What the...

What the heck? I just spent the last 2-3 hours figuring out why my blog redirected to some random site up for sale (wtf is http://www.twit.org), and it got resolved miraculously! Are you playing a trick on me, blogger/google? I was almost going to write a feedback to blogger when I tested it again and now it works just fine! I even followed some tech guy's tutorial on resolving "Google redirecting virus", tried to look into others' cases, removed a widget or two to test it out, looked through the whole HTML code in the template coding and almost deleted some essential files from my Windows/System32. Man, what a joke you're trying on me tonight ;) But anyway thanks for fixing itself!

p.s: By the way, this annoying thing only happens on firefox (works fine in Chrome or IE). I even found out there was this firefox's blogger hack issue going around.

Update: It is happening again now I just published this post. What's going on?!???

New URL

Just a note that I will be changing my blog URL. If you know me personally, ask me for it. I am not certain that the former one will be re-directed to it. If not, I think GOOGLE will be a great help in finding me ;)

18,880 hits

Thanks to all, my blog clocked 18,880 unique visits today since the day my blog moved here from blogcity a few years ago. An auspicious start to the year of Dragon! May all of us have a smooth-sailing year, blessed with good health and enough money to spend!

Here's the Chinese New Year manicure/pedicure for mum but unfortunately she has now ruined it with all the chores and cooking she did.

A whole new chapter

Suddenly, I decided to wipe it all off and have a fresh start. Yes, my blog.

I have recently reached a new phase of my life and decided this blog should do the same too. New color. New title. New background. New template. New font. New image. The content remains, as I do want to leave a trail and look back later.

So how do you like this? :)

Shoo spammers

I just removed the chat box till I find a better one that will allow verification before posting and no posting of links. I've been getting too many rubbish messages from spammers and it's wasting my time removing the messages! Geez, don't you guys have better things to do???

Like it?

Time to give my precious a new make-over!

I quite adore the brown scheme, plus I think I have done a great job customising it :)

Write or not to write?

Blog, I'm sorry I haven't been writing as often as I wish I would have.

Sometimes I felt like I have lost the knack for it... sometimes I just don't know if I should blog... you know, very random thoughts, very private thoughts. I like to write them down but I don't want to make it known. Such a dilemma. Maybe I will try metaphrasing them eh!

冷

Many many many visitors chanced upon my blog when they were searching for "How to describe winter"... I often wonder if they have an assignment to write on that ;)

I have an entry written quite long ago.... on that. Well it was me describing a bad winter day, click here to refresh your memory. Dated 2005, wooo... that's like over 3 years ago (was back in December I think). I actually kinda enjoyed it too, I was reading it just now after someone posted me a comment about it in the Chat Box.

I love describing things; in fact describing the most simple thing, because that's when you really think out of the box.

Looking for a 'Mac user' reader

I love readers reading my blog... and I know who are the regulars and whom accidentally chanced upon it. But I am curious of this person who seems to be interested in checking out my blog and my stuff, tell me who you are :)))) You seem to be googling for me in the blog search. Don't be shy.

*Update*

Mystery solved. LOL. Very funny!

I miss blogging...

It has been a couple of days, and I really miss putting thoughts down to words. I want so much to write, but haven't found the time or energy most of the time. Even now, I'm going to quickly do one before I head out in 30mins time. All dressed up, prepared to go out, yet something has been bugging me. I need to blog!

Needless to say, a self proclaimed SALES shopaholic has a lot to share again. Recently, my loots have been piling and this is bad. Partly because whenever I shop, it is either due to stress, unhappiness or just a really good bargain can't afford to be missed.

After the usual busy and boring Chinese New Year (all that house visiting, hosting at home and a long weekend), it didn't help to return to the office again. So my first target was ROOTS, a Canadian brand, I ended up buying a cropped sweatpant, a polo tee and a t-shirt. It was 70% off... so it was still quite alright. One evening, I ended up shopping in the mall with a colleague after a work event just to kill time before I hit the clubs on Ladies' night... I saw this awesome little doll dress at S$15 in a boutique shop, without much hesitance I was already set on getting it. I was just deciding between the colors and designs as they are 3 options and all portraying each a different style. I chose the purple white one with circular pattern and it does look really class, can't wait to wear it out with heels... mmmmmmm. And just 2 days ago, Adeline informed me of another "can't be missed" sale, it's the shop I've been eyeing on for months since Christmas. The sale finally is here, it's the local brand M)phosis. They specialize in simple and casual wear with very simple/solid/vibrant colors. Immediately I already started my first trip down during lunch time, and visited 5 stores in total since. Fortunately, my damage isn't that bad, I spent slightly over S$30 but got very good stuff. My simple black and grey sleeveless tank tops, a bright green mini skirt (not that mini I think), a scarf and a ring.

I guess I really need to stop, as my pay doesn't seem enough anymore especially with a paycut I am suffering from this job. Sucks. Anyhow, life is keeping options open and making the right choices right(?)... looks like I need to find a better option (soon).


Just a reminder for myself, I need to also blog about
1. the book I bought weeksssss ago (a review)
2. Japanese snacks I tried recently (more reviews)
3. restaurants I tried - did I already write about Waraku? think nope, maybe that and the italian dessert place, can probably skip the dempsey italian restaurant - expensive & overrated (more more reviews)

800th

It's my 800th post!!! Yeah, what a nice number even though it isn't an accurate record of how much I have written since I have moved the majority of my entries from Blog City. Anyhow, this is where all should be...

I am finally 3 days away from the end of work, boy, am I glad! I can't predict the mess over the next few days, but guys, please pray for me that things will go smoothly and they will not bother me thereafter. No matter what, I can't wait for that day to arrive...

My knee is badly bruised. The other is green from my fall. This is bad, because even a fall off the bicycle during my downhill cycling at Pulau Ubin, I had the miraculous escape. But last Friday, I didn't have the slightest bit of luck. Even blindly typing an SMS could make me tripped. It was embarrassing. I had to bear that bloody wound and stinging pain for an hour on the bus without anything to clean it, I felt like dying... (not so bad lah, but actually I'm a very hygienic person so that could kill me if it takes too long) Back home, I had to endure the pain the whole night, it was horrible and even worse when I had to change my dressing - it hurts like hell!!!!!!

Saturday. Amazingly I could walk the whole day with the girls... I guess it was the company and I was able to enjoy that limping. It's Sunday now, my wound has dried up but it still hurts and I dare not even apply the medicated oil on it. It's swollen around the wound and I wish I can just have 3 days of MC!!!!!!

Please make the 3 days go FAST!!

Parents are outta town for 3 days!!! It is exciting to see how messy the house can get if my sister is living alone.. ahaha, luckily she has another two "useful" sisters! I have done my own laundry and another of theirs, and then went grocery shopping with my little sister to get our own next-day-breakfast and stuff to cook for today's dinner. Guess what we have done... it took us about 2 hours to do 3 dishes for 3 persons. Thanks to my sister's idea of making her own breadcrumbs and mashing the potatoes. But it turned out kinda nice:))

Parmesan chicken, buttered broccoli and breadcrumbs-covered-mashed potatoes.

MIA no more

My dear friends (dear Joy),
I have so much to write, even more to say and lots to share...
But my passion has been lost, that desire has died and time is not in my hands...
Should I just say I'm lazy? LMAO.

Okay lah, the truth is I really want to blog/write. However everytime I wanted to do it, something else is just taking place and I haven't got that much concentration to put my thoughts together! Now I really missing blogging... like I miss that little polar bear, Knut!

Now I'm back and ready... Big plans big plans ahead. I can't say what's definite at this moment but I'm longing for a change, a chance and that kind of life a typical Singaporean will dread of (no stable income!). Haha. In fact, I dread of running low on funds too, but is being happy or earning money more important?? Before I get too carried away with all these, I better end here and start my slightly more interesting entries - coming up!!!

Thanks for hanging around, guys!

Blahh of the day

Amazing... just realized my blog entries are being publicized all over the internet. Here's a few examples:

http://www.local.co.uk/Inveraray/Shoes
http://technorati.com/tag/austrian%20food
http://technorati.com/tag/German+beer

Guess this is where the feeds/labels go to eh... or is it one of the enhanced features they have with Google now? Not very sure if I'm totally easy with everyone reading or chancing upon my blog... but well, this is INTERNET!

Someone just googled my blog-name again... last week. *whispers* appears to be from IDA too, I doubt it's me... err.. because that time, I already left for home!

Migrated

I hope Blogger.com doesn't chase us (the poor bloggers) away again with the implementation of only paid blogging. Writing is a free expression, and it should not be a paid service unless you want the premium service, isn't it? Yeah, we all know they need to survive on revenue and profits, sponsors/advertisers, please do your job!

Finally, after some simple customization, I've now created a simple layout for my fresh new blog. I'm still considering if I should import my old entries (but why bother if people do not read them anymore), maybe I'll just import those on my bookmarks. I also found a software to download all my old entries, so all is not lost :) Very glad about that, one day I shall print them as "my life storybook".

Don't believe in FREE things anymore

[Blog-city]
!! ATTENTION !!

Regarding your Free Blogging Account

We are no longer offering free blogging accounts.
Your blog will therefore expire at the end of the year.

Instead we are offering a 30-day free trial of our new updated software, to which you are welcome to try out. If you do decide to keep your trial site we can migrate your existing entries from this site over to your new site.

EXPIRATION DATE

31st Dec 2007

Please make sure you have a copy of all your data, as your blog will become publicly inaccessible after this date.

This sucks! Don't believe in free blogging sites anymore, after more than 3 years of regular blogging... Blog-city has made all of us give up hope about good and free things. Yea, probably it's just an avenue for them to earn money that nothing is going to be free anymore. I guess I will stop writing here and look for somewhere else to continue! Meanwhile, stay tuned... I shall be updating where my fresh new blog will move to.

Wilkommen zu mein "Widgets" Blog

[Blog-city]

This is NEW! Widgets are so in now, even my boss has even requested me to look into them and do something for our project, so everyone in the team has a "PROJECT" theme widget on their desktop! I shall try!! Something exciting!

This new widget-style blog doesn't allow free users to customise or add in javascript. Not sure if I should consider moving this to somewhere else whom will give me that free feature! Widgets widgets widgets - they seem to do all the tricks and you can't customise literally anything or add in your own stuff.

I REALLY JUST WANT TO ADD A COUNTER!! THAT'S ALL!!

what do you write on your blog?

Occasionally I was left wondering what to fill up this empty box with. Most of the time, it came naturally and I feel the need to pen it down. Other times, I rather click around and bring myself to random blogs. People I do not know, people I rather not know, people I do not feel the need to know. And it actually became a joy to enjoy their writings. Some very similiar to mine, some totally different, some very fresh idea, or even some that can possibly make me feel touched, emotional or left me searching for the same feeling.

I'm alone in the room, somewhere I never feel my itching can be getting better. With the usual women's thing, my ruined mood due to my recurring skin allergy, I'm swallowing my self-pity to be indoor on a Wednesday night. In less than a week, my beloved has to fly home. More than 6000km away. Yet now, I can't make his time more enjoyable being struck by an unknown irritant, I'm feeling down for him and partly for myself.

I surprised myself time and time again. That impatience, losing control, being easily provoked... What has become of me?? I tried to reflect on myself only realizing deep down I can be such a monster. Can I see things in another perspective, take things lightly, stop scrutinizing... I think I can, I think I need to do that. Why has all this grown on me, so suddenly, like a fungus attack!!

My physical state now is ruthlessly savaging my emotions, especially the happy hormones! I guess I need to do something about it...

Mozzarella Melt

I finally stepped into Burger King again. I've been anti-fastfood for months, I think I've been depriving myself too much from meat after going through days with only sandwiches & biscuits. I had a headache on my way home last night. Never was my head spinning from starving, I felt I could faint anytime if my legs gave way. So I decided I should indulge in a full Mozzarella Melt set meal - not the shrinking BK coupon version. Yes, I've been eyeing on it for a while!

I ate alone. Sitting by the window, for once I'm going to be this observer others have already done so by eating at the very same spot. And having avoided BK for such a long time, the meal do looked huge!! I was scribbling on my notebook, taking down things for my coming big trip. I get stares from old expats sitting diagonally across me; stares that are telling me "you looked like you're alone"! I wasn't paying them attention, continuing my observing outside that window panel, at the same time jotting down my list.

Just as I wrote down point 8 on the pad, it was him. The one I'm avoiding, I shouldn't be surprised because it's a usual place for lunch in this area. Even we are separated by an inch thick glass wall plus he was over 5 metres away, I was in a panic for few seconds. I realised he didn't notice me, so it was good. I watched him walked away with his colleagues chattering along the way.

Yesterday my blog has an unusual high no. of hits compared to the normal weekdays... I'm suspicious of someone in my Co. has spotted this url when J came over my desk and briefly spoke about work.. Well, whatever, as long as I still do what I ought to at work?! Maybe I'm wrong, if that's the case - it's world peace :)

My blog visitors!!!

People whom were reading my blog aren't reading my blog, people whom I didn't think are reading my blog were reading my blog. I'm pleased to hear friends telling me they have been following and their thoughts on my writings. Even then, they can be too lazy to input a comment, its still cool to tell me over some messenger or something...

Work is routine. I'm a little crazy over preparing my own meals. I'm still trying to kick off my laziness!!!! It's biting me like a stray dog - not letting go!! HELP! Even when money is coming in, I'm not taking the opportunity. Whats the matter with me?? Why am I not crazy over earning money?! Why am I not obsessed like before doing my website?! Somehow I'm not craving for companionship, yet I miss doing things together. I need some soul searching...

Again, thank you for reading. Comments are always welcome but not an obligation!

Not another one

"Ai yo yo....", shaking head.

Singnet sent me an email about a My DreamD8 contest. It is like a blogging contest, where two winners will walk away with cruises and money. For Singaporeans & Australians. But well, since its no harm giving it a shot, I entered it. The only thing is that, ah, I have more blogs to manage.

If you are in too, pls support me, my blogger name will be Potato In Piccadilly. By the way, when I mean support, you can read me, not necessary vote if you don't want to. I guess in there, I've to talk or promote myself unlike what I'm doing here ;) That can be cheeky.