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PhotoHunt: Candy
2008-05-17 00:37:00 I like candies that are a little bit fresh on my throat like menthe. I bought the one’s in the round box in Normandie as I was having a sore throat when I was there. The one’s in wrappers came from the asian store here. I’ve just tried 2 pieces and I never eat it ...
Friday 5 for May 16: Old, Young
2008-05-16 15:33:00 1. What makes you feel old? - it makes me feel old when I stay here at home all the time and doing nothing. It makes me feel like I’m very late with everything in the outside world. 2. What makes you feel young? - just right after my rendez-vous at the spa and my facial. I just ... More About: Friday
Good News And Prizes
2008-05-14 23:44:00 What a great surprise I?ve got this afternoon! I was very busy preparing my own sushi version when somebody tried to buzz me many times. When I checked who it was, goodness, it is my very good and long lost friend who?s now living in USA. We really had a long chitchat and we even ... More About: Good News , Prizes , Good
Wordless Wednesday
2008-05-14 14:31:00 Hubby’s shot when we were in Normandie. This was taken at Goury- pointe de La Hague where the lighthouse is located. Happy Wordless Wednesday everyone!
Home Decors Shopping
2008-05-13 22:45:00 Waaaaa ! I was searching for unique gifts online but I ended up browsing the site and shopping something for our home. Huhuhuhu, this was not my plan at all for today but jezzz, I just can?t take my out of these beautiful home decors at Upside Living. I promised myself not to purchase ... More About: Shopping , Home
10 Things You?re Really Good At
2008-05-13 19:32:00 Here are my entries for today’s 10 on Tuesday 1. I’m good in cooking hehehe. Don’t react folks but that’s what my husband has been telling me. I guess the photos I’m sharing talk for themselves. When I served something, I like it when the presentation of the food really looks good. 2. I’m good in blogging ... More About: Things , Good
Seafoods Barbecue
2008-05-13 14:13:00 When talking about food especially barbecue, the first thing that usually comes into our mind is grilling. Isn’t it? That’s what I exactly think as well when I’m planning to prepare some barbecue here at home but what I don’t like about grilling is that the entire house really smells like barbecue even if the ... More About: Barbecue
Another Cream For Her
2008-05-13 14:12:00 Sometimes, talking to my mom is a little bit grrgrgrg because she?s been so beauty conscious lately. She was not really that vain before but now, goodness! She knows many things about cosmetics and beauty products than I do. She texted me this morning (my time) and told me that she?ll be coming out together ... More About: Cream
Package For My Family
2008-05-12 11:51:00 You may call me funny but I?m starting to shop the different items that I?ll be sending in my homeland in preparation for Christmas. Christmas is still far and I know that but as the shipping takes 3 months before they?ll have it, it?s better to shop in advance while it?s cheaper. I was shopping ... More About: Family , My Family
My Techy Mom
2008-05-12 11:38:00 My mom has been telling me that she?s jealous to my 2 sisters and brother because they?ve got the latest cellphone models while hers is not. Poor mom! She said that she wanted to have a cellphone too with a camera, with mp3/mp4 player, a colored phone and etc. Yeah right, she?s not that old ...
Manic Monday #116
2008-05-12 11:32:00 If the statement, ‘You are what you eat’ was true, I would be a _______. - a mango. Why? Because I’m at my sweetest to the people I love and to the people who are nice and kind to me but I’ll be like the green mango when somebody does bad things on me or to ... More About: Monday
Trendy Gadget
2008-05-11 01:31:00 GPS is IN right now and majority of the frenchies here have this gadget for themselves. Would you believe that I even saw a Madame at the park the other day who have a GPS for her dog? Unbelievable but true and one great advantage about this gadget is that it tracks your pets, a ... More About: Gadget , Trendy
Filipino Blog of the Week 108 Nominee
2008-05-10 20:35:00 Wow! I wanna say thank you to the person who voted me as one of the nominees for the Filipino blog of the week 108. I am so surprised when I got a message in my shoutbox telling me this great news. Whoever you are, thank you very much really for thinking that my blog ... More About: Blog , Week
Something For You And For Me
2008-05-10 01:30:00 One of the most important things that some people don?t give importance to is the health insurance. I do understand that in some countries, insurance is not a very important subject. In my family, it was like that but it has changed eversince I got married. I?ve opened my eyes and realized how good it ...
PhotoHunt: share ANY photo
2008-05-10 00:51:00 A shot taken at Audenge, small oyster-farming port in Bassin d’Arcachon here in Bordeaux. Oysters? Name it and you’ll have it fresh and tasty. Photo courtesy from my husband’s compilation. More About: Share
My Top 5 Things To Do
2008-05-09 23:51:00 My good friends Ness and Nora recently tagged me. So greatful because I was gone for several days but they remember me still. Thanks ladies! Here Are My Top 5 Things To Do: 1. Drinking tea with hubby coz we just had our dinner 2. Blog hopping my friend’s blogs. Don’t have any opps for the moment 3. ...
Sleeping Beauty
2008-05-09 01:38:00 Sleeping beauty now coz it’s almost 2 in the morning here. Ouff! I am not finish yet in working with my different photos that I took during our holidays in Normandie. I’ve got 400+ shots and it will take days for me I think before I’ll finish all the editing. Ouff! Now I know how ... More About: Beauty , Sleeping
Education Is Very Important
2008-05-09 01:30:00 Education is always important no matter what happens. Some kids in some families might belong in a wrong path but it is never too late to help them out and to let them understand how good it is to become a literate person. They might be having a problem in focusing their studies but sending ... More About: Education
The Wine He Loves For L?Apero
2008-05-09 00:58:00 The wine hubby loves for aperitif …..yes! Hubby has been searching for this wine at the nearby supermarket here at home. We either go in SimplyMarket or Casino but it’s not available at all. I don’t know exactly what’s so special with this wine but it’s one of the white wine that he loves very much. ... More About: Wine
I Deserve To Have An Educational US Tour
2008-05-09 00:44:00 True that I am 20+ years young right now but hey, I am still a student you know. As a foreigner in this country, everyday is learning for me especially for the language. I still deserve to have and to try the different educational US tours right? Please say yes!! I have never been in ... More About: Educational , Tour
Eat Healthy
2008-05-09 00:34:00 It’s cuisine time once again! Hubby arrived home last night and everytime he goes back at home from Paris, I always prepare a surprise dinner for him. Surprise dinner would always mean that I have to do the entire groceries, the entire preparation of the table and cooking. Isn’t he spoiled? Maybe yes but he ... More About: Healthy
An Adventurous Travel
2008-05-08 23:34:00 Sometimes, it does comes into my mind to pack my some of my things and just travel somewhere without making any plans at all. In general, I plan the things months before I travel and it is sometimes tiring thinking of so many things. Travel ling somewhere without making any plans at all is interesting, exciting ...
Wordless Wednesday
2008-05-07 13:23:00 This is a stolen shot I took when we were having a walk in one of the places in Normandie. The view is beautiful and when I saw these couples, I instantly took a shot of them. Wordless for me because despite of their ages, they are still sweet with eachother and is enjoying the ... More About: Wednesday
The Perfect Place For Seminars And Conferences
2008-05-07 13:10:00 One thing I love about seminars is that it is usually done in other places. Right after at the end of the seminar, there?s buffet of course and a little party. I miss working in big enterprises actually and seminars as well because it allows me to acquire more knowledge. One of my wish in ... More About: Seminars , Conferences , Place , Perfect
Ten On Tuesday - 10 Places You?d Love to Travel To (That You Haven?t Gone t
2008-05-06 23:22:00 It’s my very first time to join in this “Ten on Tuesday ” meme so here are my entries. I hope that I am not that late to submit my entries. Here are the 10 Places I?d Love to Travel To (in random order) 1. Venice - it is always in my list. I have heard many things ... More About: Haven
Research And Term Papers
2008-05-06 21:19:00 Looking back my high school days made me remember as to how I survived those research papers and term papers. I can say that academic writing is not my field at all and frankly speaking, I don?t have the talent when it comes to it no matter how hard I try. I am just so ... More About: Research , Papers , Term
Hiatus?Will Be In Normandie
2008-04-30 00:20:00 Hubby and I will be leaving here in Bordeaux tomorrow morning going in Normandie. It’s in North-West of France and is very close in Bretagne. We’ll be there starting tomorrow until next monday. I don’t know exactly how many hours trip by car it will be but one thing’s for sure is that there’ll be ... More About: Hiatus
Long Distance Call To Canada
2008-04-30 00:05:00 Been missing your relatives, friends and loved one?s in Canada ? Why not give them a call them and get a Canada phone card for yourself? By doing that, your beloved one?s there will surely be very surprise and happy to hear something from you especially if there?s a special ocassion like a birthday, anniversary or ... More About: Call , Long , Long Distance
What’s Your Travel Personality?
2008-04-29 13:50:00 Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff that’s not in guidebooks. You truly have wanderlust. When you’re not traveling, you’re dreaming about where you’ll go next. And your travels are truly legendary - they leave you with stories you’ll be telling for the rest of your life! What’s Your Travel Personality? Grabbed this quiz from a friend as I love to travel very much. My personality when it comes to it? I like to discover the place on my own. That’s what we’ve been doing eversince (hubby and I) when travelling. For me, travelling with tour guides and with scheds to follow are pretty boring. No offense ha but that’s how I look at it as I am an adventurous type of a woman. Dream place to travel? Europe as always and Carribean. I long to travel Venice very soon and to visit Egypt because of the hip scarves hehehe. I’m tagging Jet, Eds,...
An Exciting And Thrilling Outdoor Adventure
More articles from this author:2008-04-29 01:53:00 Who says that I am very femine type of a woman and is not adventurous? Whoever is thinking of me that way, then, these people are completely wrong. I can be very feminine and boyish at times and I like to be dressy and to wear a simple t-shirt and a nice pair of jeans ... More About: Adventure , Outdoor 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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