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Staying at Home to Watch TV

philin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:29:39 +0000

With Direct TV, you will be spoilt for choice with so many wonderful entertaining channels to watch from documentaries, news, food, to movies and sports. And as Christmas is just round the corner, there will be plenty of advertisements for products on the telly where you can check out before purchasing. It is good to watch DirectTV as a family to strengthen the bond and to enjoy the shows together.

DirecTV promises many hours of entertainment as you get to watch pretty actresses and actors on screen plus informational channels like news such as CNN, BBC and much more. It is satellite tv with a wide repertoire of movie channels to choose from. And for the bored person at home, it is a good time to switch on the tv and browse the various channels to select his or her favorite show.

It also saves you money from going to the cinemas where you have to get dressed, drive to town and pay a lot for your movie tickets, not counting parking the car and so on. It saves time and money in the long run and you can watch it from the comforts of your home. So, just check out the links above and perhaps you might like to subscribe to it now.

Plenty of Work Today

philin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:32 +0000

I have to edit quite a lot of photos today for the company web site and upload them again to the server. Meanwhile, I also need to change the wordings of the company name card of my colleague and for myself so that our business can continue to run without any problems. We have fierce competitors especially in installing tennis courts and now futsal courts in rubberized floors. And today I got an offer to build a web site for an enquiry from mybloglog reader. I have yet to reply him as I am not sure I can commit the time and effort unless he can wait for a week since I might go down to KL this week with my colleague for business. For each business trip, I will always bring along my laptop to check emails daily and to reply plus sending out quotations to people.

Time for Christmas Purchases

philin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:50:39 +0000

Christmas is just round the corner and it is time to buy presents for your loved ones. And if you have a newborn in the family, you might like to get prams so that you can go out with your baby strolling along the parks or even shopping for household items. With the arrival of your new family, you can also invest in baby gyms and play mats. Babies are a curious lot and they love to play with toys and move around exploring their new world. You can also get baby cribs for them to sleep soundly at night.

Alternatively, you your friends are expecting at this time of the year and due for delivery soon, you can also get your dear friends baby gifts in anticipation of the new arrival. Having babies is a blessing and you get to hold and cuddle them. All they do is eat and sleep the whole day and poop as well where you can hire a baby sitter to assist you. As you invest time and money taking care of your babies, they will eventually grow up into adults who can take care of you in return during your golden years.

Change to Christmas Theme

philin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:33:30 +0000

Do you like the new Christmas theme of this blog with snow flakes falling? Well, since Christmas is just next month, I decided to add the Yuletide season look and feel in anticipation of Christmas. Most of my Wordpress blogs are already changed to those with Christmas themes and as I look at them, there is heart warming feel good feelings coming around. I will also be away next month just before Christmas for a short holiday in Malaysia. It feels good to be able to earn your own money and then spend it - which makes working for income more worthwhile. And in the meantime, I also save up quite a bit for my retirement years.

Using Direct TV Packages

philin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:25:32 +0000

I love to watch Disney’s cartoons and comedies like Mr Bean. However, I always avoid watch horror shows or melodrama of the series. Both my parents love to watch the many interesting channels like CNN, Traveler’s Log, ESPN sports and many others. If you are in the US, you can subscribe to Direct TV Packages with lots of amazing channels to see. Direct Sat TV is a Satellite Television provider and offers top notch Satellite Television shows. There are also Direct TV Offers where you can check the packages online to see which one suit your taste and budget.

As for me, I love watching my favorite channels of daily news and documentaries. They are entertaining and help to while away time when I have to relax and unwind after a day’s work. After watching tv, I will forget the pressures and stress at work and the feel good mood comes back. You can check out Direct TV packages to see what is offered and which are the offers that you like to select to suit your budget. After all, it is much cheaper than going to the cinemas every week where you have to get dressed and drive down to town.

Direct TV Deals has been brought to you for viewing in the comforts of your home. And it is worth the subscription as you can now enjoy movies just by switching on the tv. No more expensive cinema tickets to purchase anymore just to enjoy a few hours of pure entertainment.

Bought Some Reading Materials Last Night

philin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:50:45 +0000

As my parents are glued to the telly the whole day and we hardly talk, I bought quite a lot of reading material last night - The Star newspapers, The Edge weekly and Personal Money Magazine for November issue. Total costs was RM15.20 but it was worth it. I get enlightened with extra knowledge and how to manage my finances better by reading Personal Money magazine. Also got to know that my tuition classmate’s wife is now a millionaire investing in properties and renting them out to Japanese. And they even shared that their combined earnings were just RM1,200 before venturing into property when she was working as a bank teller. So much for financial freedom just by working for yourself and no one else in the property sector. They now own 11 properties after mortgaging their house for renovation to the condominium unit and apartments. Now they are earning a 5 figure income monthly.

Online Math Tutoring for your Kids

philin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:07 +0000

In my school days, I still remember getting 100% marks for a Mathematics test in Secondary 1 and my classmates remember me for this as I was the only one with a perfect score. The reason of my excellent grades was because I got Math help from a very patient tutor who is now my dad’s god son. He has retired since then. But back in the 1980s, I attended Math tuition twice a week, cycling for group tuition of 1 hour each time.

Now you don’t have to send your kids for tuition anymore. Just log on to the computer and you have Online Math Tutor specifically for K-12, back to school and college tutoring. You can even try out the Free online math tutoring for first time user to gauge the effectiveness of using this online service. TutorVista is the leading online tutoring company in the world and they offer an incredible unlimited monthly tutoring package for only $99.99 a month for all subjects where students can use their service as much as they want, whenever they need it. Tutoring is available 24X7.

Investing in online tutoring is worth every penny spent especially when you see your kids getting top marks in school and during exams. Most of today’s successful doctors, lawyers and engineers got tuition help in their younger days when they were struggling academically initially. Now they are earning good income and getting high qualifications for all those years of studying hard and studying smart.

Irritating Neighbor’s Dog

philin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:21:32 +0000

My computer room downstairs is located directly next to an obnoxious neighbor with an equally irritating small dog with a loud bark. Each time I say something on the phone or my mother talks to me, it will start to bark loudly for several seconds. This is very annoying and my obnoxious neighbor seems to train her dog for this purpose. Well, I am used to it already and at one time initially I wanted to install ‘Bark Free’ device which will let out a silent piercing sound that is only audible to dogs each time they bark. It will train them not to bark and the piercing sound can be quite painful to the ears of the dogs. Being the good neighbor that we are, my parents advised me against it. Just opposite my house, my other neighbor’s dog was poisoned to death by another neighbor. So much for neighborliness!

Investing in Gold to Hedge Against Inflation

philin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:09:01 +0000

Just last month, I bought myself a gold bangle and then during the same day, went to buy a gold necklace from Tomei Jewellers. With the extra cash that I had saved up, I thought of investing in gold to hedge against inflation besides being able to wear them as jewellery now and then. My rich uncle who is a doctor also gave me gold coins during Chinese New Year in Singapore many years ago when I was staying there prior to coming back to Penang, Malaysia. You can also check out gold bullion if you like to invest more money in gold - a yellow precious metal that will never corrode or rusts unlike steel. Gold is beautiful to look at and its yellow shiny surface attracts the eye.

Incidentally, I just read that India is now the biggest client of gold in the world and it has invested billions of dollars to keep them in its vault. It has overtaken China which used to be the number one consumer of gold worldwide previously. The price of gold has steadily increased for the last 10 years. In the 1970s, a gram of gold only cost $20. It has increased a lot to $127 per gram now. So, if you have excess cash and don’t know where to invest, why don’t you try gold instead?

Something is Wrong with my Computer

philin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:29 +0000

First the desktop takes three times to boot up properly and the first 2 times, I encountered error messages. In the BIOs, the virus detection is disabled and there is no sound coming from it even though I have reported this problem to the technician working in Keypoint in Anson Road. The services are getting from bad to worse and the old man deliberately took a long time to attend to my computer. He took 15 minutes attending to other matters leaving me waiting to get the service receipt which I have to pay RM60 which is non-refundable. I am looking for a new computer technician who is more efficient and prompt in servicing this desktop as it has all the business data plus my web site files. So far there are very few reliable technicians who can back up all the important data, format the computer and reinstall Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003.

Used to Collect Stamps and Coins

philin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:35:05 +0000

In the 1970s, when I was still a kid, I used to collect used stamps and silver coin. I have a big collection now and they will make a handsome profit if I were to sell them at eBay or any other online auction sites. I also have the portrait of the late Princess Diana of Wales in one of my silver coins. My dad has also bought me a packet of coins from Europe during one of his trips there. So far, I have about 12 big stamp albums and a few boxes of repeat stamp designs. It will take a lot of effort to take photos of them one by one to sell them on eBay. One of these days, I might just sell at an offer price to a stamp and coin collector in one shot. Now they are taking up much space below my bed which has a storage area. I also have many old vintage Malaya stamps collected during my dad’s time. They are nice to look at once in a while and you tend to reminisce of the old times - times when you don’t have to worry about money and all the other stuffs that adults go through in life. It was a carefree happy-go-lucky life then as a kid.

Are You Making Money from the Internet?

philin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:25:54 +0000

Are you making enough money from the internet? Do your blogs generate enough income to withdraw from Adsense every month? If not, it is better to cut your loses and close down all your blogs - simply because nobody reads them and you are just wasting your money. It might be better to work for other people instead of sitting at home doing nothing and surfing the web to while away time. Some people try to emulate others thinking that they know better and can make an income from the web. But what they don’t know is that 95% of people fail while only 5% succeed to really earn from the internet.

Upgraded My Other Blog to Wordpress 2.8.4

philin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:04:12 +0000

Just 2 days ago, I upgraded my other blog at DianaTan.net to Wordpress 2.8.4. . I am also testing out certain functions for SEO friendly features. However, when I upgraded to Wordpress 2.8.4, I also encountered login problems as my old password was not recognised anymore. And uploading the files took so long with hundreds of them or even thousands of them being loaded to the server one at a time. I hope to find a way to make my posts SEO friendly so that people can find me easily. There is also a new look for each Wordpress upgrade at the dashboard section. So much for improvement.

I wanted to be an Insurance Agent

philin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:24:03 +0000

My dad was a successful insurance agent for Great Eastern and he has won the Round Table award selling a million dollars worth of insurance at that time. Natually I wanted to follow his footsteps but he has told me that it is not easy knocking on every door after work in Butterworth and making cold calls to strangers. And my dad was holding a full time job as a teacher. Now with the internet, you can even check out term life insurance quotes without all the hassle of getting an agent to come to your place and do presentation. I really admire my dad for working so hard holding 2 to 3 jobs just to put bread on the table.

My Job at home

philin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:14:55 +0000

I am quite blessed with a job to work at home and therefore can nap anytime when there is a need. Every morning when I wake up, after breakfast, I will log on to the computer and internet to check for incoming mails and client enquiries to reply to them. This is what I do every day and in between when I need a rest from staring at the monitor, I will simply go upstairs for a short nap and turn on the air con. We have 3 air con units in every bedroom of my parents’ double storey terrace house. But recently, I have been taking more breaks than usual because I have stopped writing articles for a while to concentrate on the job and to travel frequently to KL.

Pastor Joseph Prince is so Annointed

philin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:07:44 +0000

I have been blessed to hear Pastor Joseph Prince preach even though I am in Malaysia and he is in Singapore. This guy really rocks!! He is so cool and extremely blessed. In fact, whenever I feel stressed out, I will just put on his message CDs and simply rest and relax while hearing him preach. Pastor Joseph Prince is the senior pastor of New Creation Church and even residents in USA, Canada, Australia, India, etc get to hear him preach life on satellite TV. They are so lucky they don’t have to buy his message CDs from his online store and get fresh manna from heaven every week. This Februaryy alone, New Creation Church raised S$19 million in a day! That is testament to how blessed the church is through Pastor Prince.

Need a Vacation

philin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:43:10 +0000

Now it is still Hari Raya holidays here and today is a public holiday. Tomorrow, my boss will be driving down to his home town in Johor to attend his daughter’s wedding and will be back next week. As for me, I guess I also need a break from work and am contemplating taking a short vacation like riviera maya all inclusive vacations. It is good to spend money on yourself once in a while after the mundane daily grind of office work. It gives me more motivation to work hard as you know that you can spend the money anytime for a well deserved break. In my job, I travel quite often around Malaysia with my colleague and quite often reaching the rented apartment at 12:00am midnight. Time is so precious and we make use of every working hour.

Working at Home

philin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:31:52 +0000

Someone from the internet asked me how I managed to earn money working at home. Well, I replied to her that I am working for my boss in his sports building business since February 2003, about 5 and a half years. Besides my full time job at home, I also write articles on a part time basis and freelance in web designs. I also earn from Google Adsense in my 4 other blogs but that is almost neglible as it takes 8 - 10 months to reach USD100 minimum for withdrawal. Other than that, I also sell Herbalife slimming products online which is drop shipped to my client’s place. I dare not invest in the share market as my financial knowledge is too little to take too much risks. So I put most of my money into government bonds at 5% or sukuk and fixed deposits.