PLACES, PEOPLE, EVENTS, GOOD FOOD AND MY LIFE

About 2 weeks ago I received a feedback "Great post!" from the advertiser about my post IN THE ROOMS-NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH and I was given a rating of 5 tacks. It's really overwhelming that the advertiser appreciates and likes the review that I made. It feels like back from schooldays when I was given an award. ^_^

Also, I would like to thank all the advertisers who gave me the chance to write about their products and services. Even those advertisers (in Buyblogreviews) whom I received orders from even without me bidding on the opportunity, they directly selected my blog instead to review their products and services. Thank you so much!!! I'm happy with my online earnings. I actually sent my surprise and early Christmas presents to my parents and the rest of my family members in the Phil. several weeks ago through my online earnings. Thank you Lord. ^_^

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I can't help but shed some tears watching this video, seeing my "kababayans"(fellow countrymen) affected by Typhoon Ondoy - international codename Ketsana.

The video above was taken in Marikina City and uploaded by Youtube user named Ondoy2609. It shows photos of cars strewn on roads, dead animals hanging from electrical wires and some were lying in pools of water and many houses smashed by the storm.

I cannot help but worry about my parents and the rest of my family and relatives. I contacted my mom and my sister yesterday night but they didn't answer their cellphones...Read more

Abs-cbnNEWS.com has compiled a list of ways on how you can help the victims of tropical storm Ondoy click here.
More about the news here.

Hi guys! Christmas Season is near and I am so excited for it! A few more months and we will be celebrating Christmas once again. It is my favorite holiday of the year! By the way, are you still thinking of gift ideas for your kids or loved ones this coming holiday? I am thinking of buying beach cruiser bicycles for my niece and nephew as a Christmas gift to them. I have found a shop online where I can choose the bikes I want for them. The pictures, descriptions and prices are provided that will enable me to easily decide which bikes to choose. They offer a huge selection of cruiser bicycles with different styles and colors. Plus I find the prices inexpensive and they ship bikes all over the USA by FedEx. How about you? What gift idea do you have in mind? I suggest you visit cruiserstyle.com. Maybe you will find something that you are looking for.

Yesterday, while I was bloghopping, I saw some blog posts about the Typhoon Ondoy that hit Manila and other areas of northern Philippines, September 26. I cannot help but worry about my parents and the rest of my family and relatives. I contacted my mom and my sister yesterday night but they didn't answer their cellphones so I guess their batteries died and they have no electric power to recharge their cellphones. Although I haven't experienced flooding ever since I was a kid in the house where I grew up, I cannot remove from my thoughts that they might also be affected by floods and it just popped out in my mind that they are staying at the second floor of the house while being flooded because I've read some recent blog posts that some people experienced flooding for the first time in their place. That really made me worry more about my family. I again contacted them this morning and thankfully my mom answered! She said that they have no electric power since the typhoon, the electric power just got back and they are NOT affected by flooding. But it's so sad to hear that some of the subdivisions and villages nearby are affected by the flooding. Please let us pray and help the Filipino Community.

Abs-cbnNEWS.com has compiled a list of ways on how you can help the victims of tropical storm Ondoy click here.
Scenes of typhoon Ondoy (YOU TUBE) here.
More about the news here.

Do you love Shopping online? Maybe sometimes you have difficulty in deciding which products to choose as you have to compare one product to another in terms of its price, quality and more. I love shopping online as it saves my money by comparing the product's quality and prices. I also want to make sure that I get the best product so I am looking for product reviews before buying so I will not waste my money. I have found a site where I can make my online shopping simpler and I can get the right product for the right price. I can see the actual picture of the product, its description as well as the reviews from different customers who bought such products. How about you? Do you want to get the right product you are looking for at the right price? Visit superviews.com now and see how helpful the product reviews are.

Hi guys! This is the continuation of my post about the Murphysboro Apple Festival.

Here's a picture that I took at one of the houses
in Murphysboro during the festival . I find it cute so I gave it a shot.

After the parade, we decided to eat while watching the concert band.

Play house for kids.

Poor lady no sandals hehe.
(I decided to take off my sandals because they might fall and
hit somebody's head.)

Wish I was a bird! L.O.L! (Cliff Hanger)Waiting for a Tornado ride.

While riding the "Tornado".(camera shy)

View from above... while riding the merry-go-round.

This is another fun ride.

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Watch this awesome baby on the video. He got the moves! Watch his head movements as well as the hands, legs, booty and don't forget the kicks!L.O.L!

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Mackenzie Phillips had a shocking revelation when she said the she was raped by her father when she was a teenager and that her sexual relationship with him later became what she termed "consensual." Mackenzie is the eldest daughter of the late John Phillips-the frontman of the "Mamas and the Papas". She is also a former star of "One Day at a Time". For more details about the news click here.

I've worked for several years before but now I am thinking of a career which is different from my previous job. I would like to have a job related to business, specifically internet marketing and maybe someday I can be successful in this kind of job. People worldwide are hooked on the internet nowadays. They can get information from it, they buy products online, chat, share files, videos and more, and I think internet marketing would be a great job to fulfill my dreams. Since I am serious in pursuing this kind of job I need to learn more about this type of career through Elearning. Learn.com is an E-learning site and a job training portal which could help me with this. With Learn.com I can learn the skills that I need with the online training courses with the help of industry experts which can give me a step up on others in the job market. I can select the job profile I want and receive all the relevant training required for that position. Learn.com can really give me an edge in today's economy and will enable me to achieve my dream job. I already chose a business course at Learn.com in relation to internet marketing. I am interested in learning skills such as developing a content rich web site, how to market products and organizations through the internet, learn online marketing tactics using online tools and learn how to market products and organizations throughout the Internet, and Learn.com can provide and teach me all these skills while I am enjoying a user-friendly learning experience. It's not far to achieve my dream with Learn.com. I am glad that I found this site and will highly recommend this to my friends who are also seeking a better job. So feel free to register now, create your own course and see for yourself how advantageous it is for people seeking for a dream job like you. You can also receive a percentage of any profits your course generates. Registration is FREE!

Watch this cute and funny baby...

Mobile Application Development is really in demand nowadays and I wonder what would be the next iPhone app to be released. Anyway guys, what applications do you enjoy using on your iPhone? Do you have the Galatta Cinema iPhone App? iPhone Application Developers made a Galatta cinema magazine app for you to enjoy! So if you haven't installed it yet, better download it now and see for yourself how cool this cinema magazine application is! Don't worry about any charges because this app is absolutely free of charge. I actually downloaded it and now I can read all the 100+ pages of the largest circulating English Cinema Magazine in India for South Indian movies for FREE! I truly enjoy reading the replica of the latest print version of the magazine that is on the stands. This cinema magazine app offers complete pictures of the movie industry in the 4 Southern states of India- an urban, interesting, full-colour, glossy and exciting read any way you look at it. You will find this app really cool while you are having a rich reading experience of all its pages in high fidelity that you can view whatever corner of the planet you are in. Galatta Cinema magazine comes alive on my iPhone as I flip through its pages and reading interesting stories. You can also zoom in and zoom out to see your favorite columns and articles and drool over the amazing pictures of movie stars of South Indian cinema. So if you want to enjoy reading the magazine for free like I did, download it now! See for yourself how cool and handy it is especially for you who wants entertainment on the go!

During her first appearance on Oprah, she described her first alleged sexual experience with her father saying "I woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my father. I don’t know how it started.” Phillips told Oprah Winfrey that she started using cocaine at the age of 11 years old. According to her, her father did drugs with her. For more details and video click here.

Do you feel discomfort because you are suffering from the itching, swelling, and burning sensation or even feel the pain down there? Millions of people all over the world are suffering from hemorrhoids but most of them don't want to talk about it but rather choose to keep it to themselves because they find it quite embarrassing to talk about. Some are even shy to consult a doctor because they feel uncomfortable discussing their problem with them. Hemorrhoids are a very common problem not only to older people. Even a child, male or female can suffer from this type of problem. There are several factors that can lead to hemorrhoids. It maybe because of increased straining during bowel movements caused by constipation or diarrhea and some people may have been born with a genetic predisposition to weak vein and valve walls. Other factors include hypertension, aging, obesity, and poor muscle tone. Even poor posture can result in too much pressure on the rectal veins. It is really quite irritating if you have this problem, so for those of you who have this type of problem, what action do you take, or do you just keep it to yourself and suffer? Or are you using any hemorrhoid cream, pills or any kind of treatment? I'm sure you don't want to suffer from hemorrhoids forever, right? Do you know that there is an effective hemorrhoid treatment that you can find online? It's called Venapro hemorrhoid treatment. Now, you don't need to worry about your problem anymore because you can treat yourself right in the comfort of your own home. Research shows how effective this product is to treat hemorrhoid sufferers and it actually works! So why suffer if you could treat it by yourself. Try Venapro now and see for yourself how effective it is.

It's the second week for Niko's GIRL TALK and the topic for this week is GIRLS OVER BOYS/WOMEN CAN DO THAT MEN CANNOT .

1. Only women have the ability to get pregnant and carry their child in their own womb for nine months while men only contribute to this ^_^.
2. Only women can get a new surname when they get married.
3. Women can have PMS. So guys! Watch out for our moods! Or else! L.O.L!
4. Multitask. We can talk on the phone while preparing our dinner or while watching our favorite tv show.
5. Women can wear make-up, skirts, high heel shoes, thongs.
6. Women can "get turned on" without other people knowing it. Men have to cover themselves with a book or turn away from people.
7. Women can scream as high as their high pitched voice can get when we are surprised and scared, when we ride an adventurous ride and more. That's me on the picture during the Apple Festival hearing women scream to the highest level hehe. I really don't scream whenever I am having some rides, 'coz if I did, I'm afraid that somebody's eardrums will break. L.O.L!

For men, maybe you are thinking right now what girls can't do that only men can. Well, I think I have an answer to the question that's in your mind. Watch the video here or here just for fun. hehe.

Hi guys! Is your car old enough to replace but you worry about the cost of buying a new and fast car that you aspire to have? Well guys! I have good news for you which I'm sure you are gonna be interested in! You may have the chance to win a Camaro with the Camaro Sweepstakes! Yes! You read it right! They are giving away a Camaro! It's not just any Camaro. It's the hard to get 2010 Camaro 2SS. It is one of the fastest and hardest cars to get in North America. Now they are giving it away for FREE! Plus the sales tax is included in the prize. What a fabulous prize, Isn't it? If you can still remember, I mentioned in my previous post that Charter was giving away a laptop every day for two months and now they switched to giving away a new Camaro! Laptop prizes are really a wow but a Camaro is really a BIG WOW! Are you eager to join? I'm sure you are! Just visit charter.com/camaro and register. View the complete rules and more. The contest starts on September 15 and will end on November 26 at noon. In addition to that, you can get a $100 gift card when you buy 3 Charter services, $50 gift card for 2 services, and $25 gift card when you buy 1 Charter service. These gift cards are from major retailers in clothing, home and accessories, restaurants and more. Charter services and great prizes always bring your home to life and now they're bringing your garage to life! I am dreaming of winning a new Camaro too. By the way, don't forget to follow Charter on Twitter and add Charter on Facebook to learn more updates.

Have you heard about an Indonesian woman who has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra? The baby boy is named Muhammad Akbar Risuddin. The doctor said that he is the heaviest newborn baby ever recorded in Indonesia on September 23, 2009. You can see in the picture the heavy baby boy is pictured next to an average sized baby.

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What can you say about Honda's new "personal mobility" device? Honda developed a new personal mobility technology called U3-X. It looks like a unicycle and enables you to move forward, back and even sideways directions by just leaning your weight into the direction you want to go. It is also possible to adjust the speed and move, turn and stop an all directions when the rider of the device leans the upper body to shift body weight. It was designed in such a way that it can take up the same amount of space as a human. According to Honda Motor Co., it is safe and unobtrusive enough to use to mingle with pedestrians. The device was demonstrated at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 24, 2009, Thursday.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DEMONSTRATION (YOU TUBE)

Hi guys! Did you already had your vacation with your friends or family? Well, if you will ask me, we are gonna have a vacation again! But this time in Branson, Missouri! Yes guys! Finally, in spite of our busy schedule we already figured out when we will be visiting Branson, Missouri. I am so excited for this because in a few more weeks we are gonna be there! Yipeee! Here's our reservation for the hotel but of course I had to darken some important details for security reasons.
Anyway, I can't wait to see the beautiful attractions in Branson Missouri, like the Titanic museum. It's neat to see and explore the world's largest museum which houses hundred of artifacts from the Titanic ship which sank nearly one hundred years ago after it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. Aside from the Titanic museum, there are lots of attractions that appeal to me in Branson, such as Ripley's Believe It or Not museum, Hollywood Wax Museum, and more. As I've mentioned before we were choosing among the two Hilton hotels but this time we already have made our reservation at Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. If we will visit Branson again, maybe sometime next year we will book at Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. I would love to experience staying at both of these hotels. Both of them are accessible to shops, boutiques, restaurants, parks, museums, golf course and more. It is also a perfect place to relax after the day's sightseeing or touring. I'm sure staying at a Hilton hotel would be a great experience--with all of the great ambiance, amenities, services and the hospitality the hotel has to offer. That is why we chose one of these hotels. By the way, they also have several packages which you may enjoy and where you can save up your money like the "Package Hotel + Air + Car and Save! " wherein they offer hotel, air, and car reservations - all with only one booking, at special package prices. I also want to share with you our itinerary. You may also use this as your format when you plan to go to Branson.
DAY 1
9:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel
1o:00 AM Ride the "Ducks" sight seeing adventure while riding the "ducks" and listening to the captain tell the history of Branson.
12:00 PM Lunch at Branson Landing
1:00 PM Titanic Museum-explore the world's largest Museum which houses hundreds of artifacts from the Titanic which sank several years ago after it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
2:30 PM Payne Stewart Golf Club-explore the breath-taking course
4:00 PM Hollywood Wax Museum-see more than 150 Hollywood Stars brought to life in living wax
7:00 PM Fountain Show at Branson Landing
8:00 PM Dinner at the hotel
DAY 2
8:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel
9:30 AM Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum- be amazed by unique displays in one of the strangest places in the world
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dog Wood Canyon-explore the beauty of the nature preserve through biking, horseback riding and tram tours
8:00 Dinner at the hotel

I can't wait to share with you some pictures of our trip and our experience while staying at the hotel. I'm sure it will be a great experience! I'm so excited for this guys!

Accidents really happen in an unexpected time and place so we must always pray while hitting the road. Monday, a school bus carrying a high school swim team (in Texas) accidentally slid off a road and dove into a pond. Thankfully, the students - 18 of them, swim team coach and the driver got out of the bus safely and swam to shore. Five student and the driver have minor injuries and were transported to hospitals.

Hi guys! It's just over thirty days till Halloween! Are you excited about it? If you haven't found a costume yet for this coming Halloween then Buy Halloween Costumes Online or in a Halloween Store Near You. I'm pretty sure you are as excited as I am! Maybe most of you enjoyed the Halloween celebration last year by wearing Halloween costumes and joining a Masquerade Costume Adventure, or your kids had fun with the trick or treating with their best Halloween costumes. Well guys, if you have a photo of last year's celebration wearing your Halloween costume, you may join the contest called "Jack's Quest". Joining the contest is really fun and easy ! I actually entered and submitted a photo to them. I got the Adventure number: 114 and I hope I will win the contest!

Oh, by the way, you can click my "Vote For me" button above to cast your vote on my entry.You must be 18 years of age or above and a resident of the United Stated in order to participate. When you are done submitting your photo don't forget to place your own "Vote For Me" button on your Facebook page, MySpace profile or on your blogs so you can promote your contest entry so your friends can vote for you. This contest is decided by how many votes you get. Forty-five lucky winners will be chosen for the best adventure captured in picture or photography. Who knows you might be one of those who will win the grand prize of a gift certificate worth $200! So what are you waiting for? Look for your Halloween photo now and join the contest! Have fun and good luck to all!

Last weekend we went at Murphysboro to join the Apple Festival celebration. We watched the parade which lasted for about 2 hours. After the parade we enjoyed some fair rides, watched a band while eating and strolled around the fair grounds. There were about 20 (more or less) marching bands , floats, cheering squads from different schools, car shows, several mascots, beautiful ladies and cute little girls riding their floats, cars and golf carts, and other groups and organizations participated in the parade.

It was said that over 45,000 people attend the Apple festival each year. This festival is a five day celebration where numerous activities can be watched and enjoyed including an apple pie eating contest, evening stage shows, concessions, Ms. Apple Festival pageant, princess and prince contest, apple core throwing contest, Appletime 5K walk and run, museum exhibit, Apple time arts and crafts fair and more.
There are lots of pictures that I would love to share with you but I only chose a few of them.

Here are the photos that I took with my cam. Scroll down please.