It's the last day of 2010 and it's 11 more hours to go guys. Wooohoooo! I just can't wait!

I hope and wish a Prosperous New Year to all of you my dear readers. Stay safe and be careful with firecrackers. Thank you for constantly visiting my emo blog site. I hope you enjoyed and learned a lot from my blog posts also. I know I'm not that good but I promise, I will continue to improve my writing.

But before the New Year comes, let me just take this opportunity to be thankful also for being part of this girl group - Davao Lady Bloggers. This year, I became a member and have joined their visit to Davao TLCShop. I've been wanting to join a group like this because I really want to learn more about beauty, fashion, cosmetology, health spa and other things a lady do.

Honestly, up to know – I still don’t know how to put make-up. I don't know what lipstick to use with the kind of lips I have. And I only use pony tail for my curly hair and a white powder for my face/cheeks. When going out, the usual get-up - jeans, rubber shoes and a shirt. Simple as that. And  take note, I've never been to any spa. (LOL!)

One of the good things that happened to me for 2010 was being able to travel and visit the wonderful places of the Philippines namely Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo and Boracay. Aside from that, it was also memorable because it was my first time to experience riding in an airplane. Yes, after more than 25 years of dreaming it - I have finally realized that dream and it happened twice for this year. That's why I'm so happy.

The first trip was last May 13-16 where we went to Cebu and Bohol. After 12 years, I've finally visited my high school Alma Mater (the Sisters of Mary School) and it was just nostalgic. Although we stayed only for a day I'm thankful that I get to visit Taoist Temple and Lapu-Lapu bridge  also. I've never been to these places when I was in Cebu during my high school days. While in Bohol, we had long hours of road trip. We went to Sagbayan Peak, Baclayon Church and museum,  Butterfly and Python sanctuary, Hinagdanan Cave and Loboc River.

It's been a month now that I subscribed to this wireless net connection. And for that span of time, it has been terrible and a huge struggle. The net connection is always intermittent, when visiting sites the loading takes much longer and when I'm downloading something, it takes days for it to finish.

But I don't have any option but to bear this because the only connection available in our area is wireless. PLDT, Globe, Bayantel and Smart Bro don't have any DSL connection here in our area yet. That's why I am making an appeal to these Internet Serivce Providers to please make the installation as soon as possible. I am working at home and getting a stable connection is what I badly needed. I believe you'll get more subscribers here. After all, almost all the people here in DECA Homes have computers.

My telephone signal is also affected because it is dependent to my net connection. Same thing with our TV, it can only get three clear channels (ABC, ABS-CBN, GMA). 

But forget about the TV and telephone because they are not my immediate concern. I just really want to have a stable connection. This is my major wish. So, I'm calling again all the Internet Service Providers here in the Philippines, please install a reliable internet connection here in Deca Homes, Mintal, Davao City.

UPDATE: Sky Broadband and PLDT DSL are already available here in Deca Homes. Mas nauna nga lang si SkyCable so sa kanila ako nakasubscribe ngayon. Nag-apply ako ng Super Saver Plan na 1299 (Cable + Broadband) na siya. So far okay naman ang connection. :) Meron na rin sa Globe kaso lng naubusan ako ng slot nung nag-apply ako. 

It's 4 days to go before Christmas! Yahooooo! I'm already excited. This will be our first Christmas in our new home and some of my cousins will be spending the Holiday with us.

Christmas is just the most wonderful time of the year. And just like the song of the Jackson 5, it's a time to give love and be kind to one of all. So let's forgive and forget, share and spread the love guys.

Talking about spreading the love, don't you know that Christmas is the best season to get engaged? I know you'll agree with me on this. As you too have lots of friends who got engaged this holiday season. Why? Because everybody is in the mood for celebrating and it has that magic and festive-ness that Christmas is known for. So guys if you pop-up that question and you make it as romantic and unforgettable for your special someone, you'll definitely get a "Yes" answer.

Anyway, if you are still looking for the right ring or engagement rings, wedding bands  and diamond wedding bands to give to your dearest one. Try checking World Jewels for that or simply click the above links.Their rings are just so beautiful! See photo example (it's my favorite!).

Happy Holidays!

As we fine tune our shopping lists for the holidays, keep in mind that there will be other deals during the up-coming weeks. They may not all be as big as the ones on the biggest shopping days of the year, but they will be significant in helping you save a lot of money. For that reason and many more it is vital that you think about the best ways to shop. Let’s say you want a television and you are looking online and realize the best deal is at Best Buy. Well you can order it online but you have to wait several days for it to get there and also hope that it is in good condition. You can go to the store to buy it buy the fact is that this television is being sold at such a great deal that there is no guarantee the store will have it in stock by the time you get there. That’s why you need to rely on websites for all your information, not only prices and research on the products, but location information as well.

There are now plenty of websites that can tell you exactly where you will be able to find the product you want, the exact store closest to you. So if you are thinking about getting something that is on sale from RadioShack or Guitar Center, you can find out online which one closest to you actually has it in stock without having to spend hours on the phone calling around. Using this new technology, you have the ability to merge the best of both online and in-store shopping. Use the internet to find which stores have the product you are looking for in stock at your local store, and at the lowest price. Then you can purchase that very item online, for in-store pick-up the same day.

After I have paid for the application of water and electricity in our new home I thought everything is already okay. But I was surprised when my mother called up saying that there is a water leak in our kitchen area and the toilets are slow or stopped up also that we will need the help of a plumber or a Duluth plumber.

It’s an additional cost/expense that can be very expensive and yet cannot be avoided. So in order for us to save plumbing costs, we tried to fix it by ourselves. We've cleaned and tried to remove the blockage in the toilet area but unfortunately it is still there. Our mason tried to close the leak by putting cement but the water continued to flow. So we don’t have any other option but warrant plumbers attention. Those people who are really expert into this kind of job like a Las Vegas sewer repair or Marietta water heater plumber.

But I don’t have enough cash so I tried different ways to save on plumbing repairs. I asked several plumbers about their rates of work to find the cheapest option. There are those whose pay in an hourly basis but as you have known, you can’t save much in this situation because everything has to go according to the plumbers timing. And most of the time, they would extend much hours working on it to get more hours of compensation. So dealing with a flexible plumber is a good one because they can be accessed easily. They work whenever it is convenient and their charges are lower. Also, it is easier to negotiate with them compared to hourly rate plumbers. And guess what, I was able to save half the price.

Black Friday is almost here and this means heavy shopping! But if you don't want to stand in line at stores you can definitely try Cyber Thanksgiving. Have you heard of it? 

It actually refers to online retailer's Thanksgiving Day promotions where we can get a bunch of great deals and free shipping. Just like this Beauty Sale from LuxuryParlor.com where hundreds of high end cosmetic products are offered in highly discounted prices. 

Products such as Christian Dior (a skin care product providing protection and perfect skin care), Borghese (come from the Tuscan Earth that combines luxury & science, nature & health) and Clinique ( a cosmetic product which is very concerned about comfort and well-being of all skins ) are offered at amazingly low prices. And if you order above $99 you will get the free shipping. Cool! 

Aside from all of these great prices, you can also find great gift packs suitable for Christmas gifts. So what are you waiting for? Head to the website now or scour the net for other great deals that you desire.

I was a working student back in College and one of the jobs that I have is being a tutor. I was able to teach elementary and high school students. And every after class I go to the tutorial center. It's like a classroom settings but you are limited to handle certain number of students so you can really pay attention to their needs.

During weekend also, I have a tutorial job. And most of these students who hire me as a tutor have difficulty with their Math subjects. A few examples are on how to solve Algebraic equations, linear equations and how to write standard form equations. As you know even if they are still elementary students, they already have these kinds of Math questions. All the more when they reach high school and college.

But it was a bit hard working on that kind of scenario. As I need to travel from one place to another and pay is not that good. So it's better if you are in a tutorial center or you teach your students online. In that way, you no longer need to travel and you are able to save more.

If you are interested to learn more about online tutoring, you can visit TutorNext.

Here are the basics steps:

First, you need to find a suitable domain for your website and make sure that it still available. After accomplishing such task, registering your desired domain name will come in handy.

Now after acquiring your own domain name, your next task is to get a good web hosting. There a lot of online sellers available in the market which you can find for this but choosing a web hosting service that is something superb is quite challenging. So you need to make sure that the server is fast, reliable, and comes with all of the features you need. It should be stable also and if the services they offer is worth the price for small to medium businesses. And of course, look for a web hosting company that gives you an excellent customer service.

But if you are looking for other than basic, try managed hosting, dedicated servers, VPS, colocation and others.Go check it out!

There are a lot of job opportunities which you can find online if you want to start working at the comfort of your home.

They are not only IT related but also other jobs such as an article writer, a virtual assistant or an online tutor. The latter, most of my friends who have this kind of job are English online tutors and they teach Korean and Japanese students. They follow a lesson for the basic grammar but sometimes their students would request to have it more like a chit-chat. They discuss any topics be it from politics, entertainment, life or love. As long as they talk in English and correct pronunciation and grammars are always followed.

Other subjects which have a higher demand of tutors are Math and Science. It's a known fact that most of the students find these two subjects really diffficut. And it is beneficial if students get Geometry help, Chemistry help, Physics help from their tutors.

This week's news on TV was full of drama.

There was the house demolition where you can see people lying on the streets - crying, throwing stones with the demolition team and others were running around with their knives. It caused heavy traffic in Metro Manila and there was just no crowd control and enough barricades that's why a lot of people had been injured too (so depressing) 

Second was the bar exam bombing where police said a member of a fraternity may have thrown a grenade at a rival group. It could have been a jubilant ending for the aspiring lawyers but it ended in a tragedy. As you have seen it on TV, you can see lots of stanchions in the crime scene and there were 47 injured students including one who was amputated with her two legs.