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I cannot tahan when I saw this on Yahoo sports:-

As of today, 11.20am 13 August 2008 this is the medal tally at the Beijing Olympics. The top 5 countries.

And America, YOU ARE NOT NUMBER ONE on the medal table! No matter how you twist it, you are still No. 2. And South Korea’s breathing down your neck. Don’t fancy being an Asian sandwich eh?

Medal tallies are traditionally placed in order of GOLD MEDALS won not number of medals won. If that’s the case, a country that wins 100 bronze medals can easily top the table without ever winning gold. That, my dear USA is the measure of a medal tally, not the number of medals.

I know Yahoo is American owned and so is Chevrolet but this just makes you look really silly. This and all that hoo-ha about Chinese gymnasts being underaged and Spanish basketball players taking slitty eyed pictures. Its childish and unsporting of Olympiads.

Feeling the heat eh? Looking over your shoulder at China eh?

Well, I’m rooting for China and I hope they top the medal table.  So there!

If you figure yourself to be a bit of a shutterbug its time to whip out those SLRs and shoot your subjects with the theme “Anything Butterfly”.

So, think about it - butterflies, moths… erm… they look like butterflies right? just duller… pretty girls (why not? A pretty girl is like a butterfly right, in an abstract sense?) for more ideas go over to the Shutterasia site and read the terms and conditions.

This charity event is being held in conjunction with World Lupus Day. Lupus or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to body tissues and organs. It can be fatal.

Charity event or not there are some lovely prizes if your photo wins. Check this out:-

First Prize:
Nikon D60 DSLR Camera with kit valued at RM 2,588

Second Prize:
Nikon D40x DSLR Camera with kit valued at RM 1,888

Third Prize:
Coolpix P5100 camera valued at RM 1,048

Five Merit Prizes:
Nikon CF Sprint IV binoculars valued at RM 198 each

Fifteen Consolation Prizes

*whimper* Why lah am I not creative enough to be a shutterbug?!

Get your entry form through this link and then send it with RM10 (cheque/money order) payable to “Persatuan SLE Malaysia” to the address:

Persatuan SLE Malaysia, 3rd Floor,
Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah,
No. 16, Jalan Utara, 46200
Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

or

Bank in your donation of RM10 to: Persatuan SLE Malaysia, CIMB Account No: 1266-0000638-054 and fax the completed entry form and bank-in slip to fax no: 03-7957 0407. You may also e-mail them to pslemhq@gmail.com if you prefer.

Contest Form Submission Period runs from May 1st - 7th.

Photos must be submitted by May 8th.

Photo exhibition of winners will run from May 10th - 18th in 1 Utama First Floor Oval.

For more information and terms & conditions please go here or you can read Kimberlycun’s post if I’m not being very lucid.

Good luck and may the best shutterbug and interpretation of butterfly win!

I’m so excited.

I’m hosting a Revlon giveaway over on my beauty site:-

Hehe… I’m the one hosting it and I’m excited. How can hor? But this is my first official giveaway so I guess I’m entitled to be a little excited

So, if you would like to win yourself something nice, hop over to read my Revlon foundation review and check out the giveaway section. Who knows if you are the lucky one?! So spread the word so it gets more fun ok?

I’m so happy that tomorrow is a holiday because work has been crazy. I even missed my weekly yoga lesson yesterday because of work

So, Happy Labour Day everyone!!

p/s ever wondered why they call it “Labour Day” when its a day of rest?

Yours fluffily

I’m 1 year old today!

There is no significance to March 12th except that it was the day I decided to launch www.parisbeaverbanks.com (without even thinking of a significant date - silly me!)

Thank you to everyone who has stayed with me the past 365 days and to everyone else who has joined in my year long blogging journey.

Looking back on the past 365 days, I can safely say my priorities have certainly changed from what was a shameless endeavor to make as much money as I possibly can from a dotcom, to caring about this little home of mine that is open for worldwide scrutiny. I’m most appreciative of those of you who have continued reading my site and leaving comments even during my early period of peppering as many mind-numbing sponsored posts as I could into my blog. Thank you!

Here’s to another 365 days and may the fluff continue going somewhere!

The siblings and I got up bright and early on Chinese New Year eve to make our trip down south to the town we call home. The plus point about leaving KL at 6am means smooth sailing traffic all the way home! That was of course, after we had packed up the car with the requisite box of kum (mandarin oranges) for the parents and goodies for us to munch on.

Chinese New Year isn’t the same without pineapple tarts or love letters or bak kwa (barbequeued meat) or preserved fruits in gaudy colours. 3 out of 4 made it into our shopping lists. I guess we’ve outgrown the gaudily coloured preserved olives and plums. That isn’t to say that there weren’t any! We just stayed away from the ones that came in shades of the traffic lights. I call them kiam seng tni (hokkien for salty sour and sweet) and for me, Chinese New Year just isn’t complete without some form of preserved fruit around.

We were in for a treat this Chinese New Year because we managed to catch both a Lion Dance AND Dragon Dance performance! (Update: Photos taken by Pink Elle )

Lion Dances are common around town where the acrobatic “lions” will help usher in the new year with good tidings and lots of tong tong chiang noise. But dragon dances are more rare. Its been ages since I witnessed a Dragon Dance so I was quite shamelessly excited to watch this one.

There was of course, lots of food and more food, when we returned to visit the grandmother and relatives in KL. The thing about grandmas is that they try to please everyone by cooking what everyone wants to eat, which makes for a huge meal! We ended up having to eat and pack away the rest of the food to bring home with us. Relish eating leftovers? Erm… maybe in a couple of days… burp!

And of course, what is Chinese New Year without collecting ang pows from the relatives?! I’m enjoying collecting the lucky red packets while I can, while sis is savouring collecting the last of her CNY ang pows before she gets married. This time next year, maybe I’ll have an extra ang pow from her! hehe…

Pickings do get leaner as the years go by and I did get the annual statement “This better be the last year you are collecting the ang pow from me!” and “When are you finding someone and getting married?” both of which I tend to ignore Why spoil a good thing eh?

So, with a whizz and bang of virtual fireworks (it was real and very noisy fireworks where I come from) we usher in the Lunar year of the Rat. Here’s hoping it’ll be a good one for all of us!!