MY FRUIT SALAD

.This is the Filipino Fruit Salad that I included in our Christmas dessert besides the traditional Apple Pie. I haven’t had this in a long time so when I was planning my menu I made sure to make this too. Thank goodness there’s a Filipino store about 30 minutes drive away from us. I couldn't make this with just fruit cocktails and pineapples. The essential ingredients for the Filipino Fruit Salad are the coconut gel and sugar palm fruit. The stuff that makes it sweet are easily found in any grocery store.

INGREDIENTS :
fruit cocktail (2 cans), drained
1 jar of coconut gel, drained
1 jar of sugar palm fruit, drained
1 can of mandarin oranges, drained
1 can of condense milk
3  or 4 spoonfuls of cool whip

Drain the liquid from the fruit cocktail, coconut gel, sugar palm fruit and mandarin oranges. As you can see, I’m using store brand fruit cocktails. They’re cheaper. There are items in our groceries that needs to be certain brands (mayonnaise must be Hellman’s) but when it comes stuff like this, store/generic brands are just fine. Whichever is cheaper or on sale. They taste the same. It’s called saving in groceries 101.
You can replace mandarin oranges with pineapple chunks if you prefer. We love mandarin oranges and the mild sweetness and texture is just how I like it.
Dump the fruit cocktail, coconut gel, palm fruit and mandarin oranges in a storage bowl/container. Add the condense milk and 3 or 4 spoonfuls of cool whip. Gently fold/mix everything together with a flat spatula. That’s it. Cover and store in the fridge overnight. It is so much better after spending  at least a night in the fridge. The colder the better, as long as it’s not frozen.
We still have some leftovers. I just had lunch and I think I’ll have a cup of the sweet, calorie laden Filipino Fruit Salad  

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

Here is my top ten Rules of having Friends with Benefits

1)    Must think twice about a quick hook up with your neighbor

There are plenty of pros when it comes to having a Friends With Benefits living next door to you, at least the walk of shame is substantially a lot less embarrassing, you don’t have to worry about driving home after too many drinks, and usually you’ll be able to tell if their home or not. When the reality of how your sex buddy spends there time away from you

and viceversa, and location could very well be the downfall of your casual relationship when you spot their car missing at 2.00 in the morning you really do think what are they up to!

2)   Don’t try and convince yourself the relationship is more serious than it is.

No matter how hard sex buddies try not to fall for each other there is always that chance that one or both parties will have feelings for each other. It’s not just the ladies that this is

happening to or the risk of ruining the no-strings-attached arrangement. It sure can happen to men too. if you've been sleeping with a guy who then confesses that he considers you

nothing more than a sex buddy, it might be your dream of making him your boyfriend has gone and so has the Friends with Benefits relationship.

3)   You have to proceed with caution if you meet someone new.

You will sure have to see how it goes with your FWB when you meet someone new,  Don’t assume exclusivity with a person you like until you've actually talked about it. Remember,

you’re not the only one having casual sex on the side while you date maybe your new partner is too. The bottom line here: Don’t make any major decisions until you've clarified things

up with them first.

4)   You should not encourage friends and the family to hang out with your FWB.

Your FWB should fill the same role just like a imaginary friend they are there when you need them, but he has no place in your for your out going social life.

You might ask why well, at first because a FWB is meant to be temporary basis. If you start bringing them into your weekly routine you’re creating a long-term connection.

also because you have to protect your feeling If you see your FWB getting along with all your family and friends at the latest meet up  you could develop feelings for them even more.

5)   You won’t need to sleep over.

Erick, a 28-year-old single woman from Bacoor says one of her favorite parts of having a FWB is that he doesn't have to cuddle up after or even have that  awkward morning-after feeling

“I can just kick him out after the is all done,” he says. “For me, post-sex cuddling is all about emotional bonding and intimacy. I sure have no interest in that with a sex buddy.

I love saying goodnight, taking a nice bath and then jumping into bed totally relaxed…and well satisfied.”

6)   Sure not to get upset if your FWB goes out with someone else.

You just have to remember that  your FWB is not your boyfriend. This means if you catch him with another girl he’s not cheating on you. The same sure goes for him too

you’re both free to date who ever you’d like

7)   Must keep your relationship in the bedroom.

When there has been a few hot sexy nights spent with your FWB, you may start to wonder if you should meet for next coffee, see even see a movie.

But Carlo, a single 26-year-old guy from Imus, warns not to do it, unless you are planning to have a more serious relationship, a date leads someone to think that there’s

more to the hot sweaty passion than just the physical aspect,” he says!

8)   Sure have to protect yourself

You should make sure you are both practicing safe sex regardless of whom you’re sleeping with, but it’s very crucial to be careful with a sex buddy because that’s all they are your Sex buddy, and your buddy could have a number of partners because they are is not bound to you. It is especially important to use condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections STI’s

when you are engaging in casual sex with partners.

9)   Have to be smart about social media.

Hey, maybe your met your FWB on Facebook, but that sure doesn't mean that they wants the world to know you’re hooking up on the regular basis, so you think twice before posting status

updates like, “sure had a banging’ time last night”  If you don’t want to know what your FWB is up to in there spare time, you might also want to consider not connecting Facebook

and social media to begin with.

10)   Don’t always think that sex is required.

When ,Marcian 33, who lives in Cavite, started sleeping with her FWB, she says it was really adventurous, and had so much fun that we did it multiple times a week and even met up

on lunch breaks for sexy romps in his car.” After a few weeks, though, he got really tired of doing it so often and declined one night. Once he had explained that it had nothing to

do with him and that he wasn't sleeping with someone else, the guy was sure fine with it. “From then on, he had never questioned me when I resisted, nor did I over think it when

he ignored some of my texts from me from a few late night,” he says. “The great thing about having a sex buddy that is cool is that if you play it for what it is, everyone. I would suggest laying down all the ground rules from the start! If your looking of having Friends with Benefits then look no further your sexy buddy today!

BLOCK HIM AND LOAD MORE GUYS

It doesn’t matter what any of us look like – fat, ugly, beautiful, handsome, young, old, white, African, Asian, or whatever – THIS is the only acceptable partner for our lives. And if this is the ONLY ACCEPTABLE OPTION, then we are in a really bad state, because there is simply not enough of these Adonis Fantasy Men to go around.

We no longer see human beings and learn to love them, explore them, lock eyes with them and feel the exhilaration of romance and falling in love. We just log on to Planetromeo, the gay slot-machine, and repeatedly “load more guys” waiting for a jackpot that will never come. We are addicts, just like any common gamblers addicted to their machines. It doesn’t matter how many beautiful, similarly-tortured, like-minded souls send us a message, because unless they are this dude above, we are simply not interested.

We ignore, block, or prick-tease our way around our fellow brothers-in-pain, compounding the sense of self-hatred onto ourselves, and projecting it onto others. We salivate over these perfect guys, (perfect on the outside, not anywhere else), who exist only on our screens in porno fantasies. We throw ourselves repeatedly at them, we have childish tantrums if they ignore or reject us, and we pull our hair and wail about our accursed single-lives.

We deny our true desires, and claim we want only NSA FUN, because we don’t want to look needy and desperate, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE ALL ARE. It’s also really convenient to claim we’re “not after a relationship” because it makes our job so much easier when we “accidentally” forget to message that last fuck back. There was nothing wrong with him, he was hot and sexy and made us cum, but he wasn’t our jackpot, he wasn’t our Knight in Shining Hot Top Masc Str8 Acting Armour come on a white horse, torso exposed, muscles rippling, cock large thick and hard, ready to pound us endlessly into a multi-orgasmic nirvana happily ever after till Cher turns back time (eeew a gay icon, that’s so gay, it’s making me soft to think about her! REAL MASC MEN ONLY. NO HOMO. NO FEM.)

We have denied an entire half of our sexuality (our versatility, the fact that we have a cock AND a hole) and become addicted to bottomness, searching endlessly for the Hot Masc Top to save us, refusing to ever supply the pleasure we are addicted to receiving. We have shoved ourselves into hetero normative gender roles of masculine and feminine, man and woman, husband and wife, top and bottom, big spoon and little spoon, pitcher and catcher, top bunk and bottom bunk, and LITERALLY HATE OURSELVES for it. Oh, we claim we are versatile, but first opportunity it’s legs up and open high in the air, come save me Top Tarzan Man! If we allowed ourselves some love and romance, as we once did, in our fledgling days of true pride, we might fall for a man deeply enough to want all of him, and to want to give all of ourselves, not just our holes. But nope! Our sex addicted bottom-selves won’t allow this, (after all love and romance, those aren’t “masc things”, those are girly concepts, right?), and it’s easier to just BLOCK, PULL THAT LEVER, LOAD MORE GUYS, JACKPOT? BLOCK, PULL THAT LEVER, LOAD MORE GUYS…

BLOCK. PULL THAT LEVER. LOAD MORE GUYS…. and then pull that trigger because right now, in 2014, a bullet seems preferable to looking at another headless, soulless torso with the word MASC written above it.

I'M 30 AND STILL AWESOME

If there is one thing I don't talk about on my blog, it's being single. Mainly because it's something that, much like my  list of debit haha, I prefer to pretend that if I ignore them, they'll go away.

However, whether I like it or not, I am 30. And I am single.

And, the anxiety I feel simply typing that sentence should tell you that I don't always fall into the category of the title of this post. I am not always awesome at being single. Sometimes it seriously concerns me. Sometimes I tell my friends that I am bored of being single and would just like to meet one guy who is worth a second date. Sometimes I get a little panicked when I think about the months - days - hours - that separate me and 31.

But sometimes, it's kind of fun. And sometimes, I think that this is a really special time of life that I will one day look back on and be grateful to have had.  So, while I certainly cannot always call myself awesome at being single, here's what I've figured out...

Be selfish. This is the only time you can do it. I see my sisters bouncing around 37 babies all at once while I'm beebopping from a run to yoga and dinner with friends and I often think: wow. No one is relying on me to make them dinner or change their diaper or do their laundry. So use this time to cultivate deep relationships with friends, pursue career goals, be spontaneous, get involved at church, learn a new language, garner your green thumb... Anything that might be pushed to the back burner when you have a husband or baby relying on you.

But don't be that selfish. Give, give, give your extra time. The more I give, the more I want to give. It's a beautiful cycle. And I have found that the more I give, the more I get back. I'm not saying there are things about you that need to change before you get married (because I am positive you're awesome), but I am saying that you'll be surprised how much you can grow by giving back. I am constantly surprised at the way my heart is changing as I continue to serve others, even though I thought I was in a pretty good spot a year ago.

Figure yourself out. Sort through your mess. We (both single and married twenty-somethings) have gunk. By the time you're in your 20s, things start to stick a little more. Deal with it and grow from it. Let your pain be redeemed for the greater good. See a therapist if you need to. There is no shame in it. If you want, you can be like me and pretend you're just meeting a friend who is super good listener and accepts money on behalf of her incredible wisdom (it's just PR, really).

Figure out what you want. What do you want to do like your parents? What do you want to do differently? Which of your friends do you want to be just like? And which ones do you want to avoid? Make lists, be detailed and own it.

Know your deal breakers. I went on a date recently. Whit..." Sometimes it's easy to get to picky. And, on the contrary, sometimes, when we're frustrated, it's easy to settle too much. I think every Christian boy was once told to make a list of every thing he wants in his partner in middle school and pray over it. That's a great idea and I know some people who were so fortunate to have those lists fulfilled. But, my word, if I wanted the things I wanted at 13 now, I would be concerned. Throw away your 1000-word lists. But know your deal breakers. For me, there are certain things I must have, would love to have, would like to have and would like to avoid.

Enjoy it. We will never get this time back. I'd enjoy it a lot more if I knew I was going to meet with husband on an exact day (and I'd make sure to do my hair really well that day). But we don't. And all we can do is find joy in each day and trust that there is a bigger plan. So just focus on being the best you and loving the life you have. And remember, something beautiful is on the horizon.

When you are happy with yourself you open yourself up to love

POSERO KA BA?

POSERA ka BA! Ilan na ba ang nagoyo mo? Or kung nabiktima ka ng poser, ilangbeses na ba? (LOLZ!) mapapa lolz ka talaga kapag nabiktima ka ngganitong mga tao sa chat.  Madami nito noon pa man hanggang ngayon. Hindi na ito mawawala, hangga’t meron nagpapaloko meron talagang manloloko.

=Meron tatlong klase ng poser.=

POSER # 3 = ang poser na ito ay tinatawag lang nating BOGUS walalang sya sa mood na magpakilala. Gusto nya lang mag enjoy at mangulit,kaya gagamit sya ng ibang sn or acct. usually watch mode lang ginagawa nya at kanyang pagtitripan ang mga kaibigan. Kadalasan na gumagamit ngbogus acct ay kilalang kilala na or regular chatter na sya. Minsan naman mosang mode lang, lalo na kung meron syang iniiwasan na tao. Kayahindi naman nakaka-perwisyo ang ganitong klase ng poser.

POSER # 2 = itoay nakakainis kapag napag tripan ka nito. Gagamit ng ibang sn para langmang-away ng kapwa, warfreak, walang modo, bastos, lalo na kung meronsyang kaaway na chatter. Magtatago sya sa ibang sn para barubalin nyaang taong kinakainisan nya. Kaya lang dapat magaling sya magtago sa pagpapanggap dahil kapag minamalas sya at nabuko, ibabalik sa kanya at susupalpal sa mukha nya ang lahat ng ginagawa nya. Kaya nagkakaroon ngmatinding personalan na pag aaway.

POSER #1=parang public enemy number lang noh? Lolz. Anong klase ng poser ba ito?Mag-ingat sa ganitong klase ng poser. Matindi pa to’ sa mga bulkan,tornado, bagyo, landslide, tsunami!, at kung anu ano pang mapanira saating mother nature, kapag nabiktima ka nito.

Angganitong klaseng poser ay intension talaga na manloko sa kapwa nila.Magagaling sila magpaikot-ikot ng tao, mapapaniwala ka sa una na silatalaga ang nasa larawan ng kanilang profile. Ang mas madalas mabiktimang mga ganitong tao ay mga baguhan sa chat room. Alam nila kung tipongpinaghihinalaan sila, kaya kapag ang isang bibiktimahin nya ay meronduda sa pagkatao nya, hindi na nya itutuloy ang kanyang mga plano.Hahanap ulit sya ng ibang chatter na puede nyang mapaniwala. At kapagang biktima nya ay walang ka duda-duda sa kanya, dito na nya sisimulanang kanyang matinding operasyon at ito ay ang mapa ibig ka nya ng todo!

Kadalasang ginagamit na larawan ay mga matitindi ang dating. Maganda, sexy at mapuputi naparang mga anghel ang kagandahan. Expert sila pagdating sa pagnanakawng mga pictures, hindi basta lang model, kc madali naman mahalata kapagmodel na pinay, syempre mabubuko mo dba? Kadalasan ay larawan ng kaibigan, kamag-anak,  atmga pictures na hindi kakilala doon sa chatrum na tatambayan nya, atmeron pang mas matindi!. Picture ng anak na panganay kapag nabiktima kang matandang chatter na meron ng anak lolz!!!!!!!!!.

Masasaktanka talaga kapag na inlove ka sa isang poser, lalo na kung napaikot nanya ang utak mo. Kahit hindi mo sya nakikita sa webcam at puro pictureslang pero kapag boses nya na ang maririnig mo, lahat babalewalain mo na  mga naririnig na… “MAG-INGAT KA DYAN BAKA POSER YAN!” Ipagtatanggolmo pa syempre mahal mo eh. Maiinis ka sa mga taong nagsasabing meronkang jowang posera. Dahil maniniwala ka na one of these daysmagpapakita sya sayo at papatunayan na hindi ka nya niloloko.

Kaso lahat ay meron kapalit na KARMA! Angtrip-trip lang sa simula ay hindi na pala trip, dahil nainlove na rinsya sa kanyang biktima. Ibig sabihin ayaw nya itong mawala sa kanya,pero kailangan tuparin ang pangako para wag mawala sa kanya ang biktima nya. Dito na papasok na no choice na sya at kelangan i-reveal na nyaang tunay nyang pagkatao. Magpapakita na sa webcam! AYOS!!!…Para kang pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa men! Ang babaeng minahal mo sa larawan ay napakalayo pala sa totoong buhay!!!. So ano ang magiging ending? Syempre break to death mo ung jowa mong poser noh! LOLZ talaga dba?

ARAL: Kung ano ang ayaw mo ay huwag mong gawin sa kapwa mo!!!.

SIMBANG GABI

december 16, ang araw kung saan na-uuso ang kung ano anong trip ng madlang pipol.

 - umalis ng bahay tuwing madaling araw ng hindi naliligo

 - matulog sa gilid o labas ng simbahan ng nakaporma

 - pakikipagdate/eyeball sa madaling araw

 - abangan ang kalabang gang para simulan ang gang war (meron nito sa amin)

 - matulog ng mahimbing habang maingay na nanggigising ang kampana ng simbahan

ilan lang sa kung ano ano pang hiwaga ang bumabalot sa madaling araw. hehehe.. but what i'm really referring to is the pinoy tradition, simbang gabi.

matagal na akong hindi nakakapag-simbang gabi. naalala ko pa noon na lagi akong kinukulit ng aking nanay para gumising at magsimbang gabi. kahit halos isang hakbang lang ang layo ng simbahan sa bahay namin, ay tamad na tamad akong gumising para magsimba, masarap kasing matulog lalo na't malamig ang panahon. kaya naman, balik sa kama, pasaway kasi, at natutulog ulet kahit napaka-ingay ng kampana ng simbahan.

ngayon namang gusto ko ng magsimbang gabi ay hindi ko na magawa. sobrang aga kasi ng trabaho ko. saktong paparating ang december nang maging 5am shift ako. so wala ng siyam na araw ng: paggising ng maaga, maligo sa nagyeyelong tubig, makipagsiksikan sa dami ng tao sa simbahan, tumayo ng tuwid kahit inaantok habang nagmimisa, kumanta ng chrismas songs after ng misa, at kumain ng masarap na puto bumbong at bibingka pagkauwi. nakakamiss na pala..

sabi nila, kapag nakumpleto ang buong simbang gabi, magkakatotoo ang pinakamimithi mong hiling. may nakapagsabing totoo nga, ang iba naman ay hindi. hindi ko rin ito napatunayan dahil 5 out of 9 pa lang ang record ko. hindi rin ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako nagsisimbang gabi, sa totoo lang, wala akong maiisip na dahilan. dahil nga ba nakaugalian na ito sa amin bahay o isa ito sa bonding moments naming pamilya o nakikiuso lang at sumasabay sa kung anong gawain ng pinoy tuwing kapaskuhan. marahil. siguro. baka nga. pero hindi ko talaga alam. ang tanging masasabi ko lang ay nakakagaan ng loob pagkatapos ng simbang gabi. faith? ewan ko lang, try mo :)

kung ano man ang iyong dahilan sa pagsi-simbang gabi, wag sana natin kalimutan ang dahilan sa likod ng tradisyon ito. merry christmas!

MY ONLY WISH THIS CHRISTMAS 2013

Alright folks,

it’s confession time.I thought it would be fun to compile a list of some things I'd LOVE! I know it looks so greedy, but it's fun to dream. I don't think we'll be exchanging gifts this year as we have each gotten larger presents for our birthdays. 

This time i only have one wish, but i don't know if Santa can grant it. Well I do hope that if he cannot give me the complete list of Bad Boys. Please give me at least one.. please........ haha

MASTURBATION IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

MANILA, Philippines - Only a few people may admit to doing "it," but experts have said that masturbation is beneficial to a person's mental, social, and physical health.

According to the McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois, masturbation (which they defined as touching one's own sex organs for pleasure) reduces stress, induces sleep, and can help people to become familiar and comfortable with their body.

Citing studies, the McKinley health handout also cited the following perks of masturbation:

alleviates premenstrual tension for many women

provides a healthy sexual outlet for people who choose to abstain from sex with partners or who do not currently have available sexual partners

can be a route to safer sex, to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV

allows for sexual pleasuring for those who are not ready to engage in vaginal, anal, or oral sex

increases blood flow to the genital region, which can help overall sexual functioning

helps women learn how to achieve orgasm

helps men to increase ejaculatory control and manage rapid or delayed ejaculation.

Masturbation myths debunked

Contrary to what some people think, the McKinley Health Center said masturbation does not lead to insanity or hair growing on the palms. It added that it does not drain excessive energy from the body.

"There are no harmful side effects of masturbation," it said, adding that regardless of cultural attitudes and values, masturbation has been found in all societies.

Here are some myths that McKinley said are unfounded in medical and social science:

Only people who cannot find sexual partners, or who are socially inadequate, masturbate

Masturbation leads to physical problems such as mental illness and growing hair on your palms

Masturbation "ruins" a person for partner sex

Men will run out of semen or sperm if they masturbate excessively

Others, including medical doctors and sexual partners, will be able to tell if you masturbate.

From abs-cbnNEWS.com

Posted at 02/22/2010 1:41 PM | Updated as of 02/22/2010 5:24 PM

DON'T BE FOOLED! I AM A DEVIL IN DISGUISE

You make a new friend. Make them a mix tape (or playlist, for the younger folks) that tells them who you are through song.

What other tells about me, but described how I perceive others perceiving me when I stop being who they perceive me to be, who they want me to be, who they are projecting onto me, their ideal of me, and start being their un-ideal of me.

I don’t change at all… although changing is an intrinsic part of who I am because I allow relationships to transform me… but with others, the changes are just in how they perceive me. Nothing to do with me, everything to do with them.

I am whatever you want me to be, the ideal and the opposite of that. Angel and Devil. Saint and Sinner. Who cares who I really am…

But what I know is… you will never see me as I am, which is how I see myself. That is for me, and me alone. Why? Why anything really?

I do see you… and I see that you will never see me… perhaps that is my real purpose… rather than the purpose I wish I had, I think I have… to be who you want me to be, then disappoint you so… so what?

I can’t meet your demands… so you cut off my fingers. They grow back so someone else can cut them off. (Did I mention my mood was too heavy to post at this time).

I DON'T FEEL ANY PRESSURE RIGHT NOW

hindi kinaya ng powers ko..
nakakapangliit ito....

Paolo Bediones: Janina, how are you?

Janina San Miguel: I'm fine.

Paolo Bediones: Alright, so you won two of the major awards - Best in Long Gown, Best in Swimsuit, do you feel any pressure right now?

Janina San Miguel: No, I don't feel any fressure right now.

Paolo Bediones: Confident! Alright! Please choose a name of the judge.

Paolo Bediones: We have Miss Vivienne Tan.

Vivienne Tan: Good Evening.

Janina San Miguel: Good Evening.

Vivienne Tan: The question is, what role did your family play to you as candidate to Binibining Pilinas?

Janina San Miguel: Well, my family's role for me is so important becos der was da wa- they're, dey was da one who's... very... Haha... Oh I'm so sorry, Ahhmm... My pamily... My family... Oh my god... I'm... Ok, I'm so sorry... I... I told you that I'm so confident... Eto, Ahhmm,Wait... Hahahahaha, Ahmmm, Sorry guys becos dis was really my pirst pageant ever b'coz I'm only 17 years old and ahahaha I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the taf 10. Hmmm, so... but I said dat... my family is the most important persons in my life. Thank you.

....asan na ang sagot sa tanong? at sana nag dalasya ng interpreter ng hindi sya nahirapan sa tanong.. aheheheh!

LIE A LOT! I HATE LYING

Yes, I've told you a lot... and most of it you already guessed that it happened...
Yes, there is more
And i'm afraid to tell you
I don't want you to hurt anymore
This is all the past
Just like you said you attempting suicide was the past
things are different now and I've learned from my mistakes
I am sorry for causing you so many problems
Sometimes i don't know why you even want to put up with me..
I want to tell you everything
and then you hold me in your arms and tell me its going to be alright..
but i know you'll just get upset and yell at me
call me names
i know i deserve it
and i know it makes you feel better when you do
i guess i
just wish we could be happy
and i know we can...
before that happens
the truth needs to come out
i'm afraid the truth wont set us free
goddamn it i just don't know what to do

i love you so much

ZZZZERO TOLERANCE SLEEPERZZ

If you’ve ever watched a baby sleep you might agree that there’s something magical about it. The calm purity of closed eye lids and the gentle heaving of breath make sensible all those angel comments grandparents like to throw around.  Baby sleep after all is a perfect state of serene peacefulness.  It’s the kind of sleep that people relish and that often attracts smiles from passersby on the street or in shopping malls.  “Aw, so peaceful”, you might hear someone say, “What an angel”.

But where there are angels there must be demons and increasingly it seems that one such demon is the adult version of that sleeping baby.  Somewhere along the line, who can really say when, the public snoozes became an enemy of the peace.  You can see it in any number of parks or other public spaces where an unfortunate individual has dozed off on a bench or is perhaps chasing dreams propped up against a tree – people avert their eyes, whisper to each other and steer clear.   You might assume from watching such scenes that sleepers are unpredictable creatures in perhaps the same way that zombies are – slow but potentially deadly.

I can’t say that I’ve had that experience personally. Rarely have I observed nappers reaching out to claw at nearby ankles or dog tails.  Most sleepers are a peaceful lot no matter their location, their only concern, it would seem, is being left alone and who among us can’t relate to that?  Evidently many – as efforts to crack-down on sleeping in public seem to be steadily on the rise.  While seeing a grown-up sleeping in public might not qualify as particularly adorable or angelic anytime soon, perhaps the act of the public nap can at least again graduate to something less than deviant.  Babies need not be the only ones to sleep in peace in the wider world.

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FEELS LIKE INSOMNIA, HELP!

2:30 am and i'm still wake up.“If you can’t sleep, get out of bed and do something else”—this is advice we hear all the time. But it never works for me: when I get up and turn on the light, I’m up for the night.

For most people, sleep is not an issue: you turn off the lights, you go to sleep, what’s the big deal? I think these are the people who wrote the sleep rules. But if you’re one of the sleep-stressed, like me, it’s a lot more complicated. You need to become a careful observer of your sleep, listen to your body, learn how your sleep reacts to food, drink, light, medications. Figure out what times you sleep best and worst. Read around, get on the web and find out what works for others. Then cobble together a set of practices that works.

There are no ten rules to better sleep. There is only what you can find that works.
Things I tell myself:   “You can rest now,” I repeat this, like a mantra.  “The day is done, no more work, you did good.”  Okay, I maybe not so great, but forget that for now— be kind to yourself, the day is done, you can rest.  

 It sometimes works.  Almost.

I MOVED ON

 Before anything else I have my new Blog site name http://davemercado.webs.com Please have time to read some of it, thanks thanks!

OK! Here is the FAQ

I get a lot of people asking me for advice. To these people I say: Are you kidding me? Did you read my blog? I hopped my ex’s fence, so I am the last person you probably want to ask for advice. However, since the demand has been so high and I’d like to think I’ve matured a bit since my fence-hopping days, I will give it a go. This is in response to the many questions you lovely readers send me. Hope it helps!

Don’t waste your time on people who don’t treat you well.  That seems obvious right? Well I’m pretty sure that I am surrounded by masochists because I get a lot of mail along the lines of “He cheated. How do I get him back?” and “I love him, but he broke up with me and now he’s dating my cousin,” etc. Breaking up hurts, but being with someone who treats you like shit hurts way more in the long run, so nurse your breakup hangover with a pint of ice cream or a few vodka sodas (for my over 21 fans) and be reassured that he or she will probably die miserable and alone someday.
Listen, listen, listen. Yeah, I know. Of course we heard him when he said he didn’t want a boyfriend, but like, we don’t want to be in a relationship either. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made this mistake. I see a cute guy I like and I go deaf. I ignore all the signs that this is not a good fit and go barreling blindly ahead.  If this is too vague for you, I’ve compiled a list of signs that this person will not be a good girlfriend/boyfriend from various friends’ and my many experiences with “not listening:”

• Tells you he (or she) is moving back to his country in a month and just wants to have a good time
• Is wearing a wedding ring, but is currently in the middle of a divorce
• Does not bathe, or have a job, or do anything productive really
• Has a car seat in the backseat but makes no mention of having a child
• Still lives with his ex, but only because “finding an apartment in this city is hard”
• Is “poly amorous” (look that one up kiddies… it’s not cheating if it’s an open relationship)

Which brings me to my next point…
Be honest with yourself about what you want. Don’t change to fit his or her wants and needs.  So be realistic and stay true to yourself.  You may feel like you’re losing out on something in that moment, but really you’re just opening yourself up to meeting someone who actually wants and likes the same things as you.
Focus on YOU.  According to me, every person I ever dated has an amazing relationship with someone else now. I am the only single person on this planet and I know a loneliness that no one except the most pathetic ogre could possibly understand. It’s easy to become jealous after a breakup. People move on and your ex will date other people. But so will you even if he gets there first.  And just try to be satisfied with the fact that deep down he will never find anyone better than you and you’re way hotter than his new girlfriend anyways. It works for me. Just kidding (sort of.)
Am I over him? A few weeks ago, a coworker of mine was telling me about the guy who broke his heart and nodding, I said, “Yeah mine was named—” Total blankness. I literally could not recall the name of the boy who made me crazy nearly every day for almost one year. Of course, I forget what I’m watching on tv while the commercials are on and his name came to me a few seconds later, but I realized something.
The past few months had been so busy, I barely had time to think, let alone obsess.  I only got over him when I stopped worrying so much about whether I would ever get over him.  Of course after my conversation at work that night, I went home and Google the shit out of him so… Yes and no?
As for all the other specific questions you guys asked, I will try to answer some of them in this list of Do’s and Don'ts.

• Don’t get back together with him if he was a shithead the first time. This will likely not change.
• Don’t date your best friend’s ex without her permission no matter how much you love him because that’s asshole behavior and no one likes an asshole.
• Do blog. I love hearing other people tell me about their blogs. Writing is super cathartic!
• Don’t worry about friends who choose him over you. They clearly weren’t good friends in the first place.
• Don’t worry if you act a bit crazy in the midst of a breakup. We all have our moments. Just don’t get yourself arrested… it sucks.
• Don’t wait for him if he begins dating someone new, but you know they aren’t meant to be. Life is not a Nicholas Sparks novel.
• Do let yourself fall in love again. Even with all the shit parts, I still think it’s worth it.

There you go. That’s all I’ve got.