Our home need some nice wall decor. Since we moved in a year ago, we had some pictures up on the walls, but the dining room needs a mirror. Online Discount Mart has all the wall decor essential I need. What’s more, there is a summer savings of 10% discount when you purchase items from them and that is for all orders. I saw a Family Dog Wall Plaque that says “Dog: The Only Family Member you Can Choose“. I think I am going to get that piece and put it next to the pictures of the two crazy boys.
- Blogging on my life events & whatever that comes to my mind!
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Weekend’s over
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Weekend is almost over. Couple more hours and I have to hit the sack. Where did the weekend go?
I know for sure I was working on my team project on last evening throught this afternoon. That’s me, all last minute. Got my part of the presentation completed and it’s time to work on the final essay. Yucks!!
Went to Sams Club and bought strawberries and then to Cub Foods for an Angel Food cake. Back home, my mom and sis will call it chiffon cake. Bet they will say why don’t I bake one instead of wasting money!!
Cut up the berries, added some sugar and served it with the cake. That was dessert for yesterday and this evening.
What’s next was DB hung up our housewarming gift from my sis. I finally sent it to Michael’s for framing 2 months ago and picked it 3 weeks later. DB procrastinated till this evening. We hung it at the entryway. The guy at the store picked up the matching mats and it really turned out beautiful. Thanks, sis!!
Blogging for $$
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I have now made up my fickled mind that I will blog for some money. Since we are ready for refinancing our mortgage (end of August, hopefully) and DB will quit his job at that ma & pa company, and DB and I are planning for our trip to Ipoh in November this year, plus we are working on other projects that will suck up some initial startup money, I thought I should earn some extra money to pay any misc. bills.
I have been thinking about writing paid posts for 4 months. I submitted my blog to PPP and the very next day, my blog was approved by them. I was surprised that it was that easy. I am also scouting for other sites to write paid posts.
I still have to work on my school homework. I just can’t wait till this course to be done with (August 1). I have not decided if I want to enroll for fall semester. I might because I told myself I want to complete three courses this year.
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Jul 13, 2007
Yvy tagged me!!
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Yvy tagged me! 
Like what she said it’s easy and a no brainer. So, I’m going to get it done now and over with.
1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra link back.
2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword.
3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the “Originals” list.
4. Add at least 1 new blog that you KNOW is using the DO FOLLOW plugin to the list in the “My Adds” section. (Add no more than 5!) Let the people you’ve added know, so that they can keep the list going!
My adds:
The Original links :
Mistyeiz
Che-Cheh
Eastcoastlife
Wuching
Paris Beaverbanks
Narrowband
Chinneeq
Giddy Tiger
Rabbit
Huei
Rinnah
Simple America
Niceheart
Ethel
Sanna
The Queer Chef
Shoshana
Leah
Gina
Haze
Ghee
Neng aka Sirena
Angelo
Ju aka The Border aka Juana of Femjo
Tina
Keep the Faith
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Jul 10, 2007
That’s what I’ve been eating
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The whole weekend I have been eating cherries and ribs. I can eat these two things every day. Unfortunately, ribs is not the best type of meat for every day consumption. Cherries, yes, I can eat them 24/7. If only they are in season all year round.
Filed under Food
Jul 10, 2007
Eight Random Facts About Me
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I kena tagged by Jenn on 8 random facts about me. Eight, huh? Seems a lot, but I will sure give it a shot.
No. 1: I like playing the piano but I hate practicing especially scales. Although I don’t mind practicing Hanon’s Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises – Complete: Piano Technique and Czerny’s School of Velocity, but once in a while I will practice my chromatic scales. Don’t ask me why, I’m just fickle!!
No. 2: I love to keep up with the Windsors especially so before Princess Diana’s death. I remembered when we got the news of her death, I had a big fight with DB and I ran out of the apartment the whole day and didn’t come home till 10 pm. Took my shower and was reading in bed and DB came in and told me about her death. I stayed up the whole night and watch the updates and what not. And after her death, I still keep up with her two boys’ life. Think I’m busybody??? Did I watch Concert for Diana???
No. 3: I wish I can write like a pro. Since going to school, my writing has improved tremendously. Before, it was really sub standard, unreadable.
No. 4: I am not a crafty kinda person, so each time I try to make a homemade card, it goes into the trash can. That’s why my scrapbook that I started from scratch is taking me so long to complete. Also, I can’t even do a simple flower arrangement. I did, but I put the vase in a conspicuous place so no one can see it.
No. 5: I am vain but not as vain as some of my school mates. I am still very tomboyish in some way especially how I sit. I hate crossing my legs because it’s uncomfortable. The only time I crossed my legs is when I have to wear dresses or skirts. Needless to say…..
No.6:…I don’t like wearing dresses or skirts too much unless I have to. My preferred choices of clothing are jeans and pants. I don’t dress up for work. I am a very casual, simple kinda person. I hardly put any makeup on, if I do, it’s very light. Heck, I don’t even pluck/wax my eyebrows. The one time I did them was two years ago. It is too much of a hassle for me.
No. 7: ……however, I hate my looks when I have a lot of “meat”. I prefer to be on the thinner side, but my colleagues and friends said I look very under nourished, haggard and sickly looking. Do I really???
No. 8: Ever since I was a kid, I love the smell of cigarette and pipe smoke . I still remember when my father smokes his cigarettes, and my grandfather smokes his pipe in the house. My brother and I would helped our grandfather packed the tobacco in for his pipe and occasionally our grandfather will let us light her up for him. I think was like seven or eight still – could be younger. Each time they light one up, I would take a deep breath and not complain that it stinks. Even after my father quit smoking, my mother’s friend, who we kids called her Aunty Juliana, would visit us and the first thing she does was light one up. I love it when the house was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. And I still do.
There, I’m done. It’s not so bad after all :) I will tag Aiyah Nynonya, LP and Yvy. Enjoy ladies!
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Jul 5, 2007
Happy Birthday, America!
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This is what we had for our din din : Tailgates’ brats and chicken tities marinated with soy sauce, garlic, Italian dressing, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and onion powder. And our salad – spinach, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, walnuts, and cranberries.
Brats are not the best for a lowfat diet, but these brats are way too good.
This was what I really want but we had them last weekend: Homemade burger & some aneamic fries. We didn’t want to put the fries in the oven coz the house was already 88 degrees. So, I pan fried them with no oil.
From eating all these food, this is what I came out to be: extra rolls around the belly, in my new shorts and shirt.
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Jul 4, 2007
Happy Fourth!
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Happy Fourth to my fellow Americans.
At least the weather is getting better, humid, but at least it’s not raining. We had a gully washer yesterday which was better than nothing. We really needed the free watering for the hay we got on our yard.
There are parades in every suburb. I’m not keen on them coz it’s hot and humid out. I rather stay in and Q and watch the fireworks from our backyard.
We use to get a few cases of beer, grilled some brats, steaks, drummies and chickie titties. Now, just plain old H2O, brats, tities and green salads for our celebration. Heading towards a healthy diet (try to!).
July 2007 marked the third year DB quit his booze days. He survived but, of course, there are days when he wants a cold one or a Windsor. He said beer smells good…..ahhhhh. To curb those cravings, he goes for his Werthers sugar free hard candies, and keep himself busy. He went for his liver test (blood word) last week and the results showed it has healed up very well even though he is taking 2400mg of Ibuprofen every day plus what other medication he has to take.
As for me, I am suppose to catch up on my homework which I am so behind. We have two weeks off and all I did was 10 videos out of 15 and some research work. I have not read my text book or prep for my team presentation. I am totally not in the mood to work on my homework. Instead, I am blog hopping, blogging, reading Smithsonian magazines, and debating if I should write paid posts to earn extra income to prep for DB’s departure from his job – after we refinance the house in August or September.
I think the worse is I am slacking at work. My boss was gone since last Friday and I have been working on my school videos till yesterday. Tomorrow when I get to work, I will work on my team presentation. Tonight I will have to work on the other videos which I have 5 more to go. *Lord, please help me to not procrastinate anymore with my homework*
It’s 2 pm now and I’m off to the couch to watch “Bobby“.
Jul 4, 2007
Pesky potion #9
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I told DB about those pesky little bastards eating my lilies. He said on our Channel 11 (KARE 11) Grow with KARE, they have an article on getting rid of pesky rabbits eating our plants.
So, DB made the concoction of two tablespoons each of cayenne pepper, chilie sauce (we used Sriracha chilie sauce) and Elmers glue. Dumpped all in the blender and poured his pesky potion to 3-quart water.
Out I went and sprayed the plants. I started out at the front yard. My fingers were about to go numb from squeezing the squirt bottle, and I still have the entire back to do. By the time I got to the backyard, the squirter broke. Yippe-kay-yey SOB, I had to go look for another squirt bottle but instead I used a measuring cup and started pouring the concoction on all the plants.
I still wonder why those skinny rabbits eats the leaves of the lilies and not the Hostas? Moreover, there are a ton of grass for them to maw on.
Yesterday while I was squirting the concoction to the lily plants on the front yard, I saw the rabbits got to some of the front ones, too. DB said if were living out in the country, our freezer will be stocked up with rabbit meat! I so want to get the pellet gun out, but we are living in the cities, no can do.
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Jul 2, 2007