you disembark the latest flight to paradise

wherever my sister goes, she always brings back souvenirs for me eg: crystal perfume bottles from budapest etc - albeit unusable, but it's the thought that counts right - oh, and journals, tons and tons of them; each one with different artwork from a different museum/shop in a different country, which i adore, though it's been awhile since i last wrote in mine. you see, i've got this thing about lines, ah you wouldn't get it. plus lately i've been a little busy with... life.

you know, i should buy her the time traveler's wife, it's one of those books that i feel everyone should at least read or own a copy of, and in so many ways it's applicable to us both. hmm. i wonder if she already has it.

i'm a horrible sister/daughter/granddaughter: i know don't show my love for my sister (brother, mother... okay, family) nearly enough. *shrugs* virginia and i often talk about how we're emotionally independent, almost completely devoid of emotional attachment in fact, from/to our parents. strange but true, we were raised that way. my family isn't one that outwardly shows signs of emotion. they're very subtle but it shows, in the little things; like carol making my favourite toasted bread with melted butter & sugar for breakfast and knowingly packing it in a lunchbox - i'm (always) rushing for work, grandma cooking her much sought-after curry crab after i ask beg her to, or mummy stocking the fridge with boxes of strawberries because she knows i like em'.

anyway, when she comes back from the other side of the world, and i pop over to london to visit/sleepover, i shall cook for us :) heh. she can't cook to save her life. not like i'm that great either, but at least it's edible. i mean, i'm still alive aren't i? and when i go home, i plan to take my entire family out for dinner. anywhere they wanna go; dimsum, sushi, jerry's - they pick, i pay. sigh. i miss poking fun at verr and irritating my mother, walking aj with carol.. *deep breath* ahh family.

i'll allocate an equal amount of time for family/friends this time around. promise promise!