Good God It's Shaggy

Shaggy Dog and 42 Below - most definitely a surefire recipe for a hit bash to celebrate the popular Jamaican's 42nd birthday. All wannabe party guests have to do is find Shaggy on the streets of Sydney and watch out for hints on Facebook and Foursquare.

42 Below is most definitely one of my favourite vodkas and I have great memories of working (while I was marketing communications manager at The Sukhothai) with then 42 Below rep, the absolutely gorgeous Paul Warden, in Bangkok to promote 42 Below, South Gin, Still and 420. In fact, I helped launch 420 (designer water from a spring at the base of an extinct volcano in South Island). 42 Below fans of course know that it stands for the exact location of its birth - a garage along the 42nd parallel, where it was distilled as a hobby.

The "420 at The Zuk Bar" tea party was held (you guessed it) at 4.20pm and happily mingling with the media and other guests was then New Zealand ambassador Peter Ryder and his lovely wife.

Then there was the time Paul concocted a great range of incredible cocktails for The Zuk Bar - actually, we had more fun in the creation than we were supposed to!

The Sukhothai holds great memories of great times. Wish I was back there!

There's method in my madness

Who says you have to have read Shakespeare to quote him? Actually, I love Shakespeare and count sitting under the stars on chilly evenings in Kings Park, Perth, enjoying a Shakespearean play as one of the more pleasant things to do in this wonderful city.

Can't quote the Bard by verse but have definitely, and unwittingly, used his words on countless occasions. Here are some of them:

* A dish fit for the gods
* A foregone conclusion
* A fool's paradise
* A plague on both your houses (love it)
* A sea change
* A sorry sight
* All that glitters is not gold
* All's well that ends well
* As dead as a doornail
* Bag and baggage
* (But for my own part) it was Greek to me
* Discretion is the better part of valour
* Eaten out of house and home
* For ever and a day
* I have not slept one wink
* In a pickle
* In stitches
* In the twinkling of an eye
* Hot blooded
* High time
* Green-eyed monster
* Love is blind
* Mum's the word
* Send him packing
* Set your teeth on edge
* Star-crossed lovers
* Such stuff as dreams are made
* Too much of a good thing



Gosh! The list goes on and on and I so love him... what a genius. And if you don't agree, it doesn't matter because I am screwing my courage to the sticking place.

It's a blast - Samsung's new (HD) Galaxy Tab Official Live Demo

In a word of one syllable to describe this nifty gadget: WOW

The slim, stylish Samsung Galaxy Tab with its 7-inch touch screen is easy to handle, a breeze to use and packed full of useful applications.

I especially liked the documents-editing feature, quick launch of the web browser, combined mix of different calendars (for those always on the go), access to a full range of music, the e-reading device, real-time sharing of whatever I see, the keyboard dock and the ability to screen to bigger high-resolution screens .... to name a few.

All that's left now is to make a wish .... since I've been such a good girl, surely Santa will leave it under the Christmas tree for me. :)

'Who’s Australia's savviest shopper?

We’ve searched Australia to find the Westfield Insider!



We’ve searched Australia to find the Westfield Insider, a savvy shopper who loves sharing their greatest finds. Applications have now closed, and it’s over to our judges to decide who’s going to make it to the final 3. Stay connected and follow the search at westfield.com.au.



MY GOODNESS..... HOW DID I MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY?!?

Talk about the ultimate retail therapy - Surely, it would be (almost) every woman's dream to get paid $100,000 to shop and tell?!


Not all women were born to shop. But natural-born shoppers have this innate passion to look for - and actually find - the best bargains ever.

I would have to say that my daughter Aimee is up there with the best of them - always coming up with the most perfect gift for the most difficult people to shop for. She would definitely have given the rest of them a run for their money in the mall!

But that is not to be. So now we will wait and see which charming woman with the greatest shopping nous gets this dream job. Can't wait....

A must watch: Fact Checkers Unit : Turn up the heater with Jon Heder

This blurb from NBC's series Fact Checkers Unit is hilarious from start (a butt-on comparison of spandex, lycra, microfibers etc) to finish.

Dylan (played by Brian Sacca) and Russell (played by Peter Karinen) visit Jon Heder who ropes them into his new workout video in his home...

'Nuff said. Now watch it....

Those pesky phone calls

Open letter to telemarketing companies:

One of my biggest pet peeves is receiving calls:

* from people (who could in real life be really nice people just doing their job) trying to sell me something I don't need such as extendable beds!!!
* from people telling me straight off that "This is not a survey; it is a life analysis".
* at what they believe are "opportune times". Please note that those opportune times are mine and mine alone. I do not appreciate running out of the, shower to answer a call, which I am afraid could be important but turns out to be yet another life analysis I simply can(not) do without.

I do not appreciate getting calls when I am putting out (or taking in) the laundry; while I am preparing meals; while I am ironing; while I am mopping or vacuuming or scrubbing - all chores I would choose without batting an eyelid over a solicitation call - or while I am simply having some "me time".

So, please please, put your ad on the internet where it can be viewed by countless people, and if it is a really great grab, people will call you!

My moan for the day....

Nokia C3 - The Carphone Warehouse Eye-openers!

I must be among a small number of mobile phone owners who really should make more use of their phone's many features.

So this was indeed an eye-opener. Now, all I have to do is get a Nokia!!!!