I was overwhelmed with excitement when I arrived home. When I took my first step inside the house, I noticed the new ceiling designs that were installed. I mentioned on my previous blogs that our house was under renovation. Although it was not yet entirely done, there is progress. When I entered my room, it is still a mess but I noticed the Ladybug vapor steam cleaner that was lying in the corner of my room. It was the item that they were using to clean the entire house and that my brother told me it was my turn to do the tasks for a week since I was long gone for school. I just can’t say no.
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Technology has afforded the people of wireless gadgets. From telephones to cellphones, from manual tuning of the television to the remote control, from a cable connected to the television for more channels to the mini satellite installed at the comfort of your home, from the wired internet connections to the wi-fi. If comfortable gadgets were designed wireless then security should also be afforded as such. With that, there are wireless alarm systems today and even wireless monitoring systems where the personnel is safe from physical harm to maintain security. The personnel then can look out for possible problems that may arise from afar. Truly technology has made lives more comfortable.
Finally, at least one of the rooms of the house that were under construction is already done. The new bathroom was located between two bedrooms so that it is easier to access. The new undermount sink adds to the beautiful design of the whole bathroom. Also, it has a bathtub and a telephone shower. The house now has two bathrooms so there is no need to hurry during class days since there are already two bathrooms that can be used. I just wish I can use the new bathroom before I leave for school since the water pipes have not yet been installed. I think the workers are doing it right now. I am so excited.
Days from now and many students will be freed from school. Some will be marching towards a new chapter of their lives after receiving their diplomas-proofs of their hard work. Aside from the graduates, those who also share the college life will be able to take a break and enjoy the end of the semester. The end of a semester is a start of something new while it can be a continuation of an unending story. As for me, it will be a pause for my speedy life and a time to relax and reward myself for a job well done.
A year from now, I will also be one of the people who would proudly march towards the stage of achievement. Right now, I am visualizing a piece of a very big puzzle-my future. Having my own house and a home is a big part of this puzzle and I think that having it from Wilmington NC real estate is dream I wish to fulfill. Somehow, I promise myself to live in a beautiful place and hopeful I can do it in the future. And is a part of a dream I should work for to fulfill.
Recently, a friend of mine was robbed of money from his wallet while his housemates lost their valuables too. The incident happened last Christmas break since all of them left for the holidays so there was no one left to guard their house and their personal belongings. Although there were people living next door, no one seemed to notice or even knew what happened until they found out that their valuables were gone. If only the people next door were warned or noticed that something was going on in my friend’s house even though they knew that no one was there, they would have called the police or at least checked out the house. This could be a good reason why a burglar alarm is very handy in keeping rooms safe just by simply calling attention of nearby people. That way, the culprit can be caught or at least the alarm can cast fear causing him to flee. Anyway, since it already happened, no one can do anything about it anymore. What we can do now is try to be extra careful next time.
Usually when I imagine my dream house, I always consider an entertainment room where I can have everything that I want from relaxing to watching movies. And of course I always plan on installing a home theater seating for a cozy and comfortable setting for me. I always say to myself that if I am getting something, I should get the best there is with the budget that I have. It is my dream and I know it is within my reach. Hopefully everything will fall in there places the way I wanted it to be. Aside from that, I am also planning to make a little flower garden in my lawn just to put color to my dream house.
Just talked with my mom on the phone and she was telling me how excited she was on my arrival of course I am excited too since I miss them all so much. After the hi’s, helllo’s and how are you’s that we had, she started to tell me how our house extension was going. She was extending our house and was building a new kitchen since she also enjoyed cooking. She was happy to tell me that it was about to be finished and was hoping that it would be perfect before I came home. She installed Kohler faucets and some granite tiles. Also she bought additional kitchen appliances and some decorative materials for the new section of our house. I’m kind of visualizing everything she was talking about in my mind when the conversation ended. After a while I received a text message telling me that her phone went dead and was on the field conducting field work so she had no place to charge her phone. She even asked someone to text me those lines. That’s why I am expecting her call later. And I bet, she’ll be telling me to go home as early as possible.
My family just checked in one of the hotels at the metro in preparation for my cousin’s wedding. Since the wedding will hold far away from our house, we had to stay to this hotel. Personally I enjoyed taking my bath because of their amazing bathroom facilities. I noticed some intricate carvings around the walls and noticed their Grohe faucets which were very nice. I thought staying in the bathtub was a relaxing thing to do until my brother broke my excitement. So I had to leave the room and watch TV instead. The wedding proceeded the next day and after that, we headed back home.
Recently, I visited this furniture shop nearby. They’ve got cool and elegant stuffs like sofas, dining tables and chairs, chandeliers, and other furniture sets that will surely make you feel rich just by looking at them. Anyway, we were interested at their bathroom furniture because we were looking for bathroom faucets since ours needs some replacement. We got a regular faucet since it’s the only product that we can afford. I just hope it doesn’t get broken. 
Recently, technology is at fast pace of putting everything in High Definition. TVs, Radios, Video Cameras, and the likes. What struck me most is that we Filipinos don’t have access to all these technologies else, limited. Currently, only HD video cameras and HD movies can be appreciated in an HDTV. Try buying a good 70+ inch HDTV (An LcOS, DLP, Projection, Plasma) an what you get is a pixelated and stretched version of your ABS-CBN. A normal TV screen has an aspect ratio of 4:3 (width vs height) but an HDTV has an aspect ratio of 16:9 or at times 16:10. As with that fact, normal TV broadcasts will be stretched and it looks ugly. How about HD movies? If I am to question a Filipino, have you heard of BluRay and HDDVD? BluRay packs a whopping 50GB and the latter 25GB, good for those 25 in one DVD quality movies…But HDDVD is probably becoming a little more of a descendant of Betamax, a victim of format wars. Nonetheless, its none of our concern. We can’t grab any of them (An HDTV or A HD Movie) until, say 2 years from now. Is it really our concern to adapt all these technologies or just have them go down to mainstream then buy one? Well the answers lie in our personal judgment and values. We Filipinos value simplicity. As long as our TV still works, its good. We don’t need all those technologies, for we can work on our own. Don’t refute with my claim, we FIlipinos are hardworking. Just look at the stats of our OFW, OCW. You’ll be surprised.. High definition workers….
