OMG THIS IS SO FUXING COOL!!! I GOT MY GMAIL ACCOUNT!!! *HuggLes CookIes for telling me* WOOOHOOO!!! I now own the account sormuijai on gmail!! EMAIL ME PEOPLE!!! :D Too bad I can't sign up for another gmail account until the service is open for the public. But GOOD ENOUGH!!!!!! MAUahAUAH
7:00pm
My dad has decided to bake a cake. The person whos never cooked ANYTHING except chinese stir fries in his life is going to bake a cake....This is the man who doesn't know the difference between flour and rat poison.....I shall update on the results...If I don't, I'm dead from food poisoning.
8:00pm
*CouGh* First time I've had cake where you get chunks of CRUNCHY custard bits in it....I'm gonna go get a drink...
I went to the UNSW bookfair. BAD BAD idea. I ended up buy around 50 books! I had to carry the books in 2 boxes. Each box was bigger than those wine boxes that carry a dozen. I don't know how I managed to carry both boxes (Which were filled to the rim with books). I ended up having to call my dad to pick me up because there was no way in the world I could carry all the books home!I can't wait for the next bookfair! :D
I got an invite from my friend the other say. She's a high school friend that I haven't seen in a few years. She went to Japan for a year and then moved to Hong Kong. I've been hearing news about her from another friend for awhile. Apparently she got married and was pregnant the last I heard. Then all of a sudden, I get an invite for my friends wedding reception dinner+baby one month dinner. I know she got married overseas and she was about to have a baby and all. But it didn't hit me until I was invited to attend the dinner and see everything for myself. I suddenly feel so old. I mean I've heard about my other friends getting engaged etc. But I havent actually attended any of it and it's never really hit me until now. I was asking myself what the hell have I been doing with my life whilst my friends are busy having a family? Well, atleast I can say I've been working on my career and learning to be independent. Don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy for my friend, but I don't think its for me. Hell, I would want to have a family of some sort one day. But I can't imagine being responsible and caring for someone when I don't think I can care for myself yet. How can you learn to be with someone else if you can't deal with just being with yourself? I want to be able to say that I am self sufficient and that I can take care of myself. Go Independent Woman.
Btw, I'm high on caffiene. That what happens when you have about 4 coffees in one day.
I know it was mey's birthday party.....but it felt like it was me getting old! Clubbing was fun despite the fact that I haven't gone clubbing in YONKS! As in I can't remember the last time I even went clubbing! I don't know how to move to the music anymore. I felt like a spaz with arthritis and cramps in all my joints trying to break dance on the dance floor! Gees....And I can't even hear myself type properly cos my ears are still ringing! *Sigh*
The highlight of last night was watching 2 bisexual chicks getting it on at the club. Well, I was more entertained by how all the guys just went *drool* and all face one general direction. AHeAHEAEa
Friday night was interesting actually. We had a company treasure hunt for *team building*. We had various tasks to complete before we could all go and meet at the pub to get pissed. One of which involved me at martin place, performing Kylie's "Can't get you out of my mind" at 5 pm rush hour holding a sign that says "Untalented Office workers". We had to keep performing until someone made a donation. Luckily, we conned a Mission Australia person to donate! HaeAHeAHe A charity giving us money to shut us up. We also had to find a tourist and take a photo with him. For some stupid reason, we chose an asian guy who doesnt speak english at all. So there I was, trying to explain in my broken mandarin that we need a photo with him. He also wouldn't let us leave until he saw the polaroid turn out! That was a interesting conversation that I had in mandarin.......Atleast I think I was speaking mandarin......
We also had to transform one of workmates into a PUNK using minimal money. We ended up crashing Priceline and using all their sample makeup to transform my workmate into a Punk with a mohawk. We also taped safety pins all over him including nose and ears with chains around his neck to win that category! Woohoo~ Anyway, our group came second despite the fact that we were way superior than the other group and ended up getting boxes of choccies! Oh wells.....maybe next time.....
I'm in a good mood! I got my graduation certificate yesterday. So my course is officially behind me. Its nice to have a second certificate sitting around. Although its not the one I had in mind, but still good enough!
I also had my 6 month review at work and it went quite well! I've presented my expectations to the company and they have shown me that they are willing to provide the training in order to achieve my goals. I got lots of positive feedback from work and clear indication of where I am heading and where I should end up in a few months time. So WOOHOO!! *^_^*
I love Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I have book 1-6 plus the other ones like Chicken soup for the Woman's soul, pet lovers soul, working womans soul etc etc. I love the stories and I love how each story, no matter how short it is, reminds me not to take those around me for granted and always be grateful for what I have and who I am. That miracles happen around us everyday and all we have to do is open our eyes and see. I was flicking through one of the books the other day and found my favourite story. (Well....i bookmark my favourite stories)
"Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood."
Yes I'm a big sap and I cried. This is one of my favourite stories that shows love and courage that an innocent child can display. True or not, I still love this story.
Woohoo!! I've learnt how to make a Japanese Baked Cheesecake! Its a cross between a cheesecake and a souffle!! YUMMMMMMM
I am so exhausted from my flight back to Sydney. I know I should be sleeping right now but I just won't be able to sleep tonight and feel crap at work tomorrow. So I've opted to feel crap today and feel good tomorrow.
Singapore
My trip to Singapore and Japan was awesome!! Although I really didn't have enough time in Japan. I must go again some time! Hopefully to Osaka as well next time. Most of the time in Singapore was spent shopping and spending time with the kids. They haven't grown up alot since the last time I saw them which is a good thing. I want them to stay cute and innocent a bit longer so they can enjoy childhood before having to face exams, peer pressure and other horrible things in the world. My niece however, is much too old for her age. She's 2 years younger than her brother yet she is more mature than him. I guess girls do mature faster than guys. I love spending time with the kids particularly my niece. I love talking to her! And you can actually have proper conversations with her unlike all the other kids I've seen. She's always so curious and cheeky that makes her absolutely adorable!!! The highlight of my trip? My niece walks up to me, puts her hands on my shoulder and says "Lily Aunty, I love you." *^_^* I was so touched I wanted to cry! I would've bought anything and everything for her if she asked me.
I was also fortunate enough to be in Singapore for my nephew's Violin performance! He was awesome and hes only 5!! They had 2 classes performing that day. K1 and K2. The K1 kids sounded like they were trying to skin a chicken alive! It was quite painful for the ears to sit through that performance but it was still great to see the kids trying! Then it was my nephew performance. He walked onto the stage in a tuxedo (Although it was so hot he didn't wear the tie and jacket) whilst all the other kids were in tshirts and shorts. I was so proud of my nephew! You can actually hear the changes in notes! *Gasp**Shock**Horror* AHeAeha They played a few short songs and joined the teacher in playing "Old Mac Donald had a farm" and you can actually TELL that its "Old Mac Donald had a farm"! After his Violin performance, the school put on a play where my nephew played the major role in being the narrator for the whole play!! I took so many pictures and videos that day that I almost used up the memory cards on 3 digital cameras! Too bad I missed my nephews piano recital the week before that.
Japan
The flight to Japan was quite crap. It was a midnight flight where we didn't get any supper and they only turned the lights off for about 3 hours for you to sleep. There was no "kids entertainment pack", no refreshments except for some fried egg thing for breakfast. The flight was over booked and there was mass turbulence! The kids couldn't sleep cos it was so cramped and at one point i woke up to see my niece kneeling down on the floor with her head on the seat sleeping. Once we arrived in Narita airport, we had to go find the train station which will take us to the heart of Tokyo. This meant pushing 2 overloaded trolleys and guiding 3 cranky kids to the train station which was located in some strange hard to find place. They don't believe in lifts at the airport. To get to the train station, we had to go down 3 levels on those step/stairs escalators whilst balancing those luggage trolleys! At one point, one of the trolleys almost dropped onto the kids.....Gees...We finally got on the train to Tokyo, and as we were about to get off, my brother in law pulls my suitcase down from the luggage rack and we hear a "Plonk". We look down on the ground and I saw that the wheels of my suitcase had fallen off. So now we are faced with 3 cranky screaming kids and 4 suitcases (One which can't be pulled) between 3 adults. Oh......also, my sisters suitcase was 40kgs. Luckily my brother and sister in law showed up in time to help us drag my broken suitcase to the taxi stand. Only by the time we got there, theres a massive gaping whole in my suitcase where the contents were about to spill out. Like OMFG! That's something I never want to go through again.
Anyway, besides the horrible trip Japan, the rest of the holiday was awesome! We arrived when the Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom. We went to a park where the entire streets were lined with Sakuras (Cherry Blossoms). When the wind blew, the petals were flying everywhere!! IT WAS SO PRETTY!!!! OMG!!! AHEAHEAHE We also went to the Imperial Palace, had a picnic in their gardens and then walked around the palace only to see the most beautiful Cherry Blossom tree!! It was absolutely breathtaking! After the sight seeing, we decided to go shopping. We went to the 2 most popular shopping districts in Tokyo. One of the places we went to started the whole Japanese school girl white socks trend. Since then they have been the leaders in fashion and the trend setters.
And the highlight of my trip to Japan? I WENT TO DISNEYLAND!!!! Yes I know I'm getting a bit old, but I've always wanted to go Disneyland as a kid and I'm gonna go god damnit! I missed out on quite a few of the rides because I was with the kids and they weren't exactly about to go on the Space Mountain ride with me. I still had a fantastic time there and got myself a pair of dumbo ears! We also had about 6 buckets of popcorn there! Depending on which world you were in, the popcorn was a different flavour. Honey, caramel, coconut.....etc. It also came in a special bucket you can hang around your neck! Winnie the pooh honey pot for honey popcorn, Chip n dale nut for coconut flavoured popcorn etc. Definetly worth the 30min queue. We stayed until night time where we got to see the lights and the fireworks. We meet some of the cartoon characters (But strangely enough we didn't see Mickey Mouse). We went inside the Cinderalla Castle only to be faced with witches, monsters and the living dead but not Cinderella. o_O Next time, I think I'll go to DisneySea and see Ariel the Little Mermaid :D
I tried to keep a food diary of everything we ate whilst in Japan. But me and my sister being greedy guts, we usually tucked in before we could take any photos. Heres a sample of our lunch:
MmmMMMmmm I can't wait to go back to Japan!!! AHEAHEAHE Oh by the way......my brother has a toilet that flushes your ass after you've gone to the toilet. :D
