Archive for May, 2009

You can customise just about anything these days. Photo Albums, Calendars, Coffee Cups, T-shirts etc. Do you know that you can even customise your credit card by dictating your own terms and putting your own image on it? You can do it, with the all-new Alliance Bank You:nique Picture Card Service. Its Malaysia’s first and only credit card that allows you to design your own card. Not only that, you get to customize the features that you want too!

I created a few custom designs from the Alliance Bank Custom Credit Card site. You can choose from landscaped pictures, pictures of animals or abstract art. Its up to you. You can even upload your favourite vacation pictures or pictures of your kids, your beloved pet or your own favourite portrait.

Designing your own card is just the icing on the cake. What is most unique of all is you can customise the features that are important to you in a credit card whether its rebates, rates or rewards. For example you can choose to get a monthly cash rebate of up to 2% on all retail purchases or if you prefer, you can reduce your finance cost by by half from 18% to 9% throughout the tenure of your card if you consistently make a make minimum payment every month.

Or if you’re the type which like to accumulate points and redeem gifts for yourself or your loved ones, you may opt for 2X rewards for all local and overseas retail purchases (excluding petrol and government agencies) not only during promotional periods but throughout the lifetime of your card.
You are eligible to apply for this custom credit card if you are above 21 and earn a minimum income of RM18,000 p.a. Supplementary cards for immediate family members who are above 18 is available too.

You can upload your favourite photo online, review it immediately and submit your application online in minutes. You will then be contacted via sms once your design and application is approved. It is as simple as that.

You:nique Credit Card from Alliance Bank is currently running a “Sweet Family Moments” Photo Contest. So if you apply for the card now and upload your own “Sweet Family Moments” Photo as the image on your card, who knows you may even win yourself a Nikon COOLPIX S620 to create even more “Sweet Family Moments” photos and memories. Hurry and check it out at http://www.alliancebank.com.my/younique/ as the contest ends on 31 July 2009.

The above is the “Sweet Family Moments” photo I created with a picture of fellow mommy blogger Sasha’s Justin. What do you think? Do you think it will win the contest? Why not try to create your own? You can create a few and put it up on your blog for voting before submitting it for the contest.

Connect with You:nique Picture Card on Facebook.

The other day my sister asked me how long I’ve been married and I told her I shall be celebrating my 7th wedding anniversary soon. I then told hubby about it and he said “Eh, your daugher is seven years old already lah, how can we be married for seven years?” Hehe. I must be getting old.

Yes, I must be getting old indeed because I told him “Dear, this year for our anniversary, the best present we can get each other is not to get each other anything or do anything because we’ve been sick and so busy running around, its so tiring.”

My dear man said “That sounds terrible.” but I think inside he must be shouting with joy and agreeing whole heartedly. Hahaha.

Yes indeed. I must be getting old. I can’t believe I’ve turned so practical and unromantic. Help!

I’ve been sick with a very bad flu. Fever, Chills, Cough, Blocked Nose. I couldn’t eat. So I was on a diet of plain porridge and bread. Because I ate so little all week, my stomach became bloated afterwards and I had wind in the stomach, bloatedness, nausea, flatulence blah blah blah. Plus we had a really busy 2-3 weeks with all sorts of big errands to run. Fortunately we’re almost through with them now.

Thats why my blog has been neglected for some time. I’m now finally beggining to feel a little bit more like myself now. Before that the fever and chills were so bad, all I could do was moan and sleep all day.

Its horrible to be sick. I’m still feeling a little bit tired but at least no more of those horrible chills. I felt all day nausea which was so bad that I even got a pregnancy test kit to test if I was pregnant. Hahaha. But of course I’m not. The timing is not right though the bloated feeling and nausea sure felt that way.

I hate to be sick. Did I say that already? Yes, I hate to be sick!

Seeing as how the family room is one of the most social areas for everyone in the home, it’s important to keep it as organized as possible. Between the electronic equipment, kids’ toys, and DVD collections, it can be challenging to keep everything in order which is why investing in a few key furniture pieces for the living room will make life a lot easier. As much as we would love to keep our children’s toys and games alongside the baby furniture in the nursery, kids’ gear tends to wander and end up in the kitchen, living room, or other common areas of the home. A great way to keep everyone happy with their respective toys and provide an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy the common space is to incorporate a corner of the room that is dedicated to organization.

Whether you wish to use clear plastic bins, a kid-friendly storage unit, or a built-in shelving unit is up to you. All options will provide an accessible place for your children to grab their favorite toys and teach them how to clean up when playtime is over. You can color code each bin for all of your children or personalize each container with their name. A solid wood toy chest can serve as a coffee table and a storage unit for your children’s stuffed animals and toy collection. If you decide on a hinged lid model, be sure to keep a close eye on your kids while they’re playing in the living room to avoid any dangerous accidents from occurring. Place a plush play mat in a section of your family room to designate a “fun zone” for your children when they want to play with their toys, draw, or read.

Entertainment centers serve a number of functions from housing all of your electronic equipment to keeping your CD and DVD collection in order. Depending on the model you have, this piece of living room furniture can also provide additional space for children’s books, sticker collections, or coloring notebooks that are accessible to your children throughout the day. Keeping your space organized with versatile furniture and kid-friendly storage containers will turn your family room into the fun and relaxing area of your home that you’ve been looking for!

This article was contributed by guest blogger Suzanne, an expert at CSNBaby.com