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I love collecting stuff. Whenever I go from one seminar to another, my favorite mementos are the promotional pens. They’re not only flashy with the brand or event name on it, they’re also very useful. Some are even dual purpose; the most useful one I have yet encountered is a promotional-pen-and-USB-in-one! Imagine that!

To cap it off, since pens are not bulky and most of the time necessary, you can bring them anywhere and everywhere as bragging rights without being too obvious. Hehehe. At the moment, I’m hoping I can get a pen with the inscription “Google” on it. Now THAT would be so cool, don’t you think? 0;)

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It’s a three-day weekend! Unfortunately, I was so busy with work that I forgot about the long weekend. Consequently I wasn’t able to plan for an out of town, and at the moment I have a lot of time on my hands – 72 hours to be exact. Then again, as I learned from the recollection I attended several months ago:

relax != doing nothing
relax == change of activity

I had a quick look around in my room and I saw piles and piles of books on my study table. Yep. I need bookshelves; and perhaps some reorganizing of my room. I’m so excited! I haven’t bought furniture for months now. Who says you need to be out of town to have fun? Room redecorating is equally invigorating as well, not to mention fulfilling. ^_^

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Being the type of person who travels a lot and is into tech-stuff at the same time, it is very important for me that all my gizmos and gadgets are packed safely on my suitcases or handbags. After all, they ARE pretty expensive; some of which are even still on installment. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to them especially when I haven’t paid them in full yet. That would be terrible.

Consequently, I am not stingy when it comes to protective covers and cases like a travel case for memory cards. I mean, what’s a few dollars for buying those protective covers compared to the terrors of mishandling your costly but essential gadgets, right?

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I really don’t understand why people make such a big fuss whenever I wear my favorite brown silk tie. They either keep gushing or raise an eyebrow.

What is it with women and silk ties?! Is it really THAT unusual or is it just in my country? How come neckties are always associated with men? It’s like ($neckties ==$men; $neckties!=$women). Hehehe… I know, I know, I’m bragging my recently acquired PHP knowledge.

Anyhow, it’s 2008 people. Get a grip. Neckties are unisex. In fact, they look much nicer on women. Don’t you think? 0:P

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My brother, who looks like he’s getting obese by the hour, is currently on the hunt for the best diet pills. I told him that he need not spend tons of money in weight loss pills.

The ultimate key to trimming down one’s waistline and having a good health in general is a balanced diet and proper, regular exercise. Everyone knows that. Unfortunately, people are just too lazy to get off their computer chairs and to even just get a glass of water or have a breath of fresh air. Tsk tsk…

I think policies like the counter RSI policy in Netherlands (read more information below) wherein, according to my boss, their computer promptly goes on screen saver mode for 10 minutes so that the employees will stop working and get enough rest and have them walk around for awhile, should be implemented everywhere. Else there will be a huge increase of health problems soon.

“In the Netherlands, for example, a country where much attention is paid to this disorder, it is addressed with the term RSI, which is defined as injury to the upper limbs (hands, wrists, neck and shoulders) and is caused by: work pressures, working hours, ways of working, work station and working posture. According to a national survey conducted by the Dutch Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, RSI is the number one work-related disease in the Netherlands: 20% of employees suffer from regular and enduring RSI complaints (Arbomonitor, November 2000). In response to these concerns, organisations in the Netherlands are required by law to have someone be responsible for ergonomics and RSI, but the approach differs in each organisation. Labour legislation prescribes that workers take a 10-minute break from working in front of the screen once every 2 hours.”

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The technical revolution in the 90’s really gave the toy industry a drastic change. The new generation toys nowadays are so techie. Some of them don’t look like toys anymore.

I came to a toy store yesterday to get a gift for my niece this thanksgiving. I thought of buying her a doll, but I changed my mind when I saw the other high-tech toys. My niece is 5 years old, and has just started kindergarten.

I decided to buy her a story book. It was not an ordinary story book; it has a sort of reader that looks like a pen. When you point the pen to the words in the story book, it speaks out the pronunciation of the word. And not only that! When you point at pictures, of animals for instance, it will play the sound of the animals. It is really very educating at the same time entertaining. Even I enjoyed it. I hope she’ll like it too. I’m looking forward to seeing her reaction to that techie story book on our thanksgiving reunion next week.

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With the winter season approaching, my mind’s swimming with thoughts of conversion rate optimization for our skiing and snowboarding websites even during weekends!

Halt. This has to stop. All work and no play makes one… ya know the rest.

Weekends were made to recharge, and that’s what I should do. Work hard, party harder. I believe I’ve earned the party harder part now. So… for this weekend, I’ve scheduled an entire day of water therapy spa haven with my bestfriend Mark. ^_^ THAT should more than suffice, don’t you think?

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My fashionable sister, Anne, takes delight in buying and wearing velvet clothes. Unfortunately for her, very few stores in our area sell velvet clothing. So when I told her about Tobi.com which sells Velvet apparel by Graham and Spencer, she was really ecstatic.

What she really loves about Tobi.com aside from the fact that it sells Velvet is that you can have your purchased product gift-wrapped and send it to a friend. You don’t need to worry about the price of the item or order being shown to your recipient because he/she will only receive an invoice with a Return/Exchange Form.

Another thing that makes Tobi.com great is that it has a sizing chart page for men and women. Do take note that sizing between designers vary. So if you already know your size for a particular designer, I suggest you order the size you normally wear. Otherwise, follow the chart to determine your size.

The website also takes special orders and you can avail of this by phone or by email. Of course, to ensure safe transactions, they will require you to provide a form of payment to secure your order.

To cap it off, you can speak to an online stylist at Tobi.com to help you select the most fitting clothes for you. So if you’re looking for a personal and quality shopping experience, try visiting their website.

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Officially the French Republic, France is the most visited country in the world and continues to sit right at the top of the European heap. Below are some of the most in places this summer in France:

1. For festivals and avant-garde events organized around the arts, dance, literature and theatre, go to Le Lieu Unique, in Nantes.
2. For a choice of restaurants serving delicious crepes and cider, visit the medieval quarter of Bouffay, in Nantes.
3. To set eyes on the renowned collection of paintings by the modern artist Pierre Soulages, as well as great 19th-century French artists, drop by the recently renovated Fabre Museum, in Montpellier.
4. Need a break from your tour? Rest your feet at Place de la Comedie, in Montpellier. It is a huge pedestrian-only esplanade overflowing with cafes.
5. For sublime pool settings, drop by Set Cluband dive into an idyllic ambiance of palm trees, rose-bay trees, pine and cedar.
6. If you’re into jet-set, visit Saint Tropez’s Papagayo nightclub, the international destination point of the Cote d’Azur.
7. To have a taste of the best and most prestigious Parisian night clubs, go to the Golden Triangle (Champs Elysees, George V and Montaigne).

One of the most visited areas in France is Paris, the city of light. Should you decide to go to France, I suggest you check in at Paris Hotels in suburbs for a cheaper rate. Then again, Hotels en Paris proper are the best place to be in to experience Paris at its best. Up to you…

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I reported for work at the office yesterday. I have been working from home since October 1 and yesterday was the first time I saw my other colleagues since the work-from-home setup. I was very surprised at what I saw: Majority of them became chubby and one became unappealingly fat. There was one colleague though that stunned us – she became model-like thin.

My turned-chubby colleagues prodded her endlessly on what happened. Just before lunch, she gave in and told us she had been jogging every morning plus taking alli, an FDA approved diet pill. Well, what do you know, the rest of the guys are now planning to have an early morning jogging session as well and horded the drug store for that pill. They even made a contest on who loses 5lbs first. Hmmmm… I can’t wait to see the winner.

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