Valen’s Vanity Square

Didn’t know an online shop selling industrial equipment and supplies can be so tidy and neat, well-organized, clean and that is not just colored in plain white, black or silver! Well, I was casually browsing (and wasting time!) on the internet, clicking here and there, just to see what people are doing with their websites, be it blogs or online stores. I would like to get some topic ideas and design inspiration for, emm, building more blogs for myself? (Blog-creation addiction, that is, haha!)

If you have not noticed the new image in the sidebar, which is a link to a new sub-blog of this, then just go ahead and take a look. It’s a blog all about acne. I think this site is being dumped with to big a variety of issues and non-sense, haha, so I’m opening up a sub-blog just to focus on the acne treatment and acne skin care topics. If you have not visited, here’s the link -> http://valensvanitysquare.com/acnetreatmentsolutions

Due to my crazy shopping spree last week, plus a delayed project payment, once again my bank account is on the verge of being empty. Now I have to refrain myself from buying anything for at least a month.

And it’s time to start thinking how I can make more money besides relying solely on my freelance paychecks.

I wonder how some bloggers can make lots of money by just blogging alone. I have read that one blogger made so much money that she actually bought herself laptopssss, a plasma TV, and a bike for her husband (plus a lot more items that I won’t know, of course).

I don’t know how many people are reading my blog, but I suppose there are ways to at least first drive traffic to a website before the readership builds up. Apparently, I did not apply any of those methods. (Otherwise my blogging income would have reached sky high, eh?)

Anyway, I just learned that it is very important to submit our website link to web directories, so that our websites/blogs will receive more exposure. If you have a new blog or website, you should look up for a list of internet web directory and submit your site to as many web directories as you could.

I don’t know how many of the web directories I will submit my blog link to. Even by submitting one a day, I would have submitted to 365 web directories in 1 year! But, are there so many web directories out there?

I sort of took a break from my usual internet activities today and immersed myself into an almost 8 hours of non-stop DVD session, hehe. I was watching a mixture of DVDs, including a traveling program on Vegas vacations, an old movie, as well as a new drama series from Singapore.

Saw myself in the mirror just now, and realized that 8-hours of ‘inactivity’, i.e. TV watching, can make one look so tired and haggard. Must be some kind of radiation emitted from the TV, it’s worse than working on the laptop for 24 hours! I can also feel that thousands of cellulite cells have been formed on my butt and thighs over the past several hours.

Jeez, I think I can use a facial mask. My skin is really in need of rejuvenation! And tomorrow, I better do some housework to burn off some fat!

Have you ever wondered what does the barcode on product labels mean? Do you know how to read a barcode?

While we can always leave it to the barcode scanners to check the price of a product in the supermarket, knowing how to read barcode while shopping for groceries can actually be fun and educational. And you can use this skill to impress your friends. Haha!

If you want to learn how to read barcodes, i.e. how numbers are derived from a series of thin and thick whie and black lines, you can read this article “Read 12 digit UPC barcodes” on Wikihow.

There is a rumour saying that the first three digits of any UPC barcode represents the country where the item was made. Apparently this is not true. So, what do the numbers on a barcode really mean? You can find out the answers here.

Now, I’m going to immerse myself in the world of black and white lines…

Remember about the cancer, mesothelioma (see some information below), that I mentioned in my previous post? I found out that in the US, if one is diagnosed with mesothelioma, he or she may actually file a legal claim so that he or she can be compensated for this form of health injuries. The compensation can be of great help to address the medical and financial problems arisen from this asbestos-related disease.

The legal claim can be directed to the manufacturers, sellers and installers of asbestos products. Of course, before you take any legal action, you would first need to consult one of the professional Mesothelioma lawyers to investigate your case and handle your mesothelioma lawsuit if it is a valid case.

What is mesothelioma?

• A form of cancer of the mesothelium (membrane that forms the lining of several body cavities), in which cells of the mesothelium divide abnormally
• Occurs in individual exposed to asbestos
• Starts most commonly in the pleura (membrane the surrounds and protects the lungs), next common site of mesothelioma is the abdominal area of the body
• Cancer cells can spread from their original site to other nearby tissues and organs

If you want to learn more about filing legal claims on asbestos-related illnesses, you can find lots of information on MesotheliomaHelp.net.

Just a quick post to let you know that I have put up a new weight loss report at my weight loss blog. Quickly hop over and sign up to get a copy FREE! The report is called “Top 10 Weight Loss Myths”. If losing weight is your new goal in a new year, then better get some facts right before you set out for your weight loss journey.

Come to think of it, I should also give out a free report about health and beauty here right at this blog. What do you think? Yeah, may be I will do that soon. So watch out for my updates, yah?

Today is the last day of 2008. Whether you have a new year resolution of 101 things to accomplish, or just want to lose 5 kg of weight and look good throughout the year, I wish you all a happy and fruitful 2009, and may all your dreams fulfilled!