Where Am I?

August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have been away from my blog for sometime and was busy trying a new work schedule of balancing between working on my new affiliate using Pay Per Click (PPC) and Search Engine Optimising (SEO-ing) the webpages.

I have to start from scratch and like what my friend Roger said, starting takes 95% effort. In between my own project, I also helped a friend to set up a simple new site for his business, SEO-ed it and got it listed on the first page on Google for his niche. Now we get a few enquiries a day…not too bad if I would say it.

Though I “disappeared” from my blog a few weeks, I was really productive!

As I am competing in a larger niche, basic SEO skills is not enough. I have to spend more time on advanced techniques. So I still have to spend time on my new affiliate product. But I’m working out a new working time schedule which will allow me to spend some time on my blog as well.

Perhaps a post or 2 everyweek. So do subscribe to my newsletters and get updated whenever I post a new post.

Going MIA For A Few Weeks

July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have been away from this blog for a few days and I could feel some withdrawal symptoms! I wonder if its because I’m so used to writing every morning that I feel like I’m not doing something when I’m not contributing to you.

This few weeks I have jumped from one internet marketing course to another and helping my friend Roger with his class in Penang in between 2 courses. Yup its a busy month.

The law of attraction really bring me the opportunity to learn more of what I want to learn and at such good offer as well. That is why I signed up for a course next week.

I will be focusing almost all of my effort in promoting an affiliate product now, so my posting will not be so frequent. Do subscribe to my RSS or even better, my free newsletter and I’ll notify you whenever there is a new post.

I have also re-arranged some of my post into articles so that you can have a more systematic way of locating information that can help you in your internet business. Its in My Articles section.

Drop me an email if you want to know more about certain things and I’ll reply you as soon as possible. In fact, you can email to me on things that you want to learn and I’ll try to help you out.

Blogging In Malaysia

April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Ever since the conclusion of Malaysia’s 12th General Election, a lot of attention was placed on bloggers. The government partly blamed the bloggers for disseminating incorrect information which led to their reduced majority. Many less informed,misinformed or ignorant politicians, group all bloggers together, as if all bloggers are the same! Some even have the audacity to call for censor or banning blog sites. Some times you really wonder whether you should laugh or not.

No wonder the politicians lost ground. If they have tried to pay attention and understand what do bloggers really do, then they would not make statements that reflect their ignorance. Mind you, public statements define your thoughts and view point. So if it doesn’t make sense, you will lose respect and credibility because people can see that you don’t understand what you are talking about.

Bloggers blog about their happiness, frustrations, their ups and downs and also their passion. Some people blog to share their view point. Some blog to share their experience in certain matters such as making money online etc. One thing is certain though, each post is a potential debatable topic, depending on your readers.

After the election, many politicians started to blog. Of course its better to be late than never but do they really understand what’s a blog? Blogging can be used as a good political tool but are they capable of share issues HONESTLY with the people? Can they take criticism hurled at their face? Or will it be censored because the feedback was deemed too sensitive?

Blog readers are only interested in content and when the publisher is honest and sincere in their posts and contribution. If the post is cold and politically right, then the blog will lose its readers very fast because they might as well read the newspaper. What readers are interested are your thoughts, your experience and your feels towards something. If politicians have to be politically right and censor their posts and reader’s comments frequently, then I’m sure its going to fail.

Political blogs are filled with no holds barred discussion and debate on issues relating to the country. So if the politicians have to tow the party’s line and are not engaged in discussions, then its better not to start one. An interesting example, Lim Kit Siang made a public statement for Perak’s DAP to boycott the swearing in ceremony of the state chief minister. Immediately, his blog received angry responds from his loyal readers about his foolish statement. These comments were not deleted or censored.

Can Barisan’s politician handle such criticism and openly discuss issues pertaining to the country? Or will they pull out their Ace and claim that its sensitive issue, not subject to discussion. Ha ha…its like an ostrich hiding its head in the sand when they sense danger.

Good luck to the politicians in the dangerous jungle of the world wide web.

Importance of Gratitude

November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

This morning I was having morning tea by myself around 1030am. While I slowly took my time chewing and savouring the Roti Sambal Udang (aka chili prawn paste french toast), I was also observing my surrounding tables. No I’m not sitting at those fancy multinational coffee franchises, just a humble coffeshop. I noticed that those folks sitting around me were retirees having their morning tea too. I suppose the older folks had an early breakfast and are hungry like me now. But the point is…where are my peers? There wasn’t anyone around my age group taking their morning tea.

As I slowly sip my hot milo, I realised that having morning tea at 10-ish is a luxury itself. As this thought sink deeper, I noted that everyone, including me, in our daily hustle and bustle take everything for granted.

We have our goals and expectations, and we work mindlessly hard towards it. In the process we forgot why we set our goals in the first place. We don’t stop and take stock of what we already have and appreciate what we’ve accomplished.

Assessing my life, I realised that I have precious friends who helped to enrich my life. Friends who are like minded in our aspirations. Friends who helped me along the way. They are treasures on my journey…

Spa Wars

October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (iron bearing) spring water. In 16th century England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr Timothy Bright called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description rather than as the place name of the Belgian town. At first this term referred specifically to resorts for water drinking rather than bathing, but this distinction was gradually lost and many spas offer external remedies. — WikipediaWhenever I go for holidays, I look forward to visiting the local spa, especially if that region is famous for it. I have been to Bali, Indonesia and tried the famous Balinese hot stone massage. In fact I’ve tried the Balinese massage almost every where I went. However, Bali has still the best valued spas and the service rivals the land of smiles.

However, I do wonder what is the normal expectation whenever a guy goes into a spa. Are we suppose to go full monty or just down to our shorts? I know some spa provides those flimsy disposal ones, some do not and some provide their change of shorts.

I presume this may have something to do with each country’s culture and how they view nudity but…aren’t we suppose to be free of the restrictive clothing, be free and comfy and let our body relax and enjoy the therapeutic treatments? I mean if the masseuses are really professional then they should know what’s best right?