Brisbane, Day 2:

I went to sleep, I woke up, I went to sleep, I woke up, I went to sleep... no matter how many times I did this it was still the same.

Many people believe if you watch the telephone it won't ring. I tried a variation on this last night by listening to the destruction happen, hoping that by listening to it (against my better judgment) the inevitable wouldn't happen.

But it did.

This morning I am just tired and my teeth hurt because my new dentist is a bit heavy handed. It is raining and we are 53 for 3 in reply to their insurmountable 602. I usually love Fridays.

However, it's not all doom and gloom as my dentist (Mr Wong) did advise me that mouth ulcers are caused by "too much virtual fire in the body" (?!) and that warm sugar cane syrup is an old Chinese remedy for it. He did add that sugar cane syrup is difficult to get in temperate climates, but added that "a very cold beer" has similar effects.

I think A LOT of "very cold beer" can cure more than just my mouth ulcers today.