Finally got roti chanai and we had it today for breakfast, lunch, tea and still have some left over in the fridge. Read my previous post here in case you are wondering what I am on about.
Although it looked more like chapati to me at first, it began to look more like the roti chanai I am familiar with after heating up.
I also cooked dhal curry as the side dish and it was not that bad. I took some pictures but forgot to download them, maybe later.
Need to get some sleep now. Going over to some houses for Eid and of course for more Malaysian foooooood.
Tags: Eid Dhal roti chanai
30 December 2006
Running around in chilly Chicago
Have you checked out the latest PayPerPost Postie Patrol clip #3 in Chicago?
Postie Robyn is given a number of tasks to do using the HP gear provided. In the video, she sets out to achieve all these tasks in below zero temperature plus chilly wind. I was actually shivering just looking at the video as she makes a snow angel (I think that's what she was trying to do) by lying on the snow and moving her arms around.
The best part comes last and I went Wow! as I saw the prizes she won. Yeah! Robyn, that was great and you deserve it.
I won't tell you what she won. See the clip for yourself.
I would love to participate in a Postie Patrol too but fat chance of that ever happening as I am in far away England.
This post is brought to you by HP, which has everything for all your Digital Photo Printing needs.
Tags: Clip HP Payperpost Photo printer
Postie Robyn is given a number of tasks to do using the HP gear provided. In the video, she sets out to achieve all these tasks in below zero temperature plus chilly wind. I was actually shivering just looking at the video as she makes a snow angel (I think that's what she was trying to do) by lying on the snow and moving her arms around.
The best part comes last and I went Wow! as I saw the prizes she won. Yeah! Robyn, that was great and you deserve it.
I won't tell you what she won. See the clip for yourself.
I would love to participate in a Postie Patrol too but fat chance of that ever happening as I am in far away England.
This post is brought to you by HP, which has everything for all your Digital Photo Printing needs.
Tags: Clip HP Payperpost Photo printer
Selamat Hari Raya Haji
29 December 2006
Performancing acquired by Payperpost
If you take a look at the side bar on the right of my blog, you will notice that on top of the lists of partners is a button saying "Advertise here". Clicking on it will take you to a page telling you how to advertise on my blog. This service is provided by Performancing.com, which I had recently joined.
I couldn't believe it when I read today that PayPerPost has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire certain assets of the company, which owns and operates Performancing.com. This includes the domain name - Performancing.com, Performancing Metrics and Performancing Exchange.
"Performancing Metrics" refer to their completely FREE professional blog statistics service, which is aimed at professional bloggers (am I professional?). It gives detailed statistics about posts and even comments for multiple blogs. I hope Payperpost keeps it free.
I feel that this is a great strategic move on the part of PayPerPost, especially as
Performancing.com has a membership of about 28,000 users, most of whom are bloggers. These are all potential users of PayPerPost.
However, this acquisition does not include the Partners ad network nor PFF, their free blog editor for Firefox. This I read, would be moved to a new brand.
In case you didn't know (where were you hiding under anyway) PayPerpost is a Florida based company that acts as a marketplace for advertisers who are willing to pay bloggers for writing about their products and other stuff in their blogs.
This is a sponsored post.
Update: The deal is off. Read here.
Tags: Payperpost Performancing Performancing Metrics
I couldn't believe it when I read today that PayPerPost has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire certain assets of the company, which owns and operates Performancing.com. This includes the domain name - Performancing.com, Performancing Metrics and Performancing Exchange.
"Performancing Metrics" refer to their completely FREE professional blog statistics service, which is aimed at professional bloggers (am I professional?). It gives detailed statistics about posts and even comments for multiple blogs. I hope Payperpost keeps it free.
I feel that this is a great strategic move on the part of PayPerPost, especially as
Performancing.com has a membership of about 28,000 users, most of whom are bloggers. These are all potential users of PayPerPost.
However, this acquisition does not include the Partners ad network nor PFF, their free blog editor for Firefox. This I read, would be moved to a new brand.
In case you didn't know (where were you hiding under anyway) PayPerpost is a Florida based company that acts as a marketplace for advertisers who are willing to pay bloggers for writing about their products and other stuff in their blogs.
This is a sponsored post.
Update: The deal is off. Read here.
Tags: Payperpost Performancing Performancing Metrics
28 December 2006
Is your landlord Pakistani
Every Malaysian family renting a house in Coventry (and Birmingham) that I know of, has a Pakistani landlord. By Pakistani, I mean British citizen of Pakistani descent or ethnicity.
I guess there is a perfectly simple reason for that. It's a symbiotic relationship - their rents are among the lowest here and the Malaysian don't like to make much of a fuss.
Our own landlord's father was born in Pakistani Kashmir (called Pakistan occupied Kashmir by the Indians and Azad (free) Kashmir by the Pakistanis. Every one tells us that we are really lucky to have a nice landlord and I guess we are, after hearing some of the horror stories.
I just wonder whether this is the same in other parts of the UK.
NOTE: In the UK, the term "Paki" is considered derogatory, offensive and racist when spoken by non-Pakistanis. However, this term is commonly used by a lot of whites to refer to anyone from the South-Asia including Indians and Bangladeshis and as one of my friends found out, even Malays are included.
Tags: Coventry Landlord Pakistani
I guess there is a perfectly simple reason for that. It's a symbiotic relationship - their rents are among the lowest here and the Malaysian don't like to make much of a fuss.
Our own landlord's father was born in Pakistani Kashmir (called Pakistan occupied Kashmir by the Indians and Azad (free) Kashmir by the Pakistanis. Every one tells us that we are really lucky to have a nice landlord and I guess we are, after hearing some of the horror stories.
I just wonder whether this is the same in other parts of the UK.
NOTE: In the UK, the term "Paki" is considered derogatory, offensive and racist when spoken by non-Pakistanis. However, this term is commonly used by a lot of whites to refer to anyone from the South-Asia including Indians and Bangladeshis and as one of my friends found out, even Malays are included.
Tags: Coventry Landlord Pakistani
27 December 2006
Boxing day at the Bullring
Haven't gone out in a while and feeling bored, we decided to drive down to Birmingham. We bundled the kids and drove to the Bullring. Located in Birmingham city centre, it has over 160 shops and more than 25 restaurants.
There are 3,100 car parking spaces at the Bullring (900 in Indoor Market car park, 1,000 in Bullring car park and 1,200 in Moor Street car park) but every single space was taken. Had to go round the place a couple of times before we finally got a parking at the Moor Street car park. The building looks like some kind of alien spaceship.
There were a lot of discounts on branded stuff and as expected, the place was packed with people. I had wanted to look for a new pair of jeans but it was so crowded, I gave up. We had coffee at Starbucks (first time since we arrived here in the UK) and watched people go by. Our friend Amrul was there too (all the way from Nottingham) with his friends.
After spending a few hours in the Bullring, we set on our journey back to Coventry. I would have loved to further explore the place but the crowds were getting to us and you had to remember we had kids.
I don't know why but after we got back home, I had a severe headache and a mild fever (probably caused by my sore throat). A paracetamol tablet and a few hours sleep and I am on my feet again ...... and blogging.
Tags: Birmingham Bullring Shopping
There are 3,100 car parking spaces at the Bullring (900 in Indoor Market car park, 1,000 in Bullring car park and 1,200 in Moor Street car park) but every single space was taken. Had to go round the place a couple of times before we finally got a parking at the Moor Street car park. The building looks like some kind of alien spaceship.
There were a lot of discounts on branded stuff and as expected, the place was packed with people. I had wanted to look for a new pair of jeans but it was so crowded, I gave up. We had coffee at Starbucks (first time since we arrived here in the UK) and watched people go by. Our friend Amrul was there too (all the way from Nottingham) with his friends.
After spending a few hours in the Bullring, we set on our journey back to Coventry. I would have loved to further explore the place but the crowds were getting to us and you had to remember we had kids.
I don't know why but after we got back home, I had a severe headache and a mild fever (probably caused by my sore throat). A paracetamol tablet and a few hours sleep and I am on my feet again ...... and blogging.
Tags: Birmingham Bullring Shopping
25 December 2006
Photography contest
If you love taking photographs as much I do, and fancy yourself as something of a good photographer, I think you might find this piece of news interesting.
PhotographyCorner.com is organising the 2006 Photograph of the Year Contest. With over $14,000 in prizes available to win, anyone who has a camera can join in. Check out the prizes here.
The first prize has an estimated value of $3,639.95. This includes $250 cash, a copy of ImageAlign Pro (including a CD copy) courtesy of ImageAlign (Value: $159) and loads of other stuff.
In case you didn’t know, ImageAlign PRO is the flagship product of Grasshopper (Lead sponsor of the contest). It uses breakthrough technology to correct lens and barrel distortion and covers any natural perspective distortions or special effects distortion, using an intuitive user interface.
View the other sponsors of the contest.
However, before Submitting a Photograph, make sure you read the rules. For example, before you can send in your entry for the competition, You must be a member, in good standing and with at least 5 posts, of the PhotographyCorner.com Forums.
I have never entered a photograph competition. I have to say, I am really tempted to join this one.
The contest began on the 19th of December 2006 and runs until the end of January, 2007. View the Timeline of the contest for more info.
Hurry! The last date for entries is midnight, GMT on Friday, January 12th, 2007.
*Sponsored post*
Tags: Contest Photography photographycorner
PhotographyCorner.com is organising the 2006 Photograph of the Year Contest. With over $14,000 in prizes available to win, anyone who has a camera can join in. Check out the prizes here.
The first prize has an estimated value of $3,639.95. This includes $250 cash, a copy of ImageAlign Pro (including a CD copy) courtesy of ImageAlign (Value: $159) and loads of other stuff.
In case you didn’t know, ImageAlign PRO is the flagship product of Grasshopper (Lead sponsor of the contest). It uses breakthrough technology to correct lens and barrel distortion and covers any natural perspective distortions or special effects distortion, using an intuitive user interface.
View the other sponsors of the contest.
However, before Submitting a Photograph, make sure you read the rules. For example, before you can send in your entry for the competition, You must be a member, in good standing and with at least 5 posts, of the PhotographyCorner.com Forums.
I have never entered a photograph competition. I have to say, I am really tempted to join this one.
The contest began on the 19th of December 2006 and runs until the end of January, 2007. View the Timeline of the contest for more info.
Hurry! The last date for entries is midnight, GMT on Friday, January 12th, 2007.
*Sponsored post*
Tags: Contest Photography photographycorner
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