Saturday, February 18, 2012

Six Word Saturday #2

Posted by Karla Lee at 8:42 PM 0 comments

I am currently watching Budweiser Shootout! :))

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

WW: It's your choice..

Posted by Karla Lee at 4:55 PM 7 comments
Yep!  Believe it or not... it snowed in Branson, Mo! :))



More Wordless Wednesdays here!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Groupon: Clicky the Clickable Value-Wheel

Posted by Karla Lee at 4:52 PM 1 comments
After 2weeks of spinning Clicky, he finally gave me $5! Big wooop! :D


Was not able to use it though... Can't find deals that really flip my switch.  Maybe next time when I get luckier and it will land on $100 :-)  Right now, I'll just keep on spinning...

Try it for yourself here..  Or you may click on the picture below to see and get the best deals in your area:

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Six Word Saturday #1

Posted by Karla Lee at 1:09 PM 3 comments
It's my first time with...

Life is good...Enjoy it!

Saturday 9 #1

Posted by Karla Lee at 9:26 AM 3 comments

1. Do you enjoy going to a casino now and again?  = Yes!  But I'm only willing to spend $20! :-)

2. What makes you happy most of the time?  = Going shopping! LoL... I'm a girl, you know...

3. Are you jealous of someone right now? = Nope.  Never did.

4. You're stranded on a desert island with one fictional character. Who is it? Why? = James Bond. There's nothing he can't do to set himself free.

5. Have you ever been in the emergency room? If yes, for what (most recently)? = Nope.  Thanks God!

6. Where is the last place you drove to just for fun? = Branson, MO

7. If you were to make your living as a photographer, what would love to shoot? = little kids...they always have neat tricks and they're all photogenic! They don't worry about what mood, angle, or kind of face you're trying to capture.  They are cute in their own little ways...

8. Tell us about a band you like that we might not have heard. = Parokya ni Edgar... it's a Filipino band.

9. Where was the last place you went shopping? Why? = Tanger Outlet.  Lots of stores, better prices.

More Sat9rs here!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Friday Fill-Ins #1

Posted by Karla Lee at 7:53 PM 1 comments
Here comes my first Friday Fill-Ins!



1. When it comes to make a decision, I panic!
2. Everybody's equal that must be the rule.
3. Ma says, just choose one: go to school or get married.
4. I can't have a chocolate cake at the same time drink a chocolate milkshake.
5. I never saw Barack Obama in person and I have no intention to meet him :)
6. Use the TV remote effectively! That's not a new invention.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie while eating popcorn, tomorrow my plans include doing the laundry and ironing, and Sunday, I want to have my nails done!

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

WW: Little Jack's First Pair

Posted by Karla Lee at 11:51 AM 4 comments
Went shopping for maternity clothes with a friend last week and this is what she found for her little one...
Little Heart breaker since birth!
And no, I'm not pregnant!  My friend is the one who's pregnant :-) 

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Not a good day...

Posted by Karla Lee at 7:19 PM 0 comments
Yep.  Not a good day for both of us.  Worst for hubby.  It actually started last night an hour after we went to bed.  Hubby had a reflux and it went on all night long because he forgot to take his purple pill.  He'd probably dozed off for 15mins and the reflux would wake him up.  Then came the morning.  His stomach got achy...and the runs started it all...

Five hours later, the runs stopped.  But his back started to get sore.  He had this perennial lower back problem that usually comes back when he is not doing anything.  Been to the doctor several times to have it checked but they can't seem to find anything wrong.  Results shows normal.  One of the doctor said it's muscle spasm...sign of wisdom! :-)

As of this writing, he is feeling a little better, though he has not eaten anything yet.  I told him what I used to do when I get sick - go back to sleep and you will be good as new when you get up...but he is not buying it!  Wish he's a 5 years old kid who listens to their mother attentively.

Monday, February 06, 2012

Clicky - the not so value-able wheel

Posted by Karla Lee at 6:08 PM 0 comments
Look closer... Creepy, isn't it?  I've been playing him for weeks now, but haven't got lucky yet...

Friday, February 03, 2012

Shoulda..woulda...coulda...

Posted by Karla Lee at 4:27 PM 0 comments
Lookie here!  Didn't see this coming...
I would'a have another million if I had a million in investment!
Oh well... It's not meant to be... not yet...

:-)

La la la la la...

Posted by Karla Lee at 3:03 PM 0 comments
Yes!  La...La...La...La..La... Sing it with me.... La..La..La..La..La.. :D

Finally like how this is coming all together... I think it looks neat and cute.  Agree? Hehehe...  Hopefully this will inspire me to write or share more of me and my thoughts (read: brains!) with you!
Wish me luck! :-)

European Tax Rates --glad to be here at Uncle Sam's land :-)

Posted by Karla Lee at 1:54 PM 0 comments
Ahhhh... makes me wonder where all the money goes...
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United  Kingdom 
Income Tax:   50%
VAT:   17.5%   TOTAL:   67.5%
France
Income Tax:   40%
VAT:   19.6%   TOTAL:   59.6%
Greece
Income Tax:   40%
VAT:   25%      TOTAL:   65%
Spain
Income Tax:  45%
VAT:  16%      TOTAL:   61%
Portugal
Income Tax:    42%
VAT:   20%      TOTAL:   62%
Sweden
Income Tax:   55%
VAT:   25%      TOTAL:   80%
Norway
Income Tax:   54.3%
VAT:   25%      TOTAL:   79.3%
Netherlands
Income Tax:   52%
VAT:   19%      TOTAL:    71%
Denmark
Income Tax:   58%
VAT:   25%      TOTAL:   83%
Finland
Income Tax:   53%
VAT:   22%      TOTAL:   75%  
 
If you've started to wonder what the real costs of socialism are going to be - once the full program in these United States hits your wallet, take a look at the table.  As you digest these  mind-boggling figures, keep in mind that in spite of these  astronomical tax rates, these countries are still not financing  their social welfare programs exclusively from tax  revenues!  They are deeply mired in public debt of  gargantuan proportions.  Greece has reached the point where  its debt is so huge it is in imminent  danger of  defaulting.  That is the reason the European economic  community has intervened to bail them out.  If you're  following the financial news, you know Spain and Portugal are  right behind Greece.

Obama stated: "We are going to FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE America".  We are now heading  right down the same path.  The VAT tax in the table is the  national sales tax that Europeans pay.  Stay tuned because  that is exactly what you can expect to see the administration  proposing after the 2012 elections.  The initial percentage  in the United States isn't going to be anywhere near the  outrageous numbers you now see in Europe .  Guess what...the  current outrageous numbers in Europe didn't start out as  outrageous either.  They started out as minuscule - right around the 1% or 2% where they will start out in the United  States.  Magically, however, they ran up over the years to where they are now.  Expect the same thing here.

It  is the very notion that with hard work and perseverance, anybody  can get ahead economically here in the USA.  Do you think  that can ever happen with tax rates between 60% and 80%?   Think again.  With the government taking that percentage of  your money, your life will be exactly like life in Europe...  You will never be able to buy a home.  You will  never buy a car.  You will never send your children to  college.  Let's not shuffle the battle cry of the  socialists under the rug either.  It's always the same  cry.  Equalize income.  Redistribute the wealth. Tax the Rich  (whoever they  are).  Level the economic playing  field.  Accomplish that and everything will be  rosy.

It's time to take a really hard look at  reality.  Greece is a perfect example.  Despite the  socialism system that has ruled this country for decades, with a  65% tax rate, they are drowning in public debt, would have  defaulted without hundreds of billions in bailout money from the  EU, and still. . .  20% of their population lives in  poverty.  What has all that socialism money bought, besides  ultimate power for the politicians running the show?  Do  you think these people are "free"?  They're not.  They  are slaves to their economic  "system".

Instead  of spreading the wealth around, spread this info around. It  might wake up some  people.
:-)

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Amazing Photos!

Posted by Karla Lee at 8:56 PM 0 comments
Thought you might enjoy these pictures!  I just did! :-)

Restaurant on a cliff on the east coast of Zanzibar. Depending on the tide, the place can be reached both on foot or by boat.
Thor's Well - the gates of the dungeon. Cape Perpetua, Oregon. At moderate tide and strong surf, flowing water creates a fantastic landscape.
Balcony of floor 103 in Chicago..
Office of Selgas Cano in Madrid --very cool!
Emerald Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano..Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Balloons in Cappadocia --wherever it is! :-)

Favelas of Brazil.. The boundary between wealth and poverty..--reminds me of Manila/Makati..
In Northwestern Montana, USA. The water is so transparent that it seems that this is a quite shallow lake. In fact, it's very deep.
Haus Rizzi in Germany.
View of sunset from inside the wave..
Banpo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea

Amazing Happening in the Pacific!

Posted by Karla Lee at 5:01 PM 0 comments
Just.... AMAZING!
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A yacht was traveling in the south Pacific when the crew came across a weird sight.  Look at these photos and try to imagine the thrill of experiencing this phenomenon.
A beach?
No! This is not a beach!
It is volcanic stones floating on the water...
Where is the Volcano?
Unbelievable site...so take pictures...no one would believe it...
The wake of my ship...
Stayed on the edge of the water, then this was spotted.. ash & steam rising from the ocean...
and..while we were watching...
a plume of black ash...huge cloud...covering even this far away...
then the sky turns black with ash and the ocean gold with suns reflection.
out of the ocean, mountain peaks arise?
more eruptions...ash & clouds...
the mountain peaks rise higher within minutes...
a brand new island formed...
creation of mountains...
Can you imagine the thrill of being the first and only person to see a new island being created where there was nothing before?



 

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