Fun.Fierce.Fabulous

I saw an old movie of Meryl Streep and they have something like describe yourself every after dinner:) lol So, I thought it’s a nice tag to do;-) Of course, I’m starting one! Please keep the link and tag as much friends you know!

Rule:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Today, this is me Vannie.
+ Cold (it’s raining hard here since yesterday!)
+ Anxious
+ Blessed
+ Sexy (feeling ahaha)
+ Pink! (wearing a pink turtleneck kase..)
+ Contented

+ Links: Creative In Me | Little Peanut |Me and Mine | Pea in a Pod | Sugar Magnolias | Me, Myself + 2 | Supermodel Wannabe | Fun.Fierce.Fab | YOUR BLOGS

+ Your tagged : Francine, Marie Grace, Gracey & Pam M

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I was doing my usual snooping in celebrity outfits when I stumble upon red carpet event photos of MK and Ashley Olsen. Now, I grew up watching these twins & I loved ‘em. That was before all this.

Look at the picture at the right and tell me - honestly, can you tell if they are wearing designer outfits?

No. They look like they’ve got out of bed,put on what’s available & rushed off to the event.

Well, who am I anyway to judge right? I can’t even afford what they’re wearing still!!!! You’d think they’ll use all their money to look good & come out looking like this?

The dresses look fine, both by Diane von Furstenberg MK in the slinky gold number while Ashley in the black sexy dress. It’s their whole style that bugs me. Can’t they at least comb their hair?

Now, Victoria Beckham has always had good taste. Good but not really great. Sometimes she overdoes it. And many times she looks stiff.

I like her hair though..and her choice of shoes and her choice of husband? ehehehe

But on the average she’s fine with me, I even had copied her hair style, the Posh Bob at one point in my life.

For this red carpet event; Her white vintage Armani dress looks good on her. Its hard to pull off something with plunging neckline & slits! But her hair & makeup is all wrong! Good thing the perfectly handsome David is there by her side!

Now, look what we have here. The perfect couple themselves. Tom & Katie.

I like Katie, I like her style. She looks effortless & serene.

She’s almost always dressed in Armani & she looks perfect.

But not this time. I don’t like the color of her dress.

It does not match her skin color…but its a nice Armani dress. but not for her.

Also, I feel it’s a bit too short.

and the shoes….it’s so off! So wrong. Next.

Now, look at what Eva Longoria Parker’s wearing!? Isn’t it fab? Like a purple princess! I love the details of the Marchesa dress with the pleats and it’s color, Aubergine is perfect on her. She’s wearing the right amount of jewelry - not too much since her dress is accentuated enough. Her hair is perfect and she looks stunning.

I’d wear this dress anytime!

But! If I had Gisele Bundchen’s body & butt then I’d wear this Versace only-supermodels-can-fit-into-it dress in an instant!!!!

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Prettiest Mom

Once you have been hit, you have to hit 5 pretty Moms.

If you get hit again, You will know you are Really pretty!

So hit 5 pretty moms on your friends list to let them know they are pretty!

You are pretty - Lutchi, Maureen, MarysMom,

JennyR & Lovell

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom.

I just did!

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Thanks so much for this Hailey & Mitch!

–STOP COPYING HERE–

Stumbling to your blogs next: Alpha, Yenny Girl, Bill & Gina, Vina, Eric Chan & Jerson Huego

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I am a Supermodel Wannabe, I admit it, I strike a pose whenever a camera is pointed at me or even remotely near me! If I had listened to mom’s nagging when I was young I would have at least grown a bit taller and would have a slim chance in becoming a supermodel (dreaming, I know) Sadly, that would always be a fantasy. My height could pass up for a kids height! So you can imagine how “petite” I am.

But if not me then maybe you want to check out http://www.lookoftheyear.com
and see if your up for it. Why not? Great opportunities come for young & beautiful models! Imagine traveling to Paris, Milan, New York and all over the world! Who would not want a chance at that right?

Be the next world’s super model now!

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Terrible terrible two’s. He’s exerting himself more now. He knows what he wants & he makes sure he gets his way. Sometimes the little monster even resorts to biting & slapping!

It’s exasperating to say the least & I end up scolding him more and more each day. He’s afraid of me and his dad and my dad. But that’s about it. He would easily dominate his new yaya and the other help.

On the brighter side his vocabulary is improving & his personality is shining through daily. We you talk to him you can see it in his eyes that he understands, he can also concentrate on a task for a long time. He mimics our actions and he loves to dance! Although most kids his age can already count and put two words together, I have decided to stop being so comparative and let Ozzy learn on his own time.

He loves to looks at other kids and if he can he will definitely try to make friends. Sometimes holding on to girls a bit more than what is proper! At one time I had to pry his little hands aways from the baby girls arms. Also, whenever he sees Anne Curtis on TV in a bikini promoting a movie, he would say woo-hoo.(his version of whit-weew)

He is still afraid of the pool or the beach! I don’t get it. He loves his daily bathes. He adores his inflatable pool. But he’s too afraid of the beach. Oh well. Better bring him to beaches more!

His fave video is on youtube, on motorcycle stunts! Pretty scary for a 2-year old. He would say vroom-vroom and attempt to do the rock and roll sign and he ends up giving us the #4 sign. ahaha.

Vocabulary Includes:

• Daddy Dosh - for daddy josh
• Mommy Gi - for me, he doesn’t call me mommy-yah anymore! yey.
• Pees - Please
• Pishy - Fishy
• Quack-Quack - he would mean the duck
• Joos - Juice
• Ays-tee - Iced Tea

Also, it is cute (because he redeems himself in the end) when he says, “Mommy hawa!” (in tagalog mommy alis djan!) then there’s a glimmer in his eyes, and say “pees” (please) ^_^

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Happy Mothers Day !!!

Share your favorite Mother’s Day quotes and place your blog/name right after the piece of artwork.

For you : Yen, Dez, Tere, Shiela & Milet.

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I am joining in the flight ~ tara na byahe tayo!

Let all the bloggers around the globe come together in unity by blog linking. All you have to do is add your name to the list. Don’t forget to specify the country where you are from and of course, link your name to your respective blog. If you have two or more blogs, add and link ‘em all. Then invite 8 or more bloggers to do the same. Here we go!

Julia from Philippines, Catherine from Malaysia, Shi from USA, Mitch from Philippines, Hailey from Philippines, Sexymom from USA, Liza from Philippines, Sasha from Philippines, Thess from Netherlands, Marie from Philippines, mind bubbles from USA, Evi from Canada, Christine - Marikit from AU. Christine - Strawberrygurl from AU, Mel’s Untamed World from PH, Mel’s Uncensored Life from PH, vanity kit from USA, something purple from USA, em’s detour from USA, Me,Myself+2 from Cebu Phil., Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe from Cebu,Phil., Fun.Fierce.Fabulous from Cebu,Phils., (next passenger here).

I am tagging : Alpha, Andrea, Arlene, Issa, Jody, Joy ~ Dzoi, Mem & Paul & Toni

If you did this tag already, join us in this flight. It is a completely different ride!

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………..This Blog is still alive! Yey, It has been exactly a month since it was suspended and now I’m back with vengeance nyahahaha.

Again, thank you Ms.Bloggerhappy you are my angel. Nakakahiya na sa ‘yo sobra! I’d better learn a thing or two about the technical side of blogging so that I won’t disturb you anymore!

In the 1 month that I was gone, I’ve lost tasks and stuff but whatever, I doesn’t matter anymore, the important thing is its back. Also, I was so restless that I had actually made another blog! So now I have three. 3?!! Yup. t-h-r-e-e. Ok, I don’t really know how to make time for the three blogs but I will find time.

I’ve decided to categorize my blogs.

Me,Myself+2 would be about my family, Ozzy’s milestones, domestic issues, and personal stuff.

Fun.Fierce.Fabulous would be about me, my interests, current events, entertainment & fashion.

and lastly, there’s Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe my baby blog, in there I’ll put the tags, meme’s, rants, anything really that catches my fancy. In this blog I will indulge in my inner diva. ahahaha ^^

Super happy right now!

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For the New 7 Wonders of Nature

VOTE!

…on our very own Tubbataha Reef found in the Sulu Sea. It is currently in 21st place~

OR… Bohol’s famous 1,268 cone-shaped Chocolate Hills who is in the 17th place.

The Philippines has two nominees, amazing. That’s why I love the Philippines, there are a lot of hidden paradise. You don’t have to go very far to find beautiful beaches, falls, caves or whatever.

I suggest, before exploring traveling abroad, one should try going to local tourists sites like Camiguin, Palawan, Batanes and many more.

“Tara na byahe tayo!” It’s summer after all.

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Okay, I admit I panicked when I read the title of the article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last Tuesday, April 2.

Found in the LifeStyle section of the newspaper; I read how some blogs had to close because it ruined their lives. One was forced to close by the parents because the blog exposed her partying & boozing ways. One claimed her posts regarding her hatred for her job caused her that job.

According to that article here are some things you should think about when you blog:

1. You don’t know who is reading your page. ~your boss maybe reading! He’ll know you’re spending time blogging rather than working. Tsk.Tsk. I’m guilty of this.
2. What you post can make or break your career. ~ refer to #1
   
3. Will your post hurt anyone? ~ although personally I believe that my blog is my own & what I write is my right i think it is best to practice restraint & prudence in the words used or just avoid naming names. Unless of course they owe you $70,000.00
4. Can your entries be lifted and used against you? ~ place javascript that will prevent readers from right-clicking your entries and photos. hah! there’s still Print Screen.
5. Will your entries attract the wrong kind of people? ~ yah like stalkers or pedophiles! Haiii, I have to be very careful in posting pictures.

Personally, I am careful in my posts. (I think!) any helpful tips guys?

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Got myself tagged by Abie!

We all know that we need to get more links from one another. So join this linker chain!
* To get more more traffic.
* To increase technorati authority.
* To get more back links.
* To gain more friends around the world.

Here are the Rules:
* First copy and paste the list below.
* Do not remove any content from the linker list.
* Just add One LUCKY NUMBER to your blogs.
* If you don’t like the concept…say no. :-/
* The main goal here is we are going to circulate our number of friends.
* The more people who will join the “LINKER CHAIN”, the more links we cangenerate.
* Lastly, write only ONE LUCKY NUMBER for your blogs…
* Keep it simple and short, I know some of you have more than one blog.
* The color for the link should be only black, gray, or white, depending on your blog’s theme. Please avoid using any color, ok ?
* Hundreds and thousands and millions only no more trillions …

ok lets get started.
1.) 6966
2.) 609
3.) 066
4.) 066
5.) 606
6.) 669
7.) 699
8.) 5354
9.) 777
10.)737
11.) 214
12.)1229
13.)7173
14.) 1969
15.) 8
16.) 888
17.) 8888
18.) 88888
19.) 03191226
20.) 0501265
21.) 1116
22.) 0101
23.) 0129
24.) 0119
25.) 71406
26.) 120206

I am tagging Lutchi, Thea, Ris & Issa

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Arjaeuse of All Best of the Philippines tagged me. My newest pal online, unique name dude! Any nicknames? Hehe. I’ve actually done this before; but it was in my other blog. I going to do this again. Here goes:

Rules:
1. Copy all the links below and replace your blog beside the appropriate letter. For example if your blog name starts with the letter “D” then replace the link beside “D” with yours, and put the replaced link at the bottom of the list. Also add the person who tagged you at the bottom of the list.
2. Tag at least 5 people and encourage them to take part of the game - tag blogs only and only those without bad rated material like pornographic, violence, racism etc.

The List:
A All best of the Philippines
B bloggingcents.com
C chatbugkaren.com
D delusionsofgrandeur.org
E everythingandanythingblog.com
F From the eyes of my heart
G GeekMomMashup.com
H hoysater.no
I ipentimento.com
J juliesjournal.com
K kabalyero.com
L Life is Beautiful
M My Happiness Haven
N nicusor.com
O originalmx5.net
P peapodsquadstuff.com
Q qweddings.com
R ringtailsquealer.blogspot.com
S stephanmiller.com
T The truth behind my closet
U utada-online.net
V vanniedosa.abomar.net
W wickedbabylon.com
X xaviermedia.com
Y yimto.com

Replaced Link: valmg.com
Previous Tagger: All best of the Philippines
Tagging : Thea’s Mike, Gebe, Bill & Gina, A Fil-Am Journey&Maan

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At an early age I have been drawn to fashion. The rush comes when I am shopping. I would browse through the items then unknowingly piling up my cart with lovely things. Lately, since I am busy with my new life as a mommy I rarely get to go out to shop or window shop! That was when I started shopping online. There are a lot of sites out there that would offer fast and easy means to shop without leaving the comforts of your home.

All online merchants use shopping cart software to provide great service to their clients. I found out that the best ecommerce software out there is from Ashop Commerce. As I have said before, I was doing a research on this because I am thinking about going into the direction of having my own online business. After all fashion is my passion might as well make money with it.

Looking into Ashop’s Commerce ecommerce software I learned that their source code is fully web optimised. This would simply mean that your cart’s web promotion package has given you that extra boost of advertising that your business will surely need to gain a place in the wide wide web.

Isn’t that such fabulous news to merchants online? A boost in web promotion is essential in keeping any business afloat. Check out Ashop Commerce ecommerce software now.

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4 months shy of his 2nd birthday my grabby little monster still nurses with much gusto. I even joke that he ‘strikes anywhere’ like for example one time when we were watching TV, the boy was beside me… suddenly he was nursing! I was wearing a v-neck knitted shirt that time and yet he easily got though that. Another incident was when we showering together.. well you get the drift.

“Delikado sa chicks toh” my mom keeps on saying. Hahaha

Seriously though, I am slowly weaning him from nursing. But sad to say I am failing miserably! I know it’s partly my fault. When he insists on nursing instead of taking his bottle I oftentimes oblige because he gets into a fit & cry. Also, it is beneficial for me when I’m nursing him for example:

• I don’t need to get up in the middle of the night to get him milk, I just roll over & nurse him.
• Nursing easily puts him to sleep, without it; It may take hours for him to fall asleep. He prefers to be sung! And I suck at that when I nurse him I can get away without singing. nyahahaha
• We save a bit on milk. He consumes 1 900g. can in 1 week and a half. If not; he’ll consume the can in less than a week.
• It’s our little bonding time (as if we don’t get enough!). I feel one with my baby when I nurse.
• It’s like exercising without really doing much (the way I like it.)
• I have an excuse to eat more….what?! I’m eating for two. ahahaha

So with all these benefits why am I in a hurry to wean the boy? That got me thinking; Society dictates that breastfeeding should only be done with babies up to 2 years. But some women breastfeed up until the age of 3 and more. This is called extended breastfeeding or “sustained breastfeeding”. It is believed that all benefits of human milk (nutritional,immunological and emotional) continue as long as the child nurses. This would also be a means for the child to bond with his mother.

So I read on negative impacts of sustained breastfeeding and found none.

I’ve actually found a very informative entry on extended breastfeeding from the site called Skinship and she quoted from Dr. Sears’s Baby Book (p.198): “Life is a series of weanings for a child: weaning from the womb, weaning from the breast, from your bed and from your home to school. The pace at which children go from oneness to separateness should be respected in all of these weaning milestones. /…/ We have studied long-term effects on thousands of children who have had timely weanings and have observed that these children are more independent, gravitate to people more than things, are easier to discipline, experience less anger and radiate trust./…/ In the normal process of oneness and separateness, it is not the mother who weans the baby, but the baby who weans from the mother.”

Having read that, I therefore conclude that it’s my baby’s right to nurse. Given that there are no major disadvantage of extended breastfeeding I will allow my son to self-wean. In his own pace. In his own time.

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Interesting way to answer a question; through pictures. I definitely had fun answering them. Although it was a bit hard, considering I am a bit slow! Nyahahaha ~ thanks for tagging me with this meme Kelly , Jody & Farah. It was a challenge.

Copy here:
1. Take the test - Love Visual DNA.
2. Post your result by adding your name (linked to your blog), your love type (linked to your Love DNA result).
3. Tag everybody else!

Results:
1. Aggie - Warm and Fuzzy 2. Kelly - Warm and Fuzzy 3. Farah - Warm and Fuzzy 4. Jody - Warm and Fuzzy 5. Vannie - Wistful Soul 6. Insert yourself here

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Tagging Mitch, JennyR, Em, BigEyedGal, Pam M & Meeya

What is a Wistful Soul?

Here’s a quick peek on my results…I’m posting the aspirations page because it’s where I agree 100%.

Get yours now!

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My husband does not have a credit card. Can you believe that? He applied once but I think his application got lost because he never got a return call from the bank! He never applied again because he hated the hassle of submitting requirements and stuff.

I have two. One is a supplementary card and the other is my personal card. We have actually survived with using only my card for months. However, lately expenses have been increasing steadily ~ from Ozzy’s clothes, milk, vitamins to our groceries, insurance payment and car bills. Using credit cards prove to be very helpful in times when cash is hard to get by. Some credit cards even double as discount cards and others offer points for freebies like when we got our free Sony PSP.

Good thing that there are sites that offer information on credit cards wherein my husband can research online for the right card that will best fit his needs. He can also compare the various credit cards and once he has chosen the card best suited for him, he can easily apply online. That’s it, very hassle free.

He’s hoping that this time around he will get accepted and get his very first credit card.

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My dad sold us his 10 year old Toyota Corolla XE. Well maintained with new tires. For young newly weds like us, the terms for this car is a steal! Pay whenever my dad says. But of course we have already given 1/3 as down payment and the rest will be paid by the end of the year.

Happy.Happy.Joy.Joy.

Our 1st car was okay, it served its purpose. But its time to upgrade. Roadtrip!!!

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…after watching the Brainy Baby Video on animals (over & over…& over again!) that…

• Cows have 4 stomachs. Each one helps the cow digest its food
• Another name for a Bison is a Buffalo.
• A group of dolphins is called a Pod.
• Pigs are intelligent.
• Zebra’s stripe is different for each; a mommy zebra can tell which baby is hers by the baby’s stripes.
• Giraffe’s eats around 70lbs of greens a day!

Ozzy Updates!!!

1. The little boy can say ‘ambi‘ in english, give that to me.
2. Ee-yaw! - he means no! in bisaya its actually ‘ayaw’.
3. toto - he means to say ‘puto‘
4. wowo - for his lolo
5. wowa -for his lola
6. mamanan -food please.
7. He can do all the sounds of the animals in old McDonald’s farm.
8. He can take off his briefs on his own.
9. He gives me a big kiss complete with sounds if he wants something.
10. He poses like this if in the mood.

***I had a crappy day yesterday.Ozzy sensed this I guess, out of the blue he hugged me tight. (he almost never does this unless forced.teehee). Moments like this make days bearable.Love you with all my heart Joshua.***

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Opening an online shop crossed my mind a few months back when my dad found suppliers for faux accessories from Hong Kong. I was hesitant because I don’t know a thing about setting up an online shopping business. While doing my research I found out that any online shopping business would benefit from shopping cart software tremendously.

Ashop’s ecommerce software is being used by most online merchants because it is flexible, easy to access; user friendly, affordable and they accept credit cards. More than that, they also have a fully customizable unique shopping cart theme editor. Newbie merchants like me would not have a hard time using this software and can start selling online in a jiffy.

Another awesome feature of Ashop Commerce is that they offer a 10-day FREE trial period wherein the merchant can have the ample time to decide if their software suits the merchant’s business requirements. Any questions that the sellers may have can be addressed by their live customer support and online tech support.

Isn’t that just fabulous?

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From Thea! Thanks dearie; HS.STC.Batch2000.I miss it.

Were all angels in a stretch of beach; holding hands in the dusk…

THINK BACK TO 4th year high school… Let’s see how much you remember and how much you regret..

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