There’s nothing geeky or techy about this but I just have to post this one because I’m drooling NOT ONLY over the yummy looking cupcakes but over this lady’s amazing skill.

Why am I not born an artist? Ugh. So much frustration in this world. Hehe.

Oh geesh. Am I starting to become domesticated? First, I’m looking at cook books. Now, I’m thinking of learning how to bake. Oh noes.

Check out Naomi’s flickr account to see more of these amazing cupcakes. Take that, Sonja. ;)

I was taking a break from freelance work (and taking a break from resting, if that’s even possible), and was reading my roommate’s Cosmo Magazine when this snippet about the Belle de Jour Power Planner caught my attention. I immediately Googled the thing, found myself in its official website, and within minutes, had myself signed up for a reservation.

I haven’t seen what the real thing looks like, but so far, the planner’s been highly recommended by friends. I’ve seen a couple of reviews also, which made me even more intrigued. Check it out for yourself.

Belle de Jour Power Planner 2008

I admit, their marketing strategy got me hooked. Good job, guys.

Belle de Jour is French fashion lingo that translates to “IT Girl”. Belle de Jour Power Planner is the ultimate planner for women who wants to lead the IT Girl lifestyle. Belle de Jour Power planner provides you with affirmations, relevant articles of fashion, beauty, time management, health, beauty, travel, career tips and more! Plus, time management-based tools, pages or lists to help you manage priorities, plan ahead and take control of your fast-paced life! Of course, for the inner shopaholic and fashionista in all of us, discount coupons from various lifestyle brands to allow you to live the Belle de Jour lifestyle.

The planner includes an Expenses Tracker (which I definitely need!!), Menstrual Period Tracker (uhm, do I really have to?), Goal Planning (check, check!), Travel Planner (oh wow, who knows 2008 means a lot of traveling for me!), as well as a Birthday List (I’m lousy at remembering birthdays).

But wait, there’s more! (Gah! I sound like homeshoppingnetwork. And Ely.) The planner promises fab coupons from the following posh boutiques. (I highlighted the ones I’d make good use of.)

All Flip Flops/Havaianas, Bayo, BYSI, Celine, Charles and Keith, Chocolate Clothing, Claw Daddy, CMG, Cocorama, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Crustasia, Culte Femme Rustans, Cupcakes by Sonja’s, Fiorgelato/Fiorcafe, FlyWear Eyewear, Freeway, Get Happy Accessories, Heaven ‘N Eggs, Karimadon, Kashieca, Laybare Waxing Salon, Levi’s Girls Store, Luna Rustans, Maybelline, Moschino Fragrances, New Orleans Restaurant, RedCrab Seafood Club, RedBox, Rred Rustans, So! Fab, The Ramp Crossings, Tomato, VNC, and Ace Water Spa.

If I get a confirmation in 2-3 days, I’m picking up my Belle de Jour Planner before November ends. No, I’m not doing marketing for them or anything, with this post and all.

Mostly, I’m convincing myself that I’m going to get my 548 pesos’ worth, and that there’s no more need to collect those ridiculously expensive Starbucks stickers just to get this year’s limited edition Starbucks journal. Yeah. There goes my first step at responsible financial management.

Hmm. Okay. Back to work now.

You know that pink gadgets are becoming widely searched online when you find e-commerce sites that have an entire section devoted to it. Take a look at Gadget Epoint’s “Just Pink” section, and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

A relatively new site that was just launched mid of this year, Gadgetepoint offers one-of-a-kind gadgets and gizmos and novelty items. Of course, the eye-candy pink collection captured my attention right away, I’m already drooling over the pink nail set, the pink wireless mouse set, and the pink bendable keyboard. Too bad they only ship in the UK.

Anyway, point of the matter is, don’t you just find it bizarre that there’s a whole new niche of pink stuff online (pink gadgets, pink laptop accessories, pink pink pink!)? This site alone, for example, has been getting a lot of hits for my posts on pink dell laptop, pink sony vaio, hellokitty laptop, and pink macbook. Where are all these inquiries coming from anyway? There aren’t as much exposure for blue, green, red, or purple gadgets, are there?

Ahhh. The mysteries of life. c”,)