How do I get my Mac back to OSX?

Hi,
My sister was using my computer and wanted to use Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 in VMWare so booted a CD of Windows on my machine. There was a part that said you could put XP on the partition available so when she hit Enter it said that it couldn't be done but that she could go back and delete that partition and then reinstall it there. So she did that and then installed Windows on there.
Now everytime I turn my Mac on I get Windows XP. How do I get back to my Mac system?
I tried turning the Mac on and then holding down the option key as it started up but the only thing I get is an icon with the hard drive and the word Windows below it and an up arrow which I push and then it takes me right back to WindowsXP.
Right now I'm thinking my only option is to reboot from my original OSX install disk and don't think Keep User Preserved Setting will work because it's all been erased by Windows right? I know if you unplug and plug your Mac back in you get a file in the trash that says Recovered files and I haven't unplugged it at all.
Is this fixable to get it back to the way it was or have I lost everything? If so if I brought it in to a Mac technician could they bring my files back?
S.

George Peters,
I have some stuff on her computer but not much. Got to go out and get a external drive so I'll be prepared next time.
So your saying bringing it into a technician wouldn't help either. There isn't some way they could recover the files is there? Or is there some program that would?
I did try sticking in my OSX install disk and hitting C after start up thinking I could try the save User preserved settings but I saw the hard drive icon and then a yellow triangle sign with a question mark that said I would have to hit Options to delete stuff and I hit that to see the buttons and it said erase, cancel and something else. It said it would fresh install stuff. I ejected the CD out right away and didn't go any further.
S.
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