That Guy Needs Professional Financial Counselling

My hubby’s friend is strapped for cash again. Each time he calls my hubby, I know what he’s up to. There is obviously never anything good for my hubby when he calls. This time, he’s asking for $200 to pay his mother’s medical bill. I don’t believe his sob stories anymore and neither does my hubby. I told hubby to tell him to get a payday loan to tie him through his next paycheck. If his application is approved, he can even get his payday loan within 24 hours. This guy seriously needs professional financial counseling.

I Need New Home Office Furniture

If you visit my new blog, there is a picture of my so-called SOHO which I’ve just posted today. My workstation is miserably small and I don’t even have ample space to place a mug of water for fear of accidentally tipping it and messing up my keyboard and speakers. I’m seriously considering replacing the workstation with more spacious and ergonomical home office furniture so that I can work more comfortably. The PVC cover of my computer chair is even peeling away and the back rest is horribly stiff. I better get a new computer chair first before anything else before my backache worsens.

Portable Oxygen Concentrator

My childhood friend who has acute asthma since she was 3 years old was recently diagnosed as suffering from acute pulmonary disease. When we met at a gathering recently, I was shocked to see her carrying a portable oxygen concentrator with her during the lunch at a hotel. It’s the first time I’ve seen a portable oxygen concentrator equipment but it wasn't as big or heavy as I've imagined. It only weighed 17lbs. She’s also under medication from her surgeon and I really hope she’ll recover in no time.

Cooling Fruits For Throat Ulcer

Poor Alycia has fever and an ulcer in her throat and didn't have appetite for any food, except for cool fruits like pear and watermelon. She ordered papaya from daddy and as usual, his princess' wish is his command and he went right away to buy her some solo papayas and also a huge watermelon!

Bugger Blogger

Blogger (Blogspot) has been having problems with its connection intermittently throughout the day for the last 4-5 days. It's really frustrating when I have to submit a paid post and the bugger pops out a message stating the Blogger is having connection problem. Minutes later, I'd loose all my data which couldn't be saved. This morning, I had wasted almost half an hour waiting for the connection to be up again when I couldn't submit a PPP post. I hope Blogger does something about this technical problem as it's causing a lot of inconvenience to us bloggers.

Bloggers' Meet

There was a bloggers' meet at Delicious, Bangsar Village today. The gathering was organized by one of the blogging mummies to welcome Sweetpea (Bubba Stuff) home. Sweetpea who's residing in Australia is currently on a one-month holiday in Malaysia. There were about 20 of us, including kids. I was too busy chatting and eating that I didn't take many pictures. Anyway, here are a few pix that I managed to snap :


From L to R : Mei Ling with Elissa (Scribbles for My Angels) and Peggy (Laundryamah).


From L to R : Sweetpea and Aidan (her handsome and cheeky son), Elly (in black top)


Jasmine's handsome Vyktore and cute Faythe.

It was my first time meeting all my blogging friends and it was really good to be able to meet them after months of communicating with each other online. There should really be more of such bloggers' meet in future and the next time, I hope to be able to meet my other blogging buddies whom I've not met before.

Our Memorable Fishing Trip In Langkawi

Several years ago, hubby and I and our friends went to Langkawi for a holiday. We chartered a fishing boat and went round the island fishing. It was my first fishing experience and I loved it. It was a bountiful fishing trip and we harvested a big bag of fresh fish. After the fishing trip, we then proceeded to the restaurant in the Langkawi Yacht Club and got the chef to cook the bag of fish for us in a variety of styles. Those were the freshest and tastiest fish dishes we had ever eaten. Since the memorable trip, hubby and I had always wanted to return to Lankawi for another fishing trip but we have to buy some fishing tackle and fishing accessories first before we embark on our trip. I think our gals will find a fishing trip thrilling for them since it will be their first ride on a fishing boat.

Can You Cope With More Than 2 Blogs?

I wonder how some bloggers cope with writing paid posts for more than 2 blogs. I know some bloggers even have a dozen of them and plan to purchase more domains. I wonder where they get so much ideas to write and write and write. They earn 5-figure income each month and I think they even plan to earn more if they can. I wonder if they ever get more than 3 hours of sleep each day. I'm already struggling with 2 blogs and if I create another blog, I don't think I'll have time to eat, sleep and shit, seriously! I'd really love to have a peek in their daily lives and see how they cope with their kids, paid posts, cooking, household chores, taking care of hubby, mil and what nots.

Portable Oxygen Concentrator

My childhood friend who has acute asthma since she was 3 years old was recently diagnosed as suffering from acute pulmonary disease. When we met at a gathering recently, I was shocked to see her carrying a portable oxygen concentrator with her during the lunch at a hotel. It’s the first time I’ve seen a portable oxygen concentrator equipment but it wasn't as big or heavy as I've imagined. It only weighed 17lbs. She’s also under medication from her surgeon and I really hope she’ll recover in no time.

From Zero To Hero, I Mean My Blog PR!

I got a surprise of my life today when Hui Sia sent me a text message at around noon informing me that the Google PR of this blog has been promoted to PR4! I just could not believe her and I could not check it myself as my computer was still at the shop. When my computer finally came back, I quickly did a check on a few Google PR checker tools and it’s true, my blog indeed has been promoted to PR4. I can’t believe it, it’s just too good to be true.

This blog of mine is only 6 months old and it has far exceeded its performance beyond my expectation. I’ve worked very hard and I’ve sacrificed many things to achieve this ranking. But I can’t be too happy either as this Google PR thingy is fleeting and for all I know, my PR may be demoted in the next exercise just like what had happened to most bloggers in the most recent Google update exercise.

Nasi Lemak For A Change

I've been having fried vegetarian meehoon with fried egg for breakfast almost everyday. Today, I craved for nasi lemak and bought a packet of nasi lemak with fried anchovies, chicken rendang, half boiled egg and lots of cucumbers. Tasted so good and I'm glad that my nausea has also subsided quite a bit this week. One problem gone and my next worry is my Amnio test which is scheduled for in 8 days' time. Wish me lots of luck!

1007th Post

Yes, you read me right. This is my 1,007th post and my blog is only half a year old. I can't believe I've written so much crap in my blog. I hope my loyal readers won't get bored with my crap and rantings and especially the sponsored posts. I must thank you all for giving me the much needed support for my blog. Though my Google PR is still 0, but my Technorati authority and Alexa ranking are pretty good. Just don't know how Google ranks sites. Most bloggers have had their rankings demoted recently.

Wholesome Seaweed Sandwich

Whenever we have lunch outside and come home late, I'll try to prepare something that's quick, easy and wholesome for dinner. This is what we had for dinner on Sunday. We only got home at 5ish pm and since we have no time to prepare a proper dinner, I made sandwiches for the gals with multi-seeds buns from Bread Talk with bombay onion omelette, super crunchy chicken meat floss (you can omit this if you're feeding toddlers as I think the meat floss contain MSG), Tae Kae Noi crispy seaweed, organic Japanese cucumber and a dash of tomato sauce. Oh, my gals love it!

I Hate Downtime!

The guy from the computer shop will be here any time to bring my computer to his shop for a thorough disk scan. This means once I've unplugged my computer, I will not be able to work for at least half a day. Gosh, how I hate this downtime. I hope the guy won't tell me that there is something seriously wrong with my computer and he needs a few days to fix it. I'll flip if he tells me that coz I still have a lot of work to complete with deadlines tomorrow.

I Need An All-Inclusive Vacation!

My honeymoon seven years ago was disastrous. Hubby and I had initially shortlisted a few places for our honeymoon from Hong Kong to New Zealand to a romantic getaway in Mexico. But because hubby couldn’t leave his work for more than 2 weeks, we had to settle for a 4-day honeymoon at Phuket which turned out to be a nightmare. Whilst snorkeling at Phi Phi Island, I stepped onto some sea urchins and hurt my foot badly. When we came back, I had to go through a minor surgery to remove the spikes from my foot. Since that incident, hubby has promised me another honeymoon. This time, I hope to go for an all-inclusive Cancun Vacations in Mexico. If you’ve not heard of Cancun vacations before, well, all I can say is that it is a one-of-a-kind romantic and luxurious vacation for honeymooners and lovebirds. Hubby and I can even stay at a resort located in a secluded beach where we can even swim in the nude!

Internet Connection

It is such a relief that the internet connection is stable again. How I hated the slow connection to most websites yesterday. I almost couldn't work when my computer keeps getting the 'hang'. I also couldn't upload pictures at all or upload my blogspot blog intermittently. However, my gmail is still all messed up today and I can only work in HTML mode, which means that I can't gain access to all my contacts/email addresses and other functions are limited. I've got more than 10 assignments outstanding and I just can't afford to send my computer to the shop for a thorough disk scan. Well, maybe I can delay it to next Saturday?

Updates - Alycia's Fever

I did not get to sleep well last night. Well, this is expected whenever a child is ill. Alycia's temperature is still very high. I sponged her and woke her up to drink water throughout the night. Luckily she wasn't cranky. This morning, I had to given her another Voltaren suppository as her temperature is still 38.8 degrees celsius. She cried each time I had to insert the suppository into her anus. She is also complaining of body ache. Daddy will bring her to the clinic later. I'm praying that it's not Dengue fever.

Bulging Belly

That's my bulging belly at 14 weeks.

When I was carrying Alycia, I wasn't showing until around 4 months. With Sherilyn, I was showing at around 10 weeks and with this pregnancy, my belly was already starting to portrude at week 7-8! And at 14 weeks (last week), this was how big my belly was but surprisingly, I've only gained 2.5kg. I've been having very frequent meals but can't eat too much at each meal, else I'd feel nauseous.

I gained 10kg when I was pregnant with Alycia (she was 3.36kg at birth), gained 8kg with Sherilyn (3.29 kg at birth) and with this baby, I hope my weight gain will not be more than 10kg so that I can shed off all my weight gain easily after delivery.

SEO Theory Tag

This is one tough tag, anyway thanks Leena for thinking of me. Here's how you do it :

Start tag

This is based on the SEO theory that links to posts inside your blog are more important than links to your home page. I have selected three posts I want to promote along with my site’s name. You will do the same thing.Keep it simple and spread our good work around to both share and build some ratings!

Pick three posts that you feel are your best or those you simply want to promote. Your site name is listed with your 3 selected posts beneath.

Once you have your post up: Add the sites and post links of the folks you tagged onto your post. Try to add the site and post links to anyone involved to maximize the effectiveness.

Tag a minimum of 5 people! Try your best not to double tag people so it will spread better!

Please actually read the posts from everyone so you can see some really good work from our beloved blogging friends!

Make your title a little different from mine to avoid repetitive titles. Please try maintain some friendly updates to your post too.

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Crispy Seaweed Snacks

If you love seaweeds, you really should try Tae Kae Noi crispy seaweeds. It's by far one of the best seaweeds I've tasted - they are cruncy, not very salty, not oily (unlike some Korean and Japanese seaweeds that are super oily and salty) and very tasty. One packet (only half packet full) costs RM4+ and I find them a bit costly. Both my gals love them. I discovered this snack when my mom who has thyroid bought them. Thyroid patients are encouraged to eat lots of seaweed and kelp food stuff as they are rich in iodine. This seaweed goes very well when eaten with bread. I normally make sandwiches for the gals with omelette, seaweed and cucumber.

Look out for my seaweed sandwich in my next post!