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Easy Payday Cash for Your Gadget Repair

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:32:00 +0000

The people who love gadgets love everything about them. They use the devices, find new ways to update the tools and even take the electronics apart to see how they work. No one recommends taking your contraption apart if you are not a certified repair technician. But if you cannot take your gizmo apart, how will you get it repaired if it breaks?

Image by mseckington via Flickr

Imagine getting your reliable digital camera ready for your next hiking trip only to realize that it is not working. You leave for your trip in a few days and you don’t have the cash to get it fixed. But when you contact Paydayone.com and get a pay day loan, you will find the way to get cash quickly and get your camera fixed. The way that Paydayone.com helps gadget lovers keep their devices running smoothly is something every hobbyist can appreciate. The process is painless and simple, and the results are exactly what you expected.

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Faxing Made Modern

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:35:00 +0000

How many times have you heard that the fax machine go off in the office only to retrieve the print-out and discover the document is a spam? That is because a standard fax machine cannot differentiate between important and unimportant faxes.

Not only do these unwanted faxes waste resources like expensive ink and paper, but traditional faxing is simply not environmentally friendly. Email faxing with Metrofax is a quick way to cut waste and print only those faxes that require you to have a hard copy on file.

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The Role of Email Faxing in the Environment

Indeed, the effect of global warming has had on the environment has caused most businesses to check all practices that have an environmental impact. In addition to recycling paper and making receptacles available for the proper disposal of metal, cardboard, and plastic, companies are replacing typical light bulbs with halogen lights.

Along these lines, email faxing allows a company to transfer a typical paper fax into a digital copy and then attaching that fax to an email. This method saves paper and ink, and much improves the ability to organize faxes for quick access when you need them.

How much paper gets used by fax machines each year you ask? Environmental source GreenFax claims that fax machines use more than 200 billion pages of paper each year in the U.S. alone! Can you imagine the number of trees that could be saved if just 10 percent of users made the switch to email faxing?

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I'm a great pretender...not!

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:56:00 +0000

As much as I love welcoming the New Year with a positive outlook, some people just go out of their way to annoy the life out of me.

The first week of 2012 has been good to me. I won in a giveaway (a PayPal cash prize of $50, woohoo!) by Dhadha of I Heart Contest. I was so excited when she announced it on Facebook and immediately sent her my PayPal email address. It was a fast transaction and I immediately received my cash prize. But earlier today, she was shocked when she received an email from some person pretending to be me, thanking her and telling to send my prize to his email address. Of course, the blog owner knew it was not me because she already sent me the prize.

Who is this person pretending to be me?

I Heart Contest investigated the issue and learned that this person's email address is connected to a profile account. Stupid scammer, this Jay Martillo person.

So my message to this stupid person? Stop pretending to be someone else. Work hard. Join contests on your own. Or try your luck and play online bingo to win cash prize instead of scamming the rest of the world.

Good luck to you and karma.

Google Doodle: New Year's Eve 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Google creates a celebration doodle for 2011 New Year's Eve.

What a fun way to welcome 2012 the internet way. I guess Google created this to remind people to step away for a minute from the computer and celebrate the evening with real people, hahaha!

Google This!

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:37:00 +0000

Wanna see something cool?

Go to Google and type the text below:

(sqrt(cos(x))*cos(200*x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.5)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(9-x^2), -sqrt(9-x^2)

Or read below to see what you will find
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Visiting Toy Shops

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:20:00 +0000

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmastime is here!

Though it may be late, I now feel the slight changes in the weather. The cool Christmas breeze is in the air and the colorful decors can now be seen in most homes and establishments. And Christmas songs heard in every corner. The much awaited season is coming fast and kids are getting excited. I know the kid inside me have that feeling too. I think this season is our excuse to indulge in our material wishlist. It’s a good thing I don’t bring that much cash when visiting malls or I would have indulged myself (and the little one) in a shopping spree when visiting a toy shop, especially those with a wide toy selection like Deals Direct. It’s my weakness. I love cute toys while the little one loves the colorful stuff. We try to make it a point to save all the big gift purchases in time for Christmas.

Now that the big day is coming, we cannot decide which toy to buy for the offspring. We're trying to limit it to one big/expensive toy and a couple of small toys (and perhaps some candy canes) as stocking fillers. The little one is not much of a help when choosing. We would show here our Christmas gift ideas but she would jump from one toy to another. But it's not all that bad. The good about visiting toy shops is that she became aware that she can look and sometimes touch those toys but she doesn't necessarily have to bring them home. Or we would be in big trouble.

Creepy Crawly Things

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:07:00 +0000

This creepy crawly thing landed on our bed earlier this month.

I shriek like a mad banshee when I saw what it is. It almost landed on my underarm! Imagine how painful that could be. *shudder* Last week, a much tamer caterpillar landed on my shoulder. I freaked DK out because I landed on top of him while he was sleeping. It turned out that the in-laws are growing some vines on our room's roof so those creepy crawly things are finding it's way inside our room.

Have you touched a higad? How did you deal with it?

PS. Is higad caterpillar in Filipino?

I hope your Thursday Brownies is not as disgusting as my entry.Click the badge if you have something brown to share.

Gene Reads

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:12:00 +0000

I love reading. I think I got really hooked into it when I was in high school and I saw my childhood friend reading a young adult novel during school breaks and I was intrigued. She lent me her old copy and the rest is history. Of course, the books I prefer to read are not available in the library. Back then, we cannot afford to buy the books that we want to read. A book is about our week's worth allowance. So my friend and I would visit bookstores each day after school and read a chapter of the unsealed books until we finished reading it just by visiting bookstores. We always get this annoyed looks from the staff because we always hang out in their stations but those looks didn't bother us. Hahaha!

As I grew older and received more demanding responsibilities at school and life in general, the number of books I read in a month declined. Sad to say, I only read 18 books last year. When this year started, I planned to double the numbers of those books and I want to kick myself for not fulfilling even half of it! It's October now and I've only read 13 new books out of the 36 books in my goal. Ugh, it's so annoying!

2011 Reading Challenge

Gene has read 13 books toward her goal of 36 books.

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That doesn't mean I'm not reading though. I am in fact addicted to *whisper*fanfiction*whisper*. Some of the stories I've read are so well written that the writers made a move and publish their own stories commercially. I am yet to buy some of those stories but I will have to order those from US because those are not readily available in the local bookstores.

And because I am not in the mood to learn new characters yet, I am re-reading one of my favorite book series: Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh.

Should I make a separate blog for the books I read? It might encourage me in reading more books before the year ends. Hmnnn, we'll see...

Term Papers For Free

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:55:00 +0000

Have you been to college?

Are you going to college?

Chances are, if you answer yes to any of the two questions, you will be looking forward to writing your own term paper.

Every college student goes to a process of creating his or her own term paper. Whatever the course you are going to take or are taking, the term paper makes the professor know somehow that the student understands what he or she is pointing out. It takes time, effort, research and a lot of hard work to be able to write a meaningful and believable term paper.

While it may be easy for some to write their own, it will be quite difficult for others. It is simply because of the different take of one's ability to such. Some people are keen to understand and execute while others take time because they are slow thinkers. Slow thinkers, though, usually mean that their focus is on something else artistic. Writing is not their strength. They may understand but it takes quite slower than the others.

What, then, is the solution for these slow thinkers? Did you know that there are term papers for free available over the internet? All you have to do is to read and review what it says so that somehow you can internalize what the term paper is all about and make it a part of your own psyche.

Happy Birthday Google!

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Mr. Know-it-all is celebrating his birthday today! Happy birthday Google!

Read Google Wikipedia page to know more about its history.

It's raining. So yeah, too lazy to make a blog post. ;p

Ways to De-stress

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:12:00 +0000

Busy, busy, busy days. Don't you wish we can easily go on a vacation with just a a snap of our fingers to destress? Sadly, we can't. Especially in this -ber season when we are all preparing to work hard in our home and offices so we can relax in time for Christmastime. But that's four long months of all work and no play? I don't think so. This mom will go crazy, that's for sure!

As for me, I find simple ways to destress in the middle of my busy days.

Find a quiet corner and read a good book. Not only does a good book relaxes you but it also helps your mind learn new words or travel places without actually having to go out of the comfort of your own home.

Have some tea time with your girlfriends. Or even coffee or a cold beverage drink. Regardless of your drink preference, the important thing here is to bond with your girls and talk about what goes on in your lives.

Attend a Tomatina Fight. I know, I know. This is a bit different. But what better way to release your repressed aggression is through a Tomatina. You have an excuse to throw things at each other, tomatoes in particular. It's fun, very much legal and the tomatoes are good for the skin too!

Photo byGraham McLellan, on Flickr

La Tomatina is a festival that originated in Valencia, a small town in Buñol, Spain, in which the participants throw tomatoes at each other.

So how do you destress in your busy days?

Sulit High 5 Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:49:00 +0000

Sulit.com.ph is celebrating their 5 year anniversary for being the leading online classified ads and buy and sell website in the Philippines. They are giving away 5 iPad2 16GB Wi-Fi units and a free trip for 5 to Boracay!

I am crossing my fingers for the iPad2 unit!

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Join the Sulit High 5 Raffle!

The rules are simple: Make a post about the giveaway and wear the Sulit High 5 badge in your blog. That's it!

Click on the badge above for more details and to submit your entries.

Lucky September

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:16:00 +0000

September has been really good to me. Hubby and I received good news about his work. Let's just say that we will be having a wonderful Christmas. I'm so proud of you hubby! Mwah!

Enough of my cheesiness (is that even a word, oh yeah, it is). The reason why it's a lucky September for me is because I won cool prizes from three giveaways! I won from these generous and beautiful bloggers:

The Pinay Blogger's 3rd Year Anniversary Reader Giveaway.

$20 cash
a Php 1,500 Worth of Photo service at Shutterbugz Studio – Use as many vouchers as you need.

Thank you so much Jade!

The Food and Travel Buff's Biogesic Gift Pack

Biogesic 8s pack
Biogesic female shirt
Biogesic Immortal Tumbler

Thank you so much Divine!

Big Beautiful and Fabulous's Avon ANEW Rejuvenate Day and Night Cream Giveaway.

Thank you so much Mommy Dharlz!

I really love the Pinay Mommies Community because I am surrounded by loving and generous people. And now, the founder of Pinay Mommies, Mommy Ruby recently launched a new blog and is giving away $10 to three lucky bloggers! And I'm crossing my fingers and wishing to my lucky stars that I also win this new giveaway from Wandering Thoughts. What are you waiting for? Visit her blog now and follow the simple mechanics to join the giveaway.

Harry Potter Experience, In One Word

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:19:00 +0000

The beauty of the flower

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:57:00 +0000

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Sadly, daughter was influenced by kids at home to pluck these flowers. They are such a beauty amongst all the concrete surrounding our place.

Get 20,000 in cash, a digital camera, and a year's supply of Schick Razors just for looking great!#ultimateschicklook

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:22:00 +0000

Get 20,000 in cash, a digital camera, and a year's supply of Schick Razors just for looking great!#ultimateschicklook

A Beginner’s Guide on Digital SLR Photography

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:58:00 +0000

There is a sudden boom in the public interests of digital photography. What used to be a professional gadget is now as common as point and shoot camera. With the wide selection of DSLR cameras today, how can you determine of you are about to make the right gadget choice?

Now DSLR cameras are expensive, hence you don’t want to throw your hard earned money to waste by buying a camera that is hard to learn and complicated for a beginner. If you only intend to learn photography as a hobby it will be better to settle for a user-friendly model rather than an advanced one.

Having a digital SLR camera is only the beginning as you would need more tools and accessories to come up with amazing pictures. Know your terms such as the ISO settings and different lenses. Familiarize yourself with the features of your camera by searching for some tutorials and learning a thing or two. This is the best way to gain information without having to pay unlike in a formal photography school with the number of sites and forums offering tutorials and information you can be self-taught in no time.

Learn picture editing with the help of software like Photoshop. No need to spend hours fixing pictures, with just a few mouse clicks you can quickly fix its lighting. It is also very important to know your subject and the concept that you are going for in every shot. Have fun and let your imagination run wild, do not over think about angles or camera positions. Remember that photography is as its best when it is random and unrehearsed.

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Pasko sa Agosto - A Giveaway Caravan

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:56:00 +0000

Filipinos love celebrating the Christmas. As soon as the -ber month hits it won't be long before you hear Christmas music, see Christmas decorations and planning gifts for our friends and families. Aside from summer days, Christmas is the most anticipated vacation we all look forward to.

With the brilliant minds of the creator and founding members of Pinay Mommies Community, they created a giveaway caravan for the month of August. We are sharing the love to our fellow Filipinos and as a thank you for our dear readers.

Pasko sa Agosto is almost a month long giveaway. Starting from August 10, 2011 and ends on August 31, 2011. As I am typing this, there are 24 Filipino bloggers listed giving away different prizes in all shapes and sizes. From stuffed toy to beauty essentials, even cash prizes! The best thing about this giveaway is you only need to be a reader of their blogs for a chance to win the prizes.

Just so you know, I am one of those bloggers hosting a giveaway. If you want to win the products below, then click on the image so re-direct you to my contest page in my lifestyle blog Late Bloomer Blog.

What are you waiting for? Nothing to lose, click on the giveaway link and get the chance to win fabulous prizes!

Starting To Get Fit

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:32:00 +0000

With the internet habit, especially with the way I am always glued to the computer, more people like me tend to sit and stay seated for long hours. I can't help it. Computers and being connected had become a part of my everyday life. It has been said that "being connected" is the alternative to being couch potatoes. I've read that if I continue this habit, it would soon cause some disorder in my body and probably kill me too! That's kind of morbid. I love my life and if I want to live a longer happy life I need to get out of this computer chair and start moving. I try to eat a healthy diet but I really think exercising will help me big time. Especially if I want to get rid of the flabs starting to form in my stomach. Eek!

They say that exercising is the way to a good life and by not doing so I am just depriving myself of a good life and a happy future. It doesn't take a sports psychology degree to know fitness programs are essential. It's never to late to start now.

Now, where to start... I know it's not advisable to just follow the exercise instructions found online. I still think that it's best to get advice from a personal trainer with good certification or an experienced friend.

I'm off for now. Will do some stretching and walking around the house.

10 Tips When Introducing Exercise Into Your Daily Routine

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Exercise is a fundamental part of healthy living, but we must be diligent about how we approach it. These tips can allow you to introduce it in the most effective way possible and always protect your health.

Decide upon a routine: As you think about exercise in your life be sure that you consider what sort of routine you would like. This can include a variety of classes, visits to the gym, activities that you can do at home or even outdoors. Be sure that you incorporate a variety of activities and decide upon a routine that will work well for you individually.
Set a schedule for yourself and make your workouts appointments that you can’t miss: Your workouts need to become a regular fixture in your life. The only way that is going to happen is if you allow yourself to schedule them into your calendar as any other type of appointment. You must put emphasis on the regularity and therefore the exercise needs to be part of your regular schedule.
Learn to create a well balanced regimen for yourself: Though you may think that focusing on cardio or strength training individually can help, you do want to mix it up. Challenge your body and keep it guessing by incorporating a balanced regimen that will pull in all types of exercise regularly.
Allow yourself time to make regular exercise a habit for you: They say that to develop or get rid of any habit you need to give it about a month. Be patient with yourself as you work through the aches and pains and try to accomplish what you want to. It will become habit but you have to be dedicated and diligent about your approach.
Try new exercises and learn to incorporate a wide array of types: Don’t limit yourself to just the treadmill. Try a class that you have never done before or hit the weights to try something new. There are so many different types of exercise out there and if you want the best results then you need to mix it up a bit.

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McCafe Free Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:06:00 +0000

Get a FREE cup of 8 oz. McCafe Premium Roast Coffee from August 8 to 12, 2011 at any McDonald's breakfast store from 4:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Simply present the "free coffee" coupon at any McDonald's breakfast store at the times and dates mentions above. Free coffee coupons will be distributed by McDonald's crews starting August 5 in selected locations so be on the look out for them!

Texture Tuesday - Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:35:00 +0000

First time joining Texture Tuesday.

I don’t have any decent photographs recently so I’m using this old photo of me circa 2007 taken by my friend Pusa in Little Tokyo, Makati City.

I Like Qwerty Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:37:00 +0000

So who wants to win a brand new Alcatel One Touch 355D? Me, of course!

Bloggityboop is giving away this cellphone as a thank you to her blog readers. Click the image below for more info.

This contest is brought to you by: Mommy’s Infodose, Food Fashion, and Beauty Blog, Music, Movies, Stars, A Bloggerette’s Online Adventure, Day Dreaming Mommy, Shoppinay, Mommy Survival Guide.

Open to anyone who has a valid Philippine address, a valid email address and a real Facebook account. Prize will be shipped by the contest host. Giveaway runs from July 26 to September 7, 2011. Winners will be announced on September 9, 2011.

Google Doodle: Alexander Calder

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:55:00 +0000

Today in Google Doodle is a tribute to Alexander Calder.

Alexander Calder was born on July 22, 1898. He was an American sculptor and artist. Calder was famously known for inventing mobile sculptures. In addition to that, he also made paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry and household objects.

Mobile sculpture was invented in 1931. A mobile is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. It consists of a number of rods, from which weighted objects or further rods hang. (Source: Mobile Wikipedia) Mobiles are popularly used in nurseries, usually hanged over the cribs to entertain and give visual stimulation to infants.

An elegantly simple red and black mobile in the style of Alexander Calder.
The design, called Flowing Rhythm (red), is by Flensted Mobiles (http://www.flensted-mobiles.com/start.html) of Denmark.
Photograph by: Andrew Dunn © 5 September 2004

Google Today: Gregor Mendel

noreply@blogger.com (Gene) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:15:00 +0000

In Google today features the birth of Gregor Mendel.

Gregor Johann Mendel, born on July 20, 1822, was a Czech-German Augustinian friar and scientist. While working with pea plants he discovered that by cross breeding them some characteristics are inherited and passed on from generation to generation. Without the knowledge of DNA, he developed two laws of heredity which became the basis of modern genetics.

Gregor Mendel is also known as the father of modern genetics.