Space Kitty

Recently I've have been re watching Prof Brian Cox documentaries about our weird and wonderful and incredible universe. 

I'm the type of person to get carried away with the excitement one has to offer about their field. 

Thankfully astronomy is something I find incredible, then add a touch (A LOT) of physics and my brain shatters into a million tiny pieces and reflects like exploding stars. 

Prof Brian Cox has ignited that wee little dream I had as a 12 year old girl. A short lived dream, that is. 

At the ripe old age of 12 when life starts asking you the big questions, those really big questions, like, what do you want to be when you grow up? 

I had no idea! I wasn't really good at anything or passionate about anything.  Not much has really changed, but in one brief moment in time... I had a dream.

I couldn't believe my lucky stars that Houston had  NASA.  I loved Apollo 13.  Watched it all the time. 

But like most children I couldn't get past the incredible playground NASA had to offer.  It was out of control awesomeness. 

But I grew weary of it in time and found my stepdad who was in his little big brained nerdy element. 

He started explaining things to me and how incredible our universe is and how important space exploration is and what our solar system looks like and where we sit and how important we are... 

I was hooked! 

It was like a blurry wild dream. 

We took a little shuttle bus cart thing ride to the control room... 

It was empty and no one was talking to the astronauts.

I wanted to be there... I wanted to talk to astronauts! 

I wanted to be an astronaut! 

I wanted to be a rocket scientist! 

I wanted to be an astro physicist (not that I knew that word back then)

But that dream was short lived and shattered when I realized that I wasn't a child genius and my brain was far too small and slow for such an amazing field. 

I was lost. 

My dream was gone. 

And have now been searching for a dream that doesn't exist. 

As my dream belongs to the stars, the intelligence and high IQ I never had.

I shall now become one of those mothers that passes their expectations of their children fulfilling their dream.
Vote Papi for the first kitty on Mars!

|| Perpetual Youth ||

Some people never grow up.  Sometimes it's a maturity thing and quite painful when you have to deal with it.  But most of the time, it's just enjoying the fun little toys and Hello Kitty umbrellas that life has to offer.  An it's a known fact that it is impossible to grow out of Hello Kitty!  IMPOSSIBLE!

It was my birthday a few weeks ago.  I'm quite the bahumbug when it comes to celebrating my birthday that I often ruin the day for everyone around me.  One friend; however, was out of the country on that fateful day.

So when she got back she took me for coffee and bought me cake (or in this case Nanna's Slice)...

The café owners (Happymaree - Yarraville... go there it's awesome!) were adorable and wonderful in the way they ran around looking for a candle and then sung me happy birthday.  Super adorbs and even better that it wasn't actually my birthday.

So I've reached another milestone in my life (it's awful and I hate it) but I love that I will never ever grow up and will always love Hello Kitty and stationary!  Thank you world for these wonderful things.

|| Distracted Easily ||

I have an incredible talent of getting distracted easily.  I can be mid sentence and forget what I was talking about.

Generally, it doesn't affect my day to day life.  Well actually, it does take me awhile to get ready in the mornings cause I'm always stopping mid-way through something to start something else.  Getting dressed while brushing your teeth doesn't reallly work.

But there's a really big downside.  Like when I go out shopping for one thing, say... toilet paper and then come home with say... an Acapulco chair.  It's really bad then.

Every time I go to spend money, I always spend more than I intended cause I get distracted.

I can't be stopped!  It's a nightmare.  I don't even realise I've done it.  I'm just walking to that store that I need to buy that one thing that usually isn't very expensive and then "Oooooh!"  something pretty catches my eye.  ~DUN DUN!~ 

I'm every retailers dream. 

There was a joke in my family a few years ago when I stopped shopping so much (yes I have slowed down a lot in my old age) that the country's consumerism industry went down hill.  True story.

One day I will slow down even more and only buy what I need.  Until then I shall enjoy my comfy chair.  As will Papi.

Note:  Chair is an inside chair.  It's just that Sunday's weather was so delicious I wanted to sit outside in a comfy chair basking in the spring sunshine.  Or I was too lazy to take it inside from my car.  It's one of them. 

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations of life are high.  I have extremely high expectations of my life.  I have yet to reach those expectations... But I shall keep expecting them and then they will become my reality.  That's the dream.

As for Papi cuddles.  I can guarantee you that if I'm sitting on the toilet he's all up there being a smoochie-maroo with his little head bumps and kisses.  I actually look forward to our daily toilet kisses.
It's really hard to describe the kind of feeling you get when you're getting love while on the toilet. 
It's unique and I wouldn't change that little furball for anything!

Texas Visits

It's amazing how after a million and one years some friends always feel like it was only yesterday you saw each other.
That's the awesome thing about real friends.  They're always close even if they aren't physically.
Then there's those friends that you've never ever met, but feel you've known them a life time.
Friendship is the one thing is in this world that we should value more than our own lives.  As our lives are dependent on that one friend that can make the sun shine on a cloudy day.

The sun shone and the wind gusted and the rain poured.  Just an average day in Melbourne.
Thankfully my friends were only here for a short time and didn't have to endure the sporadic Melbourne weather for too long.

I did try my best to show them something Australian... I guess a local footy Grand Final is the best way (Wiki explanation here to Australian Rules Football) and Fish n Chips lunch is also very Australian.

And they saw The Twelve Apostles... some rocks in the water that are now only eight.  The fall every so often.

But the big thing is that they went to warmer climates up north and swam in the Reef.  I guess that's the best thing about Australia..

It's so BIG and different states have different climates and attractions to see.

I just hope they had a good time.  And I apologise for not being able to describe Melbourne weather more accurately...  "Melbourne Wind"  is just one of a kind.  Bone chilling one of a kind.  

One day I'll go back to Texas.  I hope it's one day soon. I miss my home.

Korean Words in Comic:

Texas Friends - 텍사스 친구 (tegsaseu chingu)

Husband - 남편 (nampyeon)

Wife - 아내 (anae)

Wind - 바람 (balam)

Rain - 비 (bi)

Ocean - 대양 (daeyang)

Diver - 다이버 (daibeo)

Octopus - 문어 (mun-eo)

Crab - 게 (ge)

Starfish - 불가사리 (bulgasali)

Turtle - 거북 (geobug)

Shark - 상어 (sang-eo)

Fish - 물고기 (mulgogi)

Cat - 고양이 (goyang-i)

|| Hung Long ||

I finally "discovered" a Bubble Tea place on Vic St. 

I have passed that pirated DVD shop for years and years upon years... Always too scared to venture in.

Then blessed Ben pointed out a very obvious Bubble Tea sign... I've been there twice in a week.

I have an addiction and I'm not ashamed. 

The elephants are a massive selling point, as well.

It took me along while to realise I had captured some ESL name in the background. 

It's great how in one language it's normal but in another it's hilarious!

Keeps the world turning! ^.^