Well, this is it.....whether I like it or not I am leaving Toronto at 8:50 am tomorrow! First I fly to L.A, then onto Singapore(with a re-fuel in Tokyo). I arrive in Singapore at 1:30am and will sleep in one of their crazy lounges http://www.plaza-ppl.com/sg_en/index.php until my connecting flight at 9:30 am.
I'm pretty excited about Singapore airport since it's been voted one of the best airports in the world and has movie theatre, massage chairs you can rent by the hour to sleep in etc.
After all that flying, I will finally arrive at 3:35pm in Perth on FEB 3RD!!!! I'll be missing 2 whole days!!!
Ok, so I hope to update this during my flying adventures on my way to Perth, as well as while I'm there. I haven't decided yet if I will be using this to update, or my ball of dirt site , since it can hold lots of pictures..... http://www.ballofdirt.com/members/69530.html and you can sign up for free and get emails when I update.......in any event, there will be updates soon
time for me to go live with the kangaroos!!!
love to all!!! xoxoxox
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
I'm a Lucky Girl!!!
For some strange reason, I win a lot of radio contests....nothing big, just movie passes, Cd's , that sort of thing. Every time I hear "call now", I do....and today was my lucky day!
I always listen to Mad Dog and Billy on Mix99.9, mostly because they used to have "Humble and Fred" in the mornings until they got fired....those guys were HILARIOUS. Anyway, today was the start of their "sexy back weekend", every time you hear Justin Timberlake and are caller 9 you win stuff. SO, I called this morning,because I LOVE JT and I was caller 9!!!!
They put me on the radio (it was embarrassing!!!) and I won $100 to spend at Winners and a "hottie body package" from flirty girl fitness. AND on Monday I am in a draw for the grand prize of $1000 to spend at winners, BOX seats at the Justin Timberlake concert!!!!! and a year membership at Flirty Girl Fitness! (they specialize in pole dancing, coyote ugly and stripping classes! hahahaha)
So, my fingers are crossed! I really hope I win! But either way, at least I have $100 to spend at winners!!
Such a great way to start the day!!!! woot!
I always listen to Mad Dog and Billy on Mix99.9, mostly because they used to have "Humble and Fred" in the mornings until they got fired....those guys were HILARIOUS. Anyway, today was the start of their "sexy back weekend", every time you hear Justin Timberlake and are caller 9 you win stuff. SO, I called this morning,because I LOVE JT and I was caller 9!!!!
They put me on the radio (it was embarrassing!!!) and I won $100 to spend at Winners and a "hottie body package" from flirty girl fitness. AND on Monday I am in a draw for the grand prize of $1000 to spend at winners, BOX seats at the Justin Timberlake concert!!!!! and a year membership at Flirty Girl Fitness! (they specialize in pole dancing, coyote ugly and stripping classes! hahahaha)
So, my fingers are crossed! I really hope I win! But either way, at least I have $100 to spend at winners!!
Such a great way to start the day!!!! woot!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
NEVER BUY AN HP LAPTOP........a rant
Just what I need 16 days before I move to the other side of the world.....HP cannot repair my laptop.
I bought it in August, in November the screen started flickering. Sent it to HP, they received it Dec 5th, guaranteed to have it back to me in 3-5 days. Today is January 16, 2007 and I STILL don't have it back!! During that time, HP didn't once email or call me to tell me the status, so I made it my personal mission to call them everyday and bug the crap out of them until they gave me some answers. Best answer I got "wow, we've had it a while, it must me really messed up".....Yes, thank you for that Mr. call centre.
So, I finally found out that the part they needed was on back-order and they couldn't tell me when it would come in.
As of 2 weeks ago I was assigned a "case manager" that would call me to discuss options. I asked for her to call my cell phone, since I'm at work all day, and for the past 2 weeks, "LINDA" left messages at my house in the middle of the day saying "Sarah I've been trying to reach you, will try again tomorrow", and she wouldn't leave a number to reach her at!!!! Apparently case managers cannot be reached by phone, you have to wait until they decide to call you. SO, yesterday I changed my home answering machine to say "If this is HP, please call the following #"............ and I waited.....until finally ,SUCCESS!!!
Linda called me yesterday and proceeded to tell me that my options were:
1. I could wait for my laptop to be repaired, but it could take months and months
2. she can return my broken laptop to me
3. she can sent me a credit note for best buy
4. will send me a cheque for the amount I paid
I was furious!!!! I paid $999.00 for my laptop during the back to school sale, but it's normal price was $1299.00, I told her this and she said "not my problem, we don't know when the sales are". I asked for her supervisor "I am the supervisor Sarah".......I then asked for her to send me a replacement laptop and she proceeded to tell me that they don't have any!!! She said they don't have one laptop in the entire factory to send me, and it's not an option....I have to take the money. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
So, now I have to go search for a new laptop, but won't be able to get equivalent of the one I had cuz they aren't on sale anymore. So i told Linda "OK, send me the damn cheque now, so I can go buy anything that isn't HP".....time for the last straw.....Apparently it takes 10 business days for the cheque to be approved and sent to me!!! So she said she would be sending it as soon as she can, and was ready to hang the phone up, until I asked her where she would be mailing it "oh yeah, I guess I need your address, we don't have it on file..." oooooh man....let me tell you, there were tears after that phone call!!!
Sigh.....so now....with 16 days until I leave (and have nothing done) I wait for the cheque, and have to decide on a new laptop.... and I wonder why I can't sleep at night.
moral of the story....DO NOT BUY HP!!! EVER!!!!
I did write a letter to the Better Business Bureau, and will be sending one to the HP head office, but I know nothing will happen.....
I bought it in August, in November the screen started flickering. Sent it to HP, they received it Dec 5th, guaranteed to have it back to me in 3-5 days. Today is January 16, 2007 and I STILL don't have it back!! During that time, HP didn't once email or call me to tell me the status, so I made it my personal mission to call them everyday and bug the crap out of them until they gave me some answers. Best answer I got "wow, we've had it a while, it must me really messed up".....Yes, thank you for that Mr. call centre.
So, I finally found out that the part they needed was on back-order and they couldn't tell me when it would come in.
As of 2 weeks ago I was assigned a "case manager" that would call me to discuss options. I asked for her to call my cell phone, since I'm at work all day, and for the past 2 weeks, "LINDA" left messages at my house in the middle of the day saying "Sarah I've been trying to reach you, will try again tomorrow", and she wouldn't leave a number to reach her at!!!! Apparently case managers cannot be reached by phone, you have to wait until they decide to call you. SO, yesterday I changed my home answering machine to say "If this is HP, please call the following #"............ and I waited.....until finally ,SUCCESS!!!
Linda called me yesterday and proceeded to tell me that my options were:
1. I could wait for my laptop to be repaired, but it could take months and months
2. she can return my broken laptop to me
3. she can sent me a credit note for best buy
4. will send me a cheque for the amount I paid
I was furious!!!! I paid $999.00 for my laptop during the back to school sale, but it's normal price was $1299.00, I told her this and she said "not my problem, we don't know when the sales are". I asked for her supervisor "I am the supervisor Sarah".......I then asked for her to send me a replacement laptop and she proceeded to tell me that they don't have any!!! She said they don't have one laptop in the entire factory to send me, and it's not an option....I have to take the money. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
So, now I have to go search for a new laptop, but won't be able to get equivalent of the one I had cuz they aren't on sale anymore. So i told Linda "OK, send me the damn cheque now, so I can go buy anything that isn't HP".....time for the last straw.....Apparently it takes 10 business days for the cheque to be approved and sent to me!!! So she said she would be sending it as soon as she can, and was ready to hang the phone up, until I asked her where she would be mailing it "oh yeah, I guess I need your address, we don't have it on file..." oooooh man....let me tell you, there were tears after that phone call!!!
Sigh.....so now....with 16 days until I leave (and have nothing done) I wait for the cheque, and have to decide on a new laptop.... and I wonder why I can't sleep at night.
moral of the story....DO NOT BUY HP!!! EVER!!!!
I did write a letter to the Better Business Bureau, and will be sending one to the HP head office, but I know nothing will happen.....
On a brighter note, I went to Laura's family's cottage in Muskoka this weekend and it was funnnnn! 
The view
Laura and I
I LOVE grilled cheese :-)
Monday, January 8, 2007
I got back on Friday night after spending 10 lovely days in Florida with my friend Laura and her Family. Her parents have a beautiful house in Boca Raton, and I flew down with her boyfriend after Christmas to spend New Years with them.
We spent our days swimming, relaxing and shopping, and having dinner at delicious restaurants with Laura's family. We went to a New years eve party at Laura's Uncle's house in Fort Lauderdale and drank copious amounts of champage after a delicious dinner, followed by swimming and sitting in the hot tub till 3am. Overall it was an amazing holiday!!!
sunset
new year's dinner
getting ready for the countdown!
my new year's kiss with laura and her cousins
We spent our days swimming, relaxing and shopping, and having dinner at delicious restaurants with Laura's family. We went to a New years eve party at Laura's Uncle's house in Fort Lauderdale and drank copious amounts of champage after a delicious dinner, followed by swimming and sitting in the hot tub till 3am. Overall it was an amazing holiday!!!
sunset new year's dinner
getting ready for the countdown!my new year's kiss with laura and her cousins
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