Hunter Valley with a bottle of wine...

So we're up in the Hunter Valley (Cypress Lakes Resort, to be more precise) for a 3 day offsite training event, and we're almost done! Tomorrow is the last day woohoO!

But it's been more fun than expected actually...had a team building activity this afternoon which involved each team building a billy kart and racing it down a track. And while my team didn't actually win the race, we beat the other 24 teams and came in first because of points won in other areas...the key deciding factor being teamwork. Haha cos our 'epic' race involved all 3 teams struggling to get through 20m on the track (due to lack of pushing power, karts falling over, running into other karts etc). That was quite a funny match. Won ourselves a bottle of win each...woohoo

And then during Melbourne Cup Dinner, my table came first in the races...where we had got the opportunity to bet "PCS money" on 4 (past) races. With PCS$800 we managed to chalk up some PCS$4,400, beating the other tables to win chocolates from the Hunter Chocolate company...yay!

So now back in my nice room.....checking emails and going to bed.

Tomorrow's training starts at 8am and ends at 6pm....then I need to drive about 2.5 hrs (actually expecting about 3hrs plus due to traffic) back to Sydney. And there is breakfast, checking out....etc.

Erm alright
Night all!

ps. actually wanted to write and say that I've finally gotten my application forms for USA Visa, so...that means I'm going for sure! Yay!!

Booking my tickets soon :)

At last...

So after a week sleeping 3-4 hours per night and working from 8ish am til late (say between 10 pm and 1ish am)....I managed to sleep early last night!

The start of daylight savings (where we all turned our clocks forward 1 hour) screwed up my body clock big time. The weekend it happened, I got home and went to bed around 5 am. Then the following week was just...bad. Going to bed past 3 am every night and waking up around 6.30 am for work. Argh.

So yesterday I went home and zonked out at 8 pm. Whilst I was getting ready for my shower. Which means I slept with my contacts on and without washing up. Ugh. But hey, I only woke up at 5.30 am

Yay!

Will hopefully start looking less like a panda and won't have bad skin.

And...thank goodness for Focus Day & Night (30 days continuous wear) lenses! hahahaha. My eyes are still alive :)

Ok back to work.

Poo

Hmm I don't know why my eyes are small and puffy today. Had an eye infection earlier in the week but is getting better now. Maybe didn't get enough sleep....got woken up by real estate agent this morning -_________-"

Ah well. Need to go to the office and get some work done anyway, so guess is a good thing.

Think I'll rest the eyes and wear my glasses today. Ugh.

Life is wonderful

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

I am sleeeeepy

At work now...but a little distracted cos I'm tired :(

Anyway I had a sudden urge to go through photos on facebook and started browsing photos from the recent birthday as well as the trip back to Singapore.

I miss Singapore! :( And the friends of course...
And been eating out too much...maybe should cut down. Except Merrill suggested that we go to O Bal Tan on Saturday (what's new...), so maybe need to make an exception. Haha.

Ok back to work. Boo.

Frustration

...I can't get to sleep! This is getting quite frustrating given that I don't usually have this problem. But I think I've messed up my body clock and can only get to bed around 4 or 5 am. Which doesn't help when I have to be up around 6 am to get to work. Grrrr. Watch out for el groucho this week.

Suddenly thought about Aidan when I happened to find a birthday card I was in the midst of writing (from 2005...and unfinished as at June 2008). The Sennheiser headphones, the figurines, the cup, the rock (haha). And then thoughts about other matters...argh.

Even reading a book doesn't help...how!

Ok I'm going back to lie in bed somemore.

Today is the day!

So later at 2 pm...contracts will be signed and keys will be exchanged. And I will be a first home owner!

My very own apartment...wheeee.....

except.

My tenants don't move out til 10 Dec 08 and I will need to do some minor renovations before I can move in. And if I don't get it done before Christmas...I'll be in the US! so won't be moving in til June 2009 :( wah lau, a bit anti-climatic.

And here comes mortgage stress. Argh.

I also need to find 1-2 tenants to move in cos that would obviously contribute to the mortgage. No point having a 3 bedroom apartment all to myself eh...

But eh, I have my very own apartment! Housewarming probably next year! hahaa