Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Still didn't receive my payment from blogadvertisingstore.com



Imagine the impact on a blogger/publisher who isn't paid by a website claiming they're genuine when they're not! First flooding our emails with assignments(paid reviews, tasks) and then backing off when the time came to pay back, that's blogadvertisingstore.com for you. Its three years since i haven't received the payment i was supposed to be paid to my paypal account once i reached the threshold for the same. A few months passed with us trying to first contact them about the issue but i got suspicious due to no response from them, i realized i wasn't going to be paid! Later learnt by fellow bloggers it was happening with them as well. I tried once again emailing them BUT i was banned or my account was suspended ignoring even my pleas for payment i was deserving of. It was months of hard work when i was extremely dedicated to writing those paid reviews for the scam site, but little did i know of it until i wasn't paid and came across heaps of stories of not being paid on the Internet. I guess i wouldn't ever be paid because i didn't try to campaign against them thinking they would turn out reliable and pay me without having to campaign against them the way some of my fellow bloggers did and were also paid! But my patience and humbleness was all in vain as I'm still due to be paid almost more than $250!

Don't know if there is anyone left still writing for them because by now it must be known throughout the web how they have scammed us poor bloggers and raided us of our time and effort only to escape with our hard earned money (sigh).....

I wish i could parade them......... blah blah... :(

SPARTACUS TEEN WORKOUT FEATURING FUNK JR (VIDEO)

SPARTACUS TEEN WORKOUT - MUSCLE BUILDING AND FAT BURNING

I love living with my teen. It is so cool being able to workout with Funk Jr anytime we want. Whether it's doing a workout, playing basketball, football or flexing in the mirror (seriously)...I think my narcissism may have rubbed off on the poor child. There is nothing like spending quality time with my boy and advocate a healthy lifestyle at the same time.


We shot this workout last week to address all the teens that have been asking me for advice on training. I go off on a little tangent during the intro to dispel the myths that working out during your teens will STUNT YOUR GROWTH.

Funk Jr. was a true warrior on this hot and humid day. He's 14, almost 6ft and as he puts it "WANTS TO BE JACKED" - lol








SPARTACUS TEEN WORKOUT


This Spartacus Teen Workout focuses on overall muscle building, abs and core strength, conditioning and power -- this workout targets every muscle in your body using multi-joint exercises and metabolic resistance training to get you ripped and muscular or help you lose weight.

Perform each exercise for 30 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds rest. One after the other with no rest (do as many reps as possible with good form during the work period)

Rest for 90 second after you complete all 10 exercises and repeat for 2 more rounds - TOTAL 3 ROUNDS

SPARTACUS TEEN WORKOUT
30 SEC-15 SEC -90 sec

KETTLEBELL SWINGS
PUSH UPS
BURPEES
ABS IN AND OUTS
DUMBBELL DOUBLE BENT OVER ROWS
ALT LUNGE
SWISS BALL PLANK
KB GOBLET SQUAT
JUMPING JACKS
CORE SIDE PLANK REACH UNDERS


7 TIPS FOR TEENS WHEN STRENGTH TRAINING



1. Start with basic body weight exercises for a few weeks (such as sit-ups, pushups, and pull-ups) before using weights if you have never picked up weights before – Spartacus Bodyweight Workout

2. Workout with weights about three times a week. Give your body, muscles, tendons and bones time to rest and recuperate by avoiding weight training on back-to-back days.

3. Warm up for 5-10 minutes before each session. Make sure you warm up with a slight jog, skipping rope or dynamic warm up to get the blood flowing to the muscles.

4. Spend no more than 40 minutes in the weight room or training to avoid fatigue or boredom. (Unless you are training for a sport or something specific.)

5. Work more reps; avoid maximum lifts. Unless you have a Trainer, coach to supervise you, avoid heavy lifting and stick to interval training or lifting lower weight for more reps.

6. Ensure you're using proper technique through supervision. Improper technique may result in injuries, particularly in the shoulder and back.

7. Stretch your muscles after training, Cool down for 5-10 minutes after each session.



Monday, August 1, 2011

MusicMonday - ♫ Shania Twain - You're Still The One ♫

Well yesterday i celebrated my 12Th wedding anniversary.. "well many long years have flown by and without a clue how" i relied when i was asked by my cousin on Face book if i had any idea how 12 yeas had passed on so quickly ;)

Sometimes it seems i was married just last year and sometimes it seems a long long time ago, but 12 years isn't and wasn't enough to be married to the one i loved when i met him... it is after all eternal love, the promise of a lifetime :)

Marriage is not a bed of roses, who wouldn't agree... it has its highs and well as lows. Who can argue there is never a day you had a tear in your eye but of course the happiness you gained should always make up for those tearful days.

So i dedicate this song to my love, my husband who is still the one.... have a happy MM folks :)



"You're Still The One"

(When I first saw you, I saw love.
And the first time you touched me, I felt love.
And after
all this time, you're still the one I love.)
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night


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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Celebrating my wedding anniversary today; married for 12 years now!



Happy Wedding Anniversary to me! been married for 12 years now! How shall i describe my journey... well i must say its a lifetime never ending journey but the ride till now was worth the decision i made years ago. It was a treat, though not like the icing on the cake nor the cake itself, but was a real treat! A roller coaster ride!

When you are married its uncertain where life could have you thrown in years but i've spend 12 years in a marriage as beautiful with roses and thorns. There has been endless thorns that could thwart me from moving another step in live but the roses itself were the strength and the motive... when life is a challenge itself.. marriage is just a part of our lives.... :)

My two minute self made wedding poetry!

There were days the tide seemed high..
There were days the tide was low..
There were days when everything seemed bright..
There were days when nothing went right..

One can never say threading a needle is easy and just the way is a married life. Its never easy and there would be lots of highs and lows at every point in life but a person remains strong and keep joining broken thread, that is what makes up a marriage(the lines above describe it so well) :)

We'll celebrating our day with my close family, and i wish us many more years to celebrate... Happy 12th Wedding anniversary to us :)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Yahoo email frustration; lost the chance to enter into a contest!


I guess i'm not going to register or sign up on any site again using my yahoo email id! I'm still waiting for a confirmation email i was supposed to receive on my yahoo account. It's a site hosting a kids contest and i registered my 11 year old son, Aryan to participate. But it's only for Indians and though reliable, but they're only allowing a limited number of entries. Besides only one sign up per IP! Now that i haven't yet received the confirmation email how on earth am i going to enter further into the contest which is for kids of tender ages to create fun cartoons, faces, etc with colorful paints on food, and submit for voting. The winner would be selected through votes.

My son Aryan qualifies as a 11 year old and it would be a good opportunity to divert his mind from the games he loves to play but to which he is also getting addicted to. I thought since he is a creative little boy, there is a chance for him to win, plus his time spent on the contest would be worth his energy than the exhausting games he plays. But, i haven't yet received the yahoo email and frustration is getting into me because i would still run out of time for a second attempt to sign up from my sisters PC, considering the limited entries for registration. My sister might be in a deep sleep by now... and here it's a 'hurry or sign ups expire soon' situation i am stuck in! i cant even ask for a re-confirmation as im sure it still wouldn't arrive in my inbox. This has occurred a repeated amount of times but trusting yahoo emails service i signed up with my yahoo id, now what, regret! I should have used my Gmail id instead (sigh). Has Aryan lost the chance to enter? I'll have to wait and see... :(

Well, i've already waited for an hour to see if the mail would arrive at my yahoo address, even if in its own sweet time, but in vain. I think yahoo mail needs a real enhancement of its services instead of introducing a number of new and attractive features which are useless if the main service which is delivery and reception of emails hasn't yet bettered. In the attempt to lure new users they might lose their existing users to Gmail!

For me, a Gmail account is the winner even though they might not have been offering the new and many features the yahoo account does. But i don't care for features i care for my important mails more than anything else! Seems like i will have to divert all my imp emails to my Gmail account because, who knows, one day i might awake and find all my emails gone! Yahoo would say; we regret the inconvenience caused!!!!