CNN Heroes

We were watching ABS CBN news about our very own Efren Peñaflorida making it to the top ten of CNN Heroes when my lil' boy was asking me what CNN Heroes are. He only knows national heroes and his favorite heroes like Batman, Spiderman and Superman. I told him those people are the real alive heroes of our times who do extraordinary things and gone out of their way to help people especially those who need it the most. The news include teaching the viewers how they can access the site and how to vote.

Of course I was touched by Efren's story of educating the streetchildren by way of mobile school. He chose to educate the children in the slum areas. As my Mom was a retired teacher I know fully well the sacrifices of teachers and this one is way beyond the normal ones. Of course I voted for Efren Peñaflorida though I appreciate all the extraordinary people who top the CNN Heroes' list alongside Efren. Anyway here are the complete list of nominees:

1. Brad Blauser
2. Jordan Thomas
3. Doc Hendley
4. Jorge Munoz
5. Budi Soehardi
6. Roy Foster
7. Betty Makoni
8. Andrea Ivory
9. Derrick Tabb
10.Efren Peñaflorida

They're all heroes and winners for me. I just have to vote for which I think is the best. For the top ten's heroic deeds visit CNN.

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Inexpensive and Natural

I’ve found a way on how to manage my excess pounds, avoid constipation and lower my cholesterol level. It’s inexpensive and a natural way of burning fats. What I’m talking about is the fruit diet I’ve discovered not only now but few years ago. The only thing that limited me in the past into having diet was my busy schedule at work.

Now that I’m working at home I get the chance of looking for my favorite fruits just around the community I lived in which I fondly called my supplier. It’s where I get my supply of mangoes, banana, papaya and pineapple. Few weeks ago I’ve been thinking of a fast weight loss that would lessened my super big tummy because I’ve been receiving questions if I’m pregnant. I’m not that bothered about it except when it affects my health so before that happens I changed my eating habit and my choice of food. Another good thing is drinking coffee once a day only as I replaced it with tea, well not so delicious but healthy indeed.

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:Food Friday - Banana Heart Lumpia

I've tasted variety of lumpia because my Mom used to experiment almost everything to make lumpia out of the many kinds of food available. Mom has done lumpiang shanghai, togue, tuna, lumpiang tuna, assorted veggies, corned beef and many others but she didn't cooked us a dish like the one above. The picture was one of the presented nutritious food for the Linggo ng Wika and it's called Banana Heart Lumpia. The menu together with banana heart burger won the first place.

See other yummy foods here!

Food-Friday

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Controlling the Crowd

I went to supermarket yesterday to buy some house essentials and replenish our food stocks. I’m doing it weekly now unlike before when I was working that I buy groceries semi-monthly. It’s easier to stock food weekly and economical too. Anyway I was surprised at the crowd that greets me when I entered the supermarket. It was late in the afternoon and maybe some office employees have already withdrawn their salaries for the pay period. That should explain the unexpected crowd I met. I should have made it earlier because I was also in a hurry.

I waited in line and been watching how the barricades have been so effective in controlling the people in line when a fast approaching lady went directly in front of me not minding the queue of people behind her. She apologized suddenly when we stared at her and plead to be attended first because she was in a hurry, who isn’t? I was expecting that the stanchions would be a sign to everyone to be disciplined in waiting in line. I surmised not all people can really follow rules and regulations 100%. I’m disappointed because I like everything in order and in control.

I was thinking that perhaps there should be a sign that will somehow manage crowd control as some people can’t follow what the barriers were trying to imply to people. Signs are as important as stanchions, barricades and velvet rope in controlling crowds. It can be an added reminder to those who doesn’t care to wait for their turn. But generally all of it is a great help in guiding people on where to wait in line and in managing people who are crowding themselves in line. It’s even better if they visit Camelback’s crowd control products which showcase various helpful products in public guidance like velvet rope, security and traffic barricades, safety and crowd barriers, stanchions and all of Lavi products. Supermarkets, banks and other establishment that usually entertains crowd should check out their site to choose from their range of quality products.

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My Travel Horoscope

You Should Travel Around the World

When you travel, you want to experience the journey as much as the destination.
You want a vacation that really immerses you in a culture.

You should travel:

By train, across all of Asia
With the Peace Corps
As a foreign language teacher
On an around the world ticket
Spending a few months in one place

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Best Marketing Strategy

With the highest technology we have now you have to know what really will make your business be known to everyone. Most business now has their own websites to promote their products and sell online as well. It’s important to have your own site because it’s one good form of advertising your products or services. And to promote it effectively you need to have a good search engine that will help your site be searched and surfed.

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is one of the best marketing strategies you can have for your chosen business. It is proven more effective than any other. Not even PPC Campaign Management will surpass the effectiveness it brings to the site’s traffic. Though PPC can also drive website traffic to your blog it will not give you the most profit or return of investment you wanted. In view of this you can choose Globe Runner to be the search engine of your site because it provides the best SEO consultants who will help you build your online business by finding the right marketing strategies and plans that will best suit your company’s products. It will help you increase your ranks, build links, improve your visitor’s statistics and advertise your products at reasonable price. Check out globerunnerseo.com and learn many things about them.

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My Worry Factor is 15%

Your Worry Factor is 15%

You hardly ever worry. In fact, you often feel like you don't have a care in the world.

It's not that your life is magically easy. You just don't dwell on worse case scenarios.

You figure that you'll be able to handle whatever life throws at you.

No use worrying about what could go wrong, especially when so much is going right!

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Keeping Our Homes Secured

Home is where our heart is and all of the things that matter to us are all in there. We make it the most comfortable and coziest place to rest from the chaos of the outside world. It is also the first place that we feel very safe to stay for unlimited time. But are we safe in our house? When we talk of safety I’m sure all of us would agree that all of us would always prioritize our family’s well-being and safety no matter how. We should always be aware of who’s coming in our house or getting maid or nanny services from reliable source. It’s very important to know the applicants’ background before hiring them as they can bring trouble in our homes if we didn’t checked their true identity.

It’s best to check and think first before trusting strangers to get near our door. Since our house is in national road there are lots of incidents that strangers managed to get inside our house. Worst thing is it brings so much nervousness in my Mom that she always wants our doors closed especially now that our fences need to be reconstructed and it’s not yet secured. Just two weeks ago when we left for our Sunday fellowship the junk buyers stole the sack of steel we left by our back door. Frustrating as it was we can’t do anything about it. We can’t even have them blottered as there’s no evidence that can pinpoint the junk buyers’robbers. Now our family and our relatives living within the same compound added some security measures on how to prevent strangers from coming inside the compound and we hope that we’ll be secured from thieves now.

Well other people will not only add security measures by their own but will try to install more advanced gadget to protect their home and family. So for people who wants an advanced kind of security there’s a site that can give you home security resources. You can visit home security comparison site where you can find all information on how to get a good home security service. I’ve read all the tips myself and I learned the different equipment offered by security companies to ensure safety of their clients. I’m glad that I learned a lot from them. You can learn also and be safe!

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:WW - Fountains

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I always love looking at fountains and every time I see one I would pause and stare not for seconds but for as long as time will allow. My kids love looking at fountains also and wished that they can play with it :-). Here's the fountain near the entrance of Enchanted Kingdom, the first thing that I noticed when we entered the park. See my other entry - Dogs' Playground

Happy WW visit more entries -> here.

Wordless Wednesday

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Customized and Funny Bumper Stickers

I like looking at beautiful cars and I’m eyes are always attracted to car’s accessories especially if it’s unique. I don’t want accessories that almost all have it in their cars, I want something unique. In our own car we accessorize the interior with cute items that my kids like but outside I’ve been thinking of a different one that will look something original. No I’m not that choosy about accessories I just want fresh ideas that’s all.

Speaking of fresh ideas about accessories I found something that really caught my attention. It’s about having customized bumper stickers that will be designed according to your personal specifications, personalized designs to fit the owner’s likings. Perfect for those who want to be unique and original in their own way? I had a great time visiting and viewing those online samples of funny bumper stickers which can stretch your smile to a laughter. It’s really funny and most are quite true. I love those customized funny bumper stickers and I’m now thinking what design I can possibly have for our own bumper sticker.

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