My Weekend Journal

We welcome the Chinese New Year 2010 on Valentines Day! This rare event only happened three times since 1900 and would not happen again until after 2030. Red is the color of the New Year and so is Valentines Day. The color red symbolizes love and it is a lucky color on the New Year. Would this mean something on the year of the metal tiger? To see our fortunes this year, we shall look at our horoscope based on the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs and its predictions for 2010. The Rat The Year of the Rat 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Year 2010 promises to be an average year for you, while you may suffer from melancholy from time to time, the positioning of the planets in 2010 will benefit the rats and they will most definitely be more self-confident, and be more innovative than before. Year 2010 promises a great love life for you. You will definitely find a lover within the year, and for the ones that are blissfully married, the year will be filled with romantic joy. The Ox

A broken heart (or heartbreak) is a common metaphor used to describe the intense emotional pain or suffering one feels that are usually associated with losing a loved one, through death, divorce, breakup, moving, rejection, or other means. It also refers to the physical pain one may feel in the chest because of the loss. Although "heartbreak" is usually a metaphor, there is a condition appropriately known as "broken heart syndrome" where a traumatizing incident triggers the brain to distribute chemicals that weaken heart tissue. Sudden emotional stress caused by a traumatic breakup, the death of a loved one, or even the shock of a surprise party can trigger the condition. Broken Heart syndrome is clinically different from a heart attack because the patients have few risk factors for heart disease and were previously healthy prior to the heart muscles weakening. Today, the condition is also referred to as stress cardiomyopathy, stress-induced cardiomyopathy or apic

My children are the only treasure I have in life. However, unlike most treasures, I could not keep them locked inside a treasure chest. I have to let them go and let them explore their childhood. My kids are hyperactive and they seem to be always engrossed into something. As much as I wanted to protect them from harm and illness, I cannot keep an eye on them every second of the day. We all can imagine what children are capable of when they are alone. Being sick is no fun to both the child and the parents and we all know that many times it is unavoidable. The health of my children is my top priority. I want to provide them the best health care possible. As a parent, I recognize the need for health insurance. I believe that no child should have to go without adequate health care. Any parent needs to know how to find the best health insurance for their children. Fortunately, we already have health insurance under a group plan offered by our employer. However, for those who do not have

Goodbye Old Buddy! After two years of working together, I guess it is about time to say farewell to a friend. Through vicissitudes, you were always there for me. I have learned so much from you – from personal matters to all matters in the universe! With just a press of my finger, you would willingly oblige and help me through my work. When I am bored or lonely, you were always there to cheer me up with your helpful quotes and funny jokes. When I need to define things, you give me a bunch of choices. When I need to keep in touch with my friends, you easily make it up for me. When I need to look for something, you are always there to assist me. You have always lent a helping hand for me but never asked for anything in return. I feel so guilty to leave you after so many things you have done for me. However, time goes by and we grow old, and as we grow old we could not do things as fast as we do them when we are still younger. Now that I have a new partner, it does not mean that I w

It's my first time being tagged! Thank you, Meretrisha, from " A Walk Through Life " for this Lucky Chinese Tag! ♥ 8 TV Shows We Like to Watch ♥ It's Showtime (It's your show; It's your time) Wowowee (Sinong 'di mawiwili?) Going Bulilit (kuwela, kyut at makulit) Singing Bee (Toooooooot!) May Bukas Pa (which ends today – we'll miss you, Santino!) Pinoy Big Brother (Melason! Melason!) Rated K (Handa na ba kayo?) Wish Ko Lang (I wish to have my own computer someday!) ♥ 8 Favorite Places to Eat and Drink ♥ Jollibee McDonald's Mang Inasal Max's Chow King Greenwhich Manna Sutukil Pizza Hut ♥ 8 Things I Look Forward To ♥ Weekends to spend with my kids Own personal computer More income opportunities More blessings Family's good health Financial freedom Peaceful life Increase my blog's page rank ♥ 8 Things that Happened Yesterday ♥ Sent my kids to school Bought my kids hamburger Work, work, work Checked fri

Getting your children into the habit of reading is one way of enriching their knowledge about life. Reading allows them to explore and expand their world, challenges them to think from a new perspective and see the world beyond their daily experiences. Encourage your children to start reading. Set yourself as an example. Let them see you poring over books, magazines or newspapers. If they see you reading, they are likely to join in. Books contain new words that would help improve their language and understanding. Libraries and bookstores carry a wealth of good books and magazines your children can pick out. Give them the freedom to choose what they like and read them together. Reading together is fun and helps build relationships with your children. Reading with your children or talking about what they have read is a wonderful way to show them that it is a remarkable and worthy way to spend free time together.

Fourteen-year-old Lydia Ward from New Zealand was bodyboarding at Oreti Beach near the Southern City of Invercargill with her brother when a shark attacked her in waist-deep water, biting her hip. Lydia defended herself by repeatedly hitting the approximately 1.5-meter (4.9ft) long shark with her bodyboard until it let go. Explaining how she had read about a surfer who fought off a shark attack with her board, Lydia said, "That's what she did, and that's what you're meant to do." Lydia added, "I showed Dad and he didn't really believe me. But then I showed him my wetsuit, with all the blood coming out, and he believed me." Lydia survived the attack without serious injuries and suffered only several wounds that required medical treatment.