I Can See Clearly Now .....

You really don't fully appreciate what a new pair of glasses does for your sight until you get them.  It is then you appreciate that perhaps you really did need to get them done.  I felt my sight was OK with the old glasses, that was until I picked up my new ones yesterday.

It has been an 'as you go' week.  Nothing particularly outstanding or really worth adding a special post for.

Trish's birthday came and went.  We aren't into gift swapping any more, if we want something nowadays we just go ahead and buy it.  Our Vietnamese meal with just the two of us on Wednesday was really nice.  Lemongrass Beef and Fried Noodles with Chilli and Chicken were both great.  The Vietnamese fried rice was pretty good too.  There were even enough leftovers to enjoy the next day.

Very early in January I ordered a mini keyboard as in the photo above.  They are handy and lightweight to use especially with an Android TV Box.  The mini keyboard gives you access to the "A" key, that's they key you need to adjust any Audio Sync Issues in Kodi.  A few quick taps and lips and words are back in sync again.

The Nvidia Shield box controls don't have a keyboard but there is another more roundabout way to adjust the sync. But the keyboard above is a very handy and lightweight addition and works via a receiver on the Nvidia Shield.

Delivery was expected by late January, but it never arrived.  I contacted the shop in China and they said don't worry, we will send you another one.  This time I paid $5 extra for faster and special delivery.  It arrived in a week or so and is in use as per the photo above.

On Wednesday this week the postman knocks on the door looking for Lee Thomas!  The parcel had been in the system and knocked and rolled around for two months so the print on the address label was wearing and hard to read!  So after 2 months the original mini keyboard arrived!  Now what should I do with it?  At $13 we are talking about big dollars aren't we?

I still have a couple of other parcels due to arrive.  One parcel is around a week or so overdue but should turn up in due course.

A brew went on this morning so we will have bottle washing and bottling duties later next week.

Sport has been fantastic on TV with the Aussie Rules getting into swing.  There was Test Cricket (and what a game) from India and even New Zealand Vs South Africa is live on Pay TV!

Kim is currently in Vung Tau in Vietnam enjoying her authentic Vietnamese food and the sights of South Vietnam.

I had a Public meeting to chair on Monday followed by a lengthy website update and finalization of the Association's Newsletter.  It is now ready for printing next week.

My Android TV Box keeps me occupied with keeping it up to date as well.

It is beginning to cool off with the occasional overnight temp now in the high teens.  It remains 30 or more most days but it is certainly cooler overnight.  This is reflected in the pool's morning temp of around 24.5°.  I have totaled over 100k's with my bike riding for the week.

New fantastic bike pathways (called veloways) have been completed across areas of the estate and link into the new development to the south where eventually there will be over 200k's of dedicated bike tracks.  Using the veloway is like using a freeway for bikes.  It certainly makes having a bike ride easier and safer for all.

So life continues to roll on as per usual.