The day to say goodbye to my office. After a grueling, exciting, emotional and an-experience-filled 16 months, I am bidding farewell to my job - my first one outside UPM.

It was an emotional roller coaster ride for me. I may not share everything that happened in this space out of respect to my colleague(s), but I had my tough time here as well. Yet, I took it as a learning experience, and tried my best to have fun here - that is to love my job. Yes - I loved my job.

What I was doing for the past 16 months are totally out of my scope. No, I wasn't trained specifically to be a sociologist. I am a proud nutritionist. But I have tried my level best to fit in. It was tough at times, but I know in the end, I will be rewarded with an invaluable skill, expertise and experience. I am not wrong.

I had many eventful days throughout my work period here in Monash University (yes, I am naming my (former) employer officially for the first time in tulipspeaks). I struggled through my final stages of Master degree while working here. For that, I have to thank my boss - he is one of the most considerate human being I have met so far. I have nothing but praise for that man. He gave me all the time I needed to complete my viva voce and thesis. He is the only person I shared the existence of tulipspeaks, and if you are reading this, "Thank you Dr".


I had misunderstanding with a colleague, which is still going on. I do hope to reconcile with her. No point of harboring ill feelings towards anyone. It brings no good to anyone. My mistake or no, I wish to ask for her forgiveness and I hope to do that very soon. I explored places I never believed I would step my foot, I stayed there, I mingled with the community - a priceless experience. Contrary to popular belief, I am not a talkative person, but I must say I have picked up communication skill while I am in Monash. I am no longer afraid to communicate, ask questions or express my opinion. I learned to be an adult, finally.


I am going to miss this huge-screened HP pc, definitely. Small but comfortable workstation filled with (lots of) papers, and files. The Neslo O which always accompany my morning. The fruit fragrant in the ladies (yes, it never stink) :P. Not to forget, the smiling colleagues, humble professors, friendly lecturers and helpful staff. I had a wonderful time here.

Thank you, Monash.


*Neslo O - Combination of chocolate malt, coffee and sugar, without milk or coffemate.

I was feeling moody and going through the youtube looking for some songs to sooth my soul. Found this song. I like the instrumental right before the lyric starts and after the lyric ends. Couldn't get hold of the instrumental only, hence sharing the whole song. Actually it was many people's favourite and still is. Enjoy the song and your weekend.

Hugss!

This week I bring you an old advertisement which will remind you of your childhood days:

Hahahahaha.. I remember watching a dubbed version of this ad in VHS those days. It was something like "Vicco Turmeric Ayurvedic Cream, sarmam kaatkum antiseptic cream.. " ROFL! Damn, I miss the VHS tapes.

Between, Vicco had toothpaste ad too. Still remember those ads?

I never blogged solely for money. My posts for the past 3 years always been about me and events surrounding me. I always believed and still believe that a blog is one's personal space and no one else has any business dictating it - which includes online advertising companies and individuals sponsoring posts. But looking at the other side of the spectrum, of course getting paid for what I love is really tempting.

I have been doing some paid/sponsored posts for a while now. I don't want tulipspeaks looks like a yellow page of all sorts of advertisement, and I am not willing to trade my personal dear space with such thing. But again, getting paid is tempting and anothing wrong if you get paid for blogging.

I am a frequent visitor of the Foreign Beauty by Cindy, a fellow Malaysian. She does this paid post thing and I am quite amazed the way she post it without jeopardising her blog tone. Brilliant! I was asking myself for few days if that is possible with me - can I incorporate adverts without losing my touch? I tried it with an album review and find it okie with me. Luckily, I find that sites and schemes that will allow me to continue to blog as usual while earning some extra bucks!

Alrite, I know some and many be most of you loathe seeing ads in personal blogs. But let me promise you that I will never gonna let it to disattract me from my initial objective. Okie? Now, that's a promise!

A soul from Venus with a sexual appeal 7.4 of 10.
Guys hold your breath...

Lets101 - Free Online Dating Site

I am still a newbie when it comes to online shopping and ecommerce. However, I do have my own shopping blog. A pretty looking one - that is. Yet, something I have not thought about will be getting my own ecommerce software or shopping cart software. I might not be the best person around to decide on ecommerce software, but I can really be sure that one of the most important criteria or aspect they need is a reliable software. An affordable and web-based software such as Ashop.Com would do the trick. Ashop.Com has ecommerce software which was won awards and I think that should be a good criteria for you to make a decision. Besides, Ashop.Comn offers free trials, compatible designs, search engine optimized structure and technical support which is trustworthy. Always read through the comments and testimonials provided for the particular software, and then make your own judgment. That way, you will never go wrong.

Winged Words has one of the best layout I have ever seen! She is witty. She is fun. And most importantly she is colourful! The photos she has displayed at the right column simply catchy. I am still awed looking at her baby's photos. Reading through her posts kept me occupied this morning and I think it will keep YOU occupied as well. Even now, I keep going back to her bloggie to check out on her cutie pie (the baby photos are still in the first page of her blog). I'm so in love with her blog colour - pretty pastel purple and it goes so well with her content. So soothing to eyes! The more I surf her old posts, the more I like this girl. I rarely stay in a blog for a very long perioud of time, unless the content is good. I am telling you - the blog IS good.

Check out her bloggie, but beware - you might fall in love with her as well.

Hi guys,
My sister has just upgraded to a new laptop and decided to sell off her old laptop. Posted some details of the laptop below.


Model: Acer Aspire 3623NWXCi

• Age: 2 years (April 2006)
• CPU: Intel Celeron M 370 (1.5GHz/1M)
• LCD: 14.1" WXGA Wide TFT LCD
• RAM: 256MB DDR2 SDRAM
• HDD: 40GB
• Modem: Built in Modem 56K
• LAN: 10/100 Base T
• WLAN: 802.1161g
• Battery: Lithium Battery to last 5hours

Extra:

• Pre-loaded with original Window XP with recovery CD provided
• Pre-loaded with Microsoft Office 2003
• New motherboard changed in Dec 2007 (ACER orginal part)
• Charger

Free:

• Optical Mouse
• Carrying case
• Bluetooth adapter

Reason to sell: Upgraded to new laptop

Selling price: RM1,200

Contact me via im@tulipspeaks.com for more details and/or purchase order.

I wonder if all these would exist if each of us lives a day at a time. Each us here includes me as well. What if we go to know that world is coming to an end tomorrow? Will we be still harbouring ill feeling towards others? Will we be still trying to snatch each other's lives? Will we be blogging trying to outdo others in the cyberworld? What will we be doing?

What will you do if you know that the world going to end tomorrow?

I have a perfect song for this question. The visualization of the song disappointed me a little, nevertheless AR Rahman's beautiful composition to Vairamuthu's lyrics is simply amazing.


The lyrics is here, just in case if you want to sing along....

Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Alegeh Enah Seivaai
Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Alageh Enah Seivaai

Kangelai Thiranthe Kalanggal Maranthe
Kadesiyil... Vanathai Parthekolveen..
Mandieth Amaarthe...
Manethem Kunithe
Kadesiyil Bumike Muthem Yeipen
Unn... Marbinil Vilenthe..
Mivili Kasaithe
Nee Mathum Valeh Toleghai Seiven..

Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Alegeh Enneh Seivaai..
Naalai Oooolghemmmm...
Naalai olagam Ellaiendrana
Anbey.. Enn Saivaii...
Ore Nurr Annde Valthidum Valvei
Ore Naanil Valthekolveenn..
Unn Ethelgelin Meleh Ethelgelai Sethe
Ereveli Mudikolveenn...
Maranathai Marakum Magelchiyai tanthe
Maranathai Maraikeveipeen..

Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Alageh Enah Seivaai
Kangelai Thiranthe Kalanggel Maranthe
Kadesiyil... Vanathai Parthekolveen..
Mndiethe Amaarthe..
Manethem Kunithe..
Kadesiyil Bumike Muthem Yeipen..
Unn.. Marbinil Vilenthe
Maivili Kasaithe
Nee Mathem Valeh Toleghai Saiven..

Kathelin Thevei Erekindrevaraikumm
Buloogam Alivethilai...
Ayirem Minnal Therikindra Pothem
Vaanam Kilivethehillai...
Kadel Nilavagum
Nilam Kadelgum
Naam Buumi Maraivetheillai...

Udalgelum Poogum..
Unarvegal Poogum..
Uyir Kathel Allivethilai..
Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Uyire Enah Saivaai
Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana
Uyire Enah Saivaai..

Vanaiyum Vanangi.. Manaiyum Vanangii
Unainaan Talevikolveen...
Ayirem Poovil Padekeyum Amaithe
Unaiyum Anaithe Uyir Taripen
Enn uyir Manil Pirigeravaraikum..
Unn uyir karthe Uyir Thurapenn..
Naalai Ulagam Ellaiendrana..
Alageh Enah Saivaai..

I'm so in love...
Happy Weekend everyone!

When I posted about Sufiah Yusof@Shilpa Lee turning to vice last week, I had the highest recorded number of hits, even higher from the days of HINDRAF and General Election 2008. I found my fellow Malaysian bloggers blogging about her, suggesting she needs 'help' and even the government offered to go all the way to Manchester to 'pull her back into the right path'. While I could understand the bloggers' sentiment, I couldn't digest the government's so called Save Sufiah Project. Come on!

• First, she is NOT a Malaysian, Sufiah is a half Malaysian who may not even consider herself as one of us.

• Second, we have more issues at home to be taken care at, rather than hunting down a full-grown woman who has chosen her path.

• Third, its high time the government stop trying to seek publicity via sensationalised issues like this one - you are in dire need of taking care of your own self here, okie?

I was holding my comments when I posted about her earlier. That's so typical of me - I usually take time to observe before I comment on anything, and this has turned out to be a good thing now. Sufiah has given a blasting tell-all kinda interview, telling the world how happy she is leading her own life.

Sufiah decided to CONFESS ALL after we revealed how the former child prodigy was working as a £130-an-hour prostitute while studying for a masters in economics.

"People think escorting is sleazy and terrible but I don't see it like that," she says. "I've always had a high sex drive—and now I'm getting all the sex I want—and guys are much better in bed with an escort than a girlfriend.

"I have men who are thrilled about my passion for mathematics. In fact one made me recite equations while he pleasured me, then I gave him oral sex while he chatted about algebra. It drove him wild."

And brainbox Sufiah has worked out that subtracting your respectability to become a prostitute can equal big money.

She has told us a long story about her past and current life, complete with sexy pictures and a video HERE.

My say - if she has chosen what to do with her life, we should just leave her alone. She is not a 15-year old kid who ran away from Oxford anymore. She is a full grown woman who knows what she is doing, and we just have to treat her that way.

Thanks for the wishes, I'm getting much better except for this nagging headache. Anyway, hope I will get enough rest over the weekend. I'm coming to your blogs soon. Hang on there! :)

Back to the topic, I think now its the high time for bloggers in Malaysia. We are going places! First, 'somebody' underestimated the power of blogworld. That caused them dearly. We even manage to send a blogger to the Parliament, mind you. One blogger is currently taking part in Malaysia's Dreamgirl search - a reality show looking for a model (ala Next Top Model) which is being aired online. Yesterday I was faithfully going through Kenny Sia's blog and found out he has listed as one of Malaysia's 50 eligible bachelors (CLEO). Not bad..! Besides prominent opposition politicians blogging in the cyberworld, we now has a former MB joining the bandwagon as well. Now, that's a news!! :P

Right now I'm thinking what else could be in store for us. What are we going to achieve next? What is in store for us, the bloggers? And most important of it, till when we are going to make an impact in this country?

I know I know.. may be no point pondering over things which are beyond our control. But no harm in postulating isn't it?

I do have some blogmates from overseas here. Would appreciate if some of you guys could share the blogging culture in your respective country. Is it still a new culture? Are bloggers making such impact? What future holds for blogging in your place?