Bye 2009!

Today 31st Dec mark the last day of year 2009, so far have you accomplished any of your wishes and plan that you want for this year?

Looking back in these 365 days, it was quite a smooth sailing year for me; everything was on an average side, which I couldn't ask for more. The most important, I got to Thank God for keeping us safe, peace and healthy. That's already the greatest blessing.

Year 2009 will end in less than 5 hours, let me count my blessing for what I have done so far and for which have not really complete yet, hopefully I can make it happen and a better one for the coming days.

(March)
Started to drive again after putting it down for 5-6 years
- I’m glad I can pick up the driving skill smoothly after stopped driving for many years. Thanks to my parent for helping me to gain the confidence back in driving. But the skill still yet to improve. So far, I still need ppl to accompany me to drive far.

(June)
Achieve a Manager level in Nefful Business
- Make a little achievement to earn small pocket money and have my own free time to work on it. So far I love this business nature and plan. I will work hard on it in coming years and climb higher for it.

(Dec)
Little luck + surprise on winning a luxury bag
- I never put high hope on contest, but this really something surprises me and sooo lucky after so long not winning anything.

Trip to Singapore with friend*
- It was one of the agenda not planned for this year. But I’m glad to go travel with a friend, other than always going with family members. We really have all the fun we want without kids and family along. *yet to update

Apart from the above, as in overall this year most of the time I’m busy involve in Nefful business like attending course and meeting to gain more marketing knowledge and understand the products. Also, our health got the biggest change, as I make the right investment for health in wearing Negative ION clothing.

Notice that, this year I make the least personal posts in my blog. There were more paid reviews float in between, it does looks so good, but still doesn't makes a decent income. Anyway thanks to the advertisers that still keep this coming and continue giving us blogger a chance to earn chicken feed.

For Terry, in 3 more days, he will be a schooling kid. He needs to start to get independent in school and take in a brand new routine in his life. For his scar appearance, it looks much better, but I still go on the treatment work (don’t know when to stop) till I see the scar colour is near to skin. His health condition is at optimum this year as compare to last year.

In the year of 2010, these are the plan I have, wish me luck and by God's mercy, hopefully I can accomplish everyone of them.
1. Complete reading the whole Bible
2. Serve more in church
3. Exercise more often to maintain health and weight
4. Achieve Area Manager level in Nefful business
5. Join Terry Fox Run with family
6. Bring my parent's and family for a trip with all paid by moi =)
7. Learn face make-up and take up course

This will be my final post for 2009, I still have some pending posts for this year to do and wrap up, but don't think can complete it by now. I know I'm pretty lag in updating my blog in this entire year, let me get the time to write it up soon next year.

So the new year gonna to be here, let us leave behind what we don't need to carry and head start for a brand new year with faith and new hopes. Here is a wishing that your coming year is a glorious one that rewards all your future endeavors with success.

Till then wishes everyone who reading this,

A VERY HAPPY SPARKLING NEW YEAR 2010 !!!

Mummy Blogger & Kids Christmas Gathering

It was another wonderful round of Blogger Mum gathering which I'm looking forward happened on 17th Dec (Thurs). We have it at Mid Valley Megamall with Mummy Moon, Mummy Gwen and Cynthia and not left out together with the bunch of happy kids to meet up in this jolly season.

While waiting
First, we have lunch at Kenny Rogers before we proceed for other programs. Notice we always ate Kenny Rogers ya? Reason being the place is comfy and the food is suitable for the kiddo too with varieties. Terry was no shy at all being the first time having a small baby princess in the gathering. He was also the 'thorn among the roses' that day *wink*

There is a photo session with Santa at 12.30pm, we brought the kids for it right after the lunch. It was for charity, RM10 per shoot with the photo, a helium balloon and gift from Santa.

Last year, the boy was not very ok with the shoot. This time round, with Gwen, Yan Yan and Breanna along and I did told him before hand about this shoot, I thought he was more ok to join by seeing others doing it.

Yan Yan and Gwen put on the cloak for shooting, very cute!
Not that I know, he got so horrible fraid of the Santa. Once we step on the stage to get ready for it, he gave a loud scream and kept pulling my hand to walk away. I think the Santa must have remember him by now, there is no way to comfort and coaxing him to go for it with me. So there when we walk away from it, he was alright again.


There go, he is more comfortable with his little friends. Later we went over the Boulevard Hotel to give more rooms for the kids to do gift exchange.

Christmas tree at Boulevard Hotel
Can't wait for the gift exchange


Gwen always ready with her signature pose
They also have the fun time to run around and play with the balloons.



The kiddos continue to have some rides and games fun at Jusco amusement park. We called it a day after the collection of photo with Santa earlier on and we bid good-bye as it was the time for the kids to rest too.


Terry can't wait to unwrap all the pressie once we got back home. He loves all the gift very much. Many thanks to all mummies for taking time to join this gathering and sending the thoughful gifts. Thanks Cynthia for the delicious yogurt banana cake too (the cake is so tempting till I gobble it down without a snap...silly me =.= )

It was definitely a happy and fun day to everyone of us and we were not shy to each other as like we have known for so long time ago. Hope to catch up with all of you soon with others mummy and kids.


Related post: -
Christmas Gathering @ Mid Valley
Christmas Gathering on 17/12/2009
Christmas Gathering with Mummy Bloggers

# Emergency needs

I got a cousin brother who work in Jakarta leaving back behind his family with wife and 3 kids at home. We always worried of his family, since he only get to back home once a few months. Also, on the other side, the wife here also worried of his well-being there.

The previous bomb accident happened in Jakarta almost hit him as he work very near to the venue. Luckily he got escape from it and safe. I think he better join this emergency medical assistance, in any emergency or accident, his family will get protected too with emergency coverage. The benefits of it is invaluable and for those who travel often, it does provides great travel confidence to you too.

TwoPixels is ONE!

I came to know TwoPixels Photography since they born and all this while I keep follow closely their photography projects on newborn, baby, pregnancy, children and family shoot. Really, I admired every single piece of their lovely shoot which is so creative, so natural, so touching and say thousand of words. The hard works behind are done by these 2 lovely mummies – Jasmine and Sue. Their passion through the lens has successfully capture many precious moments for others.

I never go boring browsing photos, TwoPixels's photos I can go reading it again and again. Their photography work is truly an awesome and professional one. Some are real touching shoot and believe me it does put a smile on my face. They need not to have any fancy background or tools, yet they can get the picture done out in the most natural and comfortable way to view. Two thumbs up to their creativity!

How I wish to get them to work on my very first family portrait. We seldom took picture in 3, out of those we have, not many are good one. I wish I'm the lucky one to win a free photo session on this Anniversary Giveaway and make a better one to keep for memory.

They are here for a year time, here wishing TwoPixels Happy 1st Anniversary. In conjunction of this celebration, they are giving away 3 free photography session to bloggers. If you're interested, act now, details are here.

# Lucky pet

Few days ago just watch the news reported about pet’s service in Bangkok. It was a real luxury one, aside from the regular pet grooming service like nail trimming, polishing and ear cleaning, there are even have a pet massage! Oh my, how lucky was those pet having such treatment.

These pets normally come from rich family or they own by artists. It is not surprise, I believe these precious pet of them do own a pet insurance as well. Branded pet are way too lucky under their hand. On the difference side, many stray dogs and cats always found died on the street or being bad threatened. They got no owner to responsible for their life and well-being.

Merry Christmas !!!

Wishing all my blog readers and friends,

MERRY CHRISTMAS

&

HAPPY HOLIDAY !!!

Behind the jolly celebration of Christmas, hope the true meaning of Christmas reminded you and me the born of Jesus Christ, HE, the greatest gift of love from the Father for the salvation of the world.

Fruity Tau Fu Fa

It was a hot Sunday afternoon after my Christmas shopping trip. The outing was always not complete without something wash down my throat. Before heading home in the evening time, we make a turn into OUG garden and hunt for something to yak.

Bump into a mobile van selling tau fu fa (豆腐花) park next to BHP Petrol at Jalan Hujan Rahmat 3 (opposite Retaurant Ah Loy, selling curry mee). I thought it was just another van selling regular silky white tau fu fa, to my surprise it was not. There got a few choices of fruity tau fu fa and some other with flavoured one.

Pandan flavoured tau fu fa RM2.30
Mango tau fu fa RM2.80
Other flavour they have are like strawberry, kiwi, chocolate, lemon, longan and etc..sorry I can only remember these. There are more than 8 choices of flavour you can choose from, of cause they still have the regular one. The tau fu fa is not too sweet and just nice to match with the flavour. I will sure back for another round for other flavour, but I think is a bit pricey for this small bowl :P

# Tattoo, dare to take the pain?

Body art is one of the coolest arts on body in this century. Body art like piercing and tattoo, I admire them for the braveness in taking the pain and have all kind of painting crafted on the body, especially those with large scale tattoo on back or arm. I’m sure those beautiful arts on the body; behind it they sure have taken great pain and tears to go for it.

Areas like arm and ankle are a common to have tattoo on. Last times when I pass by a tattoo shop in Sungai Wang, not only guys, many ladies are into it too. Art designs are available to choose from their tattoo catalogue. The tattoo artist uses a needle to draw the art on skin. Of cause it does bleed and skin goes red. Frankly, I won’t go for any of that. I rather beautify myself with more accessories or make up. I was thinking what if one day those tattoo wanted to be wash away, for sure there is another round of pain.

The laser technology is now here for a no painful tattoo removal. You need not to endure in another round of painful hours for the tattoo to be clean off. With laser tattoo removal the surface of the skin is neither cut nor burnt. This is great in minimises any risk of scarring. I'm sure this is a good news for those tattoo lover who like to change design, they can clear it off or modify the tattoo whenever they like.

# Power up your website with words

My business friend was complaining to me that she fails in making her online business works as the visitor rate is low and draws no attention to them. She got a very beautiful interactive website there to sell her clothing and accessories, but the business comes worst than in eBay. She was thinking hard how to make her online store to active again.

There are many way you can do to promote and sell your website. It is just like you have a shop, you need to make advertisement about your business. For website business, you can advertise through business directory, host ads in related website, create fan page in Facebook and many more.

I suggest that she gets another web programmer to evaluate her website and withdraw those weaknesses there. One of the things got to do was change of the wording. The current one seems cannot deliver the proper message to visitor how to shop from her website.

Not that you know, the wording use in the web content is the most effective tool to explain and make the first approach to the customer. If you are not good in putting it up, seo copywriting can help in this area. Keyword use in your website is the one to drive business to your site when SEO campaign is run. Professional Seo copywriting service can help you to set your apart from competition. Word is the first thing in your website to drive attention. They able to make the word goes magic into capture attention, persuade, enlighten, creation emotion, make customer think and call them to action. It also gives great help in making your customer remember your company and feel good about your business.

PayPal PowerUp Party

This party was the first ever PayPal Asia Community event here in Malaysia. Needless to say, I'm proud to be one of the invited guest, there are many more members who wants to go but their RSVP-ed got rejected due to limited space. The night, there are roughly 250+ ppl at the club.

I'm just a small potato in Paypal network, where I only use it to receive my online funds, withdraw funds and making payment on those purchases from eBay. Currently Paypal is on the way of expanding and enhancing its function for online business and at the same time helping merchants and protect buyers.

The night, there are many making fortune merchants gather there. I even met my secondary schmate who was working full time in her eBay International business. She shared with us her ups and downs with eBay and Paypal. Knowing that now both eBay and Paypal are very strict and before any risk happen to seller, they immediatedly stop seller from listing, remove listed item for certain reason or freeze account. I roughly know about this restriction too since I'm selling in eBay.

OK, lets see what's up on the party. Due to traffic jam at city centre, we only reach there at 7.45pm.

Candle lit all way up
The place is exactly at the same stairway up to entrance of Tamarind Hill Restaurant.

Upon entry and registration, we received a passport wallet with the event schedule inside and 3 games vouchers.


Free flow of drink and dinner were served throughout the night. There were beer, wine and chilled juices. Dinner was a bit out of my expectation, they only served some finger foods, anyway it is quite special and taste ok.


The floor plan


The environment


The programme

The games are -
Wheel of Fortune - Can spin 1 time only, many gift items on the board and for cash there are RM10 and RM50. We got a stress ball and notepad back.

Grab A Grand - Put your hand into a blow fan box, stir the paper up in the air and grab the flying papers as much as you can for up to 3 times. Those papers are printed with numbers which indicate the amount of cash. We both successfully grab RM42.


Big Man in action
Deal or No Deal - Pick 3 envelopes out of 6. The 1st envelope actually determine the price you will get, after revealing yourself the later 2 envelopes price. It is either you deal the offer given by the game master or take the envelope price you choose. We both deal for a total of RM60.


Follow your heart or brain?
Everyone gets to play all games for once and no one back with empty handed. All in all, we only manage to grab back RM102. Mummy Moon got around RM250. It is all depends how good are you with the games, especially at the Grab a Grand, those good hand are able to grab RM70-80+.

There is only 1 grand winner on the lucky draw round, cash prize worth RM10k. We no luck for it. Another prize round was about guessing the item price. The one who got the nearer price guessed to the actual item price will win back the item. In between, there are short speech by Paypal's management and Merchant Award presentation ceremony. Trophies were presented to those top sales online seller and longest community members with Paypal.

Overall it is a good party. I like it whereby no loud music background and guests are comfortable as in overall. We got no time to sit down and relax as everyone busy queue up to finish the games and it is almost comes to the end of the party when all program finish.

Before we left, we each got a big box of door prize consists of a collar T and a zip case.



It was unexpectedly nice and I was so surprise when I open up the case and found a very nice set of USB gadgets. There is a 4 ports slim hub, mouse, AV earphone, device cable and network connector.

We truly enjoy the event, indeed it is fruitful night without paying a single cent. Well done to Paypal! Hopefully you are here again next year to celebrate another great time round at a bigger venue to accommodate more members. Besides that, may be can host some related e-business talk and workshop to equip us with more knowledge and benefit of being an online merchant.

# Business website

It is very common now for all business and services line to own a website. It is a perfect essential tool to help your business and market growth. That day during the Paypal Power Up party night, a friend of mine who selling some books in eBay, she so wanted to setup her own online store, but worried the problem of web traffic and customer.

I'm sure with the powerful search engine available on the Internet; all business putting up got the opportunity to make an online market place. You don’t need to know what is all about the World Wide Web or you need know how to setup the whole thing. Need not to worried that, just tell the web designer and programmer what you want the world know about your business, choose a best ecommerce hosting (if you plan to do selling online) and let them to work on it. Just to make sure you choose a good web hosting site to host your content and the one offering good support in long term.

At WebHostingChoice.com, here is the web hosting directory where you can find the best of all you want in different hosting need. You can compare a few hosting package and what other service and support offer by hosting company. It makes you easy to make your selection here. I better show it to my friend and have her to consider setup a website for her business soon.

Power Up. PayPal.

Not long ago, I got an email invitation to join the PayPal PowerUp Party celebration. I actually took sometimes to digest the message whether is it a spam or this thing gonna to be happen. After reading all details with my name on, listed all about the event and venue of the party, I don't think they will play a prank there.

One of our secrets is out…but we have a few more and we want you to be the first to hear them in person. So we’re throwing an exclusive party and you’re invited!

Plus, we want to recognise you as a top member of our community and say 'Thanks for all of your support'!

WHY:
Why not?! We can’t think of a better way to announce more great news to you. So, come and find out in person what else there is to celebrate.

WHAT:
An evening of fun, music, dance, free flow drinks, dinner, prizes, awards, and special entertainment. You could be one of our lucky winners. We’ll be giving away more than US$20,000 in cash, prizes and awards.

WHERE:
Only the hottest newly opened bar - Neo Restaurant & Luxe Lounge
19 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur (opposite Equatorial Hotel)

WHEN:
Friday, December 11th, 2009 from 19:00 until late - by invitation only.
Capacity is limited so hurry and RSVP by Dec 8th.

In seeing on the WHAT is so attractive, without thinking who I want to bring to go with, I immdiatedly RSVP my attendance. Tonight is the day and I will bring my darling to go with me. It was sooo long we didn't go on clubbing. The organiser also promised that we will not back with empty-handed, there are door prizes, goodie-bags and etc.

Just find out that this restaurant is new in town, it is stylish, classy and serve good food too. Mummy Moon got this invitation too and she is going to join in for the great night. Can't wait for it now, I hope it will be a fun night to all of us.

# Clog pipe

I'm very particular what to wash down at the kitchen sink pipe. If stuck something in, it will be very hard to dig it out, especially if accidentally drop a chopstick inside. Normally I will pick up all big pieces of waste from the sink hole if I found any.

Once I found the water flow out is slow, I know the rubbish down the pipe must be clog there. Not long ago, I found this clog remover from Cosway which work so effectively to remove waste under the kitchen sinks pipe. Every now and then I will pour in some to flush out the rubbish.

I'm so lucky...

...being one of the winner to walk away a Kipling bag worth RM529.

I joined this contest since September ago through email. I was totally surprise and excited when I'm getting it this morning.


First, got to say many Thanks to Barb for posting this contest info on her FB status. I submitted my contest entry to try my luck without putting high hope on getting it, cause only 8 will got it. At the same time, I'm very happy for Barb too, she also one of the winner on the same bag.


When I saw this delivery slip on the night I back from SG, I was still thinking hard who is the sender; that should not be came from online seller, since I'm not purchase anything before away home for holiday.

The happiness and secret was reveal when I saw this bag inside a big parcel box. This contest was actually from Senyum Magazine, it is a free magazine which available at Jusco, Isetan, Pavillion, Japan club or anywhere else. Every month there will be contest and some info of Malaysia in it.


Lets check about the bag – Kipling Tiani M IF Cloudy


A very practical and multi-functional handbag offering you extra pockets and a removable shoulder strap.

Large shoulder bag with removable shoulder strap / Across body
Go-anywhere choice for every moment in daily life.

Size: 43 L x 26 H x 21 W cm
Material: crinkle nylon

• Dual carry handles in cotton webbing with leather grips (58cmx4cm)
• Adjustable, and removable shoulder strap (128cmx4cm)
• Zipped main compartment containing:
  - Zipped pocket
  - Mobile phone drop pocket
  - 2 Pen pockets
  - Clipped key cord
  
• Swing monkey clip

This is how my contest entry like,

Q1. Do you think that Kipling Tiani M-IF Cloudy is good for on business and Shopping?
Yes, It is best for both business and shopping.

Q2. Why do you want to get the bag?
I never own a Kipling bag before and I'm sure this stylish bag will draw lots of attention from my sisters. The design is simple yet sweet to my liking. I want it so badly for the reason I don't have this shape of bag before. I'm sure will like it to bits.

I'm still on cloud 9 and I think it will last for at least a few days. This bag gonna to be my big present for this Christmas. Yay!

# Diet control

Majority lady we doesn't like to grow an inch wider. Since after becoming a mummy, I have great problem in maintaining my weight and those are like waist and tummy. It is the most obvious part to go wider, if I slightly not control my diet.

Those slimming center model with their successful loose weight reviews really so tempting to me. I was actually thinking want to go for it and try to see how effectively it works on me. But I'm afraid if they give me slimming pills to eat which I think more or less will cause some side effect.

Anyway I believe if I control my diet well with less carbo intake, my body still can be slim down easily. I still prefer to loose weight in a health way.

# Health saving account

I'm so sad to know that nowadays many private hospital are not comes to save life first at any emergency but to see whether you got money or not before they take you in. Patient was just pass away without giving the very first hand emergency treatment. How sad this can be to the patient to suffer in pain and the patient's family to lost their love ones. This materialize world really take us to death path easily.

Having a health savings account is a must now for all young and old. With HSA we got the benefit to withdraw tax-free cash to cover part of the medical cost. It comes helpful when those non-hospitalized cases are not cover under HDHP plan, there are eligible to use HSA money to make payment.

Short Getaway to Singapore

I will be away for a short trip (3 days 3 nights) to Singapore with Mummy Moon leaving the hubs and kids at home... (muahahaha)

This is my 3rd time visit Singapore and also accompany Moon for the first time. We pretty need this trip to refresh and recharge ourself from the hectic housewife life. Hey, don't think a SAHM don't need this, we also very stress out at home facing the house and kids every day. We plan to do shopping, meeting friends, go Night Safari and Sentosa Island. During our absent, the kids will be in good hand of our parents.

This evening we will broad on Aeroline Express bus and return on Sunday before midnight. I hope we can have a great time to do what we like during the days away from home and kids.

Till then, have a nice weekend to all!