on the last week of september

In another 2 days, we will officially mark the end of September, and also the end of the third-quarter of the year.

3 more months till we bid farewell to 2009.

Actually, I don't care much for last quarter of the year. Well, maybe with the exception of my birthday, Christmas, taking leave/clearing day-offs, and of course year-end bonus.

But it only seemed like yesterday that we celebrated new beginnings and entered the year of 2009 with...well, not much for me. Except that I do remember me saying something about embracing changes or looking forward to changes.

Eh...nothing much has changed for me, which does not mean anything bad. It just is what it is. Nothing has changed.

But it's still good. Cos I'm doing pretty well, methinks. So, I'm rather satisfied that nothing changes.

or perhaps, something has changed, but I haven't got a clue?

Ah...looking forward to October then!

good times

had a late lunch today with the colleagues. mcdonalds delivery it was, since it was too late for us to get any (good) food from the canteen, not that there's good food to begin with. i had my usual double cheeseburger with no pickles and onions, fries and a coke. when was the last time i had mcdonalds? i think...it was just a week or two ago. but hey! i had kfc delivery just 3 days ago. that was for dinner. that's what happens when you get 2 lazy-bones at home.

so work has been a bit...dull. it's not that there isn't anything to do. on the contrary, there are loads to do. i call this the post-super-busy-super-stress-until-you-eat-drink-sleep-dream-of-work syndrome. i tend to fall into this phase where i really...don't...feel...like...doing...any...work.

the 2 gals beside me and i have been talking (albeit slightly delusionally) about doing our own business(es). it ranges from bubble tea to wedding planners to fruit juices. we'll be directors: R&D director (juicer - finding juice receipes for preventing/treating different ailments), Admin director (cashier) and Operations director (selling the juice). who doesn't wanna be her own boss, right?

good times. good times.

finally...the craziness is (sort of) over

The last 2 weeks or so have been a bit of a stretch for me. Really busy and hectic. Spend the working hours clearing emails and random stuff that required almost immediate attention. By the time i start doing work that i aimed to do for the day, it's dusk already.

This meant many late nights in the office and very little sleep. But at least it's all done. AOH is done for me. Yay!

And now...i'm on leave to prepare for sis' wedding. Much to do peeps, much to do...

my mobile going kaputt!

trying to download the pc suite now so i can back up my phone. the contacts especially.

i can't access my contacts now. it blanks out. arghh...

of ALL weeks...WHY THIS WEEK?!?!?!

puh!

looking back in time

it's funny to read stuff i wrote way back.

i had been packing my room and came across all the old notebooks, organisers and diaries. i always write little notes, long essays or just common everyday observations in them. i still do.

anyway, how things change.

i can imagine how happy, sad, angry, nonchalent, excited, bummed out, etc i must have felt then. reading in retrospective is an eye-opener. i wrote things i really felt and these were harsh words any good friend would say to yourself. and yet, sometimes we don't act out what we already know, even when we know or even if friends tell us straight in the face.

i always tell people these were stupid times for me.

but i definitely wasn't stupid. it was one of those things that happen to you, and you learn not to make them again.

again, the mistakes were stupid. i am not.

i'm glad i stayed in touch with friends...people that truly matter to me, and cut out all toxic relationships. if the friendships didn't do squat for me, then they probably aren't worth retaining. if the people didn't do squat for me, then they aren't worth remembering.

i feel a calm wave of relief knowing where i am now. i am alive, happy, independent, and perhaps more important then ever, genuinely satisfied about myself. it's not a matter of settling for less or even settling. just truly satisifed. yes. life should be like this.

am listening to band music from my band days. oh, i do miss playing the trumpet and getting in the groove of it all. there is really nothing like music. every note, instrument, sound...it's amazing where music can bring you, and much more when you immerse yourself in it. i still have all my cds and musical scores and conductor scored. i would love to return to playing the trumpet again some day...regain those 11 years that i have lost in these times.

till the next time i flip my old writings again~~

money well spent

loving the fact that i am mobile-ly connected. Can't get over it. Seems like it's been around forever, and i only just got to it. Well, that means just 1 thing... I get to be my own stalkeratti almost anywhere at almost any time of the day.

Went ikea to get some dining chairs since louis happily destroyed ALL our dining chairs. And since he can't beg for money (yet), i have to be his sugar mama. Got some decent chairs plus some foldable ones. Also got me another pillow. Hopefully, that'll help get the back better. And not forgetting louis, i got him new towels. Time to throw his towels that he has artistically formed holes or ripped apart (or just into pieces).

Oh! And i got a new full length mirror too. For just $29!!

So...i got the big bulky stuff to be delivered to my home on thurs.

For the money that i spent, i got my ikea friends card reactivated. Yes...i spent THAT much! But i used my new Amex...aka more miles! Yippee!

Ok. Need to run to loo!

a day in the life of...

a singing competition judge (and additional musings).

Reach venue. Look for someone to tell me what to do next. Ah! Hair and makeup!

Hair...hot iron...curls...backcomb, teased and sprayed on like how you would spray insecticide to a cockroach. Empathize with cockroach.

Make up. Must remind her not to keep it simple. Luckily i brought my falsies. Big eyes big eyes!

Change clothes. Change to ridiculously high heels. Walk around and be a super kaypoh. Catch up, ask questions, take photos, gossip, eat catered buffet, touch up for ppl, touch up for self.

Time to go in. Watched opening dance at the sides. Run to other side. Get introduced. Take seat.

To cut story short...

Whole bunch of singing and dancing. Pause for 1st round of consolidation of results. 2nd round of singing. Pause for final consolidation of results. Come to consensus on special prizes winners.

Results out. Go up stage to get token of appreciation. Get down. Get up on stage to give away 18 consolation prizes. Get down. Get up on stage for final thanks and photo. Get down.

End of event. Grab stuff and go off. Back and right leg acts up.

Saw cockroach at the void deck. All empathy lost.

Reach home. Greet dog. Remove make up. Bathe and change. Wait for hair to dry. Lie in bed with damp hair. Twitter, fb and blog using phone. Coughs. Backache returns cos of wrong lying posture. Ouch.

mobile blogging

ever since i found out that i could do wonders with my phone i.e. Tweet and fb and emails...i decided to try and see if i can blog too.

Well...it seems i can!

I see...

simple pleasures and joys of life

i wanna list down the simple things that makes me happy, gives me joy, just cause i think i have been such a happy "little" girl (despite my bad back and sore throat, but hold that thought).

i love it when i crave to have an old chang kee curry puff, and i buy it and eat it up! yummy yummy yummy. =p

coming back to a loving, playful (and sometimes naughty) (not-so)little dog. i like it when he just plop himself beside me on the floor and asks me to sayang him.

going to church and laughing till it hurts (it really does).

scribbling into my notebook about the quirks of life...or just to complain to myself...or about random strange people i see on the mrt/bus/coffee places.

pills. can't explain it, but i like to pop pills (which the doc prescribes). i guess i don't fall sick that often, so it's a bit of a fascination and excitement in eating medicine.

knowing now that every dollar i spent converts to a mile. yippee! free travels!

banana. i like banana. esp after a late breakfast and it's too early for lunch. a banana fixes the hungry tummy.

new sheets. i hate changing them, but i love crawling into new sheets. it smells fresh.

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louis is getting too heavy. i hurt my back while carrying him and bending forward to put him down. it's been a week. went to the doc and got my xray done. we'll see what the doc says. i hope it's nothing serious. argh!

my soon-to-be divine dress

so my sister's wedding is happening in sept. she has ordered us to get a white dress for the morning session (aka "jie-mei wear") and a gown/nice dress for the dinner reception.

the white isn't a problem because i bought one for KT's church wedding last year. still can wear it. no problemo. (fyi to future brides: besides white, i have light blue, green and black)

the evening dress is a little tricky. tricky in the sense that: one, i don't have an evening dress/gown; two, i can't seem to find something i like off the shelves/hangers; and three, even if i find something, they either don't have my size or are waaaay too expensive.

so i decided to tailor my dress. mum and i headed down to people's park on tue evening to source for a nice cloth. i picked out a beautiful bright canary yellow satin with a single huge floral design. i always pick out cloth that are not-so-easy to tailor. anyway, after browsing through countless magazines and design books, nobody got it down to what i really wanted. didn't help that i couldn't draw out what i had in mind, or even articulate it.

in comes the damsel that would save the distressed. she is the daughter of my mum's seamstress..and she got down every detail of what i wanted in a dress...in less than 5 mins! and she sketched it out with such ease!! my god! i can't wait for the first fitting now. it will be absolutely divine!!!

so yay. i'm happy i got that (sort of) out of the way. now i just need to hand my sis the list of songs so that: one, i can get the music; and two, i can practice.

and like the true "diva" that i am, there will be an outfit change on the wedding night. heh heh