Finances

Various Kinds Of Credit Cards

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The other day, I asked a friend why he has so many credit cards. You should see her handbag! It was full of credit cards and receipts!! LOL She told me that it’s because she wants the different benefits that come with the cards.

I remember when I was looking to apply for my first credit card, I got so confused because of the many different kinds of cards and their terms and conditions in small print but thanks to the internet, I managed to do my research and could differentiate one card type from another, from cash back credit cards to air miles credit cards.

Just the other day, I told a friend who has bad credit that he should try applying for bad credit credit cards. With a bad credit credit card, he would be able to slowly build his credit again provided that he settles his credit card bill promptly at the end of the month.

Did you know that there are really so many different credit cards to cater to people from all walks of life and with different interest? After I applied for my credit cards, I did not check the credit card market for a long time. I was surprised when a friend told me that he has successfully applied for one of those football credit cards. OK, I guess I should not have been surprised considering that he is a die hard football fan and surely he would want to support his favorite team no matter how!

Computing & Internet

Complete Ranking

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This morning, I was checking out my FireFox browser and then I saw this @ sign at the bottom of my browser. I have forgotten that I have installed Search Status. I have only set Search Status to display the Page Rank and Alexa readings of websites. I right clicked on it and discovered that it could also show the Complete ranking. Whoops, I did not know that.

I did not explore about Complete at all although I have heard of it. Someone told me a long time ago that Complete is more accurate, that it is not easy to manipulate, at least not as easy as Alexa.

But then I was also told that Complete will only record unique hits from Americans. Is that true? Why are American unique visitors any better than Malaysian unique visitors? Traffic is traffic, right?

To me, if you are on the web but you are not serving the global users, then your product is screwed and I am not talking about Complete here. Bleh.

Travel

A Trip To Orlando

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I was told that my friend has made plans to visit Disney World in January next year. He said that the weather would be perfect then. I wouldn’t know since I have not been there before!

Even though there is still time before he and his family actually leave for the trip, he has already made reservations for flight, accommodation and the all important Disney Tickets. It was so funny when he told me that his children threatened to boycott him if they do not have tickets to visit Disney World.

That was why he went looking all over the internet to buy these tickets as soon as possible to ensure that the kids do have the tickets and will have a good time in Disney World. I think it is a great idea to buy these before departure so as not to have to waste time standing in queues!

Charity

Have You Donated Rice?

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The other day, I wrote about the website FreeRice.com, well, have you tried it out yet and donated rice? I find this concept absolutely great and I have been to the site to play a little more and donated a little more. I love it that I unwittingly get to improve on my vocabulary, even though at times I just tembaked like hell 😀 but even so, I do try to remember the words that I am unfamiliar with.

If you have a little spare time, GO and donate some rice. I am trying to set a side a little time every day to play, to learn and to do a little charity.

Now, I was asked if this site will really donate rice and what do they gain. I don’t know. Do it even if it only makes you feel good. Chalking up good karma points by doing charity doesn’t depend solely on FreeRice.com, right??

WordPress Issues

I Wish I Knew CSS

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I found a handful of WordPress themes and tried to install them on my blog but unfortunately, all of them seemed like they have something wrong with them! I know I am a fuss pot but then I think I have sieved through 80% of the available WordPress themes to date and have installed more than 50 different themes on my various WordPress blogs and yet I could not find one that is perfect.

If I have CSS knowledge, it would be easier for me to modify the themes but CSS is worse than Chinese for me so I would have to ask for help but the only person who will unwillingly help me has gone to Qatar and will not have access to the internet at long intervals. I feel bad even bothering him with something like making my blog pretty.

After one year, I have gone bored with this template and I want three columns! Gah! Somebody, anybody, please help me!!!

General

Memorable Weddings

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That day, I wrote a post on taking candid shots at wedding reception and dinner. Well, I remember taking one photo of very beautiful wedding flowers during a wedding of a relative and it was so nice that bridal couple had the photo enlarged and framed.

A cousin of mine decided not to throw a wedding dinner when he married his bride because he said that it is very expensive to do so. Well, I think that it would not be expensive if we know where to source for items required for a wedding reception and dinner.

In the case of flowers, I know that couples are buying them in bulk, thus saving a chunk of money compared to buying them from retail florists. Well, a little savings here and there go a long way in giving us more worth for our money.

Blogging

Not Migrating

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Two months ago, I thought that I would be moving my sub-domain blogs to their own domains. Now, I think that it would be too much trouble and it is not worth my time. I think that should I want blogs with my own domain and not sub from others, I may just as well START new ones and not migrate.

That’s why I am not going to move anything and blog as is here and on my other blogs too. I have also thought of moving my free hosted blogs from the free hosts to my own paid hosting but then I don’t think I will do so. If I have the time and mood to move anything at all, I may as well start fresh blogs and leave my existing posts alone.

Taking up too much time is one concern, having to beg for help is another. I loathe that instead of showing me how to do things and teaching me, there are people who would ask me to READ and research on the web. Well, I am someone who would only ask for help AFTER I have done my reading and still not understand it. Call me blur, call me stupid. I just don’t have a technical mind. So?

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