a Journey

an inspiring, smashing test of e status of ur r/s::mr & mrs smith:: marriage tends to to stagnate n slowly suffocate a r/s... or does it? i think time is e culprit. time has a way of making us fall into e trap of monotony. monotony makes each new day with e one u love seem like any other normal day:: you forget to smile when u first see him as u rub e sleep out of ur eyes; you forget how good e cheap bitter coffee he makes for u tastes; you forget tt steak soaked in butter n pan fried by him grinning at u was e best steak u ever had... time allows you to forget how much he made u laugh, how he taught u to appreciate chillin' out at home, how u got escorted off by 3 police cars for watching e planes take-off cos u were in a high-security area... after awhile of forgetting, what reason is there to stay together?
as for me n my man, i'd rather go thru bumps n bruises of our short-comings remembering our love then forgetting why i loved, whilst resting on e bed of roses...

the tobogganing excursion has made tis fact very obvious: i am superbly unfit. an hour and a half on e slopes of lake mt has left me with a day of muscle aches & fatigue *grizzly bear alert*
anyway, tobogganing is great, exhilarating, sweaty fun in e snow. seth, wyn & i were like lil' banshees let loose on lake mt. thankfully, we got to enjoy e slopes as early birds. apparently as e snow season progresses, e slopes get really packed. we lucky ones however, had free rein of toboggan slopes 1 & 2 yest! it was ours to slide n fall about on! *grins*
+finely packed ice snow
+surfboard of sorts
+a hill with a slide
i jst let rip downhill on my wonderful tobogie sled! i think tis was e only time i willingly climbed uphill countless times jst to experience tt lovely, strangely familiar feel of cold wind in my face & a thrill of excited laughter coming from within me. if anything, e alpine brings out e happy wee child in you. ^_^ i'd love to toboggan every day for e rest of winter; even if it means an hour and a half of climbing up n down hills! *yes mr. samad, there's hope for tis p.e slacker after all*

*smiles*blushes* so, aunty lilian stays at coling ave. 26. so, i managed to guide papa there using e MEL (melbourne street directory) *applause* however, whilst i cld read rd names, i can't do no. very well... see, i thot we did see no 26. *i did! i did!* BUT jst as we were abt to ring e bell on e patio... uncle hai planted e seed of doubt in me. 'are u sure we're at e right place?' so i ran out to check, n realised tt we were at house no. 1, not 26! so 5 pairs of stomping runaway feet later towards e gates (i'd love to say pattering... but, i jst can't) n another 5 min drive ard e nighbourhood with a very confused papa, i might add... we ended up back at e same house! lesson learnt: a rectangular hole in e wall does not a no. 1 make in pitch black n paranoia.

things i've learnt tonight:
1) iPod minis are power leaches. seth's iPod leeched itself onto my laptop battery e moment i connected it. on top of tt, iPod minis are elitist. it refused to function as my intended removable hard drive. why? my media player of choice wasn't Apple. fine. whatever.
2) i love Lama. he amazes me e way he can be so dense yet so lucid at times. darn it. twisted but amazing. i chose to stay: i chose.
3) i'm going to miss Fay like crazy when she goes. or when i go. either way, i knw i'll be a wreck e whole way home to s'pore. i hate being left behind; esp by those so dear to me, it jst sucks to be left with a vacuum as u watch them turn ard away frm u... *jst keep walking darlings, don't turn ard* (courtesy of Julie from 'e sex life of snails')
4) health is impt. those funny purplish bruises on my arms r worrying me a lil. i don't wanna talk abt it. but it scares me tt they don hurt e way a bruise wld hurt. i've pressed, poked, rubbed, n they feel jst like skin. not a bruise. oh wells. at least they're fading off now. but then thre's e hair loss issue too. my hairdresser was like, 'u've lost so much hair, ur natural waves are gone! okie. so my hair's thinned dwn lots.' i want to be healthy. no, i need to be healthy!
5) i'm tired: physically-mentally-spiritually. i jst feel so drained; maybe cos i've been overzealous with my hols n planned toO many appts. *oops*