Archives for August 2010

Trying To Be Modern

A house is never complete without furniture. It is like a big and empty and lonely space. Furniture can put the house mood’s from sad to being warm. Lucky for homeowners, nowadays, more and more Modern Furniture are being sold in the market. Modern furniture are types of furniture that caters to the past facing life of home owners. It can be also called as Contemporary Furniture. This are furniture that also uses raw materials that are modern such as leather, steel or plastics.

I know that almost every homemaker dreams of owning a nice and stylish modern furniture. It is one on my list too if ever I will have my own house. Having 3 boys and a rowdy baby girl, the least I need is a Furniture that easily breaks. I am not quite sure but I always relate modern furniture to being sturdy and durable since it uses modern raw materials. I specifically like the modern beds in almost all furniture shops I have been. I am amazed at time how innovative furniture designers are. I like beds that seems to be floating or those that have platforms. I also like beds that also functions more than a bed, you can have it as a sitting or reading chair too. But of course, if ever, I will have my own house, I will also make sure that my kids will have their share of modern furniture.

Mommy Is Ready

It has been 2 months since school started here. And for sure some of you have been busy for your kid’s first examination. We will be having ours next week and yes, it will be going to be a busy week. Aside from that, there are more and more projects coming, I had to assist my first born in doing his. Although they haven’t started studying about essays and composition, I thought of writing about essay guide, just for future preference. To start with, Ia m no good on making an essay, in fact, I dreaded that moment when I was in college. There is something about that word that makes me scared. Yeah, I never enjoyed writing then, that is why, I want my kids to know about it even before it intimidates them.

There are different Essay Types based on form and style. Narrative essay is the most common type. In this essay type, the author or the writer talks about their experience. Although the author write about personal experience, this essay is not an easy task. The author should present a very entertaining and interesting essay. This is done so that the readers will be engrossed and will not get bored reading the essay. It would be better to read first on some tips on how to write narrative type essays. Exploratory Essay is another essay type and this one is a very interesting type of essay. In this type, the author ask some questions in the first part of the essay. And through that essay, the writer gives answers but not the definite one.

Another essay type is Analytical, this is done by writing an essay that deal more on facts. It uses descriptive language. Other than that, the writer also presents cause and effect on the essay body. Argumentative on the other hand is a type of essay that deals with reasons. The author presents an argument and a counter argument and then it counters the counter argument. This type of essay is supported with facts, statistics and testimonies.

I am not sure yet what type of essay my kids will encounter in the future. It may not be as difficult as I perceived it but at least I am ready (in a way) to deal with it and to help them with it. That’s the best thing I can give to them, my support and my preparedness.

Promotional Ideas

Last elections I saw a lot of candidates used wristbands in their campaign in promoting themselves. Children in our area love wearing it because it comes in different colors and styles. Some companies and schools also incorporates the use of wristbands for admission control (like in Star City and Enchanted Kingdom) pay-one-price admission/ride all you can, age verification, height restrictions, restricted area access, special privilege passes and group identification. I also saw wristbands in some advocacy promotions like Save the Mother earth, Clean Air, Earth Hour, I survived CANcer, etc. It is becoming a trend of the times.

Maybe the reason why it is so successful and is the first choice of most of companies is because wristbands is the cheapest way to promote anything compared to other promotional items

Christmas season is fast approaching and I think some advertisers are already promoting their companies by giving away Christmas items. If I will be in charge in looking for give away I will prefer items that are useful and economical. Promotional watches can be a nice and effective item t promote one’s company. Imagine, the one who wears it will see he company’s logo every time they want to know what time it is. Promotional travel mugs is another one, this is the best item if the company is all about coffee (remember Starbucks?). Umbrella and bags with the company name on it will be on the top of my list. Also, I would not hesitate to use the wristband as an advertising tool.