Ayie
Last Wednesday we attended the band concert for SIL, she played the flute. We were impressed how good they play now, so much improved compared to last year when they were just beginning. We're glad to see her so active and excelling really good in school.
...2004...Last year she had to bring her books because there were no lockers for their grade just yet but this year she happily mentioned she got her locker already. If I remember it right the school lockers were provided for the band members for them to keep their instruments there. Though she doesn't really need it as much as others do because she's being brought and picked up from school everyday with a car unlike other kids who walk many blocks from home to school and vice versa. 
...2004...SIL has really grown so much now, soon she'll be in highschool. The little girl is now a young lady. Seeing these old photos made me miss the old times, so much.
Ayie
My grandmother used to buy so much gold jewelries and I remember those times she was taking me with her to Mr. Zamora, the man who makes and creates all those jewelries she buys. Grandma always tells me it's good to invest with gold jewelries and I can even pass it on to my kids in the future as an heirloom.
I know what she meant by that but my passion and attraction for yellow gold faded during my highschool years and so. Yellow gold is very appealing to snatchers and I have witnessed some snatching during my commuting days. A lady who was wearing a gold hoop earrings and it was pulled from her ears so fast, that was shocking considering it was raining and the tarp was covering the passenger from outside view. I guess those culprits can see through even the almost opaque tarp.
...just like what was snatched from me except the embossed name...
Another incident was when I was I college and I was wearing the gold bracelet with embossed ID of my name. A gift for my 18th birthday, and it was snatched from my arm so fast. It even left bruise on my arm, the snatcher had a hard time pulling my bracelet since it's thick. So I decided no more yellow gold for me and I started using white gold instead. It's not as flashy as yellow gold and almost the same value.
I understand what my grandma means whenever she says I have to invest for the future and gold is something that can last a lifetime. However I am not too keen anymore about jewelries and I'd rather get
bullion. I think a
gold bullion can be easily kept and deposited for investments than jewelries. So if I were to buy anything gold for investment, I'd prefer to
buy bullion. I don't really mind whatever my grandma has to say about it because I had such experiences I wouldn't want my future kids to witness as well.
Ayie
How much do you love your job? If it poses detriments to your health, will you think twice dropping it?
My line of work involves construction, I used to work in field office in a construction site. I loved it, it was exciting, challenging and a lot different than just being behind the desk drafting. As exciting it may be, there are many dangers within a construction site. Physical dangers on the other hand like falling debris, open wires, ledges or so have standard precautionary measures. Though these can be fatal at some degree, there are far more dangerous cases in such field which cannot be seen by the naked eyes.
In the construction field you can be exposed to certain dust or tiny fibers of materials like asbestos which is known to cause certain diseases. Infrequent exposure might not be so harmful but an accumulative exposure can pose a big threat to one's health. It's a known fact that these harmful materials aren't just evident in construction sites, workplaces likes offices and homes can also have these.
One way to determine if a place is contained is to call for an analysis, an
asbestos survey will be conducted to check the area if it has presence of asbestos. Upon checking, it can be removed by professionals if needed. It wouldn't hurt to ask for a quote for such services if that can protect one's health. As the saying goes, "Prevention is better than cure."
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