These two are thoroughbred Italian stuffs. One is the bread that I ate almost every day when I was in Italy. The other is the little scooter that zips around the cobblestone, winding and crooked lanes in Italian. The cities like Florence, Milan, Rome and others have so many scooters.

There is something romantic about Vespa because it is vintage. It is like being transported to the fifties during the heyday of Audrey Hepburn and Greta Gabor. In those days, they used to wear black glasses like Batman, put their hairs in huge bun and tie a scarf on their head while they ride in their Vespa.

Now, the Vespa is hip again. And you can win them by joining the Stouffer’s Panini Contest . Note that the contest is for Canadian residents only.

(I love, love, love the cute talking Panini. See it yourself!)

So, if you are a Canadian, you will want to find out how you can win a Vespa by grabbing one of the delicious pack of Panini. There are eight varieties of panini and they look awfully delicious when grilled.

Beside the Vespa, there are other prizes to be won too. However, remember that the closing date is September 2nd 2008. Don’t delay or you will miss the Vespa.

I wish I have a bike licence so that I can ride on one of those adorable Vespa. I want mine in pink, please.

The only reason that I am not taking as many photos as I wish is my mobility. How I wish I can just hop on my bike and go to any places that I fancy. Well, I do not have licence to ride a motorbike because I was too faint hearted to ride on our busy road. However, I do know how to ride a bike and have ridden one when I was younger.

I love going to jungles and shoot tiny plants and insects. There are some small forests here which are only accessible by motorbikes. Hubby doesn’t fancy taking me because I normally take a long time shooting the ferns, grass and dew.

One of these days I must get a bike lesson, take the test and have a bike licence. The licence to go anywhere I fancy without waiting for hubby. Cars, as you know is not the best mode because you cannot squeeze into jams and crowded places or going up hilly terrain.

Just a while ago, my server experienced huge traffic spike because everyone is looking for election results. I didn’t do any SEO to my posts but have been posting consistently for the past few days with some useful keywords.

At the peak when the election results were announced, many of the more popular sites crashed probably due to server load. However, mine was still standing firm and the speed too is bearable.

My blogs are all hosted on a virtual private server. I pay premium price for them but so far, the server has not failed me. That’s why I always advice my friends and blog buddies to spend more on a good webhosting because we need the site to run when it is crucial to remain online. You certainly do not want your site to die on you when there is something hot.

If you are a noob or greenhorn in webhosting and do not know where to find the best webhosting, do check out some of the webhosting guide so that you make the right choice. They have tips for choosing a domain, what you can expect from cheap webhosting and many other useful information.

vienna coffee, originally uploaded by 5xmom.

I went to this new coffee outlet two days ago and ordered a Vienna coffee. If I remember correctly, I drank it once and the coffee is alcoholic. However this cuppa is not.

The coffee is served with whipped cream on top. They also gave me a cinnamon stick as stirrer and also to provide the fragrance of cinammon. I read that Vienna Coffee is normally accompanied with water. However this is served with a tiny glass of Jasmine tea. It is a good idea because the tea washes away the lingering coffee taste in your mouth.

IMGP9948.JPG, originally uploaded by 5xmom.

I have this messy habit of leaving my earrings everywhere. Although I have tiny plastic bags for all my 60 pairs of earrings, I am sometimes too lazy to put them in their individual bags because it is too bothersome.

So, I just placed them on my working desk. Few days ago, I notice that I have several pairs on the desk. So, I hang them on my pink lampshade.

Now, it is so much easier to grab a pair and wear. Moreover, the earrings spiced up the pink petals on the lamp shade too.

Works both way.

The Olympics closing ceremony yesterday marks the end of the most elaborate, pompous, over the top, expensive sports event. Frankly, I personally find it a waste to be so ‘BIG’ with the presentation but friends said they can afford it because they have so many billions of people. Still, I think the memorable parts would be the real sportsmanship and their achievements.

Now, this Olympics is over, it is time for the sports fans, especially those who watch NFL to get their Direct TV NFL Sunday Ticket . If they do not know where to find it, here’s a helpful link to
DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket.

There are some attractive packages there so don’t miss the NFL TV . It is going to be another awesome sports event so don’t miss getting your ticket.

I have seen a lot of advertisements on how one can get an American passport. It reminds me of the movie where this Chinee man went out of his way to marry an American lady. They are not in love or anything but for the sake of getting a permanent resident, both of them stayed together.

It has been such a long time since I watched that movie and now, I am blurry if the girl is a Caucasian or Chinese. Anyway, as you would have expected, they lived together to lie to the Immigration officer but eventually they fell in love and really got married. Sigh…such romantic movie.