All posts by The Artist

Is It My Eyes??

I’m kinda weird. I subscribe to my own Blog To Email alert via FeedBlitz and set it to send me an email daily from my own blogs. I do it because every time I read that email alert, I surely will find some typing or grammatical error. I don’t know what is wrong with me but I swear that I have checked and double checked all my posts, sponsored or not, by reading them a couple of times and using Spell Check before publishing them.

And being the semi-perfectionist that I am, I would have to go and edit my posts, but by then readers would have read my mistakes lol

The other day, I received a ping back for a post that I published ages ago, so I went to reread my post to refresh my memory and see what that post was all about. Oh my goodness, there were so many errors that I was embarrassed for myself, if that was possible! One thing I have to blame is writing in a half asleep state. Happens all the time!

The Miracle Berry

I have heard so much about Goji Berries from friends that I decided that I should read up on its benefits from the internet. Surprisingly, from just berries, many products could be make from them, including dry goji berries and Goji Berry Juice.

These products are very popular for people who would like to maintain or improve on their health as Goji berries, in particular those from the Himalayans are considered to be the single food source with the most nutrients and has the most antioxidants when tested by ORAC labs.

Apparently, people who eat goji berries regularly in whatever form or drink its juice, manage to keep many a modern day sickness at bay including heart diseases, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and even cancer! Also, it has been reported that the person who lived the longest in history also was known to eat this on a daily basis.

This just sounds like a miracle berry, doesn’t it? I think people who would like to keep healthy should adopt a better lifestyle and it does not harm to try Goji berries out too!

How Many Posts On Homepage?

When I first started this blog, I set to display seven recent posts on the homepage. Soon after, I adjusted it to display ten of my most recent posts. However, I find myself publishing about ten posts daily and I am wondering what value I am giving to my sponsors.

How many posts do you think is appropriated for me to render on the homepage? With my Blogger blog, I have set it to display seven DAYS of posts. You know, I publish anything from ten to sixteen posts over there daily, on a good day, so you can imagine the long page that my homepage has become. Over there, I am thinking if I should put five days only.

I know I am over thinking but would really appreciate some input. Some people may think that it is too difficult to scroll down, but in my case, my blogroll is not that long but the page will be long if I were to display fifteen posts, for example.

The WebSite of A Plastic Surgeon

Just now, as I was surfing the internet, I came across the website of a Los Angeles plastic surgeon. I am not really surprised that in America, doctors and dentists are allowed to set u websites, but it is not the same here in Malaysia. Professional people are not allowed to “advertise” their services.

I am not sure if you have heard of this plastic surgeon before but he is very famous among the Hollywood celebrity set. You know, word of mouth marketing is so powerful that once he does a good job on a star, she (or maybe he), would tell friends and family about what a great experience he received in the hands of so-and-so surgeon.

And then these stars, they get paid so much it is their JOB to look good 24/7 and most of them are actually just ordinary people like you and I and surely they need a little surgical intervention! That’s why almost every Hollywood star has gone through a celebrity plastic surgery before.

Not too long ago, I read that Hollywood stars on the average earn a obscene amount of money A MINUTE! I don’t know how we can let that happen but I think we need to look at beautiful people to assure ourselves that the world is all fine and rosy!

One of the most sought after plastic surgery procedure, according to this website is the Los Angeles Breast Augmentation. I can understand why but it is a shame that a woman could only feel beautiful because of the size of her breasts! I don’t know what made their mindset such. Perhaps it is all the doing of Hollywood itself, of it could be because men are sending such signals!

But then, I surely understand why some people would need to look good to feel good. I too would want to do something like this if it is totally PAIN-FREE!

Is Blogging For Pay Easy?

Some people are saying it is easy, I am saying it is NOT as easy as they thought! It is not easy if:

1. you run multiple blogs, particularly niche blogs
2. you have a target to meet daily/monthly
3. you work a full time job outside the home
4. the opps are released only at god forsaken hours when half the sane world is already in bed
5. you are always being threatened with demerit points, suspensions and bans
6. you are bullied by your blogging colleagues
7. you are forced to write on the same topic for multiple times
8. you have to come up with No. 7 at the shortest time possible

On the other hand, it is easy if:

1. you only have one blog, particularly a general blog where everything goes
2. you do not have any target to meet.
3. you are a student or homemaker and do not have to rush to work in the morning
4. you do not live in the opposite time zone
5. you are not threatened with low tack, score, or whatever
6. You are not being bullied, there is no jealousy because no one knows how much you are earning
7. there are plenty of topics to write on that continues to spark your interest
8. assignments are emailed to you so you do not have to keep checking a thousand times
9. you have a few days to write up your post and submit

Personally, I find that it is not easy but I am not going to complain!

Cheap Flights To Ibiza

One thing that puts me off international travel, apart from the long hours on the plane, is the expensive plan ticket! To me, the two things that jack up our holiday expenditure are flight tickets and accommodation. If I could keep these two at the lowest, I would be most happy indeed.

If you remember, my friend Lawrence who is working in Spain told me that I have not clubbed before if you have not clubbed in Ibiza. He said that I should go and visit him and then we could take cheap flights to Ibiza together.

That is such an awesome idea that I went to Holiday Hypermart to see if there are any cheap flights out. From the website, it looks like October is a better time to travel to Ibiza because the rates are cheaper. And I like cheap!

I was also surprised to learn that Ibiza has more to offer than a vibrant club scene. There’s the beach, of course, the cuisine, Hippy Market, an old museum and many more attractions! With so much to do and see in Ibiza, I definitely would welcome the cheapest flight there so that I would have more spending money!

Virtual Or Real Friends

A few days ago, I read this article from Reuters with the headlines “Want close friends? Best log off the Internet“. According to a British researcher, virtual friends do not equal real friends. Hahaha I found it so funny because why would we need a researcher to let us know?

This is the reason I do not understand why people keep adding other members to their social networking profile even if they do not know them. Perhaps these people need to boost their ego that they have so many friends, hence they are very popular. When I get these requests, I turn them down unless I know the person beforehand. Otherwise, I turn them down because I see no reason why I need to beef up my list of “friends”.

For people who have a huge group of friends in their profile, I bet that they don’t even remember why a person was added in the first place, let alone keep in touch with 99% of them.

This is also why I do not have a Facebook profile.