All posts by The Artist

Blog Models

I have quite a few friends who are stay at home mummy bloggers. I was telling them how lucky they are because being a single girl, I need to crack my head on what to write every single post but what they need to do is just snap a picture or video of their children for blog content and every one would love reading it because children are so adorable.

It is like they ALWAYS will have somebody to model for them for blog content.

Besides, being mummy bloggers, they have the unfailing support of other mummy bloggers and if I am not mistaken, there is a blogroll somewhere where these mothers have set up blogs for their children, writing about their daily lives milestones achieved. I think that this is a wonderful support group over the internet because every mother loves to read about the things that are happening with other children who are the same age as their kid.

See, being single, not only do I not have an ever ready supply of models, I also do not have this core support of readers. Boooo!

Pushing It!

I know that I am already very, very lucky to have won an iPhone. How about me pushing my luck a little further and try to win cash instead? I could do with a little extra spending money this Christmas. And my iPhone is naked and would need some clothes! Plus, I would need an Apple Bluetooth because the one that I have, a birthday present from a dear friend, is not recognised by iPhone. Bah … talk about monopolization!!!!

This morning, I was told that Blog About Your Blog is running a Christmas giveaway thanks to their sponsor, NeverBlueAds. Surprisingly, this contest was launched about ten days ago and I just found out this morning. Bah….. I am losing touch!

The good thing is that there will be three $100 and one $25 cash prizes to be won in addition to blog reviews and Featured Blog spot, a total of eight prizes. WHO WILL WIN????

Nokia E61i, iPhone, Nokia N810

About three weeks ago, I was told of this contest by Forumerâ„¢ and I thought that I would not participate. I already have a Nokia E61i and an iPhone, that many people would die for, but a free Nokia N810 *slurp* is impossible to pass up on. After all, it does not take a genius to submit an entry.

So, here I am, doing my part, letting the internet world know of this awesome contest that Forumerâ„¢ is holding to celebrate their fourth birthday and in the process, get more entries from you guys to compete against MY entry LOL Just kidding!

Look at the design, it sure looks classy but like iPhone, it does not support 3G connectivity! Too bad!! GGGgrrrrrrr But then like my friend says, Nokia has great designs, lousy products LOLOL I will take that as sour grapes-speak!!!

Investing Through An Established Company

While surfing the internet looking for something interesting to write about, I chanced upon a website of a precious metal investment company. Well, so far, I have only been interested in precious metals and not as a form of investment because I have always thought that it is a very expensive investment that I could ill afford.

However, according to this company, investors like myself could invest in any amount that we are comfortable with, buying gold or silver bullion and the best thing is that we could request for personal delivery instead of keeping our purchase in a bank or depository. We could keep there too, of course but I believe that some small time investors would want to keep these at home too. Imagine that!

This company, Monex Deposit Company (MDC), has more than thirty years helping people make decisions in buying precious metals as an investment. If I were to invest my PRECIOUS money, I surely would need the assistance, knowledge and experience of a well established investment company!

Research On Loans

When my sister bought her home a year ago, she acted too quickly and did not do enough research on the various home loans and the many lenders that provide them. She said that if she does not sign for her house, she would have second thoughts about taking on a thirty year commitment and would chicken out. However, after signing for it and checking with her friends who also bought houses around the same time, my sister realized that she is paying a little more than necessary every month.

Right now, my sister is once again looking for a lender who would be able to offer her a better rate. She is doing her research at LoanNetwork.com which has a website at http://www.loannetwork.com. From this one website, she would be able to compare mortgage rates from top lenders. She could also request for custom mortgage quotes from four different lenders. This means that she would have time to study each quote, compare them and evaluate which lender is giving her the most benefit in the long term.

Requesting for a custom mortgage quote is very simple and does not even require us to provide out Social Security number. I think they know that many people, like my sister, are not comfortable disclosing it online. However, the information that we would have to provide to obtain this free custom mortgage quotation would be the type of loan that we are seeking, the type of property that this loan is for and the location.

Apart from this, LoanNetwork.com is also an informative and resourceful site for anyone who is shopping for a loan. There are many articles here for reading if we could spare the time.

If my sister still could not find a mortgage with better rates with so much resources at her hands then I don’t know what to say!

*** This post was brought to you by LoanNetwork.com ***

Thumbs Up To TM

Earlier this week, my Streamyx broadband connection was down for 24 hours. Actually, it was not Streamyx that was down, my hardware was fine but the problem was from the telephony exchange. The weird thing was that I could still use my phone line to receive and make outgoing calls. That was why I did not suspect that the issue was from there until I called up Streamyx customer service to check my line condition and had my hardware checked at the computer repair shop.

Anyway, everything was fine after 24 hours. A day later, the admin staff from TM called me up and asked me if everything is OK at my end and if I still had issues with my connection. I told her that all is well now so that she could close my report.

I think that is a good way to follow up on a report. Let’s not talk about the 24 hours when I supposedly do not have access to the internet or how much money I supposedly earn less but then sometimes shit happens and I was never as glad to have my 3G connection as back up.

For Poker Lovers

A good friend told me that given my obsession with Poker, he would have to get me custom ceramic poker chips for Christmas. I have been obsessed (I admit) and trying to learn the game but nobody would teach me, since watching a Korean drama about a professional gambler. I think that life is a gamble, anyway!

I told him not to bother and that it’s the thought that count when it comes to gift giving but his idea got me all curious and I wondered if there is a company who could make custom poker chips. Can you imagine playing Poker with chips that you have designed yourself or carry your special “trademark”?

I was told to check out this URL http://www.e-pokerchips.com/custom-ceramic-poker-chips.html where this company, ePokerChips offers two types of “true casino” ceramic poker chips, one is a full custom design while the other is a semi-custom design. Both will come in full color graphic.

I find it a very innovative idea to custom design Poker chips and the reason they are able to accommodate just about any design that we can come up with is because these ceramic chips are handmade. WOW I am impressed and I think that if someone takes the trouble to design a Poker chip as a gift and not for commercial reasons it would make a very meaningful gift.

*** This post was brought to you by ePokerChips.com ***