Went to the shopping centre at 9am yesterday to beat the crowds. I barely made it, what with Saint Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year happening all at once. With Campsie being
Asian in flavour, people were streaming in to shop. The place is festooned with red, shiny balloons and hearts one side, red lanterns and good luck charms the other. When I left half an hour later, cars were queuing for parking spaces. I was glad to get out of there.
What is the year of the tiger going to bring?
Anyone born in this year is 'courageous, active and self assured. Optimistic, passionate and independent. Rebellious (watch out Maxine and Dirk!) dynamic and unpredictable. Quick tempered but considerate, affectionate but careless. The tiger is a natural born leader and symbolises power, passion and daring.' Oooh! Sounds exciting to have a tiger in our midst.
What is happening to the weather? Heaviest snowfalls in Lincolnshire for a long time and helicoptering in snow for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Now I believe it's pouring with rain there. Sydney has had floods this weekend and the humidity keeps on keeping on, well into the third month. Migraines have gone to twice a week instead of once a week as a result. That's why I had to go to the shopping centre... for more drugs!
A big mea culpa to Eddie for forgetting to credit him with fixing my letter 'e', not to mention jump starting my car last weekend, AND printing off the invitations and other sundries for the forthcoming baby shower. Where would I be without you!
Did my first readings on the radio for the visually impaired last week, 2RPH. It went quite well. The first time I sat in with two readers who were completely silent in between readings. The second time the readers and announcer were chatting, joking, and generally being hilarious in between. I was worried in case the announcer forgot to turn off the mikes. But it relaxed me and they were very encouraging. The first news piece I chose had a lot of Arabic names in it. Why I did that I don't know but I got through it okay. The second was all about theatre, which of course I sailed through. My next date with the mike is March 5 at 6am, the Breakfast show. Better have a few cups of tea on board for that one.
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