Dear Diary,

I am so happy and thankful to God that finally after 2 months of waiting, my husband has started to work now. He tried to apply with other companies, but there is this one company where he applied, and which let him wait for some time before he can start to work. Working alone, while he is at home, taking care of our child and helping my mom of household chores is difficult. We had some trouble with our finances, and we were on a tight budget. He ended his work contract with previus company late march. I am happy because at least now that we will be both working, I will not worry on our finances anymore. He is a very responsible husband, and I’m happy for him, because I really felt that he was so bored doing nothing much at home. I can sense he was also worried and felt bad that I was the one working for the family. Our prayers are answered and at least now, we can start saving. This is a great blessing from God. He actually just received a call yesterday afternoon, and I was happy upon hearing the good news when I went back home. Yeah, getting a job here in the philippines is not that easy. But I know, God has a good reason for all of these. I know, he just prepared the best for my husband, so has been extra faithful to him. Sometimes, I even talked to him about it, I was nagging then. Yeah, I told him that he had more time for God, we argued a bit about it. I just can’t seem to understand why he spend more time on Godly things, like church, prayer meetings, and charity works like feeding the poor, while he spend so little time for improving our finances. The most important thing for Him, is to serve God. I cried in front of him, and told him I also need his time. Yeah, I was too dramatic. But, if I have something bad going on in my mind and heart, I can’t help but to explode. Was I jealous of God? No, I shouldn’t be. I talked to him about my concerns and he understood it well. He also assured me that everything that he is doing is for us, because he wants to have the FAVOR of God. He explained further and I somehow understood it at the end. Thank you Lord for being soo faithful to us, even if sometimes I have little time for you, as I’m so busy on improving my life and the life of my family. I hope you understand:) I am blessed and I’d like everyone to know about it.

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A man who dares waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin

Here is the spring waltz great picture of today. Watch out for more spring waltz great pictures.

This korean telenovela was aired at ABS-CBN, and has been a big hit. This is called Spring Waltz, and has been one of my favorite shows.

Plot
Deceptive circumstances force two childhood sweethearts to separate. As they try to find contentment in their new lives, they suddenly cross paths, making them wonder if they still love each other after being apart for 15 years.

Characters

Han Hyo-joo as the hardworking Park Eun-young. This 19 year old beauty queen was handpicked by directed Yoon Suk-ho who told critics to watch for her exceptional performance.

Seo Do-young as the sad classical pianist Yoon Jae-ha. Do-young had been a promising model for Korea’s leading fashion designers as well as for Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger.

Daniel Henny as Phillip, the half Korean, half-Australian manager of Jae-ha. Henny may be familiar to many because of Lovely Kim Sam Soon, which cemented his heartthrob status. Henny’s parents are actually American (his mother is of Korean descent); he went to high school in Michigan and attended college on a basketball scholarship.

What makes this telenovela exceptional?
Because this is director Yoon-Suk-ho’s final installment of his season drama series that began with Autumn Fairy Tale. That korean drama ranked right off the ratings chart and was at the forefront of the hallyu (Korean wave). If you loved the previous installments, then you can’t miss Spring waltz. It’s also one out of the four to shoot overseas. You’ll be captivated by the picturesque scenes shot in Hallstatt and Salzburg in Austria.

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TO DO TWO THINGS at once is to do neither. Publius Syrus

Photograph by Justin Guariglia

Here is your FYI (For Your Information Article for today, this was originally posted at National Geographic)

Cancer is a disease that begins as a renegade human cell over which the body has lost control. In order for the body and its organs to function properly, cell growth needs to be strictly regulated. Cancer cells, however, continue to divide and multiply at their own speed, forming abnormal lumps, or tumors. An estimated 6.7 million people currently die from cancer every year.

Not all cancers are natural-born killers. Some tumors are referred to as benign because they don’t spread elsewhere in the body. But cells of malignant tumors do invade other tissues and will continue to spread if left untreated, often leading to secondary cancers.

Cancers can start in almost any body cell, due to damage or defects in genes involved in cell division. Mutations build up over time, which is why people tend to develop cancer later in life. What actually triggers these cell changes remains unclear, but diet, lifestyle, viral infections, exposure to radiation or harmful chemicals, and inherited genes are among factors thought to affect a person’s risk of cancer.

Lung cancer is the world’s most killing cancer. It claims about 1.2 million victims a year. Most of those victims are smokers, who inhale cancer-causing substances called carcinogens with every puff. Experts say around 90 percent of lung cancer cases are due to tobacco smoking.

Abby got me tagged on this so called 8 habit tags. They say, habits are what makes a person up. A person is made up of what he does all the time. Well, check and see what some of my habits are.

8 habits

1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
3. At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

my 8 habits
1. I don’t eat, or sleep unless I finish a book I am so passionate about
2. Everytime I come to work, the first thing I check is my email
3. I collect love letters from my husband
4. I read self-help or inspirational books
5. I and my husband made it a habit to read the bible and to conduct devotional every night
6. When a caller yells at me, i yell back at the caller…hahahhaha…shhh, its a secret
7. I’m a perfectionist
8. I wake up with fresh dreams every day

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There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second. LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH

In a call center industry, where there is constant communication between the call center agent and the customer asking for support or assistance, phonetics is very much helpful. What is phonetics? Phonetics is the standard used when spelling out letters. Phonetics are very much helpful in establishing a clear and smooth communication between the service provider, which in this case is the agent and the recipient of the service, which is no other than the customer. Sometimes, due to cultural and language differences, there could be a communication gap that might occur. Phonetics really helps a lot. A lot of American callers complain that the accent is very prevalent in most call center representatives, thus making the communication more difficult. In this case, one can make use of phonetics. I used it a lot and it usually works.

How does phonetics work? Let’s say for example your trying to say “ipconfig” which is a command in getting all the internet protocol information of a computer. You can use phonetics by saying I for India, P for papa, C for Charlie, O for Oscar, N for november, F for Foxtrot, I for India and G for Golf.

Phonetics helps a lot in ensuring that there is a clear line of communication between the two parties: agent and customer. This helps in differentiating M from N, and other letters that sounds almost the same. In other words, we can consider phonetics as “spelled words”. Here is a complete list, one that should be followed by every call center agent like me.

A - Alfa
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrox
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
K - Kilo
L - Lima
M - Mike
N - November
O - Oscar
P - Papa
Q - Quebec
R - Romeo
S - Sierra
T - Tango
U - Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X - X-ray
Y - Yankee
Z - Zulu

I had this caller who’s still having a hard time understanding my accent, even after I gave out the phonetics and spelled the word to him, and he requested me to spell it out using animals. haha:) it was such a funny experience. I was forced to create my own phonetics.

The word I was trying to tell him through phonetics, was SERVICES.

So, instead of following the standard protocol for phonetics, I used these instead. haha:) I still laugh, everytime I can recall it.

S - Spider
E - Elephant
R - RAT (toinks)
V - Vulture (had difficulty with this)
I - Iguana
C - Cat (ofcourse so easy)
E - Elephant
S - snake

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Hi guys, I will be on day off tomorrow and Monday. My day off has been changed to these days because I transferred from night shift to morning shift. I am happy because I can go to church now. Yepee… Thank you guys for all the comments and visits. I am happy that I am able to share myself through this blog. I know all of us aims for a happy life, and if you haven’t achieve it yet, don’t be sad, just keep on living and keep that smile in your face. There’s an end to every agony and sorrow, if you WILL to do so. Life is a choice, so remember, that whatever emotion or thought you harbor in your mind, is your own accountability. Like you, all I wanted is simply to be happy and to live a meaningful life. I know, life is not forever, and if its gonna end, I want to feel complete, and I don’t want to have regrets. I had lots of failures, disappointments and heartaches in life, but I treasure all of these experiences because it made my life richer and made me stronger as well. You might have noticed that I loved to post inspirational quotations, that’s because these quotes serve as a great motivating factor for me. Whenever I feel down or I feel like giving up to a challenge, I just look at my collection of quotes, and there, most of the time, it leads me to the right line which will brighten up my day and give me that idea, that there’s still hope. I know you too have your own struggles in life, and I’d like to commend you for a job well done, you have conquered them. As you see, I’m really an emotional person, I value important things and memories a lot. Blogging helps me a lot because it helps me record the important events in my life, as well as the things that are dear to me. Well, my daughter is one of the most important priority in my life, but as you can see, I haven’t featured her much. That’s because I don’t have photos of her, since I don’t have a camera. I am still saving money to buy one. Promise, I’ll feature her more, once I have it. I just don’t want to post without pictures. Pictures helps a lot in making a post more attractive or appealing. Well, anyway guys I love you all. Keep Blogging and keep living. Happy weekend.