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This is a complimentary buffet dinner for 4 pax using the Elite voucher app, but we decided to just dine for the 2 of us for more privacy. We also redeemed 2 bottles of complimentary red wine and a box of 10 handmade praline chocolates. We also paid for 50% of the citrus green tea powder-covered cake, retailing at $158 at full price. Our 3 days 2 nights stay in Mandarin Oriental (MO) was a business cum leisure trip. We met up with a few clients, attended an interview, and decided to use up the vouchers during the Restricted Movement Control Order (RMCO) in June recently.

Otherwise, we had to stay up cooped in our condo for 3-4 months during the Covid-19 pandemic causing global recession and mayhem around the world. Now in the video above, you can see me in an orange cheongsam blouse eating seafood, namely succulent slipper lobster meat, prawns, and scallops.

I also had some bites of 'satay' or marinated barbequed chicken on skewer sticks with peanut sauce and paired with cut cucumbers and onions. Furthermore, I ate some fruits and small bites here and there, so as not to put on weight unnecessarily. These are raw videos that I added into InShot App using my 3- year old iPhone 10.

Everything was done in the car on the way back to Penang from Kuala Lumpur, as I was the front passenger in our Benz. Well, this YouTubing is a steep learning curve for me, having paid USD 399 for an online course by Matt Par. He is a youngster, in his early twenties and is crushing it with $30k monthly from his 8-9 YouTube channels. Not bad for someone who is young without a degree but he is very motivated and learned. So, why go to college when you can start earning as soon as possible, once you learned the tricks of the trade?

So many hotels in Penang, KL and Ipoh were closed permanently due to no tourists and the hospitality sector was badly affected by the pandemic. Well-known hotels like Jazz, Tanjung Bungah Hotel, Holiday Inn Hotel, G Hotel, and more were either closed indefinitely or put up for sale at this point in time.

Hence, in the meantime, stay safe at home and practice social distancing.

I just came back from a business trip to Kuala Lumpur and took the opportunity after Covid-19 lockdown to use up the free Elite vouchers in an app that was paid for by my spouse.

We saved a lot of money using this Elite membership that offers a 50% discount stay in Mandarin Oriental room with up to 3 vouchers of upgrade, 2 free bottles of red or white wine, a free buffet dinner for 4 at Mosaic Restaurant, 50% voucher for a 1 kg cake (choices include green citrus, pink lady, chocolate, cheese and durian cheesecake - that is the most popular)

Here, in this video, you can see the cozy ambience of the room with double views of the Petronas twin towers and a partial view of the gardens in KLCC. We celebrated our anniversary of being together since 2004, till now. A feat that is not easy to accomplish, what more with work commitments and being available to type round the clock at times.

Well, there are pros and cons. Sometimes you have to bear with the tantrums too. So, it is not all rosy as you might think working in a home office with your spouse who is your boss too. When it comes to work, there is No Grace and strictly commitment to get the job done in a timely manner. Clients can be demanding too, expecting the quotation immediately.

Hence it is good to take a breather from all these stress of life. Anyway, the above is a working trip and I took the rate opportunity to shoot this video for posterity. We were away from the room most of the time, travelling to clients' sites and attending an interview. Okay, I won't divulge further and will take a break here. Good night.

This is a refreshing song entitled, "Unto Thee O Lord." The lyrics are as below: It is good to listen to songs of praise or Christian Gospel to overcome the evil one and the treachery of this journey called life. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God - Matthew 4:4

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In this 1-minute Instagram video, Leia the golden Pomeranian is doing tricks for her treat. She scuttles round and round in excitement and offers her paws to "shake hands" while begging for food. She is so cute, but my spouse is the real owner as he cleans her poo and pee in her tray box. So hence, she follows him like a faithful loyal friends. Sometimes, she playfully bites my foot too as a puppy. Well, puppies love to bites things that they see, and shreds tissue rolls into pieces of paper everywhere.

I used InShot video maker to create this short video adding music and cutting the unwanted clip. It is a paid version and will increase in price after 1 year of usage on my iPhone 10. Leia is so cute and is full splendor of her long fur glory. That's because, during the MCO, no pet shops were open for grooming to cut her paw nails that are now 1+ cm long and trim her fur.


Above is Leia, at 2+ years, and had its menses last week. She was born on 20th April 2018. And today is 23rd May 2020. We might send her for spaying to prevent the mess whenever the menses come.

Below is a rare picture of Leia when she was a puppy with her pink toy. This photo won the first prize in The Star for the Dog Picture Contest which was taken by yours truly and Leia won several food treats, anti-ticks vial, and pet shampoo, amongst others.


So, there you have it. My pet Pomeranian Leia. My second sis gave her the name Leia instead of Princess which I had originally planned to call her. Hence, you can see there is a Star Wars theme to all these monikers.

Here is another amateur lesson 2 on Excel 365 using Windows 10 operating system or platform. My apologies for the mistake: It should be 5 decimal PLACES; not 5 decimal points. Guess I was a little tired from watching so much Youtube and Zoom videos that I was looking at the decimal point and mentioned the wrong keyword instead. This was created using Camtasia and I hit the function key F10 to stop the recording immediately. The upload is automatic to Youtube for verification, and thereafter, I edited the thumbnail using a screenshot of my laptop with the green liquid that makes an awesome background. 💥💖💦

Now don't get me wrong. Being a Youtuber takes consistent effort and lots of time and energy. More and more people are jumping on this Youtubing bandwagon to leverage on the viewership during this Covid-19 lockdown. This is especially so, when you have limited budget and have to DIY (Do It Yourself). The beauty of DIY is that you have more control of what you need and know how to tweak the Youtube algorithm for more viewership and being found. Besides being a noob Youtuber, I have been a blogger for umpteenth years, earning a measly US dollars now and then from sponsored posts and such. With these said, I hope you like this blog post too and do watch the Excel 365 video specially curated here for your viewing pleasure and learning environment. 👩👧🧒

Stay safe at home, peeps! 😀😁😂

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Above is one of my Instagram videos showcasing a sexy singer in black dress at 2019 Quayside Condo's Christmas party by the beach. The stage was erected together with the canopy with many buffet stalls for RM 50 per person that is free and refundable if you attend the buffet event and party. I just finished watching Vince Tan's Digital World Summit online and tomorrow starts at 9:30 am for a full day session together with Sunday during the weekend and that's it for RM 397. This is indeed a webinar marathon of heavy weight speakers and action takers in the likes of John Lee, Vince the boss, and more. Meanwhile, I take this opportunity to blog and update my post on a weekly basis since I know I shall be preoccupied and too tired to blog by then during Saturday or Sunday.

Just to remind myself and also you guys out there, there is Envato Elements for free music or paid subscription. Membby.com for paid course and App.Tapfilliate.com for collaborations and affiliates.

For Turning Passion into Profit: 💥💦💟
1) Lead Magnet - Canva
2) Lead Capture Page - Leadpages
3) Value, Value, Value, Sell
4) What to Sell
5) Marketing
6) Affiliates / Collaborations.

Ok, I have shared enough for now and going to hit my bed soon. Good night, people 😴🥱😴

Just don't laugh! Above is a basic Excel 365 lesson on Windows 10 by yours truly with a sexy hoarse voice! I used a screen recorder without adding any music since my sexy voice is a little soft. Here, I used Camtasia for the recording of which I paid for the installation and the software. I hope you guys and gals are enlightened and learned something new here. You see, I was an IT instructor in Informatics in Singapore for some time and I am very familiar with the older version of Windows with MS Office many years ago - teaching Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access. 👩👨🧑

Now in my line of work, I use Word and Excel very often, almost daily until today. These word processors and spreadsheets are very handy for a small company such as ours. So, it pays to learn the basics which I have picked up during my professional coaching to a class umpteenth years ago. I have picked up other skills too, such as blogging on a free platform here and also paid domain using Wordpress as well. Now, I am learning to be a Youtuber and hope to be a success someday. Pray that Google will not give me another Copyright strike as now I have 2 more chances. Should there be any warning, I will quickly remove any videos that infringe on the copyright or supposedly so. 💥💦💖

Google is the big boss and I am just but a small publisher and amateur Youtuber. You see, those earning lots of income from their channel/s are the big-timers who upload almost daily or even 6 times a day with the help of a team. While many are bogus, selling useless channels with paid subscribers for the first 3 days and none thereafter, you know it is not to waste your time and money on such cheap channel with only 6 videos and 1.2 subscribers. I believe some people join Matt Par's Facebook group to sell channels and show false statistics to unsuspecting Youtube newbies. I am a do-it-yourself person. Hence, I prefer to be able to have full control of what I do and call the shots. I am still learning day by day. 🧡💛💚💙💜