Coming to Australia was one of the reasons I had wanted to break up.
Who would've known, 7 years later I'd be watching you play basketball again.

The last time I was home, I finally got rid of all the things I've hung on to
Photos, notes, cards and little tokens of love
Because I have found my happiness, and you have found yours

Still I can't help but wonder
Walking around Sydney as if we've been nothing but friends all along
Do you still think about the past?

Was thinking of checking out the Paniyiri (Greek fest) today but couldn't be arsed cos I would much rather sleep in and laze the day away.

A week ago I had immense cravings for Greek salad, so I made my own...



It was pretty damn good :)

. . .

I went for the most awesomest massage today.

We had initially wanted to try the Thai massage place @ Hawken, but it was closed. Eddie recommended the Chinese place at Toowong Village and suggested I give them a go, since that's where he used to get his massages done.

I was a little skeptical at first because 1) I was really looking forward to a relaxing Thai massage with lots of stretching, and 2) all my past experiences with traditional Chinese reflexology massages are nasty and not anywhere near "relaxing".

But I was pleasantly suprised because the place specializes in tuina massage, and it was NOTHING like reflexology! My masseuse Julie was really good (she's from Kuching! :D), and Eddie liked his as well. I left the place floating on a cloud.

The massage must've been damn effective, cos I literally dozed off in the middle of a Scrabble game with Eddie, and slept like a baby for 3 hours!

I forgot what the name of the massage place is called, but it's on the top level of Toowong Village next to K-mart. Give it a go. They're good and best of all, it's affordable :D

I am tired.
Mentally, physically, emotionally.
It's PMS, because it's the week before my period, and it always happens the week before my period.

Thing is, I'm not supposed to have PMSes because I'm on the pill

O.o

I've been so frickin emo lately.

Futsal is fucking frustrating the beejezus outta me.
In addition to my non-existent reflex and coordination, I sometimes do not even have any idea what I am doing on the court.
I feel like how I used to feel back in karate days, when during matches I would get whacked and scored against before I even knew what was happening.
And I feel like I'm letting my team-mates down.

I took up soccer because I wanted to learn something new.
I hadn't thought I'd be selected for MASCA but I was.
More and more, I'm finding I can't cope.
I do not have the foundation.
What I need is hours and hours of drills- long passes, short passes, and lots and lots of shooting
But MASCA is only days away, HOW?
Monday is going to be our last training session already. LAST!!

And the nail. GOD, THE FUCKING TOENAIL.
Everyone thinks I should just yank it out.
I think I should too.

I just... don't have the balls to.

And as long as I have the damned toenail on my mind, I can't kick.
And what's a striker who can't kick the ball?
I was so conscious of the stupid toe the whole training that I buang many opportunities to score, choosing instead to pass the ball rather than take a shot.

Eddie tells me I am being too hard on myself.
I know I am, but what can I do about it?
That's me.

I was so upset I burst into tears at the train station.
The darling was willing to head back home and give the big game a miss if I was feeling too miserable to go ahead to watch it.
I didn't have tissues with me, because I didn't bring a bag with me, and I was conscious of my mascara streaking down my face because it wasn't waterproof.
Still I couldn't stop crying.
It was horribly embarrassing, and I was embarrassing my poor boyfriend.

I insisted we go anyway so we went.
What's the use of staying home moping, right?
I felt rude not socialising with Eddie's colleagues (choosing to hide my swollen eyes under my cap and hoodie instead), but I just couldn't.
I was a bleeping wet chicken throughout the whole night.

Feeling much better now though.
The game did take my mind off things a bit.



Sigh. WTF is wrong with me?

I decided to spoil myself today, so I bought me half a black-forest cake :D



But it sucked because there wasn't enough sour cherries in it. They didn't even crown the cake with WHOLE preserved cherries, like how they do back home... they only put halves. Sibeh kiamsiap =.=

. . .

Having dinner with the girlfriend and my ex's mom tomorrow. How weird is that?

Yours was the first album I ever bought.

I played your songs when I was in bed sick for days, thinking I was dying. I played your songs at my birthday party. And I played your songs as I sat on the patio, watching the local kampung kids cycle past my house.

I fantasized about meeting you, taking a picture with you, and becoming the envy of all my friends.

I was 8 years old then.

15 years later, I bought a compilation of your best songs for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day, because he loves you as much as I do.




Neither of us would have ever guessed that merely a few months later, you'd be gone.

RIP Michael.
You've been part of my life, and always will be.

A picture says more than a thousand words.

Fifa Confederations Cup in South Africa, in pictures. [ CLIK ]

I wanna take photos like that!!

Gotta love dentists needles



I JUST HAD ONE THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF THIS OK!!!!

Or so it seemed, that dreaded thing, when Dr. Wilkinson loomed over me and lowered it into my mouth.

Doc said that my gums were seriously inflammed from the food that was getting trapped in the gap in between the teeth, and that there was a lot of bleeding. I can't feel my mouth now, but was told that the tooth will hurt for the next few days. There is also a chance that the nerves could be affected but... let's just hope not.

$250 poorer. Shit. There goes my shopping + celebratory night out drinking + Sydney spending money.

T_T

What makes Kitteh HAPPY?



These are a few of her favourite things...


1. Full cream milk - Barambah Organics



Seriously the BEST-TASTING MILK in Australia. Creamy and super yummy.


2. Tuna



... and it must be good quality tuna k. In SPRINGWATER ONLY


3. Vannamei prawns


Cooked and peeled of sharp bits, kthx


4. Yoghurt


Vaalia's French Vanilla seems to be her favourite


5. Baby lizards



A fun tasty snack... "Even tho mummy always angry for playing with fud..."


6. Baby grasshoppers



Another fun-to-catch, just-as-tasty snack. Eddie loves catching these for Kitteh cos they kill his plants.. so it's like killing two birds with one stone.


7. Shreeeeeep


zzZZZZZzzzzZZzz.... zzzZZZzzzz... ZzzzZZZzzz....


8. Stamping her ass prints on everything we own



Ownership is deh key babeh... What's yaws is maine, what's maine is maine


9. Fishing food out of bowl with her paws



... and making a huge MESS on the carpet/floor/mat


10. Pussy-licking


Sorry couldn't resist the pun ;P


11. Being let outside


FREEEEEEEEEE-DOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM

And last but not least, although she refuses to admit it...

12. She loves them silly hoomins

... who spoil her silly (and force her to take stupid photos in the midst of a nap)

Yew may kiss mai paw, meenion

I ate too much before bed last night, and had the most disturbing dream that I was pregnant. O.o

WTF IS IT WITH ME AND PREGNANCIES THESE DAYS

You know your cat is FAT when your visitor asks you if she's pregnant.

Speaking of shit-stirers. Check out this Facebook Group called [ GANYANG MALAYSIA ].

The Malaysians, in defense, have come up with their [ own group ] in attempt to get the Indonesian group banned.

Although I am not in favour of either group, I have reported the former to Facebook admin on the basis of offensive racist content, because racism is one thing I cannot and will not tolerate. FERGODSSAKE Malaysians, if you wanna do something about it, take action and REPORT lah. Facebook is bound to take notice if they receive 4000 reports of complaint! What good does merely joining a rally group do??

!!! :D

I HAVE TWO HOURS LEFT TO FINISH MY ASGMT AND THESE JACKASS NEIGHBOURS ARE JACKHAMMERING THEIR HOUSE DOWN RIGHT OUTSIDE MY WINDOW!!!!!!!!!

Adrian caught some silver perch from the Coast today, and gave us a couple.

This one was still alive and swimming when Eddie left home to pick me up from school!


Kitteh meets feesh

Steamed fish on the menu tomorrow, yay :D

After overdosing on coconut cream yesterday (my sinfully rich bubur chacha and fish head curry turned out FANTASTIC), we had to have something-something-bi-bim-bap tonight (sizzling beef in hot stone pot drizzled with drowned in cream cheese & mayo) at our favourite Korean spot at Surfers.



Washed it down with a big cone of gelato each. Bliss. x)



It was such an impromptu decision to go to Gold Coast today. I should've known better than to think I'd be able to just window shop at Harbour Town without spending!



Some tops for me, a nice jacket for Eddie, and a cosy winter jumper for kitteh..


Muy bien?

Time to sleep. Work tomorrow!

♥

We had guests last night! Eddie was out jogging when he came across 4 German tourists whose van had broken down at the Gailey Road roundabout. They had just arrived from Sydney and were on their way to Cairns! Apparently the breakdown caused a huge traffic jam and Eddie had not only helped with directing traffic, he had offered the Germans our living room to spend the night.

So Alex, Yelto, Nicole I and Nicole II came to our place, and we got to know them a little bit more over pizza and Poker Star on TV.

We had to leave them cos we were going out fishing. We got home late so we woke up late this morning. They were already gone and had left a note.



What a totally unpremeditated night.

I couldn't have been more proud of my boyfriend, he's always ever so willing to lend a helping hand. You wouldn't do this in Malaysia lah of course, cos your plasma would probably disappear before midnight together with your "guests"... but these people were genuinely in need of help, and even though we didn't do much, I'm glad we could help :)

Some photos from fishing...


The boys with two of their Threadies


My first Jew!



Mariah in for a Sashimi feast

We caught lots of Jews and Threadies on soft plastics, but only kept the Threadies cos Jews don't taste very nice.

Gotta run now!

I've taken a sick day off work today, after having woken up with a whopping headache and feeling feverish . Feeling slightly better now after the extra sleep. It's wet and pouring outside and I'm wrapped up in my blanket like a dumpling, having hot soup and buttered toasts with a new stash of Coles tissue boxes to back me up.

Picked the girlfriend up from the airport last night. She had bought me the darling-est present from Sydney - a little 招財貓 (Fortune Cat) in the form of a wobbly 不倒翁!! What's a 不倒翁 called in English?? (Literally translated it means a 'doll which never gets knocked down')

LOVESS ♥ ♥ ♥



Just the inspiration I need to get me through these final few weeks of the CELTA course. Thanks babe! :))

Back to work. First 60 mins assessed Teaching Practice tonight! *groan*

Tried out my new TT Switchblades yesterday with no luck. Love the feel of the vibrations, but the river was filled with so much debris it was disgusting. No wonder City Cat services had to stop for so many days after the recent downpours!

We did catch a couple of catties though. Good old dependable catties, fishing would be so boring without their annoying abundance :)