Friday, October 31, 2025

Saturday Post 514

 Grr! Not playing table tennis with dad @ church today so can't take last Saturday's plodding total but idiot Wally has only given me 721 steps and goodness knows I've done more than that today! >< Well, John Piper's devotional topic from last night's 'The Seminary Of Suffering'; TWFT topic's 'How Your Faith   Can Produce Results (1)' and Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'A Great Multitude'. Anyways, events for today?

  • Yay, 2nd consecutive awesome sleep last night! Nature didn't call until 7:05am and after one pot :P trip, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*

  •     Afterwards, Mini Pearl and I happily cuddle and snore, me waking twice more for the pot :P before noisy PIG mum begins her daily a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon,  she's  let   herself into   my room  to  hit me with the eye goo and  give  poor Elf  a very brief rub  since she'd totally ignored my poor foot again (for the 6th consecutive  day, Era  rubbed Elf for fifteen minutes before sleep and let  her wear her  sock last  night though obviously  peeled it off first thing  this  morning XD) before  going  back  outside and awaiting   Sharon's arrival @ 9:30am. While waiting for her arrival, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*

  • Only Sharon didn't arrive until 9:45am and I'd already fallen back asleep! Had she been stuck in traffic? No, her previous shift didn't end until 9:30am. Um, but your shift here STARTS @ 9:30am?? 
  • Obviously, I skipped the fifteen more minutes.  After using the pot :P for one more tinkle we got me kitted and then I went over to the bathroom and brushed teeth.  After drinking one tall mug of water, I sit over the loo proper and do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
  • After washing and drying Era, I head out to the gobbling :P table with Sharon. Breakfast is   my once-weekly fried egg on one piece of dry (unbuttered) toast very sparingly smeared with   avocado, another tall cup of water, all my usual drugs :P and my first big mug of white tea sweetened with one spoonful of honey. Over and after breakfast, I happily read for thirty minutes first up. 
  • While Sharon closed and locked windows, I used the loo for one more tinkle before climbing into her car's passenger seat. She kindly helped me buckle my seatbelt then tootled us off to Underwood MarketPlace, parking around the side and grabbing a trolley for us.
  • We both bought groceries from Woolies; Sharon also bought herself a bucket of teriyaki chicken rice from Sushi Creators (where I bought my honey chicken sushi roll) and promises to shout   bubble tea for my birthday next year!
  • Back home I took a nice warm shower -  hairwash today. Also thanks to Sharon who helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
  • Dried, creamed and rekitted,  lunch was one yummy tuna in tomato and onion toastie  with one (the last slice) of cheese, HEAVILY buttered (on the inside XD) and two more big mugs of white tea with two sugars. Happily read for another 1.5 hours, finishing pg. 650 @ exactly 12:34pm, reaching pg. 666 @ 12:58pm, reaching pg. 675 @ exactly 1:10pm, finishing pg. 700 @ 1:31pm, FINISHING THE BOOK @ 1:46pm, finishing pg. 750 and the acknowledgements @ 1:52pm (so clean forgot about pg. 725 XD), about the author finished @ 1:53pm and EVERYTHING FINISHED @ 1:54pm! Thanks to Sharon who's kindly grabbed me some Kylie Chan novel to   continue reading!
  • At 1:55pm I sat over the loo for two more tinkles then signed Sharon off with my thanks and byes. She's back Saturday fortnight.
  • Once I've used up the most important two hours of the day I'll use the loo for one tinkle, call upstairs and ask PIG mum please for my honey chicken sushi roll and start reading the Kylie Chan novel for one hour!
  • Toms: just church, nothing special. Braced for a pissy little lunch with dad @ Hungry Jack's and a stressful arvo @ the hands of PIG mum. *sigh* Hey, isn't she returning to HK soon?
  • Anyways, hopefully bbl,  else wishing looking forward to   seeing  everyone @  church  toms!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Friday Post 514d

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3915. Sorry, not quite four grand.  Another day.  XD Righteo, final, final events for tonight?

Friday Post 514c

 Good evening! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3786 and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'No Escape'. Anyways, continuing today's events?

Friday Post 514b

 Heylo again   and potentially one final greeting for today! Em's potential final, final plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3602. Ha, I'm over 3.5 grand. XD  Righteo, potential final, final events for today?

  • Breakfast is one bowl of the less-yummy (so sticky) bird food (what Dr. Ku calls All-Bran :P), all my usual drugs :P and one full mug of water. Over breakfast, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*
  • After breakfast, Jane accompanies me back to the bathroom before returning to the kitchen and washing up the breakfast   dishes. Over the loo    I do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
  • After washing and drying Era, I climb into the passenger seat of Jane's car and she tootles me off to Underwood MarketPlace, parking out the front and grabbing a shopping trolley for us.
  • We both buy groceries from Woolies; unfortunately, I can't persuade her to please buy us bubble tea.  XD
  • Back home, I take a nice warm shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Jane who helps me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
  • Dried, creamed and rekitted, Jane made me a tomato and onion tuna with TWO HEAVILY buttered and one huge mug of delicious white tea; the only regret was that she couldn't find where sneaky PIG mum had hidden the sweetener! >< XD
  • At 1:55pm I sat over the loo for two tinkles and then I signed Jane off with my   thanks and byes: she's back   next Wednesday and taking me to table tennis!
  • Happily watched the 6pm news bulletin for the 215TH time. All the things I like recording are @ the bottom of this post.

  • Cheers,
    Em. ^^
    P.S.  All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's, read by Joel Dry) for the 215TH time: Geran, Felim (first name), Hanniffy, Bavas, Giuffre (heard), Williams, Lamont  (heard), Wilesmith, Langbroek, D'Alessandro, Balme, Mostyn, Bond, Ferguson (heard), Trump, Currie, Morcombe, Chalmers, Hume, Sussan (first name, heard), Ley  (heard), Sinclair, JD (first   name),  Vance, Hakeem (first name),  Jeffries, Kearsley, Epstein (heard), Van Lunteren, De (first name),  Parker, Inglis (heard), Brimson, AJ (first  name), Walsh, Wane, Preston, Albanese,  Zuccato, Liersch, Healy, Zahra, Takis, Konstas (heard), Trump (heard), Daniels, Windsor, Cross, Fei, Probyn and Cavallaro. Effie Zahos read the finance report (1AUD = 65.44USc), Jonathan Uptin read the sports report and Ebony Cavallaro read the weather report from New Farm. Brisbane was 20-30 today.  Brisbane toms:  20-27. Mt. Gravatt toms: 18-27. Sunrise: 4:56am Sunset 6:07pm

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Friday Post 514

 Good afternoon!  Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2091 steps (ha, I'm just over two grand XD); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'The Danger Of Drifting'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'The Bible And Your Investments (3)' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'What  Jesus Did For Us' but fifthly and way most importantly,  I'm really  still owed ONE HOUR online after OT with Dorrie this arvo!! Anyways, events for today?

  • What better way to end the week than with an awesome sleep last night?   Nature didn't call until 6:20am and after one pot :P trip, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*
  • Mini Pearl and I happily cuddle and snore, me waking again for the pot :P when dearest dad comes to kiss me bye and retuck me back into bed before leaving for his hard day's work @ Uncle Sam's (unsure which one?)  place.
  • More cuddling and snoring for Mini Pearl and me, nature calling once more shortly before noisy PIG mum begins her daily usual a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon, she's let herself into my   room to hit me with the eye goo and give poor Elf a very brief rub, since she'd totally ignored my poor foot (for the 5th consecutive day) last night. Don't worry, Era rubbed her for fifteen minutes last night and let her wear her sock to sleep, although obviously peeled it off first thing this morning.  XD
  • After PIG mum lets Jane in, Jane knocks, opens the door, says good morning and offers fifteen more minutes? Mini Pearl nods @ her and Jane wisely removes herself; phew, since Mini Pearl's anatomically incapable of giving the Bear Bum! XD
  • When Jane comes back, I use the pot :P for one more tinkle, we get me kitted and then I head over to the bathroom to brush teeth. That done, I sit over the loo for one tinkle, wash and dry Era then  head out to the gobbling :P table with Jane.
    Cheers,
    Em.  ^^

Thursday Post 514d

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! With a final, final plodding total of 3019,  lemme just cover final, final events for Thursday?

Thursday Post 514c

 Good evening! Firstly, I'm logging in Thursday's plodding total @ 3019 (ha, I'm just over three grand XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's "Victor's Mine". Anyways, continuing tonight's events?

Thursday Post 514b

 Heylo again, good afternoon again and potentially one final greeting for Thursday! Em's potential final, final plodding total for today now stands @ 1877. Righteo, potential final, final events for Thursday?

  • Once I'd used up the most important two hours of my day, I used the loo for one tinkle then sat @ the gobbling :P table to read the book club novel for one hour and wait for PIG mum to finish playing her mobile and gimme some arvo tea.
  • While reading the book club novel today, I finished pg. 525 @ exactly 4pm, reached pg. 550 @ 4:28pm and reached pg.  555 @ exactly 4:35pm! PIG mum didn't pay me any attention, and, in the end, I had to ask for some arvo tea please: a piece of fruit, about one tasty cracker and one huge mug of green tea.
  • One more loo trip before I returned online~
  • Now I've got just over thirty minutes to continue  finalising my GCCW competition entry; phew it's due TOMS night not TONIGHT! XD
  • Righteo, hopefully bbl, else hope everyone has a smashing end to the week toms!
    Cheers,
    Em.  ^^
    P.S.  All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's, read by Melissa Downes and Joel Dry) for the 214TH time: Cavallaro, Felim (first name), Rawlings, Ha-teya (first name),  Gripske, Roosevelt (heard), Gollschewski, Francis,  Morcombe, Crisafulli, Bell, Gout (first name), Gout, McGrath, Saunders (heard), Trad,  Rees, Croucher, Watt,  Rowe,  Bavas, Simpson, Selby (heard) Cameron (heard),  Trump, Probyn, Dixon, Reid (first  name), Butler, Tino (first name; can't  spell his surname! XD), Papenhuyzhen Fraser, Todhunter, Sheppard (heard), Holland, Parratt, Meadows (heard), Watson, Fifita (heard), Weidler (heard), Renshaw (heard), Cochrane, Portman, Labuschagne (heard), Munster (heard), Joyce, McKenzie, Albanese (heard),Hanniffy and Youngberry. Effie Zahos read the finance report (1AUD = 65.91USc), Jonathan Uptin  read  the sports report and Garry Youngberry read the weather report from Southport.  Brisbane was 18-28 today. Brisbane toms: 20-28. Mt.  Greavatt tom: 18-28. Sunrise:  4:07am Sunset 6:06pm

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Thursday Post 514

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 1821 steps; secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'Sin, Satan, Sickness/Sabotage' (sounds familiar?); thirdly, TWFT topic's 'The Bible And Your Investments (2)' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'Repurposed By God'. Anyways, events for today?

  •  Grr, I'd just started a four-night awesome sleep streak but nature ruined it immediately this morning around 12:30am! >< *sigh* Never mind; 'twas still a sound sleep aside from that~
  • Once nature  called again following the Sun's rising,  after another pot :P trip I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh* Era also peeled   Elf's sock off., lol, last night was the 5TH CONSECUTIVE NIGHT Elf got to wear her sock to sleep since PIG mum couldn't be bothered to give her a rub~ ><  XD
  • Mini Pearl and I happily cuddled and snored, me waking again for the pot :P when dearest dad came and kissed me bye and retucked me back into bed before heading off somewhere for work.
  • More happy snoring for Mini Pearl and me, me waking once more for the pot :P when noisy PIG mum begins her daily a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon, she's let herself into my room to hit me with the eye goo and give poor Elf a very brief rub after totally ignoring her last night.
  • Once Karina announces her arrival, PIG mum opens the door for her. Karina knocks, pushes open the door and murmurs good morning, Emily;  hitt the snooze button for fifteen more minutes ..." Mini Pearl nods her away and she immediately obeys; phew, since Pearl's anatomically incapable of giving the Bear Bum. XD'
  • When Karina comes back, I use the pot :P for one more tinkle, we get me kitted and then I head over to the bathroom and brush teeth. Thanks to Karina who's already squirted some toothpaste for me.
  • Teeth brushed, I sit over the loo for one tinkle, wash and dry Era then head out to the gobbling :P  table with Karina, who says she'll currently undergoing some peach detox!  Wonder how that works?
  • Breakfast is one bowl of the less yummy (ie sticky) bird food (what Dr. Ku calls All-Bran) :P very lightly sprinkled with some Minus :P, all my usual drugs :P and one full mug of water. Over breakfast, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*
  • After breakfast, Karina lathers me with sunscreen then accompanies me back to the bathroom before returning to the kitchen and washing up the breakfast stuff. Over the loo proper, I do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
  • After washing and drying Era, I climb into the passenger seat of Karina's car and Karina tootles us off to Coles Rochedale to buy groceries. Thanks to her who kindly helped me buckle my seatbelt both ways.
  • At Coles, we both buy groceries. Thanks to Karina who lemme sit on the self-serve checkout machine while she scanned our items; Peggy lets me sit too; unsure why the parents don't? Mostly I was just cranky @ horrid PIG mum for not letting Karina grab lunch with me from Ho Lin Wah today; that means it's been ONE WHOLE WEEK since I've last enjoyed a proper meal out! *sigh*
  • Back home, I took a nice warm   shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Karina who helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
  • Dried, creamed and  rekitted, lunch is one tuna in tomato and onion  toastie with   TWO cheese, HEAVILY buttered (on the inside) and one big mug of powdered HK-style milk tea. Karina brought homemade chicken wraps for lunch!
  • One tinkle for me before I sign Karina off with my thanks and byes; she's back same time next week but not leaving till like 3:30pm? Presume I've got physio then~
  • Dad's out working this arvo and PIG mum's on hold somewhere~
  • Fingers crossed I can watch the 6pm news (Nine's) for the 214TH time!
  • Tonight's ice cream night, yay! Like I always say, a very little's better than none @ all~
  • Tomorrow: it's Halloween! Gabby's minding me from 9:30am till 1pm and score, I don't have physio! One good thing about down with the cold: I've been released from physio this week! XD Presuming we'll buy groceries for my cooking session with Dorrie after Gabby leaves.
  • Looking forward to eating whatever I'm cooking for arvo tea, reading for one hour, enjoying my most important two hours of the day online and watching the 6pm news for   the 215TH time!
  • Actually, no! Need to finalise and submit my GCCW competition entry!
  • Anyways, hope fully bbl,  else  wishing everyone a smashing  end to the week toms!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Wednesday Post 514

 Good evening! Firstly, Em's final, final plodding total from Tuesday's actually 3338 (huh, how come I   couldn't have walked five steps fewer? 3333 would've looked cooler! XD); secondly, Joni's devotional topic from last night's 'Tired Of Sinning '; thirdly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 3675 steps (ha, I'm just over 3.5 grand XD); fourthly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's   'Sin, Satan, Sickness Or Sabotage'; fifthly, TWFT topic's 'The Bible  And Your Investments (1)' sixthly, Our  Daily Bread's devotional topic's  'A Tribute And  Reminder' and seventhly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Romance  Versus Love' but eighthly and way moost importantly, I'm really still owed ONE HOUR and FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES online  should  PIG mum gleefully boot me  off to bed @ 9:45pm!!! *sigh* But just noting that I had a marvellous time @ Toastmasters giving my Singapore speech;  that was followed by my 4th  consecutive awesome sleep last night (bid Mini Pearl  good night, fell  asleep and didn't wake till 6:25am), PIG mum and I  bought groceries from Warrigal Square Woolies  this morning, Jessyca  took me to play table tennis this arvo (she's only thirty) and tonight David drove me   to Dr. Lee's place for GG Bible studied; we covered John 10:1-14 and ten attended. Karina's minding me like 9:30am till 1:30pm toms and fingers crossed I can grab lunch from Ho Lin Wah since it'll have been one WEEK since I've enjoyed a proper meal out but I'll not have time to spend online since I need to submit my GCCW entry; it's due toms night!  Best of all, it's ice cream night toms night; like I say, a very little's better than none @ all~ Righteo,  hope everyone's having a smashing week!
Cheers,
Em. ^^

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tuesday Post 514

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2665 steps (ha, I'm over 2.5 grand   XD); secondly, John Piper's devotional topic from last night's 'Possible With God'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'Encourage Someone Today' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'Sure Foundation In Christ'. Anyways, events for today?

Monday Post 514d

 One final good evening and greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Monday now stands @ 3101.  Righteo, final, final events for tonight?

Monday Post 514c

 Good evening again! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Monday now stands @ 3058 (ha, I'm just over three grand XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'God So Loved The World'. Anyways, continuing tonight's events?

  • While reading, I reached pg. 500 @ 5:43pm.
  • One tinkle for me before I returned online and happily watched the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's) for the 213TH time. All the things I like recording are in the previous post.
  • When PIG mum summoned me for dinner @ 7:27pm, I asked her please to help me with a pad change first.
  • Dinner tonight: rice, lotsa dearest dad's home-grown choko, lotsa soup carrot, two little pieces of chicken and three small slices of halibut fish. Over dinner we Whatsapp videochatted 4th aunty and 2nd aunty; today's 2nd aunty's birthday!
  • Dinner was spooned down with one bowl of soup; after taking the bowl over to the sink I walked myself slowly and safely back online, again rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
  • Anyways, hopefully brb after one final   loo trip @ 9pm with my final, final plodding total for today, the final, final events for tonight plus what's happening toms, else wishing everyone a smashing Tuesday ahead!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

     

Monday Post 514b

 Heylo  again, good evening and potentially one final greeting for tonight!  Em's potential final, final plodding total for Monday now stands @ 2918. Lol, surely, I'll have cracked three grand before tonight ends! XD Righteo, potential final, final events for tonight?

  • After I'd used up the most important two hours of my day, I used the loo for one tinkle then sat @ the gobbling :P table to read for one hour and munch the arvo tea (fruit plus tasty cracker) PIG mum had kindly left me.
  • While reading today,  I reached  pg. 500 @ 
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^
    P.S. All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news Nine's, read by Melissa Downes and Joel Dry) for the 213RD time: Meutermans, Mardani, Emilia (first name), Ramsay, Croucher,  Barnaby (first  name),  Joyce, Kohler, Cass-Gottlieb, Albanese, Trump (heard), Hutton,   Sinclair, Heagney, John-Paul (first name), Palmer, Langbroek, Macfarlane, Cresta (first   name), Cummins, Brand, Richardson,   Pasin, Bowen, D'Alessandro, Stewart, Bavas (heard), Putin (heard), Donald, Onis, Beccuay,  Laure (first  name), Geran, Felim (first  name), Hanniffy, Hollier, Dibley, Piastri (heard), Norris (heard), Stanaway,   Jakob (first   name), Funk, Katoa,  Isaiya (first  name), Verstappen  (heard),  Grant, Djodan (heard), Usman (first   name), Khawaja, Deine (first  name), Adams, Mariner, Daniels  and Youngberry. Chris Kohler read the finance report (1AUD = 65.32USc), White, Jonathan   Uptin read the sports report and Garry Youngberry read the weather report from Surfers Paradise. Brisbane was 22-39. Brisbane toms: 19--22.   Mt. Gravatt toms: 17-21. Sunrise: 5:00am Sunset 6:04pm

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Monday Post 514

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2845 steps; secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic's from last night's 'Medicine For The Missionary'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'Love And Honour Your Wife' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'The God That Made It All'. Anyways, events for today?

  • 2nd consecutive awesome sleep last night! Just shh about the little lbl I had thrice after midnight; that's only possible when I'm having my monthlies and wearing pull-up   pants.  XD Nature didn't call until 6:10am, and after one pot :P trip, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*
  • Mini Pearl and I happily cuddle and snore, me waking again once more for the pot :P shortly around 9am, just before PIG mum begins her daily noisy a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon, she's let herself into my room to hit me with the eye goo and give poor Elf a very brief rub, since she'd totally ignored my poor foot last night.  Doesn't matter; Era rubbed her for fifteen minutes before sleeping and let Elf wear her sock to sleep although obviously Era pulled the sock off immediately the next morning before I used the pot :P.
  • When PIG mum lets Jessicya in, she instructs her to gimme fifteen more minutes. Mini Pearl waves her away and when she dares come back two minutes early, screeches "Two minutes left!" @ her. Thankfully, Jessyca retreats for exactly two more minutes, since Mini Pearl's anatomically incapable of giving the Bear Bum! XD
  • I use the pot :P for one more tinkle, we get me kitted and then I head over to brush teeth. Thanks to Jessyca who kindly squirts some toothpaste for me.
  • Teeth brushed, I sit over the loo for one tinkle, wash and dry Era and then head out to the gobbling :P table with Jessyca.
  • Breakfast is one bowl of the less-yummy (so sticky) bird food (what Dr. Ku calls All-Bran XD) very lightly sprinkled with some Minus :P, all my usual drugs :P (PIG mum   originally forgot my Lovan! o_O) and one full mug of water. Over breakfast, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*
  • After breakfast, I ask Jessyca please to slather my face and arms with sunscreen   before she walks behind me back to the loo then returns to the kitchen and washes up the breakfast dishes. Over the loo proper, I do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
  • After washing and drying   Era, I climb into the passenger seat of Jessyca's car, and she tootles me off to Underwood MarketPlace for grocery shopping @ Woolies. Immensely grateful to   PIG mum for cancelling my UQ physio today and Breathe physio toms since I'm still crook~
  • Less than thirty minutes left, so just briefly:
  • Bought groceries from Woolies with Jessyca then came home for a nice warm shower -  hairwash today. Also thanks to Jessyca who helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my    stupid right eye tightly shut. Have I said yet? She's only thirty!
  • Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch was one yummy tuna with tomato and onion toastie with TWO cheese cut into two triangles and one huge mug of herbal tea. Jessyca even shouted me a big red lollipop from her country!
  • After lunch I asked Jessyca to please massage Ela while I happily played mobile games for thirty minutes. Turns out the lollipop ended with a wad of gum!
  • I sat over the loo for two tinkles before signing Jessyca off with my thanks and byes; she's back   Wednesday and taking me to table tennis!
  • Will use loo, munch  arvo  tea, sit and read for one hour then hopefully watch the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's) for the 213RD time!
  • Tooms: Peggy's minding me from 9:30am till like 1pm. Thankfully no physio; presume we're buying groceries from Coles Pinelands then getting my once-weekly crunchy pork  bahn mi from the Pinelands Bakehouse?


Sunday Post 514e

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Sunday now apparently stands @ 1456. Not bad for someone who's not left the house yet; nearly 1.5 grand! XD Anyways, final, final events for tonight?

Sunday Post 514d

 Good evening! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Sunday now stands @ 1263 (don't ask me how I passed 1000 steps without even leaving the house today XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Reasoning With The Lord'.  Righteo, continuing tonight's events?

  • After publishing the previous post, I started composing my GCCW entry until PIG mum tumbled downstairs @ 5:10pm and I immediately asked may I please go shower; phew she replied yes!
  • So a nice warm shower for me - I washed and rinsed my hair today. I also softly, slowly but most hatefully sang 20% of my shorter second-favourite song out aloud, opening both eyes for all the important numbers. Actually, I was all done after just 10% but happily leaned fully against the right-side side rail and watered myself for another tinkle before calling PIG mum back. 
  • On account of being sick, PIG mum actually helped me dry my back! Then I did everything else but was pissed to  find out dad wouldn't take us out for  our once-weekly family dinner out  together, even though  he says he'll make it up. *sigh* Hopefully  toms!
  • 'Twas already 6:25pm when I came outta the bathroom; happiness was discovering I could  restart the news  and watch from  the beginning!
  • All the  interesting  surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news bulletin (Nine’s,   read by  Ashelin  Kruikelis)  for the  212ST time: Todhunter, Croucher, Trump (heard), Rudd  (heard), Becker, Kearsley, Burrows (heard), King, Burrows, Kamala (first name),Thatcher (heard), Miles, Neilan, Schwarznecker, Mostert, Feeney, Baxter, Kostecki, Crisafulli, Stanley, Kenzie, Djodan, Conway, Kniese, Munster, ,Garguilo, Annalise (heard), Bolt, Cosmo (first name, Pallister, Ledecky,Weidler, Southwell (heard), Tamika (first name, heard), Uptin (heard), Jakob (first name), Kerr, Foord (heard), King, Kohli, Rohit, Funk, Molo (heard),Crichton, Mostert, Matangi, Peta (first  name), Balme, Coward, Randle, Piastri, Norris, Lockhart(heard),Albanese (heard) and Youngberry. Garry Youngberry read the weather report from Kangaroo Point. Brisbane was 21-30 today. Brisbane toms: 23-37. Mt. Gravatt toms: 21-37. Sunrise: 5:00am Sunset 6:03pm
  • Best   of all, dad waited for me before eating dinner together! Thanks to  PIG mum who popped me two Panadol when I arrived @ the gobbling :P table.
  • Dinner tonight: congee with lotsa lettuce, lotsa soup carrot, one delicious slice of tasty soup potato, lotsa pretty icky asparagus and one pork/chicken bone with some meat still attached, surprise!
  • Dinner was spooned down with one bowl of soup; after taking the bowl over to the sink I walked myself slowly and safely online, rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
  • Now  I've got thirty minutes to continue bashing out my GCCW competition entry!
  • Righteo, hopefully bbl  after one last loo  trip @ 9pm with my final, final plodding total for today, the final,  final  events for tonight plus what's happening toms, else wishing everyone a smashing week ahead!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Sunday Post 514c

 Good afternoon and potentially one final greeting for today! Em's potential final, final plodding total for Sunday now stands @ only 778. Righteo, potential final, final events for today?

  • When the parents hadn't summoned me over for lunch by 2pm I called out, asking what about lunch? Dad said come drink soup.
  • Before coming I used the loo once and discovered that my monthlies had arrived! Unsure has my headache been cold-related, PMS/PMT-related/both? Went and noted that down in the year planner before coming over for soup.
  • Lunch was one watery bowl of Campbell's Cream Of Chicken soup with one slice of dry (unbuttered) toast (an end crust piece) and one big mug of Chinese tea.
  • After lunch I played Royal Match but not passing any levels used the loo for one more tinkle and returned online.
  • Was hoping for  a shower   but PIG mum's headed upstairs for   her afternoon nap  after spending all morning   upstairs for her  morning  nap?
  • Instead, I'm  gonna draft my  GCCW competition  entry; there's only three days left and you  can write 3000 words!
  • Anyways, hopefully  bbl  else wishing everyone a  smashing week  ahead!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Sunday Post 514b

 Heylo again and please excuse the first post; you know I still get too excited whenever I get to post online before midday. XD Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding only 502 steps today (and perhaps don't expect too much more since I'm unsure are we leaving the house today); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'The Great Missionary Hope'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'Get Up And Try Again' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'The Work  That Matters'. Anyways,   events for today?

Sunday Post 514

 Good morning! :P

Cheers,

Em. ^^

Saturday Post 514d

 One final good evening and greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Saturday now stands @ 3391. Righteo,  final, final events for tonight?

Saturday Post 514c

 Good evening   again! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Saturday now stands @ 3266 and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Tears'. Anyways, continuing tonight's events?

Saturday Post 514b

 Heylo again, good evening and potentially one final greeting for tonight! Em's potential final, final plodding total for Saturday now stands @ 3025. Ha, I'm just over three grand. XD Righteo, potential final, final events for tonight?

  • Once I'd used up the most important two hours of my day online, I used the loo for one tinkle then sat @ the gobbling :P table for a long read and asked PIG mum please to gimme arvo tea.
  • It's only Saturdays that I can spend a blessed three hours reading~ This afternoon I reached pg. 444 @ 5:02pm and reached pg. 450 @ 5:08. The honey chicken roll was crunchy and since I'd already enjoyed three big mugs of white tea sweetened with one big spoonful of honey from Gabby, I just drank the green tea PIG mum gave me.
  • One more tinkle for me before I returned online.
  • Anyways, hopefully  bbl after dinner, else looking forward to    seeing everyone @ church toms!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^
    P.S. All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news (Nine's, read by Ashlin Kriukelis for the 211ST time: Mooney, Nicholls, Jiselle (first name), Manning, Kostecki (heard), Sobey  (heard),  Kerr (heard), Bryan, Makenna (first name), Baily, MacDougal, Copp, Barton, Ruston, Albanese, Maduro, Rohit (first name,  heard), Sharma (heard), Gardiner, Mikayla  (first name),  Sorby, Weidler, Hegseth (heard),  Trump (heard), Geran, Gout (first name), Gout, Trump, Rogers, Kostecki (heard), Waller  (heard), Dufficy (heard), Mostert (heard), Feeney (heard), Kerr, Park, Kearsley, Rudd (heard), Reagan, Epstein (heard), Bradshaw, Farrell (heard), Mander, Abdo (heard), Bon  Jovi and Mander (heard).  Bronte Gildea read the sports report, Alice Stolz read the auction report   and Luke Bradnam  read the weather report from Brisbane Botanic Gardens. Brisbane was 22-28 today.  Brisbane toms: 20-31. Mt.  Gravatt toms: 18-31. Sunrise: 5:01am Sunset  6:03pm

Friday, October 24, 2025

Saturday Post 514

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2474 steps (so will definitely cracked 2.5 grand before today's out XD); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'Christ Is Like Sunlight'; thirdly, TWFT Be Prudent; Use Forethought' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'When God Forgives'. Anyways, events for today?

  •  Eep, not only did my awesome sleep streak end fractionally after midnight when nature called, I also woke with a pounding head, searing throat and general bodily achiness! >< 
  • Following another pot :P trip after  the  Sun's rising, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*

  •  Afterwards, Pearl and I happily cuddle and snore, nature calling again around 9am. After a third pot :P trip, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*

  • Shortly after that, PIG mum commences her daily noisy a-THUMPING around upstairs. When she lets herself into my room to    hit me with the eye goo, I tell her she's given me illness, and she offers to cancel Gabby's shift, but I reply don't bother; just gimme some Panadol and Strepsils.

  • After PIG mum lets Gabby in, Gabby knocks, pushes the door open and bids me good morning. When I nod Pearl @ her she next asks fifteen more minutes? Another nod from Pearl and she wisely removes herself; phew, since Pearl's anatomically incapable of giving the Bear Bum! XD

  • Only twenty minutes left, so just briefly:  got up, brushed teeth, ate breakfast, did number two, went out to Underwood MarketPlace and went shopping with Gabby before coming home for a shower -  hairwash today. Also thanks to    Gabby   who helped me   rinse out my   hair for me.

  • Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch   was a plain tuna toastie with TWO cheese and two more big mugs of white tea with one big spoonful of honey.

  • Did a messy stinky unspeakable before signing Gabby off with my thanks and byes. o_O Thankfully, no   tummy ache! Think she's only twenty-three; she hails from the Sunshine Coast and is happy being a carer~

  • Once I've used up the most important two hours  of the day I'll   use the  loo  for  one tinkle, sit  and  enjoy my honey  chicken sushi  roll and read all  arvo; it's onlyv Saturdays that I can spend a blessed three hours with my nose  buried in a book~ Willing to   skip  watching the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's)  for the 211ST  time  for that!

  • Toms: just church, nothing special. Would love lunch out with my ESS peers afterwards but expecting a pissy little sth  with  dad @ Hungry Jack's and then a stressful arvo   @ the hands of PIG mum. *sigh*

  • Anyways,  hopefully bbl else looking forward  to seeing everyuone @ church toms!
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Friday Post 514d

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Friday now stands @ exactly 4000. Sweet I reached 4000; that doesn't happen very often! Okay, actually, 'twas 3999 but that number pissed me off so, I stood up, took one small step forward and sat back down again.  XD Righteo, final, final events for tonight?

Friday Post 514c

 Good evening!  Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3908 (so will have hopefully reached 4000 before the night's out) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Hold   Lightly Your Blessings'. Anyways, continuing tonight's events?

  • Aww, Syn came and gave Ela one hour of unfunctional hand exercises meaning I've not really had a break from therapy since I had physio before we left for our day holiday! >< *sigh* Never mind, I'll just rejoice that I didn't have ANY physio   this week! XD But Breathe have ALREADY sent me the text reminding me about physio like next Tuesday. >< *another sigh*
  • But turns out today was Syn's last session   before she moved back to Singapore and I didn't know else I would've bought her a thank-you card and a chocolate bar! When she went to get  sth, I quickly grabbed a piece of paper and scrawled her a thank-you card~
  • After she left, arvo tea was one juicy mandarin from Anna (so many seeds!!  XD) one tasty cracker and one huge mug of green tea.
  • Happily read the book club novel for one hour, reaching pg. 325   @ 3:53pm and finishing pg. 333 @ 4:06pm.
  • Used the loo for one tinkle, returned online and happily watched the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's) for the 210TH time. All the things I like recording are in the previous post.
  • When PIG mum summoned me over for dinner @ like 7:45pm, I used the loo for one tinkle then walked myself slowly and safely to the gobbling :P table, rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
    Cheers,
    Em. ^^

Friday Post 514b

 Heylo again, good afternoon again and potentially one final greeting for today! Em's potential final, final plodding total for Friday now sands @ 3721. Righteo, take two: events for 5oday?

  • Woo hoo, 14TH consecutive awesome sleep last night! That's the 22ND time this year that I've achieved one straight week of consecutive awesome sleeps! :D Nature didn't   call until 8:50am  and after one pot :P trip, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*
  • When PIG mum let herself into my room to hit me with the eye goo, I ask her will Jane take me to physio @ the NAB this morning and she replied no! First time this whole YEAR (keeping in mind it's late October now) where I've not had any blasted physio for one entire WEEK! :D
  • After PIG mum lets Jane inside @ 9:30am, she instructs Jane   to gimme fifteen more minutes. After Jane knocks, pushes open the door and says good morning she adds fifteen more minutes, okay? When I nod  FaiFloMi @ her she wisely withdraws, thus saving herself from the wrath of the Bear   Bum. XD
  • When Jane returns, I use the pot :P for one more tinkle, we get me kitted and then I head over to the bathroom and brush teeth before sitting over the loo for one tinkle, washing and drying Era then heading out to the gobbling :P table with Jane.
  • Breakfast is one bowl of the less yummy (so sticky) bird food (what   Dr. Ku calls All-Bran :P) very lightly sprinkled with some Minus :P, all my usual drugs :P and one full mug of water. Over breakfast, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*
  • After breakfast, Jane lathers me with sunscreen, accompanies me back to the bathroom   then returns to the kitchen and washes the breakfast dishes up. Over the loo, I do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
  • After washing and drying Era, I get into   the backseat of Jane's car and she tootles us off to Underwood MarketPlace,  parking  around the side and grabbing a trolley for us. Also thanks to her who kindly helps me with my seatbelt both ways.
  • After buying groceries, Jane tootles me home for a nice warm shower -  hairwash today. Also   thanks to Jane who kindly helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
  • Dried, creamed and rekitted, for lunch Jane made me a toasted tuna in onion and tomato toastie  with TWO cheese cut into four squares. Lunch was washed down with one huge mug of herbal tea.
  • Since Jane wasn't leaving until 2pm, after lunch I plopped online while she washed the dishes then gave Ela a massage before I used the loo for two more tinkles @ 1:55pm and signed her off with my thanks and byes @ 2pm.  Think she's back same time next week.
    Cheers,
  • Aww, Syn came and  gave Ela one hour  of unfunctioonal hand exercises meaning I've not  really had  a  break from  therapy since - bbl!
    Em. ^^
    P.S. All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news (Nine's, read by Melissa Downes and Joel for the 210TH time: Ha-teya (first name), Gripske, Piotrowski, Delaforce, Inglis, Corby, Beckett (heard), Cavallaro, Preston (heard), Dezi (first name), Freeman, Becker, Allen, Tyron (first name), MacMahon, Dry, Geran, D'Alessandro, Forrest, Wheals,  Albanese (heard), Bowman, Waller (heard), Kostecki, Haas, May, Weidler, Nocella, Kearsley, Trump, Probynn, Smylie (heard), Oplinger, Gout (first name), Conolly Payne, Gout, Broc (first name), Feeney, Redlich, Satur, Rogers, Digby, Balme, Graham, Delouise (first name), Hoeter, Sussan (first  name), Ley, Waters, Rubio  and Bradnam. Chris Kohler read the finance report (1AUD = 65UDc), Jonathan Uptin read the sports report and Luke Bradnam read the weather report from Surfers Paradise. Brisbane was 22-32 today. Brisbane toms: 20-27. Mt. Gravatt toms: 19-27. Sunrise:  5:02am Sunset 6:02pm

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Friday Post 514

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2630 steps (ha, I'm over 2.5 grand XD); secondly, John Piper's devotional topic from last night's "God's Final, Decisive Word'; thirdly, TWFT topic's "My Name's Gossip" and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'Growing Strong In God'. Anyways, events for today?

Cheers,

Em. ^^

Thursday Post 514

 We're HOME!! Have been hard @ work plodding 2277 steps and I watched three movies coming home: the Smurfs one, one about herding sheep and one about some oncologist pioneering treatment for kids with neuroblastoma. Had an INCREDIBLE time in Singapore and will obviously need to pen a special blog post about it, am just grumpy since Jane's minding me from 9:30pm till 2:30pm toms meaning I've prolly already get NAB physio toms morning! >, but it's ice cream night tonight, so   yay for that! Hope everyone has a lovely end to the week toms~

Cheers,

Em. ^^

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Wednesday Post 514c

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final,  final plodding total for Wednesday now stands at 2135. But just noting that I used the loo once more at 9pm. Pity that PIG mum'll order me off to bed at 9:45pm since I didn't get out of bed until 10:35am; whenever I am back in bed before twelve hours have passed I feel that I have wasted the whole day.  >< *sigh* But I have had a TREMENDOUS six days in Singapore 🇸🇬 and hope to never forget this experience! Cya back in Brisbane!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Wednesday Post 514b

 Heylo again and good evening! Em's potential final,  final plodding total for Wednesday now stands at 2025. Ha, I'm literally just over two grand.  XD  Righteo,  potential final,  final events for?

- Dad finally stirred around 1pm; lunch was rice leftovers but at 2pm we caught a Grab to the museum and I had a MARVELLOUS time  reading about Singapore! My only regret is that I had to leave before I finished reading everything because I don't see me ever getting to visit again but mother reckons I saw 95% of stuff and that's cool 😎!

- Seeing as we are leaving early tomorrow morning I was hoping for one last meal out to celebrate the trip with but dad already bought us takeaway when coming back to our lodgings.  *sigh* Never mind,  PIG mum says that I have already enjoyed a meal out earlier in the week so will have to be content with that. 

-Took a barely lukewarm shower 🚿 when we got back to our living quarters - I washed my hair today,  but thanks to PIG 🐖 mum who helped me rinse it out and even helped me wash my back and Era! Just unsure why she gets to let out stress sighs but when I try one,  she bites my head o? XD 

- It's an early start for us tomorrow at like 6am; I'm only hoping that the 🌞 will have risen already since I'd like to keep my awesome sleep streak going!

-Final hope before leaving Singapore 🇸🇬 potentially forever: breakfast at Macca's!! But have achieved everything I hoped for on this trip so am happy ~

-Maybe bbl tonight or tomorrow else cya when I get back to Brisbane!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^


Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday Post 514

 Good morning! Have only been hard at work plodding 294 steps since we have not left out lodgings yet! We overslept: didn't get up till 10:35am! Our last full day in Singapore but have achieved all my goals; PIG 🐖 mum is so eager to leave tomorrow she has already checked us in! XD Would love breakfast at Macca's once before we return home but since I have already achieved all my goals I will let the parents determine the course of the day ~ Hope everyone is having a lovely week; Happy Hump,  if you celebrate those kind of things ~

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Tuesday Post 514d

 Good evening and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final,  final plodding total for Tuesday now stands at 3261. Ha, third time lucky; I'm finally over three grand of steps! Righteo,  final,  final events for tonight?

- The Supertrees light show was SPECTACULAR! It went for eleven minutes and the 'trees' lit up to the accompanying music of a song so famous I don't know it's name.  XD

-Only there was a MASSIVE traffic jam waiting to catch a ride home! Our driver spoke Chinese but could manage a little bit of Canto! When we arrived home I said xie xie Mr Driver; wan an (in English: thanks Mr Driver; good night. XD)

-PIG mum helped me with a shower - I washed my hair today but thanks to her who helped me rinse it out,  thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut. 

- She is having a shower now; it's already 9:40 but I am still waiting for supper before I hit the sack!

- Toms: our last full day in Singapore! Will try not request anything since I have already achieved all my goals!

-Righteo,  hope everyone has a smashing day toms!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Tuesday Post 514c

 Good evening! Em's new plodding total for Tuesday now stands at 2607. Ha, I am over 2.5 grand.  XD Dad cooked yummy fried rice for lunch and then both parents napped while I played on my mobile 📱; after they woke up we caught a grab to the MRT for ten stops back to the Supertrees since there's a night show! Having a milkshake for dinner? Mission accomplished in Singapore; had an iced LEMON TEA from Maccas today! Hope everyone's had a lovely start to the week ~

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Monday, October 20, 2025

Tuesday Post 514b

 Heylo again and good afternoon! Em's new plodding total for Tuesday now stands at 1588. Ha, I'm just over 1.5 grand.  XD  While dearest dad was resting PIG 🐖 mum took me up to the rooftop (level six) for a hike around and a photo; when we re-entered our room dad wwas up and cooking fried rice for our lunch! Hopefully bbl else wishing everyone a smashing day toms ~

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Tuesday Post 514

 Good morning! Have only plodded 554 steps since I have not left our little apartment yet and not sure will I today since poor dad has fallen ill! O_o Enjoyed my 16TH consecutive awesome sleep last night (didn't use loo till 8:40am) and had that delicious little egg and fish sandwich we bought last night before doing a stinky unspeakable.  Unsure will poor dad feel better enough to take us out today? Very much doubt 🐖 mum will by herself! XD  Hope everyone has had a lovely start to the week and hopefully bbl ~

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Monday Post 514b

 Heylo again,  good evening and probably one final greeting for tonight! Em's probable final,  final plodding total for Monday now stands at 1957. Aww, still not quite 3000. Maybe tomorrow.  XD But today has probably been the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! 😍😍 At Minion Land I took photos 📸 with Minions,  ate Minions and even bought a Minion with fairy floss hair home! Originally PIG 🐖 mum refused saying you have too made alre; later,  when she asked what was the happiest part of Minion land for me today I said taking photos with the Minions but the saddest was when you would not let me buy the Minion with fairy floss hair; do you think Santa will bring me one for Christmas? Suddenly she replied oh since I will never take you here again let's go back and get it! I've named him FaFloMin, which stands for Fairy Floss Minion! Dad and I also went on a roller coaster which wasn't that scary but he said we should scream so i obligingly went AHH!! XD Bought a little food from VIVO for dinner then came back home to shower.  Still two days left jere so just fingers crossed I can get an iced LEMON TEA from Macca's! Hope everyone has a smashing day toms ~

Cheers, 

Rm. ^^

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Monday Post 514

 Good afternoon from MINION LAND!!! 😍😍 Have only plodded 908 steps since I am using Sparkless3 but have gone on two rides and watched a Shrek show coz Minion Land is part of Universal Studio and only really small! Enjoyed my 16TH consecutive awesome sleep last night (didn't use the loo till 8:05am) and had congee for breakfast again before someone drove us back into Sentosa! Dad is ordering me to look at the photos 📸 he sent me so maybe bbl!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Sunday Post 514c

 Good evening and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Sunday now stands at 2937. Aww, so, not quite 3000. Another day,  perhaps.  XD But probably not tomorrow,  since I am visiting MINION LAND!!! :D May I say it was refreshing not to have to attend church today without getting lambasted? But we caught the high rail 🚈 into Sentosa and I got a HK-style milk tea,  a proper one!!! :D Dinner was at the Singaporean version of Eight Street! PIG 🐖 mum helped with a shower back home- I washed my hair today but amazingly,  she helped me rinse it out,  thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut! Have an early start tomorrow to MINION LAND and will remember to buy Aunty Nga a Bob keyring but fingers crossed that the parents will let me buy a Stuart/some Minion-themed souvenir since they were mean today and wouldn't let me buy anything from Sentosa ... apparently, minion land is in Sentosa?? Righteo,  hope everyone has a smashing week ahead!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Sunday Post 514b

 Good morning again!

Unsure why dad demanded that i come down to the pool and take a photo with him,  but hey. Cranky that 🐖 mum would not let me use Sparkless3; also Cranky that dad will not take us to Cha Kee so I can get a proper cup of HK-style milk tea to myself but I reckon it is really cool that Singapore has a Cha Kee like Brisbane does! 

Sunday Post 514

 Good morning! Have only been hard at work plodding 734 steps coz I have not left the apartment yet ~ Enjoyed my 15TH consecutive awesome sleep (nature didn't call until 8:55am andphewIdidn'tsnoreagainlastnight XD) and had congee for breakfast with the leftovers from dinner last night! Very relieved that doing a stinky unspeakable came easy; since i didn't walk many steps yesterday I was scared I would be constipated but phew, nope! Dad wants 🐖 mum and I to come down to the swimming pool at 10:45; mostly I'm just hoping we can go to Cha Kee for lunch (I found one in Singapore) because they sell HK-style milk tea!! Tomorrow: MINION LAND!!! 😍😍😍 *EXPLODES with excitement* Only rain 🌧 storms are forecast so I have asked Anna where can we buy ponchos from?? Anyways,  hopefully bbl else wishing everyone a smashing week ahead!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Saturday Post 514c

 Good evening and potentially one final greeting for tonight! Em's potential final, final plodding total for Saturday now stands at 1370. Unsure will I have reached 1.5 grand before tonight runs out.  XD Anyways,  potential final, final events for Saturday?

- This afternoon we visited the botanical Gardens! Apparently it is a big tourist attraction? Since I don't appreciate scenery I was bored out of my brain but it was nice seeing the parents happy and taking copious photos ~

-Took a shower 🚿  when I got home: I washed my hair today but amazingly,  PIG 🐖 mum helped me rinse it out and she even washed Era and my back! Had to put up with her groaning about how hard it was on her but hey, I am used to it. 

-Apparently dad will be too tired tomorrow to take us anywhere until the evening? Not expecting to attend church then,  unless PIG mum demands we do. Also expect a super-pissy plodding total from me. 

- So maybe bbl else wishing everyone has a smashing end to the weekend toms!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Friday, October 17, 2025

Saturday Post 514b

 Good afternoon! New plodding total for Saturday: 1038. Ha, I'm just over p one grand.  Why Does Singapore 🇸🇬 call it the MRT when HK calls it the MTR? Not impressed that there was no lift access but have caught the escalator up and down once.  At Macca's now to get an iced MILO; one goal in Singapore 🇸🇬 is a success 🙌!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Saturday Post 514

 Good morning!

Still in motel room waiting to go out! Enjoyed my 14TH consecutive awesome sleep (PIG mum didn't rouse me till 9:30pm) meaning that I have just achieved my 21ST week of consecutive awesome sleeps! Dad cooked us breakfast at home and then I did a stinky unspeakable  but unsure where we are going today but I am hoping for Maccas and a HK-style milktea! Well,  they call it teh tarik in Singapore 🇸🇬? So hopefully bbl later else wishing everyone a smashing end to the weekend toms!

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Friday Post 514b

 Heylo again,  good evening from Singapore 🇸🇬 and one final greeting for tonight!

On the plane,  i watched How To Train Your Dragon,  some LOTR movie and some Avengers movie! 

One meal was chicken with rice and cashew nuts (thanks to 🐖 mum who saw first and removed them all) and for the other meal we got a box of two chicken and pepper bao buns! Luckily the pepper wasn't too heavy so I ate mine. 

The taxi driver who drove us back to our lodgings is seven years older than 🐖 mum and speaks Cantonese! Unfortunately,  our lodgings are crap: the walls are cracked,  they don't provide any teabags nor milk sachets and there's not even somewhere for us to charge our devices! O_o

Hope everyone has a smashing weekend ahead ~

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday Post 514

 Good afternoon! At the departures lounge now,  waiting to board! Have plodded only 919 steps so far since I am using Sparkless3 but will walk into the plane after wheeling to the entrance. Minion Land,  here I come!! *explodes with excitement*

Cheers, 

Em. ^^

Thursday Post 514d

 One final good evening and greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Thursday now stands @ 3767. Righteo, final, final events for tonight?