Card locked!

I supposed to snap a photo of Hyzyd singing when my camera flashed a message "card locked". I couldn't take a photo but I could view the pictures in it. I panicked. I don't know what to do.

Just then I remember that Mr. Google is just a click a way.


What I need to do is just to remove the memory card from the camera. I found out that there is a small slide switch (on yellow color) on one of the long edges of the card. I just slide the switch from lock to unlock. Whew, I'm relieved. I could now take pictures of my toddler. Oh wait, where's my baby?

He's gone asleep already with his dad. I better go to bed now. Good night!

Tuesday Couch Potatoes: The Forgotten

What if one day you were told that everything you knew, everything you loved, everything you remembered never really happened? The film starts out several days after a plane crash with a grieving mother, played by Moore, trying to get over the death of her son. When she finally seems to be doing better, strange forces seem to be trying to cause the children to be forgotten, and therefore giving the mother no other choice but to find out why.


The Forgotten is a 2004 American psychological thriller film, directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Julianne Moore. The majority of the movie was filmed in New York City.

The moral lesson that I learned from this movie is that the bonds between mother and child can never be broken. A mother's love for her son save the life of his son. She never gave up even others had given up already. She follows her motherly instinct. Telly refuses to deny her son's existence. She is choked and ordered to give up her first memory of her son; the first time she saw him as a newborn. But she recalls her pregnancy and the being who has been experimenting on her is 'blown away'. She then finds herself living her normal life with her son again, though she remembers everything that has happened.

The acting was serviceable, with Julianne Moore turning in a "Riplyesque" performance (whether this is good or bad depends on your perspective) but Gary Sinise basically walks through the movie (while bearing an eerie resemblance to Steve Jobs in the beginning). The other actors move the plot along, but nothing worth saying anything more about.

Oh, this movie has one of the best "jump in your seat" auto scenes .

Newfound hobby

Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest got me into making blog reviews and it's been a lot of fun. It's getting a lot easier than I thought...he..he...Thanks to Marce Pehpot's guide in making reviews and Marce K , Marce Chris and Ate Sarah's inspirational comments about my reviews. It boost my confidence in writing. I owe you and love you for that! It feels good to know that there are people who appreciate the reviews. Thank you so much!

By the way, have you joined already the blog contest of the year that offers $200 as the first prize? Yes, I'm talking about Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest. If not yet, why not head over to their site by clicking HERE for the requirements and guidelines to join. Please don't forget that I, Genejosh, send you there. You could also refer your friends to join and win extra cash prizes! Better check this out today! Hurry!

After making all the reviews to earn extra points, I think I need a vacation guys. Any vacation ideas?

Speaking of vacation, if you're watching your budget, it's a good idea to select lesser known travel destinations for your vacations. MyCitiesGuide.com could help you with that. It is a site that provides local information about lesser known U.S. travel destinations. The site features videos, best blog posts and tweet feeds for each of its destinations.

How I wish that Thailand could have that kind of comprehensive Travel Guide where we could visit lesser known Thailand travel destinations for our planned vacation on summer where we could spend the time sightseeing, eating and shopping, enjoying the local culture and activities. I haven't yet found a travel guide here that offers the same services as MyCitiesGuide.com does-they aren't tell you what you already know about travel destinations;they tell you what you don't know: the names of independent restaurants and art galleries, where you can go to see a movie, what people are saying about your selected destination, and what people are doing there. Isn't that great?

Enough of my prattling. I better be back to my newfound hobby- blog reviewing. Yehaaa!!!!

Remembering God's Unfailing Love

Psalms 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

His Unfailing Love is a blog site filled with testimonies of God's amazing love, the significant difference of one's life with a relationship with God and victories won in the name of Jesus. It also journals all the author's activities, thoughts, inspiration, ideas, and everything that happened around her.

I personally know the author because we're living in the same city here in Thailand and she and her hubby are one of the wedding sponsors we've invited. She's a doting mother of two and a loving wife to her hubby. She's teaching English, loves cooking, singing and making jewelries. She's also homeschooling her children.

Lately, she just lost her baby but assuaged her grief by her strong belief on God's perfect plan for her life. I'm blessed and encouraged with her personal relationship with our Lord and savior. Last year, they went home to Philippines abruptly because her niece died. You'll be blessed of how God provided everything they need for the airfare in just a nick of time. Truly the love of the Father never fails!

Look around His Unfailing Love and I'm sure you'll witness what a powerful God we have . Her site helps us remember that God's love never fails.

Simple things that make me feel loved

I feel loved when...

Baby Hyzyd...
1. kisses me especially when he does it involuntarily
2. hands over his sippy cup to me to signal that he wants water or milk
3. he reaches out his hand for me, a signal that he wanted to be carried
4. just hug me, pinch my tummy or cheeks
5. talks to me like he really knows that I do understand his baby language


Hubby...
1. surprises me with cookies on ordinary days
2. kisses me good night
3. simply holds my hand, squeezes it softly and whispers "I Love you"
4. hugs me tight
5. does the household chores
6. cut my hair
7. cut my nails
8. gives me a massage
9. do the ironing
10. tolerate my clumsiness


my students
1. greet me everyday with smiles and hugs
2. enjoy the songs and participate with class lessons
3. look for me when I'm absent

my friends
1. leave comments and sweet messages in my blogs, facebook and other social networks
2. call me just to inquire if I'm Ok or not.


I'm so blessed to feel being loved in countless reasons from my loveones.

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Tuesday Couch Potatoes: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Something Happens)

I feel in love with bollywood movies since I've watched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai(Something Happens).I remember watching it and loving every second of it. Yes, it is a melodramatic film, full of colourful song and dance numbers, but it also offers more than your average Hindi film. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Something Happens) is the type of movie that one can never get tired of watching. The jokes are fresh,the concept is new, and the characters are unforgettable. This movie makes me laugh and cry at the same time . It never fails to make me soooo "kilig" ( shivery, fuzzy, chilling [positive] feeling that you get when you’re “in love” or infatuated) to the bones and the actors makes you feel in love . I'm completely twitterpated with this movie.The medium of language used is in Hindi but subtitles in English is available so I was able to understand.

The characters are unique and very entertaining. Shahrukh Khan is at his best, and Kajol steals the show. Rani Mukherji was given a chance, by Karan Johar, to prove herself, and she certainly rose to the occasion. Farida Jalal, as the witty grandmother, is adorable, and so is little Anjali.

Here's my favorite quote from the movie:

Ms. Briganza: Rahul... what is love?
Rahul Khanna: Love. Love is friendship.
Anjali Sharma: [Anjali looks at him]
Rahul Khanna: If she can't be my best friend, I can't be in love with her. Without friendship, there is no love. Simple. Love is friendship. Okay, Ms. Briganza?

Let me give you some preview:

Rahul and the tomboy Anjali are students at St. Xavier College. They are the best of friends. One day Tina, the principal's daughter, enrolls at St. Xavier. She is beautiful, feminine, and sophisticated; therefore the antithesis of Anjali. Rahul falls hard for Tina as soon as he meets her, which was just the time that Anjali realized that she has some feelings for Rahul, probably prompted by a careless comment on his part that she had overheard, which equated love with friendship. This creates a romance triangle. One day, Rahul confesses his love for Tina to Anjali. Anjali leaves college suddenly, vowing to forget the heartbreak he caused. Tina and Rahul marry and have a child, whom Tina names Anjali. Tina dies in childbirth, but had previously written a series of eight letters. Every year, on Anjali's birthday, she is given a letter and hears her mother's loving wishes for her. In the eighth and last letter, the little girl is told about her namesake. Where Rahul had been blind, Tina had noticed the older Anjali's emotions and pitied her deeply. Because Rahul hasn't remarried, perhaps his first love could be the mother that the young Anjali needs and wants. Anjali (Jr.) believes that the older Anjali can make her beloved father happy again, and decides to help her father reclaim his lost paramour. She soon recruits her doting grandmother and grandfather as accomplices. The unlikely conspirators locate Rahul's old sweetheart and contrive to make Rahul and Anjali meet again. They meet in a camp where Anjali Jr. had enrolled, where her namesake is a counselor. The namesake discovers, without the younger girl's knowledge, the truth of her new charge's parentage. Rahul soon finds old feelings reviving. However, Anjali has vowed to her family's wishes and is engaged to another man, Aman.

Watch this movie to know what will happen. For me, this is a wonderful movie. I would recommend it to anyone who would like to see a fun and sweet movie about true love.

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NOOB- a site for novice bloggers

I used to hear from a friend that she's a total NOOB- a slang term for a newcomer to an Internet activity, for example online gaming. It can also be used to indicate an individual inexperienced in any other activities like blogging. My Marce Pehpot is so creative enough to start a blog focusing on tips and techniques on blogging and online earnings. It's NOOB which stands for NOvice On Blogging . It's one of her 8 blogs that she maintained!

May you be a newcomer in a blogging world or been here for quite some time but didn't yet know the how's and tricks on blogging and monetizing your blogs, then NOOB is there to guide you! It's just recently that I knew that there's a word count tool online where you could just submit your article and the site will automatically count the words for you. I did it while doing reviews for Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest because in wrting reviews it's a requirement to have at least 200 words. It's also useful for me when I do some paid posts and there are number of words required. This site is already bookmarked and thanks to NOOB.

I'm not really good in making blog reviews but upon reading the author's post about "How To Write a Blog Review", it boost my confidence in writing reviews and even get the hang of it...LOL! Actually, this is my 12th blog review I've made for a couple of days after reading the post! Again, thanks to NOOB. Reading that article makes me believe that in writing that she's also picturing herself performing each step. That makes her an effective writer in giving out instructions on "How-To's".

Visit the site and you'll surely learn a lot from scheduling posts to how to create a disclosure policy, from blogger platform vs wordpress platform to adgitize made easy tool and almost all the basic tips and tricks of blogging and monetizing your blogs. The author's articles are all harvested from her own experience for information. It can't be denied that she's familiar with the topics she have written. And the facts that she know about her topics may go beyond an encyclopedia’s breadth of coverage. I like the way she uses simple words that any person would understand. We can't assume all the readers knows anything about the topic, right? This way, she didn't leave out any important steps.



As always, the author managed to make her her 8 blog sites look presentable and beautiful including NOOB. The theme really fits in to the concept of her site, and speaks about the content of her site. Every design or details go along with her blog's concept making us readers not to be confused with her blog. The header and footer is designed by the author herself. Maybe next time, it would be wonderful if she could posts some tutorial on how to make headers. That would really make my day!

Any questions about blogging and earning online? Visit NOOB and let her help you.