I am now back home after visiting a couple of chrismas parties. First was visiting my father’s at Marsfield just behind Macquarie University. I drove there by the M7 and then the M2, and got there rather quickly. I think I saved about 15 minutes by going that way. The hardest part was trying to keep to the speed limit on the M7. I think i will look at putting cruise control into my car. I believe that you can get DIY kits to fit this – how hard can it be to install it?

When I got to my fathers I found it was only myself, my father, his wife and an my brother there today, so I guess things were a bit quieter than I was hoping. Unfortunately none of my uncles/aunts were there, and neither were any of my cousins. Pity really. Speaking to my father, he might need to spend more time in Indonesia than he was planning. He was informed on friday that there is another project that he might need to put some time into over there too, although the exact start date of that is aparently an issue at the moment. But he is definitely leaving for Indonesia tomorrow.

Christmas dinner was what I would call non-traditional. We had pad thai, Pad Khi Mau Gai, some thai soup, prawns and BBQ ribs. There was also ham in the fridge which did not get eaten, and neither did the christmas pudding. Lunch was nice though…

Following that I drove back, and spent an hour with a family from the church which was good… Followed by coming home and exchanging presents with my brother and mother. And then there will be dinner tonight when we work out what we want.

Today has been good… although I think a few more people at some of the parties would have made things even more enjoyable… Right now it is time to put the PC away I think…