On Monday night it was hilarious. Though I know this really isn’t supposed to be funny – Sam Sam tripped over his feet and hit his nose on the step in the living room and had a bloody nose. Normally he bounces right off the floor and here he was with this bloody nose. It was just so funny.

Jeremy came over to pick up all the photos from Road Trip as I had them on my lappy because Macs suck and Qkwozz Mac couldn’t read the memory on the camera while we were at Coogee. I had everyones photos together. We ended up chatting and discussion random things. Including the upcoming miacute’s Thanksducken!

But on Tuesday, I called Taffy up randomly being bored at work and asked him out to lunch. By happy coincidence he was free and we walked down to Circular Quay. We had a really good time catching up on things with various stories about our lives, gossip about who we both knew and what they were doing. Taffy said he’s changed a lot since high school but I don’t see it. Maybe it’s because I don’t see Taffy all that often and our friendship is solid so when I see him again we just pick up where we left off and there are no changes in our relationship so it’s harder to see the changes in him. I really like Taff, he’s a great guy though a bit indecisive at times. Even though we work across the street from each other we haven’t seen each other in 4 months. Hmmm… time to increase the collision rate methinks. olol.

And Wednesday? Nick Nack and I were chatting about Road Trip. It’ll be interesting to see if we can survive 5 days in each others company. The trip isn’t set in stone, but spending 5 days in anyones company even with a couple of others to diffuse, you learn a lot of stuff about them. To be honest I don’t really know Nick that well. I’ve been exposed to a few stories and seen a few quirks, but it’s by no means exhaustive. I’ve spent heaps more time with Sharon and Jen in comparison – Sharon almost every other sleepover I did in high school and Jen every single free (and many not free) period I’ve had in the past session at uni.

And in between I got angry at North again, bowed down in awe to how awesome and sensible Timl is, chatted to Alex and cuddled up to Sam Sam.

So on Friday (yeah, I know it’s later then Monday sorry) I helped organise Nancy and Nick’s 21st. I did some cooking for people. I made my vegetarian rice (yum) which mostly got thrown out because the rice went hard overnight. I even deep fried chips and nuggets =D. I love frozen food. It’s quick, cheap and easy (like your mother).

The party was very good. Though the surprise thing was dragging along a bit because Nick and Nancy got there at about 9:15 as opposed the 8pm we tried to get people there for. We had a pretty big crowd and I managed to get
Anna (Nancy’s best friend) to come along so it was indeed t3h awesome. Nancy didn’t have a clue.

Jeremy, Qkwozz and I with the help of the others who crashed cleaned up the place the morning after. Jeremy said he felt so incredibly Asian vaccuming tiles. Despite the broken coffee table leg, Som congratulated us after the road trip on how clean the place was and how he didn’t even know that there was a party. =D Yay for pwning in the cleaning stakes!

Then ROAD TRIP!!!

We met up at USyd at 9:30am to be told we had to like go all around taking photos of stuff =D

For all the pics and stuff, go here

But it was incredibly awesome. I was in the car with Vicki and Nancy. Vicki I had never met before but she was a really nice chick. Much hilarity ensued upon us stealing a Real Estate sign where we made a runner after we filched it (Nancy says sorry Debbie) and as we did a shower scene in front of a car wash sign (where a car who wanted to read the prices was annoyed at us blocking her view) and going down Parramatta Road and the Hume Highway. We knew where most of the stuff was, just didn’t have the time to get there.

We then had to meet up with Jeremy at Windsor where we were driving in the streets of Windsor looking for him. We were mentally cursing Jeremy as we couldn’t see his car right off and all Qkwozz said was “He’s in Windsor.” It was another hours drive to the campsite where we were actually camping sans running water and all. We pitched tents and had to cook dinner. I was kind of sad that I didn’t know that it was camping. If I had known it was camping then I would of packed differently. My clothes I had were hard wearing enough, but I would have charged all my batteries prior to leaving as I assumed I would have access to electricity. I wasn’t too happy with the equipment for cooking outdoors. I have loads of stuff at home from TNTT that I could have brought. Matt Lee who is an avid camper would of preferred his own gear. Jeremy told me he wanted people to ‘rough’ it for a night as opposed to going somewhere to stay for the night. But I dunno. I don’t like knowing that I’m completely unprepared to camp.

I mean it was minimalist already. Being prepared for it would of helped. Not running water (strictly BYO), a toilet built over a latrine is as bare as you get. I got pwned by mosquitoes too. But it was still pretty good.

One thing I wasn’t particularly happy about was that I thought people would be more willing to help out with dinner. It disappointed me that the only person who bothered to help Qkwozz cook sausages for dinner was Vicki. I mean sure everyone is tired and stuff, but it would have been nice for people to give a damn about dinner for everyone and help out. Just because you had to go elsewhere and cook it and they didn’t want to leave the core group campsite was a bit slack. BUt I guess a part of it is that I’m much more used to the TNTT work ethic where everyone pitches in and ends us doing anything the person in charge asks as we are used to doing things people ask us to because if we don’t its to the detriment of other people, especially kids.

I had however reached a point on Saturday where I had had enough of socialising. I sat in Vix’s car for an hour and relaxed on my own for a bit. Being in constant touch with people can get draining and I needed to recharge my batteries and take time out to think/chill/whatever. A part of it is that I don’t like spending extended periods of time with groups as I prefer being with a few really good friends. To be able to have group mentality for me is very taxing and I have to come in riding on a high and coast on it. Though the scavenger hunt was heaps awesome, I was already sapped by the time we got to camp.

Sunday was a relative let down. Nancy had ditched Vix and me and we had Tom and Jess in the car when Vallances car breaks were in danger of failing. We were delayed crossing the ferry due to a speed waterskiing race and we had ditched going to the bitch due to cloudiness. Almost got hit when overtaking in the wrong lane and sped all the way to Sydney. When we got to Centennial Park to have lunch, it was a car free day. So we headed to The Lounge to get my mobile which I left on Saturday and had Mi Goreng with Som. <3 Som. Then Coogee beach for lunch but it was just really windy out there. In the end, the seminar room to hand out prizes!

Ha! Despite the fact we were an all-girl team we didn’t come last or get lost like they expected us too! =P Granted we did only come 4th out of 5 teams, but I’m happy with the result. I had such fun on the scavenger trip. No prizes for us though as we weren’t in the top 3. *sigh*

At the moment I’m busy planning my next Road Trip. I’ve talked to Sharon and Nick and they seem like they could be in. =D I want to do a tour of central New South Wales and even if there isn’t anything, just check it out anyway. I want to take as many stupid photos of me doing weird things in dodgy places as I can. I’m now happier about my ability to concentrate and drive for extended periods of time which is why I’m confident to do this. But hopefully this time, with running water.

Well I have my last exam starting in less than 3 hours.

Higher Complex Analysis.

I don’t know everything having spent about 20 hours in total on the subject. But at least I might avoid a fail. *crosses fingers*

But I am stoked. I’m going to an uber party tonight and then staying over to go to the Revue Road Trip tomorrow and Sunday. Nancy and I are going to be in the same car as Vicki (I haven’t met her yet) but we’re christened Team Hand-Bra. Joke is that being the only all female car we are bound to get lost. Nancy has been trying to squeeze info out of Qkwozz but all she’s getting from him is giggles. I’m content not knowing. I’m taking David the Cow and Nancy may be bringing Flux the Panda.

In shopping news I’ve just bought myself a new wallet sans hole. It’s a mens wallet, Jag brand. I was really upset because they didn’t have the one I wanted in stock. It was weird when I picked up the one I got North last year for Christmas. I just thought, I can’t possible get this one, though it’s style wasn’t one I specifically objected to.

Well I better go cram. Maybe I can understand Residual Integration in an hour. If not know how to work things out at least do enough for the lecturer think I’m worth giving half marks too. =S

 *kisses* I’ll blog about everything on Monday!

mia

And Microsoft wrote a crappy messenger to boot.

Anyways, I’ve been on MSN quite a bit due to procrastination of exams and not being able to see people as often as I would like. So I’ve been chatting to Alex, Ali and Jen quite a bit. Managed to chat with Ness too which is great =D. Despite Alex laughing at me for using Windows Live Messenger =(. Well I much prefer IRC, cause IRC is awesome.

But what surprised me was last night I was online and I asked North if he was going to this party on Friday night so I can return this plug that I borrowed from him for Last Post. Surprisingly enough we ended up actually having a conversation about random things.

Usually it’s all hi-kthxbai kind of thing where someone asks a question and then there’s no real effort to continue. It’s even worse in real life where we don’t even have filler, and it’s just a slight wave in each others direction.

Of course these random conversations only happen once in a blue moon probably when North is either drunk or insanely bored. But it was cool. I know that I talk to Seph only once in a blue moon too, but it’s nice that we can be friends. =D

But I sure am getting pwned for late night chatting.

/me yawns

I had a good catch up with my sister Quynh today. She stayed after church for an hour or so (usually she comes before church and hour or so) and we had just chatted about our plans and the usually sibling gibes about who’s duty was to buy what, the car and retirement plans of my parents.

I’m fairly against my siblings solution about having them move to Vietnam with us supporting them here. They say that my dad is heaps happier living in Vietnam. However my mum bought a funeral plot for them here in Australia. In the past year because my mother hasn’t had to work so hard to put Tim through tutoring and her only out of pocket is pretty much Tim’s pocket money she’s more relaxed and she and Dad seemed to have a good relationship at the moment. But then again, they spend heaps of time together too because my Dad is at home a lot of the time as he is a shift worker and now my mum isn’t as busy.

I don’t think my mother is very happy in Vietnam. She loves her sisters and loves gossipping with them on occassion, but she’s made friends here and likes the comfortableness here. She has told me a few times that after her father died (being her last surviving parent at that point) she had no real reason to come back to Vietnam.

It’s not that I’m so attached to them that I want them to be on call – just I don’t want one’s happiness compromised. My mother is however extremely attached to us and I think she can’t bear leaving us. My dad however is more pragmatic that we have our own lives to live. (Not that he isn’t above to controlling us whenever he wants).

My sister was fully like “OMG if they live in Vietnam whose going to look after my kids?” My brother was skeptical about her having kids at all, but I told him that’s what IVF and adoption is for. I told her that I’ll probably end up as a housewife with kids of my own so she can just dump them on me. Lol. 

My brother and I are trying to figure out future expenditure. He wants a GPS in the car as well as a stereo deck. I don’t mind the stereo deck (being unable to play any CDs suxxors) but I told him to learn how to read a map. My sister wants his earphones because they are more trendy then hers (lol, and we just bought them for his birthday last April!) Plus I’m looking forward to PS3. My own personal plans for expenditure is a Janome overlocker (the 744D is only $500 at the moment) and to upgrade my computer. But everything is on hold until I make more money. The car insurance payments are due in February and I just paid heaps to do the short courses at NIDA.

/me shrugs. Can’t wait to have my sis around more when she moves back home early December. I’m going to miss her when she’s gone.