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It hasn't rained the whole week, but the weird thing is this weather prediction for KL for the past week shows expected rain even thunderstorms. But where is the rain??? I doubt the temperature was even 27°C, more to 40°C to me! Whoever made the forecast really need to step out and look at the sky.

Last Thursday was the hottest... I kept tossing and turning in bed until about 2am because it was too hot. I wish for snow to fall right now. I can't afford air conditioning and the fan is blowing hot air. I feel like dying .

Somebody do something, cloud seeding, get a bomoh (withdoctor) to make a spell or something... just anything to make the rain fall again .

This may sound crazy but I love doing house chores... laundry, cooking, sweeping, mopping, wiping. It's kinda therapeutic. But if you ask me to do the ironing, I'd give all kinds of excuses not to do it because I simpy hate ironing.

My biggest complain about ironing is the ironing boards themselves. I have had a few ironing boards over the years and they all have the very same defects. It's flimsy and wobbly, the legs are not sturdy enough and the worst part is having to assemble it and disassemble it after the job is done. It's just tedious!

But today I found out about this cool revolutionary Fold-Away Ironing Boards. As the name suggests, it's foldable (which means it takes up minimal space) and best of all it's also wall mounted which makes it sturdy and stable. I've always wanted this type of an ironing board but I could never seem to find one like this over here.

There are three models to chose from: Full Size, Vertical & Compact. I have my eyes on the Wall Mounted Ironing Center (Compact) pictured below because it looks very stylish and functional. If your ironing board has started to dance (coz the legs are uneven), I'd say it's high time to get a replacement.

This product by Better Lifestyle Product is easy to install, has a 3-Year warranty as well as a 30-day money back guarantee. Currently, they are having a promotion where they are giving away a 10% discount (coupon code: SPARK) with free shipping (within US only). Don't just take my word for it, have a look at their website and take advantage of the current offers.

Stray cats seem to love making my house (back home in Sabah) their own personal playground. I remember having 2 stray cats when I was about 12 or 13. We adopted them and fed them well, up to a point they became healthy and really huge. Even my best friend back then had the fright of her life when she saw our cats (Garfield was pale in comparison)... she thought she saw tigers in the house!

Last month when I went home for a visit, there was this black and not very friendly cat with evil eyes which my dad adopted. My sis told me the cat would come at nights to eat and leave in the mornings. I tried to befriend it but I got scratched instead. Evil cat!! I had this two deep gashes as a result. The wound has healed now but I'm still angry with the cat. Lucky I didn't kick it, coz I can be violent at times...

I know this is a lame post. I couldn't think of anything else to write .

I did a post looking for my long, lost pen pal slightly over 2 years ago. I managed to find her picture last month when I went home for a short holiday, posted her picture in that post and today I received the news I've been waiting for. Totally unexpected though it may be.

Julie (Wigington) Kreifels left me a comment in that particular post! Woohoo! It's a surreal feeling to finally get a response from her after all these years. We lost contact sometime in 1991 if I'm not mistaken. I am simply overjoyed!! Now, I am just waiting for her to email me, we have loads of thing to catch up on.

To Julie's cousin, thank you so much for discovering my blog. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. The world isn't as big as it seems after all. I'm really so happy that I feel like singing out loud with my Crystal Singing Bowl!

Wait... first of all, do you know what a singing bowl is?? It's not a really a bowl that sing songs or anything. It's actually a pretty unique bowl that creates a soothing harmonizing like hum with pure fused Quartz Crystal that's perfect for meditation and has even been known to have some form of healing properties. If you're interested you can find these bowls at Silver Sky Imports.

They boast of some of the finest singing bowls in the west (gee, that sounds like something from a Western movie ) and feature a wide range of other unique items from Nepal and Tibet which includes the stunning ethnic sterling silver jewelry, hand carved wood masks, Tibetan prayer flags and herbal incense, Tingsha medication chimes, gong symbols, bells and dorjes and lots more unique handicraft items at wholesale prices.

With their next day shipping to anywhere in the world policy, I'm tempted to order two or three items to help me meditate away these hot blazing days! Yes, yes, the weather is driving me insane. Oh and by the way, Anny, I'm still trying to figure out when I did that rain dance la .

I took this quiz from the ever romantic Marzie. The answers are eerily spot on... well, except for the superstar charisma. I don't think I'm even charismatic. This month's supposed to be my power month... whatever that means!

Come and join the quiz and share the meaning of your Birth Date. It's so easy, just enter your birth date... month and day, no year required, phew!



You work well with others. That is, you're good at getting them to do work for you. It's true that you get by on your charm. But so what? You make people happy!

You're dynamic, clever, and funny. And people like to have you around. But you're so restless, they better not expect you to stay around for long.

Your strength: Your superstar charisma

Your weakness: Commitment means nothing to you

Your power color: Fuchsia

Your power symbol: Diamond

Your power month: May

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Now, before you get any wild ideas I'm referring to a new product from Dr. Oetker Shaker. It's like one of those premixed baking stuff with a twist. Like its slogan 'Just add milk, or water. Shake, shake, shake, and pour!' Finally, you bake it of course. Even kids can do it. For the health conscious, it even has 0 Trans fat, a source of fibre and Prebiotics so you can enjoy your favorite cupcakes minus the guilt.

I love baking. But I'm the type who hates measuring stuff... 2 teaspoons of that, 200 grams of this, a cup of that, a pinch of this... I don't have the patience to remember all those things. Dr. Oetker Shaker is a lifesaver. I can imagine myself making cupcakes, muffins even pancakes in a jiffy. No more buying high priced cupcakes from bakeries... hmmm, maybe I could even make a living by selling cupcakes ...

Here's another piece of great news. You can take part in their Sweepstakes and win great prizes such as $1,200 Visa Cash Card or 1 of 10 Dr. Oetker Shaker fun packs. And you don't even have to purchase anything to take part. Take note the sweepstakes conclude June 22 2009.

If you're a Transformers fan, you'll definitely want this.

It's called the Ravage Transformers USB flash and it really does transform. A bit pricey ($42.99) though. But it would have been cooler to get an Optimus Prime or Bumblebee Transformers flash drives instead.

I am eagerly waiting for the movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. My youngest son just can't seem to get enough of watching the trailers on YouTube (over and over and over and over again!). He has even warned me to get tickets of the movie when it premieres next month. I wonder what he'll do if I don't... disown me??

source: CrunchGear

I have a confession to make. Back in my teens a long time ago, I used to dream of getting married to a white man. Yes, it's true. I honestly wanted to marry one and have one of those cute little Mat Salleh babies...

Every time I went out to shopping complexes I'd always look at all those foreigners with their babies that had curly locks and bright blue eyes, rosy cheeks and freckly faced complexion and couldn't wait to grow old and have one of my own. Hey, I was teenager back then OK. These days I'm quite happy with my two totally Asian looking handsome but bratty boys .

I don't know why but even till today when I go out, of course I don't want to marry a white man anymore, but whenever I see their cute little freckled face baby, I'd just want to go over and 'cubit' the cheeks!

But then, nowadays I can always 'cubit' my younger boy's cheeks since he's getting chubbier by the day from his non stop eating. Sometimes I get worried with the way he's 'growing' that I'm afraid he'll break the bed one of these days! Don't tell him I said that though cos he's pretty sensitive about it .

While we're on the subject of babies and beds, have have you heard of this place called Baby Bedding Place that caters for all kinds of handmade Baby Bedding from those old classic styled crib beddings right up to the latest designs. All of their baby crib bedding sets are made from 100% high quality cotton so it won't irritate your little one's skin at night. And on top of that it comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

If you're in the lookout for some baby bedding, do check them out. Their products are also environmentally and 100% hand made in Nepal so you can be assured of receiving a quality product that is non-allergic and free of chemicals. Give your little one nothing but the best while conserving the natural resources of our planet.

Something funny (or rather stupid) happened just now. I was about to draft this post when I realized my emoticons were missing in my create post window. So, I shut down my browser, restarted but they were still missing. This happened for a couple of times and I was becoming agitated. I was on the verge of crying until I noticed that I was in 'HTML mode' instead of 'Compose Mode'!! Duh!!

OK, warning! Loads of pictures ahead. This was taken last Sunday (on Mother's Day). I was at my eldest son school's Sports Day. I couldn't have asked for a better gift!

I just realized something just now. I have nothing to watch on TV tonight. Normally on Friday nights I'll be glued to the TV watching One In A Million. But the finals was a fortnight ago and that means I don't know what else there is to watch on TV tonight.

What's worse is, reality TV season is coming to an end. The Amazing Race has recently concluded. Akademi Fantasia 7 is going to end this Saturday with a new AF winner, though I have to say this season has been one of the worst AF seasons ever! Then Americal Idol 8 is also going to end with the finals next week (go Lambert go!). I wonder if the new seasons of The Amazing Race Asia or So You Think You Can Dance will be aired soon...

Currently the only reality contest on TV is Mentor (season 3) on Sundays. I'm not a fan of the Mentor series but this year, Stacy's brother (Chaq) is one of the participants and I'm rooting for him. I watched him in the showcase and last week's performance and he's pretty good, he can dance too. He even taught his Mentor Ajai a trick or two about dancing.

I really think I'm going to suffer from reality tv withdrawal syndrome come next week. I could always watch Bintang RTM, which is also on Sunday, but that is one reality show that I'd gladly miss anytime. I don't know where they got their talents from and the hosts are so... hmmm... you just gotta watch it and tell me what you think of those two so-called hosts! And the BRTM logo, OMG, it should be a crime to design logos like that!

Anyway, I'm just glad the weather has been so nice these past couple of days. Not as scorching as before. You are so lucky Kengkaru Kong . Maybe one day when I have the money, I could relocate to New Zealand. But having to relocate somewhere that far would require some major logistical juggling. Imagine the amount of things I would need to bring along with me. I would have to look for a good Moving Company like Humboldt that specializes in local and nationwide relocations.

They've been around for 100 years and they started out with a horse, a cart and the hard and unrelenting work ethics of one Harris Goldman. He initially started out selling ice but saw a huge opportunity in helping people transport their belongings when they were relocating.

Today Humboldt has prospered into developing a strong and fruitful relationship with some of the country's biggest companies by helping them with their relocation needs be it key employees to priceless works of art or whether you're moving your precious and valuable belongings just down the road or across the state lines, you can be assured of the same level of service and commitment for your peace of mind.

So, with that done, this still doesn't solve what I'll be watching tonight!