Loan's outing was da bomb.

The day after the Annual Christmas Party meant that it was Loan's party. Plans were decided that we met up at the previous ' Golden Star Restaurant' at 9:30 . Dead straight, no later than one minute 9:30 in the morning. Unfortunately me setting up the alarm at 8:10 did not work. It ended up with me snoozing it twice and then dismissing it at 8:30. After that, all i heard was the constant screaming of Mummy, ' Cindy ! Cindy ! It's 9:10. GO, GO, GO '. So, I got up at 9 :10, chucked on a dress and raced out to Cabramatta. When i got there, I was escorted by my brother but to my surprise, no one was here yet. Walked around Cabra for 30mins or so and then got left alone by my brother cause he had to catch some train to his outing.

There I was standing by myself, in the middle of Cabra. For some weird reason, I totally forgot where Morning Glory was, which meant that I was left lost. Instead I asked one of those cosmetic ladies were it was but to my surprise again, she led me to the wrong way. So, I called Donna ( which rarely picks up ) and got some directions. I bet I annoyed her cause I hung up one minute and called her the next.

Anyone that has been to Cabra should understand that there are truckloads of men sitting casually by the Viet Cafes, staring at Girls walk past. Ofc, when this does happen, you feel uncomfortable and just icky. I hate walking past them like omggg. All you see are men wearing baggy clothing, unshaved facial hair, musky breath that you can smell a mile away and beady eyes that glare at you like boom. So, I passed around 3 cafe men. All of them, assumingly looking at me . I could feel that tension of the glare which sucked the most. What did all-alone Cindy do ? Just walked straight ahead. Yep, avoided alleyways, isolated areas and pretty much acted roles. By roles I mean, pretending to be related to the person right in front of you.

Here are some top tips when walking alone :
1. ( According to Sally ) Leave your hair untied . Apparently, many men try am for pony tailed or bun haired girls because they can take advantage of you easily.
2. If you think someones following you, turn around and look at them in the eye. This is cause you can see how they look like. Even though it makes me uneasy.. i guess it could work ?
3. Pinching someone in the inner thigh hurts. True fact. Tested it out in Yum Cha next to Sally. HAHA
4. Try being related to someone nearby. this is the ultimate tip when walking alone.

Take this for an example. I was on my way to morning glory, approiamatly 10 metres to go. There were men sitting on the floor, a homeless man and a woman walking past. what did i do ? Instead of walking ahead and being all heroic, I stood as close to that woman as possible without her even realising it.. 1 metre ? I was behind her first, then i caught up with her and then i was by her side ( furthest from the men). Yeah, it makes me look stupid as but yu know, it kept me safe and it kept me away from feeling uneasy. I really hate those situations , I really do.

After walking up the Morning Glory Stairs, I saw Donna and Harley. Donna dressed in red, Harley looking like Guy Sebastian with da beanie. We had a little chat before the 5 lovelies came. Soon food was served and it went pretty smoothly. Some waiter kept smiling even after we complained about having a bug in one ice cube. It was one of those forced smiles that never look welcoming but i guess, I got used to it. Oh well. It was nice.

Next stop- trains. So, we went to granville or whatever, I'm not sure. I don;t know the stations very well nor do i know where's where. But i believe, we stopped at Granville ot change trains and that's when i saw this.


Omg, when i saw it i was like. 'MATTHEW ,BRO, LOOK ! ' Sally took a picture and sent it to him i think, im not sure. But I just found it cool. Even though I think its been there for like.. so long, I just noticed it today. Well, to matthew, WE'VE GOT TO RUN. THEY'RE GONNA GRAB NGO'. HAHAHAHA.

After that was Parra. We split up as a group with Karen, Leyla, Donna & Joyce as one, Harley and Loan as two and Sally and I as threee. Surprisely, I spent most of my money at Dymocks. Ikr, i dont buy books. HAHA, oh well. Nothing's too late for a change. Oh and we also saw Tori's bffl. I was walking with sally and I heard a ' HEY CINDY' and I turned around seeing Martin and Vo. Had some awkward seconds where there was nothing to talk about, but that's alright !

Next was getting back home. Well, we had to drop Harley off and then we went back to Cheso for a groupppie chattt . In teh process, there were so many men casually staring. Srsly. Our codename was ' seagulls' . We'd be saying, ' Seagulls at 9 o'clock' or ' 6 o'clock look. Seagull ! ' Alrights, enuff about this.

Went off the train and Donna said it was raining. Right before I could say ,' It's not bloody raining. Chill' , it poured heavily. Thanks to Karen, who brought her umbrella, shared it with me. In the midst of trying to stay dry, I stuffed her umbrella up which meant I was standing in the rain, all wet, trying to fix an umbrella. What joyyyyyyyy.

Got back, had some delicious dinner , had a D&M chat about everything and just enjoyed our time. To be completely honest, I love Deep and Meaningful Chats. They reveal almost everything and they help you bond even quicker. Too bad I left 4 hrs early which meant that I missed out on all the emotional bizz. But thats alright, I'll get updates real soon !

Well, that's about it. No more plans for the holidays . Day 2 of holidays and I'm out of ideas. HAHA. Well, i said i was sleeping before but now its 1. Yep, I take forever to blog. If you're reading this , up to this very line, I congratulate you. I wouldn't be able to read whatever i wrote up there because im super sure that it doesnt make any sense at all. Haha, goodnight and be safe ! :)