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Bought a Tablet PC

sweetcivic — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:47:37 +0000

I’ve finally received my HP TC1100 Tablet PC delivered to my door. I was happy that it arrived safely, but I wasn’t expecting to pay so much for the brokerage/custom fee. It was a pretty good deal when I ordered it online and it came with the equipment I need. I wanted a laptop that is small/portable and that I could do my artwork using the stylus right on the screen.

Overview

HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1100	HP recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional



1.	Pen Tip	8.	AC Adapter Light
2.	Pen Button	9.	Battery Light
3.	Pen Barrel	10.	Wireless LAN/Bluetooth™ Activity Light
4.	Pen Tether Eyelet	11.	Tablet PC Input Panel Launch
5.	Battery Bay	12.	Journal Launch Button
6.	Power Switch	13.	Rotate Button
7.	Mobile Keyboard (attached)



1.	Integrated Antenna	7.	Speaker (1 of 2)
2.	Power Switch	8.	Microphone Jack
3.	Power/Standby Light	9.	Headset Jack
4.	Display Toggle (F4) Button	10.	Audio-out Jack
5.	Windows Security Button (CTRL+ALT+DEL)	11.	Speaker (1 of 2)
6.	Jog Dial	12.	Microphone



1.	AC Power Connector	7.	USB 2.0 Connector
2.	Integrated IR	8.	Secure Digital (SD) Slot
3.	External Monitor Connector	9.	PC Card Slot
4.	RJ-45 Network Jack	10.	Keyboard Connector
5.	RJ-11 Telephone Jack	11.	Antenna (not visible from outside of tablet PC)
6.	External Multibay Connector (USB 2.0)	12.	Integrated Bluetooth

At A Glance

Award-winning design
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 and Windows XP Service Pack 2
Intel® Pentium® M and Celeron® M Ultra Low Voltage processors
Intel 855PM Chipset with rich graphics from NVIDIA – GeForce 4 Go 420 32MB (4X AGP)
Durable magnesium casing
Weighs 3.1 lb(1.4 kg) – with keyboard 4.0 lb(1.8 kg)
Approximately 0.8 in(2.0 cm) thin
10.4-inch XGA TFT display with sparkle-free glass
Starting with 256 MB or 512 MB of SDRAM upgradeable to 2 GB
Storage available ranging from 40 GB to 60 GB
Integrated mini PCI 56K modem plus 10/100 NIC
Type III Mini PCI integrated WLAN – 802.11b WLAN, 802.11b/g WLAN, and 802.11a/b/g WLAN options
Integrated Bluetooth™ on select models
Dedicated Secure Digital (SD) slot for removable media
Integrated IR
Battery-free, pressure sensitive pen for the ultimate writing experience (application must support pressure sensitivity)
Additional HP Security Lock Slot

What’s Special

Flexible design with great performance!
Ultra-light weight and portable
Warm swap battery support
Innovative keyboard attachment
Docking with or without keyboard
Easy transitions with multi-monitor docking profiles
Magnesium alloy case and high quality digital pen with tether

Avon Campaign 5

sweetcivic — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:53:16 +0000

Avon Campaign 5 catalog is now available for viewing online.

C5 Catalog: http://avon.v1.myvirtualpaper.com/8bRXVILmITKsJkF/en/?rpd=taDruUZR&br=eyi3

Product highlights
Spectra Lash Mascara

If you are interested in any products, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email silverwing97@yahoo.com with the subject “Avon Campaign 5 Order”. All prices are in Canadian Dollars. I accept PayPal for online orders. Local pick-up is also available in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Contact me for further details.

My ordering dates for current brochure:

Monday, Mar. 2, 2009 (orders arrive by Saturday, Mar. 7)

Baby’s Bald Spot

sweetcivic — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:48:49 +0000

Brandon is starting to have a noticeable bald spot at the back of his head. I am thinking it is from him rubbing on the “Baby Moov” head support pillow or something. I was reading online and a lot of babies have this issue due to friction at one spot when they move their heads. I was a little concerned at first and realized that this is normal. My mother-in-law thought it was cute and my brother-in-law thought it was funny.

Being a first-time parent, there’s so many concerns: like having a head support pillow to prevent flathead syndrome, but his head rubs and gave him a bald spot… or always trying to keep his hands from rubbing his face to let his cheek rashes heal (or from scratching by putting mitts on). And then again, he wants to suck his fingers due to him teething. *sigh*

Canadian Passports

sweetcivic — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:46:33 +0000

Starting June 1, 2009, a U.S. law will require Canadians to present a valid passport to enter the United States by water or land. U.S. law already requires Canadians to present a valid passport to enter the U.S. by air.

We went and got passport photos for ourselves and baby. Ours was expiring this June anyway. Baby’s passport photo fee was almost double the price of the adults. I figured why it’s because the photographer took so many photos and the time to get the right/perfect picture as the little one keeps looking all over the place. Our photos looked like mug shots. Ekkk… And baby Brandon looked like he has very light brown hair. Hehe…

Bottle Feeding Success

sweetcivic — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:35:17 +0000

We began introducing the bottle to Brandon at his 2nd month. He was strictly breastfed since day 1. We used the Playtex drop-ins with the latex nipples. We also bought the silicone slow flow nipples separately. At first, it seemed okay and then he refused. He didn’t like it much and kept pushing it away with his tongue. He would just squirm and cry. He hated the latex one because of the taste/smell of it.

We stopped for a bit and tried giving him the bottle again in his 3rd month. This time we gave him the Chicco branded glass bottle with the silicone nipple. He did okay; still refused occasionally. Then we heard about this brand of bottle called Adiri. We went to the store (Toys-R-Us) to find it. They have it, but it was pretty expensive and costing around $18.00. Thought we’d take a chance and try it and bought the 2nd stage one (for 3-6 months). He was 4 months and he is actually accepting it a little bit each day. I’d express about 1-2 ounces to it. Now I am starting to mix half fresh and half previously frozen breast milk.

Here are the many solutions we’ve tried:

* Latex nipples: does not like the taste
* Thawed previous frozen milk: does not like the taste/smell that had change due to breakdown of the fat when frozed
* Chicco bottle w/ freshly expressed breastmilk: okay; still occasionally refuse
* Adiri Bottle w/ freshly expressed breast milk: finally accepts after a few tries
* Adiri Bottle w/ half fresh & half thawed B/M: also getting used to it

Conclusion here is that the Adiri bottle works the best for Brandon and he is finally accepting the bottle. This may differ from each mother and baby.

Avon Campaign 4

sweetcivic — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:05:39 +0000

Avon Campaign 4 catalog is now available for viewing.
C4 Catalog: http://avon.v1.myvirtualpaper.com/iEC9SKlhKb6OYU3/en/?rpd=taDruUZR&br=eyKG

The Minerals Revolution continues. Free Gift (Canvas Bag) with every $15.98 minerals purchase. See inside the brochure for details.

If you are interested in any products, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email silverwing97@yahoo.com with the subject “Avon Campaign 4 Order”. All prices are in Canadian Dollars. I accept PayPal for online orders. Local pick-up is also available in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Contact me for further details.

My ordering dates for current brochure:
Monday, Feb. 6, 2009 (orders arrive by Saturday, Feb. 21)
Monday, Mar. 2, 2009 (orders arrive by Saturday, Mar. 7)

Sleep Better

sweetcivic — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:59:28 +0000

Brandon has been sleeping pretty good lately. I know there are good days and then there are bad days. Sometimes, once he falls asleep in my arms, I try to slowly put him into his crib. But as soon as I put him down, he would start crying. He still co-sleep with us in our bed sometimes at night. It is also easier for night feedings. Also I didn’t want to wake him.

Every now and then, he was able to fall asleep on his own in his own crib. Tucking him tightly and swaddling in his blanket seems to get Brandon fall asleep quicker. What I learned is that most babies sleep better being swaddled. For those moms out there, let me know if this works for you.

I also recommend these books as they give you some useful advices:
The No-cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley & The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp

Amazing Events Art Magazine

sweetcivic — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:54:47 +0000

My artwork has been featured in the Amazing Events Art Magazine (Issue #2) by Fantasyana Publishing. The magazine is now available for purchase. Get your copy here. Fantasyana is an online art community that is dedicated to fantasy & sci-fi artwork. The published magazine they put together provides worldwide exposure to all artists around the world. Thanks for the great job!

Avon Campaign 3 (Valentine Specials)

sweetcivic — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:57:45 +0000

Why not get your loved ones something special for this Valentine’s…

As your Avon Canada Representative, I guarantee you the best service and the best products. Campaign 3 Catalogue is now available for viewing. If there is anything you like that you like to order, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email at silverwing97@yahoo.com with the subject “Avon Campaign 3 Order”.

C2 Catalog: http://tinyurl.com/avon-c3
Mark Magalog: http://tinyurl.com/avon-c3mark

If you are interested in any products, please don’t hesitate to contact me via Facebook or email silverwing97@yahoo.com with the subject “Avon Campaign 3 Order”. All prices are in Canadian Dollars. I accept PayPal for online orders. Local pick-up is also available in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Contact me for further details.

My ordering dates for current brochure:
Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 (orders arrive by Saturday, Feb. 7)
Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 (orders arrive by Saturday, Feb. 21)

Happy Lunar New Year

sweetcivic — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:14:22 +0000

New Blog posts for the New Year. I am back to blogging again. It has been a while.

Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year and it is the year of the ox. Most families celebrate on the new year eve with a family dinner or gathering. This year we had our feast at home instead of going out. It would’ve been very busy at the restaurants. Chinese supermarkets were also busy on this day with decorations and new year candies on display. My favorite items are the sticky rice snacks and the lucky cat ornaments.

Not to forget about “laisee”, which means red envelopes in Cantonese. Red color symbolizes good luck and wealth. It is usually given to the younger children by the married couples to the non-married couples. You’ll also often hear “Gung Hei Fat Choi”. This actually translates to “Wishing wealth and success” instead of “Happy New Year”. A lot of non-Chinese speaking people get mistakened. The actual translation for “Happy New Year” is “Sun Lin Fai Lok”.

My little Baby Brandon got his “laisee” money from relatives.