Bro's in town. I picked up him up at the airport late last nite.
Unfortunately, the pisang goreng end and brownies end up as gifts for my relatives. Didn't exactly get anything from him.
So I was quite happy to "score" a fancy skipping rope from him.
He voluntarily offered it to me in return for a promise that I will learn how to skip.
Interesting coz it was just the day before that my trainer tried to start me on skipping.
You see... Sometimes I'm amazed at how smooth God has made my life to be.
Just the other day, I realized that I learned how to ride a bike without falling. Come to think of it, I can't recall any major fall from riding a bicycle before.
Anyway, so I have a new project: To learn how to skip. I hear it works wonders in weight loss program. So I'm thinking it would be great if I can do it on alternate days when I don't go to the gym.
(NOTE TO SELF: YOU'RE RUNNING SHORT OF TIME, MAN!!!! KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL!!!)
YAY! MORE PROJECTS!!! HOPEFULLY MORE COMMISSION!!!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Double recap
The past one week or so passed by like nobody's business.
There were several occasions I really wanted to post something but either forgot or was just so dead beat, so exhausted that I almost fell asleep driving home from work.
Don't ask me why I am so tired. So many people have asked if I was that busy.
My answer has been: I'm busy trying to look busy.
^_^
So, here's the recap:
04/07/07:
I did remember that day. I wanted to post something short just to remind myself that it had been exactly 2 years since the last July 4th fireworks I went to.
05/07/07:
The day marked the two years since I uprooted myself for the second time from a place I really had grown to love. No regrets though, since I think I have gained some despite losing some.
07/07/07:
I read in the newspaper that 777 couples were to register their marriages that day. I remember wondering whether there was any chance at all that I would find my soul mate by 09/09/09. HAHAHAHA...... (dream away.....).
Despite the rather depressing outlook though, someone showed up online that afternoon and brighten up my day. And I mean really BRIGHTEN up my day.....
10/07/07:
(Re-cap): Mom and Dad were in town to attend my convocation. Though there was a bit of a commotion coz I was still at the office after 6 o'clock, it all worked out just fine. I didn't get a chance to freshen up or anything, but who cares...... I just hope I have made it up to my parents for the other convocation they missed. I bet they hardly picked up 10% of what the speech was all about. After the convocation, Mom asked me why a few people had extraordinarily cute-looking hats instead of mortar boards. When I told her that those are people who graduated with PhDs, she commented: " Why don't you go for one then? 'Coz those are cute.....".
Yup.... that's my mom, alright.... as if I would even consider slaving myself away for a few years just to wear the darn hat in a single occasion? I mean, it's not like it's something you might wear to the mall for God's sake.
Oh and at the convocation, I finally met Raphael and Ethan, two of my "classmates" whom I had never met in person after they were born. You see, their moms had them halfway through our program and despite my promises to drop by and see those two boys, I could never made it before.
And yesterday, I went to Central @ Clarke Quay with Miss Wong and Mr. Ong, my new buddies at work. We went there for dinner with Miss Koh who resigned not long after I started at my current job. We hit it off quite well so we've kinda been in touch and there have been talks about gatherings and outings ever since.
Lemme see... what else....
Oh I really can't wait to catch the latest Harry Potter movie.
A colleague at work said this afternoon that I am a 开心果 (kai xin guo). I couldn't understand why she would associate me with pistacchio at first, since the word as far as I know refers to the nut. It tursn out the word can also mean something else. The life of the party, according to yet another colleague.
Although I am not sure I agree, but I am quite happy that at least someone actually associates me with the word 开心 (kai xin) or happy.
Call me an under-achiever, but I feel that it's quite an achievement on its own.
There were several occasions I really wanted to post something but either forgot or was just so dead beat, so exhausted that I almost fell asleep driving home from work.
Don't ask me why I am so tired. So many people have asked if I was that busy.
My answer has been: I'm busy trying to look busy.
^_^
So, here's the recap:
04/07/07:
I did remember that day. I wanted to post something short just to remind myself that it had been exactly 2 years since the last July 4th fireworks I went to.
05/07/07:
The day marked the two years since I uprooted myself for the second time from a place I really had grown to love. No regrets though, since I think I have gained some despite losing some.
07/07/07:
I read in the newspaper that 777 couples were to register their marriages that day. I remember wondering whether there was any chance at all that I would find my soul mate by 09/09/09. HAHAHAHA...... (dream away.....).
Despite the rather depressing outlook though, someone showed up online that afternoon and brighten up my day. And I mean really BRIGHTEN up my day.....
10/07/07:
(Re-cap): Mom and Dad were in town to attend my convocation. Though there was a bit of a commotion coz I was still at the office after 6 o'clock, it all worked out just fine. I didn't get a chance to freshen up or anything, but who cares...... I just hope I have made it up to my parents for the other convocation they missed. I bet they hardly picked up 10% of what the speech was all about. After the convocation, Mom asked me why a few people had extraordinarily cute-looking hats instead of mortar boards. When I told her that those are people who graduated with PhDs, she commented: " Why don't you go for one then? 'Coz those are cute.....".
Yup.... that's my mom, alright.... as if I would even consider slaving myself away for a few years just to wear the darn hat in a single occasion? I mean, it's not like it's something you might wear to the mall for God's sake.
Oh and at the convocation, I finally met Raphael and Ethan, two of my "classmates" whom I had never met in person after they were born. You see, their moms had them halfway through our program and despite my promises to drop by and see those two boys, I could never made it before.
And yesterday, I went to Central @ Clarke Quay with Miss Wong and Mr. Ong, my new buddies at work. We went there for dinner with Miss Koh who resigned not long after I started at my current job. We hit it off quite well so we've kinda been in touch and there have been talks about gatherings and outings ever since.
Lemme see... what else....
Oh I really can't wait to catch the latest Harry Potter movie.
A colleague at work said this afternoon that I am a 开心果 (kai xin guo). I couldn't understand why she would associate me with pistacchio at first, since the word as far as I know refers to the nut. It tursn out the word can also mean something else. The life of the party, according to yet another colleague.
Although I am not sure I agree, but I am quite happy that at least someone actually associates me with the word 开心 (kai xin) or happy.
Call me an under-achiever, but I feel that it's quite an achievement on its own.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
a sundae-less sunday
I decided to pamper myself with a boxed set of the fifth season of Gilmore Girls.
Simply coz it's the latest season I could find at the one and only Borders in the city.
I've gobbled up 4 and going thru my fifth episode. Some of them I've actually seen, but it's still all good.
I just hope I'll be able to find the last season after this.
Oh I also got a really cute paisley covered sketchbook for my work notebook.
I've been using sketchbooks as notebooks for the past few years and by now I have almost zero tolerance for ruled notebooks.
It took my cousin and I a good half an hour ransacking the stationery section at Borders. I had hoped to find the same suede or any leather-bound sketchbooks I used to get at Borders in Chicago. But as I should've expected, there was nothing even remotely close.
I'm quite happy with the spiral wire-bound plastic paisley notebook though. It's really quite pretty, though I'm still not crazy about the wire-bound.
Oh, and I got a haircut today @ Wheelock.
And all I can say is, is gonna take a lot. A WHOLE DAMN LOT. to ever convince me to get a haircut here in the island. ever. again.
talk about some seriously old-looking fifth-grader here.
Gosh. I just know that I'm gonna get such a hard time about my hair cut from a good friend that's coming to town this friday.
Yup. Mr. Girbo is coming to town.
Gosh. Can't believe it's gonna be monday in a few hours. It's gonna be a really long week I'm sure.
I miss Friday already. ....
(And whowas it that just said she loved her new job? haha.....)
Simply coz it's the latest season I could find at the one and only Borders in the city.
I've gobbled up 4 and going thru my fifth episode. Some of them I've actually seen, but it's still all good.
I just hope I'll be able to find the last season after this.
Oh I also got a really cute paisley covered sketchbook for my work notebook.
I've been using sketchbooks as notebooks for the past few years and by now I have almost zero tolerance for ruled notebooks.
It took my cousin and I a good half an hour ransacking the stationery section at Borders. I had hoped to find the same suede or any leather-bound sketchbooks I used to get at Borders in Chicago. But as I should've expected, there was nothing even remotely close.
I'm quite happy with the spiral wire-bound plastic paisley notebook though. It's really quite pretty, though I'm still not crazy about the wire-bound.
Oh, and I got a haircut today @ Wheelock.
And all I can say is, is gonna take a lot. A WHOLE DAMN LOT. to ever convince me to get a haircut here in the island. ever. again.
talk about some seriously old-looking fifth-grader here.
Gosh. I just know that I'm gonna get such a hard time about my hair cut from a good friend that's coming to town this friday.
Yup. Mr. Girbo is coming to town.
Gosh. Can't believe it's gonna be monday in a few hours. It's gonna be a really long week I'm sure.
I miss Friday already. ....
(And whowas it that just said she loved her new job? haha.....)
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