And a lovely time was had by all

Haven't been this relaxed for ages. For one thing, a friend from highschool who I haven't seen in 8 years decided to take me out to a fairly secluded beach for Australia Day. It wasn't something I'd usually do, not least with someone I didn't really know, but the thought of the beach that day was quite tempting. And it gave me a chance to wear my bikini, and even get a bit of a tan.

So we swam in the sea bay, and we both swallowed our fair share of salty sea water. It always surprises me how salty it is, like the proverbial 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of coke. But it felt so refreshing, especially when the sun cooled down a bit in the afternoon, and we sat on the rock wall watching the waves. We actually caught glimpses of these amazing turquoise/aqua coloured fish, about 5 of them, just shooting past, right in front of our eyes. It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. Even now I don't know what they were, but they were this blue. I felt so privileged to be able to see that in the natural environment, and not just in an aquarium.

And that wasn't all. I was also invited out to this Indonesian restaurant. I had my doubts, thinking that it might not be to my taste, but I was wrong. It was pretty good I have to admit. And it was cheap too, considering we shared about 10 different dishes, and had dessert, all for about 20 bucks a person. I mean, it's just unheard of.

The next day I was so out of it I slept away most of the day.

Won't be doing this again for a few years

Just had my brother's wedding over the weekend. Yes, it was an ordeal. We were late to our own reception, most of the balloons we blew up for the morning reception spontaneously busted of their own freaking accord, my grandmother said I looked older than my years in my dress, the MC forgot about calling me and the bride's parents for god's sake to the stage when it was time for the toasts, my dad forgot about me when it was time to drive to the Japanese Gardens for a photography session so I didn't end up going and had to clean up at home instead, and fuck, basically, it just pissed me off for the whole night. Yeah, and my brother didn't want to get a proper video photographer, so the video we did manage to get was by one of our uncles, and was cut short 'cause the battery ran out.

But other than THAT, it was fine.