to move again?

We received a letter from Hatyai Water district yesterday that they're going to start our residential water service on the 29th of March. It took almost 2 months to process the start service request (which means almost 2 months too of fetching water from the homeowner's residence which is 5-minutes drive away from us!) ! We talked to the owner of the house that if this month, the water district will not reply to his request, we need to move out from his house! This strategy works and the owner visited the water district everyday and followed up the request. Now, I'm relieved. It means no more moving for us... again !

I dreaded the idea of ever moving again. Moving is experienced by everybody but nobody really likes it (except maybe moving to a better place and a bigger house) . Are you with me? Looking for a moving company here in Hatyai is next to impossible ! Moving companies are only available in Bangkok which is 14-hour away from us by bus. In times of moving, I wish I'm in Southern California. Why? They're blessed there to have good movers like Irvine movers, Carlsbad movers, San Diego movers and many more that makes their moving a pleasant experience.

Now that it's settled that we'll stay in this house for three to five years more, I plan to purchase sofa in our living room where we could snug warmly and comfortable, a portable steel kitchen sink and some kitchen storage hardware and kitchen accessories Finally, it's now time to decorate our room.

Inspector Clouseau is back!

Today's theme at Tuesday Couch Potatoes is about Spy/Espionage. I choose for today's entry a spy film which is in the form of comedy.

If Pink Panther I makes you laugh while the actor tries to solve the mystery of the lost diamond called the "Pink Panther" the Pink Panther II was even better in my own opinion. It was quick,the plot very interesting,I was easily absorbed(I did not realized how the time passed). The presence of Aishwarya Rai enticed me to watch this movie. She's surely making her way through Hollywood.

Read the plot first:

After having been rewarded for solving the mystery of the Pink Panther Diamond, inspector Jacques Clouseau has been assigned to minor tasks by his boss inspector Dreyfus so as not to have him in his way anymore. Unfortunately, the famous pink panther diamond has once again been stolen as have many other artifacts in a series of burglaries around the world. His past success will enable inspector Clouseau to be part of the dream team comprised of the greatest detectives of the affected countries, where he will be able to display his numerous talents across the world (source).

The first thing I notice about this movie is its immense screenplay that makes me relax and enjoy the movie till the end without even turning my face away from the screen. Steve Martin is absolutely superb in his dialogue, body language and gestures which he is naturally gifted with.

If you like some serious comedy along-with for your ticket money, its worth a shot.It's really a good entertainment for the entire family. How good it feels to laugh- that kind of laughter that is rare good, pure and clean. As expected, though Clouseau always appears bumbling and incompetent just like in Pink panther I, but he alone interprets the clues to solve the crimes. How? See it for yourself.

Here are some spy films (comedy, or a good-humored action thriller) I watched and enjoyed them too :
1. Agent Cody Banks- Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff
2. The Spy Next Door- Jackie Chan
3. Nancy Drew- Emma Roberts
4. Sherlock Holmes- Jude law, Rachel MacAdams
5. Who am I?- Jackie Chan
6. The Tuxedo- Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt
7. Code Name: The Cleaner: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu
8. If Looks Could Kill- Richard Grieco
9. Stormbreaker- Alex Pettyfer
10. The In-Laws- Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas

Happy Birthday Ate Eng!

Happy Birthday, Ate Eng! I'm not there to serenade for you so I sent Corrine May to sing for you a "Happy Birthday" song. Hope you like it:

Don't worry about that extra line
That's creeping up upon your face
It's just a part of nature's way
To say you've grown a little more
Trees have rings and thicker branches
Kids shoes get a little tighter
Every year we're getting closer to who we're gonna be
It's time to celebrate the story of how you've come to be

Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

So light a candle on your cake
For every smile you've helped create
For every heart and every soul
You've known to grow a little more
A few more pounds, a little more grey
Don't count the years just count the way
It takes a little time to go from water into wine
Don't ever lose the wonder of the child within your eyes

Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
It's such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

Personal Experience on Trade Shows

I worked as a college instructor before at an agricultural college where we trained entrepreneurs. We usually conducted or joined trade show to let our budding student-entrepreneurs meet many potential customers face-to-face in a brief period of time inexpensively. It is also a way for our college to personally meet possible sponsors and partners and reinforce relationships.

Preparing for our exhibit booth is not an easy task. Though we cannot afford decorative truss , we managed to purchase presentable used trade show displays. We refurbished the damage and replaced missing pieces, we did still come up with an effective, original display for very little cash. We wanted to decorate our floor with logo floor mats but it's way above our budget already.

For the informational items on our booth display, we prepare written materials to distribute such as flyers and information sheets. We displayed items that appeal to multiple senses, including photographs or posters of our product or service (grafted mango, grafted durian,grafted rambutan, seedlings)), music that communicates a mood or a sense of place, and taste samples if we are introducing people to a food product like shrimp and crab kroepeck or polvoron with crab shell powder.

There were times that I'm assigned to look for our exhibit booth. I need to learn as much as I can about the product, service or issue that our booth represents. It's not easy to speak about it to people who are knowledgeable as well as people who are unfamiliar with it. I prepared myself for questions they might ask and prepared answers for them.

Another thing, we purchased inexpensive giveaway items to attract passersby to our booth like pens or key chains to complement our school's image.

I would love to hear any personal experience from you on how you prepare your trade shows.