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I have been very fond of gardening since I can remember. In my backyard, I have vegetables, trees, flowering plants and fruit bearing ones. I just love it when my neighbors envy my lemons and oranges, just kidding.

Anyhow, I attended a church gathering yesterday and one of the members, Candice, was offering organic vegetables at the end of the worship session. I was not interested at first because I basically have all the vegetables I eat right at my own backyard. However, Candice also brought some pictures of her organic farm. To my surprise, I saw that She was growing vegetables INSIDE the house. She had a garden room inside the house and she is using Hydroponics to grow vegetables.

Hydroponics is a technique for growing plants without the use of soil. Plants grow in styro pots with their roots under water. The water is actually a nutrient solution of organic substances which is circulated by commercial pumps. Of course this is a capital intensive type of gardening but it is also highly productive.

Because I was more interested with her garden than with her products she invited me over! I am on my way now to her house to try out hydroponics. I am so excited

Earlier today my friend and I were arguing about a commercial we saw on tv. We ended up drifting off to various topics such as the best thrush treatment and what old people should do because they have too much free time.

Since I started working I haven’t been able to hang out with her much, and I can say I sure miss having these random discussions with her and just hanging out, not having to worry about things I need to accomplish by the end of the week.

No matter what anyone says, I believe my college years are the best years of my life. Back then my only worries would be if I get to pass my subjects and meet all the requirements that my professor demands. Now I have to worry about getting along well with my co-workers and not skipping a day of work because my salary gets deducted and I may lose my job.

I guess that’s still part of life, we all have to grow up at one point and accept that it’s the way things are.

So here is yet another costly insurance that needs to be reviewed. On the hot seat is… drum roll… the disability insurance. Life Insurance are investments that only your loved ones can claim. However this disability insurance sort of makes sense. Imagine if you have a life insurance then you had an accident. An accident that made you lose your limbs. This disability insurance seems perfect right? Well not entirely.

Just like when you are buying your first family car, you always spend time on research to be able to get the perfect one. The same goes with insurance. You will probably be paying for that your whole life so better be ready to read a lot of documents for this. Personally, I am quite skeptical on the terms of disability insurance. …to be continued

These days, children are not that sweet with their parents. Well at least not as before.
During my time, I feel proud whenever Mom brings me to school. She cooks breakfast for me and packs my snack. She rides with the school bus and kisses be before we part. Today however, children tend to think that it is “uncool” to bring parents to school.

Perhaps it is because of the memes that TV programs are giving to the children. These days, TV programs portray children with no appreciation for their parents. This somehow programs the children’s subconscious mind.

I know all of us want to thank their parents. However most of us have a very hard time showing it. So I have the best solution – birthday flower delivery service!

There is no better gift than being surprised with fresh flowers. Of course, do not forget to write a simple letter telling your mom how much you love her.

Before I graduated, there was a time when my academic performance stopped decreasing exponentially. I wasn’t proud of this time, it was the peak of my procrastinating days, and I chose to watch television series over reviewing for my final exams. However, I was proud of the fact that I passed all of my subjects during that time even though I was really not paying attention and being all grade conscious like my usual self.

During this time, my professor inspired me. I saw how his life was all organized and how accomplished he is. He’s amazing at both his favorite sport, ping pong, and lecturing us. I asked him what his secret for developing his ping pong skill was because I have always been frustrated at that sport and he told me that he bought the newgy ping pong robot and it did wonders from him.

I don’t really intend to be an amazing lecturer like him because I’m pretty sure the salary wouldn’t be enough for me, so I started working on my ping pong skills and took care of the rest after that got me going.

Baby steps. It’s like they always say.

Earlier I had my mentoring session with my mentor (uh). We do it regularly in our company. This kind of activity lets the seniors give advice to the younger programmers. It is more like a father and son talk, just without the tears. At first I thought that this activity will put me to sleep better than the best sleeping pills. But I was wrong. Our conversation revolved around this famous topic: “How to keep you motivated at work”.

So then, I asked my mentor how he remained in this company while keeping his good employee rating always better than the previous year. He was never really ready to answer such a question. Usually meetings like this are just casual talks about the work itself, and not about life at work.

Last year I was so clueless on what to give to my Dad as a Christmas gift. I find it hard to buy him gifts because he basically has everything (also he can buy anything he wants). So I consulted some friends of mine and good thing I took the right advice – “get him a high quality pocket utility knife”.

So I searched the net for the best quality pocket knife for the best price. After much googling I found the perfect knife – the spyderco delica pocket knife. I included their website so that you can attest to what I am saying. These knives are so cool, even girls love them.

Anyhow, I intentionally gave my Christmas gift “after” Christmas so that my Dad will appreciate it more (don’t ask). And it turned out he did! I saw his eyes with “WOAH” written on it as he opened the gift.

More often than note, I find it difficult to choose what to buy for my friends during Christmas seasons. I usually resort to online suggestions, or typical gifts like handkerchiefs or shirts.

I made it a point to write down what I think people need from then on. If I see someone whose wallet is broken, I write it down on my tiny notepad. This way I don’t have too much trouble picking out what I should buy for my friends.

I wanted an ipod touch this year, for myself at least, so I wasn’t really able to buy my friends the gifts that I listed down on my tiny notebook, but I’ll be sure to save up and get them these gifts next year.

How do you pick out which gifts you want to buy for your friends?

A friend of mine asked me to buy him a tumbler for Christmas. I couldn’t find any decent ones, so I found myself looking at custom travel mugs while I was searching for it.

I normally only give Christmas presents to people that ask. I know it’s the gift-giving season, but I don’t really have the money to buy everyone I know gifts.

I have this habit of writing down what people need whenever I hang out with them, so I don’t have to worry about what kind of presents I should buy if ever I decide to buy someone a present.

What do you normally do to keep track of what presents to get to your friends? Share it through comments! I’m sure there are others who need your help, too.

Fish ponds are usually the highlight of landscaped gardens. Like in our house, we have a small pond with a dozen Japanese Koi fishes. Whenever guests come to our house, they always look at the pond. The pond seem to have a relaxing effect on the eyes. It is just like a patch of nature in the city.

Ponds however are high maintenance. They basically need to be cleaned every week or else the water will stink and the fishes will die. Fortunately, one of the visitors suggested that I use pond filters to help clean the pond. These filters clean the water all the time so you only need to clean the filter instead of the whole pond. Now I am not anymore stressed about cleaning the pond.