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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Fountain of Life

I just celebrated my birthday two weeks ago and I feel like I an getting old. My friends keep telling me that age is all in our mind and that I still look younger than my age. I kind of believed it because I am not tall; just a typical Filipino that stands 5 feet even or a little bit taller. And most people thought we are younger than our age because of our height. But despite of those kind words, I still feel like I am aging. Yup, my skin doesn't look old or has wrinkle on it...but someday I'll have wrinkles and will be overweight if I don't take care of my over all physical health and well being. When that time comes, I want to be prepared. I will need some help. I think ghr1000 would be able to help me aside from exercise and diet. I read that this product will not only help me lose weight but also help me stay young looking despite of the stress caused by everyday life's problems. GHR1000 brings me good news and peace of mind!

A More Enjoyable Phone Conversation

I have been thinking of what gift I would give my brother for his birthday. His birthday is already over, but I haven't not given him a present yet because I wanted to surprise him on top of he lives outside United States. I am glad he was fine to get his gift late. In two months time, we will be going to see my family and siblings; my brother will finally get his gift. Knowing he and his wife lives in an area where cellphone signal is very weak, the best gift I could give him is a home cellular booster. It would help our phone conversation clearer and longer. I tell you, it is very annoying that when in the middle of important phone conversation, all of a sudden it was cut off because of the weak signal. Having this booster is going to help us a lot. Our conversation would be enjoyable and at the same time I would be able to save phone bill by not calling him back many times!

On Being Over Protective

Being a parent, hubby and I are very protective with our only child/son. We do all we can to keep Jacob safe in almost everything. Sometimes people say that we need to lighten up and let our son enjoy being kid and to learn the consequences of his actions. Oh well, it is easier said than done. We could never take that chances. Kids nowadays are smart. They'll do all they can to justify their actions. They know better but they still do the wrong thing because that is what their friends do. Let say, learning to ride his bike. Jacob saw some kids in our neighborhood not using helmets; he thought he need to do that too even though he knew he is supposed to use the riding helmets we bought him. He has two, but for some reason he wanted to keep both of then....but doesn't want to use any of them. Every time I ask him to give the other one away, he would say 'no' for he needs it. I don't know what to say, but keep it!

Just Like My Engagement Ring

This morning while putting on one of the jewelry I bought for myself when I was still single, I noticed that my jewelry box couldn't accommodates all my jewelry anymore. And so I told my husband that I will be needing a bigger jewelry box so I could keep them safe and dust free. He promised that he would buy me one when we go shopping this afternoon. Sure enough he did! And I am so happy for that! Anyway, I am not a fan of too much jewelry, but hubby was. He used to buy me jewelry when we were still newly wed. But when I stopped him from doing that, he did! I love the 3-stone diamond ring he bought me for it was my engagement ring. Anyway, when looking for gift to be sent to my family online, I saw a St. Thomas jewelry that looked exactly like my engagement ring, only this one is a 1 carat diamond ring...but for a cheap price. This is a good deal for St. Thomas jewelry are famous for its great craftsmanship. I'd like to have one from them someday. Maybe on our 25th wedding anniversary hubby would buy me one :-).

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Understanding VA loans

Not a lot of people fully understand what VA home loans are. Sometimes, even I get confused when people start talking about VA streamline or VA refinance rates. So perhaps it is best that we go into this world and see what it is about.

According to Wikipedia, “A VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The loan may be issued by qualified lenders.” So by that, I think we can all agree that this is a type of loan that is geared for elderly or American veterans, in order to help them with their finances, or their surviving spouses.

The main intent of these types of loans, like the Maryland VA home loans is to supply its clients with enough home financing especially in areas where private financing is unavailable. This plan enables the veterans to make their purchases without having to provide a down payment. However, these are only for certain eligible areas that are already set by the VA for their housing credit storage areas.

Overall, it does come out as a bit of boring because as younger people and citizens of the Philippines, it really does not apply to us, rather it does make Filipinos think of what or how the veterans of this country are taken care of. Most of these people are elderly and they need all the help they can get.

Apparently, for those who are in the U.S. and want to apply to these loans, they can get an application form, which is the standard loan application form. If the person filing the forms is making false statements or are providing incorrect information, they can be punished with a fine or imprisonment. Which will then forfeit the chances of the person owning the account his or her chances to avail of the loan.