The Difficulty of Family Parties.
There are many awkward family moments, especially at parties.
Do you live in the same town as your extended family (i.e. siblings, parents, and in-laws)?
If you do and are living on a tight budget, the family party can be an awkward phenomenon.
Living on a budget, especially when one parent is out of work, is stressful enough, but it becomes harder when one or more family members fail to understand your situation.
Their reactions can be very personal, and you can be offended by their insensitivity.
Nothing is more embarrassing than being unable to treat your family members when you go out for dinner. Here’s a scenario. With all three birthdays in the same month and one spouse unemployed, it is difficult to afford celebrations or inviting family members out to dinner.
If you have had a habit of treating them in the past, it might not go across well in your present financial straits.
Where is the compromise ?
On the adult birthdays, you can go out for dinner with your spouse and your children and hope the family will understand. When it is your child’s birthday, some family members act miffed if you cannot throw a shindig for your child. So often the compromise is that you take everyone out to dinner even though you cannot really afford it.
You look for a cheap restaurant like a pizza parlor like Chuck E. Cheese or a reasonable Chinese buffet. When you go, you embarrassingly ask everyone to order the same thing.
There is usually one family member who tries to order a steak and sticks you with the bill. If that has happened to you, then you probably will have the party at home next time.
Whatever your situation, your family should just be glad to get together with you and celebrate an occasion. They shouldn’t judge you or expect something and you shouldn’t have to explain why you can’t do something.
Family members don’t have the right to assume that you will always pay for them.
Although it can be embarrassing, honesty is the best policy.
You might offend family members in the process, but borrowing money to keep up appearances is not a smart financial move.
You are only digging yourself deeper in debt in the long run.
Are they going to pay your bills ?
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08 November 2008
02 November 2008
My Malaysia Tm Net Streamyx Internet Broadband Was Down For 18 Hours
Imagine a work at home blogger like me with no Internet connection for 18 hours - That's crazy - lost of income etc etc.
I started experiencing broadband slowdown at around 8.00pm Saturday. By 9.00pm connection was totally lost. The modem DSL light shows that its connected and active but unable to connect to Malaysia Tm Net Streamyx Broadband network.
I called their helpline and was greeted with recorded message that Streamyx Broadband is having some problems in some areas. The message also mention that users in Kelantan and Ulu Yam will not be able to use their Streamyx to connect to the Internet.
Anyway, I'm able to connect to the Internet only around 2.00pm Sunday.
What ever happened, they should have restore the service within a few hours not 18 hours.
That's bad for people who depends on the Internet to make a living like me.
I started experiencing broadband slowdown at around 8.00pm Saturday. By 9.00pm connection was totally lost. The modem DSL light shows that its connected and active but unable to connect to Malaysia Tm Net Streamyx Broadband network.
I called their helpline and was greeted with recorded message that Streamyx Broadband is having some problems in some areas. The message also mention that users in Kelantan and Ulu Yam will not be able to use their Streamyx to connect to the Internet.
Anyway, I'm able to connect to the Internet only around 2.00pm Sunday.
What ever happened, they should have restore the service within a few hours not 18 hours.
That's bad for people who depends on the Internet to make a living like me.
13 September 2008
Save the Internet - Protect Net Neutrality
Save the Internet - Protect Net Neutrality.
The Internet as we know it is an information superhighway where everyone has equal access.
Internet uses have control of what they see and do on the Internet.
Content providers are equally accessible.
As an Internet user, you can view an individual’s website just as easily as you can view the website of a multinational corporation.
This concept of equal access is known as Net Neutrality.
An underlying principle of Net Neutrality is that all content, all platforms, and all websites are equal and equally accessible.
Net Neutrality keeps the companies who control Internet access from exerting control over content and accessibility on the basis of source or ownership.
Net Neutrality and the freedom it represents is being threatened. In the absence of legislation requiring enforceable Net Neutrality, there is a very real possibility that equality of access will become a thing of the past.
Internet gatekeeper organizations, such as the telecommunications and cable monopolies who control virtually all Internet access, favor building a two-tiered system that can determine whose content is available to Internet users, and how quickly it becomes available.
In the absence of enforceable Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers will be able to choose to block or degrade access to websites and applications at will. Should this occur, the end result will be an Internet where users no longer control what they see and do online.
Why would an Internet gatekeeper block or degrade access to some websites? The reasons are financial. Highest tier access would be provided to those content providers who can and do pay for the privilege.
Internet users will still be able to easily access the websites of large organizations that choose to pay for highest tier access. However, the websites of individuals and smaller organizations who can’t pay will become less accessible or even inaccessible. Preferred treatment will be given to content providers with the deepest pockets.
Exposure to content on the Internet will become similar to exposure to broadcast advertising. When we watch television, we see advertisements from companies who pay to place their messages where we are likely to see them.
With a tired system of Internet content accessibility, when we go online, we will be able to see content from companies who pay to place their websites and applications where we can get to them.
Additionally, many Internet Service Providers are diversifying their businesses. An Internet Service Provider who owns or has a financial interest in a particular search engine would definitely benefit from encouraging subscribers to use its search engine over those of its competitors.
Encouragement is one thing; forcing is quite another. Without enforceable Net Neutrality, it would be possible for an Internet Service Provider to literally degrade or block access to the search engines of its competitors.
The same is true with other Internet applications, such as Voice over Internet Protocol. An Internet Service Provider that enters the VoIP market could make it difficult or impossible for its subscribers to use the VoIP services of its competitors.
Net Neutrality is about protecting freedom of speech and open communication. Enforceable Net Neutrality will preserve free and open communication on the Internet.
It will prevent your Internet Service Provider from blocking or degrading access to specific websites.
Do you think the cable and telecommunications industry should be able to control what content you can see and services you can access on the Internet?
Do you care about being able to surf the Internet freely?
To let your voice be heard, go to http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet right now, and send a message to your senatorial and congressional representatives urging them to preserve a free and open Internet by voting for enforceable Net Neutrality.
The Internet as we know it is an information superhighway where everyone has equal access.
Internet uses have control of what they see and do on the Internet.
Content providers are equally accessible.
As an Internet user, you can view an individual’s website just as easily as you can view the website of a multinational corporation.
This concept of equal access is known as Net Neutrality.
An underlying principle of Net Neutrality is that all content, all platforms, and all websites are equal and equally accessible.
Net Neutrality keeps the companies who control Internet access from exerting control over content and accessibility on the basis of source or ownership.
Net Neutrality and the freedom it represents is being threatened. In the absence of legislation requiring enforceable Net Neutrality, there is a very real possibility that equality of access will become a thing of the past.
Internet gatekeeper organizations, such as the telecommunications and cable monopolies who control virtually all Internet access, favor building a two-tiered system that can determine whose content is available to Internet users, and how quickly it becomes available.
In the absence of enforceable Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers will be able to choose to block or degrade access to websites and applications at will. Should this occur, the end result will be an Internet where users no longer control what they see and do online.
Why would an Internet gatekeeper block or degrade access to some websites? The reasons are financial. Highest tier access would be provided to those content providers who can and do pay for the privilege.
Internet users will still be able to easily access the websites of large organizations that choose to pay for highest tier access. However, the websites of individuals and smaller organizations who can’t pay will become less accessible or even inaccessible. Preferred treatment will be given to content providers with the deepest pockets.
Exposure to content on the Internet will become similar to exposure to broadcast advertising. When we watch television, we see advertisements from companies who pay to place their messages where we are likely to see them.
With a tired system of Internet content accessibility, when we go online, we will be able to see content from companies who pay to place their websites and applications where we can get to them.
Additionally, many Internet Service Providers are diversifying their businesses. An Internet Service Provider who owns or has a financial interest in a particular search engine would definitely benefit from encouraging subscribers to use its search engine over those of its competitors.
Encouragement is one thing; forcing is quite another. Without enforceable Net Neutrality, it would be possible for an Internet Service Provider to literally degrade or block access to the search engines of its competitors.
The same is true with other Internet applications, such as Voice over Internet Protocol. An Internet Service Provider that enters the VoIP market could make it difficult or impossible for its subscribers to use the VoIP services of its competitors.
Net Neutrality is about protecting freedom of speech and open communication. Enforceable Net Neutrality will preserve free and open communication on the Internet.
It will prevent your Internet Service Provider from blocking or degrading access to specific websites.
Do you think the cable and telecommunications industry should be able to control what content you can see and services you can access on the Internet?
Do you care about being able to surf the Internet freely?
To let your voice be heard, go to http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet right now, and send a message to your senatorial and congressional representatives urging them to preserve a free and open Internet by voting for enforceable Net Neutrality.
26 August 2008
Remembering to Show Love for Your Family
When you think about it, you can easily forget to tell your family you love them each day.
Your family needs daily reassurance that there is a strong foundation in the home, one built upon love.
There is a great line from the film, “Dan in Real Life” that sums it up perfectly.
“Love is not a feeling. It is an ability.”
As a parent, it is challenging to find the time to work, meet all of your kids’ needs, pay the bills, and clean the house. There are simple ways to communicate love in addition to telling your spouse and your kids that message every day.
Showing your love involves action. Here are three things you can do to keep your ability to love alive in your home.
1. Prepare and share a family meal at least once a week. It is a great notion to fix a favorite dish for each member of the family. Or you can rotate each week to cook a different person’s favorite meal.
2. Spend quality time with each family member. It might be playing Monopoly with your child or catching a late movie with your spouse. Each person needs individual time to share with you. Finding the time for each person requires some planning.
3. Commuting together in the car instead of taking separate vehicles to work and school provides the family with quality time. Whether you talk about ordinary things or important stuff, the intimacy of the car ride is perfect for communicating love. Be sure to minimize distractions like music and cell phone conversations.
Adults face many time constraints. Don’t let a busy schedule take away your ability to love through action. It takes persistence to show how much you care. With action, no one will ever doubt how you feel about them.
Your family needs daily reassurance that there is a strong foundation in the home, one built upon love.
There is a great line from the film, “Dan in Real Life” that sums it up perfectly.
“Love is not a feeling. It is an ability.”
As a parent, it is challenging to find the time to work, meet all of your kids’ needs, pay the bills, and clean the house. There are simple ways to communicate love in addition to telling your spouse and your kids that message every day.
Showing your love involves action. Here are three things you can do to keep your ability to love alive in your home.
1. Prepare and share a family meal at least once a week. It is a great notion to fix a favorite dish for each member of the family. Or you can rotate each week to cook a different person’s favorite meal.
2. Spend quality time with each family member. It might be playing Monopoly with your child or catching a late movie with your spouse. Each person needs individual time to share with you. Finding the time for each person requires some planning.
3. Commuting together in the car instead of taking separate vehicles to work and school provides the family with quality time. Whether you talk about ordinary things or important stuff, the intimacy of the car ride is perfect for communicating love. Be sure to minimize distractions like music and cell phone conversations.
Adults face many time constraints. Don’t let a busy schedule take away your ability to love through action. It takes persistence to show how much you care. With action, no one will ever doubt how you feel about them.
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