Archive for April 2008

There is an interesting website that promotes bargain deals for accommodations in the UK, called www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk. It provides a detailed search page based on country, city down to the suburbs. If you are looking for great deals for Hotels in Paris, Hotels in London, Hotels in Manchester or Hotels in Birmingham, this site will [...]
From time to time, my husband brings home brochures of properties for sale here in Sydney. More often than not, I keep them for a while. I enjoy browsing the pages over and over and dream of our future home – our home. In one of the brochures, there is one freestanding property in the Concord [...]
I must admit, I am a bargain hunter. I delight in seeing good finds at cheap prices. Back in December, at the height of the holiday season, we went to a lot of bazaars in Manila. Minus the road traffic and human traffic, I feel an insurmountable joy when I go home and look at [...]
It is interesting to know that there is a service related to the creation and critiquing of admission essays to universities or grad school. Needless to say, these application essays are vital in determining the success in your chosen career. It can be daunting to go through the process of creating impressive an essay; it is [...]
We exposed our daughter Amelie to the show Hi-5 when she was about 6 months old. It was a very popular kids’ Australian show that made it big in Singapore as well. We noticed how Amelie easily perks up when she hears the upbeat music of the group. My husband recorded the shows and plays [...]
I have only been to Europe specifically in Italy once and I would like to someday go back on tour but this time with my husband and daughter. Although we have family based in Naples, Italy it would be nice to get an accommodation that is closer to the major tourist spots. This wonderful website [...]
A friend told me once that she enjoys searching for people on the internet. She even checks her own name to see what are the popular links from her website that are tied to her name. If she happens to learn about Spock – the best for people search, I am sure that she will [...]
It was because of this nutrition supplements website that I come to know how big a business sports nutrition and supplement is. Let’s take athletes for example. Not only do they spend hours upon hours in training but they also spend for nutritional diet and bodybuilding supplements. These give an energy boost that help sustain [...]
I have a friend here who has a penchant for sparkling wines. In fact she introduced me to my now favorite Verdi Spumante. There are other dessert wines that both of us have come to like and it’s good that they are not expensive here. Since we now have a few bottles at home, I don’t [...]
There are many thrift banks that have come and gone but Washington Mutual Bank or WaMu stood the test of time. This bank was founded in 1889 with the humble intentions of helping out victims of a major fire that hit the city of Seattle. Since then they never stopped with their community involvements and [...]
As if Blogger, Livejournal or Wordpress are not enough, there is a new blogging application soon to be made popular by people addicted to blogs like us! It is called Thoughts.com. The homepage pretty much shows all the available functionalities such as video, photo and podcast uploads, community forums and of course, the blog platform. They [...]
Ever since I left my parents home and worked abroad, I have sent my mother and sister bouquets of flowers every year on Mother’s Day, no fail. I would choose a dozen of pink long stems for my sister because it is her favorite color. For my mother, the colors I choose vary from orange, [...]
I have been using my trusty Dell laptop for over three years now. I thought it almost ‘died’ on me when some registry keys were corrupted/missing after I had left the laptop running overnight not knowing that the system did not successfully shut down. Although it is still serving me well, I am wishfully thinking of [...]
Did you know that there is a website dedicated to provide information on discount coupons for a wide variety of shops? I was surprised to see it at first and as I was browsing it, I knew this site deserves to be in my bookmarks folder! The Coupon Codes Mall posts contains related product reviews and [...]
One of the main deciding factors we consider when making a big purchase such as a car is the warranty. Well, needless to say, the longer the warranty, the better. That is why when we narrow down our options on which brand to purchase, we end up getting a Toyota. Even if they say that [...]
Since our move to Sydney from Singapore, my skin has become dry. I think my skin thrives better in tropical weather and now that it is autumn here, I feel that my facial skin especially has become more sensitive even at a very slight scratching. The problem is that I am not fond of using moisturizers [...]
Vicky’s Blog Journal is a personal blog of a stay-at-home mom from Illinois. She writes about her daily life, two beautiful kids and wonderful husband. Her site is filled with great family photos especially of her two kids, Ben and Maddie. She also takes pride in writing about her home and a [...]
Future Millionaire blog covers news or articles related to Finance. His aim is to arm his readers with facts about money matters, loan interests, debt settlement and practically everything to know about making or managing your money. His site is well organized and his tag “A blog about money!” is very catchy. [...]
I have joined this experiment that I picked up from Bambit. Here’s an excerpt from their wiki site: First off, welcome to the site. It is said that there are over 70,000,000 blogs in existence. This is an experiment to see how long it will take to get 1,000,000 blogs to list themselves on our [...]
Most homes here in Australia have security devices installed. It is typical for the whole household to be out of their homes for work or school. Before, the surveillance cameras are hooked up on the internet thereby allowing the house owner to log in from their work places and check from time to time. Now, [...]
When we were closely working with two house agents back in Singapore, I asked them out of curiosity what made them choose to become real estate agents. They said that it’s primarily because of the flexible work hours. They can choose to get projects to sell, re-sell or bid in behalf of their buyers. For a [...]
Pre-Amelie days, my husband and I would watch movies on the big screen almost every Friday. That was our way of ‘unwinding’ after a long and busy work week. Singapore’s theatre is by far the cleanest and biggest cinema I have ever seen. One cinema in the city not only offers theater [...]
One news article I read on the dailies the other day was about how social networking sites changed the typical morning routine in an office environment. Nowadays, the first thing that employees do when they reach their desks is to log-in to their favorite networking sites. As the article stated, some link-up to make work-related [...]
When I started working in Singapore my very first investment was a diamond jewelry set. My wedding was nearing that year and I wanted to wear a set that I had purchased myself. It was (at least for me) the most beautiful pieces I will ever own. Not only that they were my first set [...]
My colleague turned friend from one of the consulting companies I worked at in Singapore just loves teak furniture. She is from France and was really impressed with anything made in Asia. However, when she and her husband decided to return to France, she had problems re-selling her furniture. Not only that they are more [...]
All in all, I had moved condo units five times out of the six years that I stayed in Singapore. It was good that there are a lot of locals in the moving business who offer professional services but the fees are reasonable. One would think that hauling services are expensive in general. Of course [...]
One of the fears of my parents when my siblings and I were still in college was that if we get involved in bad company and drugs. Unfortunately, I had one cousin who had to quit school to be sent to a drug treatment center. It was not a happy sight seeing your own family [...]
Since my husband and I got married and we were still based in Singapore, my mother-in-law had planned several times for a foursome cruise setting off from Singapore to nearby islands like Phuket, Thailand. Sadly, it didn’t materialize. My in-laws love to travel so much and going on a Superstar Virgo or Costa Allegra cruises [...]
I have only met a few guys who have fetish for watches. Without discussing how much they are willing to shell out to own a really good piece, seeing a Rolex Submariner proudly wrapped around their wrists mean that the price is a non-issue. What they claim as their reason for spending so much for [...]
In the advent of ERP solutions, big to medium scale businesses invest time and money to implement suitable software for their companies. This software will enable them to maximize their business potential by enhancing system processes down to reporting procedures. Existing business process gaps can be addressed with the proper choice of corporate performance management [...]
One of the things I miss in Singapore is being able to attend IT trade show exhibits usually held in the city. They hold at least 2 major exhibits in a year and we tried as much to attend at least one. It’s always tempting to spend, seeing so many gadgets from phone to laptops. [...]
There are so many ways and means for us to help other people. I was pleasantly surprised to know that there is a charity group that uses car and other useful donations to create entertaining videos for children and teenagers. With 2.4 million videos already given away, why not help help Car Angel [...]
From time to time, my husband and I discuss how we can best celebrate our daughter’s 2nd birthday this year. Along with it is the special gift that we should prepare to get for her in the coming months. We want it to be really special, something not so common but definitely within our budget. [...]
We visited the house of our new friends here in Sydney and we were in awe as the house was so beautiful! The garden was well-trimmed with trees and flower beds, the porch had a cute swing under a small gazebo and the outdoor lighting is just perfect. These little things make us want to [...]
My guy friend back home in the Philippines is into body building. In fact, he had joined body building contests years ago and had worked hard to make sure he wins. In one of our conversations, he said that body building is like an obsession for him. He lifts weights, jobs, eats well and drinks [...]
From years of living in condo units, my husband and I are thinking of moving into a landed property when our lease here ends. It’s one way of knowing what we’d prefer to purchase, a condo style apartment or a house when the right time comes. We both dread going through the house-hunting phase, checking [...]
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