Kamila The Camel

Kamila out of Hibernation

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:09:00 PDT

It was a tired Kamila this time last year, too much happened within a short space of time that she didn't know what hit here. The result was an exhausted Camel who needed to take time to recuperate and reflect on what was happening in her life.

Now Kamila has come to terms with the situation she finds herself in and is keen to learn more about here surrounding and the life she now lives. It is indeed a Bulgarian environment that she has accepted and takes the rough with the smooth.

From her days in Hamleys the toy shop in London, this is now a far cry. Today she saw the news from London with petty criminals looting shops, gangs attacking police and vandalising everything in their path. She felt so sorry for those she left there in the wake of this. No such thing in Bulgaria from what she has seen here so far, even though the poverty is far worse!

Kamila now looks forward to observing and telling what she finds.

Happy days ahead.

Batteries Recharged

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:59:00 PDT

Kamila is now geared for more work on this blog very soon.

She wishes to thank you for your patience.

Kamila Sends Her Regards To All

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:35:00 PDT

What with one thing and another, Kamila hasn't had a chance to blog for a while. So in the meantime Kamila would like to send her regards to all and hope everyone is enjoying the summer. It won't be long before the harvest is in full swing and life back in the slow lane again.

Kamila Is Rather Upset This Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:54:00 PDT

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Kamila as busy as ever is rather upset this summer. Why is that you may ask? Well it has been raining almost everyday and all the hard work planting tomatoes has basically been a waste of time as without sun and warm weather they just rot.

It also has a knock on effect on prices in the market. So not only does Kamila not have her own stock of tomatoes to last the year out, but it cost more money than normal to buy. This of course does not only apply to Kamila but thousands of other Bulgarians who are also subjected to the same damp weather conditions.

On the brighter side, Kamila found a great site that sells automotive accessories online, in effect an online superstore. Needing an air filter for her family's car, this seemed like a good place to go until she found out that is was based in the USA! those lucky Americans Kamila whispered to herself.

Never mind Kamila, at least the pepper, cucumbers and marrows are doing well.

Taking A Breather And Finding a Useful Window 7 Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 PDT

Kamila has been taking a breather this week and been online as it has rained every day and no work on the crops could be made so she was at a loose end for as long as she can remember. Catching up on things such as blogs is an endless task if left for a long time, anyone who has doen this know what Kamila is talking about.

In Bulgaria there is no such thing as multi-tasking, things are taken slowly and only one thing is done at time. This makes sense as the thing that is being done is sure to be done properly before goingon to the nextg task. This is exactly what Kamila does now.

In between catching up with emails, Skype and Facebook messages, Kamila took a break and decided to surf online a bit. She hadn't done this for ages so it was quite fun. She came across a useful addition to window that some users might find very helpful. With a specials tools built to give a dual monitor function and an Actual Multiple Monitors system that works well this addtion to your existing Windows 7 set up would aid considerably especially if you are extremely active and multi-task frequently. This as said before is something that Kamila doesn't do anymore.

There are many other functions such as virtual desktops and fast access by additional buttons in the title bar that enables you to extend taskbar operations, it is well worth having a look at.

In the meantime, Kamila would like to wish everyone a good wsish for the summer that has just started and hope that you have a go at growing things to store for winter, its hard work but well worth it.

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:41:00 PDT

Kamila has been quiet for some time and for very good reason, the wick has arrived in the centre and the candle is nearly out. In other workd Kamila has been buring the candle at both ends for quite q while now.

The reaosn is simple. As well as working out int he field all day and evenings, she has been otherwise occupied at weekends by working on repairs to the home. There has been no time to party on or write blogs for that matter.

Things will change in July as the workload dies down. It is far too hot to lay cement and all that needs doing with crops is watering and harvesting, still lots of work but not as much.

So those who follow Kamila deserve and apology for her absence, but this is seasonal and come Autumn Kamila will be able to breathe a sigh of relief once the crops are in fo rthe winter and her wirting and philosophy can continue as before.

Kamila Is Slightly Jealous

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:05:00 PDT

Kamila was n because of the rain yesterday and paid a visit to one of here friends across the the road who was also not doing any outside work because it was so wet. Her friend is a 23 year old Bulgarian who had just lost his job because of the recession. He was quite well off until recently. Strange though, Bulgarians never seem to be stressed out because they have lost work as they are optimistic that more will come along soon.

Sitting and talking to Kamila's friend brought about the subject of hobbies and what they do in their spare time. Kamila, just watches television most of the time but her friend pays computer games at every spare moment. He showed Kamila his game set up and gave here a go at some of the games that he had. Kamila was well impressed, Far better than watching Bulgarian television!" she commented.

The game her friend has is an xbox 360 250gb system. This didn't make much sense to Kamila but again the graphic were superb and the endless variety of games shod last a lifetime. Her friend spent ages deciding on what the best system to buy would be and after much consideration decided that this package was the best value for money. With Microsoft involved giving regular updates you are never far for the top technology that runs alongside the hardware. The xbox 360 elite cheap for an unemployed man now is very glad he bought it when he was working with an income as he couldn't afford it now and keeps him entertained until a job comes along.

Kamila was glad of the visit and to be quite honest was rather jealous. She hopes it rains again tomorrow so she can have another go!

Fruit Trees - A Great Investment

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:02:00 PDT

Kamila would like to wish everyone a happy spring right now. It has been raining so she has a little time to blog today. Up until now Kamila has been a hard working camel trying to get on top of things on the growing front and she has achieved that to date.

Twelve new trees were planted last weekend at the farmhouse. pairs of plum, apple, pear, peach, apricot and cherry are now rooted and secured with stakes for fruit for years to come. The cost was 50 lev, (about £20) for the lot from the local Yambol bazaar. What an investment that is with the fruit that will follow year in year out. The cost will be recovered from the produce within two years according to local knowledge.

So if anyone has any energy left for your garden, Kamila recommends buying a few fruit trees that will help your food bills be reduced, not be subjected to chemical bound like the supermarket fruit sell and of course the feel good factor from it.

Happy days right now for Kamila in Bulgaria.

Kamila Wishes She Was a Dog Sometimes

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:44:00 PDT

Kamila is glad she is a camel, but sometimes it can be awkward in a country that is not known for having a big camel community. It has really helped being a camel online trying to make a little money, purely because for the novelty effect of a camel in Bulgaria, Kamila knows full well if she was a human she wouldn't get the same kind of interest.

Sometime however Kamila wishes she was a dog in Bulgaria. There is one simple reason for that, Bulgarian are dog lovers and they certainly have more facilities for dog care than camel care. On the interest there is a wealth of help available for animal care wherever you are in the world. In fact there is more use online with certain sites than in any local location. Just one site cause Kamila to turn her head at it with interest. It is a canine health and wellness site. The reason it took her interest it that many thing that apply to dog also apply to her such as grooming tips.

It is of course a site for dog owners which gives dog behavior training, which is most important in an environment where dogs have to mix with the human community. A useful dog breed guide is also there for those who are considering buying a dog, but no camel breed guide unfortunately. Something also that didn't apply to Kamila was the dog dental care - the reason? Kamila is a vegetarian and dogs aren't so different teeth care applies. If Kamila was a dog, she would certainly be at home with the help it offers the owners and all sourced from a professional vet.

So in the meantime Kamila has to look after herself and others in her Bulgarian family. She has yet to see a site that gives advice to camels on how to look after the well-being of humans. Perhaps that could be Kamila;s next online project!

Top EC Droppers For March 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:11:00 PDT

The month of March has gone past so quick that Kamila can't believe it is April now. That's what happens when your busy I suppose, you just don't notice the time flying past.

Another load of EC credits have been awarded tot he tip 10 EC droppers for March. Her are the results:

First
http://winesworld.net
WinesWorld is a friendly wine guide for amateurs, by amateurs.

Second
http://www.sparklecat.com
Sparkle is the author of two cat-to-cat advice books (no humans!), has her own Muse Medallion-winning calendar and is one of the original cat bloggers - she has been blogging since January, 2003!

Third
http://lakbaydiva.com
Lakbay Philippines! A blog about the best places the Philippines has to boast, from the famous to the not-so-famous-yet-equally-great spots.
Also contains satire and humour about the current showbiz, er, politics of the Philippines.

Fourth
http://blog.winesworld.com
Winesworld is a friendly wine guide for amateurs, by amateurs. We will blog about travel in Scandinavia, food & wine and other Scandinavian ways of doing things.

Fifth
http://ezee.ca/quickdrop.htm
Above the Fold Entrecard site Launch tool

Sixth
http://www.ezgreatlife.com
This site is about life, family and getting fit, both physically and financially. Discussing any and all aspects of attaining a great life.

Seventh
http://alfamanagement.com/
Find All Good and Useful Business Management Tips Here

Eighth
http://www.yacochuya.com/
My Blog To Share All Info About Entertainment

Ninth
http://www.yroma.com/

Tenth
http://behindthebitblog.com
Behind the bit is written by a research librarian who loves and rides horses. People who are interested in sport horses, dressage, riding, and competing should like the blog. But anyone who has dogs, cats, animals of any sort, or who loves animals may enjoy it.

300 EC credits to the winner and 100 to the rest of the top ten. Kamila really loves being able to award these. Let hope that the month of April goes a bit slower than March. After all it is a lovely month for being outdoors something we should all spend a little more time doing.

Growing Crops Versus Blogging As An Investment

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:01:00 PDT

It is a busy Kamila, but not blogging right now. Funny though, even though she hasn't blogged for a few weeks the traffic she get is still running really well. Kamila understand that many loyal EC and Adgitise friends remain dropping on her event hough she hasn't had the time to reciprocate for a while and this is appreciated.

A question that cam into Kamila's mind recently is how long would it take for you Google ranking to drop if you suddenly stop blogging for a while? She know many blogs that haven't had any new postings for over six months yet they still hold a high Google PR. Surely Google must weigh this up and take account for it, or is the traffic still high on these static blogs through links that this is more of a major weight on PR?

It iw not that Kamila is going AWOL for six months but she is taking a little backwater time now spring is here and the manual work really begins off line. After all, investment in the spring and summer pay off with produce food for the next winter. Sometimes Kamila thinks that the time invested in farming crops is a more effective form of return than blogging! How much is a kilogram of tomatoes grown worth compared to earnings from Adsense or Project Wonderful, no competition the tomatoes win hands down!

So making money by blogging out of the growing season makes sense, but to be stuck in front of a laptop with the sun shining on the land waiting to be sown with seeds is not financially prudent. Perhaps this may give other bloggers tied to their blogs a little thought.

Money To Be Made Out Of Fools

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:20:00 PDT

When Kamila just fell into a website by accident she came across a get rich quick themed site and this is what she read:

Get 100% FREE shares
No work
No Investment
No purchase
No risk
It really is a 100% FREE offer

How can anyone believe such promises was the first reaction form Kamila as the points were gone through. The message basically give the promise of something for nothing and in this world Kamila knows that nothing is free, there is always someone somewhere who has to pay. There is someone who makes a profit from fictitious offers like this so what's the catch?

Kamila of course will never find out the catch as she will not waste time trying to find out. All that she knows is that this is a scam and getting involved in scams should be avoided at all cost as time is the most important element to most people online.

Anyone who looks at the statement points above and believes them must be a fool. Mind you, the scam merchants make their money from fools so there is always a demand it seems. Why would they advertise is there wasn't a demand?

Kamila is so glad she isn't a fool.

Hits4Pay - Another Scammer

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:43:00 PST

Well it has been some time since becoming part of a click for pay scheme that promises little but often money on a regular basis. All you have to do is wait for an email then click on the links and open up an advertisers site fro 30 seconds and 2 cents is yours.

The biggest attraction for Kamila with this was the £10 sign up fee that they promise and give and with a $25 payout level it seemed that money was assured. Kamila signed up in July 2006, yes nearly four years ago. Since this time she has clicked on every ad that was sent through email and picked up a couple of customers where she gets 1 cent per click from them. There has been no time where she has not taken offers of pay per click jobs.

Look at this!

Since July 2006 the earnings have been on $1.39 (plus of course the $10 sign up fee!

How long would it be before the $25 dollar payout level is reached. Well Kamila would be dead and buried from old age by the time that happens.

Even with 100 people being referred it would still take decades before that payout mark is reached. The bottom line is that it is a scam.

There is no intention to pay out from this scheme as they ensure you never reach that $25! Just like the scammers Blogadvertisingstore, they get bloggers who need the money wasting their and effort with this scam.

So if you see an advert for Hits4Pay

DON'T BOTHER!

My, my, Kamila is finding out about many scams recently and it is a much wiser camel who tread the web right now.

Kamila's says, "I hope many of you haven't wasted too much time on this scammer!"

Top EC Droppers For February

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:15:00 PST

Another short month past and Kamila makes the awards to the top ten Entrcard droppers for February. Here's the list:

Dropper	# of drops
Winesworld's blog	30
Winesworld The Amateurs Wine Guide	30
Lakbay Philippines	30
Sparkle	30
EzGreatLife	30
Funky Town Disco Music	25
One World Realty	25
The Sewing Mom	22
Nature's Beauty And Fury In Pictures	21
Tyson Chaney's Life 2000	20

Seems like wine is the flavour of the month with Winesworld's Blog and Winesworld The Amateurs Wine Guide picking up 1st and 2nd place. Well done and well done to all top ten droppers who now get EC credits as a thank you.

Kamila says "Spring is on its way, let's hope winter is just a memory now!"

BLOGGERS BEWARE- Don't Use BLOGADVERTISINGSTORE

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:20:00 PST

Kamila is perhaps too trusting a camel and this is not a good thing to be if you are a blogger who writes up sponsored reviews. Her outlook now to paid post reviews is certainly painted with a coat of inquiries before taking any on now. So why is this Kamila I hear you all ask?

Kamila states simply that you should not use the Blog Review Company Blogadvertisingstore, they are criminals and prey on people who need the money from reviews. Kamila is more than upset with the as they owe her well over $100 and have closed her account because of this.

It has taken Kamila and her team a year to build up $98 from various reviews and she was looking forward to going over the $100 mark which according to the conditions set was the payout level. The blog assignment was completed in the same manner as all the other blog assignments, but was not accepted due to not complying with a few reasons give. The reasons given were vague and Kamila was sure she had adhered to them all and rather than debate it wrote another review. This second paid review was then also not accepted and Kamila had seeds of doubt knowing that the reviews were accepted she was due the funds she had worked so long and hard to earn.

A Third review was written and after a week Kamila knew it would not be accepted and after had not heard whether it had been approved she tried to log into here account but found that her account had been deleted! It was at this point Kamila knew that she had been conned and a fellow Entrecard member also confirmed that the same thing happened to them.

As it stands Kamila has abided by the contract set out and earned over $100 which is owing. She has no way of getting this without incurring cost through legal sources. The company will not reply to messages. Livid is an understatement when someone STEALS money that was being relied on to help with winter fuel bills!

Kamila warns people not to use this company and don't write any further reviews for them, you will not see a cent of the money that is building up.

Kamila says, "DON'T USE BLOGADVERTISINGSTORE!"

Kamila On The HTML Tweaking Road

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:09:00 PST

Kamila has this idea that she should know more about HTML code. The reason is quite simple, she want to make her blog a bit more individual and she feels that there are many other bloggers out there who want to do the the same but just don't know where to start..

It is a proud Kamila that looks at her blog and has got away form the 'blogger' standard format. It took a lot of time and effort do and even without any knowledge of HTML code, with just copying and pasting code that she didn't have a clue as to the meaning of, worked. Although Kamila's blog template now is different it still isn't very individual enough for her liking. She would like to put some graphics or pictures in the heading but this is far too complicated right now and of course tie consuming. She has however managed to change the text colour and the background colours. this is just the start she feels as she learns more each week.

Without a little tutorial Kamila wouldn't have manage anything. she now has found a site that gives everything she needs to know about HTML codes yet it explains it in simple laycamel terms. You may be thinking this is a sponsored post by Kamila, but it is not. She has used w3schools.com over the past few days and found it more than useful to tweak her blog. Just as an example with the colour changes, she just went to the site section hat gave the HTML colour codes then copied and pasted on her HTML template where she found different colour codes already in place. By using the preview option she could easily see whether she liked it before saving. She did of course save her template code by downloading it then uploading this in case things went pear shaped.

This is the start of something quite exciting for Kamila as she takes another step forward in blogging technique. She invites anyone to have the confidence to try it out, it really is quite easy and fun.

Kamila says, "Happy HTML Tweaking"
google yahoo wikipedia

Kamila Knows About Lingerie and What It Can Do!

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:58:00 PST

Kamila is a camel, we all know that. She is also a blogger who has something to say and an opinion on many things, we also know that. What we don;t know though is how she feels about not having other camels about. There are many humans, but camel are scarce to say the least. Kamila knows that there are other camel in Bulgaria and not just confined to zoos. She has yet to meet one and often dreams about this moment that may come.

Dreaming means you are free from everything and camel tells us that she does dreams quite often and lets on what is is about most of he time. She dreamed of lingerie the other night, this was quite hard to believe as camels do not normally wear this kind of romantic clothing. Kamila said that she looks a bit ridiculous in lingerie in her dream but that sparked up a good idea. Kamila went on to explains that the very next day she said went shopping and bought some lovely lingerie as a gift for a good female friend of her's. She thought it would 'spice' up the romance with her partner and with Valentine Day coming up, this would be a good time for the opportunity to rekindle a little romance between them.

Kamlia went on by saying that love or romance is all about two people (or camels) caring enough about their partner and making an effort and an example of this is wearing beautiful Lingerie to give more romantic evenings and bedtime moments. Whether is it a special occasion or not Kamila says that lingerie says a lot about romance.

We were amazed at Kamila's perception of lingerie and quite taken back by her care for other people int he romance department. We do hope that one day she does meet another camel and falls in love. who knows, last years she got a Valentine card, but it still remains a mystery. Perhaps this year she may have another one or more. Let's also hope that Kamila carries on dreaming beautiful and happy dreams, we love hearing about them.

Top Ten Entrecard Droppers For January 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:01:00 PST

Kamila has to say that whoever joins and actively take part in Entrecard is a winner. Credits earned by dropping can be used for advertising on other EC members' blogs or buying material goods and services in the Entrecard market place. There are many good friends to be made on Entrecard and Kamila is more than grateful for having made many.

This aside, Kamila is glad to announce more winners from Entrecard. This is a monthly accolade awarded to the top ten Entrecard bloggers who consistently dropped on Kamila's blog over the last month. It is nice to see new faces on this month's list and of course also glad to see old friends of Kamila still in the frame on a regular monthly basis. One old friend of Kamila's came out top this month Wineworld's Blog.

Don't forget that there is 300 credits to the top dropper and 100 the 2nd to 10th place! In Addition the top dog gets their EC widget on Kamila's home page for the following month. There is a regular feed giving the top five place daily so you know whether you are in contention throughout the month.

Dropper	# of drops
Winesworld's blog	31
Funky Town Disco Music	30
Sparkle	30
One World Realty	29
Tyson Chaney's Life 2000	29
BeadedTail	28
Let's Jump Together	28
Photography by KML	28
EzGreatLife	28
Republic of A	28

Kamlia says, "Thanks and spend the credits awarded wisely chaps."

Adgitize Down But The Trust Still There

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:38:00 PST

Kamila was taken aback when she found out that Adgitize was down. She thought it was a little hiccup, but a full 24 hours she started thinking that something was terribly wrong. This happened last year and Ken Brown (The Chief) was quick to compensate the community once back up and running. Kamila knows that he will do the same this time when the server is back up.

Funny, but whenever there is something Kamila wants to know about Adgitize, she only has to turn to Cornyman’s Money Blog and Martin is on the ball and up to date with all that goes on there. It is almost as if Martin is Ken Brown’s right hand man!All said and done,

Kamila knows that Ken is one person she would trust on the web. He has always been open and obliging in every aspect and listens to his created community. Kamila know there is a good reason for the server letting him down and she is just waiting for him to get back up again and back in business.

This should not put people off from joining Adgitize; Kamila can confidently say that Adgitize has always been and remains to be the most cost effective way of getting traffic and earning from it at the same time.

Kamila says ‘Come on Ken, we’re all behind you.

A New Member Of Kamila's Blog Team Arrives - On Bike!

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:21:00 PST

A new member of Kamila team was added recently, you might have notice the penny-farthing bicycle widget added to Kamila’s site recently. Well the site is call Cycle Sights and Kamila has to agree that bicycles and cycles are a great way of getting around, keeping you fit and not least saving money and the environment. Pity more motorists don't take it up.

It is early day with the blog that was started in 2008, but only now are the posts going to be regular. If you love bikes, this blog will be of interest to you. The leader of the pack having working for a while in a Mountain Bike cycle shop in Yorkshire a few years ago has a passion for cycling. He used to ride on and off road with a useful sub-30 minute for a 10-mile time trial and 100 miles in under 8 hours. Also he has completed the coast-to-coast ride (Whitehaven to Sunderland) in the north of England twice.

The blog is just for fun and you may see some unusual posts of bicycles form around the world, including Bulgaria of course. It is mainly a daily picture blog, with a little explanation and comment of the pictures published, ob the same lines as out Yambol Daily Picture blog which does the same.

Kamila hope that her friends will help get this environmentally friendly topic based picture blog (my that’s a mouthful!) off the ground by visiting it. Don’t forget it is a daily post there so don’t miss out.

In the meantime, if you haven’t considered it already, Kamila recommends that you think about starting multiple blogs and work them together. You will find that traffic will increase if you back link them within you main blog to give them a flying start and of course the EC and Adgitize can carry them in a passive way of you haven’t time to drop regularly.

Have a great weekend all, Kamila is staying indoors with all this snow that has fallen this week, definitely Mountain Bike Riding weather right now!

LinkWithin Is Really A Useful Tool And Free

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:26:00 PST

You may have noticed that many blogs now have a link with their posts suggesting other posts that most closely relate to the one you are reading. This is a very useful addition to add to your site as it may well get your readers to look further into your site with the temptation there in front of them. Kamila has been using it for some time although on fault is that it selects the image used in posts referred to and Kamila has many posts with the same portrait picture of her. This therefore gives many link posts within the site with the same picture, never-the-less it is still better with this internal linking tool than without.

Basically LinkWithin works by placing a blog widget that shows up under each post and links up to related stories from your blog history. As mentioned this includes a thumbnail sized a picture if you have a photograph in the post. You can display up to 5 related posts, and blends in nicely with the design of your post frame with a seamless effect included with most options available. Unfortunately if your blog is not from Blogger, TypePad or WordPress this isn’t an tool that is available for you.

Kamila is very pleased with anything that enhances her blog and brings in more interest for readers especially when it is free and that is exactly what it is FREE and easy to set up. So if you want to get readers to linger longer and add a temptation to explore you previous posts LinkWithin is well worth considering.

Oh and by the way in case you think this is a sponsored post, Kamila can categorically confirm that it isn't.

Kamila says, “Hope is has some benefit to folk.”

Save Money And Have Fun With Guests In Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:15:00 PST

Kamila is staying in Yambol town this weekend, hence the Entrecard drops to all her friends was made throughout the weekend. This wasn’t the reason for not going to the village; there were many other reasons behind it, mainly the cost. It is with a little wonder Kamila has as to how many other people have a little village retreat they can turn to after a hard week of work.

The cost of spending a weekend in the village is amazingly high. Such as car fuel for 75 kilometres of travel, food, time which involve at least 4 hours with the travel, unpacking, cleaning (vacuuming and dusting inside and sweeping outside) and of course fuel costs namely electric for the immersion boiler for hot water and wood for the wood burner. Kamila had her calculator out and worked out that all these cost put together come to a staggering 40 BGN leva. When you consider that the weekly wage for working a 45-hour a week is less than 100 BGN leva, then that puts it into real perspective.

So it is home that Kamila and her family have opted for this weekend. And that is what this post is all about form Kamila this week. Making savings on fuel food and the like. How much could you save by sharing your home with friends or family for a weekend? What is the cost of heating your home for a weekend when you could share the costs of heating and electric/gas with visitors and reciprocated the following weekend? This is a sensible camel’s thought here in mid-winter and the worry of fuel bills always looming.

So why don’t you invite guest to stay for a weekend? Not only will you save on energy costs, but it would also be great fun. Kamila has found that this is common in Bulgaria throughout the winter months and the benefits are endless, such as saving on phone bills as news can be exchanged face to face.

Winter is hard enough anyway, so to help get through this relatively new experience of a cold season Kamila finds that sharing it with guest really does help the time tick away faster and the savings are a massive bonus.

Kamila says, “Share your home with friends or family this weekend – It makes good sense.”

Thai Massage - Good For Camel Humps?

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:08:00 PST

Kamila has a few expatriate friends in Thailand and she often visits their blogs that give a great insight to that part of the world. It may sound quite strange but the habits and traditions of the Thai peoples are quite close to the way things are in Bulgaria.

It came to Kamila’s notice that many people have a lot to learn from foreign cultures such as Bulgarian and Thai regions. They both have a family based society that cares for each other; this is vital in poverty stricken societies of which both have in common.

The health is also very important and in Bulgaria and Thailand many people live to a ripe of age, not just down to diet but lifestyle and alternative medical practices. One alternative method of medical practice that stood out from Thailand to Kamila was the Thai massage. She had read a few accounts of this particular style of massage in a few blogs last year and it was still fresh in her mind when she saw that there was a thai massage video available. You don’t’ have to spend wads of money with thai massage training as you can do-it-yourself using the video and get the benefits free of charge once mastered.

Thai massage is reputed to be one of the best forms of massage and reaches parts other massages can’t reach and that for Kamila may be of benefit to her hump, which has been suffering a bit in the Bulgarian winter.

Kamila is quite keen to learn, but camel hoofs aren’t quite up to Thai Massage practices so she is at a disadvantage. But to someone who has hands the skills learnt could quite easily be a money earner if the massage is practices on paying guests.

“Now there’s an idea!” Kamila says

Blogger's Block? No Problem

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:31:00 PST

Kamila must have looked at literally thousands upon thousands of blogs since she started blogging and all of a sudden it sparked up a question. How can anyone get stuck for something to blog? On occasion there is a pos about having a blogger’s block, in other words not having any inspiration about what to write about. Kamila find this very hard to believe.

How on earth can anyone not have something to post on a blog? The strange ting is that a posting is made about the fact that they haven’t any thing to blog! Problem solved, this time round. There are so may ting you can make a post out of that it is near on impossible to not have material to put together and publish. Her are just ten ideas that will get out of jail is such a situation arises.

Publish a picture or video and comment on it
Review someone else’s blog
Look at the news and talk about a story
Just write about what you did today
Have a moan about something you don’t like
Review something you bought recently
Recommend a few blogs you like visiting and say why
Look at you blog statistics and write up about it
Tell a joke
Write up a recipe you like

There are hundreds of reasons for writing and posting and the only thing that Kamila can put down to not having any ideas is down to not wanting to write, but that’s another agenda.

“Happy blogging,” says Kamila

EC Top 10 Drop Parade For December 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Martin in Bulgaria) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:30:00 PST

Top Entrecard droppers for December 2009 have been assessed and Martin's blog All about Babies and Kids has edged out all contenders by one extra drop this month. Cornyman certain is on the ball in EC drops and consistantly is in the top hit parade not just on Kamila's site but many other blogs. If ever there wa sa dedicated Entrecard dude it is Martin.

A big thank you from Kamila again for all her loyal EC droppers who have been duly rewarded with credits as the norm on a monthly basis. Buy some ads and get seen even more with them!

2009 has beenan up and down year for Kamila ans she hopes to consolidate her blog learning and take it forward in 2010 as mentioned on the previous post.

It just remains to wish everyone success not just in bloggin but in life through the coming year.

Here's the Top 10 EC Drop Parade:

Dropper	# of drops
All about Babies and Kids	31
Winesworld's blog	30
Best travel pictures in the world	30
Cornymans Blogreviews	30
Funky Town Disco Music	30
Cornymans Money-Blog, everything about financial independence	30
The One Minute Guide	30
One World Realty	30
Sparkle	28
Doing Business	20