Beware of this phishing email

Have you received an email like the one below?



They claimed to be from Yahoo Customer care asking you to update your account by filling in the blanks of the requested information like your username, password, date of birth, occupation and country of residence. If you'll not reply, they warned that your account will be suspended.

DON"T BE FOOLED!

I replied an email like this before and after that I couldn't open my yahoo email. My friends are calling me, informing me that they received an email that I'm stucked somewhere in UK and that I'm in dire need for help and financial assistance. Here's the rest of the story.

The good thing is, I retrieved my email after contacting the Yahoo customer care. But before that I always access my account so that it will be LOCKED over and over again so that both me and the hacker couldn't open my account. Here's the rest of the story.

Thanks to Yahoo customer care for their efficient service. I used my yahoo account for almost a decade and it's hard to just give it up. If you experience the same thing here's what I can suggest:

1. Report immediately to yahoo customer care that you couldn't use your account and your password doesn't work. For me, I informed them I was able to reply to a phishing email which claimed to be from Yahoo and after that my account was used to send "HELP" messages to all the people in my address book and I couldn't logged in.

2. Submit all details of your account as much as you can remember. It's the information you used upon registration- birthday, country/territory, and postal code. These were all changed by the hacker except the birthday coz it's kept on file. I'm honest to tell the Yahoo Customer Care that I forgot the Security Question that I created but if they could give it to me, I could give them the correct answer. They're able to produce the Security Question which I made upon registration and I gave them the answer.

3. Be persistent. Once you followed the instructions given and still it doesn't work, don't hesitate to contact the Verification department .

I written this down because a friend of mine experienced the same thing just yesterday. She couldn't open her facebook account and blog too. Maybe because, she's using the same username and password for all those accounts. It would be better if you create different passwords for all your social networking accounts and write down your passwords in your personal notebook for safekeeping.

Hope my friend's account will be retrieved sooner.

Happy Sunday!

Importance of making a shopping list

One of the best ways to save on our family groceries is to organize our shopping trip. I make a grocery list so that I know what I’m buying. I’m also making a grocery list to prevent me from forgetting something important. It’s hard to make another trip to the store to get the item that I forget. When there’s just one or two things that I need, I don’t make list but I’ve read somewhere that making list even for few things is important.

Making a grocery list big or small is important because it helps me to stick to what we actually need and helps me avoid buying things that we don’t, namely the unhealthy foods like cakes, cookies, and chips. I used to get into the store and pickup anything that I see even if I don’t need it so it smear my budgeting. According to a study from New York University, “The brainpower you use trying to remember what to buy takes away from the mental strength needed to resist temptation.”

Here’s a sample of my shopping list for the month of March 2010:

Bakery:
1. bread
2. croissant

Cereals:
1. cereal
2.oatmeal

Spices:
1. garlic
2. onions
3. ginger
4. pepper
5. salt
6. seasoning (poultry)

Starch
1. rice
2. macaroni

Beverages:
1. coffee- (birdy super creamy)
2. milo
3. orange juice
Canned foods:
1. corn kernel
2. green peas

Baby/Toddler
1. diaper (2 large packs with 48 L diapers)
2. formula ( 4 pack Dumex all in one )

Condiments:
1. ketchup
2. vinegar
3. soy sauce
4. rice bran oil
5. olive oil
6. mayonnaise
7. fish sauce
8. oyster sauce

Cleaning
1. laundry detergent
2. dishwashing liquid
3. floor cleaner
4. bathroom cleaner
5. fabric softener
6. iron starch
7. bleach

Personal
1. shampoo
2. conditioner
3. body wash/cream
4. body soap
5.facial wash
6. sanitary napkin
7. panty liner

Canned goods:
1. condensed milk- 2 cans
2. evaporated milk- 2 cans

On weekly basis, it's another shopping trip to the market for fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish and meat.

How about you? have you done your shopping list already?

Earning Money Online with Fedhz

I started my blog out of boredom in school and if you checked my archives way back to December 2008, you'll see how amateur I am when it comes to blogging. I don't know what to say. Just don't check it coz it will just bore you to death. I remember I haven't really introduce myself properly in this blog. Just wait and you'll see one of these days that 'About Me" page.

When it comes to monetizing my blog, I'm not that serious . Though I'm not that serious, I tell you I already earned more or less $400 since May 2009. I was able to treat my love ones with pizza and Swensen's icecream and a shopping galore for my mom when she and my father with our youngest sister visited us last October 2009. Sometimes I wonder, how much would I earn if I really take the issue of monetizing my blogs seriously?

If you want to earn online , I could refer you to Marce Fedhz, the author behind How I Earn Money Online. This blog contains how she earns money online through her blogs and other paying sites. This also includes some tips and tricks she have learned along the way. She wanted us readers to know that she's not an expert in this area but she wanted to share her experiences on trying advertising and writing as her bread and butter.

Every end of the month she'll post her monthly earnings like the one below:

Are you interested to earn online like hers? Then don't hesitate to visit How I Earn Money Online. Fedhz will be happy to assist you.

She simply rocks!

Marose a.k.a redamethyst in the internet is the mom behind Simple Pero Rock- a personal blog of a working mom whose dreaming to be a work at home mom to be with his son 24/7. I could relate with that. We shared the same sentiments. She confessed that another reason in setting up this blog is to monetize this to help with the family finances even on its small way. Now that shows that this mom is strong, stable and dependable. She could be the rock of her family during crisis.

Her header shows a lady "rocker" (This image reminds me of the movie Freaky Friday). This mom maybe loves a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western or the the range of music styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll. Her favorite color is red. It's so obvious with the color of her layout's background. The use of the color grab my attention get me to take action- read her post. The font style of her posts is very attractive. Overall presentation of the site is neat and clean.

Though the author claims that she's not good in writing but I see the opposite. She has the ability to give an infinite amount of attention to detail and a commitment to clarity of thought and expression and a knowledge of the short story form of her Mommy Moments and Girls Talk's entries .

on meeting CrossRoads

Pilipinas Got Talent is the headline at CrossRoad and it's already on it's second audition in our island- Mindanao! it makes me excited to view the video clippings posted on there. I was amazed of the Cutie Kidz dance number from Osmena, Cagayan de Oro and so amused of the senior citizen's dance attempt of "I will survive" from Agdao, Davao City.

Who's the author that takes the effort to post the video clippings? I looked for his "About Me" page of the author from it's magazine-type blog layout and this is what I found:

He's creative in resenting about himself with his photo and then we'll know that his personal blog contains any topics that revolves around places, people, events, movies, entertainment, life and so much more! He's a proud member of the elite group, Cebu Bloggers Society for two years already. (So he's a Cebuano pala...magkasinabot diay ta ani dong Mark sa atong Bisaya...he..he...) .

I'm browsing the pages to see if he monetized his blog. Though some of his posts are sponsored, he still managed to strike the balance between getting personal, informative without being overly pushy with the sales bit. He has the knack of an effective writer.

Meet the author at CrossRoads...where yours and his ideas meet!

Life is Beautiful

Life is beautiful is an unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

In this World War II tragicomedy, famed Italian funnyman Roberto Benigni (The monster) portrays Guido, who moves during the '30s from the country to a Tuscan town, where he is entranced by schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni's real-life wife). Dora likes Guido, but she remains faithful to her pompous fiancé, so Guido has an uphill struggle. Meanwhile, anti-Semitic attitudes lead to attacks against Guido's Jewish uncle (Giustino Durano). Flash forward five years later and we see Guido owning a bookstore he manages with his wife and son Giosué. It's almost the end of World War II, but that makes the position of Jewish-Italians all the more precipitous. One day, the Germans come to take away Guido and his son. His wife, not being Jewish, chooses to go along. After they are imprisoned in a concentration camp,Guido takes a huge risk by treating the whole exercise as a joke. He explains to his son that they've just bought tickets to take part in a contest to win a tank (not a toy one, but a real one, thought of which lights up Giosué's eyes) and proceeds to concoct an imaginative and humourous explanation for the happenings around, and to, them in the German concentration camp.

All of the things Guido asks Giosué to do are in the interest of saving Giosué. I learned here that laughing in the face of adversity is the best way to triumph over it.No such piece of art has ever before combined laughter and tears of sadness in me before and that is the miracle of the movie.

Life is really beautiful as you watch Guido's relentless efforts to make a lovely exciting experience of the concentration camp to his son. You get exhausted just watching him going through his painful day and yet you smile as he speaks to his son and makes him laugh. This is a story of how a father applied various levels of creativity and sacrifice to protect a son in a Nazi camp. One can go on forever describing the creativity of this movie, but one will not be able to capture all its beauty in writing.

Watch how this beautiful story ends.

an entry for Tuesday Couch Potatoes : For the Love of Family

Thank you Lord for my family

A family starts with only two and if they're lucky and work can create something magical called a family.

A Tribute To Family
© Michelle A. Moran

I don't know when it started,
Or how it all began.
But God created families,
As only our Lord can.
He was teaching what it means,
To love, honor, and obey.
He wanted a strong bond,
That we don't see too much today.
He wanted someone to hold us,
And show respect for others.
He wanted someone who'd be gentle,
And so he created mothers.
He wanted someone strong,
A support filled with love.
And so he created fathers,
Sent from heaven up above.
Brothers and sisters came next,
With that, an instant friend.
Someone to look up to,
Someone on who to depend.
When he put them all together,
He was amazed at what he'd done.
He had created a family,
Mother, father, daughter, son.
But look at the family,
Created by only two.
How many we've become,
And all because of you.
We have a lot to be thankful for,
The memories through the years.
The many times together,
Full of laughter, full of tears.
I don't know where we'd be today,
If it weren't for the two of you.
To show us strength, support, and love,
Like only the two of you can do.

After dark encounter

What do you usually do after dark? My toddler and I usually take a warm bath together, Watch t.v., read bedtime stories , pick my suit and shoes for work the next morning, and um, make love. LOL! Blogging? I changed my schedule to 3-5 am already. How about you?

I know one blogger who writes and writes after dark. She's the one who says:

I'm not a good writer.

But I write from the heart.

Is that good enough?

You knew her before (thru my posts) as the Wonder Wifey and the author of Coffee, anyone? More will be revealed about the author here in Clarisse After Dark. She prefers this time to be just called "Claire". This woman never fails to introduce herself in every blog she has. This time though she's the same person behind Coffee, anyone?, she's a little more intoxicated, and less caffeinated. Maybe because she prefers that frizzy blue wine after dark than coffee (as shown on her blog's background) . What do you think?



I discovered in this blog her toilet paper painting made with coffee on watercolor paper. I forgot to mention before that she's a Psychologist/Teacher/Child Dev. Specialist. Professionally, these are everything she's NOT anymore but she's still all those in her heart. Her hubby includes painting, sketching and creating different things with her hands. More of her creations can be found at her online portfolio at Bistro de l'arte. Isn't she quite an artist? I really adore her!

Clarisse After Dark is written more personal. She shares her that they lost their baby three years ago. I'm so sorry to read about that. I'm touched when she left this question "When will we be able to surf and shop for baby stuff, and not just car stuff, and shoes and purses?". I hope they'll be at that time as soon as possible. There are many interesting posts awaiting for me over there.

Join Claire with her after dark endeavors at Clarisse After dark.

Chat over coffee with Clarisse

Have you read my post about the Wonder Wifey? Her horizon is expanded in her another blog, Coffee, anyone? . I got this feeling that this wonderful wife loves to chat over coffee. I do love to chat over coffee preferably one on one and encourage and care for each other, love each other, pray for one another and build each other up.

According tho the author, Clarisse, this blog is about her realm. It's not work. It's not home. It's that comforting space between, where she gathers her thoughts; and connect with fellow beings who treat each moment as a gift, and are grateful for life. You could meet her here in Coffee, anyone? for coffee, hot chocolate, a piña colada or a glass of wine. What a nice invitation. I love to!

The first thing I noticed when I visit this blog is the plainness of the design with that light brown color (like the color of a coffee with lots of cream). Your eyes will surely be focused to the real meat of the site- her inspirational personal posts. It's my first time to visit a blog in another platform-not in blogger nor in wordpress platform but in bravejournal. Some of her posts in Wonder Wifey like the Go-Bag and the most dangerous cakes were reposted in this blog.

I love the way the author introduces herself in her profile. She talks about her educational background, her personality, the reasons why she's in US and her previews in life. She doesn't fear going beyond her comfort zones and embracing changes because she believes that life should be meaningful and we only got one to live! Her writing is not too difficult (or too simplistic) for me. I found that she limits the use of jargon and give her readers all the background information that they will need to understand her posts. Let's join her at Coffee, anyone? for more fun- a chat over coffee.

Easier chance to win $200!

Remember about my post about Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest where they'll be giving away more than $500 worth of cash and prizes? There's a good news! Instead of reviewing the 4 major sponsors and blogging about the contest in order to qualify, they make it easier for YOU! All you need to do is just blog about the contest with the banners and links of the sponsors. Codes are provided for you. All you need to do is just add add some creative, catchy or funny description about the contest. The most creative post about the contest will win TWO months of advertising in Adgitize, which means a traffic blast for you! So what are you waiting for, join now and start earning points by leaving comments to the hostesses' blogs and sponsors or blog reviewing . The highest pointer will win $200! Click on the contest banner for more details. Before I forget, please don't forget to mention Genejosh as your referrer. Inform me too so that I could give you a linky love and 200 entrecard credits. Thank you so much!

JOIN now before the contest ends on February 28!

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school fair 2010

Classes is finally over in my school. Next week our kindergarten students will have their final tests. Yesterday, the school hosted a fair to display the learners handicraft and handprint crafts. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

I prepared a slideshow of the school fair. Feel free to watch.

Wonder Wifey

It's only on rare occassions when I visited blogs that I feel the warmth of welcome. One of the blogs that I felt welcome is at Wonder Wifey. Maybe because of the layout's cozy ambiance with that coffee image on the header. It's like visiting her blog is visiting a friend that is ready to offer you a cup of coffee while having chitchat. Another thing is the text on the sidebar welcoming and thanking every visitors that drop by. It's like visiting Jollibee where employees welcome you every time you enter the food chain and thank you for visiting once you go out.

I couldn't help but notice the author's "decluttering skill". If her layout is compared to a house , you'll find it immaculately clean and spotless. On her sidebar, she organized her main sites and other sites. She's quite a prolific writer! She maintained around 10 blogs from different platforms. The author didn't forget to introduce herself to the newcomers. Her image can be found on the sidebar and when you click it, you will be led to her other site that describes more about her. I was even led to her friendster blog and I wonder if she's a teacher too like me because of her URL http://teacher-c.blog.friendster.com/- teacher c for teacher Clarisse, isn't it? It reminds me of my first ever blog created in friendster too way back year 2006.

Her latest posts make me glued infront of the computer because it's my first time to really consider preparing a GO-BAG for emergencies like fire or typhoon. I have to bookmark this first because it's quite a lengthy post. Another post that catches my attention is about the most dangerous cake: 5 minute chocolate mug cake! Why the most dangerous? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

I noticed too that she included a "Buy at Amazon" widget after her posts. Maybe she's an Amazon Associate. I don't know yet. It's very handy for readers to purchase the items she's blogging about when they're interested like baby stuffs and Dyson soft dusting brush just to mention a few.

What more could I say? She's a wonder wifey indeed! I will recommend Wonder Wifey for wives out there looking for tips on home improvement, easy-to-prepare menus , where to find baby stuffs and more!

Between the pages of Ms.Glitter

I love the pink layout of Glitter Page the first time I visit this blog. The header makes me want to own a bunny for a pet right at that moment. The bunny looks so cuddly...so I perceived that the author may like pets...yes she does but she prefers dogs for a pet. You'll not get bored of the feminine-look of the template , no distractions of the widgets or other page elements on the sidebar for they're all properly arranged and the font she used projects confidence.

I wanna meet the author so I click on the "About" page and I found what I'm looking for- the author with her ID! It's so creative of her. I rarely met authors who introduce themselves with a photo . She's a pretty registered nurse, isn't she? She even shared a trivia of why her domain is http://glitter.xaeron.net . Glitter is her online name since 2006 and xaeron is the online name of ron, her boyfriend. Actually if she had a choice it is suppose to be http://glitter♥xaeron.net . What do you think?

I wish the author has a separate page for her archive. I haven't found any so I just content myself on browsing her past entries through CATEGORIES. I noticed that her personal blog caters blogging contests , entertainment, girls talk , health and lifestyle, nurse's notes and even techie stuffs. I'm blessed with her post about a reminder from God , where she spend time talking to God in a very honest way. She also writes some of her posts in her own vernacular which is Filipino and I love reading them. It's relatable and she got her own personal style. She has a knack of a storyteller.

There's much more to discover from this young lady who loves pink , a registered nurse, a self-confessed shopaholic and a Christian. Visit Glitter Page now!

The BIGGEST Blog Contest of the Year that's giving over $500 worth of cash and prizes!

You read it right, peepz.  Kaye of Random WAHM Thoughts and Pehpot's (Make or Break)Blogversary Contest are hosting the BIGGEST blog contest of the year that is giving away $500 in cash and prizes!!! These two are my two good friends in the blogging world, Marces for life and two of the best bloggers I've met in blogosphere. Do I need to mention here that these two are review extraordinaire? They are, that's why we need to follow the guidelines they set for the contest . Click on the contest banner and important guidelines will be laid before your eyes.

I should say this is one of the state-of-the-arts celebration of blogversary. The winners will not be picked up by luck, chance or by fate. Winners will emerge through the numbers of points earned through review, referral, and comments. Of course the highest pointer will win $200! It's enough to buy the Guess Watch for Ladies - Polished Silver-Tone and Diamante G Bracelet Band I've been eyeing for a decade..Yaaayyyy..Enough for my blahs. Instead of reviewing the major sponsors and blog about this contest in order to qualify. They made it easier for all of us. All you need to do is just blog about their contest and just copy and paste the codes they prepared for you to QUALIFY! Then you could start earning points as much as you want.   If you need to cram your activities on your overloaded schedule just to be with this contest , go on. You won't regret of what you'll reap (don't blame me with your acne/pimples..LOL!).

Hurry!!! this contest ends on February 28.  

Thanks to the following sponsors who made this contest so possible and so enticing:)

Level 1 Sponsors:

I Am Buraot : Anak Ni Kulapo : Seiko's Diary : Mom Conversations

Level 2 Sponsors:

Brisbane Australia : The Latest Buzz : 113Tidbits - Social Feeds And Daring Commentary : Thoughts And Obsessions : Just About Anything : Blog Appetite : Home Buddies
Level 3 Sponsors:

His Unfailing Love : My Memories and Crystals : Bacolod and Beyond Journey

Azumi : Fab Momma : Mara's Personal Bubble : Mara's Appetite : The Pinay Blogger @ Home : Diva Fabulosa : Best Vacation Places : Momma Wannabee : Advising Writers :United World Poets : A Mom's Life and Loves : The Blogger Hub : : Travelin' With Marie : Happy Thoughts, Happy Tot : Stalking Mind : Living Life To The Fullest : Online Mommy's Corner : Her And History : Careless Whispers : In My Psyche : My Quality Day : Just Throw Money : My Journey To Life : Cotton Candy Buzz : The Mommy Journey : Super Gulaman : Pen, Paper and Pan : Niko's Blog : Lover's Mushroom : Yena's World : Girls Rule! : Online Trends Now : Husband of A Blogger : Glitter Page : Here Comes The Bride : Heart Random : Novice On Blogging (Noob) : At Home Here : Sexy Blogging : My Camerasexy : Dishes By Pehpot : Wonder Wifey : Coffee, Anyone? : Clarisse After Dark : Jena Isle's Random Thoughts : Where The Moon Shines : Crossroads.. Where Ideas Meet : Simple Pero Rock : It's not always about me... : Pinay Mommy Online : A Woman Remembers :
Beng's Entertainment Spree : Yashiro : My Thoughts, My Heart, My Turf : Embrace Life : How I Earn Money Online

The BIGGEST Blog Contest of the Year that's giving over $500 worth of cash and prizes!

You read it right, peepz.  Kaye of Random WAHM Thoughts and Pehpot's (Make or Break)Blogversary Contest are hosting the BIGGEST blog contest of the year that is giving away $500 in cash and prizes!!! These two are my two good friends in the blogging world, Marces for life and two of the best bloggers I've met in blogosphere. Do I need to mention here that these two are review extraordinaire? They are, that's why we need to follow the guidelines they set for the contest . Click on the contest banner and important guidelines will be laid before your eyes.

I should say this is one of the state-of-the-arts celebration of blogversary. The winners will not be picked up by luck, chance or by fate. Winners will emerge through the numbers of points earned through review, referral, and comments. Of course the highest pointer will win $200! It's enough to buy the Guess Watch for Ladies - Polished Silver-Tone and Diamante G Bracelet Band I've been eyeing for a decade..Yaaayyyy..Enough for my blahs. Instead of reviewing the major sponsors and blog about this contest in order to qualify. They made it easier for all of us. All you need to do is just blog about their contest and just copy and paste the codes they prepared for you to QUALIFY! Then you could start earning points as much as you want.   If you need to cram your activities on your overloaded schedule just to be with this contest , go on. You won't regret of what you'll reap (don't blame me with your acne/pimples..LOL!).

Hurry!!! this contest ends on February 28.  

Thanks to the following sponsors who made this contest so possible and so enticing:)

Level 1 Sponsors:

I Am Buraot : Anak Ni Kulapo : Seiko's Diary : Mom Conversations

Level 2 Sponsors:

Brisbane Australia : The Latest Buzz : 113Tidbits - Social Feeds And Daring Commentary : Thoughts And Obsessions : Just About Anything : Blog Appetite : Home Buddies
Level 3 Sponsors:

His Unfailing Love : My Memories and Crystals : Bacolod and Beyond Journey

Azumi : Fab Momma : Mara's Personal Bubble : Mara's Appetite : The Pinay Blogger @ Home : Diva Fabulosa : Best Vacation Places : Momma Wannabee : Advising Writers :United World Poets : A Mom's Life and Loves : The Blogger Hub : : Travelin' With Marie : Happy Thoughts, Happy Tot : Stalking Mind : Living Life To The Fullest : Online Mommy's Corner : Her And History : Careless Whispers : In My Psyche : My Quality Day : Just Throw Money : My Journey To Life : Cotton Candy Buzz : The Mommy Journey : Super Gulaman : Pen, Paper and Pan : Niko's Blog : Lover's Mushroom : Yena's World : Girls Rule! : Online Trends Now : Husband of A Blogger : Glitter Page : Here Comes The Bride : Heart Random : Novice On Blogging (Noob) : At Home Here : Sexy Blogging : My Camerasexy : Dishes By Pehpot : Wonder Wifey : Coffee, Anyone? : Clarisse After Dark : Jena Isle's Random Thoughts : Where The Moon Shines : Crossroads.. Where Ideas Meet : Simple Pero Rock : It's not always about me... : Pinay Mommy Online : A Woman Remembers :
Beng's Entertainment Spree : Yashiro : My Thoughts, My Heart, My Turf : Embrace Life : How I Earn Money Online

Pen, Paper, Pan

 Pen, Paper, Pan is a unique and catchy blog title for me. The author Yami used to work in a newspaper. In other words, she's a writer, thus, Pen, Paper and now that she's a stay-at-home mom for Naomi and Khalil, she used Pan to represent her being a SAHM that cooks. It's a brilliant idea, Marce Yami!

She just started blogging a year ago when her husband persuaded her to put up a website for her new clippings particularly stories about people living with HIV/AIDS. Her main website Mom writes for a cause was born out from that concept followed by Yam’s Files . Later on, as she learned her ways in blogging , meeting new friends and being introduced to joining sites that pays her to blog she decided to make another domain in wordpress platform to house anything about her experiences as a wife , a mommy, and anything that merits the authors attention. Thus, our stay-at-home mom just turns herself to a full time work-at-home mom.

The layout is fine with me with it's yellow background. It's presentable and no clutters of widget around. It's a 2-column layout , by the way. The header is appropriate to her blog title showing a lady in her kitchen with a pen and paper and a ...pot...instead of a pan. It's not a problem anyway coz the totality of the layout's presentation is excellent! She gave credit to Marce Pehpot for designing the header while Marce Kaye coded it.I just wish the author added archives on her sidebar for easy navigation of past entries.

As a writer herself, she knows what to write that responds to the interests and needs of our readers like her post about the benefit of using organic products and breaking the AIDS barrier just to mention a few. Visit her site for more informative issues.

Pen, Paper, Pan

 Pen, Paper, Pan is a unique and catchy blog title for me. The author Yami used to work in a newspaper. In other words, she's a writer, thus, Pen, Paper and now that she's a stay-at-home mom for Naomi and Khalil, she used Pan to represent her being a SAHM that cooks. It's a brilliant idea, Marce Yami!

She just started blogging a year ago when her husband persuaded her to put up a website for her new clippings particularly stories about people living with HIV/AIDS. Her main website Mom writes for a cause was born out from that concept followed by Yam’s Files . Later on, as she learned her ways in blogging , meeting new friends and being introduced to joining sites that pays her to blog she decided to make another domain in wordpress platform to house anything about her experiences as a wife , a mommy, and anything that merits the authors attention. Thus, our stay-at-home mom just turns herself to a full time work-at-home mom.

The layout is fine with me with it's yellow background. It's presentable and no clutters of widget around. It's a 2-column layout , by the way. The header is appropriate to her blog title showing a lady in her kitchen with a pen and paper and a ...pot...instead of a pan. It's not a problem anyway coz the totality of the layout's presentation is excellent! She gave credit to Marce Pehpot for designing the header while Marce Kaye coded it.I just wish the author added archives on her sidebar for easy navigation of past entries.

As a writer herself, she knows what to write that responds to the interests and needs of our readers like her post about the benefit of using organic products and breaking the AIDS barrier just to mention a few. Visit her site for more informative issues.

Super Gulaman : an outlet of a funny teacher

Teachers come in different types. There are friendly teachers, funny, lenient, strict, and ideal. I could say I'm a combination of a friendly and ideal teacher. A friendly teacher, as the very term suggests, acts like a friend for his/her students. A teacher-friend, in fact, combines both the guidance of a teacher and the understanding of a friend. We all, at some point of time, aspire for an understanding teacher. Such a teacher acts like our friend, philosopher and guide. An ideal teacher is the one we respect from our heart. He/she acts as a guide to the students, while not pushing them too much. Such a perfect motivates them and boosts their morale. He/she tries to encourage the students and refrains from criticizing them.

A funny teacher is like a God-sent to the students. Such a teacher always wants to see his/her students smile ands make learning a pleasurable experience. They are not clumsy, as most people think them to be. Rather, they are witty and bring in humor in the most subtle form even on blogs like the author of Super Gulaman.

Why do I perceived that he's a teacher? As I read on the history of Super Gulaman- a humorous blog in Filipino dialect, it's his Filipino-Chinese student who gave him the idea of using Super Gulaman as a fictional superhero like batman, superman, spiderman who help spread laughter in a gloomy world.

His blog features stories of the author's expedition of life where readers will join him in laughter until teardrops fall...LOL! Stories can be found on the author's sidebar so you'll just choose titles that fancies you. It's another blog that will brighten my day when I'm bored.

Super Gulaman : an outlet of a funny teacher

Teachers come in different types. There are friendly teachers, funny, lenient, strict, and ideal. I could say I'm a combination of a friendly and ideal teacher. A friendly teacher, as the very term suggests, acts like a friend for his/her students. A teacher-friend, in fact, combines both the guidance of a teacher and the understanding of a friend. We all, at some point of time, aspire for an understanding teacher. Such a teacher acts like our friend, philosopher and guide. An ideal teacher is the one we respect from our heart. He/she acts as a guide to the students, while not pushing them too much. Such a perfect motivates them and boosts their morale. He/she tries to encourage the students and refrains from criticizing them.

A funny teacher is like a God-sent to the students. Such a teacher always wants to see his/her students smile ands make learning a pleasurable experience. They are not clumsy, as most people think them to be. Rather, they are witty and bring in humor in the most subtle form even on blogs like the author of Super Gulaman.

Why do I perceived that he's a teacher? As I read on the history of Super Gulaman- a humorous blog in Filipino dialect, it's his Filipino-Chinese student who gave him the idea of using Super Gulaman as a fictional superhero like batman, superman, spiderman who help spread laughter in a gloomy world.

His blog features stories of the author's expedition of life where readers will join him in laughter until teardrops fall...LOL! Stories can be found on the author's sidebar so you'll just choose titles that fancies you. It's another blog that will brighten my day when I'm bored.

Cotton Candy Buzz

It's a nice thing to meet other ESL teachers sharing about themselves through blogging. Cotton Candy Buzz is one of them. The author Riza is an ESL teacher and a computer teacher at the same time . We shared the same belief that being a teacher is a noble and worthy endeavor. Her first love is teaching English and writing too, I presumed.

Cotton Candy Buzz was brainchild out from the concept that there are sweet and colorful things in life that are beneficial and there's a need for it to be shared. The author shared her personal experiences in this blog and it is open too for product reviews due to her interest in wrting meningful entries. You would know more about her site through the "About the Site" page. She clearly lays out to new readers what would they expect from this blog. I appreciate her for doing that. It's necessary to have such page to orient visitors and new readers to give them background of what the blog is all about instead of just wandering around.

There's no question about her pink layout. I find it so feminine, neat, presentable and page elements are in order. There's no distraction when you're reading her posts. Navigation of the site is just a snap.

The author has a knack of an effective writer. She writes in simple, direct and smooth-flowing language as if she's really conversing in front of me while reading her posts. She writes simply but concise. Sentences have no unnecessary words and no unnecessary sentences on paragraphs. It's a blog with quality.

Cotton Candy Buzz

It's a nice thing to meet other ESL teachers sharing about themselves through blogging. Cotton Candy Buzz is one of them. The author Riza is an ESL teacher and a computer teacher at the same time . We shared the same belief that being a teacher is a noble and worthy endeavor. Her first love is teaching English and writing too, I presumed.

Cotton Candy Buzz was brainchild out from the concept that there are sweet and colorful things in life that are beneficial and there's a need for it to be shared. The author shared her personal experiences in this blog and it is open too for product reviews due to her interest in wrting meningful entries. You would know more about her site through the "About the Site" page. She clearly lays out to new readers what would they expect from this blog. I appreciate her for doing that. It's necessary to have such page to orient visitors and new readers to give them background of what the blog is all about instead of just wandering around.

There's no question about her pink layout. I find it so feminine, neat, presentable and page elements are in order. There's no distraction when you're reading her posts. Navigation of the site is just a snap.

The author has a knack of an effective writer. She writes in simple, direct and smooth-flowing language as if she's really conversing in front of me while reading her posts. She writes simply but concise. Sentences have no unnecessary words and no unnecessary sentences on paragraphs. It's a blog with quality.

Living Life to the Fullest

Have you live your life to the fullest? By God's grace I do.

How?

I try not to worry . Why worry if I could pray. In prayer, we could move the hand of God to do the things which we can't do.

I loved much. I read once that "If you haven’t love, you haven’t truly lived". To truly live life to the fullest is to dive yourself into the ocean of love. Love is the very essense of true living life. Open up yourself to love, to compassion, to the depths your heart. The world teaches you to withdraw from love, to be “protected”, impersonal, and dead objective, but God is calling you to go love and experience life

I never take anything for granted. I savor every bite of a meal, enjoy what I have, I laugh often, I try to be thankful always instead of complaining and tried actively to stay in peace.

How about you? How do you live life to the fullest?

While bloghopping, I came across Living Life to the Fullest, a personal blog of Levy who blogs about tips,articles and facts about ALMOST everything in this journey called life. She gave up her career to take care of her 2 sons . I salute moms who gave up careers for their family. Her blog's template exudes life with it's green background. It's presentable and looks so lively. I noticed that after every post, she left an encouraging message "what ever happens in life we should always remember to live life to the fullest". This mom really knows to live life to the fullest. She records her accomplishments as well as her delights like her winnings- Real Life Paparazzi Photo Contest and the $500 she won from Yousaytoo awards. Her personal posts like her new year resolution for 2010 is an inspiration to others.

Visit Living Life to the Fullest and join her towards her quest to live life to the fullest.

my thought for the day

Why do I feel so tired when I only have 1 class today instead of my regular 5 classes? Is it because I have to wait for the last period (2:40-3:30 pm) to conduct my class or is it because I'm wrestling emotionally on why Chinese teachers are allowed to take a whole day break while we English teachers are forced to sit on our butt the whole day just to wait for the preschoolers' test to finish and take over the madhouse to conduct a class? Why can't I just go home and blog...LOL!

Stalking Mind: Random Thoughts of a Struggling Listener

The following is a blog review for Kaye and Pehpot's Blogversary Contest. This is not a sponsored review.

At first visit to Stalking Minds, I already guessed that the author is a male because of it's simple and manly template. I was right. It's very easy to know the background of this author because he gave the basic introduction about himself on the "Who am I?" page. It makes me reminded to start making an "About Me' page.

The author is Vladimyr,working in an industrial security provider in Makati, Philipines and a father to Klashnicov and Gezshaio (their names sounds Russian or Germans to me). He's an introvert person (just like how I described myself on my profile)who feels comfortable only to close friends and family. He's an individual who was just trying to prove his worth on this planet, taking life as a challege. He loves to stalk the minds of people that surrounds him hence he started this blog (the third blog) to share his thoughts about things that he finds interesting on May 2008.

His interesting posts includes PSP, Firefoxfox 3 browser, movie reviews, how to install Uzzap on Nokia 5130 and a lot more! I think the target audience for this blog site are youth who has interest on gadgets and electronics. But wait, while browsing his archives, I've seen more personal posts about his wife pregnancy updates (I met only few male bloggers who blog like this), his wife's miscarriage and how they cope with their loss, and welcoming a new baby after the loss. He's also passionate about writing about his eldest whereabouts.

A visit to Stalking Minds is worthwhile. He writes simply but concise. Sentences have no unnecessary words and no unnecessary sentences on paragraphs. It's one of the blogs that values quality rather than quantity.

it's not yet too late for a Valentine's tag

It's still February and I believe love is always on the air so I won't hesitate to post this valentine's tag shared to me by Marce Seiko.

Here's the simple mechanics:

1. Post this tag in your blog (multiple blogs allowed) with these mechanics.

2. Don’t forget to use the widget above linking to the site

3. Post a photo of anything that has the color red.

4. Include also a saying or quote related to LOVE or the LOVE MONTH.

5. Tag as many as you can and instruct them to get back to Arlene's site to leave their url if they have joined.

my wedding bouquet and wedding rings

Bible:

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
I Corinthians 13:4-8

Tuesday Couch Potatoes: Battle of Terra

Today's topic for Tuesday Couch Potatoes is about "for the love of Nature". What comes first into my mind is the movie "Avatar". This movie could truly moved any nature-lovers heart.For anyone who loves nature and astonishingly beautiful plants and animals, the experiencing the world of Pandora was like entering a dream-come-true.

I won't make "Avatar" as my entry today coz I'm sure everybody has seen it already. Let me share to you my entry: Battle for Terra.

When the peaceful inhabitants of the planet Terra come under attack from humans in search of a new home, the friendship between a human pilot and an alien girl may hold the key to saving both races. Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) is an alien girl living on the planet Terra. The Terrians are a gentle race of extraterrestrials that have no need for war, and harbor a deep respect for nature. When Earth's natural resources began to dwindle, the human race established colonies on Venus and Mars. Although that solution worked temporarily, tragedy struck when the colonies on Venus and Mars attempted to declare independence from Earth, and all three planets were destroyed in the ensuing war. Now, humankind's only hope for survival is to reach Terra. The few remaining humans have developed a machine that will make Terra habitable for them yet poisonous for Terrians, and while the human council is dedicated to finding a peaceful means of coexisting with the Terrians, the General Hemmer (Brian Cox) is fast losing patience. When heroic human fighter pilot Lt. Jim Stanton (Luke Wilson) crash-lands on Terra while chasing Mala into uncharted territory, the empathetic alien girl saves his life, and an interspecies friendship is forged. But time is running out for both the humans and the Terrians, and when General Hemmer stages a military coup d'état, the stage is set for a battle that threatens to destroy both species . (plot source here)


The story has both action for the younger crowd and solid characters and plots for adults. I really loved how the lead in this movie is a female heroine who is a role model to young girls out there. It's about how one can be caring and empathetic as a female, but it's also perfectly acceptable to be intelligent and have passions for building telescopes, repairing flying aircrafts, experimenting with mechanics and engineering. There are not many movies where the lead female character is caring, witty, smart, and cool. Being a teacher who works directly with the future youth of Thailand, I really see the value of this encouraging message.

The story builds up the suspense and drama as the Terrans and humans face each other.

The movie also has important environmental, ecological, and social co-existence themes woven naturally into the story.

The 3D effect is excellent and adds a whole new dimension to the movie-going experience.

Overall, it is a wonderfully done movie!

telltale story of our Valentine's Day

Our initial plan to visit the Lantern Festival and the ice dome on the 13th of February was not push through. We forget that it's the Filipino team who will lead the Praise and Worship on Sunday where my hubby is the drummer and my bro is the lead guitarist. They need to practice on Saturday night. I don't have the choice but to abort the initial plan.

On February 14, I surprised my hubby with a valentine's card (I'm not used to surprising him but it's always me who expected him to surprise me:)) and a Ferrero Rocher chocolate (I only buy the smallest coz he's not really into chocolates, just like me) . I woke up early and placed the "surprise" on our doorway.



Guess what?

My hubby who's not used to surprises wonder who's card is it and he even asked me if it's for him!...LOL! Who else? To Hyzyd?...ha..ha...ha... Maybe he asked because we have slight misunderstanding in the past night and he didn't expect me to make the first move of amendment...he..he...We'll of course he's sooo happy and touched with my love letter. He even asked me if I make the big valentine's card. What do you think?

We spent Valentine's day at church and after church service we heed to Swensens ice cream Parlour with my bro's family. It's nice to spend Valentine's with your family - chitchat here and there, bonding, laughing and updates of our babies.

it's me, hubby and our sleeping toddler

my SIL, niece and bro

I didn't expect anything from dearie but he gave me flowers before we sleep. Though for others it's not as much compared to their bunches of flowers, for me it's the best thing I ever receive from my hubby on Valentine's day, not to mention his undying love and devotion and faithfulness to me. Thank you dear.


I hope we could visit next week the Lantern festival and the ice dome before it will be over this month. I thank God for another year to celebrate love.

Hope you enjoy your Valentine's day too.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Dear Grandpa,

When I was little,I thought you were the best grandpa anyone could ever wish for.You taught me so much,understood me so well,and always made me feel loved and special not only because I'm your eldest granddaughter.I was so happy just to be with you,because
I love you more than I could ever say...

Now that I’m not little anymore,I just wanted you to know that some things never change —I still think you’re the best grandpa a person could ever hope for,and I’ll always,always love you!

Happy Birthday and Happy Valentine's grandpa.

Love,