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13 EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 22
1. 1497 Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a sea route to India. 
2. 1718 Edward Teach known as Blackbeard the Pirate was killed on North Carolina shore.
3. 1842 Mount St. [...]

We woke up to another foggy day today.  The fog is so thick we couldn’t even see the roof of the low-lying apartment building next to ours. My daughter insisted, however that it is still night at 6:30 am because the sun was not there (and still pretty dark).
Most of the people driving on the [...]

On one hand, it looks like a positive thing. I feel positive about this since I am aiming to write to be understood. Use simple words, write short, concise sentences. But on the other hand, it might also mean I don’t have the makings of a great, prolific writer. 
Thanks to Sabine M for sharing it.
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The [...]

Backing up files is so important. Don’t just sit there and pretend your data will be preserved forever without doing anything. I have done that and severely regretted it so. My previous PC died on me one summer, passed away just like that, taking all my precious photo files in its grave. I have never been [...]

In a few years, a huge entertainment complex will spring out of the desert and become Middle East’s answer to Disneyland. Dubailand is one of the biggest construction projects in the world, with two billion square feet of land consisting of 45 separate projects from a space exploration exhibition to full-size dinosaur enclosure.
Dubailand includes the [...]

My company has announced we’ll have another long weekend next month. This part of the world has become cooler and with a very limited budget, we might consider some travelling to unwind.
Since we are practically in the neighborhood, I would love to hop to the neighboring countries (not Iran or Iraq!) and see some historic [...]

I got this idea from Karin of Heartsongs. Since I randomly browse sites via Stumble Upon, I thought keeping some of the links will be a great reference and a fun way to share to others.  
Kiddie Talk:
My daughter comes home with a new song everyday with some nursery rhymes I don’t know. She teaches me the lyrics, [...]

This week’s theme: I Love: the girl who loves Harry Potter!

My daughter who adores Harry Potter as much as her mother does. Taken in a movie house lobby during the showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pristine’s first Harry Potter movie in the big screen.
 

I have been through a lot of stress lately and very tempted to pull all my hair out since yesterday. Now I am back to work. What do I do to relieve all these tension? Chat perhaps but no one is online. All my work is done and there’s still more than 3 hours before [...]

Just when you thought I’d stop doing memes, here’s another one again. I got tagged by Natalie @ Red Sox Mommy to write 8 random things about myself.
The rules: When tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list eight random things about yourself. At the [...]