…In magic.

The most popular illusionist and escapist of all time would be Harry Houdini because he was the very first to try acts which require him to free himself from jails, handcuffs, chains, ropes, and straitjackets, often while hanging from a rope in plain sight of street audiences.

Admittedly even though all kinds of magician’s secrets are revealed on television and print there will always be that mystery to them. Nicholas Sarantakos better known as Criss Angel best known for starring in his own television show, Criss Angel Mindfreak is on a league of his own and may as well be the next Harry Houdini or better.

Angel, an American illusionist, musician, escapologist, stunt performer, and actor is set to appear at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas to perform his most notable illusions which include walking on water, levitating, floating between two buildings, causing a Lamborghini to disappear, surviving in an exploding C4 Crate, cutting himself in half and getting run over by a steamroller while lying stomach down on a bed of glass.

I am such a non-believer of magic and such but watching performances of our modern illusionist like Criss Angel make me think otherwise. There is certainly fascination and awe on my part especially when objects or the people are lifted off the ground!

Cirque Du Soleil is schedule to perform on the 1st of September 2008 and will be featuring CRISS ANGEL called ‘CRISS ANGEL Believe‘. Don’t forget to check it out and to WIN FREE INVITES join the TEXT MESSAGING CONTEST (Text ‘Believe’ to 22122 to win 2 tickets to ‘CRISS ANGEL Believe’).

Sulpicio Lines Inc.’s flagship vessel sank off Sibuyan Island in Romblon province on Saturday noon with most of its more than 700 passengers still missing, in the company’s worst sea disaster in a decade.

According to reports from the Coast Guard, the M/V Princess of the Stars was bound from Manila to Cebu, carrying 626 passengers and 212 crew members; it capsized hours before its arrival at the port of Cebu.

The captain of the 23,824-tonne Princess of the Stars “gave the orders to abandon ship shortly after it listed,” sending passengers and crew scrambling for life rafts, crew member Reynato Lanorio told DZBB radio from his hospital bed. “It seemed like everything happened in 15 minutes. Next thing we knew, the ship had gone under,” he added.

Apparently, this captain is the dad of my hubby’s officemate, he together with most of the passengers & crew are still missing. Read the rest here and here.

More pictures & news HERE.

I was tagged by Sasha of Sasha Says to…

help spread the awareness on the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ month of June. Please help convey the importance of regular examination and early detection of breast cancer in order to catch this disease when it first erupts, maximizing the chance of survival and recovery.

These are some facts I got from Cancer Research web site. How many people survive breast cancer?

• More women are surviving breast cancer than ever before
• Breast cancer survival rates have been improving for more than twenty years
• In the 1970s around 5 out of 10 breast cancer patients survived beyond five years. Now it’s 8 out of 10
• Breast cancer survival rates are significantly higher among women from the most affluent areas compared to women living in the most deprived areas
• Breast cancer survival rates are better the earlier the cancer is diagnosed
• Around 9 out of 10 of women diagnosed with stage I breast cancer survives beyond five years. This drops to around 1 out of 10 diagnosed with stage I

So I advise women out there to have their breasts checked if they feel something wrong with it. It doesn’t matter if it’s a false alarm, an unnecessary worry on your part. What is important is that you’re doing your part in preventing it.

Help spread awareness. You can help the lives of many women by spreading the word about The Breast Cancer Site. If The Breast Cancer Site receives 8 million clicks on the pink button in June, their premier sponsor -Bare Necessities- will donate $10,000 for more free mammograms. CLICK the pink button today!

Thank you, Sasha for passing this tag along. Now, I would like to ask my friends to spread Breast Cancer awareness through their blogs: Dana & Debbie, Mitch, Arlene, Maline,Momie Milet,N!cE,Pat,Paul & Toni & Jammy

Many of you shopaholics may have heard of the great black friday sales that happens the day after Thanksgiving; but for those of you who have no clue what it’s all about let me just say read on!

Black Friday (shopping) is the day after Thanksgiving in the USA. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November, black friday sales may be as early as the 23rd and as late as the 29th of November. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many employers give the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers. Retailers open as early as 5 am or even earlier and offer lots of deals to draw people to their stores.

Great huh? Want to know something greater? Aside from saving money when shopping on black friday sales; you can avoid the hassle of having to stand in line with the crowd by shopping online! In the Black Friday Website you can browse online your favorite stores like Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Ikea, Sears, Target, Wallmart and see what great discounts they offer. Not only that, their website sends out email alerts that let you know when new black friday ads have been posted. This is a great way to plan holiday shopping months ahead.

I am saving up for the black friday sales starting right now!

Joy Ball & Renz tagged me to share 10 things/facts/habits about myself.

I have actually done this type of tag many times. There’s 8 Facts About Me, 6 Quirky things About Me, 8 Random things about me and lastly more 6 Quirky facts about me .

So all in all that’s 28 little facts about me, myself and moi. Narcissistic much? Not quite. I will accept the challenge and now I will write down 10 Facts About Me Right Now.(as in right this very moment, to give the meme a bit of a slant)

Date Written: May 29, 2008 | Thursday | 8:46 AM |

1. I am currently blogging and checking for possible ‘tasks’ instead of uhmmm working.
2. I was late for work ~ yet again.
3. I am wearing blue jeans, pink shoes and white shirt with a red cherry embellishment.
4. I have no make-up on and my hair is a mess. (but that’s OK because I am at home besides I was late as it is, no time for makeup and hair hehe)
5. I am dizzy. Been dizzy for the past few days.
6. No I am not pregnant.
7. I think its because of my impacted wisdom tooth. Gotta have ‘em pulled but each tooth costs Php5T!!!
8. I badly need a manicure, pedicure and foot scrub.
9. The little boy bumped his head on the floor earlier while his yaya was watching him. I feel like it was my fault that he got hurt. Even if its not, many times I feel it’s mine because I am the mom I should know better. Don’t you feel that way too?
10. Lastly, I was moved to tears 5 minutes ago with what hubby sent me regarding the China Earthquake where acts of love & kindness helped many to survive the tragedy. There are silent heroes everywhere and they should be honored and remembered. Read more… »

    

I was doing my usual snooping in celebrity outfits when I stumbled 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!!!!

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.

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?

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.

Met Peachy, her son Joaqui & her husband Gelo today. They were staying in Shangrila Mactan since friday. A shuttle took them to SM Cebu and that’s where we met. We had lunch across the street from SM at CNT Lechon. The place was packed. Lechon lovers everywhere. It was hot, as in scorching hot. But we didn’t mind because the food was actually worth it.

Our two boys, Ozzy & Joaqui played with their balls (thanks Joaqui for Ozzy’s ball). Peachy, the sexy ‘buntis‘ was sleepy while eating!!! Imagine? Hahaha.

Gelo also ate Cebu’s ‘puso‘ or hanging rice for the first time; I never got to ask you Gelo, how was it?

No pictures with me, Peachy has it.

Had fun Peach! Muah!