Loving you is like breathing...how can I stop?

Loving you is like breathing...how can I stop? http://laureenchii.multiply.com/ <center>    <img src="http://i21.tinypic.com/21csdhe.png">       <img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2ai1qaw.png">  me and my kind of guy...hahaha Hello  and <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/28qyjo9.gif"> to my new multiply site.   I regret to say that I've lost my old multiply account. But here I am again, ready to start a new site. 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Joe Biden on "maverick" McCain: "Look, the maverick -- let's talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He's been a maverick on some issues, but he has been no maverick on the things that matter to people's lives. He voted four out of five times for George Bush's budget, which put us a half a trillion dollars in debt this year and over $3 trillion in debt since he's got there. He has not been a maverick in providing health care for people. He has voted against -- he voted including another 3.6 million children in coverage of the existing health care plan, when he voted in the United States Senate. He's not been a maverick when it comes to education. He has not supported tax cuts and significant changes for people being able to send their kids to college. He's not been a maverick on the war. He's not been a maverick on virtually anything that genuinely affects the things that people really talk about around their kitchen table. Can we send -- can we get Mom's M... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/32/A_Maverick_or_not Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:15:34 -0000 Lil Chuck Norris Facts   This blog was inspired by the "10 Second Interview" application on Facebook (yes, I'm on facebook too, as well as myspace and as I've said before, friendster.  Look me up and I'll add you into my friends' list if you sent a request ^__^). There was a question there about Chuck Norris which I recognized to be one of the "Chuck Norris Facts." Funny jokes that have circulated for quite some time now (which I've actually forgotten already...) But reading them again brings back the laughter...(sorry, I'm a sucker for cheap jokes!) <ul> <li>Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever. <li>Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. <li>Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. <li>The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain. <li>If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death. <li>Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice. <li>Chuck Norris does not hun... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/31/Lil_Chuck_Norris_Facts Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:48:54 -0000 Sam and Esther This video is truly heartbreaking...It makes me cry everytime I would see this. In the end, I couldn't help but be grateful for all the things that I have. Indeed, I'm really http://laureenchii.multiply.com/video/item/19/Sam_and_Esther Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:45:10 -0000 Just an Update! I just posted some blog entries here...they're not new, they're old entries of mine from my friendster site.  I'm gonna post new entries soon because I've been out of the blogging scene for a while and hiatus is over...   So just watch out for it...ciao!!! http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/30/Just_an_Update Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:42:38 -0000 Mommy Laureen's Resume Who says being a mom is not a full-time job? Once you've become a mom, you can never retire.  You can never say, "Hey kid, you're already 18, an adult.  You can take care of yourself now, so I'm done with my responsibilities."  Even if all of your kids have matured and got families, you will still be a mother to them.  Actually, your crew has just gotten bigger because of all the grandkids that you will also nurture. Once you've become a mom, there is no day-off, no holiday, no vacation.  In fact, you are on-duty and on-call...24-7.  Even if you're already asleep, if one of your kids (or kid, if you only have one) is awaken, you better be up too!  Even if you are in the shower and heard a scream, you have to storm out of the bathroom (with soap and all that) and check what's all the ruckus is about. Once you've become a Mom, you have to be the Master of all Domain, the Jane of all Trade.  Things you think you can never think of doing, now is... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/29/Mommy_Laureens_Resume Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:35:08 -0000 The Optimism of Uncertainty <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px;"> "In this awful world where the efforts of caring people often pale in comparison to what is done by those who have power, how do I manage to stay involved and seemingly happy? I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give up the game before all the cards have been played. The metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble. Not to play is to foreclose any chance of winning. To play, to act, is to create at least a possibility of changing the world. There is a tendency to think that what we see in the present moment will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, by extraordinary changes in people's thoughts, by unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies, by the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible... An optimist isn't necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fa... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/28/The_Optimism_of_Uncertainty Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:01:10 -0000 Sa Ating Dalawa lang Itech! Gusto niyo mo bang makaalam ng 5 sikreto?  Lima lang, ha!  I have a friend kasi na nag-sulat sa blog niya about her 5 secrets and she tagged me na gumawa rin nito.  So, eto na...pero sa ating dalawa lang itech!  ^_^...At para na rin ito sa aking sisteraka na nag-tagged sa'kin.  I hope you're satisfied! <ol> <li>May pagka-reclusive ang lola niyo.  I enjoy my privacy, ika-nga...There are times na gusto ko na talagang nasa bahay lang ako at walang kinaka-usap, na minsan kahit nanay ko ay hindi ko tinatawagan.  Huwag namang magtampo ang iba diyan.  It doesn't mean na ayoko kayong makita or maka-usap.  It's just me...may pagka-loner ako...minsan gusto ko, mag-isa lang ako kasama ng mga babies ko.  [Medyo oxymoron ang dating --- since I'm spilling some beans here...bwahahaha!] <li>Hindi ako marunong mag-bike or mag-roller skates, roller blades, or skate-board man lang.  Ewan ko ba, di na ko natuto non.  Simula siguro nung sumemplang ako sa ... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/26/Sa_Ating_Dalawa_lang_Itech Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:53:22 -0000 Phenomenal Woman <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px;"> PHENOMENAL WOMAN by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size But when I start to tell them They think I'm telling lies. I say It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my steps The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please And to a man The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees. I say It's the fire in my eyes And the flash of my teeth The swing of my waist And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say It's in the arch of my back The sun of my smile The ride of my breasts The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's ... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Phenomenal_Woman Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:46:56 -0000 Things that Piss Me Off!!! (mga bagay-bagay na kinaiinisan ng bonggang-bongga!) These are the things (or people) that irritate me: ***disclaimer:  there are some things in here that might not actually irritate you, but it turns out you actually like them...well, i'm not really sorry because "to each his own", you know? so if you're very sensitive, i don't actually want to hurt your feelings and have an axe to grind...so please turn away and back off from the computer...or you can read my other blog entries...that will be great too!***   being in a car that was baked under a sun, ugly make-up, dark eye circles, cellphones that are discharged right when you need to use it, dirty whites, dust, ill-fitting jeans, stupid drivers, telemarketers, informercials, telemarketers and infomercials at 2 in the morning, george w. bush's evil grin, names that you add an "h" to it (i.e. jhen, jhoey, bhet or piph!), rude salespersons, nails scratching on surfaces especially a blackboard, the term "weapons of mass destruction", people who don't take a shower everyday... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/23/Things_that_Piss_Me_Off_mga_bagay-bagay_na_kinaiinisan_ng_bonggang-bongga Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:33:46 -0000 World's Easiest Quiz WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ (Passing requires 4 correct answers) 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? All done? Check your answers below! ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? *116 years 2) Which country makes Panama hats? *Ecuador 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? *Sheep and Horses 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? *November 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? *Squirrel fur 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? *Dogs 7) What was King George VI's first name? *Albert 8) What color is a purple finch? *Crim... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/22/Worlds_Easiest_Quiz Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:10:40 -0000 Buwan ng Wika 2007 Unang Bahagi... ***sinulat ko ang entry na ito nung nakaraang taon...hangga't hindi pa ako nakakasulat ng panibago para sa taong ito...eh ito muna...*** Buwan na naman ng Agosto, mga ka-multiply.  Ang ibig sabihin po nito ay "Buwan ng Wika" para sa ating mga Pinoy.  Ano ba ang tema ng buwan ng wika para sa taong ito?  Hindi ko alam kung gusto niyo pang malaman kung anuman ang tema para sa nasabing pagdiriwang...pero para na rin sa inyong karagdagang kaalaman, "Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa" ang tampok para sa kasalukuyang Buwan ng Wika. Totoo iyon!  Marami ngang wika o diyalekto ang ating bansa.  Nariyan ang 154 (paki-wasto na lamang ako kung ito ay mali) na diyalketo, kasama na ang Tagalog, na siyang namumutawi ngayon sa mga bibig ng mga Pinoy.  Idagdag mo pa ang mga wikang Ingles, Niponggo, Kastila, Pranses, at kung anu-ano pang alam ng ating mga kababayan (kahit na ang nauna lang---Ingles, ang siyang pupuwede nating sabihin na pangkalahatan).  Pero... masasabi ... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/21/Buwan_ng_Wika_2007_Unang_Bahagi... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:59:06 -0000 Kung Bakit Ako Nagmura ng P*t@ng Ina sa Buwan ng Wika (mula sa mauban.net) ***sinulat ko po ang entry na ito nung nakaraang taon para sa pagdiriwang ng buwan ng wika.  habang di pa ako nakakasulat ng panibago para sa buwan na ito, eto na lang muna po para sa ngayon...  *__^   Akin lang pong ibabahagi sa inyo ang isang artikulong nahagilap ko isang araw habang nag se-surf ako sa internet.  Alam kong mahaba...pero maganda po siyang basahin dahil nakaka-aliw naman ito.  Kaya kung wala kayong magawa isang araw, basahin ninyo ang entry na ito... <blockquote> Kung Bakit Nagmura Ako ng Putang Ina sa Buwan ng Wika O ang Diskurso ng Kapangyarihan/Pulitika ng Tunggalian sa Filipino Bilang Wikang Pambansa Magandang umaga sa ating lahat. Nagpapasalamat ako sa paanyayang ipinaabot sa akin bilang tagapanayam sa programang ito. Nais kong banggitin na ang programa ay parehong nakakatuwa at nakakalungkot. Huwag kayong magugulat sa sinabi kong ito. Ako man minsa’y nagugulat din sa mga sinasabi ko. Natutuwa ako sapagkat may inilaang panahon ang pinakamalaking unib... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/20/Kung_Bakit_Ako_Nagmura_ng_Ptng_Ina_sa_Buwan_ng_Wika_mula_sa_mauban.net Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:55:50 -0000 Don't Eat Before Reading This... I believe it was two years ago when I started watching his show.  The episode was entitled "Why the French Don't Suck" where he visited one of my most favorite cities in the world --- Paris, France.  From the start, I already had sensed that the show is different.  But its own disparity had what made me hooked on watching the show until it was over.  And the rest is history.  Since then, every Monday evening at 9, I would drop everything that I'm doing (except if it has anything to do with my kids --- in that case, they have to tag along) and sit on the living room as I enthusiastically gaze at everything he bares and heed to everything he says.  His name is Anthony Bourdain...and the show is No Reservations. This is no ordinary travel show.  As he said once, "Be a traveler, not a tourist."  As a successful chef and an acclaimed author, he takes his viewers to exotic milieux, toss the guidebook away and shares true experiences. He's not the kind ... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/18/Dont_Eat_Before_Reading_This... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:47:57 -0000 Unending Love... One of my most favorite poems of all time, written by Rabindranath Tagore (he has quite a collection of beautiful poems...) An excerpt of this poem is incorporated in my friendster layout design, if you will notice... Anyway, here it goes...                                          Unending Love I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, In life after life, in age after age forever. My spell-bound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms In life after life, in age after age forever. Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, its age-old pain, Its ancient tale of being apart or together, As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge Clad in the light of a pole-star piercing the darkness of time: You become an image of what is remembered forever. You and I... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/17/Unending_Love... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:44:58 -0000 Batman na, Superman pa!!! AIRPORT SECURITY:     What's your name? PASSENGER:               Batman. AS:                          Your real name, please. P:                            My name IS Batman. AS:                          Are you trying to be funny?! What's your surname? P:                            Superman.   Airport security handcuffs him & puts him in a locked security facility.   Then they checked his passport (attached). J   &nb... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/16/Batman_na_Superman_pa Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:59:56 -0000 Instrumental http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/19/Instrumental Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:52:01 -0000 Is It Over This is only a revival from a 1980's hit...if i'm not mistaken, the original was sung by Ronnie Milsap... Is it over, are you really over her Is it over, or will you take her back again If it's over you can let her memory in Come on over, we'll let our love begin. You say you can't count the times that she's hurt you And she's hurt you for the last time Now you say I'm the one that you're needing But is the need in your heart or just in your mind. Is it over, are you really over her Is it over, or will you take her back again If it's over you can let her memory in Come on over, we'll let our love begin. You know that I'm yours for the asking If you're really asking, for true love Words can't express how I want you Oh, how I want to believe you're giving him up. But is it over are you really over her Is it over or will you take her back again If it's over you can let her memory in Come on over we'll let our love begin. Is it over, come on over let our lo... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/17/Is_It_Over Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:56:22 -0000 Ama Namin http://laureenchii.multiply.com/video/item/18/Ama_Namin Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:08:33 -0000 No Matter How Much It Stings   There was once a man who saw a scorpion floundering around the water. He decided to save it by stretching out his finger, but the scorpion stung him. The man still retried but the scorpion stung him again.. Another man nearby told him to stop saving the scorpion but the man said : " it is the nature of the scorpion to sting, it is my nature to love...Why should I give up my nature to love just because it is the nature of the scorpion to sting?" " Don't give up loving, don't give up caring, don't give up your goodness even when everyone around you stings". http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/15/No_Matter_How_Much_It_Stings Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:29:02 -0000 Happiness is OH-SO-SWEET HAPPINESS is a very subjective factor in one's life...Being happy doesn't depend on achieving what you want but rather, making the best out of what was given... LIFE IS NOT FAIR...it never was... The only thing can make you completely happy is CONTENTMENT! Be contented with what you have...Be sure to aim highand never stop believing you can do better everytime... But if all else fails, don't forget that an ORDINARY YOU has an EXTRA ORDINARY GOD to back you up! ***************************************************************************** Have you seen a fish trying to get out of an aquarium? When out it realized it doesn't belong to the floor but in the water... Sometimes we are like the fish, we also try to go out of God's will thinking we will be happier only to find ourselves empty without peace of mind... ******************************************************************************** The strongest people have the worst problems... The worst trials... The worst situations... It is not be... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/14/Happiness_is_OH-SO-SWEET Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:28:10 -0000 Maybe This Time What do you do if he's waiting for you You're not ready, you're not ready To take a chance again You seem scared to find a lover again Made a mistake once before Can't afford to make anymore But if I gave it a try Wouldn't I say "Oh My, Oh My" 'Cuz it seems it never ever pays To take a chance (Whooh) But maybe this time Will be a better chance for us Maybe this time it's gonna be something real It's been madness all the way But maybe fate has changed our ways And I hope this time it proves to be Something true, something true What do you do when he starts caring for you Do you accept it Or do you say you have to be on your own You seem scared to depend on someone else And I hate this feeling I get Knowing one day that someone might be gone INSTRUMENTAL I hope this time Hooh...Proves to be true... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/11/Maybe_This_Time Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:18:44 -0000 The Ramones I'm a fan of the Ramones, or the punk rock bands for that matter, especially the old school 80's rock...sorry, heavy metal doesn't appeal to my taste... anyway, the Blitzkrieg Bop is one of my fave songs of the http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/9/The_Ramones Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:27:50 -0000 Because I'm a Girl It's Korean, but I love it, especially it's mtv...very http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/7/Because_Im_a_Girl Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:11:58 -0000 What a Wonderful World/Somewhere Over the Rainbow... One of my most favorite songs of all time..."what a wonderful world..." I actually had requested to have it as my funeral song ^__^ (the one by Louis Armstrong) Anyway, this is a nice remake of the song, combined with another classic, Somewhere Over the http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/5/What_a_Wonderful_WorldSomewhere_Over_the_Rainbow... Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:00:27 -0000 Where You Are... I saw the news this morning Saw your face accross the screen And as I poured my coffee I picked up a magazine But as I turned the page, and looked inside, there you were again Oh these lonely times, they never seem to end - You're too far I know I should be there where you are Today I did some shopping Just had to clear my mind again (I can't stop thinkin' 'bout cha) I hopped into a taxi, seemed... In a moment I was home... home again Tossing and turning in my sleep I can't make it without you, now I'm gonna take the next plane out I got to get to where you are No matter how near or how far Or then if you're a star I know I should be there where you are ^__^ http://laureenchii.multiply.com/music/item/3/Where_You_Are... Wed, 7 Nov 2007 01:36:53 -0000 Doomsday October 30, 2007.  Around 8:00 pm.  I just got on the computer and started reading my messages on my e-mail account.  But since I was suffering from flu (which was about 5 days old at that time...), I was really feeling dizzy and weak that I decided to rest for a while and just get back on it later on.  I was already quietly resting on the living room couch when all of a sudden I felt a rigorous shake.  I was really startled, so I quickly got up.  My dad, who was also in the living room at that time watching TV, looked at me and soon enough, we both understood what was happening --- it was an earthquake!!!  I ran to look for my kids.  I heard the TV and voices from our bedroom so I knew they were in there.  I yelled as I got into the room and ordered everyone to get up and be ready to get out of the house. Oddly enough, my mom, who was in there with them, didn't know what was happening (later, she exp... http://laureenchii.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Doomsday Fri, 2 Nov 2007 06:35:44 -0000