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Entries Tagged as 'then & now'

speak in english

September 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

I remember when we were just in our teens, my sisters and I used to tease our younger brother about his english.  He can’t speak in English.  I knew he can but he would always make fun of himself whenever someone talked to him in English.  One time he confessed to me how he desperately [...]

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Tags: found · review · talk · then & now

eyeglasses for kids

July 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

When I was in high school, wearing eyeglasses was the “in” thing.  Call us a weird generation but wearing braces on your teeth was also considered fashionable.  Of course, my mom didn’t want to buy eyeglasses for me because nothing was wrong with my eyes.  I had the perfect 20/20 vision.  What my mom didn’t [...]

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Tags: feel · found · review · shop · then & now

no phone line still

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments

I now have a decent internet connection.  The only thing we don’t have is a phone line and it has been two weeks since I applied for one.  I don’t know why it’s taking too long.  It’s a good thing I have a cellphone or else I would feel out of touch with everything.  I [...]

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Tags: feel · then & now · think

still a mess

April 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Yay for finally moving in! And booo for all the mess made these past weeks and for the unpredictable weather! It’s swung from being sunny to rainy and back again not once, but twice this week. I mean, enough already.  Make up your mind, Weather.  And I have to make up my mind if I [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · then & now

sprucing up the new place

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

books, tv and dvd player
more books
inside my room
I’ve started to fix the place a bit.  I have some of the books in their proper places and the LCD and DVD are now out of the box.  I just realized that I won’t be taking all my books with me.  The unit just can’t hold that [...]

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Tags: display · feel · then & now

an afternoon and the stairs

March 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Sorry I’ve been sick and haven’t been able to update this blog.  But it does not mean that renovation on the homefront is not moving.  Actually, it’s almost done.  Almost because I think the contractor has missed one important detail.  He forgot to install a lock on one of the cabinets.  I haven’t told him [...]

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Tags: build · then & now

still moving forward

March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’m still struggling a bit to get over the feeling of not finishing the tasks I had set out for last week.  I realize in the scheme of things it’s not THAT big of a deal, but after spending so many sleep-deprived nights struggling to get things ready for what was supposed to happen, it’s [...]

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Tags: build · display · feel · then & now

photos now

March 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Too tired to write something!  Just photos now so I can at least feel a sense of accomplishment….
bedroom 1

bathroom

balcony

stairs before

stairs now (sorry about the angle, guys)

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Tags: build · then & now