Friday Frolics - What Kind of Shorts Are You?

You may not have noticed but the Hungry Ghost Festival always brings rain, which is good in a way as this is the time when haze is in the air and we need the rain to clear the air.

Rainy days could be great for snuggling up in bed with a good book but for outdoorsy types, a run would have to be called off. Talk about running, find our what style of shorts best describe your personality in this week's quiz. I am running shorts.

You Are Running Shorts

You are an energetic and hyper person. You are always on the go. You are driven and motivated. You can always make it to the finish line. You're confident and self-assured. You know you're not perfect, but you're pretty darn happy with who you are. You are conscientious and responsible. You are able to do the right thing, even when it's not the easy thing.

What Kind of Shorts Are You?

Learn Something Surprising About Yourself

Hungry Ghost Festival - the Significance

If you were out late the past two nights, did you notice people praying by the roadside, lighting candles and joss-sticks and burning joss-paper and such?

Know what's the significance of that? You might have guessed it. Yep, the offerings are for the hungry and wandering ghosts. Remember this is the month of the Hungry Ghosts and the past two nights were designated prayer days being the 14th and 15th days of the lunar month.

Families who pray and make offerings by the roadside are doing it on a smaller scale partly because they are not in business thus are not participating in the grander scale like the ones in commercial districts of Chinatown or in Penang. In Penang, the whole island is abuzz with this activity. Read about the significnce of the Hungry Ghost Festival in my Malaysia blog. Phor Thor is the local name for this festival.


Image source:
Penang State Tourism Development, Culture, Arts and Heritage site

The 12 Best Penang Food Poll

When we mention Penang, chances are food comes to mind. If you visit Penang, trying out the island's delicious hawker fare is a must whether you are a local or a visitor.

So what food is on your must-try list when you visit Penang? Would it be the delicious stir fried to perfection char koay teow (stir-fried noodles), the aromatic and rich in spices nasi kandar, the sweet tasting cendol topped with snowy grinded ice or the palate pleasing mee udang (prawn noodles in soup) served with fresh large prawns?

The Penang State Tourism Development and Culture Committee will be producing a brochure called the 12 Best Food in Penang. You can be part of the process by helping them select the 12 must-try hawker food. Take part in the poll by VOTING NOW!

The poll is open for votes from 26th August to 30th September 2009.

And while we are on the subject of Penang, here is a contest for photography enthusiasts. Organized by Canon Marketing in collaboration with the Penang state government, great prizes are up for grabs. It is held in conjunction with George Town’s first anniversary celebration as a Unesco World Heritage Site.But hurry, contest ends Sept 30.

The Mediterranean Diet Plan

Have you heard of the Mediterranean Diet Plan? Since we covered Wedding Dresses and Wedding Gowns in the previous post, we might want to talk a little about being able to fit nicely into the wedding outfit of your dreams.

The Mediterranean Diet Plan helps you follow a diet similar to that of the people in Mediterranean countries.

Unlike other diet plans that restrict you to only protein, no fat, only certain fruits and vegetables, or other unlivable options, the Mediterranean Diet Plan allows you to have healthy fats from fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds, as well as fruits and vegetables. In other words, you get to eat just about every kind of food and still lose weight.

The Mediterranean Diet Plan has been reported as one of three best weight loss programs that dieters not only stick to, but actually enjoy. If you have made yourself olive oil toast with yogurt, blueberries and almonds or lemon pepper salmon with lentil rice and spinach salad, you are already there. These are only two of the recipe options among countless others in the Mediterranean diet plan. Who says dieting can't be fun and natural?

Wedding Dresses at Wholesale Price..

These days, everything can be bought online, alright not everything but almost everything. Wedding dresses too.

No matter your choice, whether you prefer a simple wedding dress or something more long-flowing and fanciful, you would be able to find one online.

Every woman wants a dream wedding and we all know that preparing for a lifetime event like a wedding takes a lot of planning and time. This kind of preparation usually starts months or even years ahead. Lots of details need to be taken care of so much so that certain things are bound to be left out if one looses sight of the checklist.

There will be lots of people of Chinese descent getting married next month. The eighth month of the lunar calendar is an auspicious month for carrying out significant events including weddings.

Every bride wants to look beautiful on that most important day of her life. A wedding dress, therefore, is a very important aspect of her wedding. A wedding dress that looks great and fits her enhances the whole wedding experience.

We know how expensive wedding dresses can be. How would you like to buy a wedding dress at wholesale price? Unbelievable? Now you can get your dream dress for your wedding day at a great discount.

At LightInTheBox.com, you can find quality wedding dresses at wholesale price. There are A-line wedding dresses, Ball Gown wedding dresses, Empire to Princess wedding dresses, and more. There are also Plus Size wedding dresses and Maternity wedding dresses. Celebrity and designer wedding dresses are also at reduced prices. Check them out.

Kitchen Appliances, All Under One Roof

Is the world economic situation improving? I think not. I heard on CNN last night that more people in UK are losing their jobs as airlines and a lot of other sectors are trimming costs by way of reducing their workforce. What that means for those affected and for the majority of us to conserve our financial resources is to find ways to stretch that dollar.


Certain things to keep us going in life are necessities. To me, certain kitchen appliances are essentials in everyday living. With global warming, perishables turn bad faster. A refrigerator is therefore an essential kitchen appliance. These days, no one can live without a fridge unless you could go shopping for fresh produce on a daily basis.

A cooking stove is an essential kitchen item even if you could settle for not having an oven. Not every food item can be eaten raw and with escalating food prices, eating out is no longer feasible. Besides, home-cooked food, albeit simpler, oftentimes turn out to be more satisfying.

If we physically go out shopping, would we be able to find the best bargains for the items we are looking for? Not likely. That's where shopping online has the advantage. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you would be brought to a store with everything on it, i.e., everything under one roof which saves you time.

ShopWiki.com is one such store. This revolutionary online store crawls the Internet and find anything and everything for sale on the web. Amazing armchair-shopping experience, don't you think? You can shop for counter top kitchen appliances including food processors, stand mixers and hand mixers, blenders, bread machines, toasters and ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, trash compactors and many more. Besides kitchen appliances, kitchen guides such as cookbooks, ceramics, dinnerware and flatware are also available.

More products from more stores means better deals and savings for shoppers, all without even leaving home.

Doing Your Own Plumbing Job

A do-it-yourselfer these days can easily complete his own plumbing works. This is in part due to the availability of a wider supply of plumbing parts as well as suppliers are more willing to part with their knowhow.

Take floor heating, for instance. You can now install your own radiant floor heating system on your own. Should you run into any problem, the supplier is always there to offer advice and solutions.

If you are thinking of refurbishing your home floor heating, there is good news. Pexheat.com is now implementing a Lowest Price policy. They have significantly reduced the prices of Tubing, Manifolds & Fittings, Electric Heating Mats, Thermostats, Pumps & Controls, Tools & Hardware, and many more products.

Their goal in view of the current economic situation is to bring clients the lowest prices on Radiant Floor Heating products and Pex Plumbing Supplies that they can find in stores or on the web.

If you are a professional installer, this lower price policy would enable you to realize a better profit margin or perhaps you may want to pass the savings down to your clients.

100 Best Bikini Bodies

Well, summer's here and almost gone. Hope you've had fun in the sun, doing the things you've set out to do and going places you've always wanted to.

Beaches are one of holiday-makers favourite vacation spots. Were you at one and had the time of your life people-watching admiring (read ogling at) hot bods in the sun?

You've got to admit the beach is one huge playground and eye-candy store. There are loads to do and plenty to see. You can get active or not but just opt to plop yourself with a good book or magazine on a deck-chair under the cool shade of a beach umbrella drinking ice-cold concoctions that have their own little umbrellas and cherries. Life is sweet..

Unlike in the West, bikini-clad bodies are seldom seen on Malaysian beaches. Only foreigners and the more daring non-Muslim locals would be seen with bikinis. Too bad, otherwise the beaches here would attract more visitors. Ahh...we'll have to settle for the non-flesh kind of bikini-clad beauties then. How about these?


Psst.. which one is your favourite? No, wait, there's more where these came from, yep, all 100 of them..100 Best Bikini Bodies.. Happy picking the best bod.. but aren't we talking about bikinis?