Tiffany & Co.
My heart skips a beat again!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Urban Legends About Diamonds
(click on the title to go to www.abazias.com)
Diamonds Are Forever
This was a clever advertising campaign pioneered by a well-known diamond marketing company. However, the diamonds are forever campaign seems to have created a popular misconception that diamonds are indestructible. It is true that diamonds are very hard substances and are very durable when compared to other types of gemstones. It is also true that by the time you see diamonds on the surface they will have experienced billions of years of burial and hardship. However, diamonds have never been known as indestructible in the scientific community. They are difficult to scratch but can be chipped and broken with effort and precision. Otherwise, diamond mines would be useless!
Diamonds Are Rare and the Most Expensive Jewel
It should be clarified that diamond ore itself is not exceptionally rare. Statistics say that there are about 100 million carats of ore diamonds and three billion carats of synthetic diamond produced every year for industrial purposes. What is rare is a high quality diamond that is suitable for commercial use. Even commercial diamonds are not much rare as they are expensive. Some figures have estimated that there are enough diamonds in the world to give every man, woman and child a cup of sparkling treasure. It’s usually more of a question of affordability.
How about the popular belief that says clear diamonds are the most expensive stones in the world? This has not always been universally accepted and in recent years trends have been suggesting that the broad statement is not true. Colorless diamonds have been selling for less money than large fancy diamonds overall, while highest quality rubies have been higher priced than even the most luxurious diamond stones.
A Diamond and a Simulated Diamond are Indistinguishable
This myth is also related to the myth that a diamond can look too perfect for its own good and thus reveal itself as a fake. A gemologist can tell the difference between diamonds and synthetic fancy diamonds by analyzing the flaws of both. Even cubic zirconium, one of the more popular diamond enhancements, has a different visual appearance than a diamond. For example, a colorless cubic zirconium gives off a certain rainbow reflection not present in genuine diamonds. Cubic zirconium is also denser than diamond material.
Gemologists know the differences between simulated diamonds and real diamonds thanks to highly specialized analysis tools, such as the DiamondSure and DiamondView devices, both of which are required in major diamond testing laboratories worldwide. Can you tell the difference between real and fake without special tools or training? You could deduce the obvious and come to a realistic conclusion; large fancy diamonds are rare and sell for high prices, therefore cheap deals online or on the street are usually fakes. However, it’s not necessarily true that a fake diamond will look too perfect. For one thing, perfect diamonds, whether simulated or natural, are too rare to compare with standard commercial products today. Most diamonds and simulated diamonds have flaws, whether scratches, chips or mineral inclusions.
Source: www.abazias.com
Armin van Buuren feat. Laura V - Drowning (Avicii Remix) (Official Music...
I can`t decide which one of them is the best. I like both the original and the remix.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Here comes the rain again!
The sun was shining when I left home. I had no umbrella, but luckily I had my new sun glasses :) . I arrived home as wet as if I took a shower. But my make-up was intact. Phew!
Joke time!
The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University.
Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake.
The average person over 50 years of age cannot do it!
1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fool cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fool cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.
Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down and I betcha you can’t resist passing it on!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Fixes? Who, me? No way!
My friends know something about me. When I like something like clothes or shoes I like to buy the some model in different colors. So I have 2 pairs of shoes same model - different color, 2 pairs of boots (both of them black), same lipstick - 4 times. And these are just a few examples. But now I beat my own record: 5 (five!) T-shirts - same model in 5 different colors: pink, red, black, white, purple.
So, do I have fixes? Should I worry? Not at all! :)
So, do I have fixes? Should I worry? Not at all! :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
I broke up with my last baby tooth!
It was a faithful tooth. 27 years is a long time even for a baby tooth! but it is time to brake up with it. Tooth fairy will make my smile bright!
I think I would like one of this on my tooth
I think I would like one of this on my tooth
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Some history
Do you remember mIRC? (mIRC : an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Microsoft Windows, created in 1995 and developed by Khaled Mardam-Bey, is a fully functional chat utility).
I do! I started to use it in 1999 and I can say that mIRC helped me to learn all the stuff I know about a PC (and to type really fast!).
I stopped using it after almost 3 years (I lost many hours in the Internet Cafe : ) ).
Now we have Facebook and Tweeter. But mIRC was very funny at that time. Are you still using mIRC? I'm just curious!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
On/Off. Off.
I'll be off these days. I'm just too sick and tired of everything and I don't want to check my e-mail(s),Facebook account or Yahoo Messenger. I don't want to hear the phone ringing.
I'm turned off! Enjoying the silence.
I'm turned off! Enjoying the silence.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Straightener for a natural straight hair? Yes!
My hair is straight and I didn't need a straightener until now when I just wanted it. For now on I'll straight my straight hair (I like how it makes it shiny and soft).
Philips HP8309
Philips HP8309
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
I just fixed the comments problem!
Now you can say whatever you want under every post. So from now on I will have a feedback from you!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Short trip to Timisoara
My stylista enjoying her hot tea (Timisoara Airport)
4:00 a.m. Sleepy me
From left to right: Anca, Angi, me
After a long night on the road I arrived to Timisoara where my colleagues and friends were waiting for me. Thank you, Angi, for the breakfast! Thank you, Anca, for the coffee!
Thank you all for being so happy to see me! You made me feel like I`m still your colleague and I`m so glad I saw you all (even though I didn't show that because I was full of coffee to keep my eyes open!)!
Hugs & kisses!
Miss you all!
4:00 a.m.
From left to right: Anca, Angi, me
After a long night on the road I arrived to Timisoara where my colleagues and friends were waiting for me. Thank you, Angi, for the breakfast! Thank you, Anca, for the coffee!
Thank you all for being so happy to see me! You made me feel like I`m still your colleague and I`m so glad I saw you all (even though I didn't show that because I was full of coffee to keep my eyes open!)!
Hugs & kisses!
Miss you all!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Knees
I recently realised that I don`t like knees. All knees, including mine. Especially because I have a scar on the right knee, from a piece of glass in which I fell when I was little (I`m still young) and it looks like a surgical scar with stitches. Maybe that`s why I don`t like wearing dresses and skirts.
Today I was looking at some pictures on a website with clothes for sale. The girls had no head instead you can see their knees. That`s when it hit me! I don`t like knees!
Oh, but how I like hands! Clean, polished nails and beautiful hands. I like to look first at hands (like others like to look at someone`s teeth). I judge people by the way they have their hands.
Today I was looking at some pictures on a website with clothes for sale. The girls had no head instead you can see their knees. That`s when it hit me! I don`t like knees!
Oh, but how I like hands! Clean, polished nails and beautiful hands. I like to look first at hands (like others like to look at someone`s teeth). I judge people by the way they have their hands.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
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