The rain just poured down from the sky on Sunday. Where did all this water come from? They must all come from Australia! I doubt that the rain stopped at all on Sunday, and it was quite cold in the afternoon as well.
An-chi came to visit us in the new house for the first time. I texted Erik to ask him politely to come and see us, but he said: "Sorry, I can't, I am busy." Fuzzy texted Sarah, and she was practicing table tennis. An-chi lived up to our expectations and brought poppy seed muffins for afternoon tea. Mum gave her radish cake. We talked about university, mutual friends, and her cousin. She may travel to Shanghai in the future, and dad told her how to get a permit from Chinese Ambassy in Auckland. Dad used to travel to Russia from China, and it was handy to have a permit issued from the ambassy. She also bought a new sewing machine, and no doubt will alter her pants and jeans everyday(!)
I suddenly became really sad when I went to bed last night. I had no idea why, tears started to stream down my face and I dreaded Erik leaving in five weeks. Who am I kidding? In the end, I just decided to pull myself together and stopped crying. There was no use crying about it, and when the time comes, there's leaving lunch to be organised, cards to be signed, and goodbye to be said. All good things come to an end, and if we are lucky, then we will see each other again. I am sure that we will, it's just a matter of cosmic interference and human intervention. I just hope that I am brave enough to intervene and not just let cosmic do all the interferring. Or, if I take Erik's attitude, I will see what happens when the time comes and act accordingly. Everything seems to turn out fine that way. I guess I am lucky.
I got early this morning because couldn't fall asleep after an internal struggle. Tried on the white top and pink jersey, but the pink jersey just didn't fit into the whole outfit so I disgarded it. By the time I was dressed, it's already 7! The television was going on about child abuse and two kids from Rotorua had been sent to Starship hospital this week for injuries. What's happening to New Zealand kids? What's happening to New Zealand caregivers? Why aren't we doing something to protect the most vulnerable and most precious future in our country? It's dead simple, don't abuse your kids! Don't hit them so many times that they start bleeding and won't stop crying. Is it so hard to do? That's not hard. Just stop and think about what you are doing before you act. Exercise constrain.
Driving to work proved to be nice and easy after listening to the abuse on TV. Erik wasn't there, though. He came in half an hour late, and asked me whether there's a meeting this morning or not. There's normally a meeting on Monday morning, but after our bosses left, we hadn't have one in ages. There's no meeting today, I told him.
I went on with my experiment. Kelly and Erik would make some buffers today, and Erin will get Erik to do some PCR for her tomorrow. He doesn't have much to do today.
I am always looking forward to volleyball games, and because there's not much going on in the lab today, I felt really excited about the game. We tried to rustle up six people, and succeeded after two attempts. We did really well and won two games. We didn't get into pace in the first game, and lost by several points in the end. However, Alex's strong serves, Zhidong and Eriks' accurate serves both helped us earn lots of points. Miel and Allan also had surprises up their sleeves. I managed to pull off some beautiful saves, too. My serves had improved somewhat, but still missed several opportunities. I love playing volleyball! The game is on next Monday, I can't wait.
Things went even slower in the afternoon. I went to take some money out from the bank so Miel can go to The Simpsons movie tonight. Monica told us that it's possible that I can work for Christ around September for Shelly's maternity leave. Yay! I may not have to find another job afterall. It's so much pressure trying to send out CVs and coverletters. I also have to prepare for interviews. However, it will still have to be done because nothing is concrete yet. I will wait for Miel to decide what he's gonna do tomorrow, if he's going to work for the cheese factory, then I will tell Monica that I will go for the job she is offering me. She will have to talk with Carole and Gina tomorrow. Things will become clearer soon. I am glad that this opportunity has came up.
Mum's cooking dinner and beef soup will be great for this winter evening. I am not sad about Erik anymore. He's not leaving until the end of August, and with the possibility of a new job offer on the table, how can I cry? Everything will turn out well in the end.
I will be busy doing my experiment tomorrow, hopefully I will get good results so three days work is not wasted. "Lord of Ice" is an interesting book, I am totally hooked by it. Gaelen Foley is a great author. I want to read more of her books.
Erik is reading Bryce Courtney's Tommo & Hawk. It is the second book in a series, starting with The Potato Factory. I wonder whether I can borrow that book from the city library or not.
Just hope it will stop raining for a while so we can enjoy the sun for a bit.
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