It all started with American Pie (if memory serves me right). Do you remember the hand gesture of forming an L sign on your forehead for LOSER?? Wow, it caught on like fire. Every boy, every girl, every cat and dog was using the "L" sign.

But mum, being mum, would not have any of this nonsense in the household. To her, it was downright rude and degrading. Hahaha, we were banned from doing it. And we had to stop adding "man" to the end of every sentence!!! Classic signs that your kids might be spending too much time with TV.

A few days ago, when I got home from work and parked the car into the garage, she was standing there holding up an "L" sign with her fingers. I was surprised.

"Mom, how could you do that sign. You didn't allow us to do that!!"

"L is for L license, coz you park too far to the right" was mum's reply -.-'''

AHahahh, for a moment I really thought she meant something else.

An educated choice or continuation of ignorance??

Today, I made the switch to another company for my car insurance. Knowing that the call might be ardous one with lot's of waiting for the other end to pick up the line, I was determined to find out once and for all whether I have been making the right choice all along.

My current insurer raised the policy price for the second year in a row. This doesn't make sense at all, my car value is depreciating yet my policy went up when I did not make a single claim (what happened to the no claim bonus that you so eagerly mentioned to me??). Last year when the first raise occured, I called them up to ask for an explanation. Prices of materials have gone up.... that was their explanation.

I am glad that I made the SWITCH and shaved almost 200 dollars off my car insurance and at the same time added my dad to the driver's list.

No more being an ignorant consumer, that is my one of my resolution this year.

Being a consumer is no easy feat. The small prints are getting smaller, more complicated. Instruction manuals, product disclosure booklets are thick as my textbooks. Who would seriously read through the whole bunch of them?? And sales people sometimes do not disclose the real big hidden clauses. Very eager to sell their products, but yet when things go haywire, good luck trying to find help.

From now onwards, even if I have to annoy the sales person with tons of questions, they will just have to endure it.

Do you think when you purchase something?? Do you really know what you are buying into?? Do you know what you are covered for??

Don't let ppl make the mickey out of you. Think, research, evaluate, ask questions, read the booklet (even if it kills you).

Now..... I just need to figure out superannuation. A deadly word i reckon. I need help!!!!!

Point and shoot 2009

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigprawnhead/

I wonder how much pics I would have by the end of this year.

This shall be an attempt. Ho ho ho hoo....

The tasty messiah

Found this while reading today's news.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Antiques-collectables/Food-drink/Other/auction-195642530.htm

For the funniest parts ever, scroll down to the questions and answers part and have a good laugh =)

The ironies in life

While being bombarded by advertisement prior to start of a movie, I noticed that there are a lot of adverts that focuses on teenage drinking. Creative, straight in your face commercials. However in the same seating of time, they were promoting Bacardi Vodka and other beers. What is the point really?? I think the regulation board must be pretty confused.

To be in control of something, doesn't mean that you have to hold on to the reins all the time. You want to hold the reins, but the horse may not want to obey. Sometimes you have to let go, so that you can be in control of your sanity. Let go ..... horse go free. But then, don't come running back to me, because you wanted the freedom in the first place.

People would pay for a cup of coffee and blame the person serving it that the price is disgustingly high. Take a number, get in the queue and speak to my boss please. I wonder as well, why does my salary not rise together with the increase of price??

Employers would rather risk a youngster (whom they can pay less) play them out than give the shifts to the oldies who are much more reliable. And then getting upset when you are understaffed. Tsk tsk ..... the irony of it is laughable.