Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Our Melbourne itinerary was largely designed for the kids, and the first of four animal parks was included as an optional item with the first day tour we booked, and with Grayline (more comments of this day tour company in
Checking into the Pegasus Apart’Hotel @ A’Beckett Street was quick, and the paperwork had already been prepared before our arrival. Interestingly, we were not required to pay the $200 security deposit for incidentals. Rather, our incidental deposit was $1 using
The last time I was in Melbourne was more than 20 years ago. I’d just graduated and was in the city to participate in the Australasian Debates as an adjudicator. As much of our slightly more than the week long
Third consecutive and last post on little gadgets – honest! – before I return to this blog’s regular programming, which is… er, heck there’s no regular programming on this blog. We write about anything that pops into our heads! I’ve
One of Singapore’s most well-known computer accessories and electronics retail store is Challenger. I vaguely remember how small they once was – visiting their small shop in the mid 1980s’ then Funan Center I vaguely recall – compared to the
I remembered that there was widespread sentiment a decade ago when Made in China products started appearing everywhere, and much of that first reaction was anything but positive. Products labeled ‘MIC’ were scoffed at with derision. The more forward thinkers
I remembered when we first started planning for family vacations at the turn of the century. Internet use wasn’t nearly as pervasive as it is today, and the web pages that did talk about various places of attractions tend not
There has to be a first to everything. We’ve been writing for this spot of virtual space for 17 years now, and this would be the first time something about shoes is posted, and not for women either too! I
I’ve had loads of luck with Amazon purchases. Even without the Amazon Prime membership, their free-shipping options to Singapore has made it possible for a lot of items to be bought online and delivered here and costing less than what
While waiting for the Huawei Smartwatch to arrive from Amazon here, another item that I ordered got delivered in the interim. A new backpack for work and the upcoming Melbourne trip – the Thule Enroute Blur 2 Daypack and from
I’ve a pretty good track record of using Android devices. None of the probably about a dozen Android tablets and smartphones I’ve used in the about last 7 years have failed in a fashion that I haven’t been able to
The Meike MK320F for the Fujifilm cameras arrived yesterday. The Chinese company has an online store, and the MK320 Speedlite is also available through places like Lazada. You’d likely going to get it cheaper off eBay though. There are numerous
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