Posted by : techychick in (AmusingéMusing, Fanci Stuff, Gadgets, Living, Useful Links/Tips)

A Hot Tub @ Home

I’ve always wanted a hot tub at home - but when my daughter came along - I had forgotten all about relaxing and the importance of spending time with the spouse  - well until recently during a garden show in town.  We saw some outdoor hot tub with  hot tub cover that is quite affordable and am really keen in getting it but like all woman - we need to make sure that it’s worth buying and that we are going to make use of it.

So after a long discussion with the spouse - we figured that we can afford to pamper ourselves and having the hot tub is good for my bad back as well.  The one that I’m interested in  - has these foot massage and jacuzzi like.  We want it outdoors because having it indoors will just be too noisy and with it being outdoor - we can enjoy the scenery of our golf course during the night.  But since it will be outdoor - we need to get the hot tub cover too - so when we are not using it - we can keep the stray cats and bugs away.

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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6870

Our good friend - Gary just upgraded his computer and this was the video card that he had ordered !  pretty cool looking right?

The spouse said that Gary’s video card is much better than his now.

Now Gary can play his war of world craft properly.  As per Gary - when your character go into the water - you can see the water ripple.  It’s 10 times better than his previous video card - HD3450.    Gary paid $260 for the card.

Gigabyte shows off a custom-design Radeon HD 6870 graphics card with slightly overclocked frequencies and the company’s WindForce 3X cooling solution. The card has a custom PCB with Gigabyt’s Ultra Durable VGA+ design and is equipped with the WindForce 3X - a GPU cooler with three 80mm fans and a large aluminium fin array.

The factory overclocking is quite limited, the GPU core received a 15MHz boost to 915MHz and with a frequency of 4200MHz the 1GB GDDR5 has the same clockspeed as the reference card. Display outputs include dual-DVI, dual-DisplayPort and HDMI.

Posted by : techychick in (AmusingéMusing, Bizarre, Fanci Stuff, Living)

iPhone For Virginity

So I read on AsiaOne how a girl in China wanted to trade her virginity for an iPhone - but not just any iPhone but an iPhone 4.   Some people said it is crazy and some said it was a maliciious prank but lets take a look at this.  The girls here in the West sleeps with just about anyone - and gets nothing for it - at least this girl in China - is more enterprising?  at least she is getting something back for her virginity right instead of sleeping with some kid - who doesn’t know what they are doing.  Of course, we don’t want our kids to do something like that and yes ! it is crazy - but who are we to say what is right and wrong right?

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Father’s Day Treat

So father’s day was a few days ago - mannn! am I tired!  so what did you get for you dad?  or father-in-law for Father’s day ?  we got quite a bit this year for my father-in-law - and he was pretty happy about it.  Besides getting him a bottle of rum and a straw hat - we also got him a bottle of apple salsa but most importantly his cigar - a new type - the black & mild ones!  and he was in for a treat!

This year we had a BBQ - instead of his usual KFCs - that we do every year - and we had so much food - we had it for lunch and supper!  it was a real treat for my father-in-law!  happy father’s day to everyone.  oh did i tell you - i found a place online to buy cigars for cheap!!  woohoo!! my father-in-law is really in for a treat now!

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Beauty At A Price

My mother used to say when I was younger how - woman would not care about the pain just for the beauty and it’s so true.  We would do just about anything to make ourselves look better - and when I saw this aluminum mask - that is on sale at Japan Trend - I thought about what my mother used to say.  I mean - I wouldn’t put on this mask and pay that amount - but many woman would.  It’s supposed to steam your face when you wear them at home - pretty ugly looking thing but you can use it over and over again.  So if you are so inclined to steam your face and have no other way - I guess you can get this eh.  But you won’t be seeing this techy chick with it anytime soon.

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Suck That Bug Away

We all hate bugs - from flies to mosquitoes or even black fly - this machine at $27 is said to be able to suck the bug away from your patio area.  Really?  no - I really don’t think it is going to work unless the bug is dead.  You and I know that no fly or bug will stay still and get killed.  So for now - I won’t go all high hopes on it but if you really want to get it - you can I guess.

Posted by : techychick in (AmusingéMusing, Cuties)

Hello Kitty Bubble Maker

I had to get this for my kid as soon as I saw it - her french teacher had brought it for a field trip for her school and since it’s summer and the kid loves bubbles - what best can I get for her - for the summer right.

Sells at $19.99!

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iPhone 5 Already?

I just bought the spouse a used iPhone 4 for father’s day and now I read that the iPhone 5 is coming out in August supposedly and may have a new design to it too.  But no one really knows what the big Apple company is up to next - so we can continue to speculate but I for one am looking forward to getting a peek at the new design if it is true.  What about you ?

Posted by : techychick in (AmusingéMusing, Home Appliances, Living, Useful Links/Tips)

Summer In A Trailer Park

I’ve never lived in a Trailer park before  - so when the girlfriend said she was going to visit her online friend in Florida who lives in a trailer park in those  mobile homes - I was quite thrilled for her. Apparently, there are mobile homes to be rented during the summer for vacations all over United States - now that would make a vacation really affordable - as well as interesting if the trailer parks were near say - a famous park for hiking, biking, canoeing - you know outdoor stuff.  I know of the spouse’s cousin who would rather spend time in his mobile home in Park Umag - during the summer than flying to the south.  If my mobile home looks like the above and I can BBQ everyday during the summer - I really wouldn’t mind it at all eh.