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Bandung is located in Indonesia, West Java and is also known as the Paris of Java. I’ve been to both and it doesn’t come close. Having said that, Bandung is blessed with nice pleasant cool weather, so you can walk on the streets and not break into a sweat.

Bandung is also known for its many factory outlets and I’ve had many friends rave about the fabulous shopping, so off I went. The trip took only 2 hours, which doesn’t cause the “flat backside syndrome”. If you happen to be in Jakarta, you can also make a trip by car which takes about the same time. Golfers, bring your gear. Its a balanced trip for couples and groups traveling together as there is something for both the men and women.

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Find Local is a relatively new site with interesting features we love, like an online mapping service which allows us to view travel routes from one point to another (good for those who are terrible with directions or just can’t seem to navigate your way around).

FindLocal is also a locally based site providing information on twenty-two (22) Category Items such as Arts & Entertainment, Beauty & Spas and Restaurants and etc, of which the final category is most populated.

FindLocal aims to provide not just listings of places and events, but to provide a guide on how to get there. This does make sense as a lot of time, location is not clearly provided and potential customers are turned away by fear of not being able to find the place.

This site is useful for merchants as it allows you to be found (we understand FindLocal also does search optimization) and to list your business, providing details such as payment methods, parking availability and cost of parking (never seen this one before, good feature to help you budget accordingly), you are also able to list special promos for the period, internet connectivity info and etc.

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What’s eBay?

I’m pretty sure we heard of eBay cos they are no strangers to us, expecially women!!! Women are the major buying power in eBay, don’t u agree?!

eBay is an online marketplace created by a man called Pierre Omidyar in 1995. I’m not gonna tell a lot of stuff about him cos you ladies can ‘wiki’ him. But now a lady called Meg Whitman is the CEO for eBay! Go Lady! I met her during my visit to eBay Live Vegas in 2006. Nice lady. Didn’t get a picture with her cos I was so exhausted at the event.

I’m sure you ladies (if you read the papers), Chris (my partner) and I was featured once or twice by The Star Newspaper abt making big bucks online.

Can we make money in eBay?

The answer is simply YES with several conditions or cos. The passion to sell, the will of not giving up and the uniqueness of your product plays a huge role towards our success.

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Venus- the name conjures up thoughts of romance, passion and luxury. And ever since John Grey’s Men are from mars, Women are from venus, women too are equated to Venus.

Yoga also is all about these qualities with the addition of the prefix “self”. So it becomes self romance, passion to discover your true self, the luxury of self dependency etc.

Let me introduce myself as Sandhya Manoj- a full time house wife, full time yoga practitioner and part time yoga teacher. A house wife, we actually don’t have to say full time, as that aspect goes along with the word. Apart from the unaccounted chores of the house, we have to play teacher to our children, a nurse when any family member is sick, a cook during meal times etc. And a true yoga practitioner too, the aspect of full time goes along with it. We have to try to keep our awareness level up all the time, be in check of our thoughts, deeds etc.

I got married to Yoga when I married Manoj, my husband, who is also my Yoga Guru. By profession and academic qualification he was initially an accountant. However his true calling was Yoga, and as he slowly unraveled the depths of this great science to me, I too became hooked to it, and we in spite of family concerns, opened up our own Yoga studio.

Now a days, opening a yoga studio is considered opening up a good business concern. But 8 years back it was not so, as the word was fraught with all kinds of doubts, religion vise, gender vise etc. However, thanks to the grace of almighty, we were blessed with many wonderful people as our students, and today Manasa Yoga is a strong community of committed, serious yoga students.

Now how can Yoga help a woman?
Yoga can be your circulatory system’s best friend. The increased circulation brings nutrients to the cells, helps to purify them of toxic wastes and helps improve complexion.

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Mummy Mayhem in Cinemas Now

The Mummy franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the spectacular action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the global adventure series that has earned more than $800 million at the box office worldwide. Blockbuster action director ROB COHEN (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) invites audiences to experience a forbidden land with the epic The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

BRENDAN FRASER (The Mummy franchise, Journey to the Center of the Earth) returns as explorer Rick O’Connell, who now combats the resurrected Chinese Emperor (JET LI of War, The Forbidden Kingdom) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China to the neon-lit streets of post-war Shanghai and high into the Himalayas.

Rick is joined in this supernatural action-adventure by son Alex (LUKE FORD of Kokoda, The Black Balloon), archaeologist wife Evelyn (MARIA BELLO of A History of Violence, World Trade Center) and her bumbling brother, Jonathan (JOHN HANNAH of The Mummy series, The Last Legion). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.

Doomed by a wronged sorceress, Zi Yuan (MICHELLE YEOH of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Memoirs of a Geisha), to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent Terracotta Army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents.

As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force…unless the O’Connells can stop him first.

Now, in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the trademark thrills and visually stunning action of The Mummy series will be redefined for a new generation.

Characters newly introduced to The Mummy universe include RUSSELL WONG (Romeo Must Die, The Joy Luck Club) as Zi Yuan’s love, Ming Guo, the Emperor’s loyal servant who is betrayed by his ruler; LIAM CUNNINGHAM (Breakfast on Pluto, The Wind that Shakes the Barley) as Rick’s old friend and pilot, Desi “Mad Dog” Maguire; and acclaimed Chinese actor ISABELLA LEONG (upcoming Missing), making her American film debut as the Dragon Emperor’s ageless tomb guardian, Lin.

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