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	<title>Chronicles of Nika&#187; Summer</title>
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		<title>Summer rainfall.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2011/03/10/summer-rainfall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer has officially started but we&#8217;re still getting rain every now and then. We haven&#8217;t made any plans this summer because we can&#8217;t really go swimming when it ends up raining. I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ll be getting storms that will make me buy women&#8217;s rain boots since it&#8217;s summer, but I&#8217;ve seen lots of changes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Summer has officially started but we&#8217;re still getting rain every now and then. We haven&#8217;t made any plans this summer because we can&#8217;t really go swimming when it ends up raining. I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ll be getting storms that will make me buy <a href="http://www.rainbootsonline.com/">women&#8217;s rain boots</a> since it&#8217;s summer, but I&#8217;ve seen lots of changes with the weather lately.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll wait for a few days before deciding if I need to invest on rain gear rather than summer ones.</p>
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		<title>El Nino and summer vacation.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/02/20/el-nino-and-summer-vacation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February isn&#8217;t such a good month for us especially since we have El Nino. Water supply is less and it seems we&#8217;ve been getting black outs every now and then. March is coming soon and we&#8217;re expecting intense heat especially since summer is starting. I really need to get an air-conditioning unit for my room [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>February isn&#8217;t such a good month for us especially since we have El Nino. Water supply is less and it seems we&#8217;ve been getting black outs every now and then. March is coming soon and we&#8217;re expecting intense heat especially since summer is starting. I really need to get an air-conditioning unit for my room because summer will be unbearable if El Nino continues. My two younger siblings will have their normal summer vacation but my third sibling who&#8217;s taking up nursing will be busy with school and duties. She&#8217;s been spending a lot of time with her class mates and duty group because their CI&#8217;s have been expecting lots of input from them. I even saw her researching about <a href="http://eczematreatment.org/">treatments for eczema</a> the other day. Then today she was studying about pregnant patients, it seems they&#8217;ll be moving to the maternity ward for their next duty. I don&#8217;t know how nursing students manage to do all the things required from them. I don&#8217;t think I have the guts to do what they do.</p>
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		<title>May is Cake Month in our household.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/05/20/may-is-cake-month-in-our-household/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We eat a lot of cake during May. First, Mother&#8217;s Day usually end up in May so we either buy Mom a Red Ribbon cake (We don&#8217;t like Goldilocks as much anymore) or I go bake one. Then my sister celebrates her birthday every 17th of May and that means cake time again. This is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We eat a lot of cake during May. First, Mother&#8217;s Day usually end up in May so we either buy Mom a Red Ribbon cake (We don&#8217;t like Goldilocks as much anymore) or I go bake one. Then my sister celebrates her birthday every 17th of May and that means cake time again. This is what I made for her:</p>
<p><img src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_1582-225x300.jpg" alt="Angel&#039;s 20th" title="Angel&#039;s 20th" width="225" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-176" /></p>
<p>Sorry for the crappy picture. I didn&#8217;t take that. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  We&#8217;ll its my usual chocolate cake only this time decorated with the sprinkles and marshmallows that I had. Mom forgot to buy candles that&#8217;s why we had to improvise with what resources we had. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
<p>Then on the 25th, it&#8217;ll be Dad&#8217;s birthday. This means another cake will be blessing our tables. If we don&#8217;t have extra cash for a Red Ribbon cake, I&#8217;ll whip up some chiffon base and maybe make a cinnamon icing. Dad loves cinnamon. xD</p>
<p>On the 30th (or is it 31st) the elders from the church will be dropping by for a meeting and it will be done at home. So I will have to bake either a large cake or make 3-4 dozens of cupcakes. xD</p>
<p>I&#8217;d need a lot of <a href="http://www.weightlosspills.net/">weight loss pills</a> to lose all these sweet pounds. I can&#8217;t stop baking though. I&#8217;d rather be big and bake than be thin and give up what I love. <3</p>
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		<title>Goodbye summer, Hello cold weather.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/04/30/goodbye-summer-hello-cold-weather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least that&#8217;s how it feels like here in Batangas. Seriously. Its way colder right now than it was last December. Mom also just informed me that the weather news said five storms are coming. O.o Looks like I really won&#8217;t be heading to Puerto. My parents let me go anywhere I want as long [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At least that&#8217;s how it feels like here in Batangas. Seriously. Its way colder right now than it was last December. Mom also just informed me that the weather news said five storms are coming. O.o Looks like I really won&#8217;t be heading to Puerto. My parents let me go anywhere I want as long as its safe, treading on stormy seas isn&#8217;t. xD Plus I have a little bit fear of traveling over large bodies of water. Must&#8217;ve been caused by that time when I almost drowned when I was a little kid. Heh.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to lie and say I&#8217;m not happy that its raining right now. I enjoy the cold weather because I sleep comfortably tucked between layers of blankets and pillows. I hated how hot it was back in March and early April because it was making my headaches worse. Cold weather doesn&#8217;t give me headaches and when I do get them its milder. I just hope its not this wet when classes start. I commute from Batangas to Buendia each day I have class and my classes start at 8 am. So I have to leave really early to come to school on time, I basically wake up at 3-3:30 am, take a shower, get dressed then leave our house around 4-4:30 am. It gets harder to commute when it rains and I especially don&#8217;t like it when it happens on Mondays. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I might go to Rob tomorrow if the weather isn&#8217;t too bad. I want to browse over some stuff at BookSale. I might be able to bump over some back issues of Paula Deen&#8217;s magazines. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Four more to go.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/04/26/four-more-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past month has been hectic and tense for me. I&#8217;ve been worrying a lot about different things and I&#8217;m just so happy that I am finally near graduation. Just one more term left and four more subjects. I am also ecstatic because I finally overcame PRODMAN which has been a very trying subject for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The past month has been hectic and tense for me. I&#8217;ve been worrying a lot about different things and I&#8217;m just so happy that I am finally near graduation. Just one more term left and four more subjects. I am also ecstatic because I finally overcame PRODMAN which has been a very trying subject for me for the past few terms I took it. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Summer just got weirder for me. Its raining heavily for the past couple of weeks in my hometown. First we had a really humid summer start matched with scorching heat. Then it suddenly turned into sudden downpours. I do hope the climate isn&#8217;t that skewed yet. Classes start in a month and I don&#8217;t know what to expect on my commutes. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>StepMania: Satiating my DDR needs on the PC</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/03/23/stepmania-satiating-my-ddr-needs-on-the-pc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a teeny-weeny confession. I&#8217;m now addicted to StepMania. *gasp* I never really thought I&#8217;d like Dance Dance Revolution because everytime I see people play it in the arcade, I end up confused with what they are doing. I&#8217;ve never tried DDR until last March 11 when Mina&#8217;s husband, Von, plugged in their PS2, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a teeny-weeny confession. I&#8217;m now addicted to StepMania. *gasp* I never really thought I&#8217;d like Dance Dance Revolution because everytime I see people play it in the arcade, I end up confused with what they are doing. I&#8217;ve never tried DDR until last March 11 when Mina&#8217;s husband, Von, plugged in their PS2, dance pad and a DDR game. We didn&#8217;t have videoke for her birthday so she encouraged us to try and play it.</p>
<p>I was skeptical at first. The arrows were confusing me and I was doubting my reflex skills. I failed a lot, but I had a really good time. So much that I looked for a dance pad online when I got back home in Batangas. Hahaha. I don&#8217;t even have a PS2 and I was looking for the pad. Yep, I was that into it. I was even thinking that I&#8217;d get the dance pad first then save up to get a PS2 to play the game. I decided to search for the current price of PS2 using Google. Then I was so blessed to bump into a thread in TipidPC where a seller named george79 was selling dance pads. What caught my eye was their tag. It said, &#8220;<a href="http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2766013&#038;page=">Bnew DDR Dance Pad for PC and PS2 -freebies</a>&#8220;. I decided to read on and found that we can get a PC version of the game (which is <a href="http://www.stepmania.com"><strong>StepMania</strong></a>) if we purchase the dance pad. I was very interested so I contacted the seller and the next day after I found that thread, I got my dance pad and game after meeting his wife to pick it up. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>When I got home, the laptop wasn&#8217;t home so I tried it first with my desktop. Unfortunately, I was having problems with my parallel port and my sound card so I couldn&#8217;t really run the game. When Dad came home, I immediately borrowed the laptop and installed the drivers, connected the pad, installed the game and clicked on run. When the game loaded, my younger siblings were so ecstatic. Everyone at home enjoys it (except my Dad because he doesn&#8217;t really dig arcade games) and we play it often. I am getting addicted to it and this summer vacation, I will be spending more time with it because I do not have summer classes. </p>
<p>It is seriously addicting. I am having so much fun while dancing and sweating and I don&#8217;t feel exhausted doing it. Unlike before when I went to the gym. I think I&#8217;m having fun because I get to spend time with my siblings playing it. It doesn&#8217;t feel like exercise, at times I don&#8217;t even realize I&#8217;ve been on it for two hours. For me it really isn&#8217;t a tool for loosing weight, its more of a fun activity for the whole family. Loosing weight is just a plus. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
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		<title>Sleepy summer.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/03/07/sleepy-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the summer heat started, everyone at home has been so lethargic. >.< We wake up late and we really don't feel like doing anything. The only days I wake up early is when I have classes. The rest of the week, I wake up when its about lunch time. Even my new puppy, Coco, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since the summer heat started, everyone at home has been so lethargic. >.< We wake up late and we really don't feel like doing anything. The only days I wake up early is when I have classes. The rest of the week, I wake up when its about lunch time. Even my new puppy, Coco, is sleeping on his butt all the time. Even if we call him to play, he'd simply open one of his eyes, peek at me, then close it again and then get back to sleeping.</p>
<p>I'm the person who doesn't like summer much. I don't like going out and staying under the sun. I prefer staying inside and warding off the intense heat of summer. Unless its a mountainous place (with lush trees and a waterfall or even a small brook) that were going to, you won't be able to get me outdoors for a vacation. I like the sun, but I don't like getting my skin burned under it. >.<</p>
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