Picking up the slack

If there’s any job in the world, I would not take, is to be a customer service officer. To be abused and criticised over your company’s product incompetencies, would be emotionally painful. As it is, not all customer service officers are given the SAME training. The SAME product knowledge. So, there are alot of inconsistencies when you speak to different officers everytime you call them.

Even if they leave notes about the conversation in their system, different people interpret it differently. And let’s not talk about the different continents, these officers live in! Sometimes I even have difficulty understanding their accent! Completely feckless, when it comes to delivering their promises!

I am truly fedup with them. The companies that always say they will provide the best customer service ever. If they just improve their products, there won’t be a need to have any customer service!

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Recycled doors

If you’ve got me as your Facebook friend, you’ll know that we recently recycled a couple of doors, making it into tables. I was adamant in taking down those doors, because they really wasted space. Mr.T decided that he’ll convert those doors into tables.

Well.. the first door/table, was converted with other recycled materials. Which did not bode well with me, when he said, that the kids would be using this table. Kids being kids, will have a tendency to lean and sit on them. I don’t want this table to go crashing down, onto my beautiful floorboards.

So, Mr.T had to look high and low for suitable door hardware, that would be kid friendly. Finally, he found it and within a day, it was passed my QC inspection (after I sat my big fat bum on it..and it didn’t collapse).

So..yea. For some reason, there are alot of tables in this house. I think it’s because we like to work on it.

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The year of the tiger!

RAWRRRRRR!

Can’t believe the year of the Ox will end soon. I’ll have to wait another 12 more years before I see ol Oxen again. I also can’t believe that Chinese New Year is just next week! I remembered I used to go all nazi when it came to spring cleaning. Right down to using a toothbrush in between my kitchen tiles. Now, I can’t be bothered. I know there should be things to clean, but as it is, I’m already cleaning my house every single day..so, I’ve decreed that there should be no more extra cleaning.

If there are cobwebs, let there be cobwebs.

If there is dust, let there be dust.

As long as there are no ants and cockroaches.

I’m a happy girl.

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Spring allergies?

Last Spring, was weird for me. I think I had some hay fever! I’m not sure if it’s really hay fever, but the eyes were itchy..I kept sneezing away.

Apparently, the pollens in the air is so thick in the morning, that one farmer (flying over his crops), could see a layer of thick pollen blanketing his farm. I never imagined it to be that bad, actually. So, yea. it was my first time, experiencing it. While it was mild and I didn’t have to reach for any allergy relief, some friends have it bad, and must take medication or they won’t be able to get out of their homes! In fact, they have to take it continuously throughout the day, or they’ll not be able to function at all!

I am just glad that it only happened (to me) infrequently during spring. I dread to think if it got worse….. I’d have to take a cocktail of chemicals!

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Bye bye dell

Before I moved here, I had a Dell. I was quite happy with it, it ran smoothly for a while, until I installed an anti-virus software. I purposely programmed it to run at times, when I wasn’t working on the PC. I knew that it would slow down the processing speed tremendously. Plus with photoshop and illustrator running simultaneously, it was a killer just waiting for the process to stop! PLUS! I really hated it when the Anti-Virus software reseller charges my credit card on an annual basis. I had to write to them 3 times, to stop it, since I gave my Dell to my Father-in-Law.

I didn’t know that there was even an antivirus software that wouldn’t slow down your PC. Did you? Apparently, this software is fantastic in  their all-new technology: antivirus + antispyware engine. It also has an advanced anti-rootkit technology, but I think the best bit of all? The fact that it doesn’t ever automatically charge you on a yearly basis. How cool is that?

But.. now that I have a Mac. I tried to check if there was a Mac version. But for some strange reason, I couldn’t find it anywhere in their website. I wonder, if there was a Mac version, it would work exactly like the PC version? Because I still don’t want my Mac to slow down, just to handle this extra application! As it is, I’ve got too many things running at the same time. I love my Mac!

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Growing boys..

As my boys grow up, I’m really not liking the pre-teen and teen years. I will have to deal with them looking at girls, thinking about ciggies and how cool it would look on them..and of course, drugs. Ok.. I’m no saint..and have been there, done that. Which makes it really worse..because I know that it can be fun. If done in moderation (hahaha..what a bad parent I am). I hope that I will be able to knock some sense in them, teaching them that saying “no” is ok sometimes. And don’t run away from dogs who want to chase you. Ok, ignore that last sentence.

Here’s the thing. I’ll also have to deal with pimples and acne. I’m sure they’ll grow up to be vain boys..and I know they’ll be painfully shy when these nasties pop out. Should I just buy them treatment for adult acne? Or see a dermatologist?

But..really, what does one do when a dog chases you? We all know the dog will outrun you..so, do you stop and just stand still?

Hmmm… I’m just going to google it right now..and deliver the answer to you!

Interesting. The best answer is to stand tall, stand real straight. Fold your arms and look straight with authority. Do not look at the dog at all. Just keep still and be quiet. (It’s funny..but I’m doing the same exact thing as I type. HA HA HA HA!).  So..tell your kids that. Since they’re short, tell them to face their back towards them. NO EYE CONTACT.

Ok..off tangent here. But my boys often attract running dogs..and run helplessly away from them. So..have to start training them on this.

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Tanned

Ok, seeing that last post, did make me think alot about my skin. I admit..it’s going downhill.

I have a love-hate relationship with the sun. What more, the Australian sun is really strong..and just standing out doing my laundry for 5 minutes, I can literally feel it burning me. But, funny how I don’t really feel it when I’m at the beach. Anyhoo, does anyone know what is the best anti aging product in the market? Because this beech babe needs it. I don’t know how effective it will be…but I’m willing to try anything. Once. For free of course!

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Beeech Babes

Ok, summer time, I used to dread summer time. But this year, I’ve been liking it. Quite a bit.

Not so good for the skin, but oh-so-good for the soul! You see the beach, you feel calm. You sit down on your mat, feel the sand, feel the breeze, smell the salt in the air. The sky so blue, the waters so clear (but cold). Your kids just dive into the water, and you kick back… with a drink in your hand, watching them.

It is highly relaxing. It is relaxing because… I don’t have to wear some silly 2 piece suit. I don’t have to suck in my jelly belly (praying that some tretinoin will drop onto my lap). Btw, that helps in reducing cellulite. I just don’t have to pretend to be some beach babe. I don’t have to do any housework. I can’t think of anything else, but look at the view in front of me.

I take my photographs of my happy lot and I’m happy. I fiddle with the camera..wondering why can’t I shoot some fantastic shots? But.. it doesn’t matter..because I just need to fiddle more.

So yea.. I like going to the beach. It’s relaxing. We should get a beach house. Yea.. summertime.

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The shower routine.

Here it goes. A real boring story.

My No.3 has a shower routine. I think it’s just the way he’s been going through it day after day after day, since the day he was born. I put the baby bathtub in the shower. I put a towel on the floor. I brush his teeth then, I tell him, “Spit it out!”. He promptly swallows it. Luckily, it’s baby toothpaste..so, not much weird stuff, well, at least I hope so.

I give him some water to gargle, and tell him to spit it out. But, he promptly swallows it. Again.

Then, we shake off the clothes (yea.. it’s a game!), and he sits in his bath. Where I literally spray him with water. He giggles with delight..every time the shower sprays into his mouth. Soap him, and shower off. Easy.

Then, lay him on the towel, dry off. Dab on some natural face cream, as his cheeks are pretty dry. And nappy on and PJs.

He looks forward to it everyday..I think he just enjoys playing with water!

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Exasperated!

The past 2 weeks, I’ve been at loggerheads with .. customer service staff. First it was my internet service provider. I switched my accounts from my SIL’s name to mine. Obviously all this while, I’ve been the one paying the bills, but it had been under her name. I’ve always wanted to change it, and I finally did. And.. I had so much problems changing it. First, they changed my plan, then I found I couldn’t even go online, and everytime I spoke to someone…they told me it was my Mac and the wireless modem. I tell you, I’m not that stupid enough to know that I knew that my Mac was still ‘talking’ to my modem.

Finally, I spoke to a more knowledgeable staff (I was at the brink of breaking down, many curse words were already delivered to ‘overseas’ staff), and he suggested that he would reset the modem on their end and see what happens. Lo behold! It worked.

Then, it was about my kids’ vitamin supplements (not my diet supplement). The bottle was already opened and I wrote to them asking them what is the next step. It has been 7 days…working days and they have yet to return my email. I’m really not up to calling them on their free line, because I don’t want to be put on hold, and I don’t want to waste my time talking to them. As it is, I already wasted so much time talking to the damn internet service provider.

Alas…. I have been advised to call them..apparently it is much quicker that way. Ok..if that’s the case, then why on earth did they put an email contact there?

Grrrrrrrrrr!

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