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1,2 Print!

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I am thinking of buying another printer for photo printing. You see, now I am hooked with scrapbooking hobby and I thought maybe having a photo printer will make my life easier.

Well, at least if I get myself a photo printer I don’t need to transfer everything to a thumbdrive, drive my car to the nearest digital photo developer and get them printed. I am more like a homebound person that hates going away from the comfort of my chair and PC..haha!

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So I have been thinking deeply and realize that the major factor in deciding whether to buy another printer or not would be about the price of the ink needed.

These days printers are not that expensive but those inks could bleed your money to the last drop. So while browsing the Internet, I came across a company that sells inkjet cartridge for brands like Canon, HP, Epson etc.

So I do some guessing game and check the inkjet cartridge price for HP PhotoSmart 1115 and 1315 – No 78 TriColor (C6578). It is $17.90 and if you are in continental US, you get free shipping for all orders.

And the best part is if the cartridge or toner that you buy from them are not working, you can get replacement or money back as part of their guarantee. Well, should I buy another printer? I’m thinking, still thinking!

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August 8th, 2007 at 12:38 am

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Another Pangkor Picture

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I was downloading the images from my T30 memory card to my PC when I noticed that there were still some pictures of my Pangkor trip.

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So here it is the last one of them. Perhaps I will spend a few more days there to explore the island, this time on our own without all the schedule and beach activity like in the Team Building trip..hehe!

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August 6th, 2007 at 11:12 pm

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Ecommerce Website

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*This post is sponsored by Website Pros*

I have been asked previously by a company related to wedding business to come out with an ecommerce website design for his business. It’s not that I don’t want to help him but for me it is just a hassle to really explain the concept especially to non-technical client.

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Designing it will be one thing, but to maintain it will be hard especially for a small IT company with limited resources like mine. Perhaps I should ask him to check out other company that specializes in such design like Website Pros. This company offers business web design packages which include small business web building and marketing tools.

They even have a designer team that will design a unique website for your business if you don’t want something that too common and similar to other business in your niche. You will work one-to-one with the creative professional that will see the project to completion.

If you read the testimonials and see their sample websites, honestly I think the design is superb. Plus with the marketing tools, you could expect to see a surge in your business sales and even visitors number to your site. Isn’t that what every Ecommerce website hope for?

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August 4th, 2007 at 2:31 am

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Alone In The Sea

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Have you ever feel like you are so alone even in the midst of a crowd? It is like you don’t belong to the group, like nobody understands you despite how loud you shout to the world about who you really are.

Sometimes I feel that way, like I am so sick of my existing life and make me wonder for how long I could stand the feeling. It’s like a big wave splashing you out of the balance, letting you drown on your own, alone!

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It is like you know what you are looking for, or you think you know where your boat of life sailing to, but everybody else seems to think that you are heading nowhere, and some how you become suspicious, who are the one making wrong turn now, you or them?

How can life be that complicated when everyone else seems to be getting along with the wave, just fine. Maybe I am just not them, maybe I just like my path to be a winding, puzzling challenge. Why should I be the same as them when I know even for now despite what they say I am doing just fine!

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August 3rd, 2007 at 2:13 am

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It’s Pasar Malam Night!

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Today when I go to pasar malam at the housing area behind my house, I will take some pictures of the air kelapa booth..haha!

What a resolution for the day, huh!

I usually will buy air kelapa to accompany the meal. And hopefully the Teluk Anson nasi tomato will be available as well. For supper I will buy koeyteow goreng RM1.50 from the most courteous young guy I’ve ever known. He is always very polite and never fail to thank us (with a smile) when he hands over the mee goreng and koeyteow goreng even though he is busy frying some more in the big pan. I guess his mom must have taught him well all these years.

But for now, I am feeling a little bit gloomy. I am still waiting for the items I bought from US and it’s like a never ending waiting game to see whether the postman will send the parcels or not…huhu!

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Check out this wave picture. It was taken while I was on the boat to Pangkor. I was so scared that I might drop the camera into the sea..haha!

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July 27th, 2007 at 1:39 pm

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