how do u relax n enjoy after a week of hard work?
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awww.. c'mon.. think this way:
mmm.. that fish nice to eat with belachan... that fish nice to eat when fried..
you'll be over it soon
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Originally posted by the Bear:awww.. c'mon.. think this way:
mmm.. that fish nice to eat with belachan... that fish nice to eat when fried..
you'll be over it soon
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When I'm settled in Melbourne and have $$ to spare, I'd love to try water sports!!
I used to be an avid swimmer and was extremely tanned and fit. And then, I let things slide after school.
So... maybe I can finally afford to try some of the water sports I've always been fascinated with!
Really looking forward to it! -
Hmmm gotta be careful in Aussie waters though
There is the shark attack that happened just this couple of days
I remember sitting at a breakwater and seeing the shadow of this 2 m long shark just a few metres away from boardsurfers
Lots of hammerheads in the rivers even -
If it has been a particularly tiring week, I normally just stay home and 'chill out' on Friday evenings by watching a bit of television and/or doing some online gaming. Sometimes, I'll have a few friends over to watch some animé or head out to the dining hall at the local American Legion chapter for their 'All-U-Can-Eat Friday Fish Fry' dinner where, for a little under $10, you are fed as much New England clam chowder and baked or fried Atlantic cod as you can humanly consume.
During the weekends, if I am caught up with all the necessary household chores, I'll try to find time to head to the pistol/rifle range. Believe it or not, some people find the sound of gunfire relaxing! With the longer daylight hours during the summer months, there are more opportunities to engage in outdoor activities on the weekends. If the weather is good, I'll occasionally just hop into my car and take an extended drive out into the country. I find these spontaneous road trips eminently relaxing, especially if I stumble across a new route that winds through some scenic countryside.
Occasionally, a few friends and I will share in the cost of renting a plane and spend a couple of hours flying around Minnesota and neighbouring Wisconsin. -
Yeah!! Gotta be careful alright!Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Hmmm gotta be careful in Aussie waters though
There is the shark attack that happened just this couple of days
I remember sitting at a breakwater and seeing the shadow of this 2 m long shark just a few metres away from boardsurfers
Lots of hammerheads in the rivers even
I've read articles of people who were attacked by sharks and survived with really bad injuries. A few of them even lost a limb ...or two... or three!
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MG, looks like you'll be staying put in the US forever since two of your favourite activities aren't easily available here - Shooting and Flying.
Well, the latter is available, I guess... but at a huge huge cost and lots more restrictions which I'm sure will grate on your nerves!
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I used to have a close friend over to my place and we'd drag our high chairs over to the kitchen window, open it wide, and sit there with our drink of choice, yakking away or just enjoying each other's company in peaceful silence.
When I had my short training stint in the US, everyday after work, I'd sit in the window seat in my bedroom, looking at the neighbours who walk by the house, straining to hear the conversations of neighbours (yeah, me super kaypoh! ) and peeking at the squirrels and birds in the branches of the trees just outside my huge window.
Sometimes, I'd sit there as I yakked on the phone with my American friends and my then boyfriend. Other times, I'd sit there, totally engrossed in a good book / mag. I've also sat there and stuffed my face silly with my favourite Krispy Kreme doughnuts that are simply out-of-this-world, as well as sat there with this huuuuuge monstrous serving of rice with stir-fried prawns and broccoli that I purchased for the first time at the Chinese cook-house in the Charles Street and wondering how in the world can someone finish that portion in one sitting!
I loved that window seat! Hope that my own home will have one! -
Isn't it amazing that so much pleasure can be derived from the simple things in life, like settling into a comfy chair next to a bay window with a good book? Just watching life go by outside the window can be a relaxing experience. Once you've settled into your new home in Australia, you'll be able to do that again.Originally posted by Rhonda:I used to have a close friend over to my place and we'd drag our high chairs over to the kitchen window, open it wide, and sit there with our drink of choice, yakking away or just enjoying each other's company in peaceful silence.
When I had my short training stint in the US, everyday after work, I'd sit in the window seat in my bedroom, looking at the neighbours who walk by the house, straining to hear the conversations of neighbours (yeah, me super kaypoh! ) and peeking at the squirrels and birds in the branches of the trees just outside my huge window.
Sometimes, I'd sit there as I yakked on the phone with my American friends and my then boyfriend. Other times, I'd sit there, totally engrossed in a good book / mag. I've also sat there and stuffed my face silly with my favourite Krispy Kreme doughnuts that are simply out-of-this-world, as well as sat there with this huuuuuge monstrous serving of rice with stir-fried prawns and broccoli that I purchased for the first time at the Chinese cook-house in the Charles Street and wondering how in the world can someone finish that portion in one sitting!
I loved that window seat! Hope that my own home will have one!
I don't really understand the allure of Krispy Kreme donuts, though. I had one some time back, and nearly gagged from the amount of sugar and fat it contained.
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Originally posted by Rhonda:Yeah!! Gotta be careful alright!
I've read articles of people who were attacked by sharks and survived with really bad injuries. A few of them even lost a limb ...or two... or three! That's exactly why the last time someone tried to jio me for a scuba diving holiday at the great barrier reef, I refused on the grounds that I am scared to death of big sharks. There's over a hundred species of sharks in existence, mostly harmless, but no way am I taking my chances at a place where the great white is known to exist!
I know the shark attacks usually take place on the water surface rather than underwater but I'm still too scared to go. -
catholics dun eat meat on fridays?Originally posted by the Bear:hmm.. fridays...
thing is, if it's pub night at Muddy's on friday, i can't eat their yummy stuff there.. most of it is meat and i'm catholic
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Nope...fish, seafood and dairy products are acceptable though.Originally posted by shinta:catholics dun eat meat on fridays? -
yeah.. but because of shift duties, sometimes i forget it's friday
now much better.. no one lets me forget it's friday coz everyone's exceptionally happy at the office -
why can't u guys eat meat?Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Nope...fish, seafood and dairy products are acceptable though. -
Abstinence is a form of penance, to build up one's self-control. It's not serious to forget to observe it once in a while though.Originally posted by shinta:why can't u guys eat meat? -
today, a neighbour who hails from Seychelles gave us a few marlin steaks..
yummy stuff...
but top predator.. wonder how much mercury i just injested -
I watch Neighbours religiously then go online and b|tch about how bad it was and make fun of all the characters.
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I fantasise about the day I never have to work again but yet somehow, receive a steady, huge income to enjoy, for the rest of my life!
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oh!Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Abstinence is a form of penance, to build up one's self-control. It's not serious to forget to observe it once in a while though.
now i get it
is it something all catholics do? or just some do it? -
All of us are supposed to practise it...but there's a small number who aren't so pious and don't observe it.Originally posted by shinta:oh! now i get it
is it something all catholics do? or just some do it?