Monthly Archives: January 2008

I am still waiting for the day I can afford to get a set of living room furniture.  Right not we do have two coffee tables, a love seat and a cheap recliner.  I am looking at a different store for my sofa but DB wants a leather reclining set from a discount furniture store.  I am not really into leather anymore but he sort of insist that it is better than those microfiber or suede material.  Leather is better for us because the dog hair will not get caught in between the fibers of the material.  But whatever type furniture it will be, I am hoping it will be soon. 

The area where the Compensation folks are located is getting a face lift.  Our entire HR area is full of dust from all these moving of boxes, dry walls, and the sawing. Also these banging and drilling really is getting to be a pain for us folks.  The contractors who are responsible for installing the electrical parts left all the bulk cable boxes sitting around with the cable still hanging from the ceiling, walls and wall partitions.  If only these contractors can keep the area a little bit more clean, it is not so bad coming in to work. 

DB and I have gone through  quite a few highspeed internet providers.  I still remember the ancient dial-up connection we had back in 1997, that was so slow.   It is slow and it disengage the phone from receiving any incoming calls, let alone call out.  It was only when we moved to our first  house we purchased a broadband isp provider, DSL internet to be exact. 

SD is still working on which provider she and fiance should subscribe from.  Since they moved to this neck of the woods, they only have a few choices.  If they are living in the UK, they can certainly check out bt.com with their BT Total Broadband.  You can pick which BT Broadband package that is more suitable for your usage.  You have choices of 5GB, 8GB and unlimited downloads or if you want unlimited Wi-Fi usage.   And if DB were to pick one, he would choose BT broadband speed test which will provide extremely fast downloads which comes with the wireless home and phone hubs.  Laptops, PCs and your TV can be hooked up to the home hub.  That is one sweet deal. 

My friend at work, the one that treats me like her daughter told herself she will quit going to the casinos come New Year’s.  That is  her New Year’s resolution.  When she told me that, I was really happy for her and her hubby.  At least she can save the overtime money her hubby has been making into their savings.   She has been going to the local casinos almost every other week since October and what prompted her to quit going was she wants to save up for their trip to Europe this year.  I told her if she keeps spending the extra cash in her savings  and at the rate she is going, there will be no Europe trip nor trips to Michigan to visit her grandbaby. 

Now she is back at the casinos again.  I see her New Year’s resolution only lasted for a week!  I have no idea why she is not checking out websites to an online casino where she can play her favorite slot machines all online without having to drive all the way to Treasure Island which is a ways for her.  On x-casinos.com, she can review all the casinos that are available and most of the softwares are free for downloads., and it also lets you know if you will receive any free bonus on the first deposit.  It also has reviews on which casino sites have the most online games, the newest games, and if they have customer services available for enquiries or for any Q&A patrons might have..

When DB was in the hospital for alcohol poisoning, I was waiting to speak to the social worker on his case.  I told myself I’ll be damn if she didn’t speak to me what they need to do with my husband.  All I wanted was for them to reserve a bed for him at a drug rehab, and the social worker has to arrange all these for him, and of course with the green light from the doctor.  On the day he discharged from the hospital, he was left no where to go.  Apparently, no rehabs wanted him because he was in a very bad condition where they need to work on his PT and OT.   When I heard that, I have never felt so helpless in my entire life. 

I get this question all the time from my friends.  DB had asked me several times what would do when he passes away.  He wants to know if I prefer to stay on in the US or move back to Malaysia or Singapore.  When he asked me initially, it was a surprise to me, I suppose it was because he asked me shortly after we got married.  “Don’t tell me he he is gonna die on me.”  That came flying through my head.  He asked because he wants to make sure that I will be taken care off when he is gone to the land beyond. 

I told him I would probably stay here in the US but time will tell if I would prefer to live in my adopted country or move back to my birth country.  I told him when I am old and he is long gone, I will live on my own provided that I am still healthy and capable of taking care of myself.  However, if worse comes to worse, if I am incapacitated, I will have to check myself in to a care home.   In the UK, there is a website call bettercaring.com for all your answers to long term care.  It also has a search bar for resident  home care or nursing homes in your town/city.  There is also a forum where you can get your answers to your questions, or share your thoughts with others.