Diverse Ramblings

A money-saving WoW

One advantage of working with kids is that you learn a lot about them before actually having any yourself...

If you would like to save money on cinema tickets, you can just send a 10-year-old boy to watch a movie and then simply ask him "What was it about?" and he will give you a blow-by-blow account of the intricacies of the entire plot. Conversely, do not ask a 10-year-old boy who has just watched a movie "What was it about?" unless (a) you are free for the next ten to fifteen minutes, and (b) you don't intend to watch said movie or (c) you don't mind knowing all twists/surprises/endings beforehand.

An alcoholic WoW

Lots of WoW's going on these days... keeps life interesting...

If you are bemused in the grocery shop because you have to buy a bottle of wine to share with friends but have never actually bought wine before, don't worry about whether bringing cheap Maltese wine is acceptable, just worry about making sure that you keep it in a plastic bag, because when you finally get to where you're going after a 20-minute walk with the wine, it will probably fall over as soon as you set it down on the floor, and break open, and then you'll be really glad that you can just pick the bag up and dump the wine down the nearest sink rather than having to explain to everyone who comes in as to why a computer lab reeks of cheap booze.

And you'll feel really glad that it was just 73 cents worth that you poured down the drain, instead of the Lm2.10 Australian wine.

*hic*

A *whoops* WoW

One more for the books...

If you are supposed to be on your best behaviour and demonstrating highly technical stuff at an engineering exhibition, but feel so happy to be at the end of four years of stress that you start being silly with a few of your friends, and one of them logs on to a classmate's website to show you a photo, it might be a good idea to make sure that there are no dignitaries standing directly behind you waiting to judge the projects for a competition, because then you will get a scolding and a filthy look to boot.

Heheheh...

A painful WoW

Hoping you will learn from my pain...

If you are wearing one of these

then do NOT flop backwards into a sofa.

Ouch.

A 100 decibel WoW

Sharing my Words of Wisdom, advising the world one post at a time...

Listening to podcast while waiting on bus stop = good use of time

Listening to podcast 6 feet from cement mixer truck = wishful thinking

A scented WoW

Helping others learn from my mistakes...

If you would like to clean your shower curtain, one way to do this is to leave an almost-full bottle of shower gel from Bath and Body Works, which you cannot get in this country, standing on the side of the bath on top of part of the shower curtain, open. When someone next yanks the curtain open, the bottle will fall over on its side, disgorging its contents onto the curtain. Rinse off using the shower (hot water is faster), enjoy the resulting foam, and hope that the overpowering smell will dissipate. You may also lament the loss of 50ml of very nice shower gel.

A non-sticky WoW

Some gratis advice from my local newsagent for potential DIY-ers, overheard while I was standing in line to pay...

If you're going to use masking tape to mask off windows to paint their frames, don't leave the tape on the windows if the sun falls on them during the day, even if you're planning to do more coats of paint later, because within a week the sun will turn the glue on the tape rock-hard, and getting it off the windows will be a job and a half.

Some physics in the WoW

I'm just glad it was rice last night (i.e. no knife on my plate) and that it didn't impale my foot...

If you choose to execute a pirouette while carrying your empty plate to the kitchen after eating supper in front of the TV, be sure to hold the fork down, because otherwise inertia will cause it to shoot off the plate and into the nearest wall once you come to rest.

A fine mist of a WoW

One of those common-sense things...

When spraying a new nose-spray out of the window to clear the nozzle, it's a good idea to choose a window that doesn't have the wind blowing in through it, and therefore avoid being covered in a fine mist of medicine.

A frozen WoW

Since the weather is rather warmer...

• If you put a banana in the freezer because you fancy cold banana for dessert, it's not a good idea to forget about it.

• It's nice to have a Little Sis who will come and remind you about the banana two hours later because she's discovered it and is curious as to who would have done such a thing.

• Frozen bananas are hard to peel because the skin tears.

• An easy way to peel a frozen banana is to use the blunt side of a knife to separate the skin from the fruit.

• Defrosted banana skin goes brown.

• Cold banana tastes nice.