Sep
06
2008
As parents, I’m sure we all like to set some standards as to how our kids should dress and appear in public. But as they grow, it is also hard to tell them what to wear and what not to wear. Each one of us also have our own standards of what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to our appearance.
I know we shouldn’t be too judgemental on how people look but let’s have some fun for this week’s Weekend Q:
Look at the picture below. What would be your reaction if one day your kid comes out of his room looking like this?
P/S: By the way, the picture is sourced from omg! and if you do not know, he is Tokio Hotel lead singer Bill Kaulitz. The question that was asked on omg! was how much superhold hairspray do you think he needs to spend on a month? 
Sep
06
2008
For those who wear spectacles, how many pairs do you have at home? For me, I think I have three pairs of eyeglasses stored somewhere in the drawers. I know I can’t live with just the pair that I’m wearing because I have broke, misplaced and bent previous pairs before and to get a new pair requires at least a few days.
That means if you rely on eyeglasses to see, you’d better have extra pairs sitting somewhere at home. Otherwise, if you happen to drop and break the pair that you are using, you will have to live with poor vision while you are waiting for the new pair to be ready.
Sep
01
2008
I think I have written about Facebook before and whether parents should have their kids’ passwords to check what they are doing online. Interestingly, I have also read somewhere that parents are now signing up for a Facebook account so that they can befriend their kids.
I guess rather than asking outright for their passwords, parents are taking the other route to monitor what their kids may be up to. And apart from sending a friendship request to their own kids, some parents are also friending their kids’ friends in Facebook.
However, I do wonder if a teenager would look upon this sort of thing as an intrusion of privacy. I’m imagining if my son is a teenager one day, would he like me to befriend him on Facebook or a similar medium and start making friends with his friends? He will probably think I’m such a nosy mom and I probably have my friendship request rejected outright!!
It’s getting increasingly hard being a parent in this technological age, certainly. We need to monitor who our kids are friending online and yet it is up to them whether to let us into their social network. What happens if you send a friendship request to your own kid and got rejected? Wouldn’t you feel hurt as a parent? Or you don’t think you would even dare to try?
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Sep
01
2008
I’m sure we have all received those annoying calls from telemarketers as well as from other sources. Sometimes, if such calls are made just once and the callers never bother you again thereafter, it may still be acceptable. But what happens if such calls are never-ending that you get them almost every other day?
Phone call harassment does happen. Perhaps it is all a prank but it can also be a case of mistaken identity or persistent telemarketers. Whatever type of calls they may be, they are annoying and they can drive you mad especially when the callers are rude.
So, if you have an annoying caller and you want to find out more about that particular number that he or she may be calling from or just want to kindly warn others, you can try the database of Annoying Callers.com. This website provides reports by victims of annoying calls. You can easily search if there are other victims of the same annoying caller out there by typing in the phone number. Through this website, you can conveniently find out more about your annoying caller.
Aug
31
2008
Sometimes, people do like to think that it is better to be a woman than a man. Consider the following quotes:
Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can’t get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb. - Yul Brynner
I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they are the first to be rescued off of sinking ships. - Gilda Radner
The above quotes may have been uttered in jest but the message is just as clear, right? So,
Is it really better to be a woman than a man?
For last week’s question, feel free to click here.
Aug
29
2008
When I was younger, I remember someone once told me never marry a doctor. The reason being he will always be on call and you just never know if those calls of duty are for real or an excuse for something that he is doing behind your back.
Then, my friend’s mom told her not to let my brothers marry a teacher. She has a primary school teacher for a daughter-in-law and she came to the conclusion that because teachers spend most of their time talking down to their pupils at school, that is also how they tend to behave at home.
Next, an ex-colleague once joked with me never marry a salesman. Well, just think of an experienced sales guy. He will always know what to say, when and how to say it to make you trust him completely although he may be a totally dishonest person.
Another ex-colleague then chipped in - better not marry a lawyer. With his knowledge of the law and his connections with other lawyers, you will most probably end up with pittance when a divorce looms.
OK. I end up with none of the above. I married an accounts guy. But… hey, didn’t someone once said accountants are those boring people in grey suits? So, tell me. What would be the ideal profession for a partner then?
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Aug
29
2008
Nowadays, solving the acne problem is no longer as difficult. With more research and more information widely available, people are able to look for an acne cure that suits their skin type and resolves the problem more effectively.
Years ago, what were available in the market was also limited and many people were at a loss of what works and what doesn’t. There were not as many in-depth reviews of the different acne treatments to help people make informed decisions.
But now, many websites have sprung up not only offering useful professional and consumer reviews of the acne treatments but also informing people of where to get them at a competitive price. So, if you have an acne problem, do a little research online and you will be able to learn much on how to solve the problem.
