flat out.
too much socialising.
and the freezing cold weather..
mans
it was a top of 9 degrees yesterday... and i had to force myself out of the house in the whipping wintery winds.. and unrelenting rain to watch Harry potter (what to do.. i was so keen i bought tickets b4 hand.. not expecting tues to turn out so lousy)
it was FREEZING.
to the point where my teeth felt like ice.
brrrrrrrr....

and then
still awake now.. cos i'm cooking a dish for work lunch tom.
actually.
my farewell lunch
yups.. last day in my current job tom!
happy and sad.

not looking forward to being thrown into the pool tho.
-_-

the old lady stood by the nurses station, 4 wheel walker in hand.
as i distractedly glanced over at my 3rd yr students pouring over their patient's history
and started quizzing them on Mr X.
and so she stood patiently
till i finally asked " can i help you?"
"ah yes.. is Mr A in here?"
Me (yelling across the nurses station) " ANNNE!!! (*names changed to protect privacy)! Mr A! he self discharged today???"
Anne: "yeah!"

"sorry.. he's left.. with his son..." i apologetically replied... and turned back to my students..

2 mins later..
Anne(nurse): You did know who that was didn't you
Me: No
Anne: That was Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Me: LIKe. seriously. Dame elisabeth Murdoch?!?!?! you are NOT joking.. like.. the building that was named after her in melb uni.
LIKE.. DAME ELISABETH MURDOCH?!?!?!?!?
it was like meeting the queen.. but someone 10x richer
crap.. i nearly fainted on the spot.
in front of my students.

Fellow physio(very dryly): you know Joy, if u had been nicer.. maybe she would have waved a cheque in front of you and you'll be set for retirement right now.

haha. but it was still exciting.
and
yes.
she does look exactly the same in the photo (if u click on the link)

mans.. u know when u're getting old..
when staying awake till 3 am in the morning is paaainful.
it was a big weekend. country friends and frankston friends all being down in the city the same wkend and staying over.

i actually went clubbing for the first time in my life ever..
don't worry.. i don't have any issues/break up with anyone/turning into a wannabe punk
it was just a night out with the girlies from work.
It was good!! now that all indoor venues are smoke free and u don't come home reeking of smoke in your hair and clothes-- awesome.

we (they rather) talked their way into getting on the guest list (and getting in cheap)
and we carried our special bottle of "evian" (ie vodka) to keep us going... cos we were all too kiam to buy drinks ----> thats when u know u are getting reaaaaally old!!

so it was just good fun and dancing... and walking along swanston st at 3 in the morn, eating chicken kebabs and potato cakes.. and snuggling close in the cold cold weather
its surprising how alive the city is and how many pple are out there on a sat night, considering its melb and all.

and then.. i made it to church at 10 am this morn.
and met friends for lunch.
and came home this afternoon.. and promptly fell asleep... dreaming really weird dreams... i dreamt our house was HUGE with 10m high celings... with CARPET stuck up on the ceiling and upside down christmas trees hanging from the walls.. and i thought: How in the world are we gunna fit all this stuff all this into koolkuna?!?!

its stupid i know.

Jan jan!!! maybe dubai next yr la.. don't get so bored!! u are coming home in 3mths!GUESS WHAT! flo is comin to melb !! and i think she is gonna stay over with us!!!
=)

post some pics up soon .

why is it.. when u leave.. and uproot, that u realise how much you take for granted the things around you.
now that i'm resigning in 2 1/2 weeks, i'm the closest i've ever been to my fellow physios and assistants..
friends really.
we hang out outside of work.. go shopping.. do sleepovers. do stupid gymnastic moves and make rude words playing scrabble.
with stupid conversations... and extremely dogdy connections for pot and magic mushrooms. (and fake DVDs.. and bags....)
we're having a big sat night out!! (girls only)
and then footy at the G, with the boys the folowing week. (which will be quite funny with the screaming.. some of them are pretty into their footy)

even living in the city...
i'm goona miss the walks ard the tan.. the walks down st kilda rd..
(every time i walk by the victoria barraks in autumn, i think of u flo!.. where we took the pics beside the gorgeous red-gold leafy building)
being at fed sq and flinders st station in a blink of an eye.
when any events are held..
it awesome.

i dun wanna move anymooooore. *whines*