First of all was the car incident. To day, we drove to Bankstown's RSL for dinner (along with a million other Asian families that were too lazy to cook). After successfully avoiding the highway jams by corkscrewing through back lanes with the help of the mighty GPS, we came to the worst of the worst horrors all drivers experience at any stage in their lives...FINDING A PARKING SPOT.
Actually, that wasn't too hard. We found one almost immediately. It was the parking that was difficult.
It doesn't look that hard, does it? Well, because the car had its headlights right up to the fence, and since the lane was only as wide as the length of one car...we were in a very tight spot. How were we going to turn the car to back into that parking lot? After spending half an hour of inch by inch progress in turning 90 degrees (navigated by father with flamboyant hand motions and driven by mother who pushed the steering wheel to its limit), we made it. It was the first time it took longer to actually park than find a parking space. EPIC!!!! It wasn't until the amazing feat was done that we realized it would have been easier to reverse all the way out, turn 180 degrees in big open space, then reverse back into the parking lot. =.=
The next epic thing was the lion dancing!!! Okay, so we've parked the car, we've gotten into the restaurant, we've bypassed the crowd, we're at the counter paying for our all you can eat buffet, it's all good...when cymbals sound and the huge drum starts up. Gaaaah!!! It's the lion dance troupe! It's starting! Where's it going? Where's the cabbage? <.< >.> <.< OMG!!!! The cabbage is right next to us, at the counter!!!!
As it happens the lion was basically staring us down, bobbing it's huge head at us. Why are mere mortals blocking my heavenly way towards my bribe of cabbages and money? Then it decided to change position and back right up to us, with its fluffy tail now bobbing in front of me. Here, I'll show you my butt. You can have a nice lovely rear view of me tearing my cabbage up. YUM. Gong Xi Fa Chai, Happy Chinese New Year, I have accepted this bribe so this restaurant will have prosperity all year long! I'll let you mere mortals who have seen me reap the benefits of this amazing phenomenon as well! I couldn't resist. I had to grab that tail. Boing. AWESOMENESS!!! I have touched the amazing heavenly lion's tail!!! Now I'm positive I'll be getting that high ATAR of mine this year! ...
On another note, more than half the crew of that lion dance troupe were white people. Interesting. I also had an amazing sugar high from the desserts served at the buffet. Aaaaah...Meringues. I saw heaven for a minute there. ^.^
The car ride home was also fun. The GPS has a habit of saying "Follow the course of the road for 5km" and then not saying anything for 5km and hence freaking my mom out because she has no sense of proportionality. Without prompting, as soon as she thinks the 5km is done, she will make a turn to the left or right, provoking a reaction of "Recalculating route" from the GPS. So my sister and I had the job of reminding her to stay on course and telling her periodically how long more she has to go.
New word learnt :
Odourmeter - the device that determines the strength of smells in the car, hence prompting a requirement for an internal car wash.
Actually that was just me misinterpreting the word "odometer" when I heard my dad asking my mom to check it. Haha.
Have a wonderful, wonderful Chinese New Year Eve everyone!
Cheers!
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