even more things

Adding to the list of events.

Next Thursday, 30th of March, the AFL season is going to start. Yup, it's that time of the year again, footy.......
It won't play in Melbourne though. The MCG will be back for footy action on Anzac day, 25th April (I THINK - but it's definitely in April). They have to clean up the tracks from the Commonwealth Games.

And tomorrow (or today), Monday, there is going to be a parade for the Australian athletes. It will start at noon from the Arts Centre to Swanston St. and then Collins St.
I can't find more info on the route or anything else so I guess if you want to see the parade, just follow the crowd.

That's it for now.

more things to come

I wrote this yesterday but when I was trying to upload it to blogger, the server went down. Hence, some info is outdated but I'll just leave it here so you know what you miss

If you read my previous post, you'll know that Melbourne is going to host several big events. I'm just going to add some more events to the list.

Currently, there is still the Commonwealth games, where Australia has basically taken all the medals. The last time I checked it was 54 gold medals. Commonwealth games will end on Sunday 26th of March with a closing ceremony in the MCG.Check out www.melbourne2006.com.au for details.

I think the tally now has gone up to 57 gold medals for Aussie.

Today, the 23rd of March, xbox360 is being launched. If you're a games freak and you have $1000 to spend. Go and get one. The best deal is on Big, the complete system for $628 instead of $649 and the games are $75 each for TODAY only.Kmart has a sale also 15% off storewide for today and tomorrow but it doesn't include the console, damn.

A little comment on the xbox360. The games in BigW was practically sold out. So, if you didn't know about this yesterday, then tough luck yeah ?

Next Thursday, there will be the Grand Prix, the Foster's Australian Grand Prix. Shifted from being the first GP to start the year because of the Commonwealth Games. It will be on from the 30th of March until the 2nd of April. Who will win it this year? Renault again? What do you reckon?For info check out http://cars.grandprix.com.au/.

The after that, there will be the annual flower and garden show in Carlton gardens. This will be on from the 5th of April until the 9th of April. Check here for tickets, http://www.melbflowershow.com.au/.

The following week will be Easter holiday I think.

Fiuh, if I know more events, I'll let you know. Of course in a couple of months there will be FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Have fun.

banana alert

Danger for you banana lovers in Australia. If you haven't been following the news, there will be a shortage of bananas because of the storm.

A couple of days ago, there was a hurricane that hits northern part of Queensland. The hurricane was hurricane Larry. I wonder who named all these hurricane, Katrina, etc. Was there a papa hurricane and mama hurricane ?

Anyways, the storm hits Queensland quite hard and as a results, all the crops there are vanished (well, they didn't actually vanish). And that part of Queensland is the part where they grew fruits for all of Australia, especially bananas.

The farmers estimated that it will take at least 9 months to recover supply of bananas and to get back the their previous condition would take them years. SO, there will be a shortage of bananas for at least a year. Australia cannot import bananas because of strict import rules. Yesterday, in some places, bananas have already hit $6/kg. They normally sell for $2-3/kg. It is estimated that it will go to $9/kg. Amazing.

So if you really like bananas, better get them while it's still somewhat affordable and reasonable before it's too late.

Do you know that 70% of people buys bananas from impulse ? As in, they didn't planned to buy bananas but when they see it, they'll buy it.

stupid chain letter

Somebody send me this so called "chain letter". Frankly, I don't understand it (AT ALL). Maybe because it's in SINGLISH (Singapore English - casual way of speaking by mixing a few different languages in Singapore).

INSTANT NOODLES
Dear instant noodle lovers, make sure you break for at least 3 days after one session of instant noodles before you eat your next packet! Please read the info shared to me by a doctor. My family stopped eating instant noodles more than 5 years ago after hearing about the wax coating the noodles - the wax is not just in the styrofoam containers but it coats the noodles. This is why the instant noodles do not stick to each other when cooking. If one were to examine the ordinary Chinese yellow noodles in the market, one will notice that, in their uncooked state the noodles are oily. This layer of oil prevents the noodles from sticking together.
Wantan noodles in their uncooked state have been dusted with flour to prevent them sticking together. When the hawker cooks the noodles, notice he cooks them in hot water and then rinses them in cold water before cooking them in hot water again. This process is repeated several times before the noodles are ready to be served. The cooking and rinsing process prevents noodles from sticking together. The hawker then "lowers" the noodles in oil and sauce to prevent the noodles from sticking if they are to be served dry.
Cooking instructions for spaghetti require oil or butter to be added in the water when boiling the spaghetti to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Otherwise, one gets a big clump of spaghetti!
There was an SBC (now TCS) actor some years ago, who at a busy time of his career had no time to cook, resorted to eating instant noodles everyday. He got cancer later on. His doctor told him about the wax in instant noodles. The doctor told him that our body will need up to 2 days to clear the wax.
There was also an SIA steward who after moving out from his mother's house into his own house, did not cook but ate instant noodles almost every meal. He had cancer, and has since died from it. Nowadays the instant noodles are referred as "cancer noodles".

Ok, I don't understand what you mean to break. I just don't get it. Is it me or the languange or the people who actually uses this languange in the first place ? It's a puzzle.

it's already MARCH

Yo, haven't updated the blog in a while. This is because I didn't have internet for a few days (and also somebody from Singapore came to disturb my life here).

Do you realise that it is now MARCH ? It's the 3rd month of the year, soon....in 9 months, 2006 is going to end (okay, I might be exaggerating a bit). Aren't we all screwed ? Time flows faster when you're older.

For the people of Melbourne, March is a month that they can be proud of (or not). This month the city of Melbourne will be hosting a lot of events. Starting next week, the 13th of March, there will be the annual Moomba Festival.

Following that, the highly unanticipated Commonwealth Games. This will go on from the 15th until the 26th of March. Then finally, the Australian Grand Prix.

A crazy month huh ?