Monthly Archive for November, 2007

A Whip Made of Silk Can Still Do Harm

I’m not going to lie and say that I have been so busy that I haven’t had time for this website. Yes, I’ve been busy and I just haven’t really felt like posting a blog entry because I’ve been feeling off lately and was just not in the mood anyway. And this site isn’t listed really high on my priority list lately too.

So Victor’s new work still hasn’t called him in to work yet; some delay with the contract or whatever. It’s a good thing he’s applying at other companies because if this accounting firm is taking him for a ride… I don’t know about him but I’d be really pissed because they told him he has been accepted and will call him in to sign the contract when he starts there. We’ll see. Hopefully soon!

Almost a month ago I had ordered a couple things on Amazon with a couple gift certificates that I received for my birthday. The package was supposed to arrive here last Tuesday… But because I didn’t receive the notice for collection from the post office, I decided to go over there on Friday to find out what happened to my package. After having one of the post office officials check if my package was in their possession, I am told that the notification was in fact sent out. I complained that I didn’t receive it and handed over my identity document for verification, signed for my package and left.

The address on the package was correct but the address on the post office form was incomplete as it didn’t have my apartment number, only the building number and street name. So I’m wondering if the notification was slipped into the mailbox of the apartment corresponding with the building number. Fuck knows. I have concluded that some post office officials don’t have the ability to read and write the correct address. I mean, really, is it too complicated to just type out the exact address that is on the package?

If I didn’t go to the post office to find out where my package was, I would have never received it because after a certain amount of days after your notice is sent out and your package is not collected… The post office keeps it; and that’s not nice at all!

Tarot deck and book about tarotI bought a tarot deck and a book about learning tarot. I’ve always wanted to learn how to read tarot cards and now I can start learning, some time, I guess as it isn’t high on my priority list either. I like the tarot deck. The images are collages from artwork of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance; the golden gilded edging of the cards just make them even more lovely to look at, I think.

Pass The Ice, Please!

I haven’t been feeling too well recently and the summer heat isn’t helping me out one bit. All I want to is lay down with the windows open and sleep while the cool wind brushes against my skin. I might just go do that after I’m done typing this blog post.

Life has been uneasy, for lack of a better word. Victor and I have been fighting more these days than ever; over little things mostly. But you’d think we were fighting over something of more importance and not of something so simple.

The other time was when Victor had promised that he would help me clean the apartment by sweeping the floors and then I would wash them and do everything else. This was to be done before we’d go to my mother’s place to use her washing machine then make it back home before his friends, Riaan and Tanya came over for that weekend. But that morning he decides to go all the way to Makro instead of the mall close by to get Riaan’s birthday gift and gets back home much later than he should have… That was when I had just done all the cleaning by myself. But he walked in the door with a bottle of bubble bath and the part one of Heroes season one on DVD for me, just to say sorry…

He’s such a softie and cares way too much. I love him.

Wonton wrapped prawns with sweet chili sauceOn Wednesday night I prepared a couple of Woolworths sweet & sour noodle boxes and some wonton wrapped prawns, served with sweet chili sauce. It was delicious!

I just couldn’t believe that I struggled so much when using the chopsticks… I was pretty good when I first ate with chopsticks, but now it’s like I never held a pair in my hands, ha!

I need to practice, I think…

My bed is calling out my name, I’m going to have a nap now and deal with the dirty dishes in my sink when I wake up because I really can’t be bothered to do so at this very moment.

Special Treatment

Yesterday afternoon I went to Mirrors, my brother’s fiancé’s hair salon and got my hair cut, dyed and styled by my brother. My friend, David had sent me the money for me to get my hair done and because I only received it into my account yesterday, I made an appointment for that afternoon.

My appointment was at half past two yesterday afternoon with Alex, my brother’s fiancé but when I got there he told me that my brother will be doing my hair… I left the salon at around quarter to six o’clock that evening. My hair had to be cut first then dyed and then styled and thinned after that. Because I had thick hair I had to pay double for the amount of dye that was used. I think that he could have done all the cutting and then dyed. Then I would have had to pay less than what I had to… Anyway it came out really good; I shouldn’t have doubted my brother. He never cut my hair before so I was a little worried until I saw the final result. My hair is now thinner, shorter; definitely more manageable and black; my favorite color and I love it! The only thing that needs getting used to is my fringe. But all and all, he did a pretty fucking good job!

Woolworths gift card from my friend, DavidI had a couple hundred rand left so I bought a bottle of hair color protecting shampoo and conditioner for my hair. And a ceramic straightening brush that I can use with my hairdryer because I never have had one of those brushes before.

A little after six o’clock last night I received a big brown bag via courier. Inside that big brown bag was a credit card size Woolworths gift card; such a small thing delivered in a large bag… The lovely black gift card was sent to me by David and was to be used for grocery and necessity shopping! As Victor and I are trying to make it this month with the very little funds that we have right now, receiving this gift card was a really great gift and really made my day today…

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