The Naive People

Sometimes, spending so much time on the internet and exposed to so many elements online, I still get amazed that there are people who are so naive as to believe the junk that fall into their email box.

I was told of a guy who read a scam email and straight away sent X amount to the scammer to buy “something” that could not be “sold” in the first place.

But I guess that people who do not spend so much time on the internet would not know that these kinds of emails are sent out by the millions per day by scammers trying to bait just that 0.001% of recipients like this guy.

It’s tough being the carrier of bad news letting the victim know that he has been scammed but it is better to know about it earlier from a trusted source than to be lead into losing more money, right?

In Search Of An Ideal Boston Condo

Recently, I wrote about my friend, Paul, who has an architecture firm in New York City, who is expanding his business to Boston. Well, he told me that he will be spending so much time there now with a new office that it only makes sense to look for a Boston condo. That will cut down a lot of traveling time. Meanwhile, his younger brother will see to the day to day running of the New York head office.

Paul said that since he knows nothing about Boston real estate, he is doing all his research online. He did not even know the price range of Boston condos and which are the affluent neighborhoods but a friend told him to check with Condo Domain and look for the listings of condos in Boston for sale.

Going through this site, potential condo buyers like Paul would be able to compare various properties, their amenities, prices and advantages and disadvantages under one portal before making the final purchase decision.

Buying property is a long term investment and certainly no child’s play so it is important to make a thorough research first before making the commitment. Paul said that once he has in mind a few prospective real estate, he would arrange a trip to Boston and view them all at once so that there will be less running around.

Well, I wish him good luck in finding his ideal condo!

Online Wedding Album For Those Candid Shots

If you have attended a wedding dinner recently, I am sure you would have had a disposal camera at your, well, disposal! It has been the trend lately for the wedding couple to provide disposable wedding cameras to the guests so that they can capture those candid moments of the occasion. I have had my fair share of fun taking these amateurish snaps and I think they make better keepsake than professionally taken wedding photos!

I first got to know of this unique wedding idea on an episode of Oprah a long time ago and little did I know that wedding couples here have also adopted this for their Chinese wedding dinners. The problem, though, is that guests hardly have the chance to view these shots unless they are really close to the bridal couple.

Don’t worry, there is a solution offered by I Thee Snap, Inc. This company provides the valuable service of an online wedding album for shots taken from all those disposable wedding cameras where all guests would be provided with the URL of the online wedding album and access code to it.

This means that guests would get to compare their wedding photography skills and share the photos among each other, comment on the shots or even order prints. For the bridal couple, no longer do they have the arduous and time-consuming task of scanning photos, saving them to the computer and sending the photos out by email one by one to interested guests.

It’s such a great idea, it’s a wonder why no one thought of this until now!

It’s Time For A New Theme!

How time flies! In the blink of an eye, I would have blogged here for a year already. Where did time go? And in this very hectic year, I have to admit that I did not have time to make my blog look more interesting. Pool is the only template that every graced this blog and I have stuck with it for far too long already. I would not say that I love it or am thoroughly satisfied with it because it is a two-column template and is not widgetized. In fact, when I first started my own hosted domain with this blog, I had a hard time figuring my codes. They certainly were very different from Blogger’s HTML codes!

Actually, I had wanted a new theme for a long time and in fact, I I think that three-column themes are ideal. I uploaded a few themes on my server but never gotten around to do the dirty work. I am afraid I would leave some code behind in the old theme and then some stuff may not work well on my blog anymore and I would somehow have to dig them our again. It just means WORK to me!

I hope that I could find a theme that I like well enough to willingly go through all the trouble. HHmm have been trying to install Scratchback for weeks but I guess that will only happen when I have a new theme.

For A Healthier Lifestyle

A friend of mine asked me to get a colon cleanser treatment when she saw that I have pretty bad complexion. I always put it down to the stressful lifestyle and the lack of sleep but she said it’s also caused by built up of toxins in my digestive system. Eeewwww that certainly does not sound nice!

She said that the adults in her family are put on a colon cleanse formula. No wonder she has a glowing complexion and looks glowing. My friend says that she used to feel sickly and lethargic too but after going organic and undergoing regular colon cleansing sessions, she has felt better than ever before.

Although I am dying for a clear complexion and healthier lifestyle, I would have to think about it!

My Streamyx Is Restored!!! Hallelujah!

Woooeee I got a phone call from TM this morning asking me to check if my Streamyx is OK already and yes, THANKFULLY is it! According to the guy, it’s a problem at their end that caused my broadband disruption FOR ONE WHOLE DAY!!!

Nobody knows how frustrated I was trying to get online earlier this morning and caused me to wasted a full hour trying and trying rebooting my computer, mobile device, and even pairing and unpairing my bluetooth, trying with the USB cable and whatever I could think of. I was so frustrated I could cry. It reminded me of the old dial-up days!

My friend told me that I should sue TM for loss of business. The only thing that caused me to calm a little was my back up plan. Paying MYR99 extra is not fun but at least it came to good use at an emergency like this!

I guess I am just thankful that I need not wait till Tuesday for the technicians to check on my line! GGGrrrrr

Be Prepared With Lawyer Contact Information

Everyone knows someone who has a need for a good attorney. Just a couple of days ago, my sister told me that her colleague was booked for misdemeanor. I did not have a chance to get her to elaborate but I bet I will be hearing more of it later.

I was at the website of Los Angeles Criminal Attorneys | California Criminal Defense Lawyers | Felony Misdemeanor DUI Specialists at KELawyers.com, which is said to be at one of the Top 5% law firms in the United States. I am not surprised as one could see their vast practise areas including domestic violence, drug offences and various crimes.

Earlier today, I was told that the United States has a very large Spanish speaking population and I noted that KELawyers also have a Spanish language website to cater to this people.

My sister told me that living in the United States, it is wise to have the contact information of lawyers on hand at all times. We don’t know what bad luck may befall us in the course of our daily lives!! I hope she was only joking!!

Random Thoughts Off My Mind