A Colourful Day

in the new house, we have a pretty beautiful camellia on the front yard. I think some branches extended from the leaves. but last week, HH told me those are not camellia's branches, they the evil arms from another plants beside camellia. We decided to cut the devil arms off to rescue our beautiful camellia--- scissors action the first sun light shining on my back yard, I get up and prepare the scissors action for the devil arms. I have ladder for the right up devil arms, garden scissors and saw! The action takes us about 1 hour. we eliminated two main stems and a lot of branch devil arms.

I get used to move house everywhere--from bj to syd, from a2p, from p2c. a piece of cake! La Ma just squeeze herself into the passenger seat because she has to hug a hot water bottle in arm and a bag of items in front of seat.

1. timber floor for three bedrooms 2. new colour bond fence around 14m in length 3. brand new main toilet     3.1 tile for floor and walls     3.2 new paint for ceiling     3.3 repair bath heater on the ceiling     3.4 new bath tub and new location     3.5 new shower screen     3.6 new taps     3.7 new lights beside the mirror 4. replace the tile inside the shower screen in the en suite 5. replace the broken window on the main door 6. uninstall the broken air conditioner and install a glass in Huanhuan's bedroom.

The Rainforest is the place you must to visit in Cairns although it looks no much difference from blue mountain from the view of a person like me.... But I do like the small villiage Kuranda, it locates at the end of the Skyrail cableway, of course a tourism town. But the artifical work are really nice, so as the price... Huanhuan happily fed kangroo with grass but bite by a parrot lightly.... The butterflies are so beautiful and they just flying around you. We had lunch at Kuranda villiage, very delicious pizza, we waite it for 30 minutes but it is worth the time, really good! other tables ordered the same after notcing our pizza. :-)

We booked Quicksilver cruises to experience the Great Barrier Reef on the second day we are in Cairns. It took us 1.5 hours on shuttle bus to the port Douglas and a further 1.5 hours on Quicksilver cruise to the on the sea deck. Frankly speaking, it is not a pleasant jurney before we arrived the deck, Lucy, Alex and granny vomit heavely and there is nothing could help them. :-( As this might be the only chance for grandparents to experience the outer sea and great barrier reef in their lives, we decide to do as much as we can. So we three, grandpa, Alex and me go for scuba-diving and grandma go to Ocean walk. It is a totally different feeling when scuba-diving in the sea, the creaturs around you are so wonderful and mysterious, the coach taught us to feel some sea anemone etc. I hope I could have 8 eyes and 8 hands to look and touch..... time always pass quickly, only 30 minutes under the sea is quite not enough.... Grandma also enjoyed herself in Ocean walk activity, the professio...

I thought it took us at most 40 mins to airport, but I was wrong, the slow traffic causes more than 20 mins delay to get to the airport long term car park(In rush, I forgot to check the car then left the windows opened for next four days). then the shuttle bus takes us to domestic airport terminal in 15 mins. When we queued for the check in luggage drop off, one guy asked me if I was on the flight to Cairns then ask me to check in as express counter because we already missed final boarding notice. What a tightly time to manage us to board the flight. I guessed we are the final people to board on the flight. We just sit down and adjusted the breath, the airplane taking off, in minutes. The land below our feet, we crossing the rivers and fields head to Cairns at 8:30 am.

家里热水器漏水了。上次厕所漏时就发现热水器也可能有问题了，但后来不漏了，就没再去管。这次发现又漏了，老公决定自己动手换个新的。 热水器本身500多元，80L的，如果请plumber来装又得500元，所以小新决定自己动手！ 想着挺容易，但没想到也用了两天的功夫。原理很简单，就连接三个管子，但问题就出在连接上了。原来旧的铜管不易弯曲，无法对上新的热水器。没有工具弯铜管，只能又去找替代品。我们去了Bunnings，看到有软管，咨询了一下工作人员，说是没有问题，完全可以替代老式铜管。这样我们才安心的买了合适尺寸的回来安上。 因为来来回回配零件，总共去了4次Bunnings。耗时两天。节省500元。哈哈。

又买了房子了，一层的house, full brick，在Easter时签的合同，但settle要12周，得6月底了。而且有些地方要整理，估计入住得7月中了。 老房子了，但全砖的，应该还可以。在Carlingford，缺点是挨着火车线，优点是离着好的小学不远，有商场超市，价钱也能承受。先住几年再说吧。 妈来了要郁闷了，大Westfield缩水成Shopping Mall了，规模跟Ashfield差不多吧。

That's 3 beds Townhouse.  roughly 200 m2 in total. The following week, We decided to terminate the contractor. Both of us are intending to purchase a house with a piece of land.

最近我比较惨~~~~~~~~ 突然降温,结果感冒发烧了....更惨的是:张欣用微波炉给我热鸡蛋,煮熟的,也剥了皮了,就是有点凉了,热了30秒,结果拿出来我一咬就爆了,把我上嘴唇和上牙龈都烫伤了............................................ 牙龈和嘴唇都白花花一片,这几天就一点点的掉皮,上周三早上的事,到今天周一了,还剩嘴唇上一些死皮没下去,其他倒都已经完成脱皮工作了.........预计再一两天应该就好了.嘴唇都皱皱着,特别干,不敢张大嘴,不然会裂,好惨呀!!! 张小欣一定是故意的!!!

时间过得真快呀,转眼一年过去,欢欢快一岁了,姥姥姥爷得回国了..........我们幸福的吃现成的日子要结束了,又要开始自力更生了........... 爷爷奶奶暂时还过来来,小新只能做出牺牲了,谁让他是爸爸呢~~~~~~ 想想以前我们俩自己过的时候,再对比一下这一年来可口的饭菜....唉,需要再锻炼呀.

本来形势一片大好! 现在, 确实逆转直下. 刚刚找到的工作, 还是借了以前老板的面子才勉强挤进另一家小公司的. 老板还发话了, 你是编外人员, 是否能够转正全靠自己的表现...... 靠, 现在鬼佬怎么也会共产党这套把戏了??? 不管怎样, 先money到手, 其他都是假的. 可是, 现在.... 我 我 要主动辞职了. 岳父岳母, 在这边已经待了一年了. 帮助我们照顾女儿 , 欢欢. 现在签证马上要到期了, 已经准备回国的东东了. 原来计划的很好, 让我爸妈过来再待一年, 然后就让欢欢上幼儿园. 可是, 三月份就已经申请爸妈的签证. 到这周, 由于老妈的胸透上有钙化点. 澳洲这边让做痰培养, 而且还要培养两个月!! 你说一口痰还要放进玻璃瓶中, 小心翼翼的放在保温柜, 然后再推进无菌室. 这他妈不是有病是什么??? 然后, 爸妈的签证还要等培养的结果!!! 我他妈肺都要七炸了!! 这两个月的gap 怎么办, 小欢欢谁来带? 看来, 这个枪眼就只能我来堵了!! 估计老板听我说要辞职时, 肯定想, 怎么一不小心招了个大脑进水的家伙. 亏了, 这傻冒自己辞职了......... 我们的购house的计划看来又要往后推迟了. 呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜 泪腺充水过程中 ing

待了一年的小公司. 终于因为, 经济不景气, 客户终止了开发合同. 而决定make Redundant 了. 不幸的是我是其中的一员. 刚刚买了房子, 又赶上这个倒霉事儿. 真是喝凉水都塞牙. 闲话少说, 赶紧找工吧! 这个Financial Crisis 的影响, 让我真真切切的赶上了. 真个 it.seek.com 一天才有三四了和我career 相关的 job advertisement. 真有一种, 爷们浑身是劲, 却没人稀罕的感觉牙. 不过, hh还是比较牛的. 产假8个月后, 原来的银行又让她回去工作. 尽管是 fix term 但是, hh 一咬牙, 一跺脚跟经理要了个比较高的offer. 这事儿, 我还是替她瞎操心了半天. 结果, 她经理没打磕巴, 答应了. 上次找工, 耗时1.3 周. 这次找了1.5 月 真是与时俱进牙. 而且这个工还要看老板在中国项目的进展而定夺. 不过, 我也想开了. 上一天算一天. Boss 不需要就继续找. 反正我是闲不住的人.

因为贷款利率上涨及整体经济不景气,这一年来悉尼房价一直在下降.最近政府出台了鼓励政策,首次置业给予双倍补贴,也就是AUD14,000,正好爸妈也在,听了公园老太太们的骟忽,也问我们房子的事,于是我们便动了买房的念头.定价在30万到40万之间. 来澳后一直住在Inner West,但这边房价还是太贵了,而且房子也都比较老,没有合适的.于是我们又去Hurstville看了两次,房子都是老房子,房间也不大,还30多万,大家都觉得房子不好价又高,很是失望. 妈妈在公园认识的朋友在Parramatta买到了房子,说起那边也不错,所以我们又把目标转到了Parramatta.只在这里看了一次房子,我们就决定买现在这个Apartment了.原因很简单,房子还不错,另外我们折腾不起了,带着欢欢赶场似的看房子太累了. 2室1卫2车库,总面积134m2,其中2个车库占了32m2,室内+阳台有102m2,所以还是比较宽敞的.来Inspection的好几家,似乎大家都觉得不错,因为主人显然做了充分准备,没有家具,重新刷过,所以显得大且干净.卧室也是在我们看过的这个价位里比较大的.离商场车站10分钟路程.但有一个问题,就是朝向是厅向南卧室向西,可以说是最不好的朝向了.但我们Inspection那天还有点阴天,可是房间一点不暗,还很亮堂,关键是阳台落地门,和旁边的落地窗帮了大忙,而且从阳台看出去,对面都是小house连2,3层的unit都没有,远处蓝天白云一览无余,所以虽然朝向不好,可是一点都不觉得有影响!所以我们商量了一下,当时就回去找中介签约付订金了.这是11月1日. 然后就是走贷款手续了,因为以前在Westpac做过贷款信用评估,所以很顺利.本来想11日settle,12日搬家,但没想到对方手续没有办齐,只得又等了一周.不过正好,因为12日那天下雨,呵呵.最终我们于12月19日Settle,20日搬家! 搬家前去Bunnings拿了些纸箱,这个很是有用啊!!!因为每人每次只让拿两个纸箱(不知什么时候定的规矩,上次就是随便拿的),所以去了好几次拿来了十几个大纸箱.有爸妈帮忙收拾快了很多,而且我们不搬家具所以省了好多事.家具是买二手的,不过是买了一套,所以看起来还满像样儿了. 搬家请的搬家公司,历时4个半小时.而后小欣又帮夏丹把她的东西从她家搬到我家(因为我们把房子转租给夏丹了),我们再搬到新...

<<2qxyqe9.jpg>>

Message This is a 5 Meg Hard Disk in 1956. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD).   The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.       This is my 8Gb Micro SD card. It is about 1600 times more capacity than the First  One.

女儿于6月12日出生，从此人生又上了一个台阶，为人父母了~~~~~~ 生了孩子才体会到做父母的艰辛，这才刚开始，以后不知还要有多少操心的呢。