We got ourselves a Christmas present, and we’ve already opened it and started playing it even before Christmas is here.

We were too excited.

This game is so highly recommended!

It’s a board game.

and the game is….

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MONOPOLY CITY!

I have always loved playing Monopoly since I was young.

This version of Monopoly is so awesome!

Rather than a useless space in the center of the board where you put the chance cards etc…, they’ve cleared it up, and build district spaces to build 3d buildings!

Biggest money value is in millions rather than thousands. The name of the districts is different, but still, recognizable.

And there are so many type of buildings you can build. You can even build hazard buildings to cut rent from your opponents district so you don’t have to pay as much. You can also build skyscrapers to double the rent of your districts.

And…. you can’t just build as many buildings as you want, because there’s an electronic device you have to press to determine the number of buildings for you to build.

For more information, you can visit http://monopolycity.wordpress.com/ for a review.

This game is now occupying our nights. It has been good, because it distracts us from watching tv and dramas, and to get away from the computer.

So if you’re a Monopoly lover, thinking what to get for yourself this Christmas, or wondering what to get for your kids… I highly recommend this version .. Monopoly City.

My water heater made a flood last Sunday right? It was somehow a blessing in disguise, because the water inside the water heater was so rusty. So now we have a brand new water heater, so no more bathing with rust… eww… now come to think of it…

Not only did the flood cause us to spring clean the whole kitchen floor, but it also dyed a portion of the carpet into a rusty colour.

Rusty dyed carpet

I thought of renting a carpet cleaning machine at first, but after some research, seems like it’s better to do that in the summer when it’s much warmer and the carpet can dry much faster (it’s 13 degrees at the moment). So, to temporary remove this eye sore, I used my wonder powder. It took me 2 hours just to remove the stain. Eventhough it gives me a great workout, it is really a pain in the neck!

After cleaning

It looks damp, cause it’s still a little wet. I used a damp cloth to “scrub”. It’s not entirely clean, but it will do, temporarily, for now, until summer comes.

Have you ever dread cleaning the kitchen because all the kitchen tops are so oily, and especially if you use canola oil or sunflower oil like me, the oil is sooooo sticky that cleaning is a pain?! I’ve tried using the dish washer, and used the branded cleaning products… the oil stain is so tough that is sticks there like dried up glue.

Well… FORGET about those products! I have a humble WONDER cleaner! Baking soda!

Bicarbonate soda, look at my tiles, as white as pearls… ceh wah…

Baking soda, aka bicarbonate soda, yes, the one you use to make cakes… is the best cleaning product ever!!! If you don’t believe, you try it yourself. Just mix the powder with water into a paste, and use your sponge/scourer and start cleaning your kitchen tops, especially the really oily parts. Can’t express the satisfaction that I got. I even tried it on the bathroom tiles, you know those grout, between the tiles, those brownish dirt… just mix the bicarb soda with water into a paste, use your an old toothbrush and scrub. It comes off so easily. Don’t need to scrub like mad! Before this, I used the proper product to wash the bathroom grouts, I still had to scrub until I had sore muscles. I wish I found out about this when I moved in, it would have been so much easier!

In addition, it’s darn cheap! And best of all, it’s not a harmful chemical. Some cleaning agents when you smell it you can faint. This one, no smell at all. And my hands… seems like gentle on the skin too, so far so good. Plus… you can use it for baking.

Try it to believe it!

p/s This post really sounds like an advert huh…