Mariana Montalvo

Being shy is not an excused for what happened in our daily life.  Like in my case,I travel abroad for the first time.  While I am in the airport, I am trying to catch my flight.  I do not know how to read my plane ticket because I am too shy to ask other people.  That time there is a huge line of people going to the teller’s booth.  I fall in line also.  Around thirty minutes had pass before I reached the teller’s booth then soon found out  that I am on   the wrong line.  I am supposed to go at the other side of the building.  Suddenly, I heard my name page at the paging counter, saying that is the final call for my flight.  I went immediately to the counter.  Rushing with my bag’s and trolley.  I feel nervous and ashamed on what was happened that time.  When I reached the booth, the teller asked me where I had been?  I just smiled then said sorry.  After that he looked at my ticket and passport and he take my boarding pass.  When I enter  the plane everyone is looking at me because I was the last one standing and looking for my seat number. At last I found my seat with the help of the flight stewardess. I store my luggage at the compartment.  When I am thinking of what happened to me that day, I feel so embarrassed.  Maybe if I ask for assistance to any of the airport personnel,it will not happen.  And I told myself that next time I need help,  I will seek for help.  I will never be shy.

Singing is good, if you have a good singing voice.  But if you had a bad singing voice, you better have some practice.  Here is some advice how to make your singing voice heard like a singing bird and sound like an amplifier.  First, you have to learn how to use ypur diaphragm.  Inhale and make your stomach full of air. Hold your breath for us much as you can and then exhale. Do it for several times if you think that you can hold your breath already.  Inhale again and make your stomach full of air. But this time exhale the air little by little.  Release the air like like a balloon,slowly.  Do it again for several time’s also.  Now you know how to use the air using your diaphragm.  Now inhale again, but this time exhale slowly singing a song.  It is ok if you are not in tune.  Sometimes no voice will come into your mouth because of the air.  Doing this everyday will develop your singing skills.  Practice this method with your favorite song so that you know what line you have to raise up your voice, and what line you have to take a deep breath to reach until the last note.  I tell you guys,  it will work to you.  Just keep on practicing and you will get what you want.

Do you have a problem?  Maybe no,maybe yes.  But the truth is, problem is a part of everybody’s life.  We only do not know what time, what day,what year will it come.  The word problem is very broad.  Every single person in this world have their own problem.  Because some people are keeping their problems for themselves, they do not know that sometimes, we have to share our problem to others, but it also depends  on the situation. we do not realize that some problems  can complicate our daily living, emotionally and mentally.  Are you asking me how?  Let us say you have a disconnection notice for an electrical bill and the next day is the last day of payment.  You do not have money and no expected money to come.  Your only solution is to borrow from your relatives or neighbor, but what if you got nothing? Then this will become a problem.  But if you save money for this bill, you will never end up begging for help to others.

Let them cut your electricity.It is not embarassing to cut a house electricity, it is the reality.  You have a financial problem and that is you do not have money to pay your bill and at the same time, you are thinking of what your neighbor will say.  If you think this problem,you never realized that it kills you mentally.

To avoid this complicated problem that can affect your health, be prepared on what may happen. If you think that you have nothing to do in that particular problem, do not think of it.  Let your family and friends know your problem, and help will come at the right time.  I believe that in ten person you ask about your problem, there is one who will respond to you and help.  Charge this as your experience, that nextime it will never happen again.

Hello there! Do you have a lot of bad cd’s or dvd’s?  Don’t throw it. You can use it through recycling. Have you ever heard the word curtain cd’s?  Well, there’s a lot more to make using this what other called trash. You can use it as a picture frame. Just put lining at the edge of the cd and paste your picture. Presto! you got a picture frame. You can use it also as a wall design.  Just paste one by one in the wall in the pattern of circle,square or rectangle. It’s up to you what design you want to make. How about using it in the floor?  It is possible also. Instead of using tiles you can put this old cd with  crazy cut design. With this used compact disc,you can design your floor,flower box,etc. Be creative. A trash can be useful. All you have to do is to explore your imagination.   Who knows, it will enhance your talent in creating things that is useful rather than putting it into trash. Try to create or build things from an old and used stuff that no one make it before. Bye folks, I hope you enjoy reading. Until next time.

We will be having a family reunion this coming month. As the youngest in the family, I was assigned to take charge of the renovation of the ancestral house where the occasion will be held. The old house has been closed since our parents passed-away some years ago. All of us siblings live in separate location.

Looking from outside, I noticed the pale colored paint of the house. As I entered the entrance hall, I felt bad because of the damaged done by the typhoons on the walls and ceilings. I challenged myself in restoring the house. The antique chairs and sofas form a seating area in the living room. The drapery fabric with floral design makes it more lively. In order to lighten up the dining room, we need to bleached the beam ceiling and painted it white. I put back the fruit plate frame on the wall that stored in the storage room. I left nothing untouched. I want to see our old house looks like the past and make it more lively at the same time.

I am very satisfied in what I did and I am looking forward to see the positive comments of my siblings

My daughter and I went to a bank to received the remittance sent by my husband for our monthly allowance and an extra cash for our daughter’s birthday. After going to the bank, I treated my daughter to a restaurant inside a shopping mall. While we were eating, I asked her what she plan to buy on her money. She said that she has no idea in mind so we roam around the mall to make her decide on what to buy for herself.

We enter at some boutique to look for a dress, then at the shoe store. I noticed that she is not interested to buy so decided to bring her at the jewelry store. We both amazed at some jewelries displayed at the store. For me, nothing can compare to the elegant 18karat gold bracelet. But I saw my daughter looking at one pair of gold earrings as if she will not leave the store without buying it.

Finally, I decided to buy the pair of earrings that she wanted to have, and the bracelet as my birthday present for my loving daughter on her special day.