The Power Of Chandeliers

Chandeliers can really add a touch of sophistication to a place that has simple decor. Chandeliers always look grand, elegant and expensive, though they may not necessarily cost a lot. Having a chandelier in the ceiling of the living room or dining room of a house can really liven up and add character to a place, besides illuminating it. Chandeliers really do have the power to transform a dull place and bring grandeur to it. Why do 5-star hotels always look so grand and classy? If you pay attention to the ceilings of these hotels, you will notice chandeliers hung on the ceiling everywhere in the hotel.

I like chandeliers too and I plan to fix one on the living room or dining room ceiling of our new home. My choice would either be crystal chandeliers or contemporary chandeliers.  I have seen some very sophisticated chandeliers at Chandelier Warehouse, an online store that specializes in chandeliers of all types ranging from crystal chandeliers, wrought iron chandeliers, glass chandeliers, traditional chandeliers and contemporary chandeliers. If you are planning to buy a chandelier for your home but don’t know which type to buy, there are some tips on chandeliers buying, bulbs and lightings at the website of Chandelier Warehouse for your reading. Go check them out today.

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Wacky Pregnancy Hormones

I had 6.5 hours of sleep last night.  When I sat in front of my computer after breakfast this morning, my eyes drooped and my mind was shut instantaneously. I took a 20-minute nap after breakfast. Now, it’s 2pm and as I’m typing this, I can barely open my eyes and my mind is about to go blank. I think I need another 20 minutes of forty-winks now. This pregnancy, I feel sleepy all the time. When I wasn’t pregnant, I had very high energy levels. I would wake up at 5:30am to blog every morning and then go for a run round the neighborhood or at the park for at least 30 minutes everyday. I hardly feel sleepy though I only have 5 hours of sleep everyday and I don’t nap in the afternoon. These wacky pregnancy hormones are also making me feel moody all the time. I’m here counting my days to my big day, just can’t wait to see my baby and get over with all these wacky pregnancy hormones…. once and for all.

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Nimbus VoIP Phone

My cousin went to the U.S. to further her studies last December. Being the only child, my aunt misses her so terribly that she calls her almost every other day. I was shocked when my aunt told me that her phone bill exceeds five hundred Ringgit every month and that’s just her phone bill alone. She also has to pay my cousin’s mobile phone bill in the U.S. which also runs into the hundreds every month. My aunt is bound to spend tens of thousands of Ringgit on phone bill alone as my cousin will be spending the next 3 years studying in the U.S..  Perhaps I should ask my aunt to get the Nimbus VoIP Phone Systems which would enable them to call one another for free. I heard that Nimbus VoIP phone owners can make unlimited US calling and free dialing to any other Nimbus VoIP phone in the world. Now, that’s really a good investment for my aunt.

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How Long Did You Refrain From Washing Your Hair During Confinement?

During my first confinement, I refrained from washing my hair for 2 days and I surrendered. I then washed my hair every other day. On the days that I did’t wash my hair, I felt terribly hot and uncomfortable.  During my second confinement, I also refrained from washing my hair for 2 days and thereafter, I washed it everyday (albeit discreetly), but with ginger water and quickly blew dry it after the wash. During my first confinement, I got really depressed on the days that I could not wash my hair as I was sweating all the time, eating all the piping hot and heaty food, with lots and lots of ginger, wine and DOM. Thinking of it now makes me feel sweaty too!

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Simple Lunch

That was my lunch yesterday – croissant stuffed with sardines, mayo, tomato ketchup and lots of Japanese cucumbers. I don’t have appetite to eat heavy meals these days.  Even sitting at the dining table feels uncomfortable as my bulging tummy will be pressed against the table.  I can’t even reach out to the dishes on the table  without standing up.  

Chin Nee, I just wonder how you’re going to handle when you’re 36 weeks preggers with your twins.  I think you will need to eat your meals on the couch and sit up when you sleep.

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Luxurious Investment

Have you heard of the high-rise luxurious condo called Apogee Condo South Beach at Miami Beach? This posh waterfront condo with spectacular views is located prominently at the southern tip of South Beach and designed to be the most elegant South Beach condo building. What I like about it is that though it is high-rise, it is low-density and only has 68 residences. The price for one unit starts at a whopping $3 million and top-out at roughly $10 million but the units are really large ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 square feet. The condo is fully equipped with top-of-the-line amenities and unparalleled facilities. So if you have the wherewithal and would like to invest in something luxurious, the Apogee Condo is really a good investment.

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Confinement Stories

For those of you who had gone through a regimented confinement (where both your mum and mil will watch over you like a hawk almost 24 hours a day), you were not allowed to eat vegetables (well, can only eat certain vege like kailan) and fruits, right?  Luckily my mil was quite liberal and did not forbid me to eat these food. I ate lots of vegetables and fruits everyday. Thus, I did not suffer from constipation though I ate so much heaty food.  However, my body could not tolerate the wine and ginger during the 2nd week of my confinement and I had sore throat and felt feverish. That’s when my CL stopped cooking ‘hard-core’ confinement food for me and reduced the ginger. I hope this time round, my body will be able to tolerate all the hard-core confinement food from day one through day 30 of the confinement. That’s the only time I can properly ‘poa’ (heal and nourish) my body, through eating these nutritious food. Now, I just can’t wait to savor those confinement food!

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The Best Part Of A Confinement

To me, the best part of going through a regimented and torturous confinement is that I get to enjoy the food. For the benefit of my readers who are not familiar with the Chinese culture, women after child-birth go through a 1-month confinement period where they are to follow very regimented rules like not being able to wash their hair, not allowed to bathe with regular water direct from the tap / shower and diet must be of a specific one too. Normally, a confinement lady (CL) will be hired to care for the mummy and the newborn baby.

Well, coming back to the confinement food, the first few dishes I am going to order from my CL will be ‘kai jau’ (chicken cooked in wine with lots of ginger), stir-fried pork with sweet wine and shredded ginger, pigs’ trotters with black vinegar, turmeric chicken and pigs’ belly and intestines soup. These are my favorites and I can never bored of them, even during my confinement.

What’s your favorite food during your confinement?

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Exhilarating Helicopter Ride Over The Grand Canyon

Las Vegas is not just about casinos, spectacular shows and night life. If you are the outdoorsy type and love sightseeing, you really have to catch an exhilarating helicopter flight to one of Mother Nature’s greatest achievements – The Grand Canyon.  The helicopter will fly you to the West Rim, passing over Lake Las Vegas, Lake Mead and Hoover Dam (which is the world’s tallest dam) en route.  The helicopter will bring you deep in the Canyon rim for a champagne picnic and the pilot / guide will be happy to answer all the questions that you may have regarding the Grand Canyon or your helicopter flight. You can book this tour and your Las Vegas Hotels at BestofVegas.com, the ultimate website to find everything that you are looking for to book your Las Vegas vacation.

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Finger and Paper Licking Good

Each time we are at Mid Valley Megamall, daddy will surely buy us Beard Papa’s cream puffs, our all-time favorite. Though he buys half a dozen, we can finish them within a day.


And this is how much Sherilyn relishes the cream puff. After devouring the cream puff, she licked all her fingers clean…. and licked the paper clean too.


….and made a mess on her face, hair, clothes, chairs and table.

…. and then asked for more and more and more…..

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Happy All Fools’ Day

So did anyone get fooled today? When I was younger, I used to prepare my tricks and pranks on my friends days in advance. Thinking back, that was really childish of me but I did have a good time carrying out those pranks. I was fooled and I fooled people and we all had some good laughs. My classmates and I even dared fool our teachers and that was just so foolhardy of us. Luckily our teachers were sporting enough not to get personal and had us all whipped and punished!

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Go To Disney World And Stand A Chance To Win A Car!

I was just telling Miche the other day that I really need to get myself a car, latest in 2 years’ time coz that’s when Alycia will be going to primary school and I need a car to chauffeur her around.  Miche told me she’s getting a Persona and I am tempted to get one too.  But after reading today’s newspapers, I think I want a Nissan Grand Livina. This particular tour agency is offering their customers a chance to win a cool Nissan Grand Livina when they purchase air tickets or tour packages from them. How awesome can that be! So do you think I should ask hubby to get 4 air tickets to Orlando just so that we stand not only one chance but four chances to win the Grand Livina? I am sure Alycia and Sherilyn will be tickled pink if I told them that daddy is going to get some Discount Walt Disney World Tickets and bring them to Disney World.

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Pharmacy Technician Career

Are you just out from high school and at a total loss on what to do next?  Well, you may want to consider a career in pharmacy technician. The job entails helping the pharmacist provide medication and other health care products to patients. A pharmacy tech also performs routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, counting tablets and labeling bottles. You will also be required to perform administrative duties, stocking shelves, operating cash registers and much more. You can check out the pharmacy technician salary range at medical-career-training.com. In terms of career advancement, pharmacy technicians with significant training, experience and certification can be promoted to supervisory positions and some may advance into specialty positions, others move into sales and with a substantial amount of formal training, some pharmacy technicians are promoted to pharmacists.

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HEALTH FREAK MOMMY