:: XiuXiu Photo Editor (free download oh!)::

Hi, I have something to share with you all today. Maybe some of you have tried this before, but anyway you can download it for Free and try it if you have not tried it before.

This XiuXiu Photo Editor is a photo editing software (self-description from the name of the software right? LOL). It provides various tools for you to accessories your photo. It also works like Photoshop where you can smoothen your skin, adding false eyelashes (I like this the most!), make up yourself to look better, adding WIG to your photo, change your eyebrow, and MORE!!

You can download from http://xiuxiu.meitu.org/ for FREE, and unfortunately it's in Chinese! But however, me who is a BANANA (mean english/malay educated student also manage to simply click to edit the photo based on the icons they provided. I bet you can also do the same like me!

I will provide brief introduction on the tools provided by this software, which I think you would like to test it by yourself.

Tool #1
Makeup Tool

If you would like to experience on how you looks like when you put on your blusher/eye shadow or even with colored-lenses, you can try their make up tool. You can do whatever you want with your face here! Believe me, you will be impressed with the after effect.

Tips : Get a picture taken with flash, with the face which can be clearly seen for an easier touch-up.

Tool#2
Image Special Effect

You can change how the photo looks like by using the image effect. It provides several of image effects to colorize your photo. Eg: to make it looks antique, change to grayscale, and more.

Tool #3
Adding Animated Image/Text

Nevertheless, this software provides you the tool to add cutie-mutie animated text such as cartoon and text (mostly Chinese WTF!!)

Tips : Blogger does not allow the upload of animated GIF using their post editor, it will become static image. Alternatively, you can upload the image to other Free Webhosting such as ImageShack (http://imageshack.us).

Then get the URL and use that to include in your post, to ensure the animated images works as intended.

Tool #4
Normal tool : Adding Frames

XiuXiu provided with various of frames for us to choose in adding frames to the photo we uploaded. Nothing to impress about this tool, but worth to give it a try if you do not have money to buy photo frame for your own. LOL!

Tool #5
Special Effects

What I named it special effects? It’s because you will get a chance to appear on billboard, appear to be in television, and appear to be a celebrities by using this tool. This works very similar to http://www.photofunia.com/ if youuse PhotoFunia before.

Tool #6
Cartoonish yourselves!

I like this tool the most, because we can choose any BODY we want with our head dangling/dancing/moving along as animated GIF. This is so funny! You guys should try it out!

Tips : To get a better moving stunts, choose a picture of you facing the front.

Ok, now it's time to see my art-work! Just simply pick a photo for editing for demonstration purpose! Are you ready????

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Using Make Up Tool


Using Image Special Effect Tool #2


Ta..daaaaa.....Cute or not??? Me with my hulla-hoop and me as Japanese student!! *blushing blushing*

Like this post? Nang me !! Click NOW!

:: Linkwithin ::

Found this widget while browsing around other's blog, and I always wanted to put this into my blog post, just to allow people to navigate more on my previous posts, instead of viewing latest post.

LinkWithin provide you with the easiest way to get this widget installed on your blog by only entering your email, blog URL and your blog type (either is Blogger, WordPress or others).

Once you proceed to install this widget on your blog automatically, you will need to drag the widget to your prefered location, either below each post, as side bar, or on top of each post. Just drag it to whereeven you want. Simply isn't it? The click "Save".

And once you saved the setting, and in a split of seconds, "taa~~daaaa~, the widget showing your random related post will appeared on your blog.

Sharing is caring,

:: Grab ur CURSOR too ::

I always want to customize my blog's cursor for so long, but just couldn't find time to look and dig the code for it. Out of sudden, the adrenalin to change, flows and filled my brain, just 30 minutes before left my office from work yesterday.

I manage find the code and some animated cursors from this link, and added my froggie animated cursor. How was it? Nice or not?

You can select your prefered cursors and make it permanent in your blog main page also. Anoher widget to spice up your blog's interface.

Step 1:
Select your prefered cursor from the cursor range available from http://www.totallyfreecursors.com/

Step 2:
Get the code after choosing your cursor.



Or copy mine.

Green Jumping Froggie -->
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/2/20/2330303/froggie_code.txt

Step 3:
Login in to Blogger account

Step 4:
Go to "Layout > Page Elements > Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript"

Step 5:
Copy the code into the area.

Step 6:
Save and BOOM, you'll get your new cursor! Easy isn't it!

Note : i've changed my cursor to jumping froggie (mouse over to see how the froggie change)

Hahahah* He's cute isn't it?

So, whats your prefered cursor? :)

:.. Get your random banner too ..:

Another widget to share, as i manage to find code which randomly change my blog banners (neh... the one with "My Life, My Memories" tag on top).

So the reader wont get bored seeing the same banner everytime visiting my blog. It's quite useful and easy too. Within 3 steps, you can get your random banner ready.

But however, some pre-requisite steps should be taken before putting script below in your blog.

1) Get ready your banners, at least 2 to see how the banner changing everytime you refresh / press F5 your blog.
2) Adjust the size of the banner to fit your header size (you will be able to know what i meant after you placed the code)

Ok, so are you ready with your nice banners? Or if you don't mind, you can use mine toooo! :) Ok, Let's begin.

Step by Step Instruction
1. Login to your blogger account > Layout > Edit HTML (without expand Widget Templates)
2. Search for <body> code. And place this code right after <body>.

<script type="text/javascript">

var banner= new Array()

banner[0]="http://static.flickr.com/84/269053449_acad87a793_o.jpg"
banner[1]="http://static.flickr.com/95/269053438_4ef5a3983e_o.jpg"
banner[2]="http://static.flickr.com/96/269053404_44a3b0eda8_o.jpg"
banner[3]="http://static.flickr.com/108/269053262_608edbdda4_o.jpg"
banner[4]="http://static.flickr.com/98/269053232_6f7c6f994a_o.jpg"
var random=Math.round(4*Math.random());

document.write("<style>");
document.write("#header {");
document.write(' background:url("' + banner[random] + '") no-repeat left TOP;');
document.write(" }");
document.write("</style>");

</script>

3. Customization (if any)

You will need to change the following:
a) The URL Locations of your graphics.
b) If you have 5 banners, you type "4" in the random number generating equation Math.round(4*Math.random()); If you have 3 banners type "2" and so forth.

It is working! Press "F5" on your keyboard and a different banner should appear.

Good luck! And let me know if it works! :)

:.. Google Translate My Blog to Chinese! ..:

I found this POWERFUL widget on the net, where it can translate my English (with pasar malam/pahria engris) posts into Chinese wording post.

It looks nice after translation, due to the owner (me!) is BANANA, who does not know how to determine whether Goggle translated it correctly or not. But, i think most of them should be correct.

You can test them, by clicking any of the flag on my left side bar, according to language you prefered. And let me know whether it translated correctly or not.

This is how my posts/blog looks after Chinese Translation. Hahahah! Looks weird huh! I'm sure it's very entertaining for those who know how to read.

Till my next post,

.. Adding Favourite Icon to your Blog URL ..

Hi everyone..I manage to replace the default BLOGGER icon, to my favourite icon (a carton of myself-before i cut my hair)....Before proceed, let me explain what is Favourite Icon/Favicon.

A favicon (short for 'favorites icon'), also known as a website icon, a page icon or an url icon, is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage. It is appeared on the URL bar, next to the site's name in lists of bookmarks, and next to the page's title in a tabbed document interface

<<<---->>>
My Favourite Icon <<<---->>> My Favourite Smile

I find it interesting, as this really make my blog unique and attractive to the reader, so i decided to blog on how i make it work. Hope it helps to make your blog the same too...

Step 1: Create your own customized icon by converting images (jpg/gif/png) to ".ico". Visit this link FreeFavIcon, and convert your favourite image. Download the favourite icon zipped folder. Alternatively, you can grab any icon from here. It's free too~

Step 2: Upload the ico image (from the zipped folder) to HotlinkFiles, create account (if you do not have it). Get the URL for the uploaded ico. Some web hosting do not host ico image. I tried Fileden, but failed to display the icon. You may try other web hosting, and update me if you found one :)

Step 3: Login to your Blogger, go to "Layout" tab > "Edit HTML" tab.

Step 4: Place the below code after the <'HEAD'> tag.

Note : Replace [Your image URL] with the image URL for the uploaded image ico.

Screenshot

Step 5: For IE6.0, the web page need to be added to "Favourite", in order to view the favourite icon uploaded.

Step 6: Validate the favourite icon in your web/blog at FaviconValidator, to ensure the image uploaded successfully.

6 simple steps to make your web page unique, and customized. Try it!