wow balls

wow balls at Mall of Asia (MOA) a chance for kids (yes, its only for kids *sigh*) to play in the water inside a big balloon... a small filled up inflatable pool was set up at moa's bayside and is attracting kids and adults... you can bring your kids and let them try it for 15min and you only have to pay 50pesos... sure looks fun

carriedo at night

carriedo at night... still bustling with activities and lots of vendors.  check out the carriedo scene at daytime, i think the only difference is that they have umbrellas to ward of the scorching sun and occasional rain.

Super Fast Mobile Internet Service

Heard of Clear Wireless Internet? Clear offers impressive
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Upon signing up for your contract, you will be given the option of either leasing the modems or purchasing them. There is no right or wrong choice, so you'll have to make a decision based on your individual circumstance.

The home wireless modem, which is about the size of a normal modem that you're used to with other companies. The difference is that this modem is totally wireless except for the USB cable that plugs into your PC. This offers a robust speed of up to 6mbps. And while the wireless mobile internet modem is basically a USB stick about the size of a pack of gum. As long as you're in the coverage area, your laptop will be able to access the internet with speeds of up to 4mbps.

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$8 Rx Eyeglasses

Here let me share you guys, top of My favorite high fashion eyeglasses




But would you guys believe me if I tell you that the eyeglasses pictured above is just $8? Yes, you are reading it right! $ 8 Rx eyeglasses, only at ZenniOptical!

At tough time like this we have to spend wisely and that starts at ZenniOptical, by simply How You Can Start Spending Smart, right?

where are thou?

in support to our fellow CDP - Amir of Tehranlive.org - who has been missing since June 17 and is suspected that he was one of many iranians who were arrested during the protests, he has been blogging non stop about the situation in tehran and has captured photos of the demostration which international magazines have published his photos. we want our blogger back.. this is also in recognition of the spirit of iranians who want change and wishing for a better world. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Affordable holidays

Are you planning your next holiday vacation package? I suggest that you do first your homework! Visit sites and get to compare each one of them, and which of them can ofer the best deal for you. Travel.com.au offers cheap flights, may it be domestic in and around Australia or international flights yes abroad they offer affordable international airfares as well.

The purpose of Travel.com.au is to help customers to save money on holiday packages worldwide. It provides you with an up-to-date list of the very best deals at hotels and resorts and a discounted “Hot Specials” including hotel and air from selected getaways. If you are planning a vacation and you want to compare the prices of hotels and resorts at your destination, just select that destination in the quote box and bring some information and you will receive the information immediately. You can choose between a booking only hotel room and booking hotel and flight.

Here are the few airlines that they have contracted rates, such as qantas, singapore airlines, jetstar, united airlines and many more!

Forex trading

Forex means Foreign Exchange market. Forex is the market where one currency is traded for another. Forex also referred to as the Forex or FX market. Forex is one of the largest financial market in the world.

For starters, the forex or foreign exchange is what you call the place or hunting ground for the different currencies around the world. They are being exchanged with one another in small to large volumes. This kind of foreign exchange market happens to be the world’s largest amounting to over $3 trillion transactions on a daily basis. When you trade in the forex market, you allow your investments to move from one currency to another. If a currency falls due to a bad economic standing, your investment will still be safe and protected since you can easily pick out the stronger currency of your choice. Most often than not, you choose currency pairs like the USD and the Euro. So whatever is more profitable and stronger, you must put investment there.

The forex software is designed to actually allow people to successfully maneuver their way through the forex market. The CMSFX forex trading software is a trading software that offers the investor direct access to some of the tightest spreads, through a stable, standalone forex trading platform, 24 hours a day. Now you can enhance your Forex trading experience with easy access to powerful tools, highly developed charting technology, Dow Jones news, and an advanced level of customization, sophistication and convenience that sets VT Trader apart from other Forex trading platforms.

I hope you all like this forex education that I just wrote.

Wii.Uk

As I am browsing the net, searching for cheapest Wii prices in and around the world wide web. My searches were directed at www.wii.uk.net - The site specialized in Nintendo web site providing video games stock checking with price comparison with a plethora of retailers.

Remember months ago? When it's so hard to get a Wii Console and let alone Wii bundles? But now on wii.uk.net, wii's are now much more freely available than they were really, a few months ago. As wii.uk.net has a table for full up to the minute stock details by the retailers.

Shipping a Wii console from England in my particular circumstance is perfect. Wii Fitness crazes and other exciting features I read about on that site provide a complete set of guides from Wii console country differences and World similarities. European relatives in England will be able to speak in real time and so many other great things I can do when I get one. I''m planning to get Wii Fit and really fit! I wouldn't know where to go for Wii bundles or even what they are without sites like Wii.Uk.

Still looking for cheap Nintendo Wii bundles? Visit www.wii.uk.net for more information!

misterios

"No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye."

Nouvea Riche

Given the growing activities like business improvements, real estate investments, stock investments or shifts in the economy and other economic activities all over the globe, one can see people with the quest for business adventure, growing exponentially. People, businesses and even countries are becoming nouveau riche.


What is nouveau riche? This is a “French for newly rich, or new money, refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth within his or her generation. This term is generally to emphasize that the individual was previously part of a lower socioeconomic rank, and that such wealth has provided the means for the acquisition of goods or luxuries that were previously unobtainable.”

Lately, I was lead to an excellent article titled Planet Startup that gives some inspiring examples of new ventures for determined American entrepreneurs. A few of these ventures discuss individuals who are now nouveau riche because of their entrepreneurial ideas.


Read through the article and learn about opportunities like providing broadband in Brazil, becoming a biodiesel producer in Argentina, creating an ad network for India's mobile content developers, launch an exclusive social network for Russian millionaires, opening an American-style restaurant in one of China's fast-growing cities, remodel homes for China's burgeoning middle class, flipping mining claims in Bolivia, export the planet's next great wines - from Greece or import fine wines to upscale restaurants - in India, export gourmet coffee from Rwanda, become a social entrepreneur in South Africa and many other opportunities.

PNT for all your paintball needs

Knowing how to choose paintball guns, especially the RIGHT one, can seem like a daunting task. With a few tips, you should be able to select a great paintball gun like a pro. Just as when purchasing anything new, there are basic questions you need to ask. Is it reliable? Is it durable? What services are available? And all those questions that I have has been answered all by pntball.com

PNTBall is the premier online paintball store for scenario paintball gear. Some of the popular paintball guns they they have are the following: Tippmann A5, X7, Tippmann 98, BT TM7, BT4 Delta Elite, US Army Alpha Black Tactical, Spyder MR1 and Spyder MR2. We also carry paintball pistols like the Ariakon Overlord, Ariakon ACP 2.0, Tiberius 8, Tiberius T9 Ranger.

BabySafeTravel

BabySafeTravel is a website that provides parents what they all need in one place. Yes it is a one-stop shopping for parents with babies.

There is no easy way when traveling with your little children right? That's why BabySafeTravel is here to your rescue. From planning a vacation to the need of
baby travel gear you can rely onto BabySafeTravel.

Thinking of a vacation and a travel with baby? SafeBabyTravel specialize in baby travel BabySafeTravel is your home for traveling with your baby - read reviews by other parents to find the most family friendly hotels at your destination. You can also buy the latest baby travel products to make your trip as easy and safe as possible.

At BabySafeTravel website you’ll find guides and easy ways to book your air travel, hotel and or car. They not only work in US destinations but also international.

What more could you parents ask for? The site offer baby travel tips for parents of children of all ages and stages as well as of multiples. They have a fun list of baby blogs that you can look over.

And oh before I forget, the site offers a baby boutique that has everything from sleeping to playing, items you will want to have even if you don’t have a trip planed yet on mind.

i heart

"i wonder how many times we have to say goodbye before we finally let go"

Paintball

Are you fond of paintball guns? Then the company, Ultimate Paintball is probably a good site for you to get your favorite things you need for your hobby paintball. Ultimate paintball offers the top selling guns such as Tippmann A-5, Tippmann 98 Custom, Smart Parts Ion, Spyder Pilot ACS and many others. Among the products Tippmann paintball markers seem to be of good quality, and have reasonable prices. Usually, the better the quality, the more contentment you can get from your game.

For me the Tippmann Model 98 Custom is an update of the legendary Model 98 that is more easily upgraded but still retains the original's durability and reliability. The Model 98 Custom is a good choice for beginners who are interested in heavily customizing their own paintball gun or for players who want a decent gun that will last for years to come.

HughesNet is Fast and Affordable! and most of all Reliable!

For many Internet users who live in rural and remote areas, they were left out of the DSL mix when high speed Internet first became available. They were forced to continue to use a dial up connection to access the Internet, which is notoriously slow and unreliable. Fortunately, the satellite industry came up with a solution that provides high speed Internet access regardless of your location. Satellite Internet allows users to access the Internet at high speeds no matter where they are. All you need is a subscription and a satellite antenna and they are on their way to experiencing all the benefits of a high speed Internet connection.

Thinking if it's DSL or Cable Internet? High-speed Internet is over – get hughes internet service today! For a fast and more reliable Internet service.

Hughes Net is available everywhere – even where cable Internet and DSL don't reach. HughesNet offers a suite of connectivity solutions for your home, business or enterprise - with download speeds ranging from 1.0 Mbps to 5.0 Mbps.

I am tired of using the dial-up and how my connection was slow and kept getting interrupted by incoming phone calls. As I am reading this hughes satellite internet policy, I am considering getting a satellite service for myself. It seems it's much better and easier with satellite to browse the web than with dial-up.

HughesNet is the clear choice for today's Internet savvy!

Reloading Equipment

Sinclair International is a company that dedicates to provide with some of the best products for riflemans. If you want to find great shooting products then at this site you will be able to find a wide selection. Their products are all organized in different categories so you can find the information that you need in a faster way.

The categories of products that you will be able to find at the site are reloading equipment, cleaning products, components, rifle rests / bags / bipods, shooting accessories / tools, scopes and accessories, books / videos / software, highpower equipment, mugs, caps and accessories.

When it comes to guns you should be careful with the places you buy your products, at Sinclair International you will have a good option to start looking for those products. So if you are interested in this products and want to find further information about them then you should definitely check out their site!

A must to see heavy-duty reloading supplies, reloading equipment and reloading dies

catching what?

chicago remodeling

When you are planning a remodeling project, or the building of a custom home, the selection of the team of specialists who will turn your dream into reality is an important one. They must share your vision and be meticulous in carrying it out and, most importantly, be obsessively committed to the quality of the finished product. The success of a job well done is measured in the last 10% of a project where attention to detail and concern for quality are paramount.

Everybody's been remodeling these days. Remodeling their homes that is, or so it would seem. The housing market may be caught up in in the current wide spread downturn, but Phoenix remodeling continues to move forward as many homeowners are opting to remodel instead of moving.

The average home is about 33 years old and with the nation's aging housing stock, a lot of remodeling projects such as replacing windows and roofs are an ongoing necessity. But home age aside, people are adding on, upgrading and remodeling their homes in greater numbers than ever before. Phoenix remodeling is a big part of over 25 million U.S. homeowners undertaking some sort of home improvement project annually. Major remodeling projects now make up a large part of the money invested by homeowners. These include complete home remodeling, additions and kitchen upgrades.

So whether you live in Chicago, Baltimore or even in Seattle. You can always find remodeling projects such as Baltimore remodeling, Chicago Remodeling and Seattle remodeling.

iris

manila is celebrating its 438th foundation day today and is declared a special non-working day in manila

signs

signs has been a proven and is a very effective marketing material that make the customers or the people to be aware of your company and products.. signs have helped businesses since time immemorial. it's a good way in getting the word out about your new campaign or brand and is an affordable option for most businessmen. you can use various types of signs, like plastic, wood, or aluminum signs inside your establishment or just around the town to boost awareness about your company. one thing to note in making signs is making sure that you have a catchy slogan or a nice logo that is noticeable so that people will notice.

text

who doesnt know how to send a text or SMS these days? even 5 year old kids know how to text, specially here in the Philippines where texting has become a new form of communication (did you know that philippines is dubbed as the texting capital of the world? LOL) that is how addicted people are into texting that even you leave in the same house, you even text your brother who is in a different room to ask something... so what happened to good old way of communication? texting is helpful in many ways but i think sometime s the use of sms or text has hindered soem in ways of communicating with each other. other problems with texting is that people, especially kids are getting poor in spelling.

well, anyways, as shown in the photo, the old man preferred using his cellphone and text someone instead of calling or using the phone booth beside him. could be one of the reason is that Prepaid Phone Card is cheaper and the cost of texting is only 1 peso, but if you think about it, you can use Phone Cards in calling someone specially the message you need to seen is urgent or important. and it is also a good thing that Calling Cards are now cheap and international rates has dramatically decreased, so calling or texting someone abroad is also affordable now a days.

so what do you prefer? calling or texting?

remote access

technology has really evolve and has played a very important role in redefining the business standards, even the way news are delivered. one of the downside of this is that you are very accessible to your boss LOL, just a text or call away and you'll be asked to go to the office and check email or tweak some programs, that is why i love innovation and technology and one of the best is being able to access your office PC from home, yep having remote access means you dont have to leave the comfort of your home to finish some work, but instead do it at home, in your bed. :)

one of the reliable remote access i can recommend is RemotePC (http://www.remotepc.com) which offers fast, secure, and easy way to do remote access and it's only $4.95/month! RemotePC even have their own help desk if in case you encounter problem or need support.

human statue

these kids really like this human statue at luneta, i cant remember when did i start seeing human statue at the metro but i know that this kind of entertainment have a long history in Europe.  i really do admire the patience and control of living statues and how they can keep their cool

Get ADT Home Security, today!

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Home makeover with Phoenix remodeling!

When you are planning a remodeling project, or the building of a custom home, the selection of the team of specialists who will turn your dream into reality is an important one. They must share your vision and be meticulous in carrying it out and, most importantly, be obsessively committed to the quality of the finished product. The success of a job well done is measured in the last 10% of a project where attention to detail and concern for quality are paramount.

If you plan to remodel your home, why not with Phoenix remodeling? Phoenix Remodeling is where you can get a home a new facelift. Everybody's been remodeling these days. Remodeling their homes that is, or so it would seem. The housing market may be caught up in in the current wide spread downturn, but Phoenix remodeling continues to move forward as many homeowners are opting to remodel instead of moving.
The average home is about 33 years old and with the nation's aging housing stock, Phoenix remodeling projects such as replacing windows and roofs are an ongoing necessity. But home age aside, people are adding on, upgrading and remodeling their homes in greater numbers than ever before. Phoenix remodeling is a big part of over 25 million U.S. homeowners undertaking some sort of home improvement project annually. Major remodeling projects now make up a large part of the money invested by homeowners. These include complete home remodeling, additions and kitchen upgrades.

happy father's day

about two sundays ago, i did a half day tour of manila with diwa of http://walkwithyoung.com

one of the places i showed her is Rizal Park or the Luneta, we passed by the rizal park chess plaza and saw this old man competing with a kid and both players looked serious...
by the looks of it, the kid was winning :)  overheard the proud father of the kid that the little girl (i think he said she's about 11 years old) compete for her school, and her father brings her at the chess plaza to find worthy opponents for her which serves as good training for her, and that they travelled far just to go to the place and wake up early.  what father's will do for the love of their kids huh.

happy father's day to my tatay, and to all the loving father's out there.

busa

happy birthday pepe!

Dr. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda

June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896

Remembering the national hero's birthday today. (Photo taken inside the Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago)

old house at binondo

a sample of 19th century house at san nicolas area in binondo, where the neighborhood is lined with old houses that withstood the bombing of manila during the world war II... but sad to say it seems that these houses can no longer stood the test of time, due to neglect and/or "progress', meaning torning down the old houses to build buildings. it's just sad to see these beautiful architectures full of history being torn down and left to decay.


a closer look at the photo... it's siesta time i guess ;)

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Share, Explore and Connect!

With other travelers like yourself at Open Travel! Open Travel is a great website to meet people with same interest! At Open Travel you can share your travel experience, explore other places and attractions without living your house, and connect with travelers around the globe!

Open Travel is such a great site, cause now you can create trips to store and share your travel memories with friends and family. Like to do and read reviews? Yes you can at Open Travel - They have a feature that has other users review hotels, restaurants and other attractions. Isn't that great? Now you can have an idea about some place.

Aside from it's being a great travel website... They offer a Free Travel Blog it's where you can share your experiences with other travelers and it's not all that, they also offer Free Photo Sharing. What more could you ask for? You get a Free Travel Blog and Free Photo Sharing! It's more like catching a bird in one stone, right?

Join Open Travel today! Read other blogs to get inspired and join other topics to discuss hot topics as well. Don't be the last one to know what is hot and what is hip. Visit OpenTravel.com todat!

ULookUBook

Traveling can be fun yet oftentimes expensive. Want to getaway without hurting your wallet? Visit ULookUBook.com it's where you can find pretty cool promos on some famous holiday destinations such as Dominican Republic, Mexico, Majorca in Spain and much more. You would normally spend huge amount of money by booking to any of these holiday destinations but not with ULookUBook.com

ULookUBook is a virtual travel agency. It's where your dream holiday starts. They have been in the business for around 5 years. ULookUBook provides listings for holidays. Not your regular holidays but am talking about cheap holidays, cheap hotels, and cheap flights - everything cheap. This website and its listings are very easy to find because even without knowing the URL, the customers can find this in search engines by just typing the company name, the places and the hotels that they feature.

ULookUBook.com gathers the best travel deals across UK and you’ll surely find the best travel deal of a lifetime. Visit the site to see for yourself and see how you can save for your next holiday travel booking.

What makes their prices stand out from the crowd? Well ULookUBook.com does only they offer cheap holiday deals, they also offer an extra on-line discount plus a price guarantee. ULookUBook website allows customers to have full flexibility in their search criteria giving something more than just a big standard one/two week holiday. With deals like this, why would you want to search for a holiday else where?

Planning your next travel destination? Visit ULookUBook.com for they will offer you everything. Right from flights, hotel reservations, travel guides, transport facility, food etc. It provides services that will ease you to visit any kind of beautiful tourism city or country complete with the kinds of requirements needed. One of the coolest features about their site is their news section. You can subscribe to their newsletter and get email updates for world-wide news about travel information and travel deals they're offering.

lavezares

Lavezares Street corner Barcelona Street in Binondo. A typical morning street scene in residential areas in Manila, where folks - young or old - gather in the streets and stand by (istambay) with a group of friends and neighbors discussing anything and everything under the sun :)

related post: San Nicolas Distict by Sidney, and Manila's Old World Charm

Swimsuits Galore!

Who says that summer season has ended already? For some it's just starting! Heard of swimsuits for all? They sell a good variety of swimsuits for everyone. SwimsuitsForAll.com is the premier source of plus size swimwear online. They carry an extensive selection, ranging from such well-known and respected brands as Delta Burke and Penbrooke to fashion-forward contemporary brands like Liz Claiborne , Jantzen , and JAG. They also carry the latest bathing suits styles from the Christina , Cruz , Your Best Look , and Beach Native collections, as well as the largest selection of Oxygen and Shore Shapes swimsuits available anywhere online.

Now i know where to get the perfect swimsuit for my best friend as my birthday gift to her! thanks to SwimsuitsForAll.com! you see, a month ago, together with our friend we scour the swimsuit stores to look for the perfect swimsuit for her in preparation for our trip to palawan in october. but she can't pick one that will suit her body type, by the way she is a bit on the heavy side. now she'll love me more when i give her the best swimsuit she'll ever have while she's still on the heavy side that is... because according to her she's keen on losing weight, so we'll see hehehe.

Give your home a new facelift!

Home remodeling is definitely a hot topic these days. While the housing market may be experiencing a temporary downturn, Austin remodeling projects continue to hold steady simply because many Austin home owners have decided to stay put in their current homes, opting to upgrade rather than move.

VanRossun Contracting & Consulting specializes in all types of residential and commercial remodeling. With them you can find ways to save money in remodeling your house into a new look. They can give you great offers and tactics that are perfect for you and very affordable packages. Visit their site for more info at www.austinremodelingcontractor.net

jaboneros

a street named jaboneros at binondo, this street belong to the old san nicolas area i think.  and the street was called such because it used to be a street for soap makers. what is enchanting about this district is the way they "tiled" the street name and the district is also full of old houses, just too bad that when i visited the area there were two vacant lots where really nice antique houses used to stand.  more of the old street and old house in the succeding posts.

related post: old streets of chinatown

estero fastfood at binondo

Estero Fast Food, Binondo, Manila -- Located along murky canals of Manila's acclaimed Chinatown is a row of eateries known for its authentic yet cheap (and sometimes exotic) Chinese food.

love to travel

I love traveling, I guess you already know that hehehe and I am really thankful that the Airline Tickets fare has dramatically decrease over time which allowed ordinary folks like me to travel. When as before, it was very difficult to get Cheap Flights and the only time I get to travel is when my family sponsors the trip.

Right now my target really is to be able to visit all the 7107 islands of the Philippines, but with Discount Airfare that airline companies are offering now, I am tempted to go out of the territory and visit neighboring countries too. So how do I know that there is an ongoing airfare discount? I subscribe to their email alerts and do visit airline’s websites regularly to check if they have on going promotion. Most of the time, I buy the tickets first before I plan the itinerary to the next place I am going to visit.

Since early January I’ve traveled to already to beautiful places in the Philippines spending a long summer vacation at the Philippine summer capital and beach bumming thrice in different parts of the country. I still have two vacation slated before the year ends, hopefully everything will go smoothly as planned and of course that I have enough money to spend hehehe.

our lady of guadalupe shrine in fort santiago

as mentioned in yesterday's post, that tunnel is the way that will lead to the hidden chapel inside fort santiago - the our lady of guadalupe shrine, a very small and quaint chapel.

Reducto de San Francisco Javier.  This tunnel and ravelin were added in 1773 during renovations in Fort Santiago.  This area protected part of the riverside area and the seashore.  Cannons were placed on platform on top.  Gunpowder and ammunition were stored in chambers below.  This fortification was restored in the 1980s and has been converted into a shrine for the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Enshrined herein is the replica of the image by Juan Diego wherein the tru image of the Blessed Mother was miraculously imprinted before Bishop Zumaraa of Mexico in 1531 and occasioned the instant conversion of natives to Christianity.  A replica was brought to the Philippines in 1565 by Friar Urdaneta in the Legaspi expedition and also occasioned the same instant conversion our Blessed Mother under the title Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared by Pope Pius XI on the 16th of July 1935 as the Heavenly Patroness of the Philippine Islands.  

the way

this is the way to the hidden chapel inside fort santiago - the way to the shrine of our lady of guadalupe 

the notebook

"I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough. " ~ The Notebook

CD rates

with the world's economy still uncertain, CD rates (Certificate of Deposit) continue to go down the past week, and if you are like me who is attuned and would like to monitor the CD rates, then check out www.monitorbankrates.com, and i am telling you, finding the best CD Rates has never been this easy!

happy 111th independence day

happy 111th independence day my dear country - Philippines!

The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Philippines' first Republican President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.  (source: wikipedia)

Note: Photo taken inside the Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago, saw the guard goofing around with his colleague and asked him to do the same pose again, after a few request, the guard willign obliged and posed again hence the "shoot out: stance :)

each day

"Under what clime or what skies, has tyranny claimed a nobler victim?"

~ Congressman Henry Cooper of Wisconsin, at the House of Representatives on a debate whether to grant autonomy to the Philippines, and right after reciting Rizal's valedictory poem, "Mi ultimo adios" in English: before members of U.S. Congress (1902)

walk on by

"I want you to come walk this world with me..."

hooves and wheels

gone

"Gone - flitted away, taken the stars from the night and the sun
from the day! Gone, and a cloud in my heart." ~Alfred Tennyson