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Quicker8.com’s Blog Giveaway Contest

My fellow Twitter Bebot friend, Faye, of Quicker8.com is holding a cool giveaway contest on her blog where she’s giving away the following as raffle prizes:

1st prize – Fossil Ladies Chronograph (big face) watch

2nd prize – Kate Spade kikay kit (orange)

3rd prize – Kate Spade kikay kit (floral)

This is open to international readers.  Contest runs until September 8, 2010.

Head on over to her blog for the contest mechanics and other details of this contest.

Finding Riches The Easy Way

I bet everyone of us wish to obtain riches the easy way. Like winning the jackpot Lotto or sweepstakes prize, receiving an estate or stumbling upon a pot of gold or gold coins. Or we dream to find bullion bars like that of the so-called Yamashita’s treasure. However, not everyone’s lucky so we got no choice but to earn the hard way. But as they say, getting rich isn’t that tough as we think. Persistence, skill and knowledge are the keys to success. Since gold coins have been mentioned, one of the most effective way of securing a good investment is through precious metals trading and that’s the reason why US Gold Bureau exists. They have been serving thousands of investors, traders and hobbyists for several years now and their vast highest-quality rare coins coupled with their exemplary customer service are simply one of the best.

Basic DSLR Photography

I haven’t been able to share announcements and news about upcoming local Photography Seminars.  Got no time to research aside from the fact that searching for this topic has become pretty tough lately. It’s either I wasn’t searching hard enough or there weren’t really enough seminars and workshops lately.  How I wish it’s as easy as searching for healthcare jobs on the web. 

Anyway, in the course of my 2-hour googling, here’s one upcoming workshop that I found:

• SEPT 11 – 8:30am to 12:30nn (part 1) Saturday
• SEPT 12 – 8:30am to 12:30nn (part 2) Sunday

Location: Gallery 7 Digital Studio, 3rd Floor, Eastwood Mall, Libis QC (near Gymboree).

Course Fee: P 2,800 (For the 2days already) Course Fee Includes: CD of Powerpoint, snacks, course certificate.

What to bring:
The participant must have a Digital SLR Camera with controls for aperture and shutter speed. (or any camera with a dial mode for manual setting, ex: Panasonic Lumix LX3 or Canon G11)

Small Group Setting
(15 students maximum for this class.) Pre-registration is a must.

To register, contact Tess at: 401-9757
Or email: info@gallery7digitalstudio.com

Habagat.

The weather has been pretty predictable these days.  It’s been heavily raining practically almost everyday.  It’s the rainy season, as Kuya Kim tweets, no typhoons or tropical cyclones, just a typical South West Monsoon behavior (Habagat).  With the rainy season and with the onset of the colder Holiday season, I bet this is the perfect time for those who have outdoor hot tubs to start searching for hot tub covers that can protect their tubs from harsh elements but can also easily be detached when the need to have a dip in the relaxing warm water arise.

Starting A Gold Investment

Gold experts say that it actually doesn’t need one to be well adept with precious metals dealings right away in order to start a precious metal investment.  All it takes are the basics like buy gold coins initially in a small quantity and from there, little by little, he’ll learn the ropes of the trade. It’s advisable that one should just continuously learn and be kept abreast of the ongoing commodity values so he can safeguard his investment.  There’s a vast resource of helpful articles and good reads about this business that can be found at United States Gold Bureau. 

A College Student Soon

I just realized that I’m indeed getting older after learning that my US-based nephew has recently taken sat prep courses.  I can’t believe that he’s soon to enter college then the next thing I’ll know, he’ll be graduating in just a few years.  He was just a little grade school boy when they last visited us here for vacation and that was the last time we saw him. Time flies fast indeed.  I heard from his parents that he’s been doing well in school.  He’s pretty smart so I know that he’ll ace the SAT Reasoning Test and eventually, will land on his dream college or university. 

101 Days Until Black Friday

Oh yes, my favorite shopping big event is near again. If in case, you don’t know yet, Black Friday is November 26th.  It may be months away but this does not prevent my excitement to build up.  In fact, I have started drafting my home stuff shopping list for our new Little Mansion and likewise, I have started listing down my Christmas shopping list.  Well, I have not thought of anything for myself yet but I certainly have now Christmas gift ideas for my two boys, for my siblings and for select friends.  I really do hope to score a good deal on camera lenses for the husband and discounted toys for the little one.  So those are the things I have to look out for come Black Friday.  So, let the countdown to Black Friday begin!

The United States Gold Bureau

This picture may just simply show a stack of coins but if you’ll look closer, these are actually valuable gold coins that are regarded as United States Gold Bureau’s top sellers.  I actually snagged this from their Facebook Fan Page Gallery where they feature a collection of enticing pictures of their precious metals top sellers like gold coins and gold bullion.  They also have a wide range of silver and platinum commodities in various forms.  The US Gold Bureau was established on 2003 and since then, they’ve been expertly guiding their clients in making the best decisions regarding their investment portfolios.  Also, their site is full of resources about information and good reads on everything that is gold investment related.  Do check out their site should you be thinking to invest in precious metals, too.

Comment on Wedding Favors Review

Our wedding motif five years ago was powder blue and canary yellow. We actually got that idea after browsing several interesting wedding resource websites like weddingavenue.com. Aside from the motif, we also got tons of inspirations and ideas like wedding favors, the theme, bridesmaids gifts, etc. It was very helpful indeed and prevented me from becoming a bridezilla.

Spongebob Squarepants

We got an alert from a friend today that a certain costume online store has just sent a discount coupon code via email for kids and adult costumes in time of the Halloween season.  So we all hurriedly check out the site and browsed the section for toddlers.  As for me, I consulted my 2 year old son which among the costumes he prefers to have for this year’s Trick or Treat festivities.  At first, he wanted to wear the Elephant Costume.  But after, seeing the Iron Man’s costume, he changed his mind and said that he wants to become a robot.  He even practiced the robot walk.  But after showing him the Spongebob costume that some friends suggested, he changed his mind again and settled for it.  So my son will go Trick or Treating this year in a Spongebob costume.