Category: Random Musing

About time I voice my feelings about Nuffnang ads

I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with blog advertisements. I first started out with Adsense, but my earnings never exceeded USD 85 even after more than a year. Subsequently, I removed the Google ads from my blog. Thought I would swear off blog advertisements but I did get acquainted with payperpost and text link ads. The former, I realised was equivalent to blog suicide but I’m still sticking with text link ads for its non-intrusiveness and somewhat lax requirements. I don’t earn much from text link ads but who’s complaining about passive income?

As some of you may have noticed, I’ve tweaked my blog around to accommodate Nuffnang ads. I’m really happy with the ad revenue that my blog is bringing me via Nuffnang. To be honest, when I first heard about Nuffnang, the first feeling to strike me was relief. Finally, local ads with local content are available to Malaysian bloggers. I’ve always felt that Google ads were terribly out of place on my blog but not with Nuffnang ads. I’m also glad that it’s not a pay per click model…the Nuffnang model, grouping blogs into different payment bands is nothing short of genius! It’s also comforting to know that the duo behind Nuffnang, Tim and Ming are such passionate entrepreneurs with good heads on their shoulders. After chatting with them, Tim especially, understanding their vision and ambitions for Nuffnang, I’d feel it would be criminal for Malaysian bloggers not to support Nuffnang. So far, Nuffnang has served 4 ad campaigns to me and the current one is from Amob.com

Amob.com

Amob.com is a website that provides high quality mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers, games, screensavers and videos for a nominal price. Personally, I’m only into the MP3 ringing tones, which cost RM4 for each. Quite reasonably priced, considering the convenience and quality of the ringing tone. I suppose one could get MP3 ringing tones for free nowadays but this service is great for those who are technologically n00b and who are just in no mood to synchronise the laptop/phone or deal with cables. Just go to Amob.com, set your phone model and voila…time for some shopping.

I’m impressed with the collection of MP3 ringtones that they have. And now, I’m terribly addicted =P

My first NuffNang ad!

Finally, I got my lazy arse around to move my NuffNang banner up from its previous position. In less than 3 days, I’ve already gotten my first ad.

Perak Hotel in Singapore. I’ve only just realised that the colours of the ad blend in with my blog too. Cool!

So people, please heed Tim’s advice, do bring the banner up!

Thanks Tim, Ming and co. You guys are doing a great job…keep it up!

p/s: One word for Speed Zone Tour 2007. AWESOME. So awesome in fact, I feel sorry for those who didn’t go or couldn’t get the tickets (sold out before clock struck 8pm). 13,300 people were there to party, and only 7300 of them had tickets. So yes, that means 6000 of the revellers were actually dancing outside the vicinity of the party. IT WAS GOOD SHIT ALL THE WAY. Pictures soon!

A random story about a lizard.

This is a completely random story but I just want to share with you.

This morning, while I was driving to work, guess what caught my eye?

A huge lizard on the passenger’s side window

A lizard clinging for dear life on the window at the passenger’s side. It was bigger than the palm of my hand and it was in a hideous brown colour with reddish spots.

It kind of blocked my left side mirror too and it was annoying the hell out of me.

So I pounded the accelerator hoping to loosen its grip on the window. However, it was damn jam, so that was unsuccessful. For 15 minutes I struggled and hoped the lizard won’t make its way inside the car through some exposed gap.

Anyway, after I turned onto Federal Highway, the traffic was much better and I was able to drive faster.

I hit the pedal and it went up to 120kmh and I heard a bloop sound (lizard hitting side mirror) and then it vanished.

And as I looked in the rear mirror, I saw it flying in a rotating manner before landing on the ground.

From the rearview mirror, it looked like a flying mini Vitruvian man.

I drove back to office in utter satisfaction that I managed to get a lizard off my car.