Azumi's First Mini-Giveaway Contest

Before I'll launch my blog contest, let's first join Azumi's First Mini-Giveaway Contest. You'll surely love the prizes at stake!

Check this out!

TWO (2) lucky participants will win a $25 Gift Cards to the Shutterfly Store to use for the many print options on the site and additonal prizes from the SPONSORS, and another TWO (2) lucky participants will win the other prizes.

LUCKY DOLLY 1:

$25 Gift Certicate from Shutterfly

• $5 from Crayons N pencil
  
• 3000 EC Credits from All About Babies and Kids
  
• 2000 EC Credits from Our Adventures Together
• 2000 EC Credits from Pinaymom.org
• 1000 EC Credits from My Little Angel's Journey
• 1000 EC Credits from Samantha's Own
• 1 month Adspace at/from Kerstin Closet
• 1 month Adspace at/from Kizuna
• 1 month Adspace at/from Just About Anything
• 1 month Adspace at/from Samantha's Own

LUCKY DOLLY 2

$25 Gift Certicate from Shutterfly

• 2500 EC Credits from Kaya Mo, Pinoy!
• 2000 EC Credits from Tasty Exploration
• 2000 EC Credits from Her and History
• 1000 EC Credits from Just About ANything
• 1000 EC Credits In His Steps
• 1 month Adspace at/from Mom Writes For A Cause
• 1 month Adspace at/from Kiss Me Mwah
• 1 month Adspace at/from Supladita
• 1 month Adspace at/from The Dias Family Spot

LUCKY DOLLY 3

AGNES B. Make Up Goodies from KIZUNA

• $5 from Just ABout ANything
• 5000 EC Credits from The Mommy Journey
• 1000 EC Credits from Maldita
• 1000 EC Credits from I HEART CONTEST
• 1000 EC Credits from The Story of My Life
• 1 month Adspace at/from Bitz N Pieces Of My Life
• 1 month Adspace at/from Mouth's Delight
• 1 month Adspace at/from Rose Obstacles and Glories
• 1 month Adspace at/from Pinaymom.Org
• 1 month Adspace at/from Annamonique

BONUS PRIZE (optional)
*this is only for those who are interested. Inform Mommy Bambie, the beautiful mom of our Kawaii Princess, AZUMI if you're interested by leaving a separate comment for this.

WORDPRESS PLATFORM Blog

• .info DOmain from Crayons N pencil
• 30 GB one year Hosting from The Fairytale Host

This contest will end on October 27 so you'll still have time to join! Winners will be chosen randomly and you'll have lots of opportunities to have more entries. Just visit Azumi's blog for the contest mechanics and other requirements.

I'm Tagged! You're "IT"!

Because of "computer breakdown", I just learned today that Typhoon Ondoy hit Philippines last September 26, 2009. Metro Manila and nearby areas were flooded which resulted in the loss of many lives and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. I just hope that all my friends in blogosphere who's in Manila are safe. Thank God that Pehpot is well and fine.. I read her latest post today. How about Fehdz and Kaye?. Hope you're all fine girls.

By the way, I think our computer is OK now after my bro checked it ...sorry I dunno how to explain the problem of our computer using the technical terms...he..he..Just so glad it's fine now and I could post pending tags like this one:

I'm tagged by Sweet_Shelo and I had lots of fun doing it.. Thanks sis..

Fun tag goes like this:

Do you think you're hot?

...I rather stay "cold"...LOL! I'm not really concerned with how "hot" I am. Other people's ideas of what's sexy don't concern me. And women who told me these things are usually more attractive and confident than those who praise themselves and accept that they're "hot". ..*wink*

Please, upload your favorite picture


Why do you love this picture?
-I love my baby's smile. It's the first time he flashed his smile to us as sweet as this when he's barely 4 months old. Whenever I'm tired and bored, I just look at it and it helps unburden the load of the day.

When was the last time you ate pizza?
-September 5, during the baby shower which I hosted

What was the latest song you've heard?
- Friend of God by Michael Gungor

What are you doing while working on this game?
-blogging!?!

What is your favorite nickname?
-Faith (only few friends call me this name and my Values Education teacher in high school)

What kind of person are you?
- introvert but a very friendly soul

What is your favorite song?
- Who am I? by Casting Crowns

What is your favorite food?
-Thai and Japanese food

What is the most stressful thing to you?
-making worksheets for 3 year-old Thai children...Choosing the "easiest of the easiest" worksheet can be stressful, you know:(

Mention the 3 must-have items on your purse.
-wallet, cellphone and mirror

What is your favorite color/s?
- pink, powder blue

What is your not full-filled-yet dream?
-building our own house, finishing PhD in Education

What is your favorite city to stay?
-Hatyai City...he..he..visit me here and you'll know why...If only I could get a permanent residence ...whew...maybe soon....

I wanna tag Kaye,Seiko, Meryl and Hazel

What benefits can you get in sponsoring online contests?

It would be the first time on October 5 for Her and History to launch it's giveaway after 9 months of blogging. Looking for sponsors is not an easy job plus I don't have much time to bloghop and ask other bloggers to sponsor due to my very hectic schedules at school. Amidst the pressures, "computer breakdown" and limited time, I'm so grateful that there are lots of bloggers out there who pledge to sponsor the upcoming contest. The result is more than what I expected!

What benefits can you get in sponsoring my upcoming blog contests?

Gained Backlinks – as I featured my sponsors HERE and HERE , I'm creating backlinks for you. What are "backlinks"? Backlinks are links that are directed towards your website. Also knows as Inbound links (IBL's). The number of backlinks is an indication of the popularity or importance of that website. Backlinks are important for SEO because some search engines, especially Google, will give more credit to websites that have a good number of quality backlinks, and consider those websites more relevant than others in their results pages for a search query.


Build Connections – The sponsors could build positive and beneficial relationship with the host (me), co-sponsors, and participants. Who knows through this blog contest of mine , one of you sponsors will be contacted by co-sponsors or participants for a business deal, partnership and future online projects/contests in the future...you could thank me..he..he..

Do you have any other ideas of the benefits of sponsoring online contests? I would love to hear from you.

Quick Postie: Blue Screen and Application Crash

Maybe I'll be gone for awhile coz our computer experienced "blue screen" which shut down every minute and it badly needs it's "check-up"...Hmmmm. Hope it will be fine before our contest starts on October 5.

Thanks for bearing with me.

Two absents in a week...first time in my teaching career

Last time I posted HERE that if I'll be absent today that we'll make a history and YES it is!

Yesterday, when my hubby came to school to fetched me he told me that there's a change of schedule in their school's calendar...instead of having their final test on SUNDAY, it is moved TODAY! OH no...I can't do a thing so before I went home, I went to see the head of the kindergarten department and told her of my predicament. Glad that she's considerate and understands my situation.

So, I'm at home now taking care and bonding with my baby.

Two absents in a week...first time in my teaching career

Last time I posted HERE that if I'll be absent today that we'll make a history and YES it is!

Yesterday, when my hubby came to school to fetched me he told me that there's a change of schedule in their school's calendar...instead of having their final test on SUNDAY, it is moved TODAY! OH no...I can't do a thing so before I went home, I went to see the head of the kindergarten department and told her of my predicament. Glad that she's considerate and understands my situation.

So, I'm at home now taking care and bonding with my baby.

I'm sick today...

My energy has zapped today! I felt so drained today that I don't have energy left to do anything plus I have sore throat...I finally decided not to go to school so I just stayed at home blogging resting. I feel better today. I want to wake up early tomorrow and I'm hoping that my body won't feel lack of pep and vitality again.

The babysitter asked me today that on Friday she will not be able to come because she's going to have a "visa run"..Oh no..I have to be absent again...:( Thank God that when I told my hubby he said they don't have class on Friday so he'll be the one to take care of our baby. Thank you so much my dear. You really help unload the burden I felt this morning that I'll be absent from school for 2 days in a week. If it happens, this will be the first in history...he..he...

I'm sick today...

My energy has zapped today! I felt so drained today that I don't have energy left to do anything plus I have sore throat...I finally decided not to go to school so I just stayed at home blogging resting. I feel better today. I want to wake up early tomorrow and I'm hoping that my body won't feel lack of pep and vitality again.

The babysitter asked me today that on Friday she will not be able to come because she's going to have a "visa run"..Oh no..I have to be absent again...:( Thank God that when I told my hubby he said they don't have class on Friday so he'll be the one to take care of our baby. Thank you so much my dear. You really help unload the burden I felt this morning that I'll be absent from school for 2 days in a week. If it happens, this will be the first in history...he..he...

The Fashion Explorer

...meet my new blog The Fashion Explorer-my 4th blog in the making and the only one in wordpress platform...he..he..Actually, I have already 6 blogs but the other two aren't yet ready to meet the media.

The Fashion Explorer is my way of unleashing the “fashionista” in me. This blog will talk about various prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing tips, fashion tips and all types of fashions in people that make up the world as well as my own exploration experiences in the world of fashion and beyond.

In terms of fashion, I like what’s stood the test of time. I like simple but well-styled clothes that don’t scream trendy. I’m not really into “brands” and “signatures” at all times. I’m just being practical in spending the resources that God entrusted in me. I could stay updated and modern and having clothes stay in style for a while. You wouldn’t caught me in animal prints, fake fur or super bright colors.

I do agree (sometimes) with my friends’ comments that I’m pretty cool when it comes to fashion.I do think about the cool trends but I’m also very happy with what I have. I could be a style guru someday…if I’ll try . Who knows?

I could look great whether I’m in Tesco’s or a flash restaurant. I experience having friends who really look for me for fashion advice because they think that I know how to help them . In shopping, I always see to it that my purse isn’t suffering too much!

You are welcome to visit The Fashion Explorer and explore fashion with me

I wanna thank Kaye of Random WAHM Thoughts for the blog makeover of my site. Without your help it wouldn't look glamorous as can be!

my old template

my new template

Have you noticed my post signature? It's new and sexier! It's one of the Sunday Signature Freebies I got from Kaye of Random WAHM Thoughts. I love my old siggy and I'll be using it at my Tasty Exploration blog. It's also a frebbie from Kaye (again)..he..he...

old siggy

the new supah sexy, girly siggy

....One more thing. Thank you Kaye for the blog contest banner/button (the one you see above) you've made for me amidst your hectic schedules. I love it so much. You're part of the success of my contest. Thank you so much sis.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

Thomas Watson (1874 - 1956)

Source: Thomas J. Watson, 1874-1956, Founder of IBM

Are you IN?

...Are you in my FINAL LIST? After making my partial list almost a month ago, finally I'm able to finish the final blog list today!

If you see that I haven't included your link, please tell me so provided that I'm in your blog list,too...he..he..and if you notice that I have your link but you haven't linked me, please include me now in your blog roll to make it fair , right?...he..he...

I'm doing this because the loading of my page is now taking 40 centuries!...LOL! Hope this will help load my page quickly after separating the blog roll.

A
A Bucket of Wisdom by Grace
A Glimpse of a Widow's Heart by Laurencita
All About Elizabeth by Beth
All About My Life by Rosemarie
Amazing Grace by Grace
Anything Under the Sun by Dj Tammy
Ask Ms. Recipe
A Teacher's Portfolio by Rache
A Voice Within Me by Nona
A Walk to Remember by Grace

B
Blog Fusion by Shydub
Bogie in Wonderland by Bogie

C
Cathara
Cheeky Munchkins by AcMomCee
Come Dine In by AcMomCee


D
Dashing Smiles by Carlota



E
Embrace Life by Nuts
Embracing Motherhood by Nona
Etcetera Etcetera by Rose
Everything and Everywhereby Ate Litlit


F
Femikey Designs by Fe
Forgetful Princess by Tammy


G
Gigie's Planet by Gigie
Genuine Cuisine by Litlit
Gossip Mom by Pehpot
Grace Fashionista

H
Happy Home-Working with AcMomCee
His Unfailing Love by Sarah
Home Buddies by Fedhz
Honie's Confession by Gelene/Honie

I

Isaac Story by Bernadeth
Istarblog.com by Rosa


J
Jeng Speaks
Just About Anything by Kikamz

K
Kalei DINES Scope by Ate Dines
Kero's Celebration
Kizuna by Clarissa


L
Laine's Abode by Laine
Lalaine's World by Lalaine
LEVYousa by Levy 
Love's Haven by Phebie Ann
Little Miss Hannah
Living Life to the Fullest by Levy 



M
Make or Break by Pehpot
Me, Myself and Jes by Jes
Memoirs by emc
Mi Mundo del Amor by Sweet_Shelo
Mom Conversations by Umma
Mom from Manila
Momgen's Design
Mommy Diaries by Che-Che
Mom's Special Diary by Jacris
Mom's Ups and Downs by Rossel
Mom Writes for a Cause by Yami
Mumsters Degree by Yaying
My Blogbook Rj's Mama
My Journey to Life by Melandria
My Kawaii Princess by Mommy Bambie
My Life in Holland by Faye
My Life's Perception & Inspiration by Dhemz
My Life, My Thoughts by Neren
My Little Angel by Jes
My Simple Randomness by Dana
My Web-blog Designs by Carlota


N
Niko's Blog
NOOB by Pehpot


O
...of being a Medical Student by Gagay
One at a Time- A Busy Mom's Life by Babette
Our Adventures Together by Mommy Jennie
Our Belle Flower by Dines
Our Family Story by Janet

P
Pensive Thoughts by Tetcha
Pieces of Me by Laiza
Pinay Mommy Online
Pink Precious by Rosa
Places, People, Events, Good Food and My Life by Meryl
Princess Ishi's Diary by Jes

Q

R
Random WAHM Thoughts by Kaye
Rose's Obstacles and Glories

S
Seiko's Diary
Shortybear's Place by Denise
Simply Happy Life by Shydub
Smart Mommy by Willa
Stacia Desiderata by Hazel 
Stay at Home Mom Online by Rosa
Straight from the Heart by Mommy Elvz
Sweet Nothings by Enchie


T
Tales from a Pinay Survivor Mom by Mariel
Tales of a Teacher's Life by Teacher Jenny
Tasty Exploration by Genebei Faith
The Fashion Explorer by Genefaith
The Mommy Journey by Chris
There is a Time for Everything by Mimi
Trust, Loyalty, Bliss by Beth
Twinkie Calls by


U


V
Venturing the Land of Smiles and Beyond by Jennie

W
Walking Newspaper by Gagay
Wonderful Things in Life by Gengen

X

Y
Yam's Files


Z

Happy Birthday Benzene Jay!

Happy 22nd Birthday to my dear brother Benzene Jay whom we fondly call "Zene". He's already on his last year of finishing his course in Bachelor of Science in Material Science and Engineering at Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology.

We are praying and hoping that you'll have the best in life bro with God's abundant blessings.

How Old is Old?

Have you once asked yourself "How old is old?" . I haven't pondered upon this question before until Tetcha of Pensive Thoughts and Yami of Mom Writes for a Cause gave me this tag, which is actually a contest sponsored by Cathara Main.

The question reminds me of my dear father. I knew that if I'll jokingly tell him that he's old now...he would simply remind me that he's not old, he's simply getting older...he..he..

Old means that you have given up. I know a lot of young people who are "old". They veg out on couches watching TV all the time or playing computer games instead of reading a good book. They look exhausted and drawn only from entertaining themselves nearly to death. Too bad...tsk..tsk...

Getting older on the other hand, means discovering more of life. It means refusing to retire in the mind. George Burns, when turning 92 said: "Don't retire, because you don't enjoy anything when you're retired. Fall in love with what you're going to do for living."

How old is old then? It is ageless- it can't be measured by age but by the condition of how you view your life. You're OLD if you give up in this life , retire in the mind and stopped discovering more of life.

I refused to be old, yet I accept that I become more creative in getting older.

OLD is always young until the NEW arrives. Old never becomes old because it is only born when the new one comes. OLD also is the present name of the past therefore it's always born everyday.

Share to us what you think about this topic at Cathara Main.

Here are the rules:

1. Blog about ‘How old is old?’

It should be at least 50 words. You could write it in any way you want. Ex., 65, it’s when most people retire and blah blah… or when an individual is already sexually active etc, etc. There are no rules as to how daring you want your answers to be. :)

2. Your post must contain a link back to this post.

3. Tag at least 5 people and let them know about it.

4. Subscribe to Cathara’s feeds or if you got a blog roll, exchange links with her.

5. Let Cathara know that you entered this contest by leaving a link to your post on her comment box.


I love to hear what my witty friends, Kaye, Hazel, Pehpot, Seiko, and Chubskulit, Rose have in mind for this question: How old is old?

Do I need Free URL Forwarding?

Have you heard about Free Shorter URL Redirect Service? It is also known as Free URL Forwarding, Free Redirects, URL Redirection, Free Sub-domains, etc.This service provides their clients with FREE and usually short, catchy and easy to remember web address for their web site that can be used and accessed world wide.

The clients who availed this kind of service can redirect or point this free URL (web address) to ANY existing website and access this web site through the short URL (short web address) provided, no matter where their website is actually located/hosted.

Example:

Your old: http://idunnomyname.blogspot.com
» Your new: http://jenny.bind.ro

«Your old: http://somesubdomain.domain.com/~user/directory/file.html
» Your new: http://jenny.afterfuture.com «

I wonder What for do I need a Shorter URL Redirect Service?

A blogger like me already have web sites being hosted by my ISP and by a free hosting provider. And when I publish a website on the web in such way (free of charge), I usually face several BIG "problems":

(1) free web addresses are usually long and difficult to remember, something like this one - http://members.your-hosting-provider.com/~username/;

(2) free web space providers are usually not very reliable and do not offer useful features, so I probably would change my web hosting providers, and thus my website address always changes as well;

(3) it is not always possible to obtain a paid domain name, but everyone wants his/her website to look professionally like me. Who doesn't want, right?

Shorter URL Redirect Service helps to solve these problems by providing a short, easy to remember, professionally looking, catchy, permanent web site addresses, something like http://www.username.xxx.xx

It doesn't matter where your website is hosted, you can always access it with the free url provided by such service. Usually, it is also very easy to re-point your free short url to any other website hosting provider you like.

Basically, Shorter URL Redirect Service is a FREE alternative to a PAID domain name. If you're interested, you may visit YourNewURL.com to get one for yourself.

Meet the Sponsors (Part 2)

The "A Call to Celebrate" Blog Contest which will commence on October 5 (instead of October 1 as I posted here) already gathered $60, 69,500 entrecard credits, ad spaces, freebies, a free blog makeover and blog reviews after a span of 24 days! Thank you so much to the sponsors who generously shared to me their resources for the success of the said contest.

I still need more cash , Entrecard Credits, free blog make-over , blog reviews and freebies sponsors. The ad space sponsorship is now closed. Feel free to click on the contest banner and left your pledge at the comment box. Acceptance of sponsorship/pledges will be closed on September 30.

Here's the partial list of sponsors:

CASH PRIZE:
$20 - Seiko's Diary
$5 - babyblog Azumi ★
$5 - My Kawaii Princess
$5- From Asia and Beyond
$5- RandomWAHMThoughts
$5- My Life's Perception & Inspiration
$5 - Just About Anything
$5- Make or Break
$5- Pinay Mommy Online


ENTRECARD CREDITS:
5000 EC - Wonderful Things In Life
5000 EC - Her and History
5000 EC - Mommy Journey
3000 EC Cornymans Money-Blog
3000 EC All about babies and Kids
3000 EC - Simply Happy Life
2500 EC - Thoughts in Daily Living
2000 EC - Our Adventures Together
2000 EC - Just About Anything
2000 EC- FickleMinded
2000 EC - My Crafts Stores Online
2000 EC - My Life's adventures
2000 EC- FoodTripFriday
2000 EC - Life's Journey
2000 EC - The Joy of Life Forever
2000 EC The One Minute Guide
2000 EC- SmartMommy
2000 EC- Big Love
2000 EC Cornyman's Blog Reviews
1500 EC- Samantha's Own
1500 EC- In His Steps
1000 EC - Love's Haven
1000 EC- Mi Mundo Del Amor
1000 EC - I Blog U CDO
1000 EC - Tasty Exploration
1000 EC - Mother Knows Best
1000 EC - So Much to Tell
1000 EC - More Food Adventures
1000 EC - The Fountain Of Happiness
1000 EC- Momgen Designs
1000 EC- Momgen Garage Store
1000 EC- Blog Fusion
1000 EC- Gossip Mom
1000 EC - Just the Tip of the Iceberg
1000 EC- Worth's Road
1000 EC- Empowered Mom
1000 EC- All about my Life
1000 EC- Dorothy's Vineyard
1000 EC- Inhale...Exhale...
1000 EC- HoneySweet Learning Center
1000 EC- Rose's Obstacles and Glories
1000 EC- Laine's Abode
1000 EC- Make or Break
1000 EC- People, Places, Events, Good Food and My Life
1000 EC- My Little Angels
1000 EC- Pretty Step Daughters
1000 EC- Thoughts and Obsessions

• .info domain with free blog hosting- Pinay Mommy Online

• .info domain Online Mommy's Corner

• 1 year free WP blog hosting Online Mommy's Corner

AD SPACE
1 month ad space (PR1)- Mouth's Delight
1 month 125x125 ad space- Just About Anything
125x125 ad space at Real Garden
125x125 ad space (PR 1) at WAHMaholic
1 month 125x125 ad space (PR 1)- Mom Writes for A Cause
1 month 125x125 ad space (PR 1)- Samantha's Own
1 month 125x125 ad space at Yam's Files
1 month 125x125 ad space at Walk With Me
1 month 125x125 ad space at My Passion
1 month ad space (PR2)- Bitz'n Pieces of My Life
3 months ad space (PR 2) - Rewards Station
2 months text link (PR 2)- All about my Life
125x125 ad space at Make or Break
125x125 ad space at Gossip Mom
125x125 ad space (PR 2) at To Be, To Be. Tutubi.
125x125 ad space (PR 2) at Okay Ukay!
125x125 ad space (PR 2) at Bloguardian Hellsite: Overcashed
125x125 ad space (PR 2) at Pretty Step Daughters
125x125 ad space (PR ) at Home Buddies
125x125 ad space (PR ) at Thoughts and Obssessions
125x125 ad space (PR ) at Wannabesuper Mommy

5 GB web hosting space- http://angelic-melody.net/

Blog Review-
Home Buddies
Gossip Mom
Bloguardian Hellsite: Overcashed
Free Blog Makeover- Femikey Designs

Freebies:

5 sets of assorted handmade greeting cards - DarlingRose Paper Goods - US & Philippines Shipping Only
5 sets of assorted handmade greeting cards - Momgen Paper Designs - US & Phils. Shipping Only
2 pairs of Earrings - Momgen's Corner - US & Phils shipping only

If somebody who join the contest will buy one of Momgen's Store's items they can have a free gift.....


Attention:

Mark of http://markg87.com , I appreciate your sponsorship of 125x125 ad space and a blog review but I couldn't open your site, it's always "problem loading page". Please verify your URL.

“You Gotta See This” Video Contest: $5,000 is at stake!

Have you heard about "You Gotta See This?" iLASIK Video Contest? It's been all over the blogosphere. Everyone could join the contest by making a video about the impact and benefits of improved vision after iLasik procedure. To know more about the iLasik procedure, you can visit their site at www.GottaSeeThisNow.com. You can then locate the nearest Lasik Vision Center and doctor near you by just entering your zip code number in the field provided. Find out if the procedure is the right one for you.The technologies used in the iLASIK procedure are safe, effective and used in more than 10 million procedures and it's not complicated-it's fast and virtually painless.

I am encouraging you to join the contest to win fabulous prizes!

Here's how to enter the contest:

1.Submit A Video- You make and submit a video in one of the following categories:
• “My contacts are getting in the way of my good time”
• “My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision”
• “You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure”

2.Tell Friends To Vote-After you submit your video don't forget to inform your friends so that they can vote on it. The more friends you have voting for your video, the greater is your chance of winning! Votes are one of the key factors in determining which videos win a prize!

3.Have A Chance To Win- You may have the chance to win any of the following:

• One Grand Prize winner will win $5,000 — selected from all submitted videos
• Three First Prize winners will win an HDTV package(a $2,500 value) — one per video category
•Three Second Prize winners will win the Flip UltraHD™ camcorder (a $199.99 value) — one per video category

So what are you waiting for? Start making your video now! Goodluck and enjoy making the video! If you can't make your own video, you can still view and vote on all entries at www.GottaSeeThisNow.com.

Buzz: 2 more weeks to go!

...two more weeks to go and it's sembreak! Yeheeyyyy! By October we'll only have class from 9-12 noon and we're free for the rest of the day.

I'm I really free for the rest of the day? I don't think so...I need to finish the worksheet for K-1 and K-2 for the head teacher told me that she planned to have them book-bind .

See you next time...I have so much to tell you about my joy of knowing that my labor in teaching is not in vain. I'll tell you next time with tons of photos and videos. You
ll surely love my kiddos.

Buzz: 2 more weeks to go!

...two more weeks to go and it's sembreak! Yeheeyyyy! By October we'll only have class from 9-12 noon and we're free for the rest of the day.

I'm I really free for the rest of the day? I don't think so...I need to finish the worksheet for K-1 and K-2 for the head teacher told me that she planned to have them book-bind .

See you next time...I have so much to tell you about my joy of knowing that my labor in teaching is not in vain. I'll tell you next time with tons of photos and videos. You
ll surely love my kiddos.

$3 for Daniel

I'm visiting Niko's site, Girls Rule to pass my entry of the weekly meme Girl's Talk when I read one of her posts that George Daniel Arevalo Samson, 5 months old son of her high school friend Clarissa has biliary atresia with cirrhosis and is in immediate need of liver transplant. The operation has never been done in the Philippines and the doctor’s advice is to go to Taiwan for the cheapest operation of which will cost roughly 3 Million Pesos ($60,000).

Let us pray for Daniel and do what we can to help him go to Taiwan ASAP! By just donating $3, it will go a long way. If you have a blog please spread about this $3 for Daniel Project please.

For your donation, please visit Niko's blog and click her paypal donate button at the right sidebar.

Thank you.

ActivTrak- Employee Monitoring Software

I chat with my dear cousin and convinced her to start blogging. I told her she could do it during office hours if she has nothing to do. She told me that she can't. Her company installed ActivTrak, an Employee monitoring software. They are monitored in real time. The current activity of all employees can be displayed on one screen at one time. I wonder when would this software be available in Thailand. Currently, we're monitored through security cameras in the campus.

ActivTrak is short for Activity Tracker. I think that aside from tracking application and web usage on one's company's workstations, it is also best to use at school's computers to allow you to answer the question - "Who's doing what and for how long."

To know more about ActivTrak watch their 10-minutes online demo HERE!

Wanted: ALIVE!

LOL!...Do you like this? Create funny pictures from your photos at Picjoke.com.

of Chatrooms and getting married

One of my close friends in elementary is finally getting married on December! As I visited my friendster profile just this afternoon, I read her post on shoutout box that she's currently engaged. I asked her about her hubby-to-be and knew that she met him at West Virginia Chat Lines. I have lots girl friends who got married with men whom they knew first at chat rooms and they're happily living as husband and wife filled with peace and love.


Is it OK that I will recommend http://www.westvirginiachatcity.com to my single friends? Maybe there's no harm if I'll introduce this chat room to my friends because I have already a friend who can vouch for the credibility of this chat room. They can sign up here for free, meet people and maybe find their lifetime partner. Who knows? To you my friend, Lady J, congratulations and best wishes for your wedding!

107-year-old Malaysian woman seeks 23rd hubby

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Could you believe that this 107-year-old Malaysian woman seeks 23rd hubby? Actually, she says that she is ready to marry for the 23rd time because she fears her current drug addict husband might leave her for a younger woman...he..he...Unbelievable!

Wook Kundor holds the record for largest age disparity in a legal marriage . Four years ago she was married to Muhammad Noor Che Musa, a man 70 years her junior in northern Terengganu state. What motivated Muhammed to marry her? He said in an interview that mutual respect and friendship turned to love. Is he after her money? Definitely NO! She's poor, childless and alone. So, it's TRUE LOVE, you may say...Honestly, I don't know...it's hard to comprehend this kind of love. They've proven that age doesn't matter.

Muhamad Noor Che Musa sits to his newly married 104-year-old wife Wook Kundor on May 3, 2006.
Photo: AP

But Wook is now looking for new love as she fears that Muhammad, 37, who is undergoing voluntary drug rehabilitation treatment in the capital Kuala Lumpur, will leave her once the programme ends, she told the Star newspaper.

Could she find a 23rd husband this time? Let's just wait and see. She emphasized that her intention to remarry is to fill her forlornness and nothing more than that,adding that she felt lonely without her husband by her side to celebrate the coming Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr next week. How would Muhammad react if he heard about her quest?

As far as I know through our Muslim Instructor before, Muslim men are allowed by their religion to take up to four wives at a time, but reports of women who marry more than once are rare. Muslim women do not practice polygamy. I didn't know if her previous 21 husbands are alive.

I'm free!

...so glad to know that today and tomorrow, I don't have class for K-2 coz they're having test . Thus, making my load of 5 classes per day reduced to 3 classes. I'm free from 10:00 am-1:40 PM...then 2:30 I'll be going home. I'm free again! Yehheyyyy!!! I'm able to do my writing tasks at PPP and post on some of my blogs.

By the way, we'll start our sembreak on Oct.1 and I'm kinda excited for that!

I'm free!

...so glad to know that today and tomorrow, I don't have class for K-2 coz they're having test . Thus, making my load of 5 classes per day reduced to 3 classes. I'm free from 10:00 am-1:40 PM...then 2:30 I'll be going home. I'm free again! Yehheyyyy!!! I'm able to do my writing tasks at PPP and post on some of my blogs.

By the way, we'll start our sembreak on Oct.1 and I'm kinda excited for that!

Body of Annie Le was finally found!

This morning as I was watching Fox News Channel, I was saddened of what happened to a 24-year-old Annie Le, a Yale graduate student, who was lost just days before she was to be married. I've been following the news for few days now and finally her body was found stuffed inside a wall in the basement in the wall chase — a deep recess where utilities and cables run between floors. The basement houses rodents, mostly mice, used for scientific testing by multiple Yale researchers, said Robert Alpern, dean of the Yale University School of Medicine. Her body was found last Sunday (the day she was to marry), five days after she vanished from a heavily secured lab building accessible only to university employees! Is it an inside job?

Yale officials said the building where Le worked would reopen under increased security. Still, some students worried about their safety. I hope Yale's security guards has the latest training in all matters pertaining to personal safety and security like California Guard Card Training and firearms training. I once heard that firearms training in Los angeles is the best!

I was left perplexed on how come the slaying was done in a building about a mile from Yale's main campus only, accessible to Yale personnel with identification cards only and with some 75 video surveillance cameras monitor all doorways? If it happens to Le, it could happen to anyone, anytime and anywhere, too! It's best for Yale to consider turning to Security Consultants to aide them in their decision as to whether or not their security measures are effective or not, especially against changes and developments in possible security breach attempts. Security consultation is important in obtaining a peace of mind for employees, students and management, especially as rapid growth and development take place.

I hope and pray that justice for Annie Le's death be served!