January 2014

It is now mid summer time. Upon arriving back in Australia my body was still suffering chesty cough. The chesty cough originated from the 5th December in Los Angeles when my friend infected me with her cold. She refuses to sleep with the window closed and always complaining of feeling hot - she had fever but was in denial. This continued in Las Vegas and New York. Both friends refused to use the heater and constantly slept with the window open. Also they do not own a winter coat. Failed to see a doctor. Refused to take medication. Refused house keeping from cleaning our room. The constant retching ruined my vacation. I would like to thank all those Chinese medicine doctors in USA for treating me. I couldn't have survive without Chinese medicine peppermint oil, plaster strips, and medicinal soup. By the time I got back to Australia the first local doctor said a new batch of antibiotics will suffice. The second local doctor said it was a bad cold and I would need more rest. The phlegm keep wanting to come out but nothing shows up. What a pain. Thank god, my clean room, healthy family members and work colleagues enabled me to heal within two weeks. By the third week back, I no longer cough badly and I can eat food without fear of coughing it back out. The chest doesn't hurt as much as more. My family and work colleagues are relieved I did not have a ruptured hernia from excessive coughing. Me too.

The team and I are planning a farewell morning for a work colleague. Sad as it is, we are doing our best to cover all grounds to ensure it is smooth sailing for our work colleague and we hope that we have notified everyone.

Chinese New Year celebrations fell on Australia Day in Springvale, so I had the best of both worlds. Fire crackers here and fireworks there. Hee hee. The actual Chinese New Year day was 31st January 2014. It is the year of the horse.


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Took pics of horse statue in Crown casino and illuminated dragon at harbour esplanade in Docklands w @sngo1982 #CNY http://t.co/jMJiZTXENl
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 31, 2014

A gorgeous shot of the Dockland Dragon lit up at night. Happy Chinese New Year folks! MT @claudioarayac: pic.twitter.com/s5zVwWv7Ss #Melbourne
— that's melbourne (@thats_melbourne) January 30, 2014

Night market dinner was delicious @VicMarket w @sngo1982 We had Pierogi, Anticuchos, creme brûlée w live music. http://t.co/j72ioFMgvO
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 29, 2014

Night market time! w @sngo1982 (@ Queen Victoria Market - @vicmarket w/ 3 others) http://t.co/V5lBFTnVnj
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 29, 2014

That’s what technology is for RT @verge: Turkish Prime Minister gives speech as a 10-foot hologram http://t.co/drWUOkXxxO
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 28, 2014

My dad sent me a #map & words of wisdom. #gps #gis (cc @giencke @timoreilly @thegpsgirl @Historiocity) pic.twitter.com/RYhylTtwsE
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) January 26, 2014

#happyAustraliaday 2014 #Springvale #Werribee http://t.co/Ts5XvNxQuV
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 26, 2014

#RentedOnAppleTv Riddick (2013). Starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, and Katee Sackhoff. The hostile environment awaits you. #legendarybaddays
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 26, 2014

Celebrating #AustraliaDay by attending CNY festival at Springvale with family and @sngo1982 [pic]: http://t.co/a4DcFXryjQ
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 26, 2014

Awesome RT @nerdniteSF: Where’d the Card Catalog Go? Today’s Ass-Kicking Libraries and Librarians: https://t.co/QE0mNnUjcI
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 25, 2014

Not much on short tie, but this will do, How to knot a Hermès scarf in 21 different ways [blog post] http://t.co/eXNe8cxNv0
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 24, 2014

Jumping crocodiles in slow motion [video] #crocosauruscove #NT http://t.co/sexXpQhEY4
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 21, 2014

#RentedOnAppleTv We’re the Millers [movie] 2013. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, and Nick Offerman.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 21, 2014

Embrace your beauty via selfies RT @mashable: Dove Short Film Embraces ‘Selfies’ to Redefine How We Perceive Beauty http://t.co/EysSBsjbeM
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 21, 2014

To avoid rejection: 1) don’t buy food ppl despise; 2) don’t ask ppl to eat food they despise during a movie; 3) FGS there’s a fridge.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 19, 2014

🎬Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol [movie] 2011 on Ch10. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, and Léa Seydoux.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 19, 2014

Can you believe it? This is steamed mock-rib in black bean sauce. (@ Vegie Hut) [pic]: http://t.co/0IwGK2mZRf
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 16, 2014

Think about it. If I didn’t push the button, who will? The point of taking the initiative.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 16, 2014

Show your support for the #womenofsyria and RT! 2.3 Million women and girls of reproductive age need our help. pic.twitter.com/TJf7D0Urvx
— UNFPA (@UNFPA) January 14, 2014

FYI. Sore throat can lead to heart failure. Read article, Imagine the Post-Antibotics Future http://t.co/zCtDFuQ5CZ
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 12, 2014

#RentedOnAppleTv Red 2 [movie] Bruce W, Mary-Louise P, John M, Helen M, Catherine ZJ, Byung Hun Lee, and Anthony H.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 10, 2014

Forget the Polar Vortex: Heat Wave Kills 100,000 Bats in Australia - http://t.co/RtHaec1f8K
— Mashable (@mashable) January 10, 2014

Chillax by drinking ice choc w @sngo1982 (at @ChokolaitFans) [pic]: http://t.co/8qZXfTDfy6
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 9, 2014

After much thorough testing the iPhone is unable to send photo to the @Apple Airport Time Capsule. #FAIL
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 8, 2014

Great for travelling o/s RT @verge: Mophie announces new Space Packs, battery packs with built-in storage for iPhone http://t.co/1bNc1t64Ob
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 8, 2014

Amazeballs! RT @IntoMobile: SIM+ Case Makes Your iPhone 5 into a Dual SIM Phone http://t.co/qMfeA4nqRv
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 7, 2014

While suffering a chesty cough, having sweet memories of Santa Monica & Grand Canyon. [GIF] http://t.co/osXPkVkkWZ http://t.co/ZYPR01UpuD
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 7, 2014

Pano of the Russian Tea Room. pic.twitter.com/K3NwtE40m3
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 6, 2014

Pano of the Library of Congress stairs to it is main reading room. pic.twitter.com/7UoPeKc21I
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 6, 2014

Pano of NYPL McGraw Rotunda. pic.twitter.com/3osEBCxQSK
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 6, 2014

[PLEASE RT]: There will be inevitable protests against Abbott, so the Coalition are attacking the right to protest : http://t.co/OPVPahYRVj
— Van Badham (@vanbadham) January 5, 2014

So far every airport security found the @Xshot #CameraExtender to be a suspicious object. I don’t mind them taking it out and stretching it.
— Melly Tango (@melpucca) January 4, 2014