Changed da house,
Changed da look.
BTW, my bathrobe's usually pink
and we don't have a fireplace.
Other than that,
it's pretty accurate...
Psst...click the words above to navigate.
Best viewed, unfortunately, in Internet Explorer.
Changed da house,
Changed da look.
BTW, my bathrobe's usually pink
and we don't have a fireplace.
Other than that,
it's pretty accurate...
Psst...click the words above to navigate.
Best viewed, unfortunately, in Internet Explorer.
Radio guy: 3-blah-blah-blah-F-M, this is Graeme speaking, how can I help you?
Me: Hi, Graeme? My name is Velle and I'm calling from the [INSERT 18 SYLLABLES HERE]. How's your day been so far?
Radio Guy: Oh, my day's been alright. What about you?
Me: Yes, it's been good too... for a Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday morning/afternoon/evening
Radio Guy: (laughs along)
Radio Guy: Uh... could you say that again?
Me: Oh, I'm calling from the [INSERT 18 SYLLABLES HERE, STUMBLE TWICE, ENDS UP BEING 28 SYLLABLES]
Radio Guy: Oh... uh, what do you do?
Radio Guy: Good.
Me: (Hears the crickets before filling in the silence with...) That's good to know. I faxed over a media release at around 4 yesterday afternoon... did your radio station receive it?
Radio Guy: No idea. The fax machine isn't with me.
Me: (Waits for elaboration. Nothing happens. Definitely not a radio personality.)
Singaporean Chick embarking on
Adventure of Lifetime with
Cute Aussie Bloke.
Crazy turn of events officiated
18th December 2004.
Online Communications Officer
~ Accomplishments So Far ~Still Married After 13 months
Attained Driver's License!
Manual one, too!
On my first try!
Found a Real Job
BOUGHT A HOUSE
Bought a coffee table
Climbed part of Mt Kosciusko
Chilled with Mum
Organised a house warming party
Good health
Good friends
Renewed relationship with God
"A house is a machine for living." -- Buckminster Fuller, designer/architect/inventor
Check out back entries,
predating the emergence of Mrs Velle
2 Comments:
THAT'S IT!! You hit the Australian Nail on the head!! That's what I couldn't understand! The whole "Hi How Are you thing" when you are trying to just buy a freaking ice cream from them..... and you have to stand there and watch your ice cream melt when some weird man is talking to you about his day and all you want to do is get a REALLY big lick from your ice cream which is dripping all over his gloved hand... URGGGH! It drove me mad because a lot of the time you could see it in their eyes that they really couldn't give a rat's ass about your day... SO WHY BOTHER ASKING????
By
Catriya, at 11:13 am
Precisely! I especially like it when their answers don't line up with the questions because they're so used to stringing together a generic, nice reply.
Example:
CASHIER: Hi-how-are-you...
ME: Good, good...
CASHIER:(Already assuming that I had asked the same back) ...Good-thanks.
Example 2 - and this has happened more than I can remember:
CASHIER: Hi-how-are-you-good-thanks
ME: ...?
By
Velle, at 10:04 pm
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