an eventful week

MONDAY, 28th Jan

cousins' day out. we all met at des and vic's place. had burittos for lunch. yummy mexican food.
then, we had a few rounds of games.

about 6pm, we headed to balmoral beach. jumped off the pier again. i've posted pictures on facebook. pretty good ones. it was a shame that i ran out of battery halfway.

we got back and had risotto for dinner - all made by des. dee made salad which may not have looked that good (because it was all green) but it tasted really good. see? looks can be deceiving.

a few more rounds of games and photos, then we left. it's probably our last cousin meeting before i leave next tuesday.

the twins and i watched "the notebook" at midnight. when i played the movie, i had no idea what it was. the minute i saw two elderly people, i knew i'd watched it before. i kinda fall asleep in the middle of the movie. cos really...there's nothing that exciting about it once you've watched it before unlike "how to lose a guy in 10 days".

TUESDAY, 29th Jan

the twins left at about 9am when aunty emily came to pick em up.
i followed uncle stan to the city. he had an appointment with the dentist.
so we had an early lunch or brunch as i'd call it. then he left for the dentist, while i left to do my own shopping. the big problem was i forgot to bring my phone out, didn't wear a watch and didn't have my camera with me either. so i'd no idea what time it was at all. and i was suppose to meet him at the dentist's place at 12.30pm.

i wandered around the area, but cleverly remembering all the landmarks and street names. the last thing i wanted to happen is to get lost. i just kept walking, and walkin and walkin and then came across this clothes store which had so much attractive stuff. i got in there and started putting on clothes. then it struck me, that time was passing by. i quickly asked the sales assistant what time it was, rushed out and literally ran all the way back to the dentist. and guess what? uncle stan wasn't done yet and i'd to wait until 1.15pm. so much for the running. lol

we went for a movie that night - "waterhorse"
i'd this preconceived idea that it was going to be a scary one. it turned out to be good not just un-scary. lol.

one thing about australia that shocked me is the movies. they are released much later than other parts of the world which also happens to include malaysia. like the other time when i went to watch "i am legend", i initially wanted to show off to my brother. and so i texted him and said "boy, guess what? i'm watching daa daa daa...." and he replied, "che, i watched it like 2 weeks ago!" and i'm like "what????"

and fashion sense as well, i thought it'll be faster than malaysia. guess i was wrong. it's about the same timing too.

WEDNESDAY, 30th Jan

i slept in till really late yesterday morning. i only got up at about 10am. (hey! that's VERY late okay?)

we went to excelsion (mie, that was the place we had dinner the day we arrived)
it serves really good food. but it's a very long drive. about an hour's drive. and it was burning yesterday. it's like sydney has been experiencing very weird weather changes recently. one day, there's a storm. the next day, you have a msian humid weather.

it was so hot yesterday not forgetting it was really humid. on a day like that, only the beach seems inviting. even shopping doesn't soung good to me. if i can't go to the beach, then i want to stay indoors. speaking about beaches, i texted mom the other day and said, "mie, your daughter is now chow-tah!" and she said, "i hope we can still recognise you when we pick you up"

you see? i came as a chinese but i'm going back as a malay - to celebrate chinese new year. how ironic is that? you tell me. i kept telling aunty ivy. i said, "i don't have to bother to dress up anymore. cos it does not matter. even a beautiful dress fails to brighten me up. i just look so dull" and she said, "well, you like the beach so much?" and i said, "yeah, i love the beach. if vicky's taking me there again this weekend, i'll still go..hehe"

a real confused girl huh. a complain freak! lol.

i took jazz for an evening walk last night. and this smart girl decided that she wanted to take a different route because she was tired of the same old things and wanted a longer walk after the big dinner she had. it turned out to be -SHE GOT LOST! lol. it was late. and she didn't know where she was. she just kept walking. poor jazz was so tired, she decided that she didn't want to walk anymore if this person holding her can't decide where she wants to go. i'd to carry her for a few minutes and phew! thank God, i got my bearings and found my way home. lol. good thing i'd jazz!

THURSDAY, which happens to be today (okay, it's so not funny)

we went to chatswood to get some photos enlargement done. and then we went to double bay for lunch.

double bay is a real expensive area where celebrities hang out. we saw some aussie celebs at the restaurant we had lunch the last time (when mom was still in aus)

my uncle says, "it's double pay!"

we were walking around the area. and we went to this shoe shop. a few items were on sale. the shoes were displayed as if they were sold in a flea market and guess how much they were? $400 aussie!!!!! oh my goodness! they were all designer labels. jimmy choo, d&g, balenciaga and a lot of aussie designers.

let's pause for a quick weather update - still hot, as hot as ever, i reckon it's preparing me for malaysian weather. and you know how hot malaysia is every chinese new year! but it's not that humid today.

i'm thinking of watching another movie tonight. i'll go pick now. see ya peeps.
ooh,and i heard that uncle stan and aunty ivy's taking me out to a very nice place for dinner tomorrow night. i think it's sheraton on the park. it's in the city. i saw pictures taken there. and it was nice. i'll bring my camera tomorrow. i have to.

and i'm going for another walk after dinner tonight. lol. no more getting lost.

~licia~