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Kosciuszko & Melbourne

back again!!! i can't begin to express how happy i've been this past week [fortnight really] and i have less of a clue where to start=) as iv already posted a fair bit on the Port Macq road trip, i'll drizzle a bit on my kosciusko one=D

We set off last Tuesday mornin', with 4 ppl -a church friend [Bernice], Barbara, [her] John, and me- squishing into the car and Crookshanks *sniff* left wondering what it'd ever done to deserve the forlorn consequence of staying at home by itself=( After passing acres of gorgeous green pastures, we arrived at quiet little Jindabyne and made ourselves comfortable for the next 3 nights. We climbed Kos the next day, after some help from the chairlifts *awesome*.. the weather was wonderful, but the temperature unforgiving - if i didnt layer on about 5 pieces of clothing i woulda frozen myself silly. On the 3rd day we walked 10km to and back from the Blue lake [it's 10 storeys deep =O] and by then, very much sore but nonetheless cheery, from such priceless experiences.
We headed out for Melbourne on Friday and went to its Central on Saturday. Its Victoria markets can give our Paddy's market a run for its money ~ it is soo huge!! with hats everywhere!!! If Sydney is sunnies' central, Mebourne is hat central ** i bought lots of little knick knacks, and of course, a lovely new hat=) but the best part of the whole trip was meeting up with fellow christians.. Barb knew ppl from a meeting [church] there so it was like a reunion more or less. I'm so grateful to God for opening up these new paths of friendships that i know will last a lifetime.. it's hard to describe the people's effect on me and all that i've observed these few days..
on our last day [Mon], we went to stay with another of barb & John's good friends @ Wagga Wagga, and they are so lovely i didn't want to leave.. there aren't many ppl that can make u feel like a part of their family in the space of less than a day but they did and my heart smiles to think of them.. their house was perfect. it lacked nothing, it had a pool, it had sofas everywhere so there was a very tangible family feel to it. I miss everyone and everyplace..

Now i know i'm being slack if i dont put any photos up, but none of my Kos/Melb ones are developed yet and my Port Macq ones wont load -it also doesnt help that they're all at May's house but i'll be sure to devote a whole post to them once i figure out the how to's. Last night also spouted new fotos as it was not one but 2 ppl's birthdays we celebrated Yum Cha style=D there was much laughter, and new friendhips budding.. but im a little worried about the love front -nothing new here; i still like being single -which is exactly the problem. U know that feeling when someone starts a friendship off and u feel it could lead to a possible romance? just by little things such as them opening u to areas of their life they dont open to others, stuff like that? or when they just outright ask for ur number? well iv had a couple of encounters of such sort and its bothering me. Not much, but enough to take up room in my thoughts.. i dont know how to tell ppl im just not interested.. and i dont know how to make myself interested. or if i am, im interested in the wrong guy. The ones i meet like twice and dont see for another 3 years. yeah, u get the picture. not a pretty one huh.. sigh=/ ack!
well, this is a terribly long and compressed post. I haven't even said a third of what i want to say, but im happy to tell anyone who wants to know more.. i'd rather not torture the blog interface by making a novel out of one post=P

posted by "/umin @ 10:56 AM