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With the global economic recession that most part of the world have experienced right now, it is undeniable that many family are struggling to meet their budget. In fact, communication, which is now considered as one of the basic needs that every family should have, is excluded on the budget list. Most parents were just compelled to do it because they run out of budget.

Straight Talk is aware of this situation that they offer plans that is affordable for the whole family to enjoy. In fact, you can avail their monthly Unlimited Monthly service for only $45, inclusives of calls, text, picture messaging, and web. Not only that, with the latest in communication technology right now, Straight Talk gives you the value of your money by giving you the entertainment that you need with their available smart phone that has  a smart plan and allows you to enjoy  the apps and games that you need. The power of Android can be yours for only $45 per month.

So how can we be able to Feel Richer with Android? Well, unlike other wireless services that offers expensive plans and phone units, Straight Talk offers quality phones from trusted phone manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung BUT with affordable monthly plans! Aside from their $45 Unlimited plans, they also offer  “All You Need Plan” which is able to meet even the needs of heavy phone users with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data.And as for their phone units? You can now afford to buy each member of your family, even the younger ones, their own phone with Straight Talk's reconditioned phones which you can avail for as low as $10.00 with camera, mp3 player, mobile web access, and blue-tooth capability. See the difference? Not only that, you can Feel Richer with Android with their amazing smart phones; touch screen phones, and app capable phones with features like voice navigation, camera, video recorder, music player, instant messaging, and Bluetooth® that enables you to to make international calls from your home, cell or office phone at low rates. Check out the video below for further information about these phones:

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Parent often find it a challenge to have their children read book, especially with all the distractions technology give these days – the internet, video games, movies and cartoons on television. Here are some tips to encourage reading in your children: 

1.Read yourself. Children learn from example. If they see you reading, they will eventually model after you and read too. 

2.Make books accessible and available. Most children who are readers live in homes that have a lot of books that are not only on display but are accessible for them to read. 

3.Make reading fun. Acting out and using different voices is a sure fun way to read stories to your children. 

4.Give books as gifts. 

5.Provide quiet time. Experts say that children (school-age children and below most notably) should only be exposed to two hours worth of screen time each day – this included TV time, video games, computer/internet and game gadgets (PSP, Xbox, etc). Having quiet time will let your children be creative with their free time and they can turn to physical play and reading. 

6.Read frequently, or have a schedule for it.  Offer to read to young children everyday, even several times a day.  Encourage older independent readers to read everyday as well, and engage them in conversation about what they're reading. 

7.Start a word list. Compile a list of words that they usually come across with. Make it their dictionary. 

Above all, praise your children and tell them they are doing a good job in trying and learning to read. 

Agatha is a freelance writer and a mother of two kids. She writes about parenting and health articles like the natural thyroid treatment.

 

Mark 6: 50

⁵⁰ because they all saw him and were terrified.

   Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

 Most of us are living in fears... Fear to face the truth and take the challenges... Fear to face the consequences of all our actions and above all , fear of accepting defeat.

How to overcome fear? 

Overcoming fear is easier said than done. 

Our fear disable us to show our potentials maybe because we have the fear of rejection. 

Our fear hinders us to do the will of God for fear of correction...

Fear cripples our potential, hides our motivation...

But if we only trust God everything that is within us, fear would be just a word...

But there's one kind of fear that each one of us must remember- that is the fear of the Lord for we knew that it is the beginning of all wisdom.

Proverbs 1:7

New International Version (NIV)

 ⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
   but fools^[a] despise wisdom and instruction.

The message is clear: WE instead of ME 

In order to achieve a lasting relationship, we need to look beyond ourselves... we need to be humble and most of all, we need to cooperate with each other. One of the factors why relationship fails is the fact that nobody cares to humble down... One wants to outsmart the other, and the other wants to do the same. Such a sad scenario but it did really happen. There might be no perfect organization, no perfect group, no perfect community but if one will only consider the welfare of the group as a whole, then everything will be in order regardless of the weaknesses that each member might have.

It's time to make a difference... If we all aim to build a lasting relationship, it needs a strong foundation- and that foundation is what we called COOPERATION.

And talking about cooperation, it is not easy. It requires a strong desire to help people; something like earning an MSW online, an educational course that will equip us in doing social works which will allow us to serve other people.

I super like the movie of Amir Khan entitled, Lagaan (Once Upon A Time In India). I watched it last night with my hubby. The story itself already impressed me the most. I also appreciate Amir's exceptional talent when it comes to acting. All of his movies are kinda musical in type. Among his movies that I've watched are the Ghajini, 3 Idiots, and Every Child is Special.

The story is quite long (more than three hours, as usual) but rest assured that you will really love the movie. Winning a battle doesn't necessarily includes casualties...

Watch the trailer:

All in all with regards to its cinematography, It was beautifully filmed and went well beyond visual basic training

I am back! I started the weekdays with a question on Meet Me On Monday and I am going to end it up with today's Five Question Friday.... And here it goes:

1. Do you prefer your ice cream in a bowl or in a cone? 
        -Cone... Wafer cone to be exact!

2. What three things do you love the smell of? 
       - I am so sensitive to any scents now with my situation (pregnant) but I used to love the scent of my Givenchy Beach Girl, the scent is so feminine...

3. Giftcards or no? (In regards to gift giving...) 
      - with gift cards of course! otherwise your gift will be mistaken as something like there's a bomb inside considering that it has no card or a tag attached to it?

4. What sports did you play in high school if any and do you still play them? 
- Badminton... However, I didn't take it seriously and I haven't played it anymore...

5. Were you in band in high school? What instrument did you play?
- Not in High School but in my college days. I used to be a vocalist in a band whom we called as "Down to Earth Band. We even tried to join in band competition... :)