The Keys of Life

Life is very interesting.

You can't Backspace it and there is no Return. Sometimes, Life likes to throw a curve ball at you just when you think you have everything under Control. You can't Pause it for a little while even when you are out of breath. You do not have a clear direction as you are always faced with many Alternate paths. No body is born with the A to Z manual of Life so everyone just has to stumble along. All, whether rich or poor, will have to Shift along life phases.

Life is very interesting, it is only when you are called Home that you End this game of Life.

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So, live life to the fullest by first getting a Life. Play and go for a long haul holiday trip without feeling guilty; Spend time with your love ones; Go for your dreams. You only live once. It is better to have tried and failed than to never try at all.

Share your success with us, Google

Google just reported a 31% rise in first-quarter profit to $1.31 billion and the growth in paid clicks was much higher than expected.

Hey! How about paying us, the blogger aka content provider, more for Adsense?
Share your success with us.

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Handicapped girl,JinJing fought to protect the olympic touch.

That's the true olympic spirit!

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U.S. sliding into recession: Expert says

In an interview with CNBC, Martin Feldstein - the president of the National Bureau of Economic Research said that he believes the U.S. has been sliding into a recession.

Watch the interview on CNBC.com http://www.cnbc.com/id/23994721

Just when i thought subprime problems are fading away...

Death of a blogger

There was a report in our local newspaper about deaths of the two bloggers which shocked me.This news brings me down to earth in the midst of my chasing for search engine ranking and web traffic numbers.

Weeks ago, two technology bloggers- Mr Russell Shaw and Mr Marc Orchant died of heart related problems. Many professional bloggers were pressured to write and come up with fresh content to earn more. This is in the effort to be the first to break the latest news and drive massive traffic to their site. Traffic drives advertising revenue.

This is a worry trend. There is nothing wrong with increasing website traffic and earn extra income but to do so at the expense of health, it is simply not worth it!

There is an underlying danger of prolonged hours of blogging. One gets addicted to it! (read my article on Blogging can be as addictive as Role Playing Games ). The push is even more when they are paid to do so.

The Death of 2 prolific bloggers reminds us not be too caught up in this man-made game. Breakneck speed is not sustainable. Again, do all things in moderation!

No longer Faceless in Facebook

I have told myself not to be caught in the "facebook storm" that has swept many parts of the world. All my known friends are in facebook. I tild myself it is just one of the many social networking site.

In the end, i still join facebook and have been at it since. I have to declare i am no longer
Faceless in Facebook.

I like facebook because of the ease in making friends. I like the simple interface. But the millions of requests have been weighing it down. You just have to have fun and not to get yourself so stressed in clearing those requests.

I have created my Facebook Aps called aptly Project Heavy Traffic. It is a feed of my humble blog. Until i can design more complicated Apps, this is it- my first Facebook Apps.

What's the big hurry?

I feel sad when i read about the tragic news of the child Prodigy, Sufia Yusof.

She is a victim of the world who is obsessed with being "outstanding"; being different from the crowd; being better than the rest.

What is the big hurry anyway?

If you get too caught up with the result, you will miss the journey. Some Prodigy, in such a hurry to grow up, missed exactly just that - growing up.

So what if you get a few years headstart? We all know the ending for all human is the same-Death. So what is the big hurry to go to the last square. Don't be caught in the Human Race.

Enjoy the scenery and the people. Be at the present not the future.

US in recession? brace yourself for a possible storm

US is going into a recession (or already in recession depending on how you define it).

Read about the lives of some of the americans and their struggles in CNN Money.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/news/0803/gallery.real_stories/

Quite a number of them have lost their job and are facing the prospect of losing their home.

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It is a reality check for me to spend within my means.

And to brace myself for a possible storm in this part of the world.

The missing step B

One of my friends has asked me why do i detail my struggles in attracting web site traffic, in my blog. It does not make my site "sounds" professional.

"Just post the good news" he said.

I told him i am not an expert (yet) and there are many so-called "Expert" site out there that declared that they had tripled their web site traffic in a very short time but did not reveal the process. They merely listed down the general methods which could be found all over the internet. Hey! we want to know the real secrets!

It is like saying "I get from A to C". Great! so where is the step 'B'? What happened? What were your struggles in getting there?

This site is (at least trying very hard to) detailing the journey not just the result. You can actually trace back my posts to see where you are now (if you are starting out) and how i get to where i am now (which is not THERE yet by any Expert standard). But at least i am applying what i have gathered and learn and you can witness the live result in this blog.

The step B.

Babies do not come with manual!

I apologise for not blogging lately. I have been spending much of my free time recently with my son.

I wish there is a manual for parenthood. But babies do not come with manual.
Sure, there are self-help books out there but they are not quite the same when it comes to the real thing.

Infanthood is alright (on hindsight), thanks to my super duper wife and mum-in-law.
Toddlerhood, well, that is a different game altogether...

When my son found mobility, he seems to discover a whole new world, everyday.
He will run, skip, climb to anything thats catches his attention.

He will mess up the living room (i can't call it a designer room anymore), spill milk all over it (intentionally and unintentionally), crumble my newpaper while i am reading it etc

And i can't even watch TV anymore! There are only 2 programmes on my TV - High 5 and Barney. Although i try to reduce TV hours for him slowly (those who are parent will know the immediate effect of stopping them of something they like)

I, on the other hand, have to be super alert to prevent him from falling and trying very hard not to hinder his process of discovery and adventure (everyday IS an adventure for me)

No body tells me enough what to expect! Not even those self help parenting books (which some gives good advice). Every child is unique! That is why there is no standard manual or handbook.

My friends asked me to detail my experience in a notebook. I can't! Everyday is different!

Everyday is a journey of FUN! (did i mention the word- tired...) It is a joy of witnessing and being with your child as he grows up everyday.