Strange but cool. The Shining Cuckoo Clock – - awesome!
Haha! How would you like to be freaked out of your gourd every hour on the hour with this new cuckoo clock? Beats the original cuckoo clock with the “tweet-tweet” doesn’t it?
Chris Diminio designed “The Shining” cuckoo clock where every hour, Jack Nicholson breaks through the door and the famous line, “Here’s Johnny” is played while Shelley Duvall wields her knife in terror…. pretty cool huh?! It’s a great conversation piece… every hour… on the hour. 
And you thought I was kidding…
I told you guys. I am serious about this. I want to make money through stocks. I started reading the first book – which is a bestseller entitled “Beginner’s Guide to Trading Online” written by Toni Turner. I bought a couple more Day Trading for Dummies and Investing for Dummies as well.
I have created a journal to document my journey in this fresh and exciting venture I am going into. The site is called Baby Stock Investor. I made my first entry and will be sharing what I am about to learn on a daily basis.
If you’re interested in investing and would like to learn with me, please feel free to visit my newest blog. I will be watching CNBC a lot for tips on the market. I am learning about the history of the stock market and how it came to be.
If you’d like – we can share thoughts and tips. I will share things that I discover such as tools and websites that are helpful in day-trading.
I will tell my readers what stocks I am buying and how it all works out. The journey will be an ongoing one and I hope to gain a lot of knowledge by documenting it. Hope to see you there!
Visit my other blog at Baby Stock Investor dot com.
Get thinking about the Housing Stimulus plan and act now.
Friends of mine have been buying houses left and right. These are friends who thought that they could never afford a home let alone, buy a home in the city of Philadelphia. The “Butse Gang” works hard for their money, and I must tell you that one thing I’m particularly proud of this group is their outlook towards their financial future. Everybody knows that a house is a great investment regardless of the current market situations. The best part of it is, the Housing Stimulus provided by the Obama administration that would provide Homebuyer Tax Credits of up to $8,000.00 dollars for any first-time homebuyer.
A first-time homebuyer doesn’t necessarily mean that you haven’t bought a home ever in your lifetime. If you bought a home before, sold it and have not bought a home in the last three years, you may still be considered a first-time homebuyer. Just imagine the benefit of getting a tax credit of $8,000.00 if you buy now. And not only that! If you currently own a home and have lived 5 years of the last 8 years within your home, and decide to buy a second home – you are also eligible for a $6,500.00 tax credit! So long as a written binding contract to purchase is in effect on April 30, 2010 the purchaser will have until June 30, 2010 to close. That means even I am eligible.
So, if you’re thinking of buying a house, this is the best time to buy. With house prices lower than they used to be, plus the tax credit – you are actually getting your home for a much lower price than market. This means, instant equity for you. If you haven’t thought about it – it’s time to get moving!
Watch the video below for more details:
This is the reason I want to get back into Stock Trading – Secret Millionaire donates $7 Million
Low and limited income got you in a bind? Looking for ways to supplement your income?
I am. I have re-opened by Ebay business because I want extra income. I don’t need it badly but it does help to have extra spending money when you want to do things other than order pizza and watch DVD movies at night.
But one other thing got my attention. I was talking to a friend of mine from California, and I have known him for about 10 years now. He was a young nursing student at the time when I met him. We just hooked up again and guess what? The guy owns several properties in California (some of which he had lost money) where he has additional positive income coming in. On top of that, he does online trading where he makes approximately 3-4K a day. Yes, that’s A DAY.
We are both enrolled in this program and I am seriously putting my ducks in a row to position myself to start trading by months-end. And here’s a story that would probably inspire you as well.
On the headlines today, a secret millionaire who lived in a simple house donated $7 million dollars to her alma mater, Lake Forest College. Grace Groner amassed the millions she had from a $180 stock purchase made back in 1935. Imagine that! Long-term investing. And this is not a sponsored post… I really am going to do this.
Watch her story below:
Looking for Cable TV options.. hmmmm.
When the craziness about the economy happened last year, I had to tighten my belt across the board. I cut my home phone and cable TV to save a few bucks. I lowered my cell phone subscription to a manageable amount because we were all thinking that we’re going to lose our jobs.
Well, the layoffs did happen and luckily I wasn’t one of the people who were laid off. My company actually went for the underperformers rather than just cutting people by salary level. I made that cut.
Now that the economy is slowly recovering, our pay cuts have been restored, I figured it’s time to get my cable TV back. I missed the whole Winter Olympics because of that. I started checking out sites that would provide me the best option for the best price. There are many offers out there and I couldn’t decide. I’m thinking DIRECT TV because it offers the TFC channel in my area. I love watching the Filipino soaps and I missed an entire season of it.
What is your experience with DIRECT TV? Would you recommend it to your friends? I would like to get your opinions first before I jumped in. They actually have great deals right now and free upgrades to DVR and HD. What do you think?
That’s it! I’m moving my money. http://moveyourmoney.info
Huffington Posts’ Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington’s campaign called “Move Your Money” started in December 2009. It’s a campaign which was a result of the stubbornness of big banks like Citi, Wells Fargo, and JP Morgan to name a few that we need to correct. After these banks received bailout money from the taxpayers, they continue to provide lavish bonuses and charge customers as high as 30% in credit card interest rates.
I received a bill today from a credit card where I have been a member in good excellent standing for over ten years and they have the nerve to increase my interest rate to 29%!! What is that all about? I have never been late in my payments, I have always paid more than the minimum required and this is what I get? I am tired of these big banks not looking out for my interest….
That is why I am joining the campaign. I AM MOVING MY MONEY! I have accounts with big banks such as Citi and TD Bank. It’s time to show my community bank that my money belongs to them.
Year 2010 – Home Improvement Projects
Last year, I didn’t have any projects done at the house. It was a time of conservation, a time to save. With a paycut at work and the economic downturn – everyone was tightening their belts and I was one of them. But this year, with our paycuts returned to normal (and I even expect to get a raise – woohoo!!), it’s time to get back to home improvements.
One thing I wanted to do was replace all carpets on the second floor into hardwood floors. It may be a little expensive but as long as you take care of it, hardwood floors can give you a lifelong satisfaction. Easier to clean, easy to maintain and less dust and germs. one way I thought would protect my hardwood floors is by getting customized area rugs that would protect the hardwood from scratches and all. It is the most convenient and least expensive way of protecting an investment. The thing is, you can even customize the design according to your liking and that’s what I like about it. As long as I keep within my budget, this project should go forth as planned. *~ Crossing my fingers! ~*
Just for fun – view the video and post your results.
I am a member of one of the blogs in MyBlogLog and it seems that this video is always on my top 10 list being viewed by many people. I got curious one day and tried to find out what it was all about. It was actually an experiment about human perception. It’s called perceptual blindness. How we view things vary from one person to the next and we all know that. What’s interesting about this experiment is that you get surprised about what you see and do not see when you watch the video.
Before you watch the video, please take note of these instructions and follow them strictly.
- While watching the following video, ignore the team in black – they are trying to confuse the situation. Count only the number of passes made by the team in white t-shirts.
- When you are done, click the back button to return to this page with the answers and follow up discussion.
- Alright, go Watch the Video by clicking here
Do not be reading below this point if you haven’t yet watched the video…
Another Snow Storm? Come on…
I don’t know about y’all but the snow we’ve gotten on the east coast is more than enough. We’ve surpassed records after records of historical data and now, here comes another one. They are talking another 15 inches and seriously, I’m tired of it.
This just makes me look forward even more to my trip to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in the spring. Let’s just hope that the bad weather won’t follow me there. Arrgghhh.
If you’re thinking of opening a home based business, reduce your start-up costs.
You may not have known this but aside from bloggging, I also run a home business of my own. I started it about three years ago and so far, it has flourished. I have a lot of loyal customers now and although it is stil small, I manage to earn extra income from it. I normally use the extra income I receive from my home business to travel. I love traveling and my regular readers know that.
One thing I try to keep a good control of is expenses. The less expense I have, the more profit I get. Basic business practice right? A lot of small businesses don’t understand though that there are many ways to cut costs when you have a home bueiness. My largest expense before was the telephone charges. I am constantly on the phone with vendors and customers and before I knew it, there are times my phone bill will eat up almost all of my profits so I learned pretty quickly. Replacing your current telephone services with small business voip can save you a whole lot of cash. It can be set up pretty quickly, and it is scalable. Reduce your start-up costs by replacing the traditional telephone services using high quality Voip (Voice Over IP) services and see the difference.
Home business. A sure way to extra income.
Chuva Chienes is back on Ebay again. During this time of need where cash is tight, we need to think of innovative ideas to make extra income. Extra income in any way is always a plus. Positive cashflow is one thing that I’ve been taught to always have and I never want to be in a position to be on the negative.
I ship items everyday and a great way that I found to ship items is to use the label printer from Paypal. It saves me a lot of hassle in mailing my items. It beats falling in line at the post office during rush hour in the morning or the busiest time, which is lunch time. The only thing about printing your own labels is that it can be costly. should you decide to start an ebay business, I would still recommend that you print your own labels. Ink Cartridges may be purchased online as opposed to buying them at a regular office supplies store. It’s cheaper, more convenient and saves you a lot of time.
I will be listing a lot of items and I will post them here. I have a lot of collectible items I am going to sell before spring time so keep an eye out for it.
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Photo: This is how the vault looked like after the robbery.
Picture this. Monday, February 17, 2003 at the Antwerp Diamond Center at the heart of the Diamond District in Belgium. The heart of the most secure places in the world where rich individuals store their prized diamonds and gems. It was right after the Valentine’s Day weekend. This place is so secure, the vault is two floors underground secured with the most sophisticated alarm systems you could find including heat sensor, light sensor, motion detector and so forth.
Each of the safe deposit boxes may only be opened with a key and a three-letter combination which is only known to its owner. The room is double-locked bombproof steel door armed with a magnetic alarm and another inner door that is locked that may only be opened through a buzzer. There are security cameras in and around the hallways. The building itself was secured where no vehicle can come close to it.
Sushi at Megu Restaurant in Marlton for Valentine’s Dinner
We had sushi for Valentine’s dinner last night. It was a fabulous restaurant hidden within a small plaza in Marlton, NJ. I never thought a gem of a restaurant like that exists in South Jersey but it does. The restaurant’s name is Megu. I would recommend it to anyone.
There were five of us (I’m not going to say who the fifth wheel was) and we had a sushi and sashimi boat, later one with Box Meals – with shrimp tempura, teriyaki beef or chicken, dumplings, and rolls of california maki or spiced tuna maki. The meal was fantastic. The freshest sushi I have ever had. The yellowtail sashimi actually melted in my mouth … it was buttery good.
Talking about fresh… I was looking at videos on Youtube and man, I found these videos that are so disturbing. Places like Japan, Korea, and China serve half cooked fish or even live octupus! Did you know that? I mean, I want fresh sushi but not this fresh… watch the videos below.
Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone. Here’s a weird love story for ‘ya!
Talk about love. Talk about destiny. It’s exactly what happened to the couple you’re about to meet. The video has been around since 2007 and has received 7 million hits so if I am catching this late, I apologize. I was simply looking for a nice story for Valentine’s Day and I found this one.
There’s one thing that connects people and that is the “quest to find that perfect someone“. Valentine’s day may be lonely for many people because they haven’t found that “soulmate” just yet. Some have given up. Some still clings on that hope.
But at the end of the day, we are always looking for a nice love story. One that will tickle our bones and say …. Awwwwwwww!
Here’s one for you – - watch the love story of these two streakers (nudists) from opposite parts of the globe. Was it by chance? Was it destiny? Don’t worry – the video is safe for work and minors. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Will there be hope for Manila to return to the same way that it once was?
Of course, the Philippine Elections 2010 is coming to a place near you. The candidates will give a lot of promises – a lot of lip service. It is their time to shine of course. But will you let them bribe you? Will you allow corrupt leaders to manipulate your vote just because you received P100, P200, or even P1000? Let’s hope not.
From the archives of the University of Wisconsin, here are photos of how great Manila was back in the day. Will you vote for a leader that would put not only food on your table because he/she provided you with jobs to hold? Will you vote for a leader who will make every effort to fight corruption and greed in order that the taxpayer’s money gets allocated to the projects and plans for a better Philippines? How about infrastructure improvements and INTERNATIONAL CLASS AIRPORTS to encourage foreign investments and boost tourism? Will you vote for someone who will do everything in his/her power to make Manila the great city that it once was?
One weird story, but hey – that’s what life is about right?
I was blog hopping this afternoon. The snow-covered streets and sleet-laden sidewalks weren’t enough for my workplace to shut down. We are “required” to work from home.
Heck, if I’m going to work from home on a snow day, I might as well blog hop.
I came across this weird story. Many of us would probably cringe at the very moment you read the phrase, “boyfriend’s toilet bowl with his own toothbrush, …..!” but I won’t judge. The story is not even about the toothbrush, rather it is a story about relationships. I would leave it up to you to figure out the read the rest of the story…. someone needs an advice – STAT!
If you could offer your input to this person’s dilemma, hey – - feel free to hop on over to The Stranger.
Bracing for another big storm – - – Arrrgghh!
Issued by The National Weather ServicePhiladelphia, PA3:30 am EST, Tue., Feb. 9, 2010…
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE DEEP SOUTH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL HEAD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THAT LOW WILL GIVE UP ITS ENERGY TO A COASTAL STORM… WHICH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING… THIS NOR/EASTER IS FORECAST TO BE INTENSIFYING STRONGLY JUST EAST OF OUR AREA… AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO A GOOD PART OF OUR AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND PERHAPS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.SOUTHEAST OFINTERSTATE 95 THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES TONIGHT… AND WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER… THIS IS MORE LIKELY CLOSER TO THE COAST. BUT AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE STORM EVEN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW.
Definitely a new and luxurious way to fly… but longer.
Photo Credit: Daily Mail
How would you like to take a ride from London to New York City for 37 hours? If you take that trip by plane today, you can be in either side within 7 hours tops. But just because it is faster, doesn’t mean it’s the most comfortable right? Would you travel 37 hours if you are pampered in luxury during the trip?
It’s called an AIRSHIP – it’s like a cruise but on Air – - Aircruise – with a combination of solar power and primary hydrogen drive, you can cruise up to 90 mph. And with more demand for greener means of transportation, it is pollution-free!
View the video after the JUMP
Chuva Pride: Number 18 on Top Blogs in the Philippines – 2009
Photo Credit: Daily Mail UK (Boyzone)
Naknangpatingnamaybelo! Woohoo! This is very good for my ego. I finally earned some bragging rights in blogging.. haha! The last time I checked the-then-published, Best of Philippine Blogs of 2009 was during the second quarter when PinoyMoneyTalk.com published back in August of 2009.
Chuva Chienes was extremely proud because we made it to the TOP 50, using the rankings based on Alexa Ratings. We not only stayed at the TOP 50, we jumped % points and ended up as Number 18! Woohoo!!
Like stated on his blog, the rankings is not dependent on how long the blogger has been blogging because several blogs made it to the list and the blogs were started in 2009.
We were also included as #5 in the “Breakthrough Blogs of 2009″. I also would like to congratulate DailyContributor.com (#4) because I only noticed their blog last year and it zoomed to the top of the traffic and ranking charts! Way to go!! And to my fellow blogger friend, PinoyAmbisyoso.com (#29) who also made it to the TOP 50 list.
- Ranked #4. DailyContributor.com
- #9. TeamPilipinas.info
- #12. Keybol.org
- #17. MelvinBlog.com
- #18. ChuvaChienes.com
- #25. TheDailyInquirer.net
- #28. RisingSun.DannyArao.com
- #29. PinoyAmbisyoso.com
- #31. NursingCrib.com
- #32. InSearch4You.com
- #35. Nierva.com
- #36. ManuelViloria.com
- #40. Bleuken.com
- #41. TheWeblogZone.com
- #44. CalvinsHub.com
- #46. Silkenhut.com
- #48. ChikaMuna.com
- #49. CrisiBoy.com
- #50. Grabeh.com
We are # 2 in the “Biggest Gainers in 2009″ having gained an upward 66.8% in one year.
- Ranked #9. (2008 rank: New) TeamPilipinas.info : 76.7% increase in traffic rank
- #18. (2008 rank: New) ChuvaChienes.com : 66.8%
- #35. (2008 rank: New) Nierva.com : 62.8%
- #3. (2008 rank: #13) 5ThirtyOne.com : 56.3%
- #16. (2008 rank: #41) JaypeeOnline.net : 53.6%
- #17. (2008 rank: New) MelvinBlog.com : 49.9%
- #29. (2008 rank: New) PinoyAmbisyoso.com : 49.0%
- #5. (2008 rank: #11) PMPToday.com : 45.7%
- #40. (2008 rank: New) Bleuken.com : 39.7%
- #26. (2008 rank: #40) PinoyBlogoSphere.com : 38.8%
Thanks to PinoyMoneyTalk.com for compiling the list and for tracking it.
It’s a great honor to be included in the list.. and as of today, February 1st, we rank 72,897 on Alexa. We’re going to strive for more… we’ll be around. We are also 4K visits away to hitting our 2 million unique visits…so watch out for that post as well…
“I need someone to inspire me.” That’s what he said.
I am constantly amazed about how life has been good to me. Having given me great friends who surround me and make me laugh all the time seems like an unusual thing to happen to one person but that’s exactly what I have.
There have been many people in my life – people who have inspired me, hurt me, judged me, loved me, ignored me, hated me or simply adored me. They could be anyone from being a neighbor, a lover, a friend, an uncle, an aunt, my sister, my brother, a penpal, a blogger friend or whoever they are. They are a part of me now.
Once, a wise gentleman told me, “When you meet someone – even if only for a brief moment - that person becomes a part of your life forever.” And he was absolutely correct.
I was chatting online with one friend whom I recently met online. We haven’t even met in person but we’ve chatted several times. The weirdest thing about it is that I feel so at home with him. And so does he with me. He tells me everything about his life and it doesn’t even faze him that I am a stranger (technically) to him and that at any given moment, I could make a huge splash on this blog by disclosing tons and tons of his secrets. He trusted me without any hesitation and somehow, that made me feel so at ease with him. I feel like I trust him too! He’s currently a working student and I’m trying to tell him how important it is to finish his studies.
Tonight, we were chatting and he said to me –
Blogger Friend: Guess what?
Chuva Chienes: What?
BF: Remember when I told you that I am only motivated when I have an inspiration in life?
CC: Yes.
BF: I am actually losing interest in school these days because I don’t have anyone who inspires me.
CC: I could inspire you! LOL!
BF: LOL! Sorry, I mean a girl.
CC: I can be a girl?
BF: LOL! I’m being serious!
CC: Okay – go ahead.. and…
BF: Well, I’m looking for a love interest at the moment and I think I found her.
CC: You have?
BF: Yes. The thing is, I saw her on a KTV (Karaoke TV) VCD and I don’t know how to get in touch with her. Do you think I could contact the company and they would tell me who she is?
CC: Well, have you tried calling the KTV company who produced the Karaoke VCD that you are playing?
BF: No. Do you know where I could find out who the company is?
CC: Why not? The VCD cover should list who the producers are and you can contact them to see if they could tell you who the model is?
BF: I can’t.
CC: What do you mean?
BF: Pirated lang yung VCD ko. ‘Alang label.
CC: Ngek!
Anak ng kambing na nakangiti oo!! Ma-i-inlab din lang, sa Karaoke model pa. Tapos gustong makilala pero hindi ma-contact dahil nakita lang niya nung kumakanta siya ng… “Kung liligaya ka, sa piling ng iba… ” VCD lang… pirated pa! Shet!
Pero I love him. Mabait siya and very candid. A good friend indeed. I’m just glad I have people like him who surround me. Life is really grand.
Dueling Piano bar happy hour! Finally!
My co-workers and I usually go out for happy hour and it has been a while now. Last year, as you all know, budgets were tight. Everyone was tightening their pockets because of the credit crisis and all the issues that came with that. Heck, we weren’t even sure if we would have a job this year let alone go out for happy hour.
Now that the economy seems to be getting better, we’ve organized a happy hour next month. It’s a dueling piano bar in Center City, Philadelphia. I have been to one of those places when I lived in Baltimore. I think it was called Little Ditty’s and we had so much fun. Just singing-along with the usual songs like Joy to The World by Three Dog Night…. The Piano Man by Billy Joel.. many songs familiar to anyone.
I am so looking forward to the happy hour but I love playing the piano too! I used to entertain at home playing the piano while everybody sings along. I want to learn how to play the accompaniment piece without playing the melody. It just seems more fun that way and that’s how these guys entertain us at the dueling piano bar. They never play the melody but it sounds great when the people start to sing along.
There is an available course on how to play accompaniment piano that teaches you the basics by playing the usual easy songs we’ve all grown to love. Songs like Auld Lang Syne, My Wild Irish Rose and so forth. It’s easy learning and the course is provided by an experience pianist who has mastered the art of piano accompaniment. If you go out and search for piano lessons, you may end up paying a crazy amount because piano lessons don’t come cheap these days. How about getting three hours worth of lessons with step-by-step tips on how to use accompaniment techniques? You also get a free handbook with three DVDs (60 minutes of lessons for each DVD) you’re going to get to make you a better player simply by watching and learning as you go. You can pause, stop, rewind at your own convenience until you learn all the techniques specified in the course. I think it’s a great way to learn. If you’re interested, you should take a peek and see if the course fits your style.
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Blind Item: Manika sa Istante.
May isang batikang aktor daw na hindi maiwasang kumaliwa. Kahit ano pang ang gawin niya, kapag nagkaroon siya ng relasyon – siguradong kakaliwa siya at maghahanap ng iba.
Ang batikang aktor ay ilang beses ng nasangkot sa “extra-curricular activities” – hindi nagpapahuli sa kanyang current girlfriend at wala ring balak na umamin. Ang motto daw ng batikang aktor ay: “Kahit patayin ka, huwag kang aamin!” Hahaha! Grabe no?
Kaloka! Hahaha! Chuvaness has a morphed image of what KrisPac would look like.
Haaaayyy… cheezemax nga naman… Since I got a hold of the rumor that Krista Ranillo is pregnant, I looked for other blogs who got the same tip. I was laughing so hard when I saw this picture sa blog ni Chuvaness. Kaloka! I love Chuvaness.com .. she’s so creative. Simple posts pero very catchy ang mga posts niya. No wonder she has so many readers.
Do you think the “spawn” is close enough as a look-alike? I’m sure maraming lalabas na “morphed images diyan” trying to see what a child born of Manny and Krista would look like. The question is… kung totoo man ang hula, “Who’s your daddy?”
This is why I think the world is not hopeless…
I found this site of cuteness – and I couldn’t help but love the animals posted on this site. But this one was special when I saw it this morning because with all the hatred in the world, and the war, and the gay bashings…. the basic of all basics.. animals even – - know how to love.
The story of the photo is about Bishop and Jones. Jones had to have an emergency surgery so Bishop was left alone at home. Well, Bishop has never been apart from Jones so when Jones came home (with the healing collar) – according to the photo sender, Bishop followed Joes for almost an hour… and then in one moment — gave him this kiss.
There is hope for the world. There is hope in 2010 people!
Check out the site of cuteness over via I love you, Man — Cute Overload.
A year in review – bye 2009… by Jib Jab.
2009 was not the easiest year for all of us. It was a year filled with mixed emotions as we suffered through the ups and downs in the economy, controversies and most notable celebrity passing.
But JibJab has created a video in review of what happened in 2009 in a way that we can remember the year fondly and historic events crammed in a three minute or so video that spells out, “Never a Year like ‘09!”
Welcome 2010~!! This is going to be a great year!!!
Watch the video after the JUMP…
Ring in the New Year via LIVE STREAM of New York’s Time Square
We are all ready! We are out with the old and in with the new! Welcoming 2010 with a positive attitude and expectations of greatness and prosperity.
How would you like to welcome the New Year as if you were in New York City and waiting for the ball to drop? Guess what? You don’t have to worry about freezing in the cold, having to find a bathroom or whatever have you…. you can join the people from all over the world who has trekked their way to New York City’s Times Square to ring in the New Year VIA LIVE STREAM! It is currently on already and you can see the hustle and bustle of New York City.
Watch the LIVE STREAM VIDEO below:
Freezing weather? To the Butse Gang – No Problem.
What could be better than braving the cold during the coldest night in December? It was 18 degrees outside last night and let me tell you, it was enough to keep everyone inside the house. Not for the Butse Gang though!
We all assembled yesterday to go out and brave the cold weather.
Agenda?
Shopping and Photo Opp! Yes, you read that right. We are not going to stay inside the house any longer. Cold weather or not, we are going to win.
Off we drove to Philadelphia:
A Christmas Eve to remember. Fabulous Dinner by ANTM!
The tree setup the same day. Ha! Talk about last minute.
Wait a minute.. it’s still the holiday season so this post is not considered late just yet. For most of us, Christmas is now a memory. It’s done. Presents opened, cards discarded and Christmas Tree to some have been dismantled.
Not for Chuva Chienes. Chuva was not in the spirit of Christmas until Christmas eve. I really wasn’t feeling it this year. With the economic meltdown affecting every one I know, people still out of a job, many celebrated Christmas simply and stayed at home to save cost – - I just couldn’t get into the spirit. But Christmas eve came and all of a sudden, I got into the spirit of it all.
Chuvachienes dot com – 1st Annual Review – 2009
Good, I got you to look! Ha~! Well, bords ~ another year has gone by. In this fast-paced world of blogging, things change very quickly and to think that it was around this time last year when I was kicked off Bluehost and scrambling to find another hosting service pronto… but now it’s like a distant memory.
There were many things that happened to Chuva Chienes dot com in the past year. Many positives and a few negatives but all in all, I’m still grateful. Thanks to all my readers who flock the site each and every day. I am very grateful to you and I share my success with you.
Here are the highlights of 2009:
The Negastar meets the Megastar Sharon Cuneta
It was a dream come true. Never in my wildest dreams have I thought of meeting the “one and only” megastar. But through a string of events, that very chance of meeting my one and only Megastar happened.
The Negastar Meets Senator Kiko Pangilinan
Without Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s help, I wouldn’t have realized the ultimate dream of meeting the Megastar Sharon Cuneta. Georg Nava was instrumental as well as she corresponded with me all throughout before I made my trip to Manila. Senator Kiko Pangilinan was as generous and gracious in meeting me in Makati. I got to exchange a few words with him as well. I support him all the way. The chance of this meeting was realized simply because of a Youtube Video I made for both the Megastar and The Senator (see videos below).
Chuva Chienes dot com crossed the 100,000 mark of Alexa Rating
Thanks to all the support of my loyal readers and friends, Chuva Chienes dot com crossed the threshold of top 100,000 members of Alexa. It took me three years to realize this dream and this year, we made it. Currently at 80,199. Woohoo!!!
Chuva Chienes was invited to the premiere of Kimmy Dora
If only I lived in the Philippines, I wouldn’t have missed this event. I really liked Eugene Domingo and find her very funny so I kept plugging her movie “Kimmy Dora – Kambal sa Kyeme”. I was suprised when I received an email from Moki Villegas inviting me to attend the premiere with the press last August at Gateway Mall. I would have loved to meet her in person, including Dingdong Dantes whom I have a huge crush on… haha! But I had already made my trip to Manila in May to meet the Megastar and Sen. Kiko so I had to decline.
Considered to collaborate with Raimund Agapito for PinoyParazzi.com
Chuva Chienes received an email from Raimund Agapito of PinoyParazzi.com with a lot of compliments and hoping that I would be able to collaborate with him and his online magazine regarding celebrities. As you all know, Chuva is still in the process of obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree and working full time at the same time. I also had to decline the offer but I am very grateful for the compliments. More power to Sir Raimund Agapito. Cheers!
Steadily rising traffic means increased advertising on Chuva Chienes dot com
Thanks to my sponsors who have loyally advertised on Chuva Chienes dot com. I am very grateful as well that the traffic on Chuva Chienes dot com has been steadily rising since January of 2009. It hit an all-time high last month when Chuva received a record of 145K unique visits and 241K pageviews. Needless to say, the rest is history.
So, in this 1st ever annual “Year in Review” for Chuva Chienes, I would like to thank all the readers, blogger friends and everyone else who have helped make Chuva Chienes a success. We will be definitely celebrating on New Year’s eve (drinking the wine that was given to me by Senator Pangilinan as his welcome gift) and we will welcome 2010 with more anticipation and hope for growth and success.
Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat! As always, you may contact Chuva Chienes by sending her an email through this LINK.
Miracles still do happen – - via SPAM email.. watch this video.
Many of us (or all of us) have received a SPAM email about the Nigerian Bank or Consulate giving away sums of money to the unknowing person who will be scammed. Or to that wealthy heiress who wants your bank information so her entrusted caretaker can wire you the money.
Well, most of us push the delete button right? It’s an annoying email and it’s simply a scammer trying to get us to provide them with our personal information.
Watch this video of someone who would have been scammed… but actually ended up with a miracle and passed it on to charity.
