I have not been logging on to my humble blog for quite some time now. Oh wait... it has been almost 2 months! Oh dear! That's already 2 months wasted for not recording some interesting/ boring things happening in my life. I blame it on my hectic working lifestyle and my lack of appreciation on having my own space to do my own things. It has been all about typing on my work laptop keyboard and staring at the laptop screen until late at night since I resume my work after taking a 2 weeks holiday during Christmas time last year. It seems like the 2 weeks off has earned me an additional 2 months of overloaded work. Whereas there are some people happily enjoying yet another holiday - New Year, Chinese New Year, and another few other holidays in between for the past 2 months. Where is the fairness in this?

Ops! Sorry, I have been grumbling and talking crap in this blog entry almost unnoticed that I am actually off topic on this blog title "The Awesome Site Award". I am really happy to have received this award from Jo-N who gave it to me not too long ago. Sorry, for being MIA (missing in action) for quite some time and did not respond to this soonest possible. Thank you for remembering me and presented me with this award. It was really sweet of you and it meant alot to me.

Yet another fun tag for me. Thanks to Catherine for passing it down to me.

Players: Ozzy’s Mom l Me,Myself + 2 l Kidd Designs l Fun.Fierce.Fabulous l Me and Mine l Little Peanut l Pea in a Pod l Creative in Me l Notable Bistro l Sugarmagnolias l Around the World l Eds Mommy Life l My Precious Niche l Just Me.. Eds l Pinaywife l Mhar’s Display l Purpled Sky l Newife Blog l Faith Hope Love l YOUR BLOG


1. When was your first kiss and where?
>> 9 years ago in my house.

2. When was your first real relationship and how long did it last?
>> 9 years ago lasted 3 years.

3. What age were you allowed to date?
>> No particular age - when I join the working world but I had it a little early.

4. What’s the craziest thing you did (for love) when you were a teenager?
>> Go home by foot with a boy. The journey is around 15km.

5. How long was your longest relationship and what’s the secret?
>> 6 years. Faith, patience, tollerance, trust, understanding, faithfulness, a desire to have a better life together and love preserver.

6. How long did you date before you decided to settle down?
>> It's quite a long years and I have not settle down yet.

7. How did you know he was the ONE?
>> I did not know at first. God reveal to me when the time is right.

8. Now, at what age will you allow your kids(s) to date?
>> At least when they are 20 years old.

9. When it comes to your kids dating, will you be a cool parent or a strict parent?
>> I will be reasonable and pray that God will guide them to be a good person.

10. What piece of advice can you give to your child when they start dating?
>> Always refer to the source of Love which is God the Holy Trinity.

Now I would like to know yours. Care to share it with me Judy and rin-en ?

This tag is very suitable for me. I can be considered as a bookworm back when I was a kid through out my teenage years. I usually finished up a book with 300+ pages in 2-3 days. Had done it in 24hrs too. But that was only just for non-fiction books. Too bad, I do not fancy school books or else I could have been a straight A student. Haha.... I sometimes likes to read History, Geography, Biographies & Memories, Science and Mystery of the world books. Used to have a set of Encyclopedia books for kids which I read them all. Thanks to Martini for pass this tag to me.

Do you remember how you developed a love for reading?
Yes, it was when my mom bought me all those fairy-tale stories when I was a small kid. I love looking at the colourful illustrations and reading the stories on it.

What are some books you read as a child?
I remember those are very simple story books on The Three Little Pigs, Repunzzle, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and some others I can't remember now. When I was in primary school, I was exposed to Enid Blyton, Fear Street series by R.L Stine, True Singapore Ghost Stories and books by Christopher Pike.

What is your favourite genre?
Horror, Mystery and Romance.

Do you have a favourite novel?
Oh there are so many of them. When I was a child, I love Fear Street series by R.L Stine and Christopher Pike, obiviously. I still likes them but I do not read them now due to age factor (LOL!!). Now my favourite are those books from Virginia Andrews (V.C Andrews), Danielle Steel, Sidney Sheldon, Stephen King and Nora Roberts.

Where do you usually read?
On the bed or the couch in the living room.

When do you usually read?
During my free time - morning, noon or night.

Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time?
No. I like to finish one book before moving on the next one.

Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction?
No.

Do you buy most of the books you read, or borrow them, or check them out of the library?
I bought some but mostly borrow them from friends, family or from "rent-a-book" store.

Do you keep most of the books you buy? If not, what do you do with them?
Definitely keep them. Unless those which I do not like, they somehow lost from my storage which I have no idea where they went.

If you have children, what are some of the favorite books you have shared with them? Were they some of the same ones you read as a child?
I do not have children as I am not married yet.

What are you reading now?
Birthright by Nora Roberts. Been staying at the same page since few months back due to my hectic work life and my blogging interest has taken over what's left of my free time.

Do you keep a TBR (to be read) list?
Used to have that list when I was schooling. But not anymore since I join the working world.

What’s next?
Finish up the book entitle Birthright by Nora Roberts, which I have started months ago.

What books would you like to reread?
Can't name one at the moment.

Who are your favourite authors?
Read above (I have already listed them above).

I would like to pass this tag to Stubborn-Daydreamer and Catherine

Wow! It has been so long since I last receive a tag assignment. This nice and simple tag were past down from my very good friend. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do this ya =)

Two names you go by
1. Amilia
2. Dear

Two things you are wearing right now
1. Casual top
2. Khakis long pants

Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. Sleep early
2. A holiday

Two things you did last night just before bed
1. Play with Jojo
2. Watched Red Clift directed by John Woo

Two things you ate today
1. Egg sandwiches
2. Maggie mee

Two people you just spoke with
1. My boyfriend
2. My mom

Two things you are doing tomorrow
1. Work
2. Sleep

Two longest car rides
1. To Singapore
2. To Kelantan

Two favourite beverages
1. Milo
2. Watermelon juice

2+1 persons who are chosen to do this meme:
1. Sting
2. Martini
3. Osindak

I got this tag from Sting quite some time ago. So sorry that I took a week to do it. Sigh... I blame my recently busy work schedules. Ok, here comes all my answers on this very long list.....

1. You look like you are 18.
Emm... maybe 5 years ago yes, but not now.

2. You like to eat chicken feet.
Yucks! I won't eat that!

3. You suck on fish heads and fish fins.
Ewww... I don't like it.

4. You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror.
No, none of those things. I don't like having Chinese knick-knack things in my house or car or anywhere near me.

5. You sing karaoke.
No, I don't like karaoke and I don't like singing.

6. Your house is covered with tile.
Hmmm... it's not. Couldn't afford having so much tiles in my house.

7. Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease.
No. We seldom cook at home.

8. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil.
Not after we changed it to an electric stove.

9. You leave the plastic covers on your remote control.
Huh? Why need a plastic cover on a remote control? I don't understand why people does that.

10. You've never kissed your mom or dad.
I have but only on very rare occasion.

11. You've never hugged your mom or dad.
Same answer as number 10.

12. Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500.
Oh, I'm not that blind technically...

13. You wear contacts, to avoid wearing your "coke bottle glasses".
I wear both contacts and glasses, but definitely not "coke bottle glasses". What is that anyway?

14. You've worn glasses since you were in fifth grade.
No, my first pair of glasses is when I was 16 years old.

15. Your hair sticks up when you wake up.
Not really. I because I have a very soft limp hair.

16. You'll haggle over something that is not negotiable.
No, I don't haggle and don't like to negotiate especially with strangers.

17. You love to use coupons.
It depends on what kind of coupons and on which shops or items they sell.

18. You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol.
Err... couldn't do that in my country because petrol price here are all not much differences with each other.

19. You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space.
Nope. Couldn't afford to do that living in Kuala Lumpur city because parking spaces are so limited and there are too many cars around.

20. You take showers at night.
Only during working days because by the time I reach home from work, it's already night time.

21. You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms.
Yes, of course! How want to pay double or tripple the price for such unhealthy food in the hotel rooms? Well, unless if I'm supre rich then I don't mind.

22. You don't mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room.
I totally disagree with that. I really do mind a lot.

23. Most girls have more body hair than you, if you are male.
Emm... no I guess.

24. You tap the table when someone pours tea for you.
Reall, why should I do that tapping the table when someone pours tea for me? A simple thank you would be easy and good enough. Sry, if this table tapping thing is a chinese culture, I really have no idea.

25. You say "Aiya!" and "Wah!" frequently.
Oh yes! This I do.

26. You don't want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable.
No, I've never thought of not wearing seatbelt in the car. Unless I'm the back seat passenger.

27. You love Las Vegas, slot machines, and blackjack.
I hate gambling spot!

28. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can reuse the paper.
No, I just rip it open and throws all the wrappers.

29. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.
No, I only use e-mails and e-greetings now.

30. You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table.
Oh definitely no.

31. You spit bones and other food scraps on the table. That's why you need the vinyl tablecloth.
Oh! I didn't know they does that by having the vinyl tablecloth because I've never used it before.

32. You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time.
Yes.. haha...

33. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.
Nope.

34. You have never used your dishwasher.
Doesn't have one.

35. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
No. I have a water dispenser at home which is connected to the piping, that produce hot and room temperature water at home. So no need to boil any water at all. And it's healthy because it produces reverse osmosis water.

36. You eat all meals in the kitchen.
No, seldome eat at the kitchen dining area at all.

37. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
Only save grovery bags to serve as a rubbish bag later.

38. You have a piano in your living room.
Yes.

39. You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth).
No. I try to use my tongue. Hehe...

40. You twirl your pen around your fingers.
Nope. I like to watch people does that but I don't do it.

41. You hate to waste food.
Only sometimes....

42. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
Sometimes.....

43. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars.
My house has a lot of Tupperwares.

44. You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses.
Huh? Does people really does that? That's so cheapskate.

45. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take ever time you stay in a hotel.
No, I don't like to collect those things and jumble up my house.

46. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes). These snacks are always dried and include dried plums, mango, ginger, and squid.
No. Didn't prepare any food or drinks. If needed just drop by those shops to buy it along the way.

47. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
Yes, isn't that the standard procedure? Well, unless the rice brand instructions say you don't have to.

48. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
Never heard he say such things. He'll try of course.

49. The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys.
No such things.

50. You don't use measuring cups.
No. Only when baking and making pastries food.

51. You beat eggs with chopsticks.
No. I use fork.

52. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
I don't own such things.

53. You always look phone numbers up in the! Phone book, since calling information (*69) costs 50 cents.
I don't use Phone book. Just search over the internet or ask others for the calling information.

54. You only make long distance calls after 11pm.
Nope.

55. If you are male, you clap at something funny and if you are female, you giggle whilst placing a hand over your mouth.
Very seldome does that when I laugh or giggle. I just laugh openly.

56. You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions.
I don't quit fancy Chinese films that much....

57. You love Chinese Martial Arts films.
Oh, those are my least favourite.

58. You've learnt some form of martial arts.
No.

59. Shaolin actually means something to you.
No. I think it's just some kind of sport and religious matter.

60. You like congee with thousand-year-old eggs.
Nope.

61. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached.
I prefer it cleaned. No heads and legs on my shrimp please.

62. You never call your parents just to say hi.
I do.

63. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
No, they don't ask me those things. Especially not during those odd hours.

64. When you're sick, your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay. No, only my grandma told us that. Else, I wouldn't know that we should not eat fried foods when I'm sick.

65. You know what yeet hay is.
Oh, of couse!

66. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only 10 feet apart.
Only on work realated matter. Else I just use phone call.

67. You use a face cloth.
What is face cloth? Sorry, no idea what is that.

68. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places.
Only sometimes.

69. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics.
I don't know anyone on that.

70. You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you're never going to use them again.
Never thought of saving those old Coke bottle glasses. So, nope.

71. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
No. doesn't own one.

72. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
Ya! That's what my mom thought me. hehe...

73. You know what moon cakes are.
Yes, but I hate moon cakes.

74. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
haha... it's funny imagining people does that. No, I don't.

75. Your parents know how to launch nasal projectiles.
Huh? What is that?

76. You iron your own shirts.
Of couse!

77. You play a musical instrument.
Not really. I didn't finish my piano lessons.

78. Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them.
No, if I can't finish it, I'm not going to push myself to eat it just not to waste it.

79. You've eaten a red bean popsicle.
Yes. I like those.

80. You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people's homes.
Sometimes. Never got chance to do much visiting around.

81. You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
Nope.

82. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
Does Computer Science counts?

83. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood.
No, I'm not 30 years old yet.

84. You don't tip more than 10% at a restaurant, and if you do, you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters more.
Can't tell because I don't really count how much did I tip.

85. You have acquired a taste for bitter melon.
Yuck! I hate it.

86. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
I always don't finish my rice.

87. You know why there are 88 reasons.
Yes, tipical Chinese thinking...

88. You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends.
I'm a Chinese but sadly to say.... I generally don't see the truth in this. Well, based on all my answers above, you'll know how so un Chinese like I am. This boils down to upbringings. My parents, my mom especially, is English educated so she also don't follow a lot of those chinese tradition things or culture. Most of the time, we don't even know when is Moon Cake Festival or whatever special chinese callendar occasion. But when is Chinese New Year, of course we know! Hehe...

Now, who wants to do this tag/meme? Be my guest!

This tag pass down to me from my very good friend, has been sitting on my "To Do" list for the past 5 days. It's hard to do because I am a girl with very few moto in life which is the normal "Have good principle in live and stick to it", "Honesty is the best policy", "Do not do unto others what you would not want others do unto you", "Love your enemy as yourself", "Forgive and forget", etc... etc... And to come out with something with just six word in it? Oh dear, it was quite a challenge for me because of having the intention to make it meaningful and at the same time wanted to express the important essence that I want to convey.

So.... here's what I have come up with on this "Six Word Memoir".

Always belive that love conquers everything

• Because God love us, he gave us salvation through His one and only son who die on the cross for our sins.


• Because of love, Jesus forgives and cleanses our sins so that we do not have to suffer the wages of sin which is death.


• Because of love, Jesus conqures death when He resurected on the 3rd day, which now whoever belives in Him, will not perish but have eternal life.


• Because of love (even one tiny little bit of it), we do not end up killing one another or stop us from becoming a complete idiot.


• Because of love, a parent can conqure their fear of death to protect their children from threatening situation such as earth quake, car accidents, fire, etc.


• Because of love, a couple can go through many unimaginable hardship in the relationship and still be together as long as they shall live.

There are still many things that love could do and make a big change in our life. There are too many to list them all here. If we really open our eyes and see with our heart, you may be surprise to learn how every hardships, discomforts, and sufferings in live could be conqured by just a little touch of love to it.

Wow! It's great that I got another nice tag. This time the tag is from Osindak. Why I say this tag is nice? Well, it's because people reading my blog will have another opportunity to be busy body about my life minus the need to poke around for it.... hehe. Okay, without further ado, here it is...

1. Rate your life from 1-10 (1 being very miserable)
A: Sigh... I believe it is somewhere around 5

2. Is your hair long or short?
A: It's long. Going to have it cut soon.

3. Do you have many real friends?
A: I would not say I have many but it's not few either. But I do have some real friends.

4. Name friends you last hung out with?
A: Pui See, Siew Yin, Lyn Yen and Gah Ming.

5. Do you love chicken?
A: Yes!!!

6. Last three drinks you had?
A: Milo, plain water and plain water

7. Do you eat fish?
A: Yes, I especially like Salmon.

8. Do people mispronounce or spell your name incorrectly?
A: Yes, they always do!

9. Who was the last person you hugged?
A: Jojo my lovely dog (I treat my dog as a person you know)

10. Last guy you think about?
A: My sweetheart.

11. Any food that made you smile today?
A: Yes, my mango as desert.

12. Name one thing you have in common with your friends?
A: We love chit-chatting

13. Do you trust your friends?
A: Some of them.

14. How old will you be in five years?
A: Emmm... girl's age is a secret you know...

15. Do you believe in love?
A: Yes.

16. Except for family and friends, who are you in love with?
A: My sweetheart.

17. Do you honestly believe you have found the right guy/girl?
A: Need I consider more? If he's not, then I shall be a Nun.

18. Are you someone's best friend?
A: Hmm... I need to ask them to double confirm before answering.

19. Do you love music?
A: Yes.

20. Last song you listened to?
A: Everything by Michael Buble

21. What's the instrument you wish you were able to play?
A: I used to hate my piano lesson but I do wish that I were able to play the piano. Does this make sense to you?

22. Who was the last person you talked to?
A: My sweetheart

23. Who was the last person to call you?
A: My sweetheart

24. Would you consider yourself a worrier?
A: Yes I am and I can't help it.

25. Do you consider yourself as a happy person?
A: I am happier now compare to two over years ago.

26. Do you believe in saving yourself for marriage?
A: Yes, I do.

27. Last person that pissed you off?
A: Someone at work.

28. From whom have you missed the most calls in the last 5 days?
A: None.

29. Who's the first person you call when you're having a bad day?
A: My sweetheart

30. Last person who made you laugh like crazy?
A: ( see my answer on question 9 )

31. Who's your greatest inspiration in life?
A: Jesus Christ.

32. Are you a good guesser?
A: Yes, most of the time.

33. Who was the last person to sing your current favorite song and what song?
A: None.....

34. Who makes you laugh the most?
A: My sweetheart

35. What have you been telling yourself lately?
A: I got to find time to sleep early

I would like to pass this tag to:
Sting
Lemonjude
YeeLing

Sting gave me this 50 question tag. Really nice to have one after not getting any tag for quite a long while. Okay, here goes mine:

1. Last person you had a deep and meaningful conversation with?
Aldrin

2. Where was the last place you went?
Aldrin's house

3. If you could be with your first love, would you?
Nope.

5. Who was your first crush????
A Hong Kong actor... Andy Lau.. hehehe...

6. What was the last thing you highlighted?
My hair.

7. Who is the last baby that you held?
Err...can't remember. It was so long ago.

8. Do you know of any twins with rhyming names?
Nope.

9. Are you ticklish?
Yes.

10. Have you ever worn a crown?
Sadly... no.

11. Last time you saw fireworks?
Last month during Chinese New Year.

12. Who is the last person you hugged?
Err.. him, who else?

13. Do you have a black dog?
Yes. My sweet little Jojo

14. Do you have a little black dress?
Yes, I do. Well, I think most girls has a little black dress sometime in their life.

15. What are you wearing right now?
Casual wear at work today. T-shirt and jeans.

16. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Aldrin

17. Do you like coffee?
No, I don't like coffee.

18. Are you missing someone?
Yes.

19. Reason behind why you last cried?
I did something very wrong and hurt the most important person in my life.

20. How much cash do you have on you?
Err.. too little to disclose the amount (*embarrass*)

25. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
None. Trusting my trusty handphone camera right now.

26. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a regret?
I always think that in life there shouldn't be any regret because we are free to choose by our own free will. The past is the past and it should be kept as an memories and experience to make us better person. So, I will take the million bucks.

27. What's on your mind right now?
Very sleepy…….

28. Do you have a deep dark secret?
No….

29. Do you wish you were with someone right now?
Yes.

30. Who was the hottest teacher you ever had?
None.

31. What was the last thing you ever got grounded for?
I never got grounded at all in my whole entire life.

32. What was your childhood nickname?
Mamalia

33. Do you have any strange phobias?
Yes. Driving….

34. Have you ever played naked twister?
What is that?

36. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Thief!

38. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?
Yes.

39. Do you crack your knuckles?
Nope.

40. What's one thing that can always be found in your refrigerator?
Eggs

41. What color are your bed sheets?
Purple, beige, blue…..

42. How many kids do you plan on having?
Errr…. Don’t know yet.

43. What did you do today?
Work.

44. How would you like to die?
Die young in my sleep.

45. Have you ever been in love?
Yes.

46. When is the last time you went out of the state (province)?
Last month.

49. Do you judge people?
Not directly but it depends on who.

50. Generally, in life, what makes you happy?
Don’t have to go to work.

I am tagging Lemonjude, rin-en and Yee Ling

I was commenting on one of Tot’s Mom’s blog post the other day and I suddenly thought of writing a post about it on my own blog since I was blatantly talking about my own experience on my comments there. It is about one of my most embarrassing moment. Then I think it’s good to make out another tag using this real life story that I am about to share. Hence making this to be my second time creating a tag after my first one quite some time ago.

My most embarrassing moment…. Here it goes….

My boyfriend, Aldrin is the youngest in his family of 5 siblings. His mom gave birth to him around age 40 years old. So, by the time I met him, his mom were in her 60’s. I thought quietly to myself that she was my boyfriend’s grandmother before he introduces her to me as his mom. I was a little surprised as she looks about the same age as my grandma. As I was still getting used to the new relationship with him in the beginning, there was a time I was at his house and we were chatting. I can’t remember exactly what we chatted about but I remember the following conversation….

Me: Tell your grandma......

(Before I finish my sentence.....)

Aldrin: Huh? What did you just called my mom?

Me: Huh? I was just saying tell your mom........

(And I pretended that I didn’t just address his mom as his grandma hoping that he believe he had heard it wrongly instead)

As early impression was important and that happened during the early days of my relationship with Aldrin, it was really embarrassing for me. I’m not sure if he still remembered it but it was funny when I think of it.

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My most embarrassing moment at:
Faith, hope, love but the greatest is love blog.

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I would like to pass this tag to Lemonjude, Tot’s mom, Sting, Firethorn and Stubborn-Daydreamer. Anyone else interested to do this tag, you are most welcome to do it by not removing the contents in between the "Start copy.... and End copy line.

I have read quite a number of bloggers did this tag on their blog and wondered whether it will be pass down to me sooner or later. And now this tag has travell down to me from Lemonjude. So, writing this tag is not that hard as I have already prepared my answers. Scroll down to see mine!

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When it comes to New Year’s Resolutions we seem to fall into four categories: 1) quite serious about them, 2) be flippant about them, 3) do it because we feel pressured to, or 4) do not do them.

So, the purpose of this little game is to let us know which category you are in. Copy from “*Start Copy Here*” through “*End Copy Here*” and post it. Before “*End Copy Here*” tell us who you are, your site(s) (with link) and your New Year’s Resolution, or not.

Then tag as many others as you like, from one to your entire blogroll, your choice. If you like, create an intro paragraph to your post that also acknowledges who tagged you.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS:
Juliana – Juliana’s Site - My New Year’s resolutions are looking for a part time job, keep blogging, and learn to cook and bake.

Michelle - Rusin Roundup - 1. Learn to be happier and accept myself for who I am, 2. Is to lose about 25 lbs., and 3. Is to stop smoking.

Karen - Grow Rich Along With Me - My resolution for next year is to achieve $3K per month passive income by the end of 2008.

Mel - Attitude, the Ultimate Power & Complain Complain Complain - “I don’t need no stinking resolutions.” I never hold to them anyway so why frustrate myself by starting them now.

Sandee - Comedy Plus - I don’t need no stinking resolutions either. Years and years ago I did them because everyone else did, but not once did I follow through. Why set yourself up for failure?

Lynda - lynda’s loft - My resolution is to see resolve to that which needs resolution. Like Mel and Sandee, I feel that resolutions give us more stress, however, being a person who sets goals each year, isn’t that the same thing as a resolution??? Goals vs. resolutions? Goals are more general and allow for more time to complete them, a resolution requires a mind-set and immediate action, which is not always feasible… Well, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it…

Amelia - Amel’s Realm - This is a list of my New Year’s Resolution:1. Health: Continue exercising twice a week, eat enough veggies and fruit, have enough rest, take vitamin C regularly and women’s multivitamin during my period.2. Spiritual: Improve my Daily Bread reading routine and my prayer life and learn more from God’s Word.3. Financial: Continue to make money online (my goal is getting €100 per month at least), be more creative in writing posts, and save most of the money.4. General Life: Continue to learn Finnish AND practice it as best and often as I can, try out more baking and cooking recipes, continue to maintain and share positive thoughts, continue to learn to control my thoughts, continue to learn to catch myself before I start complaining and count my blessings instead, continue to stop and cherish all the little moments in life that oftentimes go unnoticed, and continue to feed my inner child and last but not least, continue to ENJOY my life thoroughly.

Trinity - Rooms of My Heart : My New Year’s resolutions in simple and fast way will be blog less and spend more time with my children and read more good books. I want to start studying about global warming and blog it…

Max - MAX - My New Year’s resolutions are to dedicate more time to my friends; to finally be able to read “Der Spiegel” in German; to be calm when organizing my marriage; to go one last time to my favourite club and dance the night away; and continue to be happy!

Eric - Speedcat Hollydale - I love chicken. Problem is that I really never get to have enough chicken! My New Year’s resolution is to enact “Chicken Tuesday”. On this day I will eat only chicken, blog about chicken, and promote chickens all over the world. (hormone free) Join me, won’t you?

Marzie - Mariuca & Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery - My resolution for 2008 is to enjoy a healthier lifestyle and to expand my Perfume Collection.

Sindi- Life Is A Roller Coaster - My resolution is to complain less, pray more and be a little more thankful for what I have.

Judy - Sugar Queen’s Dream - My New Year’s resolution is:To take better care of my health.To eat better, well at least 3 meals a day, I’m lucky these days if I stop for one meal a day….To help make the world a better place to live, I love the human race, but think there’s always room for change.To be generous until it hurts.To live each day as if it’s my last.To make a book of our personal family recipes and traditions for each of my 3 my children, so that the traditions and family cooking can be passed on in my family line long after I’m gone and finally…….To help more with the local Human society, Animals like little kids can not fend for themselves so it’s up to each of us to take care of our pets and to step in and care for all animals…..I hope that through me I can encourage my Children to be better adults and in turn to raise the Children they have or will have, to be good people with good, sound & solid values…. Peace!

Adrian - First Time Dad - My New Year’s Resolution for 2008 is to be a better father…now I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions because I never keep them but this one I better keep! Happy New Year to one and all!

Colin - Life - New Years Resolution? No way…Better to achieve more throughout the year rather than pander to the whims of a one day ‘wishful thought’

Mauro - 1 Million Love Messages - My resolution for next year are: 1. Change my job (maybe work online). I’m really unhappy in the actual one. 2. Dedicate more time to my family and girlfriend… maybe start to get ready for our wedding 3. Work hard in 1 Million Love Messages and reach 2500 Love messages (or more) in the end of 2008.

MidgetManOfSteel - Mental Poo - To get out of dealing with people who I have no desire in helping at the job I’m doing…catch the eye of someone who can see that I can write and be funny…and get my own ticket to happiness from my humor….and a Ferrari. While I’m doing this, I resolve to get a Ferrari.

Stacy - My Thoughts - My New Year’s Resolution for 2008 - Is to be more understanding to my children and to other people, Not to curse at others while I am driving, try to eat right and exercise, try to volunteer in my community, and to believe more in my spiritual side.

Jason - DatCurious.com & DatMoney.com - Although, I normally don’t do New Year’s Resolutions (because I find it as an excuse to actually do something I should’ve already been doing), this year I will plan on giving back to the blogging community, especially my audience. I’m not sure how I will do it yet, but I definitely will.

Kesa - Little Aussie Cynic - My New Years Resolution is the standard….. to finally get off the smokes and to loose 8kg…. both which are possible just difficult…..Happy New Year to you and yours….Aussie

Ann - A Nice Place in the Sun - “To let the rest of my life begin as soon as possible.”

Wen - Little Paces - I want to sleep early to reduce my haggard and tired complexion. To blog better than last year and hopefully can save money from paid post so that we can immigrate to Australia. To spend more time with my children. To be able to bake.

Slavemom - Slavery Bliss - I’d like to have better control of my temper, be more organised and maintain my exercise regime.

Lemonjude - Memoirs.:*CRoSs mY hEARt*:. - Spend more time with Terry to teach him what is wrong, what is right, maintain a healthy body and also try to slim down more. Spend more time in prayer and reading Bible. Continue my passion in writing more good stuff in blog.

Amidrin - Faith, Hope, Love. Greatest of these is Love - No newly created new year resolution. Just going to use the same goals as before which I have yet to achieve it.

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I am passing this tag to Everlyn and firethorn.

This tag was passed down to me by Sting.

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Rules :
1. Copy from "Start Copy" until "End of Copy".
2. Before "End of Copy", share your best memories of 2007 include your name and your URL blog.
3. Share this tag to your friends.

For me, the year 2007 had a lot of happiness (and hope for 2008). Happiness because i see my son, grow and grow day by day. I have a great husband. I met lots of new friends from around the world via blogging ^_^ - Juliana RW

In 2007, I become happier than before because my hubby’s got promotion and sure his salary had been increased. This had made my life more comfortable but everything seemed to cost an arm and a leg nowadays. The happiest memory is I see Nelson’s tummy becoming bigger and bigger, he can now count number 1 to number 10, by my guidance. He loves eating and he enjoys every meal. He gives us a lot of happiness by the way he mimic our talking style and making such lovely faces. At first, I was so scared to look after him but now I hope he can be with me all the time. Even I feel tired everyday but I feel my life is meaningful. Hazel

Looking back at 2007, it signifies a few milestones of my life.. the major one of course being the birth of baby zen.. awwww... He was absolutely a delight, though there were times when we were so worried he was not getting enough milk.. as he wasn't gaining weight as much as he should. Now, looking at him, we feel that we had done something right in our lifetime to deserve such such a wonderful baby.. Thank you hubby for giving us baby zen :-) sting

This year has been another roller-coaster year for me. The best memories are the time when Aldrin uttered words of promises to me that things would be better this year onwards although until end of the year nothing much has improved. Also the best memories when I first got my pay slip and saw that it was true that I got a 47% salary raised from my lowly unjustified old salary. I am also happy to see my beloved sister happily got married and watching Jojo (my dog) grow up to be an adorable, beautiful and obedient 2 year old ;p - Amidrin

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I am tagging Lemonjude and Colleen.

Been keeping this tag passed down from Lemonjude for a few days now and I have been pretty busy to blog lately. Sorry for the wait ya. Okay, here are my 20 questions and my answer to it. Look out for my own question and answer at the last one ;p

Instructions:
Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post.
Notify them in their chat box that.

1. If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
To be with my Savior, Lord Jesus Christ.

2. You like rainy or sunny day? Why?
Sunny day because I do not need to worry about getting wet if I wish to go out.

3. At what age do you wish to marry?
Used to be 27 but now I am not sure.

4. What color do you like the most?
Purple

5. If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
Don't take my kindness and love for granted and take advantage of it even though it wasn't meant that way, but indirectly that's what it is if everything being analized correctly.

6. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
Eastern Europe.

7. Which part of you that you hate the most?
My tummy.

8. When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do?
Think about it a lot and be very quiet all the time.

9. What is it that you are afraid to lose the most?
My family, love ones and Jojo.

10. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Buy house, pay off loans, quit job, have good investment, donate to charity or sponsor a child, go on holiday and buy a fantastic holiday trip for my parents.

11. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her? Or would you keep it to yourself and observe from afar?
Keep it to myself until he confess to me first.

12. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you -
She is kind, caring, understanding, and friendly.

13. What are the requirements that you wish for your other half?
Have a better judgement, quit all his bad habits and attitude, keeping promises, have strong will to change to be better, believe and accept the Truth, the Way and the Light with the right perspective.

14. Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most?
I shouldn't have be so kind hearted and stubborn during the time when things started to go so badly four years ago.

15. Which type of person that you hate the most?
Bad attitude, lier, dishonest, and smokers!

16. What is your ambition?
Be a doctor but that is not going to happen.

17. What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
Character and attitude.

18. Christmas is coming, who do you like to celebrate with?
Family and loved ones.

19. What do you think it’s the most important thing in your life?
Love for God, love for everyone that matters to me, have faith and the right perspective in life.

20. My question: Why do we have love?
We love because he first loved us ( 1 John 4:19 )

Not passing this tag to anyone right now but if anyone likes to do it, please feel free to do so.

I've been tag by Sting. Thank you very much!

1. Do the following without complains.
2. Choose 5 people to do this quiz after you've done yours.
3. Tag the chosen one.
4. Start your post with "I've been tagged"

Favourites
- Colour: Purple
- Food: Sushi
- Movie: Meet Joe Black
- Sport: Tennis
- Day: Christmas
- Season: Autumn
- Ice cream: Chocolate

First
Best friend: My sister
Crush: During secondary school (I am from all girl's school), there was this boy (from all boy's school) in the same school bus.....
Movie: Jurasic Park (first time went to cinema when I was still a small kid)
Music: Can't remember... I first being introduced to music when I study piano at age 6.

Last
Drink: Soup
Car ride: On the way back home from work
Crush: Aldrin
Phone call: Judy
Cd played: None
Gone out with good friends: On 2nd December 2007

Broken a law: Once only - for not putting on the "P" sticker when I had just got my driving license and started driving near by on my own

Been arrested: Ohh... no of course.

I would like to pass this tag to Lemonjude and Tot's mum

I got this nice going tag from Lemonjude. It’s good to be reminded of the importance of living a healthy fruitful life. Lets us all share some tips we know about achieving a healthy body, mind and soul.

Copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.) Share one of your own health tip (tip on how to be more healthy) with others. Try to make your tip short but informative. Tag at least 2 person.

1. Be happy - Everyday health and beauty
2. Be contented with what God Bless us - chanelwong
3. Be faithful - Ruth
4. Laugh a lot - Chinnee
5. Take time out for rest and relaxation - Kiasumum
6. Always think positive - MummyInVain
7. Sleep early and drink more water - Lemonjude
8. Go to the dentist every six month - Amidrin

Let's share one of your health tips Sting and Michelle

I have got a True Blue Award from Lemonjude and Sting. It's really a nice sentimental award that is very meaningful. I am really thankful to them for sending me this award too.

Dolphins are blue, so true blue, calm in the storm, they never sleep,so ever-present, they’re friendly, so amicable, accountable, dependable,and protective. This award is presented for bloggers whoalways stand by you!