[Statistical Pressure]

WordPress has this neat little line graph telling me exactly how much traffic passes through this tiny space of mine.

And I’m getting addicted to it…

Of course, regardless of the number of readers or the level interest, I still will blog (or so I hope). Betwen accounting and …. accounting, there’s only so much creativity I can keep in my life.

But I can’t deny that having an audience is nice. Tiny recognition that my writing may be worth a few minutes of someone’s day.

It also means though, knowing how many (few) people know about my blog,  that it may be the same few passing by, checking for something new….

Leaving me racking my brain for something remotely intelligent to share…

You don’t happen to one of them…. right?

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On an unrelated note – Bob is awesome and loves deep fried ice cream.

[A day in the life of..tty]

090521

Turn off the alarm.

Just a snooze.

Turn off the alarm.

A few more minutes.

Turn off the alarm.

Shower. Dress. Hair… Makeup?

Coat. Scarf. Bag. … Phone….Phone….

Lunch. Shoes. Toast? No…

Direct service. Stop every station to Flinders Street.

Thursday.

Level 5.

Log On.

Workbench. Outlook. Firefox.

Filenotes. Mail. Junk Mail. Gmail. Hotmail. News.

Tea. Sneeze. Cold?

Work. Chat. Chat. Work. News. Sneeze. Sniff.

Caught a cold. He won’t stop coughing.

Tea. Biscuits. Cloudy skies outside.

Work. Lunch. News. Chat.

Tea. Manager’s office. Subpoenas. Letters. Filenotes.

Work. Music. Work. Chat.

Annoyed. Tired. CBF. Annoyed. Sigh. Sneeze.

5.00PM

Work. Review. Sneeze.

Sneeze. Sneeze. Sigh. Sick.

C.A. Sigh. Too hard.

AJSV. Shaberoukai.

Jin.Tatsu. Nori.Tomomi. Keiko. Andrea. Patrick. Charles.

Tea. Snacks. Korean. Chinese?

Dinner. Thai? Vietnamese? Thai.

Satay Noodles. Ate too much.

Talk. Chat. My story. Her stories. Old times. New friends.

Ate too much.

Station. 18mins. Belgrave. Stop every station.

Call home.

Due to disruptions Belgrave trains will terminate at Ringwood.

11.11pm.

Quiet thoughts. Message. Tired. Relaxed.

Cold. Foggy.

Home.

Change. Drink. Bed.

Mail. Chat. Blog.

Sneeze.

Lights Off. Still awake. Ate too much.

Music.

Rilakkuma.

[Old Friends, New Friends, Good Friends]

Remember him?

Nearly two and a half years on, I saw him again tonight.

(There was another brief visit, but since I didn’t blog about it, it didn’t really happen in the blogsphere^^)

I’ve had quite a few ‘reunions’ this year, in Japan, here in Melbourne, and more notably – a reunion with two of my primary school girlfriends I hadn’t seen since our primary school graduation – in 1996.

Love from Japan

I’ve always taken long absences awkwardly…  (possibly because I simply do, quite often, approach social meetings with an awkward tang – hidden only by my stupid grin.) Mixed bag of emotions and feelings . But generally, I leave with a smile. =)

Despite the apprehension, it’s great to see them again. Learn what has transpired during the absence, see how they’ve changed, reflect on my own travels… See what hasn’t…changed.

People move around, move on. Groups change, I see new things, you meet other people.

Relationships (any type) will evolve, dissolve.

But ‘Friends’ will always be there… New, old or different.

And this post – really doesnt says much does it? ^^ The long and the short of it….

Welcome back Jack! and Welcome Cathleen!

It was great seeing you again!

(You too Lachie =)

[Drunk on Sugar]

Went to dinner with the guys and ended up relaxing with a few drinks afterwards. ^^

By “drinks”, I mean the non-alcoholic kind.

Why?

Because my body decided some years ago that since I couldn’t develop the sophisticated palate required to appreciate alcohol, then I really shouldn’t drink at all. …Thereby developing, over my asian glow, an asthmatic reaction to it instead.

It doesn’t bother me. Lovely excuse to avoid those social obligatory “Drinks” . Subtle opportunity to watch my friends slowly lose their daily selves – and be the one to remember it. (I do wonder on my down days whether or not ‘drowning my sorrows’ would give me temporary relief though)

Plus, I can have just as much fun without the alcohol.  Just as silly, just as “hypo”….. With sugar. XD

And my girly Mocktails certainly contained many sweet things.

Pineapples / Berries+Lime+Lycees / Strawberries @ CHI

Drunk… on sugar. Very good.

The down side – the post-sugar …. crash. XD

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As an aside, I have decided to try and see how permanent my body ban on alcohol is. I have gotten as far as half a pint of cider a few weeks ago, and a couple of sips of Cocktail. Rehab, in reverse, heh heh.

[The Ship and the Rock]

tty: Going to see a movie on the weekend with some friends

frd: What are you going to see?

tty: … not sure, something about a ship and something about rock

frd: … The Boat that Rocked?

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The above conversation, other than highlight my utter lack of knowledge of our current cinematic offerings, pretty much sums up the state of my mind during the month of April 2009.

The last week of March 2009 marked the start of some not-quite-life-changing-but-significant-enough changes for me, my life and my then outlook on the future.

Many of you (my few readers) already know the catalyst of those changes. Some of you will have guessed by my quite and not-so-subtle outbursts online. For those who still don’t know and the guessing game is not for you, I welcome you to drop in a hi online on the numerous instant messengers I do use. I’m not exactly proud of my ‘behaviour’ following the particular event, and announcing it here, will only lay proof to my immaturity ^^;

Despite the rollercoaster of a month(s), where those around me would have experienced my mindlessness, depression – if it can be said to be that extreme -, immaturity… the change, I believe, was for good.

Not an experience that I would ‘recommend’ to others, nor an event unique to myself. But it was an experience that I strangely treasure. I’ve learnt much. Lessons that I may never have learnt. Felt things I may never have, or knew I could. There is a sense of ….bitter-sweet.

I just want to say thanks for everyone’s support. One of the most important lessons I’ve learnt is the importance of friends – and how many I have… Thank you.

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Among many other things, April also marked the start of my final CA module. A daunting ethics module with an equally daunting pass rate. If I successfully pass this, I only have another half year and I will have reached the end of the tracks that I’ve laid.

The future… both excites and scares me.

As  I’m sure it does for many people.

Am I prepared?

Maybe not. As I said, many things have changes.

But it is coming.

And right now…. I’m sitting pretty between no-longer-young but still-not-yet-old. Ho hum. If only I could drop the responsibility, otherwise known as ‘finances’…. ^^

How is everyone else doing? Well?

Genki?

(I know another month after saying “Watch this space” is a rather pathetic attempt, but I’m getting back into it Feel free to kick me if I disappear for an extended period of time again)