Ambling along, smelling the roses…

Don’t use superglue.

Ever.

We had some fairly crazy weather lately, with big waves coming in, which left erosion and… foam.

Well, I thought it was cool.

1.  When I say “Hi, how are you” it’s nice manners to say something back.  Just because I’m being paid doesn’t mean you’re not a rude poo-head if you pretend I don’t exist.

2.  The conveyer belt is controlled by a sensor.  It won’t stop until your stuff gets to the end.  So you are achieving ABSOLUTELY NOTHING by pulling your stuff back everytime it gets within a metre of the end.  And when it does stop, it’s only because of the timer, or because the checkout chick turned it off, not because you have actually beaten it.  I repeat, you have achieved NOTHING.

3.  Asking for everything in one bag, and then making me double bag it because you’re scared it will break is just as bad for the environment as using two bags to start with.

4.  When you put everything on the conveyer belt, LEAVE IT THERE.  It is completely unnecessary to rearrange everything CONSTANTLY.  Say it with me “YOU ARE ACHIEVING NOTHING”.

5.  Handing each item to me individually makes the entire process about three times as long.

6.  You are not the first person to say “Oh look, you’re waiting just for me!”.  No, it’s just really, really slow.

In Germany. 

So, while I was away I turned eighteen.  Chose to do so in a country where the age for everything is twenty one.  Whatever, it makes sense to me.  We were staying with Nishiie’s for my birthday and they took us out for dinner and surprised me with a cake and stuff.  It was really sweet.

And as far as presents go, I think I want to turn eighteen next year, too.  Thank you everyone!

My 14th birthday party. Surprise, naturally.

So, back to normality.  It was nice to get home.  :-)

The holiday was absolutely fantastic, we saw so many amazing places and had a great tme.  Very nice to be home though.  It’s a long time to be away and by the end of it, we were definately ready to come home.  Started missing people, normal food (Italy seriously has bread issues).

But anyway, home now.  Back to work.  Heaps more hours now, but still have a life.  Not that I know what to do with it.  Caught up with Ellen and Rachel, been seeing a fair bit of Kyle.  Eating normal foods, hanging around with the smelly ones.  Going through photos, planning on doing them up all nice.  

Life is good.

In an attempt to stop me going to Schoolies, Mum and Dad offered me a trip to anywhere in the world (with them).  I know, as you do, right?  Well, much to my surprise they came good and Mum and I have just come back from a five and a half week trip that took us through Japan, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy.  Had a great time, but the photos are better than my sad attempts at retelling.  :-)

Mum and I in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.  Love it.  The whole city lights up.

Mum in front of Tokyo Tower.

Me with Naoko and Misato, who hosted me when I went to Yokosuka, Japan for three months in year ten, 2006. [click to continue...]

Okay.  I lied.

And I have to admit, I probably shan’t update this anymore until after the 17th of April because…I’M GOING AWAY!!!!!!!!

Well, technically Mum and I are going away, but whatever.

So.  March the 10th we fly to Tokyo.  Then we go to Yokosuka and visit (and stay with) my host family from the last time I was in Japan.  Then we fly to London for a few days, hire a car and wander around southern England for a week, catch the Eurostar to Paris and meander through Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy.

Singapore, too, if you count stopovers.  (I do.)

So I am very very excited right about now.  :-)  I’ve been spending my days on the computer (did I mention I got a laptop?!?) looking up accomodation and sightseeing tours in exotic places.

We leave in 17 days.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m a little excited.

More when I get home…promise.

(Not that that seems to mean much, but it’s the thought that counts.)