Another used item converted to cash- Power Supply Unit 450W at $10!!!

Yes! I sold my Power Supply Unit at $10 after all this while when I was struggling to find time to take photo and upload it to Hardwarezone forum for sale.

Finally, during this time at home, I managed to take pictures of those PC hardwares like this PSU, Samsung DVD writer and floppy drive which Hubby and I dismantled from our very 1st PC when we first bought our house.

Instead of throwing it away, which I find it very wasteful as the PSU is still in working condition just that our harddisk has crashed, so we need a new PC but the hardware parts inside the PC still can be use. Things like the PSU, the DVD burners, floppy disks, etc.

We did went to Cash Converters but they only buy in PCs but not the hardware parts. Garang Guni also doesn't want! Haha!

So don't choice, I try my luck on the local forums and bingo! someone bought it from me cheap cheap at $10!

Still in good condition!

HEC PSU believe to be a good PSU as we bought this at quite a high price! (Cannot remember the original price.)

Sold at $10 bucks!

UPDATED on 24 July 2011

Besides the PSU, I'm also selling the internal Samsung DVD Writer at $15!

ITEM SOLD @ $10!

It's every Mummy's wish to manage both work and family well!

I have always ask myself. Being a mum, how could I juggle both work and family well at the same time? If you are holding a full time job, let's say a 9 to 6pm job, by the time you reach home, you only have a few hours to bond with your kids, your Hubby as well as finish those household chores!!! Some of my colleagues often tell me, you can leave it till weekend! But things like, after having dinner, you need to wash the dishes! Empty water flasks, you need to refill them! So? Boil water!

Junior's uniform need to be washed, ok! Fine, I can get more set of uniforms but ultimately I still have to wash them no matter how many sets of uniforms I buy! Right? Like my next door neighbour who told me that to decrease the daily washing of her son's uniforms, instead of the standard 2 sets of uniforms, she bought another 2 more sets! So she could do the washing for 3 days instead of everyday! Hmmm, but to me it's side at the end of the week you still have to wash 4 sets of clothes! Haha... Aiya, it's up to individual on how you look at it!

There are so many things to be done. By the time, I put Junior to bed, I'm already dead beat! Seriously!

But in the US, there are quite a number of resources which could help Mums to better juggle both work and family well. Let's read this article from the US News!

Help for Moms Blending Work and Family

Whether you're starting your own business or negotiating a flexible schedule, resources are available

By Kimberly Palmer

Posted: August 23, 2007

As women find new ways to combine work and motherhood, online communities and other resources have sprung up to help. Here are some useful sources:

BlueSuitMom.com provides advice on motherhood, money, and careers to working moms.

Alpha Mom TV features videos and blogs on motherhood and child-rearing.

Mothers & More connects mothers who are taking a break from the workforce while they are caring for children.

The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube, by Michelle Goodman, explains how to go from a traditional office environment to one that puts you in charge of your own schedule.

WorkOptions.com, through articles and proposal templates, offers advice on negotiating a flexible work schedule.

MomsRising organizes mothers (and fathers) interested in advocating for family-friendly policies.

Mom Inventors, founded by Tamara Monosoff, author of Secrets of Millionaire Moms, provides tips for mothers who want to start their own businesses, and sells products invented by moms.

Moms-for-Profit offers consulting services to mothers who are entrepreneurs.

The Feminine Mistake, by Leslie Bennetts, warns against the dangers of dropping out of the workforce altogether. She argues that women should find a way to work throughout motherhood to protect themselves from financial problems later on.

I believe there are some online resources in Singapore too.

Can Purbasari Lulur Mandi Mutiara helps to lighten/remove stretch marks?

Came across this Indonesian or Javanese product called Purbasari Lulur Mandi Mutiara from my friend's facebook profile. She uploaded a photo of this product and the caption was "Useful little things!" and what surprises me was this picture of hers actually invites many comments from her friends.

So curious me (as usual), read through every single comment and realised that this product actually helps to remove or lighten the stretch marks during my friend's pregnancy. The word "stretch marks" really pissed me off as the stretch mark cream I used during my 1st pregnancy did not do wonders.

Hmmm, maybe it's partly due to my laziness as I did not apply it daily but I still apply it most of the days during my 1st pregnancy but still the marks are so obvious and UGLY!!! Arghhhh...

My friend did mention in her facebook that this product can be bought in one of the shops in Joo Chiat. But this place is seriously not accessible to me. So I did search on Google and amazingly, a LARGE number of posts of this product was created on Flowerpod forum (the famous ladies forum)! I only found one thread but the number of posts to this thread was really huge -its like 47 pages!!!. This really shows how useful (like what my friend on Facebook said) this product can be. After going through every single post, I realised it's super cheap when you buy from Batam. I also found out that there's one shop in AMK that sells this product!!! Yeah!!! It's nearer than Joo chiat, Tanjong Katong lor...

I even did a further search and saw some bloggers actually wrote review of this product. If you are interested, you may want to read their reviews. From meandmythrills, Yeng Siang and Cindy Adventures, on ChannelNewsAsia.

Last week, on Hubby's off day, we went down to AMK and I manage to purchase two tubs to Mandi Lulur!!! Hopefully, it will do wonders to my stretch marks (the left overs from 1st pregnancy) and the upcoming ones! :)

It's only $3 per tub!!!

 

Updates: 8 Aug 2011

There's a Indonesian Jamu Store at Parkway Parade Shopping Centre selling 3 tubs @ $10!

Surprise for Daddy!!!!

As Father's Day is coming up, I made an effort to do a collage of photos of Daddy and Junior! The collage will be used as a wallpaper on our home PC so when Daddy uses the PC, he will be surprised from the nice collage I did!

The funny reaction I got from Junior was, "Mummy, how come don't have you?" Lolx!!!

Wish Daddy a Happy Daddy's Day!!!

Mummy is expecting no. 2!!!

My sincere apologies to my dearest readers for not updating my blog the past 2 months as I was experiencing bad morning sickness. Yes! I'm expecting no. 2!!!


Am currently in my second trimester and if you have follow up with my Facebook updates, you might have learned that I'm a SAHM again! I returned to workforce when Junior started school. Now, with this pregnancy, I have decided to become a SAHM. Being a SAHM allows me to have ample rest, look after my 2nd pregnancy and have time to "care" for Junior.

As I really can't take the stress and tiredness in juggling work, looking after Junior, my pregnancy and the tons of household chores that are "staring" at me every time I return home. Yes, STARE at me!!! They are like telling me, "Come, come and wash (clean, fold. whatever...) me up!!!" Haha!... So now you know how "neat" my house is? :p Seriously, when I reached home, I'm already dead beat and I still need to attend to Junior so normally I will leave the chores will weekend. I believe most working mums are like that too!

 Preggie with no. 2!

Coming up, I promise to update my blog as regularly as possible. Stay tune! :)