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The Guessing Game

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:06:00 +0000

A dear blogger friend of mine, Mariuca is having a simple guessing game contest aka generous giveaway on her Wishing On A Falling Star blog. She's truly a super duper committed EC dropper!

All I have to do is guess how much Entrecard credits she has (as of 14th March). The best part is I have 3 guesses and she even gave a hint on how much EC credits she has... wah, wah.... I think I can easily guess this... hehehe

If you're an EC member, do join in the fun... 1st prize winner gets 25,000 EC credits! Woohoo!

OK Marzie! Let's get to it... here are my guesses... 125,000, 138,000 and finally 147,500. Hopefully ada la yang sangkut.

Music Monday: So Young (The Corrs)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:27:00 +0000

Enjoy this beautiful number from The Corrs! One of my favorite songs to sing... Happy Music Monday!

♫♪... coz we are so young now, we are so young, so young now
and when tomorrow comes we'll just do it all again...♪♫

The Corrs are a Celtic folk rock group from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle); Sharon (violin, vocals); Caroline (drums, piano, bodhrán, vocals); and Jim (guitar, piano, vocals). They are on hiatus because Jim and Caroline are raising families, while Andrea and Sharon are pursuing solo careers.

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. Rules are simple. Leave ONLY the actual post link here and grab the code below and place it at your blog entry. You can grab this code at LadyJava's Lounge Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

Terima Kasih!

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:19:00 +0000

Many, many thanks to all my EC advertisers for February 2010!

Here, have a cookie!

Akademi Fantasia 8 ... The Reveal

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Adeh... sibuknya (so busy!). From one reality show to another...

These are the new batch of students for Akademi Fantasia 8 (AF8) peeps! 4 girls are from Sabah, 1 from Sarawak and 1 from Klang! East Malaysian female domination... hehehe

Do you know any of them?? Adik ka, kazen ka or maybe your long lost friend...

foto credit hmetro.com.my

GIRLS
Sabah

Nadiawaty Ainul Basir (Ain) - 23
Dayang Nor Anum Arjuna Aharun (Anum) - 19
Erma Suhaimi (Ema) - 21
Siti Adira Suhaimi (Adira) - 19

*Ema and Adira are sisters from Ranau.

Sarawak
Zafarina Jamhari (Farina) - 28

Klang
Nadia Emilia Roselan (Nad) - 21

BOYS
Sarawak
Muhd Shahril Firdaus El (Daus) - 22

Johor
Muhd Firdaus Maulana Mohamed (Maulana) - 22

Klang
Muhammed Shahril Mohd Saleh Hussein (Shah) - 26

Kuala Lumpur
Muhammad Alif Kadim (Alif) - 18

Perak
Ahmad Shahir Zawawi (Shahir) - 21

Negeri Sembilan
Emirza Awan Zulazrin Chew (Iwan) - 20

AF8 kick starts this Saturday (March 13th) with Tirai AF at 9pm on Astro Ria, channel 104. And get this, it includes a prelude concert. Should be interesting... I really hope so.

Diari AF starts on Monday (March 15th) at 7.30pm! Awalnyaaa.... looks like I have to cook earlier or maybe tapau seja la crita dia ni...

The Biggest Loser Asia: And The Winner Is...

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:06:00 +0000

... Carlo!!! Woohoo!!

Ooopss!! Stop! Stop!

No, I don't know who the winner is yet. Sorry about that ya.

I think the official result will shown later tonight. But I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it will be Carlo Miguel.

I've missed the last few episodes of the show. I did watch the show religiously when it was first aired... then I got bored. Bored with the way the show was presented (seriously super duper bikin boring) and I stopped watching altogether after 'lil Kev' was eliminated. I mean I love this show but geez... the way they produced the show... aiyooh...

I'm no expert in production but I'm a fan and they're supposed to keep me glued to show but the exact opposite happened. I hope I won't be shocked by the results tonight. I hope it won't be that guy from the Blue Team who gets angry easily.

Will update the post once I get the results.

OK, I got the results.

foto credit budiey.com

David Gurnani won.

Oh urmmm, well... congrats David!

Oh dear, David looks malnourished and I feel so sad looking at him, he looks like he's going to pass out any moment. Carlo looks like a movie star, still needs to tone those dangly flesh but I think the most surprising of all was Garry. He looked superb and was full of energy. Oh wow!

The Transformation...

David's before and after photo. He lost a massive 83kg (182.98lbs)!

Carlo's before and after photo. Total weight loss: 49kg

Aaron's before and after photo. Total weight loss: 60kg

Martha's before and after photo. Total weight loss: 40kg

Music Monday: Rocket (Yuna)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It's Monday and you know what Monday is famous for... hehe.

I chose Yuna this week and the song is pretty soothing. I'm in pain and feel kinda woozy due to the painkillers I've been taking for my toothache. Pain, pain go away!

Yuna (Yunalis Zarai) is an independent Malaysian singer-songwriter. She started out as a solo Myspace artiste in 2006, singing in both English and Bahasa Malaysia. Her music influences include Feist, The Cardigans, Coldplay, Sia and Bob Dylan. Yuna's meteoric rise in the Malaysian indie music scene is largely due to the strong following she gained via Myspace ~ Wikipedia

EC Top Droppers ~ Feb 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:03:00 +0000

I was in two minds whether to announce the Top 10 EC Droppers for February (as I would normally do every month) due to the recent issue of 'Ghost Dropping'. Looking through the list, I had a change of heart. So, I'm going to give my Top 10 Droppers credit and reward them as well. Congratulations to everyone!

Thank you for your continuous visits, drops, comments or even if you are just browsing through this bleh blog of mine. I will be sending the EC credits soon... let me know if I have left anyone out.

Tetcha of Pensive Thoughts has kindly honored me with the Beautiful Blogger Award. And now, I would like to pass on this award to all my Top 10 EC Droppers listed above.

The Weight Watcher

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:16:00 +0000

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Music Monday : Sleepwalker (Adam Lambert)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I know... I know. Adam Lambert again...

What can I say? I'm in love with this gorgeous song... it's intoxicating!

Happy Music Monday y'all!!

Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:42:00 +0000

My son runs to me for help whenever he has problems with his homework. I am no genius but thank god I am able to solve most of them with the exception of Maths. I told him I could help with his homework except the dreaded Maths. I'm totally hopeless at it. You'd think they have simple addition and subtraction in Year 5... but noooo. If they ever ask me to re-sit for a Year 5 Maths paper, I'd totally flunk it and get a Z instead of an F.

The other day he came up to me and showed me a list of Malay peribahasa/perumpamaan (proverbs) and I was stumped because I have never heard some of them before. These are just a few examples... Seperti keli kena ketuk, bagai kelip-kelip terbang malam, bagai murai dicabut ekor...

Without showing him my 'I-do-not-know' look, I told him to give me a few minutes to 'collect' my thoughts. I had no idea what those proverbs meant. Then it occurred to me that I could try and search for the answers via Google. And what do you know?! Google did save me from embarrassment (shhhhh, don't tell my son I copied the answers from the net).

How I wish I had the internet those days when I was still studying. Man, I could have scored and do well in my exams. You kids have it easy these days. There's no need to go to the library anymore or buy expensive books. It's all at the click of a mouse and you'll get all the information you need. And if you're wondering what lofts Petersburg va is, Google it or better still, just click on the link!

The Elimination

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:43:00 +0000

I'm going to write about American Idol, the current season. I can sense some are rolling their eyes already... hahaha. I'm a great fan of the show so I can't help but write about it ya.

Those of you who have not seen nor known the results of the elimination had better not read on as I may spoil it for you so stop right now you hear.

From L to R: Joe, Janell, Tyler and Ashley

Honestly, I am so glad Joe Munoz is out. I don't know why I can't stand him. It's really the first time I've watched a contestant and not liking him because something about him bugs me. LOL! I'm not sure why Tyler got eliminated so early in the show... yeah, he may be a bit old style but he's groovy. Poor guy!

As for the girls, I expected Paige Miles because she had the least screen time but I was way off the mark. Simon said she has the best voice compared to the other girls but it was horrible, her song choice didn't make any impact to me as a fan of the show. Ashley Rodriguez played it too safe and she didn't leave an impression. I totally didn't expect her to be voted off though. But we still have Michelle Delamor. They do look and sound rather alike, don't you think?

My only prediction that came true was Janell Wheeler. I didn't fancy Janell because she looked kinda fake to me... how do I know? Hard to say. Sometimes you can tell when you observe a person... their facial expressions. Whoaaa... I sound as if I'm such a pro! LOL!

When it comes to reality shows, everyone automatically becomes a judge. It comes naturally. Since you have to vote for someone and if you really have to vote one person out of 24 people sometimes those little things matter. I find Jermaine Sellers kinda cocky with his attitude for reprimanding that Michael guy during the Hollywood week. So he doesn't get any brownie points, no votes from me. Think of how many people having the same opinion like me... Jermaine has to learn to be humble. Just sing and don't be a diva.

I'm glad Lacey and Siobhan pulled enough votes to make them stay on for another week. The girls are a talented bunch this year cos I have a few favorites unlike the previous seasons. I don't know why the contestants keep singing songs that don't suit them. Perhaps I should be a song selector specialist... maybe I can make big bucks.

It bugs me when some websites are saying the producers have chosen a girl to win this season. I hope it's not true. They shouldn't tamper nor try to influence voters on whom to vote. This automatically reminds me of the current political scenario in this country. Sad and pathetic. Ish... what la? Tiba-tiba terswitch topic pula. OK la, enough from me. My laundry is waiting...

Selamat menyambut Maulidur Rasul to all my Muslim friends in Malaysia and wherever they may be.

Stick No Bills!

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:00 +0000

Monday is a super duper busy night for me. I'll be on standby before 8.00pm to watch my favorite show, The Amazing Race. They're showing the latest season and I've lost track what season it is already! I have my favorites... them Cowboys (Jet and Cord) are pretty smart this time around.

Then there's So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 right after The Amazing Race... for two freaking hours! It's like pure bliss watching your favorite shows back to back. But I'm in dilemma as I have to miss watching NCIS (it's shown on 8TV, no repeats... dang!). Why are these shows shown on the same day at almost the same time?? Gah!

Adding to my dilemma is the brand new season of CSI this Wednesday. Wednesday and Thursday have American Idol 9 which is something I cannot afford to miss. Aiyoh... how to choose??! Keeping my fingers' crossed so the shows don't clash with each other.

Next month, Akademi Fantasia 8 will kick-off. *Double sigh* I know I should give up on AF already but it's hard when you're addicted to the show. I've been watching them from the start so it's such a hard habit to break... Hmmm... that's the line of the song from Chicago, right?? Uh, where was I??

But you know what the real problem about having to watch all these shows are? It's trying to remember what time these shows are on. Sometimes I get so confused as to what shows are being shown and at what time that I feel like making some custom stickers and pasting it all over the house so I won't forget to catch all these shows.

In fact I could probably get my younger boy to help me make these stickers and labels cos he's pretty good at these stuff and would probably come up with some pretty creative stickers to remind me to catch all these shows. Then again, maybe not cos that boy tends to get overboard with things and I don't want a house full of stickers staring at me!

So many shows, and all at the same time. What are they trying to do? Drive me insane?

Music Monday : Ready Or Not (After 7)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Aiyooh, my posting rate is so horrible. Here I am again with Music Monday... hehehe

Going down memory lane with this smooth R&B song...

After 7 is an R&B group founded in 1988 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of popular pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Happy Music Monday!

Exhausted...

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:43:00 +0000

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After a week of some posting frenzy all across my 3 blogs, I've lost steam and hit the wall again. My last post was on Monday and it's already Friday. Erkkk... Friday already??!!

It was my mom's 5th year anniversary 2 days ago. I can't believe it has been 5 years since she left us. It still feels so recent but I have come to terms with her passing. Yes, I do think about her but I don't slip into depression and wallow in sadness. I doubt she'd be happy if I was still grieving. Life still has to go on for the living, a job to do, food to feed the kids and endless bills to pay.

I've been too caught up with myself lately that I forgot about all the important people in my life. I decided to get a fresh start and we went out the whole day yesterday, sight-seeing at KLCC. Not the cheapest place to hang out but we haven't really gone out much lately. In fact the only time we ever go out is when we go for our weekly shopping! Nothing much to say about KLCC, still busy and packed with shoppers and tourists as ever.

I think Malaysians (except me... boohoohoo!) are really well off cos everybody was eating and shopping, eating and shopping and eating and shopping! Judging by the scene at the place, city dwellers don't seemed to be affected at all by the economic downturn or whatever you call it. Anyway, the boys had a great time and all of us came home totally drained from all that walking around. I don't think I'm cut out for walking all day at shopping malls anymore.

I was so exhausted I immediately fell asleep and forgot to post an important task! Luckily the task was still available for me the next day... phew

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Music Monday: Make You Feel My Love (Adele)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I just love Music Monday!

It's the only time I'm up so late just to post it and it sure is fun 'fighting' to be in the top 10 of the list... hehe. This week my MM features Adele singing a cover of a Bob Dylan original. It's a perfect Valentine's Day song.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, North London), known professionally as Adele, is an English born Welsh singer. She is best known for her debut album, 19. The album debuted at number one, and has been certified platinum in the UK. It has sold 2.2 million worldwide. In 2009, Adele won two Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Chasing Pavements". ~ wikipedia

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LadyJava's Lounge Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

Silent Night

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Hooray!! I hear raindrops... it's raining!!

It hasn't rained for the past few days and I've had trouble sleeping. I don't have air-conditioning so imagine yourself in a sweltering heat of a sauna-like room... not the most comfiest way to sleep I can assure you.

There's a saying that regards any rain during special occasions as blessings from above. Well, it's the Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day as well so I do hope this rain brings change to my luck and life. I'm not a superstitious person and I don't believe in such things but I guess it doesn't hurt to have such hope, right? Maybe with some new luck coming in, I could go and buy gold bullions and even make some profits from it!

I expected a noisy atmosphere since my neighbors are celebrating the Chinese New Year but surprisingly it has been pretty quiet. I did hear a few firecrackers being let off earlier but now it's all quiet again, too quiet actually. Even the roadside outside my place is pretty empty, normally you'd get inconsiderate people parking haphazardly, squeezing their cars in every space available but not tonight. Even the kids were well-behaved... hmmmm...

Maybe it's the new way to celebrate... without the din and ruckus. Hey, that means I could finally sleep soundly without being startled by firecrackers and fireworks during Chinese New Year. That will be a record indeed.

Eat, Drink And Be Merry!

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:48:00 +0000

It's going to be very noisy in my neighborhood later this evening. Most of my neighbors are Chinese and they'll be having their reunion dinners so I'm expecting lots of cars, fire-crackers and happy screaming kids.

It happens every year not just on Chinese New Year so I'll just have to bear with the noise and watch some TV, I hope Astro has lined up interesting shows to watch for the long holiday. It's eerily quiet at the moment, maybe my neighbors are busy cooking. I can smell some nice aroma wafting through the window right now...

The place is extra quiet since my younger boy has gone out to his classmate's house just a few blocks away. He has been pestering me to let him visit his friend all week. I don't normally allow him to go on his own but he was adamant to go without his big brother tagging along. I'm worried but he's a big boy now, already 11 years old so I relented.

I'm having my very own little fiesta eating junk food... kuaci (sunflower seeds), Mandarin oranges, cashew-nut biscuits, ice cream and Toblerone chocolate. I'm just going to enjoy the long Chinese New Year holidays by lazing around. I don't feel like going out at all coz it's blazing super duper hot these days. I hate to go out when I'm all sticky and sweaty.

So, to all my Chinese friends and readers, here's wishing you a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year of the Golden Tiger! Gong Xi Fa Cai!! I don't mind getting some angpau packets... errr... for my sons la.

And Happy Valentine's Day too!

The Passive Salesgirl

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:55:00 +0000

I remember years ago when I just joined the workforce and started earning a salary, I would join each and every direct selling company out there! It didn't matter if it required me to Sell Gold, Sell Gold Coins or Sell Jewelry, as long as it was a direct selling company, I would join without hesitation.

Not that I was a good salesperson but most of the time I was forced to... my colleagues, my close friends and even my relatives would beg me to join their 'down-line' and if I was active enough I would be earning commissions and bonus. If only it was that easy I'd be so rich by now... hehe

I was never the active nor the aggressive salesperson. Instead I'm the buyer and user of those things (cosmetics, jewelry, lingerie, plastic containers, health supplements). It became a habit to buy something, just anything so that my membership wouldn't be terminated as most of them required you to be active or your membership will be revoked after a certain period of time. Of course you could still buy the stuff but you would have to pay more as a non-member.

Then I just realized I have been inactive for a couple of years now and my memberships all have expired! Dang! I wonder if I can reactivate my account and go bug all of you to join or buy something from me. You all will buy if I ask you to, right? Right? RIGHT??! Hahaha ... just kidding.

I don't think I have the desire to start direct selling again. I'll just stick to blogging, it's more fun!

A Toast To Mumblings

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

This was my first post 3 years ago...

This is a milestone for me. I used to wonder what the big deal is about blogging. Now I know I need to write down all the noises I hear in my head somewhere or it will drive me bonkers. Yeah, I could always write in down the old fashioned way but this is way more fun :)

Nessa's Mumblings is 3 years old today. I've churned out 863 posts... you've come a long way baby!

Akademi Fantasia 8

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Yay! AF is back.

I started watching AF during the second season (masa Zahid jadi juara) since I didn't have Astro during the first season. For me, AF2 will always remain the best because I remember I betul-betul 'demam AF' that time, I even voted for Linda! Tidak la sampai ribu-ribu but I sanggup top up reload my handphone every Saturday so that I have credits to vote during the concert... hehehe

It also brings back memories because both my late mom and me used to watch the concerts and she'd occasionally asked me about Linda, the sumandak Ranau. I really had butterflies in my stomach during the eliminations and would cry buckets if any of my favorites got booted off. Begitu la how bersemangat I was. Those were the good ol' days...

AF's peak went down during the fourth season, when the pengetua was Ramli Sarip. It was the most boring of all AF. I remained glued to the show anyway. I dunno why... nostalgia ka or maybe I was brainwashed by too many reality shows...

Jimmy Shanley... I laikkkkk! Image credit Klubbkidd

Now straight to AF8. It was announced that Norman of KRU is the new boss for the new season. This should be interesting. And best of all, Sarimah Ibrahim and Jimmy Shanley will both host the show. Terima kasih la Astro because I cannot stand AC Mizal!

List of AF8 'teaching staff':

Pengetua ~ Norman Abdul Halim
Vocal ~ Siti Hajar
Vocal/Performance ~ Adnan Abu Hassan
Drama ~ Que Haidar
Choreography ~ Linda Jasmine
Counselor/English Teacher ~ Fatimah Abu Bakar

But yang tak bestnya, there will be no elimination after the concert because you have to wait till the next day (Sunday) for the results. Aiyahhh!! Why la??? For more and juicier info, head to Klubbkidd's blog.

Tirai AF8 starts this coming March 13th @9pm. I wonder if there will be any Sabahan contestants...

Sori for the bahasa tunggang langgang. My brain is a bit sot-sot this morning.

Postcards And Stamps

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:38:00 +0000

Just a short update on my Postcrossing project.

I've sent out 17 postcards and received 13 postcards so far...

my fav is the illustrated postcard of a smiling girl

Finland ~ 4

Portugal ~ 2
Russia ~ 2
Netherlands ~ 2
France ~ 1
Switzerland ~ 1
Malaysia ~ 1

My stamp collection is also growing! By the way, if anyone has used stamps and you have no use for them, you can send them to me ya.

Music Monday : If I Had You (Adam Lambert)

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Time for Music Monday to start the week. And for this week, I've chosen Adam Lambert. He needs no introduction.

Love this upbeat song... the music has that 80's sound to it.

Happy Music Monday!

Obrigado

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:37:00 +0000

It's that time again for me to honor and thank all my EntreCard advertisers for January 2010. Most are loyal advertisers and I can't thank them enough.

Drunken Stupor

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:43:00 +0000

There are times I wish I was born a man. No, I'm not having personality issues. Sometimes being a woman is just too complex especially when you're the emotional type.

I tend to get panic attacks lately. I'd feel dreadful and the fear of impending doom is so real that I could even feel my heart skip a beat, maybe even two or three. Imagine having that and you have work to complete. Your mind is a complete mess and trying to accomplish just a simple task takes every ounce of effort in you.

I guess I've been too stressed out thinking about the probabilities... too absorbed with myself and petty stuff. I should go out more, party like crazy, attend weddings and smell the roses once in a while. I don't even remember the last wedding I went to or who the couple was... how pathetic!

What I do remember are the kampung (village) weddings I used to attend back when I was just a little girl... I was probably around 9 or 10 years old. Now, weddings those days people party like crazy. The oldies would guzzle bottles upon bottles of local rice wine. They'd be drunk silly and one or two drunken fellas would be lying on the kitchen floor until the next morning. It was an unpleasant sight, especially for a 9 year old girl.

The things I dread most is when the drunken fellas start to fight. I hate fights... arguments are fine with me but not when two drunken people start talking nonsense, throwing punches and kicking tables and chairs. I've seen quite a few fights in my lifetime and those kind of images tend to get stuck in my mind.

But those are stories of years gone by. Perhaps it's different now since most weddings are held in restaurants and hotels. If you're looking for great destination weddings, check out resorts and hotels that offer such packages. Having a wedding planner surely helps a lot and should there be any fights erupt between drunken fellas, the security personnel would professionally handle those with ease.

It almost makes me feel like wanting to attend weddings again. Anyone getting married soon? LOL!

EC Top Droppers ~ Jan 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Nessa) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:17:00 +0000

It's another perfect 31 drops from my EC Top Droppers. Let's see who made the list last month...

My Kids Are My World
DigiVickie's Word Art
Frelia Random Thought
The Way I See It
Just One Touch
Art Shout
Orica's Gentle Tones
Art By Paul Baines
Make Money Online
Man Over Board

Thanks to everyone who tirelessly dropped each day. I'm sorry I haven't been dropping as regular as before. I've been swamped with work and a lot of things bugged me lately. I get so stressed out thinking about... urmmm... life and its' complicated mess.

I'll be sending the EC points soon, I promise!