Under Armour, the leader in performance apparel and footwear, has launched their fifth annual “Power in Pink” campaign. As part of the “Power in Pink” campaign, Under Armour is encouraging survivors and women currently living with breast cancer to share their inspirational stories of strength and survival at www.underarmour.com/powerinpink. Under Armour will select three stories of undeniable courage to become the new faces of the “Power in Pink” campaign and star in national magazine and online advertisements and in-store visuals. Stories will be accepted through April 30, 2008.

In 2003, Under Armour created the “Power in Pink” campaign to help educate female athletes about the benefits of physical activity in helping to overcome breast cancer and lead a healthy lifestyle.  During the months of September and October, while supplies last, consumers will be able to purchase exclusive, ribbon-imprinted styles at www.uawomen.com/powerinpink and retail locations nationwide including Dick’s Sporting Goods, The Sports Authority, Modell’s and Nordstrom. Visitors to the site will be able to read the stories of the three survivors and learn about their resolve to overcome breast cancer. In addition, the site will feature links to key educational resources.

For each item purchased at Under Armour throughout the “Power in Pink” promotion, $2.00 will be donated to breast cancer charities. Since its inception five years ago, Under Armour’s donation amount has more than doubled each year through the continued growth in popularity of the “Power in Pink” apparel and accessories.

Would you do it? If it was not an official or business trip, would you leave your kids behind with your other half and go off on a vacation with your friends?

I love traveling but do not have much chance to travel far in my younger days due to financial reason. Now that things are financially more stable for me, I am beginning to get the itchy feet but feel guilty for even considering going off on a vacation without the family. Don’t get me wrong, I love going for holidays with my family. It is the icing on the cake. However, to bring the whole family along, the expenses is high and we are not able to travel far. On the other hand, if I were to travel with friends, the expenses will be for one pax only.

Anyway, at this point of time, I believe I cannot find it in my heart to leave my family for a vacation with friends *sigh*. Have you guys done it before and what’s your take on this?

Like many other mothers, I share their concern as to what level of impact “beauty” messaging can have on our young children. It is a well known fact that beauty plays a huge role in our society these days to the extent that many young girls have developed low self esteem from hang ups about their looks. As a result, many of these girls fail to reach their full potential later in life. That is why I am a strong supporter of the Dove Self Esteem Fund.

Dove has recently established The Dove Self-Esteem Fund (DSEF) to raise the self-esteem of girls and young women to make them feel more beautiful and confident every day. It is part of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, a global effort designed to widen today’s stereotypical view of beauty.  In each country, the DSEF supports a specific charitable organization to help foster self-esteem. Take for example, in the U.S., the Fund supports uniquely ME!, a partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA that helps build self-confidence in girls ages 8 to17 with educational resources and hands-on activities. In the United Kingdom and other countries, the fund supports Body Talk, an educational program about body image and self-esteem in schools.

Check out The Reality Diaries Program, a 6 week program that revolves around the lives of four real girls who share their personal self-esteem stories online. They record their journey online through the use of blogs and videos, allowing girls across the country to go behind-the-scenes on their real lives and understand the factors that impact their self-esteem. Each girl deals with a different self-esteem issue and the Diaries will reflect how the media influences their self-esteem.

There’s a real need for all girls to hear and understand that they carry the power inside to grow up to be strong, beautiful women. You can help by being a part of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty to help girls feel like champions in every part of their lives.

Finding a date is fairly easy these days as there are many free dating sites around. However, that does not mean these sites are 100% reliable and safe. While measures are made to ensure that the members are genuine, it cannot be denied that there are some who are out to prowl on single male and female.

Hence, always remember, have fun making friends and meeting other singles online but at the same time, play safe.

It’s been quite some time since I ran a poll. So, today I wanna see how most women feel about breast enlargements? If you are like me who absolutely have no idea where my boobs went missing to after my breastfeeding journey, would you even consider going for the procedure?

Ok, for those of you who are fortunate enough to have them the size of Pamela Anderson or Dolly Parton, (btw, I hate you!) would you opt to go under the knife to errr….”resize” them? Now, be a sport and go click on the buttons….by the way, this is for women only, ok….

Do you believe in online or virtual friendship? How realistic do you think they are?

Being an introvert, I am one who likes to hide behind my cloak of annonymity. At least, part annonymous to some :) Though I must admit that I have extended my friendship to some bloggers beyond what I would categorize as virtual friendship. Having said that, I have not actually met up with any bloggers in person. Yep, I do admit I am a little afraid.

In the blogosphere, we may project our image at the very surface only and not the total package that we come in. So, through blogs, there may be a pre-conceived perception of that blogger in real life. However, when we meet up, the expectation might not be met and hence, the real life friendship might not materialize.

While I acknowledged that many real life friendship and even romance have blossomed through virtual relationship, should a line be drawn here? What’s your take on this?

Edited to add : There was supposed to be a poll on this but somehow my alignment was out again due to the insertion of the poll. Meantime, please feel free to add your comments. Thanks!

This is a favourite topic amongst women. Even Oprah Winfrey had a segment on this whereby the men confessed their so called “adventures” to an audience with their wives listening behind the scene.

I come from a broken home as my dad was having extra marital affairs and it has deeply affected me in the sense that I find it hard to trust men. The fact that my mom forgave him over and over again but he was unrepentant makes it more difficult for me to forgive him till today. Fortunately, I have a hubby who understands this and have continuously provided me the support and assurance to build my confidence in our relationship.

But seriously, being a woman, what would you do if you found out your husband was having an affair? Let’s take a vote.

What do you think? Can men and women have platonic relationships? My answer is it depends on individuals. I have a male friend whom I’ve known for more than 6 years, we remember each other’s birthdays and there’s always a birthday present on our birthdays but we don’t share our deepest darkest secret. We’ve remained good friends through my married life and his bachelor days to his current “attached” status.

So, what’s your take on this? Please vote via the poll below. This polling system is inspired by Chris. Thanks, ya!