January Top Droppers

I would like to thank all of my Top Droppers for the month of January. You guys are all a great bunch!
Picture to People
The Way I See It
14-Year-Old Tech Guru
Computer Aid
My Note’s
A Malaysian Abroad
Dunia Soer
Online Social Networking
Bingo Sites Online for Women
The Virtual Dime Museum

Joint Blog Anniversary Give-Away

Mira over at Random Thoughts is having a Joint Blog Anniversary Give-Away Contest in honor of her one year anniversary of blogging. Thought I would jump on the bandwagon and enter. What do I have to loose? There will be a total of 12 lucky bloggers winning in total thousands of Entrecard credits and cash along with other great prizes. For more information about the rules and if you want to join in on the fun, visit Mira here. Here is a list of prizes:

1st PRIZE
$25 – c/o Random Thoughts
Customized Blog Layout (blogger platform) c/o My Web-Blog Designs
1 Swarovsky Bracelet c/o Yen’s Handmades [Click here to see the ITEM]
$20 + 2000 EC credits c/o Windmill on the Hill
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o My Life’s Journey to Success
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o Things I Did Not Know Before
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o Unique Ideas For Your Beach Weddings
2000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Night Clicks
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o NetFreeSource
3000 – EC credits c/o Random Thoughts
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Dashing Beauty
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Tales of a Pinay Single Mommy
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweety Tots

2nd PRIZE
$20 – c/o Mira’s Web Journal
2500 – EC credits c/o Mira’s Web Journal
2000 – EC credits c/o A Moment to Exhale
20GB Web Hosting c/o http://angelic-melody.net + 500EC credits
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o My Countryhome
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Live Love Pink
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Samantha’s Own
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o 1716 South
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Garage Sale
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweety Tots

3rd PRIZE
$15 – c/o A Moment to Exhale
3000 – EC credits c/o Big Boys Have Toys Too
2000 – EC credits c/o A Taste of Both Worlds
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Kharlota dot Com
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o A Girl for All Status
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o A Fil-Am Journey
1 year text link ad c/o http://glamorous-heart.info
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Symphony of Love
1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Sweepstakes Girl
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweet…Pretty…Naughty

4th PRIZE
$10 – c/o My Barefoot Journey
2000 – EC credits c/o Mommy’s Little Corner
2000 – EC credits c/o My Online Paradise
2000 – EC credits c/o Kinda Life of Mine
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Just About Anything
1 month text link ad Thomas Travel Tales
1 month text link ad Great Finds and Deals

5th PRIZE
2000 – EC credits c/o Wife of a Warrior
3000 – EC credits c/o Life’s Sweets and Spices
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Simply Irresistible
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o My Sweet Haven
1 month text link ad Work At Home Jobs
1 month text link ad Erlinda‘s Wandering Thoughts

6th PRIZE
2000 – EC credit c/o The Solitairy Love
1500 – EC credit c/o My Barefoot Journey
1000 – EC credits c/o My Kitchen Table
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Kalidadis
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Cooking is Fun
1 month text link ad CompTechGadgets.com
1 month text link ad Healthy Living and Lifestyle

7th PRIZE
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Simplement Belles
1000 – EC credits + 1 month 125×125 ad space c/o Moi et mon univers!
1000 – EC credit c/o Scrappy Mommy
1000 – EC credits c/o Dashing Smiles
1000 – EC credits c/o Everything Plus the Kitchen Sink
1000 – EC credits c/o One at a Time
1 month text link ad Thomas Web Links
1 month text link ad Bohol Paradise

8th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125×125 ad space from My Daily Sunset
1000 – EC credits c/o My Kitchen
1000 – EC credits c/o My Life and Family Journey
1000 – EC credits c/o My Whole New World
1000 – EC credits c/o Definitely Maybe
500 – EC credits c/o I Thought So
1 month text link ad Batuananons

9th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125×125 ad space from Lovely Pink
1000 – EC credits c/o Small Side Bits
1000 – EC credits c/o In His Steps
1000 – EC credits c/o Moments of My Life
1000 – EC credits c/o My Crossroads
1 month text link ad Filipino Online Community

10th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125×125 ad space from Hobby and Such by Carlota
1000 – EC credits c/o My Life’s Adventure
1000 – EC credits c/o Wonderful Things In Life
1000 – EC credits c/o The Joy of Life Forever
500 – EC credits c/o Life’s Journey
1 month text link ad from Nita’s Random Thoughts

11th PRIZE
1000 – EC credits c/o Medan Daily
1000 – EC credits c/o Wiehanne Lounge
1000 – EC credits c/o Simply WP
1000 – EC credits c/o Everything Under the Sun
1 month text link ad from Nita’s Corner

12th PRIZE
1500 – EC credits c/o A Moment to Exhale
1000 – EC credits c/o My Barefoot Journey
1000 – EC credits c/o EastCoastLife

Congratulations President Barack Obama

Congratulations President Barack Obama in your victory and inauguration as 44th Presidents of the United States of America and for being the first African American elected into such an important position. You bring hope to a country and also the world that is in need of drastic change. My fellow citizens of the United States and of the world are watching and demanding that much needed changes are actually made. The economy, jobs, health care system and education just to name a few.

During the election campaign, many people here in Italy would ask my opinion. Who I thought would win, who I voted for etc. Italians were very curious to know, in a good way. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made the comment about President-Elect Barack Omaba that he was “intelligent, young and tanned”. Things that make you go mmmm.

Marsa Alam Egypt

Here three photos from one of two trips that we went on to Marsa Alam Egypt. A local mosque in El Qusier Egypt
Low tide along the beach in front of our hotel. Yes this is the Red Sea, look how clear the water is! The little boy was the son of a German couple staying at the resort. He was such a cutie and oh so well behaved!
My personal computer technician and yours truly standing next to a 4-wheel scooter and its owner in El Qusier Egypt. Basically it was a normal scooter with big “training wheels” in the back.

Quitting Smoking

I am trying to quit smoking. I am down to half a pack or less a day, started this last week. Consider that I used to smoke a pack and a half a day. The computer technician has also greatly reduced how much he smokes a day. Then again, he’s been fighting a nasty cold the last couple of weeks so needless to say he has not had much of a desire to smoke. The computer technician said that if I am able to quit completely or GREATLY reduce how much I smoke that he would buy me the newest version of the iMac. Yes this is a good incentive for me to quit, but at the same time I am happy with my current iMac, which is about two years old. The new iMacs are nice, with a bigger screen compared to what I currently have but I do not like the gray and blac design. Other than that there are no differences between the new iMac and what I have, at least in my opinion. Then again, I’m not the Mac expert my other half the computer technician is.