Because I Said So.

Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty.
Chocolate isn't like premarital sex. It will not make you pregnant. And it always feels good. → Lora Brody, author of Growing Up on the Chocolate Diet

I cannot imagine a world without chocolates. I wonder if there is a person who's allergic to chocolates. Yay! That must be sad, huh? Even on a person who's watching her weight can't resist chocos sometimes. Most of you know that I've imposed a pseudo-strict diet on myself that started March this year, but after 7 months, I eventually caved in to this blissfully sweet temptation. In my post October's ULTIMATE Cheat Day, I had CHI'S BRICK OVEN CHOCOLATE CAKE.Ü I'm glad I did. I mean, I can't live without chocolate and that's a fact.

For the chocoholic Russ,
what makes my life even more wonderful are these two chocolates:
(1) Anything Belgian and
(2) Anything REESE's

These just make my heart melt and I do little crazy things because and for the love of chocolate. Hoo! I mean, these chocolates are enough reason for me to fly and live in Belgium.Ü I recall going on a date with a friend slash classmate years ago, way back High School because he gave me a beautifully wrapped, huge box of Belgian Chocolates. He was the first guy to ever give me those goodies and until today, I have no idea how he found out that I'm a sucker for Belgian Chocolates. Well, that was just one date. Hahaa! We're still friends 'til this day.



And then, there was this guy slash friend who I had a crush on for a while. Do you want to know why? I found out that we both liked REESE'S! It's insane, right? I rarely find people, friends who share this love for Reese's Chocolates. They're not too popular here in the Philippines so whenever someone goes to the States, I really ask them to get me bags and bags of Reese's. It's the only Peanut Butter - flavored food that I eat.Ö



Oops. I must have shared a lot already. I dunno what you guys think of me now after knowing that I go bonkers over chocolates.Ü Hahaa! Well, we all do pretty demented things every now and then, right? What I do know is that chocolate is good for me and for sure, it is also good for you. In fact, it can even help you go through stressful days, just make sure you have them in moderation. We just can't live without it because CHOCOLATE IS ♥ & IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL :)

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Labels: Because I'm Russ, Girls Talk, Good Times

WHAT IF...
People choose not to be on the safer side? Most of us prefer to be on the safer side. This is how most of us think. Not everyone would just want to risk funds on a project without doing studies, budgets, etc. But, didn't Bill Gates did that and so he is in such a stature. Most of us know it. What is that, which motivated Bill Gates is not among us. If you ask me I'd say, it's his attitude.

He took the risk because he had the guts. He wanted to be different and that is why he is. If you want to attain glory, take a different path and work towards to it. No point battling with many guys. That's not the way because you lose most of your time by fighting and not on innovation.

Those who thought differently created theories for the rest to follow. Isaac Newton discovered "Gravity" and Albert Einstein discovered the "Theory of Relativity". I guess this tells us that sometimes, it's okay to take on a different path to create a new sight for the rest to follow. Let us take a different path to create a new sight for the rest to follow.

Labels: Because I'm Russ, Deep Girl Mode, What If Wednesdays

In this hectic, sometimes chaotic life, we push ourselves to do more without the satisfaction of ever completing our "TO DO" LIST. Do you subscribe to the thought that more is better? I Can! Yet, I also know this is trouble for me because there is never enough.

I've decided that whenever I have a To Do List, the Top 3 Activities on my list MUST be done, no matter what. I get to decide what is most important for me to do in a day. The night before I designate my 3 activities that are most important for the next day and FIRST THINGS FIRST would be my little slogan when I start the new day.

At this point in my life, I recognize that I require feeling good about myself. My well-being is my most important intention of each day. This is my life and if I don't provide that warm and loving feeling towards myself, then who else will do it for me? Sure, there are wonderful people in my life who share this journey, giving me support, advice, laughter and fun times together. I'm able to share my stories and they listen, as I do to theirs. Yet, if I don’t feel good about myself, I can’t enjoy and relish the people who are in my life.

I know already that I try to do too much, get overwhelmed and sometimes, I may not be effective in my day. It's fine if I gather all the things I want to do on my list, but I only need to choose the Top 3. I may complete more and that would be great. When I complete my Top 3, I honor my well-being by celebrating what I have accomplished.

I give myself permission to enjoy what I do. If I complete more than 3, then I have dessert, but the main entree of my good feelings comes from the Top 3. At the end of my day, I recognize that I have kept my promises to myself. I feel I have supported the direction I want to go in my life and followed through with my decisions. I've learned that I can do what is important to me and trust that I'm on the right track in my life.

What does your To Do List say about you?
At the end of the day, do you celebrate what you have accomplished or beat yourself up for not accomplishing more? Have you learned how to take good care of yourself? Is your intention to be more self-loving?

Labels: Because I'm Russ, Take A Deep Breath

How can some people be so irrational? You don't even know them and yet they manage to pick a fight with you or your mother. I can't believe this guy at the parking lot earlier who really yelled at my Mom over a parking space. WTF right?

Picking fights. There is always a reason for picking fights. Bad day? Stress release of any kind, a person will pick a fight. But why pick a fight with a person who is old enough to be your mother? What does that mean? What does it mean if the fight picker picks a fight every day, sometimes for hours on end. Even when, you're calmly rejecting a reaction to their fight picking, and they keep pushing, and pushing and pushing. Until you finally give in and give them what they want ─ and they don't like it! See? They do something stupid and when you give in, they even get more angry at you. Tss! What does that make you? A people pleaser? A co-dependent? What? I am sure someone in the field is having a hay-day with this.

I, personally, am not trained in this stuff, nor do I have any fun with this. There is a reason behind the madness. In my experience, it is due to unhappiness and an unwillingness to be the one to make the transition needing to be made. In plain terms, a lack of balls. I have big balls. I hide them well. I only use them when needed. Don't even dare to get near me or talk to me when you see me at the gym. Puuhleeze! Get over yourself!

Sorry. I just need to vent this out. It's bad enough that I'm not really allowed to get angry, I think it will be worse if I don't find an outlet to get this out. I feel better now.Ü

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I just beat my record last month!Ü If you're interested, you can check my previous score here here. I'm so sorry, but little-babaw things make me happy. So I guess I'm a Typing ALIEN, not a Typing Maniac.Ö I'm done playing this game for today. My fingers feel like jello already. Have a good week everyone.

Labels: Because I'm Russ, I Need To Rant

SHOP PINOY.Ü
Let's spread the word.

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A PIECE OF RUSS
This November.Ü

I LIKE
having a glass of non-fat milk and a banana for dinner when I'm just at home; surprisingly, it's a combo that's a little too heavy for my stomach.Ü

I DON'T LIKE
the taste and smell of fish, but I try & force myself to eat some every now and then because I need the good stuff from fish for my thyroid.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW
that I want to inspire and help more people to eat healthy, get fit, and to lose weight. I really wish that people would choose better, healthier lifestyles.

I'VE PLANNED
to push myself some more when I workout because I noticed that my endurance is not as okay as it used to be.

I WANT TO SAY TO SOMEONE SPECIAL
This one's for Jillian Michaels, Biggest Loser Coach: How you beat and motivate the people in your team in TBL have really persuaded me to be committed to my decision to be fit and healthy. On days that I feel lazy, I watch old episodes of The Biggest Loser. I always tell myself that if these guys work their butts there, I don't have reason to slack off and just stay home. I should be out there, having a good workout.

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If you want to play along A PIECE OF ME,
you can visit the TOOTH FAIRY's blog for details and how to's.

Labels: A Piece of ME, Because I'm Russ, Events

Here's a new way to hack your Facebook account. A Notification will be sent to you that one of your friends has commented on your status, it will open in a new page and tell you to re-enter your Facebook username and password. The page look’s just like the FB login page so be careful, don’t enter your USER ID and PASSWORD or it will be hacked.

This was shared by one of my friends and I thought I should also spread the word. SUPER HASSLE! I was so unfortunate to have experienced it last weekend. I was always being logged out of Facebook for unknown reasons and sad to say, I realized that if you encounter these problems in FB, users can't e-mail Facebook Staff .. so strange.

This info may be useful.
It's good to be informed and be safe at the same time.

Special registrants queue outside the Manila office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Arroceros Street in the mad rush to register as voters in time for the May 2010 elections. • Photo by LINUS G. ESCANDOR II

Despite the heat, long lines, impatience, and all the hassle of last-minute registration for the elections in 2010, I salute fellow Filipinos who chose to be responsible citizens of this country. This is the first step for the change that we all so want badly. Good Job! Saludo ako sa inyo.Ü • image first posted by manila_bulletin

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Destiny. Fate.
Please don't play tricks on me. Please don't play around with me.Ö

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

I must find a space somewhere to get this off my chest. Dammit. I can't post this on my wall in Facebook and I can't even put this in Twitter. I'm not even supposed to be entertaining the thought in the first place! F*CK. I'm trying, seriously trying. For almost a week and a half now, three people from my past are haunting me and it's just too bad there's one, the very first one, who's making me feel like this right now.

I surrender. I don't what the Big Boss is trying to tell me. I'll be good and I won't do anything to complicate whatever it is that I am feeling right now. This too shall pass.

Labels: 2010 Philippine Elections, Because I'm Russ, Take A Deep Breath