No xmas party last year and no Xmas party for this year.
Monday, 7 December 2009
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Cost of dental cleaning in Sydney
Dental expenses in Australia
This are just sample fees to expect. Prices may vary depending on your dentist.
Amount Description
$45.00 Oral examination
$95.00 Removal of calculus
$50.00 Remineralizing - Oral Tx
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$ 185.00 (Php 7,955) / 1AUD = 43.00 pesos (exchange rate)
Service provided last for about 20mins. I did not pay anything as it was covered by Private health insurance and GAP was discounted by the dentist.
Dental cleaning is normally covered 100% by the private health insurance and can be discounted by the dentist.
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Friday, 13 November 2009
Claim medical receipts to your Private Health Fund
You may be able to claim back a portion of your medical expenses to your private health fund.
Example scenario:
Vaccine for Hepa(Engerix) comprise of 3 shots for the span of 6 months
- 1 shot cost about $26.75
- 2nd shot scheduled on the 3rd months cost $26.75
- 3rd shot scheduled on 6th months cost $26.75
$26.75 x 3 = $80.25
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According to health fund (NIB), they can give back only in excess of 36.90(Government PBS).
$80.25 - $36.90 = $43.35 claim back from Private health fund (Not bad).
This is one of the benefits in getting a private health fund but again it probably depends on the cover you chose.
Example scenario:
Vaccine for Hepa(Engerix) comprise of 3 shots for the span of 6 months
- 1 shot cost about $26.75
- 2nd shot scheduled on the 3rd months cost $26.75
- 3rd shot scheduled on 6th months cost $26.75
$26.75 x 3 = $80.25
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According to health fund (NIB), they can give back only in excess of 36.90(Government PBS).
$80.25 - $36.90 = $43.35 claim back from Private health fund (Not bad).
This is one of the benefits in getting a private health fund but again it probably depends on the cover you chose.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
HP laptop hardware issues - Not a Ha-Py customer
Everyone, please check the model of your HP laptop if it is included in the list of models HP sold that has defective hardware/ bad design that is waiting to fail.
Refer to this website -> HP limited warranty
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01087277#
GOOD news: HP will repair it for FREE
BAD news: They only repair it for FREE if it is within the first 2 years after you bought the laptop.
In my case, the issue appear just right after the 2 year period and they refuse to repair the laptop. I only knew about the known hardware issue when I search why my HP laptop failed to boot and to my surprise that it was a known published on HP website. I wouldn't know there was a known issue on my HP laptop until I did a search on the internet.
Bought for about 1k+ USD about 27 months ago. Now, the laptop is just an over price paper weight.
If they sold a defective hardware, they should recall the product or fix it for free even if the warranty has ended as they sold a "defective" product.
Frustration with HP support:
Called HP support - not helpfull at all. Passed fom one support personel to another. Ask for their team leader or manager to escalate the issue and the person I spoke to REFUSED as he said that there is no one there to tlak to escept for him. I can't believe HP has this kind of support.
They ask me to go to a third party HP repair center in Prospect NSW as it is the only HP repair center for non-warranty product for laptop in Sydney. I called them up and they said that they will assess the problem and they will charge me about $150 AUD. What? assess the issue? it is on their website that the issue is a defectie product, a KNOWN issue and they would liek to assess the problem and charge me $150? If there are parts the needs to be replace, I have to pay extra.
Hundreds of people around the world is complaining about this known hardware issue of certain models of HP laptop as I read from the HP forum.
Frustration one after another from the HP support.
With this experience, I do not recommend HP laptops or any HP products if they continue with such service to their customers.
I experience buying a defective digital camera from Canon. They recall all the products and replace it without any hassle. In my case, they were not able to repair the camera on time and what they did is they lend me a digital camera that I can use until they fixed my camera. They were not able to repair my camera for whatever reason. They as kme to return the camera they lend me and they replace my defective camera with a newwer model.
Refer to this website -> HP limited warranty
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01087277#
GOOD news: HP will repair it for FREE
BAD news: They only repair it for FREE if it is within the first 2 years after you bought the laptop.
In my case, the issue appear just right after the 2 year period and they refuse to repair the laptop. I only knew about the known hardware issue when I search why my HP laptop failed to boot and to my surprise that it was a known published on HP website. I wouldn't know there was a known issue on my HP laptop until I did a search on the internet.
Bought for about 1k+ USD about 27 months ago. Now, the laptop is just an over price paper weight.
If they sold a defective hardware, they should recall the product or fix it for free even if the warranty has ended as they sold a "defective" product.
Frustration with HP support:
Called HP support - not helpfull at all. Passed fom one support personel to another. Ask for their team leader or manager to escalate the issue and the person I spoke to REFUSED as he said that there is no one there to tlak to escept for him. I can't believe HP has this kind of support.
They ask me to go to a third party HP repair center in Prospect NSW as it is the only HP repair center for non-warranty product for laptop in Sydney. I called them up and they said that they will assess the problem and they will charge me about $150 AUD. What? assess the issue? it is on their website that the issue is a defectie product, a KNOWN issue and they would liek to assess the problem and charge me $150? If there are parts the needs to be replace, I have to pay extra.
Hundreds of people around the world is complaining about this known hardware issue of certain models of HP laptop as I read from the HP forum.
Frustration one after another from the HP support.
With this experience, I do not recommend HP laptops or any HP products if they continue with such service to their customers.
I experience buying a defective digital camera from Canon. They recall all the products and replace it without any hassle. In my case, they were not able to repair the camera on time and what they did is they lend me a digital camera that I can use until they fixed my camera. They were not able to repair my camera for whatever reason. They as kme to return the camera they lend me and they replace my defective camera with a newwer model.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Buying Badminton Racket in Sydney
Found this website where to buy cheaper badminton racket in Sydney:
Comparison between Rebel Sport and StrungOut
StrungOut:
Yonex Muscle Power 5 Badminton Racquet (cost $56.50)
http://www.strungout.com.au/p/888914/yonex-muscle-power-5-badminton-racquet.html
Rebel Sport:
Yonex Muscle Power 5 Badminton Racquet (cost $79.99)
http://www.rebelsport.com.au/ecom/rebel/product_detail.aspx?id=29947&cat=229
I find the badminton racket at StrungOut is cheaper than in Rebel Sports.Maybe you can checkout the StrungOut website/shop and compare sporting goods prices before buying.
You may get lucky if you can negotiate the price with Rebel Sport once you tell them that you found another shop that is selling at a cheaper price.
- Make sure there is stock with the same model that you are planning to buy.
- Get the phone number as Rebel Sport need to call the shop to confirm the price and if they have current stocks.
StrungOut Information:
Ph: 02 9360 9905
137 Bayswater Road
Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011
AUSTRALIA
Let me know if you know other shops that sells cheaper badminton racket ot sporting goods.
Comparison between Rebel Sport and StrungOut
StrungOut:
Yonex Muscle Power 5 Badminton Racquet (cost $56.50)
http://www.strungout.com.au/p/888914/yonex-muscle-power-5-badminton-racquet.html
Rebel Sport:
Yonex Muscle Power 5 Badminton Racquet (cost $79.99)
http://www.rebelsport.com.au/ecom/rebel/product_detail.aspx?id=29947&cat=229
I find the badminton racket at StrungOut is cheaper than in Rebel Sports.Maybe you can checkout the StrungOut website/shop and compare sporting goods prices before buying.
You may get lucky if you can negotiate the price with Rebel Sport once you tell them that you found another shop that is selling at a cheaper price.
- Make sure there is stock with the same model that you are planning to buy.
- Get the phone number as Rebel Sport need to call the shop to confirm the price and if they have current stocks.
StrungOut Information:
Ph: 02 9360 9905
137 Bayswater Road
Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011
AUSTRALIA
Let me know if you know other shops that sells cheaper badminton racket ot sporting goods.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Oz second best place to live on Earth
Reference:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Annual United Nations human development latest index released.
This year's index was based on data from 2007 and does not take into account the impact of the global economic crisis.
Very high Human Development
Medium Human Development
84. Armenia
85. Ukraine
86. Azerbaijan
87. Thailand
88. Iran (Islamic Republic of)
89. Georgia
90. Dominican Republic
91. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
92. China
93. Belize
94. Samoa
95. Maldives
96. Jordan
97. Suriname
98. Tunisia
99. Tonga
100. Jamaica
101. Paraguay
102. Sri Lanka
103. Gabon
104. Algeria
105. Philippines
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