just get your own webhost. It doesn't cost much nowadays. For a mere RM100 per year, you get like 3GB of space or something. That amount in exchange for peace of mind and not tied to any blogging host and all.

Personally, I have tried blogspot and friendster. Must say that both sucks. They are slowwwww especially friendster.

Get your own webhost and install wordpress. Since you are a webdesigner yourself, you should be able to get the site up and running in no time. Good luck and update us when it's up.