More tears.

My favourite lavatory paper, the good old one-ply smart buy stuff has been discontinued. Soon enough I shall have to seek another variety, it appears the smart buy is to become two-ply like the snooty brands, not something I'm fond of.

I have a dental appointment today.

After being on the waiting list in Ingham for 10 years my turn to have my teeth serviced has come. Actually they made an appointment whilst I was in the Philippines, then happily rebooked me for today rather than scratch me altogether.
It's too late for many of my teeth though.

It's difficult to take a self photo of teeth.

Toothbrush!

Olivia wants Jim to brush his teeth, and since I'm not brave enough to refuse I went shopping last weekend for a toothbrush, these seemed cheap enough but I doubt if I needed to buy a lifetime supply.

I already have a huge supply of toothpaste bought years ago.

Frog climbs Mayon.

I spotted this paperweight in our council office, it reminded me of the wonderful volcano I spent three weeks close to.

Ryzza-Mae.

Ryzza-Mae Dizon is a superstar of Philippines TV where cute is still allowed. She seems to be on every show in the daytime, I couldn't understand a word she said but her timing and delivery coupled with her cuteness make her a favorite, I was always asking Olivia if Ryzza was on.

If she had said tubig and patay a lot I may have understood a few words, as that's about all I picked up on my trip, but the locals tend to understand english pretty well.

tubig = water and patay = dead, patay is a favourite of news broadcasts worldwide, what can be a shock to Aussie eyes is seeing the patay on the road in vehicle incidents on TV, sends a shock message indeed.

Daytime TV in the Philippines still has an ingredient that vanished many years ago in Australia, entertainment.

And back to fixing things.

A few months after the other side of the TV did this, it was this sides turn.

But since I'd done it before this time was easy, undo a few screws and use a little tool to drag the tape out of the way.

Back to normal at home.

I just can't help looking for well priced goodies.
It made a good feed too.