03 JANUARY 2009. SATURDAY. 01:45PM

*GROAN* If it wasn't the punishment for gluttony, i don't know how else to explain it.

Thankfully i made it thru the new year still upright but when that darn clock struck 12, i was on my way down. I spent the first couple of days welcoming the year in bed, with the sorest head and a tummy flu to boot. My doctor put it down to simply gluttony. I have to agree. The last 3 weeks home have been a gastronomical delight to my taste buds, i devoured like no other times. Of course, my fall from grace was inevitable. Miraculously I made a recovery just in time for my flight back to Oz tonight.

My new year's resolution? Durians ... never ever again.