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Half of new PC bought

January 5th, 2010

Looking forward to building it soon. National holiday tomorrow, so everything will be closed, but I should be able to catch Avatar at Village.
Bought my RAM:
 
CPU:

and motherboard today:

I need a case, graphics card and hard drives, all of which I plan to get by the end of the week.

No doubt you’ve all read the news, deficit 12.7% of GDP and debt above 120% of GDP, currently standing at €300bn in total, even though they have help,  and of course Prime Minister Papandreou stating Greece will not default on the debt.
Think to yourself, how can one country get so badly into debt?
The basic [...]

Great bargain today!

December 9th, 2009

Bought a Samsung Story 1Tb external hard drive, looks lush, doesn’t it?
 

Review here – 90%
All this for just €77 from Kotsovolos (think Dixons in Greece), a rare bargain from them, given they ten to rip people off.

It’s official…

July 15th, 2006

I have been in Greece for exactly one year today!
16th July 2005, 00:00, I was queued up outside Waterstones in High St Ken, and got the Harry Potter book, even had a photo taken. And now, a year on, I’m in Greece, and have signed a contract for a job. [...]

Hmm

April 30th, 2006

lj-music: Kingdom Hearts II OST – Sacred Moon
Time has flown, lots to say.
I’ve finally got round to putting the National Day photo gallery up, which you can find here (link dead now). Highlights include the multitude of tanks, female soldiers, firemen in silver suits, shaven head scuba divers, as [...]

Been a while

March 22nd, 2006

lj-music: Kanon (D-dur) Quartet
Hmm, been a while, time for an update.
My parents came back from their holiday in Spain, happy at seeing the family, to find our beloved golden hamster, Little One (named by my sister as you can tell), sleeping peacefully in her little igloo. She died some [...]

End of Greek class

March 12th, 2006

lj-music: Chuugoku Nekonron daikessen! Okite yaburi no geki – Kessen! Hashi no Kabe
Yesterday we had a blackout for about 5 minutes, thought it was around midday. Computer shut off badly, but it was fun upon turning back on again. Perhaps a UPS would be handy, seeing as how things like this do [...]

Relaxation

March 8th, 2006

lj-music: Silent Hill 3 – Hometown
Well, had fun at the summer home, walked on the beach, had enough kalamari and prawns to fill a marina, and wrote a great deal on my Jornada. Weather has been improving lately too, which is always a bonus.
Had my exam for Greek, and [...]

Birthday

March 4th, 2006

lj-music: Silent Hill OST – She
Maria’s birthday was on Wednesday, and she made some crostini (toasted French bread with various topping on it), a lobster pasta in red sauce, and her lovely cake, strawberries on the top with a nice pink mousse and sponge inside. We had fun that day. [...]

Greek blog

February 23rd, 2006

lj-music: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – The Taming Of Smeagol
Oh yeah… I found some hilarious blogs about people who are currently living in Greece, have a read of them to get a feel of what it’s like living here.
http://www.greeceishome.co.uk/blogs/default.asp

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