Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Received a parcel from Mom & Bak today... and realised the wooden basket that they've bought hadn't been passed by the quarantine dept. So, now I either have to pay $42.50 to get it sent back to them or just get them to destroy it. Either way, it's hard-earned money wasted!! It's weird how u've told people NOT to send anything that u think may contain any untreated wood, and they send them anyhow knowing that quarantine will search the package, but hopes they'll let it pass anyway... ~sigh~However, what was in that parcel was really gorgeous!! Mom bought me some artificial orchids, sent some photographs of my sis' wedding & a bamboo ladle!! harharhar... Thanks Mom!!
Tomorrow, I'm going out to the city with Chui cos we only met up like 2 months ago for some great but cheap Japanese. And I've got a lot of shopping to do. I mean, I don't get to go out much, cos of the obvious (I'm not working - ie. no money to spend with; Kris hates shopping) & we both strategically chose tomorrow cos the temperature won't be too high for me to walk to the train station.
See, I have to walk 30mins to the station & my skin reacts badly to hot summer air - I actually break out in sunrashes!! Anyway, yesterday had it up to 34ºC & the backyard was boiling when I put the laundry out to dry! And today's max was 26ºC I think, but I went outdoors only to accept the parcel from the postman... and tomorrow's forecast would be 23ºC, which is perfect for me!! Hehehe...
This neighbourhood is also not a great place to be running around on your own. When I moved in 2years ago, I was so paranoid about the area, I wouldn't even answer the door or have the blinds opened!! I would also only put the laundry out in the evenings when Kris was home (but now, it's alright cos we've fenced off the backyard). When I had to start work, I spent almost 2 whole months walking to the station & that kinda made me feel comfy in my own skin walking around the neighbourhood. But yesterday, a liquor store in our area got robbed in broad daylight!! And that's making me a bit jumpy!! Cos even though I'll be walking through residentials, a lot of folks living there give me the creeps!! Kris asked me to walk on the main road where there's more people due to the traffic, but it's the same there... & plus, it'll put 10mins more to my walking time, that's if I don't stop by the shops!!
So, we'll see how it goes... Kris is bugging me to put some food on the table!! You know what, I'm getting sick of being the only one who can cook in this house!! At least I won't be cooking tomorrow!!
