Packed

It has been a big 48 hours. There was a big storm in Melbourne which sent the city into chaos. The trains stopped working, which meant that I had to go and rescue my husband from work. The airport was also shut down. It made me think about tropical places that get storms like this all the time - does their world turn into this kind of chaos every week? Or perhaps Melbourne is just not built for these kind of conditions.

Luckily I chose the next day to fly to Adelaide. When I got to the airport at the ripe hour of 6am, there were people sleeping wherever they could find a spot. When I was waiting for the plane, I was talking to people who had been waiting since 11am the previous day.

The plane was delayed. That was expected. Then there was a change of aircraft. When we got on the plane, they told us that the aircraft that was supposed to take us to Adelaide was struck by lightning last night. Great.

I'm not the kind of person (well, I like to think that I'm not) that likes to whinge and whine about Melbourne's public transport and how crap QANTAS is. Really, I'm more concerned about getting to my destination safe.

I'll blog about the rest of my trip back and around to South Australia later. (The reason I say 'back and around', is because I have to fly over my home town and then drive 3 hours to actually get there. Yes I live in the sticks.)

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Today I have to blog about my favorite TV show. Don't laugh. This is what I must do every Tuesday night, and it is to watch....

Packed to the Rafters!!!

And why I like this show so much? Because it's pretty genuine, and I can relate to the characters as I grew up in Australia. It's a good comedy/drama and it makes me both laugh and cry. I even have my Indonesian husband hooked on it!!!

I had better sign off now. It's my Mum's birthday so we're going to go and do... something...

Happy birthday, Mum.

The closest

Todays photo challenge requires me to post a photo with the person who is most closest to me for the longest amount of time. Admittedly I had to think about this. I have had plenty of friends who have stuck by me. Some of these friendships change due to the fact that we move on and life changes (doesn't mean we're not friends, it's just that 'closeness' changes). I also thought I could put my husband, as he would probably be closest to me, but I've known him less than 5 years, so, sorry sweetie.

Here's todays picture...

That is my sister. She is 2 years younger than me. So 16 years of my life I spent living under the same roof as her. Now we live interstate.

Now thinking about the word 'close' and what it means, does close mean you are happy all the time? Does close mean that you're attached at the hip? No way! In fact, in most of those 16 years, I probably spent arguing.

But I think close means that you can bounce back. Perhaps there's a level of resilience and forgiveness there. When I think about the people I am closest to, I think that this takes a big part.

Me & 10 facts

Ok, so todays photo challenge is a photo of me... and 10 facts. Actually this whole photo challenge could be tricky given that my Macbook's hard drive DIED and I didn't back up. Whoops.

Here are 10 facts you may or may not know about me:

1. My shoe size is 7.5. I like to think that this in between size makes me unique.

2. I drive a car that is only 2 years younger than I am.

3. When I first started learning Indonesian in Year 7 (first year of high school) I didn't even know Indonesia existed. I thought Indonesian was the national language of India. 10 years later and I am a fluent Indonesian speaker and married to a boy from Jakarta.

4. I have very long eye lashes.

5. I can't open my eyes under water.

6. When I was little I wanted to be a nun in a convent like Whoopie Goldberg.

7. I look like my maternal Grandmother. (apparently!)

8. I must listen to the radio, (or failing that, music of some sort) in the shower.

9. Green tea puts me on a peaceful high.

10. I must eat a toasted sandwich with a knife and fork.

numuro uno

So this could go either way - I could go overboard and do two blogs a day, or I could forget about this. Honestly I used to blog a lot about anything and everything. But with the rise of facebook and twitter, seriously who has time to blog when you can get your point through in 160 characters on your iPhone.


My MacBook also recently died. I relied on my iPhone for nearly 3 months. I think I've killed my eyes.


Anyway, this is what I'm going to do. On my blog, which I will try to make interesting, I will set myself a challenge, whereby I post a picture and tell you a bit about it... Wish me luck. Here's my list (please don't expect one a day!)


Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 04 - A picture of your night
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most effed up things with
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - A picture and a letter
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your day
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss