Changing of Guards...

Changing of Guards at Buckingham Palace???

NO...lah.. NOT so exciting leh...

Just Changing of Guards at my humble abode....Received a letter from the security firm that two out of our four security guards will be replaced with new people. Actually, already replaced. Don't really like this change but what to do? So, got to learn the names of these 2 new fellas...

Goodies for Me!

H came back late on Sunday nite... brought some goodies back..

LOADS of Magazines and Newspapers.. as imported magazines are rather expensive over here. These will keep me entertained for awhile...





MAC Eyeliners - The only "make-up" item that I use




Golden Boronia Nougat - I LOVE THEM!! Once I start, I can't stop!!
Camomile Tea - Like them but very "kiam siap" to buy.. these are obtained from the airline lounges..... *ssssshhhheeeee* don't tell, yah?


CHANDON bubbly - For our wine and dine nites....

Gladiator Hunk????

Yes I know that the voice doesn't really sound like me....

Country Fair @ School

Boys had fun in the Country Fair @ School, which was organised by the PTA. On the other hand, it was quite an ordeal for me.. It was a blardy hot day! We left home at about 9.30 am, because I was supposed to help man a games stall at 11.00 am till noon. But the stall was cancelled and no one informed us.... otherwise didn't have to go so early. We stayed till about 3 pm because there was a lucky draw at 2 pm.

NOPE! Didn't win the 30 GB iPod video, nor the PS2, nor the PSP, nor the 2 x tickets to Bali, nor the 2 x tickets to Hong Kong! Didn't even manage to get a lousy toaster or blender!! S1 was of course VERY disappointed that he didn't get the PSP or the iPod.... I wasn't aiming so high for the HK tickets lah.. but was hoping maybe get the dinner voucher at the Shangri-La or the Spa Vouchers... BLECH!! What "sai" also don't have!!!

Anyway, both boys were GLADIATORS!!!

This is S1 on the left. His opponent was non other than his current best pal, T. Yup! He lost!!






Here, S2 is on the right. His opponent? His Korean gal-pal from his class, SH. This is the ONLY girl that gets invited to ALL the All-boys birthday parties.

Oh...my cassanova was going "I don't wanna fight with her! Let her win!" ...

Yes! Yes! My two boys are "sau-mang-kais"!!!

BTW, am trying to upload my video clip of S2 and SH. All you can hear is me prompting them to "fight lah!!"....Will see if jadi or not...

First Payment!

Got my first payment from Smorty! Although only USD 6.00, I have to say that I was preeeeety happy!! As H says "tai-kor-ngau-chaer-lonne" (bigger than bullock cart's wheel)... HEE HEE...

Also shows that my PayPal account finally can receive some dosh!!!! Now..just have to see if my PPP dosh comes in too. I assumed the USD 10 is enjoying the sunny life over at TIMBUKTOO, and that it'll never return to me.....so just waiting for the others...

Also, I also blur-blur...didn't know that I'm supposed to post on ALL the stuff that's on my Smorty page? Or is it not? I also donno. The one pending now is the 300 words hotelreservations.com one wor... which I've already done for PPP. How to write another 300 word review on this site that's different??? I beh-hiow lah.. See lah.. maybe I get an EUREKA!!!! in the middle of the night..

Online Store

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I was just thinking to myself the other day... What am I going to do with my life? I can't exactly be going for massages, doing my hair or having manicures/pedicures every other day. Can I? I supposed I can BUT I feel awfully guilty and want to do something more!

Selling Merchandise Online was the first thing that came into my mind. This country is filled with craftspeople that churn out beautiful wooden handicrafts, exquisite woven fabrics and intricate embroidery works, and there is a good market for these items in Europe and the US.

• But where do I start?
• How do I create an online store?
• What kind of shopping cart software do I need?
• How do I set up the payment system?
• Will the set-up costs be astronomical?

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As Ashop Commerce is offering a 10-day free trial, I will definitely TRY it out. Who knows? I might be a major exporter soon!

What can $10/- Buy?

I woke up in the middle of the night the other day and started pondering what I could have done with the $10/- that had gone to TIMBUKTOO. Tried to console myself that it's not much...BUT couldn't help thinking that the $10 can buy a myriad of items... For example:

1. Four (4) roasted chicken @ the Deli Counter, or
2. Five (5) raw chickens @ my regular supermarket, or
3. Two sessions of Home Massage (2 hours per session), or
4. One month's payment for Garbage Collection and Other Municipal Fees, or
5. Hair Wash, Blow Dry, Plus Manicure and Reflexology @ the neighbourhood salon, or
6. McDonald's Lunch for the whole family, or
7. Three (3) pots of Grade A Orchids, or
8. Thirty (30) packets of CapriSonne, or
9. Two dozen of very very yummy J.Co Donuts, or
10. Three (3) Cups of Hazelnut Lattes from Starbucks....

The list goes on... which will only depresses me more... so I shall stop now..

Digital Photo Frames

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Say What?
Being oblivious to technology of all sorts; that was my initial response when told of the availability of digital frames in the marketplace. Basically, it's a LCD where you can display all your favourite digital photos or video clips, complete with sound! And it can all be done sans PC. All you have to do is switch your memory card into the digital picture frame and VOILA!! Your favourite photos are in view. You can even set the time period for the pictures to be displayed, or the transitions between the pictures.

Eager to get one to show-off your recent holiday photos? Well, I've heard that DigitalFramez.com is offering a free 128 MB memory card with every 9" and 10" digital frame order. Hurry UP... Offer might not last!!!

Punishment!!

NO TV! NO GAMES! For the WHOLE Weekend!

Yup! That's boys' punishment for fighting this afternoon. Not normal fighting.. but S1 was dragging S2 around his neck almost strangling him!

How did it happen? Started off very innocently... they were going swimming, and S2 took my watering can and started to wet S1. S1 didn't like it, got angry and started chasing S2 and dragged him towards the pool. Of course S2 escaped and ran away. So, the chase and the dragging begins.

I was screaming "STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!" at the top of my LUNGS!!

Screamed so many times and still he wouldn't stop. Think my neighbour must have thought that there is some MAD woman next door. Screamed until NO voice already.... AIYO.. then after that, I got headache summore... ALAMAK!!!

And with no games, no tv, boys are running WILD in my room... playing with their star wars light sabers, my lotions/creams/moisturisers, eating smelly sotong, polluting my drinking water with sotong and pretending to be some warrior..

S2 to S1 : Are you the GRAND MASTER Yoshi?

My headache lagi worse now.. gonna put them to bed now....and I myself also want to go tidur..

Nitey Nite....

Very Sien...

SIEN SIEN SIEN...

Had plans to do few things today since H not around (gone Down Under since Wednesday).....

1. Mani/Pedi
2. Get driver to send H's NAD to the Service Center
3. Buy Scrapbooking Paper
4. Have lunch in the mall
5. Take boys to watch "Pirates of the Caribbean"

BUT!! Because of Monday's stupid accident, we had to use a replacement car which is an OLD Honda Odyssey... which in turn needs to be sent in for repairs today!!! SHEESH!!

So, all my plans WHACKO liow.. only managed to do my nails.. and summore donno what the driver was thinking? He was supposed to go send the NAD immediately after dropping me off at the Nail Bar.. but instead he waited for another half hour before he left. SO, blardy shit..I had to wait for 45 minutes for him to get back to pick me up! IF that's not enuff... get into the car, the A/C smells so fishy and then HOT!!! ALAMAK! This lousy replacement car not only needs to get it's engine checked, sekarang needs the A/C to be repaired pulak!!

Waaalauuu, the drive back home was torturous.. close car window, you get suffocated from the heat...open car window, you get choked by the Carbon Monoxide!!! HOW ? HOW? HOW???

So...no Pirates today...unless I wanna take the taxi... SHEESH!!! So..now STUCK AT HOME!!

North Cyprus Property

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DODO...

YES! I am a DODO!!

*Sigh* Again lost another USD 5 payment.. something wrong with my PayPal lah.. Email address okay.. but donno why the "Premier" account didn't get "activated" even after activation. Thus, cannot receive payment. SIOW-SIOW account. So, have to close the account and RE-open the account. Hopefully it's okay now. But time will tell.... I have sent a "Payment Request" to PPP for the money. SO far, USD 10 gone to TIMBUKTOO....

Are You Hungry?

Are you yearning of a yummy chocolate topped donut?? Here, have one of these... KEKEKEKEKKE






Still hungry anyone???

Love It! Hate It!

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I have a LOVE-HATE relationship with my Credit Cards.

On one hand, credit cards are soooooo convenient. Forgot your cash? No problem! One swipe is all it takes to pay for those purchases. Few clicks, and the discount hotel room or the airline ticket is yours! Easy-peasy! And what's more? Reward points are collected with every $1 you spend ....one step closer to redeem those FREE gifts from the banks' ever-expanding catalogue!

BUT... with credit cards, you sometimes "forget" how much you have spent, and when the statement comes at the end of the month, you will be in for a SHOCK!!!!!! This aside, the bigger problem is CREDIT FRAUD! Recently, H discovered charges of USD 60 monthly from a reputable airline site. He queried if it was I who had made these repetitive online purchases. Turns out to be FRAUD!!! The issuing bank had NO inkling that a fraud has transpired every month for at least 3 months. How can we keep ourselves safe from credit card fraud like these??

Supper...

It's 11.30 pm, and what am I doing? Eating "thong yuen", blogging and watching Mr.Bauer save the world...

See..told you that women can MULTI-TASK!!!

Actually, have put on about 2 kgs.. *sob* *sob*...and the worst thing is that I'm NOT doing anything about it... And yesterday was mega cia-latt...had a big bowl of HK noodle with chicken and fish balls for lunch, 2 scoops of ice-cream for tea and the "Chiang Kai Shek" dinner... AIyo..how how???

And this morning, had a scone with LOADS of cream...

p/s The syrup made with gula melaka ma...that is why black lah...

Lasik Complications!!

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My Son just Taroh-ed Me!!

"You mean you NEVER read the news one ah??"

This was what S1 said to me when he found out that I didn't follow the daily news...
When he told me about the Indonesian fisherman who netted an ancient fish ... I was like "Huh? What fish?" .. Apparently, my 9 year old actually reads the news on the Yahoo News when he logs onto the computer... He went on to tell me that the guy kept the fish at his house, but the fish later died. After my son taroh-ed me, I had to go and read this particular piece of news!(read it here on Yahoo News)

Then he went on to tell me about Paris Hilton being sent to prison..blah blah blah... and before he was satisfied with knowing his mother doesn't read the news, he went "I love to read the news!"

You see lah!!!

Videos on the Move!!

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H gave me an iPod some months back...(btw, it's the sleek black model)... But being the techno-dumbo that I am, I have only used my iPod for music and nothing more.... With the terrible traffic jams that this city is famous for, I should use my iPod to watch some of my favourite videos while on the move. I've heard that there is an iPod DVD converter Software that just came out in the market. This makes conversion of your favourite movies, videos, DVDs into iPod format as easy as A-B-C! What's more? There is a free trial!!

Worst Reflexology Session!!

Aiyo...am actually having a foot reflex session now... This one really beh-sai lah... I ask her to press harder also I cannot feel anything!!! It is almost torturous sitting through 2 hours of this lah. Really...seriously ... I am actually waiting for the time to be up! Next time must request for a man to do it...more powderful arms and fingers!!!

Updated: Okay..I really beh-tahan. I ended the session 20 minutes early. Ask her to go liow..

Boys' Mid Term Break...

Mmmm... 5 days gone by soooo quickly. What did we do??

Wednesday, I was being the terrible (or good..depending on how you see it) mommy.. I made the boys revise their school work. S1 on his fractions and S2 on his multiplication.. And after all the hard work, all they got was a Cheese Burst Pizza from Pizza Hut. Nope! No PS2 or computer games...

Thursday - Took the boys to the Ice-Skating Rink. Met up with S2's classmates at the Rink. Boys skated till lunch time..They had pizza from Pizza Hut again!! The mommies and daddies had nyonya delights at a restaurant called "Little Penang". H didn't come lah..that fella went golfing.. After skating, some kids came over to our house for play and swimming...

Friday - Went to the Safari Park...

Saturday - S1 had his classmate over for play...

Sunday - Took boys ten-pin bowling in the morning, and then they played PS2 till their eyes pop out in the afternoon...

And then, it was BACK TO SCHOOL!! YAY!!!