It finally got me, y’all. After 2.5 years, I’m COVID-positive. It happened in a fairly predictable way. On Sunday, I became a household close contact. I tested negative with a rapid antigen test on Sunday and Monday, and remained asymptomatic both days. This morning – Tuesday – I woke up with a sore throat. TookContinue reading “COVID got me…”
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50 cups of coffee can’t be wrong?!
Y’know, I never used to like coffee. Yeah, yeah, sacrilege, whatever. I think the first time I tasted it was when I took a sip of whatever my dad was drinking at my grandmother’s house in Malaysia. It was probably Kopi-O or something like that. Regardless, it was too bitter for this little Aussie girl’sContinue reading “50 cups of coffee can’t be wrong?!”
On the road again
I was a bit quiet beforehand because I didn’t want to jinx it, but earlier this month I travelled out of WA for the first time in two-and-a-half years and returned without incident. 😀 I got to catch up with family and friends in Sydney and despite it raining most of the time I wasContinue reading “On the road again”
Unplugged-ish
No, it’s not the latest Kenya Barris show. (Although I recently discovered Black-ish, Mixed-ish, and Grown-ish on Disney+ and I’m really digging them.) It’s about my complicated relationship with social media and what I’m trying to do about it. On one hand, social media was how I interacted and connected with people in the absenceContinue reading “Unplugged-ish”
Stuck in a rut
I’m in a bit of a rut. Not a “depressed” rut (been there). I’m actually pretty good. My job fulfils me. My family is great. My circle of friends is small but meaningful and that’s how I like it. And NCIS, a show I’ve grown up with and is basically a family friend at thisContinue reading “Stuck in a rut”