Diario de Mascarenhas

                                A drink of Bundaberg goes well with Jamaican Jerk Chicken                                                                       Cheers mate!!!                                      Yumm, the sliders look so good and the curly fries are to die for.    ...

Tune In, Drop Out, Get Rich Source: Zut Allure Damn Attraction Tune In Some people seem to get rich without much effort. Some people struggle, save, and sacrifice to find riches and some try as hard as they can but never reach the riches they desire. What makes the difference? It can't be good looks or brains, there's a lot of goofy looking nitwits rolling in cash. It can't be location or vocation. Self made millionaires all start somewhere doing the same tasks as their contemporaries yet they get rich while their co-workers do not. Do riches come from an iron will and hard work? The millionaire mom of Bill Gates was on the same charity Board of Directors as the Chairman of IBM. "Billy, time to eat. Honey, guess who I met at the golf course today?..." How hard was that? So what is the key to success? The key to success ...

1st September 2012, officially spring has come in New Zealand and the BER months have started. My birthday will also be here soon. I have a lot of be thankful for and also have dreams to aspire for. My heart still longs for a little gift. Time will only tell. I heard that some people are already decorating for Christmas in the Philippines. I can't wait to go home and celebrate Christmas and New Year with Steve and the family.

                                                      Finally back to being Filipino.

These pics were taken a couple of weeks ago. Steve and I went to Degree for our bi-annual loyalty party. I enjoyed it this time, the food was good and although I only liked one of the drinks they offered, it was still good. We went home with a voucher to eat again at Degree and couldn't ask for more. The pic of me as you can see is edited. I just love to use PicMonkey. It gives a different dimension to an image. Steve on the otherhand does not like editing images. He likes the real deal. There have been some interesting posts on Facebook this week. All I can say is that people really need to be more tolerant. So many issues occur in life because a person is not willing to listen or accept the differences of other people.

Dinner at Mexican Cafe before watching the movie Ted .

It is heartbreaking, but baby Emman has left this world. My heart breaks for him. I didn't get the chance to hold him, to see him and to be a part of his life. He didn't get the chance to grow up and experience life. So many things we will miss not knowing about him. May he rest in peace. May our dearly departed loved ones welcome him and shower him all the love and support. Emmanuel Parame. May 5- July 5 2012.

Went to Devonport on Saturday 23rd June for lunch at James' house. We had to wait 30 min for taxi and finally just gave up. Good thing James is so kind and he picked us up. This pic was taken on our way home riding the ferry.

We had dinner at Raviz. We had a mix platter, biryane and chicken manchurian. We enjoyed it very much. Suz's cake is lovely and very yummy.

                                                                        Blast from the Past This is a very old picture of the Yap family. It is really nice to see my lolo and lola, uncles and aunty. An of course my mama, sitting very prettily in a dark coloured dress.

The Mayan Calendar predicted that it is the end...but they did not mean the end of the world, but instead it is the end of a cycle. The dark cycle when our spiritual connection has reached its lowest ebb. The new thinkers believe that this is whats happening in December 21 2012. We will start a new age of enlightenment. This is where I believe we are heading.                                                       Courtesy of hub23 on 12 May 2011

I discovered a new trick on MS today called the Snipping Tool and  I just love it.Lol, just want to play around with it. This is a snip of my home which I really miss.

That's Amore time. It has been forever since we wanted to eat from this place. Finally today we had lunch and it was wonderful. Loved my Calzone...and for desert the Tiramisu was lovely.

What a lovely weekend we had at Mt. Maunganui. As usual, Steve arranged a perfect getaway at the Seagulls GuestHouse. The weather was awesome. The first day we had a huge brunch at Armazem. The chef there was so obliging, they prepared Steve's big breakfast even though it wasn't in the menu. In the afternoon, we went for a walk on the beach and it was just magnificient. The long beach stretched out and the sun was setting. The waves came crushing loudly and the water was so cool. It was just beautiful. On Sunday, we attended mass at St. Thomas Moore. The celebrant priest was very passionate and making the crowd say "Amen" to his sermon. After mass, we went for a walk in the city centre where they had festivities. We had snack at BK and then went off to the Hot Salt Water Pool where Steve and I basked in the hot pool. In the afternoon, we went back to the beach for our last walk and had so much fun just enjoying the beauty around us. We had a fantastic time, thanks Mt....

Taken at the Pasifika Festival, Western Springs

"The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief. But the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love." Hilary Stanton Zunin        We have to deal with a death at some point in our lives. We don't want to, and we don't expect to, but we get to deal with it anyway. Death is hard to deal with, even when you're expecting it. It's harder when it's a surprise. You feel like you've been blindsided, unprepared, no chance to get your defenses up. No cocoon of armor to wrap yourself in, to be safe from your feelings. So all you can do is let the feelings wash over you, and FEEL them. It's not very comfortable. And it's even worse when you realize that you're resenting the person who died for springing this on you so suddenly. Slowly the waves of emotion slow down and what's left is the grief and loss. And as you get centered in that, perhaps the wisdom in our quote comes to mind. When yo...