What else can you tell me about the friend’s house?
Umm… what do you want to know…?
I just wanna get a sense of the vibes…
Okay… vibes… umm… I can tell you the house has been fully furnished by an interior designer. They did get a professional interior designer to furnish the interiors…
And you’re telling me NOT to bring “boogie” cookies to a house like that??!?!
(Chuckles) — Well, fine, okay — if you really wanna bring boogie cookies and a boogie bottle of wine, sure, bring something like that to a house like that. Fine! I just thought — no pressure — don’t go over the top or anything…
Even if I’m incognito. Even if I’m not “Common Name” — the famous person for a day — me — as myself — I would want to bring something NICE — it’s not only your culture, it’s also mine.
Oh. Okay. Fine… I didn’t know we shared that in our cultures.
(LOL) Yes… we actually do… that’s alright, I know what to bring now.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
What else can you tell me?
Ugh… the interior furnishings? Do you want to know about that?
Sure… tell me about that…
Well… they’re nice… like obviously it’s been professionally designed… but it’s more… beachy vibes…
That’s not your style?
(Shaking head) Not really… maybe because I see it SO MUCH on Gold Coast — like okay sure, make it friggin obvious — we live near the beach — so people just over-decorate their houses with sea shells and beachy things! I’m sooo… over it??!?!!
Right… but you live on Gold Coast… most people who move to Gold Coast might enjoy decorating their houses with beachy vibes…
That’s WHY — it’s SO OVERDONE…
Okay okay — you don’t want beachy vibes in “our” home.
(Shaking head)… not really, no…
Do you have beachy stuff at your parent’s house?
Sigh… I don’t know… maybe… like a tissue box with sea shells on it or something…
(Chuckles) So it just accumulates — Gold Coast people will just accumulate beachy things over time?
(Shrugs shoulders) — I mean — I think we got that tissue box from the Surfers Paradise night markets or something so yeah, I guess — from time to time — there’ll just be beachy stuff around — yes.
(Chuckling)
But it’s TOO MUCH!!! Every other house has something BEACHY in it!!! It’s a lot… it’s actually A LOT…
(Chuckles) So… this is Gold Coast… “culture” — beachy stuff…
Yeah but — isn’t that the same with other coastal towns?
I’m not sure…
Okay anyway… yeah… the friend’s house is nice…
Okay… anything else?
Well… she has a patio area…
Patio area?
Yeah — like if we really wanted some time away from the group of friends to talk one on one, we could probably go there…
Text from Bros:
NOPE!!! DON’T DO THAT!!!
Ugh — I don’t think the Bros want me to do anything like that… so soon…
(Smiles) Okay then — AVOID the patio area. Don’t go anywhere NEAR IT…
Text from Bros:
That’s better!!! MUCH BETTER.
Don’t we have to… go out on the patio for the BBQ?
I don’t think so… her kitchen is big enough to cook “BBQ” foods without actually going out on a patio to actually BBQ — does that make sense?
Okay… anything else?
Well — she has a coffee machine — but I’m assuming we’re having this hangout at night time… dinner-ish… so… I can’t really drink coffee at night…
What about chai?
Okay, yes, I can drink chai at night. Non-caffeinated chai.
Do you like latte art?
Ugh… I’m not particularly… for or against it…
What if I know how to do latte art and I borrow her machine to make you a chai with latte art?
(Smiles) — I guess you could ask her beforehand, just to be polite, and ask if she’s okay with you touching her machine… borrowing it to make latte art… I guess you could try that?
(BIG SMILES) Okay I’m gonna talk to the friend about this more…
Okay? But what are you gonna draw on the latte?! Not a big love heart?!?!?!
(Chuckles) Is that too cringe for you!?!?
A little bit?!?!?!?! Yeah…?!?!?! (Laughing)
Okay I’ll scrap that idea… I’ll think of something else… what kind of latte art would you like?
Most people just do a leaf?!??!
No — that’s too BASIC — I wanna do something else!
Ughh…… okay I’m googling… ohhh… someone drew a cat…
A cat?
Yeah, a cute kitty with whiskers…
Oh… okay? That’s okay in front of the millennial group of friends?
(Nodding) Yes… that’ll be cute… I don’t mind that… either that or a dog or a bunny? Something like that? Surprise me!
(Smiles) Okay… I’ll think of something…
I think with chai you’re just getting a stencil and pouring cinnamon over it… it’s not really latte art…
Right… what if I made you a decaf?
Okay… decaf I’ll drink, yes…
Hmm… what if I made you both? A chai and a decaf latte?
I guess?!?!! I’ll be going to the toilet a LOT during that hangout?!?!!?
ROFLMAO~~~~
Okay anyway — umm… the millennials might play board or card games…
Which ones?
I don’t know… (shrugs shoulders)… millennial ones?
Pfftt~~~~
I honestly DON’T KNOW — maybe you can ask the Taiwanese friend. I don’t know these details…
Okay… hmmm… anything else?
I don’t know… if the friend is going to have some background music… you can ask her about that too…
Background music?
Yeah like either background music and/or music videos just on the TV in the background?
Oh… I see…
Maybe she’ll just turn on a YouTube channel? I really don’t know…
YouTube background ambience vibes?
Maybe?! Maybe like a jazz lounge background or something? I don’t know…
I feel like there’s no point asking you any more because there’s a lot that you don’t know…
EXACTLY!!! It’s not MY house — I’m not hosting… LOL…
Okay. I think I have enough to plan out some stuff…
Good… cos… I’m tired… I’m gonna try to go to bed EARLIER tonight… and get a good night’s rest…
Okay — I LOVE YOU.
I love you too!!!
I’M GONNA SEE YOU VERY, VERY SOON!!!
(Smiling/chuckles/giggles)…. Oh, I just remembered something…
What?
Umm… she has a piano…
Oh?
But — she’s not a very good player — and you’re NOT supposed to show your musical talents that night…
Oh?
Maybe she needs coaching…
Oh?!?!?!
Because she’s an adult learner. She only started trying to learn piano as an adult…
Okay…?
(Shrugs shoulders) Do with that information what you will…
Oh… my love… I WILL….! (Devilish grin!!!)

