Monday, 17 December 2007

STILL IN SINGAPORE


Eurgh. A day behind schedule, seen the inside of another hotel room here in Singapore, tired and annoyed. Saw Singapore in the drive from the taxi window - it looks a lot like America - 7 Eleven, Starbucks, Burger King EVERYWHERE, with more tropical trees, no black people and not trash on the ground either. There are loads of appartment blocks like the suburbs of Paris, but they are all painted cuteli spatzli like buildings in Zurich with pastel colours. Again super super clean. I have been paranoid about blowing my nose in public outside the airport. Have I got the right country?

If I ever make it home, I will let you know. As it stands, my flight is now 9pm tonight and Mum has bought me another flight to get to Tasmania. Cause there were nearly no seats left... Imagine getting stuck in Melbourne too.

Okay so now Im gonna hit the Singapore Duty Free!! Something to do...

xx Lektrogirl

P.S. L'il Peep Peep I'm using the FREE INTERNET tables we used before near the Rendang Beef Burger King. All this bad carpet everywhere makes me think of you!!

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Friday, 27 April 2007

31 HOURS TO HOME

I left London on the 25th and arrived in Hobart on the 27th April. I have spent 31 hours in transit. I got to Mum's and had one of her fishfinger sandwiches. The travel was worth it.

Notes from Singapore from an email to a friend:
"at changi now and have had a go on the iSqueeze massager and am now of course checking out the internet. felt really ill most of the flight... but there was Night at the museum* on as a movie. booyah! also watched some other weird one where judi dench plays a weirdo lesbo teacher in love with cate blanchet who is also a teacher. gonna look for a snack and maybe a bit more iSqueeze**. I'd love one for the house!"

* I LOVE Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson [I think I have the hots for him a little bit more than George Eads], Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn movies. NOT the romantic-y ones with stupid Jennifer from Friends in it.

** The
iSqueez is all over Changi airport. After 13 hours of trying not to play footsie with your neighbours this thing is amazing to sit under the bamboo trees IN the airport and chill.

Then the rest of the journey after Changi passed in much the same way as the previous 13 or so hours. I was greeted at Hobart International Airport by my cousin Sally and Auntie Diane. We dropped Sally off back at her house and I got to meet A.D.'s new dog who pissed everywhere. On the journey from the airport I saw galahs and rosellas just chilling - plus a load of less interesting birds. A.D. also pointed out where there had been really bad bush fires all the way from Risdon Prison to the Highway and you can see that 6 months ago the area just must have been destroyed. Of course the gum tree grow back fast but even so, it still looked rough.

Mum's house looks even more ghetto than when I saw it last. The garden is really dry and full of weeds and the weatherboards all really need painting. There is more paint off than on. Inside though it is still nice. Tomorrow is the G.A.'s birthday. He is turning 81. Mum will bring him over from the home for a party. Big farts all round I'm sure there.

Now let's get back to London matters for a moment - Alex Tea! You should just go in and say hello to Pippa and tell her you are the one who took the picture of her performing. She loved that picture! In fact, take a copy of it to put on the Maison B pin board. There is some Men's at Shop At Maison B - I think some A.P.C. bits, some Marimekko and some Obey stuff. But I didn't really check out the whole shop when I was there last. Tell Pippa I sent you.

Okay - I'm BEAT. More later.

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