All I can say is,
I think if this thing works out, I'm gonna be in for one heck of a ride at work.

confession

OK, I suppose it's confession time.

Once in a while, I do need to retreat to some tear-jerking dramas.
While previously I never really fessed up to this, even to myself.
I accidentally did when I was chatting with a colleage online just now, recommending this one particular show that touched on AIDS and underprivileged families.

PL says:my life already very sad,
PL says:still ask me watch sad movies
chocoholic says:no lah... u cry over ur own life sounds pathetic mah
chocoholic says:then u find a gd movie and bawl ur eyes out
chocoholic says:that's what i do
chocoholic says:then i have an excuse to cry lor
PL: ahhah

Sigh..... so that's what's been going on. I didn't really realize that before.

the big three-o part deux

I had one of my best birthdays ever yesterday.

Phonecalls, emails and messages: Mom & Dad, sis-in-law (bro usually forgets), aunt, friends, roomie & bf, more friends.

Also, one obstacle down, though I know this one is just the tip of the iceberg).

And I had a really great lunch with my buddies at work. All 13 of them (one couldn't make it because of other appointment).
They're really one of the blessings in my life. Sometimes I still can't believe how lucky I am to have gotten a chance to be in such a tight and fun bunch of people.
There's always ups and downs, but I think we're really great together.
I really wish I had the power to keep us all together.
I can almost see us "conquering" the world. lol...
It is just one heck of an interesting mix of people at the table: My wacky dancing queen sister who does an excellent teresa teng and idolizes inul daratista (lol), a goddess of death who's addicted to caffeine, a king with interesting collection of "wifes, ex-wifes and mistresses", a chinese little star with his occassional teaching of chinese proverbs, a devout christian who's into bon jovi, a cat lover who doesn't really eat meat that much, a super neat super mom of two boys, an organic lifestyle poster girl, a chio super mom of two pretty little girls, an eating machine sociologist, a funky economist, a sexy puss in boots, a prim and proper lady, and me, the lucky nonsensical chocoholic.

The whole gank chipped in, either as major or minor shareholder, buying me lunch as well as birthday present. My wacky dancing queen sister who was the appointed shopper bought me the gorgeous tube dress that I had been eyeing before during one retail therapy session with her.

They beat me in my own game, and I couldn't pay for the lunch. All I could do was treat them a slice of cake.
I really wish I could give them more than that.

I got so sad that I couldn't help it. I cried a bit.
My buddy the king told me I caught them by surprise and they didn't know what to do when I did.

Sorry, peeps! But I was really sad lor... you guys are making it so much harder....

Anyway, after surviving lunch, I went to pick up yet another cake for dinner. I insisted to do that as it was my uncle Charlie's b'day too.

So we had steamboat cum bbq dinner at my aunt's flat. There's this unoccupied space next to her corner flat that has become somewhat her private "yard". Perfect spot for bbq dinner, especially with the breezy nite.

Then it was another round of chocolate fudge cake from raffles hotel's ah teng bakery, after which I felt like fainting afterwards from over-stuffing myself.

Then I came home to a taiwanese tv show that claimed basically that capricorns will have a good year this year.

What a great day.....

I don't really remember feeling so loved and so lucky before in my life.

So far, the big three-o has been good to me, and I hope it will stay this way.

the big three-o

So here I am....
half an hour past midnite.
Well, technically since I was born at noon, it's not really the big three-o till another 12 hours or so...
(hmmm... now contemplating posting this at noon instead)

oh what the heck....
How I spent my first half an hour in the big three-o?
Chatting with one of my sistas from my windy-city era, Miss M, who proudly displayed the ultra-scan image of her baby daughter.
I just find moms amazing, and I know she's gonna be one amazing supermom.
Way to go, Miss M!
(She attacked me online with what looked like Jolie's lips :P..... which just reminds me of her version of Shiloh :P)

Also chatted with a colleague, who I once spent hours chatting with.
With the kind of shit we had to deal with, just didnt really have time to chat recently.
And that all changed yesterday when my resignation was finalized after 2 failed attempts previously.

I must say, I have been one blessed little brat to have such doting parents (though it took me a while to figure it out) and family, to have met and befriended such wonderful and unbelievably sweet people as I have, and to just have such a wonderful, albeit holey and patchey life.

I seriously wonder what I had done in my previous life to deserve this.

Note to GOD (whoever, whatever, and whereever you are):
THANK YOU!