Jenny Talks

So Little Time

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:34:00 +0000

Oh dear, I have tons of photos and stories to share but I have so little time to upload them. Sometimes my lazy mode strikes and that contributes to that.

I am just a little bit busy these days, please bear with me....

Blogging Like Crazy

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Did it ever occur to you when you just want to blog because your thoughts are just free flowing and you are just so inspired to make blog posts? While there are times when I feel so lazy and not want to blog today is an exception. It’s my routine every morning to check on my mails and to blog up until lunch time. After that it’s my time to go to my net café till evening.

It was already almost 3 pm today when I finished my online works here at home when I felt the urge not to go to my shop anymore. I just spent the whole day at the house doing some household chores, playing with my dog and of course blogging. It’s a very productive day for me today as I have accomplished almost all my tasks that's needed to be done.

I just hope I can blog like crazy in the coming days and my mojo will not slip away. Now my eyes are hurting. Good night!

Optimizing Our Blogs/Sites for Search Engines

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:55:00 +0000

I’ve been blogging for almost 5 years now and I guess I have gained quite a number of readers on some of my blogs due to my persistence and patience to get more traffic. At first I never really thought about that bec. all I want is to write and share all my thoughts and experiences. I have come to a point when I realized that if no one is reading my blog then I guess my posts are somewhat a waste or useless so I looked for some ways.

Blog hopping and commenting on other blogger’s posts while leaving my blog’s URL are just some of the obvious ways to gain blog’s reader or traffic bec. there are chances that there will be someone that will click my link. I have also joined Entrecard and lately Adgitize that really helps boost my traffic plus I know that Stumble Upon, Digg and others will have an impact on traffic as well. I also have those days where I try to optimize my posts by using relevant keywords and I have proven it helps in the search engines but sometimes with lack of time or being lax I forgot about it.

For those that have business or professional sites being on top of the search engine is always on top of their priorities. With the stiff competition these days landing on the 1st page of the search engines is harder to achieve in most cases so you gotta know how to play the game. Not everyone knows how to do it so a professional seo consultants like Globe Runner SEO comes to the picture. They provide an array of seo services that can help your business on the road of success. Why do it on your own by hit and miss when you can rely on experts? If you want your business on top then you’ve got to check them out.

What are your thoughts about this? Care to share?

Shopping Season is Here Again!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:10:00 +0000

Hey all, it’s a brand new week for all of us and I hope that you are starting it with a big smile on your face and a lot of enthusiasm like I do. Why not? My birthday is coming next week (wahoo!) and eventhough I’m not a teenager or just a budding lady I have always the reason to rejoice because it’s a celebration of life.

Just in case you didn’t know I already have shopped for my birthday presents for myself just last Friday, I will make a separate post on that one with photos as well.

There are many reasons why we should be giddy these coming days because we all know that shopping season is here once again and for a lot of shoppers we always try to save a little on anything that we purchase. Coupons are always a great help especially on online shopping. If you are itching to save and shop these days for Christmas gifts or whatever reason that you might have, a newegg coupon code can help you slash down on your purchase.

Just take a look at this Logitech MX Air Cordless Laser Rechargeable Air Mouse, you can get 40$ off on this when you use a coupon. Sounds a great deal huh!

Results of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 8: Gary and Matt are last but NOT Eliminated

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:46:00 +0000

It's Amazing Race time once again and if you are a fan just like me, here's the Results of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 8: Gary and Matt last but are NOT Eliminated. The race is becoming exciting each week.

From Amsterdam, Netherlands they flew to Stockholm, Sweden
DETOUR:
NOBLE DYNAMITE- unearth a clue by blasting
VIKING ALPHABET - they need to decode a message using viking alphabet (no one did this task)

ROABLOCK: HAY BALES- unrolled hay bales and look for the flag. Pretty hard task to do.

Here's the team standing
1. Flight Time & Big Easy
2. Meghan & Cheyne
3. Brian and Ericka
4. Sam & Dan
5. LAST and but NOT ELIMINATED: -Gary & Matt-

VIEW OTHER AMAZING RACE 15 EPISODE RESULTS HERE

Will be Home Decorating For my Sis' Arrival from Sydney

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:09:00 +0000

How many more days and my sis Joy and her family in Sydney will be coming home for their holidays and we are all giddy about it. When a visitor or someone special coming to your house we see to it that our place is presentable and neat. As soon as we got the confirmation that they are really coming home and when the month of November stepped in, mom and I already thought of having their place clean and furnished as well.

They’ll be staying in a 2 bedroom place that my mom owns complete with aircon and all. It’s actually a small house that we use to have for rent and since they are coming over they will stay there for couple of weeks instead of staying in a hotel that will cost too much. It’s practical that they will not stay in the hotel because aside from being closer to us the money that they will pay in the hotel will be saved for other good use.

I’ve already got the Christmas tree and trimmings out of the box that they sent and probably around end of this month, I can already start decorating the place that they will be staying in also as per my sis Joy’s instructions. I still need to get some neat table cloth probably with a Christmas design and put some throw pillows as well.

I’m excited to decorate the place this early and I hope I can do justice to it. Decorative Throw Pillows can be a great accent as well in the house. If you happen to be looking for a place where you can have your throw pillows personalized then you can check out customcushions.net. What makes it interesting is that they can make it for you according to your desired size, color and fabric style.

Sometimes being a little bit creative and experimental can actually make our homes more interesting and can be apt to our own personality.

Dead Tired

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:00 +0000

Hello peeps..

I'm so tired last night, I've been on a shopping spree wahooo. Been out shopping for my birthday and Christmas gift for myself at Robinson's Galleria and my feet are aching. Wish I can soak myself in a warm bath and dream I was in one of those orlando vacations. I have lots of loots and I'll tell more stories and share more pictures later. I still need to download it from my camera. I'm excited with my new bags and all.

Have a great weekend as well!

Our All Saint's Day

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0000

It's our tradition (Catholics) here in the Phils. every Nov. 1 to visit our dead love ones at the cemetery to pay respect, light some candles and offer prayers. It also became a family reunion and get together for most families and relatives.

It's also our tradition to make our own flower arrangement and I was the one appointed to do that task. Eventhough we can buy an an already arranged flowers, mom always opted to buy just the flowers. I in turn will put it in the baskets and arrange them. Can I pass for a florist? hehe

It was around 2 pm when we all decided to go to the cemetery to visit my dad's tomb. Aside from saying a prayer or two, all we did was to eat, chat, pose at the camera, and take photos.

(Me with some of my nephews and nieces goofing around)

There are so many people at the cemetery eventhough it was so hot that day afternoon. More people flock at around 4 pm. We stayed there till 6 pm.

Long Awaited

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:21:00 +0000

I remember last year my online digiscrapping friends are just so excited about this Black Friday sale in the US. If I’m not mistaken they asked our friend Glo to them some loots and she sent the goodies through balikbayan box. Now that Black Friday sale will come again this month for sure they are itching to buy some stuff once again. Since circuit city have closed already, i’m pretty sure they can find another good store to purchase their gadgets.

Keep Our Homes Safe

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:00 +0000

When it comes to our family’s safety we always not hold back as it is one of the most prioritized things in our list. I may sound cynical but these days we can’t be fully trustful to anyone because of the crimes that we always see on the news. Your nanny maybe the best and kind but we didn’t she might be hiding in a mask of her own. The worst thing is that she might be the one that will kidnap or harm your kid/s. This isn’t a fact bec. it really or can happen in real life.

What about a seemingly innocent stranger that will ask for some donations or just a mere question will end up a serial killer or a burglar? Sound scary isn’t it? I have had one of those days when I literally still got some jolts esp. when I remember the day when a gun was poked in my head many years ago. Robbers entered here at my net café and hurriedly got some money and my cellphone in a swift. I was dumbfounded and shaking.

Our house was not also spared by robbers; actually I can’t count how many times our house was almost ransacked by these nasty robbers. Our security back then was so lax so we installed higher fences and put more lights later on and that deter the would be perpetrators.

Not many household owners may not be satisfied by just putting more lights and all that’s why they see a reason to put an alarm for a more techie security. If you are looking for a home security resource you can check out this home security comparison website. The site was informative and I myself had the chance to read all the articles that they have. It’s a must read and it's a place where you can learn more about home security. Be safe everyone!!

It's November Already!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000

It's one my fave month of the year and guess what why?

Few more days.. I'm counting... :)

BTW, more stories and photos about yesterday's All Saint's Day at the cemetery

Results of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 7: Maria & Tiffany are Eliminated

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:43:00 +0000

Here's the Result of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 7. From Dubai they flew to Amsterdam, Netherlands and went to Martini Toren to get their clue.

ROAD BLOCK: COUNTING BELLS- Need to climb and count all the bells inside the Martini Toren
DETOUR: Farmer's Game or Farmer's Dance-
- they wore native Dutch costume and proceeded on their tasks.

Here's the team standing
1. Sam & Dan
2. Meghan & Cheyne
3. Flight Time & Big Easy
4. Gary & Matt
5.Brian and Ericka- incurred a 30 min penalty for not riding the bike
6. LAST and ELIMINATED: Maria & Tiffany -was not able finish their last task

VIEW OTHER AMAZING RACE 15 EPISODE RESULTS HERE

My Mom Turned 77

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:52:00 +0000

This is actually an overdue post. Anyway, my mom turned 77 last October 18th and we just had a very simple family lunch together since the date falls on aSunday. My bro cooked his signature grilled chicken wings, liempo while SIL cooked pancit noodles.

At first I wanted to make my fruit salad but my sis Joy asked me to buy ice cream and cakes for our dessert. The kids obviously wanted chocolate so we got the Selecta's very rocky road for them and mango. For the cake we bought the Brazo de Mercedes, which is sooooo sweet and our all time fave Black Forest, both from Red Ribbon. We all drowned ourselves with fattening and sweet foods that day not minding if we ever need a weight loss pills in the future. It's my mom's birthday so we have all the license to indulge on good foods coz it's not everyday that we get to experience this.

My mom always received compliments from almost anyone that knows her or those that asked her age because she is still healthy eventhough she takes her daily dose of high blood pressure maintenance. She is still mobile, she still goes to the market, mall and cook, plus she still loves to tinker in her small garden in our house. I wish her more birthdays and good health.

Finally My 6th Artscow Photobook Arrived

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:46:00 +0000

Just in case you didn't know I'm a digital scrapbooker and this is my hobby and what I do if I have some spare time. Anyway, I was so worried that this photobook will not come because it's over a month already. I assumed it was lost in the mail since we had a big typhoon here last Sept. but I so happy that finally my 6th ARTSCOW 39 pages 8x8 photobook arrived already.

This is a photobook that I ordered at ARTSCOW. I scrapped our highschool batch '84 motorcade and alumni night this year. You know what, I should have paid $31.38 (photobook $19.49+ 11.99 -shipping) BUT I only paid for the shipping $11.99 bec. i was able to avail the FREE 39 pages coupon promo. Wahooo!!

Just in case you want to scrap your photos and turn it into beautiful photobooks, I recommend you to have it printed over at ARTSCOW bec. all books are hardbound and stitch bind.

Oh btw, even if you don't know how to scrap, you can still have your photos printed in photobooks. VIEW my other Photobooks HERE so you'll have more ideas.

Owning a Car / Vehicle

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:18:00 +0000

Last Sept. 25, the day before destructive Typhoon Ondoy hits our country we were able to purchase our new Toyota Lite Ace (not totally actually) as it is a second hand but looks like a brand new. My bro was lucky enough to have sighted this van being sold in a nearby town. Actually the owners, we presumed a well-off family was selling it because they wanted to buy a much newer and more spacious one. Anyway, my mom and brother purchased it from them and you could see that the van is not so much used bec. there’s still plastic covers on the walls. I guess we got a great steal on that one.

The last van that we had was similar to the new one only it is not power steering or power loaded and my older bro preferred. Owning a vehicle these days is very convenient most especially if you have family that loves to go around. In our case, we needed a van since we go to our business every day and it’s use to fetch the kids at school. We also need it if we need to travel to the province and fetch relatives coming home from overseas.

Buying a car or any vehicle can be a little daunting most especially when you have no idea what to get. I suggest that you list down what are your needs and priorities when you get a vehicle. Will that be for a family, do you need spacious one, do you need a car, van or a truck? Those are just some of the guidelines you can consider. It’s also good if you can read reviews online, the TheCarConnection.com can be a great source for vehicle reviews.

Just in case you are itching to buy an acura mdx 2010 as a gift to yourself and family, better check out the reviews that their experts have written over their site. In this way, you’ll have some good info and feel on what is in store for this car. Good luck on your purchase!

Corporate Reimbursement Services

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +0000

For many employees working for a company they are also looking forward to be recognized once in a while when they have done a good job. It’s like they are being rewarded for a job well done, it doesn’t have to be monetarily all the time though. Some companies are implementing such thereby making a harmonious relationship with their employees. There’s an even more productivity resulting to this.

For those companies with mobile employees or those employees whose work requires them to be out all the time doing business for the company, a car allowance given is very much appreciated by the employee. Just imagine the saved money and time by the employee. With this kind of program the mobile employee can now reimburse the expenses to the company on a monthly basis.

Though it may appear to be a hard work to monitor a lot of mobile employees, companies can seek the help of a consultant reimbursement company like that of The Corporate Reimbursement Services, Inc.. They have a customizable Car allowance program that can help calculate each of the mobile employees’ reimbursements schedules, mileage history and proper reimbursements. The employer then in turn has also an access to this records because they will also be given a user ID and a password.

Should your company needs a car allowance reimbursement programs for your mobile employees then you definitely need to check out the services of The Corporate Reimbursement Services, Inc..

No Trick or Treatin’ This Year

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:20:00 +0000

I guess most of you are already pre-occupied buying your Halloween costumes or I have some friends who already had Trick or Treat at the mall but for us here we are not joining this year. Actually it’s not popular in our place and the only time the kids will be able to enjoy this event is either to go to the malls for their Halloween events.

Gone were the days where we clad our nieces and nephews with their preferred Halloween costume and we adults will accompany them at the malls to participate in the Halloween costume contests and to get their loots. Since Reign, my 6yr-old niece is the only kid left in the family here that’s why we are not excited or geared on joining any Halloween event.

I just saw her watching TV this morning and watching a local art show where they are making Halloween masks and other stuff. She then asked me

“Is it Halloween already, Aunt Jen?” I said “almost”.

She then proceeded on drawing a pumpkin on the paper and immersed herself on making some Halloween crafts. What about you are you attending any Halloween party? What are the Halloween costumes you bought for your kids?

Carrie Bradshaw Will be Back at Sex and the City Sequel

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:53:00 +0000

So have you been a fan of Sex and the City show/movie? I have seen couple of episodes before but never got the chance to fully finish it as the time slot and the day of showing always slips my mind when I get home from work. I guess most of you also have seen the Sex and the City the movie and I just heard the buzz that the new sequel is currently filming and it’ll be shown next year.

Who wouldn’t be magnetize by the story line and characters of each lady in the show? At some point in time we can relate at their character or the experiences that they had and we can’t help but to chuckle when we see ourselves in them. The 4 women: the sexual Samantha Jones (Kim Catrall), emotional and optimistic Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), career minded Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and party girl-fashionista Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) have engrossed us through their search for love, lust, career, happiness, social life and more.

Aside from us being enthralled with the story, we can’t help but notice their fashion sense. I bet every episode you are thinking what Carrie Bradshaw and the rest will be wearing but the most fashionista is of course Carrie. Her fashion sense is cute above the rest with her haute couture dresses, Mikimoto Pearls, which are classic! and Manolo Blahnik stilettos. She is just stylish and her style has often been emulated by other fashionistas. Ahh don't you just love her?

Just Wishin’

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:42:00 +0000

Hey all it’s a brand new week for all of us and actually this is the last week of October. Can you believe that? Wow it’s gonna be November on Sunday already and oh I’m really excited as many events will be coming soon.

I hope I can shop with my sister in law this Wednesday in Divisoria, actually it’s not for Christmas gifts yet but I guess I can grab some as well but I just need to buy myself some everyday tees and pants. Each year before my birthday comes I usually do a shopping for myself as a birthday gift. I have no special someone who can pamper me with that (bitter lol!) so I will do that to myself.

I’ll also schedule my parlor time as I badly need a hair treatment. You know I have these massive gray hairs in front of my face and gosh it is so gross to see them right now, so a hair coloring will hide them for some months. Arggh, I hate them (gray hairs)! Wish I also have a spa in the house but never thought buying one since it’ll be a hassle to change spa filter once in while so a spa treatment at the salon will be awesome as well.

I will also reward myself with a nice authentic Coach Zoe leather bag that I ordered through a friend in the US and I’m itching to have it in my hands already. Since it’ll still be shipped this week, probably I’ll get it by mid-December already yay! Ang tagal pa!!

Today's Flowers #63

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:11:00 +0000

Good Morning everyone.!! Another brand new week ahead of us. It's been a while since I joined Today's Flower meme so I thought of joining today. I don't dig taking photos of flowers that much so I don't have lots of them on my file but here's a photo of Anthurium that I took long time ago after it rained.

Gold Rush

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I just got off watching The Amazing Race Season 15 and as always I got excited over it. It’s my fave reality show and I see to it that I will watch every week’s episode being shown here early Monday morning (Sunday night US time). Today they are still in Dubai and one of the tasks that they need to do in Detour if they chose this task is to weigh gold which is worth $500,000 worth of gold. Seemed easy but they need to think how they can do that because the exchange rate is changing every minute and they need to be fast.

Anyway, of course the Middle East is known for their quality golds and for sure many any investor will be attracted to invest in gold because as we all know the value is not worth it. Online you can buy and sell gold through Monex if you are interested.

Results of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 6: Mika & Canaan are Eliminated

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:43:00 +0000

Here's the Result of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 6. Still in Dubai they need to go to Dubai Creek Golf and Yatch Cub to get their next clue
ROAD BLOCK: Find water- Crack the Code
~ row the little boat and go to the ship and get the jewelry that they can use to crack the code
DETOUR: GOLD or GLASS
PITSTOP: Dolphin Bay Beach
Here's the team standing
1. Meghan & Cheyne
2. Maria & Tiffany
3. Sam & Dan
4. Brian and Ericka
5.Gary & Matt
6. Flight Time & Big Easy
7. LAST and ELIMINATED: Mika & Canaan - Mika was too afraid to go on the slide

VIEW OTHER AMAZING RACE 15 EPISODE RESULTS HERE

Not Everyone is a Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:40:00 +0000

A highschool classmate of mine visited me last month here at my store and I guess I have already told you that she wants me to teach her on setting up her own blog. I actually taught her and made a blog at blogspot but with the looks of it she is not interested anymore because I visited the blog that we made for her and it’s over a month already and there’s no more update.

I guess she is overwhelmed on what to do and just thought of concentrating on her current job in an insurance company giving insurance quotes and forms. Oh well, not every body is a blogger anyway. I also presumed that she is busy with her real and present work.

I Guess She Gave Up

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:46:00 +0000

I wanted to de-stress and relax for a bit since it’s a weekend. We were supposed to go to the mall with my niece today for a quick stroll and shopping at a nearby mall. I told her that I wanted to buy a cheap sandal for everyday use but she backed out going with me since she knows that I am too picky when it comes to shopping. We ended up not going up but it’s good because it’ll minimize the tapping of barcode scanner on the items that I will buy, hehehe and that will make me save.

Now I'm Doomed! Google 404 Not Found Error on my other blog!!

noreply@blogger.com (admin) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:25:00 +0000

I am restless and worried since this morning. I tried to access my other blog JENNYS-CORNER.COM and it gives this Google Error 404 Not Found Message!!!

I was shocked and could not believe what I saw it bec. i did not change any settings. I emailed my domain host and they told me the problem is not on their side:

With regard to your concern, please contact google support as they are the one who hosted your websites. Your domain is registered with us but you are using google's cname to host it. Thank you.

Now I'm doomed and don't know what to do!! A friend is helping me now and hope it will return back to normal. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed!!

Anyone had the same problem before?