My brother is a certified junk/old stuffhoarder ..lol What makes me say that? He actually collects memorabilia and even displayed it in their house. Actually there’s a small space in their house where he made a glass table at the center and he puts his collections so that his friends and our relatives can see.

He actually loves the complements that he is getting everytime someone says that his collection is nice and rare to find. He has this old Tagalog magazines, comics even dated way back in the 60’s, photos of local celebrities, stamps, gold coins, LP record and more. Name it and I guess he has it.

His collections are his priced possession like what he said and he told us that in the future he can sell them at fairly good amount.Up to now he is still continuing of adding more stuff to his collection by buying from someone who has some old stuff that they’ve been keeping for years.

Ok so I’m pmsing right now and part of this achy experience of mine every month, I’m always too emotional and I have this chocolate cravings.

Yesterday afternoon, instead of finishing my online works, I decided to just stay in bed and rest with my jammies on for I really feel cold and achy. I turned on the TV and watched documentaries at QTV11. The episode was about their power review of their old episodes about a reporter who went to Indonesia after the destructive tsunami in 2005. Eventhough it happened many years ago, I can’t help but to cry with the footages that they have shown. I was brought back to the time it happened and oh my goodness I’m are so thankful that my family and I didn’t experience such here in the country.

Oh dear, I guess there’s no more luck that this point and shoot camera of mine will be fixed. It’s been with me for the last 3 years and I have used it most of the times when I need a portable camera. My SIL and a friend is even borrowing it from time to time. Now that my p&s is broken, I have no choice but to use my DLSR camera to take shots.

I guess I have to buy a new one if I have saved enough because I really needed a portable cam that I can put easily on my small bag. I hope I can scour for new styles and prices next weekend along with the door hardware that we need for the house. The door knob in the guest room suddenly got broken too so it needs a replacement as well.

So what’s with gold these days? I have come to know that these days gold coins and even bullion have been a great investment to date by investors all over the world. We all know that gold, even in the ancient times have been used in barter and trading as their form of money during those days. Owning gold in our possession is already a good investment because we can either keep it and sell it in the future. Others can keep it as part of their collection and it’s their way of preserving their wealth.Right now, I will not wonder anymore why some investors are hoarding or keeping these precious metals in thier possession.

Wow, I have not opened my Google reader for the last few days and when I opened it today, I was greeted with tons of blog posts to read. My blogger friends are indeed very busy these days just like me and that is very happy to note.

I’m still not finish reading or scanning some of their entries but I hope in the next few days I can finish it but for sure they will be adding some more posts hehe. I also have little time to blog hop as well since I also got sick for about a week.

My architect cousin came to my net cafe few weeks ago and uses the internet because his net connection at their house was intermittent. It was impossible for him to send his works to his boss overseas with that kind of connection.

He showed me some of his cad drawings that he made and those where in 3D form and I was completely in admiration with his talent. The good thing is that architects are now using CAD to draw their house or any architectural designs making their works much easier unlike the earlier days.

Buying a home is a great investment and a money sucker at the same time. Homes get old and need repairs, and it is the owner’s job to make sure that everything is in working order. This means that the lawn has to be mowed every week and cosmetic repairs need to be made inside the home on a regular basis. With all of the maintenance involved, you are going to want to find ways to save money on costs and learn how to do some things on your own.

You will need to get familiar with your local hardware store because you are going to be spending a lot of time there if you are working on a home improvement project. You can use Home Depot coupon codes to save on items you are going to buy online. You want to be wise with your money because costs can add up quick when you are working on your home.

It really isn’t practical to call in a professional for every little repair. That would be way too expensive. Save the professionals for jobs that you can’t learn to do yourself. If it is something as easy as changing a light fixture or other hardware, save yourself the money and do it yourself. Contractors are good for major projects like whole room remodels and home additions. You might even be able to do some of the work yourself when you hire a contractor to save on the costs.

It really is possible to have a home that looks beautiful. You just have to make sure you stay up on the maintenance and repairs so that you don’t get landed with a huge bill because you’ve been neglecting your home. It is great to have home repair skills, and they come in handy all the time. So don’t be afraid to learn how to do things yourself.

I just noticed that mom is really itching to ditch our old Toyota van these days. She said it again this morning while we are having breakfast because she really wanted to replace it with a crosswind. I sure want to have it replaced but her idea of replacing it with a “crosswind” is something that I don’t think I approve of. Anyway, I know I will not win if I insist something else so I’ll just have to go with what she wants since she will be the one buying anyway.

Having a vehicle has become a necessity to us since we usually travel back and forth to our business’ location. We also need a service to send and fetch the kids in school so we need a good service fan for our family. Sometimes having multiple vehicles can be a little hard because of the maintenance but that’s part of it. We also have to have insurance for them so in case of emergency it is covered.

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With the little renovation ongoing at my brother’s house right now, they’ve been contemplating of adding another bigger window in their living room so that more light and air will come in. You see there are times that it gets too hot by mid afternoon that they need to open the electric fan in full blast just to have more air circulating.

By putting a bigger glass window, they can also save energy because they can use natural light inside the house. They can opt to have it installed with a window film just like what window film los angeles are doing for it can prevent glare, fading of the furniture and even provide good privacy at home. You also don’t need to put anymore blinds or curtains on windows treated with film already.

I guess this is a great option to have in our house aside from saving us a little, the hassle of buying and installing curtains or blinds are also eliminated. I’m not sure if bro is up with this idea but I know he’d be satisfied with the result that it can bring to their house as long as they will put a quality window tint in it.

I was watching the International news this evening with my mom and saw the footage of some Pakistanis victims of flood waiting for their food supply from a track. I can’t help but to shed a tear because while waiting in line they hit each other just to get water and food (that looks like an animal food to me), yay. Kids are crying with their mothers and it looks like that they’re all hungry already. Oh, I can’t help but to feel so blessed and wish there’s no poverty.

Even here in our country, we also have very poor families living in shanties and thanks to organizations like Child Charity that can help children all over the world. Their organization can provide a decent meal, clothing and medical supplies for poor kids when someone sponsor a kid. I know there are lots of good and kind-hearted that can make a difference in our society.