happy birthday mum

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM

It was my mum’s birthday and she’s always been the type to prefer to stay at home than go out, so the TRAN CLAN gathered at my parent’s house for an early dinner. My mum is a gentle soul, she has always been a stay at home mum looking after her 4 kids. She doesn’t […]

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FIXING THE LIGHT

FIXING THE LIGHT

One of our office lights almost feel the other day and today an electrician came to fix it. This is a picture of the light almost falling from the ceiling. It was held by 2 screws on the right hand side. The plastic cover almost fell off so the electrician use some cable ties to […]

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TOO HOT TO HANDLE

TOO HOT TO HANDLE

Today we hit over 46 degrees. It was a hot and humid day. It was lucky I had the air con in the office and didn’t realise it was that hot until I came out. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: Had to shut down digital signage players for […]

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WIFES BIRTHDAY AND OLIVIA STARTING SCHOOL

WIFES BIRTHDAY AND OLIVIA STARTING SCHOOL

Two major events happened today. It was my wife’s birthday and my daughter started kindergarten. As a present,  I gave my wife the 360fly 4K camera and the Ascent Women’s Self Inflating Mat. She was excited to receive these gifts especially when she needed the Mat for an event. We all enjoyed the cake we […]

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recovery from RM RF

RECOVERY FROM RM -RF

I panicked today after doing the worst thing anyone could do on their VPS CentOS server. I ran the command, RM -RF /* and what this meant was files from the Operating System was being removed. I managed to stop the transfer when access denied error messages started appearing on the console. That’s when I […]

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binding day

BINDING DAY

I learnt a few things about binding machines. There are two types, one for binding plastic combs and the other for binding wired combs. The holes for each is different and therefore you can’t mix and match.  I had to bind roughly 150 booklets and I stayed up until 3 am. Someone had a large […]

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sale time 1

SALE TIME

I share a sale today on a bargain community. I felt so product posting my first deal. I always saving money and finding good deals! Another really hot day – the car thermometer hit 45.5 degrees ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: Lead generation through chat Enquiry for Digital […]

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chinese new year 2017

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017

Is it Chinese New Year and it’s a time to celebrate!! Why? Because it’s a tradition and it’s a good excuse to just eat, catch up with friends and family. More importantly, those who have certain beliefs can pay their respects to God, their ancestors and also pray for peace and harmony in their family. […]

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anime war

ANIME WARS

I’ve been an anime fan since I was a kid watching Holly and Benji (also known as Captain Tsubasa) in Italy. I’ve watched quite a few animes in my younger days and when I came across an awesome anime with all the main hero fighters in the one I was hooked. It’s called Anime Wars […]

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COULDNT TURN THE CAR KEYS IN IGNITION

COULDN’T TURN THE CAR KEYS IN IGNITION

Another car problem today. I couldn’t turn the car keys in the ignition, it was like stuck to the O position. After some research. the symptoms were related to the ignition barrel. Some of the articles suggested to replace the barrel and it required the removal of certain panels near the steering wheel but I […]

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TO EXERCISE OR NOT TO EXERCISE FOR LOSING WEIGHT

TO EXERCISE OR NOT TO EXERCISE FOR LOSING WEIGHT

I watched this informative video discussing how exercising is great for the health but not so great for weight loss. It details how eating and controlling our calorie intake is the best way to lose weight. Watch the video below. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: I’ve received another […]

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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017 PREPARATIONS

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017 PREPARATIONS

This year, Chinese New Year falls on the  28th January 2017. Coming from an Asian background, there is a requirement to always have the house squeaky clean before Chinese New Year – so that’s what we did today. Here’s a list of other superstitious things you should not do during Chinese New Year: Here’s a list […]

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the unsual beach

THE UNUSUAL BEACH

We went to the beach today. Well, it wasn’t your usual beach with sand, water and rocks. It was a large pit area with lots of white balls. It was called “THE BEACH” and it was held in Barangaroo Cutaway. It was a free event and the wife wanted to go with the kids. We […]

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quotes quotes quotes

QUOTES QUOTES QUOTES

Most of my day was spent preparing quotes. We receive enquiries from all over the world and this time it was from Illinois US. The clients’ requirement was to provide a digital wayfinding solutions for their school but due to the location, we were not able to supply them with the hardware and onsite services. In […]

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THE SWAP AND THE CONTRIBUTION

THE REFUND AND THE CONTRIBUTION

I had to return one of the vegetarian burgers today at a large retailer and was asked why I was returning it. I mentioned to the lady the patty didn’t taste right and I didn’t use it. It was kept in the fridge and was only taken out during the short transportation to and from […]

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not so mini king mushroom

THE NOT SO MINI KING MUSHROOM

I came across a little but big Mini King Mushroom whilst preparing dinner. My daughter looked at it and yelled out “That’s fat!”. I had to correct her and tell her it’s actually big not fat. Apparently, she said the same thing when she saw a large man at a shopping centre. One of my […]

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the vego party 1

THE VEGO PARTY

We had the party today. It was obviously a Vegetarian party and here are some photos of the food we indulged in: I don’t think many people ate my hummus lol. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: I’ve been creating new banners using GetStencil it is a fast and easy […]

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try something new 1

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Have you tried or learnt something new today? I sure did. I decided for tomorrow party to make hummus from scratch.  I’ve never done this before but decided to get out of my comfort zone and just give it a TRY. I followed a recipe I found on the Internet and replaced some of the […]

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guest posting 1

GUEST POSTING

Guest posting is one of the best marketing strategies to increase exposure for your brand and business. Guest posting has benefits for both the website owner and the guest poster. For the website owner, publishing guest posts on their website allows fresh content to be indexed on Google which is great for SEO – content […]

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