This Side of Heaven... where angels love to tread!

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Thanksgiving as always was spent at home with family and friends. We are always thankful of what we have in our lives; a good job, healthy kids, a house to go home to, loved ones and most of all friends (old and new) who make our lives more interesting and colourful. The Altarejos' would like to thank our guests: the Boados (Ching, Cel, Melissa, Zach and Jayden) and Sunny for making this year's Thanksgiving holiday another memorable day of celebration.

Let's do this again next year???

Just added recently to my "must visit links" is Vern's blog Aim for Awesome.



Visit his site and you'll see why...

Halloween may have come and gone, but these photos of adorable babies in costumes will live forever...





















I wonder why adults don't look this cute when they are wearing costumes???? Hmmmm!


Source: Mimoza P

A print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole
covers in New York City, USA. Holes on the print allow the steam to come out. Wording around the cup reads, "Hey, City That Never Sleeps. Wake up. Folgers."



An innovative idea on a large billboard in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It really makes people want to grab that "Heineken".



Life-size stickers of people were stuck on automatic sliding doors at a mall in Mumbai, India. When someone approaches, the doors move apart and it feels like the people on the door are moving away. The person entering finds the message , "People move away when you have body odor".



An advertisement found in Malaysia. A sticker was placed on the high voltage box depicting that powerful Duracell batteries were used.



An ambient exercise to promote Eatalica burgers. A "Caution ? Wet Floor" board was placed near an Eatalica burger signboard. The copy on the board reads, "Oogling at the burger may involuntarily cause drooling, which may in turn lead to a wet floor. Issued for your safety by the management of Eatalica Restaurant". Eatalica is an American-Italian food joint in Chennai, India.



A giant mirror was built that allowed passers-by to stop and look at themselves wearing Individual clothes at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan.



Advertisements for a job-recruiting company in Berlin, Germany depict people working in vending machines and ATMs. It delivers the message, "Life is too short for the wrong job".



Stickers were placed in selected car park locations and car workshops where M-Tech Plasma HID lights are sold in Malaysia. It delivers the message that these headlights are 300% brighter than regular headlights. The burn-effect sticker from the headlights really leaves an impression.



This is an advertisement found in Vancouver during their National Non-Smoking Week. The car was placed at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the message. It reads, "Death from car accidents: 370. Death from smoking-related causes: 6,027. Quit now before it kills you."



In another creative idea by The Fitness Company, "dumbbells" were placed at various subways in New York City, which create an illusion that the person holding the safety bar is doing weights.



A very cost-effective advertisement in Hong Kong for a yoga school showcases
the prowess of a yoga practitioner on the flexible stems of drinking.
straws. Enquiries and enrolment went after up this promotional stunt.




A creative ad by Mini Cooper placed at the Zurich, Switzerland train station,
shows people climbing into or out of the car, when they are actually entering or exiting stairs.

Source: Hanni D

• You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

• You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.

• You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

• You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (Admit it!)

• You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

• You had either a 'bowl cut' or 'pixie', not to mention the 'Dorothy Hamill'. People sometimes thought you were a boy.
  

• You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

• You owned 'Klick-Klacks' and smacked yourself in the face more than once !

• Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

• You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

• You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

• You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family.

• You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

• You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

• You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

• You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture and you despised Nellie Olson!

• You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

• PONG! ('video tennis' )was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of !

• Your hairstyle was described as having 'wings' or 'feathers' and you kept it 'pretty' with the comb you kept in your back pocket. When you walked, the 'wings' flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna 'take off'.
  

• You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.
  

• You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

• YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!

• It was a big event in your household each year when the 'Wizard of Oz' would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

• You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: 'Who will I marry? Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?'

• You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

• You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

• You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens ! on your t-shirts!

• You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

• You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

• You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

• You thought Olivia Newton John's song 'Physical' was about aerobics. (?? Its not??)

• You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or r a i n b o w designs.

• You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

• You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first 'real' perfume you ever owned.

• You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off.

Thanks to Hanneli for sharing.