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Guest post written by Tiffany Ross.

I got this really nice camera for myself for Christmas and I’ve been using it nonstop since then. I’ve just been so excited about it and I’m having a whole lot of fun with it. But I’m so tired of carrying around my chunky and plain camera bag. It definitely makes me look like a tourist and I’m simply sick of it. So I decided that I would convert a cute purse into a camera bag. But also there will be room in there for the stuff that would normally go in my purse anyway.

I looked online for some tips and tricks about how to do that and while I was looking, I saw some information on wireless internet service providers in my area. I read through it and after that I decided to change over my home internet service to a package from one of the providers.

I’m using basically all the stuff from my regular camera bag and sewing it into the inside of my new camera handbag. It blends in just like a regular bag, so it isn’t obvious that I have an expensive piece of camera equipment with me.

It looks like Star Cinema is on the roll with its successive box office hits with No Other Woman starring Derek Ramsay, Ann Curtis, and Cristine Reyes, and now Praybet Benjamin starring Vice Ganda whose horse-jokes I prefer much more than this duckface. If the ridiculously long queues in the movie theaters is any indication, this film is set to break box office records, even beating the one set by NOW.

Vice Ganda is enjoying a massive support from folks who believe he has what it takes to WOW the crowd with his punchlines. However, Iafter Petrang Kabayo, which I thought was a slightly funny film, I still do not have that needed push to make me watch Praybet Benjamin on the big screen. Though I still have a fill of comedic stunts that will hold me for a while like these funny Photoshop Fail and funny autocorrect pics.

I might just hold out for a bit and wait for the DVD.

I just recently watched the animation film Megamind and I was smitten by the work of some great voice actors of this generation. Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, and Brad Pitt are enough reasons to make this movie a hit, which I believe it was, when it first came out of the theaters.

The movie is not your typical animated superhero movie or video production. The fact that it centers on the supervillain drives that point home sweet home. The storyline is interesting and the sense of humor is slightly above average but it is the voice acting that really does a huge amount of difference. It’s like the vocal wit behind the silver screen has taken the whole movie into another level. And that’s saying something about an animated film that relies on its voice actors to give life to the characters.

Will Ferrell is spot-on. I couldn’t think of anybody else to do voice acting on Megamind’s character. It was a flawless choice. Tina Fey and Brad Pitt are also excellent voice actors, which greatly made the film’s premise and hilarity both believable and enjoyable.

A food tasting event was sponsored by Avatar Media last February 17, 2011 at Pepper and Peppers, a small restaurant located at The Site, Jacinto Extension, Davao City. The Davao Bloggers were invited to take part in the activity and be acquainted with the resto’s hearty dishes. With me are blogger friends Kathy and Alma.

I am not a photographer and I only brought with a mobile phone with a crappy cam so just bear with these images I let Alma took during the event.

Pepper and Peppers served Iberian Chicken, Caesar Salad, Pumpkin Soup, Beef Salpicao, Crispy Fried Steak, Bagnet, Seafood Pasta, and Baby Back Ribs, and Brownie Ala Mode for dessert.

I am allergic to crustaceans and some seafoods so the pasta is out of my list. I was kinda intriqued with the bagnet since Kathy also told me that that dish is something I should not miss. Chef Chiqui, the store manager, then revealed to us how this recipe is done and the process is quite challenging. No wonder the taste is just exquisite. It’s deep fried pork belly with a unique kick. I am not a food critique so I don’t know the proper terms.

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Guest post written by Elaine Beck

There’s a lot of danger associated with the heat of summer. But, I don’t just worry about myself and my kids in this heat. We have three dogs and I also worry about them getting too hot during this type of weather.

I’ve been getting lots of tips from pet websites and blogs about keeping them cool and safe and while I was doing that I found some new internet packages. While I was doing that I found some More info on that and ordered one of them.

I saw this fun idea to fill up one of our old kiddie pools and reserve it as a dog kiddie pool. Well they were so excited by it and had so much fun. Then teh kids got in there with them and had a lot of fun. I’m definitely going to do that a few other times this summer. It’s not exactly something I want to do every day, but I could tell that they really enjoyed it then.