November 2007

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• Blu Ray

  11.30.07 | Permalink |Technology| 1 Comment

  Yesterday I was browsing the electronic store and found this blu ray player. I asked my hubby what is blu ray? He told me it is a new technology. Blu Ray is the next generation optical disc format that is better than DVD or VCD.

  With Blu Ray, we are able to do recording, rewriting and playback with high definition video. It can store last amount of data. I heard 5 times more that DVD. WOW. I am talking about 25G or 50G of data and it is erasable.

  However now you need a player to be able to play Blu Ray Disc. Time to change your player.

• Cute Doggy Bag

  11.27.07 | Permalink |Shopping| 5 Comments

  I got this fabric bag from Penang QueensBay Mall. It has a cute little dog sewn on the bag which I love so much. In my humble opinion, it is worth much more than the I M Not A Plastic Bag.

  I kind of like the store, the bags they are selling has either a dog or a cat sewn on it. It is really cute. The store is call pet shop. It has backpack, shoulder bag, purses, handphone pouch and all. The inside of the bag has lining which is water proof. The quality is not bad. I am not sure where this bag comes from but it is pretty. My children love it too.

  Anyone know where is it made?

  
  

  
  

• How Stuff Works

  11.27.07 | Permalink |Information| Comments Off on How Stuff Works

  This is not a paid post. I stumble upon this “How Stuff Works” website a long time ago and it is really helpful. Basically it tells you how stuff works. If you want to know how your air cond, digital clocks, car, calculator, computer functions, the website can give you great details.

  If I want to learn about an electronic gadget, I can refer to this website. It helps me get things working.

  I found this interesting article entitled How can an iPod set your pants on fire — literally? Read it and for those who own iPod, becareful. If you ever get stuck on a gadget, refer to How Stuff Works!

• Jusco Sale

  11.24.07 | Permalink |Shopping| Comments Off on Jusco Sale

  Yesterday I was at the Jusco sale with Emily. Wow it was havoc there with so many people queuing to get Jusco membership, to the fitting room, to pay and to grab good bargains. Oh well, I wanted to get a pair of shoes but the design wasn’t suitable. I ended up getting some groceries to cook today.

  Milo, Nescafe, Darlie toothpaste, oil, maggi mee, drypers, detergent and many items were on sale. I got twin pack Darlie for RM9.00. The rest I didn’t get because I wasn’t able to carry. I saw many people buying so many stuffs and filling up their trolleys like Mt. Everest. I just want to get out of the crowd and go home.

• Pre Booked Package At Matta Fair

  11.23.07 | Permalink |Travel| Comments Off on Pre Booked Package At Matta Fair

  Six months ago, I went to Matta Fair and got a package for room and water theme park in Bukit Merah. I want to bring my family there to have some fun. Due to my hubby and I busy schedule, we cannot find the right time for this. The package deal will expired end of the year and we have only December to work it out.

  I called up the agent to have a weekend booking for December. Guess what? All are fully booked due to school holidays. Either that or the quota for the rooms is few. I had to resort to a weekday trip which means I have to take a day leave for it. Oh well, just for the children, we will do it.

  A reminder to self, not to ever take a pre book package any more.

• Comical Admin #2

  11.23.07 | Permalink |CStory| 1 Comment

  CAdmin: I called to order paper 2 weeks ago, how come it hasn’t delivered yet.
  SStaff: Bla Bla Bla…
  CAdmin: What you mean no transport to Penang? What kind of excuse is this?
  SStaff: Bla Bla Bla…
  CAdmin: Do you mean we have to stop operations because the supplier has no transport to Penang?
  SStaff: Bla Bla Bla…
  CAdmin: You better do something about this. I don’t want people yelling at me because no paper.
  SStaff: Bla Bla Bla…
  CAdmin: Please don’t give me silly excuses. Get those papers over here.
  SStaff: Bla Bla Bla….
  CAdmin: Yes, please check for me. Bye!

  She is absolutely right, some time support staffs give really lame excuses when it comes to issues. They will not bother to solve it to make things right. As I hear more and more of her stories, I really empathies with admins. Sometimes managers do abuse their power and ask admins to do impossible tasks. If you have an admin, treat her well.

• Backdated: Bad Tuesday

  11.22.07 | Permalink |Work| Comments Off on Backdated: Bad Tuesday

  I was supposed to host a meeting on early morning Tuesday. However I arrived to the office, my colleagues told me network was down. I should have stayed at home and host the meeting from there. Sounds like my home have a more reliable network. I know a lot of people complain about TMNet broadband. Frankly, I didn’t face any outage or speed problem in my area.

  After lunch, network came back on. At 3:15pm, Penang power outage. The best part was the other department had a Christmas tree and the lights were blinking so beautifully. Yes we have backup supply for our cubicles. Too bad the supply came back on after 15 minutes and everyone got back to work.

• Google PR is back

  11.20.07 | Permalink |Google| Comments Off on Google PR is back

  Last week, my Google PR was down to 0. Many suspected it was due paid links. I am not too sure myself. It was also indicated in Google web guidelines that paid links, linking scheme and hidden links to boost PR is not allowed.

  Today my Firefox toolbar show PR 4 on mybabybay site and PR 3 on Gbay. I was really surprised that it is back to normal. I checked some of my fellow bloggers, some were back to normal and some still 0. Let’s hope everyone will recover from this glitch.

• Comical Admin Story #1

  11.17.07 | Permalink |CStory| 1 Comment

  There is this admin who speak very loud and she can be very comical at times. Most people in my department can hear her funny and sarcastic remarks. I would like to share some with you.

  She was on the phone with a support staff.

  CAdmin: No we don’t collect notebook from the mail room.
  Staff: bla bla bla *sorry, I cannot hear the conversation on the other end*
  CAdmin: Usually, the notebook will be delivered to my department, we don’t go collect it.
  Staff: bla bla bla bla…
  CAdmin: You think today is my first day at work. I been working here a long time and I never collected the notebook from the mail room.
  Staff: bla bla bla bla bla…
  CAdmin: You go figure and call me back.

  Other remarks at other time:

  CAdmin: It takes so long for the support staff to answer to phone, hey I cannot wait forever.

  CAdmin: This person walks in and out, never seen her get anything done. Just walk here and there. He certainly has a good life.

  By now, everyone near her knows her problem. I think she knows it and maybe she would like everyone to know that too. More in the next episode.

• Thank you

  11.15.07 | Permalink |Gift| 1 Comment

  Thanks to someone, somewhere, I got a US100 today. It is a crazy world out there. I know a few people got it too. How? It is related to paid post. Now what do I do with it, that will be the next question.

  By the way, tomorrow I hope to hear of another good news. I love this time of the year. Somehow someone is sending me early gifts.