I finally managed to stop myself from randomly surfing around, and use the time to organize my blog. I wanted to do that for a while now, but the thought of the troublesome things I have to do always result in me postponing it. Actually it’s just a little change in the html code, but I was too lazy lah. In the end, I managed to organize it in less than 30 mins lol … why didn’t I do it earlier!After organizing my blog, which actually only involves the updating of the navigation header thingy, I decided to make a few other changes heh. Now, let me go through with you what changes I made and explain to you what the 5 sections of my blog are. =)
Firstly, this is a screenshot of boliaosia.com before the changes …
(Before Change) The navigation bar is really random and unorganized which make exploring the site difficult. I’m sian of the blog header and some icons too. So I changed ……
This is a screenshot after the changes ...
(After Change!) I have made 4 changes to my blog, all having minimal impact in terms of the look and feel of the site i.e. minor changes lol. What did I change?
Change 1: New Blog Header
Every now and then, I tend to switch the template of my blog so satisfy my need for change. However, I actually like this template a lot (plus I’m getting lazier), so this time and maybe in the future, I will only change the blog header and make some other minor changes …. unless I can pay some pro to revamp the site heh.
If you didn’t notice or you are a first time visitor, here is my old header…
I got bored of that and changed it to the current one …
Made the “Boliaosia.com” a little more 3D with some stickmen around it, and added a background to the header. I know it’s very “act cute” … sorry I can’t help it. I am a very act cute person even at this stage of my life. My maneki neko aka Zao Chai Mao aka lucky cat is still there ha ha, it welcomes you now okay.
Change 2: The 5 Sections + Others in the Navigation Bar below the header
This is the main reason why I updated my blog template. Previously, the navigation bar thingy did not reflect the 5 sections of my blog. I’m sure that because of this, readers of my blog (if any lol) would not realise that I actually have 5 distinct sections in Boliaosia.com. I created these sections when I returned to blogging in January this year after a 2 and a half years break. This is my way of making my random posts as “unrandom” as possible. The posts are still random though, it just randomly appears in either of the sections. There is no fixed schedule on when I update each section; it all depends on what I feel like blogging about lol. Although I am random, I still like to keep things a little more organized besides using the labels on the bottom right hand side of my blog.
Here are the 5 sections ….
It’s pretty obvious that all my posts has a blackboard below the header illustrating what the post is about, but if you examine it closer, you will realise that each of the blackboards has a distinct layout inside, depending on the section the post is in. For example, the “My Bo Liao Life” blackboard has a stickman and a speech bubble and the “Random Videos” blackboard has TV. Don’t ask me why the “Entertainment” and “News/Articles” blackboard looks similar. it’s just the way it is. The pics above are just templates; actual posts have additional pics and text on them. I included the “Blog Update” section in others as I do not update it as often as the rest despite my itchy tampering hands.
Let me introduce each section 1 by 1 …
1) My Bo Liao Life
This is the main section of my blog which is about my bo liao life. If there is something worth mentioning about my life besides my usual eat, shit and sleep routine, I will usually blog about it. This section used to be the only section I blog on in the past, from the year 2005 when I first started blogging to June 2006. I had a 2 and half years break from blogging from July 2006 to December 2008, so that part of my life is not archived. Good and bad things happened during that period but I’m too lazy and my memory too lousy, to blog about the events that happened during that period. When I started blogging again and switched over to boliaosia.com, I categorized all my old posts into this “My Bo Liao Life” section. I added 4 other sections during these 6 months (from Jan 2009 when I blogged again) for me to blog about something if my life is too boring ...Example of post pic with images inside …
2) Random Videos
If there are any interesting and funny videos I want to share, I will post them under this section of my blog. Quite a lot of Nobody videos at the moment but I promise the one I just posted is my last! I recently posted some Japanese prank videos too and will definitely continue posting random Japanese videos. There are so many crazy Japanese videos out there! I will try to post at least 3 related videos in every "Random Videos" post.Example of post pic with images inside …
3) Entertainment
This section is about the tv shows, music and games etc. which I like and want to blog about. I have blogged about American, Japanese, Taiwanese and local (Singapore) tv shows and Japanese Animes. Have not blogged about games as I don’t really play them nowadays but may do so in the future. If there are other stuff that entertained me other than my iPhone, I might blog about it under this section or maybe my bo liao life section.Example of post pic with images inside …
4) News/Articles
In this section, I share articles I find interesting and usually add in my 2 cents worth. Recently, because of the Straits Times app on my iPhone and twitter, I can easily share interesting articles and add in some random comment. I think that made me a little less motivated to post in this section ha ha. I will try to post every once in a while if the article means a lot to me, and I can crap about it all the day long. To see which articles I twittered and crapped about, go to my twitter page: www.twitter.com/boliaosia. Follow me and I will follow back =) Maybe I should get my father to comment on some articles, he has lots to say!Example of post pic with images inside …
5) My iPhone
This is the newest section of my blog. My iPhone 3G is such a big part of my life and I figured that the best way to show my love for this wonderful device is to blog about it! It’s the only thing besides the chain I am wearing that stays with me wherever I go. Even when I’m bathing in the toilet, I use it to listen to music heh. I don’t think I can live without it. Looking forward to replacing it with the iPhone 3GS in October though he he. I have blogged about how much I love my iPhone, my experience with OS 3.0, and 10 free apps to start your iPhone app collection. My next post will be about the lovely new case I bought and future posts will mostly be about the apps/applications I use and want to share. Will I continue supporting the next generations of iPhone one after another forever? I don’t know lol.Example of post pic with images inside …
Change 3: Changed RSS feed and Twitter icon
I changed the icons to blend in with the overall blog design.
Change 4: Please Vote!
Okay, this is not an update but a reminder for you to vote ha ha! For those who have been voting for me, thanks a lot!! For those who have not, find out how and why you should vote here: Miracle I’m in the Singapore Blog Awards Final. Vote for good luck! That’s my voting campaign slogan lol. You can vote once a day, every day, till 31 July 2009! Oh ya there are prizes to be won for voters too! =)
To see my interview over at Omy’s site which includes lot of crap, click here.
There is a mistake in one of the interview answers they posted. The answer for the 3rd question should be: "Shocked! For more go to (a link on my blog). Chances of winning? 10% (too much?)"
I think they don’t allow me to shamelessly influence people to click on the link to go to my blog lol.
Okay that’s all for my Blog Update today. Hope you know more about the 5 sections now. I have just created a Facebook fan page for boliaosia.com for fun. It is not complete yet (trying to figure out how to use it!) and has one fan at the moment (me!). If you want to be a fan, go to the boliasia.com Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boliaosiacom-My-Very-Random-Posts/104971412356 !! If you have a fan page too, I will become your fan! ... just leave me a comment after adding. =)
Will add the Facebook link icon beside the RSS feed and Twitter icon soon after this post.
Explore the 5 sections now!!
Add my RSS feeds and Twitter okay. Support support a bit. =)
P.S: Will force some of my friends to join the fan page so that I will have at least 10 fans and not be so pai sei. =)
P.S 2: I made some minor changes before this but didn’t blog about it as I was lazy.
(Images Taken From: my blog!)