Winter 09

I have made it my mission to be as warm and toasty as possible this winter. Living with numb fingers for the most part of 3 months of the year cannot be good. I figure that if I keep the rest of me toasty, my hands will follow suit.. and if this works, it will be the first winter where my fingernails don't turn blue. :)

Compared to previous years I am relatively well-prepared. I have invested in merino thermals, a beanie, a woollen scarf and a windproof jacket with a hood. Heee.. :)

Tomorrow is going to be the real litmus test to see if my theory works. It is going to be a windy, rainy day with a top temperature of 14. Then there is also the promise of hail! Awesome, no?

I am looking forward to it already.


Update:

4 layers of clothing, a scarf and gloves.

Are almost enough.

Says the girl that sleeps with two duvets and two blankets.

Fractions

Sometimes I feel like I'm spread too thin... like I'm living in three different time zones. My parents are in Malaysia, John is in NZ and I'm here in Australia.

Where do I see myself in the next few years?

The truth is I'm not sure. At this point, I am just waiting for John to join me. We plan to try out working in Melbourne for at least a year. Whether we will remain in Melbourne after that or go back to KL is undecided.

Do I want to return to Malaysia?

Yes and no.

Yes, because I miss my parents. Family is the main factor that draws me back to KL. The second factor might be career prospects.

No, because KL feels almost alien to me. It's weird how I am so much more familiar with Melbourne than with KL. John is not too keen to go back because of the crime rate and political situation. I can deal with the political situation being what it is... but I would be lying if I said I'm unperturbed by the crime rate.

I guess things will become clearer nearer the time.

Baby talk

My cousin and his wife are expecting their first child in June. :) We spent most of last night talking about baby-related things like cots, car seats and the variety of prams on the market. Exciting stuff. :) We don't know the baby's gender yet. It is going to be a surprise. I'm wondering whether I should buy the baby a soft toy or something more practical like clothes. On another note, I think that it is great that we don't know the baby's gender. The boy-blue, girl-pink thing is very stereotypical.

Random dream

I seldom dream. Even if I do, I hardly remember them when I wake up. Last night I had the most random dream though. I dreamt that John and Andrew pakated to get tattoos together. John got tattoos on his shins that had to do with Liverpool and of all things, The Sound of Music (he doesn't like musicals so don't ask me why). I don't know what tattoos Andrew got.

Oh, I also dreamt that John had a brother named Mark. O.o

And that we were invaded by murderous aliens who could only see humans if we used our voices.

Hm.. and I dreamt of washing plates. -___-

This totally reminds me of the time a certain good friend in Perth texted me about her random dream. Apparently she was trying to convince me not to buy a $100k garden and I was convincing her against flying Thai Airways.

Heh. If I had a $100k, a garden is the last thing I would ever think of buying. Plus if I was going to convince anyone against flying with a particular airline, it would have to be Vietnam Airlines in monsoon season. Truly a near death experience.

Ada Cerita

About 6pm today, I was standing on the platform at the station waiting for my train home when I saw something interesting. The train before mine had stopped at the platform longer than usual. Just as I was wondering why, I saw a teenage boy in the train cussing and trying to lunge at a bespectacled, sedate-looking man in his thirties. The teenager's two friends kept pushing him back against the train door to keep him away from the older man.

The teenager had a small, deep wound on the left side of his cheekbone. It looked like he had been punched by someone wearing a chunky ring and there was blood running down his cheek. I think the man wearing the black and yellow Richmond scarf punched him earlier. The man (who had obviously attended the Geelong VS Richmond AFL game) was ignoring the teenager and keeping his distance at this point though.

About five minutes later, some Connex inspectors appeared and escorted the teenager and his friends off the train. As he was led onto the platform, he turned and spat at the man. I think he missed. Anyway, as the train was leaving the platform, he punched the shutter door of a closed cafe and left a huge dent in the metal before storming off.

I suspect the teenager might have been trash talking the man over Richmond's 20 point loss against Geelong.

All the while I was wondering whether I should be taking photos of the whole incident. Common sense won over and I decided against it. Especially since the teenager was about a meter away from me when he punched the cafe's shutter. He probably would not have taken too kindly to having a camera flash go off in his face.

Ah, the drama of taking public transport.

YESSS!!!!!!

I woke up this morning and realised that... the tenants next door have finally moved out!! :D Talk about the start of a brilliant weekend.

The shreiking dragon lady, henpecked husband and kids are gone! Yesss~ I don't have to worry about not being able to get out of my driveway anymore. I can only get the car out of the driveway by doing a three point turn and in recent weeks haven't been able to do so because this inconsiderate family parked their huge SUV in the way.

The rest of the neighbours are going to be thrilled when they find out. These tenants (dragon lady in particular) have been very rude and not at all easy to live with. Good riddance!

:)

Woohoo!!!~ What an awesome weekend. :D

Insomnia

It is 2.10 in the morning. Can't sleep. Been kept awake by the humid weather and mosquitoes.

Ah well. I've had some alcohol, tuna and crackers and am about to give this sleep thing another shot.

Generally sleep better in cold weather... I am so ready for winter.