Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Madness shopping at Las Vegas Factory Outlet yesterday as it was after X'mas Sale. Tons of people. Coach was filled with people and even have to que up long to pay money. Found no Coach handbag that I like coz with too many people carying the same bag, doesn't look good on me either. Saw another brand called MK Michael Kors. Got nice handbags I like but too expensive. US$300 bucks. The cheapest cost even$199. I thought I would end up buying GUESS but this brand also no nice design. I just don't want to buy something for the sake of buying and end up not liking it. Bought an expensive FOSSIL handbag instead. Why? Coz got tons of comparment. Have seen quite a few but not much compartment. Spend so much also just buy a bag to throw stuff in then might as well not buy.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Weird Today!

Feeling uneasy today! Don't know why and can't exactly pin point what is bothering me. However, I am just having that weird feeling. Something just not right. I hope it will pass tomorrow.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Poor Service Joann Fabrics

Sigh.. it was Black Friday week and Joann Fabrics have offer. Free Shipping! Always believed in Joann Fabrics as they have been around more than 10 years (that was when I was last in US already know this Joann Fabrics name). However, after ordering online from them, I swear that I would not order from them via online ever again! I have been checking almost everyday and by ever 3-4 hours on my order to see the status but it has never been updated. 6 days already still not moving. What the best Joann Fabrics can do is apologize and give me 10% discount for my next order. I say, give me 90% discount I also would consider buying online from them again! So long to process not saying about the time it will take to deliver to my doorstep. I call to feedback and they can only tell me they have received too many orders. Guess I shouldn't have ordered then but they don't allow to cancel somemore. Sigh ... sad service! Now I have to wait for the items to arrive.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving Day

It never occur to me that the Thanksgiving here was really that much of a deal. To me Thanksgiving Day is just like a day where everyone gather together for dinner. Something like our Chinese New Year. So I heard for the first time even though I have been to Arizona before that this very day, the shops closes and go back for dinner and reopens later for the HUGE sales. They call this "Black Friday". We went to the Wal-mart hoping get the good deal they advertise on, Wii. We were shocked that there were tons of people waiting for time to pass. I meant waiting for the time the sale start. Never thought that Americans' be like Singaporeans' too. Crowd round something of good deals. Well, things change, people change.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Winter is HERE to stay!

Finally! After the EXTREME Summer weather, Winter is finally here to stay for awhile. Yippy! Mornings are cold and I got awken most days by the chill and especially by the chest congestion. Can't really get the phelm out of my body. However, during the nights I never cough, which is Thank God! If not I will be awake whole night.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Back from Las Vegas

Went Las Vegas for 5 days and just came bacl. Look forward to enjoying this trip. So how? I didn't actually enjoy it at all. Why? Children stress!

Didn't get to eat Dim Sum. Never get to eat alot of Chinese food except American food. Playing jackpot was a great disappointment as the casino have changed the system the way they payout. No Cash generated! That means, no the cash dropping out from machine and having the thrill to pick up what you have win. Where is the fun of playing jackpot when you can't even feel it. The only feel you have is the sound of the cash and pulling the ticket that says how much you have left. Utterly no SHIOK!

Tried BINGO! The Casino we stayed Cannery Casino. Nice hotel and new. However, BINGO ends at 9pm. What the HELL! 9pm by then we all come back to the hotel and put the kids to sleep, the BINGO session no more already. Arghhhh.. Then went to Boulder Station Casino and instead of enjoying playing BINGO, I end up being more stressful! Why? What the HELL... the person reading out the number like trying to catch the train. I got time to chop the number but no time to even check if I win or not. Arrrrggggghhhh.

Want to play black jack slot but where all that slot gone? All Poker! When I finally found one, I am ready to leave for home! Sigh...

Head to Factory Outlet, North and South. Hoping to grab something good. North side, only managed to shop for kids stuff; cheap clothes but not branded. Branded items not really on sale coz only 25% off. Pathetic! South side, managed to buy a sandle and I never even heard of the brand. Bought it coz I like the design and not that it is dirt cheap either. Disappointed again!

One thing I like was the cool weather. Icy cold in the morning and nite time.

So you say... where got enjoy? Next trip better planning?

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Picture Day @ Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

Today is a good day for my girl! It is picture day at her elementary school. This must be the picture that is required for the year book in which we ordered one too. This will be a good memory for her to remember by. Must keep this! I wished I could have kept mine but lost it.

Funny Recycle Definition

The recycling here are funny. They recycle things like bottles and plastic but they define plastics as only plastic bottles like those that holds the fresh milk. However, they don't accept plastic bags for recycle. Lucky some of the places in the supermarket accepts them like Walmart & Albertson. Thus, I have to bring them over to be recycled.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Close Shave!

Was driving to pick up my son from tuition and this jerk driver honk me but I pretend I never hear it then WHAM .. I heard a sound and thought that he bump into the backside of my car. I park aside and came down and have a look and it doesn't seem to have a dent so I let it go. So close and phew nothing went wrong.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Review: A Complaint Free World - Will Bowen

A Complaint Free World - Will Bowen
The author is funny. He made this book an interesting to continue reading instead of being dry with information. Some of what was written in this book made me laugh. What hit me most was the story he shared about this sign he sees that says "Horn if you are Happy". He was courageous to go find out if anyone knows anything about this sign. He later found out that the sign was made by an old man for his wife who was suffering from critical illness. These horn sounds actually made his wife happy counting them each time a car horn outside their house. The horns have extended the expiry of her critical illness coz she learns that there are many people out there that are happy and why should let this critical illness get to her. It was a touching story that has got to me.

Out of 5 I give it a rating of 3. The reason being, an interesting fact that how many of us keeps complaining about things around us causing our own stress. How we can actually let minor things go and make life better for us. For health sake!

Volunteer at son's school

Usually I am enthusiastic about volunteering at schools coz I know the kind of activities the school have and what they have to offer to my child. However, this Montessori school have killed the enthusiasm and I don't feel like even doing the volunteer anymore nor going to the meetings. It is like waste time.

The last one I went, I left coz they didn't finish the discussion and it started to bore me coz I not many turn up too. I thought they already had in mind what's coming and ready to assign the task out but no. They are gathering troops. Sigh ... I don't really want to crack my head over this. You need help, let me know when you decide what to do.

Police in Neighborhood

2-3 weeks ago, I came back and there park a police car opposite my neighbor's house. I started to get worried coz I am not sure what happen. When you see police in the neighborhood, it can't be a good thing. We thought this was a safe place but somehow things like this happen. I went into the house coz my girl was with me then. I peep through the window and later saw another police car was there and a police woman was checking the woman who was being handcuffed.

Last week, my husband pointed out to me there is a police tape at that same house. It is funny but we always see people going in and out of the house like everything is normal. Ai yah.. as long they don't disturb us better don't bother much and just be watchful in this neighborhood.

Our house is next to the main road. It is not the noise of the cars that bother us most but the sirens of police car or was it the ambulance that bugs us. Everyday sure got siren sound pass by our house. It creeps me and my son out coz does that mean a lot of accident or has it a lot of crime here?

Monday, September 12, 2011

Patch of cloth

I have accumulated many patch cloth to make a patch blanket. This started when my girl was still very young like 2 years old; that is if I am not wrong. This project have been pending on and off. Only when I gone jobless then I got time to catch a bit. Now accumulated a lot. Today, I start to piece them up altogether and it suddenly brings back memmories. Why? They were pieces of cloth of sewed something with. Some are clothes I used to wear, some are baby cot mattress cover and etc. I suddenly feel so happy doing this.

I have also started to knit. My girl says first time ever see mommy knitting and wanted to learn. However, I can't teach her yet coz she still have tons of school work to catch up to. She took the camera and took a video of me knitting. In that video, she say " I want to be like mommy". This makes me very happy. Even tough I nag and nag at her all the time, she can still find it in her heart to say this. Hehhhee

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Goodwill on Sale 50%

We hit Goodwill today and noticed tons of people there. Why? 50% off ! Everybody hitting the whole of Arizona Goodwill to find cheap things. They have books donated by other people and all kinds of things. Other people trash some other people treasure.

This have become our regular hit out over weekends. I found some expensive books at cheap price > $5.00. I also found some good stuff like a GUESS handbag at $5.00 too. Of course used one lah but still in good condition so what the hack, I took it coz it attracted me.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Incident happened 14miles away

Received this message over the phone. It was automated system informing parents of this incident that has happened to 14 miles away from where we stay elementary school. I got scared even tough it does not happen in my children school. This guy have failed in taking the child. Thank God! However, this does not mean that he will not try at other schools too. Parents are warned to watch out. I begin to worried next year my son go school how?


Thursday, September 1, 2011

Moving Along

Things are moving along. I have just got two batch of my crafted stuffed toy and baby booties send to the local Arizona New borns in Need. It is cheapers I guess to send it locally then to travel to other states. I spend $1.88 for 3.80oz and $2.39 for 6.30 oz. I am very happy in doing it. Plus, my materials are not gone to waste which is most important. More craft projects coming along the way.

Heat is rising and hating the sun here. I get so tired easily coz the heat gets to me. I stay indoor most of the time. Hardly go grocery unless it is absolutely necessary or I got nothing better to do. Hhahha... Anyway, the Albertson nearby here is absolutely great. No crowds! Just hate crowds. I enjoy shopping grocery without children coz no stress.

So far, I have drived alone with Jaden to Wendy's to eat. It is 3 miles away. This is the furtherest I have gotten so far. That is great achievement for me already. Don't like to go anywhere further than that coz of crazy traffic. However, no matter how crazy the traffic here, it is none compared to those of in Singapore.

Happy? So far alright. I can't really complain about it tough. I have facebook and projects of mine going on along. People who come by talk to me, I talk to them and if they don't I try not to even let that bug to me too much coz I main reason here is not to make friends it is my time to make up to my children for lost times. However, I am human! I still trying to managed it occassionally when idiots bug me.

I am now reading the book about complains. So far found it that if the world don't complain, they can't get the discontentment out of their system and this can be very bad for health. I complain all the time. Hey ... I am woman.. I have hormones... so it is alright for me to complain.. I just want it to get it out of my system to feel so much better. Haven't quite finished the book yet. However, will say if my views differs.



Monday, August 15, 2011

Next Year change school

Sometimes hear people say just make you more vexed and confuse further. This person was telling me to transfer my girl to the other school. I like to also lor but than have to wait until next year than can put up so what is the point there. So, I just say "forget it!"

Lucky, I never think of transfer coz next year she will be changing school anyway what. Thanks to that person for not even telling me this information. Sigh .. I just came to realize that the current school my child is attending only up to Grade 5 so next level, she will be transferred to another school. Lucky I never put up for transfer for another school coz I would really look silly. So much for being helpful.

Lifestyle

Well, perhaps its SUMMER and no one ever comes out during this time coz the whether here is just too hot! 40 degree C and I have to get the temperature right if not it would look funny as to what I mean HOT.

Took a walk around this area. Quite a few houses here but seem there are only two way out of this area. People around these houses don't really say HI? Not that I have ever seen many of them come out to even say HI? Perhaps it is the hotness getting to them?

Ok .. our own people here... they all like dress to kill? I feel like as if there is a dress competition here? Mommies here like to like be in style and I am not. I am the type with T-shirt and a pants so what? Even I dress sexy, my husband not here to see and definitely I don't want to attract bo yark here! The bo yark here can be more extreme leh! I am lonely here for now coz my heart is closed and I don't want to get too close to our people here coz afraid of getting hurt and all those pressure and things they say to me might affect my head. I seem to get affected easily by comments and couldn't let go recently. Perhaps is that I am too free? Need to mediate to free this up.

Peaceful!

Ok .. my boy is going a normal school hours from today!

Peaceful for a few moments. I like dropping them off at school coz it means it is time to myself. No stress, no noise. My head is in peace to think.


Bad Hair Day!

I have never get a bad hair day ever since I know that hairstylist created this new rebond to hair. With all the minerals in the water down here, it is not doing good to my hair at all. Woke up today and my hair looks like a broom stick; frizzy. Can't put it down. Arghhhh.. need to find treatment shampoo for my hair. Guess dying my hair again is bad idea coz it is dry and frizzy already sure don't want it to get worst than already is.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Pissed with Tuition

Well, thought the tuition is really there to help my children. I also thought that the tuition teacher really care and nice but guess wrong. Ok.. my son making noise, sorry lor. She said " the other children coming in" can bring your son outside to settle him. I like ok.. then I started to get pissed off with this teacher... but let it go...

Later, she talk to me about my girl Chinese no good she cannot help her in a way coz she is behind. My girl Chinese no good. I like really pissed WHAT? We must be not paying you enough har so it is not your problem har! Even MOE teacher at school care more than you do leh! Never mind. What to do! She here to enjoy one not to teach one mah! She is here to make sure we follow the Chinese syllabus. Follow only hor not really care if we can catch up or not and that is why I am pissed! Then I told my hubby, then I can also do what! Follow mah, who don't know? A dog can follow. Pardon me for speech like that but people are so inconsiderate since I come here. She is not the only one the previous Admin jerk was also very self centered coz they never even tell us things we need to know like buy Chinese textbook for children, as we already know. See what I mean when I continue to write and comment how some Singaporeans are just plain self centered?

Monday, August 8, 2011

Elementary School Begin

Elementary School Begins here today at 7:55am. We set out at 7:30am. I like shocked so many cars were there. Even the police was on the watch for speed meters. It make me neverous. Nevertheless, I survived dropping her off!

When I pick her at school 2:15pm, again there were many cars line up behind me too. I like "what the hell!" I should have picked a house near this school. At least I can walk instead of driving. Now driving have become so stressful here.

So first day of school, she never did punch her number in for lunch coz she follow other people. So eventually I called the cafeteria to get them to deduct the money out for the account MyNutriKids coz we are not entitled for free meal. I can let it go but it isn't good to do that coz the free meals for meant for those who cannot afford it.

Friday, August 5, 2011

National Day Celebration @ Arizona

We celebrate Singapore National Day Celebration on 5 Aug 2011 at the airbase. It was a buffet dinner. Everybody was in Red and White and I am NOT! I am proud of being a Singaporean but just not to this extent.

The celebration was a bit boring as they had history lessons up. The lucky draw they have seemed to be have been fixed (jokingly) coz every number it comes out always starts with either a 9 or a 6 never something else like 1 or 4. So no luck there. The dinner buffet had Chicken Rice and Kailan. My reviews was that the rice is too soft. Can even make a rice ball. Kailan, so big that only a mouth like monster can eat it. No wonder they provide knives on table. The table we are sitting with is selfless people which don't care to say a simple "Hi". They take care of their "OWN"! So much for being Singaporean in other people's country. So fake until I want to get out of here! I was just glad it ended and I got over with it!

Lucky thing they didn't play that Lady Gaga song. So embarassing!



Open House @ Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

Today was a BUZI day!

1. Send my son to school.
2. Open house @ Rancho Santa Fe
3. Celebrate National Day here @ airbase

Went to open house early coz have to be back home by 5pm to go down to airbase to celebrate our Singapore National Day Dinner. Hubby told us to go early; the open house is at 4pm but we went at 3:30pm. So end up standing outside in the hot weather sweating and we are all dressed up. STUPID! They won't open the door to let us in and even won't put us in an air-con area. We all waited outside sweating until 4pm. Sigh ... its like that one lor.. they work like that one... ok.. never mind. We saw someone staring at the window so went over to see too. Lucky, we see what other doing then we found out my girl's teacher in which room.

4pm, the door open and everybody rush in to find the place. What the HELL! Give us map lah! No map.. walk until we found one board. I very hot and frastrated coz rushing for time and again my son gives me crab wanting to carry! Argggghhhh.. irritated! Run here and there and still can't find the room. Finally asked and then found residing near a gate at the far end corner. I second inside talking to the teacher. Her form teacher is Mrs Helter. Strict teacher with lots of detention. Perhaps a good discipline for my girl to remember her things. Ok.. have yet to see for the rest of the year outcome. She sends e-mail to parents to update them of the week status. This is the kind of dedicated teacher we need and keep them in mind during teacher day ;)

The cafeteria director was nice to show us how the cafeteria works for children to get their meals. Even the teacher would take an effort to direct us to the cafeteria and not just point at the directions itself only. Can Singapore have this type of service? We obsolutely lack this leh!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Pre-school for son

Ok.. I understand from word of mouth that my son is not to age with kindergarden even until he passed his birthday. He next registration for kindergarden only comes in Sep next year. So I was off by my plan to let him stay with me for 6 months until pass his birthday then put him into the kindergarden same school as his sister.




So kindergarden here is claimable from word of mouth again. Again, the stupid admin is good for nothing and another who comes here not to work but vacation. She not doing her job! How can people get away with their concious I really do not know! So we approach the admin and got the information. 2 Kindergarden allowed to register our children for Pre-school. Both are actually near the place where we are staying but I chose, St. Peter's Montessori School. Seen the place. Nap place not as big as Kinderland at Woodlands mart so I didn't put him there over afternoon. I need to do volunteer work and I am ok with it. Besides, I only have to do for them this year only and then next year will be no more. Teacher seems ok but hardly talk. This is Montessori so I guess its normal for them not to talk very much? Their smile eeeeerrr.. doesn't have much feeling in them. Really unlike Kinderland coz I like the friendliness there.






Monday, August 1, 2011

Tuition Begins

Ok tuition begins for both of my children. They seem to be alright with it! I also start to enjoy driving them up and down. Teacher seems nice and caring.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

2nd Car finally

After several search, we landed up in the neighborhood were we stay, a vehicle agent (more trustable than car owner but have to pay price lor).

Olds mobile caravan. A gold color one. Very nice and good condition. Got side doors can open. One auto and the other manual. We have TV inside and video (but not working) and cassette player (but who plays that).

When we were at the agent place, we witnessed to a fight with commission for the purchse of our car. Poor agent that lost the fight coz we saw his sad face. & here again we witnessed how fortunate Singaporeans are that they didn't have to fight for tips from customer coz it is all shared end of the day.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Found 2nd Car

We found a 2nd car after 3 weeks I guess and lost track of time. Couldn't recall the what model car was it coz we were viewing so many cars already by now! Actually, I don't really care what car we get just have four wheels and can run, can already. However, my hubby keep on hunting for a caravan. Sigh.....

This caravan cost us $1600. Cheap hor.. not agent... transfer was quick. This man was real quick to get rid the car and we didn't suspect it at all. Took us to a 3rd party title transfer and the car was ours. Then what happen? Into 1 week plus, the car broke down at the highway and had to be towed away. Repairing it would cost $1000. I like WHAT! Now down goes the drain our money! Suddenly I felt so angry with that CHEAT! Engine got problem also sell! We are back to the drawing board for the hunt again. This is history and scrap cost $300. ROTTEN LUCK!

Friday, July 15, 2011

There but not really yet!

We have settled our boxes and most of our stuff in 1 week. Everything is almost settled except for some other details below is still outstanding.

1. Another car for me to drive the children to and from school
2. Register them for school
3. The tuition

Ok.. we planned to start off with the register my girl for her elementary school here coz that can't wait. Planned to have her in Palm Valley Elementary coz that is the good school and good teachers there as so I heard that their reputation on internet is good. Then, I called the Litchfield Elementary that day and they told me no she belong to Corte Sierra Elementary. Drove over to Corte Sierra Elementary and check the place out. When I finally went down to Litchfield Elementary to register my girl, she ended up in Rancho Santa Fe Elementary which was the school hubby's colleague told us about before we came here. I like, what is this? Don't they know their school and district? Sigh... but never mind... I am so confuse that I don't know if I wanted to request for a transfer. Then, transfer procedure was I can only put up next year. So in the end, my girl still have to study at Rancho Santa Fe Elementary until my request for transfer have been reviewed. Sigh .... sad! Then, I think FORGET IT!

Second, I wrote e-mails to the Chinese tuition teacher Ms Oh to find out details of schedule and procedure. My hubby submitted the tuition registration to the admin and we are all set with the children's tuition in Chinese. It will begin 1 Aug 2011 for both of them.

Meanwhile, we are also looking out for a 2nd car. We haven't been having any luck with it. Hubby kept looking out for another second hand car at the craglist. Going up and down and burning our weekends to find the other car was tedious especially in the very hot hot sun here. Then the ads that were put up are also not sincere. The words they described were always condition is good and when we view it, it wasn't as per described. However, who can blame them? They want to get rid of it and if you say this no good and that no good, would you even come see it at all? Don't think so! & the search continues!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Box Arrived!

The boxes finally arrived early in the morning! We were all so glad that our things are here! The big truck pulled into our driveway and I was shocked to realize only one person working. Poor man! In Singapore, we had 3-4 for man to move the 40 boxes we had. Wow.. we are fortunate and I suddenly felt that somemore Singaporeans can complain life no good. Sigh.. this man have to carry boxes after boxes all by himself without any help and still have to move on to other houses once he is done.

Now our house is in a mess with boxes here and there. Once complete, we waste no time by first setting up the computer coz the poor laptop really have been stretched to its limit for the past almost 1 month plus. I was tired during this time coz I busy unpacking the stuff with hardly any rest coz we just need to have to settle down soon.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Gotta have INTERNET!

Ok.. after so many weeks arrived here without internet, this have been a torture! I even almost resort the getting the toggle internet which is very expensive here and it is only running on 16mb or even 128mb. We are already at GB! It is just too slow! Downside, only selected area are covered! So if hubby takes this for work at some other place like Las Vegas, if they don't cover, then can't use. Sad indeed! In the end, I gave up the idea coz it just isn't worth spending that kind of money. Patient lor until today!

Ok.. there are a few internet service provider here. Qwest, Cox and perhaps more. We checked with Qwest and it wasn't the best offer they gave us and we still had to have cable TV. Thus, we landed up with Cox bundle choice even though we didn't wanted to have a phone but took it anyway coz it is cheap.

Cox came in 3 days later coz we aren't able to sign up online somehow (stupid online program problem). The guy was professional and very nice. He extended the what I would say GEM service (extra mile to show us how to even use the favorite button on the cable tv remote).

Finally we have internet and cable tv! Lots of channel to watch but my kids hogging the tv. Only one tv to go around. When is my box coming so that I can have the other tv to myself to watch? Arghhh...

Friday, June 24, 2011

Weeks Passed!

Weeks passed! Hubby goes to work, kids get to watch TV, I get to do nothing and we are still waiting for the boxes to arrive. The last time we called the stupid shipping agent can only tell you it is at LA waiting for confirmation for address. I was frastrated again! Told you need address if not where will custom release the boxes coz they don't know belong to who. Sigh... no choice wait lor. Still, Jul 4 isn't really helping! Jul 4 is Independence Day down here which is a public holiday for the Americans here. Thus, people taking leave to go on long holiday coz it is a long weekend. Again, our boxes got delayed a few days. It have been sickening here since we arrived in Arizona. Things really not running smooth as we expected it to be! Arghhh

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Finally Moved In!

Its 22 Jun 2011! That is where the lease of the house in Arizona begins. We move into our house and hubby check that everything is in order. Things that we not up to standard, we highlighted. The children were happy that we have a house. Still, during this time, they are idling and watching TV and Nintendo all the time coz the boxes aren't here yet and they have nothing better to do or at least can say nothing else better to do.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

One week pass!

We are BUZI! Stressful Week Indeed! Whether here is not helping! HOT HOT HOT! We start to look for house. Two house we come across.

One the living room is behind, kitchen in the center and the front, not sure what room you called it. The bedrooms are near the kitchen. The sink like going to die already coz the condition is very poor.

Second house, very nice, we like love it but just not within the budget and we aren't going for fork out extras just to have it.

Finally, we just gave up and take over someone's house (our own people). We view and the place was nice with extra room. So I can't complain. At least one thing is for sure, it is clean as in the people who used to stay here have children so should be no problem (spirit problem I meant). Doing the paperwork and we will finally move into the house on 22 Jun 2011.

We didn't get much done! After a week we look through few house we haven't got a decision how we want to settle the house thing (continue to look or just take over from our own people). We ran out of time as the air base hostel only for a week so we extended a few more days (2 days in fact) but we had to move out 3rd day to hotel before we can finally move into the house we found.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Our 1st Car

We bought our 1st car at Cave Creek (at Mesa side, very far)! Its 98 Ford Explorer! A red one. Auto gear ofcourse! Spent $3200 (excluding tax and agent processing fee). Condition of the car is very clean!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Arrived!

We arrived in Arizona again on the same day but the time different!

Our eyes are like zombie coz we were tired from the flight. Wow.. our old friend called a team from his department to come to the airport in Arizona to receive us. I was shocked to see one whole group of people. Speechless is the word!

We checked into the air base hostel. Quite old but have to do. One toilet and we all have to share. we are so used to having two toilets. Love the cable channel here and got my favorite show "Ghost Whisper". Weekday, sat there and look out and still in disbelieve that I have come back to Arizona after 10 years. Whether here have changed and trying to get use to it. The lips start to crack and so does my children. Bought chap stick cream to heal the crack lips.

First week here have to depend on people to get around as we do not have a car. Its Saturday, and the paperwork office is closed during weekends. So, nothing can be done and have to wait till Monday. This is our first frastration but can do less to change it. We barely get a car to be rented coz weekend.. nobody works here. Lucky, our old friend help to asked for a car for my hubby. We can finally get around with getting food and cook.

Ok.. the donkey who have caused our frastration too is the bad guy! Arranged for us to come in early to relieve his ass so that he can return home is not taking care of us! THANKS A LOT! May our karma be rotten! Our second frastration!

Will this continue or end?

Flying OFF!

Today is the day we fly off!

I haven't slept. Busy cleaning up the house to handover to agent for the tenant to take over our house. Also, the packing up the leftover and checking we aren't overweight in our lagguage. Throw quite a few of the clothes away coz a bit overweight.

Left the house in our car at 2:30am in the morning and drove our car to my husband's colleague house as he will be driving us to the Changi airport and take over our car. Looking forward to arriving Arizona. My kids are also very excited too as they take the plane.