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Archive for November, 2011

A friend posted photos of the progress of the house they purchased. I always feel happy for friends who are able to take the plunge and invest for their family.  They are now in the last leg of building the house. They are actually now buying stuff to furnish the house. I love the sofa set they got recently and I love how the lpg heater (picture similar to posted below, which I found in the website of Deals Direct, my friend’s go to place for their home needs) complemented the whole concept of the house.

I know for a fact that the husband shares the same yearning that I have: to have our own home. Our family is getting bigger, with the addition coming in June last year. Just this morning I woke up with him browsing some real estate websites. And for the past few months we have been discussing the pros and cons of finally taking the leap. We have no other option but to take on some bank financing because we do not have that much anyway. I guess we are still too comfortable at the moment that we are too afraid to take on a bigger responsibility.

We are praying about it. I know He will guide us and we will probably turn our dream into a reality in less than five years time.

These days a lot of people, most of them women, are trying to defy age. They also wish to boost self-esteem Gone are the days when women are content with just creams and non-invasive treatments. Surgery is their way to go. That is both risky and expensive. And because the treatments are expensive, others choose the riskier path by going to doctors without checking the background. I remember reading a news item where a cosmetic surgeon is being hunted down for not acquiring the necessary licenses. This happened after a few clients or patients complained about the doctor. If I were going to spend hundreds of dollars on something, surely I would want to be assured that 1) the doctor is qualified to do the procedure and 2) he has the necessary permits to perform it.

One story I heard about botched cosmetic surgery procedure almost led to Total Injury. The lady had her butt and thighs enhanced. She also asked for face lift treatment. Both procedures went all wrong and her face now looks uglier than before. Her butt had infection which needed other series of surgeries to make it right. And then she found out that other patients are going through the same dilemma as she is. The doctor who performed the procedures even had medical malpractice issues.

I am sure if this happens to you too, you will find the best lawyers to fight for your cause. After all, medical malpractice is a serious matter and doctors who are not qualified must be liable for their actions.

I have been driving for ten years now and I have noticed (and felt) how gas prices have increased through all those years. I remember loading p500 (about 12USD) and that would last me the whole week already. Now, you load four times as much and it would still not be enough for seven days. There is really something about the supply and demand that affects these changes. We all know about the wars but the supply is also already starting to dwindle. Some years back, the use of natural gas have been discussed, that it is about time we use our natural resources and not have to depend on inorganic power supplies.

Just last week, we went to a barbeque party at a friend’s house. Both our friend and his wife are geologists and our conversation drifted to this issue (geek alert, LOL) – that we all need to explore alternative gas supplies because we clearly have other options. Apparently in the US, they have what they call marcellus gas. The natural gas is from the Marcellus Shale, which is a unit of sedimentary rock found in the eastern part of North America, around New York, Pennsylvania and extending throughout the major part of the Appalachian Basin. Some geologists consider this shale to possibly supply a large amount of natural gas. The Marcellus Shale is also thought to become the major contributor of natural gas in the whole United States soon. They said this because the shale have an estimated content of more than 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Since the demand and supply is surely increasing for such natural gas, there are websites like the one created by the Unconventional Oil and Gas Center which provide online tools to help other companies tap these natural resources.

Isn’t it nice to know that we have other options?