I found a great wordpress plugin info at Leanne’s blog that allows you to respond to comments in the comment section and send an email notification to the comment author at the same time. Nothing can be cooler than this!
Since I strongly believe in the writer-reader interaction, this plugin is very helpful. My reply to a certain comment will […]

No matter how many times you’ve moved in the past, relocation can still be a tough thing to handle. A happy, trouble-fee moving can start with choosing the right movers to work with. 411moving.com is an online portal that helps people moving out connect with licensed and professional network of moving companies. Do a simple […]

This week’s theme: Original

Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Snow Festival: Original design of things made out of SNOW.
In my husband’s home town, snow piles up to 3 meters (click the link..the pictures are taken from M’s hometown during the start of winter) even in early spring. The people in his town organized the annual snow festival to […]

A philanthropist awards you $50,000 with the stipulation that you may use half of it for yourself and the other half you must use for the benefit of others. By “benefit of others” it can mean anything really, buying a gift for a family member or donating to a charity.
I got tagged by Kailani for […]

Moving things, whether locally or internationally can cause a lot of stress: which boxes to use, which things to pack up first, what to do with the breakables, and most importantly, to decide whether to do it by myself or ask the help of any moving company.
I have moved at least 6 times in the past 10 […]

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13 SIGNS THAT SAYS YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007
1. You accidentally enter your password in the microwave.
2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You email the person who works at the desk next to you.
4. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is […]

There’s no denying that these days, the most effective way to build your business and get it recognized is to go online. It makes a lot of sense - every successful business right now has a website. Transactions online can reach customers living halfway across the world from your business hub. It all looks so easy but […]

In the hope of solving traffic in the growing city of Dubai, the government spends 74 billion dirhams to construct the first railway system in the country. An estimated 9,000 men (mostly laborers from India) are helping to construct the Dubai Metro Project at various locations throughout the city. 
   

Image of the cars to be used […]

Did you know that the Middle East stretches as far west as the Western Sahara in Africa? What is the smallest country in the Middle East? 
I love geography. Memorizing all the countries with their respective capitals was my favorite past time even before I entered high school. Then I escalated into memorizing the flags, the […]

At long last after 8 months of waiting, someone (some family) is moving into our house in Japan! It has been in the real estate company ads screaming “For Rent” but no one has taken the risk of moving in and having to clean 7 rooms!
Small Japanese families, usually with only one or two kids […]