What is your Shoe size?

Thanks nova for passing this on to me.
What's your shoe size? Are your feet the same size as your mom's feet? How about your sister's feet? Can you borrow shoes from each other? Post a picture of your latest shoe buy. Tag the number of women of your shoe size, i.e. size 5 = tag 5 friends. Don't forget to drop a line in this blog when you're done. :)

My shoe size = 7 or 7.5
Mom shoe size = 6
older sister = n/a
second older sister = n/a

When I was still living in the Philippines, my shoe size was 6, I still remember buying them from Celine or Mendez ba 'yun. Anyway, for some reason, since I've been here in the U.S., my shoe size has been size 7 or 7.5 sometimes (sneakers). I'm attaching a photo of my not so recent buy. A black pointed high heel and a sneakers from roxy for summer walk.



From Jean:
Jenny and Belle
SAHMdom and Beyond
The Journey Continues...
Married and Happy About It
My One Desire
Random Thoughts
Jean's Live it Up...

SuperNova & SweetPain

From Lynn:
@ Jenny and Belle
@ SAHMdom and Beyond
@ The Journey Continues…
@ Mommy Talks…
@ When Mom Speaks
@ Walk on Red
@ Random Thoughts
@ My Precious Niche
@ Home Sweet Blahh
@ Joys In Life
@ Sheng's Simple Thoughts
@ My So-Called Life
@ Supernova & Sweetpain
@ My Careless Whispers

I am passing this on to anyone who has bought a pair of shoes this weekend's labor day sale.

Report that Annoying Callers

How many of you get pissed off by these telemarketers who keeps on calling your house and cell phones? We always thought that there is nothing we can do about these telemarketers or people who have nothing to do except to give you harassing phone calls. I have found a new website who has a database of these phone numbers used by telemarketers or annoying callers. Go to annoyingcallers.com, look up the phone numbers these people use to call you. It may be on the list of one of the most annoying callers and you can read what people have said about this phone number. You can leave you own report, experience and how you are being harassed by this caller to be shared to other victims. This is really cool because you are getting first hand information from people who have been victimized by these callers based on their own experiences. So, next time if you get an annoying phone call again, get that phone number and check annoyingcallers.com right away.

Lea Salonga's half gay brod in "Thank You Girls"

I just read this article regarding Lea and Gerard Salonga's half brother Jeff Salonga or known as Gie Salonga now. Gie is 34 years old and he is gay. He is part of the indie film entitled "Thank You Girls". Lea and Gerard has been supportive of him and he has been acknowledged by the Salonga's as their half brother. It is not a surprise that he is also in the same industry as Lea and Gerard. "Thank You Girls" is about a group of gay friends who is joining a gay beauty pageant in Davao City. Gie auditioned fot his role as Allyson but he is a regular performer in comedy bars. He went to Ateneo for his high school and finished Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. "Thank You Girls" will open in Robinson's Galleria on September 24.

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A Laptop Giveaway by Charter

It's back to school once again starting this Wednesday for a lot of kids and one of the must have gadgets for students these days is a laptop. It will be very useful in school and at home for taking notes, researches and storing your datas, photos and music. A laptop is not cheap and here is a good news for parents out there, this can be your chance to win a laptop and save that money for something else instead.

Charter Communication has a promo called Charter Laptop-a-Day Giveaway. They are giving away 1 laptop per day for 30 days. It is very easy to quality for this promotion. If you order any Charter Communications service online , you will be automatically included in the promo. There are 3 packages Charter is offering:
*Charter Digital Home, High Speed Internet and Telephone for $99.97/mo. for 12 months
(free $100 Shell gift card)
* Charter Digital Home, High Speed Internet for $69.99/mo. for 6 months
(free $50 Shell gift card)
* High-Speed Internet for $19.99/mo. for 6 months
(free $25 Shell gift card)

Just sign up for any of these three packages and you get the chance to win an HP Compaq Presario C770US Laptop. Place your orders now. In order for your orders to be included, it must be placed between August 22 - September 22, 2008. What Charter Communications is offering its customers is the best back to school deal. Do not let this slip away. Hurry and visit connect.charter.com, sign up and win that laptop.

No.188 upsets No.1 at the U.S. Open

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, ranked No. 1 in the world, bids the U.S. Open early. She lost to Julie Coin of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

in the second round last Thursday night. This is the first time since 1968 that the no.1 player lost this early in the tournament. This is what they call the biggest upset in the U.S. Open history. It is Coin's first time to play in a Grand Slam but she did try to qualify for Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon but never made to any of three. Her earnings was less than $100,000 since becoming a pro while Ivanovic had won to almost $6 million already. I am sure this the best game Coin had in her career and this is only the first. Next match for Coin for the third round is Amelie Mauresmo. Good Luck to you Girl!

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A Piano Lesson

I remember when I was in kindergarten I had organ lessons in school. Then when I got into elementary, I was enrolled in piano lessons and how can I forget the recital nights that we had. Now that I have my own kid, I also wanted to enroll her in a piano lesson at Amadeus Home Music School. They have professional music teachers in every state and lessons can be done at the comfort of your own homes. Check their website at autonomousparenting.com then click music or you can call them at 1-877-537-7660.

Michael Phelps on Saturday Night Live

Michael Phelps of the U.S., the golden boy, the Olympic superstar winning 8 golds in swimming at the recent Beijing Olympics will be hosting the 34th season premier night of the NBCs show Saturday Night Live (SNL) on September 13th. He will be hosting this late night show with Lil Wayne – the firsts for both of them. Let us see how he does off the swimming pool. Who knows this could be a start of a new career after he gets tired of swimming and competitions.

Make Your Website Stand Out

Since I started blogging, I already changed my website template several times. When I change into a new one, I always thought that it would be my final web design but along the way I would discover some things that I dislike on my template. Then, I will change it again.

If you are like me, the solution to this is to get your own professional web design and make a template suited for you. We should get the services of network solutions who offer professional web design services. Why am I recommending network solutions? Because they have experts that can do all the web design for you. For personal websites or first timers, you can avail their standard web design portfolio and if you have a business they have the premium web design for your business needs. In Network Solutions you do not select your designs from ready made templates but they will make a unique one for you. They have expert U.S. based graphic desginers using the latest web design techniques and they already have designed more than 2000 websites. They will help you all the way until your website is up and running. You get the one on one attention of their web designers.

If you are interested, visit networksolutions.com or you can call them at 1-800-361-5712. If you already have a website and you feel it needs to be improved, avail of their free website evaluation. So for all web design services, network solutions is always ready to help.

Lexus Car like a tennis ball

You will find this Lexus car right at the entrance of the U.S. Open. For the love of tennis, Lexus made this car like a tennis ball. The body has the same texture as the hairy tennis ball. Cool right? But you cannot bounce it and hit it like a tennis ball. The Lexus IS 350.

Car Repair

With regards to auto body repair, I just do not trust any repair shop to do any repairs on my car. A friend has recommended collisionrepairexperts.com if I need any work done on my car. If you go to their website, you can just enter your zip code and you will find trusted auto repair body shops within your area. Check the the csi ratings of the shop you choose and the testimonials of its loyal customers. I am sure you feel rest assured that your car is being handled by the experts.

The U.S. Open 2008

Today is the first day of the 2008 U.S. Open up to September 7th. It's being held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, NY which is compose of the the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louie Armstrong, the Grandstand and a lot of side courts. Will Roger Federer defend his 4th consecutive U.S. Open title? Justine Henin has retired, who will be the new champ being that Maria Sharapova is out because of injury. I am sure this will be an exciting two weeks of tennis and we will be there to witness it.

credit: usopen.org

Guide to Web Hosting Providers

After several months of blogging, I decided to get my own domain. I feel it is an achievement for me having my own site with my own domain. I also receive a lot of queries from fellow bloggers asking who is my web hosting provider. It was not easy to decide which among the many you will pick but I am sure webhostingrating.com can help you in your dilemma. It is a web hosting directory providing all the information about web providers, how much they charge you, their technical support, discounts and reviews by customers. Visit their website and you will see the top 10 or the best web hosts of 2008. So if you are still undecided, go through web hosting rating website to compare your best picks. If you have questions, you can contact them by leaving your email address and queries at their website. Good luck and do not forget to drop a message once your domain is up.

Malaysia Cancels Avril Lavigne Concert

Avril Lavigne is scheduled to have a concert in Malaysia this coming August 29th, two days before their forthcoming independence day celebration. Her concert was canceled by Malaysia's Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry. According to them, the concert is unsuitable to Malaysia"s culture and is considered as "too sexy". They do not want their poeple to be influenced by the artists performances. Malaysia is strict with regards to the clothes the performers are wearing. Clothes with obscene and drug related images are not allowed. No jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage. It is their rule and the performers have to abide by it.




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Am I funny or do I need help?

In my mind, I am laughing to myself right now. I just read an article regarding funny situations at Reader's Digest Laughs which I could relate myself. Sometimes there are things that you constantly do or even you unconsciously do that would make you think if Are You Normal or Nuts? My favorite among the quirks I have read is about the lady who does not shopping She is a shopaholic to the max. Imagine buying the same stuffs she already have. It is indeed an obsession and I am not surprised that a visit to a qualified therapist is recommended. If you get a chance to read the Reader's Digest, read her story and what do you think?

I have some funny quirks to share too. At work, I use 4 pens everyday. When I arrive in the morning, those 4 pens must be placed in a particular order and color and it will remain that day until I leave in the afternoon. My co workers always say I’m nuts. If I tell a therapist about this, do you think he will ask me Are You Normal or Nuts? C’mon share your own funny moments too.

Now I am making it a habit to go to rd.com just to have giggle. You too, if you need a little laugh or break from a boring life, visit rd.com/laughs and laugh your heart out. Remember, laughter is the best medicine.

Why do we need friends

Thanks carol for your friendship.

We need friends for many reasons,all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort uswhen we are sad,and to have fun with us when we are glad.We need friends to give us good advice,We need someone we can count on,and treat us nice.We need friends to remember usone we have passedsharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship. 1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts . . . 4. Insights from the Grocery Cart 5. My Careless Whispers

To all my friends here, you are all free to grab this. I don't want to tag anybody in particular because one of the reasons why I am blogging is to gain online friends. I would be more lucky if I meet any of you in person in the future. Who knows? So, you all deserve this. More power to our friendship! xoxoxoxoxo...alf

A Multimedia Software

Blogging has teach me a lot about the computer and its applications. I know only about basic computer and I always need different software in editing my photos, converting my files, burning and ripping my cd's. It occupies a lot of my hardrive space to install different softwares for each jobs. But now I have found blaze media pro, an all in one converter, cd/dvd burner, a DVD software for audio/video editing in different formats. If you want to experience blaze media pro, just download the free trial software at blazemp.com and experience the convenience of having all your audio & video editing, coverting and recording needs in one multimedia software.

Fiesta sa America

This coming August 16 & 17, it will be the 2008 Philippine Fiesta in America at the meadowlands expo center in Secaucus, new jersey. It is another fun day for all the pinoys in new jersey, just like celebrating fiesta back home. There will be booths, stores, shows, kainans, sayawan and a lot more. Pinoy performers like Bea Alonzo, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera and many others will be there to perform. Of course when there is a fiesta there will be santacruzan and gala night. So mga kaibigan kung wala kayong gagawin, maki fiesta tayo sa meadowlands sa weekend.

credit: philippinefiesta.com

Olympics Controversies

Almost everybody have seen the supershow of China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening opening ceremonies. Now after a few days I have been reading some controversies regarding the show. First, that some of the fireworks display are fake, it was done digitally meaning through computers. According to the Beijing Olympics committee, it was because of the smog in China that it would be impossible to see the fireworks and also impossible to capture the 29 spots so it is necessary to replace the live video and also they are after the safety of the helicopter pilot who will be shooting be shooting the fireworks overhead. It was a mission for them to insert that video unnoticed (that it is not live). Even the people inside the bird cage were shown the animated fireworks thinking that it was really happening all over China.

Another controversy I have read today is about the cute, nine year old Chinese Girl in red dress and a pigtail who sang “Ode to the Motherland”. The name of that girl is Lin Miaoke but the real voice belongs to 7 year old Yang Peiyi. In short it was a lyp synch. Reason for this was because Lin’s face is not suitable for Olympic Opening Ceremony so at the last minute they have to get a replacement. In an interview at the Beijing radio station, Chen, the ceremony’s chief music directed is quoted as saying:

"The national interest requires that the girl should have good looks and good grasp of the song and look good on the screen. Lin Miaoke as the best in this. And Yang
Peiyi’s voice was the most outstansding".

Yang Peiyi and Lin Miaoke

credits: sports.yahoo.com/msnbc.com/aol.com/nbcolympics.com

A glimpse of the Olympics

For the rest of the world who are watching the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I am jealous. We don't get to watch it here until tonight at 7:30 p.m. at msnbc. Even if it's on still I would not be able to watch it because it's friday morning here and i'm at work but i was still able to take a glimpse of the opening ceremonies through some pictures provided by yahoo.com.

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Get BeyondROI for your Business

Owners of businesses main goal is to be successful and make money. This will not happen overnight and sometimes it does not happen at all. Thinking that you have invested a lot of time and money on your business, a good planning is very essential when putting one. Included in this plan is a good marketing strategy so that your market knows that you exist. There are several forms of advertising but in these days that technology is advancing so fast where computers and internet have become part of our everyday lives, I think the most effective way of promoting your company is through digital marketing. There is a lot of competition in every business but don’t let this be a factor in the decline of your business. There is always a solution to this that can be provided to by BeyondROI, a marketing company that can give you digital marketing solutions that will help increase your return on investments by boosting your sales and lowering your cost. BeyondROI employs the best technologists, engineers and marketing professionals that will service their clients the expertise in techonology and marketing. Visit their website so that you can explore the services that they can offer to your business about online marketing, set up a free no-obligation consultation with them or give them a call at 1800-498-4ROI.

Philippines - Every year at the opening of the Congress the president delivers a state of the nation address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa. Usually, this is what they call as red carpet were the women will be wearing signature clothes and jewelries just like an award's night. Well, the standout among the outfits, gowns and formal dresses was a G-string attire of Mayor Rosario Camma of Nagtipunan, Quirino. He proudly wore his native attire in Bugkalot tribe which made him a favorite of photographers and mediamen, including GMA who made a special mention of him. I don't think he spent thousands of pesos for his attire and be the star of the night.

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The Freelance Nation

Before when we are looking for a job or looking for somebody to work for us we always think of placing an ad in the daily papers so that people can read about it. When the internet and computer days have started a lot has been changed with our lives, people do not go to the stores anymore to shop, can do their banking at home or work at home without going to the office. Nowadays, the process of looking and hiring for a job can be done online. No need to mail out your resumes, you can just email it or let the employers view your profile through your website. This is the idea of thefreeelancenation.com wherein freelancers can find freelance work through their website and also employers can find freelancers that available to take their job offers. The process is so easy and it starts by just registering yourself on their website. If you are looking for freelance jobs, start by building your profile and then find a project. If you are in need of a freelancer, you can start by posting a project and then find a freelancer. This is also a place where recruiters and headhunters finds job candidates for the various job openings they have. The Free Lance Nation has 119 city-specific freelance job boards where you can check your local city for job openings or offers. So if you are in the market for a job or needs a freelancer, register now so that you can get better talents and results faster in a place where freelancers and businesses meet.

Big Money for Angelina-Brad twins

Here is the first photo of Brad and Angelina with the twins on the cover of People's magazine. It cost $14 million for people magazine to get these photos. The twins are named Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline (marcheline is angelina's mom name). They were born July 12 in France, making the family with 6 kids - big sisters, shiloh and zahara and brothers maddox and pax. The couple also had sold Shiloh's first pictures after she was born with People Magazine for $4. What is nice about this celebrity couple is that whatever money they make by selling their baby photos are all donated to their favorite charities and to people who really need the money.

credit: people.com/yahoo.com

Some Bennigan's restaurant is closing

Do you go to Bennigan’s or Steak & Ale to eat? Sorry, restaurant is closed but not all branches. Only those that are owned by their parent company because they filed bankruptcy protection while those owned by franchisees which is around 160 restaurants here and internationally who are not part of the bankruptcy will still be open.
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