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Charity

Donate Rice With Your Vocab

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I got to know of FreeRice.com this morning while blog hopping. Am sorry I do not know which blog it was anymore as I visited too many blogs, so I could not link up to the blog here.

Anyway, this is a very nice concept of donating rice. The amount we donate will depend on how good our vocabulary is! The website says that with every word we get right, they will donate twenty grains of rice on our behalf through the United Nations to help end world hunger.

I played this game for a little while to get a feel of it before writing this post and managed to “donate” a little rice. I love this concept because we get to test our vocabulary. They do have very tricky questions and most of the words here are words that we do not use on a regular basis. I believe that if we play this often enough, we can even improve on our vocabulary. Also, it does not cost us anything to “donate” rice except for a little time.

I thought that I would continue playing after a nap but my computer restarted by itself while I was napping and I lost my thirty something vocab level and grains of rice and had to start all over again. If you plan to play this, it’s best to set the option to remember your computer so that you can continue from where you left off. I believe people who love words will want to come and play regularly since it is rather addictive!

I think that the administrators could make this game even more challenging by DEDUCTING our rice donation, besides lowering our vocab level, each time we get a word wrong! And the higher our level of vocabulary, the higher the stakes become.

Finances

Big Dog’s Top Picks

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As a new investor in stocks and options, I welcome any, preferably accurate, information, tips and advice. I was told of Big Dog Stock Picks which releases a top pick daily. I think this is a very good concept. With top penny stock picks backed by solid research on these American and international companies, investors, new or seasoned, would be able to decide if they want to follow Big Dog’s pick.

I think it’s a pretty neat concept of Big Dog not to release the tip like that but to give us teasers by scratching the card and we can make our guess before the time is up to reveal the top pick. This will also test how well we know about the market and the stocks that are currently hot.

It’s an exciting time for people who like to “ride the wave” but when it comes to investment, only invest what we can spare.

Computing & Internet

AIM on Gmail

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This would have been good news for me IF I like to chat on Gmail. BUT I don’t even sign in. Although I only have one “buddy” on my AIM, I would rather log in and use AIM’s application to chat whenever “he” feels like chatting.

However, this would be good news for people who love to chat online but do not want to handle that many windows. LOL I remember when I was first introduced to the internet, I was chatting to more than ten people AT ONCE.

For chronic chatters, it would be great if Gmail could handle a wider selection of instant messengers like the ever popular Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger.

Although I do not normally sign into Gmail’s chat system, I may try this one out for once and see if I like it.

Travel

A Career In The Travel Industry

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Just now, I had a chat with my friend who just returned from a vacation to Langkawi where he flew on Air Asia and he told me that the air stewardesses were meticulous and very polite to the guests.

My friend who flew in many airline before in the course of work and holiday told me that it is on an off chance that he gets to meet a fumbling, nervous flight attendant and it looks like all of them, no matter what airlines they work for, have a high standard to uphold.

I used to think it is a dream job to be an air stewardess but according to friends who have a flight attendant career, they said that it may be glamorous and exciting but it’s grueling as well!

I know that to embark on a career as an air stewardess, I would have to enroll in a flight attendant school first and go through various training programs but I am too short, unfortunately. I think the minimum height during my time was 5ft 4in and I am one inch short *sigh*

Just now, I stumbled upon the website of the International Air and Hospitality Academy where people STUDY to be flight attendants and other careers in the travel industry and I can’t help but lament at my own missed chances due to that missing inch in height!

Travel

The Ultimate London Restaurant Guide

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Can you believe that my cousin, Jasmine, who went to live and work in London almost ten years ago is still not familiar with the London restaurants? I was discussing with her the kind of food that she could get in London since she has been complaining of missing Malaysian food but she said that she only knows about those that are near her apartment and workplace. How can that be and how will she take me around when I visit her?

I asked a couple of friends who are familiar with London and they told me that Jasmine should check the Hardens online guide to London restaurants. I checked it out myself and noticed that Hardens Restaurant Guide is very comprehensive directory where we can search for London restaurants by location, price or cuisine.

Jasmine had better make full use of this London restaurant online guide first so that she can take me around during my first visit to London. It has been a long time since she left and it would be like old times once again. I can’t wait!

General

Happy!!!

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Happy because my EntreCard is finally on JohnChow.com. I think I waited a week for today. Thanks, John! HHmmm I read that some “big shot” blogger cancels ad approvals at the last minute. That looks like something fishy going on and it’s bad to do that to fellow bloggers.

EntreCard has been one of the most effective traffic generators that I have participated in and I am glad I joined early on. I know I need go drop more cards but it’s not convenient when I have two accounts with them and I can only drop the card of one blog per day because of cookies or something. Besides, EntreCard does not work with IE. And I use Maxthon!

Ok, enough about EntreCard already! This is my third post 😀

Happy because I get to show off my new iPhone. People already booked me for a drink 😀 I think I am the only one who owns an iPhone in my cow town. Thanks, Mr. Gary Lee!

Happy because I just sold another NuffNang ad spot on my blog. I need one more weekly campaign to get December filled, albeit for one spot on one blog only. If it works well this month with that level of traffic, I may install more NuffNang ad codes. I moved the widget higher up on my sidebar for the advertisers. I am dying to cash out, man!

P/S: If you have nothing better to do, why not chat with Santa Claus?

General

Annual Call Home During Christmas Time

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My sister, who lives and works in the United States, make international calls home to the family regularly. She has always used calling cards which she buys over the internet. That is smart of her because making long distance call would cost an arm and a leg if not for these discount phone cards!

My sister told me that since her company started to use the Small Business Long distance call services offered by 3longdistance, she also checked out the rates to call Malaysia and was surprised to learn that she could receive 180 free minutes upon signing up.

Based on the comparison chart, 3longdistance offers the lowest rates to call to Malaysian land line or mobile line. Do you know that making a long distance call from the United States to Malaysia is even cheaper than making a call within Malaysia?? Surprising, isn’t it?

I think my sister is lucky to have found this service just in time for that annual Christmas call home to friends and family!