Literally… there was a smiley in the skies of Australia last night. It was so cute. It was a rare sight indeed.

This picture was taken just before 9pm.

And this one was taken around 10 something:

I don’t have a tripod here. So if I had, I think you can even see the whole moon.

The three objects appear to be bunched up close together in the sky. They are, in fact, just in the same line of sight. The Moon is the closest at about 400,000 km away from Earth. Venus is almost 400 times further away while Jupiter is almost six times further away.

There won’t be another configuration of crescent Moon and planets like this until 2036.

Last Saturday, Mat and I went to do a little clothes shopping at DFO – Direct Factory Outlet.

Most of the brands sold here are australian brand I think, cause I’ve never seen them before.

We were happily strolling along the shops until when suddenly…

I burst out laughing right in the middle of the corridor…

I couldn’t help myself but really laughed out loud when I saw it…

I think I made a few heads turned to see what I was laughing at (paiseh paiseh)

Of all names…

OF ALL NAMES?!!!

I bet you’re either dumbstruck, or you burst out laughing like I did.

I wonder if anyone ever walked into the shop and tell the shop owner what the word really means.

Will you wear this brand?

We live on the 2nd floor, and it flooded!!!!!!

It was Sunday night, and Mathias and I was sitting comfortably watching tv. Then, Mat’s hp rang. Mat picked up the phone… it was his dad… so they started talking…. then suddenly…

Mat: HONEY! Why is the carpet wet?!
Flo: Eee??? How come it’s wet?

Then we both stepped into the kitchen.

*Splish!*

AIIEEEeee! Our kitchen flooding!

After some investigation, our water heater which is located in the kitchen cupboard was leaking.

Both Mat and I was mopping the kitchen the whole night. And…. the worst was that we didn’t have hot water the whole of Monday and nearly whole of Tuesday which is today. Yesterday and today has been the coldest day of Autumn so far, a high of only 16 degrees and a low of 9 degrees. What a week for the heater to break down.

At this very moment, the plumber and owner are here fixing the water heater. Apparently, the old heater wore out. Time’s up. So, good thing also, now we have a brand new water heater.

We’re getting lesser and lesser daylight… NOOooooooo…

I might have over dramatized there. But… yeah… we’re off the daylight saving. It used to be this bright at 6.30pm

But now, it’s this “bright” at 6.30pm

People say it will be dark by 4pm as winter gets nearer.

You know, I’ve never seen anyone soooo excited over going off a daylight saving. Mathias… yep, my husband, was actually so super excited about the day we needed to turn all our clocks in the house back 1 hour. He turned back the microwave, our watches, our handphones, and laptops like a boy who just got a new toy. On the day the daylight saver was off, even today, he keeps reminding telling me, “You know, it’s supposed to be 8am now (the real time is 7am).”…er… so? … anyway… whatever makes him happy eh? Just see what kind of research he did in his blog on daylight saving.

So on Sunday 6th April, we got an extra hour of sleep. But rather than waking up with an extra hour of sleep, our body automatically woke up an hour earlier… darn! And I think somehow I felt some “jet lag” (eventhough I was nowhere near a plane) on that Sunday night itself and also on Monday night, that I went to bed at 10pm.

Coming up next soon, Michelin Man & The Matrix! Just hope the weather is cold enough for them to come out eh?

Yesterday, somebody said something which I have not heard for a very very very very very long time. I was working at my boss’ house, and my boss’ brother was there, and he said, “Hey, you have your own marjerine to buy”. I took a swift turn and looked at him and we both said it at the same time….. “FLORA margarine!”

I know!… when was the last time I heard that?… when I was 8 yrs old I think…. ah… memories…

It’s supposed to be Autumn by now…. but just look at the weather forecast:

Info copied from Australian Bureau of Meteorology:

Melbourne Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am EDT on Friday 14 March 2008

Warning Summary
Fire Weather Warning: Fire danger will be extreme in the Central district on
Friday 14th March, which includes Melbourne.
CFA has declared a day of Total Fire Ban for the Central Total Fire Ban district
for Friday 14th March 2008.

Forecast for Friday
Fine. A mostly sunny day. Strong northerly wind shifting cooler, gusty southwest
to southerly in the late afternoon.

Precis:       Fine. Late cool change.
City:         Max 40

UV Index:     7 [High] UV Alert from 10:20 to 16:40

Saturday      Fine.                                  Min 19    Max 30
Sunday        Fine.                                  Min 20    Max 36
Monday        Fine.                                  Min 20    Max 36
Tuesday       Fine.                                  Min 21    Max 36
Wednesday     Shower or two developing.              Min 23    Max 30
Thursday      Few showers.                           Min 15    Max 21

Today is going to reach 40C. I suppose everyone’s going to blame it on Global Warming.

Btw, those thinking of visiting Australia, never come during Summer ok? I think the best time is Spring.

It seems like I’m on a blogroll here. A new post nearly everyday? Hope I have new and exciting things to share with you guys often. I hope you guys enjoy reading my posts too!

Ok, back to my topic – from ipod to bicycle. If some of you have read Mat’s post, you know what I mean. Last Saturday wasn’t exactly a smooth day especially for Mat. On that Saturday morning, we went to do our grocery shopping at Coles. To reach Coles, we’ll pass by Safeway and Kmart. While passing by Kmart, we both saw an A4 sized yellow piece of paper with the prints – IPOD Shuffle, $64 only. Doesn’t ipod shuffle sell for $99? It’s cheap!!! No matter how tempting the price looked, we both knew we didn’t had the budget for it, unless it’s really really necessary. Since I don’t really listen to MP3s, and Mat’s mp3 player is still working, we both took a deep breath and shrugged the temptation off. So off we went to Coles.

After coming back from Coles, somehow, we forgot to buy something. I was too lazy to go out again, but Mat said he doesn’t mind going out himself again. He took with him his mp3 player. Apparently, while putting on his mp3 player, no sound came out! Is this a sign? You could imagine what went through his head while walking to Coles, passing by Kmart and that yellow little advert screaming at him to get a brand NEW ipod shuffle. He, of course went into Kmart to check out the ipod shuffle. Only 3 left. But somehow, shrugged off the idea, went to Coles and bought the missing item and came back.

Let me tell you a little something about Mat. When something goes wrong, no matter how little the problem is, he gets very very “kan chiong”. He will try his best to fix/solve it, or if it can’t be fixed/solved, he gets really really worried. Well… he couldn’t fix his mp3 player. He kept asking me whether it’s a sign, whether he should get the shuffle… etc…

Last week I earned myself a little extra pocket money from a casual job that I found. So, to calm Mat down, I decided to buy the shuffle for him. I told him, “if the shuffle is not bought, you’ll never calm down.” So, off we went to Kmart… AGAIN… 3rd time for Mat… feeling excited, we went straight to the ipod shuffles.

NO MORE!!! FINISHED!!! GONE!!!

Mat’s facial expression was both dissappointed and relieved at the same time. Dissappointed because it’s all gone, relieved because he doesn’t need to think about getting the shuffle…

So how did it turn out to be a bicycle? After the ipod shuffle drama… we went to check out the bicycles. Mat did thought of getting a bike next weekend before his tram ticket expires. This happened so fast. Kmart also had a promotion on their bikes. This particular bike Mat was eyeing on was selling off fast. I saw there was maybe only 3 left. So happen there was a Kmart salesman there… it happened so fast, he pulled out the box, said “if you don’t get it now, it will be gone pretty soon”. Not wanting the ipod shuffle experience to haunt us, we just got it anyway.

So there… a tiny iPod shuffle, turned into a gigantic bicycle. One happy boy was smiling all the way back home.

A happy boy excited to assemble his brand new ipod shuffle, I mean, bike.

The warning on the box

A “skilled” mechanic at work

The all new HUFFY

One excited boy on his brand new bike!

We couldn’t bring it out on the street to test it yet, because it is the law here that you must wear a bike helmet when riding a bike. We just bought the helmet yesterday so, I’ll blog another post soon about testing the ipod shuffle… i mean… the bike.

Mathias and I was on our way to do our grocery shopping in Richmond, until I saw something which caught my eye. I normally carry along my digicam wherever I go, but somehow, I didn’t bring it with me. But fortunately, Mathias’ mobile has a camera. So, while the tram was moving, I managed to shoot this picture.

Superdad – one kid in the pram, one standing on it, and another kid sitting on top

So daddys and going-to-be daddys out there….. no pressure…..

I killed many many flies yesterday by just clapping.

Wow! A road named after me! Oh my goodness! Wow… I’m … like wow… cool… ecstatic… flabbergasted!

Persiaran Flora

A street, named after me… a name full of life, flowers, colourful, bright, cheerful, flowers blossoming everyday of the year, flowers of all sorts, etc.

I was met with a harsh reality.

The real Persiaran Flora -_-

I feel so honoured……. NOT!