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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UFR3szeSp7ImA9WhRUFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24747600</id><updated>2012-01-26T07:00:16.581+10:00</updated><category term="motherhood" /><category term="social club" /><category term="dad" /><category term="Gold Coast" /><category term="TV" /><category term="David" /><category term="birthday" /><category term="housework" /><category term="movies" /><category term="ramon" /><category term="bereavement" /><category term="music" /><category term="baguio phils" /><category term="tag" /><category term="winter" /><category term="updates" /><category term="school" /><category term="sammy" /><category term="good shepherd's" /><category term="easter" /><category term="special event" /><category term="life" /><category term="nudgee" /><category term="southbank brisbane" /><category term="travel" /><category term="US Election 08" /><category term="leave" /><category term="ray" /><category term="celebrities" /><category term="clothes" /><category term="mama" /><category term="family" /><category term="sammy family" /><category term="fun" /><category term="milo the cat" /><category term="pizzaathome" /><category term="outing" /><category term="musings" /><category term="work" /><category term="political APEC" /><category term="whines" /><category term="kids" /><category term="friends" /><title>vicksevents</title><subtitle type="html">'gidday from Australia.  welcome to my blog - chronicles of events, thoughts, day and night happenings- whatever and whenever shared with family, friends and the worldwide web...all text and images are exclusively of vfa unless otherwise specified...may download but please acknowledge as i will not be responsible for your troubles...haveaniceday!</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://vicksevents.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://vicksevents.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24747600/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Vicky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01123515962100128554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="24" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E-swc-i-IjE/TZChDNR6CmI/AAAAAAAAAuc/O1pPZxk-xI0/s220/P1012648.JPG" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>148</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Vicksevents" /><feedburner:info uri="vicksevents" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UFR3syfCp7ImA9WhRUFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24747600.post-7716862622061633400</id><published>2012-01-26T07:00:00.002+10:00</published><updated>2012-01-26T07:00:16.594+10:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-26T07:00:16.594+10:00</app:edited><title>26 January 2012 Australia Day</title><content type="html">&lt;span class="hasCaption"&gt;Happy Australia Day to AUSTRALIA! I was sworn 
in as an Australian citizen on this day in 2001, 11 years ago! We were New Zealand citizens when we immigrated to this great country in 1998.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="hasCaption"&gt; Life had been
 like a Waltzing Matilda and a Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport, ups and 
downs, shaking it sideways left and right, but thank you for the Fresh 
Air, beautiful beaches, great fresh food and all the opportunities you 
don't normally reveal but challenged me to seek for it. From a proud Pinay 
and now a proud Australian! Thank you Australia, and Happy Birthday! By the way an Australian passport is welcomed without so much visa hassles when travelling as a tourist in most if not all countries of the world. But please, do come here legally as I did, less hassle, stress and freedom!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tx8aMcjlMqg/TyBpYoibTrI/AAAAAAAAAws/kDFlO5i-iRw/s1600/sydneyjan06+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tx8aMcjlMqg/TyBpYoibTrI/AAAAAAAAAws/kDFlO5i-iRw/s320/sydneyjan06+025.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;along the darling harbour in Sydney&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;on a ferry ride in Sydney&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Sydney on the way to the airport&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H12J7lzNSPw/TyBpcR0gY_I/AAAAAAAAAxA/mhaSQ6p2nQU/s1600/sydneyjan06+117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H12J7lzNSPw/TyBpcR0gY_I/AAAAAAAAAxA/mhaSQ6p2nQU/s320/sydneyjan06+117.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;in a bus stop in the middle of Sydney&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Queen Victoria Building *namesake queen*&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;my place of work in Brisbane&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qY8JaHZY6_4/TyBpgTnmDeI/AAAAAAAAAxc/sHhivHURMvY/s1600/sydneyjan06+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qY8JaHZY6_4/TyBpgTnmDeI/AAAAAAAAAxc/sHhivHURMvY/s320/sydneyjan06+024.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="hasCaption"&gt;then back to the darling harbour in Sydney&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="hasCaption"&gt;each city is just a plane ride away haha!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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For those who are superstitious where I sometimes am, I take special care and mindfulness when it's Friday, the 13th. I am not sure why some people consider that 13 is an unlucky number.&amp;nbsp; Even in the cruise ship on a cruise, there is no level 13 and some tall buildings do not feature the no 13 on their floors.&amp;nbsp; I am not sure what it is but I just observed that people always state, 'it's Friday the a13th! bad luck..." will take extraordinary care as it is Friday, the 13th, etc.&amp;nbsp; For this day though,&amp;nbsp; I had some glitches however I'd say that the day went well after lunch, after having some little hiccups in the morning.&amp;nbsp; Now I can rest my case and wait for the result.&amp;nbsp; I am expecting 2 positive results then I will have the dilemma to choose which one.&amp;nbsp; The basis of my decision is the one that will cost less in the long run.&amp;nbsp; But if I don't have a choice, I will just be happy with the outcome.&amp;nbsp; Someone out there knows best and I will have faith and follow of His wishes.&amp;nbsp; Confused? Well, I don't blame you as I got so confused myself.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
The photos were taken in Graceland, Memphis Tennessee in the home of The King Elvis Presley. There was a building there with his car collections and this special pink Cadillac number was a gift to his beloved mother.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-3050121858054132335?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FMXPakNwqVQ4IKuMKs_xpoZSvwY/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FMXPakNwqVQ4IKuMKs_xpoZSvwY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vicksevents/~4/OKqZknwwZBg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24747600/posts/default/2555733221461162912?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24747600/posts/default/2555733221461162912?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Vicksevents/~3/OKqZknwwZBg/updates.html" title="updates" /><author><name>Vicky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01123515962100128554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="24" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E-swc-i-IjE/TZChDNR6CmI/AAAAAAAAAuc/O1pPZxk-xI0/s220/P1012648.JPG" /></author><feedburner:origLink>http://vicksevents.blogspot.com/2009/03/updates.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEQGSX8-fip7ImA9WxVWEUg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24747600.post-3203869157028040303</id><published>2009-02-20T23:54:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2009-02-21T04:58:48.156+10:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-02-21T04:58:48.156+10:00</app:edited><title>the silent killer courtesy of  brother Sam</title><content type="html">  &lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SZ79HgoKCpUAABZuv@41"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;img class="alignright" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SZ79HgoKCpUAABZuv@41/cognac.jpg?et=b%2BWYb%2CQITiDRC%2C%2BezsNdHg&amp;nmid=0" border="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style=""&gt;&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;      &lt;table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style=""&gt;&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;table style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style=""&gt;&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;SILENT       KILLER: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;What you need to       know about NIGHTMARE or BANGUNGOT &amp; some realities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Information from a       US-based pharmacist &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;It seems only MALES       are afflicted with this. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;IMPORTANT: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Never go thirsty       when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour       rest. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;Bangungot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt; has killed a male nurse of UERMMH.. It is       sudden death in adults which cause them to die while sleeping. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Many theories have       been put forward as its cause. However, here is an article which sheds       some light to the cause of this malady. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt; Please read       on:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;Article       from THE PHILIPPINE STAR: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;The reported cause       of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or bangungot. Medical       investigators in China       , Japan       and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died       from "&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="cursor: pointer;background-attachment: scroll;"&gt;acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;"       found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper.       This was a startling finding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;However, it wasn't       the noodles that caused nightmares but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;DEHYDRATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;. Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol       or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an       empty stomach will trigger an &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="cursor: pointer;"&gt;electrolyte imbalance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;It is therefore       advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if       he had a few or several &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;alcoholic       drinks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Avoid eating       noodles before bedtime, but if you can not avoid it, allow at least two       hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink       plenty of water.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;The most important       thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty       of water during your 8-hour rest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;------------       --------- --------- --------- --------- -------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;PLEASE       PASS TO YOUR FRIENDS! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;DRINK       WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;It is popular in Japan       today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning..       Furthermore, scientific tests have proven  its value. We publish       below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious       diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found       successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following       diseases: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Headache, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;body ache&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,       heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;bronchitis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       asthma, TB, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;meningitis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,       kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="cursor: pointer;"&gt;gastritis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,       diarrhea, piles, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;diabetes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,       constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ear nose and throat diseases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;METHOD       OF TREATMENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;1. As you wake up       in the morning before &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;brushing       teeth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;2. Brush and clean       the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;3. After 45 minutes       you may eat and drink as normal. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;4. After 15 minutes       of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;5. Those who are       old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning       may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4       glasses per day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;6.. The above       method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a       healthy life.. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;The       following list gives the number of days of treatment required to       cure/control/ reduce main diseases: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;1.            &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="cursor: pointer;"&gt;High       Blood Pressure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (30 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;2.            Gastric (10 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;3.            Diabetes (30 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;4.            &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Constipation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       (10 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;5.            Cancer (180 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;6.            TB (90 days) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;7.            Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in       the 1st week, and from 2nd  week onwards daily. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;This treatment       method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you       may have to urinate a few times. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;It is better if we       continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.       Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;This makes sense       .... The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold       water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!!       Nothing to lose, everything to gain... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;For those who like       to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;It is nice to have       a cup of cold drink after a meal.  However, the cold water will       solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down       the digestion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Once this       "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be       absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food.. It will line the       intestine. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Very soon, this       will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or       warm water after a meal. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;A       serious note about heart attacks: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               Women should know that not every &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="cursor: pointer;"&gt;heart attack symptom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       is going to be the left arm hurting, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart       attack. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake       up. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;·               Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be       aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive....... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;A cardiologist says       if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be       sure that we'll save at least one life. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"&gt;Please       be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;     &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;      &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-3203869157028040303?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 It was a nice restive christmas, we stayed home for a change as we've been travelling a bit during christmas time since&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2001  to the USA/Japan  (took advantage of the cheap fare after 9/11)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2002  back to the USA/Korea as a gift for Ray who was the DUX in his primary school graduation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2003 to Sydney and Canberra Australia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2004 to the Philipines/Hongkong&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2005 to the Philippines/Kuala Lumpur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2006 to Melbourne Australia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2007 to the Philippines/Singapore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;  Dec 2008 just at home and around Brisbane&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;One of the reasons why we can't go anywhere aside from our renovation project is Milo-the cat.  We love her so dearly that we can't let her stay in the cat hotel yet  as we want her to be more matured.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;Will go to sleep now as  I will be waking up early  tomorrow for work. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 127, 127);font-weight: bold;"&gt;The photo was taken on my birthday celebration last  November 2008 on our way to Byblos. David took the photo.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-2869468487672973298?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I've slept after 12 midnite when housemates were busy watching TV.  Now they are all asleep so I could blog in peace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SVvUlwoKCpUAAGuNR2U1/31dec08-187.jpg?et=59TJdgt6T6eYResoApf9yA&amp;nmid=0" border="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-weight: bold;"&gt;After all the parties before Xmas, we had a very restive relaxing lunch and dinner at home, each of us pitched in either in the food, gifts, cleaning, washing up, baby sitting the cat or just being there as a family.  We decided to have it just for the family instead of attending some Filipino reunions, for a change.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/9"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/6"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/4/photos/37/300x300/6/31dec08-235rrr.jpg?et=bDUXP+DtdsW+gLcVHr,l7A&amp;nmid=157565467" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;"&gt;It's chaotic inside the house as we are doing major renovation work to our old house so we opted to have dinner at the verandah that David built.  It was our first time to do this and guess what? we loved it and we've been having our meals there since.  It's cooler outside the house than inside especially during these summer days. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/5"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/36"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/3/photos/37/300x300/36/31dec08-239.jpg?et=r28NkYIpoSNEZwxLxU0Y7Q&amp;nmid=157565467" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;"&gt;On boxing day (26/12) we had dinner with Armi's family.  We are friends for 20 years now and they also immigrated to Australia about the same time as we did.  They live more than an hours drive from our home and we met them for supper in a Thai Resto to enjoy food that someone had cooked for us.  We have to pay..of course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;" src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;"&gt; Our children had grown together and they are 'family' to us here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/36"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/24"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/3/photos/37/300x300/24/31dec08-309.jpg?et=EIltepKKnUuiMsZL,,Uudg&amp;nmid=157565467" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;"&gt;Then...it was time for New Year Shopping.  We have worked out that the bargains begin after Christmas so we saved a lot of our shopping then.  Vivis, Ray and I headed to the DFO outlet near the Airport, leaving David in peace to continue his renovation work as he is not fond of shopping.  Ray came along to help carry the shopping bags (bless him)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-weight: bold;" src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/24"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/37/9"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/4/photos/37/300x300/9/31dec08-315gg.jpg?et=qjEra5ePyuCTsWfCrR8moA&amp;nmid=157565467" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;New Year is now here and will soon organise lunch again.  They are all asleep so I might have a nap after greeting you all a Wonderful New Year...How did your holidays go?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;More &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);text-decoration: underline;" href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/album/37/Our_Christmas_08_Dec_25_and_26_08_events"&gt;photos by clicking here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-3928218939062073177?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It's Australia's answer to Gone With the Wind (I haven't seen this movie yet but someone said it), Out of Africa, Pearl Harbour, The Good, the Bad and the...rolled into one.  Nicole Kidman is one of my favourite actresses and I follow her movies and  Hugh Jackman is now one of my favourite actors. I like it not only for the story but it shows Australian culture, language, and beautiful landscapes.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;HILOT-&lt;/span&gt; I haven't seen this film yet but I am proud to say that it was produced in the Philippines by one of my treasured online friends, the  Filipina actress, Melissa Mendez (artistmelissa in multiply).  It's not a joke to produce a movie and act on it too.  It deals with a relevant social issue- abortion- This is the first time Mele is producing a movie and I wish her success in her courage and  efforts and contributions to the Filipino Film Industry. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SUPuZwoKCpUAAEUeZHc1"&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SUPugAoKCpUAAEbffDA1"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SUPugAoKCpUAAEbffDA1/hilot.jpg?et=lwOYPSv2XUgH%2Ctl4Gt4C0g&amp;nmid=0" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;So- if Australia is showing there near you please take time to watch it and if you are in the Philippines, let us support Mele and watch HILOT or better still, but a ticket and watch the premiere showing on January 20 2008 in SM City in Pasay City Philippines&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Last but not the least, i WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I will come back here every now and then as I still want to post a lot of photos.  I haven't found my camera yet..but until then, take care and be happy!&lt;br&gt;&lt;span class="insertedphoto"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SUPuTAoKCpUAAEJZWes1/Untitledvicky.jpg?et=ws5vn%2B6A4oNntdRc%2BUmE5Q&amp;nmid=0" border="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;      &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-5488441888497208022?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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He disconnected the taps/gas connections because we are removing the kitchen cabinets and sink and replace it with a different set up including a long overdue dishwasher. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I cooked some minced beef with celery/carrots with soy sauce for our tea.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyway, it's cheap tuesday movies so we all decided to have an early tea and head off to the &lt;a href="http://www.a-m-c.com.au/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;"&gt;AMC Cinemas &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;orm my bday.  Somehow i felt a bit tired after cooking so i went for a  a nap and slept for an hour or so as it was so quiet at home . I  was woken by the Milo the cat -wanting some  food.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rest of the family arrived and  wished me well with cards and presents.. A pair of crystal earrings from vivs, a jade pendant from ray a leaning pillow from the hubby and some cute cards.  I also received calls from my mother dear who is now back in the Philippines after spending a month with Joseph iand Beth in VA, brod Ramon, and my friend from the Gold Coast, Armi (we talked for an hour or so as the last time I talked to her was on her birthday).&lt;br&gt;Also lovely greetings from my cyberfriends in 360 and multiply.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We headed to the&lt;a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.a-m-c.com.au/"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;AMC Cinema&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and watched this hilarious movied called &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;"&gt;Burn After Reading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Ray, David and I really laughed our heads off with the sillyness that was presented in that movie.   Vivs was not able to come because she had to sleep for an early morning roster. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyway, the celebration will be on Sunday at &lt;a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.byblosbar.com.au/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-weight: bold;"&gt;Byblos  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;with drinks and a sit down dinner.   I haven't been to this place yet, somehow Viv and Ray arranged it all as it's their favourite place and they just assumed that I would enjoy it too.  I think it's like a Mediterranean style bistro..hmmm that will be interesting.  They had  made a booking for us and a couple of friends a month ago....ahh the benefits of having housemates.  Shall look forward to it though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Well after the movie at 8:30pm, we called into  &lt;a href="http://www.coles.com.au/"&gt;Coles&lt;/a&gt; and bought some onions and other things. It was late but we had the following for our tea-&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Minced beef that I cooked before&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Steamed rice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Green salad (made up by &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.coles.com.au/"&gt;Coles&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apple pie (bought from &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.coles.com.au/"&gt;Coles&lt;/a&gt; and heated in the oven) with thick cream and vanilla ice cream&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Red wine for me and David and a Pepsi for Ray&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was a very relaxing day....thanks to all of you! and more photos &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;here!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SRoMQAoKCpUAAELwIEk1"&gt;&lt;img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SRoMQAoKCpUAAELwIEk1/31jul05-013aweb.jpg?et=8FaV0nPhFnWDMNqt2KAw1A&amp;nmid=0" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-7484931637918553405?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I will just serve you drinks and have a great tete a tete as I know that like me, everyone is watching what they eat....actually I don't have time to cook as my other half have taken away my kitchen from inside my house and relegated it downstairs in the garage as we are doing the long overdue renovation of the old part of the house (which is the dining/kitchen)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Love you all and hope that you have a great day/week. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I must post this now as I will be quite busy during the week as i work for the government that does not give us days off on our birthday...gee i wish my mortgage is all paid for so i can retire from work...that is my birthday wish...so i can spend more time in the blogworld with my beautiful friends.....LOL...i really mean it. xoxoxox and so i should also buy a lottery ticket as it seems the only chance for me to become a millionaire...God Bless you all! Don't forget to pause and remember those beloved heroes who fought for democracy on veterans day, remembrance day, armistice day and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;my birthday! LOL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png"&gt;Much love&lt;img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/love.png"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vicky Armi (born on armistice day)&lt;br&gt;Happy birthday too to my good friend Malen and KitKat..thanks Teena for reminding me..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;!-- multiply:no_crosspost --&gt;&lt;p class='multiply:no_crosspost'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-900778848507238807?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Now that had changed.  At first because of colonial orientation where I still believe that 'whites' are sovereign, I thought that Obama did not have much of a chance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was drawn to watching the news and hear him speak, I've never heard someone as eloquent as him with a rather masculine voice, one who can inspire, command, motivate and who had actually captivated me to listen to him talk.  He was a person of substance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is indeed a landmark election for the USA presidency for electing the first black president. It is a significant event because  it shows that people are more tolerant and looking beyond the physical colour of the skin in respecting/accepting people.  Black or white, yellow or red, light brown, medium brown or dark brown has finally initiated to dismantle the barriers that inhibit harmony, peace and tolerance in this world that is moving towards globalisation.  The intention to create change for the overall well being for all people of the world notwithstanding colour/race.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the election of Senator Barack Obama I  have realised that the world and America in particular is maturing towards how it should be, away from prejudices and acceptance that everyone can actually co-exist and it's now a far cry from the 'white supremacy' rule  that had prevailed for awhile after World War II not only in the US but also in Australia with their "white policy' rule.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I admired John McCain too in being such a gracious loser who had urged his supporters to support the new President elect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To both of them, Cheers and God Bless America and the World. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.barackobama.com/about/michelle_obama/#meet_barack"&gt;More on the Obamas here. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://vfa11.multiply.com/photos/album/33"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;"&gt;More photos here, grabbed from Yahoo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-3250662006109293447?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The last 2 are period movies and of these 2 I preferred the story of The Duchess because I love happy endings.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The DVDs that I watched were Shawshank Redemption, Ratatoulle, Bee Movie, Across the Universe, Across the Universe, the Bucket List, Sweeney Todd  and the TV series  called The Chaser's War on Everything.  I enjoyed Shawshank Redemption the most.  I watched most of these while ironing our clothes! And that was a lot of clothes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.vfa11.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SP7dHAoKCn0AAGQUMnA1/across-the-universe.jpg?et=Z5tEYtNjo0UIoBtnrbXYdw&amp;amp;nmid=0" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What shows have you watched lately?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24747600-655788120777796923?l=vicksevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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