August 25, 2008 – 11:56 am
Yes or no? Peanuts, chocolates, and some fatty foods will cause unsightly zits on your face.
Answer: No.
Yup, chocolate lovers, that’s something to be happy about! You might have heard your parents and some of your friends knowingly tell you about chocolates or fatty foods causing acne. This is actually not true based on the studies of the American Academy of Dermatology. There is no direct relation between acne and eating chocolates, peanuts, pizza and other greasy delights.
Note however that some foods could trigger acne according to a person’s physical makeup, and it’s a different case for everyone. Thus, when your acne is triggered by some food, it doesn’t apply to all. It’s important to observe which foods aggravate your acne and avoid them. This does not mean that you’ll gorge on oily foods though. It’s still best to have a healthy diet and keep away from too much fats.
Lots of rest and keeping away from too much stress is essential to having a healthy skin as well. For instance, I notice that my face would start to have those zits when I sleep late or lack rest. More articles about acne can be browsed over at acne.com, an online resource for everything about acne - its causes, prevention methods, treatment, solutions and many more.
August 25, 2008 – 3:01 am
Here are some photos of our lazy afternoon at the Petrin Hill. These shots were taken while I was resting on the ground. 
The weather was fine though partly cloudy. (Oops, I didn’t mean to sound like the weather newscaster.) It would be hot and sunny for a while so I had to take off my sweater, then suddenly the clouds would cover the sun and a cold breeze would then make me reach for my sweater again.
It was such a relaxing afternoon – some couples sitting on the benches, moms running after their kids or watching them in the playground, some people walking their pets, and us munching on some chips and nuts while lying on the grass. I was about to take a nice nap when few meters from where we rested, a group of tourists came and had some sort of a party. Uh-oh.
August 25, 2008 – 2:17 am
I’m not really that environmentally-conscious as a consumer. But sometimes, I do tend to favor eco-friendly products than those that are not. I would be glad to see some environment-friendly products which provide information about the materials used (recycled paper, environmentally-safe chemicals, etc.). For instance, greeting cards, notebooks and other paper products made from recycled paper are my favorites.
When it comes to shopping for gadgets though, I am not that familiar about which company is more green-conscious than the other. I know somebody who prefers buying his mobile phone from a manufacturer which he knows is manufacturing according to Greenpeace standards. More eco-friendly products are now being developed. Environmentally-friendly stores such as Eco Geek Living offer all sorts of these green products. One such product is the LED shake flashlight which doesn’t need batteries or electricity to light it up. All you need to do is just shake it for one minute and you’ll have bright light for 30 minutes. This product is great for camping and hiking, yeah? And good thing about it is that you exercise your arms a bit while shaking it.
August 25, 2008 – 1:45 am
I love weekends and this Sunday, we had another fun day in Prague. After the usual noon Mass at the famous Our Lady of Victorious church (home of the Infant Jesus of Prague), we had another yummy lunch at Sbarro this time. It was buffet style where you choose from their varied dishes and salads, for 33 Czk per 100 grams weight. My choices of pasta and sauces were all yummy! Sorry, no pics again… we were just sooo hungry that time.
After lunch, we went shopping in the mall for my baby niece’s clothes. Her first birthday is coming up soon and I’m so blessed to be here in Prague to celebrate it with them. We then went to Petrin Hill and just lazed around a bit. It was a great afternoon just lying there in the grass, and looking up at the heavens above. We even caught sight of two jet planes ‘swimming’ in the blue sky.
August 25, 2008 – 1:16 am
Compared to the traditional type of business ownership, the risks involved with franchising is easier to manage. For instance, a business system is already in place, such as using similar or exact process, ingredients, materials, building design for interior/exterior and many other factors that make up the brand and the products or services being offered. All the franchise owner has to do is to diligently follow the system. More information on franchises can be browsed over at Red Hot Franchises, particularly their articles on franchising basics such as the why’s and how’s of buying a franchise, and other relevant information. Articles can be surfed by category as well, such as choosing, financing, international franchising resources and more.
August 23, 2008 – 12:29 am
Hello and welcome to all my Entrecard droppers!
Thanks a lot for dropping your Entrecards here and may I also invite you to head on over to my travel blog happysteps.net? I will be giving away fast and easy 300 Entrecard credits EACH to the first 10 droppers on happysteps.net on the day of its blog anniversary. Check out the details here.
Happy weekend everyone!
August 23, 2008 – 12:16 am
Few years back, I learned from a business mentor about the importance of real estate assets and the advantages of investing in them. He stressed that going into real estate investments can be tricky yet rewarding once you learn how to manage the risks. Investing in real estate is one of my future financial plans as well, and I am glad my bro has his own condominium property in a prime location which will surely increase in value over time. Choosing a property for investment depends on a lot of important factors such as the total cost or monthly amortization and location. It’s also important to consider future issues affecting your investment.
For instance, North Cyprus in the Mediterranean is marketed as an ideal place for retirement with its peaceful communities and not so cold winters. Those interested to invest in a North Cyprus property such as private residences and villas can check out Wellington Estates (wellestates.com) with their list of British-designed homes. These properties can be bought immediately in cash or with financing. With the many advantages of living in North Cyprus (affordable food and entertainment, beaches, etc.), interested buyers can be assured of its prime location for an investment, a vacation house or a new home. 
August 22, 2008 – 8:30 pm
How do you choose your footwear? Is it based on fashion or comfort… or both?
For me, it should be both.
I don’t want walking around in cute stylish shoes with my feet aching from blisters, or feeling uncomfortable and tired after few minutes of hitting the streets. Thankfully, I bought with me a pair light rubber shoes which didn’t give me any problems during our whole day tours which could be really tiring especially when you walk over cobblestones and rough roads.
Casual flats are trendy and comfortable as well, especially the mary-jane flats or ballet flats. And since it’s still summer here in Europe, most of the ladies are wearing comfy flats especially the ballerina style. Cutie sis and I recently went to a shoe shop here and I was blessed to have found a nice stylish white flat for half the original price. Yup, they were on sale. I wasn’t expecting to buy any shoes here in Europe but thank God, the shoe found me. Now I have another addition to my souvenir collection. tee-hee.
August 21, 2008 – 4:22 am
With more than a year in the blogosphere, I realize that there are still many things to learn about blogging. For instance, one has to be familiar with the basics of html and how to go about the blogging platform whether it’s self-hosted Wordpress or free account. Another concern for bloggers is dealing with web hosting issues particularly if they maintain more than one blog. For me, it’s better to have your blogs hosted in more than one web hosting company. While most companies would claim almost zero downtime, it’s best not to rely on just one so that at least you have your other blogs working for you when one of your web hosting accounts is down.
For those who are still hosted in free blogging accounts and would like to move on to their own paid domain and hosting, it’s a good thing to do some browsing for offers and packages from web hosting providers. Note the details and do a comparison before deciding which is which. It actually depends on the blogger’s preferences. Check out some articles and tutorials from Internet resources such as web hosting rating to learn more about web hosting such as the advantages/disadvantages of shared hosting, web hosting security issues and more. Articles are categorized into cPanel tutorials, linux web hosting, reseller, scripting and other related topics. The site is relatively new and will be featuring the top 10 web hosting providers or the best web hosts of 2008.
August 20, 2008 – 11:24 pm
On my first day in Finland, while we were on the bus to Pori from the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, I immediately noticed the many Hesburger establishments along the way. “It’s yummy hamburger,” according to my 8-year old niece, who was my seatmate/guide that time.
As my stay in Finland progressed, I noticed that there were more Hesburger fast food joints than McDonalds. Big sis told me Hesburger is the Finnish equivalent of McDonalds. Now that made me curious. Is it really that yummy? I might as well find out. Finally I had my chance on the evening before my flight to Prague when big sis and family decided to treat me to Hesburger for dinner.
The Hesburger restaurant we went to looked like your usual hamburger joint. A big plus was the large parking area.
The interior was spacious with chairs designed exclusively with the Hesburger logo “H” on them. Most of the patrons are families with kids and there’s a play area too.
The Hesburger regular meal set of burger, fries and Coke.
So how did their burger taste? It’s yummy just as my niece said, and the meat is juicy as well. I had their regular burger with cheese, while my nephew had a bigger one with lettuce and other toppings. Thanks to the dinner sponsors! Send some Hesburger over here please.
August 16, 2008 – 4:16 pm
My nephew used to be fond of using the word ‘professional’. When he saw himself doing something smart or cool, he would always be quick and proud to say, “I’m so professional, yah?” I think it’s human nature to take pride in ourselves when we have done something we’re confident of especially when it comes to quality or efficiency. This is why hiring a professional or an expert for a challenging task is important.
To be a professional, one needs to be qualified and pass certain requirements. For instance, to be qualified as a Clicksmart Certified Expert, one should be properly licensed by the state where they practice their profession and should be in good standing with the Better Business Bureau. This is part of Clicksmart’s screening process to include you in their online directory listing of services.
Those who are looking for Cincinnati moving experts can just visit Clicksmart dot com and make their choice. The moving services on their list are pre-screened to help consumers get only the best service. Other featured services include contractors, florists, massage therapists to mortgage brokers and more. Finding professional landscaping in Raleigh can be done easily by searching within their online directory. 
August 16, 2008 – 11:44 am
While on our way to the Tyn Church at the Old Town in Prague, we passed by some souvenir shops on the narrow alleys. Of the many souvenir items on display, I find the Czech crystal and glassware truly eye-catching! Czech Republic is known for the ancient art of glass-making and it’s a must to take one of their stylish and colorful glassworks with you as a souvenir.
I took this photo outside one of the glass shops so you can see the reflection of some tourists passing by. See if you can find me in the photo as well. :) And by the way, this is my first ever PhotoHunt entry! See more colorful photos featured at PhotoHunt.
August 15, 2008 – 2:51 pm
I’ve been dreaming about having my own mini-car and how it should look like – sleek and cute such as a Chevrolet Beat, Kia Picanto or Honda Jazz. I guess that’s what happens when browsing over some mini-car models over the web. Sigh.
When it comes to buying a new car, there are many auto financing programs available. So which one would you subscribe to? Do a bit of research first and ask from your friends who can recommend the best ones. If your credit standing is not good, Apex Auto Loan offers auto loan with bad credit among their other products. Those interested can apply online for an auto loan, and they provide fast and easy approvals whether it’s new or used vehicle purchase.
Anyway, I know I am not the only one pining for cars. And I know there are those who really need to buy one for work or family reasons. Cars are big investments, so a good and smart choice would really depend on the owner’s purpose. It would be difficult for a big family to squeeze inside a mini-car, yeah? And driving to work on a big van is just not convenient for making your way through traffic.
August 15, 2008 – 12:48 pm
It was a sunny Sunday and after the noontime Mass at the Church of Our Lady Victorious where the Infant Jesus of Prague is enshrined, we were just so hungry. So off we went to the Novy Smichov mall, and after passing by some restaurants at the upper level, we settled for Lebanese fast food.
I had yummy chicken with almonds in curry rice, while cutie sis had falafel and her hubby had gyros. How about baby C? She also had a taste of what we had, though she ate a lot of the curry rice. You bet we were stuffed and ready for another tour around Prague.
August 15, 2008 – 11:29 am
Lately I’ve been transferring a LOT of files from my hard disk to blank DVDs. Some of them are video files in AVI format from the digital camera which needs to be compressed to other file formats. I still haven’t tinkered with the video files though. There are so many audio/video converters out there and it needs time to go around with a program’s interface.
I’ve been browsing over the website of Blaze Media Pro Multimedia Software which offers a lot of features for audio and video file conversion. This multimedia application not just provides file format conversion such as AVI to WMV or MP3 to WAV but a lot of features as well such as playback, ripping, editing, recording, burning, and more.
Video capture, creation, editing, combination and extraction are also some of the advanced features. The audio can be extracted from a video file and saved as a sound file. Audio and video file formats supported are AVI, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOV, WMA, MP3 and more. Further information can be browsed from their website (www.blazemp.com).
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