Well yesterday we scored a nice dwarfing lemon tree and planted it out front. Our soil is shit out there as it is mostly clay :-/ So digging the hole out we replaced a lot of it with compost and got the sucker in there!
We also scored a coffee tree! :D Woot. So that should be interesting. Still haven't planted that one yet.
The screens for the windows come in today (score) so the only thing left is the phone line and we are set.
Sub-note: Kasey's new computer should be built this weekend. Woot. The CPU, Memory, a few other bits showed up from USA (Thanks mom) and the other parts we will pickup this Friday when they arrive. Most notably is the 24" LCD of DOOM! Videos will come ;-)
Speaking of which. I did the videos for downstairs I am just lazy. Will post soon.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
New style
Holas!
I think instead of witting these things like a massive update where I try and say all the big stuff that is happening I'll just spew on here about day to day stuff which will grab the big stuff just through brute force ;-)
So my new goal is to try and do one of these each day or at least every other day?
Comments help keep me motivated so if you like this crap then comment. If don't like or don't care then don't comment and I'll prob loose interest in this new idea soon hehe.
I won't talk about work though as people get nailed to the wall and gutted all the time because they crap on about work then amazingly someone from work reads it and BLAM! Your dog food mate.
So the extent of my work related talk will be things like "I am working a lot". hehe
Today? Lets do it
Went to the local farmers market as we do each saturday to buy the good for u veggies and fruits. Big on the list today was MIKAN (Japanese for mandarin) I freak'n love mikan. The first time I had one was in Japan, which is why I use the japanese name all the time, and since then I am a big big big big fan. Bought 2kg of the little suckers today and that should last Kasey and I a week :D Second on the list was chicken legs. Man once you figure out how to cook those things right they are the best damn thing.
Wondering?
Well you can either strip the meat from the bone using a very sharp knife for things like stir fries or my favorite to bake the suckers. Get your sharp knife and remove the skin, takes a little practice but I can de-skin half a dozen in about 5 mins. Then get a hot hot pan and sear the puppies. This has the effect of sealing the outer layer of meat. Then take them out and optionally score them (Making small cuts longways). Wrap them up with herbs or sause and bake / BBQ and that is some good shit my friend.
Sigh, so thats the market. Did a little gardening, planting 10 more garlics and looking after some of the other plants. I a little worried about the chili plants... We have only one thai chili plant and it has flowers. How the hell is it going to make fruit unless we have more then one? Anyone know? Can it pollinate itself? I should just Wiki it eh?
Okay folks. See you tomorrow or monday.
I think instead of witting these things like a massive update where I try and say all the big stuff that is happening I'll just spew on here about day to day stuff which will grab the big stuff just through brute force ;-)
So my new goal is to try and do one of these each day or at least every other day?
Comments help keep me motivated so if you like this crap then comment. If don't like or don't care then don't comment and I'll prob loose interest in this new idea soon hehe.
I won't talk about work though as people get nailed to the wall and gutted all the time because they crap on about work then amazingly someone from work reads it and BLAM! Your dog food mate.
So the extent of my work related talk will be things like "I am working a lot". hehe
Today? Lets do it
Went to the local farmers market as we do each saturday to buy the good for u veggies and fruits. Big on the list today was MIKAN (Japanese for mandarin) I freak'n love mikan. The first time I had one was in Japan, which is why I use the japanese name all the time, and since then I am a big big big big fan. Bought 2kg of the little suckers today and that should last Kasey and I a week :D Second on the list was chicken legs. Man once you figure out how to cook those things right they are the best damn thing.
Wondering?
Well you can either strip the meat from the bone using a very sharp knife for things like stir fries or my favorite to bake the suckers. Get your sharp knife and remove the skin, takes a little practice but I can de-skin half a dozen in about 5 mins. Then get a hot hot pan and sear the puppies. This has the effect of sealing the outer layer of meat. Then take them out and optionally score them (Making small cuts longways). Wrap them up with herbs or sause and bake / BBQ and that is some good shit my friend.
Sigh, so thats the market. Did a little gardening, planting 10 more garlics and looking after some of the other plants. I a little worried about the chili plants... We have only one thai chili plant and it has flowers. How the hell is it going to make fruit unless we have more then one? Anyone know? Can it pollinate itself? I should just Wiki it eh?
Okay folks. See you tomorrow or monday.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Working like a dog
Greetings all,
I know I haven't posted any pictures or updates about the house... I have been working mad hours lately. Sunday I was here for 8.5 hrs and yesterday was here for a killer 14! Today doesn't look much better, but the extra money is welcome :)
In short - the house is very good, we have a small garden starting up out front, lots of chili plants! WOOT.
We have our new couch coming this week after Kenji soiled ours a number of times - sometimes he likes to show how stressed he is ;-) Once that arrives we are just waiting on the phone line to be hooked up (Been over a month now! We do live in the tropics and people are a bit slack on timeliness), and for the screens for the windows (next week).
After that I hope everything will slow down to a dull roar and we can properly settle in.
Overall - very happy with the purchase and glad to be there :D
I know I haven't posted any pictures or updates about the house... I have been working mad hours lately. Sunday I was here for 8.5 hrs and yesterday was here for a killer 14! Today doesn't look much better, but the extra money is welcome :)
In short - the house is very good, we have a small garden starting up out front, lots of chili plants! WOOT.
We have our new couch coming this week after Kenji soiled ours a number of times - sometimes he likes to show how stressed he is ;-) Once that arrives we are just waiting on the phone line to be hooked up (Been over a month now! We do live in the tropics and people are a bit slack on timeliness), and for the screens for the windows (next week).
After that I hope everything will slow down to a dull roar and we can properly settle in.
Overall - very happy with the purchase and glad to be there :D
Sunday, March 16, 2008
First Weekend
Well the first weekend is almost over and it has gone fairly well. We have finished up packing about 75% of the crap we own ;-) and have the blinds and curtains up to give us a little piracy and environment control.
We also went to the farmers market and ordered 300$ worth of Tiger Grass Bamboo which usually costs about 30-40 bucks a pot but we are getting it for 12 :D We also got a number of exotic sort of plants for indoors which are usually outside because of their size but hey we have more room these days so we can afford to have the bigger plants.
The pictures are coming once we have things more unpacked and organised, its still a bit of a mess around in certain areas.
This might not be very exciting for anyone else, considering it is a house you don't live in, but too bad! My blog my crap :D
We also went to the farmers market and ordered 300$ worth of Tiger Grass Bamboo which usually costs about 30-40 bucks a pot but we are getting it for 12 :D We also got a number of exotic sort of plants for indoors which are usually outside because of their size but hey we have more room these days so we can afford to have the bigger plants.
The pictures are coming once we have things more unpacked and organised, its still a bit of a mess around in certain areas.
This might not be very exciting for anyone else, considering it is a house you don't live in, but too bad! My blog my crap :D
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
New House
Well we have finally moved in! The place is very nice and we both are very happy with it. Last weekend we moved in with the help of Kasey's brother and dad and sunday we spent all day installing new curtains, blinds etc (Drilling holes in the walls hehe). Good stuff! we are enjoying things like having a washer/dryer, a refrigerator that works, and just having more space!
The cats were not very happy with the whole thing but now that it as been three days they are quite happy with the new place.
So all is going well :D I will be posting here more often once we get the computers setup properly and the pictures / movies will be online about the same time as the next post here.
Keep tuned for more stories about a house you don't live in and probably don't care much about!
Till next time adventure fans!
The cats were not very happy with the whole thing but now that it as been three days they are quite happy with the new place.
So all is going well :D I will be posting here more often once we get the computers setup properly and the pictures / movies will be online about the same time as the next post here.
Keep tuned for more stories about a house you don't live in and probably don't care much about!
Till next time adventure fans!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Japan Trip Route
Here is an updated view of our Japan Trip :) I have added in some lines to show the route we hope to take
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