Tuesday, February 26, 2008

There she goes

I hate writing emotionally, because I know that later on when I look back on it I'll see it as cliche and sentimental, but I guess I'm a mush[y] person ..

Lydia Shum aka Feifei died over the weekend and it makes me so sad because I grew up watching her and I feel awful for her daughter who is I bet feeling wretched. Why am I talking about this? You know my theory on circular parallels.

I was recovering on Saturday night [Friday was fantastic, I was happily smushed] and just laying on the couch when my stepdad called and said "something is wrong with your mum, she's dizzy and not remembering and not making sense" [haha, not alcohol induced. Thanks very much]

so I tried talking to her and she said "Why is my phone on this side of my ear? Who are you?" and then hung up on me. Naturally, I panicked, called back and started yelling for my stepdad to take her to the doctor. No dice, she wasn't willing [still stubborn for an amnesiac, I grant] and he wasn't able to leave the restaurant.

After awhile he reported back that she was better, but had blacked out for that three hours.

So when they turned up to my place last night and started discussing buying matching funeral plots [in the shade, lots of grass area] I was speechless. She then produced me a pamphlet on aneurysms.

She said to me "Look, you're old enough for me to let go. I'm very happy to have seen you grow up this far, so if anything happens.. well it happens, death happens". My stepdad didn't say anything, we were both concentrating on random spots in the carpet.

And there was the first possibility that ever occurred to me that my mum is not going to be around forever.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Long overdue photos and future plans

I know I complain that life is hard but I've had two holidays in the space of three months so far be it for me to complain I need another holiday [oh shuttup. You know I will. In about a week. At work.]

I was going to post up some Melbourne photoes so you could finally see the cow in the tree I've been gushing about for that many years, but I guess not since SB has run off with my camera. So I guess I'll post some photoes from Japan and talk about Melbourne later?

Yes I'm aware. Long overdue. Natch. Also am posting this from my new rental in the suburbs [which is nice but far, freaking far].
Also I've been on a month long oscar movie binge [please go see No Country for Old Men.. I beg you. And Juno. Sweeney Todd and There will be Blood are optional (however Daniel Day Lewis is amazing, but consider only seeing it for him) skip Atonement for Gods sake. Skip it].

also I'm seriously considering moving down to Melbourne and starting life anew, so who knows maybe I'll be gone in what? a month? two? I'm hoping people will see me as exceptionally talented and hire me. Fingers crossed. I uhhh.. haven't told my mum I'm thinking about this though, the reaction is somewhere between shrugging and locking me in my room til I'm eighty five.

Also I just turned twenty five so can I get a yee-hah? yee-hah

anyway I'll get down to business and post some photoes.


What Mexicana is trying to say is: Don't eat Wasabi cookies.


Biru! Seriously these two boys ordered biru with every meal except breakfast. Thats because alcohol there is crazy cheap and no RSA laws. So you can just wander around drunk most of the time [strangely there are not many drunks there though, not even me. Wahaha]


Look Mount Fuji! Yeah there was no chance I was climbing that. Not an iota. Short of dragging me up there and rolling me back down. Did you know there's a forest down the bottom where people go to top themselves? Must be so fun for the climbers to trip over dead bodies when they finish.





Isn't Shibuya so pretty? Its where they put all the Love Hotels. Unfortunately all the love hotels look like they were furnished by Ikea. So no hello kitty handcuffs for me. Boo.


Its a big bowl not a small hand.


Eeeeee! The prettiest building ever. Hello Ginza!


I love the random Hello Kitty in front of the convenience stores.


And Mexicana got sick of it apparently because she decided to eat Hello Kitty. Little did she know it was a pillow! MUAHAHA.

Hoo..righty and now my internet connection is not a happy camper so I think I might leave the rest of this til tomorrow [or the next day. or next week. or whenever I have time. Sheesh]
 
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