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Edit @ 2 Oct 2007: I recently came across an article, on what we normally call ‘miss-calling’. Describing the practice as ‘beeping’, the article teaches you 4 rules that you should think about, before deciding to miss-call anyone. Read it here in full!

In a blink of an eye, it’s another weekend again. It seems like the best time for me to blog is during the weekends! Well, it doesn’t help either to know that many of my entries remain as drafts, and have little chances of getting published. Anyway, during the inactivity of my blog in the past week, Angel and Rinnah wanted to know what phones I’ve used before.

If you’re in the same age bracket as me, you most probably have used a Nokia 3310 before. However, if you’re a little older, you might have used the Nokia 3210 instead. I know many of my seniors had that phone! I used up my savings to purchase the 3310 during the year-end holidays in 2000 (wow it’s been 7 long years!), and I must also add that at that time, the phone was everything to me. Gone were the days when my friends and I would call each other on landlines. Gone were the days when we’d say, “Hello auntie, may I speak to xyz please?”. The 3310, despite its non-coloured screen, was a hit back then. It was durable, user-friendly, robust… it was a luxury! I remember spending time looking for ringtones, operator logos, and nice casings for my phone. To think that we only had monophonic ringtones back then…… lol. Anyway, my 3310 was stolen by some brat during a basketball game. Yes, 3310 was no cheapskate phone those days, so much so that it attracted thieves!
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Okay, I had never thought that I’d actually do this - blogging from work… lol. But hey, I’ve been drafting this for some time now, and the pictures have all been uploaded long time ago. So what I’m actually publishing now is actually an entry that is long overdue, especially because it’s also a tag passed on to me (long, long time ago!!) by two very generous bloggers, Rinnah and Bengbeng! (Warning: If you’re fasting, you may want to skip this entry… hehe. Happy fasting, by the way, to all Muslim readers)

In that tag, I’m supposed to tell you about my favorite food, but let me just say this: I don’t have a favorite food. I down almost anything edible, hehe. I kinda like seafood though, and all the pictures shown here in this entry was taken in a restaurant called Seaview (something like that, I can’t remember), located somewhere in PJ New Town. The picture above shows their Jiu Pai Min, which means ‘Trademark Noodles’ in Cantonese.
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It is my pleasure to share with you some good blogging tips that have been passed around the blogosphere. With each pass, a new entry will be added to the list and I’m honored that it has been passed to me, not once but twice. Thank you, Che-cheh and Bengbeng! Does that mean I get to add two tips instead of one? :p

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It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.)

Write your own blogging tip for other bloggers.Try to make your tip general.

1. Look, read, and learn. http://www.neonscent.com/***

2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. http://www.bushmackel.com****

3. Don’t let money change ya! *****

4. Always reply to your comments. http://chattiekat.com/****

5. Blog about what you know & love. http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com****

6. Don’t use filthy language-buy a dictionary. http://shinade.blogspot.com***

7. Blog about something educational http://climateofourfuture.org**

8. Be yourself; others will follow http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com

9. Don’t have too many blogs that will become a chore to maintain http://cubicledenizen.blogspot.com*

10. Keep it simple, user-friendly, interesting and organised! http://erishaling.blogspot.com****

11. Keep the blog simple and sweet!! http://www.leslieho.com **

12. Share with others your thoughts and don’t be shy! http://groovy-olives.com/blog

13. Never ask for link exchange. Blog hop to increase traffic. http://www.jessieling.com**

14. Blog about something uniquely you. Or post some unique pictures. http://bernardchan.net

15. Avoid too lengthy posts e.g. less than 200 words if you can help it. http://www.mylongkang.com*

16. Avoid Doing Tags.. clementwongpy.blogspot.com

17. Remember to go to the toilet when nature calls, don’t just sit glued to the computer or you’ll shit in your pant! http://wuching.blogspot.com

18. Blog hoping is fun. You’ll never know what gem you’ll find in the blogsphere. che-cheh.com/

19. Do. Not. Plagiarize. http://narrowband.org/

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Number 10 and 13 got my star ;). And to pass this on, here are my hot-picks…:
Angel
Giddy Tiger
Jasonmumbles
Rinnah
Eastcoastlife

Consider yourselves tagged, my friends!

MG wanted to know what I would do if I had one million bucks. Since I’m in Malaysia, let’s assume that the currency is RM. Having joined the workforce just less than a month ago, I have been thinking about plans and stuff. Most of them though, are dreams. (Sure la, first paycheque also haven’t taken yet). But hey, who knows if they will come true? In Chinese, they say 美梦成真! Anyway, let us now dive into dream mode:-

Contrary to what most people would do, my first priority is not to get something I truly like. I would dive into investments. In other words - make the money grow! Invest in the stock market, funds, properties, etc.. Of course, I’ll need to study, do research and analyze thoroughly the market because I could make losses. I may get an expert or two to help me with this. The returns may not be immediately noticeable, but they’ll bear fruit in the long run.

I could also decide on buying my own house. It’s not gonna be a cash-and-carry kind of thing, because I could always work out a flexible financial plan. So now, what if I have some money to spare? This is where shopping comes in. Maybe upgrade my wardrobe, buy a new guitar, a nice watch, etc.. I don’t have spend it all right? I love cars - I’m a motoring freak but come to think of it, my job does not require me to drive alot. Maybe a cheap one would do, until I’m really earning enough.

So, if I had one million ringgit, yeah - I’d probably do as mentioned. Now let’s snap back to reality. It’s not gonna come easy. Although I think my job can provide me a decent lifestyle, I am not sure about becoming a millionaire. Maybe I could, if I get promoted to top-management level. Otherwise, it’ll take ’something else’ to make me a millionaire. I’ll need divine intervention, lol.

P/s: Would I have thought the same if I had a girlfriend? *Food for thought…*

I am not gonna pass this meme to anyone, but I hope you guys enjoyed reading my version!

I thought I saw ’s-m-o-o-c-h’. Although I’m no less good at that, I wondered how Angel knew :p Just kidding. HAHA! Ok now, if I told you I knew the meaning of the word ’schmooze’, then I must be lying. According to online definitions, ’schmooze’ means “to converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.” And to be awarded by the angel herself… WOW! - It must have been my lucky day. I feel really honoured.

Being a recipient of this coveted award made me feel almost like I could fly. Hehe. Now, I’m supposed to make five other people feel the same!

1. Day-dreamer
2. Wuching
3. Rinnah
4. Bkworm
5. Hooiching

Don’t you just feel loved? ;)

Ok look, I’ve never been tagged with something as noble as this. Thanks to Bkworm, here’s my version:

1. To love someone is to keep her away from pain.
2. Money makes me grin from ear to ear.
3. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my loved ones happy.
4. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be someone whom people look up to?
5. I smile when I hear my little cousin call me kor kor.
6. Money is not everything but happiness is.
7. If you want to achieve something, then you have to work for it.
8. My way of saying I care is by offering assistance, or lending an ear.
9. Friendship is always life-long.
10. A person is only as good as he wants himself to be.
11. I try to spread love and happiness by making people laugh.
12. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was entering secondary school.
13. I miss being in school.
14. When I am happy, I talk a lot.
15. The best thing I did yesterday was lifting weights at the gym.
16. One thing I must do before I die is to visit all 7 continents in the world.
17. Doing this meme, I feel like being part of something charitable.

And to pass this on…:-
Jian, Che-cheh, and Sat, consider yourselves privileged :p

I’m still drafting a new entry. Meanwhile, Rinnah spread her love to me last night. Oh no wait, that doesn’t sound right. Link love, kay? Link love. Now, to avoid building up a huge backlog (of undone tags), I feel compelled to respond to it now.

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1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra link back.

2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword.

3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the “Originals” list.

4. Add at least 1 new blog that you KNOW is using the DO FOLLOW plugin to the list in the “My Adds” section. (Add no more than 5!) Let the people you’ve added know, so that they can keep the list going!

My Adds:
Che-cheh
Eastcoastlife
Wuching

Originals:
Paris Beaverbanks
Narrowband
Chinneeq
Giddy Tiger
Rabbit
Huei
Rinnah
Simple America
Niceheart
Ethel
Sanna
The Queer Chef
Shoshana
Leah
Gina
Haze
Ghee
Neng aka Sirena
Angelo
Ju aka The Border aka Juana of Femjo
Tina
Keep the Faith
jsonvlog
Suncoast Scribe
Blogging Kenneth
My 2 Centavos Worth
Manila Mom
3 Dogs, 3 Pigs and A Family
Cafe Romanza
Earn Global
Credit Ability
Macuha.com
Flee the Cube
Smart Wealthy Rich
MomReviews.net
Fellow Eskimo
Pajama Mommy
Amanita.net
WebStyle
Meredith’s Weight Loss Blog
Pink Blog
Tricia’s Musings
Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot
Midlife Musings
Utterly Geek
Whatever I Feel Like
My Dandelion Patch
Surviving NJ
GeekySpeaky
Simple Kind Of Life
3DayMom
BuyMeBlog
The Hockey Dad

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There you go. By the way, Rinnah, I corrected Huei and Rabbit’s links and names accordingly. Check your list ;). And as for the newly-adds, I hope you will receive some extra traffic (and improve on your Technorati rankings) as a result of this exercise.

Deng asked me some questions two days ago. Blogging has slowed down considerably on Narrowband.org (blogger’s block… :p), so tags are great to keep the blog alive!

Instructions: Please answer all questions. You may spice it up with humour, puffery or exaggeration. Nonetheless, it has to be the truth. Upon completion, please pass it on to 5 friends.

1. Your nickname that is used the most? What is the reason behind the nickname?
Narrowband. Began using it many years ago; inspired by my then-internet connection (dial-up). Our prized possession at that time was the 56K US-Robotics modem.

We had more than one of those fax modems; I remember seeing one being zapped during a thunderstorm.
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I got touched tagged by an angel (thanks!). This is to help gain popularity on Technorati. It will be useful for those who’re monetizing their blogs, I’m sure. To those whom I’m fave-ing, you have the luxury of choosing whether to do it or not. After all, in all things blogs, your site is yours nobody can tell you what to do or otherwise.

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Here are the Rules:

1) Write a short introduction paragraph about what how you found the list and include a link to the blog that referred you to the list.

2) COPY the Rules and ENTIRE list below and post it to your blog. To avoid duplicate content and increase the amount of keywords your site can accessible for, go ahead and change the title of the blog. Just don’t change the links of the blog.

3) Take “My New Faves” and move them into the “The Original Faves” list.

4) Add 5 Blogs that you’ve just added to your Technorati Favorites to the “My New Faves” section. Remember to also add the “Fave Me” link next to your new blogs (i.e. http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.yourfavesdomain.com)

5) Add Everyone on this list to your Technorati Favorites List by clicking on “Fave the Site.” Those who want good kharma will fave you back. If not, you will for sure get the benefits of faves from the bloggers who continue this list after you.

My New Faves:

Zewt - Fave the Site
Jian - Fave the Site
My Longkang - Fave the Site
Satkuru - Fave the Site
CincauHangus - Fave the Site

The Original Faves:
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This tag is from Sat. It’s titled “how much have YOU changed in the last 10 years?”. So here goes..

April 1 1997

1) How old were you? I was 13!

2) Where did you go to school? Seafield

3) Where did you work? Nowhere

4) Where did you live? Selangor, hahaha

5) Where did you hang out? The playground behind my house! Gee
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