25.4.26 - 119 - Woodleigh

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I walked to Alkaff Lake yesterday and discovered that it was where the Sennet Estate was - which Pa said had been filled in. He said he never forgave the PAP for that. Pa loved nature. I still can't believe that he is gone. 

Sometimes I feel just overwhelmed at what I have had to go through. With the boys. Honestly I just cannot even.

So, Oisin will be down. Within a week. Amazing really. I'm going to try and sort something out soon. 

What else?

But I was talking to Ma this morning on how it was so hard getting the house ready and I had to do it all by myself, with no help from that dipshit. He is such a piece of shit really. My friends, Ghin and myself got the house ready for sale. I never went back there after I really said goodbye to it. I placed my hand on the walls and said, I do hope that you manage to look after the people who move in here. Take care of them.

I then cried and said that I had been through so much. I really have been through so much. 

My dear old blog. I'm too upset right now. I suggested that Ghin take a gap year and come and live with us in Singapore. That would be one way to solve the issue. But then Gary? He would have to be rehomed or adopted for that year. I don't know. The thing is that we have options and that's everything.

OK. I'm going to start tidying up and maybe then making my way to the meeting point. 

Oh my hand. I have discovered that the pain I have been feeling is largely due to damaged nerves and I'm hoping that over time it will heal. The arm from behind the cut has more or less sorted itself. 

We have been through so much.

So many blogs. I should get rid of some of them.

So much writing.

I'm going to leave at 8.30 to get to the meeting place. It should be enough time.

I'll be back at 1, I told Ma.

The story about Miriam and the Myna seems to be going well. I'm liking it anyways. 

But, yes... the hand is going well. I have sorted out the nerves it looks like. Now it's just getting the skin to heal up. I think that's going to take a short while as well. Maybe another week, tops.

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