Drought in Santa Clara County

Nowadays I’m being more mindful of the water I use in my home, because I recently learned that we are in a drought. I no longer let the water run when brushing my teeth, and fill my vases and cups a little less these days. The Board of Santa Clara Valley Water District voted unanimously to implement a mandatory 15% in water use for its customers as the state enters spring in the midst of a drought. California is facing water shortage due to 2 successive dry years. The city of Sunnyvale has asked its residents to reduce their intake by 10% and have discussed ways to make sure that residents stay with this required rationing. There could be letters of warning sent to people who water their lawns and gardens between 8am and 5pm during the daylight savings time. Also people could get tickets for washing their cars without a shut off nozzle on the hose, and people who hose down their sidewalks instead of sweeping. This is the time where using extra water and being wasteful will not pay!

To help residents learn how to conserve water in the home, yard and inspect their homes for leaks and potential leaks, they can get a surveyor to come into their home and perform a free audit by contacting San Jose Water Co. 408-279-7900. They also will teach residents how to be more efficient with watering their gardens and yards like switching to a more efficient irrigation system and using a special hose attachment. You don’t have to be a homeowner to learn about all these water saving methods. You may learn more tips from the following link http://www.valleywater.org/Water/Water_conservation/Water_conservation_tips.shtm

Yesterday I attended the mixer from City of

Cupertino Chamber of Commerce . We met at the Culinary

Center of the Whole Foods in

Cupertino.  We saw the chef demonstrate cooking. We enjoied  the white and red wines from the Cooper-Garrod winery of Saratoga. The wines are delious! later on I joined the free tour . We started at the produce section. The tour guide told us the whole foods purchase the fresh, local and organic food which only takes less then 7 hours to deliver to the store. There are beautiful isles of colorful foods. It is just delightful to see them. The next stop is the seafood department. She said the whole foods only sell from the fishermen don’t over fish. The meet and beef looks yummy also.

We went to the bulk department. We tried the fresh peanut butter. It is just delicious! I don’t know that we can ask the the sales to try the foods before we buy it. There are so many free classes in the center. March 7 will has Wine tasting from 1 -4 PM. I found out if you like to learn something, everyday there is either a event or class in the Whole Foods Market. I like the Whole Foods Market!

Free Trees for Your

San Jose California Properties

 

Are you Interested in lowering your PG&E bills? 

You may receive a FREE shade tree from the Our City Forest! 

In partnership with PG&E, the pilot program Shade and Save offers free 5-gallon trees to San Jose residents who are PG&E customers and have central or window air-conditioning  from now until April 2009. The trees need to be planted strategically placed to shade the building and reduce energy use.  A well-placed shade tree can reduce power costs up to 30%, raise property values by 10%, and even soften irritating city noise.

A limited supply of trees remain, so apply today by calling 408 99-TREES x121 or download an application at www.ourcityforest.org/pge

The above photo is one of free trees: blue oaks and the photo is credited to Blue oaks. Photo by J.E. and Bonnie McClellan, California Academy of Science.

Have you think how to decorate your home to be romantic home?

Happy Valentine’s Day! The Valentine day will be a perfect day to find a romantic home. 

She managed to change a 1000 sf in  Campbell 4 plex apartment to be a beautiful French villa. Cindy Kihn-Santiago  is not a professional interior decorator by all means. She is a 48-year-old single mother of two kids who loves gardening, decorating, knitting, cooking and drawing. She shares her passion at the blogs of  my romantic home  .    After posting a photo on the network’s Rate My Space, the HGTV has found her also.   Cindy’s apartment was used as an HGTV inspiration for a couple who wanted a romantic bedroom. JCPenney handed her a $500 shopping spree for the home decor.Earlier this week she told her audience that she is hoping to land a spot on a new HGTV show, “HGTV Designer for a Day,” to work along with a host to make over a room.

The www.lookiloos.com did a story of her. If you look this web site you can find our local Silicon Valley realtors pay $75.00 to buy a spot to advertising a listing as long as the listing is alive. The aboved photo is Cindy’s kitchen window which is the courtesy from today’s  San Jose Mercury News .

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 is the Year of the “earth Ox”.  Today January 26 2009 is the 1st day of the new year- Earth Ox year. The Ox, symbolizes prosperity through endurance.  The typical Ox zodiac person will be a tolerant person with a strong character.   The Ox people work hard without complaints at either  work or at home.  They know that they will succeed through hard work and sustained efforts, and do not believe in get-rich-quick schemes. The Chinese astrologer Y C Sun made a speech at the Silicon Valley Association Realtors morning meeting, he predicted the global recession would be “very severe” in the first six months but said he is optimistic there will be a turnaround by fall 2009 – he sees the economy improving for the better by the end of January 2010.“We will have 10 to 11 months of business contraction, followed by the best expansion,” “We need to exercise a lot, inhale fresh air and prevent excess introspection, he said. It’s important that everyone remain positive, do positive things that will result in success,” Sun said.

The whole family get together to celebrate the new year. The celebration could last for 15 days.People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the year of the Ox, while also bearing the following elemental sign:

·     19 February 1901 - 7 February 1902: Metal Ox ·     6 February 1913 - 25 January 1914: Water Ox ·     25 January 1925 - 12 February 1926: Wood Ox ·     11 February 1937 - 30 January 1938: Fire Ox ·     29 January 1949 - 16 February 1950: Earth Ox ·     15 February 1961 - 4 February 1962: Metal Ox ·     3 February 1973 - 22 January 1974: Water Ox ·     20 February 1985 - 8 February 1986: Wood Ox ·     7 February 1997 - 28 January 1998: Fire Ox ·     26 January 2009 - 14 February 2010: Earth Ox ·     2021 - 2022: Metal Ox ·     2033 - 2034: Water Ox  

October 4, 2008 my daughter & her dog “Honey” invited me to join the annual walk-n-wag at the San Jose Kelley Park. We gathered in the morning at the main square near the fire house lawn. I have never seen so many dogs and owners. We walked the prepared walk Route through Kelley Park. I enjoy the beautiful fall colored foliage and peaceful the Japanese friendship garden. It is funny to see the dog ate the dog treat that is the hot dogs soaked in the water. Those puppies loved it! There is one little cute dog with yellow colored rain coat. Pretty soon we finished the 45 minutes walk. We wondered around the park afterwards. I saw a lot the vendor booths like dog spa, dog food, dog manicuredog photographers and dog Agility Demonstrations. The most funny show is the owners and dogs look alike contest. The last photo is from Robinett photos

July 26th to July 27 9 AM to 3 PM the Goodwill of Silicon Valley and Electronoic recyclers International are hosting a FREE Electronic E-Waste Event today and tomorrow. The E-waste contain hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually leak and contaminate landfills. It is illegal to dispose of e-waste in the trash.

The location will be the following two locations:

Almaden Goodwill Mountain View Goodwill

3069 Almaden Expressway SJ, CA 408 265-5692 855 E. El Camino Real MountainView, CA 650-969-3382

If you need more information please contact 1866-861-4883

Picture was taken by Getty Image at Hollywood, California

Tommorrow will be the 80th year of Oscars Academy Awards. It will be aired tomorrow 5 PM Pacific time and 8 PM Eastern time. Don’t forget to watch it. It is perfect time for whole family to get together for the one best entertainment events. I love to watch those beautiful movie stars wearing fancy gowns walking along the red carpet of the Kodak. I know what are the must-see movies of the year.

 I love to join the Oscar party with a couple friends to figure out who is going to win what. I think Michael Clayton and Juno are going to be very interesting pictures.

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Bay Area I-ching Master Y.C. Sun says. “The Year of the Rat will be a nurturing year, but one developed through strong collaboration and perseverance.” In this intense presidential campaign year, this computer scientist and third-generation geomancer has enhanced his focus on global economics and geopolitics.

Economy
Sun again cautions that people should beware of a global recession after the Beijing Olympics, preparing with Rat-like frugality late-2008 and 2009. “The major stock markets will sell-off in China and Hong Kong, causing more panic and dumping of real estate and cash-outs of investments,” Sun predicts. “The U.S. is one year ahead of the looming global recession that will come in the second quarter of 2009,” Sun explains. China, our big investor, won’t be able to control inflation, and a power struggle will erupt there as President Hu Jintao experiences a bad luck year in 2009. Sun points out that in the past seven Rat years, the stock market has been bullish and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has always went up. The elements also indicate popular business and investment sectors. According to Sun, the earth energy is represented by the health care and agricultural sectors and should be part of an inflation-hedging portfolio. The large caps – pharmaceuticals, telecom, technology and service sectors — will do well and start an uptrend throughout 2008,As with the previous year, this year’s water energy points to successes in the industries of: import/ export, travel, shipping, moving, cleaning, musical entertainment, magic entertainment, Internet, seafood, chemicals, fruit juice, wine and spirits, and tea and coffee. The Earth Rat year will produce some strong mud though water influences and quell the flames, driving oil prices down from $100 per barrel to $70. This Rat year’s earth and water elements will also enhance natural disasters reflecting those elements: powerful rain and snow storms, hurricanes, flooding, erosion, landslides and avalanches. The earth energy will also produce large-scale earthquakes in Japan, Hawai‘i, Argentina, Iran and Turkmenistan/ USSR. Likely earth movement months are February, June, August, October and January 2009 (still within the Earth Rat year).Politics
Sun believes this influence will see Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee. Sun explains that both Clinton and Barack Obama have strong earth energy. However, Clinton has male earth energy and Obama has female energy, and the energy makeup for male earth will be greatly enhanced in March and April, giving Clinton the advantage. Come November, Sun predicts Clinton will call the Oval Office hers with 80 percent certainty.

For the remainder of the George W. Bush presidency, Sun predicts that he will have a good legislative year in 2008, starting with the massive tax stimulus package to boost the economy before March 5, 2008. The earth and water elements also indicate that Bush may leave a legacy with a number of public works projects to repair our transportation infrastructure, providing jobs and staving off a recession.

 Sun says that good locations this year are east, southeast and northeast, while bad locations are south and northwest. The directions can apply to one’s home, a city, a state, a country or the world. Sun sees continued unrest in the Middle East, specifically with Israel and Palestine in May and June. He also sees hot spots for violence and political struggles in Venezuela, Cuba and among African countries, namely Chad and Kenya.

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When you tired of raining cold winter days, bowling will be one of great choices for you.

Strike Cupertino has 32 glow in the dark bowling lanes, state of the art audiovisual technology and each semi private banquette has movie screen and lane side food and beverage service. The full service restaurant serves classic American and Asian inspired cuisine, a high-end sports bar, arcade and a giant video wall.Strike Bowling Lanes is located in

Cupertino at the former Vallco Mall, now called Cupertino Mall. It is in the section of the mall that Penny’s Department Store is located at but along the side and back with an outside entrance.

Click the link to view both their food and drink menu.

Cupertino Square,

On Wolfe Road south of 280,

Cupertino, CA

95014 408-252-BOWL (2695)Cost of bowling:
Expect to pay between $5.00 to $10.00 for the bowling plus $5.00 for bowling shoe rental. I can’t provide a firm price on the bowling itself because on the weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) they do not offer game pricing, instead you have to rent a lane by the hour and our final shared pricing will be dependent on how many we had on each lane and the amount of time it takes for the group to bowl one game.It’s $35.95 an hour per lane and we can have up to 8 people at each semi private banquette bowling lane. If it takes more then an hour for all the people on the lane to finish the game then Strike prorates the cost so it’s possible to go 90 minutes for example and for the lane to cost around $54.00 or for the group to decide to bowl for 2 hours for around $72.00. If for some reason you are unable to bowl you have the option to sit with the bowlers but again that is limited to 8 even if you aren’t bowling, so the cost of the lane will be split equally by bowler’s and non-bowlers. Please bring cash and at the end once I know our final rate for the lanes pay the your share as we will pay for bowling as a group.

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