All posts by Reah Padla

Little Miss Sunshine

A beautiful countenance brings glory to God.

 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4

 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23

Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure,
and lovely, and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8

Dear Lord,

Teach me to be a woman after Your own heart. To be at peace with myself, to have a meek and quiet spirit, and to a have a servant’s heart. I long to be that woman so joyful in every circumstance. And to be a woman of prayer and devotion to You.

Amen

*Attributes of a Godly Woman

 

What is the Best Data Storage Solution for Home?

Husband and I are on the lookout for an external HD. I have a 250GB Western Digital I bought from Bangkok four years ago but it’s full already and it’s got some weird virus inside. I have made a back up of my most important files already so I won’t have to be depressed should it finally decide not to cooperate.

I have a few online storage accounts but I don’t like the fact that some of my files are “out there”.  These are private storage places but anything can happen and my stuff could be leaked and exposed to the whole  world (wide web).

We’ve decided to buy two. He needs a separate one because my files are not as important and are prone to  viruses (read: downloaded media files). But what I want next is to have it “networked”. I want a wireless external hard drive that I could access over WiFi from my computer, iPhone, and iPad. We’re planning on going all-digital at home for our future home media entertain system.

There are too many options out there! My cousin advised that we setup a NAS (network-attached storage) system since it’s what they have at home. Then there’s the option to use either Airport Express or Airport Extreme by Apple since it’s easier to set up and you can attach the printer and external hard drive to it.

And then there’s cloud storage to think about too. There are more websites offering online storage service but I’m leaning towards Google Drive for my husband and I to share.

Google Drive Storage Plans

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Faith Friday: A Blueprint That Works

God has given each one of us a plan and a purpose. To know those things can be a challenge to some but He gives us the Holy Spirit to reveal to us. God is also able to reveal the ways how those plans are to be carried out in our lives.

His Word is perfect and true. The Word of God is worthy to be read and studied over and over again. God’s Word is a Blueprint. Like an architect that makes and follows a blueprint of a house, the Scripture is the Lord’s instructions for living.

It is the truth. It never changes. Why? Because the Author is God and He changes not.

When stress gets the best of you, read a Scripture and allow the peace of God to calm you down. Meditating on God’s word can help you overcome anything: your fears, worries, and heartaches.

Read His Word. Spend time meditating on it. Apply His Word in your life.

 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.”

James 1:22 (NIV)

 

How to Adopt a Kitten

So we’re adopting a kitten. It’s Noah’s first pet but it’s going to be a family effort.  I really hope this “Catty” will be a very good pet.

I believe God is the one directing the events in our life. I’ve been thinking of getting a cat lately and my neighbor finding an abandoned one the other day was no accident. It was meant to happen.

My friend Ying shared the story of how the kitten was found by her boyfriend Andy– in a comic strip! I love all her drawings but I especially love those related to Noah and me.

By: Aileen Oracion

Aileen shares the story of how the kitten was found:

Marc Andrei saw an abandoned kitten in a busy street the other day. He walked past it at first but as he continued home, he couldn’t imagine how it would survive if it rained all of a sudden or if it was swept into the street & run over b
y a car. It wasn’t until he got home & into the gate that he decided he was going to go back & get it.

There were 2 “tambays” seated along the sidewalk then. The kitten was right in front of them but they just ignored it. They were so surprised that he came back & took it. He felt their eyes on his back as he walked back home (as if they couldn’t believe what they just saw with their own eyes).

The kitten’s with us for now but Reah & family will be adopting it 😀 It will be staying with us until it’s healthy & ready enough to “defend” itself from their playful son, Noah (who also happens to be my godson)!

My first reaction to the story: Kasi naman ang laking tao pero animal lover.  Ang cute. Hehe.

You see, Andykins, as my officemates and I call him, is a big guy. He’s the protector-go-to-guy in our compound so you won’t think he cares about animals. This neighbors of mine really know how to care for their pets. Their cat RiRi is gorgeous while Chewey is a very good guard dog. Chewey and Noah…well, they’re not exactly best friends but that’s because Chewey gets jealous of the little boy. I hope someday they can become friends. 😀

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My friends are the geniuses behind Big Ben Watches. If you’re into collecting vintage watches, check out their website.

Aileen Oracion is an artist! She never studied fine arts in school but her illustrations are awesome. She is now an art student, studying comic book illustration under comic veteran Nestor Malgapo’s mentoring.

Visit her Facebook Page: Aileen O Fantasy Art

How to Check Page Source on Mac

I sometimes check a website’s Page Source when I want to know how a certain image, video, or text has been placed within the design. This is how I learn HTML. My knowledge is basic and only improved a bit. I’m neither a web designer nor a developer but I can understand how, why, and where some codes are.

I recently discovered that you can not easily check the Page Source on Safari. I was about to check the code of Apple.com because I wanted to embed a Quicktime video for an article I’m working on.

It’s easy to do on Firefox:

Press RIGHT click and a drop down menu will show, choose View Page Source.

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Belle de Jour Power Planner 2013

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We’re adopting a kitten!

I received a call from my friend and neighbor Ying this afternoon saying Andy picked up a poor kitten and asked if we wanted to take it. I was having second thoughts because that meant another responsibility. I’ve been wanting to get another fish or a pair of love birds for Noah but I keep procrastinating.

I asked Josh and he just looked at me but then I still agreed to adopting the kitten. Eeep! I know Noah will love the kitten because he’s very friendly with the stray cats my brother feeds from time to time. Husband finally said okay but that I’d have to do the cleaning myself. Okay. Fine.

Actually, I’ve been thinking of getting one too the past few weeks but I haven’t told Josh yet. A cat is smaller and is easier to take care of than a dog, right? Josh said we’d get a black Labrador when Noah is a bit older, not just now. I once mentioned if we could adopt Ivanna, the yellow Labrador, because Noah likes him so much and I like Ivanna too. This yellow lab was my companion when I would run around the village early in the morning or in the evening.  It was dear to me..she still is but I had to let go of playing with her when I learned I was pregnant.

Here is Noah and Ivanna:

I wanted to get a white Persian cat like Snowbell in the movie Stuart Little. Noah loves the movie but I really can’t accept the fact that the lead is a mouse—a mouse! But I find Snowbell cute and name suits it perfectly.

I had a white cat before which I named “Kim”. It was my first pet. My very own. Sadly, she went missing one day. I never found out what happened to her. She looked like this:

In two weeks, we’ll be taking home the kitten. Noah and I visited the kitten and he loved it! The little kitten still looked thin but my friend will be taking care of it for two weeks before Noah could bring it home. My son still has no idea that the kitten is his but I know he’s already in love with it. He kept on squishing, touching, and putting it back to its small basket. When we were about to leave, he picked up the kitten and put it inside the cage. I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he still speaks gibberish but he seemed to be telling the kitty to eat and stop whatever it is planning to do. Why, the little pet was trying to get out of the cage. Noah actually said “TOPS” — that’s how he says ‘stop’. Hehe.

I am excited for Noah but I dread the cleaning part. Hopefully, we’d train the cat to be well-behaved. I have no idea how but I have to start searching. Of course, I’d love to hear from cat owners too. Ying has RiRi, this gorgeous gray stray cat, so I have her to teach us.

I wasn’t able to take a picture of the kitten but it looks like this:

We can’t figure out if it’s male or female but it doesn’t matter. We’re still thinking of a name but I want Noah to give it a name. The cat at my parents’ house– he calls Catty but I don’t want that. Hahaha! We’ll see… 😀

Of Vintage Leather and a Big White Heart

Top: Hand-me-down from my sister | Shoes: Christian Siriano for Payless | Bracelet: Cuteture Fierce Pearls in Gold by Jenni Epperson | Kate Spade iPhone Case | Bag: Vintage Mulberry Tan Crocodile Leather Messenger Bag

It was a fun and long weekend. I missed church Sunday morning but I managed to attend the 4PM service. I quickly dressed up for this because I was already running late. Grabbed a pair of leggings and this old brown top with a big white heart design. It’s one of my favorites. It’s a hand-me-down from my sister so I have no idea where she got it.

Arm candy was actually a necklace from Cuteture. I purchased this in 2009 when I just gave birth. I was in the mood for some kikay shopping because I felt so ugly then. I bought this at a Mommy Bazaar in Rockwell.

Zoom in on the leather shoulder bag. The gorgeous leather bag here is vintage. I told you I love vintage. It’s another eBay find. It’s been with me for more than four years already and since I’m a leather bag lover, this is another favorite. I specifically searched for a Mulberry because back then, I was crushing on a Mulberry Alexa. I saw this one and fell in love. Fortunately, this has no foul, leather smell because the bag came out in the 80’s. Unlike the dark brown Cambridge Satchel which my husband hated, this one passed his smell standard. :p

Remembering Steve

It’s no secret that I’m an Apple fan girl. It’s true when they say, “Once You Go Mac, You Can Never Go Back”. My first Apple gadget was a blue iPod Mini which I asked my cousin to buy in Singapore. I fell in love with the blue iPod. I got another green iPod Nano, an iPod Shuffle, and then the white 13-inch MacBook which opened my eyes to the wonders of OS X.Then came the iPhone 3G, the iPad, this 11-inch MacBook Air, and the iPad 2. Continue reading Remembering Steve