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My sweet baby girl is going to be 1 year old on 2nd September 2012!

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"Grow in the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Get to know him better.
Give him glory both now and forever. Amen." (2 Peter 3:18 NIV)

Do you like to travel? Or perhaps do you travel often? I think by now you would have heard of the term 'travel insurance'.

For me, the first time I heard of this is when I started working. My ex-company was arranging for their annual company trip and all staff in the company were required to register and sign up for the travel insurance. I was initially thinking 'How can insurance work for me when I'm overseas?' and then I found out that having a travel insurance means I am protected wherever I am, whether I am caught in an accident, injury, illnesses, hey, even hijacking! No kidding!

When I had the chance to travel to Sydney for 10 days back in 2006 with my hubby (then boyfriend), we made sure we bought our aussie travel cover so that our travel will be smooth-free and stress-free too!

Some people would argue that it is a waste of money to purchase travel insurance as it only works during your travel period and once your travel ends, the insurance coverage ends too. Sure, but what if something happens during your trip and you are stuck in a foreign country with nobody to help you out at that time? Or you get into an accident and had to be hospitalised? Or food poisoning?

I mean, why get yourself stressed out then when you can have yourself and your travelling experience protected just by spending a little bit extra to make sure of that? Think about it!

Do you get travel insurance when you travel?

I received an email pitch seeking bloggers to review this children CD. The few things that caught my attention were:

- children CD!

- packed with 20 classic songs and stories!

- combines the beautifully orchestrated original recordings with the talent of today’s biggest and brightest stars!

In case you don't know, I often play music and songs in the background while my 3 years old boy do his activities (Lego or pretend play mostly) as we were told that children learned even though they just listen to the sound or songs or music. In fact, my SIL even recommended me to play the National Geography videos or series on the TV and just let my kids listened to it. She said we'll be surprised to know how much our kids can absorb and learned by just listening!

Because of that I went on a search to look for nice, educational and fun songs to play as background music. The song I have on my list is Luther Frank's "Manners Can Be Fun" which I think really helps as I found my boy humming and singing parts of the song back to me! Of course, I also used the opportunity to teach my boy about manners and that it is a fun thing to watch out for our manners too!

So yes, I am so so so happy to be able to review this album as I get to add more songs and wonderful stories to my background music/song album now! Anyway, without further delay, here goes my review...

* Title: Golden Records: The Magic Continues - Celebrity Series Vol. 1
* Price: $9.99 Audio CD (September 4th, 2012)
  * ASIN: B008SUE9LU
 * Label: Verse Music Group

About Golden Records:

"Golden Records was one of the first and ultimately most successful children’s record labels in America. Grammy Award-winning producer Arthur Shimkin imagined the iconic label in 1948. Through rich orchestration and the use of A-list talent, Golden Records created a timeless, one of a kind sound, releasing beloved songs and stories that entertained and educated children for decades.

Back by popular demand, Golden Records returns to release a series of highly anticipated albums, launching a series of instant classics and remastered original recordings to come. Award-winning music producer Tony Shimkin, son of Golden Records creator, Arthur Shimkin, has carried on his father’s legacy, producing each of the releases, reimagined for the child in all of us!"

What a wonderful collection of songs and stories in this album! Some fun and entertaining songs such as "Yankee Doodle (Didi Conn)", "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (Did Conn)" and "The Muffin Man (Didi Conn)" and "Jack B. Nimble (Ed Asner)" really brings back memories to me! I love the fact that my kids can now enjoy listening to these timeless classics!

As for stories, I really love listening to "Cinderella (Busy Philipps)", it just reminds me of the giant Disney story book I used to have when I was a little girl. I also used the opportunity in the "The Story of Goldilocks (Alicia Silverstone)" to teach my 3 years old boy manners, that we have to ask permission before using other people's things/properties.

Some of the celebrities' voices are so so convincing and soothing to listen to! I never expected Alicia Silverstone's voice could be so captivating! And Susan Sarandon's voice is truly charming and one of a kind! I also find myself dreaming while I listened to Ed Asner's voice in "The Little Engine That Could".

Not only is this album truly fun and entertaining, it also open up my eyes and I learned some new things too! To be honest, until I listened to the "Snow White And Rose Red (Cheryl Hines)" I did not know there is a Rose Red character!

To sum up my review, this album is a must to have! Seriously, you really really REALLY need to get yourself a copy of the album NOW NOW NOW!

You can purchase it from Amazon, Wal-mart and iTunes Store.

* You can download a free music from their Facebook page too!

** Btw, I am so privileged to be given the opportunity to giveaway a copy of this album to 1 lucky US resident! Watch out for the giveaway on 8th Sept 2012!

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the 20-tracks album in MP3 format to assist my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.