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Tips on how to meet your sports idol or music idol
2007-11-22 15:20:00
After successfully meeting Rafael Nadal and get his autograph and photo, I would like share some tips on how you can do the same thing to meet your idol too. Let's say you know your idol would be in town and you want to meet up him/her. Here's what you can do:1. Contact the actual event organizer by phone a couple of weeks before the arrival of your idol. I tried contacted the local agent before and they just shoved me off. Hence contacting the right person is important.2. Once you have successfully contacted the organizer, give them concrete reasons as to why you want to know the flight schedule and appearances of your idol. For me, I told them I'm a blogger/independent media and fan.3. If the organizer agrees to consider your request, suggest to them that you will put the request in an email/written format and tell them that you'll look forward for their reply.4. Write a well-planned and organized email. Give concrete reasons why you want to know such information. For example,...
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Dating site
2007-11-21 06:48:00
Browse through the world wide web, you can find thousands of dating websites. Among these websites, there is one dating site with a rather straightforward domain name, Date.comMany people has been benefited a lot from this website. This reflect from the success stories featured in Date.com. Every week, users' personal experience and newly found love through this website are shared to all. You can submit your successful stories through email submission. Not only that, those who submit their stories stand a chance to win in the contest every week. Some of the successful stories not only involved dating and the start of a new relationship but also there are those who have engaged and married too.To create successful relationships, users are feed with useful dating advice. You can ask advice from their leading advisors specially for man and woman. There are even also relationship advice for gay and lesbian relationships.In their Dati ng 101, users are given advice on safety when dating ...
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Clash of the Titans: Rafael Nadal vs Richard Gasquet at Shah Alam
2007-11-21 02:10:00
It was a night to remember especially for tennis fans in Malaysia. Having two top 10 tennis players in the world in this country is something that is far from my imagination. Thanks to the Ministry of Youths and Sports, we are able to see Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet live in Malaysia for the very first time in an exhibition match called Clash of the Titans .The MC for the night is Mahadzir Lokman which I think is appropriate since he knows how to speak Spanish and French. The Deputy Prime Minister and wife as well as the Minister of Youths and Sports were present that night.The match started off with a performance by a local boy band, Ruffedge. To be honest, I wish the performance is by Sheila Majid, Ning Baizura or even Siti Nurhaliza who has more class and suitable for a high profile tennis event like this.Then the event was followed by cultural dance. It was a very Malaysian-style event. I only hope that they are able to make it more grand for such a huge event like this (the ...
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What I've learned from chasing my tennis idol
2007-11-19 17:42:00
For most people, I'm a crazy 30-year-old who chases her idol. And in this particular case, I wanted to meet my tennis idol, Rafael Nadal.However, to me, it's not just about meeting Nadal. I admire his fighting spirit in the court but that's not the main reason why I started a campaign to meet him.To meet the world no. 2 tennis player in the world who hasn't come to Southeast Asia before is hard. And to get to take picture with him is even harder. But now I have to say that anything is possible.When you are driven by a goal, work your way (legally) towards that goal and you'll eventually get what you want. And perhaps visualization is important too in making yourself believe that you are able to accomplish what you have started.
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Welcoming Rafael Nadal to Malaysia
2007-11-19 16:22:00
And to Richard Gasquet too!I was at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at about 5.30 p.m. waiting for my tennis idol, Rafael Nadal to show up. Earlier on, I was in KL to pick up my TGI Friday's winning voucher before proceed to Ritz Carlton Hotel. To my disappointment, a friend from Astro who apparently preparing for the brief appearance told me that event at the hotel has been cancelled.I called up Anna, the organizer, and she has been very helpful by letting me know that Nadal's flight has been delayed and I would be in time to catch him at KLIA. Hence I drove all the way to KLIA and waited for hours at the arrival hall. Nadal and Gasquet did not appear at the arrival hall but instead proceed to the VIP lounge where all the reporters and TV stations are there for a press conference.I managed to get to know the location of the lounge and waited outside. I did get some footage where Nadal and Gasquet walked out from the press conference.I also managed to get a photo with Nadal...
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Who says age is catching up with Nadal?
2007-11-15 15:53:00
Rafael Nadal has proven a lot of critics wrong by continuing his quest to win the privileged Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.Send Djokovic packing will definitely give Nadal psychological boost as Djokovic has been such a stiff competitor to all the top players this year.Now that there are two Spanish players in the semifinals (Nadal and Ferrer), I am confident that Nadal might be able to win this high profile tournament before he comes to Malaysia next week.And speaking about Nadal's visit to Malaysia, he will be arriving with Richard Gasquet. However, flight schedule has yet to be confirmed until Monday. I predict that Nadal and Gasquet will arrive in the evening and will proceed straight to the Ritz Carlton Hotel for brief appearance. There will be no tennis clinic or whatsoever activities, according to the organizer.Will Uncle Tony, Nadal's uncle and coach, coming to Malaysia too? Let's just wait and see.

Rose Rose I Love You
2007-11-12 01:31:00
I'm going to make this short as I need to leave for work soon.I was at the Rose Rose I Love You pop musical last Friday and here's my brief comment about it:What I like about the musical:1. It is free.2. Thumbs up to the costumes designed by Melinda Looi for Tin Tan and Carmen Soo.3. The pop songs used in the musical such as Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston) and Like A Virgin (Madonna) are well arranged and blend well in the musical that sets in the nostalgic era.4. I am impressed with the storyteller for her powerful voice!5. Tin Tan is really good in pole dancing and credit must be given to Tony Eusoff for his great acting skills!What I don't fancy about the musical:1. I understand the musical is for the 18-year-old and above but KK Wong (the DJ on Chinese radio channel 98.8) doesn't have to use foul language several times in the show to make his character works. It's such a turn off!2. The tickets which ranges from RM68 to RM118 are rather pricey.3. The props look cheap.4. Tin...
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Payday loans and cash advance
2007-11-09 02:19:00
RobertsBridgeFinancial.com is a payday loan matching service for UK residents.Payday loans or cash advance as well as salary advance is a quick and easy way to bridge your cash needs between pay days. It is a small short-term loan that can range from £80 up to £750. The money can be electronically deposited and repaid from your bank account on mutually agreed upon dates. Upon your application, you can get the money as fast as in 24 hours time.By checking RobertsBridgeFinancial.com website, users will be brought to a form whereby you can get matched to a payday loan. Some of the questions involved are how much money would you like, your personal information, employment information as well as banking information.Through RobertsBridgeFinancial.com is a payday loan matching service for UK residents.Payday loans or cash advance as well as salary advance is a quick and easy way to bridge your cash needs between pay days. It is a small short-term loan that can range from £80 up to £75...
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Chances to meet and support Rafael Nadal
2007-11-09 02:09:00
This is latest updates I've got from Entertainment Group Limited, the organizer for the upcoming Malaysia Independence Tennis Festival, about Rafael Nadal appearance in our country.For those of you who are interested to meet up with Nadal who will be making his first-ever appearance in the Southeast Asia, please take note of the following:Nadal will be arriving at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Monday, 19th November 2007 at about 5 p.m. Fans would have a brief chance to say hello to him but there will be no autograph opportunity at that time.It is likely (although not guaranteed) that Nadal will take about 15 minutes to sign autographs for the fans. So, guys, do stay back after the exhibition match between Nadal and Richard Gasquet!Keep coming back to my blog for more updates about this event as I hope to get more details such as Nadal's flight schedule and appearances in various places in Malaysia during his stay here.For those of you who are Nadal's fans and would like me to send pe...
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Online poker
2007-11-09 01:47:00
I have learned and played a lot of casino games but to be honest, the only popular casino games that I never play nor learn to play before is poker. That's a shame.Pro360.com is a casino review website that list out hundreds of the best online casino websites that you can find in the world wide web. There are a lot of casino games that you can choose from such as keno, roulette and sports betting. But the main focus in this website is online poker games. You can find the best online poker rooms from Pro360.com. These online casinos are voted by players themselves. From the website, you can view not only the ranking (votes by players) of the online casinos but also the maximum bonus, certificates, editor's ratings as well as a full review of the online casino. How cool is that?!As for the beginners, it's best to click on the link to the articles available to find out what you need to know about poker games as well as other online casino games.
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Jokes for the holiday
2007-11-09 01:38:00
Well, I don't put any jokes in my blog but this morning I received a funny one forwarded from my friend. Here it goes.Ah Pek and Ah Ma were lying in bed one night. The husband was falling asleep but the wife felt romantic and wanted to talk. She said, "You used to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily, he reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep. A few moments later she said, "Then, you used to kiss me." Mildly irritated, he reached across, gave her a peck on the cheek and settled down to sleep. Thirty seconds later she said, "Then, you used to bite my neck." Angrily, he threw back the bed covers, got out of bed and walk away. "Where are you going?" she asked. "To get my teeth lah!" Happy Holiday , guys! I'll be off to Genting and Kuantan in these few days.
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Hannah Montana at the Houston Rodeo
2007-11-08 17:25:00
I guess a lot of people heard about the popular children's television series, Hannah Montana , on the Disney Channel. Even recently, the Fly FM radio station promote the show by sending winners to watch Hanah Montana live in the USA.Interested to watch Hannah Montana at the Houston Rodeo ? The main character in the show, Miley Cyrus, will be performing at the Houston Reliant Stadium.So what is so unique about the Houston Rodeo? You see, every day's rodeo events are followed by a concert featuring some of the biggest names in country, rock, hip hop and latin music. When the rodeo events are completed a stage is moved to the center of the ring and rotates to provide all seats with a clear view of the artists. And one of the performance is by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus.Believe it or not, some of the most prized seats are the coveted action seats which are along both sides of the rodeo ring and comprise the first seven rows (numbered rows 1-8 with row 4 omitted) of sections 103-110 and ...

Salsa boot camp
2007-11-07 13:47:00
Salsabootcamp.com is an online salsa dance school. Yes, they do teach salsa online. Mind you, there are other dances such as merengue, cha-cha and bachata, which you might be interested too.So how do they teach salsa online? There are thousands of videos walk people step by step through learning how to dance, avoiding the anxiety and also perhaps poor teaching found in local studios. The method that they use is easy, fun, and structured way to learn how to dance.Included are free DVDs, every other quarter, which means you get actual DVDs in the mail too with professional quality. For new members you get three DVDs for free! It's a great school. You can read their Press Release section for more details.The website is user friendly and hence easy to find the information that you need with just a click away. There are information about their teachers as well as a forum whereby you can communicate and exchange information about dance moves with other people who has the same interest as...
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Another contest winning week
2007-11-07 02:18:00
It was really a surprise that I won another contest this week; Nuffnang's TGI Friday's blog writing contest! My blog post is one of the first 25 winning posts who win the FREE dinner for two at where else but Friday's. Thank you guys for the prize. Now, I don't mind taking the RM1k for one lucky Nuffnanger though.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer t-shirts are available!
2007-11-06 00:50:00
Finally my self-designed Nadal and Federer fan t-shirts are out! You can start placing your order by tonight as soon as I've uploaded these items on Ebay Malaysia. You can either bid or buy directly. Alternatively you can write me an email to place your order.Please be informed that these are print on demand t-shirts meaning it's strictly for fans who ordered and not going to be sold anywhere else except through me. The price per t-shirt is RM28 and postage is RM5.These t-shirts will always be available but for those of you who are going to the Malaysia Independence Tennis Festival this month, please place your order and make payment by end of this week so that your t-shirts can be shipped out on time.UPDATE: To order the t-shirts, go to Ebay Malaysia and type 'Federer' or 'Nadal' and you can start bidding.
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Won tickets to Rose Rose I Love You
2007-11-02 01:25:00
Yesterday, the Rose Rose I Love You production called me up and informed me that I've won a pair of tickets to the pop musical after I've entered the contest in their blog last week.Apparently my friends and I plan to go to Genting next week during the Deepavali holiday as they want to watch the musical badly. I offer myself to babysit my friend's son so that they can watch it peacefully. That means I have not get my ticket for the musical.Well, now it seems that I will watch it anyway but I'm going to give the winning seats (which worth RM118 each) to my friends who are big fans of both local and international musical dramas.For more information about the pop musical, read about it here which is featured Sunday Star.
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Fly FM Fit It show - Part 2
2007-11-02 01:11:00
I listened to Fly FM's Fit It today and apparently there's a part 2 to the drama yesterday.After more than 20 calls or something, the DJs managed to get through to the 30-year-old man. This time the man was calmer and claimed that it was his 14-year-old nephew who had stayed with him for the past 2 weeks and has been using his internet and handphone. He even asked the DJs to meet up with his nephew to clear things up. And so they did.Hence, this morning, Phat Fabes and Ben set up both the man and the mother again trying to explain the confusion yesterday.Well, I am not sure to believe his claim that it is his nephew's job though but the DJs sure did to clear up such a heavy allegation like this over the air waves they have started.There are many questions unanswered particularly from the daughter's side and we have not personally listen from the nephew's side too.
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Fly FM's Fit It show
2007-11-01 01:21:00
Personally I love to listen to Fly FM's Big Bang! Breakfast Show . And in one of the segment called Fix It, Phat Fabes and Ben actually help people to fix anything from meeting a long lost friend to selling car!Today's show a little bit unique and send some goosebumps down my spine a little bit. Nah, it has nothing to do with Halloween though.It's about a mother who is worrying about her daughter meeting an online friend in the coming weekend. The mother managed to get the '16 year-old' boy's phone number and needs Fat Fabes and Ben to call up the boy and ask him some questions.Guess what? It turns out that a 30-year-old man actually picked up the phone and without any suspicious feeling he revealed that he is happily married with no 16-year- old son to the DJs.The mother can't keep quiet any longer and started to pop out and bombarded the man with questions. The man kept denying he knows her daughter. He even warned the mother to keep an eye on her own daughter and slammed do...

Plan your dream vacation
2007-11-01 00:53:00
HolidayHypermarket.com is currently one of the travel agency website that you can book your holiday online. Believe it or not, they are offering millions of holiday packages at competitive rates, last minute deals and not to mention cheap flights and all inclusive holiday packages to all destination in the world.Travel guides are provided too so that users can check holiday packages available to a certain destination. For example, for information about the flights to Algarve, Portugal, you can get the list of attraction in the city, weather report, holiday videos and maps of the city.The website is very user friendly and it makes it easy for you to find the right information for your dream holiday.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer t-shirts for sale soon!
2007-10-31 14:58:00
After much criticism by some friends about Rafael Nadal's t-shirt design in my blog yesterday, I've come up with a 'better' results. It turns out that the previous design is rather 'childish'.Hence, I've designed Nadal and Federer t-shirts with the Che-Guevara effect, which I hope you guys would like. So this is final. Nadal's t-shirt is black while Fedex's is white.Price and other order details will be up soon.
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Update on HCFoo-Meet-Nadal Campaign
2007-10-30 14:14:00
Some latest update from my campaign!The day for Nadal to touch down Malaysia is getting near. I assume many tennis fans already got their tickets. Although Federer vs. Sampras match is selling like hot cakes, the same is not happening to Nadal vs. Gasquet. And so this is the best time to approach the organizers of this event.Today I've finally made a call to Ticketpro. However, the girl who picked up the phone, Nicky, refused to put me to the Marketing Manager and said her agency is not able to help.Hence, I've decided to search for the website of Entertainment Group Limited (which does not linked correctly through Ticketpro Malaysia website) and called up the Hong Kong based organizer instead. The lady who picked up the phone, Maggie, is very professional in her approach and advice me to send my proposal in an email directed to her and see what she can do for me.I've told Maggie that I need to know Rafael Nadal's flight schedule, training schedule, etc so that I can provide fir...
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Rafael Nadal's white t-shirt
2007-10-30 12:48:00
I have made my decision to go on and print a small number of Nadal white t-shirts for the cost of about RM20 per piece.After seeking some comments from close friends, I've chosen this design and will go for printing latest by next week. I will definitely wear the t-shirt to watch Nadal's exhibition match in Shah Alam.And Federer's white t-shirt will be on the way too. Will only sell these t-shirts based on demand as I've no intention to make money out of it (unless you are buying through my shop in Cafepress).
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Dating website
2007-10-26 13:55:00
Friendsation.com is one of the latest and hottest free dating site that offers variety of services including blogging and free chat.Through their search engine, you will be able to narrow down your search to find the perfect guy or girl. Besides that, they also have a special feature whereby you can rate photos of the users who submitted their pictures.Believe it or not, Friendsation.com provides a 24/7 free live chat for the time being. Through this free phone chat feature, you'll be connected with singles instantly!There are also featured community blogs as well as a future mobile Friendsation whereby users are able to access the dating site from where ever they are.
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Hcfoo's page rank
2007-10-26 13:29:00
Finally there's a slight change to my page rank (PR). After changing to my custom domain, my PR dropped to zero (0) and has been stagnant for months.At least now it has increased to PR1 and hopefully will increase more by early next year. In the meanwhile, I'll just continue writing, less paid posts and more good posts.
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Bad credit mortgage
2007-10-25 02:43:00
Unlike many years ago, it is no longer necessary to meet formal criteria before applying for a mortgage. Then, mainstream lenders would hardly consider advancing a loan unless the applicant had held an account with a building society or bank for several years, could establish a long-term employment background and supply proof of being in a secure, stable relationship, preferably married. Single people, especially women were viewed as far too high a risk for lenders to even consider, particularly if a background of poor credit history existed. As society’s attitude has changed dramatically to the circumstances of individuals and to what was once the very real stigma of indebtedness, so too the mortgage lenders have altered their perspective on those borrowers who, for one reason or another, may have had a bad credit history and, as a result, a very low existing credit rating.For more information about bad credit mortgages, visit Earth.co.uk now.
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Selling Nadal t-shirts on Cafepress
2007-10-25 01:52:00
I've just created a store to sell t-shirts on Cafepress and I'm selling Nadal 's t-shirts. The design is plain and simple. Hopefully, I'll add more design soon over the weekend and see how the sales go.In the meantime, I'll have to concentrate on my meet-Nadal-campaign.
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Health care forum
2007-10-24 15:13:00
Health is very much our favourite topic. Now you can discuss and share information through a health care forum at PublicHealthForum s.com.The website features some of the interesting health topics such as colon cleanse, hair loss and weight loss. There are also other interesting topics such as sleeping aid, stress relief, smoking and skin care.The public health forum is user friendly with a nice layout. Anyone from all walks of life are invited to join and participate in the discussion and share their experiences and knowledge about health with other members.
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Schnauzer, where are you?
2007-10-24 15:02:00
I used to have a dog when I was in secondary school. Personally I'm not a big fan of dogs. Well, not because I don't love them but I'm kinda afraid of them especially when they start to lick you.But in these few years I've developed a huge interest on dogs particularly of Schnauzer breed. Or probably a miniature Schnauzer would be more appropriate and cute.My friend, Tracy, is looking for someone to adopt her Schnauzer named Hobbes. Hmm... should I just go and take a look if Hobbes is the right dog for me?

Drug rehab
2007-10-24 14:40:00
It is very important to find a suitable rehabilitation centre for an addiction as you really want to make sure that your loved ones will be given a decent amount of facility that is going to best help them. However, a good rehabilitation centre will only be helpful when your loved ones comes to terms with their addiction and is ready to seek help and work on overcoming the addictionOne of the rehabilitation centre that you can consider is through the website called 4rehabilitation.com which is a non-profit drug rehabilitation referral service. This service would be a good choice that able to refer you to the drug treatment facility that can help you or your loved ones. Through this website you will be able to find all sorts of great information on addiction spiral, intervention and after care to just name a few. Provided in this website is also information on different types of drugs and how they will affect you and your loved ones as well as the right treatment to overcome addict...
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What happened before year 1400?
2007-10-24 13:00:00
In the Form 1 syllabus of the Sejarah (History) subject, the first chapter introduces the definition of history by explaining what is artifacts, archeology as well as reminding us the importance of learning the subject. Then, in the following chapter, students learn about the prehistoric era from Paleolithic to Mesolithic and Neolithic before they start learning the prosperity of Malacca and its downfall.So what happened before Malacca?Although there is a brief topic discussing about Gangga Nagara in the syllabus, which is considered the earliest kingdom in our country back in 2-11 A.D., the Hindu Malay kingdom is simply forgettable. Gangga Nagara is the present day of Beruas, Dinding and Manjung which is situated in the state of Perak.Personally, I think it would be interesting to pay a visit to the Beruas Museum, whereby they have over 300 artifacts from the lost kingdom.In the following 3-5 A.D., there was a small kingdom in Kelantan/Terengganu known as Pan Pan. However, not many...
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