Blog Back Up

by PJ on Thursday, September 3, 2009

in announcement

I would like to apologize to all my readers for disappearing for the past 20 days. On August 13th, I discovered that there were malware issues with the BlogLinker blogroll widget that I was using. Despite the fact that I removed the widget (which I am no longer using) as soon as I discovered the issues, Blogger still took down my blog the next day. My blog was finally back up earlier today after I sought help from Blogger.

I would like to thank all the readers who e-mailed me to express their concerns and support. I am very grateful. Also, I would like to thank Betsy at Autumn Masquerade for posting my message and Nutty at Nutsaboutmakeup for linking to it. I am also thankful for the friendly support from BA at Beauty Anonymous, Kia at Yummy411 (I hope her blog goes back up soon) and The Muse at Musings of a Muse.

Since there was no way to communicate with all my readers during the downtime, I decided to sign up for Twitter just in case something similar happens again. (You can follow my tweets here.) I won’t be twitting very regularly but I will still try to make my (beauty-related) tweets worth following. (One thing I might do is to mention upcoming posts in my tweets.)

Also, I am considering moving to another webhost. (I really don’t want to have a downtime like this again.) I will keep you all posted.

My next post will be up in the next couple of days.

{ 62 comments… read them below or add one }

kuri Friday, September 4, 2009

Glad you're back!
I'm sorry about your blog though.

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thenewgirl Friday, September 4, 2009

Hi PJ

I'm glad your blog is back, can't wait for more of your articles.

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plue Friday, September 4, 2009

welcome back PJ!

it's good to have you back! missed you!

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saintangelius Friday, September 4, 2009

Hoorah! I missed your blog so much!

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Paris B Friday, September 4, 2009

its great having you back PJ! I'm onto you on Twitter so I don't miss out again :)

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Ugochi Friday, September 4, 2009

aww – good luck with everything!

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' * : . b | u 3 . : * ' Friday, September 4, 2009

I was wondering what had happened until reading the message from Autumn Masquerade. Glad to see you back!

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Catherine Friday, September 4, 2009

Glad you're back! =)

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Tammy Friday, September 4, 2009

Hi! I only just started roaming around on the beauty blogs when you went down so I was really disappointed Blogger took you down for so long! I'm really glad you're up again because you have so many posts I want to read!! (Btw, this is Tammy, I e-mailed you a few weeks ago about where to order Japanese makeup brands)

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Fang-Wei Friday, September 4, 2009

oh ya!! you will soon be back! yeah!!! yeah!! yeah!!!

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Old Cow Friday, September 4, 2009

YOU ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was only when you disappeared that I realised how much I enjoy and look forwrad to reading your posts.

Welcome back PJ its a pleasure to see you up and running again.

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inthesweetshop Friday, September 4, 2009

Welcome back!
Good to know the problem has been sorted…I really missed your posts!
Take care
Nina

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Elvira Friday, September 4, 2009

YAY! I have missed your blog. I'm so glad it's all fixed!

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Beauty Anonymous Friday, September 4, 2009

Dear PJ,

I am so happy that A Touch of Blusher is back up! I am looking forward to reading your posts!!!!

Hope you have a very good weekend!

Cheers,

BA

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Mary Friday, September 4, 2009

Hi PJ,

I am yet to subscribe to your blog but have been following it quite regularly the last few months. It's an absolutely fantastic blog and I found so much useful information on it. So I was very sad during the time your site was down but am so glad that you're back on line. Your entries have been sorely missed. =) Welcome back!

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Thepunkcat Friday, September 4, 2009

I'm so happy you're back! Hope you can fix everything soon :)

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Anonymous Friday, September 4, 2009

I am pleased you are back. You are by foundation 'bible'
Best wishes
Anne

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Anonymous Friday, September 4, 2009

Welcome back!
I am so happy that the blog is back up! I cannot wait for more of your posts!
Laura

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Grace London Friday, September 4, 2009

I really missed your blog. I'm glad that you are back up, and sorry for the worry the must have caused you. x

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Beth Friday, September 4, 2009

So glad you got back up!!! Yours and Yummy's troubles def made me ready to switch away from Blogger… scary stuff!

Take Care,
Beth, BEauty Junkie in SF

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Siany Friday, September 4, 2009

Hi PJ! First of all thank you for the advice you've given me about Japanese magazines – I've certainly found it very informative.

Glad to see that your blog is back, I look forward to reading through your past (and future of course) well written posts!

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. : * justine * : . Friday, September 4, 2009

I am so happy to see you back!! I was a bit worried when the blog went down, so I'm glad everything is alright. The virus in the widget is a bit worrying, I know Yummy411 is blocked access from my network as something on it is appearing as a risk to my antivirus. Hopefully it all clears up soon!

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miss wiggle Friday, September 4, 2009

Welcome back, PJ! I've really missed your blog posts. They are definitely like bread-and-butter beauty reads for me. :)

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Lady • Rise ~Juliet Saturday, September 5, 2009

I was so sad because I thought you were suddenly going to close your blog…but I'm so glad you'll be posting again soon and that everything is all right now!

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Amanda Saturday, September 5, 2009

Yay! PJ, I'm so glad your blog is finally back up!

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Shanghainese Dumpling Saturday, September 5, 2009

Yeahh PJ, you're back up, I have been checking and wondering what happened to your blog:) Thank God you will continue to blog hehe :)

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Kiks Saturday, September 5, 2009

YES! welcome back! i missed your posts :)

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Monse Saturday, September 5, 2009

That's great you are back, I love your blog.

Keep Going

Atte.
Monse

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Vi Sunday, September 6, 2009

Yeah!! You are back! I am so glad!!
I missed your blog and was worried that you will never write again. I am looking forward to your new posts as I should be going to Japan next month, so I will need your help to put together a cosmetics/skincare shopping list!!

All the best!

Vi

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Kuri,

Thank you very much for stopping by again! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Thenewgirl,

Thank you very much! Hope you will enjoy my upcoming posts! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Plue,

It is good to hear from you again as well! Thank you for your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Saintangelius,

Thank you very much for posting your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Paris,

Thank you very much for your message, and thank you for keeping track of my tweets! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Ugochi,

Thank you very much for stopping by! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi ' * : . b | u 3 . : * ',

Thank you very much for posting your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Catherine,

Thank you very much for stopping by again! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Tammy,

Thank you very much for posting your message. I hope that you will enjoy reading my posts! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Fang-Wei,

Thank you very much for posting your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi there,

Thank you very much for your kind words. I hope you will enjoy reading my future posts! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Nina,

Thank you very much for your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Elvira,

Thank you very much for stopping by again! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi BA,

Thank you very much for keeping me posted on the whole malware issue in the past few weeks. I really appreciate it! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Mary,

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. I am very sorry for the downtime, and I hope you will enjoy reading my upcoming posts. :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Eru,

Thank you very much for stopping by again! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Anne,

Thank you very much for your message. I am very flattered! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Laura,

Thank you very much for posting your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Grace,

The experience has been very frustrating, but I am happy to be back to blogging. :)

Thank you very much for your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Beth,

I am thinking about moving to Wordpress as well. I am glad to see that everything seems to be working out well for your new blog! :)

Thank you very much for your message! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Siany,

Thank you very much for your kind words. Hopefully you will find my past and upcoming posts to be helpful! :)

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PJ Monday, September 7, 2009

Hi Justine,

Thank you very much for your message. It was quite stressful trying to deal with the malware issue, but I am pleased that my blog is back up! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Miss Wiggle,

Thank you so much for your lovely words. I hope you will enjoy reading my future posts! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Lady • Rise ~Juliet,

Thank you very much for posting your message! I am sorry about the sudden disappearance, and hopefully you will stop by again! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Amanda,

Thank you very much for posting your message! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Shanghainese Dumpling,

Thank you very much for stopping by my blog again! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Kiks,

Thank you very much for your message! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Monse,

Thank you very much for stopping by! :)

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PJ Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hi Vi,

I see. Hopefully some of my upcoming posts will be helpful for your trip to Japan.

Thank you very much for your message! :)

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tortilla chips Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Welcome back PJ! I was worried that something happened to you :( Your reviews are amazing, I could never visit the department stores without them. Blogger is rather notorious for removing blogs without notice, hopefully it doesn't happen again.

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PJ Monday, September 14, 2009

Hi Tortilla Chips,

Thank you very much for reading my blog and for posting your message.

I certainly hope that there won't be more downtime for my blog! :)

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huinee Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I had a bad experience with Google accounts in general just recently too…I recommend trying Wordpress if you really want to move your blog. (I don't work for Wordpress!) :)

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PJ Thursday, October 1, 2009

Hi Huinee,

Yes, I have been considering using Wordpress on a self-hosted blog. I think it will certainly give me more control and there will hopefully be more technical support.

Thank you very much for stopping by! :)

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