I believe the dentist is one of the most feared men. I get all jelly-kneed just going there but I do want to keep a beautiful set of teeth so I force myself there every six months but that does not mean that I like to be there. My perspective changed when I found a very friendly and caring dentist who understands all my unreasonable fears and provides me with all the options that are available to me.

I told my sister about the local dentist but my sister told me to check out one of the Beverly Hills dentists instead, by the name of Dr. Maddahi. To say the least, I am impressed with Dr. Maddahi’s website. It is very classy and does not look like the website of a dentist. At least the homepage does not! Hahah!

Browsing through the website, I am further impressed with the dental works that could be performed so that every one could enjoy a beautiful smile. I certainly do know of people who are seriously in need of dental implants and while we have thought that it is painful and expensive, looking at these Before & After photos make us think that it is worth the trouble.

Really, I am beginning to think that there are many things that could be done on my own teeth to achieve a more beautiful smile.

I previously was chatting with a friend and she referred to the white devils as CCBs and I wondered why and how that came about. I never ever called any animals ABCs, BBCs or CCBs before because that is just so not me. I think it all boils down to upbringing.

Today, I had to chance to talk to her again after such a long time and we did discuss an issue in more depth and this time, I truly understood her meaning and why she used these terms.

Although I am also thinking the same thoughts as her, like I said, ABCs, BBCs and CCBs are just never in my vocabulary and I feel awkward just thinking them. Perhaps it is also because I am not Hokkien lang lah but then as far as I know, she isn’t either!

So anyway, I thought my friend to use this multilevel marketing term which really sums up the thing that these white devils need. Unfortunately, I do not have the l. They really don’t know how to write the word die, eh?

I am actually an animal lover and if my parents did not stop me from bringing home anymore animals, our house would have looked like a zoo. I used to keep an aquarium of exotic fish and marine creatures as well but that proved to be too much work and because it was my aquarium, it was my sole responsibility to keep it clean. I had to give it away when I took on three jobs to make ends meet.

Now that there is a new technology, I see myself enjoying the beauty of marine life again. I recently came across a wood burning fireplace DVD that when it is played on the TV, the fireplace is so real, I could even feel the “warmth”. It even comes with the sound that a fireplace makes! Amazing!

For me, having a fireplace at home would be too much to bear in tropical Malaysia! Luckily, there is the Ambient Water video aquarium which has the same concept.

Can you see spot the fake fish? I can’t! That’s why I absolutely would love to have it in my home! No work, total enjoyment!

A good friend of mine is a professional photographer who is well known locally. He has taken some amazing shots throughout his career but most of them are just kept as negatives and then later on, digital copies in his computer. Well, he has hundreds of thousands of shots that he could not possibly print and display them all.

A couple of days ago, he was doing housekeeping on his computer and came across a few shots that he would like to frame up. He told me that a friend recommended PhotoFiddle.com, a highly talked about website that turns photographs into wall art. That sounds awesome.

So we checked it out together and found that the site is so user-friendly that with just a few clicks of the mouse, we could order our wall art. Can you imagine turning your photograph into a Warhol pop art? Well, PhotoFiddle.com could absolutely do that!

You could also select other styles like oil painting, water color and collage or just frame it as is. I think it is a very wonderful concept and these wall art make great gifts as well. I am going to dig out all my old photos and turn them into wall art as well!

Paul told me that his company recently ran a promotional blitz. One of the things they did was to spread their brand name further by printing t-shirts, pens and stickers as freebies for their clients.

Paul told me about CustomizedStickers.com where they guarantee the lowest prices and eve provide free artwork and unlimited colors for full sheets of custom designed stickers.

He told me that it is really value for money because other companies would be charging for these services plus use only 50 to 70 line screen for their stickers whereas CustomizedStickers.com uses 150 lines per inch for photographic quality.

Also, quotation is free without obligation and one could easily order custom stickers online, fuss-free.

Paul said that customized stickers are a great way to promote our brand name product or service. As a rule, if you keep bombarding people with your name, they tend to remember you subconsciously.

Have you heard of Prosper Learning? Well, I just stumbled upon an article about prosper learning which was published on the Deseret Morning News about the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2005 where 24 finalists for the award were announced.

Among the full list of finalists, I saw that two people, Ethan Willis and Randy Garn, from Prosper Inc. were included. That got me curious. I am all about finding successes and “prosper” and I would love to know about Prosper Inc. if it could help us find that elusive success in life.

I made an internet search for Prosper Learning and found that it is actually an institute where one-on-one business coaching and mentoring is given to people who wishes to venture into businesses like real estate, finance, e-commerce, entrepreneurship and stock trading.

Starting a business is one thing but starting a successful business is another. Prosper Learning provides all the wealth building tools and guiding the student on ways to use these tools as effectively as possible. More than 20,000 people have undergone Prosper Learning’s coaching.

I think that it sure will make a lot of difference for someone who has been mentored by a specialist in the field and for someone who has not. Prosper Learning is said to cut our learning curve and provides us with a tried, tested and proven route in the various fields of businesses.

My friend, Paul, who is a designer and architect, says it is therapeutic to redecorate his house once in awhile. He said he needs it to release stress that comes with his tight work schedule.

This summer, he is going to redecorate his bathrooms and he showed me a bath shower faucet which he said he will buy matching ones for the two bathrooms.

I wondered aloud why he wants to get them changed when his current ones are perfectly find. He told me that a good shower faucet can be like a hydro massager and that is what he needs after a long day at work.

After seeing the many shower faucets available on ShowerBuddy.com, I have got to agree with him! Also, I find that the faucets sold by Shower Buddy could actually be decorative items for the bathrooms when they are not in use thanks to their unique designs.