I always have this dream of owning my own house. As of now, being young and all, I would love a service apartment. Like Taufan’s place in Damansara Perdana, the moment you walk in, the kitchen is on the left and the tv/living area is right in front. Then the bedroom and toiletis on the left towards the back. Simple living and easy to clean also

But after I get married and (hopefully) have lots of kids, I would love to have my own house with a huge compound so that I can have a cute loyal dog like dear old Duchess back in Miri.

But did you know that its really risky buying a house. What you don’t see can really hurt you. That is why you must have a warranty. In the US we can call American Home Shield before you buy a house because they will check it out to ensure there are no hassle in getting your dream home.

I was cleaning some of the boxes at the bottom of my cupboard the other day. There are two boxes which most probably haven’t opened since moving from Miri way back in 2004 so its mostly stuff, presents, knickknacks which I accumulated when I was in Curtin. Surprisingly, I found a huge envelop full of greeting cards - mostly Christmas and birthday cards given to me by my friends.

Nowadays people just send online greeting cards which are common and boring. But I saw this site in which you can order Photo Greeting Cards. All you have to do is choose a type of card then upload your photo and tell them how many orders you want. The card shown below is an example really adorable Christmas card of a baby.

We should start reviving the practice of sending cards through snail mail because nothing beats receiving a real card with a personalized handwritten message inside.

One of my favourite tv series is Las Vegas. It tells the story of the surveillance team in charged of maintaining securty in one of the largest resort and casino in Las Vegas - the Montecito Resort and Casino. It stars the very cute and hot Josh Duhamel who plays Danny McCoy. Yummy!

Nowadays I guess most people play online pokre instead of going to casinos. However, its quite hard to find a established and trusted US online poker websites because ever since new laws were passed, some poker rooms ban US players. However, there is a guide to the best US online poker rooms. These rooms even accept US players so you can have fun gambling in the comforts of your own home.

There are tons of hosting horror stories that I’ve heard from my friends.

First is from pakngah (pakngah.org) who hosting his blog on some Malaysian hosting company and they lost his database. Yea, all his previous posts and comments, all gone. Not once, but TWICE! I think that is the nightmare of every blogger. I can’t imagine how I would react if my blog disappeared.

Then I have this friend, Khai (justkhai.com) , who hosted his forum, blog hosting service and his own personal blog on a Malaysian hosting. He was sponsored by them. The bad thing is, their hosting is always experiencing downtime. And when their servers are down, all the employees disappear so the users are left hanging and wondering.

So what is a good web hosting company? Well firstly, find a company that is reliable. Google the company name and see if anyone has complained about it in forums, websites or in their blog. Then make sure that the company is established. Thirdly, look for a plan that suits your needs. Those are the basic three tips to looking for a good hosting company. You can google more articles such as “web hosting”, “creating a blog”, “what is html” and so on to gain more information before choosing the right web host. Good luck!

I wish streamyx would upgrade their service. Sometimes I have a problem getting online because of a fault on their side. My modem’s DNS light isn’t on. Then I’ll have to give their customer service a ring and hope that they fix it fast. Its such an inconvenience to not have internet access. I wish we were staying in the US.

In the US, then we could have High Speed Charter Internet services for life. That’s way better and faster then our 1mbps “high speed” broadband line here. Plus, now its auctioning from USD10 onwards. So who knows, you can get it really cheap. For life!

Internet here is around RM77-88 for 1Mbps. I wonder how much will it be for life? But seriously, would you want to survive with crappy service for life? I wouldn’t. Its really not worth the price we pay considering that overseas internet is so cheap. Cut throats.

Oh yea, when you register to bid for that Charter Internet service, you also have a chance to win a Nintendo Wii. See, that’s an even better bargain. Internet + Game console. Plus they’ll also throw in Wii Stand, 5 Sports games ( Boxing, Baseball, Tennis, Golf and bowling), 1 Remote Controller, 1 Nunchuk Controller, 1 Sensor Bar, 1 Wii AC Adapter, 1 Wii AV Cable. You won’t find such a good deal anywhere in Malaysia. Trust me.

So, if you’re in the United States, Click Here for a Chance to Win a Nintendo® Wii™!

I just realized that when you buy airasia tickets, you just have to add another RM15 to get travel insurance. That’s pretty cheap yea? At least in the event that there is an accident *knock wood* and you get injured while on the plane, then everything would be covered. (Suddenly that initial scene where the plane breaks apart in that TV Series ‘Lost’ comes to mind…..scary).

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