For starters, it's not the end of the world, just a little inconvenient.

Although maybe that title should really read "I totalled my mum's car" has a different meaning when you're over forty and have a job where the insurance excess isn't going to break the bank and your mum was just waiting for the car to expire anywayBut, yes, the prang I had on ( Read more... )

My mother reads my FB updates and then sends me text messages about them. Oh, mum, that's not how it works...

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Dad had a bad case of the shakes this afternoon - as in, 1 hour of uncontrollable, full-body shivering. He's been rather less than 100% the last few days, but the shaking freaked me out ( Read more... )

Christmas Day is a quiet one with the parentals, the sistren, and possibly a few aunts and uncles. Mum has some simple Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls planned for lunch, and a few bits and pieces for dessert ( Read more... )

One of the problems of Vietnam is that I can't have an external monologue ( Read more... )

I love my dad and my stepmum, but damn they're helpful.

Also: I have discovered that I come by my show geekiness honestly. My father is watching Supergirl and is really into it! Has no problem a) keeping track of who is who, b) explaining to his daughter what is going on, c) accepting that his daughter knows as much about the general DC universe, ( Read more... )

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Had the parentals over for dinner last night - Mum's birthday.

Cooked roast beef, vegies, and ANZAC Cheesecake.


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I'm sure I asked my sisters to be here at 11am.

It is now 11:30am and no sign. Our guests arrive in an hour. (Uncle and Aunt on Dad's side who weren't at Christmas lunch and have always been lovely to us. We try to keep in contact.)

Hmf. Guess I'd better start clearing the dining table myself...

alphaflyer asked: "In Canada and Australia, the majority of current inhabitants are the descendants of immigrants. Can you talk a bit about your family's history and arrival in Australia?"

My family were in the post-WWII wave of immigrants: both grandfathers were businessmen who brought their families out from China (paternal) and Hong Kong (maternal).

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