Last weekend, my hands were itching to rearrange our living room furniture for the nth time. Of course, I had my husband help put my ideas into action because any brisk move I’d make can potentially send us all to the birthing suite! Ha ha. Then, I wished that we have wall mounts for the [...]
Entries from August 2009
Itchy Hands
August 31st, 2009 No Comments
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With A Little Help From Friends
August 26th, 2009 No Comments
Our move to Sydney was made easier with the help of friends who have established residence here for years. Their experiences and tips became handy when it was our turn to take care of the nitty-gritty stuff like getting personal, house and motorhome insurance. Without their help, we will be at a loss for sure. [...]
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Tough Times
August 16th, 2009 No Comments
It can be irritating at times when, some companies send you tons of junk mails (e.g. surveys, insurance quotes) and make follow-up calls thereafter. As if it’s not enough that you spend time sorting the mails, reading through them and eventually throwing them away, they still call to follow-up on their marketing gimmick. However, I [...]
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A Happy, Happy Christmas
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
My family has started preparing the place where we’ll stay when we fly to the Philippines in November. The details such as windows, AC filters, electric fans, cabinets will be scrubbed clean of course and I requested for new curtains and possible a sofa set to be put in place. I’m excited to bring home [...]
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Living in Suburbia
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
A couple of friend visited us last Sunday and brought up the topic of moving in our suburb. The husband openly admitted that he’s getting worried about the area where they currently live as most of the gang-related activities originate from their suburb. He had home alarm systems installed in their apartment but he’s still [...]
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Water Drops
August 7th, 2009 No Comments
In the ten months that we have been renting a villa, we’ve not had major problems with our neighbors or the apartment per se. Save for minor leaks in the kitchen and bathroom pipes, which were immediately repaired by the landlord’s handyman, we have nothing negative to say about our place. I can say that [...]
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