everything Mac

Okay... My newest toy has arrived- my nice new shinny silver Mac Book Pro... now why didn't I just bite the bullet last year and gotten it for myself instead of suffering the painful torture of a Dell???

It is so cool and fun to use this Mac- forgotten how wonderful the computer can be... But better late than never would be the best saying I guess... Now it looks like I am once again talking in one language instead of multiple languages- though in saying that, the school that I am going to work in is a PC environment... Ha Ha Ha... But its ok, I have my iPhone, iPod and Mac book Pro for company...

anway time to have my evening time with Jersey before he gets jealous that this thing has taken over the center of attention from him....

it has been observed...

Well it has been observed that I have been spending more time with Jersey than on my blog... Guess I don't want to moan and groan on my blog thats why it has been so silent...

The latest happenings have been:
1. I bought the 15 inch Mac Book Pro...

2. I have a heat rash all over my neck and behind my ears (stupid heat here and me don't go at all)

3. I bought 2 Toshiba 4 GB USB thumb drives yesterday- here is the logic behind it
2GB- $19.90
4GB- $29.90
8GB- $63.90
I can't figure out the logic of the price here... Help anybody???

4. I have changed jobs even before I have started working... Was originally hired as a Classroom Teacher but now I am going to be the ICT specialist teacher

5. My whole life evolves around the times Jersey and I go out for our walks... most of the time at least... although he has to wait for me at times...

Okay time for me to hit the shops- it is supposed to be the Great Singapore Sale at the moment... have yet to get a bargain though...

If you are really interested to find out who Jersey is... go to the link on the right hand side of this blog...

the long weekend

I have been busy enjoying my long weekend by watching American Idol Season 7... Crash course as i have not had the time to sit down and watch it at all and it is the final this Thursday...

Great way to spend my time isn't it? I guess it is the heat that keeps me indoors and away from the crowds that seem to be milling around the cooler air-conditioned shopping centers... Though I must admit I went shopping last week and got myself some stuff... not a lot as the budget is constrain at the moment...

I tried to sleep in this morning- all things considered (it is a holiday) but Jersey was not a happy camper and woke me up... we had a really exhausting walk as it is for starters hot and he decided to run today....

okay time to go beautify myself....

finally

After many anxious days of waiting... the contract has arrived safe and sound... I am now getting google eyed reading 11 pages of terms and conditions... that is before I attempt to look deeper into it...

The good part is that there is a fully furnished apartment waiting for me... the bad part is that I have to bear my tax... The good part is the pay is decent enough... the bad part is I get 12 days of sick leave...

Okay enough moaning from me... am now waiting for the lawyers to read through it so that I can decide... hehehe...

I guess I am going to hit the sack as it is another early morning start for me- have to be up by 0730 so that I will not grow any darker than I am... Have grown quite a few shades darker since my holiday... But on the high note... I get 2 rounds of free exercise per day...

the thing one gets up to

Just for laughs...

I was out with a friend tonight... We were shopping in a supermarket and these wonderful supermarkets charge you a $1 for the use of the trundler... Okay the $1 is refundable when it is returned but there was this Malay family who for some weird idea tried to use the express lane (which had a sign that read 10 items only, only baskets, cash or eftpos payment) and lo and behold, they had a trundler... the husband just chucked the trundler to one side and left... my friend and I turned to each other and grinned... we dashed for the trundler and carted it out of the store and got the $1 instead... Okay desperate or something but oh well... and the dollar went round and round and round....

A passing of a season

My romance with Nokia is over...

I had my E65 gloriously murdered over the weekend... It was cleansed with nail polish remover... Guess it died a painful and horrible death as the cover peeled off and the screen was dripping with liquid... The life just flickered out of it...

Now the new era begins... I have acquired a new partner... Okay I admit I am a tech freak...

Introducing my new friend...

The Apple iPhone

Now to have a crash course on how to use it and play with it...

jersey

My wonderful instant pet is back... Okay it is on a more long term basis... He is asleep after the long walk... I am tired too to say the least... Me feeling really happy... a good way to end the weekend and start the new week...

elasticity of demand

Rite... Let's see... the price of food is going up and up.... I agree... but the price of imports... hmmm

1. Lindt Chocolate is $4.45 per bar here....

2. Original Juice Co. is....

3. Weis Raspberry and Cream...


All things considered the exchange rate is $1.30 or there abouts at the moment...
Still... I can't justify the price hike or better still the demand for goods...
All things considered if they are necessities and creature comforts, one will have to bite the bullet and just pay the price for it...
Life would be meaningless without the little comfort foods...

juz for laughs

the laugh sensation....
couldn't resist putting this online....

juz realized

I have just realized that I have been overworking my poor blog today... Well guess it needs a major update as it stands.... All things considered it is Labor Day or May Day here so the best place to be is at home... Especially when it is so hot and sunny outdoors, the hibernation does wonders for the soul... Plus I get the chance to be one with my bed...

Here are some shots from Auckland and its surrounds...

Matakana Farmers Market

monarch Caterpillars on a Swan Plant

Saturday Rugby for Kids

Vertical Bungee from the Sky Tower

ANZAC Bridge

Finally... there are 2 bronze statues on the ANZAC bridge in Sydney...

Now here is my dig...

The New Zealand soldier wears a hat that is called a lemon squeezer and the Australian soldier wears a slouch hat and there is a slight difference in the uniform. Our soldier is also rumoured to be two inches [50milli- metres] taller than the Aussie soldier because of his hat.

After eight years of standing alone at the western end of the Anzac Bridge, the statue of an Australian digger was finally joined by a 4.2-metre bronze memorial on the eastern end showing a New Zealand digger bowed in silent reflection.

"Now he (the Australian digger) is joined by his mate, symbolising the extraordinary and close friendship between New Zealand and Australia in times of war and peace," Ms Clark told the gathering.

"Today, we reaffirm the bonds which exist between our two countries - and resonate strongly to this day."

Sculptor Alan Somerville's soldiers are both depicted in the "resting on arms position" with their weapons pointed downwards, a position used to remember the fallen.

ANZAC 2008

Right... I did not make it for the dawn ceremony once again... I guess my sleep was more important... Plus it is also Ray's birthday...

ANZAC is still a big event in the southern hemisphere... Guess it is the one day that the two wonderful love hate countries in the southern hemisphere take a break from having a dig at each other and stand united...

Here are some facts about the ANZAC

"It marks the date the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps- the Anzacs- landed at Gallipoli in Turkey in 1915, and engaged in a gruelling battle that was their first real teast of World War One"

"During World War One, 18 500 New Zealand soldiers were killed and around 50 000 injured at a time when the population was just over one million."

Went down with Natalie to Martin Place to admire the wreaths...