Happy Birthday Dad! :)

Today is dad's birthday. He turns 65. Happy birthday, dad! Love you :) Hugs and kisses XOXOXO

Goodbye 2007 and Welcome 2008!

First day of a brand new year. How can I not blog :) As we say goodbye to 2007 I want to recap what the year had been for me.

Jan - Can't remember much but celebrated Keith's birthday.

Feb - Signed up for blogspot thanks to sleepiekoala. Went home to Malaysia to celebrate CNY. Caught up with my aunt and uncle who visited us from Canada.
Mar - Back to Australia with mum who stayed for a fortnight. Keith started work in Mt Isa, Qld. Keith also bought me a PS3.
Apr - Went to Sydney for a holiday with Keith during Easter and he bought a pair of hi-fi speakers.

May - Got our Audi back. Mum and dad got a shih tzu dog which I've yet to meet.
Jun - Saw snow and got on to the skis for the very first time in Mt Buller.

Jul - Kar Mun from Malaysia came to visit for few days. Went skiing in Mt Hotham and sprained my knee. Found facebook. Went to Phillip Island and saw the little fairy penguins.
Aug - The moon turned blood orange during a spectacular lunar eclipse. Final series of Harry Potter released.

Sep - Geelong won the AFL Grand Final. Keith finished work in Mt Isa and went to Perth without me :P

Oct - Killed my poor notebook. Help Keith build his ship model.

Nov - Keith's family visited. Celebrated his mum's 60th birthday. Celebrated my birthday as well and got my first Chanel handbag as a birthday present. Visited Yarra Valley wineries. Bought a new Sony Vaio lappy. Ai Ling posted a birthday tribute to me on her blog :)
Dec - A shark attacked a kangaroo in Torquay beach when the roo went for a swim. Benazir Bhutto assassinated. Moved out of Torquay to Geelong.

I guess that about sums 2007 for me. Might have left some events out but that's what I can think of for now. Looking forward to 2008. Happy new year everyone :)

Ouch and Yum

I woke up on the wrong side of bed and pulled my neck and left shoulder muscles. I can't move my head to the left or look up as it hurts like crazy. Driving to work was such a chore especially when I had to look to the left and right for traffic when turning. Never experienced such muscle pain before. I hope the pain goes away soon. Wonder if old age is catching up :(

Keith took a bit of the pain away by cooking up a scrumptious meal tonight. Photos as below. I love the potatoes best.

Dunno what to blog

I check blogs belonging to my friends on a daily basis but yet am so lazy to update my own. Feeling uninspired at the moment and don't know what to blog about. Christmas has come and gone. 2008 is fast approaching but have no resolutions. Wanted to watch the fireworks in Melbourne but Keith's working until 10pm NY's eve so I'll just have to watch it on TV.

We are almost done with the unpacking. Truth be told, Keith did most of the unpacking and arranging of stuff. If it was me, most of the things would still be in the boxes. So thanks for the hardwork darl! :)

Boxing day and year end sales have started but I've been staying away from the shops. Wonder how long it'll last. I've got a list of things I want to get like a pair of thongs (sandals :P), a pair of shorts, knee length cotton pants and a few baby tees/ polos. I've put on weight so my old baby tees are too tight now... don't like over clingy tops that show my fats. And yes, I'm shopping for summer clothes cos it's getting rather hot. The temperature went up to 37 degrees C today and is forecasted to be 43 degrees C on new year's eve. Help.

Anyway, I'm off to play on the PS3 :) If I don't blog before year end, I'd like to wish my family and friends a very happy new year. Cheers to 2008!

Unpack, unpack, unpack *sigh*

Friday 14th December, we moved into our new place in Highton. It took the movers 13 hours to load our stuff from Torquay and to unload in Highton. There were just two of them and they were working at a really slow pace hence the long hours. We had to help them too. It was 10pm by the time they finished.

First thing we set up was our bed. Next was the computer. Saturday we had to go back to Torquay to clean the house, took us 5 hours. By the time we finished, our body was aching all over. Back in Highton, we still had to unpack and Keith got his hifi set up. Our first meal at home was Indian takeaway. Sunday we got the TV, ps3 and wii hooked :) Went to JB Hifi to get some cables and a new ps3 game, Assassin. Doubt I'll have much time to play it though. Also bought a Kris Kringle pressie for a colleague which we are going to exchange at work tomorrow.

There's still heaps of stuff to unpack, don't know how long it's going to take us. The good thing about this place is there's a dishwasher, ducted air conditioning and heating. The night scene is also beautiful with the city lights. Plus we have a special study where Keith and I get to sit next to one another on our own computers haha. So there's 3 computers to play on now, ie. 2 desktops and 1 laptop :) The other thing that I'm happy about is finding my long lost childhood friend. Imagine having no contact with her ever since Standard 3, only to find her on facebook. The sweet thing is she remembers me too! Cheers to facebook :)

Now that we are living in Highton, we are slowly discovering more of Geelong. Ate at a chinese restaurant which is the only place that serves dim sum! It wasn't good at all. So looks like we still have to drive to Melbourne for our dim sum fix. Not complaining though ;) Anyway, good night for now.

Christmas Party

Keith hosted a Christmas party for his forum mates from stereonet. I've taken photos of the leftovers :P Sorry didn't have a chance to take them beforehand as there were too many people and felt embarassed snapping photos with so many people around.

1) Prawn served with seafood cocktail sauce

2) Raw salmon slices with Asian salad, fried shallots and Keith's secret sauce. Sorry no slices of salmon left in the photo :(

3) Caesar Salad. Sorry no croutons, bacon or cheese left.

4) Roast leg of ham with cloves, honey mustard and fennel.

5) 1/8th left of a strawberry mousse with sponge cake

6) Some of the wine we had. There were more but did not bother taking photos of them all.

We also had 2 roast chickens with stuffing but they were wiped clean so no photos of that unless you want to see carcasses :P hehe. It was a very yummy lunch and Keith did all the cooking while I did the washing :)

P/S: I was thinking of KatKat when having the strawberry mousse cake too! I know sleepiekoala's cake looks nicer though :P Hmm... I wonder what cake KatKat is having since we all have cakes to eat to celebrate KatKat's birthday. By the way, I love those old photos sleepiekoala posted of KatKat in college and uni days :)

Hello New House

We will be moving out of our existing house in Torquay as the owners want to move back in. We have also secured a new place to rent in Highton, Geelong. I have about 2 weeks to pack and unpack. So it's going to be a busy month, with Christmas and New Year coming up as well.

Our new place in Highton is far away from the beach but sits on very high ground. So we get to have a very scenic view of Geelong from the balcony. It's a fairly new housing estate and is nice and quiet. It'll be much closer to my workplace and Melbourne. Plus, the weather will be at least 2 degrees Celcius warmer than Torquay. I'm already picturing in my mind how to decorate the house. Some random shots of the new house.

My 32nd Birthday

Oh dear... I'm 32 years old now. Lived almost half a lifetime. The day started normal, having to work. Got birthday wishes and kisses from colleagues. Keith took me out for a nice dinner at Scorched Restaurant in Torquay. Spoke to my family on the phone for 30 minutes, miss them.

Was about to call it a night when I decided to login to facebook. Then I received an email from sleepiekoala asking me to check her blog. And when I did, boy did my whole face light up. I couldn't stop laughing and giggling looking at the photos and the posts she made. What old memories it conjured. She's such a dear, still keeping old postcards and scribblings from me 12 years ago. I wonder what other rubbish I wrote! Those were the days when we were so carefree and crazy. I really cherish the time and wonderful friendship we built. Not forgetting KatKat and Jo too, they might get upset if I don't mention them ;) So here's to you wonderful babes. Cheers!

And once again, thanks sleepiekoala for making my day. You are the best! :) *BIG HUGS*

New Laptop and New Prime Minister!

Keith bought a new Sony Vaio laptop today. I love it as it's ultra portable, slim, speedy and has large keypads. The only thing is it's loaded with Windows Vista so I have to get use to it. Keith will be happy that I won't hog his desktop as much with this new baby to use.

Sadly, John Howard has lost the election after being in power for 111/2 years. Our newly elected Prime Minister is now Kevin Rudd. Hopefully we'll see good things emerging from his leadership and government.

Helium

Customer: Are you on helium?
Me: Err, no. Why do you ask?
Customer: Because your voice is very high-pitched and you sound very happy.
Me: Ooops, no. I'm NOT on helium, pardon me.
Customer: *Chuckles*
Me: Thank you and have a nice day (low-pitch)

*Sigh* I'm trying to speak with a lower pitch these days. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't *shrug* Can't please everybody :)
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Customer: Please could you get your boss to call me back? I'm calling from New Zealand.
Me: Sure thing. What's your name and number?
Customer: Phil 'for sex'
Me: I beg your pardon? Could you repeat that?
Customer: Phil 'for sex'
Me: How do you spell that? F-o-r .... ?
Customer: It's 'for sex'
Me: Ummm, okay. Could I have your number please?
Customer: "for, sex, two, eight.. seven, nine, two, sex"
Me: Oh you mean four, six, two eight, seven, nine, two, six?
Customer: Yes, that's right. Thank you.
Me: Thank you and have a nice day. (Hang up phone and burst out laughing)

Can't get use to the Kiwi accent!
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