went on a 'date' today...with yivern and ruby! yum-char was good...and many thanks to yivern for the treat!! though i think i dun deserve it...but it felt really nice to have someone pay for my meal *grin*

after the yummy lunch, we walked around the city (looking for giant milk bottles as a present for yivern's supervisor...). yivern looped her arm around mine...ruby putting her arm on my shoulder. the three of us took up alot of space on the narrow and crowded sidewalk..but it felt really nice to be walking like this. haha...we probably looked stupid...aiyah, who cares eh?

coming back to an empty apartment, and i heard the phone ringing. thinking it was germaine's mum, i picked up the phone...

Me: "hello" (i was all ready to follow with "hi auntie!")
Other person: "hello?"
Me: (ehh...not germ's mum...it's a guy...voice sounds kinda familiar...) "er..hello? who are you looking for?"
Other person:"is that Gretel?"
Me: (ah? know my name one?? who calls me??) "er..yeah. who's that?"
Other person:"cannot recognise my voice ah?"
Me:(raking brain for potential friends who are prank callers)"ermm..no...who's that?"
Other person: "it's Papa lah"

oh my!oh my! shucks shucks shucks!!
about 90% of you would be laughing at me..and all of you would be going "tsk tsk tsk! cannot even recognise ur father's voice??". i know watever i say is just gonna sound like excuses...but i'll stil try and justify my stupidity.

can't recognise cos
1) no one ever calls me...so i was in shock
2) my parents RARELY calls me...this is the 3rd time my parents called me in my 3.5 years in melbourne.
3) i haven't talked to my father for about 2 months (tend to talk to mum when i call)

whether you believe my reasons are valid or not, i am very embarrassed and feeling very guilty. hope my father wouldn't think that i am unfilial...sigh. must get him a very nice father's day card to atone my dreadful sin.

have been staying up for the past 2 nights, chatting either on MSN or at someone else's place. tonight, it was to meet Joy to discuss about our assignment. *moan moan moan* and now that is done, kinda hoping to meet someone online to chat with. but seems like sunday night is "party" nite for other people. sighz...

so...nothing to do in the dead silence of the night. might as well hit the sack and rest well. only have this one week to recuperate before 8 continuous weeks of clinical placement. *grimace*