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      <title>MyGyver Mum aka Me!</title>
      <description>&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Yesterday so difficult ooked for empty toilet rolls for DD12 (aka dear daughter 12yo) class projects.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;The next morning 5 mins before, I REPEAT, 5 minutes before reaching her school, she realised she left them at home.How the heck am I going to vomit out the empty rolls for her??!! She thinks her mother is David Copperfield is itttt?! Poop also not fast enough!!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;I had to search through my car and thank God, found a kitchen roll (no idea why I have one in my car!) So I had to quickly parked car aside and McGyver out 2 rolls from the 1 kitchen roll! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Everybody please clap clap at ME for my McGyverism at this last minute stress-inducing moment &lt;span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"&gt;&lt;img class="xz74otr" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tc/1/16/1f620.png" alt="😠" width="16" height="16" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Lesson to learn: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;1. Keep spares empty rolls in car &lt;span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"&gt;&lt;img class="xz74otr" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tee/1/16/1f611.png" alt="😑" width="16" height="16" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: start;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;2. One kitchen roll = 2 toilet rolls &lt;span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"&gt;&lt;img class="xz74otr" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tbf/1/16/1f62c.png" alt="😬" width="16" height="16" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <category>Parenthood</category>
      <dc:publisher>Jenny</dc:publisher>
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      <title>Integrating Sustainability in Insurance</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Insurers are taking different approaches to adopt Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) measures into their strategies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are the steps that the industry has taken in adopting these measures and how do &lt;a href="https://www.mnrb.com.my/"&gt;reinsurance&lt;/a&gt; leaders play a role?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bringing Consumers Along on The Transition Path&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In industries such as the burning of thermal coal, insurers typically distinguish between "writing new business," which can happen sooner, and "ceasing to renew existing business," which may take a little longer. Both regulators and insurers concur that in the case of these businesses, insurers must make sure that they in some way take their consumers along and develop a transition path with them. This plan may also entail giving clients advice on how to raise their ESG profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Developing New Standards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By developing standards for screening and assessing risks according to an ESG rating, insurers and reinsurers have improved their own underwriting portfolio. Subsequently, there is also an aim to reduce risks with a negative ESG profile and to strengthen those with a more favourable profile, such as risks associated with renewable energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phasing Out Assets with Poor ESG&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of assets, insurers and reinsurers follow a similar strategy &amp;ndash; first, analysing their own portfolio based on a set of ESG criteria and then gradually phase out assets with a poor ESG profile while increasing investments in assets with a better profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Impact On the Regional Markets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As announced by international insurers and reinsurers, changing &lt;a href="https://www.mgtc.gov.my/2019/09/malaysia-continues-efforts-to-reduce-carbon-footprint/"&gt;carbon footprint&lt;/a&gt; and setting goals for carbon neutrality have an impact on the ASEAN insurance markets as well. While subsidiaries of international insurers must adhere to the group&amp;rsquo;s standards on carbon emissions, national and regional insurers have also managed their footprint by setting targets and defining roadmaps to achieve these goals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the world evolves, technology has found its significant role in many industries, insurance being one of them. The difficulties society faces in the areas of the environment, society, and government are becoming more complicated. The insurance business must participate in tackling these difficulties as a manager of risk and cannot simply stand by. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reinsurers such as &lt;a href="https://www.malaysian-re.com.my/"&gt;Malaysian Re&lt;/a&gt; play a key role in shaping the industry as they help to stabilize insurers should there be any loss experience by distributing specific risks. Additionally, MNRB, as the parent company of Malaysian Re, boasts an extensive business portfolio across Asia and the Middle East. The institution plays a key role in managing sustainability risks and managing ESG issues, as they help distribute particular risks among insurers by helping them stabilise in the event of a loss. Visit the MNRB website &lt;a href="https://www.mnrb.com.my/"&gt;https://www.mnrb.com.my/&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about other MNRB businesses related reinsurance, retakaful, retail takaful and more. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <category>Guest Post</category>
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      <title>Current Market Outlook of Retakaful &amp; Retrotakaful</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;There is an estimation of 324 Takaful operators around the world. In terms of direct takaful, Saudi Arabia has the largest General Takaful market while Malaysia has the most extensive Family Takaful market. Malaysia is considered one of the main &lt;a href="https://www.malaysian-re.com.my/our-solutions/retakaful"&gt;retakaful&lt;/a&gt; markets in Southeast Asia, along with Indonesia and Brunei.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Growth of the Global Takaful Market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The global takaful sector is one of the segments of the insurance market that is expanding the fastest, with an average annual growth rate of between 15-20%. Following the remarkable expansion of the Islamic financial system, particularly in the Islamic banking industry and Islamic capital market, there is an increasing demand for takaful products on a global scale. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The expansion of both sectors helped the takaful and retakaful industries to grow healthily. For instance, there is a logical demand for mortgage protection takaful covers given the significant expansion of Islamic financing and mortgages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Growth Of Malaysia&amp;rsquo;s Takaful Market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Malaysia Takaful Association reports that the family takaful business in Malaysia has experienced double-digit growth. In the nine months that ended on September 30, 2020, the value of family takaful protection climbed 14% to RM364.2 billion thanks to RM4.84 billion in new business contributions, an increase of 3.2% from the same time in 2019. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the years, the demand for Family Takaful has grown significantly. When compared to the same period in 2019, the general takaful business had a respectable gain of 3.6%, with total gross contributions of RM2.57 billion as opposed to RM2.48 billion. With a share of 65.3%, motor takaful outlasted the largest business category. With a gross contribution of RM450 million, or a little rise of 3.2%, fire takaful maintained its place as the second-largest business class.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limitations faced by the Retakaful and Retrotakaful Market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, there is only a small amount of retrotakaful capability accessible at this point in development. Due to a lack of supply in the market, takaful operators on the &lt;a href="https://www.bnm.gov.my/committees/sac"&gt;Shariah Advisory Board&lt;/a&gt; are expected to permit retakaful/retrotakaful capacity to be supplied from conventional players on the basis of dharura (utmost necessity).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysian Re, through its Malaysian Re Retakaful Division (MRRD), is licensed by the Ministry of Finance to carry on both life and general retakaful activity. By extending the Shariah-compliant supply chain to domestic and overseas takaful operators, it was established to supplement Malaysian Re's traditional reinsurance operations. It makes use of Malaysian Re's best underwriting procedures, which include appropriate pricing models and tools, sound rating disciplines, and actuarial evaluations. For more information, visit &lt;a href="https://www.malaysian-re.com.my/our-solutions/retakaful"&gt;https://www.malaysian-re.com.my/our-solutions/retakaful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <category>Guest Post</category>
      <dc:publisher>Guest</dc:publisher>
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      <title>Shopee Collection &amp; Shopee Affiliate Programme</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;I do a lot of online purchases and one of my most used online app is of course - Shopee. I had recently signed up as one of their many Shopee Affiliates as I feel that since I buy a lot of stuff from them, I do like to share the good deals and worthy bargains I made so far. For me, I think that it would be more trustworthy and reliable if you purchase something that others have tried or bought before as that is what I usually do, check out the product's review and feedback from other customers before making my decision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;You may want to check out my Shopee Collection page by clicking the image below and it will bring you straight up to my Shopee Collection page:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2011%2f9%2fimaftmnbtw.png" alt="I'm a full-time mummy" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <category>Personal</category>
      <dc:publisher>chinjenny</dc:publisher>
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      <title>Planning a family-friendly stay in Pahang</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;As a stay-at-home mum, family is always number one priority for me. And hence, when I plan for a family vacation, it must be a family-friendly place that has activities for all of us to do while we relax and enjoy some downtime. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;When the school holidays started recently in early December 2021, we have been having some day trips at the nearest beach (Port Dickson) and while it was fun, I do feel that a longer stay would be more awesome! After all, the drive from our house to Port Dickson is about 1.5 hour to and fro and we only get to spend about 6 hours every time, not sufficient I would say!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;At the moment, I am currently looking at holidaying in the state of Pahang. When you say the word &amp;lsquo;Pahang&amp;rsquo;, the image that comes to mind are the green luscious forest, the long stretch of white sandy beach and the blue sparkling ocean. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;The hotel that got my attention at the moment is &lt;a title="De Rhu Beach Resort" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/hotel/malaysia/de-rhu-beach-resort-1000000579040" target="_blank"&gt;De Rhu Beach Resort&lt;/a&gt;. It is located in Balok, Kuantan. There are several reasons why I choose De Rhu Beach Resort, amongst them are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It is a beachfront resort, right on Balok Beach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It has a playground in the pool that will definitely score points with my kiddos (refer picture below &amp;ndash; see how glorious and fun looking are those pools!!!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There is a large swimming pools for adults to plunge in for some fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Lots of ample parking space&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It has restaurants that serve good food throughout the day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It is eligible for Traveloka promotion! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f12%2fDeRhuBeachResort01.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Image source: Traveloka&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Who doesn't appreciate a good promotion, eh? Thanks to Traveloka, I can choose from a variety of hotel promotions available. You can also get a discount if you're vaccinated or if you're travelling by air too! I am contemplating to go with the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia #supportlokal promotion as this promotion gives me a 10% discount on De Rhu Beach Resort. Not only that, if we are taking a flight, we can also get up to RM50 off but I think for my family size, it would be easier to travel by our trusted family car as we can stop by R&amp;amp;R along the way whenever circumstances arises (nature calls, hunger pangs etc). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Additionally, I can also claim for an income tax relief up to RM1000 by 31st December 2022. How cool is that?! Traveling and also getting income tax relief is a win-win! If you would like to know more, do check out Traveloka's full promotions at &lt;a title="Hotel Promo" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/promotion/hotel-promo-my-530&amp;#9;" target="_blank"&gt;hotel promo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;FYI, De Rhu Beach Resort is rated an impressive 8.5/10 in Traveloka with hundreds of reviews! Customers&amp;rsquo; reviews are important factor to me as it means a whole lot of people have tried out and agreed to the good service and conditions of the hotel. The check-in and check-out time at the hotel is at a standard 3PM and 12PM respectively. From what I see, the rooms are spacious, so I can squeeze in my whole family into 1 room and still have space to walk about. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Now I can just imagine how relaxing it is to stay at De Rhu Beach Resort! I can feel the wind blowing in my face as I have a break with a light stroll by the beach with my family. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f12%2fDeRhuBeachResort02.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Image source: Wikipedia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;So, I hope the Kuantan holiday plan will materialize soon as we are badly in need of some vitamin SEA and I am looking forward for a longer stay at a beach area with my loved ones. That&amp;rsquo;s all the updates from me for now. Stay safe everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Our Child's Experience With Shingles</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;I'm sorry it has been a while since I last posted about myself and/or my family. It has been quite a whirlwind busy busy busy life with this Covid lockdown and lifting up and online and homeschooling and all sorts of activities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;What I wanted to write about today is our child's experience with shingles. Yes, I'm not bluffing or joking. &lt;strong&gt;A child's experience with shingles.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;OUR child.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Our 10 year old girl. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Prior to this, my knowledge about shingles are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1. It happens if you have had chicken pox before.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;2. It happens to older people like 50s above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Btw, you may, like us, wonder what causes shingles in our child? I mean, a child?!!! According to this &lt;a title="Shingles (Herpes Zoster) in Children" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&amp;amp;ContentID=P02551" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Shingles in children is not common. A child is more at risk for shingles if either of these are true:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- They had chickenpox before age 1&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt; (Nope, our girl had her chicken pox at 8 years old)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- The child&amp;rsquo;s mother had chickenpox very late in pregnancy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;(Nope, I had my chicken pox at 12 years old)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- The child has a weak immune system from a health condition or certain treatments such as cancer therapy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;(Nope, our girl is healthy and fine prior to this, the only thing I can think of is her prolonged breastmilk jaundice for 2 months that's all)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- Children who get the chickenpox vaccine still have a small risk for shingles. But it may be a lower risk than after a chickenpox infection. And the symptoms may be less severe. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;(Our girl had her MMR jab at 2 years old which included chicken pox vaccine)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;So  really, I still don't know why it happened to our girl. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Anyway, back to sharing our experience. It started somewhere near 10/11 November 2021 when my girl complained to me the back of her neck feels pain, kinda bumpy. I touched and tried to feel for any pimples &lt;em&gt;(there's none)&lt;/em&gt;, checking if there's any rash or bites &lt;em&gt;(both also none)&lt;/em&gt; and hence, dismissed it as ingrown pimple at that time since she's active like normal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Then on 13 Nov 2021, just as my husband and I were planning to make a quick trip for a picnic on the beach an hour car ride away, she came to me telling me her neck feels more pain now. I checked and see red marks at the back of her neck. It's kinda look like those mosquito bites that make you scratch and scratch. I don't feel easy by now and checked around and noticed some tiny blisters on her right arm. A quick Google search points to &lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;SHINGLES&lt;/span&gt;. Why I think so? It is because she had her chicken pox 2 years ago. And you can't get chicken pox TWICE in your life. Things progressed quite quickly from then on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f11%2f20211120-ChildShingles1.jpg" alt="Shingles in Children" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Above pictures showing you 2 days timelapse on how the red marks progressed to blisters behind her neck and spreads to right arm, right shoulder and front right chest. We texted our GP with her symptoms and pictures and was confirmed it was shingles because:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;-&lt;strong&gt; it is a painful rash that develops on one side of the face or body&lt;/strong&gt; (in her case, it is her right side from behind the neck, to right shoulder and upper right arm)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over&lt;/strong&gt; (it looks similar to those you have in chicken pox)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;the blisters are localised &lt;/strong&gt;at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;behind her neck, to right shoulder and upper right arm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not everywhere in her body&lt;/strong&gt; like how chicken pox would be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;-&lt;strong&gt; she had her chicken pox 2 years back&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f11%2f20211120-ChildShingles2.jpg" alt="Shingles in Children" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Above close up picture of her blisters on her right arm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Now as we are not a small family, of course one of my concerns is will it affect the rest of her siblings (age between 3 to 12)?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;** GOOD NEWS:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1. &lt;a title="How contagious is shingles?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles#how-contagious" target="_blank"&gt;Shingles is NOT contagious&lt;/a&gt;, but the varicella-zoster virus that causes it can be spread to another person who hasn&amp;rsquo;t had chickenpox, and they could develop the disease. You can&amp;rsquo;t get shingles from someone with shingles, but you can get chickenpox if you have never had any chicken pox in your life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;2. The varicella-zoster &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;virus is spread when someone comes into contact with an oozing blister&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt; It&amp;rsquo;s not contagious if the blisters are covered or have formed scabs&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;3. We don't have any old folks staying with us so less 1 thing to worry about (old folks = low immunity and risk of getting) and there's no pregnant lady in our house.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;4. Other than the minor loss of appetite, pain on blisters area and itch when scabbing, our girl does not have any other symptoms stated on most websites about shingles (such as fever, headaches, chills, nausea)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;** BAD NEWS:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1. It is quite concerning to see a child getting shingles. Like I mentioned before, heck even our pead doctor said the same thing. It seems the shingles patients are getting younger and younger.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;2. &lt;a title="Shingles treatment" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles#vaccine" target="_blank"&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s no cure for shingles&lt;/a&gt;, but treating it as soon as possible can help prevent complications and speed up your recovery. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva; color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;** Note: Pead mentioned to us that it is extremely important she is not to scratch her blisters and touched her face AND especially EYES as it can cause infection to her eyes and cause blindness!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Medicines we were prescribed (for reference in case you are researching on this topic)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1. ANTAMIN (Allersin-F) Tabs 4mg (this is antihistamine for the itch and allergy and to take twice a day)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. REMAFEN Tabs 50mg (this is anti inflammation to take twice a day)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. ACYLETE 400mg Tabs (this is antiviral treatment which needs to be completed like antibiotic course, to take 4 times a day) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f11%2f20211120-ChildShingles3.jpg" alt="Shingles in Children" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva;"&gt;What we could have done better?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;1. Ideally, you should be treated within 72 hours of developing symptoms. Your doctor may prescribe medications to ease symptoms and shorten the length of the infection. The pead told me that if we had brought her in on the first day itself, she would be on her recovery phase already. (we brought her in to see pead on day 4 after rash appeared)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;2. NOT to use &lt;a title="Acyclovir Cream - Uses, Side Effects, and More" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-5231-432/acyclovir-topical/acyclovir-cream-topical/details" target="_blank"&gt;acyclovir cream&lt;/a&gt; to apply on the blisters. We used acyclovir cream when our children had chicken pox 2 years ago. It helped to speed up and heal their blisters. I thought this round, it would be the same and from day 1 itself, I dutifully applied the cream on her blisters using cotton buds around 3 times daily. But according to our pead, shingles is virus attacking the nerves internally and the acyclovir cream is not effective against shingles. Her words, not mine. I did stop applying the cream on my girl and noticed her blisters dried up and some are scabbing within 2 days BUT there are new blisters popping up as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;It is now day 7 from the first onset of the rash behind her neck. She is recovering slowly, she feels pain and itchy when her medicines wears off. She feels thirstier and sometimes lack the appetite to eat (but still forces herself to munch on something). I made sure to provide lots of snacks and drinks for her and also allow longer period of screen time for her (with moderate breaks in between screen time) so that she gets something to distract herself when the medicines wears off. I noticed she's happier when she gets screen time so I'm allowing it for this phase of course, anything to make her pain and discomfort as less as possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;I just hope it  doesn't happen to yours and if it really does, that this sharing of mine  can help a bit and that there is other children experiencing what your  child is experiencing and it is not life threatening as it might seem. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Do read up more on shingles:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- &lt;a title="Shingles (Herpes Zoster) in Children" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&amp;amp;ContentID=P02551" target="_blank"&gt;Shingles (Herpes Zoster) in Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;- &lt;a title="How can you care for your child at home?" rel="nofollow" href="https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=bz1045" target="_blank"&gt;How can you care for your child at home?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;**                                             Note: I have disabled the         commenting         feature    on    my      blog        engine                thanks    to   all   the     spammers    who    happily     spam    my         blog      every   day.     If       you    wish      to     ask    me   any         questions,  you    can    find         me  at &lt;a class="keychainify-checked" title="I'm a full-time mummy Facebook page" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/theimafulltimemummy"&gt;my Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; (I'm there almost every day) or just drop me an email &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;if you wish to maintain some anonymity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Fancy Getting An NFT Crypto Dog?</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Confession. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;I  am clueless about Bitcoin, Ethereum, &lt;a title="What You Need To Know About Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/nft-non-fungible-token/" target="_blank"&gt;NFT&lt;/a&gt; and all those fancy smancy jargons that came along when the topic of cryptocurrency pops up. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;As time passes by, I'm slowly reading up more and more about them and it gets all the more interesting when people like Elon Musk tweeted about &lt;a title="&amp;lsquo;Dogecoin Is Money&amp;rsquo;&amp;mdash;Elon Musk Shares Bullish Doge Theory Amid $200 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Rally" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2021/07/25/dogecoin-is-money-elon-musk-shares-bullish-doge-theory-amid-200-billion-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-rally/?sh=2ffafc1968e6" target="_blank"&gt;dogecoins&lt;/a&gt; and shooting to the moon etc. It helps that my dear husband is very into these matters and generously shared information with me when things get exciting (I think he's trying so very hard to influence me to join this hahaha)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;It gets even way more interesting when I read about companies and people spending lots of money buying NFTs. Mind blowing to read &lt;a title="Visa Buys NFT of Digital Avatar With Mohawk for $150,000" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-23/cryptopunk-nft-prices-visa-buys-digital-avatar-7610-for-150-000-in-eth" target="_blank"&gt;VISA&lt;/a&gt; spending USD150K, I repeat, USD ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND on a Digital Avatar With Mohawk! That motivated my lazy a$$ enough to do something about this NFT thingy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;I just want to share that I have recently won an NFT crypto dog from a giveaway on Twitter! How cool is that?! My very own crypto dog! Go drool over its picture below! It's MINE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f8%2fDog190.png" alt="Crypto Dogs" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;The giveaway was sponsored by the creator of Fluffy Crypto Dogs, &lt;a title="FluffyDegen" href="https://twitter.com/FluffyDegen" target="_blank"&gt;FluffyDegen&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a title="Fluffy Creatives" href="https://fluffycreatives.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Fluffy Creatives&lt;/a&gt;. You can find his doggies at his opensea site at &lt;a title="https://opensea.io/collection/fluffy-crypto-dogs" href="https://opensea.io/collection/fluffy-crypto-dogs" target="_blank"&gt;https://opensea.io/collection/fluffy-crypto-dogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;These are some of his crypto doggies... All the dogs listed are suitable for Humans of all ages, walks of life and Gender and rest assured of you owning a unique dog as they are all randomly birthed in a Genetic Pool batch of 3,998 pups. Each pup carries 6 properties on them which are: (Body, Collar, Mouth, Nose, Eyes and Head Gear) No two dogs will be the same!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f8%2fFluffyDegen1.png" alt="Crypto Dogs" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;His NFT doggies are currently being featured on &lt;a title="Fluffy Crypto Dogs" href="https://www.featured.market/nft/0x1219c92b5f25ee71966aec7afa889855283e020c" target="_blank"&gt;Binance&lt;/a&gt;. So do drop by to check them out! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <category>Blog Stuff</category>
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      <title>Tips to Bring Your Children to Staycation</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;A family staycation is a perfect chance to treat yourself and your family, giving you all a break from reality and our day-to-day responsibilities, to rejuvenate our mind and body, and to see and feel a different environment for our sanity's sake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;You can let your hair down. There is no need to worry about cleaning the house whenever your children make a mess as there is room services to handle that. At least for a few days, you are worry-free on matters of cooking, laundry and to-do-list as a mother and housewife. All you need to do is just focus on the break and rest as much as you can during staycation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Staycation also reduces the traveling time. Have fun being a tourist at your hometown. You can pack lightly and reduce the cost on airplane and airport transfers. You just need to go to any hotel for a staycation by driving your own vehicle. Most of the hotels provides free parking within their premises too. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Anyway, it is every mom&amp;rsquo;s concerns to check on the places to go for holiday that will suits her family and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Whether the hotel is suitable for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, whethere there have any &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; pool, no smoking rooms, and if possible, connecting room for the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Also do note that not all hotels are child-friendly. So here are few tips to plan a staycation with your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;family and children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Choose a hotel that caters to your little ones&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;When scouting for a hotel, not only scout for the best deals, you must also check on child-friendly &lt;a title="hotel" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-sg/hotel"&gt;hotel&lt;/a&gt; or family-friendly hotel from beds and amenities to children activities. If you have extra budget, you can go for a hotel that offers spacious rooms, with extra amenities such as baby cots, bottle warmers, and stroller. Some hotels also offer exciting activities for children such as children&amp;rsquo;s yoga, rock climbing, and cooking class. This is to ensure you and your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; will have a good staycation experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make sure all items and belongings are well-packed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;With the little troops I have (5 children between 2 to almost 12-years old) packing can be an overwhelming task. But when packing for a hotel staycation, the list become less as most hotels provides toiletries and basic amenities such as towels, hair dryers and iron. So all you need to do is just pack important things that are not easy to get such as medication and diapers. Also don&amp;rsquo;t forget the children swimming suits if they love to splash in the swimming pools. I'm actually very glad that I'm at the phase where my older 3 children can pack their own clothes when we go for our family holiday!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stock up on some healthy snacks close to you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;This is to avoid the typical tantrums, hunger meltdowns or crankiness in the younger ones. You can stock up on nuts, biscuits, or raisins as well. It easy to carry and perfect to control a little hunger pangs. Some hotel also provides snacks in their freezer, but it is better if you prepare ahead. I usually stock some in my diaper bag and some in one of my child's backpack (as we might be split into 2 groups while walking around hence, the backup hahah)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Include &amp;lsquo;me time&amp;rsquo; and time with your spouse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Staycation is the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with your spouse or partner. Beside getting some rest from daily responsibilities, this is the time to recharge your romantic battery. Get the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; busy with activities, or get the babysitting and childcare services under your staycation hotel for a few hours. You and spouse can get some much needed alone time together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Of course for now, it is still impossible to have a staycation because we are still under MCO. Sigh.... But heyyyyyy, for our neighbouring country, Singapore, they can enjoy &lt;a title="Staycation Singapore" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-sg/hotel-guides/staycation"&gt;Staycation Singapore&lt;/a&gt;! Not only that, there is also promotion on hotels by &lt;a title="Traveloka" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-sg/"&gt;Traveloka&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2021%2f1%2fSP202101Traveloka2.jpg" alt="Traveloka" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Do go check out their campaign &lt;a title="Singapore Rediscovers Vouchers" href="https://www.traveloka.com/en-sg/promotion/singaporediscovers"&gt;Singapore Rediscovers Vouchers&lt;/a&gt; for more interesting offers and tips on attractions and hotels!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s all for now. Hope these tips helps to give some ideas for mommies out there to have a little break. Stay safe everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular celebration</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;As             a busy mum with 5    kiddos between 2 to 11-years    old,  I        have already cut down on doing product reviews &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;since the beginning of this year &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;to    focus  on my childcare and family  life,  home cooking, education,    helping  with        hubby's         administration site  of  the    business and occasionally sharing    informational     articles  on my FB  fan page.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Now, our family has always been a big fan of all things LEGO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,  so when I received an invitation to attend the LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular celebration with my family, how can I say no?! After all, it is coming to the year-end and we have all been safely staying home due to the CMCO. After getting positive feedbacks from friends who have visited LEGOLAND recently, we quickly arranged for our  trip down south so that we can  catch the show on time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2011%2f9%2fimaftmntmm.png" alt="I'm a full-time mummy" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Just a quick info on the LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular celebration, this year, LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort will be transformed into the Candyland of your dreams. The resort will also be extending their operating hours on the weekends (Fridays to Sundays) so that everyone can have extra time to enjoy their annual BrickTacular celebration. We are lucky to fully maximise our visiting ours there during our Saturday to Monday stay at LEGOLAND Hotel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;The  resort was like a giant Candyland, everywhere you go, you're bound to  see candy canes, lollies and more! We enjoyed hunting for Gingerbread  Man in the MINILAND as well as being mesmerised by the beautiful  decorations around the resort!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2020%2f12%2fLegolandBricktacular01.jpg" alt="LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;My  children were so engrossed at watching the LEGO Friends performance on  stage! Even I couldn't resist dancing and swaying around to the songs!  It was also cool to see LEGOLAND staff giving out Christmas hats for the  children around the center stage area. Everything is awesome! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2020%2f12%2fLegolandBricktacular02.jpg" alt="LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;We also made it a point that it's a MUST to visit SEA LIFE Malaysia! I'm impressed with the strict &lt;a title="Safety Measures at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort" href="https://www.legoland.com.my/plan-your-day/before-you-visit/safety-measures/" target="_blank"&gt;SOP&lt;/a&gt; of social distancing and keeping the hygiene of the guests. We also noticed some cute lollies and candies around some exhibits! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2020%2f12%2fLegolandBricktacular03.jpg" alt="LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;I feel safe and assured walking around the resort as you can see staff getting guests to sanitize their hands before and after each rides. There are also staff walking around the resort to sanitize the park, benches and etc. Hand sanitisers devices can be found everywhere and signs to remind you to practise social distancing as well can be seen everywhere. Kudos to LEGOLAND Malaysia for this initiative and effort!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2020%2f12%2fLegolandBricktacular08.jpg" alt="LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Even at the LEGOLAND Hotel Bricks Restaurant, you can see that the staff are strict and rules are being adhered to by guests too. Instead of going around, taking your own sweet time to choose your food selections, you practically do the same but line up one by one at a safe distance, when it's your turn, you walk up to the counter and give your food order to the staff in-charge and they will scoop and get your dish and food portion as per your order. I also like the table covering during our dinner at the Bricks Restaurant. My children get their own Lego crayons and immediately proceed to choose their own activities - connecting the dots, finding the differences, complete the maze, words search and more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.imafulltimemummy.com/image.axd?picture=2020%2f12%2fLegolandBricktacular07.jpg" alt="LEGOLAND Brick-Tacular" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;If  you are planning to visit LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort, do keep a lookout  for character appearances throughout the park as well as joining in the  fun in the activities provided. We managed to take pictures with the Toy Soldier mascot as well as Lego Pirate in our hotel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;Overall, we really enjoyed our trip this round and looking forward to visiting LEGOLAND Malaysia again in the near future!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;You can find out more info from LEGOLAND Malaysia's &lt;a title="LEGOLAND Malaysia" href="https://www.legoland.com.my/our-company/announcement_latest/" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;If you want the latest scoop on promotion and  activities, do stay connected with LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort via &lt;a title="LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort" href="https://www.facebook.com/LEGOLAND.my/" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Legoland Malaysia Official" href="https://www.instagram.com/legolandmalaysia" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: small;"&gt;I     received no monetary compensation for this review. I was invited to  the event with my family in order to facilitate my review. All  opinions  expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research  when  purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Guide to Transporting Your Pet</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Planning to move house across the country and you want to know how to prepare your furry friend for the move?&amp;nbsp; Pets are family and moving with them across the country can be an adventure.&amp;nbsp; How well they transition during the moving experience is extremely important. Moving long distance requires a lot of thought and planning, not just for your belongings, but for the well being of all family members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;As pets have an instinctive fear of new environment, pet owners want to help them adjust quickly. Pre-planning for the transfer of your pet, as well as for your household goods, should start as soon as you know you are going to move.&amp;nbsp; A long distance move can be a stressful time for anyone, pets included. If you are moving to a new city or state, you are likely to be worried about your pet's wellbeing. Do not let this cause additional stress.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Do scroll down for some tips on moving with our pet safely and make it an enjoyable experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Laws and regulations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Be sure you understand all rules and regulations related to animals for your new state, city, apartment complex, etc.&amp;nbsp; Health certificate from a veterinarian is required in several states as well as up-to-date vaccinations.&amp;nbsp; Certain breed is ban too so you will need to be aware of that. Exotic pets, reptiles and rodents may have additional requirements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Schedule a vet visit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Bring your pets to the veterinarian for a general health checkup and to get the necessary documentation, vaccinations or medication.&amp;nbsp; Ask your vet for recommendations for a peaceful travel if your pet gets motion sickness or extreme anxiety in the car.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Ground Transportation for Pets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;If you are unable to drive your pet to your new home on your moving day, you can use a ground transportation service. This service is typically more expensive than the other options but you can expect your animal family member to receive top-quality care and attention.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;Choosing the right moving service&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;When there are pets involved, it is important to think about the moving service you use. Depending on the service you choose, your furry member may travel alone or with animals. All ground transportation services offer a fast and safe ride.&amp;nbsp; Finding the right shipping company for &lt;a title="moving your pet" href="https://www.shiply.com/us/pet-transport"&gt;moving your pet&lt;/a&gt; should not be difficult with Shiply, an online shipping platform.&amp;nbsp; Shiply has a range of rated pet transport services that can send personalized quotes for your job and allows you to make comparison in one place.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;To choose the best ground transportation for moving with pets across country, remember to find out if the companies provide insurance or you will need to purchase it, ensure that the business is properly licensed, and do research the company online.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;The Cost Of Pet Transport&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;"&gt;The cost of moving your pet can are based on a variety of factors such as distance, pet size, timing,&amp;nbsp; location for pick-up and delivery as well as the time of the year. These services can be costly, but if a pet is a cherished part of your family, no effort or expense should be spared to ensure that your pet is comfortable and safely transported to your new home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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