home once more

Well, I'm finally home. I was worried about getting home during the floods but fortunately the water level has dropped significantly and we were able to get through the city (albeit through a random route including musgrave road, broncos club and rockbourne terrace) and safely home.

I have sent in my details to volunteering QLD to help with the flood relief effort - although next week I may go up to Condamine/CHinchilla to help my sister move from one flooded town to another.

I had a day of ups and downs yesterday in Kuala Lumpur. Firstly, I lost my super-warm Bench coat somewhere in the dark, wet walk from the terminal to the hotel. I was very sad- and walked back and forth twice between the two locations, but to no avail. goodbye warm coat - fortunately I probably won't ever need you again - but you were a good friend.

I lugged my bags into my small-sized Tune hotel room, therw myself on the generously room-sized bed and logged on. Opening up my hotmail account I was shocked to see an email from Princess labled "Urgent - change notice Jessamy Ross". Perplexed, as I was due to join the Royal Princess in 4 days time, I opened the email and was greeted with news that was simply BEST EVER:

"We received a request from Operations to have you join the Pacific Princess to work on the World Cruise. This would change your joining date to 22 Feb."

UMMMM! YES!!! SO EXCITED!! WORLD CRUISE!!!

It's on another mega small ship, but it's no worry.. because.. WORLD CRUISE!

I was so excited to hear this.. plus I get quite a long time at home to relax and get prepared for joining the ship. Almost too much time- I don't knwo what I'm goin to do for cash in this time. I've registered for the dole and hopefully can get some temp work (or just spend my time helping with the flood).

Then I had a little nap. A few hours later, I checked my email again and found the WORST news. Mum had emailed to say they had to get our Gemma Dog down. Gemmie was 14 and had been having problems with her back leg. We had been geting it treated for the last few months, but yesterday she couldn't get up. She is a big girl, and it was hard for mum and dad to get her out to the car. She was a bit distressed. Mum said her tail had stopped wagging in the last few weeks. Gemmie was a beautiful dog- she had a beautiful smiling face and the gentlest nature. I will always remember when our cat had caught a baby scrub turkey, and gemmie chased him away and picked up the bird gently in her mouth and brought it to us. she had a gentle and loving nature and was a wonderful dog. It was her time to go though - she had a good innings, and without being able to walk, she would have no quality of life. It is not the same here without her. She will be missed, but i feel priveleged to have known her.

I am not going to do anything today. I am just going to lie around - maybe take the dog for a walk. The mighty boosh is on TV though - so first order of the day is a bit of tube time.

I have to start making trivias - two trivias a day for the time i'm home = 70 trivias. time to get trivia-ing. except penny (my sister's dog) is barking at me. I'm glad she's here or the house would feel really empty.