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Today, when I logged into my Gmail account, I was surprised to see it looking slightly different. There was also a prompt telling me that I could change my theme for Gmail if I wanted, so I experimented.

The Gmail theme changer is located under Gmail -> Settings -> Themes and looks something like this:

Basically what it does is allow you to customize Gmail so your Gmail interface looks different from everyone elses. I experiemented with most of them from the different colour combinations to the pictures at the bottom.

At the end of the day, what did I settle for?

Classic! LOL….

I guess I’m just resistent to change and it was the most pleasing to my eye. Also, they say Classic never goes out of style yes? So, what is your Gmail theme?

I’d been waiting for this day for the longest time.

Probably not as long as my best bud Mrs. Top-Monkey has, but long enough.

Congratulations on your new baby Mr & Mrs. TM! I cannot wait to see him!!

I’m an aunty now!

… and we are still bickering about race politics…

America hails its first black (rather, non-white) President in the form of Barack Obama who beat whiter than white John McCain by a landslide 338 to 129.

President Obama.

2008 has been a tumultous year and I think this caps it all off. Interestingly, look at the map of America and how the people voted. Note how the coastal states all voted for Obama while the middle America voted McCain.

Anyway, I’m waiting to see what happens now. Malaysia had a landslide victory in the 2004 elections when we voted in Mr. Clean and his government. 4 years later, we came thisclose to throwing them out with the dirty bath water.

Will America see the same thing happen in 4 years? We’ll have to see how Obama performs.

Finally! The ruling is in place - back seat passengers in cars now have to buckle up as well.

This effectively limits the number of people that can be carried in a car to a maximum of 5 - 2 in front including the driver (doh!) and 3 at the back. Gone are the days of kancils stuffed to the brim with the whole extended family from grandparents down to grandbabies. It also marks the end of family road trips for large families exceeding 5 persons.

Might it perhaps also mark the end of kids jumping around in the back seat while the parents remain oblivious to the dangers? When will they implement compulsory kid car seats?

I just wonder how or if it will ever be enforced.

Maybe they should make us all stencil this warning to the back of the headrest for benefit of rear passengers:-

Picture credit jeffhurlow

On another note, for curious cats here is a write up on my experience at the Hammam Turkish Spa at Bangsar, KL

Picture credit of RogueSun Media

I started out with a sore throat not long after my birthday. In fact I was already feeling the bug during dinner but thought it would pass if I drank enough fluids and took enough vitamin C. Argh! It didn’t work!

So, 2 days later, I was walking around with a throat so sore I could barely swallow and going deaf in one ear. If this is how it feels like getting a year older, I dread to think of how bad it will be in 10 years!

Anyway, going deaf in one ear is good enough reason to see the dreaded doctor so off I went and got my medication that cured the throat and restored my hearing. But now, I’ve developed a wracking cough.

It lies dormant most of the day then keeps me up at night so now I’m like a zombie that looks like a panda. Not even my usual herbal cough drink helps. You don’t want to hear about my problems so tell me how I can get rid of a dry chest wracking cough? If it works, I’ll be your friend for life - promise.