Our Home Security System

Saw this really cute sign on the web for sales…. US$9. not cheap for a sign…….

But my house does have the following security system. Not bad at all!!

This is the big brother of the mini schnauzer…. My house don’t have giant schnauzer… neither do i wish i have one. Imagine everything the same as Google but many more times larger than him. How tough is it to bath and groom him?? Imagine the same excited behaviour as a mini schnauzer…….

My Sitex 2008 purchases

Traffic at Expo is horrible during sitex period. There is also John Little expo sales happening at the same time! Read and heard that cars are jammed, car parks are full and cars are parking illegally all around expo. We witnessed it ourselves yesterday evening at around 7pm.

Luckily Woofy told me that we should park at the other side of expo to avoid the main crowd. Spent around 5-10minutes to eventually get a lot. Other cars were still queuing at the main road to turn into expo…… the queue is long…. almost 300-400m long…

We saw a dialect club holding their dinner at expo level 2. 30-40 tables. We both felt that they are foolish not to check the dates because Sitex is on-going too. At 730pm, there only a couple of people inside. Most of them should be stuck in the horrible traffic jam and can’t find a parking space. I would say…. Foolish organizer….

Now let’s take a look at my purchases!

Wireless keyboard and mouse set from Logitech. $45.90. with 3 yrs warranty. Good buy! 4 stars

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Spray Spray Spray

Decided to give "Kangeroo" a small makeover since she has turned 5 last month. After all these years of enduring the hash weather, going to every place the owner wanted, it’s time she gets her birthday present.

Items required for her makeover:

• 3 Cans of Aerosol Paints (Metallic Black, Metallic Silver, Clear)
• 2 Rolls of Masking Tape
• Lots of newspaper
• 2-3 Hours<

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My 3rd Servicing of “Kangeroo”

For remembrance sake, I shall hijack’s google blog to post… My van has been revitalized today and given a complete checkup and major servicing

Things changed and money spent:

1. Schaeffers Supreme 9000 Motor Oil (5 bottles) - $60 (bought on my own)
2. Redline MTL Gear oil (3 bottles) - $63 (bought on my own)
3. Coolant - $25
4. Original Oil Filter - $15
5. Original Fuel Filter - $25
6. Air Filter - $22
7. Mitsubishi Pulley/Fan Belt - $35
8. Labour charge - $50

Total spent almost $300 and 5hours.

Had the mechanic checked the brakes (front & rear). They are good for minimum 40000km and 20000km more respectively. Other essential fluids were checked too. The van feels so much better to drive now. Google will enjoy the ride even more

Next servicing shall fix the wiper washer problem and change the air-con filter. Need cleaner air in the inside! Finally looking forward to having the van spray water onto the windscreen and wipe it off on its own!

Bangkok Trip 2008 Part 1

We packed our bags, all ready to fly!

The one that can’t bear to see us leave is……..

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Google Dreams of being King of the House

Standing atop of the couch like how Lion King stands on the cliff…..

More photos of Google on the couch in his proning position. He stays in such position for 5-10 minutes for no apparent reason!

View from 40 Storey HDB Flat

Went to the new 40 storey HDB flats in Toa Payoh over the weekends and it was windy and the location is fantastic. Just minutes away from Orchard Road, and a few subway stations away from CBD. Is it really worth paying such premium over the houses there? Just take a look at the view from the 40 storey!

New Handphone and GPS Receiver

Got a new $0 phone from my mobile operator and it’s one of the best free phone ever. It’s so value for money that I asked woofy to get it since her colleague has a mobile line to recontract and she doesn’t need any phone.

A pair of 6121 Classic.

It’s a Smartphone running on Symbian OS and there are tons of applications and games that can be installed on the phone itself. It just lacks a touchscreen and wifi which I would love to have. At least I gave up the idea of buying a PDA phone and save a lot of money. I can play my divx, xvid movies in the phone, read ebooks, bibles, microsoft documents and best of all…… a program that guides me on the roads.

I needed a bluetooth GPS receiver which doesn’t come with the phone. Found a brand new GPS for below $100 on the internet and shipped it over. It’s small and handy.

The Holux GPS Receiver which is about the size of a USB thumbdrive.

With the receiver and Mapking program, I can get driving directions! All I had to spend is $100 for a GPS and the handphone instead of paying at least $600 for a PDA Phone.

Very obedient Chihuahua

I was working at a supermarket on a particular night in Ang Mo Kio and saw this dog owner who left her Chihuahua at the entrance of the supermarket. She commanded the dog to stay and she went into the supermarket to do her shopping. Amazingly, the Chihuahua stayed there for a while before roaming around the entrance looking for the owner.

There wasn’t a moment that the dog tried to ran away. It waits for the owner faithfully! If I allow Google to do this, I would need to put up a Lost & Found notice!

New car sign