birthdays... =p

yup! it's that time of the year again! and happy 20th to me. =)

not so much of a big deal this time round. but, it was definitely a happy time!

here's some happy snaps... and warning, there's quite a few!


whoops. upside down..! but here's what my fam got me! new stereo for the car. =D


family shot at dinner. too bad dad is blocked in both shots =.=


yes, the girls slept over...


and a nice shot of course...


and we made strawberry cupcakes!

food from the family b'day dinner:



and the cake... =)



and liz was so sweet - she got me a slice of the marble gold cheesecake and put my name on it! check it out:




two nights later it was my parent's 32nd wedding anniversary. now. i'm not sure why we kids were there, but, i sure am glad we were coz the food was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! =D

so my kudos and compliments go out to the chef at hanami japanese restaurant in mt lawley.

here's some snaps:




and some other snaps from the night:

mum and dad - don't they look happy?


funny shot of me and rach. well, at least funny on my half. =p


and then a funny shot of me and raph...


so yes, let's just say that last week was a really good food week! haha. and it was a really good week for a birthday. =D

*the same sun melts the snow and hardens the clay...*

work.
work.
and work.

uni work.
work work.
home work.

yuppp. that's pretty much my week huh.

oh and side note: the only thing that i've done the weekend (other than my stooopid OB200 essay) is this:



"new series" a.k.a. GREEK. let's just say... it's soooooo addictive. our butts have been plastered to the couch for at least 9 hours.

pity it's monday tomorrow though. coz yup. guess what it's back to?

WORK!

*if i ever have to ask...*

wow. so long day today. it started at about 5:45am when i woke up to get ready for election day. why you may ask? no... i didn't need 3 hours to prepare for my civic participation in exercising my right to vote, but i did need to get up and get ready to get down to greenwood primary school to work as a polling official. and oh. my. goodness. let's just say that it was probably one of the most un-invigorating days of my life! i got there at 7am, was issued with a stack of ballot papers and an electoral roll, the doors opened at 8am, and once we passed 9:30, it suddenly became dead quiet. and poor us, things never really picked up.

so after 10 hours of voting, our polling place only had 1,537 votes cast. and that's distributed across five polling officials. can you imagine? and worse, i was sitting at table number 4... so everytime we had a lone voter come in, they would stop at the first or second desk, and the rest of us were left there without any action! hahah. but in total i issued about 350 ballot papers. not much when you consider that i was sitting there for like 10 hours.

but even though it was deathly boring, the pay's good and the experience all up was pretty good too. at least i can now say that i have first-hand experience in witnessing exactly how these elections are administered. the people i got to work with today were really nice too. although, our assistant polling place manager was a bit funny, she rained a lot and had a little bit of a problem respecting personal space, but... even given that it was all still very pleasant.

but ask me if i'd do it again? i don't think i can say i would. i'd rather spend my saturdays in front of the telly, or heck, even studying! hahaha. at least then i wouldn't be so knackered. =p

anyhow, on another note. i'm really bothered how i keep getting distracted by the same thing. have you ever had a thought which just keeps invading your mind, minute after minute? it's a totally bizarre experience for me though... i'm really used to just having lone thoughts which drift in and out of my consciousness. but lately, i've just had the same thing repeatedly flash. it's beginning to get annoying. and i'm wondering maybe if this is God's way of telling me to act on it! but then again, the consequences are pretty uhm... severe? well at least they're real. and you know, once you go forward, there's no going back!

well. i'll be off for tonight. but i just want to say. i never ever ever ever want to have to ask someone these three questions ever again:

"have you cast an early vote for this election, or voted elsewhere today?"
"what's your full name?"
"and what's your address?"

gah.

-enough said.

*sometimes it's funny when...*

a. the weeks go by really fast, yet there's still one thing which just sticks on your mind
b. you know you need something, but you're not sure what to do about it
c. your favorite pair of shoes are the ones that actually hurt
d. people think that you're one thing, but you can't help but feel like another
e. you think you're sure of something, but then uncertainty encapsulates everything else
f. you read the blog of a 30 yr old who still abbreviates/nickifies their partner's name
g. the one thing which seems to matter the most, just doesn't seem to matter at all
h. you know you're loved, but sometimes you've never felt more empty
i. the thought of ageing is more frightful than dying
j. you see something you want, but know you shouldn't, but you do anyway
k. you're misunderstood, and there's nothing you can do about it
l. you almost forget what letter comes after 'k'
m. everyone predicts your decision is bad, but you don't listen
n. you can feel what people think through the look in their eyes
o. the one person you want to talk to is the one person you can't
p. you overcome the awkwardness of a new friendship, and all of a sudden things are cherry
q. you have enough money that you don't know what to do with it
r. you just want someone to stop and listen, but no one seems up for the job
s. a book that's written for 5 year olds still makes you laugh
t. you see someone who you haven't seen for years, and they're still exactly the same
u. you procrastinate to the point that guilt sets in
v. you wait for 1.5 hours for a 30 minute class
w. waking up the next morning makes all the difference
x. you almost crash your car, and you don't mind
y. you realize just how lucky you are coz of what you have
z. it's 9 o'clock at night, and you're yawning