my week thus far (those who are capped- beware! photodump!)

Dear Thashangan Murugathas and other readers,

Hope you've all had a nice weekend so far :)  I'm gonna make this post long and as detailed as I can be bothered to make it as some have been hatin' on my short posts D:  I will also offload a small fraction of photos as they are clogging up memory on my phone.

But just to get some stuff out of the way:

1. Kids, be careful when you're buying stuff online, esp from asian sellers.  I received this in the mail during the week, and my my, I haven't been more disappointed. Tackiest iPhone cover I have ever seen. It looks shit-astic, but for 99c, who am I to complain about design.  I also got a green dangly charm thing, which is a fish-eye lens. It also sucks.  At least this will keep me from ebaying for quite a while...

2.  I went to see Dr Zhivago with 15 other people on Wednesday night!!  IT WAS SUPER and I really want to go see it again (but I won't).  What's it about: love story entangled within the dark Russian Revolution.  It's full of complex themes and shiz - which I read up online.  All I got from the musical was : married guy who is good at singing maintains eye contact with a random girl for 2 seconds from then on, he is obsessed.  He has a wife and a son, and pretty much chooses the other woman over them. Respect? none. I don't believe in any of this "I will only have one love in my life.." blah-di-blah. (This is one thing I don't like about other musicals. Life NOT just about being spontaneous and LOVE and "living in the moment". It's also about respect, principle and morals.) Dr Zhivago pretty much shows the inner conflict a person goes though while deciding what he wants in life.

Hm. I don't think that made sense, but whatever. He's just a cheater.

But the musical was great :)

The "other woman" (which ALL the men loved- not fair) and the wife (in real life!)

Yes. ANYWAY- just a quick advertisement; if anyone wants to see movies at Imax, Dendy's, Moonlight Cinemas for TEN BUCKS, please let me know. I have 5 tickets I want to get rid of. They expire Aug 31, so plenty of time. I just don't think I'll be seeing anything soon..

In other news, my parents (or just my dad) have been telling me to diet.

!?!?!?!

To spite them, here is a pic of me eating Twix. I have a stash hidden in that white wardrove behind me. Top left hand compartment ;)

This is all over the place- but pics from Wednesday night!

 Star City looks quite nice :) but I've seen better.

The interior of the Lyric Theatre is very... er woody and there are lots of mirrors!  The big asian group received lots of stairs, and we caused a bit of traffic in the hallway when we were taking photos like this.

And this...

Inside, we had smad seats!

And who got sucked into buying the $20 programs?

After it finished, we crossed the D.Harbour bridge to get back to the QVB. Sydney is quite spectacular at night (even if you don't get to see the bridge or the opera house).  The yachts, the lights, the reflection off the water... 8)  I guess I'm pretty lucky that I always get to live in beautiful cities :D  Shanghai, HK, here... now if only I could afford a waterside property!

Views from the boardroom at my client's office!

It's the smex.  We've been stuck in a stupid tiny room for 3 weeks and finally, FINALLY.  This makes work alot more enjoyable actually. I wish I worked here everyday!

Thursday also happened to be a co-worker's birthday! Mmm choc mud!

Then FRIDAY- day at uni.  It was more enjoyable than I first anticipated.

My normal Fridays run a bit like this:
7am- Get up
8am- Leave the house
8.45am- At uni, do hw.
10am- First class
1pm- Break by myself- bum for a bit
2pm- Class
4pm- Bum for 2 hours with work/uni friends
6pm- Class
8pm- Train home

Last Friday was a bit more exciting (and I completely missed two tutes!)
I was studying solidly during my 1pm break, and when it was almost time for my eco tute, people I met at camp found me.  And then pretty much for the rest of the afternoon, we were lounging on beanbags underneath the lib stairs singing/watching one guy sing JB never say never, and planning all these events that will probably not ever happen.  They momentarily forgot that I was a girl and started talking about all their girl problems, and wow its so interesting!  They make us sound so complicated!  But yeah, will probs not skip my tutes next week bcos I felt awful afterwards. I am, afterall, paying for all these classes I'm not going to D:

AND THEN, Saturday was eventful-ish.

It started off with productive studying (I'm starting to get a bit obsessed with studying now- I guess I know I'm behind!), and then I drove my mum around for her errands.  She stopped at Eastwood for > 2 hours and I was just doing hw in the car.  Found the Phil Collins cd I got for D last year in the cd player (I love it when he loves my presents :D :D ), turned up the stereo and had a blast.

Then everyone congregated at Stra Pocha, otherwise known as Fire Chicken (but don't google it because you won't come up with anything- I know, I tried) for Leeanne's "surprise" birthday dinner.  Haha the famous fire chicken. Service turned out to be pretty crappy- but to be fair, we were a large group.

But apparently the secret wasn't a secret because Bryan & Deva ruined it.  Seriously, that sucked.  WHEN WILL WE EVER SEE A SUCCESSFUL SURPRISE PARTY?!!?! :'(

 Cake by Winnie. TOP EFFORT MAN! tasted great :)

 Envelop (and card) by Janette :D TOP EFFORT MAN looks great :)

 Snuggie by Jackie :D TOP EFFORT MAN looks great ;)

Obviously I should have more to say about the three photos above, but I don't.  I just think they're all amazing in their own ways (esp the snuggie.. and the card.. and of course the cake... damn you're all geniuses).  Thanks for raising the bar guys, I'm gonna be expecting alot for my birthday :D

The boys who didn't get fed on the night.  They messed up our order.  The boys then had to eat at Oportos...

So yeah, STRA POCHA *defameDEFAMEdefame*

 *gossipGOSSIPgossip*

 Fire chicken, which wasn't firey.  Thank goodness.  CHEESY CHICKEN. The food was ok actually. I really like their non-kfc fried chicken. The batter was nice and crunchy and the chicken was sweet and juicy :D And it was damn cheesy

And of course, the instant photos.  At these occassions, there's definitely going to be one,, or two, or a few.  Thanks Janette :)

The cake was cut at Oportos- using the second last knife from Stra Pocha (by the way, if any staff from stra pocha are looking for your second last knife - not your garlicky knife, we no longer have it because it disappeared/ or maybe it got chucked into the oportos bin..)

 Lick lick lick!

 Leeanne + boys pic, "so we're not sexist" Janette (what. I swear I've typed your name so many times already).

He was posing. Other people would put on the faraway-glazy-eye face, or a gangster pose, or even just a nice smile... but no, NO you just have to go on and pretend to be a sped. D:

Afterwards, we loiter around the korean grocery store watching an undercover police dude searching a possible druggo's car, while sharon eats a shark iceblock.  Everyone gives her some crap about eating a gray iceblock and five minutes later, everyone has a shark iceblock in their hand...

The night ends for me when I get dropped off at home by the charitable people-hater, Rohan.

TODAY:
1. Studied again- I am really liking this habit...

2. Dropped off at Smel's, and picked up by Jason to go to see the Roosters vs Bulldogs game at ANZ stadium!

Really need to get my P's. :(

Anyway, halfway through the car trip, I'm offered a box of jelly beans:

 I know it's blurry- I can't read it and I no longer remember the flavours. All I remember is putting a yellowy/orangey one in my mouth and regretting it almost IMMEDIATELY. TASTED LIKE MOULD. FACK. AND CHEESE. FACK. SO GROSS. Swallowed it and OD-ed on half a box of Eclipse.  If I wasn't in the car, I would have spat it out immediately, but his car was so clean ...

Roosters lost. And I was rooting for them (sort of). It's hard to go for a team you don't know much about.  Especially when you're sitting amongst a sea of Doggies fans.

Haha, yes, especially when you're sitting amongst a sea of Doggies fans.

Anyway, hope this was long enough for your liking Thashan.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!  Study hard, midsem exams approaching!

PS. I just read through this entire post, and I realised my grammar (esp around TENSE use) IS ATROCIOUS. I apologise. In future I promise to make an effort with my grammar. Goodbye sentences depicted in past, present AND future tense!