Category Archives: For Information

Tree-Lined Roads

Posted on February 4, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

It is wonderful to see trees planted near highways because these do not just give character to the road but it provides shade too. Unless strong winds will knock these down, I am ok with the idea of having these trees.

Take a look at the photo below of the highway leading to my family (my parents and brother):

Nice, isn’t it?

Of course, those Flowering Cherry trees would have been perfect, if these will survive the hot weather we have in this country.It sure would be nice to see lovely blossoms lining up the road. I think that would be awesome!

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Dancing to the Year of the Ox

Posted on January 27, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Last night we (my two younger children and I) were able to watch dance performances depicting the Chinese culture in the mall where we usually spend an hour or two every Monday and Wednesday before we go home with the hubby.

Anyway, the performances were good and good thing I have a camera with me in my bag as I always do so I was able to take some photos. These performances were in celebration of the Chinese New Year which is celebrating the Year of the Ox.

Some of the dancers were barefoot while some wore flat shoes. There were those who wore high heels and I was afraid they might trip and fall on the wood flooring because some parts of the stage were moving when they move.

Good thing none of what I was thinking happened. Whew!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

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Skin Care

Posted on January 27, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

There are so many skin care products that are available in the market today that choosing one is not an easy task.

First, one has to know what type of skin he/she has to be able to know what products are safe to use. Not because these products are being advertised mean these are good.

I have asked blogging and real-life friends about their facial regimens a few months back.

They gave wonderful tips on how to prevent acne and/or how to have acne treatments. There were some complicated regimens and there were just simple regimens shared.

For starter, nothing beats a relaxed lifestyle though that is probably next to impossible with a lot of people and having nutritious food available.

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Gasoline Prices

Posted on January 20, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

We, along with millions of other motorists who consume gasoline as we commute to and from work daily have been very wary of the prices of petroleum products last year.

From an all-time high, we are now enjoying a relatively low price, which we hope (cross our fingers and hope to the high heavens) will stay for some time. Well, I guess not since major oil companies in the country has gave feelers about a price hike. Hmph.

One of my son’s favorite things to do while we are on the road would be to look at the prices of the these products on the digital signage posted in front of the different gasoline stations we pass. He can say which gasoline stations offer the cheapest per liter 🙂

The other day he got worried when he didn’t see the red numbers in a gasoline station that he likes to look at because there were no numbers where there are supposed to be. Uh-oh! I hope they will not be changing their prices for a higher one soon.

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Photography Field Guide Digital Book

Posted on January 19, 2009 by greenbucks| 17 Comments

For someone like me who enjoys reading fiction, I seldom read books or instruction manuals on gadgets and operation of things with mechanism.

I was quite surprised when I felt myself get a book entitled National Geographic Photography Field Guide Digital by Rob Sheppard. I got this from the bookstore with a photo below before we went to the supermarket after our lunch out yesterday. To think that I never got to read my camera’s manual thoroughly because I asked my hubby to read it and explain to me 😀

The book is not new, in fact it was a few years old already but the way the concepts were presented by different guest writers specializing in different aspects of photography were written well so I figured, “why not?”

I know I still have a lot to learn in digital photography especially about how to use lighting fixtures to take the photo I want depending on where I will use the photos.

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