Friday, March 30, 2012

* giveaway: PrintRunner postcards! *



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Everyone knows how handy postcards are, not only for keeping in touch with family and friends, but also as a valuable marketing tool.

As an online postcard printing company, PrintRunner lets customers easily and conveniently visit their website and print online. PrintRunner has grown over the past decade to become one of the foremost full service quality printers in Southern California.

Thanks to PrintRunner, one lucky reader stands to win 100 5x7 postcards*!

Here's how to take part in this giveaway!

Mandatory entry

Be a follower of this blog through Google Friend Connect -- just click "Join this site" on the left there and leave a comment letting me know you did :)

Extra entries
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1. Grab my button (it's over there on the right) for your homepage (please leave me the URL so I can check). Doing this is worth 2 entries.
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* 4/0 front only printing, 14pt UV Coating on front, with rounded corners. No proof, ready to ship in 4 business days

This giveaway is sponsored by PrintRunner. This giveaway will end on April 10th 2012 at 12pm EST. The prize will be awarded on April 16th.
* Please note that this giveaway is limited to US residents 18 years old and above only *
The winner will be chosen by Random.org. The winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond, or a new winner will be selected. Please be sure your email is in your comment!
Thanks a lot and have fun!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

blossom pins

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So I up and made a bunch of sweet blossom pins for the shop. They're in sets of two, so you can wear them together or separately; they also look lovely in a bouquet! Each pin measures a little over 2" and suits both children and grown-ups perfectly. Available here :)

I'm only dreaming

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* DOTTO coupon *

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Lovely Nicole of DOTTO is offering Bikbik & Roro blog readers 15% off any purchase from today through April 12th -- just enter the code bikbik at checkout! Spice up your wardrobe with DOTTO's eclectic selection of "killer vintage clothing" -- just take a gander at these beauties!

Monday, March 26, 2012

blossom pins

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Ro wearing two of a batch of custom order blossom pins, intended as party favours. They're so sweet and colourful, and environmentally-friendly too; I'm thinking of making several designs for the shop :)

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O lookit! Dutch Touch Art will do these awesome, custom hand-painted oil portraits of your beloved Rover, Kitty or Snookums. You can even include your pet's favourite toy! Hm, while Kip might look lovely as a Highland lass, I keep thinking of her as a doggie version of the Morton Salt Umbrella Girl...

Friday, March 23, 2012

if you're feeling tense...

Align Centre

You can twiddle your thumbs, you can tap your feet
You can twitch your nose, or bounce in your seat
You can stick out your tongue, and waggle it about
But whatever I do, I can't flip out

Awesome advice from our beloved Backyardigans, and perfect moves for when you get out on the wrong side of bed :)

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

on ballet, and fish

So, we just got through the craziness of the March school holidays. It's only about a week really, but because it is a holiday, we were pretty much compelled to fill it with activities. Some of these were plain hard work - like Becky's preparations for her RAD ballet exam - but some were really lovely, like going to see Swan Lake! B really appreciates the ballet now, and sat through almost three hours of it with undiminished enthusiasm.

Swan Lake is a beautiful ballet, as you probably know, dating from the mid-1890s, and many lovely, haunting pieces (composed by Tchaikovsky) come from it as well. Swan Lake is famous also for its Danse des petits cygnes, or Dance of the cygnets, in the second act. I personally love this very difficult dance, which features four dancers in a line with arms crossed and hands held. When done in unison, it is simply lovely, and I'm happy to say the cygnet dance we got to see was quite perfect.

Understandably, though unfortunately, we could not take any pictures in the concert hall; I did, however, find this little gem on Youtube:



Then, another wonderful thing we got to do during the holidays was a visit to Underwater World at Sentosa. I love the sea, and always enjoy a good aquarium visit (though I must admit feeling doubtful about how happy the inmates are; I know the merits of aquariums and zoos are debatable).

Well, Underwater World is noteworthy for its massive aquarium tunnel, through which you can go and see the fish swimming all around and about you. The animals in it, which include sharks, moray eels, eagle rays and giant groupers, already look pretty enormous behind the thick acrylic; however, they actually appear about 30% smaller than they are in reality - truly an awe-inspiring glimpse into the wonders of the deep (more Underwater World fun here).

I just wanted to share though, something which wasn't in the tunnel, but in its own tank.



That animal is a giant isopod. They live in cold, deep oceanic waters, and average 8 to 14" in length, maxing out at about 30". Now if you're like me, and just staring at the thing in fascination, you will be interested to know that yes, it is related to the woodlouse. Yep. Also, while looking up "giant isopod", I saw links to keeping giant isopods as pets, and a giant isopod "care sheet". I did not look at those.

Then, while getting my little video link off Youtube, I couldn't help glancing at the links on the side to other people's isopod films (yep, there are other people who do this!). The first thing I clicked on was this gem below. And I'm sorry, but o.. hahahaha.. those comments.. I'm afraid I was thinking much the same thing! Happy Tuesday everyone :D

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

loving today: book 8

The eighth literary Loving Today inspired by this post.
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"Last night I dreamed about you, Miss Fairlie. I was standing inside the communion rails of a church - I on one side of the altar-table, and the clergyman... on the other.
"After a time there walked toward us... a man and a woman, coming to be married. You were the woman. You looked so pretty and innocent in your beautiful white silk dress... my heart felt for you, and the tears came into my eyes.
"They were tears of pity... they turned into two rays of light which slanted nearer and nearer to the man standing at the altar with you, till they touched his breast... I looked along them, and I saw down into his inmost heart...
"It was black as night, and on it were written, in the red flaming letters which are the handwriting of the fallen angel, 'Without pity and without remorse. He has strewn with misery the paths of others, and he will live to strew with misery the path of this woman by his side'... then the rays of light shifted and pointed over his shoulder; and there behind him, stood a fiend laughing. And the rays of light shifted once more... and there, behind you, stood an angel weeping".

extract from The Woman In White, by Wilkie Collins

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* Psst -- don't miss out on this giveaway, ending March 16th *

Sunday, March 11, 2012

lookie-look

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Aww! A lovely custom pet portrait by artist Marilyn Ross Madison of Baybeari. Kip especially likes this picture :)

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

* giveaway: Joyce Meyer 4-part CD set! *

* This giveaway is closed; thank you everyone! Congratulations to Tomi -- please check your email inbox *

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This is a 4-part, 4-CD teaching by Joyce Meyer up for grabs. The set retails for US$26, but you can have it for free! I've listened to it a couple of times, so it's in perfectly decent condition. As you may already know, Joyce Meyer is one of the world's leading practical Bible teachers; she is an internationally-renowned speaker and a New York Times bestselling author.

About this resource (extracted from the Joyce Meyer website):

Fear, guilt, worry and insecurity - all four of these foes produce nothing but misery and prevent people from fulfilling God’s calling. But with Christ, you can defeat these obstacles and reach God’s perfect plan for your life.

With a full teaching devoted to each one, Joyce shares how to chase away the fearsome four, using God’s Word and stories from her own life.

With these four teachings, you’ll
* Learn how to stop fearful thoughts from holding you back.
* Find out how to leave the city of regret and guilt behind.
* Hear the final word on moving beyond worry and anxiety.
* Gain an incredible sense of security with this cure for insecurity.

Here's how to take part in this giveaway!

Mandatory entry
1. Be a follower of this blog through Google Friend Connect (just click "Join this site" on the left there :) .
2. Leave a comment for this post!

Extra entries
(Not mandatory, but you really up your chances! If it says 2 entries, please leave 2 comments)

1. Grab my button (it's over there on the left) for your homepage (please leave me the URL so I can check). Doing this is worth 3 entries :)
2. Refer to this blog and this giveaway in a post on your own website (please leave me the URL so I can check). Doing this is worth 2 entries :)

* This CD set is free, but please help with the shipping cost of $6.50 if you're in North America or Europe ($3 if you don't mind sea mail) *.

This giveaway will end on March 16th at 12pm EST.
The winner will be chosen by Random.org. The winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be selected. Please be sure your email is in your comment!
Thanks a lot, have fun and God bless!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

intellectual entertainment

O hahaha.. guess what I found today. An actual website called Funny Exam. Yup, teachers get to post real exam answers from the kids they teach. Here are just a few; I barely got past the first page lol

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And then -- hahaha -- what do I happen to see at the bottom of the page? A link to a sister site called Perfectly Timed Photos. Well obviously I'm going to click on it right?? And this is what I find:

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The quote at the bottom of the picture reads: "The cat is just pissed that his master sucks at photoshop" hahahahaha

Naturally I look for the main page, and I find this:

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The quote beneath this picture reads: "You funny kid!...you tell funny joke!!" hahahaha.. Be further amused here and here.

Trust you're having a super weekend :)

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