Great weather today. I hope this continues as I badly miss sunshine. Heheh. Sunshine equals home. Aaaaack, home. Such a heavy word for me, because….ah, let’s not go ther now. 
Anyway, I was looking at stell drum from drumsofsteel.com and I was transported back home. You see, my brother used to work in a company that makes steel drums among many other steel products. So this makes me remember of home and the family I left. *sigh*
But all is looking well here, and I hope soon my family will be together once again. *praying earnestly*
So what is great in Oz? I haven’t been here for long but I can say that I like the fact that there’s not much air pollution compared to where I came from. Must be because of the transport system; they have trains and trams here.
Another thing is when you shop in big stores, one have the option to forego the human-assisted counters and just go to an area where there are POS Hardware and have your items scanned and then just pay by card or cash. Really very convenient especially if you’re buying less than five items. And another thing, one may have cash-outs in the counters (human -assisted) when using your ATMs. Really very convenient.
Brrr…it’s really cold in here. Inside the house, it’s doubly cold. It’s the later part of winter in this part of the globe. And it’s still cold to me, who is not used to this kind of season. But at least there’s no snow. And there’s still the sun. That’s why I like to go out, have a little walk just to be out in the sun. Come to think of it, I’m contemplating on learning to mow the lawn just so I have the reason to be out under the sun longer.
Anyway, the temp makes me wonder how much colder it will get here during the first few months of winter. Ohhh. And speaking of the cold, the skin on my nose is flaking. I’m putting on my moisturizer everyday plus Nivea baby Nutri Sensitive Milk Lotion to moisturize my face, but it seems that part of my nose still gets dry and flaky. Maybe I’ll try Cetaphil this week and we’ll see.
Oh btw, spring is coming soon. Happy thing. That thought is really making me excited.
After eight or so hours flight, I’m already logged on to the Internet, here in Oz. Thanks God for a safe flight and thanks God to friends who are willing to let me stay in their home for a while.
Now, however much I wanted to, I don’t think I can stay long online, even just to view monster hdmi cables for a minute, because my battery’s about to get drained. Reason is, I don’t have the right plug on my laptop’s charger. Nor did I bring an adapter/converter (I’m just not aware that Oz have different sockets).
Lookie, lookie, here’s how their sockets look like.
So I think, tomorrow, first thing I’d do is to look for an adapter/converter that will get my charger working and hence, allow me to be online 27/7. Lol
The hubster will be coming home tomorrow and I am excited. My son is excited too. Actually, the hubster will be home for 4 days, in time for our daughter’s first birthday.
And I wish that while he’s here, we can do family bonding activities such as camping or rafting (although we cannot bring our daughter for the latter). My son has been egging us to go camping or rafting and I also would like to experience these activities before I leave for Oz. There’s a nice place, just about an hour drive away from our place that I’d like to try. So I’m crossing my fingers.
I’m so happy for a friend who has just acquired a camping property. I’ve seen the photos of their newly bought vacation place and it’s so nice. The log cabin, which the family likes to call as “jungle house”, has a nice kitchen, a living area and a loft. Really perfect for a camping holiday as it looks warm and cozy. There’s also a lake nearby where one can go fishing. The house, however, is not located at the lakefront unlike these valued properties at Table Rock lake real estate, which I’ve seen an hour ago –online of course. Looks so beautiful. Haaaayy. I wish. *smiles* Holiday places such as these are really good investment, not to mention the perfect getaway in case you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city life.
My apologies. This morning, on my way to work, I was supposed to take a photo of the new Citi hardware (that I’ve blogged previously) as an example of steel buildings. But I wasn’t able to because I wanted to beat the clock in the office (which I did by few second). I would have been late if I stopped on the way to work. But hopefully I can get a shot tomorrow. *crossing fingers*
So happy because an outlet of Citi Hardware has opened near our doorstep. And imagine the excitement of my father. Yes, that is one of the newest commercial steel buildings you can see from the highway and it’s just a stonethrow away from our house.
Okay that’s a bit of an exaggeration but it’s really just near our place. Walking distance, I mean.
I have yet to visit the place though. I know I have a long list to pick up from a hardware so maybe in my next restdays I will schedule a day to walk to the hardware and get some shopping done.
Yeeehaw! I’ve had my fill of Missy BonBon treats today!
I saw a dear friend back in high school this afternoon and we had a fun time catching up with each other’s life while munching on delicious breads.
*sigh* Goodtimes.
Just thought of sharing a pic of the pool of Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. I totally love the lighting of the place, courtesy of those underwater lights setup in the pool. Love how the light changes every now and how it illuminates the pool area, making it look magical.
Forgive me if I didn’t do justice with all that. I would have preferred to take one of those long exposure shots but I unwittingly forgot to bring my tripod so I just made do with what I had then. *smile*
Speaking of photos, I have the opportunity to view sample photos made by a Naples photographer, and I’m inspired. The wedding pics are awesome!
