Vi and Yin are here! And it has been so lovely to have them. It’s like having an adult sleepover party every night. They said they love Melbourne. Good! Maybe I can convince them to move here.
We celebrated their visit and my one year living in Melbourne with a road trip to the Great Ocean Road. We came back a couple of hours ago.
Another highlight, following Liz’s advice, I got a tarot reading and finished it with heaps of positive vibes, which I carry until now—highly recommended!
I made the space in my schedule to have a lunch date with Manda, a couple of dates with Fa’s friends, brunch with Liz and explore new-to-me Melbourne neighbourhoods.
Another new thing this month would be the Egyptian cotton sheet I got recently from Bath Bed and Table. It has increased the quality of my rest and sleep compared to the good old IKEA ones I had used in the past decade. This life-changing experience (only a bit of exaggeration here) made me think of other minor changes to improve my life. Since then, I have put a double rainbow maker, and a wind chime on the patio and donated a small portion of my wardrobe.
Love and Found
I started listening to Slow Home and Biddy Tarot podcasts this month. The latter inspired me to get the book Tarot For One by Courtney Weber. I finished reading it in a week, which was a huge accomplishment because I haven’t spent any of the paperbacks I bought this year. So yeah, I am all about paperback this year, thanks to Book Depository. Yes, I am fully aware of my acute case of Tsundoku (also Tsundokindle, for that matter). It’s a Japanese term for buying books without reading them. Well, at least it sounds fantastic.
Browsing History
A newfound blog I have been reading religiously back to its years-long archive is Zenned Out, which I stumbled upon while looking for Mandy Moore’s moon necklace from This Is Us. Speaking of This Is Us. It was the best TV show in 2017—a must-watch, like you guys. I also finished Greenleaf season 1 in the background while doing my errands at home. I was drawn to it because of Oprah and kept watching it because of the drama.
Next Month
The upcoming Melbourne Comedy Festival marks the start of my second year in Melbourne. I attended the Comedy Pub Crawl last year on my first weekend here. And now it’s here again. I have booked it again, this time with Fafa and Jik. I will also see the Dragon lady, a Harry Potter parody, and the Goddess Complex stand-up. Because how can I not?! I only regret that I won’t catch Chris D’Elia’s life because we won’t be in town.
But that’s because we are going to Japan, you guys! More soon.
Time Machine
Read more about last year’s happenings.
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— KK
