Atlantic City, New Jersey

We got the chance to escape and chill in Atlantic City last Memorial Weekend. It is a two hour drive from Northern New Jersey. We live very close to New York City. In a matter of 15 minutes, we are already in the city. We just have to cross the hudson river either by car, train or ferry while atlantic city is on the southern part.

We stayed in Harrah's hotel by the Marina side of AC. This is not walking distance to the board walk. We want to stay away from the weekend crowd, we did not even go to the board walk. We call AC our version of Las Vegas and the difference is that in AC you can go swimming at the beach that's why they have the boardwalk - to breath the fresh air if you get unlucky at the casinos. As an added attraction, they have put up an outlet store right at the downtown area. This is a crowd drawer especially during the weekend.

Here are some photos to share:

Harrah's Hotel

Atlantic City

Ride The Manta Ray

Have you heard about the newest attraction in SeaWorld Orlando? It is called the flying Manta, the flying roller coaster. By riding the Manta, you will experience the head first, face down thrill ride with a glimpse of the water world seeing the different kinds of fishes, sea dragons and a lot of water creatures that you have never seen before. You and your friends will be riding on a Manta ray flying, soaring, gliding and spinning at a high speed. So, you want to take a ride?

SeaWorld is having a contest right for you to win a “Front-of-the-line” pass to the Manta. There is no purchase necessary to join this contest. As long as you are 13 years of age and resident of the United States. You can choose from any of the following six activities to win. First, you can join the Manta quiz by logging in to ridetheflyingray.com or by using your twitter account. The answers for the five questions are all over the site but be careful because you only have three chances. Next, show your love to Manta by uploading to flick your photo displaying “I heart Manta”. If you have a lot of friends, this is for you. It’s called Fill your row contest. I know you are super excited already. So, why don't you submit your video to You Tube showing how excited you are. Another activity also is to download the mask, print and cut, put it on and upload to flickr or you can follow @RealShamu on Twitter then tweet Shamu why you are excited to see the Manta. When you complete two of these activities, you will earn one electronic photograph of your Manta ride experience but if you complete six of the activities, you can earn “Front-of-the line” pass at the SeaWorld Orlando.

Register and join this contest to be one of the first to see the Manta. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on November 30, 2009.

Field Day Cancelled

Today is supposed to be my daughter’s school Field Day at the town’s memorial park but due to bad weather it was cancelled. It was a good thing too because my daughter was running a fever since last night so I let her skip school actually. It's regular school day in case of cancellation. The rain date is on June 3rd. At least my daughter can still go because I know she will be very disappointed if she misses her first field day.

Our Wireless Security System

Since we moved into the house we are presently residing, we never had a security system or alarm. You may think that this is funny but one of my husband’s friends gave us his security alarm yard sign, so that according to him, possible intruders will distant themselves from our unsecured house. I thought this was just a joke but he was serious. We woke up one day with the yard sign at our front lawn. My husband’s friend is really a comedian.


But seriously, after few weeks we finally decided to have a wireless security system installed in our house. We tried a comparison from several security companies and we found Protect America’s Bronze Package the best according to our needs and budget. For $34.95 a month, it already includes a talking control panel, seven entry points, one motion detector, internal siren & door chime, battery backup, one button arming, three window decals and one yard sign. Right now, Protect America has a promotion where you can get this package for free with a savings of $449 and if you get it online, you get a free micro sensor upgrade as an added bonus. This is really a big savings if you make your orders today. To learn more about this, go to protectamerica.com or you can call this toll free number 1-877-470-2751 and you get two keychain remotes with your order.


We already returned the yard sign to my husband’s friend. We have our own wireless security system now and a peace of mind every time we are away.

I Love McDonald’s Coupons

My co-worker gave me a booklet of McDonald’s coupon this morning. It was on the Sunday paper last weekend. I miss it; I did not buy one last Sunday. Good thing he gave it to me. Here are the freebies; valid until June 14, 2009.

My daughter loves McDonalds while Mommy loves MD coupons because of the savings. Her favorite meal consists of French fries (of course!), chicken nuggets, and apple juice - don’t forget sweet and sour sauce! She uses S&SS for her French fries rather than ketchup. With the nuggets, she does not like the skin so she lets me peel the skin first before eating.

So, this coupon booklet will be in my purse until it expires.

Crystal Singing Bowls

I went to pick up my friend today at the yoga center she goes every Tuesday. She was so apologetic to me because the yoga class got dismissed a little late. She did not know that I was allowed to go inside a room while I listened to some relaxing music coming from the singing bowls. When I told her about it, she explained that those singing bowls are one of the finest handicrafts from the Himalayas, particularly from Tibet and Nepal. These Crystal Singing Bowls are available online at Silver Sky Imports and available for shipments to customers worldwide. If you are interested, please visit silverskyimports.com or call (877)671-2242.

Dinner At Chili's

dessert time - they are singing happy b-day to her

We had dinner at Chili's last night to celebrate my friend's daughter birthday. We were with 11 high schoolers. The girls with two guys are all grouped together while we the parents are at the other end of the table. My friend's daughter's boyfriend ( a junior, she is a sophomore) was there and the boyfriend was the one who sat very close to us. He said, "i'd rather seat with my girlfriens'd mom!" sip sip! they are all very good in school, all are in the top 10. After dinner, they all went to see a movie but me and hubby opted to go home.

I only got a picture of our dessert. this is yummy.

Memorial Day Weekend

It’s almost 5pm east coast time. In less than an hour, the long weekend will officially start. Thanks to the Memorial Day Holiday this coming Monday. Other than it is a holiday (no work for many people) celebrated on the last Monday of May, it is a special day dedicated to our heroes, a time to remember our American servicemen who died in service to our country. To those men and women who have died defending our country, I salute you.

This will a weekend for family gatherings, a lot of cookouts and barbeques, beach and pool time – hey, it’s the start of summer. Summer normally kicks off on Memorial Day weekend although it will officially start June 21st this year.

Happy long weekend to all. Enjoy your summer.

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Enjoy Your Summer At Branson Landing

Our plan to visit the Philippines this year was moved to summer of next year. Work schedules have been revised because of the recession making us not able to get a month off from work. Since we only got a couple of weeks off, we think of making a trip to Branson, Missouri. It is drivable from New Jersey but instead of spending too much time on the road, we would rather spend it exploring this beautiful place. We will be meeting with some old friends who will be staying at Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel, very close to Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing where we are staying.

I am very excited with this vacation. I have never been to Branson known as entertainment capital of the Midwest but I heard about the spectacular water fountain dancing to light, fire and music. I would surely enjoy the shopping from hundreds of specialty stores, dining, entertainment, theme parks, museums and the beautiful accommodation of the Hilton. My husband and his friends will surely try the new Payne Stewart Golf Club which is also being managed by Hilton. While in Branson, you can also catch the upcoming events like the Father’s Day Salute, National Kids Fest at Silver Dollar City, the 10th Annual Clown Jam.

If you are interested in any packages available at the Hiltons in Branson Landing, you can visit them at www1.hilton.com for more information. Also, take a look on how beautiful the Hiltons are:

Fashion Jewelry

I was at the J.Crew outlet over the weekend. I love women's accessories like these worn over a simple shirt during summer. I couldn't resist not to take pictures. They have every fashion jewelry that matches their clothes. Wish I can buy all of these. I like bangles and bracelets. Visit the outlet because it cheaper than the regular store.

Blockbuster Online

Memorial Day is only few days away. Everybody is excited for the long weekend. We are just hoping that the weather will be cooperating considering that Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. Well for us, whatever the weather brings this coming weekend, we always make sure we are prepared with our movie marathon. We love watching movies at home starting on Friday nights. I will be expecting three movies in the mail by Friday from Blockbuster online. I love BLOCKBUSTER online and I have been their customer for years now. I left once to try the other offer but I came back right away because to me there is no comparison with what Blockbuster online can offer. It has made movie and game rentals so convenient.

When you sign up at Blockbuster online, the number of movies you want to have at a time will depend on your renting habits. We normally order three to be mailed before the weekend starts. You may asked, “what if you want to watch more than three movies?” This is not a problem because with Blockbuster online you can exchange your mailed movies at your local blockbuster store. Not only that, every month you get free coupons that you can use at the store to rent movies or games. With blockbuster, you do not worry about late fees. Return the movies you watched anytime by dropping it off at any mailbox with no shipping charges. What we like best now is that we can rent blu ray movies at the store without extra charge. Hubby prefers blue ray now since he bought the blu ray dvd player.

I would highly recommend blockbuster online to anybody. If you want to experience blockbuster’s online movie renting and its benefits, you can sign up for a free trail at blockbuster.com and start selecting your favorite movies right away. Expect your movies in the mail in 2-3 days.

The New American Idol Winner

Congratulations Kris!

I did not follow American Idol this season but I know that tonight was the finals. At 10pm, I tried checking what was going on at Fox 5 and it was the time the winner was announced. My congratulations for Kris Allen, 23, from Conway, AK for winning the American Idol Season 8. He defeated Adam Lambert by getting almost 100M votes.

Your Chance to Visit Kissimmee For Free

When planning for a vacation, Kissimmee Florida is always on top of my list. I have been there twice but I cannot get enough of Kissimmee that I always want to come back for a vacation. For my first two visits, I was still unmarried with no kids. But with our next planned visit, it will be a family affair together with our five year old daughter.

First on our itinerary is Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. It would be like a dream come true for my daughter. She is in the stage of believing in fairy tales, magic and princesses. Meeting them in person is like being in a kingdom with her favorite Disney characters. I could not imagine her face when she gets to meet Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Snow White and a lot more. I also want her to see the parade and experience the magnificent fireworks. We would also like to visit the Epcot’s international flower and garden festival. This one if more for me since I am a lover of plants and flowers but I am sure hubby and my daughter will also enjoy the beautiful scenery, colorful flowers and live music.

Kissimmee is a place for everyone of all ages. I hope we can win one of the Kissimmee Freedom to Enjoy Sweepstakes Giveaway. Prizes include three weekend getaways for 3 days/2 nights for two and two weeklong vacations for four. This is your chance to win a Kissimmee vacation too. Drawings are held on 04/01/09, 05/01/09 and 06/01/09. Enter and join these sweepstakes at kissimmeefreedom.com and get the chance to have your summer vacation fully paid for by Kissimmee Sweepstakes. Good Luck to all.

Still Got Rewarded With Two Awards

Inspite of my absence for the past couple of days, I am happy that I was still awarded with two awards, namely; interesting blog (i hope) and friendship chain awards from beautiful language. Thank you my dear and for visiting my blogs always.

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Web Hosting Companies

When I opened my computer this morning, I saw several online opportunities to make some money online. This kind of offers make me excited but I got disappointed when I opened them because they all require paid domains only. This made me decide to get my own. I have been procrastinating this since I can hardly have time to research which among the many web hosting companies will I register my blog. First, I have to consider which web hosting company I can afford to pay each month but at the same time I do not want to compromise the quality or service they can offer me.

So I tried browsing internet for the best web hosting company, finding myself at a very informative website at b4udecide.com. They featured the top ten web hosting providers, making a comparison based on pricing, set up, storage, speed and ranking. I would not have known the different web hosting companies if not for the list they have provided. If you are a newbie here, they also have a hosting blog featuring the guidelines, tips and things you need to know before you decide to get your domain. If you are a customer or web host, feel free to visit or join their directory at b4udecide.com.

When We Went Out To Celebrate Mom's Day...

We celebrated Mother's Day Saturday night as we normally do. We always try to anticipate the big crowd in restaurants and to avoid the waiting time on Sundays. There was a last minute change of restaurant so we did not get the chance to make reservations. I wonder if Olive Garden takes reservations that day. Anyway, here was the scene outside the restaurant around 6:45 p.m. They cannot accomodate the number of people inside waiting so some people are outside waiting, like what we did.


It was a beautiful day so we rather sit outside and wait. The lady said the waiting time is 40-50 minutes. It was almost 7pm at this time.

No place to sit so we decided to sit at the back of the van at the parking lot. We were parked close to the resturant so we still get the signal from the "round thing" they gave in case we get called.

When I went inside the restaurant to check how many more minutes we have to wait, it was a madhouse at the reservation counter.

Finally, we got our table around 8pm after an hour and a half of waiting. We are all starving that I forgot to take some pictures during dinner.

The waiting time was fun for us. We did not get bored watching other people walking in, some decided to stay, some left and cannot wait. I had a good time with my family.

We were done around 9:30 p.m. Imagine the crowd outside the restaurant still waiting. It would be lucky if they get seated around 10pm. I cannot leave the place without taking another photo. Good business for restaurants on Mother's day.

Payday Loans

I just got a phone call from my friend asking me if I could lend her some money. In as much as I wanted to help her, I do not have the extra money to spare. I told her to apply for the Payday Loans online with approval in as little as an hour. Paydayloansmania.com offers these No Fax Loans with less hassle, no credit check needed and minimum requirements required. No need to fax anything of your documents to them. The application and approval are done online. Bookmark their website in your computer. You never know when you them a quick loan. It is better to have them handy all the time.

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From My Dear Daughter

This is the card my daughter gave me when I pick her up from school last friday. All the kids were holding this card as they wait in line for their parents to come and get them.

Happy Mother's Day!

Library Day

I promised my daughter that we will go to our town’s library last Saturday. She was so excited and she never forgot about it. Earlier we went to the outlet but even how tired she was; she kept on reminding me about it. It is not Papa’s thing so we dropped him off at the house before we proceed to the library. It’s nearby and very close to home.

I let her be by herself inside the children’s section. It was just the two of us at first then came some kids whom she ended up playing at the end. All I hear from my daughter were: wow! and mommy look!! She likes books a lot and she likes to read. Actually, she already knows how to read. I want her to love books and reading eve more. We borrowed six books and we can keep those books for 30 day but I think she is done reading them so we will get new ones this Saturday. I will try my best to make this a Saturday thing.

Here are some pictures:

Walk or Run For Breast Cancer

I am thankful that the day turned out a little better come noon time. I and some of my co-workers were able to walk around the block during our lunch break. We have been doing this for quite a while now. Our walk normally starts during spring time or earlier if the weather gets warmer up to fall or before the cold season starts to kick in.

This year, we are planning to join the BeeWell Miles being sponsored by Bumble Bee Foods. We will be logging the number of miles that we walked at the beewellmiles.com and for every mile that we walked; they will be donating $.15/mile up to $200,000 to Breast Cancer Network of Strength. It will be a great feeling for all walkers and for those who we will be inviting that we are doing something for a good cause. You, I and everybody can do this. Let us spread the word; the more people participates, more money we can raise for breast cancer patients.

Have time to visit BeeWellMiles’ website to learn about having a healthy lifestyle, understanding the caloric values of your meals, interact with other guests to get tips on staying healthy. Also, if you buy Bumble Bee products, you will see game codes from the pink cans and you can win prizes of up to $15,000! Use your miles and the pink cans for a good cause.

The Vice President Will Be inTown

I ( and all of the parents) got a phone call from the school's superintendent that all schools in our town tomorrow will have a half day schedule because Joe Biden will be in our town tomorrow. To avoid traffic and delays (which I am sure will be) they are sending the kids home early. So, my daughter, who is on the a.m. session will be dismissed by 10:45 am; p.m. session will be dismissed by 1:05. Abrupt change in school's schedule affects my work schedule too so I don't think I can come to work early. I will just wait for her to finish school before working. Yehey, extra sleep for mom.

Thanks for the visit Vice President Joe Biden and Welcome to our town.

Jersey Shore Vacation

Are you looking for a place where to spend your summer vacation? Have a Jersey Shore beach vacation at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood. Enjoy your summer by walking at the boardwalk, having fun at the New Jersey water parks, visit the historic Cape May or try your luck at Atlantic City. Also at Morey’s Piers, they will have the Radio Disney Summer Concert Series starting June until August. These concerts are FREE and many of the Top Radio Disney artists will be there to entertain you. This is a place for the whole family to enjoy summer. If you decide to stay for a night or two, it is easy to find Wildwood New Jersey hotels at their website. Come to enjoy your summer at Morey’s Piers, New Jersey.

While Watching Pacman Wins

These were the scenes in the house last Saturday night during the Hatton Vs. Pacquiao fight. The men were at the basement with some booz, while the ladies at the living room and the kids are upstairs with the oldies. For three minutes, the house was loud and noisy. At first, we were all sitted but in every punch that hits Hatton right on the head, makes you jump and get closer to the screen.

Congratulations again Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao!

Shoes For Me

They always said that women cannot have enough shoes. That is so true and I am guilty of that. I just finished shopping online for five pair of shoes. Before you say anything, let me tell you how much I pay for the five pairs. The total was less than $60 bucks with free shipping. How’s that? Now, let me share to you what I have bought.

I have been looking for a gold strap sandal with some rhinestones on it. I can wear this with my skinny jeans or with a skirt. I chose gold because it can go with any color clothes and can also be worn on a night out. I cannot wear this to work; open toed shoes are a no no. Price $28.99.

This one is my office shoes. I do not wear high heels at work because I do a lot of walking at my job. The cushioned foot bed will give comfort to my feet the whole day. Price $9.99.

I like the simple and classic design of this slip on with adjustable buckle to fit your size. I could wear this with my dress pants for Sunday church. Also, this can be worn with my favorite jeans on a Friday night out with my girlfriends. Price $9.99.

This will be my favorite flip flop this summer. Price $9.99.

My picks are all classic and simple shoes but amiclubwear.com specializes in sexy and high heeled shoes at very reasonable prices. If you want to have a celebrity style outfit from head to toe without spending too much money, AMI shoes and clothes are perfect for you. Remember, with only $50 dollar order, you get free shipping anywhere in the U.S.

Allergy Season Is Here

I have been suffering from allergies for the past days. While the flowers start to bloom, so with my allergies. This pollen kept me sneezing the whole day with stuffy nose, watery & itchy eyes. I am thankful it rained a little bit last night but not enough to wash all the pollen off the trees. The favorite time my sneezing start to attack me is around 4 am and sometimes I have difficult time going back to sleep. I have allergy pills to be picked up from Walgreens tonight, hoping that this will relieve me a little bit.