10 Things You Wish You Knew How to Do

1. Fix cars
2. Fix computers
3. Fix people
4. Be patient
5. Run an internet business
6. Make clothes
7. Be consistent
8. Build houses
9. Speak tagalog
10. Speak chinese

10 Ways to Waste Time on the Internet

1. Facebook games(Bejeweled, Farmville, Mafia Wars)
2. Facebook (friend updates)
3. Shopping online
4. Editing/Uploading way too many pictures from the weekend
5. Watching YouTube
6. DMV.gov(thinking you're getting somewhere but in real life, it's still a dead end)
7. Sifting through TMZ.com
8. Your email inbox
9. Checking for trip trades(work)
10. Checking for vja(time and a half)

Black Bean Pork Tenderlion Chili

Black Bean Pork Tenderlion Chili

1 lb. pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch chunks
1 16 oz. jar thick chunky salsa
3 15 oz cans black beans rinsed and d...rained
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 med. red bell pepper, chopped
1 med. onion, chopped
1 tsp. ground cumin
2-3 tsp. chili powder
1-1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

1/4 cup sour cream

1. Combine all ingred. except sour cream in slow cooker
2. Cover- cook on low 6-8 hours, or until pork is tender
3. Garnish with sour cream

Serve with warm Artisan bread- delicious- enjoy!

10 Guilty Pleasures

1. Candy
2. Cheetos
3. Facebook Games
4. Buying Travel Accessories
5. Starbucks
6. Napping
7. King's Hawaiian French Toast
8. Command & Conquer
9. Surfing internet
10. Pastries

Shot or Not?

I've never gotten a flu shot before. I get my share of colds every year and treat for flu, but i can't actually say it was ever the flu. Usually the cough forever and runny nose, but not necessarily body aches. To me, it's just a winter thing. But with all the stats on H1N1, my airline is providing masks to slap on sick, sneezy people and removed the reusable blankets & pillows. I, too am on the rails on whether or not to take the shot. For the first time. That just came out and only 41% of the public are interested in... I dunno... I dunno what to do.

10 Things That Make You Feel Old

1. My friends' kids(now driving)
2. 80s music is about to be 30 years old
3. The inability to want to stay out til 3am
4. Not knowing what the hell high school kids are talking about
5. Record players, Rotary phones, Cassettes, Atari
6. Star Trek, 90210 has been remade with an all-new (young) cast
7. The technology of the original Star Wars movie looks outdated
8. New gadgets come out and i don't want to learn how to use them
9.
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10 Things You Want But Can’t Afford

1. Toyota Hybrid Highlander
2. 2 Bdrm ocean view condo in San Francisco, Seattle, Long Beach
3. Air conditioning
4. New camera
5. My very own SuperScooper aircraft to rent out every fire season
6. Big flat-screen tv
7. Rebuild the house, going green in every way
8. 72 oz steak at Big Texan Steak Ranch
9. Roundtrip airfare to Phillippines
10. To backhand each and every rude passenger on my plane.

10 Bad Habits You Can’t Break

1. Facebook games
2. Sleeping too late the night before an AM trip
3. Overusing the debit card
4. Sleeping right after dinner
5. Snacking
6. Speeding
7. Cussing
8. Soda
9. Procrastinating
10. Facebook games

10 Things You Hate About Travelling

1. Planning for time, yet still being delayed
2. Relying on someone else to get me where i need to be
3. Cancelled flights
4. Flying Standby
5. Holding my tongue while witnessing stupidity in the security line
6. Finally in rental car and it stinks
7. Asking for assistance and not getting any
8. No coffee maker in hotel room
9. Hotels with no wi-fi
10.

Los Angeles Station Fire - time lapse footage

Thomson Airways Safety Video

Lucky Me

First year anniversary coming up. How is it? Great! Our wedding day was definitely the best day of my life. It was all pre-planned and all i had to do was relax. Truly, the happiest time, surrounded by my best friends, closest family and a whole new family. Even the monkeys were dressed up and present at the reception. The timing worked and the whole day went off without a glitch(that i know of).

The next day, Al made breakfast at the house, while most hungover and others left town. Wagner adjusted to his new home and our moms awoke satisfied, knowing all is going to be fine with their children... eagerly anticipating grand kids. This day after, was also my birthday. I had completely forgotten. To me, our wedding day became my new birthday. I had been reborn into a whole new life. Gone from taking care of myself and looking out for #1, to providing for US, OUR future, what WE will do or WE will need. Thirty-eight years of flying solo, being independent and making decisions for myself, out the window. Now, i'm part of the team. A partnership. Happily, it's WE time.

I'm lucky. I'm rich. Not in dollars, but i'm wealthy in the sense of having a group of the best friends anyone could ask for. I've got the longest friendships from many different chapters of my life. I couldn't pick any one over the other. It just wouldn't be fair. And then it dawned on me one day... I had married my best friend.

She may be another chapter in my life, the nitty-gritty part, the hook, the good part when i just can't put this book down... ever. Friends move on and move away. My best friend, closest confidant, my partner in life... I couldn't imagine sharing my body, my soul, my life with anyone else. Thank God she's picky. Thank God she picked me. I'm the lucky one. Happy Anniversary, Baby. I love you.