OH! Big gap again since the last post! 16 days ?! Where did the time disappear.. ?
Ah, I know! I had a pretty fun week last week. Monday evening, I was at a Bollywood themed ball hosted by the association my husband works for. It's always good fun to be part of. What's interesting for me when it comes to attending a ball is seeing the way guests, especially ladies, dress up according to the theme. However, for this one, I enjoyed dressing up myself as much as I see and learn from others. I decided not to wear Sari, Indian traditional formal dress because of its costs, $300 or over if you want one with beautiful and decorative sequences and the frequency of wearing it if I got one and to create Indian feel with something more practical with items which are versatile so that I can wear with other combinations even after the party. I wore a two piece dress, one shoulder coral top and golden orange long skirt with matching sash, a scarf with fringe which happened to have the golden orange colour in the print, lots of gold jewelries made in India and, my favorite item of the night, an head piece which I remodeled one of my earring made by myself. It was so much fun planning the costume and seeing people's reaction. Some people I've known didn't even recognized me! Of course, some wore Sari and they were absolutely beautiful, but I was quite happy with my unique styling. The ball room, food and entertainment, all was spectacular! It was fantastic night. And it was followed with another good news in the weekend. I appeared on the social page on the local paper with the groceries, who wear what type of stuff, which made me even happier with my work. It's nice to be recognized!
Then, I flew to Queensland to see my friends in Gold Coast and family in Brisbane. I stayed QT Gold Coast in Surfers Paradise. It was in a convenience location and very pop,colorful modern hotel which reminded me of W brand. I had a ocean view from my room and the view brought so much memories of Hawaii where I lived for about a year six years ago. I caught up with one of my friend who i hadn't seen for two and half years. We browse the city to decide a place for dinner for a while and we came across the evening market along the beach. It was about one kilo meter long and the products were fresh cookie, crafts and clothes locally made. It was great spot for tourist to pick souvenirs. I bought a beautiful long one-piece dress and a jumper from a local designer. I loved both pieces and it's nice to have clothes not from commercial retailer so that I know no one in Perth would wear them. Another friend of mine joined us later the night and it was good fun night. They told me how different the people in GC is compare to other city in Aus. I thought people in Perth were pretty relaxed and casual but apparently the people in GC are in another level and safety is also an issue there. It sounded that they were struggling to get accustomed to it. It made me more appreciative of my life in Perth. Another thing I noticed there was the emptiness of the city. I've been to GC once four years ago and my impression was it was very much like Hawaii. Pretty beach with palm trees, high-rise condominiums, relaxed but colorful and gritter sprinkled in the air in the city with buzz of people. However, the city was very quiet this time. Although, I knew it was not in season, seeing one of the most popular destination in Aus for international tourists with such emptiness was a bit shock for me.
After interesting stay in GC, I took a train going back to Brisbane airport to catch up with my hubby flying from Sydney then went to my hubby's parents place to spend two night with them.We used to visit them once or twice a year, but since their youngest son passed away early this year, I determined to try to visit them more often. It got me think to show our love and support for them as much as we can and to have close relationship with whole family member. We had lovely time together at home and a family dinner with the younger brother's family one night. It was really nice,too.
My IVF process is on hold at the moment due to having to give my body time to get back to normal for embryo transfer. I feel my body is pretty normal now. I recently get back to the once a week fasting and light exercise. My weight is now 49.0kg so got back pretty much.I had my first period three weeks ago which was unusually early and now I'm waiting the second period which will be the cycle for my embryo transfer. Actually, I was planing to visit my friend in Adelaide in early September but now I don't know if I can do it anymore because the timing of my period is unpredictable. People suggest me to relax as much as I can so I should drop it and not even thinking about going away...
Anyhow, all is good :)
Happy weekend for everyone!
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