life is peachy.

it's been about 3 weeks since my father returned to kuala lumpur from brazil. acclimatizing myself to the return of the dada has been a slow but comforting process. in the past, he'd visit for about a month, and i'd be put into a cycle of denial, detention, dependence and a slight case of despair when he left. with an upcoming, possibly acrimonious final leg of ongoing divorce hearings/proceedings around the corner, a facelifted house, and faced with my own possible expulsion from my "university college"...it can be said that life is an upheaval in itself. life is rotten, and hardly beautiful.

the last few weeks have been trying. i won't claim to be under house arrest because i'm given all the freedom i want --- if i can find a ride out. lamenting about the sudden loss of driving privileges would seem so spoilt of me. but it's been known that i've been spoilt rotten all along. on the bright side, being kept at home has opened me up to a whole new world of possibilities. i've had time to help in the unpacking of a freighterload of furniture. i've managed to lose a few nights' worth of sleep thanks to revisiting jagged alliance 2. and most of all, i've managed to master the art of frying ayamas' crispy/spicy pieces of chicken.

i am whole again.

as i collide head-on into an approaching new year, which is bound to be just as fabulous as 2005, i'm going to look back and give myself a pat on the back. and then a bullet to the head. things could've been better. but hey...life is peachy.