Trudging around!

Note: Written on Tuesday! -So I’ll put the day of the week sign as Tuesday! – Yup it’s a new addition to my page!

 

Little flashback to Duke of Ed weekend… this is a hill we climbed one morning that I forgot to take my camera. Thanks Julia for giving me the photo!

 

Life has been really busy lately, hence the lack of blogposts. School has started with a great crack & bang! Back to normal once again. Trudging in homework & the rest of that mess.

I’m writing this in the ICT room at school and the annoying sound of little kids (my school is year 1-13) is starting to make me imagine strangling their little necks. (Evil? Pretty much). They’re playing on the Math World Day website, going against each other answering math questions. At least they’re doing something educational right? Julia’s writing her social studies essay, Tianyi’s reading up on Chinese love stories on the net & me, I’m writing this post on Microsoft Outlook on my school account, ready to send it to my Hotmail & post it onto BLOGGER at home.

Until very recently, I’ve always started an activity (e.g. art, kumon, drama class) and then stopped because I hated it or didn’t like it, or a stupid reason like that. I’ve finally found a hobby that I really LOVE. You probably know what that is already…

Netball! Of course, one and only.

4 Things you never knew your mobile phone could do!

I thought these tips were really cool and useful! I haven’t tried all of them before, but hopefully if you’re stuck in a sticky situation with your mobile phone, you might be able to try these things out. Remember, your mobile phone can be a lifesaver! These tips were sent to my mum from a friend so I just typed them up. The comments I added are in Blue.

Tip #1 : Emergency

The Emergency number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and this number can be dialled even if the keypad is locked.

I’ve actually heard about this one before, so I guess this one is safe tested and tried! My sister just punched “112″ into her phone with its keypad locked so that part of it works.

Tip #2 : Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy one day. Good reason to own a cellphone : If you lock your keys in the car, and left you spare keys at home, call someone at home on their mobile from yours. Hold your mobile about a foot from your car door and have the person at hour home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.

This tip REALLY amazed me. I mean seriously, it sounds almost impossible. I got a tip from the instructor at the gym about a car too! It works, so try it out next time~

Megan’s Tip: If you find your car’s remote is not working (probably because there isn’t any battery left) rub it against your hair/head. I think it provides static of starting to get your batteries working. Cool tip? Totally!

Tip #3 : Hidden Battery Power!

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys

*3370#

Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile phone next time.

I’m definitely gonna try this tip next time my phone battery’s dead! Code is probably too long to remember anyway

Tip #3 : How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone!

To check your mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following digits on your phone : *#06#

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use it either.

My sister got her phone stolen last year and this tip would have defO come in handy, guess it’s a bit late now aye? Well she tried the code for the serial number and it worked! So, write it down when you try it!

This post wasn’t too creative, but hopefully you’ve learned a few tips! You never know when they might come in handy!