I love China!!! Just bought this handheld sewing machine for S$3! =D And I was just thinking I needed a mini sewing machine 2 days ago!!!
Oops. I made Minou hold it the wrong way. It’s supposed to be fat bottom! Lazy to retake photo.
Am in Shenzhen today! I booked this trip a month ago because I didn’t do enough shopping the last round.
But about a week ago, I kinda lost the mood for shopping, LOL. Am now in the hotel room waiting for the Goonfather. He usually stays overnight at a spa because they’re cheaper and he gets served 24/7.
Er… we’re not sharing a hotel room because I’m with Minou! =D
Oh, he’s here! Shall go out and shop, anyway, since we’re already here.
I dreamt that I dreamt that I was eating some very amazing Danish butter cookies (those we can’t find anymore, or I don’t know where to find the good ones).
I dreamt that I woke up craving butter cookies and was happy to see an unopened packet from a CNY hamper.
On my way to grab it, I got distracted by other things, as dreams go, so I didn’t eat it.
Then I woke up and realised that it had all been a dream and there are no butter cookies.
A blog reader requested that I post this. His friend’s dog went missing yesterday. Do help keep a lookout if you live near Hougang St 51. Thanks!
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I know how it feels to lose a pet. Hope Fluffy is found soon!
I has a new Firefox skin! =D
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From here, with Firefox 3.6.
Hope to find time to make my own.
Was chatting with Swordplay about link spam and chain e-mails and thought of writing a spoof one for fun. But I couldn’t think of any good ones so I googled and saw this.
It’s funny! =D
There are also different versions for disgruntled wives and employees around.
I was thinking of ordering KFC for lunch so I googled “kfc delivery” and saw this:
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LOL. The paid link on top goes to McDelivery. McDonald’s trying to poach KFC customers?
Visited Buckaroo BBQ & Grill for spicy buffalo wings, supposedly similar to Sunset Grill & Pub’s wings.
Tried Level 3. Spicer. Looks and tastes different. Not nice! Won’t be going back again. Still love Sunset Grill! =D
Last night, while waiting for the Goonfather to come watch TV with me, I bought a PopCap game through Steam. I had resisted for a week cos it costs USD9.90 and I was scared I would get bored of it quickly.
Whaddya know, less than 24 hours after I bought the game, I received an e-mail saying my application to be a PopCap beta tester had been accepted and I could now play ALL PopCap games for free.
ARRGH. Could have saved my money! But I’m having fun now playing PopCap games free. You can apply for it, too! (Only for SE Asia.) Click here! =)
Cookie Monster is watching you!
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Yeah. Singapore ISPs have been having problems with American servers for quite awhile now (a few weeks at least).
Previously Starhub users (me inclusive) were only able to visit your blog (& mine) after about 3 minutes of trying to connect. While we’re okay now, SingNet users now are unable to visit our sites.
There is a deadnode somewhere along the way (I’m sure you also know that after doing trace route). At least Starhub still tries the alternative route after the node times out, SingNet just render the connection dead.
I didn’t even bother to call cust support with my findings. They would have just asked my to reset my router, or plug it straight to modem, etc.
Thanks for the explanation! So, the only way to solve this is to bug SingNet to get an alternative route?
@uzyn: thanks for the explaination. Ya, typical customer support response. It’s like they have a standard answer sheet or flowchart.
@Sheylara: I actually sent you the trace route report some time back. Gonna do one last testing tonight to prove that it has nothing to do with my PC/modem/router problem before I bring my hellfire to Singnet. >:(
i hv no problem accessing ur site le. me on Singnet now.
for singnet (esp mio users), u guys may wanna try this (if u can read it, that is).
set ur proxy setting (for IE, it’s under ‘tools’>’connections’>’lan settings’) to proxy.singnet.com.sg & port:8080.
shld be able to access then. ^^
my office uses singnet and there’s one day where i couldn’t access to your blog the whole day.. msn goonfather if ur website was down but he could access… i tried IE, mozilla and opera also same problem… but when i got home, i could straightaway access ur blog (using starhub broadband)..
Hope all Singnet users solve their problems,lucky i am using Starhub’s internet service!
Last time it occurred to me, it is caused by something that the web host changed. SingNet didn’t ban your blog, it just take a damn bloody long time to propagate. You could point out that accessing through the SingNet proxy server worked and without proxy it doesn’t. Perhaps that would make them look the issue more closely. :)
shelyara you jibai flat face, if it won’t affect your traffic cum your earnings i doubt you would be so gan cheong as to organise a ‘revenge’ campaign against singtel.
You damn ji bai stingy flat face kuku ni na ma eh. Damn stingy and greedy and top blogger wannabe. PUI!
sheylara ni na ma eh giam siap aka drooling over xiaxue’s earning queen.
Someone (sheyhehe) is doing a Sarah Palin on Sheylara’s comment box.
don’t worry girl. I hope everything will be fine
*hugs*
i Singnet user here … I aso cannot access your site
I need to use a proxy (cantbustme.com) to view your blog
Hope the deadnode issue rectified … very mafan
i dont have any problems at all..
tiger4: Yup, I received it, thanks very much! Although now I can’t find it… it’s kinda hidden in the 600 emails still waiting for me to clear in my inbox. O_o But I need more info, actually.
iconaster: Thanks. That’s good to hear. I don’t understand why some SingNet people can access while others can’t!
cowg0esm0o: Will changing the settings affect anything else, like surrfing other sites or whatever?
Wang Wang: Thanks for the feedback!
Ralph: Heh.. good for you!
KahWee: What do you mean the webhost changed? You mean webhost of my blog? It hasn’t changed… I’ve been on the same host for years.
sheyhehe: My deepest condolences for the trauma you must be going through. I understand, my friend! It’s not easy being a sad, angry person. :(
Relax: Thanks! Heh… what did Sarah Palin do now? I stopped following about a couple weeks ago.
uncle sha: Hmm… ok thanks for the feedback!
Darren: Cool :)
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eh, as far as i noe, not rly. ^^
for problems for singnet users for Nokia Map updates, oso can do so. ^^^
hi sheylara, is not about how much you drink, is about how you react after your drink. you may want to learn more on how to protect yourselve than piss off your mood…cause human are always curious and eager to see how pretty girls like you, your reaction & response to suitation when they knew no bikini shows…so be cool ggf…hope this helps you! ^_^
Oo didnt know ya got so many haters there… hate hate hate!!! ;]
as for site problem, is it korea only problem? Im in US, usein government [USN] network and got no probs accesing your site what so ever… Btw I hope ya get luckier soon, first the maxim thing now this bs…
More trolls I see… First question: Why? I’ve never got it. If you are a jerk and you really, really want to be rude to someone then the internet is suitably anonymous, but surely all you are doing is showing the WHOLE world that you are a jerk… I dunno, seems a little self-defeating to me.
The other question I have to ask is: If Singnet users can’t access the blog then how will they be able to read the instructions?
:o)
@Sheylara: Thankfully, I haven’t had any problems accessing your site since the last time this issue was highlighted:) And good answer to that totally unwarranted assault. Polite, cool, mildly sarcastic, but elegantly done. Attagirl!:)*thumbs up*
@Jesta: Ah yes, its the blogger’s Catch-22, hehe:) Unless its like Youtube, where the comments are actually sent to your e-mail if you’ve subscribed to the individual article previously.
Sarah Palin still crapping as usual, a nice toy for Tina Fey to play around.
I have no problem accessing your blog ^^.
cowg0esm0o: Cool! Thanks for the tip!
Superman3110: Er… you lost me there, sorry. How does a bikini show fit into this? :P
Devorlast: Not many… only one. Haha. Maybe the rest are just silent. ;) By the way, I’m not in Korea. I’m in Singapore. ;)
Jesta: Because I know there are users who can access my blog through other machines like at work or at school, so they’ll see my message, then. Plus, I also have the instructions plastered all over Facebook, haha. :P
RN1209: Thanks! :)
Relax: Heh. I read about the latest fiasco about her $150,000 wardrobe. That was quite funny. But I think the media can be quite harsh at times!
Maria: Cool, thanks for that1 :)
I happy, no problem accessing your blog. though I am a bit slow on reading your blog nowadays. keep up the good work!
hahaz…
dun tink they hate u lar:P
RN1209…
u top commenter liaoz lar…
@heartless: Bro, pai seh… i actually quite new to Sheylara’s blog, but when I was browsing her site I left comments in really old posts as well. So it doesn’t really count lar, hor…:)
is good to hear that you turn maxim down on the appearance they request you during the interview. somehow they twisted your honest answer to something else later when they knew that there will not be any bikini pics from you…got it? ^_^
My home connection (Singnet) wouldn’t access the blog, but once I put in the proxy it was ok.
Strange… Singnet say that you have to have the proxy for foreign sites, but I have only found that it is this blog that needs it…
@Superman3110: Err…. wrong section… :P
@Jesta: Works for me too but I just realize using this proxy, some sites like Yahoo Finance and my blog are not updated even if there are changes to the sites. So back to Square One for me. Gonna kick some poor Singnet tech support ass this weekend.
I’m using SingNet, and I can’t access your blog. I’m using a Mac, so what should I do? BTW, this is me surfing through a hotspot.
@Devil: Been doing some tweaking, this works for me.
1. Assuming you are using IE7, go to internet options.
2. Under general, clear your temporary internet files, cookies and browsing history.
3. Now go to Content in internet options, click on clear SSL state
4. Go to advance and click on restore advance settings
5. Now, go to connections and click on LAN settings
6. Under proxy server, click on the checkbox for Use a proxy server for your LAN.
7. Set your proxy setting to proxy.singnet.com.sg, port:8080.
8. Click on apply and ok to close. Now you should be able to access Sheylara.com. HURRAY!
But this still does not spare Singnet from my ass kicking…
For those using firefox like me,
1. Go to Options, under Privacy->Private Data. Click on Clear Now. Clear cookies, cache and browsing history
2. Go to Advance, under Network tab. Under connection->settings, select Manual Proxy configurations and set the proxy as you would for IE7.
3. Restart browser and that should do it.
Argh!!! Forgot that I clear my data, all comments are posted with my real name! Shit, my identity is reveal! :’(
RN1209, still counts lar…
others in the past have also been doing tat…
ok I give up, time to pull the google map up and check wheres Singapore before I make myself look like even a bigger tard ;]
@tiger4: Err… pai seh, when did this happen? Or has the problem been fixed already… Anyway, don’t worry lar. You’re among friends here what…
@tiger4: Oops, I just understood what happened now. I didn’t realise it earlier. Sorry lar, bro:)
SingNet MIO user. No probs – with proxy.singnet.com.sg set in my FF browser. No access AT ALL if set to no proxy.
SIngtel is full of pain for me since i switch over from Starhub! especially the unforgiving ping lag for Warhammer! oh yes, im starting to wonder did sheylara ban me after seeing me in X08? haaa