How Secure is your Identity?

As I what I have said in my previous entry, my husband's debit card had a questionable transaction? Could it be identity theft? Now with lifelock we can make sure to protect our good name. Identity theft cannot only ruin our financial life, but our whole life itself.Remember that in the US when we apply for a job, apply for a loan whether it's a house or a car , these prospect employers and lenders will check how our credit. And if we have a bad history or if someone is using our identity.Then that would create a really big problem.Lifelock protects our identity and personal information for only $ 10.00 a month. That's pretty reasonable , and they guarantee up to a million dollar. With today's identity theft problem, we better start looking for a place who can help us ensure that our identify is well protected.

Weather

We have a weird weather here lately. This top photo was taken during my lunch break. It was very hot outside. It was about 96 degrees already. While the photo below was taken in the evening when me and my husband were going to church for the Wednesday evening Church. When we left the house , it was still sunny, but we didn't even arrived at church and this was the weather we saw. I thought that was a tornado getting ready to touch down and the scary thing was we were heading towards it. Yes we had a heavy rain yesterday, in which everybody at the church were thankful.

Smarter solutions

Have you heard about Lean Six Sigma? Smart Solutions offers a variety of training on Lean Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt. It offers a Six Sigma Education where you will be about business strategy consisting of process , organizational and technical change to increase customer satisfaction , reduce operational expenses and of course the most important things why you people wants to venture into business , THE PROFIT. Visit Smart Solutions Inc and you'll find the smartest solutions you have been looking for.

Dockers in Any Language

I watched this video that was being made for theDockers contest. The video was entitled " We speak your language" This video was made by shd0728.I didn't even realized that every country has a different term for pants. Like in the Philippines particularly in the visayas, we call it " pantalon". I like his phrase, no matter where you are , it only means one thing - Dockers.I would really like to make a TV commercial but I just don't have the talents or the creativity to make one. How I wish I have an artistic mind. So,if you've got your own style and a creative mind and if you want to win big prize, why don't you make a TV commercial for Dockers contest.


Dockers is one of my favorite brand. When we talk about dockers , we always think that it's only for men. But that's not true. My most favorite style is the Chino Pant. Dockers pants are designed with style and versatility in mind, these pants look great and fit right wherever I go. And I love their dresses too. Their pants and skirts and dresses has a very nice fit. You can really say, it's worth it.

Credit Card Scam

Last month, my husband's checking account had a questionable charges. We're not talking about just a few bucks. One morning as he was about to do an online banking, for some reason the bank prompt him to change his user name. And then he said " nah.. I have been using this user name since I opened this account." So he just let it go and didn't even bother try. After 2 days, I asked him to check his bank and he said it's still doing the same thing. So I finally told him, why don't you just change your user name ? He did change his user name and as soon as he checked his balance, he noticed that there was a $ 1487.00 transaction from the last minute dot com.

Somebody was trying to go on a vacation using someone else's money. As soon as he gets to his work he called the bank right away and informed them about the transaction . He called me at the office and told me that he already spoken to the bank and that they are going to check on it. I told him to cancel the card, and guess what? As he was trying to cancel the card , another transaction came in and this time it was about $ $ 1395. Well, they're all pending. Since it was weekend the day, we have to wait until Monday to call the bank again . Geezzz. what a hassle!!!

Then on Monday, he called the bank again and the bank faxed him some documents so he could file a dispute . And then on Tuesday the bank put all the money back into his checking account. There are really a lot of people out there who are "crooked".

Since then, we make sure that we check all our credit cards or debit cards and see if there's some suspicious transaction on our accounts. Btw, this crooked person started the transaction with just $ 11.95 . And I think when he saw that the transaction went through that's when he started charging his vacation package. Shame , shame, on him!

Reliable Flashlights

I always like to go camping, I remember when I was younger me and my siblings always like to go camping. And one thing that we make sure is that we have a flashlights. This is one of the most important things that you must have when you go camping. And I sure do wish we have a Surefire new flashlights back then. Surefire flashlights is quite simply the best flashlights in the world. Surefire new flashlights produces optimal beams....no dark holes, rings, hot spots or shadows. It is powerful,compact, rugged yet reliable. Summer is here, and this is the best time to go camping. Just make sure you got everything that you need, and don't forget the most important things, flashlights. And you can get the best flashlights there is at Surefire new flashlights

Kayaks

A friend of mine invited me and Megan to go kayaking today. Today is the best day for us to go kayaks because I only have about less than 3 weeks before we go to Minnesota. I was really looking forward to it since I have not tried to do it yet. But then my " aunt flow" arrives. Grrrr... ( Ladies I am not sure if you know what I am talking about LOL ). My husband even told me not to let " aunt flow" let me down.LOL. So I told Megan that we have to cancel it. I am sure Patrick was disappointed, but I can't help it. He was so excited about it too. I am excited too because I can finally met his daughter Hannah before me and my husband move to Minnesota. But maybe someday when I visit Charleston we are going to do that. Patrick has 3 kayaks and he said he is going to name one of his kayaks after me . Nice :)

Beauty Contest Worldwide

Do you have the winning look? Lookoftheyear is looking for people from all over the world to send their best pictures so use this chance to be the next model working in Paris, New York and Milan.Not only that you will be recognized , you can also win big bucks, a sweet 10,000 USD.

This is a really unique contest. This is an online beauty contest where everybody can join. And judged by none other than a million people who surfs onto lookoftheyear and votes . Even if you can't win, you have a big chance to be spotted by a modelling agency.

Bloggerwave is making a big wave

Is making a journal or blogging one of your favorite thing to do? Now you can earn extra money by writing about the things you love. Bloggerwave is now making a big wave in the advertising world. How about that, not only that you can enjoy the things that you love, which is blogging you can also make money. If you don't have a blog yet,now is the right time to start having one and start earning money.

Moving to Minnesota

" I am cold" or " it's so cold in here". These are some of my favorite lines. You might think that we live in the Northern part of the US but NO, we live in South Carolina where summer heat is very intense. It's very humid!Summer here it hotter than summer in the Philippines. We don't have snow down here. But it gets cold in the winter, especially for me that I don't like cold weather at all.

But in a few days, we will be moving to Minnesota. If 68 degrees is already so cold for me, how about negative 20 degrees? Can you imagine me being in one of the coldest states in the US? Oh my gosh!!!

We will be flying to MN next weekend for a house hunting trip. House hunting trip is one of the benefits of our relocation package.It took me hours last night to make book for a flight , hotel and rental car. Although the company will reimburse all the expenses, I still want to find the best deals and use coupons. We will be planning to just rent an apartment for a year and then buy a house. We are still trying to sell our house in Columbus Ohio, but it's really hard to sell a house nowadays. Housing market in the US is really bad right now and yet these construction company keeps building houses.

Anyway, back to our topic. Yes we will be staying there for 3 days and 2 nights for this house hunting trip. We already have an apartment that we wanted to look. I am really going to miss the weather in South Carolina and most of all my two Filipino friends and the people at church.

Friends around the Globe

I got this tag from GenGen. Thank you Gen :)

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2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. Just make sure to post this to each of the blog you added in the list.
3. Tag other online friends you know.You don’t need to be tag in order to join. If you want to join just post this one in your blog.
4. Let me know your blog’s name and url by leaving me a comment . I will add you to the master list.That way, everyone is happy and can meet new friends too!
5. Come back once in a while to get the master list! Let’s see how this makes our Technorati and PR goes up!
6. DO NOT REMOVE THIS: scrap page made by Yen. Using alphas and tapes from Kate H., flowers from Ida,paper by Catrine.

1. Me and Mine 2.Creative In Me 3.Little Peanut 4. Pea in a Pod 5. Sugar Magnolias 6. Chez Francine 7. Le bric à brac de Cherie 8. La Place de Cherie 9. The Joy OF Life Forever, 10. A Message From My Heart, 11. Wonderful Things In Life, 12. My Life's Adventure, 13. The Fountain Of Happiness, 14. Everything Under the Sun , 15. Woman Under God's Grace , 16. ADD YOURS.... !!!


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Now I am passing this tag to , Amor , Azillah , Femikey , Rose , Shela .

Getting a year older or younger ?

My birthday is one my favorite time of the year. A lot of people doesn't like it because that means they will become a year older.For me, age is just a number.

I kept a list of my family and friend's birthdays. Every time there's a birthday in the family , I always go to the store and buy cards to send to them. Isn't it wonderful if we already have a stock of cards that are so handy that we just have to go into where we keep them and send it the birthday celebrant? But now with birthday cards we can buy a bulk of birthday cards and be ready all the time when one of our friends or family members will have a birthday. So why spend more money buying $ 4.00 a piece,if you buy from cards direct it only costs between $ 1.50 & $ 2.00. If you have a big family like me that means you have a lot of people to send cards too.

One of the good features of cards direct is that you can personalized your card.There are so many ways to personalized your card, you can either chose a blank inside, or you can select a pre- designed verse, how about a custom greeting. Or if you would, you can add your own logo. Direct cards are not only specializing in birthday cards , but they have cards for all occasions. Birthday Blessings in the Spirit is one of my favorite birthday cards as I really believe that birthdays are a blessings from God.

Broken Sonnet

Lately , I have been hooked up with this Filipino soap opera " Kaputol ng Isang Awit" ( Broken Sonnet ). Although we don't a Filipino channel at home , we don't even have a regular cable to direct TV. I think having a cable at the house is just a waste of money since my husband and I don't watch TV that much.

But this Kaputol ng Isang awit really captures my heart. This is a story of Sarah Monteza a pretty , and a very talented daughter.She didn't know her real father is and her mother played by Snooky Serna can't talk . So it's kind of a sad story.This is actually the first thing that I do when I get home. Go to the Internet and watch my favorite soap opera :)

Paintballing

Would you like to play military but don't wanna be in the military? Do you like to play guns . I am not talking about the guns that kills you. I am talking about a gun that's fun to play with, I am talking about paintball guns. I have never really tried to play this type of game , but I would love to start playing this game. I think it's really fun to play this game at the beach. Where else I could buy this stuff other than the ultimate paintball store. They have Spyder, Smart parts, Dye,Empire, Draxxus paintball gear and many many more brands that you can find at their website. One of the top selling product is Tippmann x7, Tippmann 98 Custom,Tippmann A-5, Smart Parts Ion and Spyder Pilot ACS. Almost everything at their website is on sale.Ultimate Paintball offers the best price , plus they also offer free shipping. Nowadays which everything is so expensive it's to wise to find a store where they offer a free shipping to their customers.

Tag time

I got tagged by Twinks , thanks girl for this tag.


Rules:
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
3. At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

Now here's mine.

1. I love to eat rice ( yes everyday , I eat rice )
2. I like to sing
3. I don't know how to dance- ( Can someone teach me how? please... )
4. I played guitar ( just a little bit )
5. When at the house, I sit on my feet.
6. I stayed up late on Friday evening
7. I love shoes, purses and dresses
8. I collect T-shirts from other places, stamps , also collects bills and coins .I already have collections from about 50 countries.

Now I am tagging my wonderful friends from the blogging world, Laura , Ruby , Roselle , Wendy , Dixie , Lily , Weng .

Happy Blogging to all :)

Vacation of A lifetime

If you're planning to go on a vacation this summer but not really sure where to go.I have good news for you . Trusted Tours and Attractions is here to guide you. I always wanted to go to Las Vegas. When you talked about Las Vegas , first thoughts that come into our minds are the strips and neon lights. But that's not that only nice place to go. There are so many Things to do in Las Vegas ,like the Madam Tussauds Las Vegas Wax Museum. Get up close and personal at the world's famous Madam Tassauds Museum Las Vegas. Featuring lifelike wax creations of your favorite celebrties, you'll feel like you're on the A-list.

Or you can visit the famous Lake Mead.I just saw the picture of Lake Mead last night being feature as one of America's tourist spot attractions. You can explore the beauty of Lake Mead aboard the Mississippi style Paddle Wheeler The Dessert Princess topped off by a two hour visit to Hoover Dam .

Trusted Tours and Attractions offers discounted tickets to the best sightseeing tours in 23 cities across America. One of this city is New York . And by the way,they have a special promotion now where a person can win a $ 150.00 ITUNES gift card simply by signing up their Newsletter. So hurry up time is running out. visit Trusted Tours and Attractions and enjoy a vacation of a lifetime.

Thank God It's Friday

Are you all waiting for the weekend to come ? I know I am. This has been a long week. And today was a very long day for me. It was crazy day at work . I don't even have time to eat my lunch. I even leave the office late. But I am so thankful that is over now. And also thankful that I got home before it rains. Right now it's pouring so hard outside plus there's lightning and thunder.

Happy Friday everyone and May all of us will have a great weekend ahead !

Vista Print

When I was younger and Internet was unknown to everyone , I always have a stationary. Every time my mother goes to the city ( we live in a remote area ) I always asked her to buy me a stationary. And I always wanted to scented one. And today as I was reminiscing those old time, and was in front of the computer. I found this website called Vista Print . If you're looking for a place to get your printing needs, this is the place to be. I found that they're not only printing a business cards , they can also personalized my stationary. Wow, this is amazing. I hope I can have a scented paper too :)

They offer a variety of products like cheap address labels. As we all know everything is very expensive nowadays. Everybody wants to buy something cheap, yet something of good quality. They're not only having these very cheap address labels, they also make Signage, Invitations and Announcements, Business Cards, Cards, Notes and Stationary. Every you need either in business or personal Vista Print has it. Use vista prints in all your printing needs. At Vista Prints you can upload your own design, lowest price guaranteed and satisfaction guaranteed. Visit them now to get a FREE sample of their product line.

Facing the Giants

Me and my husband works different shift lately. Sometimes we don't even have time to talk to each other. He's in a swing shift and I tell you what, it's not fun for both of us. There were times that when he gets home I am already sleeping, ( 11:30 pm ) And by the time I have to left for work, my husband is still asleep. And when I come home he already left the house for work. But he was off yesterday and today he doesn't have to go to work until 11 pm . So after the gym, we decided to just watch a movie together. I think for the last couple of weeks, we've never turn the TV on.

Anyway, he was the one who choose what kind of movie we are going to watch and he chose FACING the GIANTS. This is a story of a person who couch the high school football team ,the Shiloh Eagles. He has been a coach for this team for 6 years but never leads his team to a winning season. "When faced with seemingly insurmountable professional and personal crisis, the idea of giving up has never come easier. It's only after an unexpected visitor challenges him to trust in the power of faith that he discovers the strength to persevere." This is a movie about faith , about trusting God , nothing is impossible with God.

After watching the movie , I asked my husband why he chooses this one. And his reply was I was just so depressed by that news about what happened in California today. If you're following the news, you might know what happened in California today. And as a Christian , we are saddened by it.

Advantage Car Rental

My husband travels a lot. In fact this year alone, he's been to South Korea and been to Minnesota three times already. And everytime he travels some place he always get a rental car. Pretty soon we will both flying to Minnesota and we are going to get rent a car by the time we land there. Advantage.com has a specials and discounts right now that I would to take advantage while we're in Minnesota. Since it's just me and husband we will be getting the cars with rates starting @ $ 19.99 /day. This offer is available in almost every market, but is subject to availabilitu. So what I am going to do is book early to make sure that I can get this wonderful special and discount. Noboby can beat that price. A truly special saving that is!

Summer is around the corner so if you and your family are planning to take a vacation. Why don't you visit rent a car and see what they got to offer. They have special rates on SUV's , new cars, vans, and trucks. And one more thing , advantage is America's first major rental company committed to going 100 % green. So what are you waiting for, check them now.

Power of A Mother's Influence

Yesterday was Mother's day. This is the day where we celebrate the day of the most influential woman in our lives, OUR MOTHERS!

In a family, the father is the head of the household, while the mother is the heart of the home. I just wanted to share some of the most popular or well known mothers in the Bible. And how these women affects the lives of their children. Let me put it in three category:

Mother's life

Rebekah- I think most of us knew who Rebekah is. She is Isaac's wife, Jacobs and Esau's mother. And I think we all know how she deceived her husband just so her favorite son Jacob can have a blessing. Although it was already prophesied that Jacob will be great, but Rebekah became impatient and she went too far to secure the blessings. When Isaac was getting ready to bless Esau, Rebekak dressed Jacob like Esau. What an example a mother can show to her son. An example of deceitfulness. And because of that bad example, Jacob has to flee and wasn't even able to see her mother until she dies. How sad. Rebekah is a woman of a bad example.

But on the other hand , we see Moses mother. When Pharaoh ordered to kill all the little boy . Moses mother hid him , she made a basket and sealed it so that the won't drown. What a picture of a Godly example.

Mother's Lips

Herodias was a a bad example to her daughter. When King Herod celebrated his birthday , Herodias daughter danced and it pleased him and he told her that she could ask whatever she wants and he will give it to her. Her mom told her to tell the king that she wants to have John the Baptist's head on the platter.

Then here is John's mother, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a righteous and Godly woman . And she dedicated her son the work of God. John was a different man, separated his life from the world. Elizabeth was total opposite person of Herodias!

Mother's Love

A mother will have a desire to share the faith to her children. Her love for her children can be revealed through her prayers and medication. Just like the woman in Mark 7:26 . She continued to plead and prayed until her daughter received healing.

I know my mother prays for me all the time. I know that she's been praying for my safety and good health, and also that I continue to live a godly life.

How about you? What kind of mother are you ? Are you like Rebekah that shows a bad example to her son or are you like Moses' mother? What are you teaching your children ? Are you teaching them by showing a godly life, or giving them example through our lips?

I don't have a child yet, and I am longing to have one. And I have been asking God to bless me even with just one child. And just like Hannah ( I Samuel 1:27-28 ) . I know that one day at His time He will bless me. And oh , what a glorious day would that be.

Ladies in Blue

As I was browsing pictures in the computer , I saw this one. This is me and Haley Elizabeth. This picture was taken last year on Mothers Day. Haley is such a beautiful girl with a very beautiful light blue green eyes. I didn't realized that we are both wearing blue, until I uploaded the pictures :)

Mahi Mahi

This is my supper tonight. Isn't it yummy? Rice and fish are the 2 most favorite foods of mine. I can eat these foods everyday and won't complain about it. I even eat rice for breakfast. A lot of people told me that I have to minimize my rice intake because it's not good for me. But I don't see anything wrong with it. They said that if I keep eating rice that I will gain weight. Oh well.

Anyway , this fish is called mahi mahi. I just marinate this with silver swan soy sauce and lemon and a little garlic , then bake it. It's really good. Although I eat a lot of rice, I have to make sure that I also eat lot of vegetables and fruits. And of my favorite is broccoli. AS you can see , I have rice , fish and broccoli :)

Prelude to Mother's Day

I got tagged by piebuko . Thank you Pie for sharing this to me

I have not been home since I been in the US. And I really miss my family especially my parents. I miss my mama so much. To all mothers out there , Happy Mothers Day.

Wimbledon 2008

I am a very fond of sports. As long as I can remember I have been involved in different kind of sports. Wether in school or even at a youth gathering at church. But then after college , I went to Cebu and work there. I still love sports, but because I am busy with my job, instead of being in a team . I just watch sports on TV. One of my favorite sports to watch is tennis. One of my favorite player is Martina Hingis. I have seen her played several times in the US open and in the Wimbledon. Last year's champion in the ladies singles in Venus Williams. This is actually her fourth title in 8 years. Wow, amazing isn't it.

Wimbledon's tournament this year will be held on June 23rd to July 6th. Watching them on TV is fun but I think it's more exciting when you watch them live. It's really different when you were watching them with the crowds. Right now, Wimbledon tennis tickets is available online. What an easy way to get a ticket and enjoy watching your favorite players playing in the most prestigous lawn tennis court in the world, where the most famous and the best tennis players in the world met . And it would be wonderful to be able to watch the game live. To all my friends who live in England, why don't you get Wimbledon tennis tickets for you and your friends and family and take them the game!

I am a Green Girl

I saw this in one of my friend's blog and I decided to take the quiz and see what color of a girl am I :) I think this is cute he he he

You Are A Green Girl

You feel most at home in a world of ideas. You're curious and logical - and enjoy a good intellectual challenge. You're super cool, calm, and collected. Very little tries your patience. Your only fear? People not realizing how smart and able you are!

http://blogthings.com/whatcolorgirlareyouquiz/">What Color Girl Are You?

SocialSpark.com

Have you heard about SocialSpark? It is owned by IZEA.This is the latest place where bloggers can connect with other bloggers. And aside from connecting people from other part of the world you can also earn money. Who doesn't want to earn at least a little bit. I like to earn extra. You'll never know that by SocialSpark, you will be able to met your long lost friend. Or maybe a classmate in Elementary. I think this place is a really wonderful place to reconnect with our friends and meeting new people online.Bloggers can make money by either placing advertisement on their blog or by writing sponsored content.Just like this one, this post is sponsored by IZEA.

This is actually different from other marketing website.Here you can add friends , you can send them messages. You can view other bloggers profile read about them , and if you want , you can request them to be added into your friends's list. I just signed up with SocialSpark not too long ago. And I am just started to view other members's profile and know a little bit about them. And also requesting them to see if they can be my friends. Here is the link of my profile with Social Spark, horizonviewer. I chose to put my own profile in here because my profile is very new and I wanted it to have more exposure to the blogging world. It's really easy to sign up with Social Spark. You too can make friends and at the same you can earn some extra cash.One thing that I don't like about social spark is the fact that we have to wait for opps before you can grab it and also they only give us 12 hours to complete the tasks. I wish they are going to give us at least 24 hours to complete it. So what are you waiting for, go ahead and visit SocialSpark and start making hundred of friends and hundreds of dollars .

Something Nice from Google

Guess what I received last week! A checque from Google. I was surprised when I opened the mail which I thought was just another junk mail. I think I already have that mail for about 3 days and then I finally opened it. And to my surprise it was a check from google. WOW. Amazing!!! This check is from the Google Adsense. I still have no deposited the check though, maybe I should wait for another one he he he.My husband told me to make sure I make a copy before depositing it for my record , and for tax purposes. I am hoping that my next surprise from google will be a page rank. That would be wonderful. To the people who click the ads in my blog, thank you so much.

Certified Teacher

I'm just done chatting with my sister . Wow! It's already 1 a.m. We were talking about everything, our parents, siblings , etc!

Then all of a sudden she told me to go to the PRC website to check the LET passers . She and eight of our neighbors went to Zamboanga City to take the teachers board exams. They don't have a testing center in Pagadian City. It was held on April 6 and the result was released on April 30. Among the 9 of them , she was the only one who passed the exams. Praise God! She was really excited and happy about it. And can't wait to tell our parents the good news ,but on the other hand she doesn't know how to tell her other examinees the sad news. Of course they will be devastated, they spend money and time only to find out that they didn't make it.

To my sister Edeza, Congratulations to you!