Frustrating Friday

Friday's are always fun days, but not yesterday. I had a lot of things to do work related and I wanted to be able to finish my blogging tasks but at 12 noon we lost internet connection. Phone line was down too. It was so frustrating as I wanted to finish everything i had to do. Plus, I was not feeling well so my target was to have everything done before 6pm. I guess it was God's way of telling me to take care of myself first and rest. Rest was what I did after countless times of trying to go online. At 3pm, i gave up already and took a rest. I'm feeling better today after drinking my magic mini pill this morning before going to Nueva Ecija. Hopefully, I get everything done tonight so I could rest and sleep tomorrow as Monday is another crazy day.

anxiety relief

i have in countless times blogged about the anxiety i was feeling with the results of the december licensure exam that i took. it was a common feeling i had with my friends and possibly with the 60K who took the exams. one of my friends had to stay in the Us while waiting for the results as she could not handle the pressure here in manila. She wanted to be away from everybody. She thought that going to the US was to help her, but it didn't. she was telling us that the only thing that helped her were the anxiety relief capsules that she took. A friend of hers was drinking it and she was told she might want to try, and it did help her. That was why a few weeks before the exam she sounded more relaxed on the phone and she was not having sleepless nights anymore.

bubbly

i want to go watch the "bubbly tour" concert at trinoma. the thing is a family dinner is scheduled on the same night. i can never skip family dinner's just for a concert. meaning i will have to miss on the concert. bummer!

It starts in my toes
and I crinkle my nose
where ever it goes I always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go.

hmp!

Even if I said I will never procrastinate, I still do. I was not able to do anything blog related other than one task on my other blog. I don't want the tasks to expire again so i promise to finish everything today since we are going to Nueva Ecija tom for my grandmother's funeral.

Apart from the 101 things to do for work, I'm not feeling well either and I think/know I'm coming down with a flu. I have not been sick for so long and I don't like being sick. My throat hurts like hell--I was not even able to finish my 3 musketeers chocolate bar considering it's my favorite. I know that my only cure to this is to drink lotsa water and rest. the rest i could do on Sunday, the drinking of water i really can't.

huh?

i made a major mistake and that made me lose one blogging task. goodbye, $5.00. nyikes! im logging out now. happy Sunday everyone and don't forget to go to church.

new tenants

it took a month for the new tenants to move in as my dad had repairs made first in the unit. the new tenants are to move in next weekend but i met them this morning. they were suppose to this weekend but they had to canvass with moving companies first and only got booked to one this afternoon. they were lucky to find one in such a short notice. i don't have personal experience of having to move houses but from what i have been told and from what i always see with tenants we have, it is stressful. when i was a kid, i too wished i get to move to a new house and have new neighbors but now that i'm older i don't think i would want to do that anytime soon. i would only do it if i was to move to another country or move to my own house.

Questions of the Week 8

This is from Yen.

1.What is your middle name? Tuaño
2. Favorite new fashion trend? uhmmm..i have always been a pants and shirt girl
3. Did you play with Barbies as a child? YUP!
4. Ever call in “fake” sick to work? used too.
5. What was the last concert you attended? ugh, i can't even remember.
6. What do you needlessly obsess over? Asus EEE PC and the Flip video
7. Who was the last person you called? on my mobile phone, borgy.
8. What is the weather like outside? cool
9. Laptop or Desktop? desktop but i WANT an Asus EEE PC
10. What’s for dinner tonight? i don't know.

2 more

I'm down to two more blogging task and 3 more fillers. I'm so sorry if I have to flood my blog like this on the first day of march but I was not able to do any the past 2 days because of work. In a few days, I'll be working for a month already. It seemed like it was only last week that I started. I have learned a lot of things and I love what I am doing. woohoo...pay day is so near already.

accounting blogs

I have been blogging since 2004. Before I even started blogging, I have been reading a lot of blogs already. Personal blogs like mine, food blogs,and travel blogs. Lately, I have come across an accounting blog. I never really thought one was already existing. The blog is very informative. It tackles issues like financial and risk management services, legal and legal support services, communications and technology, human resources consulting, and luxury products. Very helpful to business people and those in the accounting field. The idea of coming up with such a blog is really great because if you need information instantly, you could manage to get one.

singsnap

if you are like me who sometimes gets bored at a middle of doing something, you might want to try singsnap. it's super fun and if you are a frustrated singer, this is something you might want to try--get to sing and record a song. they have a lot of songs to choose from. sing away friends.

6 Quirky Things About Me

I was tagged by jesse.

Link to the person that tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Share six un-important things/habits/quirks about your self. Tag 6 random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. Let these random people know that they are tagged by leaving comments in their blog.Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

Six Unimportant things/habits/quirks about myself.

1. I drink coke zero or coke light everyday.
2. I love reality TV shows-American Idol, Contender, Survivors, Amazing Race, Kid Nation, Apprentice and the list goes on.
3. I don't like sleeping that much. As long as I get at least 4 hours shut eye a day, im good.
4. I am at my best when I cram.
5. I easily cry.
6. I can eat fried chicken everyday.

I won't be tagging anyone. Snag away my friends.

mail order brides

mail order bride refers to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another country. It usually has a derogatory connotation and my be offensive. mail order brides from Kiev as they say is different though. They are looking for men who treat them respectfully, so one thing important to them is that whoever wants to meet them learn about their language and their culture first. I have nothing against mail order brides, for one i have no right to say anything about them. I do hope though that they know what they are getting into and that inspite of being tagged as such, that they get to meet a man that they really want to spend their lives with and not just to save them from their current life.

Graduation Pictures

I finally saw my official graduation pictures. It was one of our classmates who went to school and got the pictures from us. I think I look old and fat in my graduation picture (the one in the middle. Our school president looks very funny in the pictures as he was handing me my diploma. my mom's friend told me that he might have been upset because i looked prettier than him. teehee.

to make up or not

I have been reading a lot about mineral make up online. I never really got myself to buying some since I am not a make up person. If i want to feel pretty I just put blush. It's my cousin mica who is really good with make up. I read yesterday through kikay exchange though that Henri Calayag has recently launched his own mineral make up line. I have read a few good reviews and I think i want buy a starter kit. It only costs Php1580 and would already consist of 4 shades of 10g powder plus a kabuki brush. Or i might just buy a kabuki brush and Pink Cheek Pincer. I have to go to greenbelt 5.

Medical Supplies

I feel bad that i missed the opportunity of joining a medical mission early this year. It was a medical mission of Michigan Doctors and it would have been a very good chance for me to familiarize myself with US medical practice. My friend eric was telling me that not only did they have a very successful medical misson but they the Michigan doctors also donated medical supplies to the provincial hospital that played host to the medical mission. They even got a carpal tunnel computer glove that they have never had and didn't expect to have. The local government and hospital officials were all happy as the supplies provided were exactly what they needed and even more than what they were expecting.

woohoo

Yehey that blogger is working again and I can now finish the blogging tasks I have to finish before they expire. I need the money since I want to save up for a laptop. I am no laptop fan and I don't even like the laptop we have but since I do have major plans for this year, I might end up needing one. Since I want a small one and nothing too fancy I am more inclined to buying an Asus EEE PC for now. I can't tell yet what I am up too, but if this is God's will for me it will happen.

My pasalubong

Ayette came back from a looong vacation in the States. We had a small get together last night to celebrate our passing of the board exams. She came with our pasalubong, woohoo. i love getting gifts from friends who go abroad because they don't really have to bring something back but the fact that they remember me is something. Every time Ayette goes on a trip, she never forgets to give us something when she comes back. Even if she would only go to Cagayan de Oro. She didn't only give me her pasalubong, but JoAnne a good friend of hers whom we met had something for us too.

here's my loot...

shirt and cologne from ayette. chocolate and speaker deck from JoAnne.

now poon (my shuffle named after Richard Poon) has a new friend and constant companion...
Thanks, Ayette and JoAnne!

Vacations

I told my sister in the US that we are going to Baguio for Holy Week. She has not been to Baguio for years and we were not able to go when she came home for a vacation. I was telling her that all the cousins were going and that an Tita Benjie who is arriving from LA before Holy Week is going with us. She started whimpering and telling me we should have gone when she was here. That was a week ago, today she sends me an email she is off to Sea Pines rentals for a vacation at the same time we are going to Baguio. now, i am the one green with envy.

LA Based Cousins

I can't wait for April as my De Mira cousins are going to Manila for a vacation. They are going home because they have to attend a wedding in Dumaguete but they are staying in manila for a few weeks too. It's good that they were able to get cheap flights since they really planned for this trip and was able to book early. It's very hard to get good deals during the month of April as it is considered peek period for the airline industry. I'm pretty sure it's party all day and night again.

what the?!?!?

on the day that i want to finish all my blogging tasks, it seems like blogger has a problem. i get to post but i can't seem to view them. argh! i have 7 to finish today plus the fillers. after doing the blogging tasks im of to do my work task. teehee, blogging comes first. i just hope that what ever im posting gets to be published.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas as they say is the city that never sleeps. one of the cities i have to go to when i go to the US since Mimi is now based in Las Vegas plus John is there too. Mimi works for one of the hotels in Las Vegas. She moved there after staying in Los Angeles for 4 years and working for Wolfgang Puck. She was telling me of how nice the hotels in Vegas are and i know that's true because my parents say the same thing. Their stay in Vegas was something they really enjoyed especially since my dad won in a slot machine game.

fun, fun friday!

I'm having a cup of taho from our suki on this cool breezy Friday morning. I have a lot of work to be done and I want to have everything finished by today the latest tomorrow. I want to do new things by Monday and we do need new people on the team. That means i really need to finish my pending tasks...no more procrastinating. I will do my paid opps Saturday night. I have a few pending and one just expired. tsk.tsk.

I hope it does night rain or drizzle tonight as we (friends from nursing school) are celebrating our success tonight with a potluck dinner here at my house. The maids are already cleaning the garden and mom is to buy crabs and sugpo from macapagal later. This is the first time we will see each other after the results of the boards and we are all excited. We originally planned to have it last Sunday but moved it to today since ayette only came back from the US last Tuesday.

Happy friday everyone!

:D

just for laughs. read here!

this and that

.::my dad is off to bacolod today for the PAL intergolf club tournament. i will be home alone then except for today which was a declared special non-working holiday. i have to work though since we follow australian holiday which is really fine by me since i don't think we will have much to do anyway.

.::it's oscar's in a few hours! im excited to see all the gowns and shoes and jewelries. teehee. a lot of people i know are excited that they get to stay home today and watch it live on tv. perfect timing ang holiday!

.::i am now a coke zero convert. i had my first taste of coke zero last week and i loved it. it tastes very much the same as coke light for me but my dad says it tastes more like coke regular.

.::im glad that we have finally hired the graphic artist, senior web designer and copywriter. they all start tomorrow. all i have to do is to hire the SEO and then start with the magazine staff. yeah, i think i do HR work more than the marketing assistant work i should be doing. it's interesting though. i thought it was easy to interview people but it's not. reading through tons of resumes had been fun too. their was one applicant who i think wanted to be a politician and not a copywriter.

.::enjoy the week everyone as it's the last for feb and by saturday it's march already. fast, no?

weddings

the daughter of one of our family friends is getting married this year. she is in the middle of Wedding Planning and even if she could afford she has opted not to get a wedding coordinator. well, she is still thinking of getting one on the day of the wedding itself but her friends are offering to help her so she might just get her friends. all her planning is based on a guide she got online. internet resources has helped a lot of brides. she is enjoying the planning and she is loving it because she has been losing weight. with work and planning a wedding, who wouldn't. plus she has only 6 months to plan it. yeah, good luck to her but thank God for the internet.

rating

after passing the boards im now worried of what my rating is. i don't want to get a 75! not that rating please. i know i said i would be happy with that grade but after thinking about it i want a higher rating. teehee. maybe a 76 but not a 75 please! the grades are now available and we could already see our rating. will probably check mine when ayette arrives from the US na lang.

sunday

it's sunday again tomorrow and this is the last sunday of the month. next week would be march already. fast no? my usual schedule on sundays is i go to church at 8am then we head off to either the grocery or to lung center for the sunday bazaar. if you are from quezon city and you have not been there, you should try going because you will get to buy a lot of things. my mom buys fruits from there and cooked viands. my dad gets his weekly dose of gatas ng kalabaw there too. weird but they like it. they meaning my dad, mom and dra. they put it sa rice nila with salt. im so scared to even try. the rest of the sunday afternoon is spent watching tv. love sundays!

credit cards

i have been thinking of using one of my cards i have not used solely for work. just to separate the work related expenses and so when i send over my bill to australia my boss will not see my personal expenses. im still not sure on what to do because i can also sign up for a new card. i have been checking on what cards are available right now because i really want to get the Best Reward Credit Cards. i want to make sure i earn points, rebates or rewards. or atleast i get a credit card that would give me a low interest rate. decisions, decisions.

Tag Invasion

snagged this again from peachy.

1. What is your favorite color?
black, orange and pink

2. What colors do you like to decorate with?
hmmm...i don't usually decorate.

3. Is there a color that you absolutely hate?
none naman.

4. Which colors look best on you?
white

5. Which colors do you wear most often?
black, brown, pink, red, orange and blue

mcdo chicken nuggets

i love mcdonalds chicken nuggets. i can eat it everyday. my dad asked me what i wanted for afternoon snack earlier. i first told him anything since i didn't have money. teehee. he told me he was going to razons as my mom wanted palabok and he wanted halo-halo. i then said i wanted mcdo. i have been craving for mcdo but the i didn't have money to buy mcdo so i have not been able to buy. anyhow, my dad bought me the nuggets meal. yummy! at least i was able to satisfy my craving but i want more. teehee.

wedding flowers

i went with my mom to the florist as she has to order the flowers they will be needing for their school's graduation. when we met with the florist, a soon-to-be bride was with her mom looking at wedding flowers. the florist made some samples of her bouquet. my mom being extra friendly shared an idea or two with them. the bride was pretty much undecided to what she wanted. her mom on the other hand didn't know anything about flowers. when they left she has not decided on what to get but atleast she had a shortlist of her options already. i advised her to check the internet as she might like something that she could just ask the florist to do. i also told her she could also get her flowers online, she didn't believe me on that but i insisted it was true. oh, well. i do hope she finds something she likes soon because from what we were told she is to get married in 2 weeks.

holy week `08

it's holy week in less than a month and have you guys made plans already? we are off to baguio again this year. i used to not love road trips but i fell in love with baguio when we went last year and im looking forward to this trip as all the cousins are coming. im looking forward to bringing them to oh my gulay a restaurant we discovered in baguio that only served veggies. im so excited!

pardon me

i will have to flood my blog with opps since i was able to grab a few this week that i have not done. it is to expire in a few hours and i don't want money to go to waste. i am planning to buy an asus ee pc as my gift to myself. i want a smaller laptop. the asus is the perfect one for me. having passed the boards i deserve a little splurging. well, its not really expensive it is actually very affordable. hopefully i get to buy it soon.

blisters, go away!

i hardly wear close shoes. well, i did when i was still working in an office but for the longest time i always go out wearing flip flops or sandals. my feet is not used to wearing shoes anymore. the one time i did, i ended up with blisters even if i was not wearing new shoes. i have tried everything their is to prevent blisters but its not working for me. i love shoes but i don't like getting blisters so i always end up wearing flip flops. a reason for me to buy havies.
i want to start wearing shoes again and i have to since i would need to meet our new employees for the signing of employment contract. i don't want them to see me wearing flip flops on meetings. a friend of mine suggested i buy blister prevention patches for Blister Treatment and prevention. she says it works for her, im not too sure though if it will do the same wonders for me. i hope it does so i can go back to wearing shoes and buying shoes.

typing test

i remember my typing class in college as i was doing this test. that was the subject i hate the most back then. super difficult to use a manual typewriter compared to typing using a keyboard. im proud to say that im one of those who type without looking at the keyboard. i was a bit conscious doing this test because i know that i was being timed so i think i can really do 60 words per minute or even more. modesty aside.

57 words

Speedtest

thanks for this snag peachy.

american idol

i have always been a fan of american idol. for this season the contestants that i so far like is david archuleta of american idol 7. im sure he has a pretty good following in the US. im also cheering for michael johns he has a good singing voice and very good looking. we are of the same age so i think we are meantforeachother. teehee.

for the girls, of course i rooting for ramiele malubay. i hope she makes it to the final 12 not only because she is a filipino but because she is also really good. better than jasmine trias i must say. the other girl i like is carly smithson.

four contestants were already eliminated last night. can't wait whats to happen in the coming weeks.

find a job you'll love not like

i had an office mate in the bank before who liked our job but didn't really love it. she'ld always tell me that if she only had the chance she would want a salon job. she loves make up and fixing hair and she is really good at it. everyday for work, i usually report with no make up and with my hair just tied in either a pony tail or clips. she on the other had was fully made up. we would always tell her that she was always looked like she was going to a party. but to be honest, she would always get compliments from the clients that she looked good and that her make up was pretty. she would even cut her own hair. don't ask me on how she did it because i too can't understand the whole process she goes through cutting her hair. i would always tell her that it's easier to go to the salon but she says they don't get to cut her hair the way she wants it cut. she eventually left the banking industry and took up short courses in cutting hair and make up. she left for canada after a few months and is now working for a salon. its true that you will never be contented in life not until you are doing something you love not just like.

terrific thursday!

2 Timothy 4:7-8 (New International Version)

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

today is a day to remember not only for me but also for 28,924 new nurses. the much awaited december 2007 nursing licensure exam results came out today and i passed! woohoo. RN na ako. i'm still on cloud nine and couldn't believe on how good and faithful God is. very few friends didn't make it but i know that in God's perfect time they will. i passed with my three closest friends (power of four kami) from school. passing with one of us not making it would really be heartbreaking. we have always prayed for our success and that all four of us make it. and we sure did.

A lot of days leading to today, i felt like i might not make it. i was super scared of failing and just the thought of it made me cry. i have given up a lot of things career wise just to stay in nursing school. having passed the licensure exams is a confirmation from God that this is HIS plan for me. In the process of waiting He has taught me a valuable lesson. That i have to trust Him because He will never fail me. He who began a good work is truly faithful to complete it. i have a few more exams to take and decisions to make in terms of what i am to do next but i know that God is with me and will continually guide me.

Right now my heart is just overflowing with joy and thanksgiving to God, my family, relatives and friends. my pasaway cousins who'ld always cheer me up and tell me i will make it during the times i felt i wouldn't. People believed in me even when i had doubts with myself. to everyone who remembered me in prayers and shared comforting words (esp to blogger, wordpress and multipy friends), maraming salamat. to the sta catalina bible study group who served as my prayer warriors, we have again proven that God hears our prayers. my thank you's will never be enough to thank all of you. Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior has again proven that He loves me. Happiness abounds!

Maria Carmela Tuano Diaz, RN iloveit! dad, i handa na ang lechon.

PS: to the dean of a very well known university here in the philippines who said "may isa pa lang akong aabangan kung papasa sa boards" after learning i study at PCHS. that said incident happened more than a year ago but i still remember it. in your face madam--i passed. my school might not be like your beloved university, our president might be in a middle of a mess right now but i passed and who cares i graduated from PCHS. that surely does not make me less of a nurse.

homeshoring

i have been having fun working from home. the advantages of working from home are as follow:

• i get to work in my pajamas.
• i have to wake up early but i won't have to deal with the morning traffic.
• no office politics.
• free lunch and snacks.
• i don't have to worry about traffic in the afternoon.
• i get to still watch my favorite tv show.
• if i feel lazy, i can lie on the bed for a while without the boss catching me.
• i have flexible hours. i do have to be online by 6am but if i want to rest after the "morning meeting" with my boss i could and just adjust my working hours.

i still have a lot of things to finish. i have still have to hire a web developer and a senior web designer. we have received a lot of resumes from jobstreet but i have not found "the one". i was able to hire copywriters already which is good news. siva has really been helpful. i will have to get used to the system though as we will be hiring a few more people in the coming weeks. peachy and kathy, i hope to have positions for you guys. i need to get in touch with a lawyer again today to discuss a few items we need on our employment contract.

all the work stuff should keep me busy. as my boss says, im the all-around girl no longer his marketing assistant. no compalints though. i think im really blessed to have to do a lot this week as it will keep my mind off this.

tv lifts

with borgy staying in his new room, my mom is thinking of getting popup tv lifts to save some space. the room is not really big plus we had to put the filing cabinet i have been using in his room as our room is not big enough. the v pop-up mechanism comes fully setup. The back panel lift design allows for one person installation in less than 5 minutes. mom is still undecided but dad is really pushing for it. let's see what happens.

bathroom renovation

im not sure if i have blogged about this but i think i have not. when the tenant on one of the units left early this year, my parents had the apartment unit repaired and painted to prepare for whoever is to rent the it next. then tita nora who lives right next to our home wanted to have their bathroom tiles changed. when you have new tiles in the bathroom, you want to have new bathroom faucets of course. i helped in picking out the tiles and the faucets. it was really fun trying to make sure everything matches. never thought interior designing could be fun.

A show of hearts

toni's blog carnival for the month of february is entitled A show of hearts. she posted the instructions a few days before valentine's day.


here are the pictures i have taken...

push pins

a pillow given last Christmas

a bracelet with heart charms given by my dad when i was in highschool

a banner i found along the road

heart prints on a kids shirt

and then i thought of taking a picture of something i really love and treasure, my havaianas.

havaianas i truly heart

it was fun doing this, toni. i wonder what's for march.

something you might want to read

i posted something here that you might want to read. especially mommy blogger friends who have kids and those who are planning to have kids in the future. you enjoy reading and learn a lesson or two.

happy weekend!

02.14.08

happy valentine's day to all and happy birthday to my dad.

no special plans for today. i bet traffic will be really bad and to stay home is a wise decision. i look forward to tonight though as the top 24 of american idol season 7. i have read a spoiler already and from what i read filipina Ramielle Malubay. hopefully she gets to the top 12. if only the filipinos here in the philippines could vote, im sure she'ld make top 12.

another show im really looking forward too is the season ender of amazing race asia 2. OMG, i hope mark and rovilson wins. from what i have been reading, rovilson and vanessa are now dating. ugh, lucky vanessa. teehee. a lot of people are also for adrian and colin. no spoiler is available only as to who is to finish first. they are guessing though that adrian and colin are to win because they have a tv commerical. im sooo excited to know on who is to win.

the above are reasons enough to stay home tonight.

on a monday

i am to make some calls, look for a lawyer, finish job postings and interview a few people but all i have done was blog and chat since 6am. i promise to have some things done after 10am. teehee. i do hope my boss never gets to find out about this blog or else i am dead.

happy monday, everyone!

hotels with golf

that is the perfect vacation for golf lovers like my dad. every chance he would have to play golf he would definetly grab. was trying to search for hotels online for work when and saw the really nice Branson hotels. i wish we could go here for holy week but we can't. everybody will love the place as it does not only boast of it's golf course but also of its other ammenities. adding to the fact that missouri is a wonderful place. maybe in the coming years we could go here but for now, baguio it is.

peewee's new car

shout out to my cousin peewee who got her car last february 1, a 2007 toyota vios. she was very nice to pick me up all the way from makati last saturday as we headed over to ayala hillside for mica's surprise birthday party. it was my first time to see her car. since her birthday is coming up, i have asked her what she wanted. of course i already told all the other cousins that we should probably give her something she will need with her car. i immediately thought of giving her car covers. they have a common parking area at home,she would really need one to protect her car from scratches, scorching sun and the rain. she will surely need one.

sabado

i have a few opps waiting to be finished. i have things i want to blog about but im soooo tamad. im off to somewhere later. will post about that when i get back. xoxo.

friday love

today...

-i have a few things i need to finish for work but nothing really difficult. hopefully i get to hire/find people we need.

-i was able to grab some opps. moolah means shopping.

-survivors will premiere at 3pm. another show to watch every week.

-game 6 of PBA. keeping my fingers and toes crossed that purefoods win against red bull.

-is just a great day! don't you think?

happy weekend everyone!

casinos

uncle M who lives in Los Angeles loves going to the casinos. Las Vegas has been a frequent weekend destination for him. Often times when I would ask him if he is to go home to manila for a vacation, he would tell me that if he wins the casino he would. I have nothing against him going to the casino because he knows his limit. he knows of up to how much he is to spend. And he works hard so he plays hard. I was talking to him last week and was telling him to try online casino. he sent me an email last night telling me that he is now hooked! he has a lot of choices in terms of what casino game to play. he didn't play immediately, he first started with reading the reviews first because he was really apprehensive with playing online. he read good reviews online and tried it one night after work. he now plays an average of an hour a day. he says this can save him a lot since he could skip going to Las Vegas now and just play from the comforts of his home.

Thank God

although 9 people including 5 other children were killed, the baby survived the fire. Jesus indeed loves the little children. read the story here.

loving it...so far.

i woke up 5 mins late today. good thing i didn't need to take a bath, dress up and commute to go to work. working from home is love! today is only my second day of work and i am loving it so far. no reason to rant!

to anyone who knows a web designer, web developer or copywriter who wants to work from home have them email me their resumes (diaz.macya@gmail.com). we will be posting the job ad at jobstreet as well. all they need is a good internet access. im in the process of hiring (yeaboi, HR naman!) for the company. whoever gets hired is to work with an australia based team. later guys!

silver not gold

my mom has been bugging me to check on how much it would cost for her to buy silver. i thought for a while that she was just joking but she was not. it all started when a her classmate and goodfriend from highschool talked her into making such an investment. she was told that silver prices at times have been extremely volatile, making silver an attractive investment and trading vehicle. i think a lot of people are such investments and their is a growing demand for silver now a days. we have emailed an account representative already and if the price is right, my mom is to invest on silver soon.

showbiz break

i don't think love is this blind. if this was true (well, ricky lo is very credible) stupid love to the 100th power na ito. sorry to the gretchen fans, but the cojuangco's had a reason why they didn't like her. maybe this is also the same reason why tonyboy never married her. when the pictures of john e. and gretchen came out last year, he should have dumped her.

rugby

a not so popular sport here in the philippines but it's something i really enjoy. rugby games they say originated from football. the game is very popular in the European countries. i have recently come across the official website of the Europe's premier international rugby tournament-http://www.rbs6nations.com-the 6 nations championship. the championship is currently ongoing and the website provides a fan with information about the ongoing tournament. they have all the details you'll need to know . they even have interactive games and podcasts. what i like the most is the previews and reports which gives me a detailed information of how the game went. i also watch the video highlights to see the players in action. mind you, some cute guys are playing rugby too. i get to find more about the players also through the website, they provide you with stat info's. im really happy with the information i get from the website especially since i don't get to watch it on cable tv.

contender asia

watching contender asia makes me want to try muay thai. i have been a big fan of contender, weird for some but i am a boxing fan. when i first heard of contender asia i got really excited because i thought it was a chance to feature good filipino boxers. to my surprise though, contender asia was muay thai boxing. i was a bit disappointed but still watched the pilot episode 3 weeks ago. i love it. the fights are more physical because you get to not only punch. every time i watch i feel like im getting hurt as well. i do hope to watch more exciting fights in the coming weeks.

increasing traffic

im not talking about the metropolis traffic here but traffic in your sites. when i started blogging, my main purpose was just to write anything and everything. i thought of it as a perfect outlet of my thoughts.it was a place where i could share a 2% of myself to the worldwideweb.

things have pretty much changed over the years and increasing traffic to my site has become important already. i have recently signed up with Buzzfuse which is to help me increase the traffic to my site for free. yup, for free. the sign up was really easy and at any time you want to unsubscriber, you can. this will really help me in a lot of ways. i get the chance to "market" my site without really doing much work as they will do it for me. with this, i really hope to be getting more tasks over the next few weeks.

2nd month 2008

january seemed like a breeze. imagine this, we are on the second month of the year and the hot summer days is just around the corner.
i think for this year february is the month i dread the most, for now atleast. anyhoo, many good things to look forward too also like my dad's bday. my dad's bday is the 14th and Pastor James has thought of a way to celebrate it differently. give love on valentine's day...we will be feeding the streetchildren! they still have to finalize everything and in the coming days i will have to pack the goodies to be given away. yep, apart from feeding them will give them goodies that they could share with their families. we have boxes of noodles and canned goods in the house already but will probably deal with them after they finish renovating the second floor (yup,ongoing renovation which means the house is a mess. will do a seperate post for this.).
farewell,january. it was an ok month for me. welcome, february! hopefully it will be a good one.

eye glasses

i have one Great Discovery: Zenni Optical for their huge selection of frames. imagine this, Zenni Optical $8 Rx Glasses. truly fits the budget but does not compromise in style. The Secret to Zenni’s Low Prices
is that they sell only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget. Best Thing Found: Zenni Optical for those who want new glasses but has a limited budget.

give back

i often talk about how God has blessed me in so many ways. He always does and He is really faithful not only to me but to my entire family. cousin T last year celebrated her bday at an orphanage. my dad is celebrating his bday this year differently as well (more details on this one next time). i have always thought of how i could give back. my friend J in the states has an ongoing fund drive called donate car. i thought at first that i should get that car because i didn't have one. but when i realized what it was actually for, i understood why people would actually go the extent of donating their old cars because it really is for a good cause. this is spearheaded by car angel-www.carangel.com-which is a non profit ompany that uses car and other donations to make videos for kids and teens. They have given away over 2.4 million videos. check out one of the videos they made. maybe you to can help them.

to work or not to work

i have been thinking of what i should do. staying in the house is no fun. all i do is watch tv, go online, play computer games, eat and sleep. i know im wasting precious time. i could actually start reviewing already but i can't seem to concentrate because every time i get hold of my books and notes i can't help but think of the board exam result.

i was really planning of working and i have recevied emails and calls for interviews but a part of me does not want to work right now because if i do pass the boards i would want to practice my nursing profession. that only means i would have to resign and that would be totally unfair to whoever is going to hire me right now.

all that i am really waiting for right now is the results of the board so that i'ld know what to do. but it seems like the results are not coming out anytime soon. argh! im really so confused right now. if i don't pass the boards, i will have to start reviewing immediately. if i pass the boards, i will have to start working in a hospital setting and pursue plans to go abroad.

so, should i work or not? i have 2 interviews scheduled next week with two really good companies. one of the other fears i have of working is i might like it and postpone plans of practicing nursing which is sayang naman and would only complicate things. hay. life.

home theater

my aunt in nueva ecija recently had their room renovated. the master's bedroom is our favorite part of their house next to the kitchen. we are so used to hanging out in their room since it's airconditioned and it can get so hot in the province. what makes it more exciting now is because they have bought home theater furnitures for their room. my aunt and her husband are both doctors and on the days that they have no clinic or operations they just stay in the room and watch dvd. she sent me a message this morning that we should visit them soon and dad said yes. woohoo.

dell memory

i have been thiniking of getting extra Dell Memory for my computer. i am into downloading tv series and movies but i don't have enough space on my computer anymore. i also share this computer i use so the memory we currently have is really not enough. i would have to consult my cousin first on how much i should get because i really don't know much about computer hardware. hopefully i get to buy one soon.

red box

it's one of the most wonderful time of the year...chinese new year that is. all because of tikoy! i always, always look forward to this. it's early this year though as we already have tikoy.



i like the brown tikoy better but i don't like the flavored tikoy they recently came out with. i like when it's really hot and with coke light. yum! can't wait for afternoon snack as i told the maid to cook some. tems, this was something im sure you would have wanted when you were here. chinese new year is to be celebrated on the 7th of february so i bet i'll be seeing more tikoy in the coming days. is there another way of cooking tikoy apart from dipping in eggs and frying?

online shopping...again.

i really don't like staying infront of the computer because i almost always end up shopping. i have been meaning to my dad a birthday/valentines gift and thank god gor online coupons. CouponChief has always been my bestfriend when it comes to online shopping. i was able to get good deals since i used oldnavy coupons. well, since i was at it i checked and they have available target coupons i could use as i buy my wii.

on chicken nuggets and amazing race asia

im again craving for mcdo chicken nuggets. i actually planned on having some delivered again. for that reason i only ate 2 small pieces of lumpiang shanghai for dinner. but i thought of just saving the money and i remembered i was on a diet. maybe tomorrow.

argh! i thought marc and rovilson will finish last! good thing they didn't and that they have managed to still finish second. they were super funny on their way to the pit stop. i like their team because they really work well and they try to enjoy the race as much as they could. can't wait till next thursday!

happy to be 29

i celebrated my 29th birthday yesterday. others would always lie about their age, but i won't. im proud to be 29 because i don't look like my age naman (and most of the time i don't act my age din. teehee!). i opted not to have a party (as what mica said, we are both saving up for the 30th!). i was just really planning to eat dinner out (with immediate family) but my relatives from my mom's side of the family came to our house before dinner and brought food so it was an instant dinner with the tuaño family. i had a special guest pa, si brian girrard!


i have a lot to be thankful for and a lot more good things are to come for this year i know. i have a lot of plans for 2008 but i will all leave it up to God. His will be done.

where was cousin D?

cousin D was not able to attend cousin J's birthday last week as he had to go to a friends stag party. at first, i didn't want to believe him. but then he showed me the pictures of the stag party and i must say it was one of a kind. i have never been to one of course but the party they prepared for their office mate was really great. they even hired a girl dressed in a lingerie and was wearing platform shoes. nothing naughty happened though according to D. but, i don't believe him!

OWN

OWN stands for oprah winfrey network. she recently tied up with discovery channel and will launch her tv network next year. after her tv show, her movies made for tv and her magazine--i think she can really do anything. she first thought of it in the 90's and look her dream is soon to come true.

perfect proposal

not mine! teehee. i have been watching the show on discovery home and health and one of the episodes was when a guy proposed to her ladylove in one of those Hilton Head rentals. the place was super nice. im pretty sure the girl felt she was really special for the guy to go out of his way for the wonderful proposal. even if she didn't feel like saying yes, i guess the girl would have still said yes because of the breathtaking view.

i want! i want!

i want to watch this play.

ps i don't love you

i was so excited upon hearing that a movie was to come out based on the book ps i love you by cecilia ahern. i even downloaded the movie as i could not wait for the philippines showing. after watching the movie though, i was really disappointed. maybe because i was expecting the story to be like the book but it wasn't. i mean the whole plot was like that in the book but some of the parts in the book that really made me laugh and cry was not in the movie.

overall, it was a nice movie but not a to die for one as i wished.

pay per play

i know that a lot of people are thinking of how to earn extra money like me. times are hard i would have to admit. so, if you are thinking of other ways to earn this 2008 i think i have the solution for that. no catch here. the opportunities that you get are free. you earn from your own website and you earn for every referral that you make. what's so great about it is you earn weekly. to any one who is interested just go to http://www.audioadhosting.com and sign up. it's that easy. audio ad hosting revolutionary new form of advertising. Clients include all national companies like Taco Bell, HBO, and Harley Davidson among others. how do you actually earn? you earn for every visit made on your site. all your visitor has to do is to listen to 5 secs of audio ad. it's just like they are listening to music. this is really great. you are hitting two birds with one bird. you get to keep a blog or a website and you earn from the audio ads. sweet!

just imagine the extra money you will be earning. you could use it to buy something you have been wanting to get or use the earnings for a well deserved vacation. woohoo, more money for online shopping.

McDo

im currently craving for chicken nuggets. im so lazy to pick up the phone so i ordered online. teehee! i sent my online order and they called within 3 minutes to confirm it (my dad confirmed the order via phone). fast no? they will deliver the food in 30 mins. woohoo.

migraine

migraine has always been a problem for tita L, one of my mom's closest friends. i remember her not being able to go out with them because of migraine. she is also not able to work at times because of this. she is now in the states to visit her daughter G and was advised by one of the doctors she saw to go to NY headache center. she is currently undergoing treatment and medication. hopefully she gets well soon.

land for sale

a friend from graduate school I is moving from alabama to vermont because of work. she couldn't really let the opportunity pass as she was given an offer she could not refuse. she worried at first since she had recently bought a property and since it looks like she's not coming back to alabama for a long time, she has no option right now but to sell the property. she was given only one week to relocate so she is really lucky to be able to post an ad online for an Alabama land for sale. thank God for online sites that provide as your market place. sure is a big help instead of getting a realtor.

december 2007 nursing licensure exam results

until now all 60,000++ nursing graduates who took the exam are still waiting for the results. i would really not like to talk about it as i think my chances of passing the exams are not so high. but i have to let this all out. with all the text messages i have been receiving about the results of the exam. my head is already spinning and about to burst. im still hoping and praying that i make it and be a registered nurse, who wouldn't?

the waiting game is killing me. it has been more than a month since the exam and we have no idea as to when the results are to come out. from the prc website, the results are set to come out early february. their is also a slim chance of the results to come out by the end of january. all this of course are speculations.

i did some math today. the june exam results came out august 26 (a sunday). that's exactly 54 working days after the exam date. if i am to count 54 working days from the december exam, the results are to come out feb 20. but i really have this feeling it will come out earlier than that. i have been dreaming of the results coming out already. i just want to get this over and done with. argh!

bookends

i have been thinking of getting a book shelf for the past few weeks. it's just that a shelf takes too much space in the room. what i just did was to get bookends that i could put on top of an existing table that i have. it's perfect because it does not take too much space plus the design of the bookends that i got was really cute. im planning to get another set, the noah's ark bookend for my godchild J for her birthday.

weight loss

cousin-in-law B has been fat since birth. well, that's what we tell him. he has always been on the big side. after B and cousin J got married, he has gotten bigger and bigger. we always tell him to lose weight for health reason. he loves playing basketball but has been having difficulty running and playing. he then realized that he has gotten so big already and that he really has to lose weight. he started excercising late last year. he walks one hour in the morning and another hour in the evening. he has not eaten rice and to help speed up his metabolism he has been taking diet pills. to date he has lost 80 pounds. even with the christmas season and all the parties, he has still managed to lose weight. his target is to lose 40 more pounds. he is happy with his weight loss progress and everybody has been really happy for him.

i have been neglecting my blogs for the past few days. bad blogger. i have been playing my computer games and today, i started watching gossip girl. i have been told by a friend before that the series is nice and they tetet mentioned the series again last friday. after church sunday, i bought the dvd and started watching it this afternoon. im now hooked!

i bought 2 back issues of yummy magazine a month ago because the receipes they had seemed easy. i wanted to do some cooking (as if!) since i am not really doing anything. i have read the magazines already but i have not done any cooking yet. my mom has been asking me on when i will cook. she has been telling me that i should know how to cook especially since i have plans of going abroad to work (sounds family, tems?). probably next week. probably not. teehee!

i posted a story about an accident a family friend suffered yesterday.

to all those who drive especially during night time, i do hope you all take extra precaution and try not to drive if you are sleepy. you could read it here.

new blog is now up.

it took time to transfer the blog under my own domain name but after a few tries, success! patience is indeed a virtue.

pls visit my other home at here. see you there! =)

im keeping this blog and the new one so to my blogger friends, just add the other one on your links. thanks!

dvd...dvd

the dvd player i have in my room died. i have been using it for 3 years now and when i woke up this morning it wouldn't play the house dvd thati was just watching last night. i tried the dvd with my mom's player and it worked. i tried a different dvd on my player and it still won't work. my dad said to just get a new one instead of having the dvd player repaired.

with that, i am now on a lookout for a dvd player recorder. i want to get a player and recorder in one so i could also record my favorite tv shows. super many brands available and i am currently in the process of reading all the reviews just to make sure i get to buy the one that would give me the best value for my money. oh,let me just rephrase that...my dad's money. the one i had was unbranded so im planning to get a branded one this time.

online degree

my high school friend P had long wanted to get a graduate degree in business. she was actually the one who convinced me years back to enroll in graduate school. we took the entrance exam together, i enrolled and she ended up not enrolling. i didn't get to finish my graduate studies as i shifted to nursing school.

anyhow, the company that P is working for is willing to send her to school for free. the company is willing to shoulder all the expenses but the thing is P does not have the time to go to school as she is swamped with work. i suggested that she enroll on an online university that offers graduate degree programs in business. she couldn't believe that their was such a school. she recently inquired with capella university. she is scheduled to participate in a week long online seminar for her to know the school more and the requirements that they have. if things go well, then she could process her admission application already and get to start school by feb 2008.

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anyone here who likes mariel?

well, i don't! i never liked her even before she became a houseguest for pbb. i would suggest that you watch this video. im not judging her with just this video but if you got to watch pbb you'll really come to know that behind the sweet image is a not so nice person. being drunk is not reason enough to curse at someone. it's such a shame that those who didn't have the 24/7 access was not able to watch this. i guess abs was trying to protect mariel since she is a kapamilya talent.

first tag for 2008

grabbed from jane.

1) Where did you begin 2007?
Function room of BSA suites in makati with my tuaño family

2) What was your status by Valentine’s Day?
uhm. complicated (so friendster!)

3) Were you in school anytime this year?
yes. nursing school.

4) How did you earn your money?
first 5 months of the 2007 i was unemployed and was receiving allowance from my parents, may i got employed again and then started on paid blogging. sept i resigned from work to start with my review but im still do paid blogs.

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
yes. every week in the first half of the year for my clinical rotations.

6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
yes. traffic violation.

7) Where did you go on holidays?
boracay and baguio

8)What did you purchase that was over $1000?
didn't spend that much on a single item. i didn't have that much money to start with.

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
yes

10)Did you know anybody who passed away?
baby martin

12) Did you move anywhere?
no

14) What concerts/shows did you go to?
20M grand draw of hope cigarettes. hahaha!

15) Are you registered to vote?
yes

16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
PBB? riza simply because mariel and ethel didn't like her

17) Where do you live now?
quezon city

18) Describe your birthday.
dinner with tuano family and school mates

19) What’s one thing you thought you’d never do but did in 2007?
take the licensure exam.

20) What has been your favorite moment?
boracay 2007

21) What’s something you learned about yourself?
i can actually study straight for weeks

22.) Any new additions to your family?
no

23) Your best month?
i want to say november because of boracay but i also hated this month because i spent days studying. so maybe it's december because of Christmas but then it was also december when i took the licensure exam.

24.) What music will you remember 2007 by?
at your side by the corrs

25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
friends from school

26) Made new friends?
blogger friends and orchid friends

27) Best NEW friend?
gen, mae, bel and maricel

28) Favorite night out?
every night out with family and friends

29) Something you look forward to this year?
passing the licensure exam!

30) Where did you start 2008?
same as where i started 2007, BSA suites again. we always spend new year's in makati.

credit cards

i have a few that i got when i was still working with a bank. we usually just get credit cards at that time even if we didn't apply for it. friends say i was lucky since they still had to complete forms and provide for financial documents before they actually got a credit card but i say not really so lucky.

i cancelled and paid off some of my cards already and i just have two now that i don't really use anymore. i decided to keep them for emergency purposes but since i have to pay for the annual fees i am thinking of just keeping one. i decided on keeping my citi card. why? bec their company offers Best Cash Back Credit Cards. at least if i do decide on using it, i still get a certain percentage back because of the cash back credit. it is very important for me to choose a company that offers me a better deal since their are a lot of credit card companies. comparing the companies with always land you a good deal.

i am so close to completing my other blogsite with my own domain name. it's taking time for me to complete this project of mine, but i have learned that patience is a virtue. i just have to complete the look of my other blog and viola. can't wait to start earning on it. yun pala yun.

i should be doing my online tasks but i always end up window shopping. i haven't really bought anything buy my list of things to buy is getting longer and longer.
i still can't find any $250 nintendo wii available, lahat sold out. sheesh!
TAPOS
as i was browsing the amazon site. i saw a videocamcorder, flip. i also want this one. i love taking videos and i usually just use my camera. this is a perfect gadget for me!
i think i better sleep na and stop my window shopping. all the gadgets are making me drool.

RAK

having been exposed to public hospitals, i have seen first hand the needs of our hospitals. not all hospitals get the funding that they need and most of them lack the equipments that they need to be able to provide treatment or care to patients.
the hospital where my uncle works for in the states recently sold the defibrillators that they have been using for less than 2 years at a very low price since it was hospital protocol to change equipments every 18 months. what my uncle did was to buy 18 defibrillators and sent them to a hospital in bacolod as his donation. instead of going on a trip for his birthday, he spent the money buying the equipment. the equipment is still in tip top condition and still looks brand new. the hospital director who is a best friend of my uncle was very happy as they really needed the equipment.
my uncle says he may have spent his birthday without going on a trip or without a party but the money he used to buy the machine was money well spent. not only was it money well spent but it surely is to be used to save lives.

i love torrent!

everything and anything i need i could download from torrent. i get the games i play from torrent. i get my weekly dose of grey's anatomy, house md, pushing daisies, and private practice from torrent (not the past weeks though bec no new episodes are being aired bec of the writer's strike). apart from my tv series, i was also able to get a copy of for one more day movie which is super nice. AND right now, as i write this and finish all my tasks--im already downloading the movie P.S. i love you. im keeping my fingers crossed though that it's clear. three more hours of downloading to go!

when the cat is away, the mouse will play.

my mom is back to work. my sister went to work. borgy is still in bacolod. my dad is out playing golf. that leaves me in the house with the helpers. im not the one playing though. it's the helpers. i either stay in front of the computer or in my room when im home so that leaves the maids with nothing to do. i can hear them outside though laughing and singing with the other maids sa neighbor. i dont mind it, because they have finished cleaning the house. hopefully though they have cooked something for lunch.

businesss management

since it is 2008 most of the companies have set new targets, goals for the new year. this is what i miss the most. having worked for the bank, i miss those sessions we had when all we did was plan, forecast, and set new goals. i was talking with C last week she was telling me that for this year they are actually using PROPHIX business performance management. it is a automated, and secure business process manager that ensures the highest level of accuracy, reliability, and consistency throughout all of your planning, consolidation, and allocation processes. if this works for the account she is on, they will be using the same process for all the accounts in their company by next year.

how was your weekend? mine was ok. i was out saturday and sunday which i think is good. if i stay home i end up playing computer games and eating. teehee.

sunday, we went to trinoma. sale everywhere! promod, mango, zara, debenhams, lacoste, charles&keith and even the newly opened gap. topshop sale is to start on wednesday though. i still think the mid-year sale is better because most of the items on sale are off season items. but if you are dead set on having something new in your closet, you would still get to find one or two or three items to buy.

batteries

i was thinking of going to the mall today to buy nimh batteries for my digital camera. i have 4 i currently use but i have been having problems with them already. the battery life is now shorter. i have been using the batteries for more than a year now and i really do need to change them already. i found cheaper batteries online though and have opted to buy online instead of going to the mall.

looking pretty good

i saw my friend I the other day. she is here on a vacation and the moment i saw her i knew something was different. she looked different, she looked prettier than when i last saw her. as we were talking, she asked me if i notice anything different. i immediately told her i do but i don't think that she had a nose job she has been wanting to get. that made both us laugh. she then said that she had her teeth done. she went to charlotte cosmetic dentist and had them fix her teeth. she says she now has teeth like those of beauty pageant contestants because she used to have really small teeth. she could now pass for a toothpaste commercial with her pearly white teeth.

today's breakfast

regent tempura chips (can be eaten as is or dipped in vinegar with fish sauce) and oreo double stuff. i love the combination, something sweet and something salty. for my first drink of the day, coke light. yes. i drink soda or juice when i wake up. i am not so fond of drinking water. talk about healthy eating. i know and i have studied that i should be drinking water. i really can't just drink water for some reason. oh, i drink naman pala. 2 glasses the most in a day. hopefully, someday soon i will learn to drink water. for now, coke light or pepsi max it is.

time to do business

my cousin and i are venturing into a new business. we areto sell statement shirts. she does all the work though in terms of designing and the actual production. i am tasked to do the selling and marketing of the shirts. we should have started the business before Christmas but we weren't really ready yet and we didn't want to push it just because of the season. anyhow, we are determined to be able to launch the business within the first two months of the year.



part of our marketing strategies is to put up a website as our online store so that we could also capture the international market (yes, we are going and dreaming big!). i got an ashop commerce shopping cart software to start us with our online store. the software is really easy to use and customisable which is really important with us. since our business is statement shirts with really funky designs, we need to come up with a funky website too. the ashop plan we got is also affordable even for starters like us and we get the support that we need.

hopefully, everything will go well from here on. we are just keeping our fingers crossed we get to meet our targets within the first two quarters of the year. will keep you guys posted as soon as the site is up.

Survivor:Micronesia

for all survivor's fan, here is a sneak peak of the cast for survivors micronesia.

it's going to be
the favorites(past survivors cast)


11 — Cirie Fields, 37, Survivor: Panama
12 — Jonathan Penner, 45, Survivor: Cook Islands
13 — Amanda Kimmel, 23, Survivor: China
14 — James Clement, 30, Survivor: China
15 — Ozzy Lusth, 26, Survivor: Cook Islands
16 — Yau-Man Chan, 55, Survivor: Fiji
17 — Eliza Orlins, 25, Survivor: Vanuatu
18 — Jon Dalton (aka Johnny Fairplay), 33, Survivor: Pearl Islands
19 — Parvati Shallow, 25, Survivor: Cook Islands
20 — Ami Cusack, 24, Survivor Pearl Islands

vs the fans


1 — Michael Bortone, 34, a writer/actor from Los Angeles (originally from Boston)
2 — Tracy Hughes-Wolf, 43, a commercial builder from Frederick, Va.
3 — Joel Anderson, 32, a firefighter from Avondale, Ariz.
4 — Kathleen Sleckman, 45, a golf course vendor from Glen Ellyn, Ill.
5 — Erik Reichenbach, 22, an ice cream scooper from Ypsilanti, Mich. (works in Hell, Mich.)
6 — Mary Sartain, 29, a small business owner from Emeryville, Calif.
7 — Chet Welch, 48, a beauty pageant coach from Ford City, Pa.
8 — Natalie Bolton, 32, a personal trainer from West Hollywood, Calif (orig. from Houston)
9 — Jason Siska, 22, a student teacher from Fox River Grove, Ill.
10 — Alexis Jones, 24, a motivational speaker from Beverly Hills (orig. from Austin, Tex.)

the show is set to premier on Feb 7. can't wait!