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Wednesday, 30-Mar-2005 11:34 PM
It's been a busy week with lots of running around and getting lost on the streets of Sydney. I hate it when they don't put street signs on the streets! Especially when I think I know the way and I'm leading another car and it's peak hour AND I become late for an appointment. Grr. My brother called me late last night saying his wife couldn't move so I rushed over and he was actually right for once, she really couldn't move. She was laying on the bed when I got there, ice-pack held to her back with this pained look on her face. It took awhile but after working my magic, she started wriggling and with a look of surprise said 'hey! it's gone!' and sat up and started twisting left and right. I told her 'No, wait! Don't do that!' but before I knew it she cried 'OW!' and the girl was flat on her back on the bed again. Darling, I can't work miracles twice in one night. Or perhaps I can! Because we ended up going to the Easter Show today :D We had free tickets so thought we might as well make use of them. I didn't intend to buy anything or go on any rides but the moment I stepped in there, I was transformed into a 12 year old - excited about seeing everything again. I think because the crowd wasn't huge (just nice!) and there were a lack of teenagers, I had to step down to the plate. What's a fun-fair without your typical 12 year old kid, right?:P So I got some showbags and ate all the free tester food and played with every showdog still standing at 5pm. Obviously not this one. I went on this ride which dropped from a great height - it actually scared the shit out of me. I didn't expect it to at all. Ahh it was great :D Didn't get to stay long enough for the fireworks though. I watched it from the window at home. Made me miss you.
Monday, 28-Mar-2005 0:54 AM The little man and I had fun tonight! I babysat for the first time by myself today. It went surprisingly smooth. This little bub has discovered crawling and nothing will stop him. No matter how many obstacles I put in his way - Stitch toy, cushions, inflated plastic ball - he just crawls right over them! I discovered a neat little trick though. If I sat on the floor with him while he was trying to crawl, and hooked a finger in the back of his pants, he could crawl and crawl and crawl and I wouldn't have to chase him because he'd always be right there, under my finger :D And now that I've said that, no one will want me to babysit their kid again :P
Sunday, 27-Mar-2005 0:10 AM :D The best thing about Boston is that he thinks I'm the bomb (poor little thing doesn't know any better)!. He follows me everywhere. Always wanting to see what I see, do what I do. Heck, he even follows me to the bathroom. I'm such the celebrity and he's my paparazzi. This is him, replying to my fanmail.
Ahaha! Just kidding. It's actually an old photo. He's come to realise what a computer geek I am and it no longer amuses him anymore. Wednesday, 23-Mar-2005 11:38 AM Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Well thank goodness it's gloomy and raining outside then. Gives me every right to ! The exam on Sunday was hard. Hard in the sense that I was doing it all alone, no other friends sitting for it, no one else to 'feel' for me, no one to ask for help....plus the fact that my relatives from Melbourne were over and staying extra long because I had an exam and waiting for me to finish so they could take me out to celebrate, didn't help things. My mom's been sick back in KL, my Dad was MIA due to business trips and my sister was working late and avoiding coming home because of the relatives. Leaving ME stranded in my room for the week. I started to realise after a few days of my aunt and uncle being here that maybe I didn't like their presence not because they were annoying but maybe because they were still so in love, always holding hands, always talking to each other.... Something I have not seen my parents do since ...I can't even remember when. They wanted to be a small part of my day everyday while they were here. When my exams were over, they took me (and everyone else) out for a big dinner and icecream and kept thanking us for looking after them while they were here. I guess it was like being in a family again. A family that did things together, loved each other and showed it. It was refreshing. Okay, changing topics now... It's been really nice receiving the odd note/email here and there. I found one today that I wasn't aware of so it was a nice surprise. It's funny how you can read something nice from a stranger and it can actually make your day. It's like eating anonymous cake. You don't know what it is, or who it's from but it's coated in chocolate and tastes oh so good! By the way, where is Beantown?? Tuesday, 22-Mar-2005 1:58 AM Bad kitty! Boston and his new plastic friends.
Sunday, 20-Mar-2005 0:27 AM Crap. Just noticed the time. Exam TODAY! Sunday, 20-Mar-2005 0:25 AM I just had a major panic attack. Exam tomorrow. Yes, Sunday. Ugh. Fingers crossed. Thursday, 17-Mar-2005 3:45 PM Dad's Fly-By Visit It was really great to have my dad here, even if for a few days. It was a welcome visit and I needed the distraction.
My sister and I took Dad to one of the shopping malls because he wanted to buy a few things. When we got there, he conveniently forgot his wallet (good one, Dad) which turned out to be kinda cute because he wanted to get fruits and his eyes lit up when he saw they were selling longans. He handpicked a small bunch and held the bag up towards us and asked 'Can I get this?' At home, we stood side by side at the kitchen sink. I was struggling to peel a longan, bit by bit, and my dad was already on his second. He made this screwed up face at me and said 'What are you doing???', took the longan from me, and gave me his already peeled one. 'How do you peel it like that? Where the whole shell comes off?' 'Easy. You pull the end bit off and squeeze here.' 'Wow. Why didn't you tell me this 20 years ago instead of watching me take forever to peel one of these!?' And my dad's response: 'Why didn't you ask 20 years ago?' Alright, so there really wasn't much to that story but it was just something I was thinking about so as to continue with my procrastination from studying. I was also going to share my first frangipani flower on here and say how proud I am!
BUT! It is pouring outside and the wind has knocked my one precious gem off! :( And, to kick me while I'm still down, my
Monday, 14-Mar-2005 1:04 AM I have so much I want to say to you. I can't though....seem to formulate my words and thoughts into perfectly structured sentences. If only you could lie in my bed and look up at the ceiling - it's all there, collected in a heavy cloud of unanswered questions and lined, not with silver, but a whole lot of heartache. Wednesday, 09-Mar-2005 11:59 PM What is this? A one week reminder that my life is not going too well?! I was in a minor car accident today. With my sister. We were both driving. Yes that's right. My sister had a flat tire the other day so her workmates helped her put the spare one on and she dropped the tire off somewhere to get it repaired. Today she asked me if I could go with her to drop her car in for servicing so she wouldn't have to find her own way home. I say sure, and we both head for the garage. Her car is parked on the left, my parent's car on the right. I get in my parent's car and I'm waiting for her to go, wondering if I'm supposed to drive out first. She was taking so long to do whatever she was doing in the car and I saw that she was still fumbling around to get her seatbelt so I reversed out of the garage first. I'm looking in my rearview mirror just to make sure no one is behind me on the driveway and as I look ahead again, I see my sister's reverse lights on. She was coming right at me and there really was no where I could go, not in that short amount of time. The lovely 'crrrunch' sound of the two cars making contact will probably still be loud and clear in my head tomorrow. I can't believe she didn't even look. I'm not saying that she even had to look in the rearview mirror. Just a glance to her right would have been enough to see that I was still reversing out of the garage. The worst part is this is the second time she's done that. Last year she reversed straight into another woman's car at the end of our driveway. The best part is my dad's coming back this Saturday morning. He's going to love seeing his new car (less than 1 year old!) all battered up. Not to say that she's the only one who's been very careless this week. I accidentally sent a blank cheque out =( Thank goodness it got sent back to me. Ahh, thank you, honest Aussies. I'm sure when we tell Dad all this, he's going to wonder why he ended up with the two most dumbest daughters in the world.
Monday, 07-Mar-2005 0:57 AM My sister declared this whole weekend her birthday weekend, plus Monday, which is her real birthday. It's been hard for me to put on a happy face but I managed to do okay cept for the few times I found myself staring at still objects, daydreaming about better days, when I had him to share the moments with.
Dinner on Saturday night at King St Wharf. We had Spanish. It was absolutely deeelicious!
Sunday night. Dinner at Indian Palace in Balmain. We ordered a banquet for everyone which no one ended up finishing. Too bad the bub couldn't help us eat! He was busy chomping on his fingers the whole night...poor thing is starting to teeth and he kept getting waves of pain where he'd cry out loud enough to burst the wine glasses on the table. I felt a little bad for the other people in the restaurant.
The last minute hazlenut ice cream truffle cake I spotted today while getting my sister's birthday present. The cake was unbelievably good :D Too bad I couldn't stick any candles in it :) I decorated it with frangipanis :D Funny how creative you can be when you're desperate.
One of the three gifts I got my sister. She's been wanting a clutch purse for a while and I saw this in Singapore :D
My sister and her cheesy grin she had plastered all over her face while opening her gifts. I hope she had a good one! I mean, it's only really 1 hour into her actual birthday right now :P She's fast asleep from all the wine I bet. Last night she crashed as soon as we got into the car...and I was the one that ate the fruits in my sangria! Damn those things almost knocked me out. Thursday, 03-Mar-2005 5:07 PM The End of Another Life Chapter. The worst part about breaking up is the possibility of losing my dearest best friend.
And yes, I am back in Sydney. Flew in last night.
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