Here goes my wish list for this year’s holidays.
1. Bags and Shoes preferably snatched from Charles & Keith, Zara or Mango
charles & keith
2. A head phone for her laptop
3. External hard drive (start at 250GB)
4. Wooden hangers
5. Food weight scale but I couldn’t afford to have more than one so in case you are interested to give me this, let me know. I’ll pretend to be surprised as I open your gift on the 25th!
strictly diet
6. Red wine preferably Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Shiraz, Pinot Noir or better yet, Champagne or Sparkling wines
a possible start of a collection
7. The Body Shop products particularly shea body butter and body scrub, tea tree oil, vitamin C cleansing face polish, vitamin C capsules, tea tree oil facial wash, grapeseed glossing serum, flawless skin protecting concealer, mineral make up.
Check out The Body Shop web site for Philippines.
8. Eau de Parfum and my all-time favorites are…
Burberry Brit Red
Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker
Pleasures by Estee Lauder
9. Leather watch (a more casual kind)
10. A Local Trip with accommodation for two to three days to any of these destinations – Bohol, Palawan or Ilocos.
11. Adobe CS4 Products particularly Photopshop, Flash, Flex, Air, InDesign, Fireworks. Web Premium will suffice…
Check out Adobe products here.
12. Nikon Digital SLR Cameras. Just choose whatever you find that fits to me and to your budget.
hey, can you be my next? LOL
Or actually, a point-and-shoot camera will be okay. I want it at 8 megapixel or above.
More to come!
it's cocktail hour!
This is a must try when you opt to chillax at home and drink it with friends.
Gin is commonly used now as base spirit although most say that it is originally made with brandy. For a twist, you can use vodka; this kind of drink is then called French 76.
Recipe is from drinkmixer.com.
Ingredients are: 1 1/2 oz gin, 2 tsp superfine sugar, 1 1/2 oz lemon juice, 4 oz chilled Champagne, 1 slice orange, 1 maraschino cherry.
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, sugar, and lemon juice. Shake well. Pour into a collins glass. Top with the champagne. Stir well and garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.
Enjoy!
Well said, pop!
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Source: www.spiritual-short-stories.com
cinemanila 2009 in taguig
schedule of events
For more details, visit the Cinemanila 2009 official site at cinemanila.org.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y450
toshiba L510
acer timeline 8000
After days of searching, finally I was able to find a new laptop that suits me. I took none from my original picks above–Lenovo’s IdeaPad, Toshiba and Acer’s Timeline.
It is slim and lightweight but fast and highly capable. Let the vid speaks for itself.
As I began to think of its name, out of nowhere, an unexpected name just popped in my mind. Viola, my baby is now named Isaac.
In Hebrew, Isaac means “may God smile.” Although he is relatively a low-profile, his name is been referenced several times in the Bible. Isaac is known as this obedient son whom Abraham is about to sacrifice to God.
Asus UL Series was released just a few months ago as Asus bet in the slim notebook category. Not only it does provide what I was generally looking for a laptop, it was also very easy to carry. The 1-inch thickness and around a kilo weight just didn’t allow me to think twice. Click here for a detailed review on my new baby.
Sleeping Beauty? How You Can – and Why You Should – Sleep Like a French Woman, by Mireille Guiliano
The bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat explains why French women sleep better than Americans – and ten ways you can sleep like a French woman, too.Editor’s Note: Mireille Guiliano is the internationally bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat. Her latest book, Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility will appear in October. She can be reached at mireilleguiliano.com and frenchwomendontgetfat.com.
A recent survey on the lifestyle of French people reveals that “on average the French sleep nine hours a day.” That’s considerably more than my fellow Americans, who seem to think it’s a badge of honor to sleep five or six hours a night. How many of you have heard, “I don’t need much sleep”? Nonsense. Or “I’ve trained myself to get by on six hours of sleep”? Could there be a correlation between French women’s long life expectancy and their hours exercising their sleep muscles?
In all of my writing – both in my books and on my website – I urge women to 1) take time to eat (no less than 20 minutes per meal) and 2) sleep well. Sleep, I believe, is the most neglected state of being in American life.
When in Paris, my American husband always notices the pitch-dark apartment buildings we pass while walking home late at night from a meal at a friend’s house or the theater. It’s barely 11 o’clock PM, yet most of the lights are off. For one thing, the French don’t watch much television (no staying up for Conan O’Brien or Dave Letterman’s monologue). They come home from work, prepare dinner, sit down to eat (that’s entertainment!) and relax. Some may prolong the evening reading or listening to music for half an hour, but by ten or 11 o’clock most of them are au dodo. No late-night e-mailing or typing away at the computer. How different that is from New York, the city that never sleeps. From our Manhattan windows we see plenty of lights and people in buildings all around us until the wee hours. That the French spend more than two hours each day eating is another contrast with America. Eating is one of the great pleasures in life, after all. Kitchen or bedroom? For the French it’s a toss-up, according to the latest survey.
How’s your sleep? We could (and should) all improve our sleep patterns in these stressful times — and when aren’t times at least somewhat stressful?
So, here are ten easy tips you may consider so you, too, can enjoy the benefits of a good night’s sleep.
1. Move, move, move during the day! Studies have proven that exercise, in addition to burning calories, makes it easier to fall and stay asleep. No need to run a marathon or spend hours sweating; a 20- to 30-minute brisk walk or yoga will do the trick. (Just be careful not to do it too close to bedtime — this will actually have the opposite effect!)
2. Stay away from stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine and alcohol. All three substances make us jittery, interrupt our quality of sleep and our ability to fall asleep. Many people who rely on caffeine to get them through the day are shocked to learn that it can have a stimulating effect for up to 12 hours after they’ve imbibed.
3. Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Our bodies crave balance and if we train our body to fall asleep at a certain time and wake up at a certain time (even if we’re still sleepy), it will eventually listen to our requests.
4. Reserve the bedroom for sleeping only. This may seem silly, but watching TV, balancing a checkbook, doing paperwork or simply lounging in bed can cause problems when it’s time to actually fall asleep.
5. Herbal teas work magic. Chamomile, anise, valerian and fennel-blend teas are known to help relax and make sleep come easier. Most health -food stores have their own specialty blends as well.
6. Turn off the lights earlier. Lights signal to our brain that it’s daytime and can interfere with our bodies’ ability to wind down for sleep.
7. Turn off the computer and TV at least a half hour, but preferably an hour, before bedtime. Both tend to keep our mind active, the last thing we want before bedtime.
8. If you can’t sleep for a full half hour, get up and read a book or listen to soothing music for a little while. Staying in bed will only make you more restless.
9. Avoid having a very large meal before bedtime. Have your dinner at least two-to-three hours before you plan on going to sleep.
10. Create an environment that is conducive to sleep with a bedroom that’s totally dark, well ventilated and cool. If you don’t have curtains that shade the light, try a sleeping mask. If you live on a busy street, try a fan or a “white noise” machine.
And remember: a bad night’s rest means a short temper, short attention span, more stress and, for women especially, a greater risk of heart disease.
Bon soir, mes amis!
source: wowowow.com
