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Archives for April, 2009

In Search of a Daybed.

It seems summer has not been going well for us lately. The weather has been horrible to my kids (and me) making us sick. We cannot go out because 1) it is raining and 2) we are sick. Add to the misery is that one by one, most of our furniture and appliances are disintegrating ;) Our TV rack got busted, we need to get new beds (with mattresses). I toasted our rice cooker and just today, our washing machine stopped working (right in the middle of doing laundry).

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I am quite hung up on getting us a new bed before May starts. It really affects all of us since we co-sleep and I’d like to establish a good pattern for all of us since we are just a month away before school starts and I will have two kids going to school already.

This Modern Rega daybed would be so nice if we had a big and covered lanai, don’t you think so?

I actually saw something like from a blog that featured a similar bed designed by Kenneth Cobonpue which left Brad Pitt in awe he ordered one for their bed and one crib for Shiloh. At $6,500.00USD over at OpulentItems.com, no wonder it is considered as such.

But wow, wouldn’t you want to lie in this kind of bed too?

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Currency Trading (Forex)

We all know that foreign currency trading (forex exchange) remains to be the biggest and most volatile market amongst all industries. Everyday, financial institutions, banks, even governments of countries participate in trading. It determines the buying and selling of a country’s currency rate, that is why. From what I know, it is open 24 hours a day closing only on weekdays.

Why is currency trading such a lucrative business? Well, profit-wise, it makes small margins but because everybody in the world is involved in the market (making it a very large market) – imagine governments of respective countries like the US, Europe and other super powers participate on it – even if you make small profit margins, it will eventually be a big one due to the volume of transactions per day. From what I know, forex charts are always updated and a software is always needed to outwit the current one.

The Forex Trading Software a financial analyst would recommend is the CMS Forex Advantage. With all the craziness in trading, this software provided real-time execution and updating of charts allowing an investor to make claims. It allows a minimum trade deposit of only $200USD and has 100 technical indicators which will allow one to notice and forecast trends.

Martha’s Pronunciashiyens :)

  • Marts says, "pack and the haeyyynd" (fox and the hound)
  • Then Marts says, "Oh no Mom! There’s Swiper the PACK!" Bwahahahahha. Anobeh Marts. F-O-X. :)
  • Sabi ko Marts say FOX, she says, "PACKS". sbi ko FOX & d HOUND’. She lets out a hearty laugh and says no Mom no PACKSDONALD BWAHAHHA
  • And she pronounces dalmatians as "DALI_MEYSHEEEEYYYNS" hahahha

Twitter has its uses :)

This is Exactly How I Draw :)

Stick Figure Family at FreeFlashToys.com

Make your Stick Figure Family at FreeFlashToys.com

School Daze

School Daze

1. Do you have children in school?
+ Yes, a third grader and an incoming Nursery student this schoolyear….Oh WOW!

2. Did you go to public school? If you have children did/do they?
+ I went to a private school. My kids will go to private schools.

3. Are you currently in school or taking classes?
+ No..

4. What level of education have you completed?
+ Two degrees. Not practicing :)

5. Do you, or did you have loans out for your (or your children’s) education?
+ No.

6. What are your thoughts on the cost of tuition for colleges and universities?
+ When it’s for my kids’ education, nothing is expensive

7. Did school prepare you education wise for working in the real world?
+ Yes. Good grades got me great jobs

8. Did school prepare you emotionally for what lied ahead?
+ Yes. But it’s what happened outside the classroom that helped me.

9. If you ran a high school, what changes would you make?
+ More interactive. More focused. More training.

Happy Weekend! Off to check Grohe faucets!

Random-ness. Again.

1. What are you looking forward to in the next month?
Martha’s 3rd Birthday!

2. Where’s the last place you went besides home?
The Shrine

3. Would you ever change for a boy/girl?
No. I love being a girl!

4. Is there anyone that you wish was out of your life?
Anyone? Hmmm.

5. Were you happy when you woke up today?
Yes. Had a terrible headache though.

6. Happiest moment of 2009 so far?
Hmmmmm. Nothing stands out.

7. Have you ever asked a boy for advice?
Yes.

8. Do you have a gay friend?
Yes.

9. Do you lie about your age?
No!

10. Describe your life for the past month in one word?
Tiring. And yet I still haven’t slimmed down – maybe it is time to give lipo 6 black a chance ;)

Random Questions #27

1. Do you miss the way things used to be?
Sometimes I miss having a full-time maid. Erase that. I want a maid. :)

2. Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes, he died.

3. Plans for tomorrow?
Fold laundry, clean house (never ending). Scrap. Work. (Really work.)

4. What was the last alcoholic beverage you consumed?
Vodka.

5. Do you say sorry first?
It depends.

6. Would you honestly say you’d risk your life for someone else?
For my loved ones, yes.

7. When’s the last time you had a headache?
Today! We went to Waltermart so I can treat the kids to Jollibee and then we bought a TV rack and the kids pleaded for bean bag chairs – of course it didn’t work.

8. Ever made a cake by yourself?
I don’t bake.

9. What was the last type of fruit you ate?
Banana

10. What are you thinking about right now?
How I can wake up early tomorrow when it’s already 3AM :c

thanks CHIKAI!

EthnoBotanical Meds.

 

 

Do you know what kratom is? It is  the common name for the Mitragyna speciosa Korthals, a tree that originates in South-East Asia.  The leaves of kratom have been used as an herbal drug from time immemorial by peoples of Southeast Asia. It is used in folk medicine as a stimulant (at low doses), sedative (at high doses), recreational drug, pain killer, medicine for diarrhea, and treatment for opiate addiction.

Ethnobotanical ways have been gaining popularity these days. The Kona Kava Farm in Hawaii was purchased as a way to develop a complete line of Kava products. They offer authentic ethnobotanical products online!