13.8.25 - Downpour

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Well today i managed to make an appointment  for pa and then drive him to the polyclinic. As usual none of these things are rocket science. But i just have never done them.

Im lying on the sofa outside just enjoying the downpour. Listening to the frogs. I do hate Singapore. I mean i really hate it. I hate everything about it. Even the things which are nice about it. Like the food. All that wears thin for me.

Ok i do love the pool and the running. I do love that. And how much i mean to my parents and how much they mean to me. But life here is largely a scrum. And people are largely trying their best but its very difficult. So i know how lucky i am but still just the ram it down your throat materialism is insane. 

However i still need to think about what it means for me... for the kids... for ma and pa. What will i do?

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I managed to get my keyboard from Courts. It was only $16. Oh dear... I see now it has no pound signs... OK I've have to change that when I get back. Very annoying. Or I can just do a shortcut key in google, etc. Nevermind. Ugh. 

I went for my run. The weight loss is finally showing after almost a month of running. It has been so good getting back in the swing of things. It is EXACTLY one more week to go before I head back. So I will definitely get this living room sorted before we go. I was so tired after I returned from the clinic yesterday. We had gone to get something to eat to buy back home and we had dinner together. It has been so great being able to drive Pa around. And Jac having to be able to take a break from doing all the heavy lifting. 

So... I think I should do this now... write a bit about why we should all study epics.

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