Book 'Em Danno!

I was driving this evening and I heard the theme song from Hawaii Five-O being played on the radio and I was smiling form ear to ear and humming along with the tune :) I thoroughly loved that show when I was a little boy (yes, they did have Five-O on Planet Zork too, Nessa & MP ... LOL!). I can still picture the intro where they slowly zoom in on Jack Lord standing on the top of this building as he turns his head and his hair brushes across his forehead ... man, that was so cool that I tried imitating it every chance I got ... LOL!

Actually I've always loved Hawaii though I've never ever been there. It's the kind of place I'd love to retire to one day. Get myself a nice place by the beach, laze around with a nice good book and some iced cool beer and snoozing off to the gentle breeze and soothing sounds of the ocean. Man, that would be the life :D Maybe I should check out some Hawaii real estate sites and see what they have to offer in terms of settling down there. I should also check out Kauai real estate and Maui real estate sites if I wanted to settled down a little outside of Hawaii itself.

But then who am I kidding? Where in heavens name am I going to find money to even buy a hut in my own neighbourhood let alone Hawaii! I guess I'd better stick to more realistic retirement plans ... LOL!

Speed Demons Of The Mini Kind!

Gosh, I just seem to have so much time on my hands today that this is my 4th post today! Incredible isn't it? LOL! I'll enjoy this free time while I can cos come next year, I'll probably be up to my neck with work. Besides I just came back from getting my mechanic to give me a rough quote on my car repairs and he gave me 3 options and I don't like a single one of those options at all! Anyway, I'll be leaving my car with him for the actual repairs after the new year cos he's a little busy right now, hopefully my cars lasts till then ...

It really is not easy owning a car at all. When I first bought a car, who'd have thought that it would involve so much money just maintaining it. Guess nothing comes easy in this world. Maybe I should get myself one of those Pocket Bikes that I saw in this website called Your Pocket Bikes. This website offers you the chance to own a cool looking Super Pocket Bikes that hits those high speeds but at a fraction of the cost. This site also offers great product reviews and comparisons with up to date information on the latest brands and products of these cool mini bikes. If you're stumped and need to know anything about these mini bikes, there are loads of pictures, articles, FAQs and much more to guide you.

I checked the site out and found it to be pretty interesting. I've always wanted to own a chopper but didn't think I could ever afford one but then I saw this super sleek Mini Choppers they have and at incredibly affordable prices, something I think I could afford in this lifetime ... LOL! And I'll bet they're cheaper to maintain than my car! Whatever reasons you may have and if you're into bikes, especially the mini kind, go check out what they have cos there simply is nothing better that zippin' around in the evenings with this sleek, mean, cool, fast mean mini machines :D

Gloomy Horizons ...

Hmmm, I just finished my blog hopping just now and was still bored so I kinda started counting how much I actually spent for Christmas and also for the kids back to school stuff. After some serious pounding away on my trusty old calculator my eyeballs nearly popped out of its sockets! I didn't know I had that much money to spend! Man, this is going to cost some serious cost cutting measures next month seeing as how I'm going to have to spend a whole lot more for the repair bill of my car and there still is quite a lot more of the kids school stuff to still buy and pay next year. Sigggghhhhh .... the new year hasn't even started yet and it's not looking good.

Gosh, I wonder how those people with lots of kids do it. I mean, this year alone the kids school stuff cost an arm an a leg and I only have 2 boys, imagine those with more than 2 kids, like 3, 4 or even 5 kids, which is not uncommon in this neck of the woods. And having credit cards tend to make one spend more that they're capable of repaying so you can just imagine the amount of bad credit loans out there.

Well, if you fall into that category of credit card problems, then why not check out this site called Bad Credit Offers which is a good place providing resources that will help you get back on your feet if you're in a little financial bind. They offer great insight on credit repair and debt relief where you can consolidate all your debts, even get a free online debt assessment to help you take that first step in getting back on your feet financially. Who knows I just might keep this in mind after paying for all the kids school stuff and also when I get the repair bill of my car!

Year End Boredom!

Man, I've just finished all that needs to be done in the office for today and now I'm pretty bored doing nothing in the office. I'm supposed to take my godforsaken car to the mechanics again but that's only about lunch time and it's still 2 hours or so to go before lunch time. Man, the time sure moves real slow when you have nothing to do.

I could always do some of those outstanding assignments I have in my inbox but I'm a little dry in the brain right now to come up with anything interesting for those assignments. I have one on cerebral palsy and that is going to take a little bit of research before I can even begin to post anything about it. I mean I do know what cerebral palsy is and all but I'd like to know even more before I actually do the assignment.

Oh, well, with the amount of time on my hands right now, maybe I should do something constructive for a change, yeah right! I think I'll go blog hop now ... LOL!

Hosting Blues ...

I've been contemplating getting my own domain for my other blog for quite a while now. I've been seeing and reading about how some of the bloggers I know getting their own domains and it seems like a good idea. But then I'm not really sure which hosting company really is reliable when it comes to hosting my blog, especially my personal blog, Anything Goes! I don't want it to always be unaccessible and stuff like that.

I know a little bit about this hosting stuff but unfortunately I learned it the hard way when I was handling my office website hosting. The hosting company we previously had (we have a new one now) was really one of the worst and most expensive I've ever known (though I didn't know it back when we first signed them on). They gave us a lot of problems with down time that we finally terminated their service but even then, we're still having some major problems with them right up to this very day.

That episode has really given me a bad impression on most hosting companies, though I know it's really unfair to judge them all cos I know now there are a lot of pretty reliable, professional and affordable business website hosting and personal website hosting companies out there with wonderful packages that I can choose from. But that also leads me to the problem out finding and sorting which one is really suited for what I need. Well, I guess when I really am ready to take the plunge (which is quite strong right now) I'll do some solid research before signing up with any hosting company. After all I don't want to go through the nightmare I went through with my office hosting people!

I'm Being Interviewed ...

I just got tagged by Nessa of Mumblings, who has a new header by the way, pretty groovy too I must say :) Anyway, this is probably my last tag for this year unless of course someone else goes and tags me by tomorrow ... LOL!

This meme is about doing an interview with me. Wow, is that cool or what? Nobody has interviewed me before and this sure feels like fun. Makes me feel like I'm on the night show with David Letterman or something ... LOL! Ok now on to what this meme really is. Hmmm, let's see ... the instructions are as follows.

Instructions: -
Remove 1 question below and add in your very own personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 (oh my god, eight people?) people, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged. So whoever I tag, please, please, please give me some face and answer all the questions, k? LOL!

• At what age do you wish to marry? Who knows, us spaceman types can never be certain about stuff like that ... LOL!

• If you were to be stranded on a desert island, who are the 3 blog buddies you would take with you? Why? Nessa, cos she thinks I'm quirky and funny (poor girl must be suffering from mental delusions ... LOL), Adrian my best buddy so I can bore him with my non-stop chatter and urmmm, does Jennifer Garner have a blog?

• Where is the place that you want to go the most? Right now I have no idea. Ask me tomorrow!

• If you can have 1 dream come true, what would it be? Be supreme ruler of Earth!

• What's the best compliment you've ever received? That I'm funny! Gosh, people get your heads checked ... LOL!

• What are you afraid to lose the most? Hmmmm, my super trusty ray gun!

• If you win $1 million, what would you do? Buy my own island!

• If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her? Or would you keep it to yourself and observe from afar? Hmmm, I shall not answer that on grounds that it may incriminate me!

• List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you. Nessa is warm hearted and often times a funny little girl with a sense of humor :D

• If you could go back in time, would you like to change something in your life? What would it be? Whoa, now that is too deep to even fathom, but I would find out tomorrows lottery draw results so I could win big time!

• Which type of person do you hate most? Liars and inconsiderate idiots!

• What is your ambition? Be supreme ruler of the planet Earth!

• What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad? I have no idea ...

• Have you ever been betrayed? Have you forgiven that person? Nope, not that I can recall.
  

• What do you think is the most important thing in your life? My trusty super duper ray gun?

• Are you a shopaholic or no? No, definitely not, well, urmmm, ok, maybe when it comes to gadgets!

• Which actress or actors you would like to be? Clive Owen, now that is one cool dude oh and Mat Sentul too ...LOL!

• It would be 2008 in a few days, do you have a new year's resolution? Oh, loads of 'em that I don't intend to keep at all ... LOL!

• Do you have any plans for tomorrow? Yeah, work!

• My Question: Do you think men should do household chores? Yeah, if he knows whats good for him! LOL!
  

I tag the following bloggers:-

Diamond ~ Adrian ~ Menopause Princess ~ Deana ~ Lena

** I'm only tagging 5 people so there's 3 slots left, feel free to take it up and join in the fun.

Buggy Confessions ...

Ok, I have a confession to make and I'm not too proud of it. I know I always claim I'm a spaceman and all but I have this deep phobia of bugs, and I mean all kinds of bug, well almost all kinds. Yesterday while I was surfing, my son was in the room at the same time and suddenly he screamed in fright and point up to the wall in front of me. I looked up at what he was pointing at and what I saw made me scream in fright too! There was this huge flying roach on the wall, well, ok maybe not that huge, but it was a roach nonetheless and a flying one at that!

I was out of my chair in a flash and both me and my son continued screaming and called for Mrs. Spiff to go take care of that flying bug. When it comes to bugs and stuff like that, she's the brave one in the family. So, while we were both huddled in fear, Mrs. Spiff came over and tried to squash the bug ...

'Eeewwww Honey, make sure you wash your hands with Dettol before touching me ....' (LOL)

Well, to cut a long story short, she didn't squash the damn critter and it got away but at least I felt safe again! I'm really afraid of roaches and creepy crawlies. I'd run screaming for help if I came across one. I know, I know, that's sad for a spaceman who's tackled loads of Zorkian killer bed bugs, so what's a roach right? Well, wrong! I hate them, they stink, they're dirty, they're slimy and worse yet, some of them can fly even!

Ok, enough about confessions and all. The very thought of those roaches is enough to give me the chills. I'd better go get my trusty old ray gun and keep it under my pillow tonight. You can't be too sure with them no good roaches!

Back To School Again ...

Ah, I'm back from my space vacation finally. It sure is tiring traveling the whole entire universe for Christmas. The weird way some people out there on those planets celebrate Christmas is enough to give me a major headache! I'm glad I home finally. At least now I can just sit back and kick off my space boots and relax till next week.

'What about the kids school stuff honey?'

Oh drats, Mrs. Spiff is right. We do have to go get the kids stuff for school seeing as how the school terms begin again on the 2nd of January and we haven't even bought their uniforms and stuff yet. Oh well, there goes my much need rest! Luckily the uniform shop is just a few minutes drive away from my place so I guess maybe I'll take the boys there to get their uniforms later.

Boy, this school term is going to cost a whole load of money again. The uniforms, the books, the fees and their extra-curriculum activities and whatnots is definitely going to come up to a huge chunk of money! And this year I'm thinking of sending my younger boy for Close Combat Training seeing as how he was keen to attend it last year but pulled out at the last minute for reasons only known to him.

In my younger days I was a serious martial arts fanatic. I used to be so fanatical about it that I would attend every class my instructor had even though it was not my scheduled training session. I lived, breathed and even ate martial arts. I so wanted to train hard and be a World Leader In Self Defense and be a martial arts instructor myself. Unfortunately, being the advertising industry doesn't really make that wish a reality because eventually I didn't have time for anything except work, work and more work!

I would love for my younger boy to take up martial arts cos it just might instill a sense of responsibility and discipline in him. He is such a brat right now and has been driving Mrs. Spiff up the wall throughout the whole 7 weeks of the school break. The only thing I'm a little worried is that he thinks martial arts is for walloping people and such. But I guess once he attends those classes he learn The Truth About Martial Arts and not just go and whack everyone in sight. Well, if he really is interested in martial arts I'll get him to visit some sites about martial arts like Captain Chris' Close Combat where he can get tips about martial arts.

Anyway, that's all from me for now cos I need to sit with Mrs. Spiff and run through the list of stuff we need to get for the coming school term. So, If I don't get online again till next year, Spiff, The Spaceman would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year and maybe the year bring joy and happiness to everyone :D

I'm Dreaming Of A Vacation ...

I'm actually sitting in the office right now doing absolutely nothing at the very moment. I've just tied up all loose ends here and am just waiting for time to head home. I'm feeling a wee bit sleepy and I'm really wondering how I'm going to stay awake till midnight.

Anyway, I got my leave approved. I had to call my boss to confirm it with cos she didn't come in today. At least she didn't say no to my leave application ... hehehe ... I think after Christmas, I could do with a nice long vacation in some nice place like London, Manchester or maybe even Birmingham. I've always wanted to visit Britain cos there are just so many nice places of interest to stop by.


I don't think accommodations would pose too much of a problems because with all the available Hotels in London, Hotels in Manchester and Hotels in Birmingham I'm sure I could find some nice and affordable accommodations for me to stay in. Oh, I can already imagine my holiday ...

'Spiff, wake up, you're dreaming buddy!'

Drats, that's what happens when you have so much free time on your hands and feeling sleepy at the same time ... I don't even think I could afford any vacation at the moment, let alone one in London! I've really got to wake up. I think I'll go make myself a nice strong mug of hot coffee. That might just keep me awake till work's over.

Some Christmas Humour :)

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

December 14, 1972

My dearest darling John:

Who ever in the whole world would dream of getting a real Partridge in a Pear Tree? How can I ever express my pleasure. Thank you a hundred times for thinking of me this way.

My love always, Jane

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December 15, 1972

Dearest John:

Today the postman brought your very sweet gift. Just imagine two turtle doves. I'm just delighted at your very thoughtful gift. They are just adorable.

All my love, Jane

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December 16, 1972

Dear John:

Oh! Aren't you the extravagant one. Now I must protest. I don't deserve such generosity, three French hens. They are just darling but I must insist, you've been too kind.

All my love, Jane

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December 17, 1972

Dear John:

Today the postman delivered four calling birds. Now really, they are beautiful, but don't you think enough is enough. You are being too romantic.

Affectionately, Jane

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December 18, 1972

Dearest John:

What a surprise. Today the postman delivered five golden rings, one for every finger. You're just impossible, but I love it. Frankly, all those birds squawking were beginning to get on my nerves.

All my love, Jane

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December 19, 1972

Dear John:

When I opened the door today there were actually six geese laying on my front steps. So you're back to the birds again huh? These geese are huge. Where will I ever keep them? The neighbors are complaining and I can't sleep through the racket. Please stop.

Cordially, Jane

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December 20, 1972

John:

What's with you and those freaking birds?? Seven swans a swimming. What kind of damn joke is this? There's bird poop all over the house and they never stop the racket. I can't sleep at night and I'm a nervous wreck. It's not funny. So stop those freaking birds.

Sincerely, Jane

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December 21, 1972

O.K. Buster:

I think I prefer the birds. What the hell am I going to do with 8 maids a milking? It's not enough with all those birds and 8 maids a milking, but they had to bring their damn cows. There is manure all over the lawn and I can't move in my own house. Just lay off me, smartass.

Jane

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December 22, 1972

Hey Shithead:

What are you? Some kind of sadist? Now there's nine pipers playing. And Christ do they play. They've never stopped chasing those maids since they got here yesterday morning. The cows are getting upset and they're stepping all over those screeching birds. What am I going to do? The neighbors have started a petition to evict me.

You'll get yours! Jane

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December 23, 1972

You rotten prick:

Now there's ten ladies dancing. I don't know why I call those sluts ladies. They've been balling those pipers all night long. Now the cows can't sleep and they've got diarrhea. My living room is a river of shit. The Commissioner of Buildings has subpoenaed me to give cause why the building shouldn't be condemned.

I'm calling the police on you! Jane

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December 24, 1972

Listen Fuckhead:

What's with those eleven lords a leaping on those maids and ladies? Some of those broads will never walk again. Those pipers ran through the maids and have been committing sodomy with the cows. All twenty-three of the birds are dead. They've been trampled to death in the orgy. I hope you're satisfied, you rotten vicious swine.

Your sworn enemy, Jane

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December 25, 1972

Dear Sir:

This is to acknowledge your latest gift of twelve fiddlers fiddling which you have seen fit to inflict on our client, Miss Jane McHolstein. The destruction, of course, was total. All correspondence should come to our attention. If you should attempt to reach Miss McHolstein at Happy Dale Sanitarium, the attendants have been instructed to shoot you on sight. With this letter please find attached a warrant for your arrest.

Cordially, Law Offices of Badger, Bender and Chole

Want A Lift, Anyone?

That nut case Nick of Anything Goes! wrote something recently in one of his posts about some plasma tv lift or something close to that effect. Well, at first I was wondering just what in heavens name is that oddball blabbering about? So I decided to look into in a little more. Who knows, he just might be on to a good thing after all ...

I logged on to the site he mentioned and discover that if you own a plasma TV, well, this company called Import Advantage produces and sells this special TV lift furnitures and cabinets where you can have you plasma TV lifted up when you want to watch it and down when you don't. Now, that is definitely one good idea. It also helps keep busy bodies like Nick who salivates over his neighbours plasma TV's away from them!

Well, after looking at the site a little deeper, I grudgingly have to admit that he's right. I am now salivating for these plasma TV's with it's lifting system myself ... damn, damn and double damn!

It's Christmas Eve ...

Woohoo, Christmas is just a day away :) I'm so excited by it that I feel like a little boy ... LOL! I'm at work right now though. I still have a few loose ends to tie up before going on Christmas break which has not even been officially sent in. I've been waiting for my boss to come it since last Wednesday so I can get it approved, but she's been missing. I hope she comes in today, if not I am going to have to call her and let her know I'll be away from Wednesday till next year.

I'm really looking forward to the end of todays work day. Wifey, the kids and myself will be attending the midnight mass, well, not really midnight anymore, more like 10.30pm and ends at midnight unlike those days when it stared at midnight. I'm a little sleepy from last nights party at my buddy's house so hopefully I'm up to staying awake for the mass ... LOL!

Tomorrow's going to be an extremely busy day cos wifey, mom and myself have got quite a bit of preparation to do for the Christmas dinner. Though my cousins are also bringing food and stuff, the hosts always has more things to do ... sigghhh ... But I'm sure it'll be fun and I'm anxious already. Must remember to get some wipes for the party though, otherwise everyone is going to have to wipe their mouths on their sleeves after dinner ... LOL!
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All Done :)

I finally got all my Christmas shopping done and with 2 days to spare even ... LOL! Now that is definitely a big relief ... phew! At least now I can just sit back and start enjoying Christmas. Well, I still have the Christmas dinner thing to handle but we've mostly ordered all the food from outside so we'd only have to pick it up on Christmas day so that wouldn't be too hard to do :)

One thing I'm really not looking forward to is sitting down after Christmas and counting how much I spent for the whole season. I'm sure my eyes are probably going to pop out. I haven't really been taking into account how much we've used so far cos wifey is the one who handles the budget for the household, she's more meticulous in all that. I dread to see the bill!

I'm sure I'm not alone in this. Good thing we paid for almost all out stuff with cash and not credit cards or else we're bound to overspend and incur loads of bad debts later in life. We really don't like paying for our retail shopping with credit cards cos you really tend to spend way beyond your means. It's just an automatic reaction to having credit I guess.

Gee, why am I taking about negative stuff when it's Christmas. I'll worry about all that after Christmas, as for now, I'm just going to enjoy build up to Christmas in 2 days time :) Besides, if we did overspend I could always take out a personal loan or something ... LOL! Merry Christmas people :)

Snow Everywhere But Here ...

I must say I've finally almost done all my Christmas shopping (yes, us spacemen types do celebrate Christmas in case anyone is wondering ... LOL!). All the presents are bought, the decorations are done, the kids clothes are all done too, well, except mine, but I'm not really into shopping for myself.

So far it looks like I'm all ready to face Christmas. Gee, it makes it sound like Christmas is bad or something ... LOL! That is so far from the truth cos Christmas is just magical :) I'm also looking forward to this Sunday cos that louse of a Genie King is having his Christmas party cum dance thingy (maybe I shouldn't call him a louse or I just might not get invited to it ... LOL).

Now the only thing that is really missing and one very important thing that would make this a really wonderful Christmas is we're missing some good old snow. All we're getting in these parts of the world right now is rain and floods in some states, not something very good to be happening in this joyous season. Maybe if I keep on harping about snow, the snow gods just might get fed-up with me and actually send some snow my way?

'Wake up Spiff, quit dreaming fool!'

Well, we're getting slight earthquakes now in these parts so maybe some snow might be possible in the near future, wouldn't you think so? Then that would pose another problem. Everyone would be rushing out to get some winter clothing and we'd probably run out of stock ... LOL! But I wouldn't worry cos I saw some nice volcom clothing online that has loads of cool jackets and I'd like to get me one of those :) Now to go do a snow dance and pray hard for snow ... LOL!

Pixel What?

You know that old TV you've been having and suddenly the colour just doesn't look right anymore? Well, it happened to me couple of months ago. I've been using my TV for close to 7 years already and one fine day I started noticing the image was degrading day by day. I'm not sure why cos the TV I had was a branded one and it cost me a bomb back then.

Day by the the quality just got from bad to worse. There were times the pixels even started looking real weird, more like the pixels were getting stuck in sections. That made my viewing totally unpleasant. Eventually though it got to a point where I just had to get a new TV set. And there went some of my hard earned cash!

Today though, I've learned about this site called PixelProtector™ that offers something called Pixel Protector in the form of a DVD that will calibrate your TV screen for optimal performance by fixing all those bad picture quality and making you viewing experience all that much more enjoyable. And the best part is, it doesn't really matter if your TV is a new one or one you purchased 3 or more years ago, you will find Pixel Protector is basically the most essential tool you will need for removing all those screen burns, or clearing all that stuck pixels on your TV. The DVD contain kits that fixes screen burns and dead pixels and now also include 3 fantastic screen savers, plasma and LCD setup tools.

Now if only I had heard of PixelProtector™ all those years ago, think of the amount of money I could have saved. Oh well, at least if my current TV decides to act up on me, I'll know where to look this time :)

How About A Bullion For Christmas, Honey?

You know what? Christmas is just 5 days away and I still haven't bought anything for Mrs. Spiff yet. I know, I know, I don't have much time but I'm still really unsure of what to get her? She did give me a wish list and all but I'd like to surprise her with something totally different. You see, if I get her what's on her wish list, she'll more or less know what it is and it takes the thrill out of surprising here.

I'd like to get her some jewelery but she's not the kind who goes for those bling bling kinda stuff (which, I'm thankful for ... LOL!). Maybe I'll just buy gold for her. And I mean really buying gold in the actual sense! And it won't be one of those gold rings or earring thingys or anything like that. I'd like to get her one of those really huge gold bullion bars. Now that would be some surprise. LOL!

I can imagine her face when she opens the gift and as she says:

'Now what in tarnations do you expect me to do with this gold bullion?'

'Shucks Honey, how would I know? Maybe you could proudly tell the neighbours about how much the bullion costs or something.' (LOL)

Actually I wonder how much one of those gold bullions really do cost. Maybe I could look it up in some gold price chart or something. I'm sure I'll get the info I need there. Then again, do I really want to know how much they cost! I think I'll just have to look at her wish list once again, maybe there's something in there I could actually afford!

My Brush With The Law!

I had a little encounter with the law yesterday and it was entirely my fault. After lunch with wifey yesterday, I was heading back to the office. I took a slightly different route back to avoid some of the lunch time traffic and headed smack into a Police road block.

Ordinarily this wouldn't really be any problems for me cos I'm a law abiding citizen when it comes to driving (well, most of the time anyway ... LOL). But this time the Police officer flagged me down and I was wondering what I did wrong and just before I pulled the car to a stop, I realized that I didn't have my seat belt on. OMG! I'm done for now.

So, I pull the car to a stop and before the Police officer can approach me, I get out of my car and immediately go to him and admit it's my fault for not buckling up. I give him my most sorrowful face, with my head bowed and start to hand him my driving license to take my particulars down.

He just looks at me and this is how the conversation went:

Cop: You don't like seat belts do you?

Me: No, sir, I do, but I totally forgot to buckle up and I admit I'm wrong (with my head bowed)

Cop: So, where do you work?

Me: (pointing to the next junction a few metres away) Just down the road, sir.

Cop: What do you work as?

Me: An Account Manager in an Ad Agency (I can't tell him I was a spaceman now could I?)

Cop: So, you work in an Ad Agency, huh? Did you do those ads they have on TV about buckling up?

Me: (looking sheepishly at him) Urmmm, no sir, that was not done by my Agency ...

Cop: Hmmm ... (in sarcastic tone) well, maybe you should try to get the account, then you'll know how important it is to buckle up.

Me: Yes sir, I'll try my best to get the account!

Cop: Ok, I'm letting you off this time, make sure you buckle up from now on.

Me: Thank you sir, will do sir, you're very kind sir ...

Then I quickly got in my car and high tailed it out of there as fast as I could! Phew ... I guess putting on a real pitiful and sorrowful face helped not get me a ticket. And I really did forget to buckle up so if he did give me a ticket, I deserved it entirely. Thank you Mr. Policeman for letting me off with just a warning ... Let this be a lesson to all of you out there. Buckle up today! And yes, you in the back too!

I'm Going To Be As Fat As Santa Soon ...

Gosh, I've piled on the pounds the last few weeks! I'm utterly disgusted with myself. I've been eating a little bit too much (ok, ok, I've been eating way TOO much!). We've been going out shopping for Christmas stuff quite a bit and I've been pigging out just a bit too much out there. After all you can't blame me. Blame all those food outlets for dishing out such tempting meals that I can't resist. And with me skipping on my running the past weeks, it sure didn't help my waist line much.

I guess right after Christmas I'm going to have to do something about the added pounds I've acquired. Don't ask me to do it now cos there's just too many good food out there for Christmas :D The thing is it's such a struggle and absolutely hard work to lose weight and it's so bloody easy to pile them on again. I wish there was some kind of miracle cure for losing weight. And you know what, there is.

I was doing my usual blog hopping routine and I came across Nessa's blog. She had this article about losing weight too. Oh, by the way, according to her blog, she's been piling it on too. Good for you Nessa, at least I'm not the only one ... LOL! Just kidding, ok :D Anyway she mentioned something about Magnetic weight loss programs and I was intrigued. So I checked it out. (I'm desperate for any remedy that will make me look like Brad Pitt or something ... LOL).

What I found out was that it had nothing to do with magnets at all! It's basically all about controlling your appetite and getting that lazy metabolism of mine to work even harder. With the magnetic food diet plan, I'll be able to learn how to combine my food to specifically create something that is known as Invigorating Magnetism. Sounds pretty cool :D

And this weight loss program sure fits me nicely cos I'm one person who can't resist the temptation to eat and worse yet, I get even hungrier at nights and eating just before sleeping is one sure way to get FAT! I guess I'm going to try this Magnetic Weight Loss Program they have and see if I can work on getting that Brad Pitt body I want. (Spiff, just what is it with you and Brad Pitt?!).

Crime Doesn't Pay!

Hmmmm, seeing as how I'm in foul mood ... LOL! Let me share with you guys something I read in the local papers today. I bought The Malay Mail when I went home for lunch, which I normally do. And there was this front page headline on this bus driver who was sentenced to 688 months in jail for illegally smuggling in immigrants. All this is fine and peachy with me. My policy is you do the crime, you pay the time. Now what really irked me was this bus driver had the cheek to tell the judge that it was his first offense and he shouldn't deserve such a sentence! So now if I go shoot someone and it's my first offense, I can tell the judge that it's my first time and I don't deserve to be jailed? What a load of rubbish.

To me, he deserves every bit of that sentence. He's been a bus driver for two years and god knows how many times he's got away with this. I salute the judge who handed him the sentence and I hope he gets to serve every single one of those 688 months behind bars! There's been too much crime going on in this world and someone should do something about it, that's why that judge is my hero :D

I mean people try all kinds of excuses to get away with crime after they're caught. Another instance is this lady who was caught smuggling drugs in an airport in some country I forgot. And when she was apprehended, her excuse was this guy ask me to help him bring his bag along with me and I didn't know what was inside. I mean, puhleaazzzeeeee ... why even carry a bag for some stranger let alone not check it first. How stupid do they think the authorities are? I guess these people have got tons of excuses ready for when they're caught. I hope the judges for their cases do what's right and not fall for their innocent victim routine.

I'm sorry to be in such a horrible ranting mood but I just had to let it out of my system :) Now I feel better ... LOL!

I'm Madder Than Hell!

I'm pissed today! I'm seriously pissed at our former hosting company. And I say former cos they are pretty useless! And they're going to get it from me pretty soon. And by pretty soon, I mean right after this post! I need to let out some steam here or else I'll be too wound up to speak coherently with whomever that answers the phone later.

Ok, let me tell you a little more about why I'm so mad at them. A few weeks back, our company hosting expired and I declined from continuing further with this particular hosting company. One was because they were pretty useless to begin with, their servers kept being offline more than online and since we had a contract with them we couldn't just terminate their service, so we waited patiently for the contract to expire. Secondly, they're bloody expensive and I found a more reliable and cheaper one.

Ok, now this is where I started getting mad. After calling them and telling them we wouldn't be needing their service anymore, I wrote to them officially a few days later. Then just this morning I call them and ask for all our passwords details for our domain so I can get it hosted with the new hosting company and they tell me they can't release the passwords cos we must pay them for the hosting fee! I'm really not sure which part of we no longer need your hosting services anymore that they don't understand!

They insist that we didn't tell them and they never got a black and white, etc, etc, etc. I'm going to take that letter I emailed as well as sent by post and shoved it up somewhere where the sun doesn't shine on whoever picks up the phone when I call them. Now, because of this, all my company website and email can't be accessed cos they do not want to release OUR domain and password details. I'm going to raise hell like they've never seen before if they don't email the details to me by end of this working day. I rely on my office email a great deal for work.

That's why it's really very important to make sure the hosting company you pick is professional about things. The best was to make sure is to do some research into hosting companies before even signing on. There are some sites out there that help make this a much simpler affair, sites such as Web Hosting Choice to name one. It's an advertisement free guide that helps you choose the right web hosting company for your personal or business use. They have a searchable directory that lets you find the best and most affordable web hosting plan that suits your personal or business needs. If you're planning a hosting company or looking for one to host your stuff, then check out http://www.webhostingchoice.com you won't be disappointed!

Passive & Aggressive Notes!

I was blog hopping (what else) and came across this blog called Passive Aggressive Notes and I found it hilarious. They have pictures of notes left y people for people and some these notes are so blooming funny. Go check it out and you will see what I mean :D

One of the notes they had there relates closely to my office and I feel like just copying it and pasting it on my office toilet door.


It is so like my office colleagues to not flush the blooming toilets after they're done with it. The worst thing is no one admits it's them. So I guess I guess it's just some invisible spirit that loves using the toilets and not flush! In fact I think I will print this note and paste it on the toilet door. That'll learn 'em :)

Picture courtesy of passiveaggressivenotes.com

Look Into My Eyes ...

Do you believe in hypnotism? No? Yes? You're probably wondering why am I asking you this? Well, I was watching this documentary last night and it was about this guy who was eating way too much and was getting way too big. It wasn't that he was a glutton or anything like that. He just had this disorder and he couldn't stop eating.

He did try to keep away from food, took all kinds of food supplements so he'd stop pigging out but no matter how hard he tried, he always went back to pigging out. So he heard about this guy who could hypnotize someone into doing stuff and well, apparently he managed to hypnotize this guy to cut down on his food and it seemed to work. This fellow started to eat less and within a few months he was at a more manageable size.

I was convinced. Maybe I could try this out and hypnotize myself from eating too much. I know I've been on a food binge the past week, gobbling up everything in sight just like pac-man ... LOL! And as luck would have it, I discovered this great site about hypnotism that's called http://www.instant-hypnosis.com/ on one of my blog hopping routines which provides hypnosis downloads for people from all walks of life. They've got close to 300 professionally produced hypnosis sessions that are available to instant download.

I'm sure I'll be able to find something in there that I can download and hypnotize myself into weaning off all that food out there. Maybe I can even find something that will help me overcome some of the fears and phobias I have or even focus on my self -improvement. I think I'd better head on over there right now and see what I can find. Christmas is after all just around the corner and I really do need to lose more weight or people are going to mistake me for Santa Claus ... LOL!

Water Cut.

Wow, it's been a pretty dull day with no work for me to do whatsoever! And I'm thrilled cos I've been pretty swamped with work the last few days and I'm seriously glad for a breather. I do have some work to do but they're all due next week and I'm hoping to complete them before I go for my Christmas leave. I'm not sure how long a Christmas leave I'll be taking but for now I plan to take off from the 24th right up till next year :D Hopefully my boss approves it and that no silly client calls up and ask me to do some urgent stuff for them.

Besides if they do call me, I'll just tell them I'm not in town and that would be it ... hehehe ... It's actually nice, cold and real cozy here in my office right now cos it rained heavily just now. Great weather to sleep actually. Oh drats, I just remembered. There's going to be a water cut for 24 hour from 8pm tonight until tomorrow for some reason only known to the powers that be of the waterworks department. And they have to do it whatever it is they want to do on a Weekend. That's the time people use the most water! I wonder what they have in the way of brains.

Just gotta make sure the everyone at home uses water sparingly until tomorrow 8pm and hope that my reserve tank in the ceiling holds out till then. I hope it doesn't take any longer than 24 hours or they will be hell to pay. Ok folks, I just wanna wish you all a happy weekend. I know I'll be having one cos I'm going shopping again tonight and the carolers will be coming tomorrow :D

Want To Start Your Own Business?

I know a lot of you have done some great reviews on this topic before but no harm in me reviewing it again so those who missed the earlier ones will have a chance to refresh their memory about this pretty cool shopping cart software from Ashop.

What is Ashop, you might ask? Well, let's just say you want to start an online store selling say, pet hippos or something. You'll want lots of people visiting your online store to buy those hippos. And when these people want to place an order, they would need to leave their particulars, payments, etc, etc, right? Still with me? good :)

Ok, now you could just get away with letting these buyers just email you what they want but how would they pay? You're definitely going to want them to pay upfront before you even send those little, urrmmm, well maybe not so little hippos to the buyers, right? So how do you do that? Well, what you'll need is a good shopping cart software that would be able to do all that for you. All the buyer has to do, is select the hippo he wants, then make payment online through credit cards and only then you'll send those hippos to the buyer.

That is why Ashop's shopping cart software is just dandy for your little online hippo store. It's web based and needs no installation, not to mention that it's pretty affordable. The software is fully customisable and has thousand of easy to use features to make your life easier. And the best part is you can try it for 10 day totally free to see if it's the right ecommerce software for you. So, if you're planning to start you own online store, then look no further than Ashop.

Lapsed Policies ...

I was going through my personal files today and I discovered that I have some insurance policies from long ago that have lapsed for so long now. I've totally forgotten that I ever signed up for those. I wonder if it's of any value now.

'Yeah, right Spiff, like as if it's of any value anymore!'

Actually come to think of it, I need to do an inventory of all my insurance policies and see if they're all still active. I do have some that auto deducts from my bank and stuff but I know I've changed banks and I'm not really sure if I informed the insurance companies.

I guess if I didn't, then I'm probably gonna have to take out some new insurance policies. But that's something I really hate doing cos then I'll have to call for an agent to get some Insurance Quotes and I'm not really too fond of them (no offense to all you insurance agents, ya). But maybe, just maybe I can avoid all that by getting online and looking for an Online Insurance Policy and apply for it online. I suppose that would be the best alternative. I'm sure I'll be able to find something that will give me an inkling of Insurance Plans Pros and Cons.

Ok, I'd better get down to checking out all my existing policies and see which ones are still serviceable. Hopefully I can still use some of them at least ... hehehe ...

My Unique Award!

I was blog hopping the other day and I came across this award given to me by Shemah. I wasn't sure if it really was for me, so I looked again and yes, it was for me. Woohoo! The award was for Most Unique Blog of the Year! Wow, how cool is that. Eat your heart out Nick. Even you can't claim to have such an award!


I'm so glad that she thought my blog was unique. I would have thought I'd be given the Slightly Screw Loose in the Head award instead ... LOL! Well, I'm going to proudly display my award out here for all to see and fume in utter jealousy ... muahahahaha ... ok, ok, I'm just kidding but I am honoured to receive such an award! Thanks Shemah. I'm not going to award this to anyone though cos I want to keep it all for myself ... it's mine, mine I tell ya ... LOL!

My Spanking New Toolbox!

Last week I decided, at the prompting of my beloved wife to get myself a new toolbox cos the one that I have has outlived its usefulness already. Over the years I've been collecting and buying tons of equipment and stuff that my tool box just couldn't close properly anymore. Even the latches broke and I had to like tie the cover down and use a padlock to hold the latch in place. It's a pathetic sight, trust me.

Wifey has been asking me to get one for ages but I couldn't bring myself to getting a new one. It would be like betraying the old tool box which I've had for ages. But last Saturday, I had no choice but to buy a new one cos I couldn't even close the cover of that old toolbox anymore. It was either get a new one or throw some my my tools and equipment away and no way was I ever going to do that!

So, I went with wifey to our favourite hardware store (wifey also just love these hardware stores - cool isn't she) and we picked out a new toolbox for myself, a much bigger one that would fit every single bit of tools, screw, nails, cable ties, nuts, bolts, pliers, screwdrivers, masking tapes, etc, etc, etc that I have. But then I still couldn't bring myself to throwing that old toolbox, so I decided to keep it and store some of my tools in there, now I have 2 toolboxes ... LOL!

Actually I wish I had me one of those nice metal buildings that you can custom make into anything you want. I would love to have one made into a nice little workshop for me, then maybe I can house all my tools in there. That would just be awesome. I could even link it to some carports so that if I were to mess around with my car, my tools would be so near to me ... LOL! I've seen some in this site called Steelmasterusa.com which has countless designs for steel buildings that could be used as workshops, for agricultural stuff, aircraft hangars and lots more. I've come away mighty impresssed. Now to go bug Mrs. Spiff to get me one for Christmas ... LOL!

Of Ethernet And Snowmen ...

Anyone of you out there interested in Ethernet cables? No? Yes? Well, if you are then please go check out this site called Firefold that sells Cat6 Ethernet cables of various types. There, I've done my assignment already ... LOL! Now I can get back to some personal blogging.

I'm still in a Christmas mood and I probably will be until way after Christmas. Wifey and me went shopping again this evening after I got home from work and bought a couple of presents for my nephews and nieces and we're almost done with our presents shopping, just a couple more, that's all. Well, I still do have to look for something for my two buddies and their wives and not forgetting wifeys own gift which I've yet to buy. But that one, I've got to go on my own.

Normally I'm already in dreamland around this time but not today. I don't know why, I guess cos Christmas is just round the corner and also probably cos I'm on holiday tomorrow and don't need to get up early ... LOL! It's raining out there (wish it was snow though) and it's going to be a nice night to cuddle up in bed with Mrs. Spiff later.

I'm going to mess around with my Christmas tree tomorrow and also try and make some snowmen cos I promised the kids I would. They've been waiting eagerly to see the snowman yesterday but I was just too tired to work on it. I had a hectic weekend which you can read all about in Anything Goes! I've already bought all the material I would need for the snowman and I have an idea how to construct it but I've never done it before so it's going to be trial and error. Hopefully I don't screw it up cos my kids can be such nasty little critics ... LOL!

I'll post some pictures of the snowman tomorrow if I am at all successful in getting it done :D I think I'm going to call it a day for now, so have a great night if you're from my part of the world and if you're from the other side of the world, have a great morning then :)

What The Future Holds ...

I've been thinking about my future. I tend to do that at times when I really have nothing much to do at all, like now. That's not entirely true though. I do have some things that need to be done but they're not that urgent so I can procrastinate a little ... LOL!

It's already Friday and I should be pretty happy cos I'm always happy on Fridays. But today I'm in a little pensive mood. And the reason is cos on the way while driving to work, I've been thinking of what the future holds for me. I am not getting any younger, that's for sure. How will I cope in the future when I'm old and grey. Am I going to be senile and be a burden to my kids? Will my kids look after me the way I'm taking care of my mom? Will they send me to a nursing home to get me out of their hair?

So many questions but definitely no certain answers. I'm not a firm believer in NOT sending anyone to a nursing home. My believe is my parents did their best to bring me up, went through a lot of suffering and sacrifices to provide for me and it is my responsibility to take care of them when they're old and a nursing home is definitely out of the question.

But then, I think about a little deeper and I realize that in this day and age, where we're doing nothing but chasing riches and success, the husband and wife may both be working hard to provide for their own children that it may become difficult having to look after an older parent. I've seen a lot of people send their parents to nursing homes and I guess it's becoming a fact of life these days. I think it's sad but sometimes they just may have no choice, ya?

I guess it can't be that bad living in nursing homes these days. It's way better compared to the older days when nursing homes were in deplorable conditions. It's much more modernised now so I guess if my kids decide to send me to one in my old age and if they had access to blogging, I wouldn't put up too much of a fight ... LOL!

What In Heaven's Name?

Nessa of Mumblings just tagged me with this new tag. Just like her I have no idea what in heavens name it's called so I'll make my own name for it. I hereby call this tag, the 'What in Heaven's Name' tag ... LOL! It's a pretty simple tag really. You just need to answer all the questions using the first initial of your name. You're not allowed to use your won name for the boy/girl name question or else I'll zap you with my ZPX2400.20T ray gun! Ok, here goes ...

1. Famous Singer: Shakira
2. Four letter word: Scum
3. Street: Subang Mewah
4. Colour: Sea Green :D
5. Gifts/Presents: Scarf
6. Vehicle: Spiff's Super Sporty Rocket Ship! (LOL)
7. Things in a souvenir shop: Stockings
8. Boy name: Sean
9. Girl name: Sonia
10. Movie Title: Superman (how cool is that)
11. Drink: Soda water
12. Occupation: Soya Bean seller (LOL)
13. Celebrity: Sandra Bullock (I used to have this huge crush on her)
14. Magazine: Space Daily (LOL)
15. U.S. City: Seattle
16. Pro Sports: Sun Bathing (what? that's not even a sport?)
17. Fruit: Soursop (at least that's what I think it's called)
18. Reason for being late: Sick!
19. Something you throw away: Snort (LOL)
20. Something you shout: Sicko!

Finish. I'm not going to tag anyone cos everyone I know has already been tagged. But if you feel like doing this tag, please by all means go ahead and do it and let me know cos I'd love to read your answers :)
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To Move Or Not To Move ...

I've seriously been thinking of moving my home base from the planet Zork (yes, yes, I have a home there) and back here to this misbegotten planet! But that would involve a lot of work and packing and besides I've kinda grown attached to those bug eye foul smelling Zorkians.

But it's also pretty difficult having to pop back to Earth every now and then just to do all my banking (no, they don't have banks on Zork), pay all my bills, etc, etc. So I'm actually thinking of maybe finding a home here on Earth to rent. I could just pop back and forth all the time. At least if I rent a home here, I don't need to get any movers to bring all those loads of stuff I've collected from my space travels.

Don't let word get out but I do love it here on Earth. Such nice weather and so many friendly people that I've been spending more and more time here. Maybe I should take out a new mortgage for my place back on Zork and with the cash I get, I could use it to maybe even buy my own home here. But first I've got to find some companies that offer good mortgages out there. Even a spaceman like me wants the best deals now and then.

And with all the traveling I'm going to be doing, it sure would be wise to also take out an insurance policy. You can't say what could happen in between space flights. What more with the bounty on my head by those critters from the planet Splog which I plundered recently, it sure wouldn't hurt to make sure I'm properly covered with a nice fat insurance policy, right?
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The Star Trek Of Vacuum Cleaners ...

I'm always looking out for cool gadgets out there that would suit my lifestyle as a sleek looking up to date high tech spaceman. In fact I have my trusty ZX200EP super duper high tech thingamajig thats been telling me about this new cool vacuum cleaner from Dyson.

So being the inquisitive spaceman that I am, I checked out their site and I'm practically drooling at some of the models they have on offer. They've got models such as the Upright, the Cylinder and the Handheld models and they look nothing like those old fashioned conventional vacuum cleaners. These babies look like they came right out of a Star Trek movie or something. Don't believe me? Check these pictures out:


So, I dig deeper into their site and I'm practically in love with the DC-16 Handheld model. By George, it looks just like a nice ray gun! I'm definitely going to get me one of those for my spaceship. And not forgetting to also stock up on all those numerous Dyson parts they have on offer so that I never have to worry about looking for any replacement parts I'll be needing on my usual travels around the galaxy.

I think these are seriously cool looking vacuum cleaners and I would like to recommend them to you. This babies make household chores seem like a macho thing to be doing ... LOL! So, don't wait, go out there, grab them and be a man about it!
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Donate A Car?

The month has only just begun and I've had to fork out a substantial amount of money to get my blooming car fixed! And it's the Christmas season as well, what with lots of things to buy, I sure could do without having to spend on fixing the car. Drats and double drats. Even my trusty rocket ship is more reliable than my car, just too bad they don't let me fly my rocket ship here on earth.

Oh well, guess I'm just going to have to work harder and look for more assignments here to help offset the car repair bill. Unfortunately, it's a little slow on the assignment part at the moment. Come on people, send me more assignments already! LOL! Gosh, I'm really way behind on my Christmas shopping. wifey and me actually wanted to go shopping today but we've put that on hold for a bit until my car's fixed. It's going to take 2 days to get it completed. I do have a car right now, cos my good old mechanic loaned me a spare but I'm not too comfortable driving around too much in an unfamiliar car.

Oh, by the way, speaking of cars and all that, did you know there is this non-profit organization that uses car donations to make videos for kids and teens? You didn't know that? Well, neither did I. The company is called CarAngel.com and it's not often you see a company doing something like this, ya? They've so far given away 2.4 million videos with the money they're raised.

Anyway, you can click here to view some of the videos they've done so far.

Alone! I'm Free And All Alone ...

Ah, it's so nice and quite here in the office this early Tuesday morning. I'm the only one in at the moment and I know most of them will be coming in late today so I'll have the office to myself for a few hours. Yahoo! No one coming and bugging me while I blog hop, no one coming and asking me silly question about this or that. Such bliss :D I'm going to enjoy it while I can.

I don't know why everyone is coming in late today but I don't really care. I'm sure they've got some stuff to do or something. I'm normally the first one in the office everyday. I always try to make it a point to come in early. I like to be punctual for anything that I do. Even when it comes to my appointments I'm always at the minimum 15 minutes early. I don't like to have my clients wait for me.

I officially start work at 9.00am but I'm normally in by 8.10am. I like the peace and quiet I normally get until everyone comes into the office around 9.00am or so. Besides getting in early gives me the chance to look over what I have to do for the day and of course blog hop a little ... LOL! Besides I live quite near my office, just about a 5 minute drive or so. No need to battle with the early morning traffic on the roads.

I have a pretty easy schedule today so that's a good thing. I just have a few stuff to do but that's a little later in the day so I can just sit in and enjoy this peace until someone finally comes in. I wish everyday was like this ... hehehe ... But then if it was, I'd probably not be able to work cos I'll be blogging all day ... LOL!

I think I'll go check out what assignments are waiting for me. I know I have a few, so I'd best get them done while I have the free time to do it. Who knows, my day may just become busy later. I might even get a call from Space command telling me I have some inter-planetary plundering to do or something ... LOL! Ok, folks, I'm going to check on your blogs now and see if any of you have any new postings or not. I hope you do cos I'm in the mood for some good reading :)

The Things I Don't Know ...

I only found out this morning that 2 people in my office have left. Friday was their last day of work here. I'm not really sure of the circumstances relating to their leaving but after doing some digging around the office, I found out one resigned due to extreme pressure (this was that girl I posted about a month or so ago about her getting on my boss's nerves all the while) and the other was actually sacked for sexual harassment! I'm stunned. I didn't know there were perverts working in my office.

The things I don't know that goes on in the background could fill a whole book. I'm usually a person who minds my own business especially when it come to office politics and such and I don't get involve in whatever is going on around here unless it involves my work and my clients. Even though I knew that girls days were numbered, the other incident is what surprised me. The guy who was sacked for that harassment thing looked like a nice guy and I never knew he was capable of things like that. Oh well, like they say, never judge a book by its cover right?

I wonder if now that they've vacated their places, I can ask for a little bigger room for myself cos I'm running out of real estate space in my room already. Then again, I'd better not, I don't want to be the next to leave here now do I? I'll just mind my own business, do my work, blog when I'm free and stay out of everyones way :D

My Colleagues Gambling Update ...

You know that guy I spoke about in my other blog Anything Goes quite sometime back? Don't remember? Well, I had this colleague who came up to me and asked me if I knew of any good online gambling sites that I could recommend to him. His reasoning was just because I sit in front of my PC almost all day (well, it's true in a way, unless I'm out for appointments or stuff like that) that I knew of good online gambling sites.

I'm seriously still wondering what gave him the impression I actually know anything at all about online gambling sites. I mean, let's face it, I'm not the gambling type anyway. The only kind of gambling I've played online is those slot machines and even that didn't involve any real money.

Well, my colleague at that time actually just got his broadband connection and was eager to use it, why online gambling, that is a question only he can answer. Anyway, I help the guy out because I know how much fun and exciting it was when I first got my own broadband connection. I searched online and I found an online casino site for him to go play to his hearts content.

Well, today out of curiosity I asked him if he did have any luck with his online gambling and to my surprise, the fellow actually said he won quite a fair sum of money. I was impressed! I guess some people just have the talent for gambling. It's not my thing though, I'll just stick to the safe stuff like space plundering and all that ... LOL!

Gift Buying.

Oh boy, It's already December and I've yet to get my Christmas list done yet. Ok, I know you're probably all getting a little fed-up reading about Christmas all the time and I know I've been posting loads and loads of Christmas postings but I simply cannot help it. I just love Christmas so much and it's only once a year and there still 25 days to go, so hang in there and bear with me while I squeal, scream, rave and rant about Christmas and I promise, after the 26th of December you won't hear me mention Christmas again ... LOL!

Anyway, back to the subject of presents, I still haven't done my Christmas wish list and given it to wifey yet, though she's given me hers already and I was glad to see that she didn't ask for diamonds or anything thing ... LOL! I mean aren't diamond rings a girls best friend and all that? I'm glad Mrs. Spiff isn't too much into all those bling blings, she more into other stuff like a neat little 0ven, kitchen cabinets or shelfs or those cute little decorative stuff. Phew, at least I can afford all those kinds of stuff.


I'm actually supposed to go out and look for stuff with her today but we're both too lazy cos we were up pretty late last night blogging (what else ... LOL) and we woke up real late this morning and we were just too plain lazy to dress up and go anywhere. We decided to just stay in and do the gift shopping tomorrow or something, that is if we're not too lazy as well ... LOL!

I've Been Dreaming Of My Own Fireplace ...

I've always had this desire to have a nice cozy fireplace in my living room. I know, I know, I live in a tropical country and having a fireplace is just so not practical but is sure is a cool thing to have in the living room. It could be a nice conversational piece, right? And I think I will build one anyway and with the help of Agee Woodworks I'm sure it'll be a success.

Well, I've always wanting to add one of Agee's ventless gas fireplaces in my house for quite a while, but I'm really not sure if I'll be able to find a mantel that will fit around it until I found out about their custom work. Agee has the best quality custom mantels and fireplace cabinets that can be made to fit any fireplace and any décor. Check them out and I think you'll be happy that you went to Agee Woodworks.

With Christmas just looming around the corner, I'm sure my living room with it's fireplace in full swing would be a hit when the Christmas carolers come over :D I'm know we're al going to be sweating away in the heat but who cares, it's just so much fun seeing the flames burning and emitting a nice fiery glow against the wall, amidst a lighted Christmas and with me in Santa suit :D Gosh, I'm really excited by it already.

I Need Tons Of Cash!

I had a post earlier about taking a holiday and doing some traveling. All nicely said and done. Then I got down to sorting out the budget for it and yikes, it costs a bomb! These things don't come cheap you know. I should have saved up more in my space travels before even thinking about going for any holidays abroad.

And with Christmas coming, and all the gifts I'm expected to buy and a Christmas dinner to organize, I'm going to be a really poor spaceman who's probably going to have to go sack and plunder a few more planets to afford any of this. Why me? Why can't I be filthy rich? Why?

'Don't spend so much money on useless gadgets might just help, buddy!'

But I need those gadgets. They're all important to me in my daily space plundering of useless weak planets. Take my trusty ray gun, the ZPX2400.20T, now that baby can put the fear of god into those dirty little sniveling Zorkian bugs! So, now you tell me how can I not spend on gadgets!

'Ok, ok, don't be a pain about it now. I'm sure there are other options.'

Actually, now that you mentioned it, there is. I read on my trusty (what else) ZX200EP super duper high tech thingamajig about a company called Cashadvance1500.com that offers a payday loan so I don't really have to wait for my pay day which is still way off. Yes, even us spacemen gets paid monthly, k? At least I don't have to go borrow from that no good Nick Fellow!

A Spaceman Needs His Rest Too ...

The work of a Spaceman is never done! Yeah, even us galaxy hopping high technological types needs our rest. I mean, some of those planets I've been visiting has sure been downright hostile to me. Geez, cut a guy some slack will ya? LOL!

Ok, seriously back to the point. I know that Nick fellow has been harping that he needs a vacation real bad (like as if he does all that much work in the first place) but I need a vacation much more than he does. I mean, lets see him fight off nasty vermin's and bug eyed creatures while traveling through asteroid infested regions of space and see how he likes that!

Anyway, enough giving that bum valuable posting space here by talking about him! I'd sure love to take a nice vacation from all my space traveling here on Earth. There are so many things here that I've yet to see. Space is fun but there really is nothing much to see unless you're into asteroids, comets and the occasional black hole. Now here on Earth I've heard so much about great and interesting places to see.

For one, I'd love to visit London. I've always wanted to see the London Bridge and also visit the Emirates Stadium, the home of that great football club called Arsenal. As much as I hate to say this but Arsenal is also the favourite football team of that no good bum Nick! Arggghhhh, why can't he go pick another team like Chelsea or something ...


Someone told me that during the holiday season, it's kinda hard to get accommodation in London, but that's not what my trusty ZX200EP super duper high tech thingamajig tells me. It says here that all I have to do is log on to EasyToBook.com and I can find loads of decent and affordable accommodation. Almost every kind of hotel is listed be it a luxurious suite (the kind that befits a Space hero like me) or even those cheap hotels (the ones that befits lowlifes like Nick).


Well, once I'm done with my last final mission to try once again and conquer planet Zork, I'm gonna head back to earth and give my old spaceship a rest and head out to check out what they have to offer in terms of a nice restful vacation for me. Hmmm, maybe after London, I just might head to New York get a good hotel with a view and take in the sights. I've only really seen it on TV and going there would definitely be cool. Who knows maybe I just might bump into Mac Taylor.

'What's that, he's not a real person? How come no one tells me stuff like that!'