Happenings This Week (July 9 - July 15)

Let me narrate some happenings since Monday of this week.

• Lynne arrived on July 9, Monday. We packed... the goodies for the kids, dropped by Robinson's Place Imus to exchange her yens for pesos, and headed for home. Of course, the kids were ecstatic.
  
• On Tuesday, we started sorting her things. And I started dabbling with our new MacBook. I installed VMWare Fusion, along with two virtual machines: Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. I am impressed seeing three operating systems running in one hardware. Three-in-one. A very efficient use of resources.
• I was also able to configure and use our Apple USB Modem, successfully connecting to DLS-CSB's dial-up service. Bluetooth must be running for this to work. I suspect that this is because there is a Bluetooth internal modem which then connects to the external one.
• In the afternoon, we pre-ordered the final version of VMWare Fusion via the Internet. The price is $39.99, a 50% savings over the suggested retail price of $79.99.
  
• On Wednesday, she started working on the required revisions for her SIBS book. Eveth caught up with us before we went to SM Mall of Asia. There, we bought a Keyboard Shield at the Power Mac Center. And let me warn you about that store. The Keyboard Shield item is being sold in that store at PhP1,800 even as that same product costs just PhP1,200 in a store at SM Southmall. Gee, I don't know of a worse example of how a store takes advantage of customers. I will never buy anything from that store or any of its branches again.
• They also bought new pair of glasses and Converse shoes for Eveth. They made me wait a long time.
  
• On Thursday, she continued working on her book and I on my course materials.
  
• On Friday, we issued a check to Woodridge Properties, Inc., had a meeting with HomeCredit in relation to our mortgage, and bought a smaller bag for the MacBook (I got a 10% discount because I had an SM Advantage Card, but had to pay in cash).
• On Saturday (Elmer's 14th birthday), Lynne finished her SIBS work! Yehey!!! And we did the grocery shopping.

Next week, I will make sure her environment is fit for her continuing research work. I will go with her and help her clean her J205 cubicle. :-)