Comment Starter Event 9 Giveaway!

Do you love chatting up? Visiting blogs and leaving your trail of comments? Well, now you can chat up and leave comments in my blog at the same time and have a chance to win as well! How? Read more...

Welcome to the Comment Starter Giveaway!

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This giveaway is special!!! There are no pages to "like" or "follow". As bloggers we like to have conversations with our readers....this is just a way to get the conversation started.

One lucky reader will receive their choice of $100 via paypal or a $100 Amazon eGift Code!

Giveaway ends May 6th at 11:59pm, open to worldwide, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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Free Giveaway Sign Up for Bloggers

Hi bloggers out there!

I am going to host a giveaway for Printcopia.com. I have a free blogger opportunity for 1 link and $1 for any extra link and so on. The Printcopia Giveaway will run on 15-31 October and the prize is one beautiful 8 x 10 canvas print from the sponsor - www.printcopia.com.

If you want a free way of getting traffic to your blog, sign up now here.

I will email the html code of the giveaway post, including the Rafflecopter code once I am finished with the sign up.

Thanks!

Cash Giveaway - $300

What? Another fabulous cash giveaway? YES! You read it right! So, do you want to have extra cash? Join now and have a chance to win $300! Check out the mechanics on the bottom of this post and wait for Rafflecopter to load so you can join. This is open to US and Canada only.

The fabulous bloggers of the ATD Giveaway Group are back with another amazing Giveaway.

2 Winners will score $150 each

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Blogroll Cleanup

I was adamant at first to clear my blogroll of links from people who asked for a link-exchange but never committed. I am always prompt on linking and most of the time, since I always base these requests from trust, I don't check the other blogger's blog for my link.

When someone asks for a link-exchange, that means a reciprocity, right? Unfortunately, it did not happen to some. So, I did the one thing I feel uncomfortable to do. I cleared my blogroll of bloggers' links who never linked back.

I felt good. Correction, I felt great! If your blog link is still in my VIP Guests' list then that means you've kept your promise to link back. Thank you too for the linky love. As always, I am truly grateful.

Girls Talk - What's Your Birthday

It's Thursday again and it's time for Girls to talk in Girls Talk! This week's topic is about birthdays.

Well, I was born in March so my sign is Pisces. I honestly don't know what my birth month means so I searched the net and found this. Beside are my comments whether they are true or not or almost ;)

MARCH
1. Attractive personality - Not sure! I'm a loner. My deep in my heart, I know I am a good person.
2. Affectionate - TRUE!
3. Shy and reserved - TRUE!
4. Secretive - TRUE!
5. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic - SO TRUE!
6. Loves peace and serenity - ON THE SPOT!
7. Sensitive to others - VERY!
8. Loves to serve others - YES!
9. Not easily angered - 101% TRUE!
10. Trustworthy - VERY, VERY MUCH!
11. Appreciative and returns kindness - YES!
12. Observant and assess others - VERY TRUE!
13. Revengeful - NOT AT ALL!!!
14. Loves to dream and fantasize - ALL THE TIME ;)
15. Loves travelling - IS THIS OBVIOUS? HEHEHE, VERY TRUE AGAIN.
16. Loves attention - NOT REALLY.
17. Hasty decisions in choosing partners - NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM PICKY.
18. Loves home decors - YUP.
19. Musically talented - 50-50! TO SOME I MAY SOUND LIKE A CROAKING FROG BUT TO OTHERS, MAYBE IT'S ACCEPTABLE...HAHAHA. ALL I KNOW IS, I LOVE MUSIC. QUESTION IS, DOES MUSIC LOVE ME?!?
20. Loves special things - OH YES.
21. Moody - ASK MY HUBBY....HARHARHAR!

As for my birthday, I was born on March 15. My mom said (or she may be pulling my very short legs!) that she was chit-chatting with their neighbor when her water bag broke. So, amongst the siblings, I was the only one born in a polyclinic. Yes, a clinic. A small clinic! Sigh... I guess my mom didn't realize she was due and had not planned to give delivery in the nearest clinic my dad and her could find. Nevertheless, I grew up fine. At one point, she even said she could just have delivered where she was standing near the "santan bushes." Oh my! ;)

Visit Niko's blog to find out what our other blogger sisters (or even brothers') birthday month says about them.

Friday Tag - My 1950s name is...

Phyllis Naomi! What?!? Well, thanks a lot Niko for sending me this tag. It was fun. Probably, I'll name my future daughter with this one. LOL!







What's buzzin, cuzzin?

What's Your 1950s Name?

I am tagging the following: MsRay, Chriss, Bingkee, Riaboo, Bill, Kikamz, Meryl, Aidisan, Beth, Cherry, Cely, Cyra, Eden, and Yub

Have fun folks and happy Friday everyone!

Friday Tag - A to Z

Thank you Bingkee of I Love/Hate America blog for remembering me on this fantastic tag.

A -Attached or Single? -Attached--married
B -Best Friend? -I have few. Some in USA, few in Manila and a handful here in Dubai.
C-Cake or pie? -Cake
D -Day of choice? -Friday
E -Essential item? -Toothbrush
F -Favorite Color? -Pink
G -Gummy Bears or Worms? -Gummy Bears
H -Hometown? -Meycauaya, Bulacan
I -Indulgence? -Soaking in the tub with matching aromatic oils and essence
J -June or July? -both, Mom and sis' birth month is June and Dad's July
K -Kids ? -One
L -Life is not complete w/o -Godand my family and friends
M -Marriage date? -January 11, 1997
N- Number of magazine subscriptions?- None
O -Orange or apple?-Apple
P -Phobias? -open body of water and public speaking
Q -Quotes? -Sometimes we have to go through a rainy April to find a flowering May...
R -Reason to smile? -Blessed with a happy and loving family and friends
S -Season of choice? -between Fall and Winter. I love the cold season
T -Tag 5 people - Enid, G-anne, Maicel, Niko, Shiela
U -Unknown fact about me- Arms and legs coordination is so out of whack so I never excel in sports...hahaha. I am quite frail so my legs are only good for walking in the malls. LOL!!!!

V -Vegetable? -A lot of them just not "bitter gourd"
W -Worst habit? -Shopping
X -Xray or ultrasound? -Ultrasound
Y -Your favorite foods? - Chinese and Italian cuisine and of course, my mom's home-cooked meals...
Z -Zodiac sign -Pisces

Have fun!

Tag - The Fours Edition

Aloha! MsRay of Woman on a JouRney for this interesting tag. Thanks for remembering me on this one because I love doing tags. Hugs to you!

1. Places I would like to visit and why

Rotorua, New Zealand - I sold some packages for this place but I have never been there myself. It would be fun to see and feel how it is to be in a place I can only see in pictures and travel brochures. Rotorua is known for geothermal activities in New Zealand like geysers and their mud pools and also famously known for its colorful landscape and craters.




The Galapagos - I am so interested with the eco-system in that island.




The Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, UK - I was 5 years old when I saw a picture of Stonehenge and ever since I am so bent to go there. Maybe next year...



Jungfraujoch, Switzerland - The top of Europe, as it is famously known. Again, being a travel agent before, I know a lot of interesting places which travellers will find very appealing and this place is one of them. I have prepared several packages before about this place and again, I have not set foot on that place yet. My colleagues who had travelled to Jungfraujoch said that the place was breath-taking! That remains to be seen!




2. Favorite things to munch on
Baby carrots
Pringles Barbecue flavor

3. Favorite sites for online shopping
Victoria's Secret
Amazon
Philosophy

4. Things you have to get done this weekend
Ironing clothes
Buy food for the pets
Clean my closet again for the _nth time!
Pack for our Christmas holiday trip to Manila this Friday morning (December 19)

5. Things that pop up when you google your name
** secret ** hehehe!

I am passing this to: Niko, Bill, Jason, Marly, Kate C, Tricia, Binkgee , Tata , Ate Anna and Posh. This is fun! Hope you'll enjoy doing this...

Mary Antoinette Award

You really area an awesome friend Cely of Pinay Pathways and Chubz of A Chubz Life. You always remember me on nice tags and give me awards which make me happy. Thank you very much.

Here are the rules for the award:

1. Please put the logo on your blog.

2. Place a link to the person from whom you received the award.

3. Nominate at least 7 or more blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on your blog.

5. Leave a message on their blogs to tell them.

I am awarding this to my beautiful blogger pals: Chie, Liza, Enid, Jade, Shiela, Sarah, RiaS, RiaC, Niko and MsRay.

An Award and Some Facts

I received this award and tag from one of my great blogger pal named Enid - From the Diary of a call Center Mom. She always remember me on nice tags and I love doing them all. Thanks Enid. I love this tag and award! Before it was 7 Random Facts then it became 8 and this time it's 10 facts about me.

This is the second Butterfly Award I received from another blogger pal - Cely of New Horizon.

HERE ARE THE RULES FOR :

A. FOR THE BUTTERFLY AWARD

1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.

3. Link 10 other bloggers with whom you would like to share this award

B. FOR THE CUTE'S 2008 BLOGGER AWARD

1. each blogger must post this

2. each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves

3. bloggers that are tagged need to write about their own 10 random facts please post these rules and tag 10 others of your choice.

4. don`t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they've been tagged and to read your blog .

SO, HERE ARE 10 STUFF ABOUT ME:

1. I love to travel. It's a great blessing to be able to work in one of the most prestigious airlines in the world. I get free and rebated tickets so that's the main reason I can afford to travel. That's the whole beauty of being an airline staff when you are a wanderlust like I am.

2. I don't know how to cook. This is more of a choice really. I know, I know, the conservatives will throw stones at me but like I said, it's more of a choice. I never had any inclination on cooking nor anything in the kitchen for that matter other than the food I'll eat. Hahahaha! I do cook once in a blue moon and most times, it comes out like a gourmet meal because I have to follow the recipe.

3. I ran away when I was 10 because I didn't want to go back to my school. One of my teachers embarrassed me horribly in front of the whole Grade 5 class. I forgot the nitty-gritty details but it had something to do with "mistakenly quoted" by a tattle tale. I was made to deliver an apology speech in all of the Grade 5 classes (I think there were 10 or 12 sections in our school) for something I didn't say. My mom's officemate found me in the old "Gotesco Caloocan" and they said I looked like a beggar with my dirty clothes and worn out slippers. Oh, the adventures I had! I wasn't gone for long as I really intend to come back at night time when everyone else was asleep but got found in the afternoon. Hehehe! And who said I AM BORING?????

4. Back in my academic days, they call me a geek sans the glasses. I don't know why because I suck in Math so how can I be a geek, right?

5. I have always wanted to be a cardiologist. I am being realistic and all, my health won't allow me to be a doctor because instead of curing the patients, I have to cure myself all the time =). I decided to change my aspiration and since I love to travel, I took up International Studies. I remember when I was 5 years old, I used to read anatomy books and my parents would encourage me to pursue Medicine but then, let's face it, I am more sick than my patients, if I ever become a doctor... LOL! I will (as in forever) hold a special place in my heart for that dream. It will just be a dream though.

6. I am freakishly organized. I love putting things in order and use color codes for some stuff like pink pail for my undergarments, and white pail for the socks. When I write notes, I use colored pens too, red when I stress a point, green for important stuff and blue or black for the common notes. Well, my closet is another story. I am sharing my closet with my princess so I am having a hard time keeping it in order. You know how kids just pull out stuff and don't fix. However, my clothes are arranged according to categories, all skirts are together, all suits together, trousers and pants combined, shirts and blouses are folded and arranged again in gradual changes of hue. So, all shades of blue shirts will be together and so on.

7. I am not a sporty kind of person. I have this terrible hands, legs, arms, feet coordination. I can't seem to master anything sporty other than running on the treadmill, if you can consider running as sports in my case.

8. I prefer being called by my nickname - Ria. My real name is ______ (secret) but I feel that it is too lady-like and hard to recall. In the office, I am well-known as "Ria" so when I am introduced by my bosses and colleagues to visitors, they have to stress that my real name is ________ and that Ria is my preferred name to be called. Talk about influence...heheehehee!

9. I don't know if this is a talent or what but I have this weird thing on remembering names, faces and details. I can recall a person's name and face even if I have met him/her once. In my line of job, I meet a lot of people and I am often surprised by how I can call out their names when I see them and have met them only once. I cannot say this is photographic memory because sometimes I cannot remember a task to do. My family and friends tell me that I should be an FBI agent or be in CIA because I'll make good use of this gift...yeah right!

10. Lastly, I still watch cartoons with my daughter. This is something I'll never outgrow.

That was fun! Now, I want to present this award and tag to:

Chubz
Chriss
MsRay
Bingkee
Bill
Jade
Marly
Riaboo
Shiela

Yub

Layers

I have to say, this is one cool tag I got from Bill of My Piece of Paradise. Thanks for this one Bill!!!

Copy this Participants List: Me and Mine Creative in Me For the LOVE of Food Little Peanut Pea in a Pod It’s Where the HEART Is Around the World SugarMagnolias I Am Mommy All About The Memories Enchanted PlayJust My Scrap Whats Up Simply Me Kitchen Deelite A Mothers Horizon In Depth A Life in Bloom Because Life

is a Blessing Digiscraptology Joys iN life Life is What we Make it Photo Blog Dancing in Midlife Tune Mommy Talks Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps All Kinds of Me Stuff The Salad Caper Winding Creek Circle InkBabyStudios All Things Me Feels Like Home Because Life Is Fun Blessings and Beyond Mommy Earns Money Online Pinay Mommy Online Clark & Butchay’s Blog Butchay’s World Simply Jen Jenny Said So Ozzy’s Mom Me,Myself+2 Kidd Designs Fun.Fierce.Fabulous Insights From The Grocery Cart RamFam Sheng’s Simple Thoughts Ozlife Dream Home What A World More on Health Words of Love Kikay Fashion and Beauty Fil-Oz Blog Everyday Life Taurians In The Lances Mind Jcelyns Journal My Piece Of Paradise My Corner Of The World It's My Party In My Home The Fashop YOUR BLOG HERE

:START:: RULES: 1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.
2. Get back to Me {YEN} and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list HERE! Note that you are not ALLOWED to change the link of the here.
3. Copy from Start to End.
4. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.

LAYER ONE:
- Name: Ria
– Birth date: 15 March
– Birthplace: Caloocan City, Philippines
– Current Location: Dubai, UAE
– Eye Color: Hazel
– Hair Color: Dark Brown
– Righty or Lefty: Righty

LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage: Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino
– The shoes you wore today: Sneakers
– Your weakness: Traveling
– Your fears: Losing my loved-ones, moving to a new company
– Your perfect pizza: Pepperoni
– Goal you’d like to achieve in life: To retire by 50. I don't want to be a corporate slave until I am old and grey. To travel more, far and wide! To be able to see my daughter work for Google someday.

LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on AIM: YM: None
– Your first waking thoughts: "Thank you Lord for this day... Keep us safe, night and day."
– Your best physical feature: I don’t know!
– Your most missed memory: Growing up with Dad around...

LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
– McDonald’s or Burger King: McDo
– Single or group dates: Single
– Adidas or Nike: Nike
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea
– Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
– Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino

LAYER FIVE
– A famous person, dead or alive, would you interview: Mother Teresa
– Movie you can watch and say the lines along with the actors: Kung Fu Panda (I know! I live with a 10 year old kid so what do you expect???) and Serendipity
– Name two of your passions in life: My family and traveling
– Least favorite time of day: between 7:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m (time when I am in the office...urrrgggghhhhh!)

LAYER SIX
– Use hairspray or gel: none
– Your favorite meal: Chinese and Italian
– Color inside of your head when you close your eyes: Color of the rainbow!
– Listen to classical music: Yes
– Ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it: Nope

Okay folks, please join the fun...