Archive for February, 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I was surfing on line and found this story, Couple spend £25,500 on surgery. Most of us would rather spend that money on real estate or home improvement. But I am sure as we are getting older, nothing can be better to make ourselves look young. So I totally agree with the couple. Mrs Taylor mentioned that following the success of the procedures to remove her eye bags and the lump on her nose, it only felt natural to improve the rest of her body. We all know that movie stars are doing the surgeries for many years and they look so much younger, at least 10 years younger than their actual age. I agree that you have to act young in your heart but it you look so old from outside, I am sure it is hard to act young.

After having two babies, I am thinking to get a Tummy Tuck done as no matter what excersise I do, the skin just always show, I guess my skin has been stretched too much and it will not go back to before. I talked to a friend and she has mentioned the plastic surgery. I am going to save up some money and get it done in a couple of years.

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

I found some free word press themes at the wordpress theme. I like Theme: Landzilla-From the Swamp especially, it has all the pictures of the forest, swamps and flowers. This will be perfect for my personal blog. The design is fresh yet not very plain. I like the layout of it too. There are many different choices of the word press from the site, so you do not need to worry about how to design your blog, now you can just pick one, it is free of charge too. You can also post a comment for each of the word press theme to help them to improve.

I really like this idea as I am the kind of person not very creative and like to follow what is there or other people has set up. So from this site I could pick a word press theme and then start my own blog. Otherwise my blog looks so plain with not much color. This is like help you to decorate your own home or your journal! I know there are so many bloggers out there so why not take this free opportunity to make your blog look better? You might have lots of visitors!

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Britons would rather take out a fixed-rate Mortgages than other products when making an investment in property, a survey has shown. That means more Britons want to have fixed rate. We have got fixed rate on our condo, it is more conservative. I guess that is why the Britons like to get the fixed rate. I do not understand why people likes to use the interest only, it is just a teaser, the money you do not pay in the first 2 years you have to pay in later years. Maybe not everyone is good at math so that the Morgagee could trick so many borrowers. This is one of the reasons for the sub prime loan crisis in America. I bet if you do a pool in America, the result will be different than the Britons.

Even you get fixed rate mortgage you could still refinance if the rate is getting better, maybe this is another reason that the Britons are getting the fixed rate, it will protect you when the rate is going up at the same time if the rate is going down, you just have to come out of it and try to get a new rate. We just did our refinance last month and right now our current monthly mortgage is $200 less than the prior ones. We are very happy to see this result.

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

We went to Las Vegas with the two girls, you might think we are crazy but we really had a very good time. While we were coming back in a taxi, Elizabeth mentioned that she liked the new home, she does not want to go back to the old home. The weather was beautiful, we saw the lions, played lots of games, she got lots of stuffed animals, we did the boat ride in Venetian, played at the many water fountains, even Lydia knows to ask for a coin and through into the water fountain. Elizabeth knows to say Good Luck Mommy! We had great food in the Wynn, the buffet is phenomena, there are many choices and they all delicious, we end up ate there every morning.

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Kernicterus is a rare but serious disease that affects babies soon after they are born. It is especially tragic because Kernicterus can be avoided. This is developed from jaundice. I did not know this word until we had Elizabeth, she looked a little yellow when she was born, although she has been passing lots of things but she still did not pass the test. I remember I have to take her back to the hospital after 1 week, actually that was two days after we went home since I have a C section. Then the doctor has to get blood from her tiny heel. I could not bear to look at it so I was waiting at the hall way but I could still hear her crying.

I think it is good that the doctors were so responsible to help with the children to prevent Kernicterus. Children who develop Kernicterus likely are victims of medical malpractice. While some children who have Kernicterus can do well, others will have severe deficits that require a lifetime of care. So although some people say that lots of Asian born has yellow skin, you should not be worried about it, I am so glad that we had all the formal tests to prevent further illness.