Month: September 1998

*User manuals and more – 30th September 1998

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Email with TLJ:

T: is it possible for you to get your hands on some user manuals for me.

S: Yes, but which ones – just SA ones or MS ones or something like that.

T: cause we’re working on end user documentation design and it’d be really good to have some examples from an outstanding company with really good management such as yours.

S: Cheeky!! How about an Expert Advisor User Guide?

T: please babe, could i borrow some??????

S: Anything for you sweety

T: i’ve actually got this SA one here (sorry, but i couldn’t resist nicking it).

S: Which one?

T: Josh says hi!

S: Was he watching – HI JOSH!!

T: i had all this CSC stuff that was supposed to be really useful for SDD, but i think it got thrown out

S: DUH!!

T: i left it somewhere – and now i’m really upset, cause they were all memories of you

S: Ahhh, sweety.

T: no, actually, i just wanted to keep it for further reference. They were all really quite useful – so i was pretty crappy about it.

S: How is your day? I’m fed up with this place. Management – you know…

T: anyway, can you please help??? thanks babe, tlj

S: Sure sweetheart.

T: any manual, thanks – a few examples would be great.

S: See what I can do for you babe

T: Preferably one that is set out well and easy to understand (not some teccho manual that you read before you go to bed).

S: Hmmmm….

T: I have the Expert Advisor Level 2 User training course (it’s actually not a manual, but a course in powerpoint).

S: A manual is a bit different. I’ll bring them – you’ll see. You know anyway I’m sure. Smartypants

T: so please just get anything you can lay your hands on.

S: Can I lay my hands on you?

T: you are so predictable – i didn’t have to read this line to know what was there – i should have known.

S: I got three manuals for ya. And last week’s South Park (not this week’s yet) which only had one episode (and a repeat).
Come cheer me up. When do you want these manuals?
Tonight?

*Fat (again) – 28th September 1998

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Email with TLJ:

S: I think I’m getting fatter again!
“People who live in glass houses
Should not throw their spouses!”
Please forgive me for being a miserable bastard this weekend. Let’s go do something (cheap) one night this week. Even just meet somewhere and go somewhere nice – just look at something – maybe the beach at Manly or something like that. What do you think?
Have a fantastic day and hope all is well with the study.

T: i forgot the library book that’s due in today. it’s a three-day loan, so the fine is $5 a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i’m not coming in tomorrow. i was thinking of going home and coming back to return it, then maybe seeing you tonight. are you going to physio and massage???

S: Just physio – you can meet me there or I’ll meet you at home. Would love to see you OK? Watch the rest of the Maxx (and leave at least an hour before taking you home!!)

T: anyway, got the outline done but i think it’s all wrong. had to come in just to hand it in, but waiting around to see di, sue and tu, cause i think they’re in today.

S: I hope you catch up with them – I love the way you love your friends

T: think di had a great time at mso ball (everyone knew everyone – you know how it is).

S: Young Asian girls make friends everywhere?

T: hopefully, josh, mel and I can meet for SDD

S: Get any nasty emails?

T: cause i want to leave some free days to go out with laura, mich, and jo, and you of course.

S: You’re a sweety.

T: anyway, mail me with what you’re doing. love ya babe, tlj

S: I did that didn’t I. I watched a little bit of Red Sorghum last night but fell dead asleep after about ten minutes. Love ya 2 BABE!

*Cake – 26th September 1998

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Email with TLJ:

T: to that blond chick? (nearly wrote chink by mistake) don’t find too many blond chinks around (well, not natural at least – they’re all bottle blonds) except they’re never blond – their hair turns out grey!!!!!!

S: I guess to the blond. Talking of grey – mine is on the way back – will have to sort that out next payday i think.

T: i was just speaking to my bro the other day, and i said i’d like the wedding cake made of profiteroles

S: When did you decide to marry your brother? Isn’t that illegal?

T: (you know and drizzled with toffee – croquembouche – sp???? or something like that) cause fruit cake and 5cm
thick icing’s not really my thing.

S: Good fruit cake with icing is great. I hate profiteroles – like eating chocolate snot.

T: but really rich chocolate would be nice too. i saw this thing on weddings in vogue, and there was this beautiful wedding cake coated in a thin layer of 24-carat gold!!! no shit!

S: Can you eat it?

T: have you heard of sweet art? make all these fancy-arse cakes. tried to show kath in the car one day when we were driving past – it’s in Paddington. pretty cool to look at – but all a bit tacky really.
anyway babe, really hungry, got to go to tute, see ya later, tlj

S: It’s no suprise yr hungry – you probably haven’t eaten for twenty minutes.

T: ps – i still havent’ finished IS&OD outline though i wish i had, because now i just have to come in in my hols to hand it in – sob – cheer me up babe!

Pull yr socks up baby!

Serenade – 25th September 1998

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Email with TLJ:

T: well, it’s a rainy day, so i don’t feel like doing much.

S: Hang on – and if it’s a sunny day?!!

T: wrote the sdd group an email – just waiting for all the abusive responses……

S: You’ll only get abusive responses if yr email was abusive (or your team members are pricks)

T: sue is going to the MSO ball tonight with DI!!!!!! so i’ve got nothing to do –
well, besides seeing you…….

S: Well, talk about feeling second rate! Can’t you go to this thing too – if you want to?

T: it’s a pity you can’t lie about your salary like Sandie does. (i think she said she was earning 80,000 when she was really earning 50,000! dad sent in my Taiwan application form (i think) today.

S: I hope it gets lost in the mail and you can come stay at my place for a month!

T: and i’ve got some compaq gossip. remind me to tell you my unity party story. well, i’ll tell you now. rob (jackie’s boy – friend, not son) knows jason lee (the head guy in the unity party) from law school. and the unity party is having its launch tonight, so mum thought sandie should go to the launch ($50 a head) to meet “career people” – well, they’re all lawyers just about. but sandie has opted for a night out with her snowboarder/compaq friends and jackie – and they’re going to be taking lots of illicit drugs i imagine (sandie’s looking forward to getting her hands on “ekkies” and a
man i suspect). she’s been in lots of trouble with all her compaq workmates about gossiping – it’s so funny, pathetic really.

S: Because she gossips or is she the one they are all gossipping about.? She’d better be careful – people are cruel.

T: anyway, have a great day. see you tonight?

S: You better!

T: i know you might be busy with the party though, and you’ll have to get an early night.

S: Won’t be busy with it tonight but will need to get to bed probably before 3am

T: actually, so do i since i have a violin lesson tomorrow.

S: Will you serenade me one day?

*Good to speak to you – 23rd September 1998

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Email to TLJ:

I hope yr feeling better today. My ulcer is getting worse – more red and painful. I hope yrs are improving. HJ is such a cutey sweetheart – he looks georgeous, half asleep and pondering. Bronwyn and I were talking to him about the vegetables he likes to eat and he just had this cute smile on his face as he was remembering the taste of those nice vegies!! Please stay calm today – don’t stress too much. Will you have time to see me tonight? Maybe not – with yr ass. due on Friday hey. But i hope i get to see you. Would you do me the honour of escorting me on a trip to Lane Cove National Park on Sunday for a boat ride – canoeing or whatever? Will occupy as little of your time as you wish or as much as you can afford. Did I tell you how beautiful you are?

*Jenny – 22nd September 1998

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Email with TLJ:

T: just got an email from mel – her ex was organising her b’day party for sat – but not sure cause it’s in wollongong!

S: You know that my affection extends to lifts to Wollongong -I’ll even come back and pick you up. Weren’t you going out with michelle?

T: anyway, just had the most rushed period i’ve had in a while – trying to finish ddb by 11 – it was late – then i had another frantic period trying to figure out whether or not he’d collected the assignments or not. – and made the biggest fool of myself.

S: How so?

T: anyway, got to see if i have to do more work for sdd and marketing and IS&OD.

S: Mail me soon

T: see ya tlj

S: I just looked in some mag that had Jenny Shimuzu interview and pics. She says she doesn’t own a dress and is still a tomboy. There are a few pics of her topless and you’d be surprised how much you look like her in EVERY way!!
Dreaming of you sweetheart

*Fat – 20th September 1998

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Email to TLJ:

I’m getting thinner! Either that or my pants are getting bigger! Go to the podiatrist today to get my inserts – yay! Can’t wait – hope they fix up all my problems.

How did you go last night – are you awake? Missing you sweety. We got lots of movies to watch. The Maxx, Roadkill, Ghost in the Shell. Eraserhead is the cult movie on Saturday. It’s pretty weird. What are you doing on Friday night? Is it Saturday night you are going out? Let me know.

Love you

*Message – 18th September 1998

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Email with TLJ

S: Hey! How you feeling today. I feel OK so far though I stayed up after talking to you and got on the net for a while – you inspired me babe. Ray’s not in today and Carl’s on holiday so I’m on my lonesome! No one talks to me anyway! I got an email from Rob in the UK – the first he’s ever sent – he’s finally caught up with the computer revolution! Good luck with all your study today. Kisses to your ulcers – make em go away.

T: good luck today baby, worried about database
love you sweety

S: You no worry – you smart cookie.
Thank you for the luck. You too.
“Loving you is easy cos you’re beautiful”

T: i’m working on sm. come cheer me up babe.

S: Are you still down sweety? We need to go out and climb some trees. When you have a spare minute one night this week – we’ll go and find us some trees in a park somewhere OK?
Pretty busy here – it’s typical that when everyone is off that everything goes wrong! didn’t you do SM LAST semester?
Here is Shauny full of cheer
He’s come to cheer you up
Grab yourself another beer
And wish your sweethearts Good Luck!

T: just figured out there’s more stuff to do in ddb, so i’m a bit shitty and stressed out,

S: Sorry sweety. Just stay calm, take deep breaths etc etc.

T: and i’ve been waiting for you to come and pick me up from here.

S: What time? Did I promise you something while I was talking to you when I was sleepy last night – or you just ribbing me? But I’ll come pick you up right now if you wanna!!!???

T: i’ve still got a fair bit of stuff to do

S: Can’t pick you up then can I?

T: spoke to notlih before who asked me what holly’s name was – i only knew her name from what you told me – but i put him out of his misery anyway.

S: You shouldn’t have done that. Damn yr too nice. I love you.

*Heathrow – 17th September 1998

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Email to TLJ:

S: LTL
Spoke to my mum this morning – she had waved off the plane this morning and they are on their way back now. She was thrilled to meet Hayden again – everyone says how much he looks like me. Had a good chat with her – will tell you about it later.
Good luck with everything today baby. Knock ’em dead and show ’em some leg

T: bet shes’ sad to see Hayden go – like seeing you off again then, was it? or was she happy that time around?

S: HAHAHAHA – you think yr funny – but yr not!
That was only the second time I saw my mum cry – when I left England. First time was when my Grandad died. I hugged her both times.
So what you wearing? You happy? I’m a bit sore in the neck – but no headache yet but I’m sure it will come.
Shaun (what’s my Chinese name – I think I should get one – what kind of symbols would be suitable)

T: my lip’s so sore, it’s making me wince and cry.

S: I can’t even kiss it better – cos it would make it worse.

T: i’m going to have to pout my way through the day.

S: Wish I could see that pout.

T: cheer me up baby, you do – ltl

S: I’m feeling pretty chirpy today. Gonna leave at 4.30. I got an interview at 2pm on Monday for that UNIX position!!! Better polish my shoes hey!
Shauny-worny

T: sha – hun? maybe?
it means silly white trying to be one of us – let’s make fun of him (sorry babe)

S: You will be sorry – very sorry. I got the rope ready!

T: well then, i think you cry more than your mother – you must be the girl of the family (ha). you should definitely go back then baby. and stay there…..no don’t. i’d miss you.

S: Yr stuck with me babe – sorry about that.

T: anyway, i think i’ve only seen my mother cry a few times too – but even though she seems it, i don’t think she’s that tough. she cried over her cheeseburger when dad told her to lay off andrew and they had a bit of a domestic – i remember it well, i felt very sorry for her, and it was wierd to see her cry – i think she tried to hide it – that was
the first time i remember seeing her cry.

S: It’s pretty weird isn’t it. Maybe it was the cheeseburger.

T: good luck baby – you go good! you better put on your favourite dress for the occasion

S: Thanks sweety. I’m not sure I’ll actually WANT to do the job but what the hell – something different to do on a Monday hey!
Well, I’ll just HAVE to go shopping for a new skirt.
Sha-hun (what the flip does that mean)>

T: hey, just did the marketing trial multiple choice thing again – and got 20/22!!!!!! but kept getting stuck on the one question – then i got it finally!!! i got 22!!!!
cool huh, love tlj, ltl…..

S: Hope they ask you the same q’s in the exam! You’re the best baby. I got faith in you – hope you got it in me! Was sad yesterday when you said you felt guilty cos I still don’t think you have anything to be guilty about and after all we are in the here and now….sorry – got off track there can always talk about this some other time when you’ve got less on your mind. Sorry sorry sorry. You r cool yr da best don’t ever expand yr chest
Sha-hun