27 APRIL 2006. THURSDAY. 10:15PM.

The only thing that dampened my homecoming was the 2 hour wait at the airport. I was waiting for EVERYTHING ... waiting to get thru immigration, waiting to declare my "i went away and all i got for you" pineapple tarts, waiting in line for a cab (yes a very long line at 2:30 in the morning, I was gobsmacked and evil-eyed the other tourists who have learnt to fly like me, early morning arrivals.) So by the time i tucked myself into bed, 3 very short hours later i was back at work, feeding the crew with my delicious pineapple tarts holiday treats. The last 2 days have been a struggle ... with my sore throat and slight fever (damn that durian ice cream!), i was paying for every bit of fun i had on my trip. We headed out for a movie tonight as i amazingly did not doze off for more than 5 minutes during "American Dreamz". At our Sizzler dinner, someone exclaimed "What? Another buffet for you??". Holy crap, he's right ... will it never end?! I could only stomach 2 plates-full from the salad bar and then turned my attention to the ice cream machine. So it's back to everyday life ... i'm so glad the weather has turned since i left and this weekend will be spent de-compressing my winter space bag and unloading those winter woollies once again. Yay! Oh, and of course assessing the damage to my credit card. Yikes.