I always told myself that if I had to master the art of baking, my creations would mainly focus on chocolate. Even if I do like other kinds of desserts and pastries, it would certainly benefit my husband for me to practice my skills on chocolate.

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Have you ever wondered how some women are able to get men to run around them in circles? No, its probably not because they are extremely gorgeous, as most often, they are just normal. Many would utter an often used cliche such as “she’s got sex appeal”, as if she was born with such qualities bestowed upon a select few. I don’t believe sex appeal is what distinguishes these women so much men single them out from the thousands they can choose from. I simply think these women have that certain instinct about what men really want. I also believe these women are just so in tune with their own beauty, sexuality and self-esteem that they can freely adapt to the different kinds of men that they encounter.

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Shameless plugging time!

Sun Cellular is coming out with its own broadband service to rival Globe Visibility, and Smart Bro.  It’s called Sun Broadband Wireless.

As is true with most of Sun’s products, Sun Broadband Wireless (SBW) is priced agressively without sacrificing the quality of the service.

For as low as P799 a month up to P999 a month, you could get unlimited access to SBW with burstable speeds of up to 2Mbps.

Just to put that into perspective, here is what its competitors are offering:

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Man, your last attempt to steal my wallet was a dismal failure. I have never seen a pickpocket crash and burn so spectacularly in my life. How can you expect to feed your children with stolen money if your continue to work that way?

But don’t worry, unlike your other victims, I won’t laugh at your failure or kick you in the balls or report you to the cops even though the temptation was so much. In fact, I’m taking the high road, buddy. I’m going to show you where exactly you went wrong so you can successfully pick the pockets of other hapless MRT commuters in the future.

Continued…

Those who write their thesis know the importance of the footnotes. They contain authoritative support to what you are writing. Jesus never had to appeal to any human authority to support his teaching. That was why people said: “He taught with authority.” Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Each one of us has been born with at least one special talent or gift. Staged for his or her own niche, position and place in this world. Each person designed and created with this unique ability. (No, I’m not talking about Heroes)

Organizations know what to call this one thing that they are good at — “core competency”.

Others can say their gift is in-born. (think Michael Jackson when he was 5 yrs old) [Read More]

around this time last year, history channel premiered “Life After People” wherein it incredibly depicted life on earth without us. as an IT PINOY one that struck me most was how it showed the possible problems our current technology might face.

digital camcorders, digital photos, web sites and blogs – all of these are recorded and stored using either servers, hard disks and/or USBs. these containers unfortunately aren’t as formidable compared to egypt’s wall carvings – and this is where the problem lies.

read more – http://itpinoy.blogspot.com

Yesterday my friend Sergie Brin who works at Google Inc. told me that he already sent to me my dues or funds and it is now available for pick up at Western Union anytime. Mmmm not that’s good news.

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Perhaps the world would grit its teeth on a person who calls himself a Republican. Today, never has the Republican Party been so unpopular. Almost all the people I know, even Evangelical Christians here in the Philippines, insist that Obama is the best thing that happened to America. Some friends have also been estranged to me because of my stand in American politics, because I’m what they call “anti-Obama”. Gosh, Obama-mania is just too much. Ang babaw kaya. And isn’t that strange that majority of people feel so strongly attracted to the man? Various leaders who became great also greatly polarized people in the nations they led. I just find this overwhelming optimism for Obama very strange. While I’m a Filipino, I believe that commenting on this topic is very much relevant because this Obama-mania even in our own country is just too disturbing.

While I would take a completely opposite stance on the matter of Obama being the better choice as the American president, I think it would help to explain my position by looking back into history itself. If you’re pro-Obama, and want to bash out this post, please bear with me because this post is the longest post I’ve ever posted on this blog.

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Watch the promo video here. Find out how much I won and my answers to frequently asked questions here.

A dessert with such a name can only elicit curiosity and interest in me. It may sound like something that would drive you crazy but I was definitely game to try it. I chanced upon the dessert when I was researching for my article for Table For Three Please.

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It’s known that gambling has become a hefty industry, attracting millions of players each year. People gamble both for money and fun. It’s always exciting to take a risk and end up winning a fortune. However we shouldn’t forget that gambling leads inexperienced players to losses as well. How to prevent your losses at maximum? Here go some useful online casino tips.

Each player can find a particular game that will suit his interests. Those having a hankering for card games will be offered Blackjack or Poker, those who tend to rely on luck will be able to try slots.

Another thing you should not forget is that online casino is a place for people having a decent amount of money. If you are not afraid to lose at all then just get down to the games, but if your sum is limited try to establish the amount you can afford to lose.

A player should be very careful in choosing a game at online casino. If it’s a beginner, he’d better choose a game with familiar rules and the one he’ll be playing confidently at. Roulette is a game of technique so a newcomer might get confused easily. If you’re going to play card games choose a table a minimum amount of decks and higher stakes.

A player always has a choice, since there are thousands of online casinos with their various games. One can find anything he is interested in and enjoy the process of gaming.

We are rapidly approaching the April 1st deadline for the filing for new H-1B visas for the 2009 to 2010 Fiscal Year (FY 09-10). H-1B Petitions for FY 09-10 must be received by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) on April 1st, 2009. If you do not begin to make preparations as early as possible then you and your prospective H-1B employer will be unable to secure an H-1B (subject to the cap) for the October 1st, 2009 start date.

 

Unless Congress acts immediately to increase the quota of 65,000 visas (plus and additional 20,000 for those with Masters Degrees from U.S. Academic Institutions), the allotted number of H-1B visas are likely to be taken on the very first day that the petitions may be filed. This is what happened last year and it is presently anticipated that the same thing is going to happen next year.

 

Last year during the “run on H-1Bs” many people did not receive the visa because the petitions were not filed in a timely manner. Other cases were not “properly filed” (defined in the CIS regulations) and were incomplete or deficient in some way and they were therefore not approved even though they were filed in a timely manner. If petitioners fail to properly meet each one of the regulatory filing requirements, then the petition may not be considered “properly filed” and may be returned.

 

There are a few things that prospective H-1B employers and H-1B employees can do to improve the likelihood that the H-1B will be accepted by the CIS. First, be sure that all of the appropriate documentation is contained in the H-1B petition. Second, be sure that the H-1B is submitted to the CIS in a timely manner. Third, be sure that the H-1B is sent to the proper CIS Service Center for adjudication.

 

Most importantly, H-1B petitioners should consider the possibility of utilizing filing multiple H-1B petitions. Be advised that the CIS issued guidance concerning multiple H-1Bs. Filing a master’s H-1B and bachelor’s H-1B is not considered a multiple H-1B filing. Many organizations have layers and layers of subsidiaries and affiliates (different organizations with different Employer Identification Numbers) and there appears to be nothing yet in the regulations to preclude the use of those organizations as vehicles for additional H-1Bs. With each H-1B submitted, there is a statistically higher chance of one of the H-1Bs being able to “win” the lottery.

 

What is your H-1B back-up plan? First consider trying to obtain an H-1B with a cap-exempt organization. Academic institutions of higher education can make petitions for the H-1B with no regard to the cap. Also, many may qualify for alternative visas to the H-1B. For example, in 1991, the law carved the O, P Q and R visa categories out of the H-1B nonimmigrant visa classification. You will want to look to all of your H-1B visa alternatives.     

 

What is your H-1B Back-Up Plan? Look North to Canada.

 

The most common reason for H-1B applications to be returned is that too many are received for the number of available H-1B slots. Most foreign nationals invest all their energies in the H-B process without thinking of what they will do if they don’t make the quota. It is recommended that H-1B applicants set up an “immigration back-up plan.” Canada offers a viable alternative to those seeking entry in the U.S. and not accepted for an H-1B visa.

 

What many do not realize is that foreign nationals who are presently in the U.S. can make an application for Canadian permanent residence before, or while, they file for and await an H-1B determination. There is nothing to prevent applying for entry to both countries at the same time. Under the Canadian Immigration Regulations, there is a special provision to allow a foreign national to apply to enter Canada directly from the U.S. – without returning to their home country – as long as that person has been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for one year or more and has the visa(s) to prove it. However, it is preferable to apply to Canada (but not necessarily required) before the current visa in the U.S. expires.

 

Learn more…

 

About Nachman & Associates, P.C.

 

When traditional immigration approaches do not work, our skilled legal team offers many visa options to meet your immigration goals. Please feel free to contact us at any of our seven office locations, and speak to an associate in one of our 12 languages spoken, including: Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Tagalog, Italian, Russian, Chinese, and German.

 

To meet a growing demand for Canadian immigration from the United States, in 2005 Nachman & Associates formed a Canadian Division, managed by licensed Canadian legal staff. With offices in Montreal, and Toronto, Canada (as well as in New York and New Jersey in the U.S.) our Canadian Division attorneys are in the unique position to assist with cross-border issues. If you, or any member of your staff, are interested in receiving more information about U.S. and/or Canadian Immigration options, please contact our offices at 201-670-0006 (x100) or e-mail to us at info@visaserve.com.

 

Website: http://www.visaserve.com

 

Nachman & Associates, P.C.

 

David H. Nachman

 

Managing Attorney

 

email: david_nachman@visaserve.com

 

phone: 201-670-0006 ext. 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all know that getting things done requires a lot of energy and maybe, planning. For the last several years, I have been experimenting on this Time Management principle that I have learned. Its is called “Time Blocks”.

Instead of multitasking, you set aside blocks or periods of time to focus on an individual type of tasks or activity.

You do things with the same thought process, direction and resources instead of doing many different things at the same time.

Instead of doing things this way. [read more]

Result of the 2009 Sinulog Photography Contest already out!

See the complete list of winners here: 2009 Sinulog Photo Contest Winners

Special congratulations to our very own DiningCebu.com Pakalista Jon Tolentino for winning 10th Place on the Sidelights Category!

PS: Above photo is by the writer and is remotely close to a winning shot! =)

To All Nurses who took the examination last November 2008, Please be informed that I will be posting PRC Nursing Board Exam Results November 2008 at my site. You can visit us there and bookmark the site and as soon as the results is out , If you have blogs you may post about the NLE Nursing Board Exam Result November 2008 and rest assured that the information will be available on time.

Good Luck to all examinees

Best friends Erin Paula and Roxanne unsigned Filipino-American singers from California may just get their biggest breaks soon! And again we have Ellen DeGeneres’ staff to thank for for spotting the duo on YouTube! After being featured in a short video clip on the Ellen DeGeneres show a few days ago, Ellen openly invited the two on national TV calling out: “they’re fantastic, if you’re watching right now please please come on the show!”

READ MORE HERE!

Seriously, I don’t get horoscopes. Sure, I know why people go gaga
over it. Nothing feels better than being told “you’ll meet the man of
your dreams when you get a new job but you’ll get money problems so you
better be careful about your money”. But yeah, won’t we all have money
problems if we don’t take care of our finances?

Horoscopes sometimes do wonderful things, like stating the painfully
obvious. The weird thing is, sometimes, people don’t even realize how
obvious things are until it strips in front of them while dancing the
Macarena.

Take for instance this old horoscope reading Sorsi
gave me. 2008 just rolled in, things were falling into place after the
disaster 2007 was, and I was hopeful. Then Sorsi opens her horoscope
guide and lets out this scorcher: “Ade, according to the stars you’ll
lose something very valuable. Take care of your stuff. Seriously. This
is fucking real. Also, you smell like dick cheese.”

Continued…

Less than 10 years ago, I just turned 20 then, I needed an additional capital to expand my business.

And so my father, who was mentoring me, decided to help me get a loan. He knew the owners of Asia United Bank, a newly opened bank at the time. He introduced me to the VP of the company and scheduled an appointment with him.

So I met with him. He asked me about my business. How it was doing? What are my marketing plans? How do I handle this and that? I was a 20 year-old young zealous entrepreneur back then and so I gave him my pitch! [Read more]

i’ve been searching around on how blogging started and found Clive Thompson’s The Early Years, thought i share this to my fellow IT PINOYs…

January 1994: Swarthmore student Justin Hall creates first blog ever, Links.net.
December 1997: Online diarist Jorn Barger coins the term “Weblog” for “logging the Web.”
April 1999: Programmer Peter Merholz shortens “Weblog” to “blog.”
August 1999: Blogger rolls out the first popular, free blog-creation service.

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and if you’re wondering about IT PINOY blogging history, i was able to get a few snapshots c/o Annalyn Yusay’s Blog-o-Rama (posted in 2005).
1996: Lauren Dado, then 10yrs old was the first PINOY blogger!

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read more http://itpinoy.blogspot.com (because PINOYs got IT!)