Meet Finnegan, or Finney for short, the latest addition to Casa Troy and Firda. He’s a Betta, also known as the Siamese fighting fish, also known as Cupang in Indonesian. Curiously, Cupang is also Indonesian for hickey. It all began on Tuesday when I spotted this aquarium in a store at the mall. I thought…… Continue reading Finnegan the Galactic Wonder Fish
Author: Firda
My Super Power
Every superhero has at least one super power (we all know I’m a superhero, right?). My super power is, I could listen to one song over and over again for hours without going insane (well, not any more insane than before anyway). It usually lasts for only 8 hours a day because some time during…… Continue reading My Super Power
Oh, Lingo!
Call me anal, but I have problem with businesses telling people that some things are pre-owned when they actually mean previously owned or, to put it simply, used. Pre-owned is SO not used! Pre-owned would mean the exact opposite of used: new. Why? Because the prefix pre- means earlier; before; prior to; preparatory; preliminary; in…… Continue reading Oh, Lingo!
Labour Day Weekend Report
We spent the long, Labour Day weekend at Troy’s family cottage by the lake. It was a weekend of firsts for me. It was: — the first cottage weekend since Troy and I got married; — the first time I had Smores (the real thing, not the chocolate bar); — the first time I did…… Continue reading Labour Day Weekend Report
Favourite Board Games
We’re planning on buying ourselves a board game this evening to bring up to the cottage tomorrow. We already know what we’re getting but it’s always nice to get some recommendations or to hear about board games we’ve never heard/played before. So tell me, what’s your favourite board game and why do you like it…… Continue reading Favourite Board Games
Free Ad-Free Opera Browser
This might be a bit late because I forgot to write an entry about it earlier, but they are giving away free registration codes in conjunction with the Opera 10-year online anniversary party. The registration codes will make your copy of the Opera browser ad-free! Normally, you have to pay 39 USD to make it…… Continue reading Free Ad-Free Opera Browser
Canadian Observations
These are the things about Canada that we found silly/funny/interesting during our trip out East: — Every province has their own moose and deer crossing signs. It was interesting to see the difference between the signs as we went from one province to another. No moose crossing signs in PEI, though. — I thought I…… Continue reading Canadian Observations
Because Random is Good
Yesterday we celebrated our third month of being married by going on a vintage camera shopping spree (well, sort of). We managed to get hold of four cameras; three of which take 120 films and one takes 135/35mm films. That means we could actually use them to take pictures! Yay! The oldest one of the…… Continue reading Because Random is Good
Back to Movable Type
And as you can see, the weblog is now sporting the standard Movable Type 3.2 template. Don’t worry. It won’t be long until the weblog has a new look. Well, I came up with a new design but ended up not liking it as much as I like the old one so the old look…… Continue reading Back to Movable Type
Home Sweet Home
Not having a mother anymore, I used to get upset when I see someone talking to his/her mother in a less than pleasant way. I used to think that they don’t know how lucky he/she is to still have a mother. But then I gave it more thought and decided that it was me who…… Continue reading Home Sweet Home