Marsha Maung:: Freelance graphic designer and writer

16/03/2006

Woe is me...large files coming in

You know what I hate most about emails? I work day in and day out with emails…without it, there’s nothing linking me to my clients and there’s absolutely no way for me to get instructions and send/receive files with, right? well, apparently, the boon of emails is sometimes overshadowed by large attachments people send to me via my business emails!

 

I work with advertisements and there’s almost always large files involved. I am talking about massive graphics files that might take HOURS just to download!

 

Gosh, they take such a freaking long time to download! And the strange thing is that even though I’ve asked people to stop sending me large attachments via email, they continue to do it…like I haven’t spoken at all.

 

For those of you who have the same problem, here’s what you should get others to do.

 

Use the following services:-

www.yousendit.com (very good and efficient)

www.sendthisfile.com (also quite good and reliable)

www.savefile.com (quite slow and you have to copy down the link somewhere so that you won’t forget the link. And it doesn’t send you an automatic email message to let you know that the file has been sent or anything. But still reliable)

 

in fact, you can save your images in a free image hosting company called www.imageshack.us and the restriction for the size of the file is about 1024kb or something like that! Pretty generous as it is, if you ask me.

 

That’s it for today! Check the links out and hope it helps to ease some of your downloading and uploading problems.

 

Ta ta!

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11/03/2006

The next American idol is…..

The standards for American Idol is much higher than that for other countries…for reasons that are quite obvious. Americans are more ‘vocally’ inclined and parents tend to nurture the talents of their kids from young. For us, Asians, if you tell your parents that you want to be a singer, you’ll get a smirk, a pat on the back, a shake of the head and ‘Sorry, son/daughter. You aren’t going to be rich being a singer in this country’.

 

And the truth is…it is true.

 

I remember telling my dad about me wanting to be a singer. He didn’t disapprove of my ‘hobby’ or ‘talent’; in fact, I think he was (and is still) kind of proud of my singing because he is quite a proficient singer himself. (Heard he serenaded my mom when he was courting her. Ahem!) But the harsh reality of it is, you’d have to be damn near perfect if you want to be a singer in this country (Malaysia, by the way) if not, you have to sing in a certain way (read: Rock or alternative) or be a certain race/religion in order to make it here. Chances of making it big as a singer in Malaysia is rather slim for non-Malays because the market is too small. Chinese would rather listen to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singaporean, Korean singers. Indians would rather buy albums from REAL Indian singers. Therefore, the market is limited to Malay songs. If you don’t sing it, you won’t make it. As simple as that.

 

I have to admit that over the years, the market has changed a bit. For alternative groups like Too Phat and all that (no pun intended but it sounded lyrical), they’re unique and superb in singing and churning out catchy songs. They successfully emulate the West culture and intertwined it with Malaysian culture to make them so sellable. In fact, I had friends (actually Clients) who asked me if Too Phat was Malaysians.

 

Anyway, Paula, Randy and Simon (bless his mouth! Love him cause I always agree with him although I don’t agree with his delivery) have trimmed the troop down to the last best 12 contestants. And I have my favorites.

 

And they are….

 

First choice….Katherine McPhee

 

 

 Young, beautiful, and possesses an incredibly addictive voice! The last song she sang (cannot remember the title but it goes something like ‘Freedom, Freedom, Freedom….’ Absolutely ROCKED. Even Simon Cowell was bowled over. And we all know it takes a lot to impress Simon Cowell. She’s got the whole package, really. In the music industry, you have to be beautiful too…that’s the sad truth and without it, chances are slimmer. Talking about slimmer….my second choice is….

 

 

 

Mandisa

GAWD!!! That voice! That voice! She puts everyone to shame and make everyone else look like Kingergarten students trying to impress the headmistress with their ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars”. She’s got that voice but….she doesn’t have the body. Like is said, in order to truly make it, she needs an image. The image goes with the body and that is why some people make it and some people don’t. No matter how big your voice is, if your body is big, your chances are not. And this is my opinion of Mandisa. Poor girl. She might NOT become the next idol, but she will definitely get a lot of recording offers!

My third choice is... 

Taylor Hicks

Now, he looks to be oldest of the lot and has the least chance to become the next idol. Everyone is young and beautiful. Taylor is neither young nor beautiful. But he’s got this charismatic quality about him…you know, that star quality in him that is really quite hard to deny. You look at him and go…”Man, this man can sing!” Not only is Taylor a good singer but he’s a brilliant performer. Unafraid, unique and absolutely confident in himself and his ability, this is what Taylor Hicks has and this is what is needed to be the next American Idol.

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12/01/2006

Book review published on Friday the 13th!!!

 

 

 

I am not a very superstitious person and sometimes can be quite aloof when it comes to things like stepping over cracks and under ladders….but still!

My book review for “The Star” on the book ‘It’s called a breakup because it’s broken” is published on FRIDAY the 13^th (hear the Twilight Zone song yet?)

So far, nothing untoward has happened to me today…yet...partly due to the fact I've been sleeping the whole day because of late night working on client’s website and is still kind of groggy right now. Touch wood, touch wood.

But sometimes I think the famous Friday the 13^th is all fiction and no fact. Why would it be bad luck day only on Friday the 13^th? Fear of Friday the 13^th has a scientific name, by the way, and it’s called paraskevidekatriaphobia. (I dare you to try to pronounce that!)

 

Points to ponder:-

• If Friday the 13^th is an unlucky day, the whole world will suffer at the same time and nobody will win lottery on this day.
• Friday the 13^th is really all fiction because it’s a complete national (International?) unfounded trepidation
• The stock market will crash on Friday the 13^th
• It’s all in the mind. Ever heard of THAT one? If you think Friday the 13^th is going to be a bad day…by golly, you’ll get nothing but bad luck all day. But if you snub your nose at the notion, you will have none of the ill fortune
• Nobody should go to work on Friday the 13^th because nothing will go right. The printer will not work, the coffee machine will explode, virus will penetrate the intranet, files will be corrupted, clients will leave, documents and legal agreements will be lost…etc
• Nobody gets married on Friday the 13^th
• Nobody will ever give birth on Friday the 13^th
• Nobody will go to the doctor or dentist on Friday the 13^th
• Nobody will start a new job on Friday the 13^th, lest they get fired on the spot for no apparent reason.
• Nobody will buy insurance or shares on Friday the 13^th

 

Imagine, the world would have complete stopped spinning because…it’s black Friday.

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23/12/2005

Ai yo yo!! Not another one!

I was browsing through a newspaper (The Star but don’t know what day) just about 5 minutes or so ago and couldn’t stop myself from doing a headslap. There’s something new for Malaysian viewers to watch and guess what….it’s ANOTHER reality show! My goodness, isn’t this an overload…and maybe overkill? Aren’t we all bored with the astronomous number of reality shows we have now.


This time, it’s a ‘football’ reality show. And then that’s not all – there’s another talent search show!


I am bored of watching reality shows and talent searches. I have to admit that I watched a lot of reality shows but when they started creating Millionaire-looking-for-wife reality shows and plastic surgery reality shows, I tuned out. This is WAY overboard. What, wouldn’t you start thinking whether the next type of reality shows would be along the lines of a woman or man testing out how good a person is in bed or something? It’s ridiculous and inconceivable!


And here we are….yet again, with another reality show with only one aim, to bring the advertisers in and lure the consumers to sit down and watch the show….oh, and the ads.

 

Marsha

www.marshamaung.com

www.allmomstuff.com

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08/12/2005

Michelle Yip Suen: Lady with GUTS

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I am a big fan of TVB shows. And I no longer spend time ogling men instead of appreciating the value and quality of the show. I spend a lot of time admiring the actors and actresses too. Being creative in nature, I like anything that’s beautiful…and to me, Michelle Yip is beautiful.

It’s got more to do with her style, her behavior and character…rather than just her looks alone. Michelle Yip Suen is her full name. She was born on Valentine’s Day (something I’ve stopped celebrating since college days…strange, isn’t it?). Michelle Yip was born in China (don’t know where) in 1980. That makes her about 7 years younger than me. Michelle Yip Suen cart wheeled into the HK entertainment circle when she won the coveted Miss Chinese International title. There were other more conventionally more beautiful women contesting at that time and her win was a surprise for almost everyone. She had a smile that won hearts and eyes that electrified. She won because she was smart and outwitted others. Her smile is genuine and her speech clear and concise. Her personality is fun-loving, cute and kind.

And THAT won her the title.

After entering the HK entertainment business, she’s improved a whole lot. I remember first seeing her act in her first TVB series….to say the least, I was disgusted. I thought to myself, “Heck, isn’t the singing industry already bad enough? Now, they have terribly actresses who look half good on camera who can’t act even if you had a knife to their throats” But through the years, Michelle Yip challenged opinions like mine and have developed and thrived as a budding actress.

Today, she is quite formidable in her portrayals as different characters in series and movies. Currently (2005) she released her new series with Patrick Tse and also a new movie with Leon Lai.

This 5’5” actress, Michelle Yip is from a broken marriage. I guess you could say that her independence changed my view of her. Her parents divorced when she was very young. She neither lived her mom or her dad. She was raised by a relative in China and she was independent most of the time. This is not a sad story she cooked up to win hearts over. As I can see from her personality and character (I don’t know her personally, but I read a lot, remember that and I am extremely resourceful on the Internet with videos and published articles), because of her childhood, she’s learnt how to survive the entertainment industry. Even when others called her ‘power house’ (cause she was thought to be constantly on a prowl for men), she didn’t respond and persisted with her career. Even when people say she can’t act, she did her best to change their minds. Through many difficulties (even today), she forges on with her career.

Michelle Yip is not afraid to make changes in her life. When she thought that TVB wasn’t giving her much credit for her work and that they did not appreciate her talents, Michelle made a very controversial decision – she left TVB, leaving behind her good friends (three of them being Rain Lau, Raymond Lam and Myolie Wu) and decided to create another career for herself.

While many others satback and wait for the axe to fall or wait for TVB to change their minds, Michelle Yip took it in her stride and changed direction. She’s not one to wait for things to happen – she MADE things happen.


So, today, she’s got a contract with ATV and also have started entering the BIG screen instead of the small screen.


To me, Michelle Yip is a go-getter. A very different kind of actress who is proactive and very energetic. I have seen videos of her sick with eye problems, fever, sorethroat and even an ankle injury…and yet she persisted with her work.

Discipline and dedication is the very core of Michelle Yip. And I have to say that I admire her…but not because she’s beautiful (she is…but) but because she’s gutsy!

Note: this is just a personal opinion, nobody has to agree with me and everyone have their own favorites.

marsha
www.marshamaung.com

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28/11/2005

Yes!!!! I made it!!!

I made it!!! Can you believe it???

Nanowrimo winner icon

Nanowrimo Winner Certificate

I, myself, can't believe I went this far. Only a few days ago, I thought about giving up. 50,000 words...when I have only written 35,056 words? I had about 14,944 words more to go!!! Where in the world do I find the time?

How I progressed from 0 to 50,000

I don't get anything from NanoWriMo except for a web certificate that I can look at from time to time. And also tell the world that I made it. I can boast about it to my friends and family members...but I don't get anything monetary in return.

But the feeling of having come so far, trudged through the month of non-sleep, coffee, ciggarrettes and grouchiness is....worth it!

I can't tell you how I feel. The jubilance. The 'Yes!!!" It's a personal challenge. And I've reached it. And now I can start going back to work and tell all my clients how sorry I am for having neglected them...blah blah blah.

But whenever I set out to do something, I don't often give up. I came very damn close to just GIVING UP. But then I remembered....damn, GIVE UP is not even in my dictionary.

So, thank you to the staff of Nanowrimo for giving me the courage. For helping me see that anything can be done with a deadline. Although the deadline is crazy, but if one sets one's mind to it, ANYTHING can happen.

You've just added one extra notch to my bedpost...and I have one more thing, one more credential to boast about now.

Thank you!

Marsha
www.marshamaung.com

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11/11/2005

Crawling towards my destination....

Gawd, it feels like I am crawling towards the 50,000 words target. I write and write and write and it feels like I have only written 11 words into the novel. I guess what they say is right, we’re hitting the flatland in the second week. Only two weeks has passed and we’re dragging our feet through the mud. I can’t believe this. I pride myself to be better than this.

I will, I will. I know I will. Gosh, I have to. I.....don’t......CARE!!!!

50,000 is not that hard….or is it? I can pass law knowing nothing more than what the fifth stands for, I can write 50,000 words of fiction!! And besides, I’ve come so far. I’ve climbed to 20,000 and I am not letting go now. I have my jaws clamped over a title that people don’t care about but….this is a matter of pride.

So, nanowrimo, start writing my cert for me, ok?

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09/11/2005

BO in BA

The good news is that I feel good enough (albeit some quite scary scars on obvious body parts) to go back to gym. OH, words cannot describe the elation I feel about going back into the torture chamber. Granted, I have been waiting for this day for some time now – the launch of Body Attack (BA). For those in Malaysia and have been attending gym, you all know Body Attack never made it here when all the other programs did.
Accordingly, Body Attack is one of the worst (or the best, depending on how you view exercising) programs on the planet, sending you into cardiac arrest. So, today, for the first time in Malaysia, they launched Body Attack and it’s in my gym! People from all over the place…from other gyms….came and joined us. The line was long and the gym was cramped without a single cm of extra space left.


I almost didn’t make it there but lady luck waved her wand my way and I got into the class without having to sign up at the door. I know, I know, I just recovered and I should take it easy. My mother in law was chanting silently in the kitchen, “My daughter in law is crazy. My daughter in law is crazy. My daughter in law is crazy” but I was adamant. If I don’t care about people seeing my poxy scars, I should be OK, right? And besides, I’ve applied like layers upon layers of concealer, whitening moisturizer, concealer, concealer and then some more concealer over my scars.
Anyway, the session was good and the promise of sending you crawling out of the class rang true. There were two problems:-


1. The class was so cramped, we were knees to forehead (read: someone else’s forehead) all the time. Every time I stretched out my arms, I ended up scratching someone else’s armpit.


2. And while we’re on the topic of armpit, the session was marred by the fact that one single person (or more, I couldn’t confirm or don’t relish the idea of confirming the number) had really bad BO!! (body odor) Man, it was awful! There were about 50++ of us in the studio, not a single cm of extra foot space left in it, and we have to jump around huffing and puffing breathing in someone else’s BO! I mean, come on, this is one of the hardest sessions ever and we’re suffocating because the pungent smell of someone’s armpit!


The last I checked, a stick of anti-perspirant or underarm deodorizer costs only about RM4 or RM8 or something like that – depending on whether you like it wet or dry – and this fella cannot be bothered to go buy one and use it.
There was a point in the class whereby everyone was required to run all around the studio or cross over to the other corner or something like that. Me and my cousin literally ran across pinching our noses.
A hard workout. No breathing. Spells death to me.

I loved the class and loved the instructors there (a few yummy ones were there, I have to tell ya) but gosh, next time before they admit students, there should be…like…a BO detector or something.
Or at least a notice outside the studio that says “Please don’t suffocate other people!” and there, on top of a ledge, stands a helpful stick of anti-perspiration.
How about that?

Marsha
www.marshamaung.com

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04/11/2005

50,000 words in 28th days…

It’s only the fifth of November, you can still make it! Check out this site www.nanowrino.org to join in the challenge of writing a short novel in a short period of time. This challenge is designed to push those who want to write a novel, have been dreaming of writing a novel, wish that they can write a novel, very damn well should write a novel to actually write a novel.

 

You know, I think this concept works. No novel is written in one shot. I mean, let’s face it, the biggest challenge is to get past the 3 chapter mark. If you’re a writer, write for a living or have been writing for fun, you know what I mean. You start out gung-ho about everything thinking that you have the funniest, greatest plot in the Universe, thinking that you’re going to get that Pulitzer prize next year…and 3 chapters down, you think it all suck and they all don’t tie together. The characters start to dull down and you lose track of all the characters you introduced and….worse…you run out ideas and no longer have any inkling what you’re writing about.

 

That, my friend, is the classic symptom of writer’s block. Every writer faces this one. (Back me up here, writer friends).

 

So, the only way to go…the same advice I gave a friend…is to go on, go on, go on, push yourself to go on. Don’t look back, just write. Whatever it is, write. No plot, get that extra caffeine push. No more characters to introduce, look back into your photo albums, you’ll find some funny characters that’ll fit right in. The point is to continue trudging on till the end. You’ll have plenty of time to edit, proofread and re-edit it.

 

And trust me, the bulk of the time, you’ll spend editing it, not writing it.

 

So, this challenge makes sense to all you budding writers out there. Just go on. Write that 50,000 words. I mean, I write about 10 articles a day, each article containing 400-500 words. That makes 4,000, at least. Don’t tell me I can’t push myself to write 1,600 words a day. And if I lag off one day, I still only have to write 3,200 words a day….nothing compared to what I normally write anyway, right?

 

So, go on to www.nanowrimo.org now and sign up for the challenge. I already did and have passed my 5,000 mark. It’s still far off the target but the amazing thing is that I am actually moving along with my storyline.

 

So, all budding writers, go push yourself and write now!

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50,000 words in 28th days…

It’s only the fifth of November, you can still make it! Check out this site www.nanowrino.org to join in the challenge of writing a short novel in a short period of time. This challenge is designed to push those who want to write a novel, have been dreaming of writing a novel, wish that they can write a novel, very damn well should write a novel to actually write a novel.

 

You know, I think this concept works. No novel is written in one shot. I mean, let’s face it, the biggest challenge is to get past the 3 chapter mark. If you’re a writer, write for a living or have been writing for fun, you know what I mean. You start out gung-ho about everything thinking that you have the funniest, greatest plot in the Universe, thinking that you’re going to get that Pulitzer prize next year…and 3 chapters down, you think it all suck and they all don’t tie together. The characters start to dull down and you lose track of all the characters you introduced and….worse…you run out ideas and no longer have any inkling what you’re writing about.

 

That, my friend, is the classic symptom of writer’s block. Every writer faces this one. (Back me up here, writer friends).

 

So, the only way to go…the same advice I gave a friend…is to go on, go on, go on, push yourself to go on. Don’t look back, just write. Whatever it is, write. No plot, get that extra caffeine push. No more characters to introduce, look back into your photo albums, you’ll find some funny characters that’ll fit right in. The point is to continue trudging on till the end. You’ll have plenty of time to edit, proofread and re-edit it.

 

And trust me, the bulk of the time, you’ll spend editing it, not writing it.

 

So, this challenge makes sense to all you budding writers out there. Just go on. Write that 50,000 words. I mean, I write about 10 articles a day, each article containing 400-500 words. That makes 4,000, at least. Don’t tell me I can’t push myself to write 1,600 words a day. And if I lag off one day, I still only have to write 3,200 words a day….nothing compared to what I normally write anyway, right?

 

So, go on to www.nanowrimo.org now and sign up for the challenge. I already did and have passed my 5,000 mark. It’s still far off the target but the amazing thing is that I am actually moving along with my storyline.

 

So, all budding writers, go push yourself and write now!

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22/10/2005

Looking for quick laughs??

When you think you have absolutely nothing to do, loads of time to waste and want to giggle over something nonsensical, try visiting www.stupidvideos.com. Yeah, I typed right, it is STUPID VIDEOS dot COM.

 

My husband is the King of nonsensical stuff, especially adept in looking for stupid things to download and look at online. Whenever I switch on my computer, I am working, whenever he switches on MY computer, he’s downloading something. Says he doesn’t want to download stuff on HIS laptop because there might be viruses or worms or whatever…and my computer?? Duh….men are such sensitive creatures, aren’t they?

 

Anyway, he found this website called www.stupidvideos.com where you can watch thousands upon thousands of home videos and commercials that makes absolutely no sense at all but they are all quite funny! Have to say that my son, Joshua, enjoyed it a whole lot sharing the same joke with his dad. Jared wasn’t too sure what all that laughing was all about but we were all crowded infront of my computer watching video after video.

 

The videos did cheer the poor sickly Jared up a bit.

 

So, if you have absolutely nothing to do, hop on over for a quick lookie.

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Looking for quick laughs??

When you think you have absolutely nothing to do, loads of time to waste and want to giggle over something nonsensical, try visiting www.stupidvideos.com. Yeah, I typed right, it is STUPID VIDEOS dot COM.

 

My husband is the King of nonsensical stuff, especially adept in looking for stupid things to download and look at online. Whenever I switch on my computer, I am working, whenever he switches on MY computer, he’s downloading something. Says he doesn’t want to download stuff on HIS laptop because there might be viruses or worms or whatever…and my computer?? Duh….men are such sensitive creatures, aren’t they?

 

Anyway, he found this website called www.stupidvideos.com where you can watch thousands upon thousands of home videos and commercials that makes absolutely no sense at all but they are all quite funny! Have to say that my son, Joshua, enjoyed it a whole lot sharing the same joke with his dad. Jared wasn’t too sure what all that laughing was all about but we were all crowded infront of my computer watching video after video.

 

The videos did cheer the poor sickly Jared up a bit.

 

So, if you have absolutely nothing to do, hop on over for a quick lookie.

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15/10/2005

Raw Power in Motion

Raw power in motion, that’s what RPM stands for…and let me tell you one thing…it is raw power and it is pure power!! Nothing less, that’s for sure.

RPM is a program that is available through any gym in the world enlisted with the Les Milles program. And if you think RPM is something you can kid around with, you’re wrong. In the eyes of those who have never tasted the pure torture of going through RPM, you’re in for the RIDE of your life! RPM is one hour of cycling that will rip your muscles apart and dry your sweat glands out.

Oh, of course, it’s fun most of the time. The music thumping through your brain, every ounce of your body fat burning. 45 minutes to 1 hour of competition-style cycling that sets you off on an hour of nothing but torturous adventure. You love it, and yet you hate it. You want to go on but you wish the instructor will stop asking you to ‘PUSH YOURSELF!!’.

In fact, sometimes I find myself thinking that RPM is nothing less than a small rock concert. You’re smashing your muscles into smitterins and there’s the music that keeps you going. The people who design this program knows how to choose their music. Music that goes, ‘Don’t give up now’, ‘Go on, go up, go on, go for it’, or ‘Move your body, move your soul’. Yeah, the likes.

It is, however, an awesome workout every single time. You go in thinking you’re just going to cycle your way through the hour and then you’re required to set up, sit down, lean over, sit down, arrow style, over the top…etc. the basic concept of RPM is to push people to their limits.

Frankly, I’ve never sweated so much in my life. I remember sweating just as much when I used to train in badminton with my dad. Badminton, as some of you will know, will make you sweat like your pores are open taps. There are those stationery bikes that looks absolutely harmless. When you get on, the music is turned on and the instructor starts saying ‘roll your shoulders’, you know you’re in trouble. At the end of the session, you notice a puddle of sweat at the bottom of the bike that is your own, your towel is soaked too, your water bottle is empty, and you can’t feel your legs.

Sometimes, I think RPM is made for those who either like to torture themselves or those who are sweat fanatics. How else do you explain the ‘YEAH’ and the ‘MORE MORE MORE’ in the middle of the session. You’re panting and practically going into a delusional state and people are still yelling for more??? You’re kidding!!!

People actually go there to torture themselves! For one, my sister and my cousin goes there to sweat! They attend more RPM sessions than me – and honestly, RPM scares the panties off of me. Everytime I go in there, I say a silent prayer…to whomever is out there, up there, listening. My main motivation is to remain in the game for as long as I can.

But the good thing is that RPM is a cardiovascular program that does not require you to jump, skip, hop, run, or perform acrobatics in an effort to sweat. All you have to do is to sit on the rock-hard seat of the bike and move your legs in circles REALLY fast. Some instructors are actually kind and say things like, ‘Do what you can, don’t stress yourself out’. But with an instructor we personally know, she is intent on giving us heart attacks. Every time I stop or try to cheat, she will wrinkle her nose and notify me, ‘I said move up two notches, not one’.

Blast you.

But how come I am still going back for more every single week? Has it got anything to do with the rate I sweat or is it because I am a sadomasochist in hiding?

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30/09/2005

Hooked

God, I am so hooked on a TV series, it’s an addiction that I can’t beat. You know what, I don’t really need another addiction to add to my already long list of addictions! No drugs, thankfully, but I have been renting and watching some TVB series and it hasn’t been good for me, really. I slept at 5.30 in the morning because I spent most of the time turning around in my seat (I was trying desperately to concentrate on my work) to catch a bit of the action.

 

To top it all off, my husband bought the entire season of ‘Seinfeld’ and has been watching it religiously in the room…like it’s his bible to life! OK, so I like it too but it disrupts my work. And I can’t tell him to cut it out cause I won’t get to watch it either, so….erm…well, fine! I am pretty much to blame too. I know I know!

 

And we’ve also got the first season of ‘LOST’ and so far, I am currently hooked on three TV shows that I can wrangle out of….it’s like fleas in my hair. You keep shaking and shaking until your teeth is loose...and they’re still there, you know what I mean.

 

It’s not cheap being addicted to this stuff as well. For one, they cost an arm and a leg to watch and with those rented TVB series, I don’t even get to keep it and rewatch the series again later on! Dumb, right? But I don’t want to go out and buy every single little series there is on the planet without knowing whether the series is good or not, so, I guess that’s the price I would have to pay for that reluctance.

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13/09/2005

My parents go hi-tech!

Because of the nature of my work, I have to seriously look into ways to keep in touch with my clients and partners. They’re located everywhere in the world, it’s not possible for me to make a phone call to them every so often. Most of them like to SPEAK to me instead of just sending emails to me, so, I have to make it a point to be available to them online.

 

Not satisfied with using just emails, I have to use my own voice conference room and also MSN and Yahoo messengers to talk with them. And this is something that I take for granted. Grabbing stripes of paper to make ‘lucky stars’ while I am chatting with my clients is the norm. I also tend to massage by kids’ feet whenever I am online chatting. I can even write an entire article about ‘how to get rid of white hair’ while chatting with my clients.

 

What I don’t realize is that internet calls is a phenomenon for some.

 

Like my sister who is just as tech savvy as the next person in Malaysia. And also my parents and auntie (who lives in Dubai, for now). I go like… ”You don’t know you can talk with instant messenger?? What century are you living in lah!!” This is, like, very old news from last decade or something! But I take it all for granted.

 

I work online, therefore, am exposed to all these stuff. They’re not funky in my eyes, but to others, damn, it’s next best thing to colored toilet paper! A couple of months back, I introduced my aunt who is living in Dubai with her husband to MSN voice. Oh, she knew we could chat on MSN but it just never occurred to her to try out the AUDIO tab on top of the messenger. I prompted her and she immediately exclaimed, “Wah, can talk wan meh?”. For sure.

 

And then my mom and this aunt is close (in fact, my mom is close to really close to all her sisters) to this aunt, so, my sister decided to try to install MSN messenger into the home PC and let my mom chat with my aunt for free. My aunt has been using Skype to talk with her family members. After a couple of glitches where my sister called me ‘David Copperfield’ *blush*, it worked.

 

Since I opened her eyes to MSN voice, she has been chatting with my mom online, I think. Hopefully.

 

You see, my point is that…I have been using instant messengers for some time now and it didn’t occur to me that it was anything wonderful. I thought it was normal and this is what everyone does, anyway, what’s the big deal? And then through my family members, I learn that I have been taking all these free facilities for granted. And come to think of it, MSN and Yahoo probably kept my business alive by providing me with all these chatting and telephone services. Sure, there are loopholes, of course, but we can live with it. It’s free, right? And beggars can’t be choosers.

 

Instant Messenger not only keeps me connected to my clients, but it keeps my mom happy as well.

 

Now, isn’t THAT cool?

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28/08/2005

I have won $30 million Ringgit in lotteries!!

Accordingly, I am already a multi-millionaire. In as far as I can recall, I have received right about 30 emails this month alone informing me that I am the lucky winner or a lottery I didn’t buy. I don’t gamble – period! Even during Chinese New Year, I cringe every time I have to part with my $0.20!

So, how did I end up winning so much ‘lottery money’ when I never participated in any of their lottery programs…or whatever you want to call it.

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08/08/2005

Some good quotes to share

I just went through my collection of fab quotes that I have found and saved over the years and here are a couple that I would like to share with you.

 

“I haven't found Mr Right, but I have found Mr Cheap, Mr Sleazy and Mr Wrong.” Now, tell me this quote isn’t spot on!! Along the way, I’ve found some nice guys who didn’t fit the bill, some guys who didn’t fit the shoe and I’ve also found Mr. Cheap, Mr. Sleazy and definitely a truckload of Mr. Wrongs!!

 

Be careful whose toes you step on today, they might be attached to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. That’s the reason why I no longer work for anyone today. I don’t like to kiss ass – and I don’t. Period.

 

Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hairstyle you like.  I NEVER, NEVER, NEVER get the hairstyle I want. I go into the hair salon all chatty, friendly and very, very elaborate in describing how I want my new hairstyle to be and yet I walk out looking like my hair exploded.

 

"So many cheques, so little money." Boy, oh boy. I realized this only when I started working from home. Piles of cheques that totals right about $12.34 or something like that…..gggrrrrr….

 

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. – I said this to my son once and he gave me a raised eyebrow. And then I realized what I just said. Gee, talk about oxymoron.

 

Born free... Taxed to death. – Ever wondered what you would do with all those money if you didn’t have to pay tax?

 

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any. – Can’t get any real than this. But then again, this is true for almost anything else in life, isn’t it?

 

You're just jealous cause the voices only talk to me. – Remember Joan of Arc?

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23/07/2005

Body Cambat almost killed me!

‘Ow, Ow, Ow, Oww!!’. That’s me walking down the stairs. My fingers curl around the banister in a deathgrip in case my knees gave way! This is the result of a gym session. ONE SINGLE gym session. Man, I need help. My body is in disrepair and honestly, I needed to sweat. I have not sweated that much since the gynecologist and obstetrician asked me to give one final push to get Jared out into this world! That was 3+ years ago! Yeah, so you can imagine the condition I was in.

 

My sister sms-ed me and asked me if I wanted to join her in gym since she had a free ‘one week pass’ for her gym. Perking up to the word ‘free’, OF COURSE I said OK. Even when I didn’t have anything to wear to the gym. I threw my dancing clothes out (the ones that I could have used to exercise in fashionista style) and my tracks are also donated to someone….I forgot who, but it must be some kind of a orphanage or something. Now that I mention it, what would those kids in the orphanage want with my tracks anyway. They can use it as a carpet, if they want. Ah well…..

 

I didn’t have shoes either, can you imagine that. The only pair of shoes I had was slip-ons…hardly appropriate for gym. Unless I want the shoes to clap to my jumping, that is.

 

So, after a short spending spree in the clothing store nearby with my sister, we headed on to the gym. Impressive. It’s a damn cool gym called ‘True Fitness’. It’s located in Sri Hartamas. They’re brilliant....with hefty looking blokes standing at the counter with their ID tags, and disco music is booming out of their sound system. Man, these people take exercise pretty seriously, huh?

 

We (me, my sister and my cousin) took Body Balance as our first (my first) class. There, I found out that my balance sucked! Totally! I used to be graceful, coming to my own defense, but that was 2 babies and 5kgs of fat ago. So, not only do I have to relearn how to balance my feet in the air, I have to learn how to use those muscles that must have died some time back. It was fun, because the class incorporated some yoga, and some pilates and what-have-you-nots! I don’t know what I am learning, but all I know is that the movements were ripping my muscles apart.

 

Not contented, we went for another class. It’s called ‘street dancing’. Cool, right up my alley. There, I discovered that my type of street dancing was still in in the 21^st century. Some of the movements remained the same. Either that or the instructor is as old as I am. But my sister and cousin wanted to sweat and street dancing wasn’t going to cut it. So, we skittered out of the class impolitely, and went to ‘body combat’. Now, body combat should make you sweat cats and dogs!

 

Body combat, the name itself, tells you everything you need to know about this exercise. It combines karate, taekwondo, dance and Thai kick-boxing together as an exercise. The class seems to go on forever. While with the other class, things moved quickly by because we didn’t feel any pain. With body combat, halfway through, I was already out of breath. Kick, punch, kick, punch, uppercut, low kick, jab, jab, kick, kick, jumping kick, punch….it just keeps going on and on and on! If I wasn’t so out of breath, I would truly enjoy this! Not that I didn’t cause I came home feeling like Kate Moss (super thin), only to look into the mirror and see myself again.

 

The instructor was set on pushing us to our limits. I reached mine some time back. But frankly speaking, body combat is an excellent way to tighten up all those muscles and really perk up your energy level. Non-stop kicking and punching is going to do that to you, take my word for it.

 

I am going to try other classes later on in the week to see what suits me best. Wish me luck!

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06/07/2005

24 Reiko Rocks!

I am not much of a TV fan, hence, if you ask me if I have watched 'Law and Order' or 'Sex in the City' or even completed the whole 'Friends' series or anything like that...my answer is a resounding NO. TV is a complete waste of time - in fact, even when I am on TV, I don't watch it. (Typically, I don't want to have to torment myself by watching how those cameras successfully captured every single wrinkle there is on me). :-)

But I didn't say that I won't watch GOOD series on DVD or VCD, right?

Well, this is percisely what happened. I watched '24' the series on DVD because my husband wanted to watch it and a friend highly recommended it. He started the ball rolling and I ended up more addicted than he is! 24 is a very high-adrenalin, blood-pumping kinda series that just keeps you begging for more at the end of every episode. The tone of the series is very dark and very serious. The focus on the show is the CTU, Counter Terrorist Unit. Needless to say, every season, there's some kind of threat against the nation - something massive, something unbecoming. Like a nuclear threat  or a deadly virus. Every hour (episode) depicts the events that occured during that 1 hour of the people involved in the situation. There are 24 episodes, therefore, all events occur in 24 hours of the day - hence, the name of the show.

The stars of the show vary but the one main character is Kiefer Sutherland. If you told me Kiefer was yummy before this, I would tell you that you're probably a closet sadomasochist 'cause to me, Kiefer Sutherland reeks of a bad odor (not that I smelt him before) and is a potential rapist, sodomist, and if he had a choice, he would be a drug dealer or someone behind bars. But now that I have watched '24', all I can say is that Kiefer Sutherland is nothing but a very good actor! I guess, it's in his genes.

But there are a couple of surprise good actors out there and one of them is Reiko Aylesworth.

Frankly, I am not a fan of curls...especially large curls but after seeing how Reiko Aylesworth rock in her messy and sexy curls, I might consider getting some curls on my head. Granted, she's 1/4 Japanese and looks like the sun shines out from her, so, she looks good with or without curls. The funny thing is that in the show, Reiko plays Michelle Dessler, a hard-ass CTU agent who has a crush on Tony Almeida (CTU agent also :: in the picture, the man on the right). First she appears to be this lovelorn little lass stuck in a job that doesn't suit her.

But Reiko is able to give this character, Michelle Dessler, enough depth to make us love her to bits. Not only do we root for her in her character as Michelle in the end, but we actually hope Tony will actually, finally, agree to go out with her in the end.

The guy on the left (picture above) is James Badge Dale who plays Chase Edmunds. Dale is another surprisingly good actor. I read that he's really quite broody in real life and is extremely EXTREMELY serious about his work.


Take a good long look at the picture on the right...that's Reiko Aylesworth that was taken during the Golden Globe or something.....who would've thought she's anything pass 23 but in actual fact, she's 33 this year. Maybe it's got something to do with her Dutch, Japanese and Welsh blood, huh? Hey, I have mixed blood as well, so, why isn't ther anything I can do to look even 20% like that. But Reiko has a brilliant smile that can shine like headlights on a dark dim road in the middle of the night.

Reiko admits that she's not very computer savvy but she IS internet savvy because I saw this interview where she said that she sometimes goes online into chatrooms and message boards to read about herself. And she sometmes poses as someone else and post...depending on her mood...good or bad messages in the boards!!! Ha ha ha ha

She doesn't need it, really...that ego trip. We can do that for her.

I can say that I admire very few American actresses and all that.....for sure! It used to be just Nicole Kidman...but now, I wouldn't hesitate to add Reiko Aylesworth to the expanding list!!

Marsha

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24/04/2005

Spamming

For the life of me, I don't know how to stop these people from sending me emails about Viagra and sex toys!! How do I stop them. I keep blocking their email addresses using my Outlook Express and apply sophisticated filters through my web hosting and my Internet service provider but I still continue to get those ads advertising their stupid viagra and other sexual stuff.

I just want to write to them to tell them that "Hey, buster! Please take your stupid sex toys and sex pills somewhere else. Go bug some other desperate human being who is looking for enhancement or something. If you want to do email marketing, at least do it right? And besides, with such unethical practice, you think I wanna BUY anything from the guy?" Come on!!!

In fact, I was irked enough to go check out the definition of SPAMMING and to check out if there are laws to haul these guys' asses to Court (like I've got millions in my bank account waiting to sue the panties off of these guys).

Spamming
Spamming is the act of sending unsolicited commercial messages (email, blogs, Instant Messengers, mobile phones, search engine and newsgroup) to a bunch of people who have no option of getting out or into the list. By definition, if the message is similar (not entirely alike), it's considered spamming.

Spamming is cheap
Unlike advertisements on billboards or newspapers, spamming is freakily cheap! Yes, advertisements and billboards are considered as spamming as well because they ARE messages directed at the PUBLIC at large and by golly, they sure are UNSOLICITED. But by virtue of the fact that the advertisers paid a whole chunck of money for the advertising, they have the right to get them out.

However, spamming via email, instant messenger, search engine, newsgroup, mobile phones and blogs are literally cost-less!

Anti-Spam
If you're just as irked as me about all this spamming activities, visit the following websites.
http://asrg.sp.am/
http://www.cauce.org
http://www.spamhaus.org
http://spam.abuse.net

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29/03/2005

They want your password and username!!

This is a screen capture from one of my email accounts with yahoo. I don't think you can see the picture very clearly but here's what the email is trying to tell you. It was addressed to 'De‮ra‬ B‮syalcra‬ M‮bme‬er' (no indication of knowing my personal information, not even my name!)

The email is from : "Barc޶lay޺s" if5chknosh@yahoo.com

Addressed to : marshamaloney@yahoo.com (that's not even my email address, for crissake!)

The email says this:

" T‮sih‬ ema‮li‬ was se‮tn‬ by the B‮syalcra‬ se‮revr‬ to v‮re‬ify y‮uo‬r em‮ia‬l add‮ser‬s. You m‮tsu‬ com‮etelp‬ th‮si‬ pro‮ec‬ss by c‮kcil‬ing
on the l‮kni‬ b‮le‬ow and ente‮ir‬ng in the sm‮lla‬ w‮ni‬dow y‮ruo‬ Barcla‮sy‬ Mem‮pihsreb‬ nu‮rebm‬, pas‮ocs‬de and m‮arome‬ble wo‮dr‬.
T‮ih‬s is d‮no‬e for y‮uo‬r protecti‮no‬ - b‮uace‬se s‮mo‬e of our mem‮eb‬rs no l‮no‬ger h‮eva‬ acc‮se‬s to th‮rie‬ e‮liam‬ ad‮sserd‬es and
we m‮su‬t veri‮yf‬ it. To veri‮yf‬ y‮ruo‬ e‮liam‬ a‮erdd‬ss and ac‮ec‬ss y‮ruo‬ b‮kna‬ ac‮uoc‬nt , cl‮kci‬ on the l‮kni‬ be‮ol‬w:


http://www.barclays.com/?F2i7zQb0VtvAjW8rKhwbEx6Px3Sq2RJGFxgDMwXGZqhTKruzDYpthaZdk7Yo7Y"

QUESTION ONE
Do you seriously think that Barclays would actually use Yahoo email to communicate with their account holders?

QUESTION TWO
Not a question, but my email address isn't even marshamaloney@yahoo.com (as pointed out in the TO field)

QUESTIONS THREE
Why don't they just tell us to log into the website and change or verify the username and password if they are having problems?

QUESTION FOUR
If they want to verify the email address, why don't they just ask the customer to click a link to verify...without requiring the customer to give out the username and password.

HERE'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE LINK.
The link will lead you to one of their cloaked web pages. You insert your username and password, they capture it....and you're gone!

So, don't be fooled!

As a general rule of thumb, never click of a link like this...from a dubious source. Especially when it involves your username and password! NEVER!

If there's such an email from an email account, say...like Barclays, even...what you should do is to open a new web browser and type the web address into the browser and THEN log in. Don't click on the link. The link leads you to their cloaked URL pages.

Consider yourself WARNED!!

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I have had it with Paypal

We're in it for the money, aren't we? Being in business, we would want to make everything as COMFORTABLE and EASY as possible for the client, especially when they're trying to pay you, right?

But what if it's comfortable and easy for them....yet, you may never get to see or smell the money? What happens then?

Well, this is precisely the kind of thing that's happening to me at PayPal. Paypal is definitely no pal to me, it's a pal for US residents, that's what they are! Imagine not being able to withdraw your money? Duh? Why else would I be working my ass off for? To let Paypal hold my money for me for....erm, I don't know, fund some marketing efforts for their sister sites or pay one of their large partners or counterparts? Or maybe they want to keep the money to earn some interest from their Banks....I DUNNO!!!!

Furthermore, it seems as though the customer service people are not trained to speak properly on the phone. Even if I didn't have an American slang, I knew they didn't know what else to say apart from, "We're terribly sorry for the inconvenience but at this point in time, there's no way for you to withdraw your money unless you have a US bank account".

I am like.....now, I reside in Malaysia....born and bred here....why in the friggin' world would I get a US bank account for?

So, I am officially saying 'bye bye' to paypal and will only work for clients who are willing to use ikobo instead. Signing up and verifying the account with ikobo can get very nasty and messy but for the safety of your personal information, won't you rather go through the trouble instead of signing up and using some wishy-washy system...albeit Paypal?

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28/03/2005

Naomi is Nuts

Blog first published : Wednesday, January 26th 2005

Who in his or her right mind would want to pay 1/2 million US dollars for a model to walk down the runway three or four times? Lots, it seems. I was reading the papers today and there was a feature story about how much the models...the popular ones.....are being paid. The amount is obscene, I am telling ya.

It seems that in order to Naomi Campbell to grace the catwalk, she would have to be paid right about half a million buckaroos, including manager's fees, hotel rooms, food, chaperone...and the likes. Bottom line, the organizer pays for almost everything, right down to spa treatments and long-distance phone calls to family, friends and boyfriends.

What in the world is the world coming to?

Anyone up to challenge me on whether Campbell is gorgeous or not? I think she's got a gorgeous bod but that's lots of be desired in terms of personality. EVERYONE knows that. I mean, who doesn't know of the massive tantrums that Campbell is capable of throwing? Who doesn't know of the ludicrous demands that she makes whenever she's walking the walk?

Without the makeup and the clothes, I think Naomi Campbell will look like an average black girl with big dreams of making it big in the modeling arena, you know what I mean? She's not as spectacularly beautiful as say....Halle Berry. Now Berry is what I call a true black beauty because not only is she beautiful but she's also affable, courteous, polite and most of the time, very socially adept.

Looking through Campbell's official website, http://www.naomicampbell.com, I came to the conclusion that the only reason Naomi has made it this far and is able to command such a ridiculous fee is that she is willing to do things that some other more dignified models won't. I know lots of other models take naked pictures and pose in compromising positions.

Although I don't think she's gorgeous, I think she's delightfully unique. Very unique and special. But that doesn't justify the 0.5million that she commands per show.

Heck, she should donate to the Tsunami funds since she's got loads to spare. I hope she has. But then again, if she donated, judging from her personality, she would have announced it to the world. And I have heard nothing about Campbell donating to help the poor people who were victims of circumstance, have you?

Marsha

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Using Paypal as an International user

Blog was first published : Tuesday, November 16th 2004

Using paypal as an International user is highly ineffective. Paypal is an ebay company and it has a reputation as a very effective method of paying and receiving money online! It has received amazing review from people who has been using paypal for a long time. However, this is an honest review from an International user (particularly, Malaysia and some of the SEA region) using paypal for projects and receiving money online.

Try a more effective way of sending and receiving money Internationally

First off, if you’re a user from the United States or some of the other approved countries that paypal has approved of, using paypal is probably going to be a breeze. I have not had the privilege of using paypal as a US resident (quite obviously) so, I cannot give you a review on using paypal as one! But as an International merchant using paypal, this is what I have to say – YOU MAY NEVER GET TO SEE YOUR MONEY AT ALL!

I am a genuine merchant/freelancer who was using paypal to receive money from my International clients. They have all asked me if I had problems using paypal for payment, and obviously, keen on trying to tie the project in, I said I did NOT have a problem using paypal. Which was true, at that point in time. In the beginning stages of using paypal, it’s easy peasy – nothing to it. All a user has to do in order to use paypal is to register. The registering process is easy enough. They automatically approve your account to make it easy for you to use paypal. Using paypal to get money into your paypal account is simple. Just provide the payer with your paypal ID: your email address. The payer using paypal as a payment gateway will only have to log into the paypal account and then using paypal’s tools to send the money to your account. Simple enough.

Using paypal : here’s where it gets a little tough

Using paypal to receive money posed some problems to me, as an International user.

ikobo is a more effective way of sending and receiving money online

Verification

In order to withdraw money from your paypal account, you need to first verify your paypal account. The point in using paypal as a payment gateway is lost here because in order to verify the account, you need to have a US bank account or a credit card.

If you’re like me, an International user who does not have a means of getting a US bank account, then using paypal can get pretty rocky. I have explored the possibility of opening a US bank account from where I live, it’s possible. But the setup fee was huge. You need to pay USD299 as a setup fee. Yes, SETUP fee, not deposit. I would understand it if they told me that I would need to pay USD100 or USD50 as a setup fee (which translates to about Ringgit Malaysia 380 or Ringgit Malaysia 190) with a certain limitations to a deposit, but having to pay a setup fee of USD299 was too much for me.

You can always get a credit card to verify your account in order to start using paypal to send money and receive money online. Sure thing. Except….I don’t have a credit card. But I got myself a debit card cause I was sure using paypal was the only way to accepting payments from my International clients. But even if you verified your account in order to start using paypal, you cannot withdraw your money from your paypal account STILL. You STILL need to have a US bank account.

Tired of paypal? Try ikobo.

Sending Limit

If you have not been using paypal for a long time, like me, then you’re not always aware of the small tiny little word ‘unverified – Malaysia’ that sits comfortably right next to your paypal balance. The sending limit is there if you’re not a verified paypal user. For starters, paypal has capped off the sending limit at USD100. USD100 limit on the amount you can ever send through your paypal account until you get yourself verified.

I found myself in a tussle using paypal when I send USD80 to someone and then they told me that I can only send USD20 more to someone before I have to get verified. So, there was a problem using paypal to send money to someone too? And using paypal a payment gateway was also shot because I can’t seem to get the money out.

You see, what I was trying to do was to send whatever money I had in there to someone else in the US and get them to send the money back to me through ikobo. And although I had found the right person for this task, I was still having problems using paypal because I can’t even get my money out of there to someone else so that they can send me the money – so that I can buy milk and diapers for my kids! Sheesh!

In summary: what was my experience in using paypal

It was the pits! This is a user who is hoping that paypal will brush up on their system to make it more user-friendly for International users. First off, the withdrawal process totally sucks because I cannot withdraw the money out from the paypal account therefore, using paypal as a payment option means that I will never smell the money that I have earned. Secondly, the sending limit. What happens that those people who wishes to send money to someone but don’t have a credit card? What happens to the money in there?

The only way out for International people using paypal is to either get a US bank account or spend the money on ebay.

Which makes perfect sense – paypal is part of ebay, didn’t I say?

I’ll just stick to what works for now – my ikobo account!! For now, I'll just say "Thanks, but no thanks" to paypal.

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