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I’ve always wondered how ordinary people get to enter the competition or quiz shows on TV. Must have a special selection of people chosen for it so curiosity got the better of me and I went to channel 9 website and saw that they were taking entry to their show “Who wants to be a millionaire”.

Without giving it much thought I applied to be on the show. They asked for a few questions and at the end they got me to play a simple game based on the show which I think I didn’t do so well. I think I blew my chance.

Days went by and then I got an email from them asking me to go for an audition for the show! It’s on this Tuesday wor,should I go onot? I might be busy at work, the audition will take 4 hours so I have to take half a day off work to do this. Go there to make a fool of myself and most likely won’t get into the show anyway. But this is one slim chance of me winning the million dollars leh! How to pass an opportunity lidat? So you think I should go onot jek?

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Everything in the world is going digital and that includes television. The Australian government is phasing out analog TV signals starting from the middle of next year and by the end of 2011 all TV broadcasts in the country will be in digital standard definition or high definition.

So what does it mean for me? It means my old CRT TV is not going to work anymore. Nor will my video recorder which I still have, nor the DVD recorder I bought not so long ago. Well I can still make them work for me if I wanted to; just get a digital set top box and I’ll still be able to use all those analog equipments till they die..or I could get myself a digital high definition TV and a digital high definition personal video recorder or PVR for short.

I’ve already got my digital high definition TV when the Olympic was on last year so what I needed was the PVR. There are lots of digital PVR on the market at the moment but they’re all still quite expensive like the popular TiVO selling for $700.

Then my favourite store ALDI came up with this BAUHN PVR selling for $300 nia! Woohoo! I must have it I said to myself, I already missed out on it when they went on sale last year so this time I made sure I got myself one by going there first thing in the morning when the store opens.

The BAUHN PVR is great; it records your favourite TV programs in high definition and you can even record 2 programs and watch 1 program all at once. Because it receives digital signal you can also use it as a set top box if you don’t have one and use it on your old CRT TV. All programs are recorded into its 320GB HDD and stored there for you to watch at your convenience. Once you’re done just erase the programs and record again.

I’m happy with my PVR, it comes with 2 year warranty and together with my HD TV I’m all set at home. I don’t need pay TV, freeviews TV will do me just fine.

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Its been over a week since we planted the veggie seedlings in our little veggie patch. So far so good; the seedlings are doing well and are settling into their new home quite happily. I was worried that some of them may not survive but I haven’t loose anyone yet. *touch wood*

Not only are they settling in, some of them have actually grown a bit. Most obviously are the peas, they’ll soon be climbing up the chicken wire. The bok choy and brocolini are all doing well also.

I did tell you that I’d be asking my MIL for some kailan seedlings to fill up the remaining row in the patch. I just needed 6 to fill up a row but what I got from my MIL was 1001 kailan seedlings!

So what should we do? Plant 6 and throw away the rest? We decided to plant them all over the patch; in between the other rows of peas, bok choy and brocolini. Now the whole patch looks like its been invaded by the kailan weeds!

To avoid the patch from overcrowding we will be pulling out the young kailan and eating them before they grow too big and suffocate the other plants or themselves. This means we will be eating lots of young tender kailan till we are sick of them.

After planting the kailan seedlings I also gave the other seedlings a feed of Seamungus organic fertilizer to give them a boost since they’re starting to grow fast now. I’ll also be giving them a liquid feed once a week from now on.

With the weather turning colder by the day as we head into winter I decided to give the seedlings some protection from the cold since the nights can get quite frosty these days.

First I stuck some timber stakes in between the seedlings in the patch. Then I got some cheap tennis balls I bought from the variety shop, cut them up and put them over the top of the stakes. You’ll soon know what that’s for.

I got some plastic sheets from the hardware store and made a simple greenhouse for the patch. The tennis balls on the stakes stop them from poking or tearing through the plastic sheet. The plastic sheet is secured with clamps so it doesn’t get blown away by the wind. This way the seedlings are protected from the frost, wind, birds and heavy rain. It also creates a warm humid environment for the plants to grow in.

Lastly I just want to show you this pot of veggie I grew 5 weeks back. It was a test to see how well I can grow them and I think I’ve passed. There’s a brocolini plant in the middle of the pot starting to mature while 6 butternut lettuce grow around it. We have harvested the leaves from the butternut lettuce and ate them. They taste better when grown by yourself and not came from the supermarket. All the more reasons to grow your own veggies! If I can do it so can you.

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In these times of economic uncertainty many people are going back to basics like growing their own vegetable to save money. It is indeed a good practice that I think everyone should be involved in not to mention healthy living.

I’m following the growing trend so I’m turning what little area I have in my backyard into a vegetable garden. My original plan was to dig up the rose garden and just use that area to plant veggies but later decided to utilize the rest of the lawn for it.

I could just dig up the lawn and start planting my vegetable but I also want it to look nice. Just because it is a veggie patch doesn’t mean it has to be an eye sore so I’m going to build a raised bed.

They sell veggie patch kits at Bulleen Nursery both in pine and red gum timbers. I opt for the red gum because its hardwood and its cheaper. Its also rough and rugged so it suits people who prefers that imperfection look. I also got them to special made to length for me at 2400X1800 mm. The height I wanted is 400 mm so I needed 2, one on top of the other to achieve a 400mm high bed. Cost me $120 each kit and $28 delivery.

 The timber sleepers have pre-drilled holes on the ends and numbered so all I needed to do was joined them all together with the angle brackets they provided in the kits.

Before I put the kits in I marked the lawn where the frames will be seated. Then I had a back breaking session of digging up the lawn.

While digging out the lawn I also managed to level the ground the best I could so when the frames go in the whole thing will be level. The second frame sits right on top of the first frame so it appears as one whole kit but higher. First I thought of securing the 2 frames together with timber battens but they are so heavy I don’t think they’re going anywhere, more so when the soil is in.

With the frames in I ordered some top premium soil mix at $55 per cubic meter. I estimated that I needed one and a half cubic meter from my local garden supplier. They also charge a delivery fee of $22. There was no place to put it so they just dump it in my driveway. I had to cart the whole thing into the back with buckets!

Took a couple of hours but I managed to cart the soil into the veggie patch. Terese helped too or else I’d have taken all day and night to finish it. Seems like I overestimated the amount of soil I needed with some leftover. Now we’ll just let the soil settle a bit before we can start planting.

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Almost all of us adore celebrities, movie stars and famous people. They seem to be from a separate category of human beings, a demi-gods of sort. They always look taller, bigger, more beautiful or more handsome than the rest of us mere mortals.

But did you know that they are just normal human beings like us? Take away their expensive clothes and heavy makeups and they look exactly like the people walking down the street.

Take for example Beyonce Knowles, the hottest woman in the world at the moment. She’s beautiful, great figure, sings and every women want to be like her. Every man wants a woman like her! But when she takes off her makeup and wears ordinary clothes I bet you’ll think differently about her.

So like what I said to Terese the other day was this; anyone can be a celebrity no matter how you look. If you can afford the expensive clothes, workouts, surgeries and makeups you too can be a celebrity that mere mortals worship.

 I’ll be the guinea pig to show you how you can also be a celebrity. Look at me in the raw; no makeup and wearing ordinary clothes. I look old and wrinkly, my face is not symmetrical, puffy cheeks, haggard eyes and bad hair. What an ugly man I am…but wouldn’t you like to see me when I’m transformed into a celebrity!

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