tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42825862735266365382011-11-27T16:32:39.889-08:00of writing and blogging!Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-80439229710444345752011-11-25T08:01:00.001-08:002011-11-25T08:01:14.015-08:00

I am so glad my websites (and i have A LOT of sites) don't ever crashed. Not when I get unlimited bandwidth, excellent support and it's so cheap, you won't believe it! Today is Black Friday and there's this extra special deal that you should grab RIGHT NOW!!! What deal?Look below:It says hosting is for $4.95 only each month but today, the price has been slashed! It is ONLY $2.95!!! Yep, that's

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Having a simple blog on blogger.com may be free and all but if you plan on blogging for a long, long time and you want to do more with your blog such as turning it into a website, why not get your own domain and set up a Webhostingaccount?After all, getting a good and dependable web host is rather easy. I am a blogger who earns money online so merely having blogger sites is not enough. That's why

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-34186480702257081972008-10-18T11:50:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:32:37.169-08:00

We all have days when we are extremely overburdened with work and so stressed out thinking of ideas and combining words into sentences for our writing projects, not to mention dealing with difficult clients, that sometimes we really need to get away from it all. And we are not even talking about getting rid of writers block.What I usually do in situations like this is to:1. Surf the internet -

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-76281248356738148652008-09-11T12:01:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:33:56.842-08:00

As a writer or author, we are pretty dependent on our muse to get the writing juices flowing and the ideas tumbling out like an endless waterfall.So, what exactly is a muse? Contrary to what people would like to believe, especially in fantasy fiction, a muse could be anything and need not necessarily be a mysterious invisible being sitting next to you, injecting creativity and flair to your

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-2141860210077565942008-09-06T11:59:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:01:46.074-07:00

It takes time to write, post & submit your articles to the article directories. Considering everything else that a good Internet Marketer has to do is article marketing worth the trouble?No!Not if you are wanting instant traffic to your website. For instant traffic you really want to spend your resources (including money) on PPC. Of course, you stand to lose a lot of money if you don't do PPC

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-85621172062562346222008-09-02T11:24:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:59:27.809-07:00

Apart from the immense joy of seeing your words come to live and sitting pretty in major bookstores, being an author has the below benefits:1. Authority - Notice how the word "author" is in Authority? That's right, being an author makes you look like an expert in the topic that you are writing about. People will look to you for answers and even quote you for related topics. Develop a name for

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-79966879364662692192008-08-29T23:00:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:08:09.701-07:00

Is no easy taskBut itIs not impossibleAs long as youLet your feelings throughForget aboutRulesStanzasRhymesRhythmConcentrate onHow you feelDescribeExpressInWordsExpressionsAll you needIsA spoonful ofCreativityA bowl ofFeelingsA pinch ofLuckAnd stirWith a penA keyboardAnythingTo get the wordsFlowingSo, if you want toWritePoetryRememberThere are no rulesJust feelingsWarmOr ColdAll put on paperOr

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-85022435980405801932008-08-18T01:28:00.000-07:002008-08-18T02:29:32.270-07:00

When you are freelancing, it is often quite difficult to find great sites with freelance writing resources, jobs, gigs or merely to connect others in the same situation as you. It is usually very nice to connect with other writers, bloggers or freelancers who are struggling (or successfully) earning a living through the skilled art of writing.I've been going around quite a lot of websites and

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-24318231909233879372008-08-06T11:04:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:12:36.537-07:00

Is not really easy if you do not join any forums, blogger groups or blogging platform. You seen, to drive traffic to your blog, you need to put in a lot of work.Firstly, you need to write really good, interesting content. By this, I mean content that people want to read and not only meant for search engines. Also make sure your content is posted on a regular basis so that your readers won't feel

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-51526716180089429182008-08-03T02:37:00.000-07:002008-08-03T02:37:01.088-07:00

Any blogger or webmaster worth his salt knows all about SEO and its importance to get his website or blog high up in the search engines. After all, without being highly visible to the public, it is not that easy to get random traffic without the search engines ranking.So, I am sharing with you some of my SEO tips. I may not be an expert but I've learnt quite a bit about it and just providing tips

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-21617372191292257962008-08-02T10:37:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:52:05.087-07:00

Make money blogging is now a common term that every blogger knows and many do strive to earn something through blogging.I, for one, am doing the same thing. No, not making a LOT of money from blogging, just enough to pay for some of my blogs. I know this blog is a free blog so this blog's cost is pretty much zero except for the time I need to put in to promote this and keep it updated.Well, I do

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-13033323300980404542008-07-25T11:48:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:35:42.233-08:00

I blog on a daily basis on my various blogs (although not as often as I'd like in this blog) and sometimes, I do go blank and don't know what to blog about. It is not because I am really out of ideas but more like I had 'forgotten' most of what I planned to blog earlier.It happens a lot. This could be due to having to keep track with so many blogs and since I write in different styles in those

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-64554632283563865262008-07-22T23:39:00.000-07:002008-08-02T02:35:53.481-07:00

I feel so darn guilty about neglecting this blog for so many months...it is almost as if I had quite forgotten all about it.Of course, it is always in the back of my mind, nagging me, reminding me that this is my first ever consistent blog, that is until I became quite inconsistent in recent months, this year to be exact.The reasons for that is simple. I have started several other new blogs. I

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-6038108794959640722008-03-15T08:38:00.000-07:002008-03-15T09:08:18.108-07:00

I just made my third pair of prescription glasses this year. Although very much a contact lens person, I also do wear glasses at night and for the past few months I have been going through each pair speedily.No, it is not because my eyesight was getting worse. It is largely thanks to my son who seemed intent on destroying each pair he came across with much glee.So, where do I shop for my glasses?

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-77924650142269503572008-03-02T09:57:00.000-08:002008-03-04T10:31:02.303-08:00

This is it.I am officially fed up and extremely pissed.The elections is really driving me up the wall.Note to politicians: It is one thing to lie in order to win votes but to publicise it every few hours, every bloody day is enough to make any sane person go nuts!So, I have had it. I am sure my countrymen (who are not politicians) are equally fed up.In case you are curious, I am referring to the

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-23678819873963285152008-03-01T09:19:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:53:56.856-08:00

I am sick of politicians and politics.Seriously, I am.I mean how many lies can a person actually come up with? Well, after almost two weeks of tailing all sorts of politicians, let me assure you, the one main attribute of a politician is the ability to lie. Let me list out the many 'wonderful' traits of politicians I have come across in recent times (due to the elections).1. Arrogance - Don't

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-2617435481297765832008-02-24T09:17:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:37:53.061-08:00

When I started this blog, I planned to be very consistent with it by posting as regularly as I possibly could but somehow, it always ended up as a victim of neglect. Given my new resolution to become a consistent blogger (well, at the rate I am going, I doubt that I can even dream of becoming a ProBlogger!), I am thoroughly ashamed of myself for the neglect I subject this blog to!What can I say?

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-13548433595105887842008-02-11T09:38:00.000-08:002008-02-11T10:03:39.055-08:00

As a journalist, I come across a lot of press releases to process on a daily basis and I noticed quite a lot of these releases are, well, too full of fluff. I have recently written press releases for a buyer as a freelance writer and with years of experience of choosing press releases to use, I could safely say I know roughly what most newspapers want in a press release.However, instead of

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-64171620408590682312008-02-07T08:23:00.000-08:002008-02-11T09:31:35.879-08:00

For freelance writers, especially newbies, getting writing assignments and winning bids at freelance job boards can be quite a task. In fact, it is an uphill struggle most of the time to get enough to pay the bills, at least in the beginning.So, for me, I usually put in a bid on as many projects as I possibly could. However, some of the topics are not something I am familiar with. So, what do I

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-46974010948549637982008-02-01T16:49:00.000-08:002008-02-03T00:55:23.290-08:00

If you are a freelancer and have been burnt many a time at job boards especially when others outbid you, you are definitely not alone. I have my bids turned down and declined so many times that I almost gave up!However, I did win some bids (and am up to my neck in projects now...though I am not exactly earning big bucks for it!) and thanks to a really good buyer who gave me a really great review

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-5522788711470831412008-01-20T05:55:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:26:47.710-08:00

Because it would go unnoticed and largely unappreciated. Seriously.I do not know about small companies but when it comes to large corporations, all of its employees are dispensable. Any one of them can drop off from the face of the earth and the company will just rehire a new person as replacement. No tears, no regrets, nothing. Okay, maybe a wreath at your funeral but that is about it.The people

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-3293559831327230692008-01-15T07:43:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:18:48.751-08:00

Nowadays I really have my days brimming with work, work, work and more work. Every single minute of my free time is relegated to work. No, it's not only my day job but also my freelance work and now, my website.I realized that concentrating on only one source of income, albeit freelancing, will not work in the long run as I may not be able to get projects all the time so I need something to

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-24554209380569991062007-12-30T00:32:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:29:52.922-08:00

I have been sitting on my incomplete manuscripts for quite a while due to several reasons, the main of which, is this huge invisible barrier stopping me from going near the manuscripts.When I say manuscripts I literally meant several books in the making. All of it is fiction and not in the same genre. I have a romance book written midway although the plot lines are complete, a horror/fantasy in

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-8301259275605977662007-12-29T22:38:00.000-08:002007-12-30T00:07:39.819-08:00

It is indeed a wonderful way to end the year. PayPerPost just paid me $20 for by blog post last month.I know, I know, it is not much and I have not been active in my blogging recently but hey, $20 can buy me lunch and even part of my dinner. That's not bad at all!Other than that, I found that I do not qualify for most of the open opportunities there. Sigh...it has something to do with my rating

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-57839916155703047232007-12-23T06:25:00.000-08:002007-12-24T06:45:03.204-08:00

Yep, I am so excited and happy that I was awarded two projects after weeks of patiently bidding and visiting job boards. And right before Christmas too! I would definitely see it as a Christmas present as these two projects are definitely one way for me to get some feedback. The extra income is also of course a bonus!The first project I got was a virtual assistant cum writer sorta job which

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-41958581254478699182007-12-15T06:31:00.000-08:002007-12-20T06:58:30.348-08:00

It is not easy to bid and win projects in job boards, free or otherwise.This I have discovered in this past month. In the free job boards, it is even worse as competition is stiff and more often than not, some bidders' rates are so low it is hard to compete with them.In paid job boards, competition is equally stiff but not as bad and there are also bidders whose rates are so low, you wonder how

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-65905179661974393422007-12-10T09:02:00.000-08:002007-12-18T09:22:50.758-08:00

down with the flu complete with fever, blocked nose and raspy coughing judging from the two very sick males in my household.It has been a fairly stressful time for me what with my boss away on her Christmas leave and I am left to man the fort, so to speak. If that is not bad enough, both my husband and baby fell sick and I suddenly got an additional job of playing nurse to them.Believe me, when a

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-90718506689800994102007-12-04T22:42:00.000-08:002007-12-04T23:01:11.641-08:00

Yep, I would definitely think so judging from the rates I see at freelance online job boards these past weeks.Previously, I have no idea what were the rates charged by freelance writers, especially on the net and in other countries. That is until I saw those low rates at the boards.Imagine my shock to see rates as low as $1 to $2 for a 600 word article. That is even less than 1 cent per word. I

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-18295307438243159132007-12-03T20:03:00.000-08:002007-12-04T21:35:17.376-08:00

It is really disheartening to read the newspapers everyday to see news of women and young girls who were abused, raped and murdered.What is happening to this world that women and young girls are no longer safe even in their own homes?The bigger question is what are the decision makers/ policy makers / authorities actually doing about it?What about the general public? Many have become so jaded

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-72645658096639339842007-12-01T08:33:00.000-08:002007-12-04T19:47:48.074-08:00

Is not that easy to find if you have an over-active toddler at home, a demanding day job and a household to run.These past few weeks of trying to establish myself as an e-freelancer while managing a household and showing a modicum of commitment to my day job, I found myself practically out of breath and running around like a sugar-high toddler.Darn it, why didn't I ever chose to be born a

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-40843944707728796642007-11-28T04:12:00.000-08:002007-11-29T04:44:41.081-08:00

I discovered another great way to make money online and though it may not be much but it is good enough to generate a little income.I am talking about PayPerPost. It is a marketplace where bloggers or posties are paid to write about a product or service by an advertiser in their blogs.It is in fact a win-win situation for advertisers and bloggers. Advertisers will get the exposure needed for

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-16732309991365609262007-11-15T06:51:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:05:02.858-08:00

13 things to look out for when searching of work at home opportunitiesThe past few weeks, I have been browsing through hundreds (if not thousands) of sites to do research on work at home opportunities. After clicking on one too many ads proclaiming that it is a 'legitimate' work at home opportunity, I have learned a lot about online scams. So I have come up with a list of the top 13 lines these

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-67545428674755764182007-11-14T19:58:00.001-08:002007-11-14T20:03:29.971-08:00

Wow, I recently found a very interesting entry in another blog (MakeScratch.com) . It is very informative and helpful for freelance writers who are mainly dependent on online job boards where freelancers have to bid for jobs and sometimes not get any at all.I have always used Google for most of my research work and it never did cross my mind that I could easily use it to find freelance jobs.

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-66841930148050742602007-11-14T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-14T19:56:13.828-08:00

Don't ever trust flashing ads with titles like this. More often than not it is a scam!In my search for work at home opportunities, I have come across a lot of sites with similar themes ranging from ' easy money by spending only an hour a day online' or 'earn between $200 - $700' each day just by filling out forms' or 'become a millionaire by cashing in on this XXX system' or something like

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-53888421289893544252007-10-31T00:47:00.000-07:002007-10-31T01:02:13.056-07:00

Perhaps it is my work or that I refuse to grow up but I just love reading children's books! To be exact, I love fantasy works for teenagers or young adults. Sometimes I also go for the illustrated books for younger ones.This fascination with children's books has got me hooked on books by Diana Wynne Jones and recently, Cornelia Funke. Of course, we do not need to mention the bestselling Harry

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-31776824950245588732007-10-30T23:31:00.000-07:002007-10-30T23:45:29.688-07:00

It looks like I have neglected my blog for more than a week now... It is really amazing how time flies and how 24 hours is never enough!I have been contemplating quitting my job and becoming a SAHM for quite a while now. Actually, it was the original plan for me to quit my job after delivering LR but somehow we have to shelve the idea, what with increasing costs of living and stacks of bills to

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-68712917027275480652007-10-17T23:23:00.000-07:002007-10-19T08:31:09.290-07:00

13 things about having a BABYAs a relatively new mom... (okay so, LR is now turning two soon but it still felt like only yesterday that I was waddling around with a huge belly)...this is what I found out in the last year and more after the joyous arrival of LR:1) A good night's sleep is but a distant memory. Though LR stopped waking up for night feedings since he was about seven or eight months

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-18126384230625140832007-10-15T21:08:00.000-07:002007-10-15T21:50:44.468-07:00

It has been a few weeks since I last touch my work-in-progress, a romance novel in the making. This is due to a strike my hero and heroine has decided to stage in order to get their lives back.Seems like they refused to follow the paths I have charted for them and decided to lead their lives their way. Hummpphh! The nerve!It is not as if I do not listen to them. I do. I seriously, honestly do

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-405187643929291972007-10-11T01:10:00.000-07:002007-10-11T01:44:25.799-07:00

I joined Blogrush a few weeks ago with just a vague idea of what it actually was for. Supposedly, the widget will flash recently updated blogs of similar topics with my blog which I could visit while my blog will be similarly flashed elsewhere. Or something like that.Trust me when I wrote in my previous blog (titled 'I have an admission to make..') that despite using the internet and computers on

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-7917279954450138262007-10-11T00:00:00.000-07:002007-10-11T00:37:31.129-07:00

Okay, so the title is extremely misleading. There is no such thing as a perfect recipe. There are tons of different recipes for main dishes, starters, salads, soups and desserts but no ONE perfect recipe for a complete wholesome meal.Unless of course we are talking about baby food here.LR is a really finicky food critic who expresses his dissatisfaction with any food presented to him with a

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-48465454680804085912007-10-10T22:22:00.000-07:002007-10-09T22:26:29.848-07:00

The ways to refrain from causing physical harm on another personIn my line of work and also in my personal life, I have come across really annoying people whom I would like nothing better than to bash his/her face into a bloody pulp but instead, I am forced to smile and be polite to them. In order to do that (the smile and be polite part, not the bashing part), I do these:1) Take a deep breath2)

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-20468286049992623132007-10-05T23:38:00.000-07:002007-10-10T00:35:03.963-07:00

There, that's so much better.Well, not really. Hubby knows about it but I don't expect him to understand or do anything about it because they are his parents after all.Perhaps it is the way I was raised. Or the amount of freedom I was given in my childhood. Or that my dad is more of a strict and stern disciplinarian than a nagger while my mom is more or less a free spirit who allowed me

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-1282642911745160362007-10-03T23:11:00.000-07:002007-10-09T23:23:09.735-07:00

I have so many handbags and purses stashed in a storage box stuffed into an obscure corner somewhere that I no longer remember the exact number of bags inside. My bookcase is stuffed full of books, toys, bookmarks, odds and ends and some weird looking thingy that if I move anything, everything will probably come crashing down. Our spare room is a complete mess with storage boxes full of news

Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-70507062391753460432007-09-30T22:22:00.000-07:002007-10-02T00:04:16.153-07:00

Fantasy, romance, mysteries, thrillers, children's fiction, erotica, court thrillers, women's fiction , magazines, comics, graphic novels, ebooks, blogs and the occasional autobiography.These are the types of reading materials that used to keep me occupied for hours on end and though my tiny little library at home is packed and overflowing with books, the only thing I miss the most after having

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I accidentally discovered how great this tasted after trying to make energy balls for LR, the finicky Mr Food Critic Number One in my house. My efforts were wasted on him and it all went straight to my hips!Here's the wonderful, crunchy, mouth-watering recipe to satisfy the chocolate and peanut butter lovers out there!Ingredients:Crunchy peanut butterroasted peanuts, crushedcrackers,

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There is nothing more satisfying, especially when you are on a stringent diet, to have people coming up to you asking if you have lost weight!I absolutely felt great and thin. It was not an easy task to finally have people asking me that as approximately six months before I started this diet, I get asked 'Are you pregnant again?' questions a lot! That was not good. It made me feel absolutely

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*Head hanging, feet shuffling, eyes downcast*Ok, ok, I admit it. I am a farce.I know nothing about blogging and the hows and whats and wheres of blogging. Nothing. Nada. Zilch!I do not even know what the heck is a feed, how to use html and whatever applications with strange looking initials. It is a struggle for me to do something simple such as customising my own blog. It took me weeks to

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Thirteen quotes I likeOn friendship:1) The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin2) True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.- Charles Caleb ColtonOn love:3) Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.- Barbara de AngelisOn

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I got bored with the old template for this blog and decided to change it. I initially intended to create my own template but since work is still piling up to rival the tallest tower on earth, I decided to just use any available template in blogger.This one looks pretty simple and I kinda like its design so here it is. There has been some changes in my life and I guess I have long since come to

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When I was younger, I don't like to cook. In fact, I never stepped foot into the kitchen and the only time I do so was to forage for food.So, if my younger self were to meet me now, I'd probably be so shell-shocked and speechless at my sudden (ahem!) prowess in the kitchen which does not only involve stuffing my face with all sorts of junk food and chocolate-y food there.This transformation was

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Having lived with a dream for most of my life, it is simply devastating to have it dashed and trampled into smithereens within mere seconds.I did not expect it.If I had been given the power of foresight I would do anything possible to salvage whatever I could but...it is not to be. Some would say it is just not my destiny, not my fate, not mine. There is this saying 'what is yours will be yours

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In light of all the negativity floating around and daily violence and sufferings reported in the news, I decided to chase away all this dark, dark things with wonderful, beautiful thoughts of things I love!Things I absolutely love, love, love (in no particular order)!1) Beautiful sunshiny days with blue skies, cool breezes and absolutely fresh pollution-free air. Nothing beats great weather with

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I have been a lurker in quite a few author and reader blogs (particularly of the romance genre) for quite a while and mostly I refrain from commenting except for one or two blogs.Recently, reading blogs have become much like watching a drama series what with all the smearing and swearing going on! It is highly amusing and sometimes even had me laughing out loud.Somehow, it is also quite sad. I

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If I was not already on a diet and exercising to melt away the unwanted weight, I would probably complain endlessly on how I never get to sit down quietly for a full five minutes during the weekends when I am home alone with my active toddler.It turns out my toddler is really good for my health. Running after him, chasing him around the house, struggling with him to get him out of the tub (he

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In recent times, I have had to cover really sad incidents involving accidental deaths and murders.Much as there is a misconception that journalists enjoyed harassing victims and family members of victims in such sad incidents, I would like to take a stand to say that I hated it. I hated it with all my heart and soul. There is nothing I hate more than to intrude into a suffering or grieving

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Having successfully lost about 20lbs in the past year, I have gathered a few things I do to lose the unwanted weight. I still have another 6 to 10lbs to lose to reach my ideal weight but I am certain I could do it! Thirteen things I do to keep on my diet:1) Walks - I go for a 30 minute brisk walk in the mornings to be followed by 5 to 10 minutes of floor exercise. 2) Meal replacement shakes- I

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Is definitely...1) Red - for leaving me angry with myself for letting this insidious monster break out and slink into my subconcious2) Black - for putting me down in the dumps over my still unachieved goals and dreams3) Green - for the insidious envy monster rearing its ugly head to breathe its tepid foul breath down my neck4)Orange - for the interchangeable emotions between anger and envy and

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This week, I list 13 things that I wish do not exist, in no particular order :1) Wars - frankly, more innocent women and children are killed in wars just because some politician wants more power/money/ fame.2) Crooked power hungry politicians - Leaders are meant to look out for the welfare of the people under them, not to bully, cheat, kill and bluff their way into positions of power.3) obsessive

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It is not often that I have to travel far in my line of work but due to a huge, horrid incident a few days ago, I had to travel to another state due to orders from higher up.Driving long distance was never a favourite pastime of mine as I always get sleepy after a few hours on the expressway and we all know it is not very conducive to drive while sleeping.I am glad that I managed to travel to and

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After only a mere few months of maintaining this blog (and two others elsewhere), I am already feeling the strain of ensuring I continue posting entries at least once a week. As is obvious, I have been slacking! So much so, there were hardly any entertaining or twisted ramblings to be found in the past two months or so.Much as I want to blame Harry Potter for that, I feel that it would not be

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After being holed up for days with the thick HP7 tome and getting to the happily ever after, I emerged into the world blurry eyed and found that I have been bitten by the lethargic bug!It is highly dangerous as it rendered me practically boneless, aimless, lazy and totally unproductive! Thus, the lack of attention to posts in this blog...err...more like lack of posts in this blog in recent

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It is finally OUT! I have the much-awaited book in my tight grasp and despite my earlier impatience to get my hands on it, I find myself reading it slowly, somewhat reluctantly.It is the last book after all and it finally sank in that this will be the last of Harry Potter (no, I don't mean last as in dead), the last of magical spellbinding journeys in Hogwarts.From what I have read so far,

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I have been lagging behind in my blogging and my private pet projects. Due to an onslaught of work in the office, I have been unable to steal some time to enter a post or work on my manuscripts. I was not even able to take a breather!Anyway, I have been kind of lethargic too as I do not know what should I post anymore. I have so many topics banging around my head, I don't know which one to do

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I have always been a dreamer.Never does a day past that I didn't spend seconds, minutes and hours letting my mind wander aimlessly.Sometimes it will go where no men dared tread, to flirt and court with the many morbid mysteries of death, ghosts, demons and the supernatural.Many have accused me of being morbid when I mentioned thinking about death and what happens after death but for me, what is

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Between work and family obligations, I have been so caught up and busy for the past weeks that I did not even realise I have not posted anything for a full month!I remember starting to write a post or two but somehow got interrupted and the post ended up empty and abandoned.One of the post was to gleefully announce my successful weight loss! I've lost almost 20lbs in the past five months and am

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This is definitely a man's world we are living in and despite much progress women have made in this age and time, there are still total idiotic cavemen out there who thought women are merely there to produce children, cook and clean, nothing else, nothing more.It is this cavemen thinking that is the root cause of violence against women such as rapes, sexual harassment and other sexual crimes.

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This week, my entry is going to be Thirteen mundane things I do every morning...1) Wake up at crack of dawn due to an internal clock which won't quit!2) Brush teeth, wash face and check on baby to make sure he is still sleeping soundly3) Tiptoe around the house so as not to wake both baby and hubby4) Go for my morning exercise which involves 20 minutes of brisk walking, 15 minutes of climbing

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Just the other day, I almost ended up with blood on my hands by pulling out the tongue and kicking the balls of an uncle for his discriminatory, insensitive remarks. The only thing that saved him was that the remarks were not said to my face but to a colleague of mine.Of all the insensitive and rude remarks to make, the offending man actually told my colleague in a crowded elevator that, get this

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Thirteen Things about ChocolateBeing a diehard chocoholic, the thought of popping a delicious morsel of chocolate into my mouth and letting it melt and slide down my throat is never far from mind. So in honour of chocolate, this week I am going to list down 13 reasons I have for indulging in chocolate!1) The TASTE - just the thought of toe-curling, skin-tingling, mouth-watering, tongue-bursting,

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This is my first time participating in TT so here goes:A list of 13 things I will not regret or try not to regret doing:1) Slacking off at work to blog / write down my story ideas. Since trying to type even a sentence after work while at home with a toddler without the said two-footer trying to add in his own words is next to impossible, I reserved some of my office time to blogging and writing

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Not one inclined to pink, frilly stuff or swooning spells, I could say my mom is as tough as a bull terrier. I will always remember my mom's 'butter won't melt in my mouth' demeanor when faced with a difficult situation or her open-minded attitude to everything in life.My mom had three main passions and those were books, pets and jewellery.A bookworm through and through, my mom must have a book

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I spent most of my childhood reading especially when the telly is off-limits, so I missed out on a lot of the daytime cartoons that my friends talked about in school. It is during school holidays that I catch up on my cartoon knowledge, after all, I don't want to again pretend to have watched a certain cartoon and totally embarrassed myself by mistaking care bears for gummi bears and transformers

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I have vowed to myself to not discuss current affairs in my blog but this is just too interesting to ignore! I read that a recent survey by a condom company has revealed that my countrymen are dissatisfied with their sex lives, stating the lack of romance as the main cause. I couldnt' agree more! I mean, nowadays, romance is 'totally outmoded' and is seen as corny, mushy and a total waste of

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When I was a kid, whenever someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, my reply was always 'I want to be a writer just like Enid Blyton'.The response is also always the same, 'But why? You are better off becoming a doctor/ engineer / (insert any other high-paying jobs)'.Even my father was not very encouraging, telling me to get good grades in school and take a practical course in college

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Just a day ago I typed a really long blog on romance and sex and clicked on the 'publish' button as usual.Of all the irritating, annoying, confounded thing to happen, an error message popped up and when I refreshed the page, the whole thing is gone, zilch, disappeared into the strange workings of cyberspace.Now, I am not an IT whiz and though I like playing and fiddling with all these modern tech

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If ever there was a crime against over-indulging in sweet creamy chocolate, then I am guilty as charged.Fighting a life-long weight-problem and trying to lose the gadzillion pounds I put on during pregnancy, I embarked on another seemingly 'healthy lifestyle' slim-down plan.Even as I start the slimming plan, I realised (not for the first time) that chocolates and dieting do not go together. In

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My dearly departed mother was an avid reader. My dad also loves to read. Naturally, I too am a bookworm. Reading has been my only avenue of escape from the real world. Though most people consider me an extrovert, I know that I am an introvert through and through deep inside.After all, I don't really like going to parties, hanging out at clubs, attending dinner functions, attending weddings,

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