We finally got two days off after working the Winter Course and I bet none of us did much, other than chill out and enjoy a sleep in ( or lie in at least).
Tuesday night we celebrated with a party at Luke and Lei's (L&L) where much beer and a few GnT's or Vodkas were consumed. It was the United Nations with Aust,NZ,Phillapines, Poland, UK, Canada, Sth Africa and China represented and by the end some were speaking a new slanguage (not me, I wasn't exactly sober but I wasn't drunk either). Earlier that night I discovered the Thai Element with really yummy food
Sleep deprivation, or is it just laziness?? resulted in a slow late morning followed by a quick lunch at Maccas (chicken nuggets and coffee being my usual) noted by the staff who placed my order for me before I could blink (well I was a bit slow...). * Went with L&L to their tailor at LoHuo Commercial Centre to see about more beige alternative work outfits. That was enough for the day! Ordered the skirts and Luke's shirts and headed home to a delicious hot pot dinner at L&L's. The DVD even with Morgan Freeman and Antonio Bandarras (sp?) was not enough to keep us from sleep so a five minute stroll home.
Woken by someone crashing a sledge hammer against a wall somewhere this morning did not deter a doze for longer than intended!
Then I went for a bike ride to explore and solve a few mysteries like what is that structure I can see from my balcony ( the F1 Power Boat 2008 venue). Frustration and annoyance with the Dahon domestic model bike resulted in my purchasing a recreational mountain bike this afternoon and loving it just on the ride home, even bought a helmet for a real bike. (I'm having second thoughts about bringing FreedomFriday in case he gets pinched- 799Y vs $1500USD = 10,000Y). The man at Decathlon said no locks work in SZ if they want to steal a bike...ummmm I hope the mountain bike is really comfortable for long rides and maybe BF can stay safe at home?? But then again BF does travel well...what a dilema...a couple of months to decide before Friday can come escorted from Adelaide.
Hannah came for dinner and we watched "Australia", hummm, roll credits fade to black - it took so long to get to the very predictable end but it was a borrowed DVD so no cost for an evening in -she says putting it politely, crikey it was overdone and underdone at the same time but Hugh Jackman and David Wenham are both worth a gander, and the little kid is so cute.
There you go that's two days off in summary - no pretty photos-no excitement but a new bike in the spare room (I figured it would get more use than a gym membership at twice the price).
* Maccas know my solo lunch order, or the alternative from the dumpling shop is becoming regular, the guy at 3D bar knows its Green Coopers, the coffee people know its a tall latte with a loyalty card and I have a membership card at Decathlon (sports store) & I am remembering to look left first before crossing the road then right then left then right and expect the unexpected as indicators are seriously just decorative here just like the zebra crossings and the little green man on the traffic pole is as confused as your average pedestrian!
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