So have been driving the car for almost 2 weeks now. Feels good to drive. Every day in the morning before i take the car out i have butterflies in my stomach. I feel shit scared. But then once i start driving i do feel confident and feel better.

Today i had to take my folks somewhere else other than my usual route. I was shit scared. Then i realized there is so much difference in driving on the same route everyday and taking a new route all of a sudden. Then i had to park in front of a shop which had a sloping entrance. I parked all right. But then came a car next to me. When i had to reverse i hadnt steadied the wheel and was almost gonna crash onto the car next to ours. It didnt help that my dad was screaming from behind 'Turn the wheel the other way round, now Accelerate, change gear, go front, no no now come back'. By then i had 5 ppl in front of the shop looking at how i was going? One fellow giving me advice on how to reverse 'Half Clutch madam' he said :) But for once i didnt feel frustrated or embarrassed. But looks like dad was cos, he said ok you come out, i will do it. So out i came and then dad took over. 

It was a shame i would have loved to do it myself. Maybe another day. But at least now i wont get deterred from driving.

So its December the most festive season of the year. At least it is so when you live abroad.. Just a visit around the city leaves you feeling joyous and happy.. Every year by November the Melbourne CBD is all decked up to celebrate Christmas in style. From Flinders St to Bourke you can see stars and bells hanging across the streets. City Square and Bourke are the most busy this time of the year being the shopping precinct. And its just gives me absolute joy to walk with S or even alone for that matter to see such cheer spread around. 
Every year they have Laser projections on iconic buildings which is so much fun for the kids and adults to watch. 

The MYER windows are a delight to look at. Myer, is a mid-to-up market Australian department store chain and retails a broad range of products across women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; home wares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and travel goods. 

So every year at Christmas Myer decorates its windows with a new story. The windows are lively with theatrics, puppets and lights that make these windows come alive with magic. People come from very far off and queue up for hours to have a look at these windows. I have heard the work that goes into prepping for these windows is enormous.. The technicians/artists work for a yr and by now they already have an idea what to do for the next Christmas. Its just awesome.. Two videos from this year's display as below.


Some pictures of the decorations and laser projections in the city. 

Its been 3 days since i had my D&C.