17 Jul

Kids Fashion

Children’s parties are only half the fun if kids can’t move around in fragile or stiff clothes designs. Its good thing today’s selection mix style and comfort, fashion and fun!
The most important thing to remember when buying children’s clothing is the size. However, with all those international and local sizes, you best bet would be to have your child try the pieces beforehand.
Make sure you leave some room for growth: children can get away with wearing clothes that are larger (just make sure they don’t trip over the excess clothe!), but will soon be able to fit into larger sizes before you know it.
And if you’re shopping with your children, why not ask them what they’d like to wear. Like my kids with their last year birthday celebration, I ask them what to wear and they said they want to look like a prince so their wish was granted. We got a royal kingdom theme party. Letting them choose what they want will help them develop their own sense of style (under your guidance, of course!) and yields even more wear out of your purchase. After all, a nice outfit only matters if your child will actually want it.
One month to go, it’s my kids birthday again and I’m thinking if I’m going to throw a party again. I got an idea of having a renaissance theme party and bought renaissance costumes for them to make it different. What do you think? I guess they will like it because they love to wear any kind of costumes. Their birthday falls on the same month.

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17 Jul

Gold Hit

I love to buy gold jewelries not for the purpose of wearing it but as an investment and to see where some of my earnings go. Plus the fact that when you badly need money during emergency or whatsoever you can use it. Do you agree? I’m sure you have an idea. You can either sell it or pawned it. I’ve already done such thing before mostly with my womens gold watches and rings.

Last 2006, gold prices are expected to dip further because of the surplus in production, which began last year. Gold prices were around $580 per troy by the end of last year and are projected to fall further to $550/oz. As such, last year was probably the best time to buy gold jewelry. When the market recovers, you can try selling your prices, although as any jeweler will tell, you will still have to wait a while to get your profit since most buyers rarely plunk down cash for a piece. They prefer to buy jewelry installment.
Gold jewelry can range from 14K, 18K, 22K, up to 24K. Generally, the higher the carat the higher the price of the piece, as it speaks to how much gold is actually in the jewelry. (An 18K gold piece is 75% gold and 25% gold metal alloys.) The 22K or 24K gold piece are 100% gold but are softer or more brittle. Thus, craftsmen can’t put stones on such pieces. For the lower carat pieces, these can be designed or set with diamonds or precious, semi-precious stones, further raising the value of the jewelry.
In the last 16 years or so, there has been a stronger demand for white gold “because (customers) feel it looks more modern, and there are many modern new settings (available),” It is white because white metal alloys (silver or palladium) are mixed with the gold. White gold is more expensive than yellow gold because it is dipped in an expensive rhodium solution to make it hard. “Although rhodium is very white and very hard, it does wear away eventually. So it is recommended that white gold jewelry be re-dipped every 18 to 24 months to maintain its look.

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15 Jul

New Miss Universe was a kidnap victim

It is in the headline news this morning at ninemsn.com.au about the new Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza that she was once kidnapped in her homeland and says the experience taught her to remain poised under pressure. She declined to discuss her kidnapping, which occurred a year and a half ago, but took advantage of the occasion to call for global peace. Interesting isn’t it?

I was able to watch the late telecast of the beauty pageant last night and I may say that she is definitely stunning and oozing with sex appeal. Every outfit she is carrying really looks so well on her plus her captivating smile. When it comes to brain oh well, she is just a multilingual babe. How many of you can speak a lot of language? She was able to deliver her answer well with the Q&A portion.
The incident of Miss USA, Crystle Stewart of Texas who was tripped on the train of her bejeweled evening gown as she made her entrance was eye catching. It was cool that she still managed to raised her hands and initiated a clap while walking on the ramp still on poise. I remember Miriam Quiambao of Philippines who was once a first runner up and that incident that she stepped on hergown that made her fall on the floor. That’s caused tension to them and to their fans as well.
During the 2007 Miss Universe contest in Mexico City, Miss USA Rachel Smith also tumbled during the evening gown competition and became an unintended star on YouTube, where the video was shown over and over again.

Mendoza said she wasn’t yet sure where her upcoming year of whirlwind appearances would take her. But after a quick stop in New York, she wants to see her family again, enjoy some of her mum’s home cooking and give everyone hugs.
She said that when she I go back to Venezuela she will jump on her family and they will jump on her too.

Funny thing that she is simply looking forward to take off her high-heeled shoes and want to massage her feet at the moment right after the pageant.
According to her she wants to raise her voice and tell the world that violence is not the answer.

Mendoza, 22, is a 178cm, green-eyed beauty who enjoys learning languages and photography. She appeared at the news conference in the flowing yellow dress and dangling turquoise earrings that she wore during the evening gown competition in which Stewart took her spill.

Stewart, 26, is a motivational speaker and former track and field star who is working on a book called Waiting to Win. The Houston native has developed a character education program for young children and has worked with students with autism in the Texas schools.
Stewart said she would use her mishap in her teaching.
She is taking the episode with equal parts Humor and philosophy, determined to move on.
She’ll going to move back to New York and get on with her life

The final five contestants included four from Latin America: Miss Mexico, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela. Rounding out the final five was Miss Russia.
Miss Colombia finished second behind Mendoza.
Miss Thailand won the prize for best national costume and Miss El Salvador was chosen by her peers as Miss Congeniality.

The NBC show was hosted by talk show star Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Melanie Brown and broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers in 170 countries.

Eighty contestants gathered in the seaside city of Nha Trang, Vietnam, vying to succeed previous Miss Universe Riyo Mori of Japan.
Sporting yellow, green and orange bikinis, the 15 semi-finalists strutted across the stage during the swimsuit competition to the sounds of Lady Gaga, who belted out the pulsating Just Dance in a platinum blond wig. Miss Vietnam, Lam Thuy Nguyen, was greeted with a roar from the Vietnamese audience.
The final 10 then competed in the evening gown event.
They performed in front of a panel of judges that included international fashion experts and Donald Trump Jr, whose father, the real estate magnate and TV star, co-owns the pageant with NBC.

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13 Jul

Vanity madness

Worrying about beauty fashion and exercise results in big spending and big emotional investment for most Western women.
However, in frantic pursuit of measuring up, few perceive they do.
With advertising on their back pushing juvenile beauty - unaged, unlined, undernourished yet over-sexed - the competition is ruthless and impossible to trump.
Supermodel icon Cindy Crawford is quoted “Even I don’t look like Cindy Crawford in the morning.”
In Britain beauty is a multimillion-pound industry; we’re looking at figures of about $8billion.
Finding survey from 2006 commissioned by New Woman magazine, found that women in the UK spent $6300 a year on beauty products and treatments, with 81 per cent of women wearing make-up every day.
Only three per cent of study participants said they felt “naturally beautiful”. As such, the UK advertising industry must be pleased, considering they spent $94 million in 2005 on make-up advertising alone.
And when looking at beauty media spending in Australia, they see that toiletries and cosmetics accounting for $107 million. In the US, teens and tweens (children age 8-12) make up more than one-third of the personal-care market. Americans collectively spend $28 billion on toiletries and beauty products.
In another study conducted in 2005 by market analyst, the total cost of an adult lifetime and beauty products and treatments was calculated to be $400,000.
In an age where there are 800 million starving children, numbers like this make you want to reinvent yourself. If we can’t look like Angelina Jolie, perhaps we should act like her.
When interviewed on television, Russian Archbishop Vikenty of Yekaterinburg said he believed that if all the time spent putting on make-up was devoted to prayer and repentance “true beauty would then shine forth from a woman’s face”.Mmmm. Although I’m usually one to follow religious lead, the archbishop seems have a point.
Consider the plague of the 21st century: plastic surgery.
In its annual report, the American Society for the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicates that 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the US in 2007. The collective money spent on beauty-hungry consumers? We’re looking at upwards of $13 billion. That’s more that the GDP of Bolivia, Brunei or Botswana.
According to the report, since 1997 surgical procedures (think Botox) climbed by 754 per cent.
Eighteen per cent, while non-surgical; 91 per cent of the procedures (10.6 million) on female patients. And, the most popular surgery was (unsurprisingly) breast augmentation.
Unlike other cultures, breasts are the most sexualized erogenous female body part in Western countries and pornography propagating the hype. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons the number of under-18s undergoing cosmetic surgery has risen by 14 per cent since 2003. We can expect Australia’s youth to mimic such trends.
For if media-trollop Paris does it, why can’t I?

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11 Jul

Roll the Dice at Vegas

Have you always considered yourself unlucky with the vacations that you’ve taken so far? You’ve found it impossible to enjoy a break, and ended up feeling more stressed or tired than you’ve felt before. Well, you’re luck must be changing. You can try your luck with Vegas vacations that are sure to be more enjoyable than any other vacation that you have had.
Last Vegas is after all Las Vegas. You can even try your luck with the card games, or maybe just enjoy the feeling you get in town that knows how to enjoy itself.

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11 Jul

Next Gen Gaming Fun

Computer Gaming has now evolved to a point that you can enjoy it anywhere. There are pocket size computer games that bring you enjoyment just about anywhere; but they are not yet ass evolved as the new gaming consoles nowadays. Yes, the next generation gaming consoles are here; and they more fun than ever. You can now even play against other people in other countries via the Internet.
The xbox 360 is one of the top next generation consoles around. You’re sure to find that this is the best console that you can get your hands on. The range of games and the depth of game play the xbox 360 the next generation console to beat.

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10 Jul

Attention to all movers

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09 Jul

Beer pong table

ProPong beer pong tables are the highest quality playing fields you will ever play on. These 7.5 ft long beasts collapse into an easy to carry briefcase for perfect mobility and storage. Now you can play beer pong anywhere, and store the table away when you’re done. The base is constructed from super strong aluminum making it very durable. The designed surface is coated with a tough lamanent to protect against spilt beer, sun damage, scratches, etc. This lamanent not only makes for a very easy cleanup, but also makes our table’s surface perfect for bouncing. The black racking triangles are gripped to keep the cups from sliding around or falling off, and each side can hold up to 20 cups. Quit ruining your kitchen table - this high quality beer pong tables are an investment that will be enjoyed for countless nights to come!

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06 Jul

Clearing the clutter

I was looking for a practical magazine to read that will give me tips on renovating and decorating because I need to get rid the clutter in my space. Just want to look for some idea. I want to create more an organized household even though blogging is keeping me busy. Glad I found one and it inspires me a lot. After the holidays, I loaded a shopping cart with storage bins and shelving systems, audio racks as a part of my guest to get more organized. Even science is now saying that becoming more organised is good for the mind, body and soul, by reducing the risk for falls, helping to eliminate germs and making it easier to find stuff. It’s nice to get more organised around our house and preserves our sanity.

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05 Jul

Watching movie every weekend

It’s been four consecutive Saturdays that I’m watching movies. I’m really having fun watching movie these days with my family. The first movie that we saw was the Iron Man followed by Incredible Hulk and then last week was Kung Fu Panda. Today I just got home from watching Hancock and we’re having fun. I have mentioned with my previous post that I’m going to watch it and you notice the photo there? That was taken last week lol! That was advance picture taking than watching. Oh well, I just got a chance to pose and promote the movie lol! I like Will Smith anyway. After watching movie I bought a winter vest because I need it and then suddenly a man come by to asked me if I know some store that sells horse supplies but I don’t have any idea really so I just told him to ask in the information desk. He got the wrong person to ask. Just hope he find what he’s looking for. Well anyway today is such a great day and thanks God for the blessings.

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04 Jul

Thanks God it’s Friday

Oh yeah weekend again. Time fly so fast. Just imagine we arrived here in Australia last December 2007 and now it’s July 2008. Seven months already and it’s seems like just yesterday. Whew! What a life. Thanks God for all the blessings.
I’ve always love weekends. Time for my pampering, movies, shopping and etc. It’s my day. I want to go and discover new places here in down under. I felt really bored sometimes at home especially weekdays this winter season. Thanks to my laptop which is always a part of my every day life now. Addicted to so many stuff online haha what a life. We’re planning to watch movie tomorrow. Hancock starring Will Smith. I guess that’s a very exciting one. Shop a little then after that…oh thanks goodness I remember! I need to buy table lamp because my old is super bright and I can’t adjust it into more dimmer. I can’t even change the bulb. I want a new stylish and more steamy one. Let’s see what i’ll get.

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02 Jul

Wearing glasses is the new black


Look around you, how many people are decked in specs?
Ol’ four-eyes is no longer an unfashionable geek. In fact, if fashion experts are right, more people are now donning a pair of specs to spice up their look than simply to read a specials board.
A wearing pair of prescription glasses in the office just might even give the pay packet a nudge. A quarter of respondents admitted to wearing glasses because it made them look more intelligent, while some said specs suited their industry. We sometimes said that specs wearer looks nerdy.. It’s a clear attitude to glasses have changed over the past few years.
What I am pointing is those who wear glasses now enjoy them more as a fashion accessory than a necessary evil.
A single pair of prescription glasses has been replaced by two or three pairs that can create a new look - much like changing shoes or a handbag.
Those who used to automatically go for contact lenses will now consider glasses. Changing fashion trends have led long and short-sighted people alike to reassess what they perch on their noggins.
I think people now want to actually make a statement: Look at my glasses, look at me’. The trend of rimless glasses a couple of years ago is now a fashion no-no, with the focus turned to rectangles, plastic frames and thick arms.
And don’t forget the bling. Diamantes on the arm of a pair of specs will be around until at least Christmas. People are realizing now that they can build up a wardrobe of glasses.
And in the UK, anecdotal evidence shows more men are sampling pairs of prescription-free specs.
Maybe they want a pay rise or something? Lol! I’m not sure what the reasons are.
But there are important points for men and women to keep in mind when trialling the next pair of specs. Stylish Gok Wan, of television show How to Look Good Naked fame, says face shapes, hairstyles and jewelery all affect a look.
“Your glasses don’t just perform a function, they’re also a fashion accessory. Think of them as another piece of jewelery and you won’t look overdressed”

Matching Colour and Complexion

Blondes: Try lightweight styles that add warmth to skin tone. Avoid dark, heavy styles, cold colours (blues, greens) and light-coloured metals.
Auburn: Reflect a natural colouring with reddish brown gold, copper or tortoiseshell. Avoid cold colours unless you want to make an impact.
Light Brown: Lightweight styles in bronze and other warm-coloured metals. Avoid dark, heavy styles, cold colours and ligh-coloured metals.
Dark Brown: Metal frames in antique silver, gold and soft brown. Avoid pastels, dark colours and heavy styles.
Black: Any metallic frame, especially simple shaes and colours. Avoid bright colours unless seeking to make an impact.

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30 Jun

My Fabulous New Theme

Got a new theme! The combination of fuschia pink and white with matching butterflies and my fabulous picture on the top header. How was it guys? Oh well, I just get bored with the old one and I realize it doesn’t fit with what my blog category. That was some kinda romantic and my blog is talking more on fashion and beauty thing. I made a little modification using my web base FTP localhost and I’m enjoying with it despite of being risky since I don’t have or I am not good with this craft. But, I am going to be with more practice if I got enough time. We’ll never know someday I can make my own theme design? Hahaha ambitious…
It’s really fun and challenging exploring. Thanks to my net2ftp hosting server. It’s my first time doing some little simple editing with CSS and etc. For now, I just made it simply irresistible and fabulous like me! Lol! WP flatform really cool. I am glad with the outcome although it’s time consuming. I started editing and modifying theme with my Dream Home blog and I love it also. Not so artistic and stylish but simply beautiful I know.. Thanks to my hubby also for little assistance. Geeh..almost all of my time was spent adjusting the header font, size, alignment and etc. Enough! Anyway I’m satisfied. Oh it’s already late..need to sleep now.

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28 Jun

Summer vacation destination

If you’re planning for a perfect getaway this summer you might try this Outer Banks of North Carolina. A major tourist destination and are known for their temperate climate and wide expanse of open beachfront. A stay in one of the Outer Banks vacation rental homes is an opportunity for you to enjoy the beach, visit points of interest on the Outer Banks or just sit back in your rental home and relax. There are vacation rental homes have been carefully selected to make your Outer Banks visit a memory you will never forget. Visit CarolinaDesignsRealty.Com for more information. They aim focused on providing only the finest vacation homes that the Outer Banks has to offer. They have been able to attract these properties because of their commitment to extremely high standards of customer service and operational innovation.

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28 Jun

Horse Riding

Do you know how to ride a horse? I always have the envy of those people who have the courage to ride a horse. I want to try the thing but I’m really scared. I am fun of watching horse racing on television and I admire those equestrian women. They are really amazing. They look so cool with their equestrian clothing and made them stunning every time they make a horse run like flying in the air. I never got a chance to ride a horse because I’m really scared to try and maybe if I do my mouth will not stop to make noise or whatever. But I saw children that are also tough in equestrian thing and I’m wondering how they get that courage. A very good training and motivation? I guess so.
Maybe it’s just all in my mind and I can do it if I would really try with determination. I just love looking at the outfit of the equestrian women. That’s a very cool style of fashion.

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