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I Love You Mom !

My mom has always wanted to see me do well in my life. I thank her so much for that. I know I haven't been the perfect son these past years but I always try to make my mom proud of me for the things I've accomplished and love to do. My mom is hardworking even though sometimes she seems too busy for certain things. But my mom works full-time, supervising the casino floors at Cache Creek 5 and even a couple time a month 6 days a week. On her spare time she loves to just watch her TFC shows, cook some of the best filipino and other asian foods ever, play mah jong with her friends once a week now, and babysit her grand kids twice a week! One thing I love about my mom that I think is really cute is that my mom and dad watch tayong dalawa and a couple of other TFC soap opera shows, and my parents drink their margaritas and tecate, and watch those shows for hours. They get into the show and my mom translates everything for my dad. That's hella cute!

My dad now knows the characters and gets into the soap opera drama even though he has no clue what the actors are saying. But yeah my mom stays up literally every night and cooks lunch and most of the time dinner for our family the next day. She'll stay up 'til 1-2am just to make sure my dad, brother, me, and other brother and sister in law come home to cooked food. I make her kitchen duties easier on her by cleaning the kitchen and keeping the living room clean as much as I can. She really is beautiful. Whenever I see my mom at family parties just socializing and smiling, I can't help but do the same because I know my mom is happy with her life and although our family isn't perfect, whose family isn't? Honestly, for every bit of encouragement, discouragement, disappointment, appreciation, and love that my mom has given me, I know that she is a beautiful person inside and out. She always tells me she just wants to see all of her kids be successful and happy with their lives, have a nice home to stay in, and not be in debt. Once I give my mom grand kids, she said she could live happy for the rest of her life. Her retirement dream is to move back to the Philippines with my dad and see the rest of her famiy in Pampanga.

Thank you Mom for everything you've given me, taught me,

You've always made me proud for always being yourself and still being able to be a good mother who just wants to see people to well in their lives. I will always carry that belief with me and pass it on everywhere I go.

I love you MOM!

cheek bones

I walked into the kitchen this morning to make breakfast and my mom almost had a look of disgust and said " my gosh mijo, you're losing so much weight in your face, your cheek bones are sticking out..what are you doing?". I laughed and said "Ok, Christmas time you said i was getting fat and my face was getting chubby, now I'm losing too much? what do you want mom?!" haha. I am proud that I literally lost 30lbs since Christmas time! I went from 192 lbs to 162 lbs! It's weird to notice but I need not only new jeans because they're all too big on me, but I need a new belt. What's up with that? everytime I run to class my pants fall down and I have to hold them up like a gangster running away from the cops. Eh well, time to hit the gym. My left leg is still oddly banged up. I think I bruised my lateral collateral ligament (LCL). is that possible? when I sleep on it, i feel a radiating pain on the side of my knee, but when I stand up, walk, run, squat, it feels ok. Maybe there's a nerve impingement? if this keeps up for the next couple days, I'm going to make an appointment at kaiser..

SHOGUN vs MACHIDA 2...I say shogun wins!! what about you?!?!

attention seekers

there are mental disorders marked by continual attention-seeking. The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) suggests that people with dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior and thoughts that interfere markedly with day-to-day functioning might be suffering from a personality disorder.

someone who seems to crave and create drama and attention might be experiencing symptoms of histrionic personality disorder (HPD). Only mental health professionals can diagnose this when there is clear evidence that five of the following symptoms occur in various contexts and seem to have begun in early adulthood:

experiences discomfort when not the center of attention
often interacts in inappropriately sexual or seductive ways
displays shallow and rapidly shifting emotions
places extreme value on personal appearance and uses appearance to draw attention to self
speaks with little detail while conveying vague ideas
displays dramatic and theatrical expression of emotion
is easily influenced by others and seems suggestible
thinks interpersonal relationships are more intimate than they really are

You can imagine that people who meet criteria for HPD may experience some negative reactions from other people based on how they behave. Yet, many people with HPD lead relatively successful lives. The problem is that they seem to fall apart when faced with situations where they perceive rejection from others and especially when romantic relationships sour. In fact, break-ups or instances of social rejection often push people with HPD into depression.

Sometimes you wonder what happens to these people when you actually don't give them the attention they seek. I've seen some people crack and try to play mind games by making you feel bad for something that's not even your fault; this blame calls for drama and attention that these types of people tend to want. There are some people in this world that actually cannot get enough attention because of social issues, insecurites and other psychological factors that may be hidden within the person that may have been caused by adolescent problems like family issues. Sometimes when the parents are not there to show compassion, attention, affection, love, and needed guidance to grow as a mature man or woman, these people are very likely to have some attention seeking problems. Some tend to thrive for attention just to stir up drama between people when it is clearly unnecessary. Parent's lack of discipline, morals, love and attention will strongly affect these kinds of people.

When these people grow up with the lack of discipline, morals, love and attention these people tend to seek it from other people. This can be a good thing and a bad thing for the person depending on his or her ability to balance out the 4 things listed above. In relationships old and new, this attention seeker still carries on old habits because it is very hard to change one's values over night. And sometimes you just need to let these people do what they do best: learn the hard way, accept whether or not they get the attention they seek for, realize when they're being irrational only after they feel like an asshole (if person actually let's their pride down for one second to think outside from another POV), love others quickly because of the lack of attention they may not get at home from the loved one they thought should love them back with the proper attention and affection. In some cases where these people are a lost cause and are unable to realize when good help, love, appreciation and affection is right in front of their eyes..ya just gotta say "fuck it, life goes on with or without you"

And my life will be just fine and even better without these types of people. It's less stressful that way.

Alkaline foods = more energy and weight loss WHAT?!

When eating you're feeding your body foods that may be acidic or alkaline (basic). Either way, you always want to have a balance between the two so you don't cause your body any discomfort or side effects.

One important thing about eating too many high acidic foods is that they tend to cause weight gain, heart & health problems such as cardiovascular disease and obesity. Highly acidic foods tend to be very sweet, high in saturated content and tend to make us eat more and more of it because of how great it tastes. Your overall health depends on balancing your pH (acid/alkaline) levels. Eating acidic foods is not bad for you, but it's just that when you consume too much of it, your body will pay the price.


Also, eating foods that are more alkaline and maintaining a pH balance within your eating habits will result in weight loss, increased stamina and strength,a stronger immune system and a greater sense of wellbeing.


Some of the side effects with having high acidity (high acid food content) are: joint pain, cramps, and even acid-reflux disease. Foods that have amounts of the following can cause your body to become too acidic (which could even cause acid reflux): alcohol, black pepper, chili, chili powder, spicy food, tea, tomato-based products like kecthup, vinegar and citrus fruits.


Please note that some foods, such as citrus fruits, have an acid pH before they are consumed and but they usually leave an alkaline residue in the body after they have been metabolized. e.g. Grapefruits, berries, pineapple and other citrus fruits (citric acid) are high in pH, but when metabolized (broken down in the body), the food resides as an alkaline food.


This is why you see those heartburn commercials of some person eating chili or spicy wings and then looks all uncomfortable and needs a bottle of TUMS (antacids) which will bring your body back to alkaline (more basic: higher pH levels in within the body).


I found a really cool acidic food and alkaline food chart for you guys so that you don't have to do the research. Hope I helped you guys out!

GO HERE! SERIOUSLY!..I printed this out and put it on my fridge. DO IT!

http://www.energiseforlife.com/list_of_alkaline_foods.php


On a side note: a lot of the alkaline foods relate to my 15 foods that increase your metabolism blog.

After taking a look at the alkaline food chart below, I realized that all of the foods on the alkaline chart help speed up your metabolism, which means, your body will want to burn more calories to breakdown the food which will in turn process the food easier and if you mix your eating habits with fiber in the mix, your body will be breaking down food faster and more efficiently which means you'll have the energy (calories) you need from the food, and will cause your stomach to be feeling hungry within 3-4 hours. If you eat foods that have good sources of fiber, alkaline type food, along with sensible portions and staying hydrated, you should be eating about 4-6 meals a day.


Think of it like this: why eat 3 meals in one day that may be acidic, full of too much salt, sugar, and fat that you don't need when you could control your meals with portions like having 4 sensible meals + 2 snack breaks throughout the day? This way, you consume the calories you need for your busy day whether it be for work, school, training, exercising, or having a long day where you're on your feet. Feeding your body just enough calories every 3-4 hours will keep your metabolism going and constantly burning calories.


I could write about the effects of starving yourself, eating 2 times a day and then drinking hella alcohol at night, or just eating every 6 hours because you're too busy to eat, forget to eat, or even think smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee and alochol will help you lose weight. that shit is stupid and will only make your body feel like shit and cause you to age more. Fuck that, feed your body the nutrients, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbs, and fats it needs so you can live a good healthy life. ahh..next time! haha..hope you enjoyed this blog yo!


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