Resurfacing
30 April 2004, 19:48
Bwahahahahaha, just when you thought I’d gone for good! Can’t get rid of me that easily!
We touched down in the sunny north Wednesday morning, in a torrential downpour (welcome to sunny Queensland!) and are staying at Matt’s aunt’s and uncle’s place, a divine Queenslander. Only potential problem is 1) nobody bothered to tell us that this suburb is Dengue Fever Central during the wet season (just coming out of it) and has been for the past 3 years (the Japanese paranoid in me got some airing at that news) and 2) the neighbours are not above popping into the house and pinching stuff. Weird stuff though - our cameras and laptops were untouched, instead they took some coins, a lighter, a bottle of half-drunk champagne and some Pepsi Max. Hmmmmmmm.
It is nice to be back. Just catching up on the little aussie things that we missed, like steak, Villis sausage rolls, BBQs, trashy magazines in English, Coopers Pale Ale, thunderstorms and the Beach. Oh yeah, bring ‘em home to mama!
Permanent Link | Comments [6]I think my apartment's trying to kill me
25 April 2004, 20:31
Here I was, barfing up a few lung cells but genki and looking forward to our Sayonara Party, when, just as we are leaving… I go arse over tit down the stairs of our apartment (steep fuckers). Actually, my right leg slipped down a few steps but Dicky Knee decided to stay, getting twisted back under me. Memories of torn ligaments and 4 months on my back (not even in an interesting way) got to me. A nice “See you the fuck later” parting gift from my apartment. Thanks.
I bawled. I decided I was too upset to go to the party. Matt pleaded. I bawled some more. I relented. I cried a few more times on the way to the Hub. I got the knee on ice, sat down, had a beer and suddenly I was sane. Oh the healing power of the amber brew. My knee seemed OK, just a little bruised and grazed.
The Sayonara Party was great, but I realised at the end that Sayonara parties in general are a bad idea. Nearly 40 people showed up, so that’s 40 people we had to say goodbye to. I hate goodbyes. They suck. I was OK til Tama-chan began crying and that was it…. We’ve made so many top-shelf pals in Japan, and although I’m usually really pragmatic about goodbyes, once someone starts with the waterworks, that’s it. It’s all on.
The Attack of the Lady Bloggers - Marty, Kat, moi, Jenn and Schoolgirl
Our ADSL gets cut-off tomorrow, so no updates for awhile. We move out tonight (a big thank you to our buddy, let’s call him “Albert”, who is letting us stay with him for a couple of nights).
Let’s hope I don’t have to rename my domain www.ochokochoii.com (aka www.clumsydumbfucks.com).
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23 April 2004, 01:13
...well not exactly. Not yet anyway.
Those NSSOMBs (non-specific sons-of-motherlovin’-bitches) have dealt me an ear infection on top of the three bucketloads of mucus I’ve already got lurking in my lungs. Ergo, I’ve been given antibiotics, ergo I won’t be able to go to town on pickling my liver come Saturday night’s Sayonara Party.
The good news is that the antibiotics the (lovely) ENT gave me supposedly don’t react with alcohol. But I need some support on the ground. Please help me justify my intake of a pissy couple of glasses of champers. I promise. Only a couple.
Just keep Pinku away from my drinks. Don’t let her innocent prattling about knitting fool you.
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22 April 2004, 03:27
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1. If you decide to teach, you earn a packet doing a fabulous job, only working 3 or so hours a day.
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22 April 2004, 03:24
Holy Shit, Batman, less than 4 weeks and I’m gonna be Mrs. McG!
We have an insane amount of crap to pack and send away, so it’s just as well we make a good team - I love putting stuff into boxes (Matt hates it) and he likes taking the boxes to the post office and settling all the last minute bills (I’m far too lazy for such administrivia).
We have been procrastinating a bit, but we did have an entire season of “24” to get through, so don’t be too hard on us.
6 days and counting before we fly fly away. It will be hard to leave, so just as well we have nuptials to look forward to…
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