| Sunday, 8 April 2007 |
| because blood's more alkaline than water |
My mom's off to Perth again. Her flight should have landed two hours ago, and considering the long drive to my brother's house from the airport, she's probably stepping into the house right about now.
My brother's got himself into quite a fix there.
Apparently, he and his house-mates were robbed. Some guy (no doubt some hot-headed, racist, Australian, high-school teenager) smashed the window of their car when they went out for dinner, and promptly stole whatever he could find.
So my brother's digital camera is missing, plus a whole lot of other things that thankfully weren't that valuable. At least he had the sense to carry his wallet and mobile with him, because my brother has a habit of leaving valuables lying around.
I would know, because I'm usually the one picking the things he drop, and hiding them in anticipation of the look of horror on his face when he finds out that they have gone missing. Hurhur.
ANYWAY. Its not the first time that my brother and his house-mates have found themselves at the receiving end of some apparently racist treatment.
Last year, some idiot drove past their house and threw eggs at their windows. Not once, but thrice. It definitely had something to do with race because the same vandal threw eggs at the nearby chinese takeaway and korean barbecue restaurant as well.
And when I visited them last year, some guy actually rammed into the back of my brother's housemate's car, and attempted to do a hit and run with it. Thankfully, some other nice Australian stopped him from driving away, and thus, they managed to get his particulars and filed a police report.
Its quite sobering to note that racism is still so rampant in a city like Perth. Perth is one of the more cosmopolitan cities in Australia, and yet, the attitudes of some of the Australians there are still quite xenophobic.
You would have thought they would have gotten used to the presence of Asians in Perth by now. I mean, Perth is practically filled with Asians: Asian students, migrants etc. Half of Perth's population is Asian, yet some of the Aussies still treat us as aliens or something.
So now that my brother has lost his digital camera, my mom insists that I give him mine. Not that it matters really, because I ended up buying a new digi-cam anyway.
Bought my new IXUS-75! I'm a fan of IXUS cameras, for reasons that I'm unsure of. But anyway, I have a new digicam! Not bad really.
Oh and I had to pass a couple of my books to my brother. Passed him my McMinns and Wheaters because apparently, he's taking histology and extended anatomy this semester. And he keeps complaining about it. Now he understands my pain. Hurhur.
He would have taken my Moore if I hadn't stopped him and told him I needed it for my exams. But I'm sure it would be a waste of effort to pass him the book anyway: Its so thick that he would definitely be put off from reading it. So Moore's gonna stay in Singapore for the time being.
I was quite stupid actually, cause I inadvertently volunteered to help him do his paper. He was asking me for information on Diabetes Mellitus II and their exact effects on the physical body when I was obviously not in the mood to entertain him.
I didn't really know where to find the information exactly. I'm sure its probably somewhere in Guyton, but I haven't really studied Endocrinology for Physio yet.
But he kept asking for books and sources and stuff, and in the end, I got so fed up that I stupidly told him I'll find some online sources and pass it to him, thinking that I'll do it after my exams or something.
Little did I know that the paper's due this coming wednesday. Argh. So I sorta volunteered to help my brother source for information to complete his paper. (but honestly, why can't he just go onto the net and Google or Wiki it?)
I'll be spending the next week, home alone with my Dad.
Argh. Not that its a totally bad thing, its just that I might have to deal with extra responsibilities like clearing up the mess that my father tends to make when he does housework. Sigh.
Oh and Hallmark Channel cancelled their run of ER, right at the end of season 3!!!!
Why? Why! Why?!
Oh, on a happier note, I bought 3 huge boxes of Post Cereal for breakfast! Seven days of Banana Nut Crunch, Honey Oat Waffles and Blueberry Muffin is enough to save me from the drudgery of study leave mornings!Labels: family |
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