Sunday, January 9, 2011

And my second purchase in 2011 is…..

This time I bought something fancier than a cockroach killer. (Honestly, anything can be fancier than a cockroach killer!) But just like my first one, it was out of necessity why I bought it.

The first item I bought when I moved to Australia almost three years ago suddenly decided it had enough – it just died without any warning whatsoever. And because I cannot live without it, I bought a replacement five hours after it last sucked power from its life source. Viola! The old one was forgotten in an instant! (Don't you sometimes wish we can replace and forget people like this.)

Here’s my second purchase….

It took me a while to figure out how to use it (I’ve never been a techie and I think I never will) but now, I’m beginning to see its usefulness. However, I still can’t pair my phone and my car’s Bluetooth. I followed the instructions word for word, tried connecting and re-connecting it countless of times but to no avail. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but this I know. Because I was trying to test its connectivity, I tried to make several calls using my car’s audio system. Lo and behold, my phone company has charged me $10+ for making five 3 second calls! Waaaaahhhh! Such an expensive exercise! And yet, I still have not achieved my objective. :0(

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This is now my favorite white wine. It tastes so good that I can finish a bottle if I’m not worried of getting an allergy the next day. You see, I’m allergic to too much alcohol. I get bloated, rashes all over my body and a high fever if I drink too much. Maximum I could drink is two glasses of wine. I'm content with one anyway.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

My first purchase in 2011….

Cockroach killer!!!!

Kailangan kong maging handa ngayong naglalabasan na ang mga kadiring ipis. Ganito dito kapag summer – nagbabahay-bahay ang mga ipis. Dati may gamit akong low-cost, irritant insect spray pero ayaw ko na syang gamitin. Paano ba naman, mas mauuna pa akong mamatay kesa sa mga insekto dahil sa tindi ng amoy nya. Paano na kaya kung hindi sya “low irritant’? Baka ilang segundo lang tigok na ako.

Ayan, meron na akong pangsalubong sa mga maliliit kong kaibigan kung sakaling dalawin nila akong muli.

Dinner guests in Dec 2010

29 – Jenny and Hermie.

My two pinay friends!

I don't have pictures to post because they didn't allow me to take their pictures. You know why? "Hindi kami maganda ngayon!" Vanity! Vanity! :0)


27 – Sas, Mitch, Steph and Neil.

Sas, a Thai friend of mine, and her family are going back (for good, I believe) to Thailand on 13 Jan.

Sas and Steph

Mitch, Sas' husband

Neil, Mitch's close friend

23 – Bill.

I gave him a Christmas-New Year-Birthday dinner before he left for France for a one-month holiday. Are there going to be more dinners to come? I don’t know. Let’s just wait and see.


I made him put Alan on his shoulders. (I don't think Bill was very happy with that.)