It's really cold today and there is a heavy fog. I can hardly see our neighbour's house. Just going outside the house to push the rubbish bins outside was a chore because of the biting cold. We keep our doors closed and cranked op the radiator temperature.
This has given rise to some noticeable problems. All of us are suffering from dry skin and sore throats. My daughter has been having a cough for about a week now and it gets worse at night. It doesn't seem to be very serious but we are quite worried. I found out that this may be related to the dry air in the house.
It is clear that we are not the only one having the problem as I found other friends complaining about the same. One of them recommended keeping wet towels on the radiators to alleviate the problem and we tried it out. It helped to some extent but what we really needed was a humidifier. There are several types of humidifiers in the market and frankly I was quite confused.
Found a great website and this is a sponsored review,. It provides useful information about humidifiers and I found their page on the desirable features we should look for, particularly useful.
They also have a page which compares the different types of humidifiers. Before this I didn't know that there was a difference between a warm or cool type of humidifiers.
The site also lists some popular brands including the Holmes warm mist and cool mist humidifiers.
I should point out that Humidifierinformation.com is more of an information site and you can't buy humidifiers there. Maybe that's their future plan.
Tags: Health Humidifier Sponsored Posts
21 December 2006
Do you have Mujo
My wife received this forwarded mail from one of her friends. It's a good one and I only edited it a bit and for the benefit of my visitors who don't speak the Terengganu dialect, an English translation is provided.
Mujo or mujur (not Mojo) in Standard Bahasa Malaysia means "fortunate" or "lucky".
In Terengganu it means more than that. Mujo is an attitude, a testament to the optimism of the Terengganu folks. I believe that Terengganunese are optimistic.
I haven't heard of any suicides there yet. No news whatsoever of people jumping down from coconut trees or drinking expired budu (preserved anchovy thick sauce) neat in order to expire themselves. You must remember that Terengganu people lived with ferries, morning papers that came in the night and without other things people in the West Coast take for granted. In spite of doing without 4D shops, discos, malls or Hot Spot-enabled coffee houses, they are surviving well without any mental hospital in sight. All because they have mujo.
Like I mentioned previously, mujo encapsulate a philosophy in itself. It means one should thank God that it is not worse.
Time for an illustration.
(Cut to a scene of 3 kampung (village) ladies in their kemban, washing clothes by the village well)
Mok Long Selamoh: Guane doh adik mung Mek? (How is your brother Mek?)
Mok Teh Som : Bakpe pulok adik dia? (What happened to her brother?)
Mok Long Selamoh: Laaa! Mung dok tau ke Som? (You don't know Som?)
Mok Teh Som : Dok tau setarang kita. (I don't know anything)
Mok Long Selamoh: Adik Mek ni kena langgor lori kemareng. (Mek's brother was knocked down by a lorry yesterday)
Mek Beso : Bukang lori Mok Long, beng ikang! (It wasn't a lorry Mok Long, it was a fish van)
Mok Long Selamoh: Mujo bukang lori! (Lucky it wasn't a lorry)
Mok Teh Som : Pah tu? Terok ke? (Then? Was he seriously injured?)
Mek Beso : Kaki patah sebelah...... (One leg was broken)
Mok Teh Som : Mujo dok patoh dua dua (Lucky both legs weren't broken)
Mok Long Selamoh : Tu pong mujo dreba beng dang brek. (It was lucky that the van driver braked in time)
Mek Beso : Mujo beng tu dok laju.. (Lucky the van wasn't going fast..)
(Fade to black.)
If both legs were broken, the response would be "Mujo dok pecoh pala"(Lucky the head wasn't broken). If the head WAS broken, the response would be "Mujo dok mati" (Lucky he didn't die). If the worst happened and the brother died, the mujo would still surface. "Mujo lah bukang adik kita" (Lucky it wasn't my brother).
You get the drift.....
Mujo. A nice word. Adopt it. Embrace it. It will preserve your sanity.
Tags: Humor Mujo Terengganu
Mujo or mujur (not Mojo) in Standard Bahasa Malaysia means "fortunate" or "lucky".
In Terengganu it means more than that. Mujo is an attitude, a testament to the optimism of the Terengganu folks. I believe that Terengganunese are optimistic.
I haven't heard of any suicides there yet. No news whatsoever of people jumping down from coconut trees or drinking expired budu (preserved anchovy thick sauce) neat in order to expire themselves. You must remember that Terengganu people lived with ferries, morning papers that came in the night and without other things people in the West Coast take for granted. In spite of doing without 4D shops, discos, malls or Hot Spot-enabled coffee houses, they are surviving well without any mental hospital in sight. All because they have mujo.
Like I mentioned previously, mujo encapsulate a philosophy in itself. It means one should thank God that it is not worse.
Time for an illustration.
(Cut to a scene of 3 kampung (village) ladies in their kemban, washing clothes by the village well)
Mok Long Selamoh: Guane doh adik mung Mek? (How is your brother Mek?)
Mok Teh Som : Bakpe pulok adik dia? (What happened to her brother?)
Mok Long Selamoh: Laaa! Mung dok tau ke Som? (You don't know Som?)
Mok Teh Som : Dok tau setarang kita. (I don't know anything)
Mok Long Selamoh: Adik Mek ni kena langgor lori kemareng. (Mek's brother was knocked down by a lorry yesterday)
Mek Beso : Bukang lori Mok Long, beng ikang! (It wasn't a lorry Mok Long, it was a fish van)
Mok Long Selamoh: Mujo bukang lori! (Lucky it wasn't a lorry)
Mok Teh Som : Pah tu? Terok ke? (Then? Was he seriously injured?)
Mek Beso : Kaki patah sebelah...... (One leg was broken)
Mok Teh Som : Mujo dok patoh dua dua (Lucky both legs weren't broken)
Mok Long Selamoh : Tu pong mujo dreba beng dang brek. (It was lucky that the van driver braked in time)
Mek Beso : Mujo beng tu dok laju.. (Lucky the van wasn't going fast..)
(Fade to black.)
If both legs were broken, the response would be "Mujo dok pecoh pala"(Lucky the head wasn't broken). If the head WAS broken, the response would be "Mujo dok mati" (Lucky he didn't die). If the worst happened and the brother died, the mujo would still surface. "Mujo lah bukang adik kita" (Lucky it wasn't my brother).
You get the drift.....
Mujo. A nice word. Adopt it. Embrace it. It will preserve your sanity.
Tags: Humor Mujo Terengganu
Norton Antivirus download site
I have a certain policy when writing about a new product or service. That I won't write about it unless I have actually tried it out / experienced it myself.
Norton is a well known name in the anti virus market, even before it was bought over by Symantec. It has been one of the most popular anti virus brands for a long time.
I have downloaded and tried out the free Norton Antivirus 2007 Beta version from the Symantec website when detect any virus on my old computer (in Malaysia).
One great thing about Norton Antivirus 2007 is that besides viruses and worms, it also provides effective protection from spyware and malware. Thus you won't need to install another software for protection from these nasty stuff. In my computer, I have the free versions of Spybot and Ad-Aware installed and have to run them from time to time.
Other packages in the family include Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton SystemWorks 2006. The later is actually a combination of 6 utility programs, namely, Norton AntiVirus, Norton GoBack, Norton Utilities, CheckIt Diagnostics, System Optimizer and Norton Ghost.
This finally brings me to one apparent disadvantage of this software. It was reported that the 2007 version is faster and lighter than their 2006 version, but a friend who bought the anti virus, informed me that there was a noticeable reduction in the performance of his computer after it was installed, meaning that this program hogs up a bit (or maybe more) of the RAM. His computer has the minimum specs (256MB of RAM). I am afraid to load it up on my ebay computer, which is already bogged down by all the software I have already loaded up. So you better have a lot more RAM than that in your PC, if you want it to run smoothly.
The review at the ZdNet site was quite favourable and the editors gave it a very good 7 out of 10.
To be honest, I am personally using the AVG antivirus (free version) from Grisoft and it does a pretty good job.
Tags: Anti virus Norton Symantec
Norton is a well known name in the anti virus market, even before it was bought over by Symantec. It has been one of the most popular anti virus brands for a long time.
I have downloaded and tried out the free Norton Antivirus 2007 Beta version from the Symantec website when detect any virus on my old computer (in Malaysia).
One great thing about Norton Antivirus 2007 is that besides viruses and worms, it also provides effective protection from spyware and malware. Thus you won't need to install another software for protection from these nasty stuff. In my computer, I have the free versions of Spybot and Ad-Aware installed and have to run them from time to time.
Other packages in the family include Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton SystemWorks 2006. The later is actually a combination of 6 utility programs, namely, Norton AntiVirus, Norton GoBack, Norton Utilities, CheckIt Diagnostics, System Optimizer and Norton Ghost.
This finally brings me to one apparent disadvantage of this software. It was reported that the 2007 version is faster and lighter than their 2006 version, but a friend who bought the anti virus, informed me that there was a noticeable reduction in the performance of his computer after it was installed, meaning that this program hogs up a bit (or maybe more) of the RAM. His computer has the minimum specs (256MB of RAM). I am afraid to load it up on my ebay computer, which is already bogged down by all the software I have already loaded up. So you better have a lot more RAM than that in your PC, if you want it to run smoothly.
The review at the ZdNet site was quite favourable and the editors gave it a very good 7 out of 10.
To be honest, I am personally using the AVG antivirus (free version) from Grisoft and it does a pretty good job.
Tags: Anti virus Norton Symantec
20 December 2006
Problem With Link Button
There is some problem with my payperpost affiliate link button (on my sidebar). Clicking the button just reloads my blog. I noticed the same problem on other blogs, including some of the top earners of payperpost.
Does anybody have the same problem?
Payperpost uses a tinyurl script. I am not sure whether any of the widgets and scripts that I have installed on my site, are interferring with their script.
Would be highly obliged if anyone could help me with this problem.
Note: The problem has been fixed. Thanks guys.
Tags: Link button Payperpost Tinyurl
Does anybody have the same problem?
Payperpost uses a tinyurl script. I am not sure whether any of the widgets and scripts that I have installed on my site, are interferring with their script.
Would be highly obliged if anyone could help me with this problem.
Note: The problem has been fixed. Thanks guys.
Tags: Link button Payperpost Tinyurl
19 December 2006
Publish and Monitize your Work
While I am waiting for companies to call me for an interview, I am thinking of ways to make money from home. So I was thinking, "What am I good at?" and something I am good at is writing (at least I like to think I am). Next question was "How can I earn some money out of it?". Well here is what I found out.
There are several ways to publish your article on the net and get paid for it. One way is to publish it with Triond, one of the newest entrants on the market offering a "user generated content monetization service". In lay man terms, it means that they help publishers get their work published and monetize it on the net.
It's really quite simple. You sign up and then submit some content. The currently accepted formats are: txt, doc, wps, rtf, wav, wma, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpg, avi, wmv, mov, jpg, jpeg, gif. So even if you are not good at writing but think that your music is great, you can join in too.
Triond then publishes your article (or music or movie clip) on various ad-supported and e-commerce content websites. Finally you share 50% of the royalty your work generates, with them.
A review of Microsoft Office Live Basics, which I submitted last night, has already been published.
In case you haven't heard, Microsoft is helping people create professional websites, along with domain name registration, all for FREE. If you don't believe me check out my article here.
This is a sponsored post
Tags: Microsoft Quazen Sponsored Posts Triond
There are several ways to publish your article on the net and get paid for it. One way is to publish it with Triond, one of the newest entrants on the market offering a "user generated content monetization service". In lay man terms, it means that they help publishers get their work published and monetize it on the net.
It's really quite simple. You sign up and then submit some content. The currently accepted formats are: txt, doc, wps, rtf, wav, wma, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpg, avi, wmv, mov, jpg, jpeg, gif. So even if you are not good at writing but think that your music is great, you can join in too.
Triond then publishes your article (or music or movie clip) on various ad-supported and e-commerce content websites. Finally you share 50% of the royalty your work generates, with them.
A review of Microsoft Office Live Basics, which I submitted last night, has already been published.
In case you haven't heard, Microsoft is helping people create professional websites, along with domain name registration, all for FREE. If you don't believe me check out my article here.This is a sponsored post
Tags: Microsoft Quazen Sponsored Posts Triond
18 December 2006
New Year Wish List
Online wish lists are nothing new and most online stores including Amazon.com
, allow you to create one. The most popular auction site in the World, eBay has something similar though they call it the "Want It Now" list.
I used to think of them as a list of all the stuff you dream about, which you then paste on your blog sidebar, just to make it look funky. I only came to realise their usefulness when my sister got married in Australia. She put up a online wish list (with one store in Melbourne) where guests could select stuff to buy as wedding gifts for the couple.
I certainly think it is a good idea and we wouldn't have been stuck with several punch bowls, rice cookers etc. Not sure whether it will take of in Malaysia because of our culture. I for a fact know that most Malaysian Chinese prefer gifts of cash rather then items. So that they can cover the cost of the dinner (please correct me if I am wrong). In the west, it has been well accepted for most weddings to have a wish list.
Wish lists are not limited to weddings and you can have one for any special occasion including birthdays, baby showers, etc. It's not too late to create one for Christmas too. One thing about most wish lists is that they are restricted to a single online store. However, that was before I came across Wishbin where you can create and organize not just one but multiple wish lists. And best of all, it is not restricted to one site but you can creat a list from wish lists from popular online retailers such as Amazon.com, Toys "R" us,, Target, Banana Republic, etc. In fact, WishBin supports all retail websites.
BTW, take a look at the my New Year wish list.
I was looking at my list and I suddenly realised that out of the 10, 8 are electronic items. I guess it's true what they say about boys and toys. Some might think that it's so materialistic. I also wish World Peace too.
p.s. This post was not sponsored by Wishbin.com. I wrote this much earlier but didn't post it up, thus wasting an excellent opportunity to make some money in the process.
Tags: Sponsored Posts Wish List Wishbin Presents
, allow you to create one. The most popular auction site in the World, eBay has something similar though they call it the "Want It Now" list. I used to think of them as a list of all the stuff you dream about, which you then paste on your blog sidebar, just to make it look funky. I only came to realise their usefulness when my sister got married in Australia. She put up a online wish list (with one store in Melbourne) where guests could select stuff to buy as wedding gifts for the couple.
I certainly think it is a good idea and we wouldn't have been stuck with several punch bowls, rice cookers etc. Not sure whether it will take of in Malaysia because of our culture. I for a fact know that most Malaysian Chinese prefer gifts of cash rather then items. So that they can cover the cost of the dinner (please correct me if I am wrong). In the west, it has been well accepted for most weddings to have a wish list.
Wish lists are not limited to weddings and you can have one for any special occasion including birthdays, baby showers, etc. It's not too late to create one for Christmas too. One thing about most wish lists is that they are restricted to a single online store. However, that was before I came across Wishbin where you can create and organize not just one but multiple wish lists. And best of all, it is not restricted to one site but you can creat a list from wish lists from popular online retailers such as Amazon.com, Toys "R" us,, Target, Banana Republic, etc. In fact, WishBin supports all retail websites.
BTW, take a look at the my New Year wish list.
I was looking at my list and I suddenly realised that out of the 10, 8 are electronic items. I guess it's true what they say about boys and toys. Some might think that it's so materialistic. I also wish World Peace too.
p.s. This post was not sponsored by Wishbin.com. I wrote this much earlier but didn't post it up, thus wasting an excellent opportunity to make some money in the process.
Tags: Sponsored Posts Wish List Wishbin Presents
Leona has the X Factor
Leona Lewis is the winner of the 3rd series of X Factor, the most popular reality talent show in the UK. The 21 year old from London is the first female winner of the talent show.
To be honest, yesterday was the first time I actually watched the whole show. Before that I had only been able to catch bits and pieces now and then.
For the final show, she sang "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton), "A Million Love Songs" sung with Take That (Take That), "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen) and "A Moment like This" (Kelly Clarkson).
I think that it was the last song that actually won her the prize - a million pound recording contract. She really has an amazing voice and I couldn't help but compare her with Mariah Carey. She actually sounded better. I can't remember the last time, the UK has ever produced an internationally famous singer. You can't count the Spice Girls because they were a group. I predict she's going to be the one.
Anyway, it was really amazing that right after she won, viewers were taken to a factory where her debut single "A Moment Like This" started production straightaway. It will be available in music stores on Wednesday. However, you can download the song from the ITV website. It has broken a World record, by being downloaded 50,000 times within 30 minutes of being available online. Her debut single pre-sold 1,000,000 copies making her the top contender for this year's UK Christmas number-one single.
Oh! Raymond Quinn better known as Ray was the runner's up and it seems he got a good deal too. Simon Cowell (who is a judge and also a co-producer of the show) said:
I’m going to have a quiet chat with Ray on my own in a minute. We won’t let Ray down.
Seems like everyone is a winner in the show.
Related Link: Leona Lewis Official website
Tags: Leona Lewis Talent show World record X factor
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