No I’m not talking about my dressing nor how I feel. 

I’m just very excited right now, waiting anxiously to receive my brand new laptop some time next week. All the three laptops I’ve ever owned in my lifetime have been kinda boring ones with metallic colour covers. So this time when I have the chance to choose something a little more fun, I decided to go for a tomato red Dell.

I spent a couple of weeks deciding whether or not to get a new notebook. I knew exactly the brand I wanted so I didn’t look at any other except for the Dell models. I looked online and in shops and finally found that it’s still cheaper for me to order the laptop online. I even purchased an additional year of warranty as I think it’ll be quite worth it for just an additional of about RM120.

This is what I’m waiting for:

Can’t wait to get the new baby…does it make me a red hot mummy? Nah, I don’t think so but I just love how red it is!

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Have you heard of the cool e-book reader called Kindle from Amazon.com? I’ve read raving reviews of the e-reader and it has even been scored better than the iPad as a reader. That must be something, to be placed ahead of iPad!

It’s sleek and slim, weighs a little less than a paperback book, comes with great looking accessories and the battery can last for weeks on end after just one full charge. It’s an amazing reader to be carrying around with lots of capacity to store countless books in. It comes with wi-fi too! Look at the latest generation of the Kindle pictured below, isn’t it so cool?

I was very keen to purchase it and after many weeks of thinking it over, I decided to give myself a treat and purchase it from Amazon’s website. But to my disappointment, I found that Amazon doesn’t deliver electronic products to Malaysia. Well, actually not just electronic products, there are some products they don’t send to this part of the world too.

After chatting with a friend about this, I was further enlightened with the “challenges” of trying to purchase a Kindle into Malaysia. Apparently shipping is only the first hurdle to cross. I was told that Amazon won’t even accept my credit card to pay for Kindle simply because it is a Malaysian credit card. I think due to the history of credit card frauds in this country, the USA has banned our credit cards for specific types of purchases. How sad, huh?

But it’s been quite long since this kind of credit card frauds have been happening here. I think most banks have already taken steps to beef up security of the cards to make it more difficult to clone them. Perhaps the level of security is still not as technologically advanced as compared to the US. We can’t be compared to the US where they even have rfid blocking wallets which are easily available to consumers.

I just hope that there will be some easier way for me to get a Kindle. It’s so sleek and useful. Such a pity we can’t enjoy such a gadget here. Anyone going to the US anytime soon? Can help to buy me one when you are there?

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Over the long weekend we thought it was a great idea to try to get as much Christmas shopping done as possible. Little did we know that the malls would be flooded by people and that parking was going to be next to impossible.

Did you go to any of the major malls during the weekend? It was sure overwhelming…

So did we get all our Christmas shopping done? Absolutely not. I hardly got anything yet! Now panic strikes and I’m wondering if the malls will still be flooded in the next few days leading up to Christmas.

The only saving grace about shopping during this period is that the sales and promotions are going on almost everywhere you go. From getting heavily discounted items to receiving free gifts of shopping vouchers or promotional umbrellas, I guess it’s quite a fun time. It’s not really the gifts that matter, it’s all about getting a little bit of extras, right?

So far I’ve gotten some great discounts for stuff I bought and also received some shopping vouchers. They do come in handy for future purchases if not for this period.

So how far along are you in your Christmas shopping? Are you going to be one of those who will continue to crowd the malls when I hit them in the next few days?

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It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time. Finally I took a small step forward and set up my very own blog shop at Penny’s Online Shop! I launched it on 18 May, just 2 days back.

Penny’s Online Shop will carry some exciting and affordable products ranging from ladies clothes and accessories as well as some novelty stuff. Don’t be surprised to find some pet supplies there too!

I would also love to bring to the community some products for parents and kids. As a parent myself, I particularly like this idea. But I’m afraid I have too much on my plate right now so I’ll focus on doing well with what I have first.

Do head over to my shop and give me some feedback and comments of what you think, okay? Many thanks!

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I went to the Big Bad Wolf Books warehouse sale three times. Too many times? I guess so…but each time I went, I just had to pick up more books. And the good thing is that they bring out more new books from the previous day’s sales so that they don’t run short of books to offer to shoppers no matter which day they decide to go.

The entire family got books, and I think the winner of us all is none other than my precious boy who got so many great children’s activity books. Here are my entire book sale haul for myself and the boy. Warning: This post is photo intensive because I bought A LOT of books!

For the boy:

This box set of a hardcover book titled “I Udderly Love You!” teaches lessons on love and even comes with a beanie plush cow toy! RM10.

These wipe and clean activity books are great for him to start drawing and occupying himself so that we can sit back for a while. RM10 each.

This very thick book that consists of colouring activity and stickers also come with a CD for you to print more stickers if you need them. RM10.

Another box set of hardcover book and a special star alarm clock also cost me just RM10!

He picked these two books himself. I think the car book cost me RM5 and the toilet training book with flush noises cost me RM8

Hardcover annual books on Barney, Noddy, Over The Hedge and Open Season each cost me MR5

Some colouring books from the Madagascar series cost me RM2 whilst the Santa manners book cost me RM8

Another sticker book with a CD to print more images cost RM10 and a Barney book for RM5

For myself:

Chicken Soup For The Soul Series, ranging from RM8 to RM10

Some self improvement books, the Go-Getter book only cost RM3 while the other 2 cost RM8 each

This mummy wants to learn how to make more money and get rich, so that’s why these books. Also because they only cost RM8 each!!

 More books to learn the corporate or business life and on making money. Again, RM8 each.

Trying to balance up making money with being a good mummy, so here are books on nutrition and recipes for the family which cost RM10 each.

I saw Busy Bee buy this and I got kiasu although it’s not time to read it yet. After all it was only for RM10.

Here are some books for my pleasure reading, a Jeffrey Archer short stories collection at RM8

More easy readings which I hope to get through amidst all the other books. Each of them cost RM8

On top of the very cheap prices of these books, I got a 10% discount just by using my OCBC credit card to pay for the purchase. Incredibly worth it or what?

This is one happy mummy who’s all shopped out for books. At least for this year

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