UGG boots

Probably it started as footwear for warmth and comfort in the cold months but looks like it has turned into a fashion statement. I’m talking about UGG boots of course, they’re not very glamorous, in fact quite ugly thus the name UGG but seems that they’re gaining popularity across the globe. Nowadays almost every woman must have at least a pair of the ugly UGG boots in their shoe collection. Have you got yours yet?

Seminar tonight

I'm going to a seminar tonight. I'm not really looking forward to it but I feel that I should go for the simple reason that it might help me with our business. Since the business isn't doing well at the moment I feel I should at least give this seminar a go.

I hope its not one of those feel good seminars or those trying to get you to part with your hard earned money. Better not or I'll be out of there the minute I smell a rat!

CAD Drawings

Another good reason for me to get a new and better PC is that I’ll be needing to run some serious CAD programs with the new PC. Therefore it has to be powerful enough to handle some serious cad drawings. A good monitor and a great video card are essential plus enough RAM and CPU power are all needed in the new system. Spare no expense!

My PC is dying

Just my luck, my desktop PC is dying on me. Well it has been enduring my use and abuse for so many years now so its only fair that it can finally rest in peace. Now I'm looking around for a replacement. Been looking at Dell's PC since I'm quite happy with the notebook I bought from them.

I think I'll just get a bare minimum PC and add in whatever I want later because its cheaper to get the parts later than from Dell. Next is the matter of paying for it, I think I'll use my stimulus cheque that I'll be getting from Uncle Kev to pay for it.

Automotive lifts

Living in the city can have its advantages and disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is parking; there are just not enough of them for everyone. If you’re one of those people lucky enough to own two cars then you’re in even worse situation unless you get yourself one of those automotive lifts that allow you to literally stack one car above the other. Parking problem solved!

A little extra

When my neighbor Adam moved to London he left me some of his stuff from his garage like his gardening products. Some of these products are liquid & granule fertilizers. I've been meaning to use them but never got around to doing it until now.

This morning I decided to pop open the liquid feed he gave me & to my surprise it was never open! So this morning instead of getting the usual watering all my plants got a little extra in the water and I still have half of it left.

Jillian Michaels workouts

With summer over and the weather getting cooler day by day one can get slack and put on some extra kilos especially if you don’t get out and about during the cooler months. One should always make an effort to keep fit irrespective of the weather; we can always achieve this by keeping active indoor when the weather is not too kind. Do some simple exercises like the Jillian Michaels workouts would be perfect and we can all do it at our pwn pace. So lets get on it.

A beautiful day

Not so long ago we define a beautiful day as a sunny day, blue sky, no rain and ambient temperature. Nowadays the definition of a beautiful day should be an overcast day with constant rain! Funny how a long drought can do that to you where you look forward to rainy days rather than sunny days.

And that's what we all got for the last couple of days with good rainfall all over the states. It even rained on the day of the concerts held for the the bushfire relief but there was no one complaining. Bring on the rain.

Immigration lawyers

This country is made up of people from all over the world and that’s what makes it great. Since the days of our forefathers people’s been coming here to give a better life for their children and it continues to be the norm today. Just about in every community I know needs immigration lawyers in their areas to help the new arrivals and I’m glad I can do my part as well for the communities.

What a relief

The rain is bringing some much needed relief from the dreadful summer heat we just had not long ago. Its bee raining for a couple of days, though lightly its still a great relief. I even manage to collect 2 wheelie bins of rain water and the garden is getting a good soaking. I finally get a break from carding out the shower water for the garden too. Lets hope the rain keeps up.

Jobs in IT

I’ve been noticing that most school leavers when asked what they want to do is getting jobs in IT or IT related. I supposed a lot of it has to do with computer games and applications kids been playing with since very young age. Its one thing to wanting to get a job in that field but another to have the qualification to get into it. Usually they have to take up another course to help them land the jobs they want so eventually they end up back in school!

No credit card

It was quite an eventful day yesterday. Being Sunday Mui decided to have Andrew's 21st birthday party on the day instead of the real day 11 days ago. Everyone chipped in and I was in-charge of picking up the roasted pig from Richmond in the morning.

I arrived just after 10 hoping to pick up the pig which was sitting there waiting for me. Being a restaurant I thought they would take credit card payments as well as cash since I didn't have enough money on me. Bad luck, they wouldn't take my credit card so I had to drive around town looking for my bank's ATM before picking up the pig which cost me a good half hour.

Everything but the cash drawer

When we bought our business from our former employer we had to move the business to our home to run it from there. During the last week at the old premise we managed to take almost everything with us, everything but the cash drawer were taken including the plotters that weighed a ton each. The computers were quite easy because they were lighter but the filing cabinets were killers on my back!

Its raining

After nearly 2 months without rain it has finally come. Yippee! This morning I woke up and greeted by dark luminous rain clouds blanketing the sky. Then I heard the sound of pitty patty rain dropping on the ground and it lasted for 2 minutes!

Damn it we need rain desperately! My garden depends on the rain water so I wouldn't have to card out shower water everyday breaking my back. Well at least there's no heat wave like we had a couple of weeks back.

Slot cars

Jessie’s nephew Ethan is only five or six I think but like most boys his age he’s mad into cars. Everything involving cars and he’s into it. He likes all the car movies and TV shows like The Fast And The Furious franchises and the ever popular British TV show Top Gear. So at least it makes buying presents for him easy; just get him toy cars like slot cars, remote control cars or even model cars!

One week on

Its been over a week since that terrible day in Australian bushfire history. Though the weather has turned for the better the fire is still burning in parts of the state. For the last few days Melbournians been waking up with blanket of smoky haze choking the city.

The official death toll now stands at 189 but is expected to rise further. There are still many more people missing and there are still a lot of bodies to be identified by the coroner. Some of the bodies may never be identified due to the severity of the fire. I hope we never see another day like the Saturday on the 7th of February.

Omega watches

Thinking back when I was on holiday in Malaysia when we went to visit Chinatown in KL where you can find products that you thought you would never be able to afford like designer bags, watches and jewelry. It was a shopping haven where you can let loose and shop till you drop. Of course these are all imitation products so I think I will save up my pennies to get those Omega watches that I’ve been wanting since I was little.

Another scorcher

Gosh! Not another hot day coming up this weekend! It is forecast to be a scorching 43C again this Saturday, the day everyone's invited to celebrate a one year old birthday. This is not good, where would all the guest hide from the heat? The house isn't big enough to put everyone in it.

The last time we had a one year old birthday party there it was a good day and all the guests were seated outside. But this time it is going to be a disaster, I hope they postpone the date to Sunday where the temperature is only predicted to be 25C.

Self storage

Some people get too attached to their possessions and never want to let go of them. I don’t, in fact I hate clutters and would throw anything away if I don’t use them anymore. Well if you’re one of those people who must absolutely keep those sentimental stuff but have no more room in your house for them then consider using self storage facilities. They don’t cost much and you get to keep all your clutters!

Spending Chinese New Year

Well let's see what we're going to do for Chinese New Year this year..tomorrow we're having a New Year lunch with our friends. Was supposed to be a dinner but Selwyn and Caitlin have to go somewhere in the evening. So lunch for this year it is then. We do this every year all 3 families and will continue to do so for many more years to come.

Then next Friday we'll probably go to Crown again for their Hawkers Bazaar down on the Esplanade like they have every year. It's becoming too predictable now with the same acts and performances year in year out. And there's no fireworks like they did when they started the first year!