Freebies are often LOUSY ..

I received a Panasonic Lumix compact camera for renewing my newspaper subscription sometime last year. *sigh* It was a lousy deal .. the camera sucks.

So now, I'm looking for a new one ... preferably a Canon. I'm eyeing the PowerShot S200 and a Selphy printer Selphy CP900 .. damn, that's like S$600 in all ..

I'd better get to saving some cash then. Although I LOVE my DSLR ... it's not practical to bring it with me all the time .. so I think a compact would be nice.

Yes, I love gadgets .. If I didn't already have 2 Kindles and an iPad, I'd hanker for an iPad Mini. lol.

And I am looking for a nice Bluetooth speaker too .. but that's not a priority cos I usually play music in my vehicle and seldom at home.

*sigh* .. all these wants and not enough money .. LOL.

Happy New Year, my friends

Honestly, where did 2013 go? It went by so fast. One minute it was the start of the year, the next it's June..  midway, then November. And then it was Christmas. I'm shocked. 

And now, I'm 40. 40 freaking years old. Where did the years go? I have yet to see the Eiffel Tower, Santorini Island in Greece.. and even nearby Bali or Phuket. Damn it.

40 years old. Damn that's old. Lol. And 16 years of marriage. Wow, that's long. It's a miracle we haven't killed each other yet. Haha.

Love the Christmas season

Love it. But I do tend to get nostalgic about certain things.

Like missing the States. Colorado Springs is a beautiful place. That's just one place I miss. I do miss the base we lived on too in NM.

And I miss some friends that I'm not friends with anymore. I dunno why I tend to feel more like this during this time of the year. I think it's cos we both love Christmas a lot.

I haven't started on my Christmas shopping. Man, I'm so dead. I need to start now.

Have u heard "Happiness" by The Fray? It's a really lovely song.
I love some of the lyrics. 

 

HAPPINESS - The Fray

Happiness is just outside my window
Would it crash blowing 80-miles an hour?
Or is happiness a little more like knocking
On your door, and you just let it in?

Happiness feels a lot like sorrow
Let it be, you can't make it come or go
But you are gone- not for good but for now
Gone for now feels a lot like gone for good

Happiness is a firecracker sitting on my headboard
Happiness was never mine to hold
Careful child, light the fuse and get away
'Cause happiness throws a shower of sparks

Happiness damn near destroys you
Breaks your faith to pieces on the floor
So you tell yourself, that's enough for now

Happiness has a violent roar

Happiness is like the old man told me
Look for it, but you'll never find it all
Let it go, live your life and leave it
Then one day, wake up and she'll be home

Bye bye ...

So. After much deliberation,  I decided to get the Samsung note 3, instead of the iPhone 5S.

Of course I was a bit heartsick over my decision. I've been an iPhone fan for so long. I really was hoping that they were going to increase the screen size for the 5S and when they didn't,  I was very disappointed. Looking at my friends using phones with much bigger screens, pushed me further into my decision to switch to something else, specifically, Samsung's beautiful Note 3.

I will go back to iPhones when they make it bigger.. I will. Until then, I love my Note 3! 

Zombies .. part 2 ..

Yeap. I'm back to mulling over the possibility of a zombie apocalypse happening sometime in our future. Damn "The Walking Dead". And yet, I can't bring myself not to watch the damn show .. It's just so interesting. And riveting. Well, I guess it's riveting to someone like me who has a morbid fascination with zombies. Lol.

Thankfully, there hasn't been any new zombie movies out recently. I watched "Zombieland" again on cable tv the other night. I have to say I really like that one though. A lot. Especially Bill Murray's small part. Hey, what can I say -  I am a child of the 80s. I grew up watching Ghostbusters. One of my favorite Bill Murray movies is "Scrooged" .. he is PERFECT as Ebenezer Scrooge.

So anyway, back to "The Walking Dead" .. They are now dealing with some sort of flu like illness spreading among their camp. It results in death and therefore poses a threat cos you turn into a zombie if you die from it. never mind if you weren't bitten by a zombie to begin with. 

Great, now more things to worry about for the poor survivors. I was telling The Hubby that I would never survive in a zombie apocalypse .. I'm too chicken shit. And that he'd better be around to look after our kids. 

Lol. He just ignored me. 

Huh. If the zombie apocalypse DOES become a reality, don't say I never told him so.

And so it begins ...

The Walking Dead season 4 starts on 20th Oct 2013 here. I cannot wait.

And I am dreading it. Lol. 

For those of you who don't know .. I have this silly fear of a zombie apocalypse. Yes, you read that right. I do. I can't help it. I've actually spent nights awake thinking about how we were going to survive should that happen. 

It gets worse every time I watch some zombie movie. The worst was after watching  "I am Legend".  Man, the  zombies in that movie were horrifyingly fast and strong. I walked out of the movie theatre a bit shell shocked. Most zombie movies I've seen have them portrayed ambling around rather slowly and therefore not really threatening. So not the case in I am Legend. Damn. 

Anyway, so I haven't been watching any zombie flicks for a while now. And so I've led a blissfully peaceful existence not thinking about a zombie apocalypse. Well, obviously that's gonna end once I'm glued to the tv watching The Walking Dead come 20th October. 

And no, I haven't considered NOT watching the series. Are u mad? Lol. I dunno why I have to torture myself this way, but I can't help myself.

Ok, excuse me now while I make up a list of canned food I should be stocking up on in case said zombie apocalypse really happens. No harm being prepared I say. 

Practice makes perfect

Back when I was in in secondary school, we were made to write summaries and book reviews all the time. Till we were sick of doing them. I remember being quite good at them.

Alas, that was before. Long long ago.

After not utilizing those skills for DECADES,  I find myself having diffculty submitting a simple book review on Amazon. It's pathetic.

I can't just keep saying the book was "nice and interesting" ... Good God. Of course, I don't need to do a book review for Amazon. I just thought it would be neat to submit one when I liked the book a lot. I think other people contemplating buying the ebook would appreciate it. I know I do. I usually look through the reviews before actually hitting "purchase".

I know I'm out of practice. Man, what do you expect? The only times I hold a pen and write down stuff is when I have to sign something. Even my grocery lists aren't written down anymore. My maid writes down the stuff I need to buy on the white board mounted at the side of my fridge, and I snap a photo of it with my iphone. Huh.

Ok, I'm off to attempt that book review now ...