When Is The Right Time To Change Wooden Doors?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by The Tsinay

Ever since I can remember, I’ve lived in houses with full wooden doors. I guess most houses have wooden doors because wood is a natural resource in our country.

The problem with wooden doors is its natural wear and tear. Wood normally expands during the cold and rainy weather because it absorbs the moisture, then shrinks back (when the moist dries out from the heat) during the summer. Our door not only absorbed moisture during the weather including the yearly typhoon season, but also the wrath of a growing up Chocolate Labrador.

I actually thought of changing our worn out door right before Christmas so that it would look pretty with Christmas leis and our wreath, but because it was sorely expanded I was advised to wait until summer. Because it’s now officially summer, it is the perfect time to replace our wooden doors. I can’t wait to look around for a new one, preferably with an intricate design just like we had at my parents’ house. Better update my tools and shims too just in case they’re needed.

How about you? Do you have wooden doors in your house too? Have you ever had them changed? Any tips for a first-timer?

Weight conscious and Food conscious

Posted on March 23, 2012 by The Tsinay

Maybe it’s because most of my friends are moms in their late 20s and early 30s that most of them have been expressing concerns about their weight. I don’t know if it’s because they miss their pre-pregnancy figures or maybe it’s the time in our lives that we tend to really look at ourselves and wonder if we’re doing things right?

I must admit, I am far from being the healthiest person in the whole wide world. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever belonged to the “normal” weight category since I was 9 or 10 years old. Apparently, there’s a new fad in losing weight nowadays. I have yet to really learn from it but from the pictures I’ve seen, the results are truly amazing. I was just told by a friend that I would really need a balance scale for my food intake since everything is strictly measured.

Now this I have to think about. Should I change my being weight conscious to being food conscious? Is this the right time for me to start anew and challenge myself? I know I owe it to myself to be healthy but I need to make sure that I’m truly ready and will accept every bit of consequence from this.

I’ll keep you updated. I would love to know more about this new diet so hopefully I can do another post to let you know what it is all about.

His First Motorcycle Mishap

Posted on March 5, 2012 by The Tsinay

A few days after my brother turned 18, he encountered his first motorcycle mishap. He swears he was driving within the speed limits, at the side of the road when a speeding car suddenly came up from behind him and cut him (or swerved). He lost control of his bike since the road also had sand on it because it was still being repaired, and my brother was thrown off his bike.

We’re thankful that he was kept safe by his helmet. The bike took the brunt of the accident and my brother only had a few bruises on his arms and legs. Realizing how dangerous riding a motorcycle is, we’re now looking at getting him a more sturdy helmet, maybe a Scorpion exo-500. We are all in agreement that his life probably depends on his helmet, and since he still needs to ride his motorcycle for 3 more years as he completes college, it’s better to invest now to assure his safety.