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A Bit of Arizona

2009-02-27T17:21:00.000-08:00

It is known for its dessert landscape which is rich in cactus plants, its exceptionally hot climate in the lower elevations with extreme heat during summers and mild winters, covers one of the seven natural wonders of the world which is the colorful Grand Canyon beautifully carved by the Colorado river. The climate and imagery are two factors behind its success in its tourism industry. Yes! You’re right! Arizona, rich in scenic landscapes and breath taking views, who would not want to move and have a nice life there. Its capital is Phoenix which is also the largest city followed by Tucson and Mesa.

Also known for its captivating sunsets and a home to one of the most well preserved meteorite known as the Barringer meteorite crater. One of these days I guess Arizona will be on my list to set my eyes on, and who knows, to be my home.Scottsdale Fine Properties

Experience in an Unexpected Moment

2009-01-13T19:05:00.000-08:00

January 13, 2009 at around 7:05 on a chilly evening, As the sun totally set out of sight, darkness concealed the blue heavens and only traces of light from billions of stars was seen. I grip my camera phone and try to capture whatever thing there was in the dark. As I try to capture orbs from nowhere, a starlike moving light above not too far from where i'm standing, capture my eyes. I was not able to blink for a moment to make sure what I'm lookin' at was not a satelite nor a plane on the dark horizon. It was like a firefly with the size of a fist but its light was steady.

I was not contented just by staring at it fall on a slow motion, but whatever it was, I am convinced that it's something new to my vision, something unusual and seems to draw closer and closer slowly descending. Chill and excitement run down my spine as I quickly drag my two cousins to look at it and to reassure myself that I'm not having imagination or something like delusion.The three of us just couldn't figure out what it was."One of my cousin just said "imposible met a dayta"(that's impossible) I tried to capture it on camera but its light seems to fade slowly until it totally vanished.

maybe, I would be convinced that it was a falling star or a meteorite shower if I saw it fell on seconds, but no, it move slowly and hold on to a stop then the bright light fades till it was totally dark again.
That experience will be programed in my brain permanently, i guess! and will never be forgotten and hoping that there will be chances that I will come to see it again, and when that time comes, hopefully I'll determine what it was and for any reason why I'm seeing that bright light. I believe that time answers this questions and will somehow satisfy my inquisitive mind.

Another Masterpiece On The Horizon

2008-07-06T23:11:00.001-07:00

As early as 5 o'clock in the morning when my eyes captured this fire red and dark clouds on the horizon as the sun begins to draw on sight. Immediately, I set my camera and took a shot on one of heavens masterpiece. Waiting for the sun to peek, I sip my coffee as I enjoyed this amazing scene.

Indeed, it was a wonderful day! God is Great at all times.

SOCIALSPARK | THERE I SIGNED UP!

2008-06-21T18:34:00.000-07:00

Being a student isn’t that as easy as many think it is; you have to cope with the daily stress and pressure brought by school, and work if you want to find extra dollars to supplement your daily lifestyle or to pay off some other important things. As I’m looking for other things to earn extra dollars, I find the net to be so interesting because of the capturing ads of earning your way to hundred dollars a day or so, which keep me wondering how could that be possible. As I scan through those reviews and buzzes, I find myself introduced to the world of blogging and earning extra through writing reviews and products so, I signed up for SocialSpark. In here, I set up my profile, find and befriends with other bloggers out there and exchange views and opinions as well as finding help and support for improvements. I’m keeping my everyday journals; I also earn extra dollars by taking opportunities available for me or wait for a slot to open.

The SocialSpark code of ethics:

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly

Everyone is invited to join as long as you have the passion to write about almost anything you want. And to top that, earn money for every opportunity you take. Don’t just take my word for it, Do it and be a part of social spark, I’m sure you’ll have fun and I can’t wait to add you in my list. See you here guys!

Without You

2008-06-17T17:30:00.000-07:00

I've sure enjoyed the rain, But I'm looking forward to the sun
You have to feel the pain, When you loose the love you gave someone.
I thought by now the time would take away these lonely tears
I hope you're doing fine all alone.

But where do I go from here
'cause without you I'm not okay and without you
I've lost my way
My heart's stuck in second place without you.

Well I never thought I'd be
Lying here without you by my side
It seems unreal to me that the life you promised was a lie
You made it look so easy making love into memories
I guess you got what you wanted
But what about me

Somebody tell my head to try to tell my heart
That I'm better off without you.

By: Natalie Maines and Eric Silver

Ramish Shots

2008-06-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

Taken before sunrise! one of my favorite shots

Taken at Balawan beach La Union Philippines!

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Cakes| Great Taste!

2008-06-10T05:09:00.000-07:00

Feather cake I made for my brother's wedding!
This is a rich moist chocolate cake iced with buttercream icing.

A soft chiffon cake iced with white mountain frosting, Hershey's liquid chocolate and topped with three yummy cherries. For my niece's birthday!

Just Tell Me Why

2008-06-10T04:20:00.000-07:00

Who wants to battle ideas? anyone?Just finished navigating this site called Justtellmewhy.com.

And it happens that i find so many interesting ideas and conflicts to read and the fun is, to be able to take part on the matters I want to talk and express my own opinions.

I was surprised when I came across about this dichotomy- which came first, The chicken or the egg?-because I was wondering ever since which really came first, as I read what have been argued, I think I'm nearly convinced that the chicken! why? Well, you have to read on about it on this site and just maybe, you can write something about it also! It's cool!

Tyler's Hope| Cure For Dystonia

2008-05-27T00:42:00.000-07:00

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract and spasm involuntarily. The neurological mechanism that makes muscles relax when they are not in use does not function properly. Opposing muscles often contract simultaneously as if they are “competing” for control of a body part. The involuntary muscle contractions force the body into repetitive and often twisting movements as well as awkward, irregular postures.

Dystonia is a chronic disorder, but the vast majority of dystonias do not impact cognition, intelligence, or shorten a person’s life span. The main exception to this is dystonia that occurs as symptom of another disease or condition that can cause such complications.

Dystonia often impacts every aspect of a person’s life, and learning to live with dystonia can be a profound adjustment. Many people with dystonia describe the process of diagnosis and everyday coping as riding a rollercoaster with dramatic ups and downs. Despite the challenges of living with the disorder, members of the dystonia community are resilient, inspiring people.

As with Tyler, a healthy 7 year old boy, who enjoys everyday living activities, full of life and energy. This all changed when he was diagnosed to have this so called Dystonia disorder.

Living successfully with dystonia is achievable! Help us find hope for Tyler as well as every dystonia victims. Read more on Tyler's Hope| Cure For Dystonia.

Latest|Cybershot Phone Concept

2008-05-15T19:09:00.000-07:00

With todays innovative ideas of cybershot phones from sony, the concept for K890i slider was created and dominated the web for reviews and comments.

A member of the Mobile-Review forums with the concept for Sony Ericsson K890i Cyber-shot phone come up with this:

The author also provides the wanted specs-7 mpx camera and auto lens cover.

Also a dream specs from unwiredview.com:

3G HSDPA
7 Mpx camera with 5x optical and 20x digital zoom
3″ 320 x 480 px 16M color touchscreen
30 fps video capture and playback
8GB of internal Flash memory
32 GB Memory Stick PRO-HG card
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB connectivity
Built-in GPS navigation

From What I See

2008-05-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

SPED center is involved and specialized in educating special children for the past years till present. This month has given me a tremendous and excellent way to really gain the first hand experience needed to work in an emotionally disturbed setting. This community service is an opportunity to build experience and knowledge regarding a classroom setting for special children. It was an exposure to everything, the behaviors, work habits and learning styles of a SPED adolescent.

The classroom has a number of ten to fifteen students from 13 to 21 years of age and classified as mentally retarded from mild to moderate. The size of the class limits how much flexibility the teacher has to slow the pace of instruction or supplement students having difficulties and how much individual instruction time the teacher is able to give such student.

From the 80 hours of observing and being with these special kids, I observed that aside from being slow academically, most of them are having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rather than being classified as mentally handicapped. Most of the time, these children are more interested in playing rather than reading, bullying their classmates instead of writing or drawing and break and lunch time is their most favorite from their 8 hours of school work.

obviously a I observed from the class we've handled, some of them I would say, just go to school to have their personal benefits from their guardians or to be with their peers instead of enjoying school for learning. Another thing I observed was that they're all present in the morning and then only two or three were present after lunch.

Some of them are really troublemakers but when you talk to them nicely, they'll listen and behave for a while, but at least they learn to obey even for just a short period of time.

I may say that not all SPED educators do consistently well in handling children with special needs I would just want to emphasize of the teaching method of the adviser of the class we've handled. Well, a child with a learning problem that requires some sort of special type of instruction or learning environment may not find it interesting or comfortable to learn if his teacher seems to be angry most often just because they do forgot their past lessons or doesn't recall past topics immediately, nor find it interesting to cooperate with class discussions if the teachers does not seem to accept wrong answers, wake up! That's why these children are special. A child doesn't need to be shouted at and scolded in front of their classmates or other people in order to behave well , these can have unpleasant consequences to the child academically and emotionally, thus, aggravating their low self steem and may worsen their intolerable behavior.

For the short period of time we've spent with these children, though they maybe slow academically and behave intolerably at times, some of them really excel in sports and music as well, and I guess can even reach average level of academics if given proper and intensive training from school and at home.

These kids behave differently but are special in their own way that would lead them to higher hopes and advance learning at the right time. Overall the most important thing I learned is that education can be enhance when it is embedded in ordinary experiences. That's one of life's masterpiece

I Found Something!

2008-05-02T02:43:00.000-07:00

Hey there! Have you heard about siteHoppin? Here's a slice information from the general marketing blog.

SiteHoppin is a new browser-within-browser that let's you find new interesting sites like an iPod by Tag Browsing.

Also works on iPhone or iPod touch so you can browse the web on the go.

Get free traffic exchange through their Beer widgets.

Sounds cool! there are many articles in this blog that could possibly be very useful to bloggers out there or advertisers as well, through their e books, blogging tips, contest, site promotion and a lot more. I recently joined in their blog chews forum and hoping to learn a lot from them!

BALAWAN: Coastal Beauty

2008-04-30T21:34:00.000-07:00

I love beaches! these are one of the many places where you can loosen up and to relieve tensions brought by busy days of hard work. Also beaches are one of natures best gift of beauty, just the site of it will carry you to the calming effect of the ocean that frees your spirit, and in a way, it'll cause you to know how to appreciate!

There's no way I wouldn't take a shot of this
when we first arrived at Balawan beach
To visit my cousin's girlfriend!

That's Jessie holding star fishes he got from the shores!

There's the cottage! can you see it? lol

Welcome to the blue waters

Crystal clear waters along the large and wide coral reefs

Ezra and Rachel splashing near the shore

I Signed Up For Payperpost

2008-04-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

Just browsing and reading and guest what! I found something that interest me while surfing the net, the payperpost thing. At first I just scan through and what interest me most is the phrase “get paid for blogging about the things you love” I was just Oh! Really? How? Questions just keep marching in through my mind so, I decided to read deeper and learn how it works. I found that it’s not that complicated in signing up, just complete the given data, submit and wait for your blog approval. Actually it’s as easy as one, two and three. Further more, there are vast of opportunities for you to work with and you can choose those that really interest you or you really love to write about, the best part is, when you get paid for it. Well, this benefits you and the advertiser as well, it’s just like a give and take relationship. I’m really new to this stuff but I can say that I’m really learning, Thanks from payperpost for the tutorials and some friends I met from here as well, I owe you guys! I love everything from this site and nothing can stop me from writing about anything I want.

From what I earned? Guess I’ll just have to upgrade my camera phone so I can take my readers wherever I want with capturing images and events that I would love to share about.

You too can make money from you own blog! Check out The Payperpost blog ads and get started.

A Spark Of Light

2008-04-28T05:41:00.001-07:00

There are times I can't help but ask,
Is there something I should do
to make things last.
Seems that time is running so fast,
And I just have to watch
what my life bring about to pass.

Thinking back the things I've done,
To those I truly loved,
who were disappointed in me
and whom I really hurt most,
I deeply and sincerely apologize.

But if I were to bring back the times I've lost,
I would certainly mend the hearts of those i hurt the most,
make my path straight and never gave up hope.

Now my days is at it's worst times
I can barely put my mind to think right
It seems I'm helpless, and felt so empty inside
There's nothing I could do but to pray it right.

And as I stare into the dark of night
A spark of light suddenly crossed my sight
And in my mind i hear these words

" My child, step into the light,
just genuinely pure your heart and mind,
so you will come to realize,
That I am with you all the time
and never left you,

from the day I breathe you LIFE."

-by gretchel-

At The End Of The Day

2008-04-28T03:02:00.000-07:00

It's 6 in the evening, coffee is really great to neutralize the chill because of the relatively low temperature brought by the rainy season. Well, it's been a long day and i hardly think of what i did from the time i woke up till this time that I'm having coffee in front of my computer while bringing back to mind of what I have accomplished today.

um... I'll start from waking up with a little pain in the head and a bit dizzy, I guess because of the migraine attack I had last night. After doing my daily routine, I got dressed up and got ready for shopping :) I mean my sis ask me to keep her company while shopping for materials for my brother's wedding invitation cards, tokens, etc...

We hunt through department stores, malls, and even the city market place for hours for the best buy, but we haven't got anything yet. Drained from strength and energy, from those long walks and stops, commenting on things and battling ideas, so, we decided to freshen up a little bit and find some place to eat, sit and the best part, to relaxed our feet.

I guess we enjoyed shopping so much that we hardly notice the time. It's already past 4 in the afternoon that we decided to stop at a restaurant near the mall and at past 5 pm, due to exhaustion, we decided to move out and went home.

Thinking back, we actually did nothing today but to walk and talk, but though we haven't done much at the end of this day, our minds replete with delightful ideas that we can't wait to carry out, and maybe tomorrow, at the end of the day, we have something finally done...

A Better Ending :)

2008-04-27T00:24:00.000-07:00

Have you watched the film Catch Me if You Can? A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.

The film was splendid! Though it did leave me hanging and wondering what else there was at the end of the story. This movie has a nice sense of humor, especially the part when Abegnale acted as the substitute teacher of his new school and when the chase for him began to set. It turns out to be a funny movie, though it seems to stray a little bit too far from reality, but it was just based on his true life story anyway. However, it did make me smile, i mean, "laugh" a bit, and was captivated by the main character's brilliant mind, that if he only stayed on the right path, maybe, he would have had a promising future.

I like to put a different ending to the story, :)..
It may end up this way, Frank Abegnale who, at 19 years of age, successfully posed as Pan Am pilot and earned money from cashing forged checks at various banks, would be tracked down by the FBI, extradited and jailed for passing millions of dollars in bad checks.
But because of his skill in imitating and detecting such negotiable papers, he was considered as an asset by the FBI for plotting fraudulent checks.
He was credited for this and was considered as a big help and fortunately not to be thrown behind bars for his committed offenses.

After years of work in his specialized field, he was soon released as a FREE man.
Well! The End....:)

Namaste!

2008-04-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

"All people are alike and respecting one another is ones duty"
One of indias best culture.

Saying Namaste, Namaskar or Pranam is one way to greet a friend or one another.

Check this site:

THROUGH THE EYES OF AN INDIAN

to know more about indias Best cultures

....They Ruled The Rocks.....

2008-04-25T19:02:00.000-07:00

bRinG FabuLouS MusiC roCks To liFe!
See TheM Rule The StaGe..

HeAr it fRoM them...

check this out guyz..

....I Love Pooh... meow!

2008-04-25T07:52:00.000-07:00

This is my sweet cat camir with Pooh , the cool bear!

Goin' Green at Home

2008-04-25T01:08:00.000-07:00

Choosing a house, constructed free from hazardous substances and one that is efficient and sympathetic to the environment is nice! And, a wise idea.

Nowadays, more people are choosing to go eco-friendly when building a house. Not only are eco-friendly homes good for the environment, but they also have many benefits for the homeowner such as lower utility costs and healthier air quality. …Cool!!....

Photos from:
http://www.deltechomes.com/greenphotos.php

Sunrise...Horizon's Gift.....

2008-04-23T03:06:00.000-07:00

Light travels through the atmosphere

as the blue component is scattered out of a ray of sunlight,
the remaining light becomes yellower.

light has traveled a long distance through the atmosphere leaving only the longest wavelengths like orange and red.

"Now What's On The Worry"

2008-03-24T22:31:00.000-07:00

When our anxiety is a result of a continuing problem, such as money difficulties, we call it worry, if it is a sudden response to an immediate threat, like looking over a cliff or being confronted with an angry dog, we call it fear.

Normally, both fear and anxiety can be helpful, helping us to avoid dangerous situations, making us alert and giving us the motivation to deal with problems.

However, if the feelings become too strong or go for too long, they can stop us from doing the things we want to and can make our lives miserable.

A person with a phobia has intense symptoms of anxiety, but they only arise from time to time in the particular situations that frighten them.

About one in every ten people will have troublesome anxiety or phobias at some point in their lives. However, most will not ask for treatment.

Some of us seem to be born with a tendency to be anxious - research suggest that it can be inherited through our genes. However, even people who are not naturally anxious can become anxious if they are put under enough pressure.

Sometimes it is obvious what causes anxiety. When the problem disappears, so does the anxiety. However, there are some circumstances that are so upsetting and threatening that the anxiety they cause can go on long after the event. These are usually life threatening situations like car crashes, train crashes or fires. The people involved can feel nervous and anxious for months or years after the event, even if they have been physically unharmed.

Talking about the problem, This can help when the anxiety comes from recent stressors, like spouse leaving, a child becoming ill or losing a job. Who should we talk to? Try friends or relatives who you trust, whose opinions you respect, and who are good listeners. They may have had the same problem themselves, or know someone else who has. As well as having the chance to talk, we may be able to find out how other people have coped with a similar problem.

DARK SIDE OF MUSIC

2008-03-24T07:36:00.001-07:00

Strikingly out of the ordinary, eccentric in style, involving sensational congruities, fantastic or simply "cool" as most of young individuals described modern music especially in the world of metal rock industry.

Rock and Roll concerts, if you happen to attend one, or even watched on videos and music televisions, let me ask you, do you fully and clearly understand the lyrics you're chanting with? have you ever take a moment to analyze what are those words with capturing tunes or let me say "noise" are implying for?

Today, at almost any metal rock concerts, notice that anyone can hear and see thousands and thousands of audience in extreme rage, dancing ,shouting, screaming and chanting with words full of hate, curse and anger like a flaring fire in an extreme heat of burning steel.

David Bowie in Rolling Stone magazine once stated, "Rock has always been the devils music, I believe rock and roll is dangerous, I feel we're only heralding something even darker than ourselves." (Rolling Stone, Feb. 12, 1976)

The type of music you listen to is your own business, however, should you take time to review the darkest secrets of those music icons and what are behind those meaningful lyrics inculcated in their songs that could affect the way you think and the way you live. BEWARE!

"It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." -Ecclesiastes 7:5