Archive for October, 2009
It seems nobody is safe these days. Not even the rich, who can afford top of the line home security monitoring, are spared. Take care of the break-in at Lindsay Lohan’s Hollywood home one weekend last August. It was very controversial as sources say the robbers were Lilo’s friends, some even thought she orchestrated the whole deal. The bottomline was there was a robbery, it was a break-in, and families from all walks of life need more protection for their homes. It houses everything valuable to them, including lives of family members.
It is extremely recommended that families get the ADT Los Angeles security system. They are touted as America’s number one security systems provider and their premium package costs less than others.
It is very important that houses stay secured and if in case of a break-in, authorities are alerted almost immediately. With the ADT home security system, you are ensured of 24 hour continuous monitoring from four command centers all located within the US. Once a signal has been received in the monitoring center, they will immediately call the landline of the house (homeowner) to verify the problem. If no one will be answering or whoever answers it would not be able to provide the PIN code, they can notify the local authorities.
Invest in security.
Be the first to get your copy of the Belle de Jour 2010 Power Planner, the ultimate planner for women who wants to lead the IT Girl lifestyle. With the Belle de Jour (IT Girl) Power Planner, you have all the time management-based tools, pages, lists to help you manage your priorities.
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Excitement is definitely in the air. The year 2010 is in sight and what better way to take stock of things achieved and new dreams to pursue than a gathering of like-minded empowered girls!
This year to launch the 2010 BDJ Power Planner, we’ve decide…d to have a get-together that’s bigger, better and loaded with lots of heart. Introducing…. the first ever “BDJ Fair: Exceeding Boundaries: Give More, Live More!”, the get-together will hold talks with experts on beauty and fashion as well as accomplished women in their respective fields. We have various booths and lotsa activities lined up for you, check the details below, and register! =) As part of BDJ’s social responsibility, the BDJ Fair is also a fundraising activity for the rehabilitation of Ondoy victims. 100% of the event proceeds will be donated to a deserving community/group affected by Typhoon Ondoy.
SAVE THE DATE!!
Date: October 25, 2009, Sunday
Time: 2pm to 9pm
Venue: New Eastwood Mall: Open Park (Libis, Quezon City)
Entrance: Php 50 (for walk-ins); Php 20 (for pre-registered BDJ Girls (100% for donation =)
What about the BDJ 2010 Power Planner? Where can you buy it? Can we reserve now? =)
It there would be the 2008/2009 gadget of the year, it would go to the invention of the Apple company = the iPhone. Don’t let its name fool you because it is definitely more than a “phone”. It is GSM cell phone that’s also an iPod, a video camera, and a mobile Internet device with email and GPS maps. Add to that the ability of being able to install many applications (apps as they are called usually) like eBooks, games and stuff for your hobbies/work – scrapbooking, medical field applications, etc – and the iPhone becomes the single most needed gadget of busy people today – and of course, women like us need it (we are the exemplary busy ones!)
I asked some questions from a friend to get me acquainted with it to find out if I really need it – would I want it and if it is worth the price. Based from what she explained, the iPhone is basically an iTouch + a cellular phone in one. Would the price of an iPhone be worth it to upgrade? I would say yes, if you want to be online most of the time and access your mobile phone at the same time. Of course, you would need to invest on iphone accessories too. On top of the list is the InvisibleSHIELD full body protector – the last thing you would want happening is to have your iPhone scratched right? You would need an iphone case too – a leather case would be stylish.
One thing you would always ultimately need is an iphone car charger or the i-Power iPhone Mains Charger. It seems the iPhone is prone to draining its battery quickly so you need to charge all the time. With the i-Power iPhone Mains charger you do not need to have the dock to be able to charge it.
Vanity has been given much attention and focus right now. You can blame celebrities for it, or the media for hyping up the need for beautifying, relaxing and pampering oneself from time to time. You see evidence among the the sprouting of spas and salons like mushrooms everywhere in the metropolis. Even the sales of bath products are booming. The downside to this all is that sometimes due to the over flux of supplies in the market, consumers no longer can tell the difference.
Hothouse Botanicals guarantees that all their products are 100% Vegan, 100% organic, contains no animal ingredients and have never been tested on animals. I am actually drawn to a nicely-packaged bath product and theirs are no exception.
This is their lavender scent collection – (from L-R) the aromatherapy bath salt, body butter, fizzy foaming aromatherapy bath, whipped sugar scrub and soy scented candle.
I love body scrubs, if only I can afford to have it done at spas every week I would. But getting this complete line would be close as I just need to set the mood in the bathroom, light candles, set in the bubble bath and relax in the tub.
What scent do you like?
By now you might have heard about the tragic flooding in the Philippines that took more than month’s usual rainfall in 12 hours.
The country’s shoe district, Marikina City, was among the cities badly flooded up. Two weeks after the flooding, many people are still in evacuation centers. And people are still trying to clean up their muddied homes.
Shoe museums though, like the one that housed the country’s former First Lady Imelda Marcos’ historical (and equally controversial) shoes, were quick to save the precious collection by moving them up the shelves. About 100 pairs got wet but are now generally OK and drying. The shoe collection, amounting to 1,220 pairs, were left when the couple fled to exile in Hawaii during their ouster in 1986.
A Moving Company should be contacted in cases like this. If the museum is still trying to recover from the flooding, it would be best to move precious collectibles in an art storage. Companies like the Humboldt Movers Inc. offer this kind of service which has temperature and humidity control. Museums and people who have rare collections should consider investing on a portable storage facility in cases like these – where “acts of God” are unavoidable.
It has been raining non stop since April and each outing or trip needs an umbrella. I would want a fashionable umbrella to go with my rainskimmers please!
Mr. Grumpy.
(the print says I LOVE RAIN) 
How Kawaii
(yellow – to contrast grey skies)
Sugar Sweet
Too bad this Audrey rainskimmers dont come in size 11: 
The Regency Beauty Institute has been founded 50 years ago in Minneapolis and is still going strong, expanding to 30 campuses across nine US states, even having a beauty school indianapolis campus.
Regency has a growing network of campuses and placement relationships, from salons to cruise ships and runways. Regency graduates are recognized and sought after throughout the United States.
I personally would like to enroll myself sometimes in professional hair and make-up lessons. One time, when I was growing, I remember wanting to be a salon hair “cutter” as I want to cut the hair of my Barbie dolls! Now I want to cut and style hair!
Whenever there will be presentations at work, one needs three things to be able to pull it off and finish with flying colors: a drop dead gorgeous wardrobe, confidence and well-prepared and presented documents.
That is the reason why adobe pdf files are preferred over word documents. It can be read on either computer platforms (MAC or PC), and they are independent from computer and display resolution. Not to mention it can support links (internal and external), forms, javascript. and have different levels of encryption.
Your presentation documents are needed in MS Word f? Relax. You can convert word to pdf files with the help of a pdf maker !