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Performing the 1Malaysia Song that I Wrote (and my tribute to my country)

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? Today is 10/10/10, a very unique date, because the number 10 signifies perfection. 10 appearing three times in a date signifies perfect perfection 😉 . So, I would like to quickly release the first version of the 1Malaysia song that I wrote and composed after I finished my UPSR exam on 23 September. Here’s the video of me performing the song, titled Kita 1Malaysia. I dedicate this song to our beloved Prime Minister and First Lady who initiated… Read More "Performing the 1Malaysia Song that I Wrote (and my tribute to my country)"

7 Must-Haves to Starting a Website

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? This post is written by Kirsten Ramsburg of WebHostingSearch.com. Websites come and go and if you want to add a website to the mix there are seven basic steps to follow. 1.Get a Domain Name Internet addressing can be technically confusing. The domain name will serve as the identity of your website. So choosing a good one is important and it should be easy to remember. If it’s a commercial site, it should be descriptive of your product… Read More "7 Must-Haves to Starting a Website"

14 Important Things to Do After Starting Your WordPress Blog

Update 2020: Originally this post had 17 things to do, but 3 of those things are outdated, so there are only 14 things to do now! 🙂 So, you’ve got a brand new wordpress blog! Now what? This post will tell you what you need to do after you start your wordpress blog. If you already have a wordpress blog, you can still do these things if you haven’t done them yet 😉 . So, here is my checklist of the 17 important things to do after starting your wordpress blog! Enjoy! 🙂 (Psst…If you’re thinking about why you should… Read More "14 Important Things to Do After Starting Your WordPress Blog"

My Former Blog Host “Accidentally” Deleted My Blog! (And How I Fixed it)

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? If you have been visiting my blog in the last 3 weeks, you could see that it had a lot of errors and it was behaving weirdly. Here’s why. My former host, Host Commando, ‘accidentally’ deleted my blog. And in this post, I will tell you how I restored my blog completely. I did not backup my blog for about 1 month, really! I had to restore the posts and comments in 1 month manually, which I’m going… Read More "My Former Blog Host “Accidentally” Deleted My Blog! (And How I Fixed it)"

10 Ways to Improve Your Twitter

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? Twitter, as we all know, is a very popular and growing social media site. It only started in 2006 but it is very popular now (You should really try it out if you haven’t!). So if you are an active twitter user, here are 10 ways to improve your twitter, most of which you hadn’t done. 1. Block auto DMs and enable email notifications for DMs In case you didn’t know, DMs are Direct Messages. And they can… Read More "10 Ways to Improve Your Twitter"

A Beginner’s Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? “What is this big thing, Twitter, all about?” “How could I benefit from it?” Well, twitter is very big now, and you have probably heard about it, but are still wondering what it is. This article is going to tell you what twitter is, how to get started, and how to benefit from twitter. So, now let me explain twitter…Ahem… What is twitter? 1. Twitter is like facebook, except simpler, cleaner, less complicated, and easier to use. 2.… Read More "A Beginner’s Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter"

Improve Your English Using MySasas Quizzes

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? I came across this English educational site, MySasas.com recently. It is one of the best educational sites I’ve ever seen. I find this site really helpful for students who want to improve their English. MySasas means Smart and Adaptive Student Assessment System. It has over 10,000 no ordinary English objective questions for you to answer. You have to register in order to access the site. Don’t worry, registration is a quick process and you’ll have access to the… Read More "Improve Your English Using MySasas Quizzes"

30 Quality Articles to Read

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? They are millions and millions of sites on the web (In fact, about 1 blog is created every 1-3 seconds)… Well, I have read many articles from different sites, and have picked out some very good ones I thought you might like to read. Well, here they are. Blogging 1. Battling Bloggers Block 2. How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog 3. The Winnie the Pooh Guide to Blogging 4. The Nasty Four-Letter Word That Keeps You… Read More "30 Quality Articles to Read"

How I Designed My New Twitter Background

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? I recently redesigned my twitter profile. I have been on twitter for about four months already, but still did not have a twitter profile background image. Recently, John Chow got a new twitter background from twitterimage. I was reminded that I still had no background image and was inspired to do it. So, I decided to create one using photoshop as I am quite good at it. I downloaded John Chow’s background to measure where I should put… Read More "How I Designed My New Twitter Background"

4 Features of WordPress That I Just Love

Update 2020: This post is now outdated and archived, but feel free to read it to remember what it was like. ? I have been using WordPress, the ultimate blogging platform, for some time already, and I think it rocks! In this post, I would like to point out 4 features I just love about it. 1. Redirection to the new permalink structure You want to change your blog permalink structure. However, you are worried because you have many links to your posts and are afraid they will be broken after you change your permalink structure. Clever wordpress would redirect… Read More "4 Features of WordPress That I Just Love"

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