The 'Yay!' thread

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Findus Fop wrote:

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

Yep! I've had a mooch around and semis and detached houses are all in the price range, although more to the west side of the island. Main thing is getting somewhere near the school the kids end up going to...

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 16:40

MrChris wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

Yep! I've had a mooch around and semis and detached houses are all in the price range, although more to the west side of the island. Main thing is getting somewhere near the school the kids end up going to...

Gates and guards? Maid?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 16:41

MaliA wrote:

MrChris wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

Yep! I've had a mooch around and semis and detached houses are all in the price range, although more to the west side of the island. Main thing is getting somewhere near the school the kids end up going to...

Gates and guards? Maid?

Applying for the job?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 16:42

BEEX POOL PARTY!!!

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 16:44

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

MrChris wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

Yep! I've had a mooch around and semis and detached houses are all in the price range, although more to the west side of the island. Main thing is getting somewhere near the school the kids end up going to...

Gates and guards? Maid?

Applying for the job?

Tinpot island like that? In two years kissyfur will be running the place with me as his Grand Vizier.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Some of the houses have bedrooms for maids, but I'm not sure we'll be getting one.

Why would gates and guards be needed? This isn't the middle east.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 16:50

You should totally get a maid, dude. They are dirt cheap.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MaliA wrote:

You should totally get a maid, dude. They are dirt cheap.

What else is Mrs K going to be doing all day then?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 17:00

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

You should totally get a maid, dude. They are dirt cheap.

What else is Mrs K going to be doing all day then?

Drink gin and play canasta.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 17:05

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

You should totally get a maid, dude. They are dirt cheap.

What else is Mrs K going to be doing all day then?

Fucking the pool boy you're also going to get.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

You should totally get a maid, dude. They are dirt cheap.

What else is Mrs K going to be doing all day then?

Fucking the pool boy you're also going to get.

I prefer her cousin's suggestion of a tennis coach. At least that way she can learn a skill at the same time.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

MrChris wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

MrChris wrote:

I've been given an indicative housing allowance amount for Singapore - somewhat higher than I was expecting

A 4 bedroom house with swimming pool is definitely in scope.

crikey, that's a house and not a condo?

Yep! I've had a mooch around and semis and detached houses are all in the price range, although more to the west side of the island. Main thing is getting somewhere near the school the kids end up going to...

that's great. If you have kids you definitely don't need to worry about being too central. Hopefully work will also help with your car allowance to get around, as the cost of owning a car is insane out there. As are the drivers.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Findus Fop wrote:

that's great. If you have kids you definitely don't need to worry about being too central. Hopefully work will also help with your car allowance to get around, as the cost of owning a car is insane out there. As are the drivers.

Yes, we should be supplied with one car between the two of us. I will hopefully be able to cycle to work... famous last words.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 17:20

MrChris wrote:

Why would gates and guards be needed? This isn't the middle east.

To keep us out.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

You're doing it, then, Mr C? Envious - Singapore can feel a bit claustrophobic, I think, and boozing is insanely expensive, but it's clean and efficient, and Air Asia will take you to all of the mucky cheap bits of Asia for adventures with the kids.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 19:17

http://www.rawaislandresort.com/rawasfr/

You should weekend here.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 20:11

MaliA wrote:

http://www.rawaislandresort.com/rawasfr/

You should weekend here.

All I remember of that island paradise is being very poorly in a bamboo hut with no electricity. I was 10, admittedly.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 20:11

And well done Mr Chris.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2016 20:16

Kern wrote:

MaliA wrote:

http://www.rawaislandresort.com/rawasfr/

You should weekend here.

All I remember of that island paradise is being very poorly in a bamboo hut with no electricity. I was 10, admittedly.

You've been there, too?

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:28

Kern wrote:

Every year I think to myself that I should go to a prom, so for the hell of it I've booked myself a ticket to hear Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde' and other light classics in August.

This is tonight! Pre-yay because I'm excited.

It's been 17 years since I last went to one, but as I'm old now I've booked a seat rather than join the groundlings.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 13:45

A whole box of America's finest. Extra yayage because I had totally forgotten I even ordered it so wondered why the door bell had gone off.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Ooh, I love that green tea. Someone gave me a couple of bottles once. The bottles themselves are almost too nice to throw away

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 14:06

Yeah AZ green tea with honey and ginseng is awesome. It used to get so so hot out there that if I tried to drink soda my body would almost reject it. Nothing like popping into Walgreens and getting an ice cold GT out of the cooler

I wish that you could get the 3l bottles of it over here.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I don't know if you ever get groceries online, but Tesco stock it, too. Currently 2 for £2 on the 500ml bottles

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 14:12

Mimi wrote:

I don't know if you ever get groceries online, but Tesco stock it, too. Currently 2 for £2 on the 500ml bottles

Good price. These are 591ml? something like that (20oz IIRC). Just checked, £1.39 per bottle.

American sweets closed down last year so I haven't ordered anything since I was in Dorset (about three years). However I got an email the other day saying they were open again and their prices are lower now which is cool.

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/product ... =green+tea

I can definitely RMM (recommend me Mimi) the peach one. It's lovely.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

FYI if you have a big Tesco near you they often have an international isle with lots of American stuff

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JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 14:38

Hmm we do as it goes (Littlehampton). Might have to pay the place a visit ! cheers for that Mike

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Interestingly someone just posted a similar picture on Reddit - a little out of focus but you get a better idea of what else is there and it does include your green tea stuff at the bottom

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinterest ... l_british/

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Malc · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:12

My eldest son got his A-Level results today. He needed ABB to get into Manchester University to study Philosophy and Politics. He got an A in English, a B in History and a B in Maths. He also did something called an EPQ, which he got an A in.

He's been really stressing over these results, so hopefully he will able to enjoy the rest of the summer, without worrying too much about actually going to university.

He currently out celebrating with his friends, so expect to see him much, much later...

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Well done him!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:15

That is awesome

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:16

Congrats!

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:19

Well done Malc Jr! Get your kilt out lad!

No teabagging :'(

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:20

That's awesome Malc, congrats to him

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:34

Great stuff!

He'll have a ball in Manchester. Brilliant city to be a student in.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:37

Brilliant!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38463

Curiosity wrote:

Great stuff!

He'll have a ball in Manchester. Brilliant city to be a student in.

Second only to Liverpool, but I am legally obliged to say that.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:45

I'm off work next week! Not sure how restful it's going to be, mind.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:49

DavPaz wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Great stuff!

He'll have a ball in Manchester. Brilliant city to be a student in.

Second only to Liverpool, but I am legally obliged to say that.

Liverpool is nice but the people are utterly incomprehensible.

I like manchester, it's like Leeds, but without the class.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Congratulations to Mini Malc!!!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:24

Well done Master Malc!

Tell him the Hacienda is flats now though

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Zardoz wrote:

Well done Master Malc!

Tell him the Hacienda is flats now though

He won't know what the Hacienda is, old man.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Zardoz wrote:

Well done Master Malc!

Tell him the Hacienda is flats now though

If you can remember the Hacienda, you weren't there man.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 14:46

Malc wrote:

My eldest son got his A-Level results today. He needed ABB to get into Manchester University to study Philosophy and Politics. He got an A in English, a B in History and a B in Maths. He also did something called an EPQ, which he got an A in.

Mamma Mia, congrats!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38463

Zardoz wrote:

Well done Master Malc!

Tell him the Hacienda is flats now though

I may have mentioned this before, but I spent one New Years Eve at a Hacienda reunion. It was in an underground car park right next to the old Hacienda.

I should not have had that burger...

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2016 15:46

Limelight and the Hippordrome for me (dirty southerner).

Interesting factoid. Edd China from Wheeler Dealers used to go raving with us and DJ. His favourite club was Limelight, hence why in near on every episode you ever see he has a Shaftesbury Ave sign up on the wall. He nicked it on a night out

He also used to have an enormous python and for a while lived in my mate's car spares shop. Had a few mad nights with Edd and co at my mate's dad's house in Wallington

Top bloke.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:07

Got a ticket for FRANK TURNER's Oxford concert in late November. For where's the harm in spending an evening manning the old barricades?
Yay!

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Bought a juicer on Friday. Had to take some flack from my wife around another kitchen gadget etc etc (well deserved in my case)

Main reason was to get some more veg into my son, Really pleased to find that he loves Orange and Carrot juice and has happily had 2 glasses every day since Friday

Also owning one of these grants you access to the cheap end of life fruit shelf at the supermarket, picked up 2 punnets of organic Strawberries today for 65p (normally £2.50 each)

They are a bit soft but will be find juiced tomorrow with a couple of apples

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:38

The problem with juicing is that you're basically eradicating all the actual benefits to fruit & veg and turning it into a big glass of sugar.

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