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Week in Review; Balderdash

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Another week has passed...

Nothing special really, but isn't it nice to have a normal, ordinary, uneventful week?

The weather here in Sydney has been quite erratic in the last few days. Weatherzone, which is usually very reliable (with its 'next 48 hours' forecast especially), had predicted the weather wrongly for quite a few times in just last week.

There were thunderstorms. Very rare. Thunder/ Lightning is almost a once-a-year-thing for Sydney.

The good thing about thunderstorms is that they pass by fairly quickly. They don't linger for days. So we still got to enjoy the warmth from the sun.

While I was walking (I couldn't remember if it was today or another day), I suddenly realised how much peace I had at that moment.

Really, the peace that was totally elusive in 2013. Suddenly, I realised I was having it back. How wonderful!

Yes, I am still stressed by the loads of readings that I have to do, and writings afterwards. I still have the Fungi Problem to worry about. But at least, at least I don't have to plan for the next blood tests.

For this reason, I think I should really treasure it. I mustn't let myself to repeat the 'mistakes'.

There are new goals, new objectives for 2014. Perhaps I should write 'Don't ever hook up!' as my iPhone wallpaper.

The current wallpaper on my phone says:

'THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, THEY JUST MAKE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING!'

Went to Ben and Nam's place. Arrived an hour late, but luckily I wasn't the last haha! 

And I learned a new board game today, Balderdash. We have this game sitting in the lounge room at my place but I never wanted to touch it. I had always rejected invitations from housemates to play with them. 

To be honest, I am really not a fan of boardgames. And I will always tell people to count me out. I am just lazy to think. I would prefer playing badminton with friends! More action! 

But Ben and Nam like board games so much, and their friends like board games too. So it seems like I will only play board games at the place haha..

But I enjoyed it, the company and all. It's a different sort of 'fun'. 

So yea, don't know if Balderdash is as popular as Uno (which I also don't know how to play), but it's about coming out with crazy/dirty/naughty/creative/professional/etc. definitions of words! 

Words like 'Goofang', 'Orling', 'Zumbooruk'. I don't think anyone of you would know any of these words right? They are just so uncommon. 

I am lazy to type out the instructions for Balderdash here. So just google it yourself la. 

I am gonig to bed. Good night. 


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  1. WilliamMarch 17, 2014 at 2:08 AM

    I'm definitely not a boardgame person. I have friends who purposely go to boardgame cafes...

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  2. CalvinMarch 18, 2014 at 3:49 AM

    The board games I like are chess, Scrabble, checkers, Monopoly.

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    1. untold stories March 19, 2014 at 11:13 PM

      The board games I used to play: Monopoly, animal chess, chinese chess (a variation of it), a war chess (made in China, hard to play), snake chess, dam

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