me because of them, though, 'cause I handle them with subtlety. Plus, people say my sniffing has actually become quite endearing to their ears –&amp;nbsp;ONCE you get used to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;4. I have OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), which sometimes pushes me to clean and organize everything from dusk ‘til dawn OR to become incredibly sloppy and messy. It depends on what my brain tells me to do, but the surprise is worth watching out for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;5. I love to experiment when it comes to cooking, and most of the time, I do an awesome job at it. I’m especially good at making desserts, which means I’ll keep you high on sugar everyday. Trust me, you’ll need the energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;6. To my girl housemates, I think you’ll like me ‘cause I am every bit a girl: I love clothes, I love shoes, I love bags, I love accessories, I read fashion magazines, I have a sturdy collection of makeup, I like dressing up, I adore flowers, I live for musicals, and there’s nothing I like better than a healthy dose of the latest &lt;i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"&gt;chismis&lt;/i&gt; to brighten up my day. But not to worry now; I don’t like too much pink either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;7. To my guy housemates, fear not because even though I’m such a girly girl, I could also easily be one of the boys. I’ll work out with you (‘course, I’ll need help with the equipment), I’ll do several laps on the pool with you, I’ll play any kind of game you want, I’ll even wrestle with you – just keep your hands in the safe zones, and we won’t have a problem. I especially feel that it’s easier to open up to guys because you listen. Don't you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;8. I sing. I’ll entertain you everyday IF you want to be entertained. If not, I’ll still sing. There’s nothing you could do about it; it’s in my blood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;9. I will rock your world and the outside world (by this, I mean the viewers) with my mood swings. Do not fret; when I’m not in the mood, I usually just keep to myself, unless you’ll do something to provoke the beast within. And when I’m happy, I’m REALLY REALLY REALLY HAPPY. I’ll put sunshine all over you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;10. Even though I MAY be a prude at times, I’m pretty sneaky; I still know how to have fun. If you know what I mean. So join me and let’s live in paradise. *Wink*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"&gt;I kept the list to a 10 so I can still revel in what’s left of my humility (hahaha). So. Think you’d want me to be YOUR housemate? First, show ME a list of YOUR reasons. :) In the meantime, Big Brother, could you be a dear and sign me up for the next season? PRETTY PLEASE? :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-1713233351535024441?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/1713233351535024441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/next-housemate.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1713233351535024441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/1713233351535024441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/next-housemate.html' title='The Next Housemate'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-2351034451489698425</id><published>2009-11-15T02:37:00.007+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T14:58:52.968+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paranormal'/><title type='text'>How Paranormal is the Activity?</title><content type='html'>If you ask people whether I get scared easily, they'd probably say no and be right about it. I mean, sure I scream at the slightest touch of a cat's tail or at the sight of a creeping cockroach or a bulging bullfrog, but when it comes to the idea of encountering paranormal activities, I'm pretty steady. I'm not saying I don't shiver at the thought of it - of course I do, I'm not crazy. I guess I just really have enough faith to shield me from such fears. This faith enables me to rent a dorm room without a roommate and sleep alone in the dark. (But I am extremely frightened of serial killers, robbers, and rapists; just the mere mention of those terms are enough to scare the hell out of me. Oh, and blood.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So anyway, why am I saying all this? See the poster below, and imagine how freaked out I am - me, who's supposedly "tough and sleeps-alone-in-the-dark-while-fighting-insomnia-at-3-ish-in-the-morning." Could you imagine? 'cause I can't. And wouldn't dare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv71DMuro7I/AAAAAAAAAC4/LZ42WHrHJ5Q/s1600-h/4568_3328307582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv71DMuro7I/AAAAAAAAAC4/LZ42WHrHJ5Q/s320/4568_3328307582.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Click to enlarge photo)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Paranormal Activity, an independent horror film by Oren Peli, was first premiered in 2007 at Screamfest Film Festival in the USA, and was released nationwide in 2009. It tells the story of a young couple, "engaged to be engaged," who are being haunted by a ghost in their suburban home in San Diego. To capture evidence, the boyfriend buys a video camera, and starts a three-week long project. The events he records reveal so many strange activities that could only be described as paranormal. A consultation with a psychic ultimately tells them that the girlfriend is, in fact, being followed by a demon, who feeds off negative energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you seen it already? If you have, please tell me if it's worth watching, and if it really is as frightening as the rest of the world says. I'm a painfully curious person, and would like so much to see this film, but my instincts are telling me not to 'cause I might lose my innate toughness. And I might end up crawling in my dorm mate's bed next door.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-2351034451489698425?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/2351034451489698425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-paranormal-is-activity.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2351034451489698425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2351034451489698425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-paranormal-is-activity.html' title='How Paranormal is the Activity?'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv71DMuro7I/AAAAAAAAAC4/LZ42WHrHJ5Q/s72-c/4568_3328307582.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-5783461022127091973</id><published>2009-11-10T00:35:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T15:12:07.140+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='night out'/><title type='text'>Number 65</title><content type='html'>So, last Friday, Daddy decided to make up for coming home very late for the past two days (remember my I-haven't-seen-my-father-for-two-days dilemma?) by taking all of us out to this new bar, Atmosfera, which was co-owned by one of his colleagues at work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were supposed to go right after dinner, but had to wait for our youngest brother to finalize his enrollment. Apparently, his university had gone overtime to accommodate all the students. It was past 9pm when he finally finished, and we were right outside the gates when he came out (excited, much?).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atmosfera was a quaint little bar, blown up by the enormous mirrors that were placed on all the walls. The blue light and freezing temperature reminded me of an aquarium; it felt very cozy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhAhW0LZcI/AAAAAAAAACQ/WC-GeI71Ijg/s1600-h/DSC00061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhAhW0LZcI/AAAAAAAAACQ/WC-GeI71Ijg/s320/DSC00061.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heniway, Dad ordered all of us a couple of drinks to start with, and then he just kinda laid back and talked to us like we were just strolling in the park or walking along the beach. :) My drink, Infinit in strawberry margarita flavor, enticed my Mom and younger brother immensely; before long, I found them filling up on the same drink, and abandoning their barely-touched beers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhBvLzMC7I/AAAAAAAAACY/eqBTRYNsRak/s1600-h/DSC00059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhBvLzMC7I/AAAAAAAAACY/eqBTRYNsRak/s320/DSC00059.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhDr98sTuI/AAAAAAAAACg/11fL6JnBMCQ/s1600-h/DSC00063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhDr98sTuI/AAAAAAAAACg/11fL6JnBMCQ/s320/DSC00063.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was an absolutely superb evening. The parentals got a little tipsy, so we had to go home at around 11:30pm, but not before laughing at their cute helpless ways of trying to prove that they're still sober, especially Mom who was so enthused. I forgot to bring the camera; these pictures are all taken by my phone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhEFvF3z4I/AAAAAAAAACo/UcURRTGVtWU/s1600-h/DSC00065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhEFvF3z4I/AAAAAAAAACo/UcURRTGVtWU/s320/DSC00065.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also played a game of coming up with a name we would call our bar if we were to put up our own. Suggestions included: MCKL, Wiwid's, Leng's, New Palm, Luigi's, and Number 65. Daddy says he won't sign a lease unless we come up with a common name, so we all know that's never gonna happen, hahahaha. Of course, we were missing our sister, our &lt;i&gt;Ate&lt;/i&gt;, who's off somewhere making millions. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the same, it felt good to just sit and drink and talk. It feels as normal and natural as breathing: just can't live without it. And I can't live without these crazy people around. :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-5783461022127091973?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/5783461022127091973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/number-65.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5783461022127091973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5783461022127091973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/number-65.html' title='Number 65'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/SvhAhW0LZcI/AAAAAAAAACQ/WC-GeI71Ijg/s72-c/DSC00061.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-3757818119840062266</id><published>2009-11-03T23:59:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T15:11:25.000+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OCD'/><title type='text'>Perfect is Nice</title><content type='html'>It's awfully devastating to have The Perfect in things be taken away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's like having the air sucked out of you. Or waking up and realizing you slept in all day long and missed out on all the fun. Or looking at your old class picture which was taken on the one day you didn't decide to go to class.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's like not being able to sleep at night because you just had a fight with your best friend. Like waiting for three hours at the airport for a flight that's been delayed twice. Like hearing someone relay the ending of the book you had just started reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's almost like failing an exam you burned the midnight oil for. And you know in your heart that no matter how hard you cry or try to hurt yourself for not doing better, what has been done can never be undone. What's been torn cannot be shaped back into its original form. What's dead cannot live on again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just plain awful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The worst part? Hell, it's not like you could do something about it. The world is just telling you: "Hello, earth to you, nobody is perfect."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet, you refuse to believe so.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-3757818119840062266?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/3757818119840062266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/perfectly-imperfectimperfectly-perfect.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/3757818119840062266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/3757818119840062266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/11/perfectly-imperfectimperfectly-perfect.html' title='Perfect is Nice'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-6628399845576623189</id><published>2009-10-30T02:39:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T01:00:35.810+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleep'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='migraine'/><title type='text'>Serpent in the Night</title><content type='html'>Do you have any idea how it's like to try to go back to sleep at 3-ish in the morning with a severe migraine attack crushing your senses and making you vomit until you feel numb from the pain?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you do, I love you. We should totally sleep together.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-6628399845576623189?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/6628399845576623189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/serpent-in-night_30.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6628399845576623189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6628399845576623189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/serpent-in-night_30.html' title='Serpent in the Night'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-8101518017537294987</id><published>2009-10-26T16:49:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T01:00:08.142+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleep'/><title type='text'>2 a.m.</title><content type='html'>I've been home for three nights now, and it's freaking me out to find myself being roused from my sleep at exactly 2:00 a.m. The first two nights it happened, I thought it was just a coincidence staged by my unwilling subconscious, whose bedtime back in Los Baños is always at 2am - so I don't think she enjoys very much being at rest at an earlier time. But last night, it happened again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I keep complaining about it to everyone in the house, but they all seem to think I'm just still adjusting to being home. I can't quite explain to them the terror I feel when I look at my cell phone clock and see the numbers 2:00 imprinted on the screen for three nights in a row now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call me crazy, but I feel like God wants me to do something. I just don't know what it is. And worse, I don't know if it's really God waking me up - or some&lt;i&gt;thing&lt;/i&gt; else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Are you there, God?"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-8101518017537294987?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/8101518017537294987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/2-am.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/8101518017537294987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/8101518017537294987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/2-am.html' title='2 a.m.'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-5523649416091372213</id><published>2009-10-23T06:56:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T01:01:46.519+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><title type='text'>F.A.D.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The following statements are excerpts from an article entitled "Are You a Facebook Addict?" from ABS-CBN, published on October 20, 2009:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Facebook users beware. Psychologists are now probing a new kind of addiction called Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Psychologist Dr. Michael Fenichel, who has published numerous writings on FAD online, describes it as a situation in which Facebook usage "overtakes" daily activities like waking up, getting dressed, using the telephone, or checking e-mail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;"The amazing thing is that, like cellphones, nobody seems to notice the vast amount of time and energy - at work, at home, and now while on the move - people are devoting to Facebook. It has become a given," Fenichel writes in an online post titled "Facebook Addiction Disorder- A New Challenge?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;According to Joanna Lipari, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was interviewed for a CNN report, here are some signs that you are addicted to Facebook:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;1. You lose sleep over Facebook. When using Facebook becomes a compulsion and you spend entire nights logged on to the site, causing you to become tired the next day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;2. You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook. Lipari said it is difficult to define how much is too much when it comes to Facebook usage, but that an average person need only spend half an hour on the site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;3. You become obsessed with old loves or exes you reconnect with on Facebook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;4. You ignore work in favor of Facebook. This means you do not do your job in order to sneak time on Facebook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;5. The thought of getting off Facebook leaves you in cold sweat. If you try going a day without Facebook and it causes you stress and anxiety, this means you need help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;According to the same report by Elizabeth Cohen, Senior CNN Medical Correspondent, Facebook addiction is not yet an actual medical diagnosis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;However, the report notes that several therapists in the United States have noticed a rise in the number of clients who get hooked on social networking, to the point of social dysfunction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;a href="http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20091020/tph-are-you-a-facebook-addict-85c5a6c.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;Click here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; to view and read the full article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-5523649416091372213?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/5523649416091372213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/fad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5523649416091372213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/5523649416091372213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/fad.html' title='F.A.D.'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-7369645884640283297</id><published>2009-10-18T02:07:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T02:07:50.565+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Impulse</title><content type='html'>Something inside me wants to get out and &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"&gt;explode&lt;/span&gt; into a million tiny pieces.&lt;br /&gt;But exactly what it is, I have yet to know. And &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;explore&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-7369645884640283297?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/7369645884640283297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/impulse.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/7369645884640283297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/7369645884640283297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/impulse.html' title='Impulse'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-6427782454885470679</id><published>2009-10-18T01:18:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T01:24:31.496+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Random Seven (1)</title><content type='html'>I've always been fond of making lists on my blogs 'cause they're so easy and fun to make. This entry is the first of many succeeding lists of seven random things about me. I picked seven as my base number 'cause it's my favorite. :) Here goes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. My eyes well up with tears uncontrollably whenever I have a good, hard laugh. I'm currently learning how to control it because it ruins my makeup and gets me so red in the face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Like any girl, I crave for the most ridiculous kinds of food during PMS. Tonight, for example, I'm thinking about that "mami man" stall along the corner of F.O. Santos - one of the most radical streets in Los Baños - and how I would give anything to have a bowl of those steaming hot noodles mixed with &lt;i&gt;tanglad &lt;/i&gt;(lemon grass), garlic, pepper, and egg. Heaven forbid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stn65eu4iSI/AAAAAAAAACI/f9XwF_jx1tA/s1600-h/2418226316_dffe22ef66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stn65eu4iSI/AAAAAAAAACI/f9XwF_jx1tA/s320/2418226316_dffe22ef66.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Image by cooljoy from Flickr&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. I like to clean my room at 2-ish in the morning, which is my peak hour: I can do almost everything I have to do after midnight. I especially like to clean during these hours when I have a fever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. When the right time comes, I'd like to get a tattoo around my right ankle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. I can't drive around by myself because I tend to lose control of the steering wheel in my attempt to perfect my rhythm and balance between the clutch and the accelerator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. I have bad dreams when I go to sleep at night without saying a quick prayer or making the sign of the cross.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. I suffer from migraines everyday of my life. (This one shouldn't be new to everyone who knows me.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There goes the first list. Watch out for more posts featuring seven random things about me. Now, 'cause that picture is getting me so hot, I think I'mma go fix myself a bowl of soft, yummy noodles from Lucky Me! :) (Damn you, hormones!)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-6427782454885470679?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/6427782454885470679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/random-seven-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6427782454885470679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/6427782454885470679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/random-seven-1.html' title='Random Seven (1)'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stn65eu4iSI/AAAAAAAAACI/f9XwF_jx1tA/s72-c/2418226316_dffe22ef66.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-2008804149279909886</id><published>2009-10-17T16:24:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T01:47:53.910+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the internet'/><title type='text'>The Clash of the Browsers</title><content type='html'>I have a problem, and I need help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See, I currently have three Internet browsers installed in my system, and I don't know how to manage them: I have no idea which of them to set as default, and which should be tossed aside ('cause I have to delete one lest I want my system to crash - it's a complicated situation, let's just leave it at that).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stl8lDrAF9I/AAAAAAAAACA/AipRXpLDVng/s1600-h/untitled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stl8lDrAF9I/AAAAAAAAACA/AipRXpLDVng/s640/untitled.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;Click photo to enlarge&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I like Opera because of its functionality. I don't like it because it takes a while for some sites to load.&lt;br /&gt;I like Mozilla Firefox because of its loading speed. I don't like it because it crashes unexpectedly, and it doesn't have a speed dial.&lt;br /&gt;I like Google Chrome because of its simplicity. I don't like it because it sucks at composing e-mails. (Segway: how cute is my Mariah theme??!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel like I have three different bars of chocolates, and I don't know which of them I should eat first. Help?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-2008804149279909886?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/2008804149279909886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/clash-of-browsers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2008804149279909886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2008804149279909886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/clash-of-browsers.html' title='The Clash of the Browsers'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stl8lDrAF9I/AAAAAAAAACA/AipRXpLDVng/s72-c/untitled.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-8727972295056234863</id><published>2009-10-16T12:36:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T12:39:52.570+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chino&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Scrumptious</title><content type='html'>Today, I had lunch at exactly 12 noon for the first time in weeks. (Yes, you may smack me on the head.) I blame it partially on that burning piece of hell they like to call an exam, which got me so depressed, I actually finished my meal in less than 10 minutes. But that part I blame on something else: Ate Aileen's incredibly heavenly beef &lt;i&gt;caldereta&lt;/i&gt;. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was one of the special times when I really got to enjoy eating. Don't get me wrong - I'm a total pig when it comes to food, but lately I've been battling with a rare kind of eating disorder (so rare, they don't even have a name for it), that it's become a daily struggle for me to get up and digest anything. (Why Lord, why?) So here I am, blogging about that extra special ten-minute meal I had with that delicious extra spicy beef &lt;i&gt;caldereta&lt;/i&gt;. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stf3KPhDhvI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rNZJwf6F64U/s1600-h/caldereta1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stf3KPhDhvI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rNZJwf6F64U/s320/caldereta1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heniway, I forgot to take a picture of it 'cause I was busy stuffing my face with every morsel, but the picture above (from cafenilson.com) pretty much paints it. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;*Looking for fine Asian dining? Visit Chino's Restaurant now!&lt;br /&gt;9719 Mt. Banahaw Street, Umali Subdivision, Los Baños, Laguna 4031&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-8727972295056234863?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/8727972295056234863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/scrumptious.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/8727972295056234863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/8727972295056234863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/scrumptious.html' title='Scrumptious'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Stf3KPhDhvI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rNZJwf6F64U/s72-c/caldereta1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233265017223484535.post-2604054520031553068</id><published>2009-10-16T02:00:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T02:12:15.410+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Catch Me If You Can</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Hey! So I'm back to blogging again - sorta. I've been crazy busy with all my other social networks, that I totally forgot about this one. Oopsies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I call this blog "Fever" because everything in here is hot off the press - straight from my bare hands. (I know, right?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heniway, I'm already on &lt;a href="http://ilyinichna.multiply.com/"&gt;Multiply&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/karlacorpuz"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://facebook.com/karlacorpuz"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, and et cetera, but I really plan to maintain my spot here. I don't have much time right now though (yet again), but I'm currently working on some write-ups, which I'll be posting once I weed them out. Or whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So there. I guess I'll just post my crap some other time. Just catch me if you can. :)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4233265017223484535-2604054520031553068?l=ilyinichna.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/feeds/2604054520031553068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/catch-me-if-you-can.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2604054520031553068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4233265017223484535/posts/default/2604054520031553068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ilyinichna.blogspot.com/2009/10/catch-me-if-you-can.html' title='Catch Me If You Can'/><author><name>ilyinichna</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06480070310778137469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un5cBMP6rwM/Sv_Pmf3msXI/AAAAAAAAADo/jdyfKbBBqiU/S220/DSC00090.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
