Today

Had a quiet morning when the boys off the house for work and daycare. Got the books out of the boxes - finally! Tidy and washed the dishes, IG-ing, and it was suddenly 11am! And I had plenty more to do!

So I got out the house, walked down to the main street. Nice and cool breeze. I walked as I also chatted to my mum on my mobile! :) She said I should be healthier that I am now walk more, which probably right. I went to chemist to get antihistamine, went to 3 stores to find floating ring for Evan. Walked back, got in to a butcher shop, got out with 3 kg chicken and bacon. I walked up the hill back to the house, exhausted and hungry. It was 12 pm.

Made my lunch : double portion of Mie Sedap with diced tomatoes and celery.
Had my lunch whilst checking and replying emails and (of course)IG-ing. An hour past, I washed the dishes and back hit the road - walked down to the supermaket. Brought back milk and juice - total 4 litre, and fruits and vegies with total 4 kg. I walked up to the house totally worn out.

Then I harvested basil leaves from the garden for dinner tonight. I suddenly feel a bit fresh from the freshness and the smell of the leaves.

I sat down in from of Sitobi, wrote this blog, chatted away on YM, and it's 3pm. Maybe it's my time to had my nana nap! Or no, I better sweep the floor, made up Evan's bed, have shower, and cook dinner! (*sigh*)

And the work continues when the boys come home. Never never ending....

Become an islander

Day 6 in the island. I am officially an islander! Almost fade up with the temporary accomodation, which nothing than give me allergy reaction from all the dust and rotten yucky smell. I couldn't stop sneezing!

Evan had a strange allergy reaction from who knows what. His right eyelid got red and swollen. It didn't bother him much, seemed it didn't hurt or itchy, but it slowly got bigger in 2 days, he only could have his eye half open on Friday. We had to take him to doctor. After a few doze of phenergan (which didn't make him drowsy at all !!) the swollen slowly gone away, but the red stayed. Hopefully it'll completely go away by days.

There's not much to see here. The beach is not as pleasant as beach in Perth, they are not beaches to play and swim. It's no doubt beautiful scenery, but it's not sandy, there might be crocodiles around, and the sea smell like raw salty fish.! Unfortunate we are surrounded by it.

There's only one main street, which has all shops n places you need, eq: clinic, chemist, bank, government n cultural centre, supermakets, cafe, shops, churches, etc. Thank God for people who own/run the cafe in the cultural centre. The only civilize place i found so far. Nice tropical setting and atmosphere, clean, good food, cool music (cafe del mar/budha bar), playground for children, and most of all: free wifi!! I went there everyday for lunch since i arrived!! Except today, sunday. Because it's closed. I met and talked to a few ladies already in there. I guess people like to know other people and they are more friendly in this island.

I am now sitting on the floor, in the empty house where we gonna live, alone. The boys are napping in the temporary house. The big blue container full of our stuff sits across the road since friday. Tomorrow people will come to take out (hopefully) everything from the container, so i need to do bit of cleaning. Thankfully this house is nice n clean. The veranda is overlooking to the sea.

I missed my house, beach, park, shops, and everything we left in perth. But hope by moving to the new house, surrounded by our furniture n stuff will make me feel hommie n better.

Trip to the island

After a long day i and evan were finally arrived in thursday island. The island we gonna live for at least two years. Quite amazingly i and evan were on a taxi, a plane, a bus, a boat, and a truck in one day!! 

The details are, we took a taxi from serviced apartment in cairns to the airport, as we had to check out by 10am, we got into the airport early, which make easier for the check in and bag drop. But then evan was too bored and tired after waiting for 3 hours in the airport. He was excited when we finally got into the plane. The overtired boy could not sleep n wanted all my attention the whole flight. Good it was only 2 hours flight to horn island. Andrew was  waiting in the smallest airport i've ever seen, in horn island, that is! We were then taken to the harbour by bus with our luggage. Then we hopped on a boat that took us to thursday island. Evan was super excited. He was happy to see his dad, went on his favourite vehicle: bus, and got on a boat! He didn't stop chatter away. After about 5 minutes boat ride, we finally arrived in Thursday island! We then got into andrew's business car, which actually a 4 wheels car with a Space at the back, so we call it a truck. :)

We were welcomed by shower and rainbow, which was beautiful. I wish our temporary accomodation was as nice as the look of the rainbow. But nothing's perfect. Until our stuff from perth arrive, we have to live in a house with limited facility, that's mean no washing machine, one queen bed for 3 of us, no tv, no internet n wifi !! *crying, screaming* that would be for 6 days! Only God knows if i can survive. 

Good news is the house we going to live in is quite nice n clean We had a quick look at the only childcare in town, and happy  with it. 

It's very small town, and it might be not my cup of tea. But as long as  we are together as a family, that's all the matter. 

Looking forward to move to our house next week, and hoping the best will come from our island experience.