Common Sense Out The Window

So on the weekend I made a batch of soap.  This is a first for me as I have not made soap before but I have been keen to have a go for a while.The soap seemed to turn out ok and I have left it to cure so I will wait and see how it turns out in a few weeks.So if it wasn't an issue with the soap at what point did my brain go to sleep?That would be when I put my silicone soap moulds in the dishwasher....doh!Turn head to the right...Yep I was so...

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Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Limes?

Yesterday we had a busy day including a trip to the neighbours to harvest some citrus.The previous owners had planted a mandarin, an orange and a lime about 10 years ago and had had their chicken run built around them.  Well at ten years old and well fertilised these trees were going gang busters.Our current neighbours wanted to lift the canopy of each of the trees and were happy for us to come and pick all the fruit off the pruning instead...

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The Harvest and a Home Made Feast

Yesterday I did my usual walk around the garden to seething if there was anything to harvest. There was the usual cherry tomato's and the beans are still producing a few each day.  There was a couple of button squash, a couple of mini white cucumbers, a capsicum and some basil.  But most exciting of all there were 2 figs and 2 raspberries.  I know that 2 raspberries are not that exciting but I had 2 last week too and they only got...

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CCT back to business!!

Unfortunately some unfortunate events in my personal life kept me away from this blog for a couple of months but this time gave me a chance to collect a lot of material for future posts. Let's get back to business by taking a look at a couple of interesting cars capable of being "future regrets".My first choice would be an old passion of mine and in my opinion one of the cars that still awaits the respect it fully deserves, especially here in...

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ANZAC Day

Today is ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) day here in Australia and New Zealand.Today we remember all the the young men and women who so bravely fought so that we could have the freedoms we enjoy today.Thank you to all those who paid the ultimate price for ...

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Home Made Liquid Soap

We use this soap as hand wash in both the bathroom and kitchen at our place and it is very cheap to make.  The first time I made it it ended up very goopy and stringy and it would not break off from the bottle after you pumped it so there was long strands of soap being stretched between your hand and the pump bottle.  I think it was because I added too much glycerine. I have since adjusted the recipe and I am much happier with the result.The...

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Stiff Competition at the Show

Well another year of the local show has come and gone.I spent a day working as a show steward setting up all the handcrafts.  There were lots of crochet, knitting and sewing entries as well as quilts, toys, and hand made cards.Judging It was really interesting to hear what the judges were looking for in each entry and I took away a lot of pointers for any future entries, I might even help out in a different area next year (produce, flowers,...

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SPOTTED: DRAGON IN WHITE

Oldschool Celica Liftback anyone? This particular generation is pretty rare in Malaysia, not to mention in Miri. I have only ever seen a handful of these in town. I took these pictures long time ago in Miri and just discovered it in my old hard drives.What a nice clean looking Celica TA28 and I believe it was just finished restoration progress that moment. I heard it was shipped to West Malaysia few months since these pictures were snapped....

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SPOTTED: FABULOUS STEELIES

Just another B210 in town? Wait, its got deep offset OEM steelies and I have to admit that Datsun designers did a great job in styling the shape of this car, which is so muscular looking. Looks like the owner enjoyed his weekend by rolling around in his Dats...

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The Winter Veggie Garden

This year I am determined to have more than just silverbeet and broccoli to show for my winter veg.  I know in reality there was a bit more going on than that last year, but that is how it felt at the time.  So this year I have been much more organised and have not only got some plants in the ground already I have another round with some new additions ready to pot on in the shade house.I use the following method for growing from...

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The Show - Defending My Title

Well it is that time again.  Show Time.Last year I posted about being a complete novice at the local show and then about my results where I proclaimed to be "Queen of the Show Pavilion".This year I have entered a few more categories because I was a bit more organised, not a lot but a bit.This year I am entering some craft (scrapbooking and card making), some preserves (Cherry Chutney and Bread and Butter pickles), some eggs (where I got...

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SPOTTED: CROWN CORONA

A trip to Batu Caves brought me to this TT141 Corona and it looks like the owner had put a great effort to keep this car in this amazing condition. Undoubtedly, it looked like it just stepped out of the dealership!With proper ride height for daily drive, aftermarket wheels, well-maintained exterior parts, and OEM two tone bumpers, it was the cleanest TT141 I ever spott...

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A Rooster Update and a New Question

Well it has been just over a week since we first noticed that Big Red our rooster seemed to be not quite himself. Since then we have been away for a few days so we were hoping he did not take a turn for the worse. Before going away we gave all the chickens a worming mash and checked Big Red over for lice.  Big Red did not seem to have any lice but we dusted him anyway.  Now while we were dusting him which is not easy as he does not like to be handled, I noticed that he has red lumpy bits around his rear end.  They did not seem to...

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Trashy Magazines - On My Soapbox

This post comes with the following warning:Should you not wish to be subjected to a fully flung rant that may or may not contain bad language you should close your browser page now.  The following thoughts are mine and mine alone and I do not claim to have investigated them so do not read them as fact.Over the Easter weekend we had friends and family come to stay and at the end of the weekend I was left a trashy woman's magazine by a friend who is possibly reading this so first of all let me made a few comments.I respect each and every persons...

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SNAP: RETRO MAG

How often do you find a pure retro car magazine in Malaysia? A lucky day brought me to this magazine which is owned by a friend of mine. I spent more than 2 hours enjoying the pictures and articles (even though I do not understand Japanese language) featuring Celica RA27/8, Levin/Sprinter Trueno TE27, Skyline KPGC10, KGC10, RX3 and many more. How I wish local bookshops can import these kind of magazin...

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MEMBER: INCREDIBLE ROLLA

During my primary school, there was an uncle who is a close friend to my father; and he sometimes helped to pick me up from school. That time I was noob about cars, but I can only recall it was an old Corolla based on the trunk badge. I think that was the moment that I gets started to admire second generation Corolla models, after I took a ride in my uncle’s yellow KE20 Sedan 4 door.Ok let’s get back to the track. This is not the car that I mentioned...

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