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Christmas is the season of gift giving and nothing can be more beautiful than a personalized and labor of love gift. Artscow is offering some great deals that you can avail so you can start creating those unique and personalized gifts that you can give to your relatives and friends this Christmas.

1. Customized Calendars. You can customize these calendars with pictures from front to back covers including the pictures that you want for every month. You can even add or mark dates that is special to the recipient such as birthdays and anniversaries of common friends. This calendar is available for only $10 which includes worldwide shipping already. You can also opt to have an 18-month calendar by just adding $3.

To avail of this promo, just use the following promo code:

Coupon Code: 2011CLDRS
Expiration: November 12, 2010

2. Free 18pcs 6”x6” Book Credits. Validate this book credit to your Artscow account and you can claim 3 6”x6” photo books every month over the course of half a year.

Coupon Code: 6M6X6BKS
Expiration: November 6, 2010
Effective Period: 6 months

You can add the credit to your account now and you can use it on saved projects.

As I posted in my previous entries, my sister ran as Kagawad in our barangay. Unfortunately, she did not make it to the top 7. There is a long story behind it but I would rather not talk about it.

What is important is that we discovered what type of people they are. And besides there is nothing to be bitter about. She has a wonderful career as a programmer and she can get any tech jobs she wants because she has a very good education.

My family got a bit disappointed at first with the result of the election but I told them, all is good. We still have life after election. LOL. And at least now our life will be more quite and my mom can now concentrate in taking care of her two grand children.

But I am glad they were able to recover right away and they already accepted my sister’s fate. Maybe she is not born to become a politician after all.

I can’t believe that 2010 is almost over. I remember I promised myself when 2010 entered that I will really try to live a frugal life and start with our savings account. But it is almost November already and in just three months, a new year will begin but I still don’t have enough savings on my account.

So when a friend referred to me the site of United States Gold Bureau, I got really interested as they can help me in investing in gold like gold coin, gold bar and gold bullion.

Gold is a very solid and stable investment as it does not depreciate over time. It can also be easily converted to cash as it is universally accepted.

I will start with gold bullion as my initial gold investment so I can start my 2011 right by investing my money instead of just spending all of it in shopping.

It is past 12 midnight already and my night is just beginning as I have to stay up late to work on some of my pending work. (Welcome acne! So I am sure I will really need acne product as I will have acne breakouts because of this). Then I will only be able to work for one hour or less before Jacobo wakes up to fee so I have to stop working to attend to Jacobo's needs.

I know it is my fault as I should have started working right away as soon as I reached home. But instead of working I watched Survivor Philippines and the Amazing Race Asia first before I went ahead to start working so now it is already 12:31 AM and I still have tons of work to do.

So goodbye for now as I have to go offline and close Twitter and Facebook so I can concentrate on what I am doing so I can go home soon.

Cebu Pacific has released yet another offer for their avid customers coming from Clark and for those who want to visit the beautiful Osaka, Japan.

They want to boost their Osaka route and so they are cutting down their Japan fare by 66% by offering a “Go Lite” Manila to Osaka route for only P1,999. This is valid for travel from December 1, 2010 until February 28, 2011. You can book this Manila to Osaka “Go Lite” fare from October 30, 2010 or until seats last.

Guests coming from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark can also avail of an amazing promo from now until October 30 for travel from December 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011. Their Clark to Cebu route can be availed for only P499 for “Go Lite” fare. Their Clark to Macau route is also on sale for only P999 ‘Go Lite’ fare. The P1,499 ‘Go Lite’ seats are also up for grabs from Clark to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.

So what are you waiting for, grab this promo now.

My friend who works at the hospital shared with us her sentiments because she encountered a number of patients who experience extreme pain and suffering because of a hip replacement. This may be due to a hip replacement system of DePuy Orthopedics.

Just a few months ago, Johnson & Johnson had a Depuy hip recall of their hip replacement system because they received a number of complains because like pain, swelling, inflammation and tissue damage.

It is not really the choice of the victim to have a hip replacement but they have to do it for health reasons and so it is really sad to know that they will encounter such problems. But luckily they can always file for a product liability claims like Accutane lawsuit and the lawyers of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerathlaw firm can help them.

Product liability claims is a complex process and it is really a must that victims of DePuy should get lawyers who really know the ins and outs of product liability claims so they will be sure that they can get a claim.

I feel bad after hearing my friend’s story but relief in a way as I know that O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath can help the victims win their case.

O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949.

This just came in today and so before I search for acne scar creams, let me post this one first as the promo will start at 12 midnight today.

PAL is giving out a Pay Day Treat and is offering low fares for their domestic destinations with an unbelievable price of only P788. Booking period is from October 28 to 29, 2010 for travel from November 4 to December 15 2010 and/or January 10 to March 15 2011.

Oh my gosh I am so tempted to book a flight either to Bohol or Boracay for our 6th year anniversary this coming January. I know I should be saving up for a possible major trip this coming June 2011 but I also would want to have a beach escapade for our anniversary.

So I will try my luck later and if ever I find a flight that is on sale on the date that I like then I will take it as a sign that we are really meant to have a vacation come January. So wish me luck guys.

Look like my husband will need a natural migraine treatment as for sure he will have migraine attacks again after dealing with our contact at Toyota.

Our car has been hit by a delivery van a few months ago which left a big dent and scratch at the passenger side of our car. Thankfully we got insurance so almost all the expenses is covered except for the participation fee that we have to pay. We left the car with them and they said that lead time will be for a minimum of three weeks. After three weeks, we received a call from our contact in Toyota and he was insisting that our back sensor is broken and it has not been working when we brought it in to the shop.

My husband was really surprised as we even used the car before bringing it in and our back sensor is still working. We don’t want to arrive at a conclusion right way but looks like they accidentally damaged the back sensor when they dismantle the car during the painting job.

My dad went to Toyota at their Customer Service department to report the incident as we are 100% sure that our back sensor was in good working condition when we brought it in. After hours of discussion with the customer service agent and after all the technicians, mechanics and supervisor has been interviewed, they agree to replace the back sensor at no fee.

We should have been happy with what they did but lo and behold, after using our car for only two days, the back sensor is not working again. My husband will be bringing the car to Toyota again tomorrow and we hope that everything will be sorted out....eventually.

I spent a lot of time browsing the net and calling hotels yesterday to look for a Halloween event where I can take B, Jacobo and my two other cousins to celebrate Halloween. All the hotels that I called yesterday don’t have an event for kids this Halloween. EDSA Shangri-la have a Halloween event but the theme is rock star and B and Jacobo’s costume is not in sync with that theme so I did not consider that as the event that we can go to on the 31st.

I was already loosing hope until I received this email from SM Advantage exclusive to their members. They are having a Galactic Halloween adventure with their show, “The hunt for Blurb.” This show will run from October 30 to 31 only and it is about Dr. Bunsen Burner’s adventure as he looks for his friend Blurb.

And as an exclusive treat to SM advantage, SM Prestige and BDO card holders, you can earn 3x rewards point when you present your card upon purchase of ticket at the Science and Discovery Center.

We have long been planning to bring B here so I guess this is the perfect time to treat her for an adventure at Science and Discovery Center at SM Mall of Asia.

I am really not good in resisting sales. Today is the last day for the Door buster deals of Old Navy and since I have a deadline to meet before the promo expires, I did not think twice and just shopped and shopped for jeans, t-shirts and shoes for Jacobo and B.

If only I have Forex trading software then I will have better understanding of the value of dollar then maybe there might be a chance that I can control my shopping and just save my money.

But who can resist an offer such as this:

• 50% off on selected items
• Additional 10% off even on items that are already on sale
• Free shipping for orders $50 and above (and for sure I hit the $50 minimum required so I got the free shipping too).

Anyways I shopped for clothes and shoes which are essential and not just want, right? And Jacobo and B really need new pair of jeans so I guess my shopping for today is justified. LOL.

This coming All Soul’s Day, my in-laws will all be going home to Bicol to visit and pay respect to my mother-in-law. I would have wanted to go to accompany hubby but I don’t want to leave Jacobo behind again. I even don’t have enough breast-milk supply as I can’t express enough milk to leave behind to Jacobo as I am already back to work.

So hubby and I agreed that B, Jacobo and I will not be going with him this time. Hubby will leave on the 31st of October via Air Phil to Legaspi and he will be picked up by his siblings there before they head to their hometown in Sorsogon. Then they will head back to Manila the next day.

I am glad that hubby will just be gone overnight as it is really difficult to be left behind with two kids. But it will be harder if we tag along two kids, one newborn at that, with us going to a remote area so I guess this setup is really much better.

As you grow older, you tend to think your life through and sometimes you will really feel that life is short and precious and that you should not waste your time and would rather start doing the things that can make you really happy.

I guess this is what happened to my friend as she just gave up her work to find her true passion, a career in the fashion and beauty industry. She quit her job and enrolled in the beauty course of Regency Beauty Institute, cosmetology school in Phoenix.

Regency Beauty Institute has a good reputation when it comes to beauty schools as they really give their students comprehensive training. Their campuses are well equipped that it is like their students are working in a real high end salons so they really get the best hands-on training. They even have a placement program wherein they help their students find a job in salons, cruise ships and even runways after graduating from the course.

I am really happy for my friend as I know that she finally found the thing that will really make her happy.

All my friends are getting crazy creating their photo book from Artscow. Who wouldn’t when they can get the layouts and the printing for free and all they have to pay for is the shipping. Some of my friends ordered minimum of five photo books each from the promo.

I haven’t find the time to sit down to create my own photo books but I really, really wish I will be able to find time as I have a lot of pictures just sitting on the CD and it will be really nice if I can have them printed in a photo book format.

But if you wish to avail of some of Artscow other promo, then here is a list:

1. New product: Rubber Name Stamper
Price: $3.99 each with free shipping
Coupon Code: STAMPME
Expiration: October 31, 2010

2. Christmas Ornaments
Price: $1.99 which comes with a free shipping
Coupon Code: ONMT2010
Expiration: October 23, 2010

3. Photo Watches
Price: $15.99 with free shipping
Coupon Code: TIMELESS
Expiration: November 2, 2010

It will be pizza, pasta (and maybe beer) night for Jacobo’s 4th month birthday celebration later (so I will really need the best stomach fat burning after this occasion to help me burn those unwanted fats in my tummy).

My sister will actually be treating us and we will order our favorite Pizza and Pasta from Yellow Cab. This is her treat to us after getting her first pay cheque from her new job. She and her boyfriend will drop by at SM San Lazaro later to get the pizza and the pasta and I also asked her to buy a cake for Jacobo and it will be one feast at our house later. I think my aunt will also be cooking Crispy Pata too.

I can already imagine the spicy Charlie Chan Pasta and the four cheese pizza that I love. Burp!! Just thinking about it makes me really hungry already. I can’t wait for later.

My husband and I have been working really hard to earn for our family in a very decent way. Aside from our day job, we both have sideline work to add to the budget of our family. Sometimes we feel tired because of our busy schedule but we are just doing it as we want to give the best for our family. The money that we get from our day job is the one that we use to support all our household expenses like electricity bills, groceries, supplies for the kids and the like. And the salary that we get from our side job is the one that we set aside as our savings.

Just like now, we are considering on buying gold coin as our first gold investment. A friend introduced us to the site of United States Gold Bureau and we really learned a lot after reading the information about gold investment from their site. We learned that gold is a very stable investment as it does not depreciate in time unlike other investments so it is really a safe way to preserve money.

As parents we only want the best for our kids and so we will never get tired of working just so we can earn to give our kids a decent and comfortable life.

If you have kids, expect that over time, your house will be overflowing with toys. That is how our house looks like now.

Since B is our first child we were really excited as parents that we bougth lots and lots of toys for B. Every year we also have a party for B and so she will always receive lots of toys as gifts from our relatives and friends. The same is true every Christmas. And now that we have Jacobo, I am sure we will accumulate more toys for him also.

Now that Christmas is coming, we are starting to think now on what gift we want to give to our two kids. I know I sometimes complain that our house is a real mess with all the toys scattered around but I guess kids just love toys and it is really something that they will not get tired of receiving.

So I guess even if we don’t have space in our house for more toys, it will still be our gift for them this Christmas as I love the look in their eyes every time they open a gift with their favourite toys inside.

It is just 71 days to go before Christmas so Christmas is really just around the corner. This means that it is time for me to start with my Christmas shopping to beat the Christmas shopping rush:

1. For my nephew, I am thinking to get him one of those xbox games because I saw how he loves playing with his xbox. I asked his mom and some of his favourite games are Crackdown and Call of Duty which are games for xbox 360 so I might get him one of those as he still don’t have this xbox game yet.
2. For my mom and sister, I am just waiting for the next sale from Magnums and I might get each of them a medium Le Pliage bag.
3. For B, I might get her the kid’s camera from Vtech so she can start practicing taking pictures and who knows, she might be like her dad one day.
4. I still don’t have an idea yet on what to get Jacobo but I am looking at the different toys from Lamaze.
5. For myself, I am drooling over a “G” bag so hopefully my friend will agree to get one for me when she goes to Paris next month.

This is just my partial Christmas shopping list as I still have a lot of persons to add to my list so I am sure my credit card will be maxed out again in the coming months.

My sister is a Computer Science graduate and she recently graduated a few months ago. But before she looks for technology jobs, she decided to run for public office first as a Barangay Kagawad in the coming barangay election.

My mom is the incumbent chairman but she already served for three terms already and by law, she can be in public office for three consecutive terms only. Our neighbours are actually telling my mom to ask either me or my brother to replace her as the chairman but neither of us was interested as we are both busy with work and family.

And so we did not thought that our little sister will be interested in politics as she told my mom that she wants to run as a Kagawad. If you will ask me, I want my mom to be the last politician in our family as I don’t like politics, I don’t like the intrigues and the stress and I don’t want any of my family to experience that. But looks like my sister is really serious and she really wants to serve our barangay like my mom and so we are giving her our full support.

To my sister, we wish you good luck and we hope that you will win as one of the kagawads in the coming barangay election. We will be here to support you all the way.

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I am really glad I have discovered the site of WholesaleInsurance.net as it makes my job of looking for the best term life insurance very easy.

Apart from the dancing flight attendants on board, one more reason why you should book a flight with Cebu Pacific is because they are offering seat sale again for their flights to Hong Kong.

They will increase their frequency of flight from Manila to Hong Kong to keep up with the demands of their ever loyal customers. Starting November 24, 2010, they will fly from Manila to Hong Kong five times daily and to celebrate that, they will be giving low seat sale fares for as low as P1,499 from now until October 6, 2010 or until seats last. This is valid for travel from December 1, 2010 until January 31, 2011.

‘Go Lite’ seats are also available for Cebu to Hong Kong flights for only P1,999.

So what are you waiting for? Book your tickets now as Go lite seats really go fast.

People dream to have their own business, especially Filipinos who are known to be business minded persons. I too aim to have my own business in the future.

But actually I've already started venturing into this but then it is in partnership with my brother. I still want to have my own or probably hubby can be my business partner by then.

And so before we start pursuing this we both know that we still need to work hard for the capital that we will need. This is why hubby and I often work overtime to save enough money to start with our plans. We are also thinking of applying for loans or we can also start investing our money by buying gold bullion since this can be a great source because its value doesn't depreciate as often as any other luxurious things we buy.

We are obviously doing this for our family especially to our kids' future as we always want to give them the best.

I am so itching to go somewhere this December or January to celebrate the holiday season and Hong Kong tops my list. We were at Hong Kong November last year and we just love the weather during that time, it is not too hot or too cold so we wanted to go back when it is still winter in Hong Kong.

Well aside from the fact that I will have a reason to shop for womens boots that I can wear during our stay there, I would love our kids to experience Disneyland during the holiday season as I know that they have special shows, parades and attractions during the Christmas season. This will be a perfect Christmas gift for our kids. It is also the best time to go as B is off from school during that time also.

I guess I better start looking for affordable packages now if I really want to make this plan happen.

Because I am desperate to loose weight, I want to know what is three best dfiet pill on the market today so I don’t have to make a trial and error on which products work.

But before I start doing my research, let me post this great promo from Manila Ocean Park first.

The Manila Ocean Park if offering big discount on entrance fee for one of their newest attraction, the Musical Fountain Show. This show is similar to the Songs of the Sea show in Singapore and they are saying that it is even better. This is the country's first and grandest musical fountain show which includes a display of fire, music, and laser lights.

The entrance fee for this show is Php 300 per head on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays and Php 250 per head on Wednesdays to Fridays. But they are offering this show right now for only P50 entrance fee. All you have to do is register online and wait for the P50 coupon to be sent to you via SMS. Just save this text message and present this at the ticket booth so you only have to pay P50 to watch this great show.

I already registered and received my SMS coupon and we are planning to watch the show with B this weekend.

Last Saturday was the last day of B in her swimming class for the 1st quarter session. I was actually thinking through if she should continue for another quarter as it is sometimes difficult to keep up with our busy weekend schedule because of the classes that B needs to attend. But hubby and I always dreamed of our kids to becomes athletes someday and collect their sports trophies and so if it means we have to wake up early every Saturday to bring her to class and to sacrifice our schedule to have time for B, then by all means we will do that.

B is really doing good in her swimming class and her head coach told us that she will train B to become an athlete someday as she can also see the potential in B. And besides, B is really enjoying her swimming class and as parents, we are just here to support our kids with whatever they want to be in the future.

So after taking B to her ballet class today, we will just rest for a bit, eat lunch and then head straight to CSA in Makati for B’s swimming class.

A lot of us would think that money is very important. Well I definitely agree with that. Money is one of the motivations of the people to strive and work hard just to save money to sustain their every need and expenses.

I must admit that money motivates me lot especially now that I have 2 kids. My eldest is coming to the big school already, and sooner than later, my baby boy will soon join schools for babies like Gymboree and little gym as well.

So this only means that I'll be needing a lot of money for the expenses. This is the reason why hubby and I are thinking of expanding our investment and try new things like gold coins aside from our current business and real estates. I've learned that gold can be a good asset because of the fact that it's value doesn't cheapen as often as cars and the like.

For now, hubby and I are still discussing about it since this will involve a big amount of money.