Tina called me, all choked up and sniffling…..she just got news that her brother is going to seek some help at the san diego drug alcohol rehab treatment center. As a good friend, I consoled her and told her gently that this was not such a bad thing because this program will help him better himself for the future.

Being a young bloke, he has a lifetime ahead of him to make right the wrong he has done now, rather than later. She was still upset about it coz she thought that he had stopped all this nonsense when their mother passed away last year – apparently she was wrong. I reckon he took a turn for the worst after Aunt Leen passed away. However, I personally am glad that he has taken this positive step forward and taking charge of his life again. I will have to call Tina one of these days again and remind that this is a good thing.

What is it with men and car accessories? I don’t know one man who isn’t crazy over car accessories, really. And mind you, doing up your car doesn’t come cheap especially if it’s an uncontrollable craze or desire. I’ve seen some pretty ‘badly’ done up car around and most of them belong to car ethusiats or what I rather call car hoons coz most of the time they are racing down the road at ungodly hours and screeching their tires and those engines…gawd, what do they run on? Tortured souls??

But thank goodness for me, Ted isn’t like that at all and although he does like accessories, his choice is limited to nice CD players and a wide rear-view mirror. Aren’t I a lucky wife?

I recently got called back to work on a part time basis for about 5 weeks during the Chrismas holidays at my previous work place. I am flattered, honoured and most of all, my ego is as big or maybe bigger than my bum right now! lol Yes, I feel so appreciated. It definitely affirms my self-esteem and that I can be proud to acknowledge that I am of some worth in the workplace.

That said, this job is not something that I thought I’d be doing today. I was an admin officer back home but over here, I have been in the accounts department! A department I try best to stay away from but I guess it caught up with me. Thank god for computerised accounting of I’d be a dead duck by now…but being an admin is no easy task. There were many hurdles that I had to overcome but each one made me more experience. The one experience that stood out was when I was asked to order some Anilox roll cleaner.

It was my first week at work so I was still learning the ropes and the suppliers. I didn’t know what it was and assumed that it was some sort of toilet cleaner. I was shy to ask around so I just kept quiet about it. Imagine my shock when I found out what it really was….I’m glad I kept my mouth shut or it would have been super humiliating!!!

Although most people don’t think much of lawyers, I think they have one of the best money making professions around!! I don’t know how things are done in Malaysia but here, they charge by the hour and gosh, they really charge for EVERYTHING!!

Poor friend of mine was telling me how she would get invoices every now and then. Each phone call or conversation with her lawyers cost down to the last minute. Photocopy something and they charge you an arm and a leg. I know that at the end of the day, if you win, then that’s all that matters. I wonder if all lawyers are like this…you know, perhaps else where things are different…say New York accident lawyers perhaps?

Who knows eh? I just hope she resolves this soon or she is going to be in some serious financial troubles!

I think that needless to say, many bloggers out there are blogging for the sake of making money which in my honest opinion is fine. After all, it is a source of income and if you can make money while doing something you like…life can’t really get any better right?

There are many ways out there to earn an income using your blog. Other than making your blog unique, one needs to generate traffic so that it is attractive to advertisers AND your page rank will go up. But getting traffic is sometimes not easy unless perhaps you get a SEO consultant to help you but why pay them when you can join a free web directory and get what you want for free…you need to spend money at all. Good right?