my lovely summer

working during summer has been really good.
ive been able to afford more stuff and not had to penny pinch like i was doing about this time last year ;o;
that was a pretty tough time i have to admit and would not like to go back there >_>
ive had a really good summer. its been pretty incredible!

i have to say living with Ryan CJ Erin and Sarah has been a real plus in my life. like we are really meshing well. we're all a pretty laid back bunch, and the only problems we have had is really... the fridge and dishes, and sometimes the internet being capped/hogged.

ive made a big sis - Moana. my korean Unni. Shes a pretty special person to me now. Ive begged her to be my doctor using her knowledge of acupuncture and chinese medicine. I feel like my health has been pretty much slipping off track and i dont particularly like our doctors...
I suppose it has something to do with being raised with my Grandmothers ideals. She really is into her natural remedies and frequently sent my family health books, medicine and advice.
I have more faith in natural medicines and treatments than perscriptions and drugs being thrown my way...

Moana and her flatmate invited me to dinner on Wednesday night. I got to have Jajang-myun (black bean sauce noodles with meat pieces and vegies) which is what Eun-Chae got to have in one of my favourite k-drama's "No#1 Coffee Shop - Coffee Prince"... just minus the strawberry youghurt :P

I have watched a few drama's. Ive been able to finish Hwang Jin-Yi. Man that was so terrible, it was like a crying fest. I couldnt stop! haha, and my flatmates who only joined in like one or two episodes were crying lots as well!
I rented this from FaSoYo (I forget the correct pronounciation, i beleive it starts with fat..)
the drama was completely ripped off D-addicts! and I have no idea where they got the subbing for it near the end as it was missing or really terrible!!
but im not too worried, im going to add the proper subs after. plus it beats having to wait ages to download a drama.
After that I got out Coffee Prince. I absolutely loved it!
its really made me push to get me a scooter, as soon as possible.

in reality im really chicken shit. I will take a bus anywhere or walk it. I can drive and Im not too bad at it... im just alittle afraid of driving myself :P
I would feel more safer on a scooter... somehow !!
I went to a motor-cycle shop a few weeks back to look at the scooters that they have. i walk past this shop everyday on the way to work and there is a particular guy that says hi to me all the time.
So I finally got to know him. He was really super cool and gave me heaps of info about buying etc. also gave me heaps of discounts (hahaha)
The coolest thing I found out about him was that he lived in Osaka for a few years doing motorcycle racing and drifting in the Osaka mountain roads.
That is so hellah cool!
So I made another awesome friend there.

I made a friend of Lia. when I first met her, it was because of her perfume. Vanilla from the body shop. it used to be my favourite perfume of all.
She told me that she has a friend also practicing Kendo in beginners class with us. he is very much put off when I am Motodachi, because of my smile!
LOL HAHAHAA!
i wont be doing that again, she said that he says i look too cute and really cant concentrate when he has to hit me

She invited me to her new years eve party . That night we all watched the piffy sky-tower fireworks, had a champagne, and trotted off to town. I made quick friends with Shen and Tony and after loosing them at the mexican cafe, met up again with them at Margarita's.


I was there with Shen, Tony and Kelvin getting totally drunk and dancing 5 hours straight untill we all got kicked out about 5.30 New Years Morning.
we all tottered down to the viaduct and talked about Microwaves... ??
For some reason, that felt like such a relief?
all these years of no hope and no fun on new years day, that day felt so good.
the sun shining its light on a brighter and definitely more happier new year.
since then ive been chatting to Tony (toenail) and Shen (choc) on msn quite a bit.
its so funny, we have the weirdest conversations ever.
(from a yamanba conversation I had with Shen)


Work is kind of improving. good news is tho I'm actually turning into a happier person outside of work due to how I treat people.
I always try to make a effort to answer the phone with a cheerful tone, and about 80% of the people that I talk to may have started out bitchy but become nice pretty quick... its feels a little strange but works really well.

I kept a promise too to my daughter (lol adopted because i mothered her when we lived together) that if she buys a electric guitar then I will buy me a bass.
darn it and she got one, so about $500 and a week later I have me my bass, and i fully love it.
it had no nut for the jack so had to skate off to the rockshop on K-rd for one on Friday afternoon.
went there again today to get the screws replaced because they were covered in rust.
while waiting for it to be serviced, i went to a cafe just down from the rockshops and had a really fantastic breakfast. it was about 1pm and I still had not eaten anything all day -
too bad I didnt take a photo first before I dug into it:
got my bass back and had a bit of a jam on it at home.

CJ gave me a new single bed. I sooooo super love it.
man I love having a real bed. mattresses beat futons any-day! Sleeping rocks