Christmas time is here

Well I'm currently at a pay internet station in Parra, waiting for my car to be fixed, I've been up since 0700! Crazy during A/L. Well it seems the ignition switch will cost $300 or so, and should be ready by 1130, I am so not using my credit card, mum's it is.

Just checked in my account today, I've set up a Bpay for today and once it gets taken out I will have $1!! S#### and giggles, my goodness, I just transferred $500 from my savings account into the spending account. Hopefully it goes through quick otherwise I'm screwed.

Otherwise it's the Christmas carols service tonight and of course up early for tomorrow morning.

Thank you for having Malay with me ladies, mmmm... belacan buncis, yummmmmmmmy!! Next time we'll have Shloer, don't know when, sometime in the new year. And Phil wants to try it as well coz I've been talking it up so much.

I still don't have the internet connected yet, the router arrived on Thursday but of course with my brother, I won't have it til next year even with nagging from my dad, so I'll just have to be contacted by sms.

My condolences to the Leon family and Jess' husband, I didn't know her really but she was too young.

Have a good Christmas ladies and to all a good morning!

Well well, my brother has disconnected my internet

Well he has a connection but my wireless is left hanging. Seems I'll need to find my own provider. So it was the router (sp?) that was broken, so he's waiting to get a new one. Of course it helps to answer me when I ask whether I need to get my own connection rather than ignoring me. Fun living at home isn't it? So currently I'm at the Morrin's checking email and such.

Annual Leave has started! woooohoooo!

Cardiology Christmas party wasn't too bad although I was worried it bored Phil to death. Which is quite possible considering all the jargon and in-jokes that were spoken. So Il Punto isn't too bad really, I wouldn't mind trying some pizzas there, real woodfire oven pizzas in Liverpool. I smelt like smoke coming back. So entree was antipasti: mussels, prawns, capsicums, salami, ham, mozzarella, olive tapenade, wood-fired bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Mains were garlic prawns spaghetti, and eyefillet with broccolini, mash with red wine jus. Dessert was pannacotta with strawberries (ooooh yea) and gelati with Italian nougat.

Went grocery shopping in Burwood today, and as I do every year, I am a sucker for cherries, 5kg, well currently 3.85kg at home. So Cat and Leach, feel free. Have lotsa prep work to do on Monday, seems I'm stuck doing all the vegetables for the Yabs party. So I've got kilos of taters, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, snow peas and green beans. And I need to buy some aluminium trays, really not bothered washing.

I picked up my car the other day, all shiny-like now. I had a Yaris courtesy car for the past week. Not bad, high driving position, not a fuel guzzler like the Audi, small, surprisingly roomy. I'm honestly leaning towards a Yaris. But of course, that depends if anyone will insure me. *sigh* Also $500 for excess paid via credit card, yikes, and ME hasn't sent me a bleeding bill yet, I need to pay before it gets overdue!!!

So it seems I am going to Emergency next year, time is uncertain but I am definitely going. Remind me to look up Emergency nursing, Ha! I'll need an internet connection first. So 3 weeks of Annual Leave, baby!! Now for everything I have to do in 3 weeks

To do:

- find in internet provider

- buy Sascha's gift

- buy Amy's gift

- buy Shell's gift

- figure out and buy something for B

- wrap gifts

- make Christmas pudding

- get green P's

- call up ME and get a statement for credit card spending

- call dad and tell him he can come back now to figure out what to do with Audi

- call LPL for a CTS and EMG

- go into see GP for fasting blood test

- make a dental appointment

- drink SHLOER!!!

Since I don't have access, PLEASE SMS or CALL me if you wanna get together, I'm looking at you lady, yes you. Let's do something, now that it's HOLIDAYS!!

Contemplating...

You know, the more I live at home, the more I want to move out. Financially, it's just not realistic considering I want to stay in my area. The only single bedroom places are really in Liverpool or Parra. And goodness knows I don't want to live near the govt housing.
So home life could be much better at this moment in time, can't wait to move out. Own place, can open all the windows all night, have my own kitchen, keep my music on, park in the driveway, walk around in my underwear... can't wait.

So Viv has gone, hope she stays warm, goodness knows she's normally cold. Next is Wong, so the woman better organise something before she buggers off to Caaaa-nada. And pray that she doesn't get napped, robbed, assaulted when she gets there, crazy woman, and finds a job asap, crazy woman...

Currently have 2 bottles of Shloer - white grape and red grape
CALLING ALL SHLOER LOVERS!
My house, between 18th December - 4th January for Shloer indulging time, included:
- artichoke and lemon pasta
- caramelised onion, beetroot, goat's cheese tarts
- Caesar salad
- mango pudding (yum cha style)(maybe)
- Christmas pudding! Plus brandy sauce!

So my application for CCU has fallen through, because the hospital aren't funding an RN position for them next year, or any position for CCU actually. So I have been offered an interview for A&E which is daunting. A&E in LPL! My goodness, I'm gonna need to strength and energy to live through emergency. So I'm waiting for a message from the recruitment officer to tell me when.

Recently, past 3/4 weeks or so I've been getting tingling in my thumb, index and middle finger of my right hand. I'm worried that it's the start of carpal tunnnel syndrome, so have been to the doc to refer me to get nerve conduction studies and an electromyogram, which sounds like bloody fun! You know I'm really not that into torture, for interesting details, please follow these links: EMG, CTS
Of course it helps if the hospital was doing them over the holidays but they're not performing any til next year, so I may get a private referral instead, but that depends on if my fingers still tingle over A/L, if it doesn't, well I'll know it's more than likely related to work (COMPO!).
BTW Gardasil hurts! Well it hurts more than tetanus but actually, my arm wasn't sore the next day, so really, tetanus hurts more. Next shot due in February 3rd. Then 3rd injection 4 months after that.
Ladies I recommend you get the cervical cancer vaccinations, it will take 6 months, first dose then 2 booster shots. Day 1, 2 month, 4 month. It's free til June 2009 for women under 27. Click here for more information. There's my public health promotion for this session. Remember to have a pap smear if you've been sexually active!

Joined NIB basic saver, I neeeeeed optical and dental. Very, very important.

Owe $60 for the Cardio Christmas party due Friday 10th. I've transferred what I owe Angi for Kat's wedding present. Shilpa and Viv owe me money for Cat's engagement
Gotta buy Secret Santa gift, man, I've had this person before. And 2 more gifts with Phil. Also need to get other half of Phil's present.

6 more days til Annual Leave!!! Wooooot!!!!!!

Things learnt lately:
- have had a coffee drought for 4 weeks, had first double shot mocha today, phwoar! What a kick!
- reality and I don't get along (well I knew that awhile ago)
- suspect I am pre-diabetic. Having fasting blood test done probably Saturday.
- a short hair cut just doesn't suit me. Yes I got my hair snipped and snipped it too short, ahhh time will heal it (i.e. grow baby grow)