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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Adding A 3 Column Footer


Inspired by Annie in BlogU, I did place also an end footer to this blog. My first attempt was unsuccessful but after following the instructions of Google Digital Tips on adding a 3 column footer, my blog was kind of rejuvenated. Now, you could visit the footer at the bottom end of this page and there you will find my shared items (there's a lot to read) and favorite links.

 

And for those whose been searching for the best recipe procedure for adding an end footer to almost any template you want and have (maybe for a long time already, like me), go and visit Google Digital Tips. Search is over and good luck!

 

 

Elaine


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There are millions of words to describe this photo, but for me, it will always be FEAR.

Elaine

Love Is In The Air


February is the month of love. This is the time to tell and show our love ones how much we care for them (for most of us forget and neglect it the whole year through). It may not be too late to give appreciation to your children, kiss your parents, hold hands with your husband or visit a friend. Take the courage and see how this change could affect your life. 

 

For the married couples, I am sharing with you this poem, The Art of Marriage. Although, there are really no rules to follow to keep a happy married life, this is a very good guide on how to manage your relationships.

 

THE ART OF MARRIAGE

 

A good amrriage must be created

In the marriage, the little things are the big things.

It is never too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is having mutual sense of values and common objective.

It is standing together and facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating

gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is having the capacith to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is common search fo the good and the beautiful.

It is not marrying the right person,

it is being the right partner.

 

Elaine

New MEEZ Avatar


After reading It's been a long time I've been dreaming of creating a MEEZ avatar. This is somewhat different to all the avatars you've seen because it's 3 dimentional and animated.

 

My creation is no far from the phase where I am in now - motherhood. I just love it and the more I look at it, the more I am amazed. Finally, I am releasing the child in me by opening a new blog that will feature all my avatar creations and collections. It will be named Child At Heart. Once I've finished with it, I'll keep you all posted.

 

If ever you are interested in creating an avatar for yourself, then visit MEEZ or DOLL PALACE. Enjoy!

 

Elaine



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Sunday, February 17, 2008

10 Sexiest Actors in Hollywood Part II


Now, we are on the 2nd placer for the 10 Sexiest Actors in Hollywood. The place goes definitely to Brad Pitt. If you have seen Legends of the Fall and you saw him play Tristan, the rebellious middle son of a fiercely independent Montana rancher and military veteran (played by Anthony Hopkins), then we are talking in the same language.

 

It must have been a great lose for Jennifer Aniston and quite a great honor for Angelina Jolie to win the heart of such a man…Angie you are truly one lucky gal!

 

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Talking about animal appeal, Hugh Jackman had taken it all….don't wonder why I am putting him on place no. 3. His portrayal of Logan/Wolverine in X-Men was so realistic you wouldn't even think he could sti ll portray a wholesome image on other films like Kate and Leopoldo.

 

I haven't seen yet the last sequel of X-Men: The Last Stand but I am sure it is one hell of a film. Love you Logan!

 

Oh, by the way, did you know that he was the most voted actor to play James Bond last 2007? Compared to Daniel Craig, I guess Hugh J. is a better choice.

 

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This is the kind of guy every woman would love to bring home to their house to meet Mom and Dad. Josh Hartnett has the naivety and school boy appeal that most young women are dreaming of. Well, I am not young any more but I feel young at heart to fantasize on a guy like him.

 

I have just seen only three of his films, Pearl Harbor,

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and 30 Days of Night and I know right away that this young actor will go places.

 

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Have you ever heard or met a man with an English accent? I wonder if you

consider that quite appealing because for me it is, especially if the one talking is Hugh Grant. Probably, I haven't gotten over my dream of becoming a princess when I was small as he reminds me of royalty, but truly Hugh Grant rocks. He is no.5 in my list.

 

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There must be some truth to the beauty of the Latinos as Antonio Banderas exudes an extraordinary sex appeal. Definitely, there is more to the Zorro, comic, cool, slick character and a heartthrob of lusting women. Don't argue with me, he is one serious actor and takes his craft to a higher level.

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Probably, the best James Bond choice of all time, Pierce Brosnan is no. 7 on my

list. This is a man, no doubt about that. His aura of strength and seriousness

makes you feel secure, just like what every woman needs.

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Many said that Matrix had made Keanu Reeves popular. But contrary to hearsays, I

 believe he was already a household name, especially among women long before he made this film. I first saw him from the film A Walk in the Clouds, where he agreed to pose as a husband of a woman with a domineering father. The film was so romantic, and so was Keanu.

 

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Had anyone of you seen the TV series Felicity? I don't how much following did they receive but I watched almost every chapter of the story. Ben, as played by Scott Speedman, was then my favorite in this series. He still is, although we don't see him much anymore in the big screen as much as we do, he is still for me one of

the sexiest actors in Hollywood.

 

 

 

I am embedding a film trailer of Scott, entitled, A Life Without Me. He is the husband there of the woman whose trying to make the best of living before she dies. If I'll find the link to watch the whole film, I'll do so in my future posts.

 

 

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Most might not consider Bon Jovi as an actor as first and foremost he is a singer. Despite your argument and after seeing him having a short acting stint/period in Ally Macbeal as a plumber who fell in love with Ally, I guess he should give acting a second chance. He was quite good at it and talking about sex appeal, it OVERFLOWS!

 

 

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I might pause for a while and think of the last actor I will place on the 10th place….could you believe I couldn't think of anyone anymore who is qualified for the position? My brain just stopped counting….who else then, any suggestion?

 

Until then and enjoy viewing the photos!

 
Elaine
 


Saturday, February 16, 2008

10 Sexiest Actors in Hollywood


I am starting my countdown of the 10 Most Sexiest Actors in Hollywood. These are the men that  when you see them on screen makes you feel like it's good to be single again and have this kind of dream or illusion that one day you'll meet a knight in shining armor which looks like them. Their memory lingers in the brain…like an old song that plays over and over and you wish I'll never end.

 

Let me start with RICHARD  GERE, which I think is the hottest. Oh, I can't forget him in FIRST KNIGHT as Lancelot. If you haven't seen the film, my…you're missing a lot!

 

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I just couldn't stop posting Richard's beautiful photos…he's really hot! That would be for now, I guess and let me enjoy looking at him – even just in the photos.

 

Elaine  

 

 



A Personal Touch


After reading the Blogs Tutorial by Jennifer, I was more inspired to revise many things in my blog, to give it some kind of personal touch. The blogs represents the writer and I want to see something that would show my ideas and personality. As you could see, I started by creating and posting my own logo. With the help of Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher I succeeded also posting a photo with a quote. Now I am changing the font design for posting to make it appear like it's handwritten. For this endeavor, I would like to give thanks to Zoho. This online editor makes it easier for me to copy and paste items from Word and publish it directly to my blog. I hope in the future, Blogger would be able to create a more creative interface for their clients, wherein there would be an ample (that means a lot) choice for fonts and size, layout and design, just as to what I imagined working with Front Page and Microsoft Publisher.

 

 

Elaine

Friday, February 15, 2008

A Logo for Keeps

After a long time of searching the techniques to make a logo for my blog from photoshop, I have finally come to a conclusion that I am incapable of doing it. When it comes to these things, I admit I am still technically challenged. I couldn't just waste my time playing with the computer when there are many logo generators I could use in the internet...what a shame that I just found it lately.

Check out COOLTEXT and you'll find a lot of choices for your logos. Here is what I have made for myself.





This would be the official logo of my blog and this would be posted on the upper left side layout of this website. You think it's cool.. leave me a message.

Pregnancy Count Down Over

This pregnancy count down widget is actually my favorite. It was good while it lasted and I saving it for my next pregnancy.....if I would have one again. I am not expecting it anyway...I have already four angels at home, what else could I ask for?

No Sweat, I am 1 Month Old!

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Shlomo's First Time in the Synagogue


















Monday, February 4, 2008

Brit Mila

Shlomo had the Brit Milah on the 10th of January. Supposedly, it should be made on the 8th day after birth but because he was yellow (jaundice), we were compelled to wait until his bilirubin levels are normal. Finally, we made it with a muhel/muel at home with some immediate family members.

I am posting a brief research I made especially for my family and fiends to understand what is circumcision and it's real significance to the Jewish people. The research was taken from Wikipedia and you could read the whole and deatiled chapter on this topic on their site. What's posted here are the most important and basic information about brit milah.


"Brit milah (Hebrew: בְּרִית מִילָה [bə'rīt mī'lā] literally: "covenant of circumcision"), also berit milah (Sephardi), bris milah (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or bris (Yiddish) is a religious ceremony within Judaism to welcome infant Jewish boys into a covenant between God and the Children of Israel through ritual circumcision performed by a mohel ("circumciser"), on the eighth day of the child's life unless health reasons force a delay, in the presence of family and friends, followed by a celebratory meal (seudat mitzvah).

According to the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of Genesis 17:1-14, circumcision was enjoined when God said "Walk before Me and be perfect" to the Biblical patriarch Abraham to be followed by his descendants as "a token of the covenant" concluded with him by God for all generations. It is also when his name is changed from "Abram" to "Abraham" by God.


As stated in the Torah or bible : "God [then] said to Abraham, As far as you are concerned, you must keep My covenant - you and your offspring throughout their generations. This is My covenant between Me, and between you and your offspring that you must keep: You must circumcise every male. You shall be circumcised through the flesh of your foreskin. This shall be the mark of the covenant between Me and you. Throughout all generations, every male shall be circumcised when he is eight days old. [This shall include] those born in your house, as well as [slaves] bought with cash from an outsider, who is not your descendant. [All slaves,] both houseborn and purchased with your money must be circumcised. This shall be My covenant in your flesh, an eternal covenant. The uncircumcised male whose foreskin has not been circumcised, shall have his soul cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."

Brit milah is considered to be so important that should the eighth day fall on the Sabbath, actions that would normally be forbidden because of the sanctity of the day are permitted in order to fulfill the requirement to circumcise.

To conclude everything, Shlomo and his brother Ben Dov, though circumcized, are not fully recognized Jews but they will be, together with their two sisters 8-9 months from now after I finish my conversion. So wish me luck!


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Sunday, February 3, 2008

Our New Bundle of Joy

SHLOMO TZVI

Birthdate: December 30, 2007

Birth time: 15:55PM

Birthplace: Asaf Harofe Hospital

Weight: 3.590 kg




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