Another Christmas and so many things and people to be thankful for; some of them funny and some of them serious but all of them real, the year 2007 in color...pink

*Thank you to Abba, Madonna, Cher, Irene Cara, The Beach Boys, and Stacy Lattisaw for jumpstarting my mornings You make me sing and "dance" in the bathroom And Stacy, i have been looking for you for a long time. I ADORE your song and i just didn't know it was you all along!

*Thank you YOUTUBE for all the great mornings--so much better than a cup of coffee! No calories, too!

*Thank you, Helly, of Tony and Jackey hair salon. I ADORE, ADORE, ADORE my hair It is simply FAB My best look in years And really, the votes are unanimous--all of them in MY favor!! The five hours in the salon was worth it!! it is so pretty that people think i am donning a wig or at the worst, hair extensions!!

*Thank you Body Shop, Face Shop, Bath and Body Works for enabling family and friends to gift me with the things i LOVE the most Really, i ADORE your products!!

*Thank you KOREAN fashion--long blouses, big buttons, puffed sleeves, and wide bands--you HELP me play the part so well!!:lol The look really goes very well with the hair...:lol

*Thank you to the taxi and jeepney drivers who always manage to take me to work on time--and leave my body and soul in one piece, too:lol--and of course, getting me home safely.

*Thank you to my salary for letting me buy my personal digicam--it really is very nice to buy your own stuff with hard-earned money--the fruit of your labors!

*Thank you to continuous roving of the Ladies, Shoes, and Cosmetics Departments. Really, i have the toned legs and hips to show for it i can skip the treadmill for now

*Thank you to PLDT for making long-distance calls so easy and inexpensive to make!

*Thank you cold mornings--for that extra ten-minute snuggle in between the blankets

*Thank you Courage for making me take that BIG step into the unknown. It really is very hard leaving something and people you have been comfortable with for years.

*Thank you HOPE for making me see that something good could come out from something bad.

*Thank you PRAYERS and FAITH for standing me strong in that turbulent time. When He closes the door, He always opens a window.

*Thank you Flanax Forte for numbing the pain when it gets unbearable; to Jo for her wonderful, healing massages, and to Kremil-S extra strength for curbing my hyperacidity attacks.

*Thank you PERSEVERANCE and CREATIVITY for making me finish the story i started last year I hope for your companionship again when i start on my next one or else i will be finishing it in 2009 yet

*Thank you, MINA, a very good friend who is always most enthusiastic in her analysis and critique of my stories I really enjoy your rave reviews They are so inspiring and encouraging!

*Thank you HUMOR--you have saved me from wrinkles, white hair, and premature ageing so many timeslol: and the results are extremely gratifying!!

*Thank you Mary Higgins Clark for NIGHT TIME IS MY TIME and remind me never to change my villain--i was right the first time

*Thank you J.K.Rowling--how beautifully and perfectly explained Book 7 was--all the pieces fitted perfectly!

*Thank you to Philippine Showbiz gossip--really the intrigues and public outpouring of emotions are so dramatic and overboard,sometimes to the point of inanity! Leaves me rollicking with laughter

*Thank you Ferrous Sulfate for beefing up my RBCs--they can be a little hardheaded sometimes by the way, they inherited that streak from me:lol

*Thank you CG and SILVERLAINE for coming back I MISSED you two terribly!!

*Thank you CHARLIE ( for the return of the pink stool) and LAUREN, for writing to me and asking how i am. Am I that in your minds that often?

*Thank you KEWLZ for all the nice things you have to say about my blogs I haven't been around here that much...

*Thank you SUMMER HAYLEY, for making me a godmother yet again i swear my friends and family are conspiring to have my pockets go to let

*Thank you REGAL FILMS for coming out with yet another Shake, Rattle, and Roll Part 9. Either I will scare myself sleepless or laugh myself silly!!

Thank you to a whole lot more of things which are too long to fit in here! A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of us, and a WONDERFUL, BLESSED NEW YEAR!!!!!!