Three things you can do to make Halloween extra special!

With Halloween fast approaching, you should really come up with new, good, cool and really fun ideas to make your Halloween celebration this year extra special! Here are three easy to follow things you can do to keep your Halloween party guests happy. Let them praise your party organizing skills with these helpful tips:


1. Ask your guests to come in their coolest Halloween costumes. Or better yet, ask them to come in new and preferably handmade Halloween costumes. While it’s all right if they come in rented costumes, your party and your guests will be more entertained and amused if they also come in handmade, hand sewn or original costumes. These costumes can be conversational pieces themselves! The guests can mix and mingle and ask each other how they came up with the costumes and if there’s a story behind them. Most of the time, Halloween party guests choose costumes that either represent a childhood memory or a favorite cartoon character.

2. Come up with great Halloween-related parlor games. Personalize these parlor games. If you want to do something like Pictionary, perhaps you can use trivia that have something to do with Halloween or with some of your selected guests. You can also give away Halloween themed prizes during these parlor games.

3. Serve unique yet very delicious fresh fruit arrangements. Or better yet, serve Halloween fruit baskets made by Edible Arrangements Hong Kong. They have just announced their new Halloween creations which are all fun, creative and definitely saliva - inducing! Check out their new Halloween creations over at The Halloween fruit basket collection include the Black Cat Bouquet with half dipped strawberries, the Black Cat Bouquet, the Batty Bouquet and the Batty Bouquet with half of the strawberries dipped in chocolate. All these Halloween themed fresh fruit arrangements will definitely add more “spooky” feel to your Halloween party!


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Mr. Gay Hong Kong 2011 winner set to be spokesperson against bullying in schools

Winning the Mr. Gay Hong Kong 2011 title will not only mean great prizes which include a cover and a 6 page spread in Dim Sum Magazine, a model’s portfolio by a noted photographer and year long professional hair styling services.

More importantly, this year’s Mr. Gay Hong Kong will be the official spokesperson against homophobic bullying in schools. This means that whoever will garner the top prize during the much awaited pageant will have a greater, more meaningful social responsibility ahead of him.

The Mr. Gay Hong Kong 2011 winner is expected to not only be a role model but to also help advocate equality and the upholding of rights for the members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual) community. This may be quite a challenge for many but for pageant finalists Edmund LEE Ho Chun (21, fashion design student), Jimmy WONG Chun (26, dancer), Jonathan Bridge HUDSON (28, travel writer) and Ricky CHAU Ka Wing (23, sales agent), this will most probably just be an extension of what they have done, are doing and will still continue to do.

The Mr. Gay Hong Kong 2011 finale will be held on October 15, 2011 (Saturday), 7 PM at Bisous, 9/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. Pageant judges include Marisa Zeman (daughter of Alan Zeman and designer at Nude Is Rude), Cantopop princess Juju Chan, superstar drag queen Coco Pop, HKMagazine publisher and Asia City Media Group country manager Greg Crandall, choreographer and Zoo bar owner Tony Wong, 2011 Mr. Gay World Francois Nel and film festival director Joe Lam.

Tickets are now on sale. Advance tickets are HK $180.00 and HK $250.00 at the door, inclusive of one standard drink. Tickets can be delivered for free within Central. For inquiries, please call 9660 5552 (Eng) or 9281 2066 (Chi)


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We share the excitement --- Susan Sarandon’s daughter to say “I do” in a wedding gown made by one of the designer brands we carry!

Can we just say that we adore Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri? She looks just like her fabulous mom and we’re thrilled to know that she’s finally found “the one”!

According to news reports, Eva is set to get hitched to fiance Kyle Martino and here’s one more piece of news that we’re truly excited for --- she’s saying her big “I do” in one of the beautiful wedding gowns made by celebrity designer Lela Rose --- yes, the same Lela Rose whose wedding gowns we also carry over here at HITCHED! Bridal. We’re pretty sure Eva will look absolutely stunning in that Lela Rose wedding gown creation and why wouldn’t she be? Lela Rose is known for pairing unconventional fabrics and techniques. Can’t wait to see what she comes up with.


Lela Rose also designed mother Susan’s mother of the bride dress as well as the bridesmaids dresses. What wonderful news!

To Eva and Kyle - we wish you nothing but the best!

And folks, if you do get hitched soon --- you might want to come and visit us here at HITCHED! Bridal Hong Kong and try on a Lela Rose creation. Every Lela Rose wedding gown is truly one of a kind and if you want something special, She is definitely the g0-to designer.

Lela Rose is available exclusively at HITCHED! Call +852.2815.8330 today to set up an appointment or send an email to info@hitchedbridal.com

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More reasons for you to check out our “Favourites” section!

Shopping online can sometimes be challenging. Overwhelmed with style and value options plus the time it takes to filter through everything.

And because we here at Hocusadabra know how daunting the online shopping experience can be, we have not only come up with an easy to navigate, safe and secure web-store --- we have even come up with a “Favourites” section that makes things uber-easy for our favourite shoppers!

The “Favourites” section of our website features products that we highly recommend you check out. These are literally our favourite products. Some are BPA-free, others are made by our favourite artists or designers. These products are made by entities that actually have the initiative and the heart (and the commendable sense of social responsibility, truth be told!) to produce only safe and quality products that are free from harmful materials and ingredients --- and that alone deserves our attention, wouldn’t you guys agree?


Some of the items found in our “Favourites” section: lovely organic bamboo hand printed baby wrap from Australia, BPA-free pizza parlor from our beloved Green Toys, our famous chalkboard paint, Natural dough, Chinese Checkers and the coolest bed linen!


So check out our “Favourites” section now. You can access it here: http://www.hocusadabra.com/web/productfavourite.html

Our official Hocusadabra store is safe and secure and we accept credit card and Paypal payments. Order your BPA-free products online today! We deliver anywhere on the planet!

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Edible Arrangements Hong Kong proudly supports “Pink Walk 2011” - join us!

Did you know that the youngest breast cancer patient in Hong Kong is just under 20 years of age? Did you know that 60 percent of those at risk of breast cancer are women aged between 40 and 59 years of age? And the risk even grows further as age increases? If these facts got your attention, then you must join the crusade to fight breast cancer!

The Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation or HKBCF is organizing the 7th annual walkathon dubbed as the “Pink Walk Against Breast Cancer.” The Pink Walk 2011 event is in support for various efforts on breast health education, patient support services, local breast cancer research as well as advocacy --- and your friends over here at Edible Arrangements Hong Kong (http://www.ediblearrangements.hk) are mighty proud to say that we are one of the sponsors of this annual event!

Edible Arrangements Hong Kong is a part of this great cause and it’s simply because we believe in women, in the role of women in society and in women empowerment. We believe that women play a vital role not only within the family (the basic unit of society) but also in the way we continue to strive to change the world for the better.

We’d like to stress that the Pink Walk is not only for women. Men and children must also join, too! After all, don’t virtually all of us benefit from the love and care that we all receive from the wonderful women in each of our lives?

So please come and join Pink Walk! Mark your calendars. October 9, 2011 (Sunday), 9 AM. Starting point is at Peak Road Garden, The Peak, Hong Kong. There will be two courses - the 3.5 kilometer route and the 7 kilometer route. If you’re going to bring children, the 3.5 kilometer route is suffice. Suitable for the whole family of young and old. Of course, don’t forget to bring your own Edible Arrangements fruit bouquet to keep you and your family nourished while you join the walk, okay?


Log on to www.ediblearrangements.hk to order your fresh fruit arrangement! See you at Pink Walk 2011!

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Fun and cute BPA-free products for your kids

Planning to go on a shopping trip for your kids and for the home? We here at Hocusadabra have new and exciting BPA-free products that you might want to purchase for your kids. But first, let’s track back a little bit and emphasize exactly why it’s important that we buy BPA-free products.

Bisphenol A or BPA is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. In 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration or FDA released reports about how dangerous products with BPA were. If you guys remember, there were a lot of products that were taken off the market because of that report. In September 2010, Canada declared BPA as a toxic substance. These days, Canada as well as the European Union ban the use of BPA in baby bottles.

And because we here at Hocusadabra do not just take things like that lightly, we passionately advocate the purchase and use of BPA-free products. After all, we’re talking about the health and safety of our children and the protection of our homes as a whole, right?

This is the very reason why we currently have fun and really cute BPA-free products in our online store now. Our new arrivals include:

1. The Yoga Dog BPA-free plate - designed in California and made out of 100 percent recycled food grade plastic. You and your kids will love the original design and quirky message made by Freddy Deane!


2. Elephant BPA-free plate and bowl set - available in turquoise and fuschia, this pretty eye candy of a plate and bowl set even has a little extra space for a message which means it can also be a great gift idea!


We have a lot more other BPA-free products on our site so do visit! Our official Hocusadabra store is safe and secure and we accept credit card and Paypal payments. Order your BPA-free products online today! We deliver anywhere on the planet!

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Eco-Friendly and Efficient Business Through Cloud Computing

Cloud computing seems to be all the rage recently in the world of Information Technology. A lot of conventional services are going viral such as online fax and word processors. These services encourage “Green IT” and environmental sustainability. The most important question most people ask is “How to bring up the business from the ground into the Cloud?”

One of the major reasons is cost efficiency. Most companies are changing into cloud computing in order to uphold its environmental responsibility that cloud computing facilitates. This is really challenging. According to the most updated study from WSP Environment & Energy, companies that changed into cloud computing, decrease their per-transaction costs by just about 95%. By eliminating the need for the hardware and resources that physical servers entail in addition to other physical entities such as backups, anti-virus, network cables, etc., the Cloud assists most companies cut back on expenses. Through Cloud Computing, this also allows companies to lessen the energy bill. The cost of running the servers combined with the cost of cooling these machines, means that Data Centers lose energy efficiency. Having computation in the cloud eliminates these energy requirements.

Another reason for going virtual is the scalability feature of cloud computing. As soon as your business improves, you can readily arrange for further server space in order to accommodate the growth without ongoing capital investment every time you add a few employees or a new division or office. As an added benefit -a number of users can access programs from varied locales, allowing for “increased equipment utilization” and resource sharing, especially across time zones.


As you may or may not know, cloud computing is not something that serves as an alternative. Nowadays, it is basically a necessity. Cloud computing is extremely flexible and permits the users to redesign servers to their benefit, tailor them to their specific needs and reduce energy costly features. It offers young companies to be innovative and be more advanced.


James Kim is a writer for Choosewhat.com, which provides product reviews and test data for business services and products. Choosewhat.com's goal is to help small companies make informed buying decisions on business solutions that help their business.