This was last Tuesday. The day before, I received a text message from younger son that he had ordered a new computer keyboard for me after he saw my old keyboard when he was back for the weekend.
Morning sky at 7:50am.
I was to expect the keyboard to be delivered anytime on Tuesday.
I received the package at about 3pm in the afternoon and here is the box holding the new keyboard. It is a mechanical wired keyboard, works something like the old typewriters in my old office.
After unwrapping, it looks something like my old keyboard.
After it was plugged in, it lighted up in multi colours. But best of all, it is the springiness and the feel as I type. As I can type real fast, I really appreciate and enjoy using this new keyboard. Thanks to my son for his thoughtfulness.
This is my old keyboard. As you can see, some of the letterings on the key pad have disappeared and I used liquid paper to draw the letters on the pads. I have no problem identifying the right letters because I am very familiar to their positions. I will just keep the old keyboard back into the box as a spare.
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Time for home cooked dinner.
Sweet potato leaves sauteed with garlic and LKK prawn paste.
Nice and tender sweet potato leaves harvested from my garden.
Steamed whole grouper fish (cut into two halves) with chopped ginger, garlic and pickled radish. For seasoning, I used oyster sauce, a little salt, and some home made rice wine. Garnish with chopped spring onions.
First, squeezed the 2 limes over the steamed fish before we eat.
This was a no rice dinner.
This mural was taken in year 2014. It was painted by one of our local artists behind a row of shop houses. It shows the kids putting their fingers to their lips. Shhhh... not a sound, please!
Linking to Monday Mural.
Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side
and sets the record straight.
(Proverbs 18:17, The Living Bible-TLB)
Your first words sure made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteWhen Ingo sat down at my computer the same happened! We work ahead with what we have, huh?
Mine has only one color at the time, yours is like disco!!!
These are great when it´s dark, I don´t wanna miss this! Yes, my old one was like that, too.
Hmmmm, your food looks fresh and yummy!
Hm. The mural. Ingo´s Dad in the beginning was a police officer and that was Ingo´s life when his Dad came home from work in early mornings. Not a sound inside.
He has not such good memories of this time. But these kids look happy (Ingo was happy, too).
Thank you, Iris. The new keyboard is very nice to type on. It takes very little to make kids happy. When I was small, I was taught that kids are to be seen and not to be heard.
DeleteWhat a wonderful gift! There sure is a big difference between your old and new keyboards. So why are the kids in the mural wanting people to be quiet?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny. There was no explanation for the paintings. But the kids look happy so I suppose they were playing a games.
DeleteYour son is really thoughtful to buy a mechanical wired keyboard for you. All I know about this type of keyboard is that they are more expensive than the usual keyboards. Love your dinner a lot. This fish has less tiny bones so your husband is ok to eat it, right?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mun. When it comes to fish, I like the bony part and hubby prefers the meaty part so it works out well for both of us. Lol!
DeleteOh my!!! With lights? That means you can type in the dark! LOL!!! Mine is Logitech...but they all look more or less the same , anyway...just no lights.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what a grouper is but I am quite sure I had it before. I'm hopeless with the names of fish.
The great difference is the springy key pads that is very nice to type on. You can go really fast. According to Google, grouper fish is ikan kerapu.
Deletethe keyboard is so stylish with colorful lights! early Christmas present from your son? I like the steamed fish....such a homely dish!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nux. Yes, with disco lights.
DeleteWah! I really like your new keyboard because it lights up and is so colorful. I have never seen such a keyboard before. So thoughtful of your son to buy a replacement for you. I can see that the old one was very well used.
ReplyDeleteThank you, PH. The old keyboard can still be used, only thing is that some letters missing from the key pads.
DeleteWonderful new keyboard, enjoy! Great food, too. Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Valerie. Have a great day. Hugs and stay safe.
DeleteWow, very futuristic keyboard. You sound like me, I also do blind typing and at work our keyboard keys wear out fast, but I know what I'm doing without having to look at the keys, so the keyboard stays like that until one of my colleagues complains she doesn't know where the keys are!
ReplyDeleteI've never had sauteed sweet potato leaves, but I like the look of them.
The mural is very cute, I wonder why the kids have to be quiet :)
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Nancy.
Thank you, Sami. From the happy faces of the kids in the mural, I think they are playing a game.
DeleteThat's really thoughtful of your son! I love the keyboard too. The steamed grouper is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteMy fingers love the feel of the new keyboard. We like steamed grouper too. Have a great day, Angie.
DeleteThat's a beauriful new keyboard, like the idea that it lights up and it's just like typing. I too type fast. Your meal looks good.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margaret.
DeleteYum 😃! I like the fish and sweet potato leaves 👌😁!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shirley.
Delete...neat mural!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom.
DeleteThe keyboard took me back to the desktop age, and I used a keyboard similar to yours for the last time before I bought a laptop. Enjoy typing that gives you a touch of old days. Cute mural!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeevan.
DeleteThat was really thoughtful of your son and the new keyboard looks great!
ReplyDeleteAll the food looks so delicious
Julia x
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Thank you, Julia.
DeleteYou know Nancy, I never tried grouper. I'm going to have to try it. Have a great day my friend.
ReplyDeleteCruisin Paul
You will love grouper, trust me.
DeleteOh a new keyboard, cool.
ReplyDeleteThe mural looks so good,
nice artwork.
Have a great week ♥
Ann
https://roomsofinspiration.blogspot.com/
Thank you, Ann. Have a great week too.
DeleteCongratulations on your new keyboard and kudos to your thoughtful son.
ReplyDeleteThank you, David.
DeleteIt was very nice of your son to give you this keyboard. Very thoughtful of him to do this for you. I like the looks of your green leaves. Looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gigi.
DeleteI love your new keyboard. I didn't know they had ones that light up. Way cool. Your son is most gracious.
ReplyDeleteLove the food. I always love your food.
Have a fabulous day and week, Nancy. ♥
Thank you, Sandee. Have a wonderful day and week.
DeleteI have a wireless keyboard so I can move it around. My old one, also a wireless was worse looking than yours. Nearly ALL the letters were missing, Glad I'm a touch typist.
ReplyDeleteThat is a sweet mural, Nancy. I wonder why they don't want to be heard.
I think they may be playing a game of hide and seek. They properly want to keep quiet to avoid being caught by the seeker.
Delete😃
ReplyDeleteThank you, RR.
DeleteYour dinner looked amazing, what a feast! And that was such a thoughtful gift from your son. A keyboard with light up colors would help make an ordinary task seem so much more exciting!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heidi. The best is the springy key pads. Very nice to type on them.
DeleteQuite a moody sky.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was.
DeleteOh very cute keyboard darling
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sakuranko.
DeleteWhat a kind thing for your son to do!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very sweet mural.
Thank you, Mimi.
DeleteLindo mural te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteThank you, JP.
DeleteVery funky after it lights up!
ReplyDeleteMy keyboards always used to have a few keys in certain position rubbed off, must be how my thumbnail whacks them. I stuck on printed letters with cellophane tape and also tried liquid paper. Not so effective as I would keep whacking the same way haha. My current Thinkpad has letters which don't rub off. :)
Thank you, Stacy. I think it is the way we type on the key pads.
DeleteEnjoy your new keyboard!
ReplyDeleteThe mural seems to be of an educational sort with the message being: 'please keep quiet'!
Thank you, Duta.
DeleteMuy bien por ese teclado. Besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa.
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