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What the tiny terrors do when mum's asleep

Oh joy.

I am convinced that many people, if not all, are slightly psychic.

You know that feeling when a song comes on the radio and you swear you were just thinking about it... or knowing who's calling when the phone rings?

I woke up this morning and had a funny feeling things weren't right. I never have that feeling, but this morning I knew the tiny terrors were up to something.

Otto and Ted (let's be fair: likely 90% Otto, 10% poor Ted who was bullied into it) had turned our flat into a puppy-nappy demolishing farm. It was everywhere, including hardened bits wedged into Otto's beard, which I had to cut out.

As for how much nappy is currently being absorbed in Otto's insatiable tummy? Anyone's guess.

The tiny terrors are in big trouble this morning. NO treats.

4th June, 1989

The Chinese army storms a mass demonstration in Tiananmen Square, killing several hundred student demonstrators.

The demonstrations in Tiananmen Square have been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since the 1949 revolution.

They were called to coincide with a visit to the capital by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, by students seeking democratic reform.

Troops were used to clear the square despite repeated assurances from Chinese politicians that there would be no violence.

It has been suggested that the Communist leader Deng Xiaoping personally ordered their deployment as a way of shoring up his leadership.

Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of people were killed in the massacre, although it is unlikely a precise number will ever be known.

This photo taken: 4th June, 2010

Times Square

Hong Kong

Me again...

Um, hello everyone

(said with sheeepish tone)

Yes I have been very slack with updating this blog... believe me... I know (said with guilty tone)

Excuses, excuses; but May has been a widlishly crazy month and blogging has, once again, had to take a back seat.

Blogging is a luxury. Work, food, rest, etc, are all survival things.

Here's a slice of what's been invading my mental and temporal space:

- B and I bought another dog... (are we mad?? The answer might be, well clearly, yes...) I shall blog more about this when I locate more of that elusive temporal space.

- I finished a university semester with a pile of nasty assessments, assignments (are they the same thing? Do not ask my fried brain), essays, exams and the like

- I've been finalising a whole bunch of important info for my business to get it launched by July - this is still not yet done (said with neurotic tone, and perhaps the sound of a pile of papers thrown across the room)

- Another massive and time-consuming thing has happened, of which I can't tell anyone yet, so hard to really talk about it here (what am I, cryptic-gal now?? once again, yes...)

- I went and hid in Macau to escape each of the said points

The bottom line is: I am still here, I am still a blogger, I just need some time to come up for air before any long-winded posts re-appear. In the meantime, I'll try to make some shorter posts just to keep things moving!

Plus, my daily photo blog with the gorgeous Belinda in Sydney is alive n' well: http://sequinsstillettosandsparkle.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your patience, and here's a few piccies from May just to prove we all are still alive:

Our new dog, Ted, on the left (also known as the living Teddy Bear)

Otto's new reason for living: Ted's food

How happy was I to hit Macau

The better half - he keeps me sane

Dear B...

Love,

Have you ever kissed someone randomly?

I have. My hairdresser, the first time I met her.

And Delta Goodrem.

For those of you who don't know divine Delta - she's an Australian singer currently touring with Andrea Bocelli, and is really quite fantastic. And apparently quite kissable.

Kissing someone randomly is not the same as getting too cosy with the G&Ts on a Friday night and ending up in a sweaty party pash. I mean kissing someone on the cheek, but quite randomly: Totally unintended. Unwanted. Unreturned.

When my hairdresser first came over and did my hair, it was all very normal. We were polite strangers. I made her a coffee, we had a bit of a chat, she foiled, she trimmed, I paid her.

And then when she turned to say goodbye and leave, I suddenly (and quite horrifically) morphed into a 'don't leave me!!' embrace. WTF?

Instead of smiling and reaching my hand up to casually wave, I found myself pursing my lips and reaching up for a personal and passionate kiss on the cheek. She just about balked in surprise and awkwardly kissed me on the cheek back. I think she even gave my arm a little squeeze. A sympathy squeeze.

n.b. there is NOTHING sexual about any of this, however, it is still entirely personal to embrace a total stranger and completely inappropriate.

Overall, this was a thousand shades of 'eeeech'. You see, I didn't (and don't) fancy my hairdresser, I don't enjoy kissing total strangers, and what's worse, I felt I had absolutely no control over it. It was like watching my boyfriend tell an 'eeeech' joke across dinner table; I felt utterly paralysed and forced to watch. My

inner voice was screaming, "WAIT! Lean back! Duck! Don't do it! You don't even know her! She does NOT want to kiss you."

On another occasion I found myself kissing Delta Goodrem when I worked for Sky News. And in even more poor form, I did it at the beginning of the interview. No rapport, no background, no license to kiss at all.

Delta walked in (she's about seven feet tall) and instead of casually saying "hey", I reached up and kissed her on the cheek. SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ME. What's worse, after the interview was over, Delta got up and smiled, paused, and then awkwardly bent down and gave me a sympathy kiss goodbye. I don't blame her; I was clearly a loose-lipped kisser, and I would have been grossly offended had she not. OH WAIT.

Thank you for that support Delta.

So if I see you on the street and you say hi, and I kiss you instead of saying hi back, my apologies. I think my body gets a wee bit confused sometimes.

New video posted to You Tube!

Yes it has been awhile... SO much goes into making a You Tube makeup video: setting up an area to shoot, filming the actual video, cleaning up the chaos, then editing it (by the longest and most painstaking part).

But I keep getting more viewers, and I enjoy makeup, and I love producing videos, so I'll keep making as many as I physically have time for!

This latest look is 'inspired by' Beyonce's 2010 Grammys look. It's not an exact clone! But as close as I could get.

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIDJvz2Ey_c

Enjoy!