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I have had this for over a year and use it every day and have yet to hit pan! this is my favorite Infallible and probably favorite eye shadow ever!! It's a beautiful champagne color that is great for highlighting the lid, inner tear duct, brow bone, and even the cheekbones and cupids bow. BUY THIS!!! YOU WON'T REGRET IT! Fyi, best when used with your finger.
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I use this everyday on my lids by itself and I love it!
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I absolutely love this product. I think all of the Infallible shadows are amazing but Iced Latte is the most versatile and beautiful. I have used it on my lids and brow bone for pops of shine. I also love it as an inner corner highlight and I have also used it on top of my cheek bones as a highlighter. It's absolutely beautiful


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My computer recently got a virus. Although I've been through the practice sessions and have thoroughly planned my emergency response should the event ever occur, I was shocked to find that my emotions were largely ruling my decisions at first. When you get a virus, the effect is usually swift and strong. For me, I was researching technology websites for an article when suddenly my firewall and antivirus issued a popup window alert. It said something has been sandboxed or some such blabber. Before I could do anything, even before I could finish reading the popup to make a decision, the computer suddenly went wonky. A hundred windows popped up all stating that the Windows hard drive could not be found, etc. Everything on my desktop and all my files suddenly disappeared. At first, I watched in slow motion with horror as it happened. Then, reality set in. I think my computer just got a virus, I thought. I was suddenly very perturbed with my firewall/AV (Comodo) and with my browser (Firefox). I could kick myself because I had been using Chrome but I decided to use Firefox that day because Chrome has trouble with tabbed browsing and displaying some sites properly.
Anyway, I panicked. I made some decisions and did a few things that, while harmless, should have been done when my head was cooler.
In retrospect, I could have handled the emergency better. I admit I was very upset when all my files suddenly disappeared, and I made some emotional decisions based on my distress. Here are a few tips from someone who has "been there." I intend to follow these guidelines next time!
1. Unplug your Internet service.
My desktop had an Ethernet cable in the modem, so all I had to do is unplug it from the router. If your machine is wireless, turn off the wireless or turn off the router. Do this immediately. Most viruses "phone home" as soon as they sense an infected computer. Some trojans will start sending out personal information to the master. Remove the computer from the network. If you need to unplug the router from the electrical outlet, just do it.
2. Remove all external drives and consider them contaminated.
Do not insert the drives into another computer! You may spread the virus to other machines! Instead, scan the drives with your updated antivirus software after you have removed the virus from your computer. Some viruses inject data files into external drives. Once the drive is inserted into another computer, the Windows autoplay feature activates the virus and infects the computer. This is why it's a very good idea to completely turn off Windows autoplay.
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You will need to remember some of the key behaviors because every antivirus has its own unique pattern. Over time, some of the patterns change slightly, but there are usual characteristics. In my case, I saw a hundred or more error dialog boxes telling me that Windows could not read the hard drive. All my files were suddenly "wiped out." This behavior is characteristic of the System Fix virus. It scares computer users that the computer is having a major failure, and then directs the user to purchase a "fix" for the problem. The virus appears to wipe out all the data files, but what it actually does is it uses the attribute.exe application setting to hide all the files and folders. The virus is an old one and I'm surprised my Comodo Internet Security was so slow to stop it. Comodo did "partially limit" the virus and so I never saw the "System Fix" popup demanding money for a fix. But Comodo did allow the virus to hide all my files and change my settings. Odd.
4. Research the virus behavior on a clean computer.
The Internet is a wealth of knowledge. Chances are very likely that your experience with the virus is not the first. Search the Internet using key words based on the virus' behavior. For example, I searched using the words "Windows cannot find hard drive," "error," and "virus." The results led me to others who have experienced the same virus.
5. Do not use Safe Mode on the infected computer to try and get rid of the virus.
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Download one of the free malware detectors and rootkit scanners on your clean computer. Use a portable USB drive to load the software. Realize that when you plug the USB into your infected computer, your USB drive may become contaminated. If possible, use an older drive that you will probably discard or a drive that has no important files on it. I include a list of very helpful software programs, below, that you can install to the infected machine.
7. Decide whether you want to reformat the computer or try to fix the virus infection.
I reformatted my computer. Reformatting is a big job, a momentous job. Someone once said it's like killing an ant with a bulldozer. But I am horribly cautious and I felt that I would always wonder if the virus was still lurking on my computer unless I reformatted. Besides, the computer was recently reformatted so it wasn't going to be a shock or anything. I think a virus is difficult to remove manually, even a simple virus. Many viruses change the registry (your computer's brain) as well as settings, App Data and more. I just didn't want the hassle and I felt that a reformat would take as much time but be less stressful. The choice is up to you.
Finally, it goes without saying that it is so important to backup your files frequently. I had backed mine up recently, but had skipped the chore for the past few months. I therefore lost some data. I've managed to recover most of what I lost, but the virus experience has made me much more cautious about websites I visit and more conscientious with backing up my data. I have since subscribed to an online data preservation program and intend to guard my data like treasure in little lockers! That old proverb is indeed true: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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The Legend of Biringan City
UPDATE: We have a commenter nicknamed Toanaks claiming to come from Biringan city or what they call, "Mahaniha" (googled it and came up with Arabic texts). Toanaks provides more insight what their city is all about, as well as their culture. It is up to the reader to decide, but Toanaks gave us a good message: Gaea is at her weakest, we must preserve our mother earth. Check out Toanaks' comments below.
At the onset of our Samar travel together with Epic Potato and Wandering Dylan, our main aim was to get to the mysterious Biringan City.
We scoured the web for any information about this place, but we got a few information and mostly were hearsay.
Some people in Samar haven't heard of Biringan city. We noticed that it's the middle-aged or the elderly who knows about the place and warn us not to go there.
Here's why.
The katiguwangans (elderly) near the place say that Biringan city is inhabited with people of the early times. Specifically, the first people. They have long been dead, but for some reason, they are still present in this place. They are responsible for disappearances and other unexplained phenomena that surround this island.
Some Stories Told To Us
Sometimes, at night, they would see the entire island lit up, as if it was an advanced city, thus its moniker Biringan city.
A doctor from Gandara went to the place and told his companions that he noticed a huge castle on the island. However, his friends didn't see it. On the way home, the doctor just turned pale and died for no apparent reason.
People have disappeared from that place on excursions without a trace. They have been searched on this tiny island, but no bodies were found. Nobody lives here as everybody is afraid; if somebody does, old people would warn and prevent that person to do so.
A car company had a shipment of a thousand cars and arrived in Samar. They were looking for Biringan city as it was in the manifesto, but nobody knew where it is. The katiguwangans then directed the delivery man to an island off Pagsanghan, where they believe is where the fictitious city exists. Nobody knew what happened to the cars next.
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A person who doesn't have a philtrum (the medial cleft between your upper lip and nose) is said to be a resident of Biringan city. If you meet such person either in Gandara, Pagsanghan, or on the way to the island, never go with him or her. You would disappear without a trace.
The place is just full of mangroves and vegetation. If you see something grandiose like a castle, never acknowledge that you've seen it. Don't say anything to anybody otherwise the Biringan residents will get you and you will die.
Fate had it that we don't die just yet. It was five in the afternoon when we arrived in Gandara from caving in Matuguinao and there were no more pumpboats we can hire to get there.
It was a disappointment so we just contented ourselves with the stories they told us.
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Toinks. I first heard of the story kina Byron a few weeks ago. Medy nacaca-curious nga kasi may mga sulat at packages daw na supposedly for Biringan pero hindi naman siya nage-exist (or hindi talaga nakikita ng mga normal repapips).
Ok lang pumunta siguro sa Biringan basta may wifi sila =))
Nakakatakot naman yan… di man kayo nakarating dun, at least you heard stories from the elders…
I love scary stories and this one is real interesting =) If there is a hunt for Biringan City, ganahan ko mo-apil hehehe kaso wait, think twice sa, basin di na dyud kabalik hehehe
pnag-halloween man ni na post bai.kuyawan pud ta. : )
totoo po may mga kwento tlga bout biringan, pag dumaan ka sa nasabing lugar, puro puno lang makikita mo, but pag gabi daw nag mumukhang city ito, super daming ilan, mga buildings etc. di ko pa na experience,, but meron na nakaexperience,, at pag sumakay ka daw ng bangka papunta sa kabilag barangay, parang nililito ka nila.. thats true..
Actually Totoo yan……..Ang D maniwala cguro hndi taga SAMAR….Hndi Maganda Pumunta dun
I grew up hearing stories about Biringan. I am from Gandara Samar and stories about that place have been passed on from my mom to my older cousins to me. We used to go to Lungib, brgy near that woods where they said biringan is located, the elders would normally tell me not to be too loud pagdumadaan kami dun..
Pati pala sa mga travel bloggers hindi nakatakas ang Biringan City. Maraming stories about that city. Hmmm. The story of the silver star bus na pinakyaw ng group of people from manila tapos going to Biringan daw sila. Biglang nawala yung mga tao tapos kinaumagahan nakita yung bus sa gitna ng isang bundok without traces ng kanyang dinaanan. I heard about those ordered cars too. Kia Motors yun addressed to someone from Biringan. Another is Jose Rizal na hanggang ngayon daw ay buhay pa at nasa Biringan daw siya.
i am from Biringan and half of your story was fabricated by playful imagination. Like you we eat, sleep, and die as well. The only difference between you and us we live longer than your life expectancy. It is not true that we abduct people and left them dead allegedly replacing their bodies with some dead log. There is only one supreme being who claims what is in us, mortals like you call her Gaea but for us simply Mukto which means mother. We speak a different language but similar to the native tongue of the place we reside.
Often times people will ask why they can't see Biringan, it does exist but spells are being chanted for us to remain hidden from the prying eyes of those who wanted to exploit our land. Now the manifestation of our place in it's physical form is what we call Kalinata or changing of the guardians of our portals. In this brief moment of time we praise and sing in the name of Mukto that's why most of the time often overhears chants.
We invite mortals from your dimension not necessary pure of heart like those fairy tales but people whom we think can help us in some ways and return we reward them with prosper life, but before we return them we say a chant that would have clear their recollection of the place. Hours in our place could mean days in your time…
We appreciate being a folklore in your world and same as you we are very curious how advance your beings are. In our place we don't reject technology but it is being highly discouraged. We don't use your so called electricity for we are given by Mukto the greatest energy of all, the air around us and the sun as called in your world. Electricity is free only if it was not privatized by selected fews.
This is against our rules to contact people in this way but I hold a good position in my Amaam's (father) land that's why I can pretty much get away with everything.
Be very aware of your nature she is in her weakest, death and destruction were whispered to us by Mukto. I can only weep and can't do anything… Our so called knowledge in magic is only as good as the oxygen you breathe in your world. our clan prays for all of you for it is inevitable the fate of your world have been long decided by you when you have raped and abused your mother. I hope you will all be saved and changing your ways now is too late.
Good day! Thanks for keeping us alive in simple ways like this!
wow… close na kayo? ^
"I hope you will all be saved and changing your ways now is too late."
in fairness, she/he has good intentions.. galing mo dude! even inhabitants from another dimension are posting on your wall ^_^
nag duha2x ko kung motoo ko or dili sa ning comment above from "Biringan City" pero nanglimbawt man sad akong balhibo pag basa… kuyawa sad anih oie naa sad diay internet ngadto kay nakacomment man gyud si "Toanaks"… creepy gyud…
Never fear us we are not murderers contrary to all those myths circulating in your world. Then maybe you are wondering how I can use this technology in Biringan? Well unfortunately I am not replying to you from our land.
Some Biringans like me have the privilege to cross in your world and some of our clans even study in your schools for us to learn more about you. We co-exist in this so-called universe one way or another.
Long before anything about technology, we already are in contact with some of the people in your world, teaching them of the right ways and how to achieve a nirvana like society. Unfortunately the nature of some humans get in the way, "Greed". We have given them portion of our land but what have they done? Quarried for minerals, chopped down the trees and so on all for money. We so much desire to live with humans but this incident made us aware that you all are not yet ready to embrace our ways.
We don't have the principle of money here and we even don't understand why it should be invented in the first place. Everything is made for us and given to us for free and it is right to pay it forward to our co brothers/sisters.
Pray to your so-called God's ask forgiveness from Mukto or mother nature for she is in grief and in her weakness. Changing your ways definitely is too late but you can all delay and buy yourself some more time if you could only understand how to love and see the miracles of what Gaea has provided you. I am just one voice and better yet have no power to persuade you on how to stop raping mother nature.
Some people will laugh or even judge me but I am here to somehow help you to prevent tears of yours from falling when she gives up fighting for all of you. I wish we can do wonders but we simply can't, for there are a lot of things going on behind the curtain.
And to all readers of this site, please wake up from your wrong doings, love your brothers/sisters and your family while you can. Cherish every second and every breath you breathe for the time is near. Hold you children closer than before make them feel that they are loved, honor and respect your parents give them the love that they deserve. I don't know how much longer I can in contact with you before some of my clan will find this and be given a sanction for doing such.
I wish I can all tell you everything we know but that will only bring panic to all of you. But never stop to HOPE for this will always be that one word that can make a difference for all of you!!!
Good day everyone!
Wow. (That's all I can say!)
Toanaks means bron in silence
I just came out to prove to you that we exist and believing in it makes us as real as the sun rises from the east every morning…
@Toanaks… why are you disclosing such things about your world? I am just wondering if you tend to make everything about your world discrete and hidden as the other clan members are doing… That would really make everyone curious and find ways to get in to your world… interesting information from yours but unbelievable in other sense… awareness? daghan na nuon taw ma intriga just like me… hahaha.. makasabot diay kag bisaya? di ba waray2x man mo?
GAEA: http://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Gaia.html
MUKTO: http://mukto-mona.com/wordpress/?page_id=2
KALINATA: http://kalinata.net/
Ergo: New age, free-thinkers…
Yun lang.
i haven't disclosed anything about our world but only our culture… i have come out since it has already be known and being talked about and most of the time they get it wrong. I wouldn't describe how our looks like now that would draw some attention. They will try to find it but they will fail for there are only times that we let our guards down and most of the time it is never an exact day or date in your world for our sense of time is very very different from yours. I am not from Samar nor from Visayas I am from Mahaniha or what you call "Biringan City". But don't get me wrong we have high regards to all the people where our portals are located. We love people that surrounds us. We always try to protect them in our little ways whenever we can.
But our world is not a dream world or paradise we encounter some problems as you humans do but the difference is we are one in resolving conflicts.
All I can say is that we are all made up of the same structure, sure we can wear or change our looks when we cross in your world but we only wear one mask throughout it's not that we change as we please and it is only a spell to enchant you to see us like an ordinary people.
Culture is part of your world… FYI…. multilingual diay mo Toanaks… again the information that you relayed are quite interesting however it remains a theory/legend as it hasn't been proven yet to someone from us mortals (hearsay ra mi kutob anih…) this is a healthy conversation, isn't it? just a quick question, do you have mortals friends? naa kay FB account?
i believe. i believe Toanaks. crazy me, but that is how it is. googling biringan city now.
@ginocanoy I know where you are driving at… though our culture is part of our world indeed it is true but i haven't dive into describing the physical form which most humans would find more useful to them than a some old culture that they wouldn't get anything out of it. Well it's upto to you I am not here to change what you believe in and understand about us. I am merely in contact with you because most of the so-called facts about us where found to be false most of the time.
I have mortal friends but I make it sure to put boundaries on any information they have to know about me. Their knowledge of me is limited to this world but the friendship is beyond comprehension. We are loyal friends but there are some things that need to be kept in the closet for their own good as well.
FB is no use for me, I had friendster once but my idiotic ways lead to series of unfortunate events to me so I rather be behind the shadows, and they know of me as some poor guy from a province so it is only proper for me deny such social networking.
Like what I said I am not here to impose and persuade what you should and shouldn't believe in…
We are given the pass to cross to your world but in human time we are only privilege to stay for 35 something years cause we grow old very very slow and that would bring curiousity to most of my friends, how I stayed young looking while they worry about lines on their faces; and will be allowed to be back again in the proper time. I have been around longer than you think I have seen how this country changed its ways.
Name to us is very sacred it is not like we can use pseudo names cause we simply can't and for some reason this is a mockery to my family to do so and a Law which shouldn't be broken.
WE respect every aspect of our law beyond our lives I guess that's why we continue to be of existence, living in harmony and one with Mukto…
Faith is the substance of what we hope for and evidence of things not seen once Plato said… I have not here to convert you or anyone to be a believer.
Have a good day!
@journeying pinay believing in something is not to be labelled of crazy. the problem with human is that you understand that you have greater power than you think only if you understand how to discard your perception about reality. Those who unlocked the secrets most of time go into hiding for the fear of being labelled as a freak or a threat to humanity.
There are humans who lived amongst us in our world and it is totally of their free will to cross over but they can never return in human form for like what I said our sense of time differs from you, so once they cross over as their form the Law of nature and aging will take it's toll on them within a blink of an eye.
@Toanaks thank you for your comment. well, some might think am crazy believing in every single word you say. but in my heart, i dont feel am crazy. the "crazy" word for me is something "unbelievable" for others but it is really an extreme belief of certainty in my mind. you write well. you write with conviction. what a wonderful world you belong to. being enveloped in your strangeness is much more exciting than my another "crazy" foresight of being kidnapped by some men here in mindanao. being immersed in your enchanting culture would fulfill the emptiness and wonder circulating in my being. i hope to cross your path.
I've heard of a similar story about a 'glowing modern city at night' during my visit to Odlot, Bogo. Odlot is a barangay and in the barangay is a small spot or sitio by the seas called Danaoan/Danawan. According to a fisherman I talked at a beach in Odlot, the area has been—multiple times—mistaken by seafarers as a city. All the witnesses claimed to see a well-lit port by a beautiful urbanized city—which was surprising to the residents since their area was very secluded and very rural. These incidents according to the fisherman happened around the '70s or '80s. The city, the witnesses claimed to see, was very urbanized and very modern for that time. Take note that at that time there were only five cities on the province of Cebu and until now, Odlot—still looks very rural to me.
@journeying pinay you make me laugh with your wild dreams. Courage is knowledge and I applaud you for having one. But still as it is and as what we always say be careful what you wish for, about those men from Mindanao that is.
The emptiness and wonder you seek? the answer has always been with you all the time. Just mere believing on something or on us make us real as the wind rushing through your hair, we or you may not be able to see it but the feeling that embraces you as it whisper in your ears makes it alive.
Same as faith and to accept what is real and what is not will always be subjective to the person and his/her belief. It may not be universal truth to all but if your heart feels and believe in it then I would say it does exist!
@Toanaks What kind of food do you eat ? do you have abilities/power ? Curiosity strikes me again.
we do eat foods as well but we say our prayers to be thankful to Mukto who gives us everything. Like in here there are animals sacred to us and fruits as well that is forbidden to be eaten without any celebration. But whatever we eat and those who bears seeds we plant them right away, for anilas we take their alumingin or heart as counterpart in your land… Cause we believe that it is where the soul is residing and elders give it a ceremony honoring them for giving us abundance. When we take life we make sure we replace them with life… that's how it is in our world.
Power like what I said is only as good as oxygen you breathe in your world. When we are here we only bring spells to live through the day. We are not in tune with you nature so our abilities are only good in where we live. But we have some things that we can do here that no ordinary man can do… Like we can live here without eating in days nor drinking your water. For example we can be as we wish as long as our parallel world coincide in that place by the use of "portals".
But our spells are good as magic if you can define it as power but we would love to term as ability rather than power.
you can term us as Talismans
by stephen king.. nice ka!
@pagalpuk like what I said i am not here to convert you to be a believer. But out of curiosity can you point me which story of Stephen King are we talking about? didn't mean to be rude. That will be interesting to me. Thanks
I read almost all of his books known to me but i think i missed out one book…
@toanaks, possible ba makita imu IP address? Smartbro lge ka? btw, grabe jud diay mu kataas kinabuhi kay ang pila ka hours sa inyu, day naman sa amu. tinuod ba sad nga naa si jose rizal dha?
@Toanaks Do you have pictures in your world ? can you show us ?
any waypoints/coordinates to enter for my GPS?
it will take away the thrill pf getting lost though
@toanaks… curiosity strikes me again… thank you for replying… if given a chance i would be very glad to visit your world and immerse myself with you folks (i once wished to immerse myself with the NPA's kay nindot kaayu guru ang feeling magbuto2x og armalayt og shutgun sa bukid unya hupo2x sa kakahoyan pero gi baharan ko nga tingay mapatay rakos mga sundalo nig engkwentro ). However, im afraid that it is impossible then since as you mentioned on your previous post nga if one is willing then ok ra ka magdala og taw anha sa inyong isla but once mo balik na diri sa real world makalimot ra sad through a spell… unya unsaon man na nako pag testify nga naa gyud, makuha ra nga osa ra to ka damgo, again you are not oblige to make me or us believe, i understand that. reading all your posts seems like you are a genius one, aren't you (tag question na sad)… hands down ko kay maayu kaau kag ininglis unya makasabot pa gyud kag bisag unsa nga dialect… im sure naa ka sa Cebu ron. Another quick question, mag-ulian ka everyday toanaks? or every restday lang? naa sad kay guardian like magbantay nimo? prinsipe kas sa inyoha isla or naa kay katungdanan ngadto like politiko? my bad, i mean quick questions kay daghan2x man nih… TIA…
ang ip address ni toanaks smartbro.. nangutana to si lakbay diva kinsa daw kebaw mu trace
HAHAHA.. Senseless… mura mantag wala maka skwela ani.. Believing such urban legends.. Toanaks is such a good and brilliant writer.. Bati lang kay iyang gigamit ug pang pangilad sa mga tawo,believing unto him that he's from the other side. Pity to those innocent mind nga dali ra madala…
@born_to_be_wild…. just remember the saying that goes… "if you cannot beat them, join them" happy reading!
@ginocanoy: No sense to beat them, if they're real as Toanaks is claiming, im sure they are our allies. So good to be true…
@born_to_be_wild: i am not saying "to beat them" literally like fight against them and go for the gold… (hehehehe)… information that he relayed unto us are can be found over the net… google is our friend… i cannot measure how big his knowledge is by just using a ruler but im sure it is the result of his creative imagination and genius mind… if his intention is to deceive people and manipulate people's thinking then let's keep the ball rolling… (shalan man ni oie… hurot akong iniglis…)
hhvbvvnmb vvhgvh – that is funny but Rizal was never here and will never be he has long been emancipated from his earthly figure. IP Address of course I do cause like what I said before I am not in our world as of yet, and we have different frequencies so I believe it would not work never tried though.
@anonymous- we have different light frequencies and cameras from here records photons. I tried once but it comes out overexposed. The level of quantum efficiency is great that sensor from your camera can't handled how those photons bombards it and there isn't enough time for those photons to be converted to electrons to record photos. So as the the standard ISO being used in your camera can't cope up with those particles to compensate the amount of light even the aperture is at f/32.
tutubi- i can give you our coordinates but what good will it do? like what you said it will only ruin the excitement.
born to be wild- why would you pity someone who hopes for a better life? In that brief moment as they read my comment their is a spark of hope in them that somewhere there is a better place other than the world that you are used to. It may be superficial and the possibility of being there is like finding a needle in a hay stack, still they are glad that somewhere exist world such us ours. Besides I never asked them to offer a human being in honor of anyone or some gods. If the Wright brother believe in majority that man can't fly then you wouldn't have planes to fly on. Isn't it?
@ginocanoy- you make me laugh! I met Kumander Dante once. I am no prince for we honor no ranks but we respect everyone with high regards. There is one so-called leader and fortunately he is my Father. I stay here I love the feel of being to be away from repetitive things that goes on in our world we all need break sometimes. I need not someone to look after me but I know my father is sending some of our brothers here to check on me once in awhile for we can sense them wherever they are but not as strong when we our in our place. I hope what you wish for is that easy you crossing over.
The Pinoy Explorer- does it have to prove something? Languages or dialects came from somewhere to be of existence. There was a time when your world spoke of one language and that is sound and gestures. Until you where given the gift to put those sounds into words. Tell me does Maglibog in a native dialect would be the same if we convert it to tagalog? now there is your answer. You have to do better than what you are presenting here. Again, I mean no disrespect.


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9/23/07: Life Stinks! The 2nd Season! -The Final Episode. :(
This thread will attempt to capture all the magical moments in our 4 night cruise departing Sept 23, 2007 from nearly the beginning all the way to arriving back home at our doorway. It is inspired by the greatest TR I ever read, originally written by Ashman. I only hope mine is half as good. Ill update it sparingly, as it warrants. If I dont stop obsessing over the cruise, that may mean updates every night for the next 5 months.
Its strange to try and pinpoint a time when a vacation really starts. Is it the moment that you make a financial commitment to the vacation? Is it the moment you decide youre going to do something? Is it the moment that really sets in motion the chain of events that lead to the vacation? Do you have to be directly involved in it, or could you just be an extra who later becomes the star of the show? Is it the moment you begin the trip report? Tough to say, isnt it? In one of those cases, you could point back all the way to 1956, when my parents were married. Or, you could point to the moment, 50 years later, in October 2006 when my brother and I decided that for their 50th wedding anniversary, we would take our parents on a cruise the following February. My discovery of the DIS boards to begin nurturing what would practically become an obsession in less than a months time might just be the right thing to point to. But, a lot of people would say that the moment the September 2007 vacation memories begin was that moment on February 24th, 2007 when we told the onboard booking agent to charge another $400 to our credit card. Were coming back, we said. See ya in September. For a full recap of that first cruise, see this thread:
But this would be a story with twists and turns so devilish that not even Alfred Hitchcock would be able to comprehend it all. You see, an unexpected thing happened when we got back home after our February cruise. My wife and I raved about our cruise to friends and family. We talked about how they needed to join us. We talked about all the great things we experienced. Mostly, we talked about Serenity Bay. We kept telling them how great a cruise was and that they needed to go on one. Were taking another one in September we said. We didnt really expect any of them to decide to go with us.
They did.
My MIL and FIL decided to join us. This just got interesting.
So, here I sit on the evening of April 17, 2007. Im realizing just how obsessed I am about DCL right now. Im writing a freaking trip report for a cruise more than 5 months away. Meanwhile, were heading to Orlando to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and eat at Victoria and Alberts in 9 days. My priorities do seem kind of out of whack, dont they? Ive got so many things going on its ridiculous. I should be planning for our WDW trip next week. Maybe I should be stressing out over the fact that the real Mozart (my wifes chihuahua) is at the vets office right now recovering from bladder surgery. Or should I be concerned about the fact that I think theyre going to close my office and move it all offshore?
Nope its cruise planning time. I mean come on, we leave in 158 days! There are things to do, snorkel sets to buy, clothes to match up, spa treatments to book, Amaretto to sneak onboard, hotel rooms to reserve and cancel 500 times between now and then, but most importantly, theres American Idol.
Sorry, Sanjayas singing right now. That's definitely a distraction.
In our next installment (I hope): How to start planning for a cruise! (Translated: Why obsessive compulsive disorder can be a good thing!)
GR - 07/83, POFQ - 04/97, PC - 09/07, POFQ - 11/08, ASMo - 03/10
Wonder 3 Night - 02/07 - Life Stinks Season 1
Wonder 4 Night - 09/07 - Life Stinks Season 2
Magic 7 Night Eastern - 11/08 - Life Stinks Season 3
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10th Anniversary at Victoria and Albert's
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I have almost everything ready for my cruise and look how far away my trip is
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DH and I went to V&A for our 10 anniversary and had the most magical time, I hope you and your DW enjoy your evening there.
We'll be home and well into post cruise stress disorder by the time you go so spare us a thought won't you?
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Interesting thought - a pre-trip report to cover the anticipation, anxieties, etc. Nice beginning. Is it just you and the IL's or did you talk even more people into going.
We've only done two 4-day cruises so far. One cruise had 20 of us and the last one had 15. Our family loves WDW and DCL. We have a 7-day booked for Sep08 but so far only with 6 of us.
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You're Good
Mozart, you are good, very, very good. Such a novel idea to start a TR before you even leave. I will love tracking this story. At least you only have 5 months to wait until your next voyage. I'm down to 499 days (Sept 2008). How do you try and put something like this out of your mind so you can concentrate on the real world?? Ugghhhh!!
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Loved reading your original trippie - so cant wait to see how this planning one works out! what a novel idea!
p.s congrats on your wedding anniversary, we ate at V & A last year and it was truely amazing, DO go for the wine pairings, delicious!
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It's all Ashman's
Please, please, please remember that I got this idea from Ashman. If you haven't had the chance to read his TR, he started writing his months before his cruise as well. The way he discusses the anticipation, the thrill of telling his daughters about it, and their excitement not just at the cruise, but actually being able to take them on their first plane is absolutely wonderful to read.
Stogrove - Is that the Magic Double Dip on 9/1/08 you're going on? Check out my signature.
MagicMe - Only my wife's parents. We wanted her sister to go along and take the 3 year old nephew and 2 year old niece, but it doesn't look like they're going to make out. (Gotta buy a stupid new house with more room instead.) Thought about taking the kids anyway for a reason I'll explain later, but we decided to make this one adults only.
BTW - Mozart the chihuahua came through surgery fine. He's back on my wife's lap where he practically lives.
Sanjaya, however, did not make it.
GR - 07/83, POFQ - 04/97, PC - 09/07, POFQ - 11/08, ASMo - 03/10
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Wonderful work, Mozart! Even though were heading for only our first cruise I can relate with you so much. It will be fun to meet you in September!
If you have ever seen the show Fans Guide to Walt Disney World on the Travel Channel or Discovery HD were the family who they followed through Disneys Animal Kingdom and the Magic Kingdom. Ive been teased to no end for my perceived over-planning which was demonstrated by my little schedules I give the kids while were at the parks. Truth be told, pre-planning is my therapy for the months before we actually go on a Disney trip in any of the many locations. Right now, we have our second son getting ready to go off to college, my oldest son is planning on being engaged during our land portion of our September trip, both my wifes and my careers are in crazy places, and all I can think about is the cruise in September!
At this point, I am a month and two days away from sharing this good news with my wife on our anniversary. I have been reading the DIS boards every day insuring that she hasnt been looking over my shoulder. Ive been running to the mailbox everyday so my monthly payments to All Seasons Travel will not be detected. I have to confess I have been deceitful in our early preparations. My plan is to have a nice dinner with my DW on our anniversary and at the end, pull out my laptop with a PowerPoint presentation of photos of our honeymoon 25 years ago, which was 6 weeks as staff at a youth camp, ending in an apology that introduces a real honeymoon this time. I hope in that moment theres as much excitement for her as there has been for me in the 9 months Ive been planning this trip!
So Im with you Mozart! And Im ready now!!! I guess I just have to get DW up to speed!
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And about V&A's - WOW! I'll go more into it later...but WOW!
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10th Anniversary at Victoria and Albert's
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I thought about posting a pre-trip report. I have 4 pages typed already, but I must say I haven't had the guts to do it 5 months in advance!
I was afraid everyone would be tired of me by the time the trip actually rolled around!! Since you did it tho.....makes me wonder ...
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We leave for Port Canaveral in 150 days!
When last we left our obsessive cruise veteran (well, Ive been on 3) he was stressed out and watching Sanjaya. Now, hes relaxed and listening to Carefree Castaway Cay. What a difference a little mood music makes, huh?
Once we get back home in February from our last cruise, the first step, of course, is to unpack. Then, I start planning for the next one. Or, maybe do a little of both at the same time. Confession time: How many people have an Excel spreadsheet or Word document with everything you need for your trip in there? As a few examples: My April 06 DW trip 4 pages. Feb 07 Cruise 6 pages. Apr 07 WDW 5 pages. Sept 07 cruise currently at 3 pages. The Sept 08 double dip already has 2 pages. . By the way, for anyone driving somewhere soon, check out www.thenextexit.com . This is one of the greatest things Ive ever gotten my hands on. It tells you where all of the interstate exits are, and what is at each one. Its saved me a few times when Ive thought about driving past an exit and getting lunch another mile or two down the road, but looked at the sheet showing the exits and realized that if I skipped this one, Id have to drive another 40 miles for somewhere to stop.
How sad is my planning? You really cannot fathom it. I havent started picking out the individual clothes for the cruise in September, but I already can tell you that Ill need 3 outfits on Tuesday, 2 on Monday, etc. The only reason I havent picked them out yet is because I want to wait until were back from our April trip to start packing for September. Next week, though, Ill start picking. The places we were staying the night before have been modified 10 times already, and Ive got 3 reservations currently for places to stay the night we get off the ship.
No I have no life. And remember! Ive already had to make a major change in plans. I was working on all this as soon as we got back from our first cruise, and had half of the pieces in place, when the in-laws threw all my plans into the trashbin. Originally, we were going to stay with my brother in Orlando, but that wouldnt really work with the in-laws around like that since he hasnt met them since my wedding day 10 years ago. So, we decided to go over to Titusville. I looked into a few of the hotels, but it looks like were going to stay a few miles away at a bed and breakfast now.
And yes, I really am this bad .Im trying to figure out where were going to eat lunch and dinner on the day we drive down. Should we eat breakfast here in town, or drive 100 miles down the road and eat a little later in the morning, like a brunch. Im only planning lunch somewhere off of I-95 in Georgia 5 months before I go there. I think I need medication.
And thus the journey begins Im at the point right now where Im just anxious. Remember that Im going to WDW tomorrow. Im actually wanting this trip to hurry up and be done so that I can get back and start really getting into the details of the cruise. (?!)
Thought for the evening...Why do I always post these during American Idol?
In our next installment: Does a dinner at Victoria and Alberts make you forget about Palos for a few nights, or does it just make the desire to get back on board the ship that much worse? (I dont know yet but I will in about 24 hours!)
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Episode 6: Shopping, shopping, shopping
I feel like a runner at the starting line waiting to jump out of the blocks. Its 7 days until we can start booking excursions, Palos etc and Im chomping at the bit. Over on our cruise meets thread, people are starting to talk about what excursions theyd like to do, etc .and Im just waiting. How long until 3 AM Monday morning?
As for shopping, so far I have purchased specifically to be used on the cruise: 4 new pair of dress socks, 1 pack of athletic socks, a pack of sea bands, a pack of thank you cards for the wait staff, (See Life Stinks Volume 1 for the catastrophe that caused last time) a bottle of champagne, my wifes already tucked away a large bottle of Amaretto DiSaronno, and 1 really expensive new dress shirt. All with the excuse that its stuff I need for the cruise. I use any excuse I can get.
I need some help, though. When we took my parents on the cruise for their 50th wedding anniverary, we split the cost of the cruise 50/50 with my brother. Now, since my wifes parents are going, she wants to, at the very least, buy them a couples cabana massage. Tell me, should we buy them a massage, buy ourselves a massage, or splurge and figure out how to finance it later?
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- Bringing 600 million additional women and girls online could boost global GDP by up to US$13-18 billion
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here to read today's prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives
Today in Prayer: June 27, 1947
Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D., Chaplain of the U.S. Senate
delivered the following prayer at the opening daily session of
Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for we find that to wait is often harder than to work.
When we wait upon Thee, we shall not be shamed, but shall renew our strength.
May we be willing to stop our feverish activities and listen to what Thou hast to say, that our prayers shall not be the sending of night letters, but conversations with God.
This we ask in Jesus' name. Amen.
Rev. Peter
Marshall, D.D., Chaplain of the U.S. Senate at the opening daily
session of Congress, May 27, 1948:
"Lord Jesus, as Thou dost move amoung people and see what men are doing today, how sore must be Thy heart.
Thou whose head was cradled in straw must often reflect that straw was not as coarse as man's selfishness.
Thou whose hands were spread upon a cross and fastened with nails much often reflect that nails were never so sharp as man's ingratitude.
Hear us as we pray for this poor blundering world, in which the nations never seem to learn how to live as brothers.
They resort again and again to methods that produce only more bitter tears, methods that only add to misery and subtract nothing from problems.
Heal them that need healing, make strong the wavering, guide the perplexed, befriend the lonely, give faith and courage to those whose spirits are low.
Lift up our heads, put a new light in our eyes and a new song in our hearts, and we will do better and be better for the sake of Thy love. Amen."
George Washington, in his first inaugural address, 1789:
"Such being the impressions under which I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations and whose providential aide can supply every human defect, that His benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the people of the United States a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes; and may enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success, the functions allotted to his charge."
Thomas Jefferson:
"I shall need, too, the favor of that Being in whose hands we are, who led our fathers, as Israel of old, from their native land and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessaries and comforts of life; who has covered our infancy with His providence and our riper years with His wisdom and power, and to whose goodness I ask you to join in supplications with me that He will so enlighten the minds of your servants, guide their councils, and prosper their measures that whatsoever they do shall result in your good, and shall secure to you the peace, friendship, and approbation of all nations."
Below is a speech recorded by James Madison and
purported to have been made by Benjamin Franklin at the Constitutional
Convention on June 28, 1787:
"The small progress we have made after four or five weeks close attendance & continual reasonings with each other---our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ays, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the Human Understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of Government, and examined the different forms of those Republics which having been formed with the seeds of their own dissolution now no longer exist. And we have viewed Modern States all round Europe, but find none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances.
In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the Contest with
Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine
protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard, & they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend?
Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing
proof I see of this truth that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that "except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing Governments by Human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.
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What to expect locally after fiscal cliff deal
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Late Tuesday night a deal was reached in the fiscal cliff battle. With a 257-167 vote the House dodged widespread tax increases and big spending cuts.
23ABC sat down with the President of California Retirement Plans, Andy Barkate, to discuss what you should prepare for with this deal.
Barkate explained this drawn out war has been a blessing in disguise for local businesses which had plenty of time to plan for the worst outcome, "a lot of businesses that have been worried about this event happening have probably already put plans in place."
The new deal will put a tax increase on our nations top 2%, but Barkate believed everyone will have to make adjustments when it comes to spending.
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Photo Credit: C.A. Peaden
Sleeping without air conditioning and peeing in plastic bags might be a fine way to spend your family vacation if you're camping in the wilderness. When you're on a cruise ship, floating in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico? With three kids? Not so much.
But that's the situation my husband, my children -- ages 7, 9 and 10 -- and I found ourselves in more than a month ago as passengers on the Carnival Triumph, the cruise liner that experienced an engine fire and spent five days adrift at sea.
It started out like any normal family vacation. The Triumph left from Galveston, Texas, and sailed to Cozumel, Mexico, where we relaxed on the beach and splashed in the ocean.
All that changed at 5:30 in the morning on the fourth day. Suddenly, we heard an announcement that there was a "situation" but that "everything is under control." I poked my head out of our room and saw other women doing the same down the hall. Two 20-something girls wearing life vests were running, and it became clear that we should all head to the muster station (where all the lifeboats are located) for further instructions. I grabbed my kids and rushed down there. That's when we realized there was an engine fire -- and we (along with more than 4,200 other passengers and crew) might be stuck on this ship for a long time.
So there we were, floating aimlessly in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico with our life vests secured tightly to our bodies. Honestly, I had no idea what was to become of us. Would the ship sink like the Titanic? Were we about to become shark bait? All we knew was that there was an engine fire -- one of the worst things that could happen to a ship at sea -- and what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation was now anything but.
It was a precarious situation, and there was absolutely nothing I, nor anyone else on this ship, could do to change it. As a mom, that's such a helpless feeling. I had to do something. But what? That's when I realized that it was truly up to me to make sure this trip ended well for my kids. Children soak up our emotions like sponges, and I wanted to protect mine from the negative emotions and negative talk -- which, trust me, were plentiful -- and change this darkness into light. So we told the kids what was going on, and how the rest of the trip was probably going to be, but we also assured them that we were fine. Amazingly, they didn't complain.
With five people, no air conditioning and no plumbing, we weren't eager to hang out in our room. Thankfully, some wonderful fellow passengers offered us their room so we could at least have a balcony. Ironically, we had the freedom to go anywhere on the ship, but we spent most of our time in the muster station. Not because I feared for our lives, but because it was a sanctuary! The sunshine was ever present, and the breeze that passed through was the same one that soothed us on the beach just a day earlier.
After it was announced that we were going to be towed back to shore by the U.S. Coast Guard, our life vests became seats and a game table where we played cards and ate. We took advantage of everything the crew had to offer, from miniature golf and scavenger hunts to games and comedy shows. We played like we hadn't played in a long, long time. It lent a closeness that we wouldn't have shared if the cruise continued its mundane course.
There was a lifetime of learning opportunities to share with our kids in those days at sea. But I also learned so much as their mother: Children are the purest, most beautiful souls around. Sometimes they utterly surprise you and do the right thing with complete abandon. I still well up with tears when I remember how my daughter selflessly offered her lovey, Cubs, as comfort to a 60-year-old stranger who was suffering from chest pains while waiting in line for food. My precious children loved their neighbors in their darkest hour.
When we finally made it to port, where buses waited to whisk us away to our clean and beautiful (and clean!) hotel rooms, CNN's live coverage unfolded on the drop down screens. One of my daughters looked up at me and said, "Mama, why do they make it sound worse than it really is?" To me, that was the greatest compliment of all.
C.A. Peaden is a 36-year-old mom from Galveston, Texas who was aboard the Carnival ship Triumph, which was stranded at sea for more than a week with her husband and three children. She's the author of an e-book about her experience.


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So for those of you who read my google Nostalgia post, must have om across th google Friends newsletter. Yes the news letter is still running. ad I just got mine. I picked up the following tidbit which I thought was interesting. Have copied the relevant section, but the highlights are mine:
Block sites from Google's search results
This early, experimental Chrome extension lets you block sites from
your web search results. Once you block a site, you won't see results
from that domain again in your results (you can always revoke a
blocked site at the bottom of the results page). The extension also
sends blocked site information to Google, and we will study the
resulting feedback and explore using it as a potential ranking signal
for our search results. If you're a tech-savvy Chrome user, download
and try the Personal Blocklist extension today.
Download the extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nolijncfnkgaikbjbdaogikpmpbdcdef
Interesting, especially when Google did infact use it to compare their blow up of the sites in the Farmer Update:
It's worth noting that this update does not rely on the feedback we've received from the Personal Blocklist Chrome extension, which we launched last week. However, we did compare the Blocklist data we gathered with the sites identified by our algorithm, and we were very pleased that the preferences our users expressed by using the extension are well represented. If you take the top several dozen or so most-blocked domains from the Chrome extension, then this algorithmic change addresses 84% of them, which is strong independent confirmation of the user benefits.
Now this isnt the first admission:
One of the signals we're exploring is explicit feedback from users. To that end, today we're launching an early, experimental Chrome extension so people can block sites from their web search results. If installed, the extension also sends blocked site information to Google, and we will study the resulting feedback and explore using it as a potential ranking signal for our search results.
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