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My name is Lilia R. Gamble. In this day and age, when everybody is going about his busy lifestyle, there isn't enough time to know a person better. I established my personal web site because it serves as my cyber alter ego. I like graphics and pictures and I find this place virtually fitting to chronicle pictures and events that I cherish. Moreover, pictures that I upload would not fade with the times and they would be as clear as the day they were taken.

Likewise, my alter ego will always be alive and won't die with me. She's a testament of a life with cornucopia of happiness, suffering, struggles, loses and victories. Although risky, it is fun to write from my innermost thoughts. I have a chance to say something or forever be silent.

I wish I have plenty of free time in my hand so I could write at my leisure but building a business is a 24/7 task. Discovering ebay store is wonderful and amazing. I have so much interaction with people that I never experienced in my other online store. People like my products and I'm proud of that.

".....The people who walked in
darkness have seen a great light; ....."
-Asaiah 9:1-6(14ABC)

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

".....no one sews a piece of
unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If
he does, its fullness pulls away, the
new from the old, and then the tear
gets worse. Likewise, no one pours
new wine into old wineskins.
Otherwise, the wine will burst the
skins, and both the wine and the
skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins."

Hey! Sleepy Heads! Wake up and
chase the sun! Smile and face the
glorious day. If the sun doesn't
show up, just wait for the rainbow.
He'll always show up after a rainy
day. If you're still blue, buy some
flowers from that flower girl in
"Oliver Twist." "Who will buy this
wonderful feeling? I am high, I
think I could fly! Who will wrap it
up with a ribbon? Who will buy?"

I will! I will buy a few for me and
others. Would you?

WARNING!!!

Magazine Scams

In April of 2008, I was googling on line and somehow Prevention Magazine got hold of my information. From then on they kept sending me small, magazines which have maximum amount of advertisements. Reader's Digest has 100% more valuable and informative materials. I was billed sometime in September, 2008 and didn't pay because I never order for the subscription. Prevention magazine sent me to collection. Because it was not even $20, I paid with resentment. I sent an e-mail to cancel my magazine when I paid the collection but they still kept sending me magazines. October, 2008, I called their customer service # 800/813-8070 and cancelled again. I just e-mailed them today to stop sending me magazines. I know $20 is not much every 6 months but I wasn't getting anything for my money. If you receive Prevention magazine, ask for help from Secretary General right away or be forced to pay collection.

As of December 6, 2008, I don't know what I have to do to get Prevention off my back. They still send me magazines and now they sent me books from Rodale. I got billed almost $60.00. How could I make all these stop!!!

Wedding of Elisa and Ralph on May 30, 2009

Meet the new Dr. & Mrs. Rufino H. Cadano

HOTEL WATCH

I usually stay at Super 8 or Days Inn when I'm out of town. I quit using Red Roof Inn because aside from being more expensive with my Corporate Lodging Card, they don't offer free internet service. I have to purchase internet from T-Mobil for approximately $10/day. I stayed for 2 nights in February, 2009 at Red Roof Inn, 3615 Dunckel Rd., Lansing, Michigan and I was so disappointed. The front desk clerk was not friendly. Won't give any information for direction around the area. There was no extra toilet tissue, no facial tissue, 1 towel for each of us (Tom and I), no coffee maker, no shampoo packet, no nothing.

When I stayed at Comfort Inn Ann Arbor, Michigan in April 3, 2009, I was so happy with 100% upgrade of my hotel experience. I had lots of pillows, lots of towels, room was clean and there's full breakfast. So, on April 24th, 2009, I reserved a room at the Comfort Inn, 210 Sam Ralston Rd., Lebanon, Indiana. I got reservation with the agreement that the charge was $55+ a night and also signed up for Choice Hotels Preferred Card. When I checked in, the front desk looked hesitant and he spent few minutes checking the computer. I usually get my room key at that time because I reserved in advance.

Then he excused himself and after sometime a gentleman (from India) explained to me that they don't accept Corporate Lodging Card and that if I want a room, I need to use my personal credit card and pay $60 a night. I complained because the price was already agreed upon and that they indicated there rates at the CLC web site. He said that the lady who took my reservation was a new employee and didn't know the procedures. I told him that I thought I could trust the initial reservation. He got mad and told me that if I don't think that they are trustworthy, I should cancel the reservation right away. I told him to go ahead and cancel. He gave me a receipt with no cancellation #. I asked for the cancellation # but he won't give me one because he said that it wasn't necessary and gave me a statement stamped with "NO CHARGE." I told him I could go to Super 8 for $38 just across the way. He said "GO!!!" On my way out, I told him that he didn't have any PR and he didn't belong in hotel business. He shouted "GO!!!"

On May 1, I found out that he charged me 2 nights stay at Comfort Inn, Lebanon, Indiana. I disputed the charge right away and told CLC that it is impossible for me to stay in 2 hotels at same time. I complained to Choice Hotel about my experience. This is the first time I've been treated rudely during my hotel stays.

Lorrina graduated "Cum Laude" May 9, 2009 from Loyola University, Chicago.

Sometime in 1994, Lorrina promised me that someday, I'll be proud of her. She fulfilled that promise.