THE NEXT DAY THREAD, October

[Miss Behaving]

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there was stuff about Tonga in our paper this morning. Also badly affected

[Pan]

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Sorry Rags. Latest which I cannot access says up to 1600 homless in Tonga. Trying to get more info for you.

[Pan]

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Hey, Mame, I saw people in your country were lining up to watch the maybe expected Tsunami.

[Miss Behaving]

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I think that might be a bit old - here they were saying 60-70 in Tonga, and Samoan deaths are now at more then 200 I think.


I'll listen to the 5pm news and see what they say - we have a big Pacific Island population so there is a lot of interest here

At home marking essays today ........ is enough to drive you to drink!! I dont know how some of these people ever made it through school, let alone two years of University .....

[Pan]

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Mame you can probably report on the Tonga situation better than I.

[Pan]

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Sorry Mame, we cross posted. Of course you can report better that I. Your pacific folk must be devastated.

[Miss Behaving]

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I must have got something wrong - they just said 150 in total. 110 in Samoa, 31 in America Samoa and 9 in Tonga. Here's the link to Radio NZ news

Radio New Zealand News : Stories : 2009 : 10 : 01 : Tens of thousands affected by Samoa devastation

And yes, Pan, there were some idiots who went down to the beach with their cameras ......

[Pan]

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Look, me being a photographer, I can understand why - in getting a great shot. BUT at what cost - your life as it gets taken away, along with your camera, which won't survive? Seriously.

How are you doing in yourself love?

[Pan]

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Thanks Mame, for that link. Australia is not reporting in this much detail.

[Sweaty Betty]

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Morning all.

I usually follow the BBC news, there were tremors felt from the Sumatran earthquake here in Singapore, and I've also been following the Tsunami and the tropical storm in the Philipines and Vietnam - lots of natural disasters at our end at the minute, makes you take a step back and think.

I like the idea of the clean sweep of a new month. My MIL dramas continue, but I've accepted she is how she is, have tried talking to her about the value of friends etc., and maybe being a bit more open minded, which I don't think had any effect, but made me feel better.

There is a positive that has come out of her visit - It's served as a timely reminder of the value of friends, so I've made sure I've taken the time to 'cultivate' my friendships, even if its just a quick text message. My MIL has been astounded by how many people I've bumped into to chat with here, met for coffee etc. I think she fixed her opinion of me years ago - (told Mr Sweats she didn't like me after our first 'meeting', which unfortunately meant we spent very little time with her), and hasn't revised her opinion since. I even thought about organising a big 'do' and getting as many people as possible around to 'prove a point', but I'd rather see friends in less stressful circumstances

Mr Sweats has taken a couple of days off to spend time with her, which I'm really pleased about, and I have some work this weekend, which gives me a bit of an out. Will try and fit in as many 'Singapore Experiences' for her before she leaves next Thursday and send her home with some good memories!

Good Luck to all with their October Challenges - watch out for the full moon this Saturday!

Bets.

[Miss Behaving]

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Good on you Bettty for taking such a positive attitude. Take her to see the orchids!!! Its hard when you have to interact with someone who has a fixed opinion of you.

Sorry I didn't reply to your last posts Pan ..... had just got a phone call with very bad news about my brother (his cancer is terminal, inoperable and untreatable), then one about my mother who was due to come home tomorrow, but who went slightly down hill this afternoon.

But I didn't drink any wine and I am going to get through all of this sober and without it. I'm going to have a bath and an early night instead. And a wee weep. Actually it will probably be a big weep .....

When this is all over I'm going to have a holiday!

[one2many]

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Mame....so sorry to hear your news.....but bloody well done for doing this sober...you are one strong woman.
Have a candle lighting here for your Brother and your Mum....will tell the kiddies to say a prayer too...xxx

Thinking of you.

[tawnyfrog]

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Mame - a big weep is a good thing. Sometimes it's the only thing.
Bets - only a week to go. I think MIL's a very unhappy woman. She just doesn't know it.
Rags - yes - bad news coverage but in the tabloids an ill-behaved sporting legend will beat a natural disaster hands down. Sad but a fact. It's up to us to find a better source.
Angel - you know you can do it. Even dealing with the cr*p that's come your way. Make Octsober YOURS.
Pan - nice to see you back.
Oney (sorry, cross-posted) and Shikakai - ***waving, saying "HI". ***

So Reggie is travelling at the mo, Wavey is waiting for his baclofen to arrive, Mr. G is in his usual zen state - Bridge? What's happening, girl?

Everybody else ok?

[Angelcakes]

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Sweaty Betty;726540 wrote:

Good Luck to all with their October Challenges - watch out for the full moon this Saturday!

Bets.

Thanks for the heads-up...things always go crazy when I drink on a full moon!!
And MIL should be happy to have such a lovely DIL.

xo

[tiptronic_ct]

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Good morning, all.

Beautiful day in Cape town today. Its going to be a balmy 24C.

Its the 1st time in longer than I care to remember that I'm looking forward to summer. Normally, warm weather would just make my flushed face and AL-induced sweating worse. Now I'm feeling cool, calm & collected.

Yay!