Mini Eurotour!

I am currently busy planning my mini Eurotour to London and Paris! :D

Will be going in mid-November for 2 weeks! :D Tentatively 9 days London and 5 days Paris…in winter! hehehe

There’s alot to plan as I’m not joining any tours, not even the day tours, but I’ll see how when I get there…

There are alot of free museums to go to so I will be going to ALL the free places and some of the paying places (considering Tower of London and London Zoo).

As usual, being of expensive taste, I had to go to the most expensive cities around! lol

So far only my AirAsiaX flight is confirmed, so I still have lots of things to do! Been reading up on things to do (for free) in London and Paris and wah my head is gonna explode! lol so much info, lots to see!

Oh ya I am going alone so there won’t be many pictures of me but hopefully lots of the buildings and sceneries :)

I haven’t booked the hostels and plan the places to visit. But I am planning to book the hostels that are under Hostelling International. They are quite cheap, but there are cheaper ones if you are on a super small budget. However, the cleanliness and service of these cheaper places are questionable, but good enough if you are not the fussy type (always read the reviews before booking). Currently have a rough idea on where I wanna go, just have to group them according to location :)

I seem to be a travel consultant these days (buy flight ticket for a friend, research on what to do in London and Italy) so if you need someone to do the reading for you, let me know ;)

Excitedddd!!! heheehe :D

 

p.s. I started sorting out pics from the Miri trip but then got distracted with other things which is why the post is still not up yet :P sorry!

iPhone4

The iPhone4 will be available at Maxis centers nationwide starting September 27. Based on the rates published on their website, and comparing with my current iPhone3GS 32GB 500MB data 24-month contract plan, the iPhone4 is cheaper by RM200! Wahlau! Competition with DiGi punya pasal? hehe

DiGi is going to update their info within the next few days, wonder how the plans are like. The plans for the 3GS look pretty good, at RM60 for 1GB internet (with no extra charge if quota exceeded, unless internet roaming is used)

Just in case you don’t know how cool the new iPhone4 is (minus the antenna issues, which are not a big deal actually-just don’t hold the phone like that! lol), check out Steve Jobs at the WWDC 2010 few months back:

 

I still have 16 months on my contract, and my iPhone3GS is working fine. And i prefer the look of the 3GS. After all, I can use the iOS 4 so why change? (The real reason is I don’t have a money-growing tree so cannot buy iPhone4 lol)

If you have the time watch the whole keynote as it is quite interesting (especially if you are a geek :P)

But on the whole, the iPhone has some odd limitations (normal phones can do some of the things the iPhone can’t do), so make sure you buy a phone because of its functions and not solely on it’s looks :)

Antique?

Last weekend, I asked my parents how much our recon Monington & Weston piano cost when they bought it, and it was RM4000 (including transport from Penang). And that’s in 1989. So it was pretty pricey back then and is still pricey now. And it’s definitely older than me because it already second hand in 1989 and the company ceased piano production in 1976! =O

And then looking thru the records (my dad keeps all the receipts of everything they buy neatly arranged in files) I confirmed that the Mitsubishi vacuum cleaner that I use so often to clean out our cars is older than me (bought in 1986)!! hahaha! I remember that we only have that one vacuum cleaner ever since I knew what a vacuum cleaner is!! But I have seen older vacuum cleaners – the piano tuner that has tuned our piano ever since we got it uses a Hoover vacuum! Now THAT is ANTIQUE! lol

Ooh and I found this website of a piano store in Ipoh that sells quite a variety of new and used pianos. They even have one made in 1896! =O They also have baby grand pianos…starting from RM52,000… and they transport them nationwide! not bad eh…

So by now you can conclude that we have old stuff at home! hahaha! But it’s because we know how to take care of things we use :)

I guess my parents won’t be getting a new vacuum cleaner anytime soon…we’ll see how many years it lasts! ;)

 

p.s. people keep asking me when I’m going to change my car. why la?? my car ok mah…i will keep using it until it doesn’t want to run anymore! lol. I don’t replace something unless it’s really broken and so, the 11-year old Citroen is here to stay! (but please don’t make me pay too much for repairs lol)

Wahhh…

So after excitedly checking out pianos online…and since I have exquisite taste, I excitedly looked at Steinway & Sons pianos, and later on got an email from the only local store selling Steinway pianos. I then i emailed back and asked for a price range for all their grand pianos and this is the reply I got:

(I had to key in my email to get the list of the local distributors)

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Hi Phoebe

Would you like to purchase the grand piano for  yourself? How can I contact you at your mobile?

Kindly visit our showroom to try the pianos which is available at Bentley Music showroom, Mutiara Damansara.

The following are the price range of the grand pianos from Steinway & Sons:

STEINWAY piano

Grand Piano:

Price ranging from RM390,000 to RM800,000

BOSTON piano designed by Steinway & Sons

Grand Piano :

Price ranging from RM95,000 to RM190,000

ESSEX piano designed by Steinway & Sons

Grand Piano :

Price ranging from RM65,000 to RM150,000

Thanks and Regards,
Cathlyn Lee
Corporate Communications

BENTLEY MUSIC SDN BHD
HEAD OFFICE & SHOWROOM
Wisma Bentley Music
No.3. Jalan PJU 7/2
Mutiara Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Phone: +603- 7727 3333 ext. 623 Fax: +603- 7726 3328

Location Map – Click to View.
Showroom
140 & 142, Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: +603-2144 3333 Fax: +603- 2148 0129
Website: www.bentleymusic.com

 

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Heart almost exploded ok!! I knew it was expensive…but THIS EXPENSIVE?? And then she wants to contact me on my mobile somemore…paiseh la…how to explain why I busybody asking for price list hahaha….Haih…gotta go get another job la like this….cry cry cry!!

2nd hand Yamaha baby grand around RM40,000…but I dunno y I don’t like the sound of Yamaha pianos…and 2nd hand upright piano approx RM7,000…

Don’t dare ask for a quote for Steinway upright pianos…

And then some people on TV like to drop pianos on cars (Top Gear) , burn/explode them (Mythbusters)…haih…sad sad…

If I don’t go shopping I can afford the cheapest new baby grand in 7 years? But by then probably will be more expensive??!!

I went to a music store here with my sis yesterday just to check out what they have (sis sent a church keyboard pedal for repair) and after showing the price list (Yamaha pianos) she suggested I find a rich husband =_=””” Hahaha that’s what they all say lah ceh hahaha! And then she asked me to tell her the next day whether I really want to buy a piano (second hand baby grand)…

But it’s not like I’m that good at the piano so probably just look for a 2nd hand upright for now…for our Sitiawan house! Yes we are househunting in Sitiawan. Managed to find a few so gotta go check them out and decide which location is better. Sis and I have already allocated one room to be the music+comp room. wahahaha! If the house only has 3 rooms visitors have to rough it out in the hall! wahahha :P

Can’t wait to get our own place! Can cook proper meals, can watch tv anytime, got more space (also means more junk :P) but best of all I can’t wait to decorate!!! Ooohhhh IKEA see you soon!! And maybe visit the Bentley Music store just to see the piano I will someday buy!!!

For now can only afford to buy a Steinway piano poster on eBay…… lol