MommyAllehs Up-Close And Personal

Striking a balance: Flirting 101

2008-08-22T01:05:00.001+08:00

Not everyone can be a flirt. You must have the guts and suave delivering a smooth line to catch someone attention. You must strike a balance between being confident and humble. Most of the time, this is normally the cause in failing to flirt. Too confident usually leads to being too arrogant and being timid will leave you an impression of being a wuss.

Try to have some practice by participating in the Ultimate Flirting Championship brought to you by Extreme Style by VO5. Here you can test your flirting abilities without the risk of being dump personally. Once you have enough experience in the art of flirting, you can try to practice it in real life. Just try to avoid some senseless and sometimes rude pick-up lines that will turn off your target instead of getting him/her. This will keep you achieving what we call the Victory Hair.

Magazine

2008-08-22T00:51:00.008+08:00

The magazine is really useful to me as I'm being a stay-at-home mom, it helps to pique my interest. I sometimes get inspiration and ideas. I really like the magazine cover and how it is getting better and better. The articles are really colourful and fun, excellent piece of work. I should say very informative and interesting.

To infinity and beyond!

2008-08-18T22:43:00.004+08:00

Since I was a kid, I really do love watching cartoon movies specially Disney movies. And now that I have my own daughter, we both share (with my husband of course) our fond of watching Disney movies. Marielle loves watching princess movies like Cinderalla, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. She even have her own princess costume.

When I got the chance (and the money hehe), I would like to have a DVD/Blu-Ray collection of these wonderful Disney cartoons that we have watched. Hopefully you like them too :)

1) Toy Story
2) Aladdin (This is my hubby's favorite. He even knows all the songs from this
movie)
3) Cinderella
4) Hercules
5) Sleeping Beauty
6) Mulan
7) The Little Mermaid
8) Finding Nemo
9) Tarzan
10) Pocahontas
11) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
12) Monsters Inc
13) Lion King
14) Cars
15) Ratatouille

Recently I have discovered a great item from Screenlife Games. It is the Disney Bingo game. This game offers a high-tech twist on our old favorite bingo game. It also lets the kids to learn about numbers, colors and matching skills as they play bingo with their favorite Disney characters. Even adults can enjoy playing the game as it features our beloved Disney characters.

If you are interested, you can find the details of this game at either Amazon.com, Drugstore.com or at screenlifegames.com website where they also offer other great games.

Your Universe

2008-08-18T22:13:00.006+08:00

My hubby loves listening to music. He said that he has no particular genre he likes, it can be alternative, slow rock, rnb, classical and even heavy rock. What he focuses on is the lyrics of the song and what meaning it portrays. He already dedicated a lot of songs to me. The 1st song he dedicated to me was If You're Not The One by Daniel Bedingfield. I was very touched by the song and he even cried when he sang it to me.

And as we just had celebrated our 1st year wedding anniversary, he have another song dedicated for me. The song is entitled Your Universe and it was written and performed by a Filipino artist named Rico Blanco. He used to be the main vocalist and composer of the Filipino band Rivermaya.
I have included the music and lyrics in this post so that I can share with you all this beautiful song. Hope you like it as much as I did :)

Your Universe
by Rico Blanco

Tell me something
When the rain falls on my face
How do you quickly replace it with
A golden summer smile

Tell me something
When I feel in tight and afraid
How do you know just what to say
To make everything alright

I don’t think that you even realize
The joy you make me feel when I’m inside
Your universe
You hold me like I’m the one who’s precious
I hate to break it to you
But it’s just the other way around
You can thank your stars all you want but
I’ll always be the lucky one

Tell me something
When I’m about to lose control
How do you patiently hold my hand
And gently calm me down

Tell me something
When you sing and when you laugh
Why do I always photograph my heart
Flying way above the clouds

I don’t think that you even realize
The joy you make me feel when I’m inside
Your universe
You hold me like I’m the one who’s precious
I hate to break it to you
But it’s just the other way around
You can thank your stars all you want but
I’ll always be the lucky one

I don’t think that you even realize
The joy you make me feel when I’m inside
Your universe
You hold me like I’m the one who’s precious
I hate to break it to you
But it’s just the other way around
You can thank your stars all you want but
I’ll always be the lucky one

You can thank your stars all you want but
I’ll always be the lucky one

I’ll always be the lucky one

I’ll always be the lucky one

Winning Friends - Why Do We Need Them?

2008-08-15T22:05:00.003+08:00

Thanks for the sweetness Madz for this award. Indeed, we are very lucky to have been able to make friends out of blogging and we should be thankful in every opportunity we encounter. "A hug is worth a thousand words, a friend is worth more."

We need friends for many reasons,
all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us
when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts 4. My Life's Rollercoaster Ride 5. Madz Life's Diary 6. Madz Wedding in Mauritius 7. MommyAllehs Up-Close and Personal 8.YOU

I am now Spreading the poem of friendship to the ff: Bernadeth, C.A "t'que", Armywife24 , Carol and Ann

Greetings Around The World

2008-08-14T11:27:00.004+08:00

A tagged given by aikoaiko, Thanks!

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Memes are a great way to link everyone together. In Cyberspace, many people use English as the Universal Language and say Hi, Hello and more. Have you tried learning other languages of the same meaning? Let's get to know each other by placing a welcome/hello greeting in your language and spread it over all bloggers in cyberspace.

Rules:

Copy the text from Start Copy Here
Post it in your blog. Make sure you copy it in compose mode (blogger) or visual mode for the others. This will enable you to copy all your friend's link as well. Have fun doing it.
In the next number, add your blog url and link it
Add the greetings that you use frequently or one that is in your traditional language.

Konichiwa Meme by AikoAiko

1. All About Kawaii says Konichiwa
2. MommyAllehs Up-Close And Personal says Mabuhay! Hello! Hi!
3. Your Blog says

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I posted this tag to all who come by my blog. Join us and have fun and get to know more friends, everyone!

: Spread the BLOG LOVE !:

2008-08-13T23:02:00.003+08:00

This is from JennyL, Thank you for inviting me to join here by spreading the BLOG LOVE.

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(Pls. don't remove) Credits: Elements/Paper by Dani Mogstad/ Layout by JennyL

Rules:
1. Don't remove the credits when you post the image
2. Please link back to the person who tagged you and pass this tag to many of your friends
3. If you have more than one blog, please post this to all of your blogs so your other blogs can be listed to the master list too.
4. Remember to come back here at A SLICE OF LIFE (pls. don't change this link)and leave the exact post url so I can add you to the master list to help increase our rankings and improve our Technorati Authority.
6. Spread the BLOG LOVE FEVER!!

BLOGGERS: 1. Jenny Said S o 2.) Simply Jen 3.) This and That 4.) Bargain.Sales.Deals. 5. A Slice of Life 6.) Aussie Talks 7. When Mom Talks 8. Mommy Talks 9 Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps 10 All Kinds of Me Stuff 11 The Salad Caper 12. Winding Creek Circle 13. InkBabyStudios 14. Me and Mine 15. Creative in Me 16. For the LOVE of Food 17. Little Peanut 18. Pea in a Pod 19. It’s Where the HEART Is 20. Around the World 21. SugarMagnolias 22. Nita's Random Thoughts 23. Nita's Corner 24. Nita's Ramblings 25. Batuananons 26. Thomas Web Links 27. Filipino Online Community 28. Thomas Travel Tales 29. Bohol Paradise 30. My Wandering Thoughts 31. Arts and Entertainment Center 32. Great Finds and Deals 33. Make Money Online 34. Entertainment News and Beyond 35. Erlinda's Wandering Thoughts 36. TnT Kit 37. Aha Mama! 38. A Zone for Digiscraps 39. RazorianFly :] 40. WebGeek Journal… 41.All About The Memories 42. Spymama 43. Alamak OiOi 44. HasH's Personal Blog 45. MommyAllehs Up-Close and Personal 46.YOUR BLOG HERE
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NOW, I am spreading the BLOG LOVE to all my Co-Bloggers... go go spread the love!!!

You complete me

2008-08-12T23:47:00.002+08:00

Me and my hubby are suckers for romantic/comedy movies. Films like Music and Lyrics, Something's Gotta Give, You've Got Mail just to name a few. What normally catches our attentions are the lines gave out by the actors and actresses that are quite touching. One of our most favorite lines came from the movie Jerry Maquire which was starred by Tom Cruise and René Zellweger. There was this part that Jerry (Cruise) tells Dorothy (Zellweger) how much he loves her by saying to her "You complete me". That was one of most memorable scene that we have seen. It was very romantic.

And due to the popularity of the movie and that line itself, you may find some people when they try to flirt their way to their partners. Not all of course are successful in this art of flirting. But you can try to test your skills in flirting by joining the Ultimate Flirting Championship. This event is brought yo us by Extreme Style by VO5. Win your way to your guy or girl that will "complete" you.

Thomas & Friends Live on Stage!

2008-08-12T23:24:00.005+08:00

"Thomas Saves the Day", We just bought some tickets for the Thomas and Friends show. It will be held on September 3-7 at Singapore Expo. It's been a while since the last show we watch. I believe it was August last year when we watch Hi-5 show. Tickets are running out fast, we only manage to get the second best seats as the front rows is already sold out. We look forward to watch the show.

Yakitori Stick

2008-08-12T16:58:00.006+08:00

Tori-Q
- is a store specializing in Japanese Yakitori
- sells chicken, pork, chicken balls etc. from S$1.00 per stick
- TORI-Q Bento is one of the popular items, containing Japanese rice with seaweed, pickles and yakitori sticks of your choice.
- the taste is soooooo delicious
- it is my husband favorite weekend meal hehe

Move ahead with Cisco

2008-08-12T12:28:00.000+08:00

Internet has become an integrated part of our lives. In the modern world where one can easily connect with millions in a few seconds, one can say that though the world seems smaller now, bigger challenges awaits us, specially if you are into Information Technology. In the recent trend, IT related jobs are becoming more and more in demand so people are more likely to align themselves in the ever growing population of the industry. More people means more competitions. And in order to compete and eventually win, one must be always updated in the latest technologies and knowledge. It has actually become one of the requirements just to enter the IT industry.

One such requirements is the Cisco Career Certifications. These are IT professional certifications for Cisco products that mainly focuses on computer networking. Having this certification opens up a whole wide opportunities to someone who is qualified. It can be considered as one of the "must-have" for anyone working in the IT industries.

One example is my case. I have degree in Computer Science but I never actually made use of it in my actual job since it was not in the IT field. Right now since I'm only a housewife, I plan to find a job which is suitable to my educational background. I'm considering taking a Cisco training for me to be familiarized with the current technologies. Then later, take the test and hopefully get my Cisco Certification. That will definitely boost my chance on getting the right job for me.

So if you want to be on lead of the competition, move ahead with Cisco certification and be on the top!

Things that I like so far...

2008-08-12T12:20:00.001+08:00

~> Book that I'm currently reading
* The Second Virginity Of Suzy Green (for the second time)

~> Music/Songs that are stucked in my head right now
* New album of Celine Dion - Taking Chances

~> My handphone. I find it quite sensitive since I always accidentally activate the touch button and call my husband
* Samsung U700

~> Movie that i'm eager to watch
* Something's Gotta Give, actually it's a 2003 movie so it's kinda old *wink*

~> A perfume that I'm eyeing to have but not have enough money yet
* b-spot from benefit my new spot, it has a light and fruity scent, a floral mixture of freesia, mango, blackcurrent and tangerine mixed with white orchid and amber. I will definitely buy one for myself but it's kinda expensive *wink*

~> Magazines that makes me amazed on how fashion & beauty rolled out so far ahead of the actual season.
* herworld and Elle, What's in? What's out?

~> My blog
* yes, i'm having fun blogging and I have a blog to keep me busy. This will be my so-called online diary.

That's all for now! Happy reading everyone!

Having some wrist pains?

2008-08-11T01:44:00.000+08:00

A word of caution to those working very long hours in the office. If you are working most of the time in front of your PC or laptops, you are one those who are at high risk of having this condition. It is called carpal tunnel syndrome. For those who are not aware, carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition where a nerve called the median is being compress at your wrist that will lead to pain and muscle weakness at your forearm and hand. Though there are really no known causes of it, one common factor in developing this conditions are your hand use activities. Prolonged and repetitive activities including the improper positioning of your hands when you use the keyboard is one of the most common factors. Stress can also be a factor to this and another factor is physical trauma like having bone fractures and dislocation to name a few.

Currently, there are a lot of so called 'cures' to this syndrome.Some are as simple as just taking medications, others need to undergo physical rehabilitation and for more serious cases, surgery is needed. For those who are on early stages of the syndrome, one can have the carpal tunnel relief by using the IMAK Smartgloves. IMAK is a company that focuses in preventing and giving reliefs for wrist pains due related to Carpal Tunneling. This is by repositioning your hand and arm to the proper position when doing physical activities.

So if you or your friends are experiencing wrist pain, do not waste more time and have it checked. Have some relief by using the IMAK Smartgloves and help prevent more serious conditions of the carpal tunnel syndrome.

Getting fit while having fun

2008-08-11T01:24:00.000+08:00

Last weekend, my husband and I decided to buy Wii Fit, a fitness game for the Nintendo Wii console. Inside the box include the Wii Fit game and the Wii Balance Board. So far we use it everyday (actually during night) and with it, the whole family really enjoyed doing exercises and workout. Actually, today I sweated it out doing the hula hoop activity hehe. It was really fun. Now, I can say that our room turned into a fitness center for the whole family with Wii Fit.

The Art of Flirting

2008-08-11T01:00:00.004+08:00

I do remember when I was still working, my colleagues always told me that I have this certain look. They call it my "masungit/suplada" look. Honestly I do not do this intentionally just to fend off people. I guess this is just the default face that I have and I guess I want to make it clear that I am not really a snobbish person...well maybe not most of the time hehe I sometimes do make this face whenever I am with someone that is either I do not like or quite rude but I'm really quite a nice person...from within hehe

I think instead of turning away people, my look actually attract more people. They said that being "masungit" makes them feel challenge to get to know more about a person and some even find it quite attractive. So sometimes it is quite hard to get the expected reaction that i want since sometimes the opposite thing happens.

And for some, they also use this look to flirt with someone they find quite attractive. They would like to emanate this "mysterious" appeal as to why they are being snobbish. But not all people are successful in the art of flirting. Not that i'm saying I am good at it. What I mean is that you need to have some practice or experience in order to do a successful flirt. Well, it is a good thing that now you can try out your skills without the risk physically being rejected. One can now join the Ultimate Flirting Championship, an online virtual game that will test your flirting skills. This game was introduced by Extreme Style by VO5. The winner will have the honor to have the Victory Hair title.

So give it a try and test your flirting skills. See you there!

I don't want to miss a thing

2008-08-10T23:58:00.001+08:00

I reminded myself that time flies so fast and I don't want to miss anything in Marielle's life while she's still this young. This comes only once and if I missed the moment, I've missed it forever. She won't be a baby forever. I want to cherish every minute while she is my little baby and I can hug her and kiss her as much as I want to and she'll just smile to say she loves it.

I am a stay at home mom because of this, since I want to be always there for Marielle and see her grow up in front of my own eyes. I want to take care of her personally. I don't want to miss it. I still need to limit my time when I can do my blogging activities. But at the moment, the time that I used to spend on blogging is now exclusively my Marielle time.

Online Diva

2008-08-10T15:44:00.003+08:00

We are an Online Diva! Got this from Vicy, Thanks!

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The button is a Flair created by Litzie!

Rule:

1. Post the button in your blog.
2. Please link back the person that gave the button to you.
3. If you have more than one blog, please post this to all of your blogs so your other blogs can be listed to the master list too.
4. You need to pass the button to at least 4 people that you think are also divas in any way.
5. Come back here and leave your post url so you can be added to the master list and help increase our rankings.
6. Please add to the list below a reason why you love being online all the time.

Online Divas:
1. All Merging in the Path of My Life

2. My Big Picture

3. Walk on Red with Me

4. Supah MaMa Wannabe

5. The Stories of a Now SAHE

6. When Mom Speaks

7. Kathycot Cooking With a Twist

8. My Life's Rollercoaster Ride

9. On Touching and Saving Lives

10. Janeth Vicy's Life Journey

11. MommyAllehs Up-Close and Personal

Reasons why I am an Online Diva:

1. Litzie - It helps me pass time when I’m at work and don’t have any patient to attend to.

2. Kathycot - Because it serves as my past time plus it gives me moolah for my kapricho's

3. Marie - it's what I love doing and I'm loving it!

4. Vicy - It's simply b'coz I am enjoying it.

5. MommyAllehs - simply because i'm gaining alot of friends and it also helps me to earn extra money.

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Now, I'm passing this to the ff: Yesha- sexyposh, Vien, Rosemarie and Shimumsy-01

Brillante Award

2008-08-09T02:40:00.004+08:00

Thanks Carol for this award.

The Above recipients of the Brillante Weblog are welcomed to put the Logo on their personal blogs and have the honor of passing this award to seven other bloggers.

Here are the rules for passing on the award:

1. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least seven other blogs
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

Now, it is time to give this award to my fellow bloggers:
Adie, Ann, Armywife24, Baby Iago, Bernadeth, C.A "t'que", and Christine

Tags of Four

2008-08-09T02:10:00.002+08:00

I was tagged by Jean, Thanks alot for this.

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What you are supposed to do…and please don’t spoil the fun…Click copy/paste, delete my answers, type in your answers and tag 4 people in your lists!

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A) Four places I go over and over:
Mall
Supermarket
Shool
Park

B) Four people who e-mail me regularly:
My husband
My friend
My colleague
My brother

C) Four of my favorite places to eat?
Ichiban sushi
Kopitiam
Pasta mania
Cafe cartel

D) Four places you’d rather be?
NYC
HK
Japan
Philippines

E) Four people I think will respond:
Bernadeth
Florence
Joytoy
Mac mac

F) Four TV shows I could watch over and over:
HIMYM
Grey's Anatomy
24
Heroes

okay, that's it. Now you know a little bit of my faves! :)

Share your videos, get your cash

2008-08-09T02:00:00.001+08:00

I love youtube. I cannot go on a day without watching either music videos,trailers and other what-nots from that site. I even did shared and upload some videos that I created and liked. It basically revolutionized the way people communicate with each other thru the video medium. Now, imagine earning money while you share your videos? Wouldn't that be great?

Now you can do that! Introducing Viddiction - a social network video with a twist. First of all, you will immediately noticed that Viddiction is user-oriented. This is due to they would never give inklings to big competitors. They would rather give attention to those videos that are really deserving. This will avoid situations where big companies getting the best space in the featured sections while other videos will be left in the dark.

So the next thing everyone will ask is how can I earn money by uploading my videos? Viddiction will award those members who are actively posting their videos. This is through what they call Popularity Point Competions which is held monthly. You can advertise your videos by sending notifications to you intended target audiences. This is done using your own messaging center. Each message contains a link to your video, if a person clicks that link, that will be counted as a view. So the more people click on this link (and basically viewing your video), the more Points you get. Get the most Point for that month and you will win. Simple you can say. The price range can be from $50 to as much as $1000! That's a lot just by sharing your videos.

So don't waste time and take this great opportunity to reach out to other people while at the same time, earning money. Visit and join Viddiction today and get cash for videos

1 year wedding anniversary

2008-08-04T16:56:00.002+08:00

our 1 year wedding anniversary is coming up on the 17, & i have no idea what to get for my husband. now, what i was thinking maybe getting him a bracelet or a chain and maybe a wallet?

any other suggestions? i'm not getting him anything simple, like a video game, dvd, etc... i don't think those are good anniversary presents. actually, i don't even think the wallet is a good anniversary present but i can't think of anything else he wants or needs.

Must - try

2008-08-04T15:33:00.004+08:00

SATAY Local Favourites

Last sunday afternoon we went to lau pa sat festival market because I'm craving for pancit palabok. After to satisfy my hungry craving I ordered Satay, one of my all-time favorite things to eat on a stick! A perennial favourite in Singapore because of its bite-sized portions. Satay consists of pieces of well-marinated meat skewered on a stick and barbecued over charcoal. Served with a rich peanut sauce with sliced cucumbers and onions on the side. Choose from chicken, beef or mutton.

i hate these chores

2008-08-03T01:20:00.005+08:00

I got this meme from my new found friend online Carol, thanks for this.

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This meme is pretty simple.
Here are the rules:

1.) List down the household chores you hate and why? Do you think you can survive without helpers and nannies?

2.) Copy the image.

3.) Tag as many girlfriends you want, the daddies and hubbies can also join.

4.) Add your blog's link in the domesticated divas linky love. You can add all your blogs.

5.) Leave ME a comment and I'll add you up in the master list.

DOMESTICATED DIVAS: Living the Healthy Life / Sripe&Yellow / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Something Purple / Em's Detour / Insights from the Grocery Cart / MommyAllehs Up-Close And Personal/ YOUR BLOG HERE

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My answer:

::::Honestly, Maintaining the home can be quite exhausting. I am not complaining or even hate doing the household chores, actually I can live without helper. Because the household chores are not only my job and responsibility. Instead, I ask for my spouse to do his share. Chores around the house should be shared responsibilities. Right mommies!? :)

As a couple we set priorities what is truly important. Like me, I want everything in place and I don't like messy things. So, we let one another know what the things that need to be done, etc. And to keep our time inside the home limited but by still doing all the chores we make a list for each one of us. Time management to organize our home is important. :)

Now, mommies what chores you hated the most? Baby Iago, Reflexes, Vicy, Pinay Mom and Leila Rodriguez

Happy Birthday to My Mother-in-law

2008-07-31T13:08:00.001+08:00

I really am so fortunate
To have a mother-in-law like you
May your birthday be the best
On this your special day
And may life's finest things
Always come your way

We're sending you this greeting
With warm wishes
And loving thoughts too...

Happy Birthday!

we love you lots,
Paulo, Me and Marielle

Awards TO ALL:

2008-07-31T11:13:00.003+08:00

Thanks Mommy Van for this award

"Friendship isn't about
Who you've know the longest,
It's about who came and never left your side"

Thank You
For being
Such a
Good friend
To me
{{{HUG}}}

I am giving this Loving and Friendship award to all of my online Friends. Feel free to grab it!