Dog on the Road

Author: JOY  //  Category: Outdoor Activities, travel  //  Comments (3)  //  Add Comment

A lot of people admit that dogs are easily trained to adopt to any situation. You can let them live with you inside the home, and ensure that they don’t cause a lot of mess. You can even allow them to sleep on your own beds, provide that you’ve bathe them of course. The truth is, you can even train them to behave well in long travels on a car. Surprisingly, dogs seem to enjoy travelling a lot. They would be particularly appreciative if you’ve got dog ramps with your car. Dogs are common known as man’s best friend, and the fact that they can be your companion anywhere is proof of this.

Flower Showcase

Author: JOY  //  Category: flowers  //  Comments (0)  //  Add Comment

I love flowers and whenever I see my contacts in flickr with very pretty and awesome photographs of flowers, I surely add them to my favorites. I don’t have any recent photos of flowers so I’ll share some of my favorites captured by my contacts at flickr.

I hide myself within my flower
That wearing on your breast
You, unsuspecting, wear me too
And angels know the rest.

I hide myself within my flower
That, fading from your vase
You, unsuspecting, feel for me
Almost a loneliness.
- Emily Dickinson

Have a Beautiful Weekend EveryOne! by lina!.

nectarium by jiggerjohndelgado(now you see,now you dont...).

Orchid by Miah Laborte.

Sen s?m by gienkhan.

That’s all for now. The others don’t allow their photographs to be shared. Just right click and view properties for the photo specific link.

Security in Information Technology

Author: JOY  //  Category: Internet, technology  //  Comments (0)  //  Add Comment

What is the definition of security in the Information Technology world now a days? Security was probably simplier concept 20 years ago. With the advances in technology, particularly in the Internet and computer connectivity, the concept security has gone beyond complex. Imagine having to deal with a network of computers and dealing with every channel, and making sure that each one is secure. 2 Decades ago, the concept was just applied to a single system in a single machine. Now a days, it maybe a single system; but it can be connected to other systems; or a single system composed of a dozen servers. The possibilities are just endless. This makes you want to have an online Masters of Science in Information Security to understand it better.

Hydration key to beauty

Author: JOY  //  Category: Beauty tip  //  Comments (4)  //  Add Comment

Keeping your body hydrated form the inside and preventing your skin from drying out on the outside is the best way to maintain vibrant beauty.

A lot of people out there are unnecessarily dehydrated. If you’re actually physically thirsty, you’re already too dehydrated. A lot of people then try to compensate by guzzling massive amounts of water at one go but really the best way to go about it is to sip water throughout the entire day. That is a far better way of maintaning hydration levels.

You can tell when a person is hydrated and healthy - their hair will be shiny, their skin will look great and their eyes will sparkle. You can’t fake that.

Coffee and tea may make you feel good in the short term but both have a dehydrating effect on the skin.

When it comes to topical applications a good sunscreen is most important. You need to use a sunscreen every day to stop the skin dehydrating due to sun exposure. Good quality skin creams can also help depending on your skin type.

Some collagen crams actually artificially mimic of the natural collagen that we produce, which starts to decrease quite rapidly from about the age of 26.

Jojoba oil is know to mimic collagen. It’s a waxy oil and it’s a very good way of giving the skin the appearance of being more hydrated or plumber.

Diet can also be major influence. The need to eat plenty of fresh, prefereably organic fruit and vegetables and avoid processed foods containing high levels of sugar and salt.

Whole grains and your waistline

Author: JOY  //  Category: food, health  //  Comments (0)  //  Add Comment

To lose weight you need to cut kJs, it’s a given. New research indicates that if you want to lose weight around your middle, not just diet pills is the answer but whole grains will also do it.
Researchers at Penn State University divided 50 obese adults with metabolic syndrome (risk factors for diabetes and heart disease) into two groups.
Group 1 - went on a low kJ diet of wholegrain products.
Group 2 - had no whole grains in their diet. Twelve weeks later, both groups showed similar weight loss, but group 1 had lost more body fat from the abdominal region. Researchers suggests dieters try foods like oatmeal and wholegrain cereals.

Vacation on the Move

Author: JOY  //  Category: travel  //  Comment (1)  //  Add Comment

People always think that a vacation is place you go to to have relax or enjoy;but the truth is, it can be something more. A vacation can staying at home and having a rest from work. It can even a long trip across the country. Yes, a vacation on the move. And I’m not talking about the bus here. It is a vacation on the move in a recreation vehicle. Yes, an rv is the best place to take a vacation on the move. Off course, it is a vehicle and a home away from at the same time. It is best suited for long cross-country trips that would need stops along the way.

Ask Google

Author: JOY  //  Category: Tag  //  Comment (1)  //  Add Comment

This is a long overdue picture tag from Anne. Actually this is for my another journal blog but I want to make it here.

The Rules:

Use Google image to search the answers to the questions below. You must choose a picture from the first page of the results, and post it as your answer.

1. The age of my next Birthday

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/2000-30-2?ffid=2000-30-2

2.The place I’d like to travel to

http://cruises.about.com/od/europeancruisepictures/ig/Paris/Eiffel-Tower---Paris--France.htm

3.My favorite food

http://www.diningsolutionsdirect.com/listproducts.asp?ProductType=shellfish

4.Favorite place

Image Ref: 1015-09-54 - Church Bell, St Peter Church of England, Glynde, Viewed 3900 times

5.One of my nick names

Mark my name

6. My favorite color

http://www.featurepics.com/online/Pink-Colors-Wool-Texture-Background-Pictures238112.aspx

7. College Major

http://www.freewebs.com/kellyanddale/

8. Hobby

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-40D-Digital-SLR-Camera-Review.aspx

9. Bad Habit

http://www.fash-eccentric.com/2008/04/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-the-movie/

10. My wishlist

http://www.gwtw.org/

http://www.caradvice.com.au/4499/new-volvo-s60/

http://moneyning.com/frugality/frugally-and-happily-back-to-school-9-different-ways/

I agree that this tag is time consuming especially grabbing those image at GOOGLE. That’s why it took me long time before doing it. I had fun anyway.

Water for Life

Author: JOY  //  Category: health  //  Comments (0)  //  Add Comment

I lot of us take drinking water for granted. We always think that those sports drinks, soft drinks, tea, or even coffee are good substitutes. But the truth is that plain water is important. It is even recommended that we drink about 2 litres of it everyday, about 8 tall glasses. So instead of thinking about the next energy drink to buy, you could start thinking about a Grohe faucet sale and drink your 8 glasses a day.

Garden Fresh

Author: JOY  //  Category: flowers  //  Comments (0)  //  Add Comment

04/30/2009 by you.

This kind of flower started to bloom when winter season is about to come. At first, I just ignored it. But with every day passing by it on my way to the school where my kids going, I started to like it and found it very interesting. It looks like a light bulb. I took photo of it using my mobile and upload it in flickr as a photo a day entry. One friend said it looks like a jellyfish at sudden glance. I started to research about the name of it but can’t find until I happened to pass by in a flower shop. I saw bunch of it but still there was no name indicated there. Just last Tuesday, the flower shop finally placed a label of all the flowers they’re selling. Garden Fresh, wow so cool and lovely name.

Changing light bulbs

Author: JOY  //  Category: home, home stuff  //  Comment (1)  //  Add Comment

I noticed our house a little bit dark. I just ignored it in the beginning but later on I realized I need to do something. I hate dark especially when finding some little things in a dim area of our house. It’s precisely not good for the eyesight. I remember this particular concern for our house when I saw the word Sylvania lightbulbs somewhere. I said to myself “oh yeah, it’s time to change light bulbs especially in our lounge area”. Finally, we did! But only to our comfort room because the light bulb there was already malfunctioning. The light bulb we bought was supposed to be for our lounge area. Well, anyway we can do it next time rather than using a dark comfort room.