3 Things I Simply Cannot Do Without!

There I was just cleaning out my trusty old rocket ship in my back yard (you won't believe the amount of dirt lying around the galaxy) when I hear this 'poof' sound behind me. I turn around to see a huge puff of smoke forming in thin air and stepping out of it, coughing away, is the Genie Princess!

'this is (cough, cough) for you'. she says and vanishes into that puff of smoke again leaving the whole back cloudy with smoke.

'that's gonna set off the neighbours again' I say ...

Then I look at what she handed to me and drats, it's another tag! Here I was all excited thinking maybe that Genie King louse finally granted my wish and got his minions to send it to me. Oh well, one can hope can't we ... hehehe ...

Well, the Genie Princess has tagged me on the 3 things I won't let go of. It looks like a nice, and fun tag to do, so I'll just postpone my rocket ship cleaning till later and do this tag:) In fact she tag me for 2 items but I'll do this one first.

The 3 things I won't let go off are:

1. My family and my 2 best buddies. My life wouldn't be complete and fun without them.

2. My trusty cell phone. It's like a part of my anatomy that I'd feel handicapped without it.

3. My internet connection. How could I ever let go of it? How am I gonna get more tags without it ... LOL!

Seeing as how everyone on my list of blogging friends have already been tagged with this one, I'm just going to leave it open to anyone who would like to do :) There, now that that's done, I can go back to cleaning my rocket ship ...

Sweet Tooth.

My wife is going to lose all her teeth one day and I'll tell you why. Last night I was watching a show on TV and she was upstairs blogging and doing some paid postings in the room. So, after the show, I went up and there she was happily eating strawberry jam directly from the bottle! When she saw me at the door, she gave me this huge big grin and even offered some to me ... LOL!

gleefully offering me some ...

She has this incredibly sweet tooth and she just cannot resist anything thats sweet. She loves chocolates, cakes, and kind of sweet stuff and she's game for it :) We actually bought that St. Dalfour's Strawberry jam at our favourite hypermarket (and it's really cheap there compared to anywhere else) and she's been snacking on it all week. She just eats it plain, no bread or biscuits whatsoever.

her favourite brand of jam ...

We've both got our weaknesses when it comes to snacking. I'm not a sweet tooth kinda person. I'm more of a peanuts and chips kinda person. When we shop, I'll normally load up on my stash of peanuts or chips and stash them in my cupboard for future consumption, normally when I'm reading or even watching my favorite TV show. It's a habit I've had from young. I can't really read without munching on something.

I'm sure once she's finished with that strawberry jam, she's probably gonna get some other flavour the next time we go shopping. Thank god that things is also meant for diabetics so I guess she won't be losing all her teeth real soon ... hehehe ...
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Tags, Glorious Tags!

My buddy the Genie King tagged me on My Movie and My Mistake meme. Gee, thanx buddy, for one who says he's a little tired of meme's you sure can dish 'em out pretty well. Yeah, I'm a little inclined to agree with him about being tired of meme's. I've got nothing against meme's, it's just that I have a backlog of them that I can't seem to catch up and I hate not being able to post all the meme's you guys tag with me. But I am what I am, a lazy and annoying spaceman at times who's just too lazy to do anything ... LOL!

Ok, before I start blabbering away nonsensical garbage, I'd best keep my mouth shut and just concentrate on finishing this meme. I have this nasty habit of straying away from what I'm really supposed to be doing and talking about something else all together. It's been a habit since I was young. My attention span for things are very short ... oh, boy there I go again, drifting away from what I'm supposed to be doing ... hehehe ...

First meme is about 'What Classic Movie I am'. Hmmm, who comes up with these meme ideas? Next they'll probably be coming up with 'What Toilet Paper I am' or something :D But try as I might, I just can't seem to get the blooming page to load for me to take the 18 questions! So there goes one meme down the drain. But if I had to guess what classic movie I am, I'd have to say any Charlie Chaplin movie .... LOL! I'll try and get back to taking the quiz when I can actually load the page.

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Next moving on to the second meme which is called 'What is my most common writing mistake?' Here's the usual rules and explanation and stuff.

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Instructions:
To play this game, all you must do is explain what your most common writing mistake is. Then, you simply tag five individuals for the meme. Those five people will, in return, tag five more people. Ultimately, readers should see a tapestry of common grammar and spelling mistakes. Therefore, anyone that is feeling ashamed of their errors will feel a bit more confident and secure.

Copy the person and persons names who sent it to you and add your own at the bottom of the list. It really helps build community.

Here's the answers:

Shine with Grace : Mixing the word “from” with “form” all the time
Trinity's most common mistake : I sometimes feel confused to use past tense or present tense when I share my stories.
LadyJava : typing too fast that sometimes I miss words in between
Genie King: I type too fast too...always end up with "tot he"...when it should be "to the"
Spiff: I type too fast that I end up with sentences that have no spacesinbetween .... LOL!

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Ok, that was easy ... hehehe ... Now I'm supposed to tag 5 more 'unlucky' suspects and I have my reservations upon inflicting this tag upon them. But since I was so 'graciously' made to suffer and do this tag, I'm not gonna let anyone off. If I have to suffer, you all suffer with me .... muahahahahaha!!! Here's are my 5 scapegoats ... urrmmm, I mean pals :) Oh btw, if you've been tagged by someone else on either of this, please feel free to ignore this, k?

Nessa, thought I'd forgotten you, didn't you ... hehehe ... (imagine evil snickering here)
Diamond, the curse has been inflicted upon you ... hehehehe (more evil snickering)
Menopause Princess, no way was I gonna let you off ... hehehehehe ... (even more evil snickering)
Shana, thought you could use some punishment ... hehehehehehe ... (a heck of a lot more evil snickering)
Barrett, not sure where you've disappeared too but this is for you too ... hehehe hahahahahaha ... (evil snickering turning into huge laughter)

So let it be known that Spiff has spoken!

The Adventures Of A Quirky Spaceman ...

Phew, I'm finally back from my exploration of the galaxy. You guys would probably have noticed that I've been missing for a while. In fact the last time I posted here was exactly one whole week ago and by my superior spaceman standards, that's really bad! Well, I'll leave my alter ego Nick of Anything Goes to explain the reasons for that. He's good at telling insignificant stories. Me on the other hand have better things to post ... LOL!

It has been a frantic week for me and I'm glad that it's finally over, well, I'm not that happy that the weekend is almost over too though. But it was an enjoyable weekend so no complains there. Yesterday Mrs. Spiff and me went out looking for a new microwave oven and we found a reasonably good buy and decided to get it. She was happy with it (at least I hope so) and me, well, I was like figuring out how the heck to get it to work with all those sleek one touch buttons presumably saying that I could microwave everything but the kitchen sink. Man, these things get more complicated all the time. Mrs. Spiff managed to figure it out fast enough though. She puts a spaceman like me to utter shame ... hehehe ...

Today was basically almost a full day out for me and the family. My nephew had his first holy communion in church this morning and it was a big thing over here. The mass alone lasted at least one and a half hours! It's become such a big thing that it's so commercialized nowadays, what isn't, ya? I found out from my cousin that they had to raise RM8,000 worth of funds for the event. RM8,000 for celebrating your first holy communion? Crazy isn't it? There were a total of 70 kids doing it and everyone made such a big fuss about it. There were official videographers, official photographers and whatnots. It was like some kind of grand Hollywood event.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against any of this, in fact I'm all for it but somewhere along the line, the real meaning of the event has gone slightly off track. I remember back when I was making my first holy communion, I didn't have to pay anything at all. I woke up in the morning, jumped on my bicycle, went to church, received my first holy communion and headed home after the service! As easy and simple as that. I guess things and traditions change with the times, ya? Now I'm dreading how much I'm going to have to spend when my kid does his holy communion next year!

Anyway, after the service, me and the family went shopping for some kitchen shelfs cos we felt like redecorating the kitchen. We went to our favourite hardware store in this mall near our place cos they have those DIY shelfs, which was what we were looking for cos we really like to fix the stuff ourselves. Besides I haven't used my Black and Decker drill in ages and I was just itching to drill something on the walls ... hehehe ... We did have some slight trouble drilling it to one of the walls in our kitchen cos the damn drill just wouldn't penetrate the wall (yes, I did use the right drill bit!) It felt like there was this layer of solid steel behind the wall. In the end we managed to get it installed on a different section of the wall, not our first choice for it, but it will do. And it does look good though :D

Then a little later in the evening, we went over to my cousins place cos she was having a thanksgiving dinner for my nephews holy communion thingy (yes, she took this very seriously). The whole clan was there and boy the kids were running riot. The dinner was pretty good, typical Eurasian food was on hand. The cooking was done by my cousin and there was quite a number of dishes. I had a blast eating most of it, even went for seconds. And boy am I stuffed like a turkey now ... hehehe ...

and finally, after dinner, we headed home and I just had to get online and post something before I head to bed. My wife's already in bed sound asleep and I'm going to be joining her in a bit. The boys are still awake though cos I can hear them whispering in their rooms. I guess they'll fall asleep eventually cos they're pretty bushed from all that playing just now. Before I sign off, I'd like to wish you all a great week ahead.

The Bread Story.

There really is no good news in the papers nowadays! This morning, on the way to send the boys for Sunday school, we always stop at our friendly sundry shop for our Sunday newspaper to pass the time while waiting for the boys to finish. The headline said it all.

'Bread to cost more!'

Awww man, that is not good. I mean, you should see the amount of bread we consume daily in my household. And now they say that it's going to cost more? Come on, give a guy a break. The headlines said that the price of flour was going to increase considerably and that would affect a whole list of other flour based products like noodles, buns, cakes (honey, you're gonna have to eat less cakes from now on ... hehehe ...) and of course bread.

This year alone the price of practically everything has gone up (except my miserable salary) and soon I'm probably going to have to apply a bank loan when we go grocery shopping. To quote my wife ...

'we'll be eating grass soon dear'.

And you know what, she could be absolutely right. What really irks me is not really the price increase in general. It's just that every trader around is going to use this flour increase excuse to raise their prices irrespective of whether their products do have flour or not. Yes, we really do have loads of unscrupulous traders here. I can already picture this scene. Me going to the mechanics to service my car and he's probably going to say ...

'Aiyo boss, the price of flour is up and I pay more for bread for my family so I have to charge you more for service lor ...'

And that's going to be the scenario for every other trader! Now, coming back to bread. We buy a large loaf of bread in the morning and by noon it's almost all gone, that's how much of bread we eat a day. In fact the total bread cost for the whole month is equivalent to almost 4 bags of 10 kg rice. (We only consume two 10kg bags a month, so you do the math!) Guess we're going to have to control our bread eating days ... hehehe ...

I'm really dreading reading the papers cos there really is no sign of good news at all. Well, my favourite football team Arsenal won, but I don't get anything out of that though. There's also signs of the cost of fuel being raised in the not too distant future but thank god my office pays for all my fuel cost or that's gonna be another huge chuck of expense to worry about.

Maybe I should just pack up, take my wife and kids and go become some hermit is some secluded and isolated place, plant our own vegetables and stuff and live off the land or something. Hmmmm, sounds like a great thought :)

'what's that honey? You mean I can't blog no more if we do that? Oh man ...'

Guess I'm stuck here after all!
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Being Remembered ...

Last night, well more like late evening to be more specific, my buddy Adrian called me. He was having his dinner (I'm guessing) at this restaurant called Sri Paandi which we both used to frequent quite a long time ago. He still does, but I've rarely been there much nowadays. The conversation went like this,

'Say buddy, I'm at Sri Paandi's and Pete asked for you.'

In a shocked voice I went,

'Seriously? He actually asked for me?'

'Yeah buddy, he actually asked for you' was Adrian's reply.

Now before you all go wondering who the heck is Pete, let me tell you that he's one of the waiters from the restaurant. And his name isn't really Pete, we have absolutely no idea what his real name is ... LOL!

We actually gave him that name. In fact we practically named almost all the waiters at this particular restaurant ... hehehe ... This naming thing all happened one fine day a couple of years ago. Like I mentioned earlier, we both used to patronize this restaurant a lot and when I say a lot I mean by every day! And we used to sit there for hours on end at times that all the waiters including the owner of the place knew us well.

All the waiters that this restaurant, which is a Indian restaurant specializing in banana leaf rice and stuff like that hired an all Indian crew of waiters and I really mean all Indian cos they were actually from India. And they're all pretty nice people and after awhile they even knew what we'd be ordering (well, mainly me, cos I ate the same food everytime we went there).

So one day, during one of our very normal hang out sessions at this restaurant, we decided to start naming the waiters with their characters or appearance just for the fun of it. Little did we realize that the names we gave them stuck with them (of course they didn't know we had names for them ... hehehe ...).

Over time we've manged to name them such names as Eddie Murphy (cos he looked so much like Eddie Murpy), Pistol Pete (I can't really remember why we named him Pistol Pete), Sponge Bob Square Pants (well, if you've seen Sponge Bob and if you've seen this waiter, you'll know why ... LOL!), Crackpot Joe (after the harrowing experience my buddy put him through, he still claims it was me, this guy ended up a little loony), Bill man (cos he was in charge of billing), Friar Tuck (the guy who was responsible for frying the chicken and stuff), Water boy (for obvious reasons) and a few more I've totally forgotten their 'names' ... LOL!

The sad thing is I haven't been there for quite a while now and when my buddy called yesterday to tell me Pete was asking for me, you can imagine how surprised I was that he actually even remembered me. I told my wife about it and she said that I must call my buddy and arrange to go there one of these weekends for breakfast or something which I will definitely do but not this weekend cos I have something special cooked up for the kids at home :) It's good to be remember by someone though and thanks for calling and letting me know buddy, that sure made my night :)

The Headaches Of Owning A Car!

I can still remember getting my very first car all those years ago. I think it was 16 or so years ago. Even though it was second hand car but I was so happy when I finally took possession of it. At that time owning a car was a dream come true.

I just started work back then as a lowly FA artist, and I used to take a bus to work everyday. I hated it actually. Imagine having to get up early then walk to the bus stop to make sure you don't miss the bus and end up getting to work late. I have this thing about punctuality and I'm always early so I have to leave extra early to get to the bus stop every morning.

Then somewhere into my 8 month or so of working, I took a small loan from my company to buy this small little Honda Civic. I can still vividly remember taking the cheque form my then boss, and going to the used car dealer to pay them and then getting to take my car home. Boy, you should have seen the look on my face ... LOL!

I thought all my problems would end there. I mean, I now had a car, I was no longer a slave to the bus schedule. I could go where I want to at anytime I wanted to. Little did I realize the headaches that would be involved in owning a car.

Firstly there's the maintenance to pay, the fuel to pay and most importantly the insurance coverage for it. Running around on your own trying to get the best deals and best Insurance Coverage for Cars can really wear you down. Well, I've just discovered a site called Advantageautoquotes.com that make things a little easier. By offering Online Insurance Policy it makes getting your car insurance done so much faster eliminating those annoying insurance agents (no disrespect to insurance agents here) bombarding you with calls that are full of promises yet less in coverage package and no tiring trip from one brokerage office to the next just to get a quote.

AdvantageAutoQuotes.com are affiliated with the insurance companies offering Better Car Insurance Rates in the market. By going online and filling up the auto insurance quote in the site, you'll instantly get a quote in a coverage that you desire from a number of top-notch insurance companies. After which, you just pick out from the list the auto insurance coverage that suits you.

So, check AdvantageAutoQuotes.com out the next time your car insurance is due, I'm sure you won't regret it :)

Me, A Transformer?

I AM
69%
FRENZY

I got this cool quiz from Nessa's blog about what kind if Transformer I'd be and I thought it was cool. So, I went and took the damn quiz expecting to be Optimus Prime or at the least Bumblebee, maybe even Starscream, the decepticon but no, I end up being that pain in the @ss Frenzy!!! Arggghhh, of all the Autobots and even the Decepticons, I get the smallest and the most annoying one ... Oh well, it does suit my quirky little spaceman character though. LOL!

Go a head, give it a try and tell me if you get something better than me ...

BBQ 2 : The Sequel!

Last night my buddy Adrian organized another BBQ :) I know we just had one a few weeks back and that one turned out pretty well that he just couldn't resist having another one, seeing as how we were all still on holiday yesterday.

This time he invited quite a bit more people, namely his brothers family, one of his cousins family and also my family. Unfortunately a member of my family was feeling slightly under the weather and I ended up going alone (no sense wasting good food now, right? LOL!)

It turned out to be another fun affair. As usual when I reached my buddies house, he was still trying to get the fire going ... LOL! You won't believe how difficult it is to start a BBQ fire. After the first BBQ we had you'd think we'd have been a little better at starting fire's. We both struggled to get it going but after much huffing and puffing we got the fire going pretty well. And I have to say we were damn proud of ourselves ... LOL!

We both ended up being the cooks for the night, which was fun really, though I did end up smelling like a pig, chicken, fish and corn all rolled into one :D He had quite a bit of food left over cos of the absentees who didn't turn up. Oh, and my buddy made these great home made curry puffs that was to me just perfect even though he did say there were missing some spiciness to it. That guy just loves having his food spicy, unlike me.

Overall, I think I'm beginning to enjoy these BBQ's and am seriously considering having another one sometime soon ... LOL!

Superman Returns!

I just wrote in my other blog about my addiction to comics and how it just makes me feel like a little kid when they bring the comic book characters to life in movies and they go and show Superman Returns on TV today ... woohoo, how lucky can one get :D

Seeing as how Superman is also one of my all time favourite heroes, I'm totally grinning ear to ear ... LOL! Ok, time to go get ready and go for a BBQ at my buddy's place soon. (yes, we're having a BBQ again).

Raya Cheer ...

Spiff wishes all his Muslim bloggers a very Happy Raya and don't forget to think of poor old Spiff while you choke yourselves silly with all those mouth watering rendang, ketupats and lemangs ... sob, sob, sob! LOL! Have fun people and for godsake drive safely ...

The 38 Special ...

My good buddy Adrian of First Time Dad and his Genie Princess, Mariuca of Wishing on a falling star has tagged me AGAIN on this tag called 38 Random Question about yourself! I seriously think I must have done something real bad in my past life to be tortured like this :D Maybe if I repent now that might help a little.

Sometimes I wonder if we just do too many tags and memes that we forget about the reason why we started blogging in the first place. But not to be a spoilsport or anything, as long as I'm tagged I'll keep on doing them :) Besides those who tag me are such nice people that to refuse to do would bring upon great injustice and insult to them and I'm not ever gonna do that to my fellow bloggers. So people, keep those tags and awards coming cos I'm a sucker for punishment ... LOL!

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Who else but Mrs. Spiff :)

2. What were you doing at 0800? Driving to work.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Going through my office email.

4. What happened to you in 2006? How should I know, that was 10 months ago!

5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Good riddance Fernando (was listening to F1 news on the radio while driving to work)

6. How many beverages did you have today? Only coffee so far.

7. What color is your hairbrush? Urrmm, red and it isn't even a real hairbrush.

8. What was the last thing you paid for? Last night's dinner.

9. Where were you last night? At home with the wife.

10. What color is your front door? White.

11. Where do you keep your change? In my car.

12. What’s the weather like today? Looks gloomy this morning.

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? CHOCOLATE!

14. What excites you? Mrs. Spiff :D

15. Do you want to cut your hair? It's already been cut.

16. Are you over the age of 25? I stopped aging when I turned 25!

17. Do you talk a lot? A bit too much, I think.

18. Do you watch the O.C.? The O.C.? Are you kidding me?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Yes, an ex-colleague.

20. Do you make up your own words? If the gibberish I utter every morning counts, then yes.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Adrian, who else.

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. K.K. Chat, my supplier, yeah strange name I know :D

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Mrs. Spiff, she just called me :)

25. What does the last text message you received say? Hon, what time you'll be here? (From Mrs. Spiff asking me what time I'll get home cos we wanted to grab dinner from the Ramadhan Bazaar)

26. Do you chew on your straw? Nope.

27. Do you have curly hair? Wavy is more like it and I just hate it!

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Home for lunch.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Hmmm, can I name names?

30. What was the last thing you ate? Beef soup from the Ramadhan Bazaar, yummy :)

31. Will you get married in the future? Let me check with Mrs. Spiff ... LOL!

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? The Sentinel.

33. Is there anyone you like right now? As long as you don't back stab me, irritate me, get on my nerves, I'll like you.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Last night.

35. Are you currently depressed? Depress no, moody like hell, yes!

36. Did you cry today? Silly question, of cos Not!

37. Why did you answer and post this? Looked kinda fun.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. Must I? I've already been threatened with grave bodily harm by a few bloggers out there already ... LOL! (Janice, Jean, Hui Sen, Emila, Marzie, sorry guys but I was told that if I don't tag you, they'd revoke my blogging license)

Ok, now it's time for you to go torture some other people out there with this. If you've been tag before then no worries about not doing it. I'll understand, I won't be DISAPPOINTED or anything, I won't feel like a LOSER, I won't be HEART BROKEN or anything of that sort, I won't even SULK all day long ... :D
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The Blogging Tip Meme ...

I was tagged by Mariuca to do this blogging tips meme. Well, at least that's what I think it's called. I found it to be kinda cool cos you get to write a small little tip about blogging and judging by all the tips I see here (which are all excellent I assure you) I'll be hard pressed to come up with a decent one. But then I've always loved a challenge so let's see if I can figure one out worthy to be even called a tip. I wonder if a 2o cent tip would be sufficient ... LOL! (ok, ok, I get it, I won't give up my day job anytime soon!)

As with all meme's there are some simple rules to be followed, can't have everyone making it up as they go along right? So, here are the rules:

You are to copy the list, add your tip to t he bottom of the list and pass it on. Then put an asterisk to the tip you you like best. Easy isn't it?

1. Look, read, and learn. http://www.neonscent.com/
2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. http://www.bushmackel.com/
3. Don’t let money change ya! http://www.therandomforest.info/
4. Always reply to your comments. http://chattiekat.com/
*5. Blog about what you know & love. http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/
6. Don’t use filthy language-buy a dictionary.http://shinade.blogspot.com/
7. Blog about something educational http://climateofourfuture.org/
8. Be yourself; others will follow http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/
9. Don’t have too many blogs that will become a chore to maintain http://cubicledenizen.blogspot.com/
10. Keep it simple, user-friendly, interesting and organized! http://erishaling.blogspot.com/
11. Keep the blog simple and sweet!! http://www.leslieho.com/
12. Share with others your thoughts and don’t be shy!
13. Never ask for link exchange. Blog hop to increase traffic. http://www.jessieling.com/
14. Don’t clutter your blog with ads all over the place. IT’S IRRITATING. http://oliviasy.blogspot.com/
15. Don’t comment for the sake of commenting. Some looked too fake and its a big turn off! http://tagsnsuch.blogspot.com/
16. Share something interesting and you will gain more readers. http://judychow.blogspot.com/
17. Show that we care to all bloggers, treat each other as friends. http://mummyinvain.com/
18. Pictures say a million words. Keep them coming! http://familyfriendsnfood.blogspot.com/
19. Blogging should be fun or you’ll get tired of it pretty soon. http://justmyrambling.com/
20. Don’t think people will come to your blog if you’re not willing to pay a visit to them. http://joshualai.blogspot.com/
21. Everyone loves read short posting and best, illustrated with a picture http://www.demoments.net/blog/
22. Try not to publish more than 5 posts in one blog a day. Even if it’s from feed reader, it’s quite hard to digest and catch up reading everything. http://montessorimum.com/
23. Blog, the other window to peek into people’s life, minus the trouble. keep a certain level of privacy to yourself. http://babyshern.blogspot.com/
24. Never tell your readers that you are going on vacation. That’s basically telling them to not visit your blog for a week. Instead, write several posts, and take advantage of the timestamp feature. http://www.bloggingwv.com/
25. Try and write with people in mind that are “somewhat similar to you”. Allow your audience to identify with your blog and feel “at home”. http://www.blogger.com/nodirecton.blogspot.com 26. The key to a good article is a good introduction. A joke, a question or a picture does wonders. http://behindthepage.blogspot.com
27. If you are looking to earn an income blogging read StevePavlina.com and Problogger.net, you will be amazed at what you can learn. http://www.christyscoffeebreak.blogspot.com/
28. Write for yourself first. Remember that it takes time, effort, patience…and above all, daring. The Laidback Buddhist
29. Don’t offer opinions that are not based in the realm of personal knowledge…share yourself and your experiences…they speak louder then words The MiracleProcess
30. When you look make sure you SEE, When you listen make sure you HEAR, and when you talk make sure you SPEAK! First Time Dad
31. Unless I'm a huge fan of your blog, keep your posts short & sweet. Mariuca - Wishing On A Falling Star
32. Be SINCERE and GENUINE! Spiff, The Spaceman
33. Be GENUINE and SINCERE! Anything Goes!

And as with all meme's, I'm supposed to tag a few more bloggers to reveal a few tips (well, just one actually) from them. I've been threatened with bodily harm by some bloggers if I ever tag them (yes, that you Nessa and you too MP. LOL!) but then I'm a sucker for punishment. Besides us spacemen type are supposed to be strong brave and all that nonsense ... hehehe ... so, here's the usual suspects :)

Nessa - Menopauseprincess - Diamond Sapphire - Nihal

The Weekend Of A Quirky Spaceman ...

I've had a pretty good weekend, it didn't really start that way, but it turned out pretty decent in the end. Some things happened on Friday that was sorted out before the weekend started (yes, us quirky spacemen have our fair share or problems too).

Woke up pretty late today morning (still smelling heavily of garlic breath, according to Mrs. Spiff, that is - Buddy, just how much garlic did you even put in that bread you made?). Those of you who don't know what the heck I'm talking about, check out what I posted on Anything Goes! :)

Skipped taking the kids to Sunday school today (ok, ok, I feel guilty already!). As usual every month around this time, I take the boys out for their regular monthly haircut. Their hair was beginning to look like a mop already. Those two boys hair grows so blooming fast, I'm beginning to wonder what shampoo they're using. (The wife buys their shampoo, I don't know the brand, I just pay for it ... LOL!). I don't ever recall my hair growing as fast as theirs do. But at the rate of hair loss I'm going through, I wish it did grow as fast as theirs. Besides haircuts nowadays are NOT Cheap!

After the hair cut, we left the boys with my mom and then headed for our friendly neighbourhood hypermarket (yes, MP, the one where I could feed the whole family for a whole 5 bucks. LOL!). Boy, that place was so packed today, we could hardly shop in comfort. I've never seen that place as packed as I've seen it today. I guess it must be cos of the Hari Raya (The Muslim New Year) celebrations starting next week and everyone's getting some stuff for it. I wonder if my neighbour will send me a tray of goodies like what he does every year ... hehehe ...

One thing I hate about weekends is how fast it goes by when you're having fun. I mean, it was like only yesterday that it was Friday and now it's already Sunday late evening ... siggghhhh ... and the dreaded Monday is just looming round the corner. I guess I can't really complain, at least I'll be looking forward to next weekend ... LOL! Yup, you can probably guess I love weekends, right?

Well, that's all from Spiff for now. I'll be back for more later when I have anything worthwhile posting :)

Phew ...

Phew, Took me a while but I managed to get my page looking like what it used to before. I seriously don't know what happened to my page but just before lunch today, I logged in to check my blog and found the header and all my widgets and stuff totally missing! I know I didn't screw around with my blog. It actually reverted to it's original form and it really took me a while to configure everything back again. The header doesn't look the same but it'll do for now. I'm still at a loss as to what happened so I'll just put it down to one of those unexplained mysteries of cyberspace ...

Under Construction!

SPIFF IS HAVING SOME MAJOR LAYOUT PROBLEMS, HANG IN THERE WHILE I FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!!!

I Have The Power!

I found this cool body battery calculator on Diamond Sapphire's blog and I decided to check it out seeing as how I needed to know just what the heck a body battery calculator is. The first thought that was on my mind was that it would be something that was gonna tell me when my 'batteries' were gonna run out *shudder* ... LOL! But that was far from it, this body battery calculator thing tells you how much electricity your body produces ... cool isn't it? So I tried my hand this are the results :)

249 WATTS Body Battery Calculator - Find Out How Much Electricity Your Body is Producing - Dating

• I could light up 2 light bulbs (only two?)
• I could power 62 iPods (awesome)
• I could power 1 Xbox 360 (even more awesome)
• 4 of me would be needed to keep a refrigerator running!

Go ahead, check yours out and see if you can power a whole city ... LOL! Happy weekend folks!

My Best Friends Wedding.

My good buddy finally got hitched today, no not the Genie King ... He's already hitched! Don't think his current wife would approve ... LOL! (Just kidding LP). In fact it was our other good buddy. Most of you who know me would know that I only have 2 good friends, yes, yes, I'm the anti-social kind, hence the very small circle of friends :)

So, as I was saying, my other good buddy got married today. Not the actual wedding ceremony but more of the legal signing ceremony. The actual wedding date is next month. Today, he went to the registrar of marriages to sign the official papers. Ahhh, finally that bum is no longer single. We've been waiting for this day for ages ... LOL!

At least he's got that out of the way, now he can concentrate on planning for the church wedding and the actual wedding dinner and stuff. It's not easy planning for weddings, there are so many things to consider, so many loose ends to tie up. He's still got his wedding suit to settle, his wife's wedding gown to be done and also figure out about the wedding photography sessions.

One of the important things right now on his list is finding a wedding photographer that's up to the task. You see my buddy is kinda particular about how his shots are taken and since he works in the advertising and entertainment industry, he's pretty fussy about getting his once in a lifetime ugly mug taken just right ... LOL! And with a face like he has, he's gonna need all the help he can get finding wedding photographers that will do justice to his shots ... LOL!

I suppose if he can't find one here that will help make him look good next to his beautiful blushing bride, he could try looking somewhere else, say maybe in the texas wedding photograhers site way down (or is it up?) there in texas ... LOL! (Sorry buddy but I just can't help myself). Ok, ok, I'll stop ribbing you and recommend one nearer to where you are!)

But seriously though, the Genie King and me are actually really happy for him. We're glad that he has finally decided to settle down and be a family man. We've been buddies for as long as I can remember and we're so looking forward to the wedding ceremony next month. Congrats on being a married man Seansy!