December 2008

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Kiasu People
12.30.08 | Permalink |Travel| 2 Comments

I just got back from KL taking an AirAsia Flight. The flight was delayed. AA did text me to inform that the flight will be delayed for 30 minutes but not reason stated. The flight departure time was at 5:15pm.

I checked in and went into the boarding place at 4pm as I wanted to surf the Internet. However, I was amazed that people started q-ing at 4pm. All because one lady got up and stood at the q. Everyone else joined in and there were about 40 or more q-ing. People who came join in.

My goodness! I looked outside, the airplane hasn’t even arrived. Anyway I sat down with my notebook, surfing and downloading TVB series. Yeap I am chasing The Gem Of Life and on Episode 50 now.

At 5pm, still no sign of the airplane. Poor people, they stood there for 1 hour. Look as though they were punished by the teacher for being kiasu. Announcement came stating the flight will be delayed until further notice. 70% of the people q-ing sat down. 30% still q-ing.

At 5:45pm, this was a very strange one, the announcer said the flight will be delayed until 6:30pm. 5 seconds later, he came on to ask us to q and board the plane. I am really confused. Anyway I stood up and q. Within 5 mins, I was on the plane. Home Sweet Home!

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Memory Is Cheap
12.30.08 | Permalink |PP, Shopping| Comments Off

Now memory is so cheap! I am talking about memory stick. It used to be very costly to get a 1G memory stick. Now, you get can get 8G memory stick for a very low price. I believed that memory will become cheaper in the long run.

At MemorySuppliers.com you can get any type of memory sticks or cards. It is the one stop shop for memory. It is guaranteed the lowest price in the site. Do check out their promotion too.
I think I am going to back up my stuff in memory sticks in the future. I do not need to burn DVD or VCD. How cool is that?

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Insure For Less
12.30.08 | Permalink |Insurance, PP| Comments Off

Hey now you can get insurance rates online. All kind of insurance, it has auto, home, renter, life, health, disability, cancer and many more.

It is so convenient to get quotes and compare without hassle. The best is that you can get great deals and rates are lower. There are lots of tips to help you to save a bundle. Do you want to know how to get discounts from Insurance companies? Do you want to learn how to find Insurance companies you trust? Do you want to look for good service in insurance companies? If yes to all the above, go learn from 2Insure4Less.com. A wealthy site about Insurance you should know!

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Penang Times Square – The Birch Plaza Condo
12.25.08 | Permalink |Penang, Rental| 5 Comments

Penang Times Square will be opening soon! Another shopping mall for Penang to attract more tourists. I hope that there will be more new outlets coming into Penang.

I got a chance to view the Birch Plaza Condo, a condo above the mall. One thing I liked about the condo is that it has lots of facilities like fitness center, swimming pool, children playground, a nice foot reflexology garden, children games area, karaoke, bbq pit, sauna, gym, convenient stores and community hall. The condo will have access directly to the mall.

Location: Dato Keramat, Georgetown. (Town Area)
Type: Condominium
Built-up Area: 1050 sq ft
Total Units: 395
Units per Floor: 22
Developer: Ivory Properties Group
Finishing: Semi-Furnished

If anyone is interested to rent a place there, please leave your email in the comment box.

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Final Workday Year 2008
12.23.08 | Permalink |Myself| 1 Comment

Today is the final workday for year 2008. I am not looking forward to year 2009 as you and I know, bad times have hit us. Let’s hope the economy will picked up and go back to normal.

I will go off for Christmas and New Year break. However, my director just given the department a task to capture our holidays moments. Now I am really scratching my head on what I should take. Should I take a picture

1. Of me sleeping?
2. Of me having a good meal?
3. Of me shopping?
4. Of me relaxing in a SPA or near a pool?
5. Of me sun bathing?

Any good ideas? I am not told what the prize would be but he was serious about this task.

Anyway, to everyone:

Have A GREAT holidays! A Blessed Christmas! A Joyous New Year!

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4G SD High Capacity
12.21.08 | Permalink |PP, Technology| Comments Off

Battery Check! Memory Check! Camera Check!

I believed I am set to take some great photographs. I have encountered many times whenever I am on a trip ready to take pictures, I bump into different problems. Once my batteries went flat and another time, I ran out of memory in my SD card.

The other day, my friend was asked to become a photographer for the kindy concern. He got 1 G of memory card. With the first 15 minutes, everything is used up.

Now I am glad SD card comes with High Capacity storage. It comes in 4G or 8G. I am glad my camera can take in both. Now I never am going to run out of memory. Imagine I captured the entire Lion King performance in Disneyland with the 4G SD card.

I also have a solution with batteries. I get Sanyo Eneloop batteries which lasts a longer period. Even if you don’t use it, it still works.

I am all set!

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Just Don’t Understand
12.19.08 | Permalink |Management| 1 Comment

I don’t understand why top management wants to spread bad news a week before Christmas. Although I am not affected by it but those affected will not have a good Christmas. It is just so sad for them. For me, I would want to hear bad news after Christmas break and not before.

I am really disappointed with top management. It is just so cruel. I mean what messages are they sending across? That they are agile in giving bad news? When we need them to make agile decision, it is not done so.

I really pray hard for those affected. Yeap it is related to the global financial meltdown.

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Gift For Myself
12.17.08 | Permalink |Gift| 2 Comments

I wanted to get a gift for myself after hearing some not so good news. All I can say is that I just got a big pinch. Sigh. Economy situation with many MNC is not very bright and companies are cutting here and there.

Aside with the bad news, I wanted to get a nice pendant. I saw this being advertise and I love it at first site. Don’t you think it is cute?

I went to Diamond and Platinum shop to take a look. The actual pendant is real small and the heart is not crafted very neatly. I was a little disappointed. However I saw a pearl pendant that was on promotion and I love it. It is much bigger, more value and cheaper. I will wear this for the Christmas dinner. That’s what in the mystery box. We ladies have to pamper ourselves once in a while.

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Too Much Eating
12.16.08 | Permalink |Health, PP| 2 Comments

Lately I been dinning out a lot and I think there are more dinners to come. Recently we have a free company buffet, a family outing buffet and an upcoming weddings invites to 10 course meals. I think I may need Fenphedra to burn some fat.

Funny that my weight went up but my good cholesterol went up. I am not sure whether I should increase more weight. However the most important to me is to stay healthy and exercise regularly. I think I do need to plan my exercise schedule properly for next year. I wished all of you will stay healthy too! Cheers to Health.

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Cash Worth $625
12.15.08 | Permalink |Service| 2 Comments

I am so looking forward to this day where my road tax expired. Now I can claim back my subsidy from the government, cash worth $625.00. Today I went to JPJ and saw a huge crowd there. Never go to JPJ or bank on a Monday, start or the week where most people choose to do things on Monday. Never go on a Friday where people like to do things last minute. In between weekdays is alright, less crowd.

Anyway, with that crowd and overheard the official mention, lots of agents with a stack of road tax to pay, I changed plan. I decided to go to a secluded post office to renew my road tax and claim my $625.

Finally my turn, the officer did my road tax first. Strangely, she asked me to pay my road tax first. I was a little shock, wondering why she cannot do both concurrently and pay me the difference. Anyway, I was in a good mood, so I paid my tax first. Then she went on to process my claim. Sigh. Later she paid me $625.

With a portion of the money, I spent on this….Guess what is in the box?

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Vegas Experience
12.15.08 | Permalink |PP, Travel| Comments Off

With the news of shutdowns for Christmas break among most of the MNC in Penang, I really want another good vacation. The place I would love to go is Vegas. I simply adore the las vegas hotel. The last time I was there, I really had a good time there.

There are so many things to see and I just didn’t have sufficient time. Hotels that you must visit and probably stay are Caesars Palace, Bellagio Resort & Casion, Buffolo Bill’s and Excalibur. I still missed the glittering Freemont Street Lighting Show experience. It has award-winning restaurants in the hotel that you should not miss. I really don’t mind going back to Vegas again.

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Pet Supplies
12.15.08 | Permalink |PP, Shopping| Comments Off

I have a friend who is a pet lover. She got a dog, a parrot, an aquarium of fish and a gecko. She told me that she knows a place where she can get good deals on pet supplies. I am amazed at what you can find in a pet supply shop.

There are lots of toys for pet, yeap you heard me right. Not only that, the pet supplier store has jerseys for dogs, comfortable pillow for dogs, dog brush and other amazing stuff. If you don’t know what I am talking about, go browse Jeeferspet.com for the latest stuff for your pet. I am sure you will find something your pet likes.

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Credit Cards Survey
12.12.08 | Permalink |Finances| Comments Off

I was surfing around to survey some credit cards out there. I have decided to change my credit card after 12 years of loyalty. I stayed with the bank because of their good service. However I found that their service has been deteriorating and it has the worst gift reward ever.

Anyway I saw this when I was surfing the bank website, it is really funny. The tag line is “For entrepreneur whose office is in the world” Anyone’s office in the planet or moon? It doesn’t protray the idea of exclusiveness. Mind you, it is a Platinum Business Card.

Jokes aside, so what are the good credit cards out there? It is funny, previously when I was not looking for a credit card, I see so many promoters everywhere. I used to walk like driving a car in an arcade trying to avoid them. Now I don’t see any of them. How sad, I was hoping to get some free gifts and goodies.

I heard that my friend used to sign up at every booth. He gets free goodies on the spot. However he didn’t received any credit cards, it must be an administrative bug. There he goes again and sigh up for the second or third round. I bet he got a whole lot of freebies in his home.

Today I heard that certain banks are giving no expiry dates on the bonus points of the credit cards. Anyone know whether CIMB credit cards bonus points expiry date? 1 year? 3 years? I kind of like the CIMB gift reward. I need to do more survey.

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Gift Card
12.12.08 | Permalink |Gift, PP| Comments Off

Gift Card is very popular in the states and it is similar to gift voucher. I adore the design on the gift card and it is very presentable when you give it away.

I don’t mind giving out gift cards during Christmas to friends and family for Christmas gift. With the gift cards, they can select the things that they need. I am sure you have received gifts that you do not know what to do with it.

Today my company celebrated an early Christmas dinner. We had to purchase a gift with $10. I have walk around many shops and it is really hard to find anything that is worth giving. If only we have gift cards here.

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EPF Dilemma
12.10.08 | Permalink |Finances| 1 Comment

The govt announced that we can reduce contribution from 8% to 11%. With this announcement, I am sure you heard quite a lot of rumors. I shall not anymore oil into the fire.

Last week, I received my company memo that it will be a default 8% contribution. If anyone wants to remain at 11%, we need to sign a form.

Now, the decision, should I sign or not? I don’t think the extra 3% is going to make a difference for me. You may say I can invest the 3% elsewhere. The question is whether the investment can measure up to the dividend given by EPF. Now fixed deposit interest rate is also lowered. I wondered what % dividend we will get from EPF this year. Any rumors?

I bet most of the younger generation will spend the extra 3% which is not good for their future. It means less money when they retired. Older generation will be wiser to keep the 3% in EPF. By the way, I saw a long list of signatures.

Should I sign or not?

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Hong Kong Hollywood Disneyland Hotel
12.05.08 | Permalink |Hotel, Travel| Comments Off

I must say that I had a pleasant stay with Hollywood Disneyland Hotel in Hong Kong. The only thing that is a setback is the rooms are very pricey. I guess that is Hong Kong, most hotel rooms rates are pricey. The rooms are very spacious and great for a family of four. The twin beds can be share with 2 persons.

Service was superb. You can leave your luggage with the concierge if you arrive early, so that you can first enjoy yourself at Disneyland park.

I had an opportunity to dine in with my family and enjoy the buffet. There was a variety of food there with my favorite sashimi, seafood, roast beef, roast goose, Chinese dim sum and plenty of dessert to go around. They even have a chef to cook special sauce pasta for the children. Do try the seafood sauce pasta, it taste great. Not forgetting the chocolate fountain.

A tip to get good savings in the hotel is to get the child annual pass. You can get discount rates on hotel room rates and dinning in the hotel. However there is a quota with discounted room.

I did enjoy my stay there. My children loved the sauna heated pool. Too bad it was fairly windy outside, if not we could have soak a little longer.

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Apple WIFI AirPort Extreme
12.03.08 | Permalink |Technology| Comments Off

My hubby bought an Apple WIFI Airport Extreme. Now you may asked what does it do? Well, it connects everything without any wire. Now I can print to the printer anywhere in the house or access to any share folders in any PC/MAC. Basically, it can build a wireless network in the house without any cable.

It allows me to surf internet anywhere in the house too, so does my old router. But the airport extreme provides high speed access. With this thing, I practically can build a internet café in my house.

Still don’t know what I am talking about? Look at this picture.

I had to do a little spring cleaning in my study room just for this thing. We need to put the modem, printer and airport in one location.

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Medical Products
12.03.08 | Permalink |Living, PP| Comments Off

A lot of elderly woman suffer from ability to control their urination. They will need to use incontinence products such as diapers, chux, pads or briefs to help them. They may feel a little discomfort but some disposable diapers are made with extra absorption to ensure they are dry all the time.

If you are looking for medical products for elderly people, you can find most products in DisposableMedicalExpress.com. It is medical supplies delivered right to your door.

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How To Read 4G SD Card?
12.02.08 | Permalink |Technology| 1 Comment

I got two pieces of 4G SDHC card for my Hong Kong trip. With 8G of memory to play with and yet it was only just sufficient for my trip. Yeah, I had a lot of video to take when I was in HK Disneyland. I had the entire Lion King performance in video.

When I got back, my HP notebook couldn’t read the 4G SD High Capacity card. I google for info and found out that I need to upgrade my notebook card reader. Yeap, I went to download the latest card reader driver from hp.com. The card reader driver is Texas Instruments Media Card Reader Driver 2.0.0.8 A. Download here.

After I install it, I could read the high capacity card. I could load all the pictures and videos into my notebook. SWEET!

Now SD HC comes in 8G too. Wow 8G in a small piece of plastic. I remembered my first computer only had 20MB in the hard disk. 10MB to run the OS and 10MB for applications. That was a luxury in those days. Now 10MB is so insignificant. Time has changed and technology has advanced.

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How To Brighten Your Garden
12.02.08 | Permalink |Living, PP| Comments Off

How I wished my garden is a little bigger so that I can put a swing and some romantic outdoor lighting. Then I can admire the moon light and stars.

Hey I heard yesterday, there was a smiling face in the sky where Jupiter, Venus and the moon met. I was told by Jess that tonight, the newspaper said it will appear again at 10pm. I must wait for it.

Talking about outdoor lighting, the English designs are lovely. There are more of these designs in LightOutlet.com.

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