Download free fonts

Even if you are not a web designer,it nice to have a lot of fonts to choose from whenever we are designing a banner, a card or even a simple notice.

Found this great site where you can Download Free Fonts. Urban fonts has an amazing collection of free fonts and free dingbats. Best of all, over 8,000 fonts are freeware.

I also got to know some interesting stuff like Fixedsys (which means means fixed system) is actually the oldest font in Windows.

While going through the "Top 100 fonts", I found one that I had been looking for. It's called Base 02 and has that gritty urban look. Really happy that I can download it for free.



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Style for kids

Style Kid is a new Canadian on-line retailer of clothing, accessories, furniture and decor for babies and kids.

Check out their amazing range of baby clothes. They ship worldwide and offer free delivery for orders within the US and Canada for products over $100 (prices in Canadian Dollars)

Among the great gift ideas are the Chopstick Kids. These soft, washable, food-safe hinges that keep the chopsticks in place.

They also have a good collection of kids shoes and slippers. Check out the ballet inspired slippers.

Search engine rankings

Some of you might recall that I had recently joined a challenge, which I call the Melayu Boleh Project. It was really amazing because just two days after I wrote the post, it went up to the fourth ranking in Google search results for the phrase "melayu boleh".

Unfortunately, just a day after that, I found that my blog post was nowhere to be found in the search engine results. I am happy that it is #21 on Yahoo!

I learnt a few things from this SEO exercise. You may get up there quick using some tricks (legal) but it does not guarantee that you can stay up there for long, especially if it is a blog post.

Surprised to learn that searching for "Melayu boleh" and "melayu boleh" give different results.

Anyway, I am contented with the fact that my post is #2 when you search for the phrase on Google for blogs.

UPDATED: As of 18 Jan 2007, my blog post is #2 on Google and #19 on Yahoo!

Tags: Melayu boleh Malay SEO

Property market boom in Bulgaria

One of the newest countries to join the EU is former communist country Bulgaria. It joined on January 1st this year.

This country location is very strategic - at the crossroad between Asia and Europe. It borders Romania to the north, Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The Black Sea lies on it's east.

The entry into the EU has resulted in the bulgarian property market becoming a very attractive place to invest in.

A report marks Bulgaria "as among the top three European destinations for the overseas property investor in 2007"

This picture is copyrighted: Nikola Gruev

Bulgaria has a lot to offer. From the snowy ski resorts in Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets, all close to the capital Sofia (fast becoming the new European skiing hot spot) to the beautiful sunny beaches along the Black Sea.

Check out BulgarianVenture.com for more news on the Bulgarian property market.

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Am I weird meme

Got tagged by Lilian.

The rules: Each player of this game starts with the ‘6 weird things about you.’ People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says ‘you are tagged’ in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

So here goes...
1. I am a ovo-lacto vegetarian. Almost everybody in Malaysia (not all) thinks that is weird.
2. Went without driving a car for nearly two years after I obtained my car license because I couldn't afford one. Only re-learnt to drive properly later with my girl friend (later to be my wife) as my driving instructor.
3. Worked as the communications officer of an International NGO for quite sometime. The weird thing is that I was selected based on my IT skills. FYI, I don't have any IT background.
4. A lot of people seem to think I am "orang Melayu" (Malay), more so after I started the Melayu Boleh Project. I am not a Malay but I am married to one.
5. Some people thought that I am a Jew because of my name. The reaction have been good as well as bad.
6. I love classic rock music but some of my favourite songs are old love songs from the sixties and seventies.

I am now tagging Lucia, Acat, Azlynne, Ita, Madder and Zaza

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Introduction to Techzoogle

I love reading about electronic gadgets and the latest technology news. I would like to introduce my readers to Techzoogle, a relatively new site (the first post was in December last year), that talks about the latest technology, trends, gadgets, computer and software.

Written in the blog format, the site has five writers, namely David Allen, Craig Childs, Kathryn Vercillo, Michael Paul and Robert Maynard covering a wide range of topics ranging from hi-tech cars to linux computer systems. The editor is Mark Johnson.

Are you a hardcore gaming enthusiast? (I hate to use the word, addict). Click here to find out.

Anyway, I was really interested in one particular tech news - like many other tech crazy guys. I am referring to Apple's new iPhone in the the post here. In case you didn't know, Steve Jobs unveiled the new iPhone last week. However this phone is not about the features but rather about the name. I learnt that Cisco Systems had absorbed the rights to the name in 2000 and now Apple is trying hard to keep the name. I am going to keep myself updated with this ongoing saga and would love to see what happens next.

Go and check the site out.

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Ethnicity of my kids

I was given a form to fill at my daughter's pre-school. We were required to provide some details including her ethnic background, language spoken at home and religion among others. According to a friend, who's been a long time resident in the UK, this is a recent development and he was not very happy about it as he considered it as a case of Big brother being too nosy. Anyway, I was not really concerned with that. After all, it not something unheard of in Malaysia.

We were a bit confused what to fill in under Ethnic background and we finally ticked the "Mixed others" option.

It's quite funny but the issue of our kid's ethnicity has come up on more than one occasion. When we first arrived here in Coventry, some people were surprised when I told them that my kid's birth certificate says "Melayu" under Keturunan (meaning ancestry or descent), meaning my kids are Malay.

I guess they normally follow the father's ethnicity.

My wife once joked that is precisely the reason why they say "Masuk Melayu" (join Malay) whenever you marry a Malay. Melayu Boleh lah!

I am OK with that as long as my kids don't forget the father's (my) side of their heritage and start waving a Keris around.

BTW, the definition of "Malay" according to the Malaysian constitution may differ from that given by anthropologists. Refer to Article 160 of the Malaysian Constitution for more details.

Related posts:
- Mixed marriages and the melting pot

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