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It has been rather a while since I blogged hasn't it....... To be honest since New Year life has been rather quiet..... although final preparations for Indonesia are consuming a lot of time and my cousin Charlotte's wedding was also a wonderful distraction from the humdrumhum of everyday life!

I am still waiting for my passport to be returned from the Indonesian Consulate in Perth which is rather alarming given that I leave 2 weeks tomorrow- but ACICIS (Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies) assures me that they will arrive on time, so I am not going to stress. I also managed to get my hands on some Tami-Flu the anti-bird flu drug. I hear it is relatively ineffective or has side-effects or something- so it might be $29 wasted, but on the other hand it might be $29 well spent.

I have also been typing up my final report for Mitsui which is due by Friday. I have actually really enjoyed writing it, though I did have a slight heart-attack the other day when my computer stopped working. I was pushing the power button and nothing was happening. Turns out that for the first time since I have had it- it overheated, so after several rather frantic phonecalls and rapid consideration of where I would find funds to purchase a new laptop, crisis was averted.

And finally, as you may have noticed from the photo's below- I was in my cousin's wedding on Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny day, quite hot actually (33 degrees) but really perfect for the ceremony. The reception was also at home, and catered in the back garden. Compared to other weddings I have been to, it was very relaxed and enjoyable. Charlotte and Michael are now enjoying their honeymoon in Vanuatu! Lucky for some eh??!

Anyway, must get back to my report and other miscellaneous things that need doing....
Sampai bertemu lagi!

My Family

My Family
Originally uploaded by adelvice.

From left to right- Dad, Sandy, Gabrielle, Mum, Jonathon and Me!

The Bridal Party

The Bridal Party
Originally uploaded by adelvice.

My cousin's wedding was truly Aussie style- a garden wedding, at her parent's home with the gorgeous gum-trees as backdrop! I am standing on the far-left and my sister is next to me.