This shot is my latest additional in my compilationsI have posted this announcement in my Chez Francine blog that I’ve got a flickr account and everybody is very much welcome to have a look on my different compilations and collections. To the people out there who doesn’t have any idea yet, you may give me a visit at http://www.flickr.com/photos/macheriefrancine and you may leave a message there as well of the different shots that I took in the last months. I’ll be adding some photos there everyday and if you think that there’s something about my job that I need to improve, please don’t hesitate to tell me.

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Would you believe that my friend and her husband will have a fractional ownership in Colorado next month? She’s lucky isn’t it? Honestly, I am very happy for her and I’ll say that she is indeed very lucky for all the blessings she receives everyday. Colorado is one of the places hubby and I would like to visit one day because of the beautiful canyons. My friend doesn’t know as to how much we’d love to go in Colorado one day but if she’ll know about it, I’m pretty sure that she’ll welcome us in their home. Ifever one day we’ll be travelling there, I’m not going to tell her about it because I’d like to surprise her by popping up myself infront of their door ^-^ .

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I called my family in PI this afternoon and talked to my mom to greet her a Happy Mother’s Day in advance. She’s very happy that I still remember her and gave an importance on this simple celebration. They’ll be having a little gathering tomorrow at home and I am very happy to know that she’s smiling now and isn’t worrying of me here anymore. My mom isn’t getting any younger anymore and soon once I’ll have my own kids, I know that things will be a little bit different and I won’t be able to send them big financial help. While I am still childless, I told and explained her that it is best if they’ll have their own term life insurance as a protection for themselves incase of emergencies. I cannot control the future and for me, it is best to have something in advance while I still have the means to pay for it and can afford it. I feel very good when I know from myself that all of them are in good hands especially my beloved parents.

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Appetizer
When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?
- yeah I do. I tryy to remain nice as possible as I could especially that I am a foreigner in this country.

Soup
Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?
- Our floor is carpeted because it’s cold here. The floors in the toilet, kitchen, and shower room are all tiles. The only thing I don’t like about carpets is that it is tiring to vacuum. I just hate it really!

Salad
Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.
- My real name is Anna Marie so first letter is letter “A”… Anne is Amiable, Adorable, Audacious & Agressive hahaha. I can’t think of anything else!

Main Course
Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?
- Yeah but I’d rather keep it as a secret as to who this person is. It’s quite personal and respect their private lives

Dessert
Name 2 blue things.
- sky and the beach

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Isn’t it beautiful to have a marble fireplace on your own? Goodness! My friend’s fireplace is made of marble and it is really beautiful. It’s quite different but it’s stylish and elegant to look at. I can’t take off my eyes on her fireplace when I visited her 2 weeks ago. A fireplace is something that I’m wishing to have for my future house because I find it romantic. I used to have my dream style for my future fireplace but after seeing my friend’s house and seeing her cute fireplace, I wanna have a marble fireplace too. I’m not a copy cat but it is just very lovely!

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This shot is only an apetizer from our Normandie holidays last week. As I am not done yet in checking my shots, I stole one of hubby’s shots. Voila! Normandie really have a very beautiful paysages and the houses there are quite different. The things that I love there are: fresh air because it’s very near at the sea, the seafoods, the view, the people and everything actually. We were thankful that the weather last week was really good so all of us (my inlaws, hubby and me) really enjoyed the entire trip.

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Do you have any single idea what medevac is? Don’t laugh at me but when I first met this word, I thought it’s a medicine or a vaccine. Searched it online and found out that medevac is a short abbreviation for medical evacuation. As far as I know, medical evacuation is usually done by air ambulance in transporting the patient going to the hospital. It’s faster and the air ambulance itself is equipped with state-of-the-art- facilities and is also accompanied by highly trained flight crews and medical personnel. As an ordinary citizen, I can really tell how important and helpful medevac is especially for people living in remote areas far from the hospital. Friends, make sure to write all the numbers of AeroCare in your agenda or address book just incase you’ll be needing it when unexpected situations come.

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Eversince hubby got home since yesterday from Paris, I’ve been in the very good mood to do the cooking and to serve light foods for dinner. Yeah, call me a desperate chef but I am really dreaming of becoming a chef one day. Eversince I’ve tried those restos in Normandie and ate their foods there, the obsession started and I am always wishing to be able to get their secrets on how the chefs there make the sauces. One of the restos that really caught my attention until now is the resto that’s called La Malle aux Epices. The foods are asians but it is cooked in a french way. Really loved how they prepared the food and how it tasted. Yummy! Anyway, I’m trying to copy their food but unfortunately, the sauces I made are completely different from theirs. But so far, hubby loved the food I cooked this evening especially the rice. It’s light and the servings are balanced. Thanks to SEB VitaCuisine hehehe!

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How You Life Your Life

You have a good sense of self control and hate to show weakness. You say whatever is on your mind. Other people’s reactions don’t phase you. You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren’t attainable.

How Do I live my life? Time run so fast in this new environment of mine and honestly, thinking as to how I live my life is a little bit confusing. Confusing because I don’t know if I shall be doing this thing first and that thing as the second and so on and so fourth. I am happily married and I’m content with it so in this subject, I have no problem about it. With my carreer, I wanted to keep the job I have right now in the afternoon. For the morning, I don’t know if I’ll continue my french lesson or if I’ll look for a job in the morning or if I’ll take a formation which may help me land a better job in the next months. I am a big dreamer but sometimes, things are out of control.

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I wanted to post a pic of mine that was taken years ago but I don’t have the courage to post it because I look so ugly in those shots. Comparing those shots and the present photos I have right now really have a big difference especially after the 5 days holidays I had last week. Goodness! I gained a kilo and watching these shots makes me feel that I look like a pig now huhuhuhu. Now, I am tempted to check Phentermine and to see if it really works or not. My baby fats are coming in and I only have few weeks left before the big show next month.

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At times of trouble especially at times when we’re in desperate need of money, it is sometimes difficult when unexpected situations come like emergencies or simply because for personal reasons. Some of us, the income we have is not enough for ourselves and savings account that we also have is not that much too. Right? Loans are always on the rescue for us and is the last option that comes into our mind. But take note, applying for a loans in general is very difficult especially at the banks because they’ll be asking you to submit several papers before your loan will be approved. Your chances are always 50-50 and you’ll be very fortunate enough if your loan and the amount of money that you wanted will be granted. But if you have a bad credit history, expected the worst coz you’ll surely have the very least chance to be approved. In my opinion, it is best to apply for a loan online because there are bad credit loans available everywhere and it is easier too. For credit cards, don’t worry too because it is possible to avail these bad credit credit cards at badcreditoffers.com.

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Moving and looking for a one way truck rental? MovingOrbit.com is the right solution for your problem because they’ve got cheap truck rental quotes. Because of that, moving your entire things will surely be very easy and comfortable and your pocket will surely be smiling as well. To really check prove that I am saying the right things here, check them at movingorbit.com and request for a free truct rental quote. MovingOrbit.com will immediately send you the quote you want and need. If I were you, I’ll definitely give them a call without any second thoughts at all. A friend of mine have transacted this company and she said that she’s very much content of their service.

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It’s good to be back home and I am missing all of you guys here and blogging as well. Really want to thank everyone for dropping by here all the time and for checking my entries here too. Our Normandie vacation went really great! We were fortunate enough that the weather cooperated with us. I’ll be posting some of the shots that I took in the next days coz I haven’t touched it yet. Hubby and I arrived home very safely even if we’re a little bit tired. For us, it’s good to be back here at home and to finally relax and to do the things that we both loved to do. Right now, I am a little bit busy coz I’m preparing his things as he will be leaving tomorrow morning again going in Paris for his work but he’ll be coming back here on Wednesday. So far, everything goes well here and I’ll be blog hopping later on or tomorrow morning…Promise!

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Acne problem is really a very common problem for women especially the teenagers. For other women like me especially asians, acne problem comes up and is a very big problem when entering and living in a cold country. This has been my biggest problem until now and I am still fighting against it. I have tried the best acne treatment, visited the best dermatologist but nothing changes still. I miss seeing myself infront of the mirror and looking at myself without any single pimples at all.

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Days really run so fast and next month, my nieces will start their kindergarten days. Looking at them made me remember the days I was with them when they were still enfants and soon, they’ll become adolescents without knowing how time passes by so fast. As an aunt, I wish them to become a responsible individual and person. I wish that they’ll be concentrating their studies and will be having very good friends who would be a good influence to them. I hope that they’ll never have any vices like drug addiction or smoking. Although it is possible to find a very good drug rehab in our time right now, I still prefer that they wouldn’t enter in the drug addiction world. They can be an addict like me like shopaholic or shoe addict but drug addiction, that will be a big NO NO!

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