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I remember the latter part of 2005 when I wished its 2006. I was looking forward to a fresh new start.

Currently wishing I am some place else, where I could immerse in the festivities and help welcome my long awaited 2006 with the biggest bang I can manage.

This time that the whole world is partying hard, I sit home and blog. It is also one of the hottest new year's eve in Australian history.

2006 should be a good year. No sarcasm intended.

you ROCK my world

Title's context totally different from how Jacko meant it to be.

The Sydney summer heat is perhaps at its pinnacle. Tempers are flaring up at the same sort of range. It gets so bloody ridiculous how the human race chooses to deal with such natural occurence. I normally try to grip harder on where I stand and keep that nonchalant stare. It takes a while to really not care. Between caring and not caring in such circumstances, I'd rather be the numbest creature in the planet. Perhaps numb is not the term. I still value sensitivity.

Longing for a getaway of some sort. My only reward would be getting to sit in an airconditioned, computer-equipped spot and getting paid for that. My mind gets to wander off but have to have eyes on my back lest someone does some sort of a peekaboo trick on me.

Longing to really wander off, perhaps do something productive. Fullfillingly productive, that is.

whatever happened to dashboard diva...

Sick-ass me.
Ugh.

Right now, I'm actually reminded of the UniLodge, where I first stayed when I moved to syds. It's probably the heat cos that hole was a hole with hardly any vents. Everyone's asleep now and I'm just taking time sorting out my thoughts and clearing my system of toxins.

Went to see Narnia. Na's made me read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I made it sound like a bad thing but it's actually good. I'm happy to have read it. I forgot to bring my glasses to the cinemas but still I loved the movie. Very faithful to the book. I guess you can't run really far from the book if it's just about an inch thick. The emotional me practically shed tears when the lion was stabbed.

I worked three hours today. A good fraction of that time was spent browsing through the net. I was looking up hyperthyroidism. Made me wonder whether that has something to do with me being emotional. I'm supposed to be stressed and anxious, too. Not quite the case.

Please don't let me be paranoid.

photo-trippin'

Picking on Amanda whilst she plays mummy and fills up the gas tank... the kids (me included) waited in the car and hoped mummy would get them ice cream from the gas station store...

... we didn't get ice cream. Perhaps we were barking on the wrong tree.

Pre-christmas bleeps!

Last day of work prior to chrissy. There’s two days left. I am so glad Christmas day falls on a Sunday this year. At least I won’t have to go to work. Rocked up late to work due to a doctor’s appointment, had a 2-hour long lunch with the whole team and a few extras, and then continued on “working” for a couple of hours before calling it a week.

Lunch was at Glenmore Hotel at the Rocks. The rooftop beer garden had fab views. I had calamari with a side of salad, but it was more like an order of salad with a side of calamari. We had Secret Santa. My Secret Santa which ain’t so secret got me the numero uno album in Australia: Human Nature’s latest, which is a cover of select Motown Hits.

I honestly gave Human Nature more credit than they deserve, hence I am so disappointed. The album’s a bit on the cheesy side, and they totally murdered a good number of Motown Hits, including Jackson 5’s I Wank You Back. I wonder what Jacko has to say about this.

Was meant to have coffee with a friend who was on the verge of tears due to recent happenings, and also go to the movies with another friend just cos we both ended up having nothing to do on a Friday night and also cos we have to do some catching up before he flies to North Carolina and be MIA for a full 12 months!

Friend number one decided he’s fine and perhaps thought he was hassling me to meet up and have coffee with him, but seriously, I’ll take any (almost) excuse to go hang out with my friends! I had to cancel with friend number two as I feel bad leaving mom at home the whole night. Dad and bro comes Sunday (yay! Can’t wait!) so next week mom won’t ever be alone.

I’ve never been so emotional over Christmas. It’s usually such a hyped up season. This year’s just gone the other way. Perhaps cos a lot of my friends have gone overseas. Some have actually come to Sydney from overseas but that just doesn’t make up for the fact that a good many have left, although it could have. Sigh.

Thank goodness for xanga.com and meebo.com.