Into the last few days

Had a really great weekend. On Saturday, Cari and I went and got manicures and I got a pedicure too, was so much fun. Then got my hair cut, will post a pic of my new look after everyone at home has seen it, would like for it to be a surprise, along with one or two other things.
Then we did soem shopping I got new boots to bring home, nice warm ones for winter, even though it is supposed to be summer at home, though apparently it's rather cold. I figure it can't be colder than here, but then again there are a couple of icebergs floating 100kms off the coast.
So, after that we met up with Nige, Van, Nicole, Zou Zou and Scott for dinner at TGI, where I indulged in a couple of cocktails, and they forgot to order my dinner, so there I was sitting there starving while everyone else was eating - we wrangled a free dessert out of them. After that, went ot a soju bar, am so going to miss those pitchers of soju cocktails. Then, everyone but Scott, Cari and I went home, we went downtown, had to say bye to some of the other people I've met, plan to keep in touch with most of them, especially Liz, who is from Christchurch.
Turns out I'm rather intelligent after, to prevent a hangover I drank a bottle of water and took 2 tylenol before going to bed, so I woke up hangover free, can't say the same for Cari and Scott though.
Sunday, was a pretty good day too, went down to Kuhmo World and bought digital cameras for my little bro and some friends as gifts, went to E-Mart and bought some more make-up after being told I didn't have nearly enough by Cari. Then went to the bus terminal to pick up my bus ticket for Friday morning so that I don't have worry about the bus being sold out, now all I have to do is not oversleep - doubt I'll sleep much anyway though as I will be so excited to be finally getting out of here! Was bad, and went to the book store there, bought a new book to read, Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Is really good, am now trying to convince myself that I don't need to go back and buy the other 3 books in the series.
Today, was a pretty good day, aside from everyone coming up to me to look at my new haircut. Eventually, I suggested that maybe we should just put a sign up outside saying "Karyn Teacher has had her haircut", but it seemed like a lot of work. Found out that the kids in one of my least favourite classes actually like me a lot when I thought they hated me. Some of the boys wrote me goodbye cards, they asked me for my phone number, I gave it to them figuring thay wouldn't actually call, I was wrong, one of them did. She told me I wasn't allowed to leave, I told her I had to. So, that was an interesting surprise. Called Kat and Mornay in Taipei, talked to them for an hour, Mornay was complaining about how lucky I am to be going home, and how he really wants to go to NZ, I told to get of his lazy arse and come visit me then.

SO MY BUS TO THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LEAVES IN 79 AND A HALF HOURS, MY FLIGHT TO JAPAN LEAVES IN 86 HOURS, MY FLIGHT FROM OSAKA TO CHRISTCHURCH LEAVES IN 91 HOURS AND I LAND IN CHRISTCHURCH IN 102 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES! YEY, I'M GOING HOME!