1. wow. what a week it's been. emotionally, mentally and physically draining.
family issues, relationship problems, job concerns, spiritual and emotional turmoils...basically tears, laughter and snot all in one shot!
but thank God by the end of today, things are getting better already! i trust God will carry me through every circumstance no matter how difficult it may seem..

2. early this week i kinda resolved to never set up any blogs online or whatsoever again, and turned to journal writing in pen and paper. and i bought this really nice and pretty journal from DJ on sale. woohoo. but because it's been a couple of years since i last wrote in a journal, my once-beautiful handwriting was now almost unrecognisable to myself...

3. had a great evening at eva's new home last night, catching up with a bunch of good ol' friends...dinner was pretty good, although i must say i'm not really a fan of soba salad...
all in all, it was simply a great time spent with Antonious (so he wished to be known as), Serene, Charlie, Linda, Frankie, Eva, Daniel and myself! grin

4. had a good chat with Daniel about deep stuff yesterday, and today after talking to my oldest sister in sydney over the phone for about half an hour, most of the cloud that was in my mind had started to clear..

5. wrote myself a book-reading list for 2009:
- Treasured Friends
- Victory over the darkness
- Boundaries
- Managing your emotions
- Become a better you
- Life without strife (revisit)

now i just pray i'd be disciplined enough to stick it out...

6. walked around the mall after work today while waiting for Dan. went to try on the birkenstocks again. i really like them but at the same time i have to acknowledge they are pretty expensive for SLIPPERS! and realistically thinking, i'd probably only be wearing slippers on weekends...and most likely on saturdays only! so, i'm just wondering to myself whether i'd really want to pay $129.95 for a pair of weekend slippers...

7. next, i saw this very pretty bag at nine west, which looked quite nice on me too...except i almost choked when i saw the price tag: $189 for a piece of "Made in China" bag. yeah right. pretty as it may be, i just don't really agree with its price, that's all. and i was even told by the salesgirl that "it's a copy of the latest Dolce & Gabbana bag". Like, i would ever pay almost $200 for an imitation bag?! Get real.