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Everyday, I stumble on cool videos from YOUTUBE. Some were forwarded by friends through email, some I see posted on Facebook and some videos I accidentally stumble upon when I go to youtube.com out of boredom. Rest assured, the job gets done. I am immensely entertained even for just a few minutes.

I have decided to share these entertaining videos to everyone (whenever I come across one). I hope it amuses you guys the way it amuses me. This segment will be called… drum roll please, … Youtube Video Of The Day! Tadah!

Enjoy!

This video was shot in New Zealand. It was a project by Family Life Education Pasefika (FLEP), a pacific health organisation. “Random Acts, Island Styles” — ordering food from Mcdonald’s while singing a Jason Mraz song. Too cute!

I’ve been watching Lie to Me at Fox every Wednesday … and I must say its quite fascinating. I’ve always find it cool to be able to read body language.  Is he giving me a fake smile or genuine, is he lying or not, what does shrug of the shoulder mean? Those are some of the things that you can see on the show but these are real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman.

I read up on  the connection of eye movement and lying … i found one very useful diagram called Visual Accessing Cue.

Visually Constructed Images (Vc)
If you asked someone to “Imagine a purple buffalo”, this would be the direction their eyes moved in while thinking about the question as they “Visually Constructed” a purple buffalo in their mind.

Visually Remembered Images (Vr)
If you asked someone to “What color was the first house you lived in?”, this would be the direction their eyes moved in while thinking about the question as they “Visually Remembered” the color of their childhood home.

Auditory Constructed (Ac)
If you asked someone to “Try and create the highest the sound of the pitch possible in your head”, this would be the direction their eyes moved in while thinking about the question as they “Auditorily Constructed” this this sound that they have never heard of.

Auditory Remembered (Ar)
If you asked someone to “Remember what their mother’s voice sounds like “, this would be the direction their eyes moved in while thinking about the question as they “Auditorily Remembered ” this sound.

Feeling / Kinesthetic (F)
If you asked someone to “Can you remember the smell of a campfire? “, this would be the direction their eyes moved in while thinking about the question as they used recalled a smell, feeling, or taste.

Internal Dialog (Ai)
This is the direction of someone eyes as they “talk to themselves”.

I believe this suggests that if someone is lying they look to the right which indicates a made up answer as their eyes are showing a “constructed image or sound”.

Today our fax machine broke down and I immediately searched the web for FREE fax online. I saw a bunch that has free trial but has a fee after the trial expires.

If you seldom fax a document to someone, like me for example, I’d rather email documents , you might want to check out Faxzero.com.

Its FREE, maximum of 2 faxes a day with maximum of 3 pages. Personally, that works for me. I hardly send out a fax, there is no hassle of leaving your office and going to a kiosk to fax a document. You can do so by just filling in the details (recipient, fax number), no more log in info and attaching the document to fax. That simple.

I’m not a Facebook addict. But I find myself logging in not just to keep in touch with friends but to play games. Lol!

As you all know, I play Mob Wars … and now a friend of mine got me into playing Yoville.  If you like cutesy games, this game is for you. Its like a mini SIMS game but less complicated and a little more interaction. Its nothing serious though … just a fun game to pass time. You can dress your character, decorate your apartment, buy a house or 2, work, buy a pet and chat with other Yoville players from Facebook.

If youre still into Myspace, they have Yoville for Myspace users as well.

I am not a popcorn person. My dad and my brother back home loves it so much that we practically have a year supply in our storage. I remember them watching TV side by side eating their popcorn and I never touch that thing no matter how much they persuaded me. Not even in movies (I’m a chips and nachos person!).

On Christmas Day, I received a box of Moose Munch by Harry and David. I wasnt planning on eating that thing,  but today while I was cleaning up my holiday mess…I dont know how but I ended up grabbing the box and reading the label. Its POPCORN with almonds (ok, not bad!), cranberries (yyum!), covered in … WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE! HOLY MOLY!! Must have! Must try!

… and soI did … and I LOVED IT! I loved it so much I finished the entire box in one sitting (so ashamed, oh so ashamed!) … I love it so much that I find myself searching for Harry and David Moose Munch Popcorn online! Lol!

Typing, searching … DARK CHOCOLATE Moose Munch Popcorn. Lol!

I love Facebook … I’ve connected with old friends, shared photos, and played games. But I cant help noticing the ads on the side of the page. And there’s one that caught my eye.

$50 - $90 for part time job?! Hellooo! Thats spells SCAM in bold letters. Unfortunately, a friend of mine fell for it.

At first it may seem harmless. Google kit is absolutely FREE, they say. As soon as you sign up, they ask for your credit card information for “shipping”  - $3.88. Sounds good? But read the FINE PRINT buried in the middle of the paragraph of the page:

“To get your free kit, just enter the information on the right, and I’ll get your kit shipped out fast. Also… for a limited time, not only will you get my entire GOOGLE MONEY TREE KIT, but you will also get a seven day trial to my private, members only website. People pay almost ninety bucks per month for access to this site, but during this seven day trial period, you can have unlimited, back stage private access, without any charge whatsoever. You can stay a member at the discounted price of seventy two dollars and twenty one cents per month for life. Of course, if your goals change, you can always call and cancel your subscription at any time. It really is the easiest thing you’ll ever do. If you can follow simple instructions, and will devote just a little time every day… you can be living the life of YOUR DREAMS TOO. I AM!”

My friend was charged $72.21 in her credit card for 3 months. She couldnt get a hold of their customer service rep to cancel subscription so she had to dispute the charges from her credit card company. And everyone knows its not easy to take away hours from work and responsibilities from home to deal with things like these. Such hassle.

I just hope FACEBOOK screens their advertisers. I know its good money for them. But their reputation is at stake if this keeps up.

This may be nothing for some but I just love the new THEMES from Gmail. You can now customize your inbox from Gmail. Just go to SETTINGS tab then click THEMES. There’s a bunch of colors and themes to choose from that Google launched just recently. And personally I cannot just choose one. Lol! They’re so pretty!

I can also customize by location but I haven’t tried that. These themes change throughout the day … if its sunset, sunrise, raining etc. in your location.

If you cant find the THEMES tab in your Gmail account today, just wait. You will have it anytime soon, for sure!

At 10:00am earlier today, there was the Great California Shake Out. Millions of participants (schools, businesses, families) in Southern California pretended that there was 7.8 magnitude earthquake. This is such a brilliant idea. Teaching people how to be prepared in case this happens in the future. I waited for our building to do a drill but unfortunately, they didn’t participate. Are we really prepared? I am a bit troubled. We are not prepared at all. I look around our office and our home … and I see shelves, bookcases unsecured, no disaster kits, no plan etc. Some people may think this is a joke. An officemate even said I am being paranoid. I’m not. I just want to be ready.

There are some guidelines from Earthquakecountry.info that you can read and also check out Shakeout.org for pointers on drills, how to prepare and your home for earthquake disasters, etc.

There was an email circulating for a few years now that the Triangle of Life is what you should remember during an earthquake. According to Shakeout.org, that information is false and the best way is DROP, COVER and HOLD ON.

Easy words to remember and can make a huge difference. I love their artwork too. I am going to post this around our office so everyone can be informed and there will be no excuse when the big day comes.

Recently, I’ve been looking around for new apartments around Orange County. I do most of my researching online before I visit the place. I came across Google Notebook to make my task a little bit easier. Whenever I see postings that I like, I copy them, paste them in my Google Notebook and review what I have gathered online.

It is so convenient. I can clip the apartment’s photos and copy the descriptions (type, location, price etc) and make personal comments like “this apartment includes utilities, stove, etc”. It is very handy. I can also make multiple sections if I want to add a different subject and I can easily drag and drop from 1 section to another.

Google now has 411 service … and it is FREE! All you need to do is dial 1-800-GOOG-411. Say where the place you are calling. State what you are looking for, then GOOG-411 will connect you directly with the business you are calling. That simple. That easy!

Some telephone company may apply usual charges for making a call but you will not be charged any additional fee. And also if you are calling from your mobile phone, you can just say “text message” or “map it”, GOOG-411 can even send you a text message with more details and a map.

Watch the video:

I really love Google . They make my life so much easier. Hah!