Just Make It Go Away

Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here’s not right today.
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia’s all I got left
I don’t know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
(And watches everything)

So I know that when it’s time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right beneath my skin

It’s like I’m paranoid lookin’ over my back
It’s like a whirlwind inside of my head
It’s like I can’t stop what I’m hearing within
It’s like the face inside is right beneath my skin

Erika Bronchitis Neo

okay. i had a good day. however, on the inside, i feel like fuck.

why? i have an evil chest infection. my sore throat is almost gone (which is a good thing but the fact that it was there..dammit. my ears a blocked. my tinnitus has been raised to a whole new level and no, im not feeling -that- rad. fracketty-frack.

i cannot function ie, i cant even wash my own dishes without dropping anything.

at least they decided to make arancini tonight, which was a family activity, which was good! really made my day. other than that, holy hell.

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its erin’s first birthday today!!

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here are some snaps of our foray into arancini, a risotto ball filled with mince and cheese.

this girl came back from up-north

Chest Infection

wth. im sick.

yeah. sick sick sick.

good news being that im eating well..bad news being i’ve lost my voice, have a congested nose and a sore throat and i am not happy.

Blacked Out

and so there was fei, john, sharon, me, anuar, vengli, lin and his colleague..

and we just had to fool with anuar’s dslr..ahahhaha

omg, okay, i am officially sick. like stuck in bed, feeling altogether uncomfy sick. ick. i cant wait to go to the doc’s with michlle tomorrow..ahhhhhh….losing my voice…*whinges*

Troppo Oregano

i had the IREL interview. omg. okay. olright. i can get over it.

came back, wasnt feeling so nice, so i decided to get bacon from the woolys at the petrol station across the vicstreet station, come home and make carbonara. yeah, so talani’s super sick and sam was home, so yeah…we both had carbonara (2nd try, this time with onions, parsley and more parmesan) and yeah…

and then i made aglio olio with sam for dinner. this time, under supervision. and i totally spilled the oregano into the mix. and wth, TROPPO OREGANO. too much oregano in other words. dammit. they were all being polite saying it was still nice…*whinges* okay, it was not NOT nice. just way too much oregano. tsk. wah lao.

so i decided to go watch Make It Happen in freo at 7.10 simply because i was bent on watching it. k, storyline was dismal (what can you expect right?) the dancing was not as pumped and rev-ed as step-up but yeah, it was pleasant enough. i was one of 9 people watching it at freo queensgate. a far-cry form say cineleisure (or any other cinema for that matter) in singapore.

today, i woke up, did my work, had a great sandwich. im gonna have it again tomorrow! ham, salami, cheddar, avocado and cherry tomatoes. oh, white bread of course! =) nah, i didnt toast it…yeah, the cheeses here are stronger so i’d rather them melted, unless it’s on a cracker, then like a creamier cheese would be fine..yeah..ANYWAYS. it was fantastic. i think aunty josephina (sam’s mom) will be around tomorrow since sam cant be off work and michelle’s gotta be with erin..yea…we’ll see..

i went for a run, i ran to indiana (it’s a fine dining restaurant on cottesloe beach..yeah..) and back, stopping at the exercise stations..so, i felt better about myself…having been potato-ing about for half the week. ah, i figure i miss allison being around. tsk.

andiamo a guidare!

and then…i had this great dinner, called ossoboccu (i think it’s spelt) it’s this great hunk of beef with marrow in the center that’s sorta stewed in tomato and capsicum and some herbs..yeah..

and then this happened.

omg, super sweet please. it’s a lifesaver ice pole. i can FEEL the diabetes coming on!

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let it rip.

Whatever U Want

and so today was a lazy day to say the least. oh, 3/4 of the ciminata’s are sick. hmm, i think i’ll watch Make It Happen with talani tomorrow, we’ll see..

i’ve got the interview tomorrow, i hope it goes okay…

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“Jane should have not the man who offers the best price but the man she wants.”

“Sometimes affection is a shy flower that takes time to blossom.”

“My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire.”

-Becoming Jane (2007)

Chillaxed.

yesterday, sharon and i went shopping. i have 2 tops, costing me $2 each. yum. oh! and i own a girly jackety thingamajig. i dont know what to call it aiight? cardigan? sharp eyes has sharon.

dinner with fei and anuar, we had vietnamese!! YEAH! and then we piled to sharon’s with takeaway brownie and tiramisu..HA, i was stuffed silly with pho to have too much of either..so i just sat around watching fei try braiding anuar’s hair, watching fei try desperately to snatch sharon’s computer and other such quirky little things people do after/during their mid-term tests..

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and this was my day today…we went to perry lakes stadium to check out talani’s track clinic. it seems all the best state (western australian) coaches come together to train kiddos who are keen on athletics…talani being one of them. i like how they’re so big on sport here!

oh, and the commonwealth games were held here once upon a time! they’re demolishing it though..building a new one.

this is a candid shot of the ciminatas.. michelle reckons i look totally different in a cap, what say you, dear reader?

and i ran 800m just for the heck of it, since we were all getting into the spirit of things.

and this is the only shot of an individual i dont know i have this afternoon, im not fond of taking photos of people i dont know. i just had to take it cos i find the pole vault really cool and i want to try it some day. it looks like it needs alot of technique though..

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I CLEARED MY ROOM! okay not the table, but the clothes and knick knacks bit!!:D

i will attack my table tomorrow..

and i need to get phone credit tomorrow. BAH. food is so expensive here. *grumbles*

Chicken Soup

well, well, today was not a very eventful day or anything. i went to harbortown with allison where she bought a LARGE bag for her 10day trip. and i got 2 tops from the nike 40% off.. wow, it was so big jacquin could fit in it comfortably. SO…yeahs, this week, i’ll be all alone with the ciminatas..yerps..

got our IREL paper back and i’ll have that interview on tuesday, coolness!!

yeah, im gonna be doing stats and stuff this week, making sure im up to speed and then working on my paper for the IREL indivdual portion..

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half the ciminatas are sick, im being careful that i dont catch it..as a result, we had chicken soup tonight, it was really good! michelle’s grandma’s recipe..it was yum..

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let’s see what tomorrow brings!

Just To Love You

i’ve been looking forward to the way i might feel as i draw closer to the end of this week, which essentially marks half of my first sem in UWA. there are so many things im thankful for, and well, some things id have liked to have done better.

overall, i’ve met a few good friends, i’ve reconnected with several old ones, and then there are some i’d like to contact in the next couple of days. workwise, its way different and but im working on it…

last night, i went for dinner at billy lee’s northbridge with tiff and simun. it was good fun and we all had a good laugh, i think there’ll be people to meet back in singapore!

here are the pictures.

here is simun, tiff and i with the billboards of the movies that are now-showing: batman, harold&kumar & hellboy2..slow eh?

i want to watch ‘make it happen’..

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i had a conversation with someone which had an impact on me. about the effort people put in, just because they want something. i know the following song’s slightly old, sappy, act-cute and not much like me at all. but sometimes, i guess, childish and as meek and innocent it might be, we all feel like this.

我终于还是说了一句”我爱你”.

还记得那个微凉夜里天空正飘着小雨,

心跳的声音像舞动奇迹.

你看着我说千万不要爱上你,

因为你只会让我伤心别傻了快点喊停.

你那么冷静,忽远又忽近.

我知道我对你来说也许太年轻,

我想我猜我问我终于了解;

原来为爱流的眼泪也是种甜蜜滋味.

只想爱你:当我和你走在一起就已经决定

不看不听不问也不会放弃;

是你让我了解自己可以为爱那么坚定.

只想爱你:好想每天睁开眼睛就能看到你.

我知道我偶尔有一点任性,

不管你做任何决定究竟爱我还是逃避.

Sorry, 我还是不会放弃爱你.

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spring break!!!

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this was from allison and my walk this evening..

Father’s Day Kayak

olright, so i woke up to this on a sunday morning..HHAHA, i think the kids did a father’s day (yes, its pretty obvious australia marches to a different band from the rest of the world, ie singapore & US) play for sam, it was pretty funny. and somehow tony got to be the evil witch..SO..

yeah, the morning progressed and sam’s other cousin mario came with is lil girl lucy..yeah, so they had coffee, i did my work and then we went to the park to play ball, it was fun. everyone from pintau club will be dismayed to know that my soccer passing and overall aiming have deteriorated to the point of utter nothingness. my footie skills are not improving and my fitness isn’t going up as fast/steadily as i’d hoped. im working on it. kicking a footie the wrong way (as compared to kicking a soccer ball) hurts, like hell. and and and, i can’t mark a footie too well. as all who know me may remember (looks at jerry and keith) i dont enjoy balls coming at me from high places. strangely enough, i think i kick better in bata (asian shoe brand, sometimes known as “Buy And Throw Away”, their brand has since improved though) sandals.

lunch was happily prepared by tony, the sadly underpaid and overworked migrant cousin of sam. no offence here, but it’s true, i think their taking advantage of him. happens all over the world. people are exploited cos they have less say or won’t be bothered to say anything to the relevant authorities. i hope he gets a better deal. i mean he’s leaving soon, but when he comes back, i hope he’ll get a sweeter deal. it’s not that easy working in a kitchen let alone being a chef, so yeah..plus, by oz standards, it’s really bad. which reminds me, i might wait tables when i get home. something familiar and taxing enough and i wont be stuck in a chair all day. meepmeep. nope, im not belittling office jobs, im just saying that i’d rather take the opportunity to do something i like (yes, i like waiting tables) while i can, rather than begin in an office job too early.. hahhaa…im trying to delay that phase as long as i can…

and so i was SUPER cold kayaking..ick..i think i’ll wait til it’s warmer..yea, and i stupidly sat in the kayak making allison and talani push me out to sea. why? cos i was stunned by the cold and the waves. yes. for once im hearing the waves, feeling the cold and yeah, altogether overwhelmed. ANYWAYS, i managed to get totally wet without capsizing. okay, it was an open kayak, but still.

we went to uncle joe’s house and feasted. omg, aunty josephina was cooking since 7.30 in the morning. holy. while waiting for dinner, this is what happened..talani fooled me, it was SUPPOSED to be turquoise. but NO, she brought “hooker pink” instead…

came back called the ‘rents and then did some work.. not bad, im pretty prepared for my MGMT test, now i just need to read the vid notes…