Blogs from a Dog's pillow

Goto Swagbucks and win prizes and cash

2010-10-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

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Saved $40 bucks off my Rogers Bill

2010-04-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

Okay so here is a little trick I have learned about Rogers. With all the new competition out there they are more concern about just keeping the number of customers and not the revenues as much. I called them this week to end my HD extra package cause my Sens were out of the playoffs at the same time I asked them about another channel to add. Now the channel was LS times. On there website there was no mention of needed to have Fairchild added in order to be able to order this channel and on the Rogers note they don't mention it as well until you try to order it. Told them since there was no mention of it that I would of like to add that channel but not add Fairchild. So the rep stated that if they could do something where I get the channel and not have to pay extra for the Fairchild channel would I be interested so I said yes. In the end I found out there are some interesting promotions going on that only if you call you can get. they are not posted right now but are only avaliable if asked.

First you can get a 20% discount now for a year on their cable service even after you had the service for a while. The same goes for Cable. Also they have begun to waive the System access fee on the home phone on a case by case basis if you complain to them and have wireless with them as well.

Hope this tibit helps.

It has been a while

2010-04-28T09:36:00.001-07:00

Okay I did take a bit of time off from posting blogs. Really had alot to do at work and think about. Also my work on the Baneblade has stalled. Oh well that is life and you have to make due with things. I have started back doing Ebay and looking at ways still to get extra income. Man owning your first home there are alot of bills to pay and things to do.

Strange name

2010-03-12T10:50:00.001-08:00

So I went to the local 7-11 today to get a bag of chips. Found this one strange. Lays has a Chip flavour called fries with Gravy. Just thinking really isn't it just Gravy flavoured chips. So I tried it to see if there is that meaty fries taste. Not really just crips chips. Now a flavour I would be interested in is poutine. Gravy with a cheese product. They could do gravey and cheese powder. Okay that is just a heart attack waiting to happen but hey you only live once.

Blaneblade update

2010-03-09T09:28:00.000-08:00

Okay so I have started to assemble the model but I have realized something I forgot to do. Gennerally I like to prime the model before I assemble cause there are some hard to reach areas. Along with the primming I do like to do a bit of a rough paint on the internal parts that you can see behind something. Good thing I only assembled one side of it not the whole thing first before I realized it. Anyways I do find that the moldes they do and the hinges used to connect the models do leave much to desire.

Comparing them to other models I have done in the past I do find one advantage is they do paint better than most other models. Updated pics soon.

Baneblade pics

2010-03-04T16:46:00.001-08:00

Here is the first picture of the unassembled model kit. Not much to look at now but just wanted to do a before picture to show the sprues.

The second picture is the goodie Forgeworld bits to change the Baneblade into a Stormsword. As with most resin pieces there will be some work to do on the extra bits. Also I have noticed some cracks in the casting but since this was a old and used model can't do a return. Either way this is going to be my entry into the www.gamesummit.ca painting competition.

I am hoping the assembly and sanding will take me the first weekend. The next set of pictures will be a partially assembled and sanded model. Likely will do priming on it and some conversions.

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Forgeworld Baneblade Stormsword

2010-03-03T19:12:00.000-08:00

Okay for my gamesummit painting competition entry for heavy support I decided to go with painting the Forgeworld Stormsword tank that I got at the last Game Summit in Ottawa last year. Pretty much a Baneblade plastic model with the top being all resin with the Stormshadow variants. I will post pictures of my progress and techniques I will be using.

Okay over 500 page views

2010-03-03T12:27:00.000-08:00

Thanks for looking. Right now with over 500 views the funds are about $40 away from the first cheque to be release. Not a bad start. Also I added a country counter and was interested in finding out someone in the Netherlands came by for a visit. If you know anyone in other countries please feel free to have to come visit. It would be interesting to see how many different countires I have visiting this site. As always thanks for stoping by and please do click on some ads.

Roll up time

2010-03-03T05:29:00.000-08:00

Yes so my Olympic hangover will now be replaced by a new season of roll up the rim. 1 for 3 now. Just won a free doughnut. Ah yes nothing like drinking about twice as much coffee or tea than normal just because of the contest.

Okay here is the BABs Bet for me and Charles

2010-03-02T12:22:00.001-08:00

Here is the bet for a Babs on April 1st or the nearest work day after that.

I am betting there will be one more snow storm of 20cms or more before March 31st 11:59pm. Charles is betting against it.

Here are the conditions.

1. The measurement must come from environment Canada website (www.weatheroffice.gc.ca)and for the Ottawa Capital Region
2. If there is a snowfall on March 31st the entire 20cms must have fallen before 12:00am April 1st 2010 or it will not count.
3. This is a measurement for snow not rain. Hail will count as snow.

Blogger's wife : The Bachelor

2010-03-01T18:50:00.000-08:00

You watch Bachelor?! I am just being annoyed by the Tenley girl, she is pretty but if I got dumped I won't be like begging a guy and cry for it. Obviously, Jake is looking for physical touch by the other fake boobs girl. At the end, Men are looking for BOOBS. If I was a man, 2 beautiful women to choose, one is like a girl next door, the other one is a Hooter's girl. I 150% choose the big boobs hooter's girl(but that girl is not pretty.....)

At the end, I think Jake might learn his lesson that he doesn't use his brain wisely, or all he just has the look (he is sexy by the way) Anyway Crazy Bachelor.

Sometimes I think Zellers does cheat on their prices

2010-02-27T14:47:00.000-08:00

So this is the 2nd time this week when I went to Zellers in Ottawa to shop and ended up having to either not take a good or go to customer service for a refund. In both cases they were two separate Zellers. Both places has a item with a clearly marked signed of a new price and discount. The items each time were different. When I went to the cash to pay for the items they ended up registering at the original price not the sale and discounted price.

This time was actually worse. The previous time they changed one item right away at the cash. This time they had stated there was no sale even though I am looking right at the sign and seeing the date still being valid.

I know in the past I have had this happen pretty regularly here. Not sure if it is a unmention policy for them to advertise something and not have the register take up the sales price. At the end of the day it is best just when you are paying for items always to remember what you bought and how much it is and the sales price. If you don't think the price is right state it right away cause you will likely end up just giving the store more profit.

Okay my wife's massage chair is in

2010-02-25T20:15:00.000-08:00

So my wife and I finally got the massage chair we have been looking at for a long time. The best thing about it was it was almost $500 cheaper than buying it in Sears and the Bay. It also included the foot massagers. Were we bought it at T&T supermarket. They had a Kiosk there that specialized in massage chairs and similar items. What they did was go with their own branded names but they were the same models at other brand name ones. I will have pics up later on. Haven't tried it yet but will be doing it after this blog and watching the women"s figure skating.

Blogger's wife again?!

2010-02-25T20:08:00.001-08:00

Is this my blog now?.....

Why not start with introduce myself expert 'Blogger's wife'

Did Mention couples day ago, it was my bday, in my early 30s working as a dental hygienist. You might say, how can I do that, you will never want to stick your fingers in someone mouth. But I love my job.

These days, except work, I am studying French. Why? Want to torture myself. 9-5 daily work, every sat and sun housework. I JUST WANT TO BREAK MY ROUTINE. Did think to learn cooking (but I hate wash dishes, this is a 'NO', wanted to learn guitar, join the gym etc. End up French, which I did study 2 weekends before. So far, kinda in love of this language.

Tonight class, my teacher wants us to learn a French song "Toi+moi" totally don't understand what's the meaning of this song. I don't think he wants us to learn a dirty song. Anyway that's a pretty cool song.

Here is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOru9ITtVIg

Blogger's Wife: What a night!

2010-02-24T19:45:00.000-08:00

Not a good day at work, at the end of the day, I saw a car accident, a girl just driving and didn't see a pedestrian crossing. She just drove right in to that poor young girl. I was right behind that car and of course I see everything. Now really stick to my head, still remember every single bit of that accident. That girl got hit and her body 360 in the air and landed on the wet snow. I got out my car, I do hope she didn't land on her head, police came and I had to right a statement for that and I might be need to go to the court later. But I really hope that girl is ok, all I remember first thing she said she was so dizzy and couldn't remember anything at that moment.................... Yes! What a day.................

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Took the wife to 1000's Island Sushi

2010-02-23T19:08:00.001-08:00

It was the wifey's birthday today so her choice for dinner. Tonight was all you can sushi and japanese food. We went to the the 1000's Island Sushi place in Barrhaven. Not a bad place and very clean and spaceous. This was my first time going to a AYCE place in a couple of months. The last time was at Sushi Kan on Merivale. The one big difference was 1000's Island still had white tuna on the menu while sushi kan changed to a butter fish for their white fish option. Have to admit I am not a fan of the butter fish the texture is just not the same along with the taste.

A nice feature at the restaurant was cable tv and was able to see part of the
Canada and Germany hockey game. Overall a good experience and really good beef veal ribs.

Okay over 300 page views now

2010-02-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

Okay 2 weeks got up to 300 page views. The adsense funds hasn't changed in amount so hopefully that will be changing soon. As always thanks for visiting and please do click on the ads.

Fried Wonton receipe

2010-02-21T18:11:00.000-08:00

Here is a simple and quick receipe to make either regular or fried wontons

Ingredients

8 ounces of ground lean pork
4 ounces of chopped shrimp (small sizes (40 or more per pound) and raw are the best)
tablespoon of either fish sauce or soya sauce or both
teaspoon of sesame seed oil
1 to 2 eggs
white pepper, salt (your choice on how much you would like to put in)
1 package of wonton wrappers (found in most asian food stores)

So you will mix all the ingredients together and only use 1 egg.

from there you will scramble the other egg in another bowl.

with a spoon or fork you will scoop up a bit of the filling and put it in the wrapper in the center. Then take a bit of the egg and brush one side of the wrapper and then close it up. Repeat till you are done with the stuffing or wrappers.

From there you can fry them or boil them. Also the wontons can be frozen raw and gennerally can last for quite a while in the freezer. Hope you enjoy this receipe.

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Tip for adding a little of extra zing to your noodle soup

2010-02-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

So I have had my my fair share of noodle soup over the years and always wondered if I could step up the dish over just opening the package and just cooking it. There are two things you can quickly do to give it more zip.

1. If your dry noodle is separate from the soup base you should cook your noodles in one pot of water and make your soup base with another. Most of the dry noodles you get in those instant noodles packages have a wax on them that can affect the taste. Boiling it first then using clean water to make the soup will get rid off this wax and some of the other preservatives that keep these noodles on the shelf without going bad.

2. Some packages you do get a little package of sesame oil you can use that but another option is to give it a bit of roasted garlic oil. The trick is to have a pan with hot oil and then put in really finely chopped garlic in it. From there you will put the oil with the garlic over the noodles. This will give the dish a nice aromatic taste and likely you will feel more satisfied with the dish.

Unblocked view

2010-02-21T11:48:00.000-08:00

Well living in Ottawa you usually have to live in a house where you can almost see right into your neighbour that lives behind you. With some developments you do get lucky and find one of the few houses built without another house directly behind you. Right now this is still a new area built in the last two years and many people only moved in during 2009. Likely it will be a different view next year but not having to wake up and look out into another house is something that makes living in this area great.

Alright just 4 shy

2010-02-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Okay only four shy of 300 page views. Good so far. Right now my add account saying that I have earned over $39. So thanks to everyone who has clicked so far on the ads you are really helping things out and hopefully continue on.

Tibits on buying funds from Banks and Firms

2010-02-20T18:11:00.000-08:00

Over the years I have probably bought about 15 different types of funds from regulars ones to segregated ones. One thing I have learned is to choose your funds carefully and look for a couple of things based on your investment portfolio. Any funds you invest in will have some type of fees or charges. On of the main charge is the management fees. This amount is generall stated as a percentage. What you should look for is the lower the percentage the better. You will notice that the larger the fund or lower the fluctuations the lower the MER (the acronym you should be looking at). I usually look only at funds that have under 3%. Anything more than that it is likely a risky fund that has high fluctuations.

Another item to look at is if there are loads on the funds. There are three types. No load meaning there is no charges if you do an early redemption of the funds. Low load meaning there is a small charge when you purchase the fund and a short time period of additional charges if you redeem early. Last is the Deferred Sales charges which is there is no charges up front but a declining early redemption charge. Generally this is on a annual basis where each year on the anniversary on when you purchase the fund.

Hope these tibits help.

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Bad Hot Chocolate lately at Tim Hortons.

2010-02-20T18:05:00.000-08:00

Not sure if it is just the luck of the draw or a change in the machinery but I have been finding the hot chocolate at many Tim Hortons I have been at to be very water down. The main places I have been going to is the one on Strandherd near the Walmart and the other is in the Esso Station on Woodroff near the Farmboy. Most of the times the taste is bland or coloured water. Hope that it will be different in other places.

The new fish burger at Wendys

2010-02-20T17:58:00.001-08:00

Well I had a chance to try the Wendys fish burger today and in comparing it with the other fish burgers of the major chains this is he one that really gives the others a run for their money. The fish they used was Pacific Cod which was different over the fish they used at MacDonalds and Burger King. The batter did feel like it probably was made with panko or similar bread crumbs. This is different from the plain batter used at Mickey Ds but similar to what was tasted at Burger King. As for the fish taste I find it is overall better and the least mushy. Price wise it is higher and cheese is extra.

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Lotto Max

2010-02-19T12:06:00.000-08:00

True the lottery draws are random and independent of each other. Still the statistics bug in me thinks there is still a trend in the numbers. It is possible to calculate a trend based on if one number is drawn from a previous week what is the likelyhood of specific number comming up in the next draw. I used this theory in the Super 7 draws and found there is a slight correlation between getting one number comming up over another. Now with looto max the hard part is the addtion of 2 more numbers so the formula calculations will be longer and also with less than 1 year of draws there isn't a big enough sample size yet to see most trends. Still it can be done but not really having a great programming background I cannot program the formulas into Visual Basic in Excel so that I could just plug in the draw results each week and have it calculate it automatically for me. Oh well quick picks for now.