Topishot is so hip and hot

Posted on April 2, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

I am not quite the TV addict I proclaim myself to be now.  Most of the shows I used to watch are screened during prime time but now I have to ever so graciously give way to my son Ethan, who monopolizes the telly every night.  Hubbs sometimes has to sacrifice his Sportscenter for Ethan’s Barney or Baby Einstein, but the good news for hubbs is that Ethan is starting to like to watch sports programs.

Anyway, I do try to catch the later screening of some of my favorite shows and movies, but sometimes I just prefer to hit the sack more than anything.  It has been a while since I watched the Entertainment channel on TV, so how do I stay in touch with the all the happenings in the entertainment industry, knowing how much I love be inquisitive?

Easy!  I simply log on to TopisHot for all the latest news and gossip.  Of course, by doing this, I run the risk of realizing exactly what I have been missing all this while, especially on the movie front…like the upcoming movie Hotel for Dogs.  If you haven’t realized yet, I love dogs, and one of the first things I am getting when I own a house is of course, a dog.  Consequently, I love watching movies with dogs in them, and I am looking forward to this one which will be released in 2009.

Navigating the TopisHot site is as simple as can be.  There are only two categories: News and Movies, although I would personally prefer it to have more sub-classifications, because two categories make for such a broad spectrum of posts.  It would be a nice touch to have it further speficied into genres, perhaps?  Updates on this site are pretty regular too, and that is expected and synonymous with how an entertainment-based site should be.  It’s a very good one-stop site to get the latest dig on the who’s who around the world.  I’m hoping, just maybe, the site will include an online TV soon? 🙂 

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Green fingers I have none

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

My dear Prosperity Plant,
How have you been? Lately I have noticed that you are looking rather glum and moody. I hope it has got nothing to do with sharing your space on the cabinet with the telly, because as you know, that is the only location which is suitable in our home. Besides, having you there means you get to be in full view of anyone who steps into our living room.

You have been adorning that special space on my TV cabinet for about two months now. I hope you find the surroundings conducive to your well-being, including the cozy authentic ceramic pot you stay in.

When we first brought you back from Jusco, you looked so radiant, so happy. You were my pride and joy. I made your home as comfortable as possible and even had pretty little white pebbles decorating your feet.

I was told that plants like you do not need much water and sunlight to survive well. So I gave you a drink of water about once a week. As for taking you out into the sun, I have to admit I have been neglecting that solely because I was afraid the sunlight on my balcony would be too strong and harsh for your liking. But about two weeks ago, I figured some sunlight would be good for you. So I gave you your drink of water and took you out on the balcony. It rained a little that day too, so you had the best of both worlds.

However, your condition took a turn for the worse since then. Some of your branches and leaves started turning yellow and horrid brown. I even had to trim some of your leaves for fear the yellowing condition spread to the rest of your body. Yesterday night, I watered you again, but still I am disappointed that you have not regained your green joyous self. At least not yet.Please let me know if something or someone is disturbing you and your home. I shall have to enlist the help of Terminix, if necessary.

Please get well soon, my dear Plant. I long to see you in all your blooming glory once again.

Your mistress,
The Giddy Tigress

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Take an Apple on a Safari

Posted on March 29, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

Two weeks ago, I put a software application training DVD on my laptop, the contents of which is intended to give me an overview of the software I was about to work on on my latest project at my workplace.  However, the DVD would not run and I discovered it was because it required QuickTime Player to be installed on my laptop, which I did not have then.  Of course, I proceeded to install Apple Quicktime, and with it I also had iTunes installed.  Yay!

Well, little did I know that together with the QuickTime installation, the Apple Safari browser was installed too. And it wasn’t till about three days ago when I was prompted to install some patches or upgrades for Safari, that I realized it was there.  Yeah, I am that blur.

Anyway, I decided to take the Safari out on a test drive.  For the first time!

And guess what…? I absolutely totally love it!  Not only do I love the clean look it exudes, the sites load so much faster with Safari too.  I thought Firefox was cool, but Safari takes the cake for me, I tell ya.  Fonts and colors seem to appear classier, making the reading experience a sensational one.  

As if this was not too much exposure to Apple products, I actually physically held an iPhone today!  After all the hype I had heard about this gadget, especially from the Emperor and the Queen, having it in my hand finally satisfied my curiosity.  It belongs to my co-worker(well, actually her husband) and she very kindly allowed me to fiddle with it.  I toyed around with the finger zoom in and zoom out functions (super awesome), the map application (also works with the finger zooming feature), iPark (methinks this is to allow one to key in the pillar number where one parks their car) and of course the Safari web browser included in the iPhone.

I think I could grow to like this, just like so many others have. 🙂

Y-A-W-N………and now, if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to call it a night.  I’m looking forward to a really good night’s rest tonight (because it’s gonna be a very activity-filled day tomorrow), and I hope the Friday’s strawberry margarita (which I finally had for the first time ever this evening) will help me attain that.  Oh, and for the record, the margarita really really rocks!

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Smooth, silky skin for me

Posted on March 25, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

Eczema has been plaguing me for the longest time.  Since I was little, my fingers and hands are prone to cracked and weeping skin.  It hurts, of course, but most of the measures I have taken thus far offer nothing but temporary relief.  Having tried oral and topical medications, with no permanent solution, I have been thinking that perhaps my condition could be due to the water that I use, specifically in the shower.

I recently read that there is a high percentage of chlorine found in the water that comes from our taps and we are exposed to these fumes, also known as chloroform, every time we take a shower.  Even more so, our skin, the largest organ in our body, readily absorbs these fumes, up to a gruesome 70% during showering.  That’s just a really scary thought, is it not?

I suppose this is the primary reason that led to the invention of Pink Shower & Bath Filters, which remove 99% of chlorine in the shower water.  That’s not the only interesting fact about these filters; friendsofwater.com will donate 5% of revenue from these filters to breast cancer research and/or information dissemination, thus the color pink. 🙂

What an eye-opener this site is.  I will never look at showers the same way again, having obtained a wealth of Pink Shower & Bath Filter Information today.

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Easter with the Giddy T’s

Posted on March 24, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

This year, Easter is celebrated much earlier (March 23rd) than other years. In fact, the next time this would happen would be in the year 2228 (220 years from now) . Good Friday saw me fasting and praying for the first time in at least three years. Since I am neither pregnant nor breastfeeding this year, it was the perfect time for me to fast, pray and dedicate my thoughts solely to the day Jesus gave His life on the cross for me. Hubbs and I had planned on going to church for the service at noon, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we didn’t…and we are kicking ourselves for that because had we gone, I might have been able to post a picture of the Giddy Tigress with the newly appointed Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng. Not that we are stalking him or anything like that, though…but if I do bump into him, I would love to extend a warm hello and welcome as a friendly *neighbour*.

On Saturday, we made a day trip to Ipoh to celebrate my nephew Collin’s full moon. It was again another excuse to stuff our tummies with food. Hehe… no regrets there. In fact, we were so full after the lunch that all plans of tar-powing the famous Canning Garden chee cheong fun vanished into thin air (although the stall was only a stone’s throw away). Ah well. There’s always next time.

Then came Easter Sunday. As usual, the church was packed full to the brim with parishioners (methinks some of them were hoping that the CM would make another appearance). We had to make do with sitting on plastic chairs placed by the pews, because we were ummm….a few minutes late. Actually, it was rather a blessing in disguise because we had a full view of the altar and was able to concentrate 100% on the sermon being delivered. Well…maybe 90% because of intermittent distractions from Ethan.

It was also Race Day (Sepang Formula 1 Grand Prix) and Super Sunday (Barclays Premiers League) that day, and hubbs hinted VERY loudly that he would prefer homecooked food for dinner that night. So I bought a few items from Jusco for cooking dinner. I was only able to start cooking at 5:55p.m. though, that’s when Ethan finally fell asleep. One hour later, I managed to whip up a piping hot dinner, one which hubby gave the thumbs up to, much to my delight. *grin*

Although Race Day ended with Kimi getting what he deserved (yay!!!), I shall choose not to say anything about the Super Sunday score, which I don’t think was super at all. Bleagghhh….

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