Trivial problems in our own lives don’t compare to world issues such as this traumatic terrorist act.
Therefore, tuning into Ryan Higa‘s First World Problems puts our own woes into a fresh perspective:
Original (2012) — *NEW* iPhone 5
More Recent (2014) — NON-iPhone 5 compatible
Speaking of terrorist acts, we also live in a time when natural disasters draw our attention to devastating death tolls from either, leaving us with uncertain times.
San Andreas shows us the measures that we may take by human nature to save our ♥loved♥ ones and survive.
MCM (Man Crush Monday): Dwayne Johnson *stars*
Another Action-Packed Adventurous San Andreas Trailer
This was an excellent flick pick for Movie Night at home with the fam ~ especially since it showcased family!
I could say my faculty of professors, but they’re on my side to succeed, so I’ll have to go with myself on my level of resilience to determine whether I stay and sustain through the game: Yours Truly vs. Yours Truly
I devoted all weekend long (including today ~ and still going) on my dissertation: my Labor of ♥Love♥ … My goal is to finish writing my drafttoday and prepare my defense!
I luckily found a blank page in my stats book to jot down these blessings ~ I’m guaranteed to glance at them every single day since I study it anyway!
Here’s more stats comic relief… As I analyzed more results on the relationships between my research variables, I thought about the series of three numbers that I report in terms of body measurements.
Before this Fall term and my Birthday, I was able to travel for my recent family reunion!
☼#SundayFunDay just what I need: brief breather from my doctoral dissertation #FreshAir #AllTheGolfBallsICanHit #UnclesBackyard = #BombDotComb #BirthdayTrip2015 #RnR #ReyesReunion + #SelfieSunday “Ate” Elaine at “Auntie” Mary Jean a.k.a. “Tita” Inday! Yes, I’m older than my gorgeous aunt & about to be more w/my bday next wkend! #Countdown2theBiG #MagandaKaTalaga #SundaySelfie #WorkingOnMySwing #GoingGreen #GoingWithTheFlow #ChillaxinMellow #DISPObustAFlow🌞🌼🌻🌅⛳️ 🎓💣👑💁🏻
If you’re a passenger on the road🚙 or in the 🌌air, my tip would be to tote👜 yourself with
🎥Films (saved on your digital device or DVDs💽 if you have a portable 📻player)
👓Literature (electronic📳 or in 📇print)
🚘Travel🚗 💞workouts💓 (do with what you got or follow along videos)
Regardless of my so-called 🌴R&R, as a mad 🔭scientist🔬 I couldn’t resist bringing 💼study📖 materials!
While many may be 🚢traveling🚤 around Labor Day since the 🌼summer-to-school🍎 transition, I’m taking every single off day to work on my 💻dissertation📇 ~ which was the story of my life throughout the second 1/2 of this past 🌿summer. Now that the we’re back into the swing, I’ve resumed teaching🎓 and really need to set aside extra time exclusively for my 📜paper…
Before returning to the college🏤 for 🍁fall🍂 term, my parents flew✈️ me to visit family as my 🎈🎁💝🎂birthday🎆🎇🎊🎉trip! Despite needing a brief 🌴vacay getaway, I still reviewed👓 and revised✒️ my draft📝 every single day, whether in flight🚁 or during down time.
However, I still had plenty of entertainment🎬 on my 📱iPhone, laptop and hard copy📚 to keep me occupied while I was in the friendly skies🌐 or on my own:
I would’ve added more movies🎥 to the mix, but not all of my apps📳 are up to par. Either way, I stayed occupied when I wasn’t 😲😵asleep😴💤 or visiting with my relatives ~ my Mami Aya‘s siblings for their reunion (that was the plan, but I ended up just referring to those at bedtime and did my dissertation during the day)!
Plus, I packed👜 light💡 with only one pair of shoes👡 to match my 👗outfits!
Paired both of these OOTDs with white sandals before Labor Day! Skirts and scarves galore! 👛🎒
Fun ⌚️Times⏰ were in store ~ now I ☝🏽️aim🏀 to 🏆score!
#DISPObustAFlow 🎤
👣FYI: Happy Trip was a saying from my Lola 💐Rosa🌹 ~ my beloved maternal grandmother👵🏼
Btw, in between flights, I treated my layovers like shopping sprees and strolled the terminals like I was on a mall walk! Honest & Benefit kiosks * Dallas Cowboys store * Mini*Starbucks$ Lovers♥
Makeup moves WON’T work in a car if you must hold up your phone/mirror/compact with your other hand {as a passenger ~ NOT while you’re behind the wheel}
Seriously, though, you may not want to try this at home unless you’re extremely coordinated and can master multi-tasking!
Jumping Jacks ~ for ♥cardio♥ to bring the blood flow to the brain
#DISPObustAFlow
S is for … ☼Sunday☼ Sippy Selfie Somewhat Throwback: South Padre Island for my homecoming en el Valle! ¡Salud!
So, I suggest the second series during study sessions and when you tune into your TV!
#NOexcuses + #NOcouchPotatos = #NOflabTaters
S is for … Sippy Selfie ☼Summertime☼ Sappiness Somewhat Throwback Thursday: Mango Paleta at Zoo on Field Trip with my ☼Summer☼ Speech *Superstar* Students!
For me, my peak-of-☼summer☼ primetime shows (new episodes all air at 8PM Central time) ~ during which I can do these sets of moves ~ include
As the Golden State Warriors of the West one-upped the Cleveland Cavaliers of the East to lead the 2015 NBA title series, I also reached achievement to feel victorious:
I landed at a happy medium for my Ph.D. participant total for my surveysample!
Come a long way … Still more to go!#DISPObustAFlow
One step closer toward World Champions status for these ballers, one step closer toward dissertation defense for yours truly!
While this may not be the most exciting news for the entire world, what it means to me is that
I now can run my stats STAT #DrDISPObustAFlow
P
S
R
Doctor of Philosophy
School/Scholar/Study
Research
Professional Pursuit
Social Science
Participants
Survey
Players
Sports/Student-Athletes
Performance
Satisfaction
Population Percentage
Statistics
Run Stats/Analyze Results
Exactly eight months after I started collecting data (despite the slow start, it’s really about how I execute and complete), I’ve now entered this well-anticipated phase …
Please read this San Angelo Standard-Timesarticle about my grad school classmate who asks for us to donate in the wake of the Nepal earthquake (in which I’m also quoted)
Throwback: Decade ago when we were awarded with our ASU grad scholarships
Here are throwbacks from celebrating Cinco de Mayo Fiesta when I was teaching en el Valle
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” ~ Vince Lombardi 🏈
That was a quote from a clue that appeared on today’s episode of Double Jeopardy! 📺
M is for …
March Madness * Motivational * Men’s Basketball * Magnificent Coach = Mike Krzyzewski
Coach K aims high: one and done, son! ☝️
The commentators for tonight’s close [insert here: 💅nail-biting😁, white-knuckling👊, edge-of-your-seat💺, screaming-when-you’ve-already-lost your-voice😱] NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball🏀 Championship described Coach K as magnificent.
A is for: Ability to Adapt and Adjust
These analysts also attributed this to Coach K.
Coach K now can count his NCAA championship titles on one full hand 👋
Now, more than ever, I’m confident that I chose the right topic for my doctoral🎓 dissertation📜 research because this amazing man was the one who affirmed it more in the first place and has served as a driving force behind my continued studies!
Coach K won five by five! 🙌
Aside from Coach K’s coaching leadership on the court and in the locker room for both college andpro ball that I’ve observed and studied*, I’ve admired him for the following reasons in which I can relate:
He served our country🇺🇸, through the United States Army (I appreciate all of our veterans)
He also is a devout🙏 Catholic💒
What a way for this senior to wrap up his college ball career! 👊
I must update my dissertation introduction, in which I mentioned that Coach K has led his Duke Blue Devils to four NCAA titles🏆 –> I now can revise it to FIVE!!!
Also, my 😸Double A-Teammates😻 deserve credit as my good luck🍀 charms toward this championship because during most of the game when the Wisconsin Badgers led, I was working on school💻, and when I tuned in more during crunch and clutch time⏰, they joined me to cheer📢 on the young Devs that included majority freshmen in the starting line-up!
YES, my Snow Angels go for the Blue Devils!
Lastly, I wish to point out that the very first paper that I wrote for my doctoral coursework compared the coaching styles of Coach K and his West Point coach, Bobby Knight ~ I’m proud that I aced🃏 it back then and proud of this team this whole season and tonight! 🌠
For the love of the team and the love of the game! 💝
*For more reasons why Coach K has the winning leadership recipe that champions both high performance and satisfaction, please read his books📚 and these studies📑 that I cited about him and Coach Knight, a.k.a. The General:
My Concept Map Bibliography (LEAD 9310, Oct. 21, 2008)
Carpenter, M. (2001). Quotable general: Words of wisdom, motivation, & success by and about BOBBY KNIGHT, basketball’s unrivaled teacher. Nashville, TN: Towlehouse.
Coach K.com. (2008). Coach K – The official web site of Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Retrieved October 20, 2008, from http://www.coachk.com
Feinstein, J. (1989). A season on the brink: A year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Klein, P. (2006). Management styles: Bob Knight vs. Coach K. Organizations and Markets.
Krzyzewski, M. (2000). Leading with the heart. New York: Warner Books.
Maresco, P. (2007). Leadership and recruitment: What leaders can learn from Coach Robert Montgomery Knight: A conceptual view. Academic Leadership, 5(1).
Mellen, J. (1988). Bob Knight: His own man: The man behind the myth – on and off the court, 1st ed. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc.
Plonsky, C. (2008). The softer side of Bobby Knight. Chronicle of Higher Education, 54(24).
Silverthorne, P. (2006). HBS cases: On managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K.” HBS Working Knowledge.
Sulek, R. P. (1990). Hoosier honor: Bob Knight and academic success at Indiana University. New York: Praeger.
1:Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?I keep both a crack open ~ so my girls can go in & out as they please! 2:Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?admittedly, yes ~ some are flight-friendly 3:Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?in ~ so that’s 1 less thing to do when I make my bed 4:Have you ever stolen a street sign before?only stolen shots ~ the paparazzi photographer that I am 5:Do you like to use post-it notes?a little too much ~ they come in handy 6:Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?sometimes ~ I usually have the intention to, though 7:Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?BIG bear hug ~ ♥XOXO♥ 8:Do you have freckles?☼sunspots☼ ~ mainly moles from tanning 9:Do you always smile for pictures?for poses ~ yet I prefer to stay natural 10:What is your biggest pet peeve?inconsiderate people 11:Do you ever count your steps when you walk?that’s what a pedometer is for 12:Have you ever peed in the woods?while camping or during bonfires ~ for the most part, I’m a lady 13:What about pooped in the woods?TMI ~ I draw the line! 14:Do you ever dance even if there’s no music playing?I have ~ while I’m ♪jamming♫ out in my mind! 15:Do you chew your pens and pencils?no way ~ I don’t want to jack up my teeth! 16:How many people have you slept with this week?I fly solo ~ unless you count my 2 fur babies 17:What size is your bed?day bed (twin length x queen width) ~ just enough space for yours truly 18:What is your Song of the week?♥Heartbeat♥ ♪Song♫ ~ Kelly Clarkson 19:Is it okay for guys to wear pink?of course ~ man up! 20:Do you still watch cartoons?sure thing ~ for comic relief 21:Whats your least favorite movie?no sé 22:Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?nunya 23:What do you drink with dinner?water always, light beer occasionally ~ 150-cal max liquids/day 24:What do you dip a chicken nugget in?BBQ sauce &/or honey mustard 25:What is your favorite food?Italian & dessert 26:What movies could you watch over and over and still love?the ♥lighthearted♥ ones that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago 27:Last person you kissed/kissed you?family friends at party ~ where I was hired to photo last weekend 28:Were you ever a boy/girl scout?yes ~ I take pride in selling the most Girl Scout cookies out my troop 29:Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?only if it’s for a worthy cause ~ like advocating animal rights or environmental awareness 30:When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?just a couple of weeks ago ~ when I wrote to Bishop Mike 31:Can you change the oil on a car?most definitely ~ my dad taught me how when I was learning how to drive legally 32:Ever gotten a speeding ticket?yep ~ multiple times ~ so I watch my roll now 33:Ever ran out of gas?a few times ~ but I’d rather always fill up before I go below a ½ tank 34:Favorite kind of sandwich?one w/marinara sauce ~ especially the Subway Meatball 35:Best thing to eat for breakfast?banana pancakes ~ like the Jack Johnson ♫jam♪ 36:What is your usual bedtime?I should be more consistent on when I hit the sack ~ lately between midnight to 2AM 37:Are you lazy?most certainly NOT ~ slack is whack 38:When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?most notable costume mentions: Statue of Liberty, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, nun, cheerleader 39:What is your Chinese astrological sign?I was born in the year of the Rooster ~ cockadoodle-doo! 40:How many languages can you speak?3 ~ English fluently, español un poquito, Tagalog 41:Do you have any magazine subscriptions?unintentionally ~ I don’t mind my Sports Illustrated, & I pass along People to my mom 42:Which are better legos or lincoln logs?Legos, since I haven’t played Lincoln Logs ~ yet I wouldn’t mind building a real deal log cabin! 43:Are you stubborn?so I’ve been told ~ by my mom during childhood 44:Who is better…Leno or Letterman?how about Conan? or G-Lo? 45:Ever watch soap operas?I have my share ~ including GH since I was in the womb 46:Are you afraid of heights?nope ~ hope to go ☼skydiving☼ eventually 47:Do you sing in the car?always ~ that’s what gets me through the drive 48:Do you sing in the shower?always ~ that’s what gets me through the suds 49:Do you dance in the car?yes ~ please check out my Road Beast Mode 50:Ever used a gun?as my Bay Area buddy would say ~ I’m a Texas girl ~ so I loved the fire range in Cali & shooting at the ranch in the Valley 51:Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?wow ~ I believe when I had professional shots for my college grad, unless you count when my student a professional photographer caught me on camera while I was on assignment ~ it’s all about selfies now 52:Do you think musicals are cheesy?not really ~ I’m a Neil Patrick Harris fan 53:Is Christmas stressful?can be ~ but JESUS’ birth is well. worth. it. 54:Ever eat a pierogi?I believe so ~ been there done that, working up my appetite 55:Favorite type of fruit pie?million $dollar$ pie ~ pineapple & mandarin oranges 56:Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?author ~ which came true (haven’t published a book yet but have written hundreds of newspaper & online articles by profession) 57:Do you believe in ghosts?not in a creepy sense to haunt me ~ more of a source of comforting spirits to soothe the soul 58:Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?countless times 59:Take a vitamin daily?yes ~ it’s essential 60:Wear slippers?for the house ~ open- & close-toed for every season 61:Wear a bath robe?all the time ~ not just at home, but also when I’m at the spa for massages 62:What do you wear to bed?sometimes my workout clothes ~ so I can exercise as soon as I get up 63:First concert?I think Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony & many more others since then 64:Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?preferably Target ~ for the limited editions 65:Nike or Adidas?ADIDAS ~ All Day I Dream About Saints 66:Cheetos Or Fritos?I’m a Chester Cheetah kinda Cougar ~ yet I also dig on Chili Frito Pie Dogs 67:Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?☼sunflower☼ seeds all the way ~ preferably sans the shells & just the kernels 68:Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?nah ~ yet now I’m curious 69:Ever take dance lessons?no ~ just dance practices that already were choreographed 70:Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?†GOD-willing†, something respectable & noble ~ nothing illegal or immoral (none of that lame ♪Usher♫ song) 71:Can you curl your tongue?yelp 72:Ever won a spelling bee?yep 73:Have you ever cried because you were so happy?I believe at my sis’ wedding ~ some believe that it’s because she tied the knot sooner, though 74:Own any record albums?I actually took advantage of my vinyl discount at Hastings awhile back ~ Jack Johnson & Breakfast at Tiffany’s soundtrack 75:Own a record player?not my own ~ my parents do 76:Regularly burn incense?I used to ~ mainly white California sage for serenity 77:Ever been in love?affirmative ~ always in ♥LOVE♥ with †GOD† 78:Who would you like to see in concert?male artists ~ John Legend (even before he became more mainstream), Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull; female artists ~ Taylor Swift, Beyonce 79:What was the last concert you saw?Journey with my fam ~ mainly for Pinoy success story Arnel Pineda 80:Hot tea or cold tea?☼sun☼ tea 81:Tea or coffee?coffee during the ☼day☼ ~ then tea at *night* 82:Sugar or snickerdoodles?Snickerdoodles ~ but honestly, I’d much rather have cookies w/chocolate 83:Can you swim well?enough to get me by ~ if only I could train for a triathlon, as long as I improve my swimming and bicycling skills 84:Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?somewhat ~ not for too long 85:Are you patient?to an extent 86:DJ or band, at a wedding?live band ~ play some cover songs & own original tracks + my own playlist b/t sets 87:Ever won a contest?countless many ~ drawings for prizes (bike & TV back in junior high) + newspaper writing in both h.s. & college, among others 88:Ever have plastic surgery?not crazy about cosmetic procedures ~ use †GOD†’s gifts 89:Which are better black or green olives?neither for me ~ only EVOO 90:Can you knit or crochet?neither ~ I admire from afar 91:Best room for a fireplace?main living room & master bedroom + man cave 92:Do you want to get married?in the †Church† in †GOD’s† time 93:If married, how long have you been married?I plead the 5th 94:Who was your HS crush?my h.s. ♥sweetheart♥/college bf ~ yeah, I was that girl who got everything & everyone I wanted 95:Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?I used to ~ then I grew up (not how I got No. 94) 96:Do you have kids?if you count my 2 girls from No. 1 97:Do you want kids?human babies ~ now I’m Ninang Elaine & Tía Elaine 98:Whats your favorite color?lime green 99:Do you miss anyone right now?my forever bestie ♫Melody♪ 100:What was something that happened to you in middle school?I started hanging with my BFF from No. 99 as we both were fine ~ although we’ve known each other since grade school
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