Rum & Dal

You may have already seen this but I received it the other day through a circulating email.  I wonder how much of it is fact.  Anyone out there tried cleaning their toilet with coke, or removed rust with it?  Who needs cleaning products hey?

WATER

#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.   (Likely applies to half the world population.)

#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.

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I’m so proud of my dad for getting a PC setup at home and actually using it.  Replying to emails last weekend, I was so surprised to get an email for Mr Mann himself.  It was short but so sweet and it was just super nice to have received one from him.  I was so excited and impressed, how could I not to be.  So I jumped onto messenger to see if Parm was about and to share the news, but who do I see on MSN… no one other but my dad!  I quickly send him a response and he was chatting in no time.  We talked, he told me that I had put on weight in true parent style… but hey, thats what we love them for I was too happy to care, not bad hey?

I thought he deserved a blog all to himself just for getting through to me…  Well done dad Hmmmm I think mom will be on his case to teach her too… that one remains to be seen.

A milestone has been reached, 12th August we had our first visitor from the UK – Jas Chatta.  Yep, the rest of you failed to achieve this honour and we always thought it would be you Parm.   Dal has never met Jas before but she was the first to spot him at Melbourne Central.  ” is that him over there he looks like a Telford boy…” were her exact words.  Low and behold there he was looking a bit worse for wear in his baseball cap.  In true Punjabi fashion we got over the greetings and headed straight to the bar. Jug of Carlton larger soon stacked the table along with Jas’s tales of his latest triumphs. He kept us entertained giving an account of his crazy bungy jump and skydiving feats.  Good company and a familiar face from the UK – all the right ingredients for a Rum and Dal session, wouldn’t you say?

We sat and talked for ages, listening to Jas and his adventures around the world, made our migration look like a walk in the park.   After all of his travelling and months on the road moving from one hostel to another (even at a Red Indian reservation, but I’ll let him fill you in on that) he longed for his home cooked roti, well that was it; the next session was pretty much booked. 

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In keeping with the theme, albeit short, here’s another list of what I’m not missing…

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Well we’ve been here over 2 months now and apart from the people, here are the things i think of on a regular basis… so be thankful you have them (if you do).     They are in no particular order, I am just writing them as I think of them.

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Hi everyone it’s our anniversary today.  Seven years have now passed, where have they gone?  Its shame you guys are not here with us to enjoy the festivities.  Well truth be known were just going to go out for a nice meal in Melbourne City though we do not know where yet.  We were thinking of Fifteen, Jamie Oliver’s restaurant but I doubt we’ll get a booking. 

I would just like to say I have enjoyed these past few years with Dal, and I look forward to many more to come.