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Optimism the way to good health 2007-12-02 08:53:00 I was a little down recently about certain blog matter. Nevertheless, I read about this little article on optimism related to improving health and I wanted to share these tips with you folks. Some suggestions for Being More Optimistic:*When you find yourself thinking that you won't enjoy something or you won't succeed in some project, reject the thought. Focus on the positive.*Deal with the situations that you can control; try to accept those you cannot.Yes, this is what I will do now. I will focus on what I CAN do and not fret over what I can't control. What I can do is continue blogging and source out good stuff for my friends and visitors here. No need to sulk over things that I can't control like ranks and stats.*Try to enjoy your work. Regardless of your job, look for aspects that you find satisfying.I like blogging and networking through meme and forums. I am enjoying myself. I get to write what I like and that is good too.*Look for friends who view life positively.I do try. ... Health

Guide to getting rid of termites infestations 2007-12-02 07:50:00 Anyone that has ever encountered termite problems before could feel the pain of loss and the trouble it caused to get rid of them. Termites or white ants usually feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, or soil, can cause serious structural damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests.Although it takes for a while for the damage to be noticed, once a colony exist in your property, it will decrease in value and possibly difficult to find prospective buyers if at all. How can you tell if your house or property has been infested with a termite colony? Look for signs of swarming of winged forms in fall and spring and evidence of tunneling in wood. If the wooden structural members looked darkening or blistering, that might be another indication of an infestation. Typically the damaged wood area will be thin and easily punctured with a knife or screwdriver. However, the inspection is better left to professionals as termites are hard to kill.There are vario ...

Week 252 2007-12-02 06:33:00 Click banner to participate1. Music :: light and easy for relaxation2. Insanity :: traffic jams3. Curtain :: sunlight4. Nickname :: Ah Har (mine)5. Container :: plastic6. Roast :: chicken7. Thong :: noisy (picture on right)8. Purple :: was once a royal colour9. Holidays :: relaxation10. Christmas tree :: lights ...

Friday Fill-In #48 2007-11-30 23:49:00 Click banner to participate1. When my blog is broken, I am not sure what broken means but if I cannot access it anymore, I would be stressed and depressed.2. I saw the most amazing bird with blue feathers and yellow tail this morning!3. Enchanted is the new movie I'm most looking forward to seeing.4. Work: Necessary and can be fun and satisfying.5. Of all the new tv shows, I enjoy nothing the most. (I don't have TV at home)6. If only my PageRank didn't drop. I was worrying about it.7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to posting at my blog, tomorrow my plans include shopping for groceries and Sunday, I want to go out with some friends! ...

Dream Time - Have You Ever... 2007-11-30 11:06:00 Click banner to participate1. Danced At A Ball?: No, I haven't.2. Flown A Kite?: I don't think so. 3. Strolled Hand In Hand Along The Seashore?: Hmm...I think not. 4. Rode A Train For The Fun Of It?: Depends what train you are talking about. The ones at amusement parks? Of course. Real train that goes somewhere else, that too. ...

Feast One Hundred & Seventy 2007-11-29 23:25:00 Click banner to participateAppetizer What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride? Roller coaster. Soup How do you react in uncomfortable social situations? Ignore and walk away if possible. Keep quiet. Salad On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy discussing deep, philosophical topics?6-8. Really depends on the topic and the person I am talking to. If the person is not dogmatic and argumentative, the score will be higher. I mean if the person is mature enough to disagree without being disagreeable. Everyone can have strong opinions about something but let others make their own decisions after stating the point. Main CourseDid you get a flu shot this year? If not, do you plan to?Is this a yearly thing? I didn't and am not aware of this being a yearly thing. Dessert Approximately how many hours per week do you spend watching television? None. I don't have any television. ... Amp

Killing Me Softly 2007-11-29 22:05:00 Not sure why I am starting this post with Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly. Perhaps what I am going to write next is sentimental and mushy.I was 16 and he was 17. Just like any other teenager, I wanted to know how it feels like to have someone special. I guess I was not really ready for any long term relationship at that time. The supposedly whirlwind of a romance only lasted less than a year. He wanted to get physical too fast and too soon and I am just not ready for THAT kind of a relationship.I have to admit that I was the one who call the relationship off as I was not feeling comfortable anymore with his advances. How did he take the break up? Not good, I would say. He called me at unearthly hours drunk, it seems according to his friends! Surely there is a more amiable way to do this? If only I had known about writing a dear john letter then, things might not have gotten so messy.I didn't get back into another relationship after that. My next relationship resulted in a happy mar ...

At The End of the Day, We're Only Human... 2007-11-29 20:52:00 Click to participate1. Do you think as humans, we'd be better off *without* feelings? Why/why not?Humans without feelings will not be humans. We will be robots or machines. That is why we feel for movies like Edward Scissorhands and Bicentennial Man 2. So, you have a bad day at work. You put up with the day and then you go home. What do you do to relax and prepare for another work day? Rest with a cup of coffee ( I seldom drink tea), put on some instrumental soft music, take a warm bath and go to bed. 3. Do you worry about the big things (work, finances, tests) or the little things (broken cars, the house not being clean, a tear in your shirt)? Why? Both, I guess. When things are not working as it should, it causes stress and anxiety whether big or small. ...

Vacation rentals 2007-11-29 19:42:00 Winter is here to many living in the Northern Hemisphere of our globe. While those living in tropical countries may gasp with awe at seeing snow on trees and buildings, the fact of the matter is winter is not an easy season to live through. Many would rather go to sunny beaches with the tropical palm trees at the backdrop and sunbathing on the beach at this time of the year.Did I say beaches? Well, you can find some popular beaches at the Miami Beach, Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the U.S.A. But what about accommodations? With the concept of timesharing where vacation rental by owner is practiced, the use and costs of running the resort or condominiums are shared among the owners. By extension of this, some owners are also letting out their beautiful condominiums, villas, luxury townhouses, cottages, cabins and islands to the public for a certain period of time.You can check out these amazing Myrtle Beach vacation rentals and Miami Beach vacation rentals or believe it or ...

Chris and Larry 2007-11-29 18:27:00 Click banner to participate1. Are you a mentalist or an illusionist?Mentalist-belief that everything exists in the mind: the belief that all objects of knowledge, including the physical universe, ultimately have no existence except as creations of the mind Illusionist-1. magician: a performer of magical tricks 2.painter who makes pictorial illusions: an artist who creates pictorial illusionsI don't really know the words so use dictionary to clarify the definitions first. I am neither a mentalist or illusionist, I guess. I believe things exist and not only the physical things which my eyes can see but also spiritual beings exist. Not ghost or spirits but God and angels which the eyes cannot see. As for illusionist, I don't consider myself creative nor artistic at all. 2. You’re on a roll. Do you feel the roll you’re on?Again I am not too sure what on a roll means. According to that interview (transcript), I gather it is being popular or something? To cause others to take not ...

Soft spot for Wooden Furniture 2007-11-29 07:19:00 I admit, I have a soft spot for wooden furniture. So when I saw this furniture store, I kind of went goo-goo-gaa-gaa over it. In case I am not being professional in my tone here, I meant to say I was absolutely enthralled and captivated by the site and of course the amazing furniture sets that you can imagine or dream of.I mean the look at this Solid & Grand Scaled 4 Post Canopy King Queen Bed Bedroom Set (photo on top) which I think only exist in fairy tale stories fit for the princess or the royal family. After the bedroom, shall we adjourn to the living room? Actually the site has endless of variety and out of the hundreds of furniture sets there, this set caught my eye. Contemporary Modern Sofa Loveseat Living Room Set (photo on the right). It has a clean look to it. Not too cluttered with too much designs. One can be relax in the midst of such atmosphere.Do you have a home office? Need a refurbish so you can feel more at ease to get the creative juices working? Well, ther ...

Therapeutic Moisturizing Lotion 2007-11-29 06:40:00 Click banner to participateOnesome: Therapeutic-- household addons: Do you use candles or aroma therapy or bath soaps or salts around your place?Although I don't use any aroma therapy products but a friend gave me dried lavender hand picked from her own garden and they smell lovely. I do want to try some potpourri if I have the time or mood. Twosome: Moisturizing?-- How's the weather been? It's the rainy season in the US; what's happening where you live?It is also raining a lot in Malaysia here. Weather here is humid. I use moisturizer due to sensitive and dry skin. The air here is not really dry though. Threesome: Lotion-- Since it's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it's dry skin time (yes, you too, Mark!). Do you have any hand lotion suggestions for the gang?I am not sure if baby lotion is strong enough a product to recommend. I use Johnson and Johnson Baby lotion. ...

A Futile Pursuit 2007-11-29 05:07:00 On November 9, 1949, James Kidd, a 70-year-old copper miner, disappeared in the mountains of Arizona, U.S.A. Several years later, after he was declared legally dead, his pencil-written will was discovered, along with his investments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In his will Kidd stipulated that his money be used for research to find "some scientific proof of a soul of the human body which leaves at death."Soon afterward, over 100 purported researchers and scientists applied for the funds. There were months of court hearings and thousands of claims suggesting the existence of an invisible soul. Finally, the judge awarded the money to two reputable research organizations. Well over half a century later, those researchers have yet to produce "scientific proof of a soul of the human body which leaves at death."That was an excerpt that I had read recently. Well, my bible studies showed this to be true instead:Ecclesiastes 9:5,6,10 For the living are conscious that they will die; b ...

Coupon Chief at your service 2007-11-28 22:28:00 With the holiday seasons coming round the corner, folks are eager to do their holiday shopping. Nevertheless, the crowd and looking for parking space may deter many from the supposedly joyous occasion. On the other hand, many folks are getting into the trend of shopping from home too, via the internet that is. Let me introduce you to couponchief.com if you are a keen buyer on the internet looking for some fantastic bargains and offers.Couponchief.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coupon Chief, Inc. where they strive to provide a one stop coupon deal and discount resource for their Web site visitors. They focus on customer support and providing up to date coupon codes and promotional deals and discounts that is unparalleled in the online shopping e-commerce industry. So have you made up your wish list yet? Would you like to check out some of the stores here? Looking for some great laptops or ready to upgrade your desktop computers? Why not let Dell Coupons help you make some wise an ...

Got funds from AlRajhi Bank 2007-11-28 21:58:00 Just a small update from my previous post on withdrawing funds from Paypal to debit card, I got the funds in my Al Rajhi debit card today. Although Paypal said funds will be transfered from 5-7days, I got mine in the Al Rajhi savings account within 3 days. All transactions from Al Rajhi Bank can also be viewed online. So all is well and fine.So it is possible now for Malaysians to withdraw their funds via debit card. This means even students, self employed folks and housewives can earn with Paypal. This is good news. ...