tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27356591948265282722024-03-22T10:41:55.389+08:00the esquared lifeElaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-61533756377281743112012-08-31T00:04:00.000+08:002012-08-31T00:05:28.752+08:00oh wow<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">new dashboard? new blogger.com? :p</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">me now...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">working, really hard</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">managing time, at least trying to</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">living wisely, hoping i do</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">renewed enthusiasm, hopefully</span></li>
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Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-43655847396322306062012-02-04T00:25:00.001+08:002012-02-04T00:25:18.730+08:00outlook recharge<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel fatigued lately, skin shows it... Last November was a challenge, Ecai was hospitalized for more than a week. December was hectic, aww that tight sched. January was a challenge, work related duties. And oh, here you are February, can you give me some love?</span><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been totally feeling down and pessimistic that this morning I invoked the power of positive thinking. Ha! I resolve to lessen my worries by enjoying the ride a bit more. But how to completely do this, I have no idea. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe... yeah, I better enjoy the ride again!</span></div>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-58807758012503315562012-01-16T18:51:00.000+08:002012-01-16T18:51:22.341+08:00Dream Daily Schedule<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start the day early... 5:30am and leave for work at 7:30am.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work until 6pm only. Necessities until 9pm and put Ecai to bed. Stay up only upto 10:30pm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Funny, right? No details at all. Oh well, waking and sleeping time is all I care about. =p</span></div>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-63016913342062001042011-12-31T02:21:00.000+08:002011-12-31T02:21:10.533+08:00Making a List And Checking It Twice...No, I am not late... I am making a list of things I hope I can get done within this year.<br />
2011 was very relaxed, or should I say... lacked focus, I<b> do this and stop to do that...</b> <b>I see this and get that... </b>all messed up and foolish. immature and lazy.<br />
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For 2012 I must...<br />
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1. USE MOBILE PHONE - I do not use or check my mobile all the time. I just pick it up to check an app and to take a pic. Yeah, I am very bad with replying to SMS and calls. It is usually dead and is at the bottom or nowhere in my bag.<br />
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2. BE ORGANIZED - Yup, this says it all, from my bag to kit to wallet and to cabinets. <b>A place for everything and everything in its place.</b> Tidy up at least bi-monthly.<br />
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3. EXECUTE AS PLANNED - Paging MR Husband.<br />
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4. BLOG OFTEN - Plan to do this, so I can always review goals. And share. <b> And be reminded of the things that I should be thankful of.</b><br />
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5. DO SOME ART - Yeah... projects and me. =p<br />
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I need to...<br />
<ul><li>Continue Ecai on weekends and print 2011 album.</li>
<li>Have fun in May.</li>
<li>Do some 31 new somethings.</li>
</ul>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-88094827730234762282011-10-18T21:06:00.002+08:002011-10-18T21:15:26.708+08:00time management, huh<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYvJmxgpK_0VF47ETG1yIO0g6no3jXw4VdqyeeCLF_NePjhBk1Fy2cPx60Y5uKn0mYaAWjEoqCV4JrWgJhO8gu5mNdwlpPzU21NY4yTHiITAWxp_8D_wkCyxIZwLcRBiqxkJxjQSDywW/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYvJmxgpK_0VF47ETG1yIO0g6no3jXw4VdqyeeCLF_NePjhBk1Fy2cPx60Y5uKn0mYaAWjEoqCV4JrWgJhO8gu5mNdwlpPzU21NY4yTHiITAWxp_8D_wkCyxIZwLcRBiqxkJxjQSDywW/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week, I had a inkling to document how I spend my 24 hours. And I was dismayed with the result! On the average weekday I have: 10 hours for work, 2 hours travel, 2 hours for self hygiene and basic necessity like eating, 3 hours with daughter, 6 hours of sleep, 1 hour for hobbies or etc, 0 hours for husband, 0 hours for thinking and planning, 0 hours for house chores, 0 hours for relationship building... <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and oh my!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So last weekend, I had to try valuing my time and making the most of it. Woke up early and this is how I had spent 2 weekend days: 5 hours with ecai on a park, taking care of her, playing with her. and 2 hours buying what I need for a hobby, 2 hours personal hygiene and basic necessity, 3 hours ecau time, 4 hours hobby with tv time - that's for saturday. For Sunday, 1.5 hours prep for mass, 1.5 hours at mass, 3 hours with ecai, 4 hours on work-related task, 1 hour for preparing things, 2 hours traveling, 2 hours preparing to sleep! Wow, with all those I was able to spend time with ecai, finish work assignments, and have some time to do my cross stiching project! But the weekend was so tiring! That I still feel aches!</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in the end, from now on, since I value my self, I need all the rest I can get. Period.</span></div>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-15599507703110777692011-10-09T11:51:00.004+08:002011-10-18T21:13:16.420+08:00a different pair of shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjfjORtmOFZZQoS1PsnvRJGCo1FwbVIBOJ1mpQKX-4VkfJHJ_s0vKNKPBav44G686PzYEvtnfaYlsedf8NgrjpBfBw0FsDuJvwdP-xc-wuGpGHhlgaCW4u8QcsD_8mB07ZnwGWejCpz3S/s1600/misschievous.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjfjORtmOFZZQoS1PsnvRJGCo1FwbVIBOJ1mpQKX-4VkfJHJ_s0vKNKPBav44G686PzYEvtnfaYlsedf8NgrjpBfBw0FsDuJvwdP-xc-wuGpGHhlgaCW4u8QcsD_8mB07ZnwGWejCpz3S/s1600/misschievous.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">820 days ago, I posted <a href="http://oldesquaredlife.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-if-shoe-doesn-fit.html">this</a>. And somewhere along the road, I am working again, actually already for over a year. And the walk wasn't easy at all. Being a mummy and working is an every day challenge, one cannot be with the other! =p Both need dedication and mastery and are time consuming. But the priority remains.</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ecs is 29 months. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Says sweet words. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is funny. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is bright. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Likes my things (which is annoying most of the time, but hey, can't tell her no but must tell her what's hers and what's mine, like my journals and books).</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After taking her pic, Jut jokingly poked through her eyeglasses so she covered her eyes. Shocked, she looked at me and asked me, "ay! bakit ganyan?" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Why like this?) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- while sticking her eyes with her fingers. All the while she thought her spectacles have glass. Ha.</span></div>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-33002304626576283102011-09-24T13:08:00.000+08:002011-09-24T13:08:42.278+08:00and reading again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KJhm4jKBKMSbzufGwb3GnK9spR2AJUdCk3NrrV_gb6VQqjp_CeZlabNceNHgzKX3t_3OMdunN5s9eN8jqXe3Xcqp0lNEDPwHqM6syBSb8Tr7PC2x-RTHUSbM0ksUv0kjUl8oHJRrpsgI/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KJhm4jKBKMSbzufGwb3GnK9spR2AJUdCk3NrrV_gb6VQqjp_CeZlabNceNHgzKX3t_3OMdunN5s9eN8jqXe3Xcqp0lNEDPwHqM6syBSb8Tr7PC2x-RTHUSbM0ksUv0kjUl8oHJRrpsgI/s1600/books.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't really stop reading, always had Harry Potter series, but aside from those, I didn't prioritize reading. Until I searched for a gift for a friend, thought of giving her a book and decided on <b>My Name Is Memory</b>. Reading the synopsis made me <i>source</i> for a copy too! It was a- ok. You'd be hooked reading it because of the mild suspense and wonder if <i>Daniel </i>will finally be given the chance of being together with <i>Sophia</i>, after all of his hundreds of years of effort. Just really bad that the ending was so open ended! It is a must to wait for the second book! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't enjoy <b>Imaginary Girls</b>. Started reading the book, so might as well finish it. Probably I didn't find the "captivating sisterly love" plot of the book appealing. It was well written though.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And oh, I almost forgot about <b>The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo</b>. Enjoyed that book too! It kept me guessing of what happened and what will happen. As I moved to the next book in the Millennium Trilogy, I got bored, that I stopped reading the book half way. Grew tired of <i>Lisbeth's </i> so many issues. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm distracted! Really hard to focus. There are lots of things that catches my attention and making me waste time! Plus I have chores and duties to fulfill.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I say, if I don't start now, then when? If I don't take baby steps, then when can I leap?</span></div>Elaine Joy; EJ; Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639226618408920356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735659194826528272.post-31011893999723913852011-09-10T22:39:00.000+08:002011-09-10T22:39:34.729+08:00on 9.10.11<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVPAe9kLpsw5MkYfP59UrSuJHozE7Qbe1dWI4ZfmRdc6KTsdixZtYUwWZ96c7_UZVV2ZNIQJWRLeAM6l9VK-xAdvNqFrlSKHJ-e6dmhGVCnthFYA_49W1ieflkr5MB4ROyCI6rl7rzaI6/s1600/start.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVPAe9kLpsw5MkYfP59UrSuJHozE7Qbe1dWI4ZfmRdc6KTsdixZtYUwWZ96c7_UZVV2ZNIQJWRLeAM6l9VK-xAdvNqFrlSKHJ-e6dmhGVCnthFYA_49W1ieflkr5MB4ROyCI6rl7rzaI6/s1600/start.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to re-do my blog. The old entries between 2007 to 2010, which I can't find the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">COURAGE</span> of deleting, were moved and <a href="http://oldesquaredlife.blogspot.com/">linked</a> somewhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting over is...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the beginning of CSI Season 12 on September 21</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">revisiting advance html and css, ha!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">continuing to cross stitch of autumn, am done with spring and summer</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">planning to do some art</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">checking out typography</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">learning the virtue of patience</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A mild compulsion to post on Sept 10, 2011, I have really waited for this day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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