Harry Potter mania

One of my tasks at work is to place orders for name badges for a certain major telecommunications chain.

The other day some jokers put their names as "Wingardium" and "Leviosah".

Had a really good laugh when I saw it.

I put the requests through. I figured that if that was what they wanted, then that is what they will get.

I like people with a sense of humour. :)

Suburban Humour - Part 2

My neighbours are so funny. Just to give you the background on things, we have been having major issues with our increasingly vindictive body corporate manager.

One of my neighbours rang my doorbell this evening and handed me some forms. When I asked what they were for, he replied with uncharacteristic glee:

Its so we can get rid of the body corporate bitch.

*pause*

Wait.. I meant manager.




HAHAHAHHAHHAHA

Culinary adventures

I tried a green curry recipe out in a bout of late night cooking sometime last week. I was delighted with the result. The mushrooms were especially tasty because they absorb lots of the curry. Cooking is fun when you're in the mood.

From this:



To this:



I wonder what other recipes I should try next.

Life

Sometimes we get so caught up in what we think life is that we chase after things that are upon hindsight ephemeral and inconsequential.

We forget to be thankful for all that we have. We think that if only we attain more material things, like Wii Fit or a pair of nice shoes, we will be happier.

We live in a consumerist society. We buy temporary happiness. And perhaps decades of advertising has somewhat addled our perception of what brings us happiness.

I refer to real happiness. Not that airy fairy Oh-I-Got-Something-New euphoria.

Real happiness is not the latest thingamajig wrapped up in trendy packaging. Years from now, all that stuff is just going to be exactly that. Stuff. Gathering dust in some obscure part of the house.

Real happiness is Family. Friends. Health. Security.

And most of us have that. But we forget to be grateful for them because they always seem to be there. We take them all for granted when we should be living each day just being truly glad that they are in our lives.

My godmother was diagnosed with cancer a few days ago. We are in shock. I hope she beats it. I hope she gives it such a good thrashing that it never comes back.

Weekend

This morning when I found I could not reach my clothesline without getting dandelion fluff all over me, I realised it was time to do some serious weeding.

The weeds were close to a meter high.

The last time I actually ventured into my back garden was about a month or two ago. I prefer to hang my laundry in a sunny spot indoors because it eliminates the rain, pollen and dust factors.

Anyway, I started weeding at 9am. Gloves were essential. Most of those weeds either irritate the skin or have thorns. I managed half the garden and figured I would finish the job next weekend because I had to leave for church. Was later pleasantly surprised to find that my brother had done the rest of the weeding. :)

So now we have two big garbage bags full of weeds, which I am happily leaving in the sun to wilt.

I would say that it has been a relatively productive weekend. The floor is mopped, the clothes are washed, the ant invaders massacred (the credit goes to my brother), the library book returned, and I even managed to buy two peoples' Christmas presents. :D

Every weekend should be this productive!

On Plans

And so... the reason I haven't been blogging.

John has been visiting for the past week.

I'm on unpaid leave and we have been playing the role of trigger-happy tourists. 

Or to be more accurate, I've been trigger-happy and my camera-shy better half is the tourist. ♥