Finances

The Price of Gold

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The other day, my friend freaked out and sent me a message saying that the USD has dropped slightly. Well, it has recovered a little, thankfully, but that shows us that investing in currency is not as safe as it used to be, when the Ringgit was pegged at 3.8 to the USD. Haha!

My friend now wants to know if it is wiser to invest in gold seeing how stable the price of gold has been for the past year.

Well, I am no investment consultant but I remember my grandmother telling me that during the World War, only gold had value and those who did not have gold in whatever form, had a tough time, even if they had cash or property.

So gold is what I will invest in also if I have the money. As for my friend, he will have to decide for himself.

Charity

Crocs-4-PAWS Malaysia

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I was at Crocs boutique in Kinta City last evening and I saw this poster of Crocs 4 PAWS, a charity initiative by Crocs for PAWS Malaysia. As an animal lover, I take it my responsibility to give this campaign a little free buzz.

For those of you who do not know yet, Crocs Malaysia is running a three month campaign beginning 1st June, 2008 where they will be selling their Crocs accessories, Jibbitz charm in the shape of paw prints at RM8 per piece. They have a total of 4,000 pieces which they hope to sell within these three months.

At the end of the campaign, all proceeds will be donated to PAWS Malaysia, a non profit animal shelter in Selangor. For more information on this charity campaign, visit http://www.crocs.com.my/special.php

Get your hands on these special paw-shaped Jibbitz from participating Crocs concept stores in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Ipoh.

Computing & Internet

Seriously Inconvenient Without Wi-Fi

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I have been surviving without wi-fi for almost a week now and it is seriously inconvenient. Each time I needed to go online from my notebook, I would have to unplug the cable from the back of my CPU and plug it to my notebook.

Needless to say, I no longer use my iPhone to surf the net. I use it primarily to go online, especially to Facebook because it is quicker than accessing Facebook on my computer, I think it’s because my RAM is insufficient. So now that I do not use my iPhone to surf the web and have never used it to make or receive calls, it has been reduced to just an alarm clock. LOL My poor iPhone is under utilized and I never knew that the battery could last that long!

Anyway, I have sent in my wi-fi router to claim warranty and hope that I could get it back soon though I am not hopeful since it was struck by lightning and I am sure it is not covered by warranty. Well, just trying my luck. The other paraphernalia that no longer has warranty have been replaced and yet my internet connection has never been the same. The connection keeps dropping. *SIGH*

General

Earn A University Degree Online

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A friend of mine who makes money online from home says that she is lucky to be able to earn money wherever she is, as long as she has a computer and internet access. She says that although she only holds a high school degree, she is earning more than people who have a university degree.

However, she has always felt a lack because she did not attend college and I feel her pain. I know exactly what she means. No matter how much money we are able to earn, it is not the same as having paper qualification to our name.

Luckily we are living in the internet age where it is now possible to gain a university degree online. For people interested in obtaining an online university degree, they should always check that the online university is an accredited university like Capella University. Gaining a degree from an accredited university means that the degree will be recognized by most employers and that is what’s important even if we are not applying for a job with it!

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Blogging

Losing the Essence As A Blogger

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There’s a blog in the local blogosphere which compensates people for posting comments on the blog. If you have read this blog a couple of months ago, I am sure you will know which blog I am referring to.

The thing is, I believe this blogger uses Public Label Rights (PLR) articles to fill up his blog to add content and gain traffic. Well, that is not wrong but I have been following this particular blog since his first post, I know how this blogger writes and his grasp of the English language. When he subsequently added in PLR posts, one could easily read the difference in presentation and even the better command of the English language.

I personally feel that to garner popularity for his blog, this blogger has lost his essence as a blogger and killed his blog in the process. Of course, he could revive it if he continues to write blog posts in his own style.

Frankly, I do not enjoy reading those PLR posts even though they were written in excellent English. If I wanted to read those posts, I could always go to article sites and read from there, and not go to a blog. When we read a blog, we want to get to know the blogger and read his personality from his posts and we cannot do tat with PLR articles, could we?

Blogging

Blogging For Your Readers

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One of the hardest things about keeping a blog is gaining traffic. For people like me who hardly network and do not have a core of friends or family members to support any of my blog, since I do not provide them with the URL of any of my blogs.

So I depend a lot on organic traffic instead of direct traffic. Gaining organic traffic is not difficult if your blog is not being penalized by the search engines for a kind of violation or another.

Anyway, my point is, as a blogger, I blog each and every post as if I have readers. I don’t care if readers only come a month or two later, after being crawled by search engine bots.

The point is, I put my thoughts in each post no matter if anyone reads or not. I know most people just write filler posts when they start a blog. That’s not for me. What about you? If you have very low traffic levels, does that influence the way your present your posts?

General

Wedding Planning Ideas At The Wedding Channel

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A friend was telling me that it is the trend now for bridal couples to plan their wedding in an elaborate way. Last time, they were simple, and then those who could afford it hired professional wedding planners.

Now, though, bridal couples prefer to be hands on. In a way, they get to work on a tighter budget and at the same time, they are able to make decisions on every little thing that has to do with their wedding and it makes it and even more special experience.

If you are looking for Wedding Ideas for your wedding, you should check out the Wedding Channel. They have a host of fresh ideas on how to plan your wedding from scratch and I think that once you have browsed through the site, you will be able to plan an exceptional wedding that everyone would remember!

Random Thoughts Off My Mind