Living the Beauty of Life

Passion for Music

Mona — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:02 +0000

My admiration to all musicians is really high whether they are the singer, composer, and arranger. This is a kind of profession that I have dreamed before unfortunately music doesn’t love me. This only means it’s impossible for me to attain my dream so I’m praying that my daughter will do this for me.

I can see her passion for music and instruments. She’s 5 now and I believe giving my full support and encouraging more to continue loving music, for sure she will achieve it while growing. Anyhow, if you are looking for cheap finale 2012, I browsed a site earlier that offer this kind of program. This is a great tool for generating professional music scores.

Photo Book from Artscow

Mona — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:16:41 +0000

Few days ago I mentioned that I made my first order from Artscow. I’m glad because I received it already. I thought it will take long but I received my order within 3 days after they sent it to my shipping address.

My order was 7×5 photo book with 20 pages. This cost $1.99 only because of their mothersale promo. My parcel sent directly in our house but the postman asked me to pay Php50 for the postal fee. Well, this is not new to me but before the fee is only Php40. Anyway, this is my photo book from Artscow; thumbs up for their beautiful service and super liked it. I hope they will have many promos so I can avail another photo book and other products they are offering. I’m a happy customer =) Thanks, Artscow.

Instrument Cases

Mona — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:39:41 +0000

Last week I bought the case for my engage 9 tablet. My daughter is always using this tab so I’m worried all the time. I’m glad because I got cheap leather case in one of the malls in my place. Same with my engage 9 any kind of instruments also need of case for its safety. Aside from being it safe, it can prolong the lifetime of the instrument. Speaking of case, daughter is asking for her guitar case. I was looking for it the whole day but I can’t remember where I hid it. Well, I have to continue searching for this case because we will bring this guitar in the park tomorrow. I wish daughter’s guitar case is like instrument cases at Guitar Center because they look tough and chic.

The Voice and The Voice of the Philippines

Mona — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:49:11 +0000

For sure you heard about the show The Voice. The show is the ultimate search for the next singing superstar. I heard this show even before but I didn’t give much attention. Now, that I learned ABS-CBN will be producing this talent show here in the Philippines, I got an interest to watch the show.

The Voice is already in Season 4, wow that’s long already. I was intrigue on how they choose the singer because the judges are facing at the back while the singer is singing. I think they called it the blind additions, wherein they have to choose the singers just by hearing the voice. So, the auditions are based only on vocal ability. Well I won’t provide additional info because for sure you are familiar with the show. Currently, they are in the live playoffs already. The mentors of The Voice Season 4 are Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher.

Anyway, I’m excited to watch The Voice of the Philippines this coming June. It will be hosted by Toni Gonzaga; her sister Alex Gonzaga is also part of this upcoming show. The coaches/mentors are Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga, Apl. de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas, and Bamboo. I hope they are like the mentors above who are really good and funny at the same time.

My First Order from Artscow

Mona — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:43:20 +0000

I’m a member of Artscow for a year but only last week that I made my first order from them. The site is popular for personalized item such as photo books, prints, photo gifts, cards & stationery, phone cases, household supplies and many others.

I subscribed my email to them so from time to time they are sending email containing special promotion from their site. Luckily, I saw this code MOTHERSALE199, so I made my first order from Artscow.

This is their special treat to all special moms in celebration of Mother’s Day. With this promo customer will pay only $1.99 with free shipping and additional 3.99/each thereafter for their orders.

Products that are included in this promo are personalized photo book, keychain, button earrings, handbag mirror, dog tag, heart pendant, bone pendant, mini coin purse, jewelry bag, cosmetic bag, sleeping mask, mousepad, 7×5 Photo book (20 pages), 6×6 photo book (20 pages), and 3D Greeting Card.

Hurriedly, I made photo book using their Silverlight application. I’m a newbie using the app but I didn’t encounter any dilemma using it. I compiled photos of our recent vacation in Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.

The other day; May 4, I received an email from them, informing me that my order was shipped successfully in my shipping address. I’m excited to receive my album but I knew it will take time because they are situated abroad.

Anyhow, I read positive reviews about Artscow so I hope I will get the same satisfaction. Definitely, I will share here my first order item from Artscow. Hopefully it arrives smoothly and quickly.

Ellen DeGeneres invited Aldrich the new Filipino youtube sensations to her show

Mona — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:02:44 +0000

Another youtube sensations from Gensan is here to show the world his talent in singing. Remember Aldrich Lloyd Talonding, the young Filipino boy who sang the cover of ”Dance with my Father”. I’ve seen this talented young man in Bandila, a late night show on ABS-CBN. So, I searched for the video on youtube. If yo haven’t watched the video I grabbed it from youtube.

The voice of this young boy is really powerful, same with his cousin who plays guitar very well. Now, I knew why Ellen DeGeneres wanted these two boys to come and sing to her show. You are the best Ellen, you always giving Filipinos a chance to show the world our talents. Here is the video wherein Ellen announces her invitation to Aldrich Lloyd Talonding and his cousin.

Disclaimer: I’m not the owner of these two videos. I grabbed them from youtube. Thank you to the owner of these videos.

Golden Eagle Coin

Mona — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:46:44 +0000

If you are into collecting precious metals, this site http://www.goldeneaglecoin.com is the right place for you. This store specializes in all of the most popular Gold Bullion and Silver Bullion from around the world. Aside from these two, they also have the largest collections of US Coins Morgan Dollars and US type Gold Coins and more. I went to their site earlier and saw huge inventory supplies to both the Bullion Investor as well as the collector. So, if you are into saving this kind of metals don’t waste you’re time looking other sites, the site that I provided can give all your bullion needs. Visit the said site today.

Discounted Perfumes Online

Mona — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:14:57 +0000

Fragrance Villa Corp, located online and with a retail location in Brooklyn, NY, is one of the largest discount perfumes and fragrances stores in the world. They have been in business since 1995, branching out to the Internet population several years ago. They strive to offer the best prices and services to their clients as possible. They pledge satisfaction with 100% authentic fragrances and a 40 day money back guarantee. Fragrancevilla.com promises that they sell neither imitations nor knock-off products, only the best of American and European perfumes and fragrances. With over 15,000 varieties, both modern and classic scents, including discontinued and hard to find favorites at deeply discounted prices, there’s sure to be something to please every potential customer.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, Fragrance Villa suggests you contact their store where their helpful and polite customer service representatives will help you to find the product you seek. With free shipping in the continental US with purchases of over $50 dollars and same day shipping if the order is placed before 4pm EST, it’s easy to get your products and get them quickly without having to go to their New York location. Fragrancevilla.com offers men and women’s scents alone or in kits. They have items for bath and body as well as tester and mini sizes. They also have cute kid fragrances with well-known characters such as Shrek and Madagascar so your little one can be like mommy with her own perfume. With an incredible selection and amazingly discounted prices, Fragrancevilla.com has something for everyone.

Starmobile Engage 9 Review

Mona — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:27:50 +0000

Last time, I promised that I will make a review of my newly purchased tablet. So here it is my Starmobile Engage 9 Review, today is my first week of using this tablet. Just like what the store said to me, I should charge the unit completely before using. So that’s what I did, it took 6 hours to charge the battery completely. I thought, because it was initial charging so it took that long. After completely charged, my daughter was so excited to use it, surprisingly she used it for only 5-6 hours with a little break. I never expected that the battery will just stayed for 5-6 hours, I have no choice but to charge the unit again. The second, third and fourth time I charged the tablet, it took 5 hours and one time 5 hours and 20 minutes. I went to check Starmobile fan page on Facebook and happy because they response easily every time I’m making query. Regarding charging time, they said 3-4 hours is the normal time to charge the unit completely. They advised me to bring the unit to the nearest service center to check the unit.

Aside from this charging time, I was shocked this morning because my engage 9 unit shutdown. It wasn’t low battery because it has 15% remaining battery. Normally, battery low warning appears if the unit is already 4%. Well, at this time I’m writing this post the unit is charging and it opens already. Still, it is very alarming so I have planned of bringing the unit in the store where I purchased it, maybe tomorrow.

Other than these problems, so far I don’t have problems in other features. I tried to connect online using Wi-Fi in the store where I purchased it and didn’t encounter problem. I tried to browse Facebook, Yahoomail, Google search, Play store, Instagram and other application using my sub broadband stick and didn’t encounter dilemma but watching Youtube gave me headache. I don’t know if it’s because of my connection. Games like Temple Run, Angry Bird, Plants vs Zombies and other games work fine without hanging.

Camera – it has back and front camera. Honestly, I haven’t tried completely the camera but it’s not good for dim places as in the result is not good. Audio/Volume – its fine compared to my laptop =)

Anyhow, if they can resolve charging time of my Engage 9, I will recommend you to purchase this unit. Actually it’s already a good choice if you are looking for cheap and affordable tablet and the price of 7,190 Php, I think it’s reasonable.

Starmobile Engage 9

Mona — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:34:45 +0000

Buying tablet is one thing I was looking forward ever since. At first, I wanted an iPad but later on I got interest in Samsung tablet. Sad to say I didn’t get any of these two tablets because I don’t have enough money. Even purchasing them using my credit card, I don’t think I can pay monthly due because I don’t have regular income.

So, instead of dreaming any of iPad and Samsung, I checked other cheap tablets. There are many cheap tablets available online. Last time I saw 7” tablet in eBay for only 2,600 Php. I was thinking to get this tab already but I’m not confident buying gadgets online.

Well, to make the story short, yesterday I bought Starmobile Engage 9. It’s not my plan to buy yesterday but the store has good offer that made me decide to get one. I have BDO credit card and currently offering BNPL (buy now pay later). Aside from that I will pay the tab for 1 year. It’s only 600 pesos per month. For me it’s already a good deal so I decided to get this Starmobile Engage 9. I will make a review of this tablet next time.

Technical Specifications

Platform: Allwinner A10 Cortex A8 at 1GHz

OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Size and Weight: Dimension: 238mm x 156mm x 12.6mm

Weight – 507.6g (inclusive of battery)

Memory: Internal Memory – NAND + SDRAM 8GB+1GB

Expandable Memory up to 32GB

Display: Screen – 9.0 Capacitive 5 Point

Multi Touch Display

WVGA 800×480 pixel resolution

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Browser: Android browser

Messaging: Supports Multiple Email Accounts

Camera: Back Camera: 3.0 MP

Front Camera: 0.3MP

Video Call and Recording Supported

Multimedia: MP3 Player

Voice Recorder

Supports Flash Player (Version 11.1)

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Youtube, Yahoo Messenger, MSN

Other Applications: Play Store

Location: Assisted Global Positioning System

Audio: Audio formats supported: MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, OGA, APE, FLAC, AAC, M4A, and 3GPP

Sound Recorder file format: 3GPP or MP3

Photos: Image formats supported: JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG up to 8000×8000 pixel resolution

Battery: 4500 mAh battery life

Up to 200 hours standby time and 6 hours HD Video Playback

*Available in black and white color

* Price – 7,290 Php