There are those days when you feel like you can't wait another day to get a haircut. This was one of those days.
I thought I would be working overtime today but throughout the day at work I just could NOT stand my hair any longer. It was one of those days when it didn't matter what I did with my hair, it would still look plain ugly.
I quickly finished off as much work as I could before 5pm and dashed off to sunnybank to get a much-needed haircut.
The Korean lady who cut my hair tonight was excellent. Even before she finished touching up on the haircut, I was already beaming from ear to ear.
I absolutely loved my haircut tonight! And it cost me just $20! yeahoooo~~ I think i'll start making it a bi-monthly routine from now on...
I find haircuts really refreshing and uplifting, except when it goes wrong - with the wrong hairdresser or wrong hairstyle...
Tuesday, April 28
BYE BYE MAKEUP
April 27, 2009, marks the day I stopped using makeup.
My sister had been telling me all of last weekend that I should stop using makeup as she was of the opinion that:
1. Using makeup continuously everyday will cause me more skin problems; and
2. I look better without makeup.
Anyway, being the good sister that I am, I decided to take on her advice and resolved to quit wearing makeup on a daily basis (except on special occasions like attending friends' weddings. etc) and let my face breathe once again.
This morning as I got out of the bathroom, it felt really weird without makeup on my face - it was like going "commando", except it's not down under but on the face. Dan said he actually liked me better without makeup!
I argued that the blemishes and dark spots and dark eye circles on my face were now left bare for all to see, but again he reassured me that he liked my natural look better, spots and all.
It might take me a couple of days to get used to not wearing any makeup at all again after at least two years of clogging up my pores daily with all sorts of makeup products. But the best thing about not wearing makeup is that I can now liberally blow my running nose and wipe the corners of my mouth after lunch without the fear of smudging my makeup. And my face ACTUALLY feels two pounds lighter without makeup! Haha...
My sister had been telling me all of last weekend that I should stop using makeup as she was of the opinion that:
1. Using makeup continuously everyday will cause me more skin problems; and
2. I look better without makeup.
Anyway, being the good sister that I am, I decided to take on her advice and resolved to quit wearing makeup on a daily basis (except on special occasions like attending friends' weddings. etc) and let my face breathe once again.
This morning as I got out of the bathroom, it felt really weird without makeup on my face - it was like going "commando", except it's not down under but on the face. Dan said he actually liked me better without makeup!
I argued that the blemishes and dark spots and dark eye circles on my face were now left bare for all to see, but again he reassured me that he liked my natural look better, spots and all.
It might take me a couple of days to get used to not wearing any makeup at all again after at least two years of clogging up my pores daily with all sorts of makeup products. But the best thing about not wearing makeup is that I can now liberally blow my running nose and wipe the corners of my mouth after lunch without the fear of smudging my makeup. And my face ACTUALLY feels two pounds lighter without makeup! Haha...
我觉得我坏透了。
有时候我也搞不清楚自己是好是坏。
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我们的房客快要搬走了。
我想他应该是不喜欢我所定下的规矩吧。
其实只不过是要求他在餐桌上用餐，而不是在睡房里。
我只是受不了他每一餐都拿到在房里去吃，弄得别人附近的睡房也充满了食物油腻的味道，害人家闻着那味道，睡也睡得不好。
后来终于很有礼貌地告诉他说，希望他能尽量在dining area用餐，免得将来在房间里留下了一股难以去除的油腻食物味道。
他到目前为止还是没跟我们合作。
上个星期他跟我们说了，他找到另一处地方搬了，过两个星期就搬走。
我是无所谓啦。
可是还是得找新的房客，那可能会有点麻烦吧。
唉，算了。找就找呗。
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这个星期工作忙透了！！！
有时候我也搞不清楚自己是好是坏。
...........................................
我们的房客快要搬走了。
我想他应该是不喜欢我所定下的规矩吧。
其实只不过是要求他在餐桌上用餐，而不是在睡房里。
我只是受不了他每一餐都拿到在房里去吃，弄得别人附近的睡房也充满了食物油腻的味道，害人家闻着那味道，睡也睡得不好。
后来终于很有礼貌地告诉他说，希望他能尽量在dining area用餐，免得将来在房间里留下了一股难以去除的油腻食物味道。
他到目前为止还是没跟我们合作。
上个星期他跟我们说了，他找到另一处地方搬了，过两个星期就搬走。
我是无所谓啦。
可是还是得找新的房客，那可能会有点麻烦吧。
唉，算了。找就找呗。
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这个星期工作忙透了！！！
Friday, April 24
吓
现在的社会里，那些身材棒样貌美的女生不再是最引人注目的了。
反而是那些胖得像厚厚一道墙的女人最让人眼睛离不开她们的视线，简直教人难以置信。
把自己的身材吃成那样爽吗？？
我常常都在想，被困在一个超胖的身体里面是什么感受呢？
坐着，大肚腩顶着会超不舒服吧？
站着，双脚会撑不住体重吧？
除此之外，还会因为经常提着超重的贅肉行动而体力不支吧。。？
反而是那些胖得像厚厚一道墙的女人最让人眼睛离不开她们的视线，简直教人难以置信。
把自己的身材吃成那样爽吗？？
我常常都在想，被困在一个超胖的身体里面是什么感受呢？
坐着，大肚腩顶着会超不舒服吧？
站着，双脚会撑不住体重吧？
除此之外，还会因为经常提着超重的贅肉行动而体力不支吧。。？
Wednesday, April 22
Fast & Furious 4
It sure was fast, but it didn't get anywhere.
The three prequels to this movie were at least right on track to their destinations - cars, races, streets, stunts, hot guys and girls, adrenaline rush, and fairly fresh and interesting storylines were packed into the series.
They should have named the fourth movie a different project altogether. It trod between the lines of car racing and police story, but nowhere near as defined as the first three Fast & Furious movies, nor as thrilling as Die Hard 4.0.
It was an OK movie - one that I would only be bothered to watch again when it's aired on free tv...
The three prequels to this movie were at least right on track to their destinations - cars, races, streets, stunts, hot guys and girls, adrenaline rush, and fairly fresh and interesting storylines were packed into the series.
They should have named the fourth movie a different project altogether. It trod between the lines of car racing and police story, but nowhere near as defined as the first three Fast & Furious movies, nor as thrilling as Die Hard 4.0.
It was an OK movie - one that I would only be bothered to watch again when it's aired on free tv...
Wednesday, April 15
Monday, April 13
17 Again
man... that sure was a good movie tonight!
i was never interested in zac efron until tonight.
never knew he's actually got some real acting talent in him...not just the looks.
this will be on my to-buy list when it's out on dvd.
next seeing race to witch mountain.
i was never interested in zac efron until tonight.
never knew he's actually got some real acting talent in him...not just the looks.
this will be on my to-buy list when it's out on dvd.
next seeing race to witch mountain.
sigh
help. how do i lose 5kgs in, say, 5 weeks?
i've put on so much weight lately.
all bcos of food fests everywhere!! argghh!!
i've been eating, like, 17 meals a day! my diet comprises junk food (rice crackers, chocolate bars), desserts (sweetened red bean soup), meat, rice (oh great, carbo!), and a BIT of vegetables.
HELP_______!!
I wanna sign up for the biggest loser program!
i've put on so much weight lately.
all bcos of food fests everywhere!! argghh!!
i've been eating, like, 17 meals a day! my diet comprises junk food (rice crackers, chocolate bars), desserts (sweetened red bean soup), meat, rice (oh great, carbo!), and a BIT of vegetables.
HELP_______!!
I wanna sign up for the biggest loser program!
Friday, April 3
23 or 27?
I was chatting with a young colleague (a graduate) in the kitchen just now, after I had finished my lunch.
He asked me how long I'd been here for, etc. I told him I've been with this company for 2 years and a bit, and before that I was in audit.
His immediate reaction was one of surprise, and he said he thought I was a grad too. I smiled politely and said: "hehe...nah, i'm old."
He then said he's 22 and I said I'm 27.
Again, looking surprised, he said he always thought I was like, 23.
For a short moment there I was quite flattered. But of course, I know he was just trying to be nice.
The difference between ages 23 and 27?
You've lived 4 years longer to tell when someone is bluffing about how old you look or they think you are.
He asked me how long I'd been here for, etc. I told him I've been with this company for 2 years and a bit, and before that I was in audit.
His immediate reaction was one of surprise, and he said he thought I was a grad too. I smiled politely and said: "hehe...nah, i'm old."
He then said he's 22 and I said I'm 27.
Again, looking surprised, he said he always thought I was like, 23.
For a short moment there I was quite flattered. But of course, I know he was just trying to be nice.
The difference between ages 23 and 27?
You've lived 4 years longer to tell when someone is bluffing about how old you look or they think you are.
Thursday, April 2
Diet FAIL (惨败!)
I started out on a diet yesterday but could only hold it for a few hours before I found myself gorging on half a block of french onion cheese at a colleague's farewell afternoon tea.
I had begun the day by having my normal breakfast - weetbix with milk.
Throughout the day at work I made two glasses of the meal replacement nutritional drink (for dieters) that Mum gave me last weekend. I didn't bring my lunch on purpose as I thought I would feed on just the meal replacement drinks. But I brought two green nashi pears for the fibre that I needed.
By 2.30pm I was severely famished and could not concentrate on my work at all (besides the fact that it was my first day back at work after a two-week break).
After the cheese and crackers and sausages, I started reaching for a Freddo...
Despite having water retention and feeling extremely bloated from all that half block of highly-salty cheese I had consumed in the afternoon, I finished the entire bowl of fried rice and sweet-and-sour chicken that D handed me after P&W practice last night.
= 吃报仇
Today I've been eating (well, proper food) and drinking (hot beverages) and snacking (on junk food) NON-STOP. I think I may well have gained 3 kilos today...
I hang my head in shame.
I had begun the day by having my normal breakfast - weetbix with milk.
Throughout the day at work I made two glasses of the meal replacement nutritional drink (for dieters) that Mum gave me last weekend. I didn't bring my lunch on purpose as I thought I would feed on just the meal replacement drinks. But I brought two green nashi pears for the fibre that I needed.
By 2.30pm I was severely famished and could not concentrate on my work at all (besides the fact that it was my first day back at work after a two-week break).
After the cheese and crackers and sausages, I started reaching for a Freddo...
Despite having water retention and feeling extremely bloated from all that half block of highly-salty cheese I had consumed in the afternoon, I finished the entire bowl of fried rice and sweet-and-sour chicken that D handed me after P&W practice last night.
= 吃报仇
Today I've been eating (well, proper food) and drinking (hot beverages) and snacking (on junk food) NON-STOP. I think I may well have gained 3 kilos today...
I hang my head in shame.
Karaoke
我觉得和朋友最难搞的活动就是唱K。
碰面时朋友们常常都会说：诶，找天一起去唱K哦！
可是真的要找个时间大家一起去高歌一曲时，每个人都不得空。
然后大家又会说：下次吧，下次一定要找个时间一起去。
可是到了下次再来试着安排时间的时候，又会有人不得空之类的。然后，当然是再等下次咯。
结果哩，过了一年半载根本都没一起去唱过卡拉OK。。。
碰面时朋友们常常都会说：诶，找天一起去唱K哦！
可是真的要找个时间大家一起去高歌一曲时，每个人都不得空。
然后大家又会说：下次吧，下次一定要找个时间一起去。
可是到了下次再来试着安排时间的时候，又会有人不得空之类的。然后，当然是再等下次咯。
结果哩，过了一年半载根本都没一起去唱过卡拉OK。。。
me
有时的我，温驯得像一只惹人怜爱的小猫。
也有时候我会抓狂，凶得好像要咬死人的母老虎。
有时忧郁，有时阳光灿烂。
兴奋的时候会像小孩般嘻皮笑脸和尖叫。
纳闷的时候就显出一副超无奈的样子。
有时很合群，易跟人打交道。
有时却完全没兴趣跟人说话，不睬人。
我想我是怪咖吧。。。
也有时候我会抓狂，凶得好像要咬死人的母老虎。
有时忧郁，有时阳光灿烂。
兴奋的时候会像小孩般嘻皮笑脸和尖叫。
纳闷的时候就显出一副超无奈的样子。
有时很合群，易跟人打交道。
有时却完全没兴趣跟人说话，不睬人。
我想我是怪咖吧。。。
hairstyle makeover
Most of the guys I know wear similar hairstyles like this:
- short, cropped, gelled-up in mini spikes. Some guys have less hair than others, and some keep their hair longer at the back (some ah-beng hairstyle).
For the past few days I've been telling D non-stop to grow his hair for a few months until it's long enough to go for a hairstyle makeover at the japanese hair studio in the valley. He's never tried it but I'm naively hoping that a layered fringe combed to one side would bring a fresh look to the sight of him - like this:
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Okay, minus the eyes...
I'm really curious and excited to see what D would look like in a hairstyle like that.
Well, I guess there's only ONE way to find out - and that is to wait and see!
He'll never know until he tries - thanks to me. wahahaha.
- short, cropped, gelled-up in mini spikes. Some guys have less hair than others, and some keep their hair longer at the back (some ah-beng hairstyle).For the past few days I've been telling D non-stop to grow his hair for a few months until it's long enough to go for a hairstyle makeover at the japanese hair studio in the valley. He's never tried it but I'm naively hoping that a layered fringe combed to one side would bring a fresh look to the sight of him - like this:
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Okay, minus the eyes...I'm really curious and excited to see what D would look like in a hairstyle like that.
Well, I guess there's only ONE way to find out - and that is to wait and see!
He'll never know until he tries - thanks to me. wahahaha.
Wednesday, April 1
Sunday, March 15
A revelation so great; a realization so late
I grew up envying other kids for who they were, what they had, their family background, etc...the list goes on.
I was the timid, shy, reserved, confused, and naive one whom my six-year-old classmates conned, picked on, and sneered at. At the age of five (being born in December but joining the class of '81 babies), I did not really understand all these attitudes and behaviour from my young kindymates. Nonetheless, that created a form of confusion and misperception of myself - who I was, my self-image, my identity, and self-worth. In my young mind, I learned what it was like to be unpopular.
Growing up, I was always ashamed of my parents, the way the talk and behave, their strife-filled relationship with each other, and the bullying I received from my older siblings when we were all young children.
However, deep down in my heart, I've always loved my family dearly despite the fact that we always end up quarreling with each other when we talk.
Mum has been here for two and a half months so far, and inevitably we've had a quarrel followed by a cold war, and reconciled a week later.
This time round, I begin to discover what someone else's family, which I had always thought to be "perfect", is really like. It's changed my perspectives of my own family.
For the first time ever, I begin to see (not in a sadistic way, though) that my own family really isn't that bad after all. I realize just how unfair to them it is that I had been ashamed of them all this while - for no apparent reason.
I finally came to grips with the fact that really, there is no perfect family in this world. And the grass is always greener on the other side - so thinks the fool.
I called Mum last night, apologized for everything I'd said to and about her, told her I was actually proud of her and I loved her.
Right now, my heart is still grieved by the fact that I had lived my whole life feeling ashamed of my own family and who I was, as well as envying everyone else for everything and anything they had and were. How silly is that.
Today, I finally came to truly understand that God has a special plan, a uniquely-designed plan JUST FOR ME. No one else would do. Only I can fit into the plan that He has for me. And I am the one and only original YY that God has created.
What have I been doing all this while, trying to live out to be someone else that I am not, always envying other people for what they have and I don't, but not looking at what I have but others don't?
I can almost hear God saying: "Hey My beautiful princess, welcome home! You've finally found your way back to where you belong. I have all these blessings in store just for you. I've been waiting for you to come and claim them because they are specially made for you and not for anyone else (I have different plans and blessings for each one of them already)."
I need to show authentic proof of my own identity in order to claim my blessings at Heaven's freebie counter. No one else can rock up pretending to be me and get my blessings. Neither can I pretend to be someone else and get their blessings.
I thank God for my family, with their flaws and beauty. I love them. I will always be proud of them and not be ashamed of them. My identity, my self-worth and image are not based on my family's social status or performance. But rather, my identify is in Christ.
I thank God for who He has made me to be. I am a beautiful creation of His, and I won't be ashamed of myself anymore. I praise Him for His beautiful work in me, even right now.
And the envy I've had of others for so long - be gone! I don't need that anymore. God has a special purpose and plan just for me. I shall not waste anymore time looking at what others have and wish for the same. Instead, I've got to focus on what God has in store for me now and claim it in my life this day and going forward with confidence that comes from Him alone.
I gotta start living like a real princess!
I was the timid, shy, reserved, confused, and naive one whom my six-year-old classmates conned, picked on, and sneered at. At the age of five (being born in December but joining the class of '81 babies), I did not really understand all these attitudes and behaviour from my young kindymates. Nonetheless, that created a form of confusion and misperception of myself - who I was, my self-image, my identity, and self-worth. In my young mind, I learned what it was like to be unpopular.
Growing up, I was always ashamed of my parents, the way the talk and behave, their strife-filled relationship with each other, and the bullying I received from my older siblings when we were all young children.
However, deep down in my heart, I've always loved my family dearly despite the fact that we always end up quarreling with each other when we talk.
Mum has been here for two and a half months so far, and inevitably we've had a quarrel followed by a cold war, and reconciled a week later.
This time round, I begin to discover what someone else's family, which I had always thought to be "perfect", is really like. It's changed my perspectives of my own family.
For the first time ever, I begin to see (not in a sadistic way, though) that my own family really isn't that bad after all. I realize just how unfair to them it is that I had been ashamed of them all this while - for no apparent reason.
I finally came to grips with the fact that really, there is no perfect family in this world. And the grass is always greener on the other side - so thinks the fool.
I called Mum last night, apologized for everything I'd said to and about her, told her I was actually proud of her and I loved her.
Right now, my heart is still grieved by the fact that I had lived my whole life feeling ashamed of my own family and who I was, as well as envying everyone else for everything and anything they had and were. How silly is that.
Today, I finally came to truly understand that God has a special plan, a uniquely-designed plan JUST FOR ME. No one else would do. Only I can fit into the plan that He has for me. And I am the one and only original YY that God has created.
What have I been doing all this while, trying to live out to be someone else that I am not, always envying other people for what they have and I don't, but not looking at what I have but others don't?
I can almost hear God saying: "Hey My beautiful princess, welcome home! You've finally found your way back to where you belong. I have all these blessings in store just for you. I've been waiting for you to come and claim them because they are specially made for you and not for anyone else (I have different plans and blessings for each one of them already)."
I need to show authentic proof of my own identity in order to claim my blessings at Heaven's freebie counter. No one else can rock up pretending to be me and get my blessings. Neither can I pretend to be someone else and get their blessings.
I thank God for my family, with their flaws and beauty. I love them. I will always be proud of them and not be ashamed of them. My identity, my self-worth and image are not based on my family's social status or performance. But rather, my identify is in Christ.
I thank God for who He has made me to be. I am a beautiful creation of His, and I won't be ashamed of myself anymore. I praise Him for His beautiful work in me, even right now.
And the envy I've had of others for so long - be gone! I don't need that anymore. God has a special purpose and plan just for me. I shall not waste anymore time looking at what others have and wish for the same. Instead, I've got to focus on what God has in store for me now and claim it in my life this day and going forward with confidence that comes from Him alone.
I gotta start living like a real princess!
Friday, March 13
Thursday, March 12
I need to...
1. get a swimming cap. been swimming twice a week and the chlorine is damaging my hair to the core.
2. get hair conditioner for dry/damaged hair. everyday as i brush my hair through my fingers, it would get entangled and stuck between the fingers.
3. find that small suitcase for Mum and take it over to her.
4. dig out Bro's stuff for him, including a bluetooth earpiece he said i could use :)
5. convert WOW Hits 2009 Disc 2 into mp3 and transfer to my phone.
6. check the story of David and the loss of his son...
7. find host for song for my blog...if possible
8. get photos from Alvin (yay!)
9. pay electricity bill
10. remind Linna to bring the book for me on Sunday and meet Vanessa to get the stuff from Charlotte.
11. find my passions again... writing songs and making music...singing...dancing...finding my dreams once more...and find my beautiful heart once again. i lost it somehow, along the way. but now i wanna come back to that place, where i used to see myself beautiful. to be myself is beautiful, and i wanna be myself again...love myself...and love people with a genuine and sincere heart again...no more pretending to be who i am not...no more trying to perform to live up to the standards of this world...just wanna learn to see myself as God sees me once more...i know and i believe i am not a bad person, i am a precious princess of God...i have a beautiful heart, buried somewhere within. i wanna learn to accept myself as God accepts me just as i am...i will spread my wings and soar in the love of God once again...i am His beautiful child. i won't live in regret anymore...let God take all my mistakes and regrets in life, and turn them into great blessings instead...
last but not least, i look forward to catching up/hanging out/sleepover at Vanessa's place end of this month! yippee~
also look forward to 2-4-1 seafood buffet at Palazzo Versace next monday and movie 'Confessions of A Shopaholic' next Tuesday! woohoo!
2. get hair conditioner for dry/damaged hair. everyday as i brush my hair through my fingers, it would get entangled and stuck between the fingers.
3. find that small suitcase for Mum and take it over to her.
4. dig out Bro's stuff for him, including a bluetooth earpiece he said i could use :)
5. convert WOW Hits 2009 Disc 2 into mp3 and transfer to my phone.
6. check the story of David and the loss of his son...
7. find host for song for my blog...if possible
8. get photos from Alvin (yay!)
9. pay electricity bill
10. remind Linna to bring the book for me on Sunday and meet Vanessa to get the stuff from Charlotte.
11. find my passions again... writing songs and making music...singing...dancing...finding my dreams once more...and find my beautiful heart once again. i lost it somehow, along the way. but now i wanna come back to that place, where i used to see myself beautiful. to be myself is beautiful, and i wanna be myself again...love myself...and love people with a genuine and sincere heart again...no more pretending to be who i am not...no more trying to perform to live up to the standards of this world...just wanna learn to see myself as God sees me once more...i know and i believe i am not a bad person, i am a precious princess of God...i have a beautiful heart, buried somewhere within. i wanna learn to accept myself as God accepts me just as i am...i will spread my wings and soar in the love of God once again...i am His beautiful child. i won't live in regret anymore...let God take all my mistakes and regrets in life, and turn them into great blessings instead...
last but not least, i look forward to catching up/hanging out/sleepover at Vanessa's place end of this month! yippee~
also look forward to 2-4-1 seafood buffet at Palazzo Versace next monday and movie 'Confessions of A Shopaholic' next Tuesday! woohoo!
This morning I read...
Excerpt from ‘The Power of A Positive Friend’, chapter: Mind Games – The Pitfalls of Assumptions and Judgments
“Dangerous Assumptions
It was December, and Debra was swamped. Not only did she have all the normal busyness that comes with being a wife and mother of two children during the holiday season, but she was in the middle of a huge project at work that needed to be completed before Christmas. On top of that, she had volunteered to direct her church’s Christmas musical, and rehearsals were scheduled for several nights each week. needless to say, Debra felt a little frazzled!
Meanwhile Debra’s dearest friend, Suzette, was enjoying the holiday season at a much slower place. Suzette worked part time from home as a makeup rep and volunteered at her kids’ school twice a week. As Christmas approached, Suzette left a message on Debra’s answering machine, asking when they could get together for their monthly lunch date. When she didn’t hear from Debra for a couple of days, she e-mailed her with the same request.
Debra was so distracted by work, kids, home, and church that she forgot to return Suzette’s phone call. And while she typically checked her e-mail regularly, she didn’t have a chance to sit down at the computer for several days. Debra assumed Suzette would understand. But Suzette had some assumptions of her own. Debra must be mad at me, Suzette thought, and that’s why she hasn’t responded. Suzette wracked her brain to figure out why Debra might be angry.
The only thing that came to mind was the fact that she had asked Debra several weeks earlier to host a makeup party for some of her office staff. Debra said she would do it, but not until January or February.
I bet Debra is mad because I’m trying to sell my makeup line to some of the women in her office, Suzette thought. She thinks I’m using her. That has to be it! Suzette began stewing. If Debra doesn’t support my line of work, how can she be a sincere friend? Maybe she’s not the friend I thought she was! And on and on went her thoughts – all based on one faulty assumption. Debra had no idea that a rift was developing; she was simply too busy to recognize there was a problem.
Before we judge Suzette too harshly, let’s admit it: We all tend to make assumptions about people and situations. Our brains are constantly trying to solve for X, even when too many variables are missing to arrive at a valid answer. Often our assumptions are based on partial truths that we believe are the whole truth.
Rather than asking questions and finding out the truth, we hang on to our assumptions and allow them to roll around in our minds, gaining weight and strength like a snowball rolling down a hill. Many times our assumptions prove to be false, but not before they roll off of our tongues in the form of gossip. Relationships are destroyed for reasons that turn out to be no reason at all.”
God, thank you for teaching me this lesson today…
I may be learning this a bit too late, but I have hope for future relationships/friendships.
I thank You, Lord, for every lesson that I go through in life.
“Dangerous Assumptions
It was December, and Debra was swamped. Not only did she have all the normal busyness that comes with being a wife and mother of two children during the holiday season, but she was in the middle of a huge project at work that needed to be completed before Christmas. On top of that, she had volunteered to direct her church’s Christmas musical, and rehearsals were scheduled for several nights each week. needless to say, Debra felt a little frazzled!
Meanwhile Debra’s dearest friend, Suzette, was enjoying the holiday season at a much slower place. Suzette worked part time from home as a makeup rep and volunteered at her kids’ school twice a week. As Christmas approached, Suzette left a message on Debra’s answering machine, asking when they could get together for their monthly lunch date. When she didn’t hear from Debra for a couple of days, she e-mailed her with the same request.
Debra was so distracted by work, kids, home, and church that she forgot to return Suzette’s phone call. And while she typically checked her e-mail regularly, she didn’t have a chance to sit down at the computer for several days. Debra assumed Suzette would understand. But Suzette had some assumptions of her own. Debra must be mad at me, Suzette thought, and that’s why she hasn’t responded. Suzette wracked her brain to figure out why Debra might be angry.
The only thing that came to mind was the fact that she had asked Debra several weeks earlier to host a makeup party for some of her office staff. Debra said she would do it, but not until January or February.
I bet Debra is mad because I’m trying to sell my makeup line to some of the women in her office, Suzette thought. She thinks I’m using her. That has to be it! Suzette began stewing. If Debra doesn’t support my line of work, how can she be a sincere friend? Maybe she’s not the friend I thought she was! And on and on went her thoughts – all based on one faulty assumption. Debra had no idea that a rift was developing; she was simply too busy to recognize there was a problem.
Before we judge Suzette too harshly, let’s admit it: We all tend to make assumptions about people and situations. Our brains are constantly trying to solve for X, even when too many variables are missing to arrive at a valid answer. Often our assumptions are based on partial truths that we believe are the whole truth.
Rather than asking questions and finding out the truth, we hang on to our assumptions and allow them to roll around in our minds, gaining weight and strength like a snowball rolling down a hill. Many times our assumptions prove to be false, but not before they roll off of our tongues in the form of gossip. Relationships are destroyed for reasons that turn out to be no reason at all.”
God, thank you for teaching me this lesson today…
I may be learning this a bit too late, but I have hope for future relationships/friendships.
I thank You, Lord, for every lesson that I go through in life.
Wednesday, March 11
"...never pretend to be who you are not..."
These few words really hit home hard tonight.
God, please teach me, help me to not pretend to be who I am not anymore.
Help me to stop trying to please others, trying to seek their approval and acceptance.
Help me to just be who I really am.
Help me to show people the real me, with my flaws and all.
God, please teach me, help me to not pretend to be who I am not anymore.
Help me to stop trying to please others, trying to seek their approval and acceptance.
Help me to just be who I really am.
Help me to show people the real me, with my flaws and all.
MA28+
Last night I came home to find Dan's parents and sister watching one of my old DVDs: Daredevil.
Later, while I was licking away on a Heaven caramel and vanilla ice lollipop, a scene came up where B.Afleck and J.Garner were making out...in bed...in darkness.
Dan's mom, Aunty M (as I call her), immediately asked Dan's sister, Sarah, to skip the scene or rather, fast-forward it. Sarah didn't lift a finger.
Aunty M said: "Children under 18 should not be watching this."
Sarah quietly reminded her that we were all children over 18.
Aunty M then said again: "Well then, children under 28 should not be watching this."
I just sat there and chuckled...
But seriously, it was nothing like the "make-out" scenes we saw in The Watchmen last weekend. Other parts of the movie were so boring I kinda dozed off for a little while during the movie.
I'd more appropriately dub it as a porn-superhero movie. Value for money in terms of movie duration. The second-longest movie I've seen this year after The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
But at least Benjamin Button was enjoyable!
Later, while I was licking away on a Heaven caramel and vanilla ice lollipop, a scene came up where B.Afleck and J.Garner were making out...in bed...in darkness.
Dan's mom, Aunty M (as I call her), immediately asked Dan's sister, Sarah, to skip the scene or rather, fast-forward it. Sarah didn't lift a finger.
Aunty M said: "Children under 18 should not be watching this."
Sarah quietly reminded her that we were all children over 18.
Aunty M then said again: "Well then, children under 28 should not be watching this."
I just sat there and chuckled...
But seriously, it was nothing like the "make-out" scenes we saw in The Watchmen last weekend. Other parts of the movie were so boring I kinda dozed off for a little while during the movie.
I'd more appropriately dub it as a porn-superhero movie. Value for money in terms of movie duration. The second-longest movie I've seen this year after The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
But at least Benjamin Button was enjoyable!
Tuesday, March 3
What's in a day
Nosepads and Smurf Poo
I'd been adjusting the nosepads on my glasses with my fingers simply because I'd been too lazy to drop by my sister's shop to ask her to adjust them with proper equipment for me. Then finally one morning at work, one of the nosepads broke as i was adjusting it.
Jeff immediately handed me a flat strip and said: "Here, you can stick it back with smurf poo."
It took me a couple of seconds to recognise the Blu Tac. Nice one. "Smurf poo?" I quizzed.
Without a blink he grinned and said: "That's right. Blueberries are what they eat."
"And it's high in fibre too," Dave chipped in.
I'd been adjusting the nosepads on my glasses with my fingers simply because I'd been too lazy to drop by my sister's shop to ask her to adjust them with proper equipment for me. Then finally one morning at work, one of the nosepads broke as i was adjusting it.
Jeff immediately handed me a flat strip and said: "Here, you can stick it back with smurf poo."
It took me a couple of seconds to recognise the Blu Tac. Nice one. "Smurf poo?" I quizzed.
Without a blink he grinned and said: "That's right. Blueberries are what they eat."
"And it's high in fibre too," Dave chipped in.
Anger Management Candidates
1. Greg came by for a chat with us. I don't know what he was talking about at first, but eventually he caught my attention when he started telling of one of his golf playing experiences in NSW.
Greg and his mate stood there watching, gobsmacked (golf clubs are not cheap). A few minutes later, just as they were about to walk on, they saw that fella walking back towards the lake, rolled up his pants above his knees, and began wading into the lake towards the golf club he'd just thrown in. So Greg and his friend thought, okay, so he's calmed down now and coming back to retrieve his golf club...
Much to their amusement, they saw the guy pull in the bag, unzip the side compartment of the bag, pull out a set of keys, zip it up, lifted the entire bag, and once again with all his might hurled the bag further into the water. Apparently he had forgotten his car keys in the bag earlier on and only realised it when he got to his car.
2. Then, Kimmy shared about a female friend of hers who one day sheepishly asked another guy friend who was an computer expert if he was able to fix her laptop. The guy friend asked what was wrong with her laptop. She then pulled out her laptop, opened it up, and shoved it towards the guy.
There was a hole in the middle of the monitor screen on the laptop. When asked what happened, the lady confessed that earlier at work that day, she had gotten so frustrated at an Excel file which failed to open up that she stomped on the laptop with her heels, resulting in a void right through the middle of the monitor screen.
Proverbs 24:26 "An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips"
Over the last two days, three cherished friends have been kind to admonish me gently with sincerity, honesty, truthfulness, wisdom and conviction in regards to my issue with lg. From them came encouraging words backed with heart-changing Bible verses. I truly appreciate all of it and will keep it in my heart.
Gold in the Rock
I ask Dan why he still likes me even though many times I have not been nice to him and have been a crappy person most of the time.
He says to me, it's just like gold mining - you have to dig through the rocks to get the gold. When you get a piece of ugly rock in which you know there is gold embedded, you don't just chuck it out - you keep digging and scraping off the outer layers until you get the gold within.
Foodies Meet Again
Eva invited us over for dinner yet again. This time she cooked vietnamese beef, chicken and tofu soup. On top of that, she gave me a copy of Women's Weekly: Low Carb, Low Fat cookbook.
Next week it's my turn to cook and I'll be presenting stir-fry baby octopus salad and tom yum goong - from that cookbook she just gave me. wahahahah.
We are taking turns to cook and try out new recipes each week (or whenever we can). Who knows, this might well be the birth of a food club for amateur cooking enthusiasts like us! Haha...
Thursday, February 26
1. Started listening to this chinese song I discovered on my friend's blog two nights ago and am liking it. It's a melancholic/sentimental song sung in an angelic, smoky voice accompanied with crisp acoustic guitar sounds...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitNcSMcpYg&feature=related
brings back memories of chinese stuff - chinese songs, chinese blogs, chinese novels, chinese dramas, chinese karaoke, etc etc...
2. what a busy week it's been - i've had activities every weeknight this week, only to be continued this weekend...
Last Sunday: Alvin, Daniel and I went to the city in the evening to take photos. our first serious photo-taking session. we all got a number of mozzie bites...the price to pay. but it was fun and fulfilling, and i'm ecstatic with some of the shots i'd taken which i'm really proud of...(been showing them to friends and colleagues and printed a few *grin*)
Monday: Eva called for dinner at her place - we had leftovers from her birthday party last weekend.
Tuesday: moved from level 22 to level 11 in my office building on tuesday. really sad to leave the fun, easygoing people upstairs :( i miss their lame jokes and funny pranks. i miss the office layout upstairs - the convenience of the access to the kitchen and toilet. Most of all, i simply miss the people on level 22: Smatty, Duy, Tina, Shaz, Sherry, Scaryann, Doddy, Jeya, Steve, Colin, Tops, Jeffy, Jules, Pete, William, Yvonne, and so on... T_T
level 11 sucks. everyone down here looks dead serious and tense at work. everyone's really quiet and boring, making this place so sleep-inducive it's like the korean massage place I used to go to...
to go to the toilet and kitchen we have to swipe our security access card to get in and out the door - which is pretty inconvenient for all especially when we're juggling a lot of stuff in our hands...and the aircon on level 11 chills me to the bones...and it makes me look real silly wearing/carrying a jacket to work in this season.
went to church prayer meeting at night.
Wednesday: went swimming at Hibiscus pool. met some friends from ablaze after we came out of the shower and chatted for a short while. then headed home for a quick shower before meeting Tash at her place. had a long chat about stuff...in the midst of which Charlotte called...
later that night after i got home and got ready for bed i remembered to return Charlotte's call...and ended up chatting with her for a few hours. what a comfort to hear from her at a time when i was feeling kinda down inside with all the things going on currently...
i'm really glad and excited that she might be coming in august! woohoo. and we might be going to melbourne for weekend together :) can't wait to catch up with her in person once again...
Thursday: went to a women's event at BCC with 6 other girls from church. theme was called "she is free" and the speaker preached about saying goodbye to baggage. it was a powerful and liberating message. she spoke with raw honesty, openness and conviction about how we women tend to accumulate a lot of emotional, spiritual, physical, mental baggage over time and we live day after day carrying all that baggage around with us and it hinders us from running our race in life effectively.
Friday: hmm...
Saturday: gonna help the safron girls move across the street to their new rental home in the morning, and then go to koorong in the afternoon to get a couple of books - one for Dan and one for myself, and later in the evening the few of us are gonna celebrate Po's 24th birthday with him in Rosalie. woohoo
Sunday: gonna read my new book in the afternoon after church, then go swimming/cycling, and at night sing my monday blues...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitNcSMcpYg&feature=related
brings back memories of chinese stuff - chinese songs, chinese blogs, chinese novels, chinese dramas, chinese karaoke, etc etc...
2. what a busy week it's been - i've had activities every weeknight this week, only to be continued this weekend...
Last Sunday: Alvin, Daniel and I went to the city in the evening to take photos. our first serious photo-taking session. we all got a number of mozzie bites...the price to pay. but it was fun and fulfilling, and i'm ecstatic with some of the shots i'd taken which i'm really proud of...(been showing them to friends and colleagues and printed a few *grin*)
Monday: Eva called for dinner at her place - we had leftovers from her birthday party last weekend.
Tuesday: moved from level 22 to level 11 in my office building on tuesday. really sad to leave the fun, easygoing people upstairs :( i miss their lame jokes and funny pranks. i miss the office layout upstairs - the convenience of the access to the kitchen and toilet. Most of all, i simply miss the people on level 22: Smatty, Duy, Tina, Shaz, Sherry, Scaryann, Doddy, Jeya, Steve, Colin, Tops, Jeffy, Jules, Pete, William, Yvonne, and so on... T_T
level 11 sucks. everyone down here looks dead serious and tense at work. everyone's really quiet and boring, making this place so sleep-inducive it's like the korean massage place I used to go to...
to go to the toilet and kitchen we have to swipe our security access card to get in and out the door - which is pretty inconvenient for all especially when we're juggling a lot of stuff in our hands...and the aircon on level 11 chills me to the bones...and it makes me look real silly wearing/carrying a jacket to work in this season.
went to church prayer meeting at night.
Wednesday: went swimming at Hibiscus pool. met some friends from ablaze after we came out of the shower and chatted for a short while. then headed home for a quick shower before meeting Tash at her place. had a long chat about stuff...in the midst of which Charlotte called...
later that night after i got home and got ready for bed i remembered to return Charlotte's call...and ended up chatting with her for a few hours. what a comfort to hear from her at a time when i was feeling kinda down inside with all the things going on currently...
i'm really glad and excited that she might be coming in august! woohoo. and we might be going to melbourne for weekend together :) can't wait to catch up with her in person once again...
Thursday: went to a women's event at BCC with 6 other girls from church. theme was called "she is free" and the speaker preached about saying goodbye to baggage. it was a powerful and liberating message. she spoke with raw honesty, openness and conviction about how we women tend to accumulate a lot of emotional, spiritual, physical, mental baggage over time and we live day after day carrying all that baggage around with us and it hinders us from running our race in life effectively.
Friday: hmm...
Saturday: gonna help the safron girls move across the street to their new rental home in the morning, and then go to koorong in the afternoon to get a couple of books - one for Dan and one for myself, and later in the evening the few of us are gonna celebrate Po's 24th birthday with him in Rosalie. woohoo
Sunday: gonna read my new book in the afternoon after church, then go swimming/cycling, and at night sing my monday blues...
Wednesday, February 18
1. haven't had regular exercise for about 2 years now...i really feel the toll on my old body already. i remember those days when i danced more often, i was so much more alive on a daily basis, and i had a stronger back than i do now. tonight as i got back into dancing once again, i could really feel the stiffness in my lower back. about half an hour later, i could shake my bum bum just like the old times again...then i tried on the heels...
2. danced in heels for the first time tonight. oh man it felt so good i wanna do it again. i'm lovin' it. victoria beckham once said that she loved dancing in heels because it toned her legs. well, there's only one way to find out. we'll see in a few months' time, hopefully...
3. went to see 'he's just not that into you' last night with S. at first i didn't quite like the movie as i thought it was kinda boring at the beginning, and i had the impression it was all about the different kinds of problems or bad things you can ever think of in all the different kinds of relationships. and then, halfway into the movie, i was liking it already. i even cried during a very touching scene towards the end of the movie... and i was chastised, as usual, for crying in almost every movie I've seen with S. haha.
i liked the overall script - it was witty, unreserved, honest, open, and emotion-filled.
i wouldn't say it is the best movie i've seen so far nor is it my number 1 favourite movie, yet it lingers in my mind and leaves me reading between the lines long after i've left the cinema...
2. danced in heels for the first time tonight. oh man it felt so good i wanna do it again. i'm lovin' it. victoria beckham once said that she loved dancing in heels because it toned her legs. well, there's only one way to find out. we'll see in a few months' time, hopefully...
3. went to see 'he's just not that into you' last night with S. at first i didn't quite like the movie as i thought it was kinda boring at the beginning, and i had the impression it was all about the different kinds of problems or bad things you can ever think of in all the different kinds of relationships. and then, halfway into the movie, i was liking it already. i even cried during a very touching scene towards the end of the movie... and i was chastised, as usual, for crying in almost every movie I've seen with S. haha.
i liked the overall script - it was witty, unreserved, honest, open, and emotion-filled.
i wouldn't say it is the best movie i've seen so far nor is it my number 1 favourite movie, yet it lingers in my mind and leaves me reading between the lines long after i've left the cinema...
Sunday, February 8
Random
1. Sunday nights fill me with dread for Monday mornings. I was already listening to the song 'Manic Monday' tonight while ironing work shirts and pants for the week ahead.
2. Dan killed a cane toad in the backyard tonight after I saw it first and screamed - I have a phobia of all creepy crawlies and amphibians. It was pretty gross, the intestines bursting out and all. Hope I don't get a nightmare tonight.
3. Been feeling really bloated all day long. I suspect that time of the month is near. Other obvious symptoms include dry skin and slight eczema flare-ups (must be due to change of hormones around this time?!). Bugger.
4. I want to record a video of myself doing something funny...
5. Dex hasn't been around to visit us for days...I miss him. Will I see you tomorrow, Dex? Meow?
6. Running out of a lot of personal essentials lately - facial scrub, body scrub, clearing gel, moisturizer, and most importantly the money to buy all these things! pffffff
7. Heard a good saying this morning in church: "There is a difference between the act of saving and recognizing the value of saving".
2. Dan killed a cane toad in the backyard tonight after I saw it first and screamed - I have a phobia of all creepy crawlies and amphibians. It was pretty gross, the intestines bursting out and all. Hope I don't get a nightmare tonight.
3. Been feeling really bloated all day long. I suspect that time of the month is near. Other obvious symptoms include dry skin and slight eczema flare-ups (must be due to change of hormones around this time?!). Bugger.
4. I want to record a video of myself doing something funny...
5. Dex hasn't been around to visit us for days...I miss him. Will I see you tomorrow, Dex? Meow?
6. Running out of a lot of personal essentials lately - facial scrub, body scrub, clearing gel, moisturizer, and most importantly the money to buy all these things! pffffff
7. Heard a good saying this morning in church: "There is a difference between the act of saving and recognizing the value of saving".
Saturday, February 7
Heartcry
change my heart, O God...
help me to stop complaining about life and everyone else...
help me to show love and compassion especially to those who just need a kind and loving word from me to make their day...
help me not to criticise others, especially my loved ones, about their littlest faults and flaws...
help me to take a good hard look at myself and start with the person in me...
change my heart, O God...
let me be slow to anger, slow to speak...
let me be quick to listen and listen with heart and love...
let me not be quick to give my own opinions and corrections...
let me be patient and understanding towards others, as well as give up of my self-centredness for their benefit...
change my heart, O God, and my character...
teach me to cry like You cry...
teach me to hope like You hope...
teach me to love like You love...
teach me to accept others like You accept me.
help me to stop complaining about life and everyone else...
help me to show love and compassion especially to those who just need a kind and loving word from me to make their day...
help me not to criticise others, especially my loved ones, about their littlest faults and flaws...
help me to take a good hard look at myself and start with the person in me...
change my heart, O God...
let me be slow to anger, slow to speak...
let me be quick to listen and listen with heart and love...
let me not be quick to give my own opinions and corrections...
let me be patient and understanding towards others, as well as give up of my self-centredness for their benefit...
change my heart, O God, and my character...
teach me to cry like You cry...
teach me to hope like You hope...
teach me to love like You love...
teach me to accept others like You accept me.
Friday, February 6
Note to self
If someone always has to put others down in order to feel better of himself, let him.
There is no point in arguing with such a person, because he will always have the need to demean others to create some sense of security for himself in life.
Can't wait to move to my new desk :)
There is no point in arguing with such a person, because he will always have the need to demean others to create some sense of security for himself in life.
Can't wait to move to my new desk :)
Wednesday, February 4
Disappointed
I lent a spare mobile phone to a friend a few months ago without hesitation when he asked.
A few weeks ago, Mum asked if I had a spare phone that she could use, so I asked this friend if I could get my phone back.
He mailed the phone and charger to me on Monday and this morning I got the parcel at work. When I cut open the parcel and took the phone out, I was stunned for a moment. It looked trashed. It went out in one fine piece and came back bruised and battered.
I sent him an sms after work on the way home: "Hi J. Got the phone today. It looks pretty trashed. What'd u do wtih it? Drop it around? I'm pretty sure there weren't as many scratches when I lent it to u."
Somehow I just decided I wasn't going to say "it's okay" to all kinds of crap from people anymore.
How inconsiderate and irresponsible of someone to treat someone else's property like that. So much for a friend. And no reply from him whatsoever.
And is it any wonder why I am sometimes reluctant to lend out stuff especially to those who simply do not come across as responsible or prudent people?
Will I easily lend out my stuff to friends again? *shrug*
Depends...
A few weeks ago, Mum asked if I had a spare phone that she could use, so I asked this friend if I could get my phone back.
He mailed the phone and charger to me on Monday and this morning I got the parcel at work. When I cut open the parcel and took the phone out, I was stunned for a moment. It looked trashed. It went out in one fine piece and came back bruised and battered.
I sent him an sms after work on the way home: "Hi J. Got the phone today. It looks pretty trashed. What'd u do wtih it? Drop it around? I'm pretty sure there weren't as many scratches when I lent it to u."
Somehow I just decided I wasn't going to say "it's okay" to all kinds of crap from people anymore.
How inconsiderate and irresponsible of someone to treat someone else's property like that. So much for a friend. And no reply from him whatsoever.
And is it any wonder why I am sometimes reluctant to lend out stuff especially to those who simply do not come across as responsible or prudent people?
Will I easily lend out my stuff to friends again? *shrug*
Depends...
Wednesday, January 28
Last night D suddenly had the inclination to go to melbourne for OC in april. asked me if i wanted to go with him. i said no. i had my own valid reasons. but i encouraged him to go nevertheless if he really felt he should go.
But somehow i'm feeling a bit sad already to think that he might go without me and i'd probably miss him... :(
yet i wanna try to be a strong girl and think that i will be fine by myself for a few days...
oh well. /_\
But somehow i'm feeling a bit sad already to think that he might go without me and i'd probably miss him... :(
yet i wanna try to be a strong girl and think that i will be fine by myself for a few days...
oh well. /_\
Monday, January 26
Dammit. Why do I have this feeling again?? I'm always and forever envying other women who seem to have it all: good looks, slender figures, adorable families, progressive careers, loving and wonderful (and sometimes hot/good-looking!) boyfriends/fiances/husbands! Arrgghh___
I then look at myself: not pretty, spotty- and swarthy-skinned, flabby, old (gasp)....you name it. Ughh.
What on earth is wrong with me? I want to stop envying other people for once. But most of the time I just can't help it.
God please help me be content.
I then look at myself: not pretty, spotty- and swarthy-skinned, flabby, old (gasp)....you name it. Ughh.
What on earth is wrong with me? I want to stop envying other people for once. But most of the time I just can't help it.
God please help me be content.
Australia Day / CNY
1. went to sister's in-laws' house for CNY dinner last night. what a feast it was. all single-handedly prepared and cooked by her mother-in-law. wow. i HAD to be impressed. after dinner, we stopped by my sister's place just to hang out for a bit more, chit-chat, and play wii...
2. went to wellington point again this morning - for the third time this year. hehe. this time dan and i actually went swimming. about 2 hours later, we were on all fours picking out pipis and shells on the sandbar...
...didn't really get too many pipis, just a handful. enough for a couple of mouthfuls for lunch...
3. stopped by this new asian grocery store near our place on the way home. most of the prices were identical although some items were slightly cheaper while some others slightly more expensive. i noticed mainly that the prices for some of the steamboat stuff were more expensive than those at yuen's. so, if steamboat's on my agenda, i guess i'll be heading to yuen's for the groceries. otherwise, this store looks fine to me. and not to mention they accept EFTPOS for purchases of $10 or more, whereas yuen's stands by their cash-only policy...
4. bought brown sugar and glutinous rice powder to make the CNY kueh. hahahah WOOHOO. it's gonna be my first attempt at it. i'm so excited already. i'm really into MIY stuff lately. i'm aspiring to make the chinese kueh by myself, make red wine at home (need to find out where to get a wine-making kit first), bake cakes for family and friends for all occasions, etc...wahahahaha.
5. can't remember the last time i had 'cincalok'. but saw it at the asian grocery store and got a bottle...
DUH, it's not like any other flavour has ever been produced for this kind of snacks anyway... And, what's with the celebrity endorsement for such $2.75 egg-&-milk-flavour biscuit ball snacks...?
2. went to wellington point again this morning - for the third time this year. hehe. this time dan and i actually went swimming. about 2 hours later, we were on all fours picking out pipis and shells on the sandbar...
...didn't really get too many pipis, just a handful. enough for a couple of mouthfuls for lunch...3. stopped by this new asian grocery store near our place on the way home. most of the prices were identical although some items were slightly cheaper while some others slightly more expensive. i noticed mainly that the prices for some of the steamboat stuff were more expensive than those at yuen's. so, if steamboat's on my agenda, i guess i'll be heading to yuen's for the groceries. otherwise, this store looks fine to me. and not to mention they accept EFTPOS for purchases of $10 or more, whereas yuen's stands by their cash-only policy...
4. bought brown sugar and glutinous rice powder to make the CNY kueh. hahahah WOOHOO. it's gonna be my first attempt at it. i'm so excited already. i'm really into MIY stuff lately. i'm aspiring to make the chinese kueh by myself, make red wine at home (need to find out where to get a wine-making kit first), bake cakes for family and friends for all occasions, etc...wahahahaha.
5. can't remember the last time i had 'cincalok'. but saw it at the asian grocery store and got a bottle...
...and this is what we had for lunch...yum!
6. it's true that sometimes the simplest things in life are simply the most satisfying...
what a stark contrast to the feast we've just had last night. yet, we felt truly satisfied after this simple meal of personally-handpicked pipis, cincalok, and brown rice! and of course, how can we forget the famous Bundaberg ginger beer, right??
7. bought this new brand of my favourite taiwanese snack today...
...which is really just a packet of biscuit balls made of starch, EGGS and MILK (well...skim milk, so it says) with no nutritional value or whatsoever. but the ridiculous thing is, for whatever idiotic reason, they deemed it necessary to emphasise on the "egg & milk flavour" on the packaging.
DUH, it's not like any other flavour has ever been produced for this kind of snacks anyway... And, what's with the celebrity endorsement for such $2.75 egg-&-milk-flavour biscuit ball snacks...?
1. Some people live through life an angry person just because they find it hard to confront others right in their faces, while there are ones who simply have all the guts in the world to say whatever is on their minds to others, and think that doing so is cool because they're just being straightforward/direct/honest/standing up for themselves...as well as simply being INSENSITVE to others (not that they would have ever thought about this, I guess).
2. Sometimes I wish I travelled more, saw more of the world out there, and had a broader mindset.
2. Sometimes I wish I travelled more, saw more of the world out there, and had a broader mindset.
Sunday, January 25
men are from mars, and women from venus?
well, i can only half agree with that.
yes i can say i'm a typical, ordinary woman from venus. but Dan has GOTTA be from Pluto or something - the furthest planet away from Earth! hahaha
yes i can say i'm a typical, ordinary woman from venus. but Dan has GOTTA be from Pluto or something - the furthest planet away from Earth! hahaha
1. what a hot and humid summer day. free sauna at home. woohoo.
2. cleaned up the house this morning together with Dan. he vacuumed and i mopped. machine currently running with our laundry. we've got a few more rounds to do, i reckon. gotta vacuum my own room next.
3. looks cloudy outside...hope it rains a bit more. our water tank's kinda thirsty i believe. thanks.
4. Dan tried calling jpark this morning but to no avail. wonder if he's still alive and kickin'. by the way, i need to get my phone and charger back from him. sigh.
5. gonna catch Gran Torino and Valkyrie this afternoon and evening. woohoo :D
6. my life needs a revamp.
7. going to beach tomorrow!!!!!!!! :D WOOHOOOOOOOOO.
2. cleaned up the house this morning together with Dan. he vacuumed and i mopped. machine currently running with our laundry. we've got a few more rounds to do, i reckon. gotta vacuum my own room next.
3. looks cloudy outside...hope it rains a bit more. our water tank's kinda thirsty i believe. thanks.
4. Dan tried calling jpark this morning but to no avail. wonder if he's still alive and kickin'. by the way, i need to get my phone and charger back from him. sigh.
5. gonna catch Gran Torino and Valkyrie this afternoon and evening. woohoo :D
6. my life needs a revamp.
7. going to beach tomorrow!!!!!!!! :D WOOHOOOOOOOOO.
Friday, January 23
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.
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.
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