2019

It is November and nearly the end of the year (and decade) so thought I should write something whilst I still have time. I’ll start from where I left off.

Came home from Singapore and arrived back in Perth very late on a Sunday night. Made it out through customs after over an hour and managed to navigate my way to Mum and Dad outside (ETA time of pickup = 1am). The drive home down Roe Hwy was pretty cold and very contrasting to the previous 5/6 days in Singapore. Played on my phone (Tinder & Bumble) and fell asleep. 

The rest of the week I spent in Coogee and mainly slept, watched YouTube (AGT videos) and some SBS World Movies. Watched one episode of The Walking Dead after a 18 month hiatus (was pretty traumatic), read a little, ran most nights, did weights, went in the pool around 10/11pm before bed and played on my phone. I wish I had stayed in Singapore longer but so be it. I still had a lot of new matches waiting for me on my phone (Tinder & Bumble) so I still felt connected.

First week back at work I was sent to Moora (I could have said no but decided against it). This disrupted my workflow so it put me behind from the start. I was there for nine lunchtimes - it was definitely hectic but the isolation in the country made it bearable. I was hanging out for 5pm every day where I could close the office, get some food from the Foodworks next door, drive to accommodation on an isolated cul-de-sac and then exercise outside in the cold every night (skipping, chin-ups and modified Karen) before eating dinner and watching Tour de France / SBS World Movies. The tv was big but the house was cold. Was still good though.

Saturday nights have been mainly spent playing Daytona and NBA at Palace Arcade in Northbridge. I haven’t been to Tigerlil’s since early June and have only been inside Niche once. This whole period has been a little weird and I have been going to job interviews during my lunch breaks too. Job interviews that I’m not sure that I want. Maybe I will just stay at my current job and start being more proactive and start doing my own study, who knows. I have been enjoying yoga though.

It is 1815 on a Saturday now so I must go to the gym 😂.

Stay tuned, SD.

Saturday 02/11/19: Races, Belmont Tavern & Casino

Was tired and low on energy (no surprise for a Saturday), ideally just wanted to sleep all day and go to the gym at night to muck around and do a CrossFit workout. The plan was to go to the races and I was behind schedule like usual. Did the dishes, finished getting ready and caught Uber to Ascot. By the time I arrived it was about 245 and because I was so late I didn’t have to pay to get in.

The one vodka that I had hit me hard and my Ascot experience seems like a blur (lol not really). Lost $70 without even really leaving my chair. I would have been happy losing / winning $0 but this was not to be (quaddies can be so dangerous). After this passed, we found ourselves in a familiar position (the one where we try to work out of Jas can actually make it back to Lesmurdie for dinner and make it back to Sull’s by 7-8). We are all optimistic but still somewhat wary.

Went back to Sull’s and then Sull, Sheme, Ro, Kath and myself headed to the Belmont Tav. The BT was decent, had dinner, watched the end of ENG vs SA RWC19 final, had a few drinks, rendezvoused with Jas and made it out alive (lucky). Next stop, the casino.

Drove to the casino, I went in the boot - this was peaceful and brought back memories i.e. 2010. Ro & Kath departed, the four of us remaining went to the cas. S&S were next to leave, Kiel inexplicably showed up shortly after, I was low on energy by this stage so just wanted to go home. J, K and myself caught a taxi to Leederville, I departed and walked to West Leederville station... an interesting walk. Was home by midnight.

I’m so tired 🤦🏼‍♂️

SD