So Many Things That I'm Thankful For as I Joined Pinay Mommy Online's Thanksgiving Give away

First of all, I would like to share and thanked God for the great things that He had given me. He has been good to me all the time. He has walked with me through hard times, and He has given me the strength to meet the challenges ahead. He has showered me with blessings without measure and He surrounded me with His love and care and provided for our needs, and even our wants.

I am so thankful to God that He had given me such a wonderful, spirit filled husband together with his family who has been used as an instrument for my family. My Mom and I are so happy now that we are all united in Christ. Although she is miles away from me but God's presence in our family binded our relationship together and makes it even more stronger as we continue in serving Him.

We are thankful for the growing faith of the believers in Christ. Our church is now filled with faithful, energetic, friendly and committed young people who are willing to be used by God. He has given us exceeding great and precious promises that are more to be desired than gold.I am happy and blessed that I have an intimate and personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. I thanked God that I am spiritually blessed and I truly experience the blessedness and the joy of life because God has been so gracious to me.

With regards to my blogging career, I have been blogging for almost 2 years now but I still consider myself as a newbie in blogging. However, I thanked God that through blogging, I met a lot of wonderful bloggers who became my very good friends online. One of them is Mommy Rubz who is the host of this fabulous Thanksgiving Give away that I'm joining. She is currently giving away great prizes and you too might be interested to join. Do visit her on Pinay Mommy Online to know more about the mechanics or just click the image below:

Mommy Rubz is actually the  Mommy Angel of my Domain Blogs. Ive been blessed with material blessings recently because I won several free hosting and free domains from contests and give aways that Ive joined. One of my newly added blog was my Fashionably Trendy blog. I asked Mommy Rubz to help me set up this blog and let it self-hosted by her. Another blessing came in when she gave me a free info domain, the Shield of Victory blog for our church. She did all the set up, the transferring and everything for Free! No words could ever express how much could I thanked her for all the help she did to me.

So to you my Mommy Angel,  I just wanted to thank you for being such a good friend. You are always around when I need you.  I appreciate that more than you know. Thank you again for being such a great person and a wonderful friend.

And speaking of material blessings, I know some of you already knew that I started this year with full of blessings that I had received starting from having a domain name, a free web hosting, premium wordpress themes and a whole lot more which is very helpful for my self-hosted blogs, plus several give aways and prizes I received from online contests that includes a digital camera and a P5,000 paypal cash from a blog contest.

I believe and I proclaim that this year, is the year of the Lord's favor for me.

I thanked the Lord that this main blog of mine finally got a page rank of four!

As I continue in praying for more opportunities, more advertisers and more "moolahs" that will come along my way for me this year, I was once again amazed by God's goodness when I received an email from Sheriff informing me that my blog has finally been accepted. I just can't express my happiness since Ive been waiting for this opportunity for 3 months.I am thrilled, excited, overwhelmed and all the mixed emotions that I felt right now that I am starting to write my very first assignments from

As I sit quietly and reflect on all the blessings that I received from God, I appreciate it a lot and I praise God for the Great Things that He is doing in my life right now that's why hubby and I made a simple music video in showing our gratitude and thankfulness to God.

Since "all things" we receive are from God, we should thank Him for all things -- all the physical blessings and privileges we enjoy.

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Be Smoke Free!

For those who are heavy smokers, I know it is quite difficult to quit smoking immediately that's why new devices like the electronic cigarette represents a unique options which is an enhanced and safer version of a cigarette that provides a small amount of nicotine with each inhalation. You can get the nicotine you crave without the negative side effects or all of the harmful additives found in cigarettes. Not only that, it also eliminates a lot of harmful chemicals from entering the body and damaging the lungs.

The electronic cigarette is considered by many as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes as it offers many advantages to a person  who are seeking to avoid the restrictions and dangers that are found with this habit. With electric cigarette, you can have a real peace of mind. You get to know that you are using  is actually a healthier alternative which is also free from threatening smoke and other harmful toxic chemical content.

A smokeless e cigarette gives you the complete satisfaction of smoking. And if you switch to electronic cigarettes, you can smoke it anywhere and anytime. You can keep yourself sound as well as your surroundings. So guys ,take a drag from electric cigarette today, feel its ultimate indulgence and be smoke free!

We Stand Together

We stand together in prayer

And we stand together with our hearts joined as one as we give thanks and praises to God for all He has done. 

God brings forth beautiful, spontaneous worship and when blended with prayer, it becomes a powerful weapon of His glory.

PhotoHunt - "Standing"

Enhance the Beauty of Your Sliding Door

Sliding doors within the home looks attractive and functional. However, it may look pale and dull if the windows treatment is not well fitted to the door. Good thing there are several different and attractive options that you can consider for your sliding door which can add a nice and finished touch to your room.

According to my father-in-law who is a curtain maker, most of his customers prefer to use curtain and drapes as it help enhances the beauty of the room and windows. Curtains for sliding glass doors looks very stylish and it certainly provides an esthetic appearance. Traditional curtains and drapes are luxurious and it really gives a rich look. Take a look at this actual photo of the drapes and curtains he sewed and made below:

These decorative curtains and drapes definitely adds elegance and sophistication to any windows and its an easy way of transforming a room from drab to fabulous. It is indeed a versatile option when it comes to window treatments for your sliding doors.

Can We Really Make Easy Money on Ebay?

We've all heard many successful stories of people getting rich online just by selling items in Ebay. I can attest to that because I myself make money on eBay since 2005 and until today, I'm still earning money on it just by selling some of my stuffs. A few weeks ago, I sold our old printer worth $50. I am so happy that at least I am earning money out from my old and used items like my shoes, bags, jeans, accessories and even junked items like computer parts and scraps.

I had actually made a lot of money out of it that’s why I consider selling items in Ebay as one of my primary money maker online. One of my techniques so I can have a good and fast sales is that I usually sell my items in cheaper price and I always make my items free of shipping fee.

Here in the Philippines, our normal shipping rate costs around $5 to $10. It usually depends on the item, how much is your declared value and the location of the item where it has to be delivered. I just include the normal shipping fee to the total price of my item. It usually attracts my buyer to buy an item from me specially when I place a free of shipping ad to the title of my posted item.

Sometimes my buyer wants to meet me in person specially those who are living within our location. I also do it and I am also happy that I had able to make a good business relationship with my buyer so they can keep coming back to buy some more of my items.

Ebay is indeed a good place to get started specially to those who wants to sell their used items online and make money out of it. However, in order for you to become a successful Ebay seller, I recommend you take eBay training courses and learn everything about what the Ebay Power sellers do. Beyond that you'll need to know the proven strategies and techniques in order for you to make money as possible. 

I believe that once you raise your confidence and better understand the broader range of method and ideas, you will be able to achieve the real success on eBay and you will surely be enjoying the journey in making easy money on Ebay.

Another Unexpected Winning and Blessings Received!

I just can't express my happiness and my thankfulness to God on how He truly blesses me this year. If you have been following my posts, you see how God is moving in such a powerful way in my life. I am so amazed of His goodness and His loving kindness to me. 

I started this year with full of blessings that I  had received starting from having a PR4 blog, a free web hosting, domain name, premium wordpress themes and a whole lot more which is very helpful for my self-hosted blogs, plus several give aways and prizes I received from online contests that includes a digital camera and just recently, a whooping P5,000 paypal cash!

I joined Batang Yagit's “My 2010″ Blog Contest where I just have to create a blog post about my life (in general) last year. The story maybe in photos, video and text or in any creative way that I like. The most creative entry will get the PhP 5,000.00 at the end of the contest. I was in a hurry in making my entry because the deadline is on the following day. I don't know how to make slideshow photos using video so I just edited my photos using free collage templates and wrote a story on each photos.

Two days after the contest has ended, the winner was finally announced and once again I am so thankful to God that my entry Looking Back and Reminisce My Happy Memories of 2010 was chosen as the winner of Batang Yagit's Blog contest!

I immediately received my winning prize right after I contacted Sir Winston of Batang Yagit. I thanked the Lord for all the blessings that He had given me. For every good gift comes from Him because He is the Giver of all.

"Praise the Lord! Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is Good 

and His Love endures FOREVER!" 

Psalm 106:1

My New Blog Is Up!

Some of my mommy blogger friends would say that adding new blogs is quite addicting. Well, I believe it is! hahaha! Now I'm proud to introduce my new blog Fashionably Trendy which is a fashion and lifestyle blog for moms who likes to look great and feel their best in doing it. It will keep you informed on what’s hot and what’s not from fashion, teaches you how to pair basic items together to make a fantastic outfit, it shows you the best places to shop, and help you look fabulous on a budget.

With the help of my ever Fashionable Mom, we will do our best to tell you about the latest and hottest trends in fashion, with beauty tips and reviews, shopping, personal style, some of our fashion secrets and more! Isn't that interesting? ^_

I hope you could also follow and add my new baby to your blog roll. If you want  to exchange links with me, please leave your comments here together with your blog url's . Thanks so much! Love yah all!

My Laptop's Low Battery Life

I purchased this Acer emachine D732Z laptop a few weeks ago because I donated my old BENQ laptop to our church. My old lappy was actually one of the oldest laptop model. It has a battery problem and I can't bring it anywhere. It's so heavy and I can't use it when it is not plugged in an outlet.

I was actually looking for a pink notebook which can also be fitted in my bag but my hubby suggested that I should look for the good specs, not just the looks and style...blah!blah! So, he was the one who looked for the best laptop available here in our place since I don't know much about those certain specs. Were also looking for a huge LCD screen, with DVD writer/ROM, huge memory, hard disk and video card. So at last, we finally found the right one. 

This Acer emachine D732Z laptop costs P19,995 with free retractable mouse and notebook cooler. We just have to add P500 if we want an installation for the operating system, programs and other applications. Well, my hubby is already an expert on it so we didn't pay for the additional fee.

This is actually my very first laptop. A new, sleek and modern looking laptop. I have no knowledge about laptop's low battery life. I thought that it would last for more than 6 hours but I was surprised when I found out and noticed that it only lasts for about 3 hours and even less than that. I am a such a heavy computer user. I use computer for almost 24 hours! I'm already worried on how long this laptop of mine will last. Every time the low battery sign will appear on my screen, I have to plug the charger so I can continue my online routine.

My laptop's battery already starts to lose its capacity since I always use it and I think after a year or two I might need to get a new battery just to get an hour or two away from an outlet. Any tips and advice that you can share to me my friends on how can I possibly extend my laptop's battery life?

Yay! This Blog is Now PR4!

Whoa! It's another great blessing for me to start off my new year. PR updates is one of the most talked about topics of my fellow mommy bloggers here. I actually did not checked out the PR Checker site. I just saw my PR's updated status at the footer of my blog. I'm so glad to know that somehow my blog receives a greater amount of traffic because of my relevant and important posts written in it. We all know that those who have important pages receive a higher PageRank and are more likely to appear at the top of the search results.

Checking our Pagerank is very interesting and I think the numbers are important part of SEO. They can give us a peek of what kind of progress we are making with our SEO campaigns in Google since a high ranking in Google is much more valuable than all of the other search engines combined.

Now if you want to know how I got my PR4, I actually don't know but maybe some basic tips could help where I make sure that my posts are keyword rich, I blog frequently as in I blog daily and if ever I can't make an update in one day, I make a follow up post where I used to write 2 to 4 blog posts and that includes memes and interim posts. I think building quality external links also helps alot since Google likes it when our blog  is getting linked to by other sites. The more the content is related, the better it is. I hope this little tips of mine could also help in increasing your pagerank. (as if I am an expert... lol) 

Well, so much for that, I'm hoping for more opportunities, more advertisers , more learning  and experience of course and more moolahs will come along my way this year as I continue my Life and My Journey Online through Blogging. Thanks to all of you my dear friends, followers and readers of my blog for the  love, support and effort in visiting and reading my posts.  Love Yah All! ^_^

Young at Heart

                        (Me in black together with the young people from our church)

We had a blast and fun Sunday yesterday when hubby and I attended a gathering of all young people from different churches here in our city. We accompanied the young people from our church as we joined the Inter Youth Fellowship. This gathering is usually held once in every month where young teens will celebrate and experience God's goodness as they sing praises to Him, listen to His word and be revived. 

                          (from left: hubby and I, my sis-in-law and her hubby in yellow)

Our music team was also invited to perform where my hubby played the guitar together with my brother in law who played the drums. I gave way to our young people who will lead the vocals since the songs are meant for teenagers. It's quite unsuitable for me. lol!  We also feel like young teens at that time since  most of our companion are single ladies and young gents. ^_^

WiFi Modem from PLDT

Now that my mom will spend her holiday again for a couple of weeks next month, she will definitely bring her notebook and were gonna be having a dilemma again on how she can still get connected to the internet. We used SmartBro Plug-it Prepaid USB before but it costs us a lot since we always have to load it. They said that P100 is equivalent to 5 hours of internet usage. What? are they kidding us? it only consumes 2 hours because of the very slow connection. My mom always ask me to buy another load for her internet. Geez! I am so sick and tired of that. Not to mention that we already wasted a lot of money.

Ive heard about PLDT's WiFi Modem that has a four-port hub switch which can accommodate for up to four wired and multiple wireless connections within a range of 25 meters from anywhere at home. My mom is always renting an apartment near the beach every time she spends her holiday here in the Philippines. I also want to bring my laptop there so I think this WiFi Modem is just the perfect one that we need. 

We are currently a subscriber of PLDT MyDSL using the P999 High-Speed Plan for our internet shop. I also personally used it since our house and our shop is just in one place. They have a promo for high-speed plan subscribers where we can get this WiFi Modem for only P1000. Now I am confused and I am not yet sure if this Modem can only be use here at home or if we can bring it anywhere and everywhere we go.

Anybody who are already using this kind of WiFi connection?

Adding New Blogs

Hi Friends! How's everybody doing? today is Monday so it means where back to our usual work, back to school and for blogging addict like me, I'm also back and visible again here in the blogging world. Whoa! I just had a very busy life offline that's why I wasn't able to update my blogs and my 2 new blogs. Adding new blogs is quite addicting but I just find it hard on how to set up my blog. It takes a lot of time since I have to find some nice template, themes, blog layout etc. that could fit my blog's topic.

Ive been looking for a nice "Kikay" looking Fashionista Wordpress Theme for my Fashionably Trendy blog as well as a formal and presentable blogger template for our church Shield of Victory blog. Any free ready-made blog templates site with wide variety of choices to choose from that you can recommend to me my friends? You're help and advice is very much appreciated. Thanks so much!

Fully Booked!

One of the reasons why my mom had an early month of holiday for this year is because she wanted to see and witness the Kaamulan festival from our hometown in Bukidnon. It is usually held annually from the second half of February to March 10 that's why she had already booked her flight a few months ago. 

She wants to stay for several days in Bukidnon to spend some time with her long lost friends so she asked help from me if I could make a room reservation. My hometown is quite far away from my city where I'm presently residing with so I decided to make a phone reservation on some hotels and inns there. But I was surprise when I found out that as of this month, all the rooms are fully booked already. 

Although there are some inns who said that they have a vacant room on March 5th, but I was not convinced and I want to make sure that there is a room for us to stay during the festival. Good thing I remembered my cousin who lives from our hometown whom I can easily asked for some favor with. She personally went to make a personal room reservation for us but she confirmed it that its all fully booked. 

Thanked God there is a newly-built apartelle/inn where they is still vacant and available for that date that's why she had able to confirmed our booking for March.Geez! I think its better if we could make a reservation 5 months or even more earlier so we can reserve and stay for the best hotel. Well, its better than nothing, well try to check and see if this new inn will also offer their good service and better amenities too.

Diaper Rash No More with Boudreaux's Butt Paste

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux's Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine. 
 

 

As a first time mom, I could say that caring for my baby's health is nerve wrecking specially when I noticed some signs of illness. I just have that feeling of fear and being worried that's why I am doing the best  that I can to cure the pain. I could still remember those sleepless nights and uncomfortable days when my baby is suffering from diaper rash.

Thanks to my mom who introduced and recommend  Boudreaux's Butt Paste  to me as an effective treatment for diaper rash. When she came home for a holiday, she brought this product and it really works as it helps in clearing up the rashes, protect my baby's bottom and soothes her red and irritated skin.

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® was specifically formulated by a pharmacist with direction from a respected pediatrician to provide effective diaper rash care.  It’s pediatrician recommended and it works really great in alleviating our baby's diaper rash discomfort. It is also made with 16% Zinc Oxide and Peruvian Balsam to effectively treat diaper rash soothe our baby's irritated skin.

Boudreaux's Butt Paste goes on and cleans off easily without any residue and has a pleasant scent.  Additionally, it's available in convenient sizes of 1oz, 2oz, 3oz and 4oz tubes, 16 oz jar including a flip top cap tubes and a travel size which you can easily toss in your purse or diaper bag.

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The Angel of My Domain Blogs

For a newbie user of Wordpress like me, I could not continue using Wordpress without the help of my Angel. She is such a very kind and helpful person. Although I think she did not noticed me before but Ive seen and noticed her way back a long time ago when we were still young, skinny and sexy... lol! She used to go to our i-cafe together with her best friend who is also our family friend. One thing that we share something in common is we have the same faith that's why when I saw her again here in the blogging world, it was easy for me to get along with her.

I became an avid follower and reader of her blogs. I even joined the Summer Swimsuit Give away before from her Pinay Mommy Online blog where I won a tictoc T-shirt and a butterfly mini-dress. I also joined her Free Domain Names May 2010 Give away and luckily I won. This is where my My Daily Notes blog was born. After a few months, I finally decided to self-host this blog to Wordpress with the help of course of my Mommy Angel. Since I am new into Wordpress, I keep on asking her about anything that I don't understand. I don't know if she gets annoyed with me since I'm so "makulit" hehehe...

Ive been blessed recently because I won several free hosting and free domains from contests and give aways that Ive joined. One of my newly added blog was my Fashionably Trendy blog. I asked my Mommy Angel to help me set up this blog and let it self-hosted by her. Another blessing came in when she gave me a free info domain, the Shield of Victory blog for our church. She did all the set up, the transferring and everything for FREE! Gosh! No words could ever express how much could I thanked her for all the help she did to me.

So to you my Mommy Angel,  I just wanted to thank you for being such a good friend. You are always around when I need you.  I appreciate that more than you know. Thank you again for being such a great person and wonderful friend.

I'm also excited to see you again soon when you get back here in CDO... Weeeeeee!

Oh! and by the way, I'm posting this thankful message for Nostalgia this week where I reminisce and appreciate the things that Mommy Rubz did to me. ^_^

Blessings Received and Shared To Others

I just can't express my happiness and I am so thankful to God for all the good things He has done in my life. I started my new year with lots of prizes and surprises received from online contests and give aways, including my free additional blogs and even lots of surprises that I received from my family and friends.

Starting off from the recent contest where I won a digital camera. I thanked God for this wonderful blessings He had given me. I have been blessed of having the material things that I need and desired with. Since I already have 2 digital cameras with me, I decided to give the other one to our young Pastor because he needs it for their weekly Youth Fellowship for the Campus Ministry.

A month ago, with God's favor and grace, our church bought an LCD projector for such a low price. And since it needs a laptop so that we can place the songs we need for our Praise and Worship Service, I donated my old laptop so we can used it every Sunday for our Divine Service.

I remember a year ago when I also joined a blog contest from Yousaytoo where I received $500 because the admin and the staff of the site was touched by my purpose since I want to donate it for our church so we can buy an additional musical instruments. I actually did not won the contest but Yousaytoo was so kind and generous enough because they grant my heart's desire.

You know guys I am not just blogging for the sake of money but I am also blogging for a purpose. I have this heart of compassion in helping people specially to those who needs help. It could be financially, materially and spiritually. It is my joy of giving back what is more than enough for me that's why when I received an extra blessings, I love to share and give it to others specially when its for God's work and purpose.   ^_^

My Unexpected Winning from a Pick a Prize Contest!

Last week, I joined a contest from Facebook which was sponsored by Acer laptop and Windows7. It's called a Post Word! Contest where I have to post 1 sentence on the windows7ako Facebook page wall why I want an Acer laptop with Windows7 for New Year.

I just simply followed the instructions from the contest where I have to email windows7 with my registered Facebook email so I can receive my Passcode. I received an email from the windows7 team and I'm so happy that I am qualified to win prizes. I printed out the email and brought it at the participating Acer Concept Store at Gaisano Interpace here in our city.

I actually almost forgot that I joined this contest since I was busy offline but thanked God that I was reminded when I saw the printed email from my desk. It was said from the mechanics that prizes can be picked and claimed within 7 days. Good thing I was able to reach the last day of claiming my prize and that was yesterday when I went to the mall to buy a surprise cake for my brother-in-law.

I dropped by at the Acer Store, presented my printed email and I picked up the prize as I draw it inside the box. The Pick a Prize Item includes ballpen and notebook with Windows7 and Acer Logo in it, a digital photo frame and a Samsung digital camera.

And luckily, I picked up the Samsung ES28 camera! Weeeeh! I think Gaisano Interpace was a lucky computer store for me because I also won an Epson c90 printer before when I attended a gathering and event from all internet cafe operators here in Cagayan de Oro. It was  done in a raffle contest and my name was luckily picked. ^_^

Oh! and by the way, the Acer laptop and Windows7 contest still continues! They are now on its 3rd Week. A pioneer headphones was also added on their prize item so be sure to check it now! Who knows? You might be the next lucky winner like me! 

Check out Windows7ako's contest details HERE.

Made to Measure or Ready Made Curtains?

I consider curtains as an amazing decorations for our home. They are also less expensive than blinds and they are easy to install on our windows. We can choose to buy ready made or custom made curtains. Ready made curtains are usually priced lower than made to measure curtains. There are hundreds of designs of these types that are available in malls and you can buy and install curtain easily. There are also a lot of fabric types for ready made curtains and you will definitely find something that will suit your needs and fit your budget.However, custom made curtains are usually manufactured using good quality fabrics. Low priced fabrics are usually thinner than the expensive ones and they may get damaged much faster.

Ready made curtains are usually manufactured, so when it comes to its size, there’s nothing much to choose from. If you have a custom made window, chances are you will have to deal with a set that is either to short or too long for the window. The good thing is long curtains may be repaired to fit the length of your windows. Made to measure curtains are ideal because they are made to perfectly fit your windows. So there’s no need for you to worry about length. You can also choose the type of fabric you can use for your curtains.

My hubby's family business was actually into sewing a custom made curtains.  It has been their family legacy since 1985 in making and sewing huge curtains for hotels, schools, politicians, businessmen, and for rich and famous people here in our city and to other places too.

My  father  in-law does the main job on the planning and preparation,choosing  the  right tracking system or pole, measuring and estimation of the  face  fabric requirements, sewing the curtains and installing it with the help of my hubby.

When we have our own dream house soon, I would definitely choose these kind of custom made curtains because I can choose for the perfect style and design and the colors that I like that could help create unique style and environment for our house where I also feel happy and satisfied about it. 

Language Barrier No More

I had these recent chat conversation with my Fil-Swiss half-sister and I was just amused how I am trying hard to learn how to write Swiss-German language. And since I find it hard to communicate with her, I just rely on using those language translator services that are available online for free. It is a great help for me because I can easily respond to her every time she wants to make a conversation with me.

I'm also trying to learn how to speak Swiss-German language using an audio language program. It is a unique audio method that allows me as the listener to learn the proper pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar without repetitive rote learning, in a similar way just like how we acquired using our native language. I actually know how to speak a little but I am eager to learn more so I can speak fluently and confidently. With the help of this audio language program, there will be no more language barrier for me and my sister because I know it would be easier for me to understand her  language.

Keep Your Body Warm with Snuggies

Feeling cold? then you must get a long blanket with sleeves that can keep you warm during all your work. You may be watching tv, reading a novel, cooking food for your family or just simply feeding your pet, you can do your work without getting disturbed. The blanket with sleeves which is also known as  the snuggie is the ultimate solution for this. You can wear this blanket and do your work with ease and comfort. You can also find different snuggie colors as well as those unique prints and designs of your choice.

You also don't have to worry about the size because they come in sizes to fit anyone. Many people around the world are using them with ultimate sense of comfort and satisfaction. They are just perfect for you if you really want to stay warm for long. They are so light and easy to carry and you can wear them anytime while you continue working and going on for your everyday life.

...What a Wonderful World!

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself... What a Wonderful World!

Okay enough with the singing...lol! I know you guys got carried away with this beautiful song but to be honest, I was actually trying to figure out the meaning of the song because it is somehow related to our vision. Our eyes are one of the most important parts of our bodies. Many people wear glasses or contacts like me for corrective vision, but even people with perfect sight must need to take good care for their eyes regularly to keep them healthy, refreshed and in shape.

We don't always notice our vision changing because our brains tends to compensate for changes on our day-to-day life activities. A simple way to make sure our eyes are healthy is by making an appointment with an optometrist. Even though you may not have any problems with your vision, your eye doctor needs to check for signs of disease or disorder annually. You may think your eyes are healthy, but only your doctor can assure you of that.

Most eye complications can be treated if they're caught early that's why it is important to have some checkups. A routine visit is typically quick and painless, and of course nothing can beat a peace of mind when you were still able to see and appreciate the beauty of nature and all the wonders of this world.

The Bloggers Exchange

I'm in and I would love to be a part of The Bloggers Exchange program. I want to meet new friends here in the blogosphere and I would love to follow all their blogs specially to my good friends here who wants to follow their new blogs. Thanks Mommy Willa and Mommy Rubz for creating this brilliant idea. The main goal of this program is to Visit,Read,Comment and Comeback to each other’s blog. So here I go guys... I'm gonna be following all of you here. ^_^

1. All About Her
2. An Autobiography In The Works
3. Anything Baguio
4. Bag Of Thoughts
5. Bee Mommy
6. Best Friends In Love
7. Bloggityboop
8. Bonz World
9. Daily Snippets
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CSN Stores Gift Certificate Giveaway!

Two of my lovely blogger friends, Sis Shiela of Oh! Gosh Goodies and Sis Dhemz of The Dias Family Spot are hosting another awesome give away which is generously sponsored by CSNStores.com. 

Winner for (US/Canada) will get $65 worth of promotional gift code from CSNStores.com which you can use at their online shopping store. For non US and Canadian winner, you will receive a $30.00 via paypal. Giveaway contest will end until February 3, 2011 . Winner will be chosen through random.org and contacted via email.Click HERE or click the image above for more details about the contest.

This contest will end on January 31, 2011. Winner will be chosen at random.org and contacted via email.The $35 GC giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. However, just like Sis Dhemz give away mechanics, Bloggers like us who lives outside US or Canada are also welcome to join this giveaway. Instead of the Gift Certificate, Sis Tsang will also give $25 cash as special prize via paypal to the winner. Click HERE for more of the contest details or just simply click the image above. Good luck to us guys!I hope I can also win this time... hehehe!

Hidden Gold Treasures in The Philippines, Does it Still Exist?

(I was looking for some paid opps today when I saw a task that talks about buying gold online. Then the word "gold" suddenly pops up in my mind, so here I am sharing my nostalgic story of my uncle's "Indiana Jones"este treasure hunting experience) ^_^

Did you know that until today there are still many people who are digging out looking for the hidden gold treasures which was said to be found here in the remote areas and mountainous place in the island of Mindanao? Two of our common friend are actually involved in finding and digging gold treasures right now. We may not know it, but there are literally billions of gold, statues and other Asian looted treasures buried in hundreds of secret locations all throughout the country.

My family and relatives was actually involved on that digging and treasure hunting thingy before. I remember way back during my childhood days, when my uncle who is a treasure hunter used to live with us, I learned a lot from him about  all those hidden treasures of Yamashita before and during World War II who still have millions of tons in gold and huge amounts of jewels secured in deep dangerous conditions. 

According to the article I read online, the Yamashita or the Tiger's Gold has an estimated total worth of three billion 1940's dollars which has an equivalent of over $100 billion today. Now If you're wondering why the Japanese themselves haven't gone back to the Philippines to try and secretly recover some of this hidden treasures, well the truth is,  they certainly did, but they only got a very small percentage of what was actually buried. Ex-president Ferdinand Marcos himself actually  managed to recover several sites with the  help and assistance of some ex-Japanese soldiers that is why he became so wealthy.


It's just too bad that my uncle wasn't able to find those real gold treasures because he himself was being scammed by those native people who are claiming that they have known the place where the treasure was buried. However,  he was able to find some antiques, vintage items, artifacts and other rare collectibles out from his treasure hunting adventure.  He and his digging team was able to recover several chests of (Japanese Yen) Kobe Sauna notes and coins. I have seen them in my own eyes along with all those rare items  remained during the war. My uncle was able to sold these items which serves as collectibles from the buyer who bought it at around half a million pesos at that time.

I do believe about Yamashita's buried gold deposits here in our country. But if you ask me if we can still find those gold bars now adays? I don't think so. I think Marcos already took it all. lol! And if there is, I just hope that its not a scam after all. 



I'm sharing my nostalgic gold treasure ^_^  today for 

I Won and I Learned More About Blogging

Did you know that I don't have any idea what are some of these prizes I had received from Sir Jaypee's Christmas Give away contest? Geez! I'm such a "noob" since most of my prizes were theme packages for Wordpress, programs, applications, free hosting and domain names. I'm getting used in using blogspot that's why I am not yet so familiar with Wordpress even though I already have a self-hosted blog at Wordpress. I am still trying to learn how to use those plug-ins,applications and more.

When the sponsors from Sir Jaypee's contest contacted me so I could immediately start using my prizes and their services , it took me several days to finally decided to used it. Why? because I'm still trying to learn and educate myself what are those programs and products are for and how it will benefit me and my blog.

Some of the prizes I received was the 1-year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO worth ($324). As I checked out the site, it will help in achieving higher search rankings and increase the targeted traffic to my blog as it helps in building quality back links and optimizing my content better and faster.

A coupon code for Pro-Plus package from StudioPress was also given to me and I was so amazed when I saw their professionally beautiful Wordpress themes and designs. I just love these Mocha theme's sophisticated design so I immediately purchased it for my My Daily Notes blog. I can't believe how expensive these kind of professional Wordpress themes are! Just imagine its an All-Theme package worth $249.95 but I got it  all for free! Now my self-hosted has a new look. But I still need to fix it this time since I have to add some widgets and plug ins on it.

Another Theme Package from WooThemes worth ($150) was also my prize where I got to choose 4 themes that I like from their portfolio. A 1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM worth ($69) was also given to me where I can choose a nice business themes for our business. Geez! I think I have to add more  and blogs here. lol!

And speaking of adding more blogs, I think I really need it since I also received a Freedom Plan from WP Webhost worth ($120). WP WebHost is a WordPress hosting plans that are specially optimized to suit the needs for all WordPress users like me.

A Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar worth ($118.80) was also my prize. As usual I don't know about this program so I checked out and learned that Wibiya provides a web toolbar that enables blogs and websites to integrate web applications with tools and features such as facebook and twitter applications, Google Buzz and more.

A Starter Plan from Reinvigorate($100) was added on my list of prizes too. It's an application that features my Blog Stats as well as a Real-time, Active Tracking, and Detailed Visitor Reporting for my blog.

I even have a subscription to Website Monitoring from website-monitoring.com worth($59) where it helps in verifying the quality of the hosting services that I used. According to their service description, they have an immediate notification system that allows us to quickly follow up with our service provider and fix the issue when our website goes down.

Another subscription was also added in my prizes. It's a Privacy Pro worth ($35.95). A privacy protection tool that hides my computer IP address in preventing my surfing habits and my internet activity from being tracked by websites or hackers. I am actually aware of the dangers in threatening my online privacy, and I think this program is the perfect solution for my privacy protection.

And lastly, I have a 1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente. Ive been thinking about adding a fashion and shopping blog. I already have a name for my new bloggie. Geez! I need to start from the basics again. I know its not that easy to make a new blog since we need to spend more time in it. But thanks anyway for these awesome prizes I received from Sir Jaypee specially to all his generous sponsors from his give away. It is  indeed a great blessing for a  novice blogger like me as it helps in boosting up my blogging career. Way to go for me this year! Good luck to me and Thanks to all my online friends who are always there to help me whenever I need help.

Who Wants to Win $100?

Thanks to Sis Silver for posting this awesome give away from her blog. Len Penzo dot Com is having a very modest blog contest as his way of thanking his faithful readers and avid followers of his personal finance and money blog.

The grand prize is a whooping $100!

The contest runs from January 5, 2011 through Friday, February 4, 2011.

The winner will be announced on Sunday, February 6, 2011.

It's so easy to join! Just check out this LINK for more details. 

Good luck to us guys! :)