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Small Matter Big Thing

30/04/2012

 

Honestly, I am not really a techie person. I use machines such as computers out of necessity. In the process I work hard at picking up new things and finding out what are the best ways of doing things. I try to improve where I can and make life easier for myself.

So when things are changed and my comfort zone is challenged, I find it stressful. BUT I will press on. When I have to learn new things, I will set aside time to do so. When I need to adapt, I try my best…

Imagine then, my delight when I found I could do something totally alien to me, which I had only just learned about in 1 minute. Haha! I was shown it and then later I found I could piece it together and do it.

Not only that, I will be using it during one of my talks later. It is probably a small matter to some, but to me, it’s a big thing!

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Networking

28/03/2012

Mulling. Thinking back. Especially when I have to be quiet….

I have been writing on the net for a number of years now. It’s a great way to connect with friends and it gives me an outlet for my creative juices. My third Arrow seems to be picking up this trait too. I am thinking of recommending that she joins the cpa network and be recognised for her efforts despite her young age. Who knows she might also get to be rewarded monetarily and go on to be the creative writer she aims to be.

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New Toys

21/02/2012

It’s time for change. Change is one of the constants in life, the others being death and God.

I went hunting for quotes. Or rather, to be more truthful, I asked my staff to do the hunting of specs. We compared, studied and deliberated for weeks, yea even months.

Then suddenly my boss says, “Let’s do it”.

It’s all systems go and in a frantic two and a half weeks, many things come together. I meet various people, study more online and ask a lot of questions.

Then voila, just like that, divine connections come together and the purchases are made.

It’s almost scary because it happened so fast.

And now, I have a lot of learning to do….

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Love

05/02/2012

Good-looking Arrows. That’s what Hubby and I have. When they were younger, the opposite sex would come a-knocking. Hubby and I would have to teach them. Looks aren’t everything. Also, our policy is to encourage them to save themselves for the best one.

Of course, there would always be the pessimists who would say, “What if you get left behind?” Hubby would chortle and say we’d match make then!

Actually’ one of Hubby’s former colleagues found love on the internet and is now happily married with a young daughter. Another friend’s daughter is engaged to be married. Sites such as free dating online at Zyngle.com might also come in useful, though approached with caution and eyes opened. And yes, love CAN happen….

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Music Magic

30/01/2012

I come home from a hard day’s work.

Stumbling and almost dropping the many bags and the house keys, I can feel my energy levels dropping further.

Then I throw open the front door and almost fall into the hallway. That’s when I hear it.

Music.

Our youngest Arrow.

She has been singing and playing the guitar. It’s almost self-taught too – she takes time to download songs from youtube. Then, headphones on, she strums and sings along.

And as I walk up the stairs, I feel my spirits rise along, and I am no longer weary. What a welcome home…. Unbeatable.

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Barcodes!

05/12/2011

Recently a friend bought a hair dryer and she it used it for the second time, the thing started to smoke! At first she thought it was somehow burning her hair. Then she thought perhaps it was burning dust because it was new. Then she realised a part on the inside was melting in the heat! What a shock she had!

She decided that it was because it was cheaply made. Shoddy workmanship. Henceforth, she declared she will get only quality goods. And, she announced, she would walk around with miniature barcode scanners to tell her the place of production and memorize some others. You see, she found out that the first three numbers can refer to the country e.g. 30 to 37 is from France. South Atrican goods start with 600 to 601. German products sport the prefix 400-44. China made goods use 690, 691 and 692….

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Presenting My Case!

04/12/2011

So there I was, supposedly showing a video to my superior. I played it on my really-lousy-about-to-fall-apart-and-many-years-old laptop, which surprisingly does very well normally. Today, however, it decided to play up. Just as well. I was in the campaign for a new laptop after all.

I switched the DVD over to another laptop – my work one. Of course, this one didn’t fare too well either, which is the main reason why I started the campaign. The sound volume was at max for both the software and the hardware and sounded a fraction better than the first laptop. It was JUST ABOUT passable.

Then I made my pitch – “Oh, I really need a new laptop,” with an appropriate resigned sigh.

There came the IMMEDIATE and much desired reply, “YES YOU DO!”

Case closed.

I am glad he didn’t suggest getting laptop speakers instead although that would be very nice too!

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Electronically Equipped and Easy

03/12/2011

So there we were in Sukau, all excited with the sights and sounds.

Isn’t this an amazing sight first thing in the morning? Then we take a walk and I see sights like this….

Amazingly gnarled tree trunk! Love the place! Located nearby each other so you don’t have to spend days traveling to find these beauties.

The nice thing is that the place we stayed in is fully equipped too – we had free wifi! Haha!

Does it make you want to get your reservation in? With electronic payments made easy, all you need to do is get your calendar out and mark your free dates down….!

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Synchronise and Save

29/10/2011

My heart nearly missed a beat the other day. And not because of some hunk catching my eye. (Too old for that now!)

Rather, it was when my laptop hung and I couldn’t get to my documents. Worse, it was showing a blue screen. I try not to load my machines too much, but I am a camera addict.

Hubby introduced me to the concept of storage in cyberspace. Normally, the fear would be this is where missing electronic documents go and never to be found nor be retrieved, causing much sorrow. Just the thought of all the blood, sweat and tears poured in – inconsolable! Hence this Dokmee document management software sounds like it;s something I should explore. Join me?

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New Laptop!

18/10/2011

No, I am not getting one …. though I do wish I could. With so many lovely photos to upload, so many stories to type up, and not to mention so many videos to process, I do wish I had one with a better graphic card and better processing speed.

Do I talk like I know what I am saying? Good bluff?

Well, it would all be quite easy if I could get my hands on some Toshiba Laptop Computers! They would be handy, long lasting and light…..

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