http://www.nahalfamily.com living the dream Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:48:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The folks have been and gone and we had a fantastic time with them.  They livened the house up, did a grand job on the garden (with a little supervision) and kept us entertained with their stories of home.  I was so worried about them at the airport thinking they ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2009/10/06/when-the-folks-came-to-visit/ It's been a while since I completed my 40Km bike ride around Melbourne City so i've decided to team up with a few guys from work and attempt a 100Km ride. I haven't really been back on the bike due to the weather and lack of motivation but this will do ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2009/06/15/around-the-bay/ Say hello to the Australian Red Back Spider.  This little guy isn't very big but his bite is real nasty.  We have had three of these in the garage since we first moved in, but after boarding up the gaps we haven't seen one since.  Fingers crossed we don't! There ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2009/04/10/our-first-house-guest-and-others/ Battery operated screwdrivers have been around for over 15 years.  Since their debut they have come a long way, reduction in size and weight, variable torque settings, ergonomics and more importantly battery life. Whilst browsing in Bunnings, the equivalent to B&Q; I came across the Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver.  It was ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2009/02/16/bosch-ixo-driver/ Every year Melbourne has a bicycle marathon to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Charity.  It’s 40km which works out to be just shy of 25 miles, what have I let myself in for?  The last time I was on bike, was about 5 years ago with the chaps from ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2009/02/16/melbourne-summer-cycle/ Here we are again. New home no internet.  We have no link to the outside world via the super internet highway.  Technologic advancements which we have become so dependent on are now a necessity to have in your home, broadband is the fourth utility along with water, electricity and gas. We ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2008/12/27/disconnected/ We did it!  Would you adam and eve it?  Took us 3 seasons, we took it to the finals and won 6-4 against the Orange Meanies.  Well done to the regular team - Richard (captain), Jamie, Erwin, Luke, Wilson and Dal.  Thanks also to Rum, Rathan, Andrea, Amanda, Ben and ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2008/12/16/we-are-the-champions/ The waiting is over.  Dal is now the proud owner of Guitar Hero World Tour.  What have I let myself in for? It's been18 months now since Dal has been strumming on her guitar playing GH2 & GH3.  Since then Rock Band has come and gone, Rock Band was never released in ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2008/12/03/guitar-hero-world-tour/ A big Happy Birthday to Pal and Surj Today Pal is celebrating his 25th Birthday with his whiskey bottle and Little Surj, who is barely off the starting line, is celebrating his 3rd with no doubt his own favourite bottle.  Cheers to you both have a good one, wishing we were ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2008/11/16/happy-birthday/ Beautiful sunny day, started off with an appointment in St Kilda.  All went ok until we left the building... the parking cost of $24 for only three hours!  You can just imagine how much it hurt the old wallet! Anyway, moving on with the day we decided to take the rest ... http://www.nahalfamily.com/2008/09/25/what-a-day/