August 2010 Top Visitors

Thanks to all my top droppers for the month of August.  I appreciate your drops, visits and comments.  Try my best to visit blogs next week after my tasks.  

Dropper	# of drops
Guitarbench.com	31
Fledgling Blogger	29
Our Dime	24
C'est La Vie	16
BLESSEDJIA	13
My Daily Catch	11
Ramblings of a Haemophiliac	11
elai's haven	10
Beyond My Quiet Zone	10
Photography by KML	8

Just want to mention Jia of BLESSEDJIA blog because she's the younger sister of my big brother in DSI and also a friend of mine in my previous job way back 90's. I've introduced her to blogging and now she's enjoying it. Take care sis!

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Elegant Looking Watches

Watches make me take a second look, whether I saw it in the mall booths, in department stores or in specific watch store. I love to see them in different sizes, style and brands. I’m not much acquainted which brand is more expensive or things like that. I just want to look, canvass and when I have money I buy my chosen style. Previously I go for certain brands only but now I’m open to try others too as long as they fit me nicely. Of course I also dream of having those beautifully crafted watches like IWC Watches which obviously has excellent craftsmanship befitting its high price. When I visit their site I was amazed at the beautiful line of their products which are distinguished watches for men and women.

Ulysse Nardin Macho Palladium was one of the elegant-looking watches I’ve seen in Lussori which made me gasp when I saw the price. Well it costs so much, a thousand dollars, but with the elegance and quality it carries many would fall for it without minding the cost. That’s what Lussori sells in their site, elegant, luxurious and unique timepieces that you’ll want to have, wear and collect.

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:Looking at the Sky on Friday #92: Beginning of Rain

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This is a shot from my daughter's school where the clouds are beginning to change from white to a little greyish indicating the beginning of rain.  When I saw this last May I hurried back home. Still the clouds and sky looks beautiful with a beautiful formation of layers of clouds.

I love sky watching wherever my cam takes me. It makes me very thankful of God's wonderful creations.  Visit more beautiful sky photos just click on the badge above!

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Ready for His Giveaways

Glad we’re finished with the small little things needed for the little boy’s 7th birthday. We had his loot bags replaced earlier because the bags easily tear whenever we open it. We returned to the party needs store to complain about the bag and the owner accepted it and let me choose a newer set of bags. They said it will not be a problem as they will just return it to their wholesaler for replacement. They figured that it’s an old stock from the supplier’s warehouse. I was happy that I didn’t have to pay for the new ones again because sometimes some mini store owners don’t want to accept returned merchandise of such small volumes.

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Top Web Hosting Provider

Maintaining several sites are quite tiring sometimes but rewarding as well. I just need to be always on the go and quick for updates to have them always maintained and with good posts. I never knew it could be like this as I was a corporate rat three years ago with only 2 free hosted blogs. Blogging was simpler then and I was quite enjoying it with few online tasks. I’m just doing it on a part-time basis but I was enjoying it fully. After few months of blogging my friend taught me the value of buying and managing your own domain site so I did it. I added some sites but kept my free hosted blogs because they’re my first blogs and I didn’t want to part with them. I learned how to redirect sites to my purchased domains and I enjoy having my own hosted blogs.

I was happy with my webhost provider but keep on updating myself on other providers just in case I will need them in the future. I had a chance to browse some iPage Review provided by AlreadyHosting.com which they endorsed and promotes as a top web hosting provider, I was quite intrigued by the good remarks I’ve found in the users comment. They have tested the quality service of iPage web hosting in terms of customer support, quality hosting, reliable web servers, and affordable price at USD3.50/month. These features must be the reason why they were selected as 2009 top web hosting provider. On top of that customers are very satisfied with the way their customer service staff handles billing and tech issues complaints.

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Should Get Enough Sleep

When it rains it pours and this phrase keeps on playing on my mind. I’m really thankful for the tasks given to me though I really get tired from working all nights and days. I keep reminding myself to get some good sleep because I know it’s not healthy as I’ve read from the email sent to me by my friends. Those people who sleep only for less than 6 hours have a high risk of dying young as the email said. Actually even without that email I know that adults should at least sleep for 6 hours or more and not less.

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The Sneeze Test

You Are Brainy

You are a very detail oriented and precise person. You think everything through carefully.
You aren't prone to dramatics, but you don't overlook what's important either.

You are observant and philosophical. You seek to understand people more than judge them.
You treasure your alone time. You area true introvert, and it's difficult for you to feel isolated.

I'm actually a combination of both, I'm not really introvert but I sometimes enjoy being alone to think and meditate.  It's true that I take everything in detail because my work experience trained me to be so precise in everything that I handle.  When you're an officer in the company you will not afford to be careless because every step you take is very important.  And being an officer in the human resource division for 6 years I learned to understand people in all walks of life. 

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Stories from the Old Folks

When I hear conversation about gold I remember the folks in my Mom’s hometown province. I remembered them well when they talked over coffee about the years of war times and how the foreign soldiers buried their gold treasures under the ground. They’re talking about it because one of the town folks was rumoured to have sold a gold bar to a buyer of precious metals and the money he got from it was used to built his new house. As a kid I thought it was just like what I saw in television but now reality sets in that the story I heard was true. After we moved out and transferred to my father’s hometown near the city we would hear same stories of precious metals and jewelleries being found under the ground. Those lucky fellows are those who have inherited the land from their ancestors, the land which was used by the foreign soldiers to hide their treasures.

Now those stories were told from generation to generation but I still have to find out if all those stories were true. In this generation you don’t have to hide them under the ground but you can buy and have it stored safely in the bank or you can keep them until it appreciates value. It’s a tangible investment and can give high returns of capital.

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I Love it Here!

My friend who is now living in California would sometimes ask me if I want to live and work abroad. Of course I would always say no because I'm one of the small percentage of Filipinos who love living here despite the struggling economy, some undisciplined countrymen and the known corruption. If there are bad things there are more good things in life here. The simple pleasures in life that you cannot buy like the frequent salo-salo of families where visitors doesn’t have to inform that they’re coming and still they will be served as if they had reservation lol! I remember seeing some old folks in the farm having some funny moments while sipping their black coffee. They seem to forget the time. Time is not running out on them (such an envy). There are other simple things that I know I will not be able to do if I live somewhere else. It’s quite hard living here but I still love my own! This country may not be the best but I know I’ve got the best people around me. I love my family, relatives, friends in school and work, online friends and my life here.

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RV Insurance

If you saved enough for your desired car you will not let it go on the road without security and protection. I’m sure everybody will agree that having a good protection for a car is a necessity especially when you have a good vehicle that has all the amenities you need like the RV. It should be secured with an insurance specially designed for RVs like the 5th wheel insurance. After all you wouldn’t want your beautiful recreational vehicle travel along the road without assurance of safety and coverage. It’s better to spend on RV protections than traveling without assurance.

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Get Rid of Harmful Toxins

Toxins can lead to  dozens of little health problems.  You can get infections, colds, low energy, aching muscles and more.  That's because your immune system has to work harder to fight off pollutants, diminishing the amount of attention it can spend on fighting off common, everyday diseases.  To rid your body of harmful toxins you can take necessary action.   You should eat specific foods meant for removing toxins.  You can also do some fasting to eliminate your contact with all possible toxins in your environment.  You can improve the way you feel, or even have the ability to solve   persistent health problems.

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Guide in Essay Writing

Students normally excel in some subjects but will have a hard time in one subject. This is true to one of my friends who was a popular contestant in many Math school contest when he was in primary and secondary school. We call him Math wizard but when it comes to Literature and Writing it’s a different tune as he find it so hard to construct a one-page essay. Well skills and knowledge are not given only to one person and we’re not a bunch of genius kids so it’s understandable that we have our own weaknesses in learning school subjects. Well writing is one of the things I like to do most since I was a kid and even though I had no formal schooling in it I’m studying by myself and happy that I’m making a progress especially now that my online writing job demands that I should be good in it. Now it’s my bread and butter so I’m trying to improve whatever skills I may have.

My daughter Gen joined an inter-school contest in essay writing contest but in the process of training she had a stomach disorder which slows down her momentum and eagerness in competition. She dutifully joined the competition even if she’s sick and she lost it. I’ve told her that I admired her professionalism and for me she’s the winner for keeping up to her duties as school representative. I accompanied her all along the competition to ensure that she’ll be fine. Not all of us may have the skills and expertise in doing essay but our eagerness will contribute a lot to help us learn how to do it. When you reach tertiary education you will be required to write an essay and to start with you should know the right college essay topic to start the essay correctly. Topic should be interesting enough for the readers and for you to have enough content to write into.

Writing essay is not done without planning as you’ll have to do an essay outline in order that you’ll have an organized pattern for writing. Organized writing with focused ideas make a good essay and you’ll also find it easy to think what’s to be write first if you have an outline. A good introduction is vital as with other forms of writing also. I’ve experience it when I’m writing. Just as soon as I’ve written a good introduction I noticed that ideas and words will flow perfectly from my mind. The body of your essay will benefit from a nice introduction and if you conclude your essay with good parting words you can be assured that you’ve made a good essay.

You should also bear in mind that categories in your topic should be well organized also to make a good classification essay in which all things necessary to write about your topic should be noted down and discussed. When all of these things needed to write an essay are carefully studied student can easily make even just a simple one and when you really need some help you can search for essay samples online.

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