Weekly Question (#10 & #11)

WQ #10: I once chanced upon this little girl walking in front of the house one late summer day. She was wearing an undershirt and an underwear plus a pair of pink flip flops. I immediately took two photos of her and this was one of them (the other photo she was standing up so I didn’t choose to upload because I thought it was a little indecent for a little girl) :

I want to know your thoughts about this photo. What can you say about this?

I agree, girls (or boys) shouldn't be permitted to go outside their own homes and go roaming around public areas wearing such scanty clothing; even if it's humid and hot. Call me prude, but you are courting trouble if your kid goes out like that. It's just not proper, and there are "people" out there who are capable of doing harm to innocent kids.

Let's protect our kids ... teach them the proper way while they are still young and impressionable. Or else it might be too late.

WQ 11:
Should people heed the call of the Catholic Church to not use artificial means of contraception/reproductive health products and services OR should they go ahead, talk to their doctors and plan for how they want to practice family planning?

I must admit I am biased when it comes to something as personal as family planning. I honestly would rather talk to my doctor. No abortion for me, of course, like taking medicines or herbs that would disrupt the ongoing pregnancy (abortifacients). After all, I believe that it is a blessing if you get pregnant.

However, there is such a thing as being responsible, too. If you can't afford to support more than one kid, then precautions should be done to avoid pregnancy. That's where education is pretty important here. Specially in remote areas (or even in squatter areas located in big cities), where some families have more than three kids (and another one along the way!). Parents/couples should be made to understand the pros and cons of having a big family, specially with our current financial/political situation.

Based on my personal experience, some parents want to have more children because they think that their children will help them (usually financially) as the year passes, and take care of their parents when they become old and frail. I really don't believe in this .... sure, some children do that, but there are those who are known to have left their parents, too.

I believe that it's the other way around: I am responsible for my kid(s) and I want to make sure that they will be well-prepared when I'm old and gone. I won't obligate them to take care of me when I'm old and frail (after all, they didn't ask to be brought to this world!), but of course it would be nice if they do! lol. :D

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Advance Happy Anniversary, Annie!

I enjoy dropping EC and finding different blogs with different topics, and that's how I chanced upon Annie's The Journey. It's going to be her blog's first year anniversary this coming August 24th, and she'll be giving the winner the chance to own their own site! Isn't that neat? It's called ANNIE-THE JOURNEY FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY PROMO and am absolutely all for it!

Want to know more about the contest? Here are some basic info:

Who can join the contest?

• My fellow bloggers, especially those who never fail to drop by in my blog (& sometimes left a comment).
• My non-blogger regular readers (especially those aspiring cabin crews) whose are interested of having their own site in world wide web.
• Anyone who wants to have their own site!

What’s the prize?

There will be two winners in this contest & each winner will have two years registered website, in their chosen domain name (subject for domain name’s availability)- 2 years hosting service & 2 years domain name service.

Details are; HD Space - 1000MB, Transfer - 1000MB, Email - 1, Domain - 1, MySQL - 1, CPanel & Fantastico De Luxe

If you want to know more (and I know that you do!), then I suggest you click on the adorable picture above, which I took from Annie's site. Her daughter's an absolute cutie, and another one's along the way! :)

Kick-Ass Bloggers

Got an award from Sasha. Thanks so much, sis! Really appreciate it. ;).

Do you know any bloggers that kick ass?

Maybe they’ve got incredible, original content. Or they’re overflowing with creativity. Is it someone that helps you become a better blogger? Or a bloggy friend you know you can count on? Or maybe it’s someone who simply inspires you to be a better person… or someone else who sends you to the floor, laughing your ass off.

Whatever the reason may be, I’m sure you know at least a couple of bloggers that kick ass. Well… why not tell ‘em so?

LOVE ON ‘EM

• Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are “Kick Ass Bloggers”
• Let ‘em know via email, twitter or blog comments that they’ve received an award
• Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to www.mammadawg.com
• Pass it on!

To get the code for the image you can go back to mamadawg.com - don’t forget to link up the person who nominated you for the Kick Ass Blogger Club.

Am sharing this to the following kick-ass bloggers ... you rock!

Z'riz

Annie

Tisha

Strider

Mousey

Dreaming ...

Ever since I was young my mother have always encouraged us to try cooking and be interested in cooking. I certainly had no qualms with that, since I love cooking and eating. lol. She herself enrolled in some cooking classes just so she'd know firsthand how the proper techniques are executed, but she never was that strict with us. In fact, she wanted us to just be ourself while in the kitchen. That certainly got me looking at cook books and different kitchen wares, including those enclume pot racks which I see in televisions and other cooking magazines. I've always wanted to have one of those enclume potracks for my mom's kitchen! It looks so homey and stylish at the same time. Good way to dry off those pans, too!

Now that I have my own house, my love for those enclume pot rack is something that's still around. I don't have that much pots around, but it sure looks like a convenient way to store them!

Dreaming ..... :)

Audrey Hepburn (singing Moon River)

Was already in bed last night when I remembered the song "Moon River". Just had to find it in YouTube, and I was looking for the one being sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. I am such a fan of hers; she's so elegant even if she features herself as a "night lady" in this movie.

Definitely one of those "feel-good movies", for me. :)

Expert Advice

If you're like lots of individuals out there (like me), then at least maybe once in your life you have thought of ways regarding how to lose weight. It's not a bad idea, specially if it's obvious that you really need to let go of some of the weight; for some it could be easy, but for others it is quite hard. Lifestyle adjustments are needed, as well as the diet and how we look at food.

We need to be more informed about how to proceed when starting to lose weight, and having expert advice is really one of the best ways to go.

Eye Protection

Time sure do seems to fly fast. Why, it seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were still enjoying summer and see lots of people wearing sunglasses almost anywhere. Now it's the rainy season once again, but that doesn't mean that you won't be using your sunglasses around here anymore. We are living in the tropics, so expect the sun to just lazily get away from the clouds ever now and then.

My cousin who lives abroad has been telling me that she enjoys online shopping in Australia since there are lots of sites available for her; and she once asked me if I'd want a pair of Oakley sunglasses. Am not such a big fan of sunglasses (I wear eyeglasses all the time, lol), but I told her to surf anyway and tell me how much it would cost. I won't be using it myself, but just might be giving it as a gift/reward for someone I know.

I still have to wait for her response but am not in a hurry. In fact, there's a typhoon here in our country right now so that specific eye protection won't be of much use today. :)