Because he's Dutch! That makes much more sense!
My doorbell went yesterday, just when I was sitting in my nightwear having a quick surf before getting dressed. Not the lift buzzer, which gives me just enough time to fling on a t-shirt and shorts before the lift arrives, but the actual doorbell. I don't think that's ever happened before, and it meant that someone was standing outside my door, about to see me in my jimmy-jams. Horrors! Thankfully the first t-shirt I could grab was long enough to cover my pretty pink shorts, and I opened the door to find my downstairs neighbour there.
He came to find out about DH's guitar teacher, because he'd got fed up with waiting for his shop to find one for him. DH is away at the moment, and I didn't have the details so I gave him the shop name and my card. While he popped downstairs to get his card, I got a pair of shorts on and felt much more comfortable! He came back and came in for a cup of tea and a chat. He's sweet!
After he'd gone, I realised that that's the first time anyone has dropped in for a chat and a cup of tea without calling first, in the whole time we've been in Singapore. Even my neighbours in the old place lived in different blocks of the same condo and had to buzz me to come up. How about that? In a city of 6 million people (or whatever it's up to now) I'm more isolated than I was in our quiet little house on England's beautiful coastline.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Scrap Whispers!
Click here --> Scrap Whispers
Do you remember that game Chinese Whispers that we played as kids? We all sat in a circle and the first person whispered something to the next person, who whispered what they heard to the next and so on. And what came back to the first person was wildly different from the original.
Well this is the same principle except using scrap-booking pages. The first person creates a page or lay-out (LO) and e-mails a photo of it to the next person. That person takes elements that they like from it and creates their own LO for the next person to scrap-lift. All the LOs are kept secret until the Big Reveal when the last person has finished. Georgina thought of it a couple of years ago, and it was so popular that she created her own network and Scrap Whispers was born.
This is the 5th round, and my first time in the game. There are 7 teams, 42 people playing!
Yesterday my team leader sent me her page to scrap-lift, and... well let's just say that I didn't do much housework. There was such a big build-up for this - signing up for the game then waiting for it to kick off, then having a week to complete my part in it. I had it done by tea-time, with a mild sense of anti-climax that there wasn't more to it! But not for long, because now we have to wait for the Big Reveal which will be mid-May.
I can't show you my LO. You'll have to wait along with me!
Do you remember that game Chinese Whispers that we played as kids? We all sat in a circle and the first person whispered something to the next person, who whispered what they heard to the next and so on. And what came back to the first person was wildly different from the original.
Well this is the same principle except using scrap-booking pages. The first person creates a page or lay-out (LO) and e-mails a photo of it to the next person. That person takes elements that they like from it and creates their own LO for the next person to scrap-lift. All the LOs are kept secret until the Big Reveal when the last person has finished. Georgina thought of it a couple of years ago, and it was so popular that she created her own network and Scrap Whispers was born.
This is the 5th round, and my first time in the game. There are 7 teams, 42 people playing!
Yesterday my team leader sent me her page to scrap-lift, and... well let's just say that I didn't do much housework. There was such a big build-up for this - signing up for the game then waiting for it to kick off, then having a week to complete my part in it. I had it done by tea-time, with a mild sense of anti-climax that there wasn't more to it! But not for long, because now we have to wait for the Big Reveal which will be mid-May.
I can't show you my LO. You'll have to wait along with me!
Monday, 6 April 2009
A little dream come true
OK this is funny!
Heffalump Child has a piano. Well I wasn't quite sure whether it was Heffalump Child upstairs or German Twinkle from the floor below. I've heard Chopsticks being played very enthusiastically from somewhere, but it can be pretty hard to tell where sound is coming from. Chopsticks on repeat mode can be fairly irritating, and that's why I've never learned, or even tried to play it.
The other day I was again sharing a lift with German Twinkle. He's sweet. We chatted and joked, and I asked whether my piano playing was bothering him. He Twinkled again and asked "Chopsticks?" I said "do you hear Chopsticks being played?" and he made that slightly confused "well... er... yes..." look. Interesting. "Do you have a piano?" I asked. He shook his head.
BINGO! He's hearing Heffalump Child's piano 2 FLOORS AWAY. They're THAT loud.
I'm now just living for the day when he asks me how old my child is...
Heffalump Child has a piano. Well I wasn't quite sure whether it was Heffalump Child upstairs or German Twinkle from the floor below. I've heard Chopsticks being played very enthusiastically from somewhere, but it can be pretty hard to tell where sound is coming from. Chopsticks on repeat mode can be fairly irritating, and that's why I've never learned, or even tried to play it.
The other day I was again sharing a lift with German Twinkle. He's sweet. We chatted and joked, and I asked whether my piano playing was bothering him. He Twinkled again and asked "Chopsticks?" I said "do you hear Chopsticks being played?" and he made that slightly confused "well... er... yes..." look. Interesting. "Do you have a piano?" I asked. He shook his head.
BINGO! He's hearing Heffalump Child's piano 2 FLOORS AWAY. They're THAT loud.
I'm now just living for the day when he asks me how old my child is...
Sunday, 5 April 2009
I won again!
Good grief!
I just won a prize on ScrapJazz too! Remember I wrote in my Crafty Sunday blog entry of March 15th that I'd entered my cards into a Challenge for a random prize draw? The results are out and I've won US$50 worth of goodies from Scrapbooking.com. You can bet your boots that I'll be posting a photo when it arrives.
I just won a prize on ScrapJazz too! Remember I wrote in my Crafty Sunday blog entry of March 15th that I'd entered my cards into a Challenge for a random prize draw? The results are out and I've won US$50 worth of goodies from Scrapbooking.com. You can bet your boots that I'll be posting a photo when it arrives.
Saturday, 4 April 2009
I won!
I never win competitions. I've been entering around 3 or 4 most months since I joined ScrapJazz and I've never won anything. Last month I joined a new site Scrap Whispers (see link on the right in my favourite blogs list). They run a new Challenge each week, and have a prize draw every fortnight, and I just won!
This will be my prize - it's being sent by Georgina from England. It's a chipboard mini-album made by Bo Bunny. I can't wait for it to arrive! I think I might use it to record our upcoming week's holiday with DH's parents in Malaysia.
Thank you Georgina!
This will be my prize - it's being sent by Georgina from England. It's a chipboard mini-album made by Bo Bunny. I can't wait for it to arrive! I think I might use it to record our upcoming week's holiday with DH's parents in Malaysia.
Thank you Georgina!
Friday, 3 April 2009
Friday funny
MATHS OVER THE YEARS!
1. Teaching Maths In 1970
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price.
What is his profit?
2. Teaching Maths In 1980
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price, or £800.
What is his profit?
3. Teaching Maths In 1990
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800.
Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Maths In 2000
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800 and his profit is £200.
Your assignment: Underline the number 200.
5. Teaching Maths In 2008
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is totally selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £200. What do you think of this way of making a living?
Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers. If you are upset about the plight of the animals in question counselling will be available)
6. Teaching Maths 2018
*المسجل*تبيع*حموله*شاحنة*من*الخشب*من*دولار
>*صاحب*تكلفة*الانتاج*من>*الثمن.*ما*هو*الربح*له؟
1. Teaching Maths In 1970
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price.
What is his profit?
2. Teaching Maths In 1980
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price, or £800.
What is his profit?
3. Teaching Maths In 1990
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800.
Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Maths In 2000
A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000.
His cost of production is £800 and his profit is £200.
Your assignment: Underline the number 200.
5. Teaching Maths In 2008
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is totally selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £200. What do you think of this way of making a living?
Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers. If you are upset about the plight of the animals in question counselling will be available)
6. Teaching Maths 2018
*المسجل*تبيع*حموله*شاحنة*من*الخشب*من*دولار
>*صاحب*تكلفة*الانتاج*من>*الثمن.*ما*هو*الربح*له؟
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Pianos and crafting
Yesterday I had my second piano lesson. Why is it that when I've been practising something for 2 weeks and can ALMOST get it right albeit at hibernating tortoise pace, I screw it up royally when I have to play it in front of the teacher? She was so nice about it - laughed and said the same thing happens to her and to everyone. At least she understands, but I felt so cross with myself.
Afterwards I consoled myself by going downstairs to the $2 shop, and getting some heart brads and a selection of felt sheets in lots of colours. After a year of owning it, I still only have 1 set of dies for my Cuttlebug apart from a snowflake one and an oversized stamp one that came with the machine. The range in Laine's is not best, so I think some on-line shopping is in order. Meanwhile I can make flower-shaped embellishments and that's it - but I use those a lot.
Lorraine came round for half an hour on Tuesday afternoon to show me her beautiful baby album, and stayed until nearly tea-time! I love that! Because we're both scrap-booking now, we can share ideas and tools, and tips for sale items we come across. It's just so nice to have a crafting buddy!
Afterwards I consoled myself by going downstairs to the $2 shop, and getting some heart brads and a selection of felt sheets in lots of colours. After a year of owning it, I still only have 1 set of dies for my Cuttlebug apart from a snowflake one and an oversized stamp one that came with the machine. The range in Laine's is not best, so I think some on-line shopping is in order. Meanwhile I can make flower-shaped embellishments and that's it - but I use those a lot.
Lorraine came round for half an hour on Tuesday afternoon to show me her beautiful baby album, and stayed until nearly tea-time! I love that! Because we're both scrap-booking now, we can share ideas and tools, and tips for sale items we come across. It's just so nice to have a crafting buddy!
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