==tulip speaks==

We are paranoids.

Well, most of us are paranoids. While certain degree of caution is
needed for us to keeping on going and obviously to live in today’s
world, I don’t think its necessary of us to be suspicious of every
human being or every single thing we see.

When the a Gerakan member decided to take a job offer from a DAP-lead
state government, he came under the fire from his party. He was seen as
a person who betrayed his party but he only asked for them to see
beyond the party flag. He was chosen because he was the man for that
job and he was trusted even by an opponent party. But his own people
(so to speak) failed to see this and of course, eventually he resigned
from the party. In the end, his own party lost a credible person just
because they feel he is someone else’s payroll.

This is not only confined to politics but even to our daily affairs as well:

• Imagine being suspicious of your mechanic.. did he actually fix the car brake properly?
• Imagine being suspicious of your rival neighbor’s 5 year old daughter befriending your son.. what is this girl trying to do to my son?
• Imagine being suspicious of the vegetable seller at the pasar malam.. did he spray excessive pesticides on these?
• Imagine being suspicious of your MP whom you (and your entirely family) unanimously voted for… he is on a deal with the opposition?

I can go on and on with this list. But let me ask if you if such
paranoid thinking would give you a peace of mind? It won’t, and why
would we want to subject ourselves to such mental agony? At times, we
just have to trust people. Yes, we have to carefully analyze the
situation and be prepared with a Plan B. That’s all it takes.

Anyone can ask questions, but it takes a genuine person to answer it
truthfully. And when one does, it is only wise to accept it with a
little cautious.

Sorry if I sound a little random today. Blurting out things as I feel. Have a good weekend everyone!

*This is not a paid post

I have been actively updating my Twitter lately. Its a great tool for me to keep up with what my other Twittermates (is there a word like this..I wonder)
are doing and at the same time updating them about my whereabouts as
well. Currently I have 30 followers and following 20 Twittermates.

For those who doesn’t know anything about it, a quick wiki about Twitter may help. Lot of information there. Here some of the highlights about this wonderful program:

• a
  free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to
  send "updates" or "tweets"…to the Twitter web site, via the Twitter
  web site, SMS, IM or application such as Twitterrific or Facebook.
• Updates are displayed on the user’s profile page and instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them.
• …began as a research and development project inside San Francisco start-up company Obvious, LLC in March 2006.
• .. Twitter announced on their blog that they recently created a version of Twitter for Japanese users.
• The first Twitter security vulnerability was reported on April 7, 2007 by Nitesh Dhanjani.

Enough of the facts, just hover the link to my Twitter page and start stalking following me!

A quick and shameless self-promo post

Thank you so much for the votes and wishes. Here are the rankings so far:

Most Popular Female Blogger
Tulipspeaks - 4.29
Bytes-Berry - 3.59
Psych Theory - 3.17

Best Personal Blog
Tulipspeaks - 3.48
Kartzworld - 2.38
Kav’s Kollage - 4.21
TheBlankPage - 3.18

The
voting started on 6th of June and will end in 6th of July. So, if you
haven’t vote (for me that is) there is still some time left

2008 wishes check-list:

1. Robbers to be caught
2. A new car
3. New hairstyle
4. Gadgets
5. Lose weight
6. Overseas vacation
7. A new boyfriend
8. PhD
9. A new blog on shopping
10. A brand new self

I am a Blogger-person and after 3+ years relying on blogspot, I have
grown to love it here. Of course Wp is more powerful, but for me
Blogger.com is more than enough.

Over the period, my blog has
seen numerous changes in her look. Usually I surf around for new
templates and give it a fresh look before applying it here. I never
used a blog template as it is but normally used it as a basis. I have
seen various brilliant templates and here I am sharing my top 10
choices of blogger templates especially for female bloggers in a random
order. The designs remain copyrights of the respective designer.

1. Butterfly girly

Pretty isn’t it?my current blog template is derived from this template. can you believe that?
Download

2. OMG smashing

Bright orangy template. Looks complicated to set up but it gives out a nice feeling.
Download

3. Colibri

One
of the most girlish template I have ever seen. Looks a bit cluttered
for some, but I think it looks.. well, girlish and pretty!
Download

4. Flower Pink

A rare black-pink combo. Simple, clean design.
Download

5. Rosa

Stunning
header! Bright colours! It’s nice but not my kinda template. Maybe
that’s why I never used it. My little sis might like to have this
template though.
Download

6. Art Imagination

First impression - Oh My GOD!!!! Beautiful!!!
Download

7. Flower

White-black-catchy blue combination. Its for those who wants a clean but a bit girlish template.
Download

8. Divalicious

Sexy template for sexy babes! *wink wink
Download

9. Retro Lady

A bright red retro template for daring souls.
Download

10. She’s Got Style

Simple yet stylish template.
Download

There
are still many more templates to be featured. Maybe will have a part
two to this post. Have you came across any beautiful, stylish yet
girlish templates lately?

I am now a proud owner of….

One of the most gorgeous set of costume jewellery that I own.

Finally I got the photos from the organizers! You may want to
read my previous post about the award I received from the Society HERE. Okie okie.. nothing much there except for a photo, which summarised the whole thing.

Maybe now I can brag
elaborate a bit about it. It was an award for the Best Postgraduate
Student@Postgrad Prize in the field of nutrition given by the Nutrition
Society of Malaysia. Its an annual thingy and each year max 3 master
graduates and max 3 PhD graduates will be selected nationwide for the
award. This year, 3 master graduates and only 1 PhD graduate were
selected. The award comes with a certificate and some handy cash prize
as well

Proud moment to be cherished for a very long time *grins*

Maybe I should have acted rude and said ‘no, i don’t want an award which single just nutritionists from the rest of the world’.
Some gestures are meant to be accepted with pride, and I feel honoured
to walk up that stage for the second time (first was for my BSc) in my
career. Oh boy, I’ll sleep well tonite.

Besides, my little sister has revived her blog again. Hopefully it will last this time *grins again* This week’s Nostalgic Friday is dedicated to her  and her "she-shines":

Venillave with a little twist

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

I had a mega-shopping spree last Saturday. Mega not because I bought
lot of stuff but also I did it all in a record time of 2 hours (*wink
wink)! It was Global Indian Shopping Festival (GISF) time again but I
have no pictures to share this time. You may want to check out the
previous post on GISF.

Now
that I have started to live in ‘budget’ due to the fact that I have a
Kancil to feed, let me go through stuffs that I bought and the price:
(P/S:
‘budget’ here refers to lower amount to be spent on shopping and other
luxury spending. The use of the term ‘budget’ may vary according
individuals )

• 1 white-turquoise sequined saree - RM95
• 3 kurti tops for aunt - RM 30
• 1 kurti top for me - RM10
• 2 kurti tops for sis - RM20
• tit-bits - RM10
• indian sweets - RM14
• 3 sequined/embroidered bags -RM65

So, in total = RM244 + RM3 (parking ticket).

But the satisfaction that I get = priceless!!