For starters, I almost forgot this blog exist. I've been pretty tied up with my new blogshop lately, generating some traffic to my blogshop, but boy, it ain't easy. But things got to start somewhere right, no achievement without hardwork for sure.

Can't believe that my last 3 post was about me expecting a baby. Well, baby is a girl, and will be due is about 3 weeks time. So imagine it's been that long since I last blog here.
Hopefully I'll be able to keep updating this blog, if time permits. You all know, how much attention a newborn needs. I'll be busy for sure, it'll sure take some time adjusting to a new baby in the family, but nonetheless, I'm over the moon baby will be out soon. My little princess. I can't wait!

For starters, I almost forgot this blog exist. I've been pretty tied up with my new blogshop lately, generating some traffic to my blogshop, but boy, it ain't easy. But things got to start somewhere right, no achievement without hardwork for sure.

Can't believe that my last 3 post was about me expecting a baby. Well, baby is a girl, and will be due is about 3 weeks time. So imagine it's been that long since I last blog here.
Hopefully I'll be able to keep updating this blog, if time permits. You all know, how much attention a newborn needs. I'll be busy for sure, it'll sure take some time adjusting to a new baby in the family, but nonetheless, I'm over the moon baby will be out soon. My little princess. I can't wait!

It's been ages since I update this blog. Life has been pretty bored lately, with normal routines and waking up every single day repeating the same process again and again. I so need a holiday. Which is why we're going off to Penang tomorrow. Yeah.

By the way, I was thinking maybe Chatterbin really need something to keep it going. Like a topic or a specific field that makes people want to come back to read more interesting stuff and not just my plain old grandma stories.

Well, since I got my family, my son, my daughter and my love for shopping covered in my other blog, so let's just make this one a Do-It-Yourself {DIY} or rather Did-it-Myself {DIM} blog. Since I love to do craft and such all the time, why not?

OK. Said and done. You shall be seeing a lot more of my work in this blog. Ugly, bad or good. Maybe utterly perfect. It doesn't matter, as long as it's my work. I DIM.

It's been ages since I update this blog. Life has been pretty bored lately, with normal routines and waking up every single day repeating the same process again and again. I so need a holiday. Which is why we're going off to Penang tomorrow. Yeah.

By the way, I was thinking maybe Chatterbin really need something to keep it going. Like a topic or a specific field that makes people want to come back to read more interesting stuff and not just my plain old grandma stories.

Well, since I got my family, my son, my daughter and my love for shopping covered in my other blog, so let's just make this one a Do-It-Yourself {DIY} or rather Did-it-Myself {DIM} blog. Since I love to do craft and such all the time, why not?

OK. Said and done. You shall be seeing a lot more of my work in this blog. Ugly, bad or good. Maybe utterly perfect. It doesn't matter, as long as it's my work. I DIM.

Ever since I got pregnant, I hardly spend any time blogging or doing anything else. I just feel tired all the time. I can sleep up to 18 hours a day only to feel sleepy again in the next 5 minutes. Like I cannot function at all. People say fatigue is what you experience during the first trimester, but they didn't tell you how serious it can get. Oh, I'm so in love with my bed right now, it is my best companion.

More excuse to not doing the housework, and more excuse to be left alone for a good long nap. LOL.

Ever since I got pregnant, I hardly spend any time blogging or doing anything else. I just feel tired all the time. I can sleep up to 18 hours a day only to feel sleepy again in the next 5 minutes. Like I cannot function at all. People say fatigue is what you experience during the first trimester, but they didn't tell you how serious it can get. Oh, I'm so in love with my bed right now, it is my best companion.

More excuse to not doing the housework, and more excuse to be left alone for a good long nap. LOL.

This might probably sounds a little outdate by now, but the good news is I'm expecting again. Baby will be due in September 2009. I had a smooth sailing pregnancy with my first baby expect for some hiccups on the end of the first trimester, I had a very bad UTI that almost got me a kidney infection but after a treatment of antibiotic, I was all OK.

I'm hoping that everything will go well with this second pregnancy. One thing I'm keeping a close track of is my glucose level. I'm really watching my sweet intake, no more drinking coke, no more indulging in a nice big fat slice of cheesecake, no more high-carbo feast. Just eating everything in moderation. I can't wait to find out the sex of the baby. We're all hoping baby is going to be a girl, though a boy will be a great blessing too :)

This might probably sounds a little outdate by now, but the good news is I'm expecting again. Baby will be due in September 2009. I had a smooth sailing pregnancy with my first baby expect for some hiccups on the end of the first trimester, I had a very bad UTI that almost got me a kidney infection but after a treatment of antibiotic, I was all OK.

I'm hoping that everything will go well with this second pregnancy. One thing I'm keeping a close track of is my glucose level. I'm really watching my sweet intake, no more drinking coke, no more indulging in a nice big fat slice of cheesecake, no more high-carbo feast. Just eating everything in moderation. I can't wait to find out the sex of the baby. We're all hoping baby is going to be a girl, though a boy will be a great blessing too :)

At last, I got my PC back. The last 5 days was really boring, cannot imagine a life without Internet access. What about those people who lives in the rural areas without access to the world wide web? Oh, so pity. They sure missed out a lot to live for. But on the other hand, they sure got more time to spend reading to their kids, and bonding with their family. Again, what's good for one might be bad for another.

I'm just glad to be back blogging again. Oh, it feels so damn good.

At last, I got my PC back. The last 5 days was really boring, cannot imagine a life without Internet access. What about those people who lives in the rural areas without access to the world wide web? Oh, so pity. They sure missed out a lot to live for. But on the other hand, they sure got more time to spend reading to their kids, and bonding with their family. Again, what's good for one might be bad for another.

I'm just glad to be back blogging again. Oh, it feels so damn good.

Phew, the maid has finally arrived. It's been two days now, and I cannot help noticing that the floor is squeaky clean, she is so hardworking she sweep the floor three times a day. Well, it's still too early to tell if she's a keeper, but we do sure has high hopes. I hate to live without a maid. I hate to live in a dirty house with dirty sticky floor and dirty laundry piling up and up. It's now time for me to relax, and update my blog a little bit. I'm loving my life now, housechores-free life is such a blessing.

Phew, the maid has finally arrived. It's been two days now, and I cannot help noticing that the floor is squeaky clean, she is so hardworking she sweep the floor three times a day. Well, it's still too early to tell if she's a keeper, but we do sure has high hopes. I hate to live without a maid. I hate to live in a dirty house with dirty sticky floor and dirty laundry piling up and up. It's now time for me to relax, and update my blog a little bit. I'm loving my life now, housechores-free life is such a blessing.

If you did noticed, I've changed my blog template again. The previous one was a little too commercialized, has one too many Ads space. Well, I went for it because I thought it might be good to generate some income with google ads, chitika or whatever ads there is, but damn I was wrong. People nowadays are just too clever, they don't click on ads anymore. So now you know my ads don't make money. Seriously, doing paid post is a much better way of making money online. I'm just hoping that when my blog is mature enough, I'll be accepted to write some reviews. Hoping it won't take too long to materialized.

Today's a Sunday, while many choose to stay home to rest, my bunch of sister loves to go shopping instead. I'm joining them too. Yeah. You have a great day too. Chao.

If you did noticed, I've changed my blog template again. The previous one was a little too commercialized, has one too many Ads space. Well, I went for it because I thought it might be good to generate some income with google ads, chitika or whatever ads there is, but damn I was wrong. People nowadays are just too clever, they don't click on ads anymore. So now you know my ads don't make money. Seriously, doing paid post is a much better way of making money online. I'm just hoping that when my blog is mature enough, I'll be accepted to write some reviews. Hoping it won't take too long to materialized.

Today's a Sunday, while many choose to stay home to rest, my bunch of sister loves to go shopping instead. I'm joining them too. Yeah. You have a great day too. Chao.

I'm feeling absolutely bloated from all the food we had for dinner. We drove all the way to Klang for the famous tom yam fish head. My sister made a reservation beforehand, else I don't think we'll ever make it there, because the traffic heading into Klang town was horrendous. My little one got so irritated in the car, he kept whining for milk and wanting to go home to bed. What can I do?
I didn't pack along his milk, so we distracted him with iphone and sweet.

We had2 fish head dishes, one fried brinjal with longbeans, one tofu soup, one claypot chili pork with salted fish, and one fried bittergourd with eggs. And us, being their last customer, got complimentary free red bean dessert. I haven't taste that for a very long time, though a little sweet, it taste really good.

I'm still feeling bloated from all the food we had. My sister suggested that we go there again tomorrow. Huh? Tomorrow?

I'm feeling absolutely bloated from all the food we had for dinner. We drove all the way to Klang for the famous tom yam fish head. My sister made a reservation beforehand, else I don't think we'll ever make it there, because the traffic heading into Klang town was horrendous. My little one got so irritated in the car, he kept whining for milk and wanting to go home to bed. What can I do?
I didn't pack along his milk, so we distracted him with iphone and sweet.

We had2 fish head dishes, one fried brinjal with longbeans, one tofu soup, one claypot chili pork with salted fish, and one fried bittergourd with eggs. And us, being their last customer, got complimentary free red bean dessert. I haven't taste that for a very long time, though a little sweet, it taste really good.

I'm still feeling bloated from all the food we had. My sister suggested that we go there again tomorrow. Huh? Tomorrow?

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:

These are interesting. ..

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying It's raining cats and dogs.

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that's the truth...Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:

These are interesting. ..

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying It's raining cats and dogs.

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that's the truth...Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !

Do you know how many paid post company are out there? I've signed up with a few, but opportunity are so hard to come by nowadays. Maybe it's the recession, all the companies are cutting out budget on Internet advertising. Some companies are struggling to stay in the business and not get into bankruptcy, so it only makes sense that they do not need publicity right now at this moment.
Basically, it translates into no paid post opportunities for us bloggers, what makes it all worse is a blog without a good alexa rank, realrank or googlerank. I hardly see any opps in my 'qualified opportunity', heck that's because I qualify for none. Bummer.

Do you know how many paid post company are out there? I've signed up with a few, but opportunity are so hard to come by nowadays. Maybe it's the recession, all the companies are cutting out budget on Internet advertising. Some companies are struggling to stay in the business and not get into bankruptcy, so it only makes sense that they do not need publicity right now at this moment.
Basically, it translates into no paid post opportunities for us bloggers, what makes it all worse is a blog without a good alexa rank, realrank or googlerank. I hardly see any opps in my 'qualified opportunity', heck that's because I qualify for none. Bummer.

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This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact Shern's Mom or leave me a comment. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.

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