Lloyd Hester

Author: lloydh

  • Living in Bali – Fun in The Sun

    Living in Bali – Fun in The Sun

    Bali is a fantastic place to live. The people are friendly and helpful, the weather is great and we all just love it.

    Thanks to Mark Attwood, one of the hardest workers and focussed people I have ever met, the family packed up our house and we winged our way to this sunny island in Asia.

    They call it the Island of the gods and you can see why, apart from the fact that the majority of the Balinese are Hindus, each with their own temple which they provide offerings several times a day, but also because of the fruits that Bali provides and the beauty that surrounds you.

    We moved into a house with fantastic panaramic views out over Nusa Dua and onto the Indian Ocean. Waking up every morning as the sun rises (not ut of choice but the kids start school at 7.30 ouch) and another blue sky just makes you feel good.

    After living in Lanzarote and Tenerife for many years and then spending the last 3 years in the UK I was surprised that I had forgtoten how much of a difference it makes living in the sunshine. Ther is definitely a feelgood factor that you do not have when you wake up in the dark which slowly lightens to a dull grey.

    There is healing in them there sun rays and makes life all that more enjyable, unless you are a penguin or a polar bear in which case you are in trouble with temperatures of 30 degrees celcius 🙂

    oh well. off to the office which also looks out over the sea by the way. Are you jealous yet?

  • Are Dentists Sadists By Nature?

    Are Dentists Sadists By Nature?

    I went to the dentist again today and had  some work done. The dentist, quite an attractive lady, smiled at me as she stuck in the needles then saying how sorry she was, while still smiling of course.

    Now call me a cynic, but I have a deep rooted fear of dentists as does almost everyone I know and those that take up the profession must know this and therefore maybe they enjoy watching us go through  the excruciating embarrassment that we go through whilst trying to act hard while secretly wetting our pants.

    They know we are scared they can smell it I am sure. Well I am sure she could in my case as she wore a double mask. Although I got to say I was not really that bothered and whilst it may be uncomfortable and the injections sting a bit, it does not hurt.

    Says a man that has not been to the dentist for 20 years 👿

    Well after dribbling for the last 3 hours the feeling and now the pain of the work is beginning to hit me so, I am going to drnk a cup of tea, now I can without dribbling and take 5000 milligrams of some very strong pain killer… Why? Beacuse I can..

  • Villas To Rent In SPain

    Villas To Rent In SPain

    Finding Villas to rent in spain is a lot easier today with the internet websites available. However, you do need to be careful where you go.

    The sites that allow you to contact the owner directly so that you can ask questions and find out about local information for your holiday are the best ones to go to.

    Self catering villas and apartments are a lot better than they used to be. They are very well fitted out and equiped with all the mod cons.

    Have a great holiday this year in your own private villa with your own swimming pool and maybe even a Jacussi.

    Make sure that you use a website like www.accommodationrental.co.uk and have a great holiday.

  • Moving Is Such A Pain – A.D.D. Does Not Help Matters

    Moving Is Such A Pain – A.D.D. Does Not Help Matters

    I am so happy to be married to a lovely woman, Sharon, who means the world to me. Not only that she is so organised compared to me.She keeps me on the straight and narrow. I would be totally lost without her.

    I discovered some time ago that I have ADD (attention deficit disorder) and whilst there are many benefits to this condition there are a few downsides. The main one not being able to complete a task!!

    This is not good when you are trying to pack to move house.

    We are moving to Bali, Indonesia and have decided to not take a lot, compared to when we moved to the UK and had a whole container of stuff to bring back.

    We figure that we will get over to the new place and buy what we need and then bring over what we can’t find.

    Nick nacks don’t mean much to us men and Sharon is pretty good too. Which is great as the shipping costs to Bali are not cheap.

    So, just the essentials, computer, xbox, playstation and some clothes for me and Daniel. A little more for the girls 🙂

    My problem is I am able to empty out all the cupboards but sorting it all out is beyond me. I know this sounds stupid but if you suffer with ADD you will know exactly what I am talking about.

    I am sure I am getting worse with age. I think that ADD is being aided by the early onset of dementia as I forget everything. What was it I was meaning to say….

    Another problem I have is hoarderitis. Now I am not sure that this is the correct terminology for the said disease but an affliction it is.

    I cannot throw anything out. There was a program on the telly where the council went in to this guys house to empty it, as he collected so much crap you could not get into the house. Without Sharon I would be the same I think. With that in mind it is time to get out of the house for a while and let the whirling dervish get on with throwing things out. Oh how that pains me!!!

  • Making Money Online Experts

    Making Money Online Experts

    I am amazed at the amount of people trying to sell how to make money online courses. Yet these so called experts have never made any money online themselves.

    They read a book or course, copy it and try to sell it. Promising untold millions, overnight success and give up your day job.

    They say copy my formula and you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams.

    It is sad actually as they are aiming at those people who really need the money and can least afford to be wasting on these false promises or who really need to make some money. They spend their hard earned cash on one course after another and none of them work.

    Whilst there are some great ways to make money online the big problem with is that the sales letter promise the world and are very compelling, they are designed to draw you in and take you through a sales process that will have your drooling and pulling out your wallet as if you are in a trance.

    The unfortunate thing is that very few of these courses actually help you make real money online and this is for several reasons.

    1. People buy them and do not take any action
    2. They follow the process but give up when they reach the first hurdle
    3. The course does not tell you how to really make money, they miss out the meat of the strategy and then try to upsell you on a much more expensive course.
    4. The stragey that the guru is using works because he has friends with massive lists
    5. The guy uses automated systems to really crank up the system and these are not easy to use for the technically challenged, which is most of us trying to make money online.
    6. The system just does not work.

    There are just so many scams.

    The first thing that you need to do if you want to make money online is to look at what you are good at and decide what area of the Internet that you want to make money in.

    You can go into blogging, e-commerce, training courses, marketing, trading, eBay and so many other types of businesses. List your strengths , skills and abilities and then choose an Internet business that will suit you.

    Don’t read the shiny sales letters and get taken in by the promises of overnight success. It just does not happen like that.