I got a skin mole and tiny harmless cysts on my neck removed on Thursday. I did not like at all. I hate surgery. I don’t mind moles but the mole on my cheek was unusual. I discovered that mole two years ago and it’s getting really darker and bigger. I don’t know if that was normal or bad in nature. I will see when I go back to my Dermatologist this coming Thursday to get the stitches removed. I hope I won’t have any scar. I was glad that our health insurance paid for this minor surgery. It is really helpful when you have insurance. If you noticed that a mole that changes in color and size, it is smarter to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Archive for October, 2008
A mole on my cheek
October 21st, 2008I am back here
October 18th, 2008I am back here. I haven’t posted anything here for a while. Actually, I just got back from vacation to see my husband’s relatives in Oregon. I had a great time with my in-laws and our friends. The climate there was cooler than San Diego. I didn’t really expect it – even though, I looked up the weather forecast. In other words, I underestimated it. But I brought some warm clothes which helped me a lot.
However, I enjoyed not paying any sales tax there. haha There is no sales tax in Oregon, which is really great! I got spoiled for 10 days. We bought some things there. My husband bought some hard drives for our computer, a GPS, and Orthotic shoes & sandals for me.
We had a great time throughout our vacation. And I will post more later about my vacation, of course, with matching pictures.
Email Attachments
October 10th, 2008In Email attachments, we should always be careful. If we see the file extensions look like these below, take a extra precaution.
.scr – Windows Screen Saver – USE CAUTION if you receive a screen saver via email. They can contain worms or viruses
.pif – DO NOT OPEN! This is most likely a virus. Clicking it will run a program or code that can mess up your computer.
.exe – executable file – a program that contains a virus, Trojan horse, or worm
.pps – MS PowerPoint (can contain macro virus)
.zip – Zip (compressed) file
.vbs – Visual Basic script
.bat – Executable MS-DOS batch file
.com – DOS executable command
.asp – active server page – internet script
.doc – Word document (can contain macro virus)
.xls – Excel file (can contain macro virus)
File extensions tell what the program is and how to treat a particular piece of data. For example, most people are somewhat familiar with .doc or a .txt file extensions these are both text documents. Hackers use some emails and activate the virus, which is always an attachment. Most Anti-virus nowadays stops, or at least warns you of high risk attachments. But don’t just rely on that. Don’t open a file or any link from a sender that you don’t recognize to be doubly sure.
Let’s talk about Philippines
October 4th, 2008I came from the land of beautiful thousands of islands, Philippines. Philippines is located in Southeast Asia. It consists of 7,107 islands. Its land area is 300,000 sq. km. (117,187 sq. mi.). is one of the most populous countries in the Continent of Asia. Its Capital City is Manila, which is located in Northern Part. The language is Filipino known as Tagalog and official national language is English, language of government and medium of instruction in education.The first settlers in the Philippines were Austonesians – they individual group Malay, Formosan, Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian.
In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines and claimed the archipelago for Spain. The Spaniards brought Christianity or Catholicsm to the Philippines. Philippines was under the colony of Spain for over 300 hundred year. Then, Philippines gain its Independence from Spain on June 12, 1896.
I have been to 7 islands in the Philippines. Someday, I want to see all islands in the Philippines. It seems impossible but who knows. But I have to save up money first, lol. Anyhow, there are many beautiful islands in the Philippines -see these pictures:
October is here!
October 1st, 2008It’s October! Yes, today is the first day of October. We are getting closer to December. I could hardly believe that time actually flies so fast. We are approaching the Autumn season. The word October was derived from the Greek word “octo”, which means “eight”.It is the tenth of month of the Gregorian Calendar. It used to be the eight month of the Roman or Julian Calendar which started in March. Then became the tenth month when January and February were added.
