Archive for August, 2009

Are you usually late, early or right on time?

I am usually right on time. I hate being late because I hate people who are constantly late.

What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or to tell them that you do not love them back?

I hate turning people down so telling people I don’t love them is a tough thing for me. Even if I am not the demonstrative type

Which would you rather have: a high salary or job satisfaction?

This is tricky. Normally, I would answer job satisfaction but times are hard and as the saying goes, “It’s all about the benjamins!”. When I have enough benjamins, maybe I can answer job satisfaction.

Source.

Enjoy wasting your day!

Let’s face it – money has become increasingly unstable these days, especially with the economic crisis. What is extremely disappointing is the retirement accounts have been compromised and all those savings are now gone. Most baby boomers are stuck working again because they need funds for their retirement. They should have invested on gold ira. Gold in IRA is extremely stable and ira gold is instantly liquid.

You can be educated on how to put gold in an IRA. Basically you can buy gold bullions (Gold American Eagles) and deposit them into your IRA account. You fill out a Gold IRA form and upon inspection, they will be repackaged and verified with a code – I have been wondering how to put gold in my IRA that is why I read up on it. That way, instead of me having literally worthless money when the times comes, I have my gold 401k and I am secured!

what are your most common nicknames?
Jane

what is today’s weather?
Sunny, thank God!

where did go on vacation this year?
Nowhere, just a family outing with friends

what did you do there?
Swim, and eat, and swim, and oh! eat!

where did you stay?
A country club

what job do you do?
Jane of all trades, master of none

describe where you live.
Coffee-Land. And Im not joking on that part!

what do you usually do on weekends?
Sleep in!

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Owning a car isn’t necessarily a luxury these days for me. We need a car. We live in the middle of nowhere and we need to have a smart car to drive us around. It also isn’t good that public transportation stops at 8PM so if ever there will be an emergency, we are going to be stuck with nowhere to go.

Whether you want a kia, or an iconic ford mustang, or the environmentally-friendly toyota prius, you can find competitive reviews and feedback at The Car Connection. They run classified ads and financing plans alongside photos, tips, reviews and the latest news on cars.

For example, Ford has come out with the 2010 Ford Mustang and they have already done a drive test on it. They do a review based on the styling, performance, quality, safety and features of a car and the Ford Mustang had an overall score of 8 out of 10. The safety measures and features got a 9 out of 10 though. With a hot new interior, improved ride and handling, sync and travel link options, traditional  V-8 power and a great performance value, the car doesn’t disappoint to belong to the iconic American automotive icon Ford motors.

The Toyota Prius, however, is likely more expensive. The government though is taking measures to get tax refunds for those who would invest on this environmental-friendly vehicle and it is worth a shot. Besides the exceptionally fuel economy, it has a tall, airy cabin, a hatchback utility and an improved driving feel. It is more upscale effort in general.

I found this cute, insightful blog while surfing in imgfave.com. Love how simple yet thought-provoking the post-it notes are. I am posting some of my “to-do” post-its.

NOTES TO SELF:

We all get sick at one point or another some time in our lives. What really is different is how we treat our ailments and how we respond to it. For example, a common cold can be treated using over-the-counter medication (self treatment), herbal medicine (which is gaining popularity these days), oints and liniments and through consultations with a medical professional. Treatments for Symptoms are still best taken cared of by a licensed medical professional, in my opinion. This person has slaved away for almost 10 or more years getting the knowledge and training needed to take care of the most important population, the human species.

Want to know more about the person behind the brain SPECT imaging process? Get in touch with Dr Daniel Amen Clinics in the Media and find out how his practice helped treat psychiatric patients.

Common ailments usually go away on their own with proper rest. But if it doesn’t go away in a week, it’s time to consult a doctor.

1. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone?
Unfortunately yes

2. How do you eat oreos?
I open them and eat them one-half cookie at a time.

3. Are you cocky?
If I need to be.

4. Did you have an imaginary friend as a kid?
No.

5. What t.v. station do you watch the most?
A local station – GMA 7

6. Have you ever seen the ocean?
Yes

7. Have you ever been hospitalized?
Yes, twice for childbirth, one was when I was 6, and the latest was last year for dengue fever.

8. What’s your favorite brand of rootbeer?
Hmmmm.

9. Could you live without a computer?
Unfortunately no.

Stars: Matthew McConaughey; Jennifer Garner

Summary:

Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is a notorious photographer who has a bad boy reputation of loving beautiful women and dumping them when they fall in love with him. Beautiful models and celebrities flock to his studio to get their picture taken, usually in lingerie, and throw themselves at him. Conner is so overloaded with women that he has to breakup with three women at the same time during a conference call in front of his next prey. His brother Paul (Breckin Meyer) is about to get married, and Connor thinks he is making a terrible mistake. As an incorrigible bachelor, Connor loves his freedom more than ever settling down and loving only one woman. Connor tries to talk Paul out of getting married, and it looks like Connor is about to succeed. Then the night before the wedding, Connor is visited by three ghosts, who take him back to his past, present, and his lonely future. They try to discovery the point in time where Connors became this womanizing jerk. Maybe there is still time to change him into a sensitive, feeling, and caring person that he once was, and he may even find his true love.

• I love that the movie revolves around a 24-48-hour period and that the story line is fast-paced but does not sacrifice the essence of the story
• I maybe lame but I love Matthew McConaughey here, more here than on How to Lose a Man in 10 Days
• Jennifer Garner seriously needs to plump her cheeks a little. Her sideview profile makes her look like a (Horse).
• I am a sucker for first love never dies plots. It holds true here. And no matter how much you try, it really never goes away.
• Michael Douglas is cute here, so does Matthew’s supposedly little brother.

All in all this is a feel-good movie. I do not claim to make nice reviews because I really don’t care for serious stuff. But if you like feel-good, light romance movies, this one needs to be on top of your list

Whoever coined the sentence, “A smile lights up the entire face.”, was not joking – it really does! That is why most Hollywood celebrities have their crowns whitened, straightened and even capped to make sure they look their best. They can afford to fork out thousands of dollars for this – it’s their job to be beautiful. I bet celebrity dentist Dr Jonathan Levine is always fully booked with clients.

If you are wondering which celebrities are touted to have best celebrity smiles, look no more as I did my research and here they are.

Top 1 to 10: Jessica Alba, Bridget Moynahan, Gisele Bundchen, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Gayheart, Kate Beckinsale, Katherine Heigl, Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Megan Fox

According to a research, Jessica Alba tops the list because her smile is closest to the standards of a good smile called Golden Proportions. Note that even imperfect smiles like those of Rebecca Gayheart are still included (she has her lateral incisor longer than a central incisor).

1. He was a classic replica of his Dad but a version of me deep inside.
2. The holidays is what I look forward to most this time of year.
3. My best friend is at the crossroads of her life right now.
4. I to be honest with you.
5. Appearances can be deceiving.
6. The last person I gave a hug to was my daughter.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to creating art, tomorrow my plans include visiting my parents and Sunday, I want to turn off the Internet!

With global warming being felt worldwide, we are suffering from the misuse of the environment. Unpredictable weather changes, floods, drought and severe climate changes are just a few of the things we are experiencing right now. Fortunately, governments and citizens are becoming increasingly aware of everything and are trying to launch projects to save whatever is left of the environment. The question is  – will it work? Would it have an effect? Is it too late?

The Reuse. Reduce. Recycle. program has been launched and several local city governments are using it in full force. In certain communities, if garbage is not segregated, there will be no garbage collection.

Plant Green = Plant Trees is a program launched by mountain side municipalities as well. For low-lying lands with scarce water supply, a vegetable and tree Ooze Tube would be a useful tool.

1. Works with multi-stems & conifers.
2. Water weaning – it teaches tree to live on its own!
3. Low cost, re-useable and repairable.
4. Readily adaptable to remote installation.
5. Allows air circulation from stem to soil.
6. Reduces hand watering labor by more than two thirds.

My grandmother was right. No other womanly possessions are worth money than good jewelry. When I started working and bonuses would arrive, she would tell me to buy jewelry instead of gadgets or bags or shoes.

She was right. Gadgets depreciate fast, requiring you to upgrade every six months, bags have wear and tear and shoes are useless once your feet are in it.  But jewelry – gold to be exact – doesn’t depreciate. Its worth even increases in time. And when time gets rough, you can go to selling your gold online for cash. Of course, you need to act with caution in dealing with online trading sites. You can always go to the pawnshop to be sure.

Never trust any site claiming to be Cash4Gold when selling your jewelries online, only deal with the official Cash4Gold not imposters. Find out how you can stay away from these scammers here.

It seems I just came to know the woman, Annie Leibovitz, behind the famous photographs in the Rolling Stones and Vanity Fair magazine covers. I came to discover her because of an article I stumbled upon citing her financial problems – and that she risks losing her catalogue of pictures!

The pictures are valued over $50M as of writing.

Who would ever forget these?

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s cover on Rolling Stone Magazine. Five hours after the photo shoot ended, John Lennon was shot dead.

Demi Moore’s very pregnant beautiful self.
 

Whoopi Goldberg’s submerged in a tub of milk.

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Why not take advantage of how convenient the Internet is by applying your child to online tutoring classes offered by TutorVista.com? TutorVista.com offers tutoring in all subjects (from K-12 to college) for only $99.99 a month.

Here is how an online tutoring class looks like:

A student is assigned to a tutor and they will have a one-on-one class in chat room solely for TutorVista.com. The student and the teacher can chat and draw in a whiteboard – so that Math word problems  and Algebra word problems are easily solved. Math problems are tackled in depth so that Math answers can be arrived at together. Math help is easily achieved because of this. Classes are available 24×7 and Algebra help is available as well.

1. Have you ever played Bullshit?
Oh yes, I enjoy this game very much!

2. A dog licks you on your face. Are you disgusted or thinking it was sweet?
I’m going to be one of the 5% in the whole world who will be pretty disgusted by it. I hate pets. Really.

3. Tell us about a fun/special memory you have of a grandparent.
My Wawa (maternal grandmother) would always cook the most amazing food whenever we go to their place. My taste buds and I will never forget that!

4. Have you ever pet a rat?
Eeew. Gross!

5. If I walked into your kitchen, where are the cups?
In the rack.

6. Since you already let me in your home, I found the cup and had water, now where’s the bathroom from the kitchen?
About six steps from the kitchen.

7. Have you ever pet a turtle or tortoise?
Yes at the zoo

I really don’t get why men are crazy about football. That is why having  Direct TV get exclusive rights to National Football League is like giving the Direct TV Service millions of dollars in revenue. Every household which has a male member 20 years old and above must absolutely just have it!

Direct TV System is a direct broadcast satellite service which transmits satellite TV to houses in the US, Caribbean and some parts of Latin America.

DirecTV gives you five free months when you sign up for the Ultimate Premier Package:

1. ALL your local channels*
2. ALL Premium Movie and Sports Channels with 31 movie channels of Hollywood’s biggest hits, classic and independent features, original movies and series, and more, plus over 30 specialty and regional sports networks.
3. 265+ channels in the DIRECTV PREMIER channel line-up.
4. Experience brighter colors, crisper sounds, sharper images.
5. Get all the channels in the HD Package
6. Get 12 FREE HD Pay Per View movies

Don’t believe the hype.

One of the best things I have learned online is how powerful images can be. Thanks to online friend, I have discovered sites like Tumblr, Vis.u.a.lize and fave image sites.

And sometimes, images are better conveyors than words.

Like these for example:

I personally love these:

(story of my life lately)

My major form of exercise, aside from dancing to Lady Gaga’s album, is to surf, online, a LOT. Lately, my favorite sites are home improvement and interior decorating sites. If I would have my way, I’d have pink walls on one room and lime green on another. But first, I’d need to have more rooms to accommodate my color choices lately.

We can however, do something about shelves. We just need to complete our toolbox and hand tools so that renovation will be a breeze. We really do not have much experience on wood workshops but I hope a lot of cable TV viewing on the Home Network will help.

What is the first thing you notice about people?
Their smile. And their skin

What song always makes you happy when you hear it?
Album of 50 First Dates

What fashion trend do you just not get?
10 Fads I Just Don’t Get

Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the latest version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.[2] Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,[3] with general retail availability set for October 22, 2009,[4] less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7’s server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, is slated for release at about the same time.

Windows 7, the latest operating software from Microsoft, was slated to have launched last July this year. As with the my recent experience with Windows Vista, I didn’t download the new software as I am so sure there will be bugs in the system and several incompatibility issues with the common drivers I use for work. I also have not collated all the computer drivers at home for back-up so all the drivers software programs are located in different drives.

PETA’s new billboard campaign have been raising eyebrows and ire in Jacksonville, Florida especially among women groups.

A drawing on billboards in Jacksonville depicts an obese woman with the phrase, "Save The Whales, Lose The Blubber: Go Vegetarian."

They have officially released a statement that says:

A new PETA billboard campaign that was just launched in Jacksonville reminds people who are struggling to lose weight — and who want to have enough energy to chase a beach ball — that going vegetarian can be an effective way to shed those extra pounds that keep them from looking good in a bikini. [....]

Anyone wishing to achieve a hot "beach bod" is reminded that studies show that vegetarians are, on average, about 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters. [...]

"Trying to hide your thunder thighs and balloon belly is no day at the beach," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "PETA has a free ‘Vegetarian Starter Kit’ for people who want to lose pounds while eating as much as they like.

Hmmmm…while I admit that PETA’s ad campaigns have always been controversial, they never have targeted a specific group of people like this.

And being a fat woman myself, seeing a close replica of what I look like in a red polka-dot bikini beside the word “WHALES” is offensive – too much hidden marketing psy-chol-o-gy sh*t right there people.

But then, I’m not one who easily gets hurt or offended so there. If it encourages “whales” to convert and lose weight, I’m all for it. But there will still be a few polka-dots who will think otherwise.