It's the last day of the year and I've spent it at home trying to keep cool. What a way to end the year with temperature rising up to 42C and more hot days to follow.
Even though I've lived in Australia for so many years I still cannot understand how these kweilo think. With such a hot day I'm hiding inside my house trying to keep cool but my neighbours spent all day in the backyard, BBQ summore in the 42C heat!
Not only that they let their little kids play in the heat as well. *Roll eyes* Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they have half a brain. I can't stand the heat but they can't get enough of it.
Never mind lah...if they're happy to get themselves burnt to a crisp then it's their prerogative. I'm just a cina ahpek so what do I know about the danger of sun and skin cancer and all that. Happy New Year everybody!
Our friends and us have a years old tradition of spending Christmas together every year and we'd have a little Kris Kringle where we would get a present for someone in our group so everyone will get a little something from Santa that year.
But somehow when the email of who's supposed to get presents for who was sent out someone misread the email and stuff up the Kris Kringle this year with one person getting two presents and me getting none! :(
So faced with this awkward situation the honorable thing to do would be to laugh off the little mishap and get on with life since life is full of mishaps. But being the kiasu and thick face me that I am I didn't want to do that but instead made the others felt guilty that they didn't get me a present this year. Hehehehehe...I'm evil lidat!
So being guilt ridden they pooled their money together and got me a scale model kit! They got me a Revell Star Wars Republic Star Destroyer which is what I was thinking of getting next after I'm done with the project I'm working on now. Ahhh...this is the best Christmas ever!
Not a good way to end the year; woke up this morning to find one of my remaining fish dead in the fish tank. Its been behaving funny for the last couple of days...
...but it decided to kick the bucket today. There has been many close calls for this little one but it always surprised me when it just came good again but not today.
Now I've only got one last fish in the tank and its blind. It used to be red before it lost its colour and turned white. I've put it in a fish bowl so I can clean out the fish tank. I'm thinking of getting new fish...
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This is my last meme for the year and it came from allthingspurple. The meme is about what cartoon character I'm most like to be and I ended up with Elmo! Why not? I'm cute and cuddly and everyone loves me so I'm Elmo! Do this questionnaires below and see what cartoon character you end up as if you're game.
Intro to the tag :
Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble? A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test.
Rules of the game :
Answer all the questions (only 10) with what describes you best, add up all your Points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at the end and look for your results. Do not cheat by looking at the end of the e-mail before you are done.Then ask your Friends to answer it. (Make sure to Highlight your answers)
Okay, here goes :
1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
c) Painting in the park (5 pts.)
d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)
2. What is your favorite type of music?
a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)
b) Alternative (1 pt.)
c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
d) Country (5 pts.)
e) Pop (3 pts.)
3. What type of movies do you prefer?
a) Comedy (2 pts.)
b) Horror (1 pt.)
c) Musical (3 pts.)
d) Romance (4 pts.)
e) Documentary (5 pts.)
4.Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
a) Waiter (4 pts.)
b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
c) Teacher (3 pts.)
d) Police (2 pts.)
e) Cashier (1 pt)
5. What do you do with your spare time?
a) Exercise (5 pts.)
b) Read (4 pts.)
c) Watch television (2 pts.)
d) Listen to music (1pt.)
e) Sleep (3 pts.)
6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
a) Yellow (1 pt.)
b) White (5 pts.)
c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
e) Red (4 pts.)
7. What do you prefer to eat?
a) Snow (3 pts.)
b) Pizza (2 pts.)
c) Sushi (1 pt.)
d) Pasta (4 pts.)
e) Salad (5 pts.)
8. What is your favorite holiday?
a) Halloween (1 pt.)
b) Christmas (3 pts.)
c) New Year (2 pts.)
d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)
e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)
9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?
a) Paris (4 pts)
b) Spain (5 pts)
c) Las Vegas (1 pt)
d) Hawaii (4 pts)
e) Hollywood (3pts.)
10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for!Put your character in the subject line and forward to your friends and back to the person that sent this to you. Very interesting to see 'who' your friends are!
* (10-16 points) You are Garfield :You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.
* (17-23 points) You are Snoopy:You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in and you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days more than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times
* (24-28 points) You are Elmo:You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: try not to be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts in your life.
* (29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants: You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress free.
* (36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown: You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. Don't let your passion confuse you with reality.
* (44-50 points) You are Dexter:You are smart and definitely a thinker... Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes.
* Try to do less over thinking every once in a while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity. Now don't spoil it! Have some Fun!!
Results: My Total Points is 27.
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I saw the most beautiful gumtree I've ever seen before. It was just starting to bloom and there were bees buzzing around the flowers collecting nectar and when I got closer to take photos two Rosella birds flew away from the tree.
I used to think gumtrees and native Australian plants are boring but I'm beginning to think different now. Australian native plants have some unique flowers found no where in the world.
Look at the brilliant red colour of the flowers. If you look carefully you might just see the bees buzzing about. I would plant this in my garden but they'll grow to big trees which is not a good idea for my little garden.
Terese made these delicious chocolate cupcakes this Christmas with flakes on top...yum... There was a full box of them but then I got hungry and Terese was still napping upstairs...
So I though I'll just have one cupcake...afterward I wanted another...and another...and another until there was only two left! Never leave delicious looking cupcakes around the place!
I ordered myself a Christmas present from Japan last week. It's the Fine Molds 1/48 X-Wing Fighter scale model kit but I did not expect to get it by Christmas...
But when I went to track the item online (its sent by EMS) it showed that the item has already arrived in Melbourne last night. So I thought what's the chances that I will get it today? I went to look in my mailbox and surprise surprise there was a card left by the courier telling me he missed me this morning and that I can pick up the item from my local post office!
You should have seen my jumping up and down. Terese said it would've been a good picture to take of me in my ecstatic mood and why wouldn't I? Santa didn't forget me this year; he made sure my present arrives before Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas everybody!
I'm on holiday but I've just finished my scale model project so I've run out of things to do! Luckily I remember I still got the whole season of FireFly on my hard drive so I decided to start watching them this afternoon.
And you know what? I like it! It's a sci-fi/western kinda series with quirky scenes and a ship called Serenity but I'm liking it a lot. Just finished 4 hours of it and now I'm waiting for the second disc to finish burning so I can continue. Haven't seen shows this good for a long time now...
Today being the last day at work my Kiamsiap Boss gave me a gift card worth $100 as a Christmas present. This is the first time ever he's given me a Christmas present.
Now I'm worried, what is his hidden agenda? Why so nice this year whereas previous years so kiamsiap? Keep it up and he'll lose his reputation as Mr. Kiamsiap Boss but let's see how long this will last hor.
At Terese's work one of her clients sent her a Christmas present today; its a bottle of red wine. In fact its a 2005 Paul Osicka Shiraz. Never heard of it before!
But upon googling we found out that its a limited edition wine that you can store up to 10 years so we might keep it till 2017 before drinking it ya? Tomorrow is my last day at work before my 2 weeks Christmas break so whoopie doo!
It's finally out! I've been waiting for this particular scale model kit for ages but now the manufacturer Fine Molds has finally released it and I've paid for it. Now all I gotta do is wait for it to arrive from Japan via EMS which is pretty fast but I doubt I'll get it before Christmas. Never mind, it'll be my post Christmas present!
This is different from my previous X-Wing model in that its scale is 1/48 while the previous one was 1/72 so its bigger. Also this new and improved kit requires no cement and all parts just snap on together and has even more details than before so I think I will enjoy working on this one. By the way I'm still working on Slave 1 which is almost finish.
Quick update on my sick desktop computer at home; the problem definitely lies in the motherboard. *Pin medal on Dabido* But I've found a way around the little problem without having to get a new motherboard or a new computer.
I noticed it stops at the stage where the BIOS was seeking the floppy disk so I went into the BIOS and disable the Boot Up Floppy Seek. This way it doesn't have to seek floppy every time it POSTs and I can boot right into Windows.
There's definitely a fault with the motherboard but I will keep using this PC until it dies on me in the future whenever that may be. I still have my new notebook to use should this PC dies but before that happens I'm not going to spend more money on another computer.
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We went back to the house we visited last year for their beautiful Christmas lights and decorations and it seems like it's even bigger and better than last year.
Though I didn't bring my camera this evening the decorations are pretty much similar to last year's thus I'm recycling last year's photo. It's wonderful how some people would go through all the trouble to light up their houses so the kids can come and be amazed by it including me.
Last couple of years I used to go hunting for Christmas lights to see but not this year, they're pretty much the same as previous years not that they don't look nice. Don't get me wrong I do love them but running all over town to see them again this year I don't think so.
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This weekend I found out that my desktop computer is having some problem. Seems like when I boot it up the first time it won't go past memory check; some thing to do with the BIOS.
But then if I go into the BIOS again it will boot again. So this happens all the time now, I thought may be the CMOS battery is dying but if that happens usually the time will be wrong but that is not the case so I don't know what the problem might be. It is an old PC so maybe it's time I get a new one!
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Even though I've lived in Australia for so many years I still cannot understand how these kweilo think. With such a hot day I'm hiding inside my house trying to keep cool but my neighbours spent all day in the backyard, BBQ summore in the 42C heat!
