PPP Love Makes the Blogging World Go Round

Posted on May 11, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Blogging has become part and parcel of my life now.  Everywhere I go, if I spot something interesting, my mind would start churning out a story about it to share on my blog.  I’m not really a blogaholic per se, because I do forget to bring my camera along sometimes, and I know blogaholics would never leave home without their trusted camera.  I was thrown into the blogging world when I started chronicling the growth and development of my son about a year or so ago, but I only (finally) obtained my own personal site and blog early this year.  Now, with 2 blogs to maintain, I find myself drawn to this hobby which is enriching yet profitable.

Enriching because blogging has somewhat increased my vocabulary and allowed me to express myself through writing.  I don’t get much of a chance to emulate being a writer while I am at work.  And profitable, because my blog brings me money!  You see, I signed up with PayPerPost about a month back, primarily because I was intrigued by its tagline that one could make money blogging about the things we love.  There is nothing to lose.  I am not a full-time postie though, because I also hold a day-time job, but being a part-time postie and affiliated with PayPerPost for slightly over a month, I have already earned almost enough to cover 2 years of my domain hosting costs!  I have also widened my network of friends in the process.  Now I have blog visitors all the way from the US of A, Australia and even China!  It’s amazing how blogging unites people from different geographies.

PayPerPost has really changed the outlook in the blogging arena by creating a win-win situation; advertisers gain worldwide exposure to their products, bloggers profit from merely writing about things they care for, and PayPerPost gets the exposure to attract more posties and advertisers.  In fact, a close blogger friend of mine just came onboard several days ago…PPP love is indeed addictive!

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Carpe Diem!

Posted on May 9, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Life is short.

Too short to be spent just participating in the rat race, waking up at unearthly hours and sleeping way past midnight, only to find yourself waking up bleary-eyed in the morning again, caught in that same vicious cycle.

Too short to be spent meeting deadlines, achieving someone else’s goals and not your own and doing something day in and day out, which you don’t feel a passion for.

Bottom line is, we all should take the time to smell the roses, go for a drink with friends, throw caution to the wind, sink our teeth into that sinful piece of cheesecake, dance in the rain, get a massage, tell someone you love them. Do something that makes you happy. Life is too short to not to that TODAY. That’s why I ended up getting myself a brand new dress last weekend, which I absolutely love.

During my last trip to Ipoh, my Mom told me the shocking news that my stepcousin in Sydney just had a close shave with death. He is a gynaecologist, and was on his way to deliver a baby in the middle of the night when he was carjacked, stuffed into the boot and his car was set ablaze. Thankfully his boot opened in the nick of time, and he jumped out. He remarked that as he thought he was about to die, his thoughts were that of his wife, his kids and the lady he was about to deliver a baby for. This got me to thinking that life is indeed short, and we need to be thankful for what we have right here, right now. The saying that we should live each day as if it were our last couldn’t be too far from the truth. We never know what would happen to us today, or tomorrow or even next week. Go ahead…live today for yourself. Bicker away if you must, but at the end of the day, make sure you are happy… cos you know, that’s really all that counts.

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Teen Parenting

Posted on May 9, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Being a parent has changed my outlook in life, and parenthood has certainly opened my eyes to many new things.  Things which I had brushed aside previously all seem daunting and sometimes a little scary now.  Although my son is only a little past one, I would and could always benefit from any information obtained about parenting.  And when he becomes a teenager, I know I could never have too much information.  I know… I’ve been a teenager myself before!

In my opinion, the teenage years are the most defining period in one’s life.  The transition from being a mere child into adolescence and then on to becoming an adult can be trying and of course, many parents worry about the wellbeing of their kids.  Teenagers experience many issues ranging from adolescent depression, peer pressure, teen drug abuse, sex and violence.  As parents, we would want to be there for them when they go thorough these problems and offer them a helping hand and a shoulder to cry on.  At Parenting Teens, parents can obtain advice and share parenting stories and best practices about how they raised their teens.  All parents will definitely find comfort when they discover that they are not alone in this challenging task.  On top of that, parents can also check out tips for raising teenagers, participate in parenting forums and even engage themselves in the parent support group.  The important message Parenting Teens is conveying to all parents is that: “You Are Not Alone”.

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A Tri-columnal Theme it is

Posted on May 8, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Finally, I have settled on a theme design I am happy with.  Doh!  I wished I had thought of making my old classic Regulus theme a tri-columnal one earlier.  Then I would not have had to go through all the hassle of hunting down themes and trying them out, only to be disappointed with the look, the colors, the headings, how the comments look, what fonts are used, the list goes on.  I’m a fussypot, aren’t I?  So there…I’m keeping it nice and classy now with the Regulus theme, but adding a third column and expanding the width of the page too.  I’m keeping the Regulus moon header because for one thing, my Chinese name translates to mean “clear moon“, so perhaps that is a sign I should keep it.  My hubby has also taken a fancy to the moon header image, don’t ask me why…. he says it’s dark and mysterious…..

Hopefully you’ll think this new look rawks as much as I think it does.  And yeah, I checked that commenting works okay… so feel free to leave me your thoughts, yeah?

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Google Video Rawks!

Posted on May 8, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Google has done it again. First they started out with a revolutionary search portal, introduced an awesome mailing program and topped it off with a reader that was simple yet effective. But have you checked out their latest beta release Google Video? I have been using Multiply video to upload my video clips on my son’s blog for the past couple of months, and while it worked fine for some of my loyal readers, others were complaining that they could not view the video no matter what they did. Loading speed was also extremely slow. I contemplated YouTube but my hubby was telling me that it is banned in Thailand or something… fishy fishy….Then I stumbled on Google Video, and started uploading my videos with it. Voila! I was amazed with the loading speed and publishing the video was a breeze! Everyone can view the videos on my blog now 🙂 However, I do have a complaint : posting the video could take some time depending on your internet connection and video size, but that’s the same for all other uploaders right?

For now, I’ll stick to my Google Video, thankyewvellymuch!

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