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Do you need cloud storage?

2012-01-27T16:54:00.000+08:00

Isn't there a saying that goes, give them an inch and they ask for a yard? I think these days, we take disk space so much for granted we barely even give them a second thought. New computers come with a ton of disk space and we always take a ton to mean unlimited.

With our handy-dandy smart phones and digital cameras, we actually could end up using a whole lot more disk space than we ever have. But disk space is pretty cheap nowadays so no worries about tacking on more drives as and when the need arises.

Or you can offload some of those gigs to an online cloud storage site which is a pretty convenient way to do it. I don't really know much about it but I don't have to worry because there are some very useful cloud storage reviews out there that can quickly bring me up to speed. And you too if you're a disk space monster like me.

I like to do my homework before I sign up for new stuff or stuff that I'm not really familiar with. I mean, we're so spoilt for choice these days but which one best suits our needs is the big question. So go check out the link above and get yourself some reliable storage space.

Done a backup lately?

2012-01-27T10:12:00.000+08:00

How often do you do a backup of your site or blog? I'll bet it's one of the things that few of us remember to do, or at least, need to be reminded to do. Sometimes I would suddenly think of it and panic because I haven't done a backup in goodness knows how long.

Certainly it can be very traumatic to wake up one morning to find something has happened to your site only to discover you don't even have a backup. Or the last backup you have is older than your sister's oldest child. I know, not cool.

So before disaster strikes, it's best to check out what's a good backup site that can host your backup. I personally prefer the convenience of an online backup site. At least I don't have to go hunting for physical storage and then have to label them and store them where I can easily find them later. Too much stuff in my home office already.

An online backup makes much more sense. You can easily compare the offerings of different online backup sites by reading the online backup review of your choice here. It really helps you narrow down which site to sign up with for your specific needs. I don't mean to nag but you really should go check them out now.

Sneaking back

2011-11-07T20:28:00.000+08:00

And so it seems I've been MIA for a while. To be honest, I didn't think I'd been away this long. But time flies and mommyhood has a way of playing havoc with your good intentions.

But I'm back... with a vengeance! Or sneaking back quietly so no one would notice I've been gone LOL.

Get them outta here, please!

2011-08-29T19:22:00.002+08:00

Another break, how I love these! I get to have my kids home with me. A mom's dream come true. Wait, make that - this mom's dream - because I can so hear the long sighs from some moms who are lamenting that dammit, their kids are going to be home all week and what am I supposed to do with them.

Hence the popularity of holiday camps and classes where, thank goodness, they can drop their kids off and not have to see them again for the next 24-48 hours. Just sayin'.

Making sense of the current financials

2011-08-08T18:05:00.000+08:00

I've been following the news about the debt situation in the US and I'm glad a deal has finally been cut to resolve the issue. Well, okay, there's still a lot of work to be done to really resolve the issue over the long term but at least for now, we know what to expect.

And knowing is good because it helps us work out some sort of plan in the coming days and weeks ahead. Whether a refinance home loan or a reduction in spending is needed will depend on where we stand financially in all of this.

An accountant friend of mine thinks it's a good idea for the less-financial savvy folks to seek advice on what to do or approach a financial institution such as Credit Sesame to get an understanding of what all of this means. Obviously there's a lot to consider especially for those who are invested in stocks, property, etc.

I know there's a lot of confusion and even after listening to and reading the news, it still may not become any clearer to us. Goodness knows how many of us are standing here wondering how it's all going to affect us and what's the best we can do to get out of it.

To nap or not to nap, that is the question!

2011-08-02T11:53:00.000+08:00

Yawn, looks like I could use an afternoon nap, right about now. On the other hand, afternoon naps are such a waste of a perfectly good day. So afternoon nap or no afternoon nap, that's always a kind of dilemma for me. My eyes say one thing and my mind says another. Who will win today's tug of war?

Rude, period!

2011-07-21T20:04:00.000+08:00

It seems to me that people don't yield any more. All they do is bulldoze ahead regardless. It's this way with driving and even walking.

I've lost count of how many times our group has been split up going up or down the escalator. People just have no respect for others. They come in from all sides and slot themselves between us.

A few times, I've turned around to talk to my daughters only to find myself face to face with a complete stranger. People are so rude these days. Don't they teach manners in school any more? Don't parents teach their kids manners any more?

Learning about the electronic cigarette

2011-07-04T20:55:00.000+08:00

I have to admit I'm a real noob when it comes to cigarettes and smoking. I personally don't smoke but I love learning about new things. Apparently there's such a thing as an electronic cigarette. Of course I had no idea but after a bit of reading, I'm a little smarter now.

There's the electronic cigarette starter kit for beginners. One of the best ones comes with a charger case that resembles a real cigarette box which, even I have to admit, is much more convenient than what some chargers look like. It's small enough that you can carry it in the usual places where you would place a regular cigarette box like in a man's shirt pocket or a ladies' handbag.

Some electronic cigs, I read, offer just the menthol or tobacco but this one offers a whole range of exotic flavors like bacon and cheesecake. Wow, I would never have thought cigarettes come in these flavors. How cool is that!

I must've been living under a coconut shell because I always thought of smoking in terms of the regular old cigarettes and never knew that electronic cigs even existed until now. I wonder if the electronic cig helps filter out some of that nicotine?

Pork and beans

2011-05-28T16:53:00.000+08:00

It's a long weekend. We have nowhere to go, not doing any shopping here, not interested in wearing what everyone else is wearing. So we shop elsewhere now, yay us! I mean, take Forever 21, for instance. Everyone's rushing there to pay through their noses for low quality stuff. It's so expensive here but in the US, Forever 21 is just another low-end store. There's a big sign outside saying their clothes start from $2.50. Compare that with what they charge here, haha!

As for eating out, we're down to only a few choices. We're food snobs - don't like coffee shops and food courts, don't like dirty restaurants with fugly stools and lots of sweaty shouting people, don't like these new-fangled kopitiams that charge an arm and a leg for regular hawker stuff.

So that doesn't leave us a whole lot of options. Most western restaurants at the mall are for noobs who don't know better. I can cook the same stuff better and healthier at home for a fraction of the cost. As for chinese food, we steer clear of those dragon restaurants which are just like the kopitiams. Over 10 bucks for a freakin' wonton noodle, are you kidding me?

So it's pork and beans for us!! Heh!

End of the world

2011-05-22T08:53:00.002+08:00

So apparently it was the end of the world yesterday. If we're listening to the same guy, he's the one who said the world ended in 1994 but we're still here, aren't we? So where does he get off telling us the world is going to end - again?

Okay, never mind, just do a quick head count of your kids and family now and make sure everyone's accounted for. Then go have yourself a hearty breakfast and a stupendously happy weekend, now that you know you're still alive.

Seeking compensation for birth defect

2011-05-21T20:52:00.000+08:00

I don't believe I've heard of Topamax until a friend told me about it. It's a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy in adults and children, and lately it's been found that it could possibly cause birth defects such as cleft lips.

It's hard to believe how a medication that is supposed to treat one problem could end up causing a whole different set of problems to an innocent child. Personally I do not know of anyone who has been affected by this.

But whoever is affected should engage an Austin personal injury attorney to take legal action and seek compensation. If you ask me, any form of compensation is better than none at all.

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Cuss and swear

2011-05-14T15:16:00.001+08:00

Are we in May already? I hadn't noticed. I'm driving around too much and I don't like it. I used to really enjoy driving and I still do. I drove 4000 miles over Christmas in another place on Planet Earth and I loved every minute of it.

Here I've spent the past couple of months frequenting the highways where I've been tailgated by speeding 18-wheeler trucks, terrorized by freakin' BMWs who think they own the road and pissed off by drivers who leave their brains at home.

By the time I get home, I'm in no mood to blog. I just want to cuss and swear.

Get an extension

2011-04-30T16:19:00.000+08:00

Does tax season stress you out? If it does, I'm sure you're not alone. I know of many, many folks who claim it's additional work they really don't need and would rather avoid having to do.

I think sometimes even the best of us procrastinate till the last minute. You either have to get your taxes done on time or seek an extension somehow. To be honest, getting even a little extra time is a great relief. If you're in the US, you can file for an tax extension form 2010 online very easily.

Quite frankly, given the choice, an extension would be great because some of us are truly busy with 101 things on our plates and could really use the extra time to sift through the piles of documents and sort things out.

One of my girl friends is in the habit of procrastinating till the last minute and then in desperation, she solicits help from her kids to help her get through some of the paperwork. Not always a good idea, I don't think unless your kids are a little older and can be trusted to get it right but desperate times call for desperate measures especially when the deadline is drawing closer.

Long weekend

2011-04-29T08:14:00.000+08:00

I can't believe we have a long weekend right here. The days seem to fly when you're not looking, and with such busy schedules, who has the time to look anyhow?

Since this long weekend has caught me offguard, we don't really have anything planned. We're probably just going to find a couple of places to pig out at and chill out at home, maybe do some online shopping!

Where does all this infectious waste go?

2011-04-28T20:08:00.000+08:00

Have you ever wondered where waste from medical facilities end up? There's so much talk about being environmentally friendly and so on. Now we mustn't forget that medical waste is potentially infectious and need to be disposed of properly in order not to run the risk of causing harm to humans and other living creatures.

We would assume most of it comes from healthcare-related facilities but there are other not so obvious sources such as tattoo parlors, schools and even theme parks. Medical waste is bio hazardous waste that should be treated carefully so that they do not add to the pollution problems that already abound Mother Earth.

As part of the US environment protection program, there are solutions out there that we can safely rely on to ensure that this potentially bio hazardous waste is disposed of in a fashion that will not harm people or the environment. These solutions involve an environmentally friendly process of treating and disposing of such material through the use of an autoclave, or steam sterilization, to disinfect the waste.

You can't believe what a relief it is to know this. I'm sure you are too if the thought has ever struck you about stuff like this.

Stressful

2011-04-12T16:37:00.000+08:00

Driving has become more of a health hazard than ever. It's gotten to the point where if you don't pay full attention to traffic turning out of side roads, or crossing over to the opposite side of the road, then you could be in some serious trouble.

It's very stressful to be on guard all the time even when you're on the highway minding your own business. I've had huge 18 wheelers tailgate me in broad daylight on the slow lane! There are all sorts on the roads these days. If I had a choice, I would stay off the roads altogether. Seriously.

Just regular stuff

2011-04-09T14:02:00.000+08:00

I will be honest, when we eat out, there are only a few restaurants that we patronize. Not that we're not adventurous but there are some restaurants, very popular ones too I might add, that we eat at once and never go back.

Take New York, New York and Delicious, for instance. They're always packed. We went there once, stood in line and waited like idiots. And the food is, shall I say, regular stuff that I cook at home all the time.

Their food may be a novelty to those who are unfamiliar with Western food so they can't tell how stuff is supposed to taste or if it's even authentic. So they're prepared to fork out big bucks to be seen dining at a Western restaurant.

Us? We want something different when we eat out, a new taste, a new twist to the same old, same old, not something that I can easily whip up at home. Well, the food at these places is everyday stuff to us - the pies, pastas, pizzas - and my kids say I make it much tastier. So there!

Be careful with that cold therapy

2011-03-28T15:00:00.000+08:00

Spring is here for many of you. I'm sure you can't wait to get out of the house to get some fresh air and sunshine. There's no shortage of outdoor activities out there. Wouldn't it be a welcome change to trek a jungle trail instead of walking on the treadmill?

It's easy to get a little too enthusiastic with those limbs and joints though. Luckily most minor injuries can be treated with cold therapy such as an icepack.

So simple, right? Except that the danger with cold therapies is that if you apply temperatures that are too cold for an extended period of time on your injury, you may be causing more damage than good.

Some people are suffering chronic pain, frostbite, even permanent nerve damage as a result of cold therapy gone wrong and have landed themselves in more than a simple cold therapy lawsuit.

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Bigger, tastier, cheaper!

2011-03-24T11:01:00.001+08:00

We've practically given up on eating out since our holiday overseas. Even though many of the restaurants are franchises and the food quality, serving sizes and prices are supposed to be pretty standard, let me assure you it's not.

To be very honest, MD is the one place I'd never thought we'd ever stop visiting. But we have! The burgers are much smaller here and taste different. The varieties are naturally very limited when compared to what we can get overseas. They have juicy burritos, scrumptious bacon burgers, huge refreshing salads and their coffee is almost as good as Starbucks but costs a whole lot less.

The servings at CH, FR and TR can feed two overseas but here, after wolfing down your entire order, you still feel like reaching across the table to help yourself to someone else's order! Not to complain but it definitely tastes better there.

Fiddlesticks and poppycock

2011-02-14T14:30:00.000+08:00

I've outdone myself this time. I haven't stepped into a single Chinese restaurant so far this CNY. I have never liked the rip-off prices of auspiciously-named festive food. And I like the quality of the food even less.

This is the best time to dish out over-priced, untasty food because everyone is willing to spend on auspiciously-named food thinking it will bring them good luck and prosperity.

But just think about it. If eating auspiciously-named food is the way to riches, there would be no world hunger, no hungry children. Does it even make sense?

Since when?

2011-02-13T14:28:00.000+08:00

At first I thought my ears were deceiving me. But I soon realized that our radio stations have gone multilingual. So I can no longer turn my dial to an English radio station and listen to English songs exclusively. Now I will have to sit through songs in other languages as well??! Definitely time to get my good old CD player fixed. Pronto!

Just in case

2011-02-10T16:10:00.000+08:00

I have long considered driving a hazard especially in this beautiful city of ours where many of our drivers are either stupid or fearless. They shoot out of side roads without even so much as looking back and they expect those on the busy main road to watch out for them.

Not only do our drivers not obey traffic rules, more and more often now, they are creating their own rules. They make illegal turns, drive on the wrong side of the road and have no regard for other road users.

I have taken on defensive driving as a result, simply because I have kids in my car that I have to ensure get safely to wherever we're going. Not to be negative or anything but the reality is everyone needs to have the contact information of a good Austin Personal Injury Lawyer within easy reach just in case. I mean, these days, we just never know, do we?

O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949

Clothes and bags you can't find here

2011-02-07T10:02:00.002+08:00

Everyone knows I love shopping. If you're like me and would like to get your hands on some fabulous items from the US, here's a reliable website you really should check out. Once Upon A Clothes Line brings you the latest authentic designs of clothes, bags, etc directly from the US to your doorstep, mostly stuff you can't get locally.

Rebel

2011-02-01T15:45:00.002+08:00

It's common knowledge that I'm something of a rebel. Which means that I tend to go off and do what I like instead of following the crowd. Which also means that some of the things I do and say, which make complete sense to me, do not exactly sit well with a lot of folks.

Like my attitude towards Chinese (or Lunar) New Year, for instance, which is like 2 days away.

Which means

my house should've been decked out in lucky red charms and ornaments by now - unfortunately (for them, that is), I don't believe in those superstitions, I'm Buddhist (not Taoist)
my red clothing should be ironed and ready to wear - me and the girls will be wearing the clothes we bought in CA, not all of them red
the top of my fridges should be piled high with festive cookies and food gifts - got a box of mandarin oranges and a few jars of our favorites and we don't intend to share (bwahaha)
and the red envelops stuffed with cash and ready to be handed out to any kid or single we meet - um, we'll see about that.

I'd rather just be lazing around the house in my tank and shorts. And that's exactly what I'm doing. But that's just me! Do it if you dare!

So done with shopping

2011-01-24T09:08:00.001+08:00

For once, I don't care if people trip over themselves at the mall. I'm done with my shopping for the year. I bought so much stuff overseas and they're so much nicer and better quality than the cut-throat stuff we get here. So you won't find me jostling with the festive crowd for that exorbitantly priced piece of ... (trying to find a nice word for it).

What CNY?

2011-01-23T09:07:00.000+08:00

Of course I had no idea CNY is coming up so close. I just got home from my long vacation and I'm still very disoriented. Not that I could've cared less about CNY. It's not that important.

I don't have to go back to any hometown. I'm not expecting any visitors not do I have anyone to visit. I don't do the superstitious "red" routine so there's no ornaments or rules to obey. I don't like CNY cookies and I certainly am not going to go out of my way to bake any. They're fattening anyways LOL.

So what is there to do but sit back and wait for the holidays? Isn't life sweet?

Starting to get vain

2011-01-21T13:58:00.000+08:00

Over the holidays, I had such a blast shopping for makeup and cosmetics. My daughter is now at an age when she's starting to get vain and wants to look pretty. Girls!

And these days, there are so many beauty products out there that I'd have to take up a course at the Regency Beauty Institute to learn the art of applying makeup to achieve different results. Might be interesting though.

Till then, my daughter will have to pick up some pointers here and there from magazines, the internet and her friends. I think that's how most of us learn anyhow.

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Paradise but not close enough!

2011-01-10T14:03:00.000+08:00

And being away has been great. Best thing ever. No dog-eat-dog drivers. No sh*tty customer service. No crappy crowds. Can we get any closer to paradise?

Away!

2011-01-02T13:58:00.000+08:00

I know it's been pretty quiet around here. That's because I've gone on a long, well-deserved holiday. The longer the better but sadly, all good things must come to an end!

Tis the season to be jolly, or not

2010-12-05T11:46:00.001+08:00

Tis the jolly season when we should give more than we receive. How true! Yet funny how sad that makes our wallets. Obviously more money is going out the door than is coming in. And we mustn't appear to be stingy now and buy cheap gifts.

There's the house to be spruced up so family and friends won't see how our house is always topsy-turvy. We must keep up appearances now when the guests come pouring in, eh!

Heck, if only we could afford id, we'd buy gold coins to distribute to everyone who walks in our front door. Er, but how can we do that when the price of everything has just gone up before our very eyes!

Mickey, here we come!

2010-12-01T18:00:00.000+08:00

My kids tell me all their friends are headed to Hong Kong this school holiday. There's lots of cheap travel packages around so everyone's jumping on the wagon. Can you imagine 2 for the price of 3 with hotel and Disneyland tickets included?

I remember when Hong Kong Disneyland first opened, a mommy friend was suggesting our 2 families go together. But then I read about the possible crowd control problem at Hong Kong Disneyland and decided against going.

Obviously these guys have little experience handling crowds, what more with the lovely mentality of the Asian crowd cutting queues and shoving and pushing. Well, I'd rather not be caught in the midst of that madness, thanks. Neither would I want to hear Mickey and Minnie speak Cantonese. It just wouldn't be authentic!

Besides my 2 older kids have been to Disneyland Anaheim when they were toddlers. Anyhow we decided to go this year. So Disneyland Anaheim, here we come!!! Wheeee!

life in first gear

2010-11-29T08:48:00.000+08:00

Every year, like my kids, I look forward to the long year-end break when life suddenly changes to first gear and we do everything in slow motion. We wake up late, we can eat at any time, go anywhere and do anything we please.

When it's the holidays, it's really the holidays for us. I pity the poor kids who are being shuttled to tuition for next years' school work! What a joke! And those that are being packed off to some holiday camp so their parents' lives can go on as normal, with no interruptions and no kids at home to bother them.

been to the mall lately?

2010-11-27T18:29:00.000+08:00

Have you seen the crowds at the malls these days? Ya? Well, now do you understand why I, a self-professed shopaholic, am avoiding the mall at all cost? Hahaha. I never thought I would do that but really, when push comes to a shove, I might as well save my hard-earned money to buy gold bullion instead of blowing it.

That said, I have a new addiction now. I prefer to shop online. I don't have to dress up. I don't have to spend on eating out. I just stare at my computer screen all day. Which is more than I can say for people who are wasting their time on Facebook all day long. So ya, if there's cheap gold to be found on the internet, that's where I'll be.

spa at home

2010-11-06T17:28:00.000+08:00

There's a reason why I say the bathroom is the most important room in the house except for maybe the kitchen. The bathroom is where you can be alone and not have to face anyone else if you're not up to it.

So if the bathroom is the most important room in the house, shouldn't it be done up in a way that makes you breathe a sigh of relief just to step inside and close the door?

I would certainly say so! If you were to go to www.betterbathrooms.com, you'll find items that will simply transport your private space into a heavenly retreat.

I think that if you had the space and talent to design your bathroom in a way that it becomes your private space to sit back, relax and find reprieve from the day's rush, you've got yourself a spa right there in your own home.

No need to travel anywhere to find that spa experience. Stock it with tons of magazines, light a few candles here and there, and just sit in your own bathroom at home! Man, how did I just come up with such a brilliant idea? The more I think about it, the better I'm liking it!

no place to go

2010-11-06T17:16:00.000+08:00

Another drowsy weekend afternoon with no place to go. Well, put it this way, I'm not crazy enough to go out there and compete with those people for parking, a table at the restaurant or any of the sale items which are jacked up and then discounted back down. Enough is enough!

retail rehab

2010-11-05T19:55:00.000+08:00

Confession, I love shopping. Everyone who knows me knows that LOL! With the holiday shopping season upon us, I will soon be crossing out my shopping list which, incidentally, is as long as my arm.

My only regret is that I should've listened to my girl friend when she nagged me to start saving to buy gold bars. She said it's a good investment. Instead I took to procrastinating.

Now with a shopping list this long, I'm going to max out my credit card for sure and then I'll have to go into retail rehab. Good thing I'm used to shopping only during the sales!

those grocery trips

2010-11-05T19:36:00.001+08:00

I'm dreading the thought of going groceries again tomorrow. Yeah, the weekend grocery trips that I've come to loathe because the crowds are getting ruder and more annoying! Spoils my mood for the weekend, grr! But I'll try to paste a smile on my face!

the heat is on

2010-11-05T19:20:00.000+08:00

It's very humid today and we are sitting here complaining about how much perspiration it takes to finish a dinner. So I decided to look for Glenn Fry's song "The Heat is On" and now we're blasting it and banging our heads. Oops, that makes us even more sweaty!

teach them to save, not just spend

2010-11-05T19:09:00.002+08:00

These days, schools try to incorporate some element of real life in their syllabus. To what extent they are being successful with instilling some financial awareness in kids, I don't know.

But I guess it can't be bad, right, for kids to learn about saving money and investing, maybe throw in a few stories about gold bullion that may be vaguely reminiscent of the Pirates of the Caribbean and fighting over gold pieces.

Most kids grow up knowing nothing about saving. They seem to have been exposed to spending from day one, what with all the toys and games and gadgets available out there. So teaching them to save is a good thing.

gym rat

2010-11-05T12:59:00.000+08:00

I've been the regular gym rat. It gets so much more challenging with a gym partner that I wake up every morning practically rearing to go! And it's a great feeling getting all excited about exercise, which is quite a rare thing among most folks in our food-crazed culture.

same difference

2010-11-05T08:56:00.000+08:00

The weekends get busier for some strange reason. I hadn't even realized this is gonna be a long weekend. Not that it matters because every day could be a weekend for how hectic life is. Weekday, long weekend, short weekend, same difference, right?

rare as ancient gold coins

2010-11-04T20:50:00.000+08:00

I swear if I could have a gold coin every time someone lies to me, I'd be a billionaire in no time. I just watched on the Today show a segment that begs the question, is civility dead? I think it's quite obvious that 'please' and 'thank you' are becoming as rare as ancient gold coins.

Yes, it has to do with all this technology and rushed lifestyle that seem to make us forget our common courtesies. The other thing is that parents and teachers these days seem to let kids get away with things that our parents and grandparents would've frowned upon.

What do you think?

wake up already!

2010-11-01T20:41:00.000+08:00

How is it that some parents are just waking up to the fact that their Chinese school-going kids are learning rotten English at school?

Wake up, man, that's been happening for ages and you guys are just noticing that's why your kids can barely string together an intelligible sentence in English?

the phone is ringing, run!

2010-10-27T14:28:00.003+08:00

The beautiful thing about the Asian mentality is that the minute the phone rings, they drop everything and run to pick up the phone. That includes running out from the bathroom with hair and body dripping wet to trek down the stairs and across the living room to retrieve that ringing phone.

There is just no way in heck that they will ignore a ringing phone and leave it unanswered. Why is that? Why is it so important to pick up the phone? I used to think this is a thing with the older generation (is it??) because in their time, the phone was a new contraption. Not everyone had a phone and if you had one, you'd better answer it by hook or by crook! Even if it kills you!!

charm bracelet

2010-10-19T21:27:00.000+08:00

Do you have a gold coin charm bracelet? I've always wanted one of those when I was a kid. It's nice the way they clink together at the slightest hand movement.

Of course, it would be much better if they were real coins hanging on the charm bracelet. Well, if they were, you would be able to find out what they are worth at the United States Gold Bureau website.

Who knows, you might be wearing a string of fortune on your wrist then!! Well, to be honest, no one would actually know if those coins are real or not unless they are experts.

unspeakables

2010-10-19T21:23:00.000+08:00

I think parents should seriously start taking up to what's happening to their kids these days. Sad to say, the girls are getting sluttier each year and are doing all sorts of atrocious things behind their parents' backs.

Suffice to say, these are things that we would never dare talk about when we were teens, things that are done behind closed doors by people who have been licensed to be together, if you catch my drift.

appreciate his talent

2010-10-19T21:18:00.000+08:00

I don't know what's the fuss about Adam Lambert? I like the guy and I like his songs but I know many people don't like him because he's gay.

Well, I say, just because he's gay has nothing whatsoever to do with his singing talent. I think sometimes people get carried away with the person and his preferences rather than his creative talent.

gold, not stamps

2010-10-19T20:17:00.000+08:00

Were you a gold coin collector in your childhood days? I wasn't but I wish I were. But like many of you, I was an ardent stamp collector but where has that gotten me?

I've got books of stamps which aren't worth anything near as much as a gold collection. See what happens when you don't know what's gold and what's not (LOL)?

Well, if you don't want to make the same mistake our parents made, go find out more about gold investing at United States Gold Bureau and start your kids collecting gold coins instead of stamps.

drivers with attitudes

2010-10-19T20:13:00.000+08:00

I've written about our drivers from hell more than once. So many accidents these days, people getting killed by the dozens, it's a health hazard to even step out of your house, I tell ya. And why not? We've got a nation of drivers with bad attitudes.

Today I arrived at a T-junction to find 2 motorcycles parked smack in the middle of the road with their engines running, having a friendly chit-chat. They saw me but continued chatting anyways.

Don't you just love our attitudes?

do you celebrate Halloween?

2010-10-19T20:08:00.000+08:00

I notice lots of stores have their Halloween displays out. I'm just wondering exactly how many people celebrate Halloween here? I mean, gimme a break! I don't think half the folks here even know what it's about, not to mention forking out a ton of money to buy those ghoulish costumes.

need to make more moolah

2010-10-18T16:03:00.000+08:00

I did so much shopping while I was overseas recently. But now it seems I didn't do enough. I'm still talking about what I didn't buy and what I want to buy next time I go. Things there are so much cheaper, better quality and the variety is amazing.

Looks like I'm going to need to start planting some gold bullion so I'll have enough money to go on a big shopping spree when I go there again. I've started making a shopping list which includes a Coach bag though I may well end up not buying one since it's so popular among the Chinese aunties here. I wouldn't want to be seen carrying the same kind of bag as them and be mistaken for an auntie LOL!

brilliant colors

2010-10-18T15:59:00.000+08:00

I just bought 4 bottles of nail polish for my daughters and me. Brilliant colors! Love 'em. Trouble is I just cut my nails, dang it, on the very day I saw those pretty colors. So now I have to wait for my nails to grow out a little before I paint them. My daughter's already painted hers and I can't wait to do mine! Gah!

chipped chips

2010-10-18T15:46:00.000+08:00

We just finished chomping on a bag of chips. Of course, the chips here are second-rate. Well, at least it was not overly-salty so I guess we should be grateful. But the chips were all broken due to poor shipping and handling, but still as customers, we just shut up and swallow it all! Isn't this a great place to be?!

oh no, my toy collection!

2010-10-18T15:39:00.000+08:00

My friend's daughter is so cute. She loves playing with her mom's gold accessories. She would climb up on the dresser and empty out all the trinkets and spend hours putting on the earrings, necklaces and rings.

She's only 4 years old so she has a bit of a problem distinguishing between the front and backs of earrings and sometimes wears them backwards LOL.

One day, she overheard her mom saying she was going to melt the gold into bullion and she was sad for a whole day. Although she doesn't fully understand what it's all about, she was sure she was going to lose her 'toy' collection.

laughs

2010-10-04T16:05:00.000+08:00

I love a good laugh. These days, it seems I'm laughing so much. My girls are always cracking me up, or I'm cracking them up, I'm not sure which!

Last night, I decided to pull a fast one on them by playing a Justin Beiber song. Seeing as how much we detest that guy and his pathetic squeaking and pancake hair, it was such a shock to them and we ROFL like crazy!

far-fetched

2010-10-04T16:04:00.000+08:00

Bah, I'm back to life as I know it. Is there no limit to rudeness, people? Is there no limit to idiotic behaviors? Is there no limit to chinapekness? Guess not, who am I kidding really?

It's even worse now that I've recently experienced friendly folks everywhere, store staff who greet you and apologize if they run out of stock on something you need and who wave you a cheery good day as you leave the store.

Sometimes I wonder if we're even living on the same planet, so far-fetched the discrepancy?!!

is this the lawsuit you need?

2010-10-03T12:59:00.000+08:00

Let's face it, no one wants to be sicker after taking the very medication that's supposed to make them better. But hey, apparently that's what's happening with Accutane which has been found to contribute to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Pretty awful, if you ask me.

If you know of anyone who has been similarly affected, you could suggest they consult the attorneys at O’Hanlon, McCollum & Demerath who are now handling a similar Accutane lawsuit. They are an experienced team with years of handling cases like these who can advise you on what's the best thing to do.

careful now

2010-09-30T12:51:00.000+08:00

I'm being extremely careful about not eating out right away. My tummy is clean now and if I am not careful, I might get a repeat of that horrible food poisoning episode. The food is so dirty here that it triggers an almost instant reaction... duh!

me?

2010-09-26T12:49:00.000+08:00

So it's back to the reality of poor customer service, dog-eat-dog road users and rip-off shopping. Well, at least I won't have to worry about the shopping because I've done my fill over there. For once, I am so tired of shopping that I prefer to stay home. How's that even possible? How could that even be me?

of precious purses and pretending to be a princess

2010-09-17T02:58:00.001+08:00

I recently found a little purse that I'd forgotten that I even had. When I was little, I used to have a collection of cute, fanciful purses that were given to me on my birthdays. Those were very precious to me and I would keep them away and take them out once in a while to look at them.

As I grew older and got busier with other things, I gradually forgot about my little collection of precious purses. Until the other day, I found them again and inside a few of them, I found some rusty old gold coins that I've had forever.

I'm sure they're not worth much and indeed I would never dream of selling them. They bring back many happy memories of the afternoons I would spend playing with those precious purses pretending I was a princess in some faraway land.

what's that white stuff?

2010-09-17T02:42:00.000+08:00

I've just enjoyed my 2nd glass of milk this morning. Yes, I guess it's rare for many of us to drink milk because well, after we kicked the milk bottle, most of us rarely ever drank milk again. Not in our later childhood years, not in adulthood. Somehow milk is associated with babies and old folks. Us grown ups, we would never be caught dead drinking milk, seems to be the local mentality. So to even think that schoolgoing kids can somehow be made to drink milk (as opposed to Milo, Horlicks and Coke) is unimaginable. So really, who are we kidding here?

crap TV

2010-09-17T02:38:00.000+08:00

I have gone from watching TV the whole day long to not watching at all. Yeah, that would definitely be more like me. Unless I find something that really interests me, I'd rather not waste my time sitting in front of the TV. When I first installed Astro, I thought there would be an endless list to watch but turns out, they keep "recycling the leftover rice" as my grandmother would say. It's crap TV if you ask me. So I'd rather not waste my time.

stash away some baby gold

2010-09-11T08:54:00.000+08:00

It seems like the wedding season never ends. I'm getting invites through the year and I've long run out of gift ideas. It used to be that in our parents' time, they would just go out and buy gold bullion or jewelry as gifts but these days, with the economy the way it is, whoever wears gold jewelry any more?

Better to invest in gold bullion than show off the glittery stuff, they say. And it makes so much sense too. Stash away some gold and its value is going to soar and by the time the kids come, there will be spare cash to get the baby stuff together. Kids don't come cheap these days so young couples really have to think carefully and be prepared for all those extra expenses!

relentless

2010-09-11T08:44:00.000+08:00

Eeks another hot day but the air is cooling so I guess I shouldn't complain. Not that I love the sun, but the cool air kinda makes it a little more tolerable to be outdoors. I have my handy dandy umbrella with me all the time because well, you never know. The sun here is relentless, unforgiving! And I'm such a big sissy LOL.

control freaks

2010-09-10T22:47:00.000+08:00

Seems like there are way more control freaks out there than I thought. They really freak me out and I find it really frustrating dealing with them. Seems like all they want to do is take over your life and tell you how to live it. And they even try to control your kids? Gimme a break!

I really wonder if they know they're doing it or is it a subconscious thing to them? Because it really doesn't bode very well for them in the eyes of others. I think people like that need help. Seriously.

choosing beauty

2010-09-02T23:25:00.000+08:00

And so my girl friend tells me that her youngest daughter is very vain, always has been and probably always will be. So it's not surprising she has mentioned that when she graduates high school next year, she wants to join one of the hair schools in Wichita and become a beautician. My girl friend thinks it's floosy to choose a career like that.

But I think it's okay, as long as her daughter is passionate about it and truly loves what she does and it pays the rent. Right? Who knows one day she might end up being the make-up artist for a wilted Paris Hilton or a hagged Justin Beiber. I told my girl friend not to fret over it. She should be happy her daughter knows what direction she wants to take in life.

my style of cooking vs theirs

2010-09-02T23:19:00.000+08:00

It's funny how taste buds work. My kids are so used to my style of cooking that when they eat someone else's cooking, they usually turn their noses up and say, it's not the same. Maybe I've inevitably made food snobs of my kids because I tend to turn everything I cook into some sort of gourmet meal with all the bells and whistles.

And I've noticed, or at least my kids tell me, "other people's mothers" make pasta with tomato sauce or so little sauce it's like eating plain noodles. I tend to add a lot of extras to my meals because well, that's just me! I can't speak for other mothers.

hooked on cooking shows

2010-09-02T23:15:00.000+08:00

Like I said, I'm beginning to get the hang of watching cooking shows. Yes, these are the real deal where they show you all the secrets, tell you how to save and show you quick and easy ways to whip up a nutritious meals.

The beauty of it is that chefs are cooking 2 or 3 things simultaneously, just like I would at home. Most of the cooking shows I've seen only show one dish being cooked at a time. I think it's definitely more realistic to be cooking a few dishes at once.

While one is boiling, you can get started on something else. That's what we do in real life, isn't it? You don't stand there and wait to complete one dish before starting on another, right? And that's why I've been hooked on them.

learning something useful

2010-09-02T23:06:00.000+08:00

Guess I'm really at loose ends here. Watching way more TV than I normally do. Surfing the internet from the minute I wake up till the minute my head hits the pillow. In between, I'm munching on snacks and fruits and whipping up easy lunches for myself.

That's how exciting life is. Oh, and did I mention I also found some interesting investment information on the United States Gold Bureau website. No harm learning something useful, I guess, just in case I strike the lottery and suddenly find myself with more money than I can spend and need to invest some of it in precious metals.

That's always a good thought, isn't it?

morning stroll

2010-09-02T23:02:00.000+08:00

I'm back from my morning stroll. I left earlier today but still it's not cold enough to warrant a jacket. I'm wearing my short sleeves and the soft cool breeze feels really nice on the skin. I'm not sure how hot the day is going to turn out to be. Let's wait and see.

Food Network

2010-09-02T22:58:00.000+08:00

I've been watching a lot of TV lately. I'm not exactly a big TV fan and you'll hardly find me watching more than 3 hours of TV in a year! Yeah, that's how big an un-fan I am. But suddenly I'm hooked on the Food Network because well, cooking shows are fun to watch. Not that I'm in any way qualified to cook what they cook on TV, watching a chef show off his/her skills is half the fun right there.

still worth its weight in gold

2010-09-02T07:16:00.000+08:00

So in this day and age when most people are cash-strapped, do you think anyone's going to buy gold bars? You betcha. I think those in the know, the people who are well-versed in financial investments, will tell you that gold is a very stable investment and that it's really worth investing in if you have the money.

And I'm inclined to believe that. I have heard people talk about the pros of investing in gold as opposed to other forms of investment, all while sitting in the bank awaiting my turn to do my banking. Indeed you can learn a lot just from asking and reading and even listening in to people asking questions at the bank's information desk.

tutti frutti

2010-09-02T07:02:00.000+08:00

I'm in the midst of fruit paradise right now. Everywhere I look, it's bursting with fruit. Needless to say, I'm chomping down as much as I can. Nectarines, cantaloupe, grapes, bananas, blueberries! All my favorites so I'm one happy camper.

fish sauce

2010-09-02T06:37:00.000+08:00

As some of you might know, I'm a big fan of spicy food. Lately though, my daily dose of spice has come from fresh raw chillies drowned in fish sauce. Fish sauce? Whatever happened to soy sauce? Yeah, exactly, when you can't have the real thing, I guess you just have to live with the closest substitute. Fish sauce definitely tastes different, no matter how you look at it. But I'm getting accustomed to the taste! Uh!

busiest room in the house

2010-08-31T04:27:00.000+08:00

I don't know about you but with the weather this hot and humid, I'm spending more time in the bathroom. Three showers a day makes me a happy camper.

So now can you understand why I say the bathroom is a pretty important room in the house. I mean, it's the only room that the occupants fight over, right? And when we go to a hotel, the bathroom is the first place I check out. Gotta love those luxurious bathroom suites where I can soak for hours without being disturbed!

Which reminds me of the one with a big jacuzzi overlooking the open ocean which totally had me fascinated ever since. And this hotel was right in the middle of the city too, can you imagine that? I could sit here and dream about it all day.

In our busy city lives, we hardly have the time nor the luxury of lingering in the bathroom. It's always rush, rush, rush! One kid in, one kid out on school days. Shower and run! It's perpetually the busiest room in the house and although I hate cleaning it, it still is, without a doubt, my most favorite room in the entire house.

the goldsmith shop

2010-08-11T12:24:00.000+08:00

Back in the old days, I used to follow the elders to the goldsmith shop to buy gold whenever there was a wedding coming up. Gosh, did I love looking at those shiny trinkets and mentally picking out the ones I would buy if I had money.

I guess that's what all bored kids do when they have to tag along with the adults who sometimes dally for hours at the goldsmith shop, undecided over what to buy and then haggling prices afterwards. Ha! These days, I don't think many kids have even been into a goldsmith shop. It's not safe to wear gold but if you're thinking of investing in it, then it's obviously a good choice.

convenient lunches

2010-08-11T12:20:00.000+08:00

What do you cook on a hot day like this? Luckily I have leftover pizza and KFC in the fridge. Yes, all unhealthy food but nevertheless a lunch I don't have to slave over. How's that for convenience? We don't do it too often, just that I've been crazy busy this week so I don't have time to cook.

unlikely baker

2010-08-11T12:18:00.000+08:00

I had breakfast with a girl friend this morning who is really into baking. Quite the unlikely baker, if you ask me. For most of her working life, she's never been seen in the kitchen, let alone produce anything edible in it. That's what she tells me. But now that she's left her job, she spends most afternoons baking up cookies and muffins, some of which she sells, some for charity.

golden keepsakes

2010-08-11T12:14:00.002+08:00

I went to the bank today and overhead someone talking about buying bullion. It's interesting to note that this person wanted to put some away as keepsakes for his future generation. Frankly I would never have thought of that but I have to agree it's a jolly good idea.

Sometimes people leave totally impractical stuff to their children and grandchildren, and they have to find some way to dispose of it later. But with gold, it's always a great investment. Definitely worth putting away a few pennies every day to save up for something that will be a guaranteed-to-be valuable keepsake.

raw nerves

2010-07-30T22:28:00.000+08:00

"We also often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally."

~Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama quotes (Dalai Lama, b.1935)

yeah, blog it to death!

2010-07-29T14:46:00.002+08:00

In my blog hopping adventures, I can't help but notice that local blogs seem to be more about pictures than words. People would put up a ton of pictures in one blog post followed by about 10 words. Not sure if language is the restricting factor here. The best part is other locals would flock there (the nosy parkers) every day and leave a ton of comments.

But that's not nearly as disgusting as people who blog a topic to death. Well, basically these are the folks from probably the smaller towns where there's nothing much happening in their lives, who aren't married, have no kids to talk about and are too stingy to spend any of their hard-earned money on anything.

They don't eat out, they don't go on vacation, they complain daily about every single cent they spend, so what is there to life? And when something does happen, like the death of their dog or someone in their family, they'll capitalize on that and blog the topic to death! For months, they'd be blogging about that same topic!! They even recycle old posts of their dog who has died, returned to life and died again. Because that's all they have to crap about, the poor things!

you could be eligible for a settlement

2010-07-28T10:02:00.000+08:00

Okay, just got this piece of news from a friend. Do you live in the US and did you apply for credit from TransUnion, a credit reporting company, between 1987 and 2000?

Well, apparently they illegally sold confidential credit information to target marketing companies in the United States in that period of time which, as we all know, is a violation of privacy with severe consequences.

If you did apply for credit from them, it's likely you are eligible for a Transunion Settlement. If I were you, I'd check out if I can get a free consultation on how to go about this.

more shopping

2010-07-25T09:51:00.003+08:00

We thought we'd be too tired to shop again on Sunday. But no! We still have lots to buy in anticipation of someone going on a long trip. So it looks like the shopping is set to continue every weekend until then!

superbusy Saturday

2010-07-24T09:50:00.000+08:00

Like it or not, our Saturdays are super-busy. In a good way. We went out shopping at the new mall we discovered and came home with 7 big bags of spoils. Not bad, eh? For a morning of shopping and trying on clothes. We're definitely going back there again LOL.

gift prompts

2010-07-23T15:24:00.000+08:00

At a wedding we attended recently, we were told the bride received a number of gold coins as a gift. And why not? Whenever we have weddings to go to, I'm always fretting about what would be the perfect gift or the practical gift. In the old days, I believe people just never had to think very much about what kind of gift to give, they simply always just gave gold or some article of gold.

Now that we are so spoilt for choice, it's even more stressful for the gift-giver. I'm definitely all for the couple coming up with a wish list so guests would have an idea what a useful gift would be. Sometimes the guests aren't very close to the couple or don't know them very well and it really helps to know. What say you?

mall in the boonies

2010-07-23T07:34:00.001+08:00

Indeed it's Friday! Yay! Am planning to drive out to a mall in the boonies that we accidentally discovered when we went there for a wedding dinner. Yes, the place is so NOT our type of scene. The folks there are like weird but there seems to be lots to see and buy at the mall. So we're taking a chance and going out there to see what we can find ;)

yes, that would be you!

2010-07-22T22:33:00.001+08:00

The more I drive around, the more pissed I get at the drivers out there. And yes, that would be you and you and you! Those who take multiple lanes to turn and it's not that they're driving anything remotely close to the size of a bus!! Those who never signal ahead and make you wait while they freakin' well know they're going to turn!! Those who speed up and won't let you pass just as you signal that you're changing lanes.

And just because I'm sporting a P sticker doesn't mean I'm a noob, okay? I can run you over with my tank any day so don't you think you can tailgate me and try to scare me into letting you pass!! Oh no, buster, you're welcome to kiss my a** if you're in such a hurry, bwahaha!

a gold coin a day

2010-07-22T14:58:00.000+08:00

We're all poorer now than ever because the prices of everything just went up - again! Sad but true for those of us who never thought to stash some money away for a rainy day. And it is raining outside now, literally.

If we'd had the foresight, we would so have invested in gold coins when we had some extra cash. Maybe that's why it pays to be a little far-sighted and not live from hand to mouth, like the old folks used to say. Gold is stable and it's a great form of investment. So do you think it's too late to put away a few cents a day until we have enough to buy one gold coin, then another, then another?

new template?

2010-07-12T14:33:00.000+08:00

Yep, I'm once again toying with the idea of using a new template for this blog. Should I? I seem to want to do that every time I come across a new and prettier template. That's why, for a while, I actually stopped surfing for new templates. But I get distracted so easily and seem to prefer new over old. Is anyone else like that?

achieved your resolution?

2010-07-02T14:29:00.001+08:00

Oh, is July here already? Man, can't believe we're already at the halfway mark to 2010. How time flies and it seems like only yesterday when we were welcoming the new year's!

Have you achieved your New Year's resolution? Or did you even make one? I'm so glad I've no expectations to live up to because I didn't make any resolutions. Haha!

scary thought

2010-06-30T16:35:00.000+08:00

Like my friend says, just when you think it's safe to jump headlong into the stock market, the Dow takes a downswing. If I were her, I'd be panicking upside down by now. But since she knows what she's doing, she's obviously less worried than I am.

I'm someone who's more likely to buy gold eagle coins as an investment simply because I know nothing about buying stocks and I hate having to deal with the risk of losing all my hard-earned money. Yes, my friend tells me that sometimes even if you have tons of money, you still may not be able to cover your losses. A really scary thought.

back and a million

2010-06-25T21:20:00.000+08:00

Has it really been this long since I last blogged? Well, seriously! Time sure has a way of flying you off to the moon when you're not looking, huh? Anyhow I'm back from whatever it was I've been busy with which is a lot. To be quite honest, it's hard to get back to the grind like I used to. The weekend is here and I've got another million things lined up, or rather, my kids have a million things lined up for me.

movies, movies, movies!

2010-05-23T10:34:00.001+08:00

I don't know about you but I'm having a ball at the movies. There's something about bundling up the sweaters and lining up for popcorn and coke that makes going to the movies with my kids so much fun. We just jump at the chance whenever we get free tickets, and that, happily, is quite often, bwahaha.

I gave up on TV a long time ago. I can't sit through all that badminton and football crap that's on these days. And those Korean or whatever sob stories, bleh! Who needs them? Such a waste of time!

who says they have to be gold bars?

2010-05-21T10:31:00.000+08:00

I've never invested in gold before, have you? It's not something mere minions are known to do and yet, apparently it is the wiser thing to do, meaning it's better to buy gold bullion than to invest in cold hard cash or play the stock market or what people with money do.

I've always thought that you had to bring in a briefcase of cash in exchange for gold bars. Obviously I've been watching too many movies. Apparently gold ingots and gold coins are the new gold bars and they're much more convenient to transact and store. Okay, so there's proof that I've not quite had the opportunity of dealing in glitter. Yet?

beats me

2010-05-01T14:54:00.001+08:00

Ever had the feeling that you don't know what you're doing? Lots of questions running through your mind but there are no logical answers. I mean, what's the other person thinking when they ask you to do something that can only be considered stupid at best. No point dwelling too long. Some people just don't make sense! So let's move on, shall we?

good deal

2010-05-01T14:52:00.000+08:00

Sounds like a really good deal you have here. Printer cartridges is something most of us use a lot of when submitting papers, etc, so it's always good to know where to find the best deals on printer cartridges online.

old foggies' hang out

2010-04-27T08:01:00.000+08:00

My dad hangs out with his old foggies every day. They will either meet up at the cafe or spend the day walking around the mall. There are lots of benches where they can sit and rest when they get tired. Sometimes I wonder what they have left to talk about seeing each other for 8 hours every single day (LOL). But trust these guys to be chatting about everything under the sun. One of their favorite topics is how health. Although I doubt any of them know how to go online, they still know what brand of kendall briefs are the best and where they can get cheap vitamins.

wake up

2010-04-24T19:47:00.001+08:00

It amazes me that many parents don't have the slightest inkling about school these days. I mean, it's not like it used to be in their time, in more ways than one but these folks still have such a righteous view about the system. Well, wake up and smell the stink, folks. It ain't like it used to be no mo. If you'd bother to talk to your kids, you'd probably be so shocked you'll need smelling salts, hehe.

who's next?

2010-04-19T21:17:00.000+08:00

It's funny how I sometimes forget that the reason I started this blog was to warn the old folks out there about people like my half-brother, Kaa and half-sister-in-law, Ursula. Ursula asked my father for his will, opened it and read it while he was standing right there. Since finding out who's in the will, she and Kaa have been hatching plans to 'swallow' up my father's house.

And now they have. They bought a house and moved there with my father, thus effectively forcing him to sell his house. So now with the property having been liquidated, the will is basically void so they stand to get everything and whoever else had stood to gain anything from the will now gets nothing.

So there's our merry couple and their 2 young sons going around trying to win over the other relatives with expensive gifts and playing the overall filial son and daughter-in-law. At home, they totally ignore my father and make use of him to babysit their maid who babysits their sons. And basically that's where they're at in terms of accumulating their ill-gotten wealth. Who's next on their hit list? We'll have to wait and see.

vainpot goes to beauty school

2010-04-16T11:34:00.000+08:00

When my niece was a toddler, she was very vain and would constantly be playing pretend at makeup and hairdos. Well, she's just completed high school at the end of last year and wondering about her career. After some pondering, she told her mom she's made up her mind. It's not surprising our family's beauty expert has decided to pursue a course at the cosmetology school in Missouri. I'm excited for her, I think we all are. We just know she's going to make the family proud. And as for the rest of us ladies, we're just waiting for her free beauty advice and treatments :wink: !