QUOTES TURNED INTO INVOICES

QUOTES TURNED INTO INVOICES

Had some good news and managed to convert a few quotes into invoices. It did take a week or so to get ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: Exchanged son’s school shirt and shorts Quotes turned to invoices [bar group=”124″] FITNESS WORKOUT Today, I did a fitness workout which […]

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Start of chinese school

START OF CHINESE SCHOOL

Both of my kids started Chinese Mandarin school today. My son is now in Chinese Year 2 and my daughter in Year 1. When I dropped off the kids to school my eldest seemed a bit nervous and didn’t want to go and made several excuses. In the end, he had no choice but to […]

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CONFUSION WITH SHOE SIZES

CONFUSION WITH SHOE SIZES

I ordered a pair of shoes from the online Puma store a few days ago. They are the indoor soccer shoes called evoPOWER 4.3 Tricks IT Men’s Football Boots. I decided to buy them since they were on sale and my previous Lotto shoes were no longer wearable (part of the sole tore from the shoe). […]

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the sleepless night

THE SLEEPLESS NIGHT

Hardly had any sleep and realised how much impact this can be on the body. As part of the Chinese New Year tradition, I had to make sure the lamp and the incense don’t go off so you pretty much have to stay up all night for this. The only time you can have a […]

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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 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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my car trouble is in the air

CAR TROUBLE IS IN THE AIR

Another hot day and what made it worse was the car had a problem with the air conditioner. It wouldn’t turn on for some reason but I’m assuming because the outside of the car hit 41 degrees – maybe? When I was inside the car, I was sweating like crazy. The other thing I noticed […]

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the headache 1

THE HEADACHE

I had a headache today. I think this was the result of cutting the grass on a very hot day. I tried shaking it off by a quick shower but it didn’t work. I then decided to take some Nurofen as I needed to go out and do a couple of jobs for Advertise Me. […]

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what a hot day 1

WHAT A HOT DAY

It hit 40 degrees today!!! I managed to stay indoors for most of the day except when I had to go pick up a parcel in Seven Hills. The kids wanted to go outside to ride their bikes but I told them they couldn’t because of the heat. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s […]

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fix up mysql errors 1

FIX UP MYSQL ERRORS

I noticed one of our websites digitalsignageblog.com was not displaying correctly. It appeared as if it was not loading some of the posts and the menu items were all incorrect. I ran a database repair by using the instructions here: WordPress Database Repair I thought this would have fixed the problem but it didn’t. After […]

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palm reading 2

PALM READING

Something really interesting happened to me whilst walking to the gym. I was crossing a road and this Indian guy (i think he was) with a bear and wearing a Turpin he said “You’re very lucky”. I said excuse me? “You’re a very lucky man” he repeated. He pulled me over and said he was […]

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DOES THIS MAKE YOUR KIDS LAUGH OR CRY 1

DOES THIS MAKE YOUR KIDS LAUGH OR CRY?

I decided to capture a video of a toy my daughter received from Christmas. It’s a rubber toy that when squeezed, the eyes pop out. She found laughed hysterically when she played with it and initially I didn’t know why she was laughing so hard. I thought that maybe kids find this scary so I decided […]

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Personalise your proposals 1

PERSONALISE YOUR PROPOSALS

Submitting proposal for potential clients is a time-consuming process! Let me re-emphasise the word POTENTIAL. Yes – it means they may or may not use your products or services depending on their requirements. As a supplier, it’s painfully difficult to gauge what they are after and some of the questions that you may be asking yourself before submitting […]

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HOW TO CREATE A GIF IMAGE 1

HOW TO CREATE A GIF IMAGE

Creating a GIF image file is easy! All you have to do is look for an online GIF generator and upload the images you want to include in the GIF. The one I’ve used in this example is gifmaker.me All you have to do is upload the photos (rename the files using numbers so that […]

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ITS A RUNTASTIC DAY

IT’S A RUNTASTIC DAY

I had a chance to try the Runtastic app (iTunes or Android). I installed this app because there was a code that upgraded the Free version to Pro so I thought I’d try it. The app wasn’t so bad. It was simple to use and like many other apps it has a Voice Coach so […]

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happy new year 2017 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017

Hi fellow readers. It’s the first day of 2017 and I decided last night to start my own personal blog and website. I want to share my personal and business experiences here with you all and just my journey in life – I regret not starting this earlier. Eventually, my kids may read this when […]

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