I just wish they’ll like what I choose for them.

Selecting the right mattress needs some careful attention. If you want to have the best in terms of quality and price, then scrutinize before making the purchase. Below are important things that you should consider:

Warranty

When you buy a mattress, make sure it has a ten year warranty. Also, ask regarding proration. It means the percentage, basing from the original cost of the mattress, that the manufacturer should pay you for any defects that may have occurred. It is important to note that a warranty claim will not be honored should the mattress be found with stains on it. It is advisable to buy a cover that is waterproof to protect it from any stain.

Price

Prices of mattresses are definitely negotiable. Although, not all. But, most of the leading brands are willing to negotiate with their price. It is just a matter of learning how to use your bargaining skill with a salesman. And, if a discount isn’t possible, then maybe you can ask for free pillows or sheets perhaps, that can go along with the purchase of the mattress.

Size

Consider the user’s height in picking a mattress. If you are about 6 feet tall, then choose a king size bed. If you and your partner are under 6 feet tall, a queen size bed will do.

Coil

Coil count is a very essential factor in choosing for a mattress. The higher the count becomes, the better the quality of your mattress. A standard mattress should have about a count of 300. A queen size should have 375 coil count. And, a king size mattress should have 450 coil count.

Firmness

Choose a mattress that is neither too soft nor too firm. A very firm one isn’t very good for you since it might cause your spine to bend forcefully.

Side support

The edges of a mattress is as important as the middle portion. Check whether the sides can provide you with maximum support too.

Ticking

Ticking, which is the fabric used to upholster and cover your mattress, should be made of damask. And, not of polyester or vinyl since any of these materials can make you feel really uncomfortable during a warm weather.

Brand

It pays to choose the leading brands when purchasing a mattress. It may be a little expensive compared to other brands, but, it’s worth your money anyway. Oftentimes, a manufacturer of cheap mattresses would cut corners in making them so as to offer attractive low prices.

There are several types of mattresses to choose from, yet, many would go for a futon mattress particularly a western futon. This is because it is inexpensive. And, this type of mattress is relatively firm making it a good choice to sleep on.

It’s still raining today and I don’t know if Hyzyd and I could go with my hubby rafting with our churchmates tomorrow..*sad*…

For this year here’s what’s in my wish list:

1. bought 3 air tickets both domestic (Hatyai-Bangkok) and international (Bangkok-Butuan) by October
2. celebrate Hyzyd’s birthday in Sakura Hotel
3. buy a pink Sony VAIO laptop
4. Nikon D300S DLSR camera
5. Flip UltraHD camcorder
6. Pink Nokia 5530 Illuvial
7. Coach Poppy Op Art Dark Red Top Handbag
8. Coach Madison Op Art Dark Red Checkbook Wallet
9. Coach sunglasses
10. Coach sandals

Well, this is just a wish list…How I wish I could have them all if not this year, maybe in the years to come.

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Hurry to join now coz the contest will end on July 28. I’m already late in joining and earning points because we moved and we still don’t have our internet connection:wth: I wonder when will TOT connect us:lol: . I hope it will be ASAP so that I could gather more points for only the 25 entrants who have garnered higher points will get the chance to be the lucky owner of this Coach Satchel Bag as they will be qualified for the random draw using random.org. as what the host stated.

My friends used to say that they envy me coz I’m Ms. Beauty and Brain. I don’t disagree with them :haha: but it helps me evaluate myself if what they say is true. About beauty, I believe that everyone has it’s own definition of beauty. Anyway, let’s focus on my “BRAIN” .

I’m a studious-type of student so it helps a lot why I excel academically. I loved doing  my own thing. I enjoy puzzles and games. Anything that stretches my mind interests me. I’m a quiet person-often lost in my own thoughts but I’m not nerd. Though I avidly pursues intellectual activities and scientific endeavours, I still know how to engage in social and conventional activities. I enjoyed competing  impromptu speech, Quiz Bee, spelling contest, declamation and Parliamentary Procedure Contest .

In elementary I graduated  first honors in our class and was awarded the “Excellence Award” for garnering the highest score in National Elementary Assessment Test (NEAT) in the province. In high school, I was the Valedictorian but I didn’t enjoy the scholarships offered to me by UP Diliman, MSU-Marawi and DOST for a reason :cry2: . I was stucked in our province to finish my college degree. I graduated with the highest scholastic ratings but the college didn’t award me “Magna Cum Laude” though my ratings qualified for that because I have one 2.25 (80-84%)rating :wth: . In our college all grades should be 2.00 as the lowest rating to be awarded with those Latin honors :grrr: . Some says, I should have fight for my right because the professor admitted her mistakes. It should be 2.00 because she knew that I’m a scholar  I deserve much better grade. She told me she’ll settle my grade when I represented the college and CARAGA Region for the 20th Super Quiz Bee Bowl at Subic Bay, Philippines. After the contest I was told that she couldn’t changed my grades because it’s already passed to CHED office and other blahs :question2: .  Anyway, I’m happy that I graduated with flying colors :rainbow: :yay: . I didn’t regret never having those latin honors. At least people will not expect much from me. I believe that in everything God has a purpose and that incident made me more humble before God and my fellowmen.

It was also during my college days that I was forced into joining pageant to represent our department. It was because of my wise thoughts and witty remarks during the Q and A portion that I gained the favor from the judges and crowned me as the “Miss Campus” :strawberry: .

Do you know that I have so much fun thinking, dreaming, and planning. I hardly have time for friends but I’m so grateful with blogging because it’s not impossible to make friends in just a click :thumbsup: .

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I talked with my mom before about the possibility of opening a second-hand shop or gowns for rent  in our city. I could shop in here trendy and fashionable clothes in flea market and we could sell them there in Philippines or else we’ll venture on selling jewelry. I’m still looking for a reliable wholesale jewelry supplier for silver here in Thailand. I’ve heard from a friend that I could buy silver jewelries as wholesale at Nakhon Si Thammarat-the popular haven for silver jewelries and I would surely enjoy a very low rate. Even if I’ll have only a capital of 30K baht to start this business, it will surely flourish. As a retailer I will make a profit when I mark up the items for retail sale. The mark-up on jewelry is usually quite high–over 200 percent in most cases–so if I want to buy it at wholesale prices, I can reap the benefits of low prices and sell the remainder a bit above my cost plus and still make money.

I better start praying and saving for this business venture I’ve been dreaming of.

We used to drink softdrinks especially Coke after lunch and dinner. Recently, we’ve changed to red wine since we’ve seen in Fox News that people who have one drink of red wine a day are less prone to metabolic syndrome (which causes women to put weight on their tummies) than those who don’t.

A glass of high-quality red wine per day is great for overall health, and it does help with stress relief, which automatically brings you a healthier middle. Cortison – the stress hormone – makes your body store fat exactly there. Do I need to mention that when we’re stressed, we pig out on bad food? A glass of wine and a warm cooked meal for dinner will be better than “dinner cancelling” and then a bag of cookies at 1 a.m…If you are afraid of drinking so much wine, drink tea. But make it a sinful ritual .

It’s one of the best news I’ve ever heard. Red wine for a flatter tummy sounds good to me. So there’s no need to take apidexin- a powerful fat burner that uses 8 cutting edge diet and weight loss ingredients for red wine is enough to burn fats. What do you think :question:

Hubby advised me to do sit-ups in the morning everytime I complain to him how big my belly is. I’ve tried doing sit-ups but I’m not consistent with it because it’s so tiresome for me. I’ve read before that Britney Spears used to do 1000 sit-ups a day to keep her tummy flat! Is it true :question: I can only do as much as 10 :dazed2: only. But hey, here’s a new research that says that we can stop doing sit-ups for they don’t work as well as exercises carried on a stability ball, which work your tummy muscles harder. I’ve seen stability balls in Sports World (popular sport shop here in Thailand). I wonder how much each ball cost :question2: . I would love to try to do exercises using the stability ball. It’s much easier than doing sit-ups! I won’t be forced to do 1000 sit-ups a day just to have a flatter tummy. I would rather take diet pills if that would be the case :haha:. As for the moment, stability ball is already added in my wish list.