A Homemaker’s Diary

Just as I thought my source of income from blogging will see very little dollars into the Paypal account, huhu.. I got confirmation to teach decoupage class at one of the government offices in Putrajaya next week. So in order to accommodate 50 students which will be separated into 2 sessions, one session per day, I will have to go out to look for more decoupage materials.

Plus in December there will be more craft classes since I already received few requests from those interested to attend the classes – scrapbooking and decoupage at my home. I am glad that more people are interested in the art. After all there’s nothing more satisfying than reading testimonial and comments from those who have attended the classes previously and felt that they have learned a lot from me.

So in a while, (since I just wrapped up bunga dip making class just now and had lunch), Hubby is going to bring me to One Utama and IKEA, yeah you know I need to find the proper table for my notebook to be on while in the living room. Hubby said pity me for not having a better surface to put the notebook to impress my students..ceh!

Well, I will write more after my short shopping trip. See you guys later, OK! Have a great weekend 🙂

I was not feeling well for the past two days. The first day I couldn’t even wake up because the whole world seems to be turning upside down, a weird giddy feeling, a sign of low blood pressure maybe plus food poisoning..huhu! Never eat Maggi Tom Yam in cup at 4am..huh!

Then today it feels much better compared to yesterday but still some uneasy feeling. Maybe because of lack of sleep since I always stay up late to blog, tell me who can resist the temptation of money..hehe! Then in the daytime, I always skip meals and only have dinner when Hubby come back home from work. Hubby said my body doesn’t have enough nutrition and rest because of my style of living..huhu!

For those who are wondering, no I’m not pregnant as it is the red flag time of the month. Maybe this is the way of my body telling me that they are having enough of my staying up all night and not eating during daytime. I’ll try to be a normal person but I’m not sure how long it will last, heh!

What would you like to get as the best gift for the year? Or are you still finding the perfect gift for the coming Christmas but only have short time to spend for quick shopping?

Listing what you want to get or buy for yourself is not that hard but getting the right price which is within your budget is the main problem, right?

Now for those in the UK, there is a website that could help you make the selecting tasks less burdening. Using the Quick Shop search button, try keyword iPhone and you will get the list of directories of all the shops available online. Of course you can refine the search by putting all other additional criteria like price, model or even the shop’s name.

At the moment, the cheapest price is around £200.00 for an Apple iPhone 8GB. I know this is something that Hubby would love to have but for us in Malaysia, the problem would be the shipping. Not all stores are willing to ship internationally. Guess I have to wait until iPhone come into Malaysian market before I can get one for Hubby, heh!

For those who are looking for books especially on crafts, you will be amazed to see the lists of all crafts related books in Quick Shop.

I use keyword decorative painting in the search feature and I am excited to see all kind of books from different authors and masters in decorative painting. I think this Priscilla Hauser’s Decorative Painting Workshop book will be something I would want to add into my book collection but again Amazon does not ship to Malaysia..huhu!

Have a quick look at what Quick Shopping could help you. Who says shopping is such a chore if you know where to get the best bargain.

I woke up quite early today because I want to make sure that I win the bid on eBay. I have been eyeing to buy the lot of Magnolia rub ons since June but every time I try to bid it’s either the price is too high or I lost the bid during the last few seconds..huhu!

The price for each of the Magnolia rub-ons is around USD1.99 so when the seller offers 15 pieces in one lot for bidding, it is really a good bargain if I can get it for less than USD20.00. Just as I was so sure that I can win with USD15.50 during the last 2 minutes, another bidder win it for USD16.00. Like a smack on a face to lose for a mere 50 cents..huhu!

Never mind, I hope the seller will be kind enough to offer me a Second Chance Offer to buy the rub ons. Otherwise I have to start the bidding game again once the rub ons are relisted again.

Now I have to focus on winning the Plaid brushes for decorative painting. Another 51 minutes to go..heh!

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