Five Pounds Target

How overweight are you?

I am twenty-five pounds over my weight limit for my height, and thirty-five pounds over my ideal weight. That is already a staggering amount of weight to lose and the more intimidated I feel, the more I don't start moving.

Sure, some weight loss supplement can probably help but since I am still breastfeeding, that's not really an option right now. Plus, you always want to change your lifestyle and not just your appearance, if you are to feel good about yourself.

Am trying the FIVE POUNDS TARGET. I will resolve to lose five pounds healthily. Just five pounds. I will still be overweight then but I also know i'd feel the difference. Hopefully, the baby targets will help me ultimately get back to a healthy weight. And at least, this way, I don't feel like it's impossible.

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Sweety Girl from The French Frog

Head on over to The French Frog for the first part of Sweety Girl because it's free, free, free!!! It has 10 papers and 30 elements, with all the pink ribbons you can possibly want.

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House and Lot for Sale

location:
~ part of Italia East
~ nice, quite neighborhood with guard at night
~ well-paved road/sidewalk
~ village has 4 exits
~ Block 1, Lots 2-A and 2-B, Via della Immaculata St.
BF Resort, Las Piñas City

details:
Duplex A (beige interiors) 162 sq. m. lot area
Duplex B (grey interiors) 183 sq. m. lot area

house features:
2-story Asian-Contemporary Design
3 bedrooms all with bathrooms
maids' quarters with bathroom (at first floor)
powder room
family hall
large lanai
large 2nd floor balcony
garage
laundry area
deep well with pump and 5-galon water tank

construction details:
~ powder coated aluminum windows with screens and imported mechanisms
~ long-span roofing
~ landscaping
~ termite treatment of ground and wood
~ roof insulation (2nd floor ceiling)
~ 2nd floor "buhos"-cement base flooring
~ 1st class materials used
~ pedestrian and carport gates
~ perimeter fence

interior details:
~ imported ceramic tiles
~ narra parquet flooring - 2nd floor
~ light fixtures in all rooms\~ granite kitchen counters/imported stainless steel kitchen sink and fittings
~ pre-wired for phones and cable TV in living room and master's bedroom
~ aircon-ready in all bedrooms
~ imported Kohler and Karat bathroom fixtures
~ powder-coated shower enclousres
~ hot and cold water pipe lines in 3 bathrooms
~ master's bathrooms: walk-in closets and granite countertops
~ imported plumbing fixtures

contact persons:
Menchu 0918-9381970
Vicky 0920-9529519

going rate:
P5.5 M for the smaller duplex



I fell in love with the house. It was very spacious and airy and you could see that it was thoughtfully planned. Forgot to take pictures though but it's also open for viewing, a caretaker will show you around.

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Google Wave

Many people are probably wondering why there are so many alerting them for invites to Google Wave or celebrating that they finally have a Wave account. More are hankering for invites.

Here is a great guide on getting started on Google Wave. Essentially, it's the next generation e-mail that's not quite e-mail, and live chat that's not quite just chat. It's e-mail people can edit in real time, attach videos to, and only one copy gets retained. I have yet to really explore all it can offer and once the Almighty Google has fixed all its bugs, they say that it will make Facebook and Plurk and Twitter obsolete.

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as received in e-mail
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Warm Greetings!

The Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc. (APFTI), Rizal Exporters and Manufacturers Association, Inc,(REMAI), and The Department of Trade and Industry – Rizal (DTI-Rizal) are pleased to invite you to the event entitled, “The Fair Trade Bazaar 2009” from Friday to Sunday, November 6-8, 2009, Eastwood Mall, Libis Quezon City.

The 3-day trade bazaar will feature fashion accessories, bags, Christmas decors, home decors, and a whole lot more of REMAI members' products. This will be a selling activity to help them accelerate the rehabilitation, revival and restoration of their livelihood.

Come and visit us, let your purchase rehabilitate, revive and restore the livelihood of small businesses imapacted in recent floods.

Sincerely,

THE FAIR TRADE BAZAAR 2009 Secretariat

They are not asking for doleouts. They are asking you to check out their wares in case you want to shop anyway, and end up helping them bounce back from where they have fallen.

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FPPF Wedding Photography Workshop

as received in my e-mail
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The FPPF Wedding Photography Workshop is designed to hone photographers to effectively cover and document weddings and prepare them as professional wedding photographers. The first Wedding Photography Workshop will be held on November 17-22, 2009, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the FPPF Studio in Intramuros, Manila.

The six-day workshop is aimed at aspiring wedding photographers, advanced amateurs, photography studios who do wedding coverage, hobbyists and photography students who want to learn the ropes of wedding photography.

Two noted professional wedding photographers will conduct the workshop: Jomel Gregorio and Joe Galian, both professional photography instructors at the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts.

For Jomel Gregorio, the wedding image should be simple but should immortalize the true emotions, human interactions and split second details of that special day. To be unique it should be captured with style.

Joe Galian currently shoots for various high end wedding photography studios. He will showcase various styles involved in wedding portraiture and the photojournalistic style of wedding coverage.

The Wedding Photography Workshop will also feature wedding photo lectures from FPPF instructors Vic Sison, Ador Pamintuan and graphic artist Frando Culata.

Course content:

DAY-1 TUESDAY (Marketing Day)
- Introduction
- About Philippine Wedding Photography
- Different Church Weddings: Chinese, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Hindu
- Photographers' Etiquette and Proper Decorum and Attire
- Preparing Your Team, Equipment and Logistics
- Mandatory Wedding Shot List and Division Of Labor
Lunch
- Wedding Contract Elements and Sample
- Wedding Photo Services and Professional Fee Guidelines
- Wedding Suppliers Sample
- Wedding Online Portfolio Guide
- Finding Your Shooting Style
- Joining Bridal Fairs
- Archiving and Protecting Photography Files Against Disasters

DAY-2 WEDNESDAY (Preparation Day)
- Lecture: Off-cam Flash and Mix Lighting
- Lecture: How to Light And Shoot The Hotel Preparation
Lunch
- Shooting: The Groom with Wardrobe, Accessories And Relatives
- Shooting: The Bride with Gown, Accessories And Relatives
- Shooting: Pre-Church Portraitures

DAY-3 THURSDAY (Church Ceremonies)
- Lecture: How to Shoot And Mix Lighting At Church
Lunch
- Shooting: The Church Procession and Recession (Simulation)
- Shooting: Church Portraitures
- Shooting: Re-enacting the Exchange of Rings and The Kiss

DAY-4 FRIDAY (Portrait Session)
- Lecture: How to Shoot and Mix Lighting The Portrait Session
Lunch
- Demo Outdoor Creative Shooting: Bride and Groom
- Group Outdoor Shooting: Bride and Groom

DAY-5 SATURDAY (At the Reception)
- Lecture: Studio Lighting Setup and Posing At the Reception
- Studio Shooting: Formal and Informal Group Poses
Lunch
- Studio Shooting: Formal and Informal Portraiture for Bride and Groom
- Demo: Wedding Album Layout using Adobe Photoshop (A Few Pages) and Sample
- Demo: Photo AVP with Windows Media Player (or Pro Show Gold) and Sample
- Homework: Create A Photo AVP Of The Workshop's Wedding Shoots
- Selection and Submission Of All Photo Entries

DAY-6 SUNDAY (Graduation Day)
- Submission of Wedding AVP Assignment
- Judging of Photo Entries: Best Bride and Groom Portraitures (Solo and Together)
- Judging of Photo AVP Assignments
Lunch
- Announcements of All Winning Entries
- Graduation Rites
- Class Batch Pictures
Merienda Cena

Workshop Fee: P7,500

PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE

Now's your chance to take your photography hobby to the next level and maybe start really earning from it by taking 2nd-photographer and pre-nuptial photographer gigs.

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Christmas Kids Kraze Warehouse Sale

Come one, come all because the Richwell Sale is here!

Sale dates at Warehouse@ Libis are:
Nov 14, 20 and 21
Nov 27-29
Dec 4-6
Dec 11-13
Dec 18-20
Dec 21-23

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Manong's

Manong's is located at the Filinvest area, near a driving range. It can pass for a semi-fine dining restaurant if you sit indoors, but I think it's more known as a Dencio's type of dining place where you eat sisig and drink and allow yourself to be noisy and smoke.

The prices are Dencio's, Gerry's Grill range. I didn't appreciate much the california maki we ordered because it had too much rice but the tokwa't-baboy was good. I loved the gravy on their sizzling bangus belly and I appreciated the free soup they gave (we had to ask for them though, for my son).

Oh, I also didn't like their sago't gulaman because it was a tad too sweet (and they were overzealous with their flavoring).

They have this garden area that's lit at night, with a bridge going there and a bench on the bridge, perfect for talks over drinks.

Generally, it's still a good place to eat if you're in the area. And I guess it's a blessing that the food there isn't so good that you'll need to hit the dip bar after. And the staff were very friendly and accommodating too.

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Blogging for Money

Blogging has become a very lucrative income-generating possibility. And the competition has become quite cutthroat. So if one is just starting out, what things should he be looking into?

1) Blog Content. Will this be a niche blog? If so, what do you know? What are you passionate about and are resources available to you? Do you have the luxury of time and inspiration to update regularly?

2) Blog Hosting. There was a time, free blogspot blogs can earn hundreds of dollars. But now, even if you're only starting out, you may have to invest in your own domain and WP hosting. And yes, you have to learn basic HTML at least.

3) Promotion. You can regularly leave links in your Facebook, Multiply, Plurk accounts to links to your posts. You can appeal to friends to visit your blog. You can join blogrolls and blog trains. You can leave links in message boards. But you may also have to employ the use of an seo software once your blog is up to boost traffic to your site. All these will take time and/or money.


So yeah, it's not that easy anymore. There are gregarious bloggers with no content really but have mastered SEO that they earn well from paid links and ads. But sacrifice content and your blogging boom will be just that, a boom that will dissipate in time. So what you want is to walk the middle ground. You surely don't want to be investing time and money on something that will not produce results for you long-term :)

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