Blogger to Wordpress: A Gloomy Affair

August 22
After reading Daniel Scocco's Make money blogging, I decided that I'd separate England cricket from my views about other things. Daniel has also written about the Wordpress software (not Wordpress.com) which requires your own domain I think. Somehow, I went straight to Wordpress.org instead of Wordpress.com, read lots about the software, what wordpress is and blogging basics and then I felt like I wasted my time, not totally though. It's just that I don't have time to read about things which may not benefit at the moment. Reading all that will not go waste for me as in a few months, I'll probably buy my own domain unless I lose interest in blogging. Articles titled "Blogger vs Wordpress" will tell you that Wordpress is better than Blogger, They'll also tell you that people say Wordpress blogs look more professional, I agree. You must have visited many Wordpress blogs without even knowing that you are visiting a blog. Some of the articles that I read about Blogger vs Wordpress were posted some time back, when Blogger had many faults. When I started blogging, I had trouble with the automatic saver, sometimes I had to write some bits again. But blogger has improved. They have fixed the automatic saver. And I'm told that we couldn't schedule posts in blogger some time before I joined. Now, after having read about it, I know that I can move posts from blogger to Wordpress.com, comments and permalink won't be lost. And my blog on Wordpress.com actually looks like a proper website. So what has me hooked to blogger? Well, if my site looks better and/or more professional, hurrah for the readers but I liked the blogger posting page, Wordpress.com might be too sober for me. Though I may just transfer all the posts to Wordpress.com

and stick with it for my site to look better. I've had 3 templates on my blogger blog, the first was installed in Jan 2009, when I first started blogging. It was changed, probably in mid June and the current theme was installed in July I think. It's up to you whether you believe in an insomniac's memory. I like Wordpress.org. All the information about the software has been given very nicely.  I'll use Wordpress software after a few months. It will take me some time to get used to using Wordpress.com instead of blogger. Why Wordpress is better than blogger is also because blogger is owned by Google and Wordpress is an open source project, it's software is free. Blogger is where I got started, it's what introduced me to blogging so I like it but Google has troubled me sometimes. Sometimes, I can log in on Google Adsense and sometimes I can't. I couldn't log in on Google's Feedburner even after trying quite a few times. And I couldn't log in on Google Analytics. It drives me crazy. Also, I spent hours figuring out how to change my name in the "Followers" of others blogs. I could not change it because I could not login on Google Friend Connect for some days. However, Google has always been my favorite search engine.

I might just decide to have only one blog, that on England cricket and for my views about other things, I may just settle for guest blogging! I want to have a separate blog for England cricket and want my blogs to look better and this is not for money. Though I'll probably earn more if I switch to Wordpress.com, I like my blog on blogger, the way it is so I may use the same template even if I switch to Wordpress.com. I have not yet earned a penny from my blog but I'm not complaining, I have not even displayed ads yet. Wondering why I was logging in on Google Adsense? Well when I had just created my blog, on blogger I saw that I can advertise and I thought that my readers would not mind one or two ads in the sidebar but I was told that my blog should be at least 6 months old. After 6 months had passed, I was not interested in displaying ads or money, for that matter. But a few days ago, I wanted to checkout how much Adsense offers and just couldn't log in.

September 12
Everything is done, I got 2 blogs. Didn't switch to Wordpress. Most of the articles which compare blogger and Wordpress are about Wordpress.com. I didn't switch because to use the Wordpress software, I not only need a custom domain but I also need a server. Either my own server or something like Apache. And I don't like Wordpress.com for a few reasons. One reason is that I like the layout of the posting, settings etc. pages of blogger and I cannot place my own ads on Wordpress.com. I'm saying "my own ads" because the staff of Wordpress.com can place ads on my site and they'll take all the profit. They'll share it 50/50 if my blog has got 25000 pageviews per month. VIP blogs can place their own ads but that's just too expensive - $1,300 for the setup and then $500/month. That's probably for Newspaper blogs. What's bad is that I can't even decide what kinds of ads they display. Some may annoy my visitors. I had decided to switch to Wordpress software directly rather than Wordpress.com but ain't happening now.

My other blog is England Cricket Blog.

I'm a horse!

I don't like to believe things without considering them and western zodiac seems to be highly inaccurate. Though Chinese Zodiac seems to be true. I'm glad to be a horse and I'll tell you which traits of horse I think I have.

The Horse loves exercise, both mental and physical. You can Spot him by his rapid but graceful body movements, his animated reflexes and fast away of speaking. He responds quickly and can make snap decisions. His mind works at remarkable speed and whatever he may lack in stability and perseverance, he will certainly make up for by being open-minded and flexible. Basically, he is a nonconformist.

Nonconformist.....yes! The first line of this post indicates that.

 The Horse's inconsistency stems from his varying moods. He senses nuances that may go unnoticed by everyone else and he modifies his assessments accordingly. In other words, he goes by the feel of things. Don't ask him to explain his hunches and uncanny deductions. He can't. His is the amazing ability to improvise while the game is in progress. Frequently, he will be playing several games at the same time and be more than able to hold his own. Once he makes his swift decision, he does not hesitate on his course of action. You find him either dashing about doing 101 things or flat on his back from sheer exhaustion. More often than most signs, the Horse finds it difficult to unwind and may suffer from insomnia.

All of the above is true. I've suffered from insomnia in the past and I'm moody as well. Sometimes I figure something out but no one knows how, not even me. Sometimes I'm asked to explain and I try, sometimes I'm able to explain and at other times, not exactly. A few times, I've also "guessed" that someone particular has arrived, without seeing. I still have no idea how I got to know it. Like, when I've figured out something about a person, if I think long and hard about it, I'm usually able to tell what they said which made me feel so. But knowing someone has arrived seems like a complete guess.

She will love crispness, greenness and outdoor sights and sounds. She refreshes herself in a thousand ways. The ocean's roar, the rustle of the trees, the magic of the woods, the majesty of the mountains, will all call to her sense of adventure. When she takes off, she isn't being unfaithful or unreliable. It's just her nature to respond to such exciting stimuli. If you love her and want to keep her, don't fence her in.

Yeah, I love the nature....the sun, the water, the greens. At my place, the best time to go to the terrace and look at the sky is when the sun has just set. A few different colours can be seen exactly where the sun has set, pink, light blue, dark blue clouds, sometimes bits of yellow...yellow and blue give an illusion of green. When the sun shines right after it has rained, the drops on the trees look exotic. Splashing my eyes with water, keeping cotton dipped in cold milk on my eyes, bathing, getting wet in the rain are all great ways to de-stress.

Horses are generally healthy unless they are trapped in. You can't imagine how bad a horse can get if he/she stays in. They are always ready to go out and they can refuse to go out because they are defying and disobedient but they better stay outside. If they are refusing to go out for long, it means something is wrong or they are just being stubborn. If you live with a horse, never trap them in and if you are a horse, flee away from the one who is trapping you in! Being a horse is good, they are normally good for themselves and others but they can be rebellious. Horse type people are proud yet sweet-natured, arrogant yet oddly modest in their approach to love, envious but tolerant, conceited yet humble. They want to belong, yet they are burdened by their need for independence. They need love and crave intimacy yet often feel cornered, pressured. The downsides of being a horse are being moody and hot-tempered.

 

Motto

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"

Regarding money, "You can't take it with you"

“I Control”

Good traits: Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile—mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded, vivacious, energetic

Bad traits: fickle, arrogant, childish, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn, impetuous, brash

P.S. You can read about the horse personality in chinese zodiac on other websites, some of them are original, some have been spiced up by people. I've read on them and written about which of them apply to me. Text in orange has been taken from TheHolidaySpot.com, that in aqua taken from Wikipedia, the green text being taken from GoToHoroscope.com, dull red text taken from USbridalGuide.com

Chinese Zodiac Signs: Year of the Horse Book

Asian Oriental Chinese Zodiac T-Shirt Year of the Horse: Born 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014:

T-shirt: Year of the Horse Personal Characteristics Silk Screened on the Back as follows: HORSE: 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 A free spirit, Horse people cherish their independence. Always on the move, and hard to slow them down. Given the power of persuasion, they can obtain whatever they desire. They need constant stimulation to appease their wild soul. Compatible with the Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Ram, Rooster and Dog.

Please note the Chinese New Year doesn't start on Jan 1. I was born on 20th Jan, 1991 and I'm still a horse. When the Chinese New Year starts, it's usually the start of February in Western Calendar. Check on Wikipedia.

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Chinese Art & Collectibles / Chinese Seal Carving / Chinese Seal Stamp: Chinese Zodiac Symbol - Horse:

Chinese Seal Stamp: Chinese Zodiac Symbol - Horse: The Chinese Zodiac is a twelve-year cycle with each year represented by an animal. Chinese believes people born in a certain year take on the virtues of the corresponding animal. Each Chinese zodiac seal/stamp is professionally designed and hand carved with your animal on the bottom of the stone. You may dip the stone in a dish of special red ink and stamp your chinese zodiac symbol on greeting cards, letters, books, etc. Perfect as gifts too. Base Dimension: approx. 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" Height: approx. 2" Artist: Gu Xin (all 12 zodiac symbols are designed and carved by Mr. Gu Xin)

Visual Aids

Weak eyesight? Well, you got a few options. If you can improve your eyesight naturally, that would be the best but till then, you need visual aids. Here are a few of them:

Glasses
Some people delay getting their eyesight checked because they don't want to wear glasses. This can worsen your eyesight. If your eyesight has just started getting weak, it's a must to wear them, but as less as possible. I'd recommend wearing them only while watching television or while using the computer, reading, sketching and doing similar things. If your eyesight's power is under -1.50 (myopia which is commonly referred as near-sightedness) or +1.50 (hypermetropia) you can probably manage to do other activities and go out without glasses. And always keep your glasses in the cover, when you are not wearing them. I've seen lots of people never ever keep their glasses in the cover, it just leads to the lens of their glasses getting hazy, scratchy and dusty, which stresses their eyes, gives them a headache.

How to decide whether you need to use a visual aid while doing a particular thing
You can do anything without glasses or other visual aids  as long as it doesn't strain your eyes. Do not try to see clearly when you cannot see clearly. If you are near-sighted and there is something far away which is not clear, let it be that way. Eye care professionals (Optometrists, Ophthalmologists and Opticians) will advice you wear glasses/contacts as much as possible but only because most people try to see what they cannot see which results in their eyesight getting worse.

Contact Lenses
A lot of people who wear glasses have a disbelief that wearing and taking contact lenses off is very hectic. At least in my case, I had no problems in inserting them in my eye and taking them off. The only drawback was that I had to cut my index finger nail and thumb nail of my right hand. But I still had to stop wearing lenses because they made my eyes dry. The first one I got were annually disposable. The second ones were monthly disposable. When I wore contact lenses for the first time, I realized that I hadn't seen myself in the mirror clearly without glasses and the first time I wore monthly disposable lenses, I felt that I hadn't seen anything so clearly in 5 years. Yeah, the monthly disposable ones are far better than the annually disposable ones. A few months before I switched to monthly disposable lenses, I got eye drops for dry eye called Refresh Tears which helped a bit. I had always been using eye drops, the daily use eye drops but not the ones for dry eyes. Refresh Tears contains preservatives which can cause irritation to some people and if it does, they must switch to preservative free eye drops. I have not tried daily disposable or other type of contact lenses but as far as I know, there are ones which wouldn't make your eyes dry so I might give them a shot in the future. The cornea of our eye is the only region which receives oxygen directly from air so I think going out for at least half an hour everyday without contact lenses will help if your eyes get dry when you wear contacts. My eyes only used to get dry about after wearing lenses for 4 hours and it just gets worse and worse so it would be best to wear them for only a few hours everyday, of course depending on your contact lenses.

Prescription Sunglasses
Prescription sunglasses look like sunglasses but they work like glasses. And they won't make your eyes dry. I wear them a lot currently. You can visit the optician and choose one of the sunglasses, ask them to change the lens from no power to your eyesight's power or you can bring your own sunglasses and get the lens changed. You can have the lens of the same colour as it was before or get a different colour, any colour or even two colours.

You can have all three of these- glasses, contacts, prescription sunglasses and wear whatever you like. Sunglasses may not help much because you can already see a lot in sunlight, it's fairly easy to go out without any visual aid in the sun. But you could still choose to see 20/20 when you are in the sun. And who said that you can only wear sunglasses while you are in the sun? But I think it's best to be without any visual aid. Your eyes may get dry or your contacts may come out or get damaged if water comes into your eyes.

The Drawback of wearing Glasses/Sunglasses
Sure you know you'll look different in them but have you realised that people might treat you differently because of them? It's weird to have a conversation while wearing sunglasses, eye contact is important. If you are walking down the street, a cute guy/girl looks at you, wouldn't you want to make eye contact? And does the way you look while wearing glasses/sunglasses truly reflect your personality?  

Nightwear Lenses
Orthokeratology is a technique in which you have to wear contact lenses only while sleeping. Insert them in your eye before you go to bed and take them off when you wake up. And Voila! You'll be able to see clearly without glasses/contacts/sunglasses during the day. But you will have to wear them forever or until you wish to see clearly. They have been proven to be better than laser surgery. What I mean is that people who have tried these lenses are more satisfied with the result than the people who have tried laser surgery. But there are ones who have tried laser surgery and they are completely satisfied with the result. The reason why laser can be better than these lenses is that once you get surgery done, if everything goes right, you'll be able to see clearly if you take care of your eyes, if you don't repeat the things which you did to make your eyesight weak. However, once you stop wearing nightwear lenses, your vision will probably go back to what it was before you started wearing those lenses. These lenses work by reshaping the cornea of the eye. When you start wearing these lenses, it can take hours, days, weeks or months to see clearly during the whole day. It usually takes up to a month though. Some people have reported double vision and other vision problems when they start wearing the lenses but this is temporary but keep in touch with an eye doctor. If your vision problems don't go away in a few days, tell your doctor about it. But it is still safer than laser surgery, it does not give you permanent vision defects which laser can. If after laser surgery your vision isn't 20/20 or better, it will probably never reach 20/20. In my personal opinion, you could try nightwear lenses, and while you can see clearly, do eye exercises, and when you stop wearing the lenses, your vision may stay all right, the cornea of your eye may not get back to what it was before you started wearing these lenses or at least better. Or if you find something which can help you in improving your vision naturally, stop wearing the lenses, try the natural therapy.

People also use contact lenses for fun or if they don't like their eye colour.

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Use Soft Contact Insertion/Removal Kit if you have trouble in wearing or removing contact lens. Some people don't like touching their eye or lens with their hands so this kit comes in handy.

Lens Insertion/Removal Kit Reviews:

The shipping was very fast. The products work great, but they are a little pricey. However, I'm very happy with the tiny case that came with the kit. That's probably the main reason why I chose this insertion/remover kit over the other one. It would be nearly impossible to keep them clean without a case.

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My old set finally broke I had to get a new one. Have been using it for few years now and wouldn't be able to live without it now.

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How to Slim your Face Naturally

Want to look hot and not cute? Well, you gotta lose your face fat and not just the body fat.

Get enough physical activity
Getting enough physical activity is the first step in losing your face and overall fat. Any kind of physical will be enough. Though a research concluded that running is the best way to lose fat. If you haven't had much physical activity lately, start with taking a walk everyday for at least half an hour. Move to jogging/running. Personally, I'm not a fan of gymming but you could try it. Playing sports is a fun way to lose fat, stay healthy and reduce stress.

Eat frequently

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Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to stay hungry to lose fat. Opt for healthy food, low in carbohydrate, low in fat. Consuming coconut oil and eating tomatoes has been shown to help in reducing fat so they may help in reducing face fat as well. And if you just can't eat enough of healthy food, eating less may make you lose tummy fat but I've personally experienced that my face gets slimmer when I eat more. Do not chew gum to lose face fat, it won't work!

Stay active
Don't sit or stand at one place for long and when you are not indulging in any type of physical activity, indulge in mental activity, read, write, paint, do anything you like. Move!

Stay hydrated
Drink water and other healthy beverages like herbal tea and juices. Whether caffeine dehydrates or not is very conflicting. Figure out if it dehydrates you or not and if it does, reduce it's intake. Caffeine probably differs person to person. You must have heard that you should drink 8 glasses of water everyday but studies regarding that are conflicting too. Consuming juice, soup, hydrating fruits may complete your requirement of water but to be on the safer side, drink lots of water as well.

Massage your face

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Massaging your face with your favorite cream or moisturizer will help. The cream or moisturizer you choose should not be too oily as it will penetrate deeply into your skin making it oily.

Good luck! Looking forward to your feedback!


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Jenny Valentine's Broken Soup Review

I loved that book. Sometimes, I just could not stop reading it. It's name reminded me of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series. Jenny Valentine had me hooked to it. What I liked is that it felt like the words are coming out of a teenage soul.

The story is based on a 15 year old, Rowan Clark. Rowan's life has been devastated by two things, the birth of her little sister, Stroma and the death of her elder brother, Jack. And because of Jack's death, her mom has become the saddest person on the universe. Everyone loved Jack, everyone. And when people are gone, you can just pretend they were perfect, that you never had any complaints from them and that is what Rowan's mom did. Rowan had to take care of her mom and Stroma since her dad moved out.

The arrival of Harper and Bee changes everything. Everything in the book is so well defined that I feel like I know every character in person. I can relate to some of the things. I do have Jack but I do not have Bee. And Harper is away from me. One little girl whom I saw, reminded me of Stroma. The book isn't just the normal tale of a teenage girl, there are lots of surprises. The book has it all: romance, humor, sadness, mystery.

When I finished reading chapter 21, just when I was about to turn the page, I remembered that 21 is the last chapter. For one moment, I wished I had mistaken. I could not believe that this was the end. It felt like it was not over, like there was more. Jenny Valentine will have you asking for more.

How to apply garnier light and similar creams & moisturisers

I've noticed that some of the people that I see (including my friends) find it hard to look natural after applying garnier light daily moisturiser. The white moisturiser is visible on their faces in the form of flakes. Just use a face wash or a cleanser, then use lots of toner and apply garnier light daily moisturiser. Your skin must be wet when you apply the moisturiser so don't wait after applying the toner. Don't take a lot of moisturiser and don't apply it to the whole face. Instead choose a small area of your face or neck (like nose or upper lips) and take the moisturiser in a very small amount and apply it. It's almost like blending it into the toner. After applying it, pat it for a while. It is often seen that while grooming, (hair styling or applying something on your face) it's better to apply the thing to a small part also because every part needs personal attention and your whole face may not have the same kind of skin and you may not want each section of your hair to look the same.