Create Your Own Loop With WP_Query

<?php
    $recentPosts = new WP_Query();
    $recentPosts->query('showposts=5');
?>
 
<?php while ($recentPosts->have_posts()) : $recentPosts->the_post(); ?>
   <!-- do some stuff here -->
<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
   $wp_query = new WP_Query();
   $wp_query->query('showposts=5'.'&paged='.$paged);
?>
   <!-- do some stuff here -->
<?php $wp_query = null; $wp_query = $temp; ?>