A lot of things annoy me, I admit. Like cashiers who cut their eyes off me when I can’t provide a smaller bill. Sales ladies (mga tindera) who look at me from head to toe when I ask for discounts. Taxi drivers who over-charge. Flamers who comment nasty things on my blogs. Busy-bodies who know nothing but to gossip. Blah, blah. All of them. They never fail to bring out the war freak in me. I wonder, what in the world are they thinking? Sometimes, I want to give them a tongue-lashing. But I get it. The world is not perfect and that life has it’s stresses, sadness and disappointments. And that it is inevitable to meet inconsiderate people. Blah, blah. I don’t want to sound like a grouch and I also don’t want my blog to contain just negative thoughts (like hating strawberries and paid posts being rejected haha!) so I am making a decision today. From this day on, I will try not to get affected when I feel like I’ve been mistreated. Of course, I will still protect/defend myself when I feel the need to do so. But never again will I allow myself to be stressed by negative comments or actions from other people. I will try to just shrug it off and forget the incident. And most of all, I will try not to blog about those kinds anymore. I thank you, bow.
Original post was written on January 24, 2009 : Sterndal & Sternchen
Everytime visitors ask me about the exact meaning of my pseudonym, I always tell them that sterndal is the German word for star, starry or little star (something like that). You see, I am crazy about stars and constellations. It’s amazing how they twinkle and sparkle at night especially when the sky is clear. Simply beautiful! So, when I needed a pen name for my blog, I didn’t think twice about sterndal. I told myself it would be perfect! And why not? I am a star in my own right 
The funny thing is this: one visitor from Norway who happens to speak German disagrees with me. As far as he knows, star in German would be stern and not sterndal. Really? Mmmn … I wasn’t quite sure because I don’t really speak German (though I know a few phrases such as ich vermisse dich or guten tag). So I asked a friend from Munich about his thoughts on this and surprise!!! I was badly mistaken about the correct meaning of sterndal haha! According to my friend who is a true blooded German, star is stern and little star would be sternchen! And would you believe that he doesn’t know what is meant by sterndal? He said it could be a name but definitely, it’s not little star in their language. Well, I still believe it’s a german word haha Stubborn!
It was already too late when I realized that I cannot accept sponsored posts from Social Sparks. Apparently, bloggers are required to put a disclosure badge at the bottom of each paid post. I copied and pasted the html code (or was that java script?) at the end of my article but I don’t why the image is not linking. I tried to fix it but … anyway, I lost a total of 27.50 dollars because of my stupidity. I should have known it from the start. I mean the first opportunity that I’ve taken from Social Sparks was also auto rejected because the disclosure wasn’t linking. That was worth 7.50 dollars, the second was worth 20 dollars which was also rejected because of the same reason. *Sigh. It’s not just about money … it’s more about time and effort wasted for those posts. Of course, I love blogging even without the financial rewards but still … never mind. I’m just upset 
That’s right … I don’t like strawberries. I don’t eat any strawberry-flavored food most especially if it’s ice cream. Yay! The mere thought is enough to make me feel dizzy. I know a lot of people are saying that strawberries are sweet and that they taste really good and that good food brings back good memories but that’s just not my case Friends are often surprised everytime I tell them I’m not a fan of strawberries. Some are even annoyed saying I’m all that arte (choosy). I don’t know. Maybe it’s all in my mindset. When I was small, my parents would always have to bring me to PGH (Philippine General Hospital) because I was a sickling. Asthma, allergies, flu, etc. As far as I can recall, I hated the bitter taste of medicines so my mom and the nice nurse convinced me to take all those tablets and syrups by telling me that those are strawberry-flavored so the taste must be really good. And so I grew up with the idea that strawberries taste like medicine. To make it worse, their smell reminds me of the unpleasant atmosphere of a hospital. I know I sound strange and weird but it’s the truth.
Some people may find this idiotic and crazy, but I do believe that finding the right applicant for the job is akin to finding a suitable husband. What an odd comparison, you say. But come to think of it. We, girls, have a lot of issues in finding Mr. Right. Will he be a good father? A good provider? Does he have a sense of humor? Is he healthy? Things like that. Same goes with headhunting.
A headhunter is someone who specializes in matching highly skilled professionals with corporate clients. It is the task of a headhunter to identify the most qualified person for the job. Among the things that she takes into consideration would probably be age, work experience, personality, education, etc. She can be an indepedent contractor or she may work through an Executive Search agency. Just like a hard to get woman on the first date, a headhunter may act cold during the initial interview. This is because, she is measuring the willingness and determination of the applicant to work for the company. So you ought to give your best if you want to impress her.
I am a 25-year old woman and it is but natural that I am already searching for a possible lifetime partner. Just like a headhunter, there are certain things that I am looking for in a man. He’s got to be really nice, respectful and decent. Basically, I just want to fall in love with someone who can make me laugh and somebody who believes in marriage. Yes, unfortunately, I’m not that choosy hehe 