Saturday 9: St. Patrick's Day

1. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th (Thursday). Do you celebrate and wear green? Drink Green Beer? Ignore it? 
We don't have this kind of holiday or occasion.

2. If a leprechaun told you that you could have any amount of money from his pot of gold but it had to be a specified amount for a specified item, how much would you ask for and what would it be for?

One million for building our church and setting up my own business!

3. One of the symbols of St. Patrick’s Day is the leprechaun. Name a celebrity that you think would look good as a leprechaun. Name a celebrity that would look ridiculous as a leprechaun. Is there any one celebrity that would make a really scary leprechaun?

None.  I can't seem to think one actor that would look ridiculous as a leprechaun or a scary one and if ever I'd come up with one I'd rather not say it lol!

4. For a prize of $1,000,000,000 you are challenged to make yourself a costume for a St. Patricks Day party. The ONLY rules are that you aren’t allow to use clothing and it has to be green. Using anything other than clothing, describe your costume to us using ANYTHING else in the house.

If it has to be green maybe I would use green plants pasted into my body.

5. What day of the week is your busiest? Tell us about your schedule.


It's Saturday because all of us are in the house and I cook a lot.  I also finish all of my tasks because the following day is dedicated to church service fellowship.  Saturday is the busiest but the happiest too!

6. No matter what’s going on in your life, what always makes you smile?

My family especially my three kids, the reason for my happiness.

7. Of all the clothes you own, what do you feel most comfortable wearing, and why?

My house clothes which I always wear now. 

8. On what television show—either past or present—would you like to make to make a guest appearance, and what role would you play?

I think I'll be comfortable and happy with playing Ally in Ally Mc Beal


9. What else is on your mind? Go ahead and rant.

I've got plenty of work to be done, online tasks to write and chores to do but I'm not going to rant about it as I love doing it for my family. And besides I'm very happy with a lot of good news this weekend.

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Saturday 9: Medicate

1. Do you take a lot of medication? No, I'm just taking my vitamins

2. Name one of your flaws and tell us about it.  I'm too trusting.  I easily trust a person so I'm always prone to betrayal, but that was before because I left my corporate life and concentrated on my being a work-at-home Mom (WAHM)

3. Have you ever won first place? If yes, tell us about your victory! Yes! It's usually on board games hahaha! In scrabble particularly :D

4. Who is the last person to make you smile? What was happening? My kids.  Because they're praising me for the meal they love to eat.

5. Describe a time when you should have tried harder.  I've always tried harder on many occasions and on many jobs.  And whatever accomplishments I've made in my life it's through my best efforts and prayers.  If I failed I know it's not for me.

6. What are you best at? Writing, Cooking, Lettering and Administering

7. If someone was going to make a movie or TV show about your life, who would play you and why? Sorry but I don't my story to be publicized, I'm a privy and shy person to even attempt to do it.

8. Name 3 things that you think are strange.  Talking while sleeping, walking while sleeping and sleeping while at work lol!

9. What is one lesson you have learned in the past 12 months? I've learned that in whatever things you achieved in life you owe it all to Him and you should acknowledge it to Him.  Count your blessings even the tiniest ones.

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Saturday 9: Friends

1. How many of your friendships have lasted more than ten years? Which of your current friends do you feel will still be important to you ten years from now?
Most of the friendships I had lasted for more than ten years especially from my last job which I stayed for 16 years. We didn't lose communications and we still meet to chat and dine from time to time. But the longest I had which I'm still close and chat every day is my high school best friend JennyL. Almost all of my friends will still be important 10 years from now because I'm the kind who keep friends forever.

2. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what’s the first thing you look at?
My eyes.

3. Who was the most recent person on your missed call list on your cell phone? What’s your relationship with the person?My friend Sophie, she's a friend I met in my daughter's school 6 years ago. We got along fine and became close friends too. She texted me to attend her daughter's oath taking celebration. Her daughter recently passed the Architecture board exam.

4. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say?
As I was saying she told me this - "Please come to our house and join us in my daughter's oath taking celebration"

5. How would you “label” yourself?
Hardworking

6. What was your favorite age that you’ve been?
When I was 24 and met God in my life

7. What is your current desk top picture? What’s it significant?
Picture of my family, They're the most important people in my life aside from my parents and siblings.

8. What was the last thing you said to someone that you‘d like to take back?
Backoff lol! Joke! I can't remember actually!

9. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to go back in time and fix all your mistakes which would you choose?

A million bucks lol! I believe that every mistakes in the past has happened for a purpose so I don't want to turn back the hand of time for that because you can correct your mistakes by not doing it again ever! I always pray to God to help me change for the better!

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Saturday 9: Don't Talk To Strangers

1. Tell us about a night that you spent with someone who was a stranger, yet by the end of the night you were very close.

~ I was not alone I was with a group doing technical proposal in our company and I was introduced to someone from our joint venture company. He was very enthusiastic about finishing the work and very accommodating and jolly even if we're all tired and pressured. By the end of the night (actually we reached early morning) he acts as if he's one of us and he became close to our technical group. He's an officer from one of the major telco.
2. When is the last time you rode the bus?
~ Last month with DH and Josh when we came from our midweek bible study.
3. Describe the last time you stood up for a cause.
~ Many years ago when I was still a college student, I can't post the details but it was an overwhelming experience.
4. What is something you would like to do, but you're afraid of the risk(s)?
~ Setting up our own business, just a little apprehensive I think not really afraid.
5. What would you most like to accomplish before the year is over?
~ I've already accomplished it. My two house projects.
6. Name something you'll miss about 2009.
~ my last days in my work, the time that I realized who are my real friends and happy that I have many.
7. If you could invent something, what would it be?
~ none as I've invented enough in my college days, I'll leave those to others.
8. What first got you started blogging?
~ To make a journal diary of my family especially my kids
9. How did you find this meme?
~ through my friend's blog!

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Saturday 9: Inside Job

Saturday 9

1. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a chemist.
2. Did you ever pursue that career?
Nope.
3. If you are not in that field, what changed?
I'm not healthy enough to be in laboratory most of the time and computer education is very in demand those days so I decided to take up computer engineering for better job opportunities after college.
4. What is your current job?
I just resigned from being an Admin. officer, Billing,Collection and Accounting Supervisor, a Human Resource officer and International Carrier Settlement Officer in a small telecommunications company. It's almost three months now since I decided to be a work-at-home Mom and do freelance writing and blogging. See I've almost rounded up all office departments
5. What’s the best part of what you do?
Being a dedicated Mom and wife and at the same time earn bucks online, isn't it wonderful!
6. Do you have plans to do something else down the road?
Yap, small business on foods.
7. How did you get your present job? If you are a stay at home mom, how long did you need to plan that move? My bestfriend taught me the basics of bloging and as for being Mom and wife I think 'till my family needs me....
8. Did your parents influence your choices of jobs over the years?
No
9. What advice would you give your children on careers?
They need to choose the field that they they really want and at the same time the field that they can earn a living for their future families. Sometimes what we want is not the best for us and will not give us decent job.

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