Eve & Long Room

After staying home Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, I thought I'd make an effort to put on my party dress and go out on Sunday night. Cutey had an event at Eve and that was the destination for the night. Most of the gang were still recovering from Saturday night. They all had a big one and all ended up camping out at QV. Some continued to party, some just crashed out to recover. Ball Breaker and I had decided that if nobody was up for Eve, we'd go anyway. Plus I had already organised with BBs to go to Eve. Another NBF. Love ya babe :-)

I got to QV and everyone there looked kinda scary. The only one in a chirpy and cheery mood was Princess Model, with or without substances. JC was right when she said at Summadayze that everyone looked scary. Some looked ready to kill! Well, they did pose for the camera though.

Ball Breaker brought Easter eggs for everyone and she made us play some Easter game where each person gets a painted boiled egg and tries to crack the next person's egg. The one left with an uncracked egg is made the winner. I had the strongest boiled egg that night, it didnt crack under pressure! While waiting for everyone to get dressed, Ball Breaker and I almost finished a bottle of Sav Blanc. We all jumped into a maxi cab and headed to Eve. Bad mistake. I really should've driven there cos I had this feeling all of us would part separately, even though we all went there together.

Eve was packed to the max. A very trendy club, but just way too many people on the night. The R & B room sucked big time. The crowd was wrong, the dancefloor was wrong (who dances on carpet?) and no comment on the music. The best room in the place was our VIP area. Unfortunately, there's no smoking in the club. The tiny smoking area they call a courtyard was jam packed like a can of sardines. With the ban on smoking in clubs creeping up soon, will this affect the business of nightclubs and bars, or will it just make more people quit smoking? Well, the no smoking rule at Eve just made me light up illegally in the VIP area. What's the worse thing that could've happened? The bouncers would've just told me off and I would've then butted my cigarette out. No big deal. Except I didnt get told off at all, was smoking freely (and illegally). Ball Breaker did get told off for smoking in the disabled toilets though. To make matters worse, she wasnt even smoking in the toilets!

Kam and 007 were there. I was surprised to see 007 actually. He's not usually at these events. Swing Sister and SJ were not happy to be at Eve. Well SJ was forced into going in the first place. As for Swing Sister, the music wasnt right I guess. When they all decided to leave, I decided to stay on and party with BBs. I was a little disappointed all my friends left me there. However, I knew they werent gonna be much fun anyway cos we were all on different wavelengths that night. At the time they left, I had no idea where BBs was. So, I was practically left there on my own. Well, I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself......pfft pfft.....

When BBs emerged, we decided to lose the joint and head home, detouring pass Long Room first. Kam was playing there and we asked him to get us in but he couldnt, which meant we'd have to pay to get in. Lucky BBs is connected. She knew the organiser for the night and he let us both in for free. When we headed to the bar, turned out that BBs knew one of the bar tenders as well. So, we didnt pay for a round of drinks either. Towards the end of the night, BBs gets a call from Ball Breaker, who was in a foul mood, so we told her to join us at Long Room.

Ball Breaker rocked up within minutes and was blurting out her heated experience faster than the speed of light. Even Kam couldnt understand her. She apparently had a minor tiff with Swing Sister after they left Eve. Oh and I am apparently the cause of this. Ball Breaker was annoyed that everyone had left me at Eve to fend for myself (as though there were hundreds of hungry men at Eve waiting to devour me). I was very touched by Ball Breaker and I was a little annoyed on the night but it's over now. Who cares? I had a fabulous time with BBs and I knew I would anyway. She is lots of fun although she made me listen to her blabber earlier on in the night. I'm not complaining, funny that, cos I'm just wondering if it's because of the alcohol or because she's comfortable around me. Anyhow, the moral of the story is to stick to friends who will just drink the night away with me with no added substances. I've learned my lesson.....and I gather, so has Ball Breaker.

Hybernation Mode

Was invited to a party at The Kitten Club on Saturday but decided to stay home on the couch and veg out all night. BK rang and tried to convince me to meet her at Kitten Club, but I just couldnt be f**ked. It's one of those things I guess. I just felt like staying home, watching videos and stuffing my face before falling asleep. All this partying has left me feeling drained and tired. I need to hybernate for 12 months atleast to recuperate. But Piggy is coming to town this weekend and I cant possibly stay home can I? There's always someting happening in my life at any given time. March and April are popular for birthdays. Every other weekend it's somebody's birthday. As a matter of fact, it's Cutey's birthday this coming Friday at Lavish. Great! Cant really escape the place even if I wanted to. My hybernation mode will have to come to a rest for the weekend and turned back on the following week..... Damn!

Ball Breaker met up with Princess Model and the rest of the gang on Saturday night. They all had a jolly good time at QBH. Ball Breaker ended up being terrorised yet again. Good for her! I'm impressed they didnt drop by to Blvd even though it's right next door. Cutey and TOT joined them at QBH instead.

November Cleo was supposed to come home on Saturday but she didnt and nobody's heard from her. I sent her an sms on Sunday but got no reply. At this point, I think we should start to worry right? But then on Monday we receive an updated post on her blog. Bloody bitch! And I thought she would be back to party with me over Easter. She's still in Hong Kong having the time of her life. Some business trip huh? Atleast we know you're ok. When are you coming back??

Supposed to meet up with Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and Princess Model tonight for drinks. I cant even be f**ked doing that. I think I'll go back into hybernation mode. Sounds good, except maybe, just maybe I might like to have a glass of wine....

Yum Cha at Jackie's

Caught up with friends for yum cha on Saturday at the new Jackie's in the city. New to me cos I've never been there, but really, I dont know how long the place has been open. With a basement location on Queen St., the place is kind of out of the way. But there is one good thing about it, there's plenty of parking in that part of the city. The food was delectable. I thought it was much better than Jackie's Kitchen in Doncaster. Actually the dim sum was a lot better than many other Chinese restaurants in the city. There were wet wipe towel things on the table rolled up like little white spring rolls which Ball Breaker actually thought were spring rolls! Service there was fabulous too, unlike other Chinese restaurants in the city that serve yum cha. Given the fact that the restaurant wasnt packed, it made for an enjoyable meal. Any other Chinese restaurant in Chinatown would've been packed on the weekend and the food would've been very mass produced. And ofcourse there wouldnt be any service either.

For once we got to eat every dim sum dish we wanted. Usually, we have yum cha in Chinatown and we sit around waiting forever for the damn food trolley to come around. Half the time when the trolley emerges, it doesnt have the dim sum we are after. Either that or the trolley contains something we've already ordered, tasted and eaten. At Jackie's, even though we had to place our order for dim sum (it was too quiet for the trolley to be wheeled around), everything came out steaming hot. This is unusual in many yum cha restaurants. I absolutely hate my dim sum cold; nothing worse than a cold har gow. The waitress provided our table with every imaginable sauce to go with the dim sum; from chilli sauce, to chilli oil, to chilli paste. It was great!

If you're not afraid to venture out of Chinatown, check out Jackie's on Queen St. Apart from Dragon Boat on the Yarra, this has got to be one of the best yum cha restaurants in town.

Happy Easter 2007

The long weekend was a much awaited and needed break from all the partying I've done over the last couple of months leading into 2007. It's that time of the year again where people stuff their faces with an abundance of chocolate Easter eggs and Easter bunnies. Ball Breaker, I got a gold Lindt Easter bunny this year.....although it wasnt from anyone special, just work :-) I'm not one with a sweet tooth, so chocolate or no chocolate, makes no difference to me. The only part of this season that lights me up is having four days off work. Aaahh.....unfortunately it's come and gone now. Time flies when you're having too much fun. Back to reality, back to work.

Thursday night I had a quiet one at Princess Model's with a bottle and a half of Oyster Bay Sav Blanc. Well, quiet in a sense cos we didnt go out to drink (initially). Not long after that we headed into the city to pick BBs up and stopped by The Hyde for a few drinks. Goofy was sms-ing me to meet up at Hyde anyway and so we decided to make a stop. Goofy had intended to bring his wife along to Hyde but he didnt. Was looking forward to meeting her. Oh well, next time I guess. Also met up with Swing Sister at Hyde. Kam was doing his thing and the place was in full swing retro music when we got there. The crowd was pretty good, different to your average Friday night at Lavish. Atleast people were my age at Hyde! Maybe this is the place for us to hang out on a Friday night instead of Lavish. Swing Sister was glammed up in her new "goth" look. I told her she'd need to dye her hair purple or something to go with "the look" :-)

It was a nice surprise to see Azamat and Lord Mayor at Hyde. We even organised to go to church together on Good Friday. Yes, church, the place I attend only twice a year, on Good Friday and on Christmas Eve. Azamat couldnt stop calling me "mabuk" all night. I did show a spectacular performance on my birthday at Watermark. Somehow, my body was on the go all night, but the mind had shut down before dinner even started. How was that possible?

I didnt stay too long at Hyde. Got home by 10.30pm. Surprise, surprise. The rest of them ended up going to Lucky Coq and then to Cutey's special event at Love Machine. Princess Model was smashed off her face and my guess is she repeated my performance from the week before; the body was still going, but the mind had shut down. She couldnt remember what Love Machine looked like when I asked her if the club was nice. The owner of Watermark was also at Love Machine and he was pretty much trying to convince Princess Model to go home with him. She thinks he's a sleazebag. Maybe she's right. I think he's ok, only cos he hasnt sleazed on me....

Went to church on Good Friday with Azamat and Lord Mayor; must be some sort of spiritual awakening for me. It actually made me feel good. I was amazed to see the amount of familiar faces in church. Half the punters from Lavish were at this place of worship on Good Friday. Wow. Maybe these people were like me, making it a point to participate in this holy day. Had a quick coffee with the boys at Starbucks on Swanston after mass. It was practically the only place open on Good Friday. Lord Mayor mentioned that he had read Princess Model's blog and couldnt stop laughing about her vaginal thrush dream. Eeew..... Princess Model you're a funny girl :-)

Getting Sentimental With Age?

I realise that it's true we dont know what we've got until we lose it.......but its also true we dont know what we've been missing until it arrives.

The happiest people dont have everything......they just make the most of everything they've got.....guess I should make do with what I've got in my closet.

I've learnt that something I've gained could be somebody else's lost.....have I gained someone's lost possession in recent times?

I have dark thoughts but I'm never one to be evil....get that smirk of your face, I'm not evil!

I am impulsive......am I really?

I follow my heart but not my mind.....this I must change ;-)

I live for the moment and dont yearn for eternity cos nothing will last forever (except diamonds!)......been doing this since Easter 2006. God help me! And you too Ball Breaker!

I'm compassionate and therfore I care......although I'm insensitive to some. But a friend once said to me, "You're not insensitive, people are just too sensitive".

I realise that no matter what happens, I am never alone.....

All in all, I hope I'm like a fine bottle of red, that will just get better with age (only if I can stop consuming it at the same time!).

21st Birthday Party

The drinking started on Friday night at Element Lounge. Princess Model, Ball Breaker and myself rocked up to WMDM's party. Cocktails were on the house. It was brilliant. Cute J was there too and boy did he look "cute" that night. The venue was cosy and the owner, Miss K was serving behind the bar. It's a basement venue so, I cant imagine what will happen when the smoking ban takes place middle of this year.

Several Cosmopolitans and white wines later, I believe Ball Breaker spoke to WMDM about the conversation he had with me at Blvd the week before. I wasnt really interested to find out what he thought. I'm just cautious now of the type of person he is.

The three of us staggered into Watermark half drunk and the rest was history. I totally let myself go and really had no idea if people were coming or going half the night. Siew Yum, Mills, BBs, Liv, Kam, Plastic, J and VB were already there having pre-dinner drinks. Then SJ turned up half drunk as well, as you do. She was funny and I was told she pranced around in her micro mini flashing her pink g-string to anyone who would look.

Ball Breaker was funny and provided part of the entertainment for the night. I'm already taking orders for her to do other gigs. I'd love to post her clips up from youtube, but most of you have already seen it floating around through emails. She was singing behind the DJ booth. Yes, she was singing! Singing to Mariah Carey's Honey. To be honest, I heard her singing, screaming rather, but had no idea what the hell she was singing. Even when dinner was served, Ball Breaker was still going on and nobody was paying attention to her. I think I was though, cos I hardly touched my dinner. She was making me laugh too much.

Thanks MM for this beautiful cake!

Special guest DJ!

Just about everyone was smashed on the night. Even, Kam was struggling to remember what songs he played on the night. I honestly dont remember much of the event. However, I did remain on my feet for most of the night, apart from making detours to the ladies every so often. Not a pretty sight. Time always flies when you're having fun. The night ended for me at around 3am. Not a bad effort to remain drunk and standing for over 8 hours.

I'm truly ecstatic at receiving a brand new phone for my birthday. An o2 Stealth. Very nice. I'm still trying to get a hang on how to use it. The hardest thing is when you change mobile brands. The functions are completely different and you have no idea what the hell you're doing. I'll get there eventually. A big thank you to all those who contributed to my new toy. Also a big thank you for all the other gifts.

Like I mentioned, I only have very vague recollections of the night. Most of what I know are stories I've heard from people who were there. Ball Breaker never fails to show aggression whilst under the influence and my birthday was no different. She had a fight with one of the DJs and by the sounds of it, I'm inclined to believe that he's the idiot. All she asked was for him to play something she requested, but instead of politely declining, he actually told her he didnt have to do anything she told him to do. Now, that's poor customer service, isnt it? I wasnt there to witness this but I wish I was.

It was a nice surprise to see Shaolin. Apart from seeing him, I cant really remember much else. BK showed up with her boyfriend, who had his eye on The Nurse all night. Well, who didnt. She did look hot. I heard the owners of Watermark were all over her too. Aahh, the joys of looking good. The Altar Boys made an appearance too. I remember talking to Azamat, but I dont think 007 stuck around for long. Goofy came for dinner. I dont think he stuck around for too long either. Something about him needing to work the next day. Bah! Excuses, excuses.

At some point during the night, Ball Breaker was dancing behind Kam doing her usual lap dance for him. Ofcourse with all that alcohol consumption, she lost her balance. Needing to hold herself up to avoid falling over, she caught on to Kam digging her nails into his neck. Now he's scarred for life. From what I heard, it was dripping blood too! Hahaha.... All this happened and I was not there. Damn. Actually, alot of things happened on the night and I missed it all. Naturally, I was in a world of my own all night.

The party was bigger than my 21st, so I've officially made it my 21st birthday, although I'm a decade behind. Like Azamat says, I was celebrating the 10th anniversary of my 21st birthday! All my closest and dearest friends were there, my high school friends, my work colleagues and ofcourse my best friends. I spoke to November Cleo (the bitch is still in Hong Kong) on the night and instead of changing her flight to come back early, she extended her stay. Bloody hell. Where were you when I needed you to drink for me??

My Aries Horoscope

For the Aries person being number one is a common objective through their entire life. They are mostly the type of people that wake up in the morning happy and ready to go unless the first thing that they encountered was negative, then this could carry a different tone for the rest of the day, this includes their sex drive and a strong one it is. The Aries female is a fast learner, they are collectors in a way, when it comes to knowledge and gaining experience in all walks of life including learning how to please a mate be it male or female. The Aries female also has a certain innocents but theirs deals more with seeing only the good things in their mate no matter what the rest of the world thinks. The ruling planet for this sun sign is Mars, most known for its drive and desire. This along with the erotic lure that both the male and female possess make these people both desirable and obtainable. One thing that needs to be said is that they are all lovers in the highest sense of the word.

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Happy Birthday To Me

I'm officially well on the journey into my 30's. It's great, although I sometimes wish I could turn back time and be 24 again. That was ultimately the best year of my life, being young, free and single. With no care in the world except to worry about where and when the next party is on. I've been good the past week since Odie and Ribena left on Monday. No late drunken nights. I have literally been in hybernation. I'm now well rested in anticipation of a big night tonight. I just hope I dont end up on the floor somewhere. I'm losing my youth but I certainly dont want to lose my dignity.

Cant say I'm overjoyed about moving a notch up the age ladder, but cant say I'm depressed either. Doesnt feel different to any other day really, except tonight I'll get to party with all my closest friends and some friends I havent seen in awhile.

Thanks to all my friends who've already sent me messages of well wishes. I'm grateful to be loved and I love you all too. Maybe I'm getting a tad sentimental, but really I dont know what I'd do without my friends. You people are closer than family to me. You all should know who you are :-)

Having said all that, cant wait to see all of you tonight. Please let me remember the night ok.

The Last Supper

Was up early once again on Sunday. Usually a 20 minute journey, it took me nearly an hour to get to Cutey's apartment due to the closure of the Burnley Tunnel. The only two people who dont know what the hell happened in the tunnel is Cutey and Princess Model. Hello??? Do you guys read the papers or watch the news at all? After getting TOT, it took us another freakin' half an hour to get to BBs.

By the time we got to badminton, we were almost an hour late. After an exhaustive work out, BBs and I were hanging for a coffee and a smoke. How ironic. We train so hard for 3 hours just to throw it all away with coffee and cigarettes. Badminton is more like a social gathering for us these days. It's the beginning of a big day filled with coffees and dinners to follow. BBs, TOT and myself satisfied out coffee pang at The Pearl in Richmond. They make ultimately the best coffee in Melbourne. Brewed to perfection. Their lattes are not too hot, not too cold but just perfect. It doesnt come with too much froth (I hate the froth), and the coffee is neither too strong nor too weak. It's bliss. Thanks to BBs, I'm gonna recommend this place to everyone I know who loves coffee. Feeling peckish, we decided to have a snack while we were there. What a bad mistake. The food made TOT and myself totally sick. Not food poisoning sick, but sick with terribly bad indigestion. It was our fault for not eating the whole day I guess, and we just got too hungry. The coffees didnt help either, even though they tasted fantastic.

Dropped in to Charltons to pick up Cutey and headed to Mosskito Bar for dinner with Odie and Ribena. The meals were gi-normous and scrumptious. Ribena and I felt sick just looking at the food. Mr S, Swing Sister, Princess Model, Ball Breaker, Kam and Cutey were all there. We had forgotten to invite VB! Two old high school friends came along too and ofcourse WWF stuck to Odie like glue.

The servings at Mosskito was huge!

Finally a night I got to go home after dinner and straight to bed. It was a comfort I had longed for the whole week. The most ironic part of it all was I spent most of last week drinking and staying out late but still managed to make it to work every morning. But on Sunday night, I was in bed by midnight and I didnt go to work on Monday. I should've gone out on Sunday night yeah?

The Busiest Week Of My Life III

Friday

Another surprise, I made it to work, albeit feeling worse for wear. Didnt stay for too long though. Was out of the office by 2.30 in the afternoon to make last minute arrangements for the Williamstown Festival. Made a mad dash home to change and get ready for the opening cocktail party of the festival at Customs House. Nothing too exciting there. Had a few drinks then headed into the city to meet up with Mr S, Swing Sister, Ball Breaker, Princess Model and The Nurse at 3 Degrees. Wasnt really up for clubbing or Lavish (to be exact) on the night, as I had to be up early for the festival the next day. But our surprise guest for the night was Odie. Ribena had convinced her to leave the baby with WWF. And this was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to party with Odie! I couldnt miss it for anything. So we strutted off and headed for Lavish. Cutey was a bundle of excitement when she saw Odie. Initially Odie was cautious of her environment; not wanting to drink at all. She made me buy her a coke at the bar. Who drinks coke at a nightclub??? I told her coke was expensive and she should have some whickey with the coke! But she insisted on just coke. Fine. Later in the night, Ribena and I made her try her first Jaeger Bomb. I stuck to one drink all night. As for Odie, after one Jaeger Bomb, there was no stopping her. She really liked the stuff. She was such a laugh and so much fun. I cant wait to post the photos up on the blog. Cutey gave us two bottles of champers on the house and even after Odie said she hated champagne, I managed to get a photo of her drinking it straight out of the bottle on the dancefloor. What an animal! Odie was raving alot harder than any of us and she was so much fun. I bet she had heaps of fun too. As for me, it was a fabulous night to be surrounded by all my best friends Odie, Ribena, Ball Breaker, Swing Sister, Princess Model and Kam. The only person missing was Piggy. How I wish she was here too. Ribena and I had too much fun just witnessing Odie let her hair down. I had wanted to leave around 2am but Odie wanted to stay, giving me the guilt trip "How often do I come out? You want me to go home now?" That left me to crumble and just agree to hang around longer. However, by 3am, Odie got a call from WWF telling her the baby had woken up and was crying uncontrollably. That was the cue for us to leave and head back to the hotel. Ribena, Odie and myself left the club and I was thankful I could finally go home to get some rest. But after dropping Odie off, Ribena was reluctant to go up to the room. She didnt want to be in the way of Odie and the crying baby. So, the executive decision was for us to head back to freakin' Lavish! This has got to be the craziest thing I've done since Ribena got here. When we got back to Lavish, nobody even realised we had left and returned! Kam wanted Ribena to meet his girlfriend, so off we went into the R & B room to meet her. Sweet girl. Cant believe she wants to take me shopping. Err.... I hope it's not because she thought I could use the fashion tips. Actually, she thought I was a tourist from Malaysia and was only in Melbourne for holidays so it was sweet of her to offer.

A surprise to see on the night was Fegg and Ah Sook. I couldnt believe Fegg was at Lavish. Ball Breaker spent a great deal of the night talking to Fegg and he told her she was "charming". Oooohhhhh....... So, maybe he's interested again?

Saturday
After hitting the sack at 5am, I was up by 7.30 in the morning in preparation for the long day ahead. Was at the Williamstown Festival by 8.30 and pretty much spent all day just walking around and over seeing my company marquee. It was a horrible day to be outdoors. It rained all day and it was freezing. Later in the night around 6pm, I attended the Williamstown Youth Music concert. An all youth event with no alcohol allowed. Boo! The rock concert was bearable. Some of the talents were pretty, well, talented. If any of them make it big, I can say I was a VIP guest at their debut gig! My favourite band was Illzilla. They played a combination of alternative, rap and rock, which was pretty cool. I never knew kids listened to this type of music these days. Back in my day, bands would either play alternative, rap or rock. But Illzilla's songs are like a combination of all the above in one song.

Met up with the rest of the gang at The Order for VB's birthday. Brought Ribena along with me. Had a few drinks there and BBs came to meet us as well. Both Ribena and BBs were keen to go to Blvd. Ribena wanted to check it out cos she hasnt been there before and ofcourse she wanted to see Kam play. BBs came out to boogie and Blvd was just the obvious choice to go to. And I had to make Ball Breaker and Princess Model come with me. The rest of them went on to Third Class (which used to be Honky Tonks). Oh, and Mr I-Cant-Stop-Talking-About-Rocks was at The Order too. No doubt we owed his presence to his new found infatuation with my good friend. She was avoiding him the whole night and she even hinted to Swing Sister and Princess Model for help but both were too engrossed to get the hint. Thank God I came to the rescue ending her misery. Unfortunately, SJ is now left to clean up the mess ;-)

Cant say anything else exciting happened that night apart from BBs wanting to meet a man. Kam pointed out a few potentials for BBs but no, they were all wrong. Then Kam spotted the spunk of the night, Mr Bouncer. He was ok. Kam embarassingly introduced BBs to him and the rest was history. Hahaha....well, history in a sense that it should not repeat itself. It was all good fun and BBs got to meet a man like she wanted to. WMDM showed up to Blvd unexpectedly. I thought it was a nice surprise cos I hadnt seen him in ages. But my perception of him was shredded after this conversation:

WMDM: Hey, great to see you. Havent seen you in ages. Where have you been?

Me: I've been around. Good to see you too. How have you been? Let's drink.

WMDM: Sure.

Then we adjourn to the bar.

WMDM: What did you do today?

Me: I worked 12 hours today at the Williamstown Festival and I cant believe I'm here partying.

WMDM: You get paid for this?

Me: No, it's a volunteer thing. Did it for the community.

WMDM: Would you like to volunteer at my company?

Me: And what exactly would you like me to do? Make coffee?

WMDM: All you need to do is sit under my desk (and I could see the real peverted look on his face)

Me: And do what?

WMDM: Well, use your imagination and whatever happens naturally after that happens.

Me: What the f*ck?

At this point I walked off and ended the conversation. Mind you, with no drink in my hand either. Sorry, but I used to think WMDM was a nice guy, although I did have my reservations about how sleazy he could get. But dont people draw the line on who they can and cant be sleazy with? I thought we were friends. And friends dont speak to other friends like this. It was bordering on sleaziness, pervertedness and downright disgusting!

Oh, and one last thing, some dumb bitch shoved me into the DJ booth at Blvd ramming my knee into the table. By the end of the night I had a beautiful work of art called a bruise on my left knee. Fuckin'.

The First Date

While I was falling asleep on someone's couch, a good friend of mine was busy on her very first date. Not very first date with the guy, very first date in her entire life! He took her to a nice Korean restaurant, she got all dolled up looking hot, hot, hot. Well, one must always leave a lasting first impression and no matter what you think, books are always judged by their cover. She makes a late entrance into the restaurant, as you do on a first date. All goes well, until he tells her what he does for a living. So, the both of us had spent a day pondering over what this guy does. She researched the company he works at and our conclusion was he's an IT geek. But on the night of the date, she discovers that he's infact a warehouse supervisor (in an IT company perhaps?). The eyes started to roll, the interest was no longer there and the mind started to leave the body. His part of the conversation pretty much centred around rocks. Yes, you read right, rocks. This guy has a fascination for rocks. Maybe he was just nervous and the only thing he was confident about was rocks. Bloody rocks. And the more she looked at him, the more he started to look like HYC. Not that HYC is ugly by any means, just the thought of dating HYC was weird.

I take it the meal was delicious, but not wanting to look rude, my poor friend ate very delicately, not to mention very slowly. By the time the guy was done with his meal, she wasnt even half way done filling her own stomach. And what does she do next? She stops eating as well to save herself from looking like a pig.

The funniest part of the date was leaving hungry. How she could defy her own principles and put herself in this position is questionable. She, of all people found the need to be someone else on the date. Now that's funny. Sorry babe, I wont encourage you to go on anymore dates in future. You should just stick to what you do best *wink*.

The Busiest Week Of My Life II

Wednesday 21st March

I made it to work after getting home at 4am in the morning. The past week has been such a blur to me. I swear to God I'm going into hybernation this week. No more partying till my birthday. To top it all off, last week was the most stressful week for me at work. I've been given the responsibility of running the Williamstown Festival, so every day of the week I've been running around like a headless chook trying to organise the marquee, the AV, the banners, the rosters, the flyers, blah, blah, blah. I was good on Wednesday. No dining out, no drinking (well, not much), no partying. But I did go to Siew Yum's office in the afternoon and had lunch with her, BBs, and November Cleo's brother. They prepared steamboat in the warehouse. Here we were dining in the midst of all the Zhouk clothes. It was yummy!!! There was a tom yum soup base as well as a satay soup base. It was the best steamboat I've had in ages. Siew Yum had gone grocery shopping in Footscray in the morning and the seafood was very deliciously fresh. I couldnt stop eating. Undoubtly, along with steamboat, there must always be drinking involved. Siew Yum cracked open a slab of beer and I pretty much spent all afternoon there eating and drinking. How nice to be able to drink at work. Bloody Siew Yum. Unfortunately BBs had to go back to work after lunch. The poor thing couldnt even have a beer.

Thursday 22nd March

Spent pretty much all day in a daze. Still trying to recover from the weekend before. Caught up with Swing Sister for a few drinks after work. We drank a bottle of wine almost. She was feeling down and needed to talk to me. It's all good now, no dramas. Couldnt hang around with her for too long cos I had to rush back into work. Dramas at work. It is so frustrating when the department springs a random audit on me at 5 and expects the results to be ready by 12 noon the next day. Mother F**kers! As if I dont have enough work to do. This is karma for not doing much work in the last 12 months. Hah! After I finished up at work, I met up with Kam and Ribena for more drinks. I was stressed beyond stressed. It was by far the worst day of my life this year. We were drinking at Kam's and the combination of stress, fatique, exhaustion plus alcohol knocked me out completely. Ribena and Kam continued to drink the night away. I could vaguely hear them downloading music and dancing in the hall way. Crazy animals. I later found out, they even left me at home and went out at one point. Well, I think they went out to buy more cigarettes and coke for the whiskey they were drinking. Speaking of which, thanks to the lesbians, I've developed a taste for Whiskey and water. It's all November Cleo's fault!!! This is now one of my favourite drinks. I think I'm over the sweet Vodka Cranberry Lime mix; too sweet. Whiskey and water, according to Siew Yum, will not give you a hangover. And she's right! It's like drinking water all night. So, half alcohol, half water, must be good for you :-) However, nothing beats a bottle of wine to get me in the mood. It hits me alot quicker than Whiskey.

Wedding or 21st Birthday Party

Swan ice sculpture

Marquee & pool party?

Last Sunday night (18th March), while I was getting smashed with the tourists in the city, Ball Breaker attended the wedding of the year in Templestowe. BBs tried to convince me to go as her partner, but there was no chance I was gonna show up to Trash's wedding, even if I had've been invited. The wedding was set in 501's family home. A marquee was erected on the tennis courts and all around the pool. A huge ice carving of an animal of some sort (a swan perhaps?) was on display. Ball Breaker's account of the evening was hilarious. The wedding was more like a big 21st birthday party. Dinner was served buffet style with people having to line up for their food. Not your typical sit down 8 course wedding dinner. The food, I heard was magnificent though. But the whole set up was a disaster. Most of the dishes were prepared by 501's family. So, they cooked their own food for the wedding. There was even a pancake stall tossing pancakes for dessert. Sounds like one big Moomba festival. Only thing missing was the roller coaster and jumping castle. The bride only had 3 to 4 tables of her own guests which included both her family and her friends. Poor thing had no friends. Atleast DH flew in all the way from Singapore for this event. What a true friend.

Front view of the dress - gorgeous

Side view of the dress - err... what's that sticking out?

Ball Breaker and The Teacher were my paparazzi crew at the wedding, snapping photos from every angle of the place, the people, the dress and the food. But I still havent seen these photos!!! According to one, the dress was straight out of a Footscray Vietnamese boutique. Surely with so much money, she could've gotten a dress from Marianna Hardwick or a designer couture wedding gown. Having said that, the dress was probably a designer couture gown but it just wasnt flattering to her body. Ball Breaker was absolutely right, money does not buy you style or class. The bride and groom had one or two dances to start the party off and Ball Breaker said they retreated to their room and never came back out for the rest of the night. WTF?

Gorgeous in a red cheongsam....

My paparazzi crew took this opportunity to get smashed as usual, seeing that the bubbly of choice for the night was Bollinger and Moet. Not bad. Ball Breaker was sms-ing and calling me all night to make me drive all the way to Templestowe to witness this "wedding". People were coming and going all night. Even Roulette and her boyfriend crashed the wedding and they weren't invited!

BBs account of the whole event was slightly different to Ball Breaker's. BBs thought the wedding was a fairly well thought out event. Different to your average Chinese wedding reception, but nevertheless it was good. She did say the food was really good, not much comment about the buffet style serving. I guess BBs is just more diplomatic. After all, she did get along well with Trash despite the history they both shared. BBs, you're too kind, even though you did complain that you spent all night smiling at strangers who were wondering who the hell you were!

The Busiest Week Of My Life I

The whole week, I've been totally out of control. Eating, drinking and smoking excessively. Here's the summary of my roller coaster ride.

Monday

I was good - stayed home. Did nothing, watched Desperate Housewives. Was recovering from the big roller coaster of a weekend. So many NBFs, so little time....

Tuesday

Met up with Siew Yum, BBs, Plastic, Ball Breaker, Mr S, Swing Sister, Kam, Odie, Ribena, SJ, etc. for after work drinks at 3 Degrees. Plastic and the girlfriend left early to catch Miss Saigon. I want to go see that too! The rest of us moved on to dinner at Via Veneto on Lygon St. The prawn linguine has never tasted better. Ball Breaker and I came up with the fabulous idea of having my birthday dinner at Watermark to save people the trouble of moving from one place to another after dinner since Lavish is in Watermark. This way, everyone can drink during dinner and not worry about driving to Lavish. Rang Cutey to get her to organise my birthday dinner, but must have gotten her at a bad time. She was high on something and had no idea what I was talking about. So Kam said he would organise the booking.

After dinner, everyone left the restaurant to head home leaving me, Ball Breaker, Ribena, Princess Model and Kam. JT had wanted to stay with us. I could tell. But she was torn between Mama J and err.... well, u know who. Ribena and Kam were downing shooters at the bar like there was no tomorrow. They tried every Sambuca the bar had to offer and at one point I joined them for a white Sambuca shot. Later on back at the table, we got onto a discussion about Filipinos.

Kam: Do any of you hang around Filipinos or have any Filipino friends?

Princess Model: (jumping for joy) Me, me, me. I grew up with Filipino maids!!! I had one maid who's name is Virgy, not virgin not vegy. It is V-I-R-G-Y....

At this point, everyone on the table was crying with laughter. Princess Model didnt think it was funny, but Ribena, Ball Breaker and myself couldnt stop crying. How the conversation lead onto Princess Model's Filipino maid, I have no idea. How the conversation lead onto the maid's name is an even bigger mystery. But it was all too funny and if I was at home, I would've been rolling on the floor. Anyway, the drinking continued even after we had settled the bill for dinner. Kam and Ribena had more Sambuca shots, Ball Breaker, Princess Model and myself had liquer coffees. Then we ordered Grandfather Ports. Oh My God! And all we wanted to do that night was have after work drinks, dinner then go home to bed. We finally left the restaurant when the owner came to kick us out just before midnight. All the alcohol we consumed after dinner was on the house. Nice.

Ribena, Kam and myself ended up at Players on Lygon, which is a pretty classy looking Pokies place. Well, it had a bar and that's all that mattered. The two of them continued their binge and surprisingly got along really well, which is great. Now Ribena has an NBF too!!! Odie was calling me all night trying to find out when I was gonna bring Ribena back. Then she called to ask if we could get her bubble tea from China Bar on the way back to the hotel. Then we got calls from JT and Mama J who insisted we go back to the hotel and drink with them. Ribena wasnt keen on that idea, neither was I. Mama J and JT have been annoying poor Ribena all week. Ribena just wanted to get out of the tiny serviced apartment away from all of them. Our night didnt end there. When we finally decided to leave the pokies, we drove past China Bar in search of this bubble tea concoction for Odie, but it was closed! Odie was so not happy with us cos we thought since we had no reason to go back to the hotel, then we should head somewhere else. Someone mentioned wanting to eat and on a Tuesday night, early Wednesday morning, nothing in the city was open, not even McDonalds. So we headed to Crown Casino. Had a snack and was gonna call it a night when we discovered that Odeon was still open. At 3 in the morning, we went up to Odeon and continued partying. The music was not too bad, a mix of commercial R & B and house. Ribena was still doing Jaeger Bombs at 3 in the morning. Salute to her. I was ready to pass out, not from alcohol consumption, from exhaustion! Odie was furious with the three of us. She rang me and started screaming at me for going out and not getting her bubble tea. She was furious Ribena didnt go back to the refuge camp (the apartment). We did eventually go back to the apartment and believe me, the three of us had four furious faces glaring at us. Kam and I made a run for it the minute we had an opportunity. We left poor Ribena alone to face the music.

The Party I Didnt Go To

After a late one on Friday, I woke up and went for lunch in the city with the tourists. A warm bowl of Vietnamese noodles was a delightful way to nurse a hangover, not that I was hungover ok. I was still trying to get over the events of the night before. After lunch we went to 3 Degrees for a late afternoon coffee...and cocktails for some (namely Ribena). I bet she would've ordered a Jaeger Bomb at 3 o'clock in the afternoon if she could. But mommy wouldnt be impressed. KL, who's an old high school friend, came down from Sydney to see Odie and Ribena. The poor guy took a 12 hour bus ride for the weekend just to see them. Very sweet guy indeed.

Helped The Nurse organise her welcome home party at Eve on Saturday night and I didnt even end up going. The manager of Eve gave me my own guestlist and he was surprised I didnt turn up. The turn out was pretty good I heard but I was also told the music would've killed me. They played house/ techno rubbish all night. Thank God I didnt get out of bed for that. Was on the phone with Ribena throughout the night contemplating if we should go to Eve or Blvd. Ribena told me Malaysia Airlines was in town for the Formula 1 and was very keen to go to Blvd. I couldnt be f**ked going to Blvd; I couldnt even be f**ked going to Eve. Told Ribena we would catch up with Malaysia Airlines the next day. Ribena went along with WWF to drop MH off to the airport. I heard he checked in together with Miss T, but she couldnt wait to get away from him the minute the plane touched down in KLIA. Guess, they didnt really click.

The lot of them must've had a smashing time cos Mr S, Swing Sister, The Nurse, Princess Model, SJ and HYC partied from midnight on the Saturday at Eve, right through till 2am Monday morning; 48 hours straight! Crazy animals. Was not surprised when I rang Swing Sister at work on Monday and was told she had called in sick. Ball Breaker was good and only stayed at Eve for 2 hours and then went home. Wow. That was unusual.

Sunday, I went for lunch at Deelish on Smith St. in Collingwood. One of my favourite little cafe joints which I do frequent on the weekends. Cosy little place which has some great themes on the weeknights; such as "curry" nights on Tuesdays and "Parma" nights on Wednesdays (or something like that). After lunch, caught up with the tourists in Victoria Market. Visited Sock Man and he told me he's booked a date for his wedding - December 30th. The reception will be held somewhere in South Yarra. Wow. Flashy. Congratulations man. He's also having a reception in Taiwan. This will be huge no doubt.

Sat around Victoria Market for the rest of the afternoon before adjourning to Soul Cafe in the city. Malaysia Airlines came to join us and brought a friend along. He was keen to go clubbing again that night. What the? I guess it's nice to be on holidays with no responsibilities except party, party, party. Plus he didnt bring his wife with him on this trip. Hmmm...classic case of when the cat's away, the mouse comes out to play. Found out that Malaysia Airlines just opened a bar/ restaurant in KL. Told him I would definitely check it out when I go back to KL next. The retaurant's called Barra in the KL Tower. What an entrepeneur. After a few glasses of wine, we all went to dinner at Banana Palm in Chinatown. Another bottle of white later, I was having difficulty focusing. After dinner JT and Kam (who was driving me home) decided to stop by Transport at Federation Square to drink more. It was surprisingly busy on a Sunday night. Must be because of the F1, which was on that day. A nice Dutch boy (he was 23; still a boy) came to join us on our table. He just couldnt stop talking even when I seemed disinterested in the conversation. The poor guy was down in Melbourne for work all by himself so he decides to go to a bar for a drink by himself. To top that off, of all people at the bar, he decides to join us. He literally bored me to death. Nice boy, but in my intoxicated state, I was in no mood to make small talk. I cant even remember what time I got home, but nevertheless I still made it to work on Monday. I dont know how..... and as for JT, she never ended up going back to her hotel that night. Naughty, naughty.

You Dont Know About My Blob?

Just remembered a conversation I had with VB two weeks ago when we met up for Yum Cha at Dragon Boat. We got talking about the Multiply website and also blogging, when out of the blue I get cornered by VB.

VB: I've seen those photos u put up on the Internet

Me: Oh, on Multiply? How long ago did u log onto it?

VB: Yeah, Multiply I guess. Oh, I looked at it ages ago. (umm...do people know that I can actually see who and when my Multiply site is accessed????).

VB: (out of nowhere) Do you have a blog??? All Malaysians have a blog. What's with that?

Me: Yes I do have a blog. By the way Swing Sister doesnt have a blog and she's Malaysian. Is there something wrong if people have an interest in writing?

VB: What's the website?

Me: It's only for the elite and exclusive, sorry.

VB: U write anything nasty about me?

Me: Everything about you is nasty.

Now, I know for a fact that VB knows about this blog, then why was he asking me about it again? He was testing me. I'm convinced. Maybe he just wanted to hear it from me. Whatever. He's known about it ever since and now he asks me about it. Geez.

Lavish With Puteri

Organised dinner last Friday night at Crystal Jade for the tourists. From a reservation of 16 people, only nine showed up. Everyone bailed out at the last minute. And I mean the very last minute. Bloody shit. Food at Crystal Jade is always good. Odie couldnt get enough of the pepper steak as usual. Everytime we go there, we always end up ordering two massive serves of the pepper steak - highly recommended! After dinner we all went to 3 Degrees for a few drinks, minus Odie, baby and Big K. Big K is Odie's sister's best friend. She always glues herself to Odie whenever she's in town. Last time Odie and Puteri were in Melbourne, they stayed with me. And because Big K cannot seem to detach herself from Odie, the fruit loop moved herself into my house as well. WTF? I'm not kidding, she literally moved herself in for a whole week. This time around, Odie and Puteri are staying in a hotel and for more than obvious reasons, Big K has once again moved herself in. Is she like in love with Odie? It's great for Odie to have such a good friend who will follow her day in and day out and be at her every beck and call, but hello??? This is not normal. Big K has even taken a whole week off work to spend with Odie. Does this mean I'm the best friend that doesnt give a shit cos I havent really taken any time off to spend with Odie. Dont get me wrong, I meet up with Odie and Puteri every chance I get to leave work early. But should I be doing more? Should I be the one taking them to Werribee Zoo, the wineries or the children's farm? I am bad. And the thing with Big K is, she isnt very sociable. Sure, I can have a conversation with her, but that's cos I've known her for a long time and also because of the presence of Odie. But apart from that, she is totally arrogant to everyone else around. If not for Odie, I would never see Big K. Even Cutey cant stand her and she's known Big K far longer than I have. Everytime Odie is in town, I get no chance to have dinner or coffee alone with Odie. Big K is always around. Since the last time, I've pretty much given up hope of ever doing dinner with Odie unless I'm in KL. It's just not gonna happen in Melbourne. Having said all this, good for Odie though for having Big K around. She is great help to Odie with the baby. I think Big K is more the god mother to the baby than I am. I'm not making excuses for myself but I'm just no good with little people. Babies look and feel fragile and that scares me. Sorry Odie, I love baby L to bits, but she's scary! If Odie left me to babysit for half a day, I will end up kicking and screaming not the baby.

JT, MH and Puteri came to join the rest of us at 3 Degrees after dinner. Mr S and Swing Sister also came to join us. It was nice of Plastic and his girlfriend to hang out with us for a change. After a few drinks, we moved on to Lavish. Even Plastic and the girlfriend came along. Wow. Unfortunately, I didnt get much of a chance to hang out with them at Lavish. To be honest, I dont even know what time they left the place cos I was too engrossed with drinking and hanging out with Puteri, MH and JT. I didnt even have time for Ball Breaker. Which reminds me, she was on her best behaviour that night. No stumbling on to the dancefloor and knocking over the DJ booth. Good girl. The Nurse showed up at Lavish. It was good to see her. It has been awhile. She seems to have put on a bit of weight but no damage done. She still looks fabulous. Bitch! Lotsa dancing and lotsa photos, not to mention the flow of alcohol as well. Puteri and I were drinking like it was going out of fashion. I dont have much recollection of how many Jaeger Bombs we consumed that night. BBs and Liv were there too but I neglected them too. Cutey was very generous and gave us two bottles of bubbly on the house. I think that killed me. Puteri mentioned that Princess Model wasnt her vibrant self. Princess Model has been like this since she came back from KL. But I sense that she detests hanging out at Lavish too, so that might be it! Princess Model and Swing Sister left Lavish early, leaving Mr S with us. I didnt hang out much with Princess Model or Swing Sister either. Well, I had tourists to take care of. Does this make me a bitch?

I didnt leave Lavish till 4 in the morning and this was when the fun began. Puteri got into my car and JT decides to hop into Kam's car. Hmmm.... The agreement was for us to meet outside Puteri and JT's hotel. Halfway down Spencer St, we lost site of Kam's car. Puteri and I were such idiots cos we pulled over on the side of Spencer St to wait for Kam. Twenty minutes later, we were still waiting. We finally decided to just head back to the hotel and wait outside. JT had told Puteri that no matter what, she was to wait for her outside the hotel and not leave her alone with Kam. Tried to call Kam with no success and when I finally got a hold of him, I discovered he had taken JT to Platform One! So Puteri and I were once again made into fools for waiting in the car, while the other two were busy getting hammered. The problem was Puteri didnt have the keys to get into the hotel. As a result, the both of us sat in the car outside the hotel for over an hour waiting and waiting. One of my pet hates is waiting. Puteri and I were fuming by the time Kam showed up with JT. At 5.30 in the morning, I was so not a friendly person. Apparently I nearly ran Kam over when I drove off! Sorry man, I didnt mean it. Best friend or not, it was not my intention to try and kill him even though that's what Puteri and I felt like doing that morning! We later found out that after I left and Puteri retired to her room, Kam took JT to South Melbourne beach, err....sightseeing. WTF? Atleast they had fun!

Overview of The Week

I had such a hectic week last week giving me no time whatsoever to blog. Thus, I'm trying to catch up on all the hot goss this week and put it down on paper, well on blogspot actually. For a change, I've actually had to do work at work. Dont laugh. This is truly a new experience for me! This is not to say I just sit back and twiddle my thumbs all day in the office ok. I just have more work now then I did before. Anyway, apologies to my dedicated blog stalkers, namely Piggy, Miss 3 and Princess Model for not updating you guys with something to read all week! Never fear, I will try to always make time for you girls!!!

Met up with Odie and The Princess for dinner on Tuesday. It was so nice to see The Princess. Went to EC Pot in QV which is famous for its claypot chicken rice. Yumms...Surprisingly, these two friends of mine never grow sick of Asian food. The Princess just got in on Monday and is already craving Asian food. As for Odie, she cant live without rice! MH didnt join us cos he was out on a date with Miss T. Wow. Wonder how things are going there? On the night, Odie was frantically trying to book MH an early air ticket (on Sunday 18th March to be precise) to return home to KL. And he's supposed to be here until the 26th. You know why? Miss T was going to KL on Sunday as well on a business trip. Another WH4. MH is such a sweet guy who's just gonna get his heart broken again and again. Hope it'll be worth it.

Wednesday, I was held up in a meeting with Union Reps (aka The Real Lesbians) all day but thankfully managed to escape early in the afternoon to meet up with Odie and The Princess for coffee at Brunetti in the city. MH, JT and Mama J was there too. Cutey, TOT and Toy Boy came to join us for a bit. When Cutey got there, we started on the wine. MH told me about his plans to go home to KL early. He said he's never done something this outrageous before. He's confirmed to leave Melbourne on Sunday on the same flight as Miss T. I told him that it's better to regret something he's done than something he had no guts to do. MH agreed and with that he had a glass of wine and a drag of a cigarette! Hahaha.... MH is missing home too. The poor thing has had enough of being couped up in the tiny refuge camp of a hotel room with Odie and the whining baby. And since The Princess is here, she can take over. Cutey did tell MH not to invest too much into Miss T. Apparently she's "hard to get". Whatever that means....

Toy Boy was talking to me about the weekend before at Lavish and how the DJs were complaining about Ball Breaker. I told him I could get him a photo of Ball Breaker so staff will know she's banned from the club!!! hahaha... Ofcourse Toy Boy wouldnt allow that. Not a chance. He also wanted my opinion on a birthday gift for his girlfriend. He was planning to take her to the US for a holiday in August. When I told Ball Breaker this, she wanted to know if Toy Boy was gonna buy the girlfriend a one way ticket! Nasty. Not sure if Toy Boy ended up getting the ticket cos he thought August is still a fair way away and he'd really like to get her something she can use now. Gave him a few suggestions, the usual, jewellery, wallet, handbag, etc. He wanted something more romantic. Good luck with it boy.

After drinks, went to Chanel with Cutey and TOT. TOT wanted me to look at a handbag she was interested in. After 5 minutes, TOT made her decision and Cutey bought it for her. How sweet. At $1900, it wasnt too bad. A very classy looking bag which doubles as a clutch. Apart from the patent leather, which is too shiny, the bag is absolutely divine.

Cutey took the rest of them to Dainty Sichuan Restaurant in Chinatown for chilli chicken. I wasnt in the mood for chilli chicken so decided to go home instead. Everyone nearly died from the chilli! As spicy as the chilli dishes are, it is one of the most addictive culinary delights I've ever tasted. Every bite will make your eyes water but you will keep wanting more. Princess Model will so understand this. From my experience, the chilli chicken dish is best served with ice cold beer over a game of gin rummy. Yumm :-) For the Malaysians who all thought they could handle chilli, they were sure in for a surprise that night.

On Thursday, I went to the opening of an art show held in conjunction with the Williamstown Festival. Then met up with Odie, The Princess, Mama J and JT for a coffee at Soul Cafe located in the Grand Mercure Hotel on Swanston St. It's one of the only baby friendly bars in town. With two mothers with their kids in tow, we had to find a place with outdoor sitting to fit the strollers and a bar to fit the alcoholics! Princess Model and Swing Sister were just across the road at Cookie Bar. But I knew if I met up with them, I'd be drinking all night. So settled with the tourists at Soul Cafe instead. I had one glass of white and this place has got to be the place that's great value for money. At $5 a glass of wine, they (no shit) fill it to the brim. The average glass of wine normally served is only half full. At most three quarters full. This one was really full. More like one and a half glasses. Must've been the bar tender's first day at work.

After one drink I was on my way home when I got a call from The Dick! What a wonderful surprise. The Dick is an old, old, old friend of mine from KL and we've always kept in touch until he moved to UK. We still kept in touch then but didnt really get a chance to speak to each other much on the phone. Too expensive! So, he rings me out of the blue this year and he was in Adelaide for work. Wow. I told him Odie and The Princess are in town and he should come down on the weekend. I havent seen him in almost 10 years. It would be so good to see him again. According to him, he's still single, no kids and no hair. There's plenty of single available women in Melbourne, he should come down. The Dick told me he would try to work something out and see if he can get a ticket here but it will be tough, seeing that the F1 is on this weekend. Tickets will be either fully booked or overly, overly priced.

Labour Day Long Weekend

As I was spending my long weekend on a road trip to Canberra, the rest of the gang were busy getting ready to party cos Monday was a public holiday. Princess Model went to the Future Music Festival rave for JC's hen's party. From what I heard, it was even better than Summadayze. Apparently there was a bigger turn out than Summadayze, about 31, 000 people. Wow, bigger crowd than some of the towns I drove through on the way to Canberra! The guest DJs were alot better too from Princess Model told me. I wouldnt know how to appreciate that. Not my thing. I saw the photos on Princess Model and JC's blog and they sure looked like they had a lot of fun. JC, did anyone look scary? Or is it just my friends that looked scary??

Ball Breaker, Mr S and Swing Sister partied on at Bond Bar. Cutey had one of her nights there. How I wish I was there. I missed the Labour Day party last year at Bond and this year too. Damn! Ball Breaker was smashed as usual. Apparently she partied on all night and didnt go home till 11pm the next day. A combination of lethal pharmaceuticals and alcohol made the lot of them stay up all night and all day the next day. No wonder I didnt hear from Ball Breaker all day on Monday. Kam was nice enough to take MH with him to Bond. I owe him one for taking care of my visiting friends.

The Princess arrived from KL on Labour Day. Cant wait to party with her. Will have to take her to Lavish as well. Hah! Feel sorry for her having to come all this way to help Odie take care of the baby. Will meet up with Odie and The Princess tomorrow for dinner.

Canberra Road Trip

Was up early on Sunday in eager anticipation (not!) for the road trip to Canberra. SJ and VB came over, then we headed to Footscray for Vietnamese noodles. SJ was worried we wouldnt get any Asian food along the way. She was right ofcourse. I've never eaten so much McDonald's in my life over the two days on the road! The drive up to Canberra was well, interesting. So many dead kangaroos, wallabies and rabbits on the road. I even saw a dead koala by the side of the freeway. How sad. I exhausted my Ipod on the way there and on the way back. Atleast the music was great. Made a stop in Albury, which is the border of Victoria and NSW. Even on this road trip, SJ never ceases to amaze me. She was on the lookout for "potentials"! What a crack up. We managed to act like total tourists with our camera in tow and snapped away at some unsuspecting stranger so I could eventually post it on my blog. I cant even begin to describe this town and the men that belong here. SJ went into Hungry Jacks to get some fries and was kicked out of the queue by 15 school kids. SJ was not happy, but she wasnt in her territory so, she couldnt really do much about it. People in this town are like stuck in time. They are still dressed like they're from the 80s, most men still have the mullet hair cut, which is sorta back in fashion isnt it? But the truth is, these mullet heads never left the trend from the 80s till now. Funny. It's like they didnt have to change cos it came back in fashion anyway. The women here are massive. I dont think I saw any women smaller than a size 14. What do these people do in a town like this? Actually, with all this criticism, Albury is actually a fairly decent sized town. It has a population of 41,000. That's quite a number.

Next stop was Holbrook. The place has a huge submarine in the city centre. God knows what the history is behind it and I dont really care to find out. Unlike Albury, this town only has a population of 1, 276 people. WTF? How can people live in such tiny communities? Some Asians alone have that many people in their family! We didnt give our camera a rest in this town either. People genuinely thought we were tourists.

Got in to Canberra at around 8pm, just in time for dinner. We headed out for dinner in Dickson, which is Canberra's Chinatown. We ate at a Thai noodle bar which wasnt too bad. The serving of food was massive. So, we've fulfilled SJ's taste buds with Asian cuisine. We walked pass a Chinese restaurant which I was told is owned by Jackie Chan's family. For those of you who didnt know, Jackie's Chan's dad lives in Canberra and owns a restaurant there. Even Jackie himself used to go to school in Canberra. With a population of 300,000, it is still a quiet and miserable city. I must say I'm a total city chick. Obviously cant get away from the bright lights and the loud music. In a matter of 7 hours, we were transported into a small quiet city where everyone is content with staying home and watching tv. The noodle bar we ate at was quite busy but the streets outside were dead. Given this was Melbourne or Sydney Chinatown, it would've been buzzing during dinner time.

Was up early again to accompany my ding dong cousin to the Malaysian Consulate. Well, this was the main reason we drove all the way up to this fabulous city. She needed to renew her passport. All the employees in the consulate were Malays. Not one sighting of a Chinese or Indian on deck. How racist! To top that of, the forms for applications were all in Malay too. If I wasnt there, SJ would be totally lost. Malaysian, but cant fathom Malay. It seemed like most Victorians had the same thinking cos the place was full of people from Melbourne. Everyone had the same idea of coming down cos it was a public holiday in Victoria. Thank God SJ and I were the first ones there.

After leaving her passport to be processed, we attempted to do some shopping in the city centre. The main shopping centre was quite sad. It's not even comparable to Boxhill Central shopping centre in Melbourne and Boxhill Central is pretty bad. We then headed to Manouka for lunch. People say this is the Chapel St. of Canberra. Not bad, a few restaurants and cafes here and there. We settled at a place called Belucci's. Let me tell you, it was the best lunch I've had in a long time. The pasta was beautiful. We had a pasta platter with three different types of pasta and it was heaven. SJ, VB and myself cleaned up the plate. It was that good. The waiter was really hot too. Best looking guy I've seen all weekend!

The drive back to Melbourne was pretty much the same as the drive up to Canberra. Stopped in a few towns, saw more dead animals by the road, ate more Macca's (I swear I'm not gonna eat McDonalds for the rest of the year) and finally got home just before midnight. SJ stayed over and we pretty much crashed as soon as we walked in the door. Felt sorry for VB. He had to be up again at 4am to catch an early flight to Brisbane. He was totally knackered from the drive.

It sure was good to be home. Canberra is truly not the holiday destination. They say it's the pron capital of Australia, but I hardly saw any Club X stores or any porn stores for that matter. Would've been nice to bring back a souvenior.