Unpolished Gem

I was panting like my dog (yes, with tongue stuck out and all) after about a 2km run. So ashamed that i can barely catch up with my 12 year-old sister who still had the stamina to run the extra round and do 90 starjumps (she requested that i type this in, what the... ego booster). And her legs are growing longer and longer (i'm threatened!). Okae, i will use her as the motivator and i am going to challenge her! ( Just you wait, little sis!) And unfortunately, the 4D thing didnt work out. Sigh. Sponsors any?

I'm thinking and imagining too much! You know those advertisements on TV where people grab as much money as they can in like 30sec. I imagine i'm the lucky one to grab the grand prize of $10 000! Yeah, as in literally imagine seeing myself on TV. So dumb right. Or striking 4D. Ah, no wonder Singapore Pools is so rich. Everyone's hoping that ONE day they will be the lucky one. Wow, with $10 000 that will be enough to offset my laptop, digicam,air tickets, winter clothing, books, stationery costs. Today is Wednesday right? COME ON!!!

Thanks to Fiona's good deal, we all managed to eat one main course, soup, drink and Desert for about $15 each. So worth it right:) All the fishes were quite disappointing though but the lamb and steak was GOOD. And who can forget, Spike-D. This durian flavoured cake covered in chocolate. The chocolate was just ordinary but oooh, the cake was good. Luckily Fiona and Vee were adventurous enough, else we'd have missed out on this gem. Everyone's doing well and fine, either working, just out of job, bumming around, going for interviews. Can't wait to meet them again, this time Nana's coming, she wants to bring us to eat this prawn noodle at Beach Road, looks like its a different stall from my all time favourite but worth a try anyways. And, yes we can go get my present :) I'm still waiting for Friday when all the Robinsons...Taka...Metro will advertise and please please... 20% storewide. Let the GSS begin.

Wheee! I'm officially a ripe 19-er( according to Sue) and it sounds way OLD. Nowsaday, when i walk on the streets especially Orchard Road, i feel so much older and so does everyone else right, looking at those secondary school kids, i feel so much more in control of my life. Like, old enough to make important decisions for myself, trusting my own judgement although i wouldn't dare say it for clothes and shoes (I always trust my mother's judgement, no wonder i sometimes look Old (yucks!) ) Anyway, i had one helluva time trying to look for my own present (blushes) with Mich, i swear i've seen enough of Mango to last me for the next 2 to 3 months, in fact i feel nauseous thinking of the number of times we visited different Mangoes. I spent my birthday with them today at the zoo, we're FRIENDS OF THE ZOO! Had interesting lessons on baboons, we're convinced that they are staging an uprising against human beings looking at the way they faithfully attend "meetin...

You know i'm bad at livening things up unlike some people, or encouraging people when they're down. I don't know what to say or maybe i think what i say is not going to help. Can someone teach me how to spread the positive spirit? I have faith in you! We will do everything we can to overcome this, let's hold hands and walk together. I'm always looking forward to a day of improvement, a day of signs of return to normalcy. I'm going to watch Boeing Boeing tomorrow! Cross fingers hoping it'll be good, don't want to waste my money! Oh by the way, i'm supposed to give my sister tuition twice a week?!?! Yawn. How dreadfully boring, but she's so excited because it's the first time she is receiving "tuition" (shudders). Where is my lucrative tuition client?? I hope the teacher calls me back soon to let me know when i can start. I'm pretty short on cash now so i hope to get a call tomorrow morning for relief job. Please? I think somethin...

What if things never return to as they were before. I'm afraid. No matter how much encouragement and help you give, it's not going to improve. Then what am i supposed to do? Couldn't control the tears( what an emotional wreck).. and then i slapped myself silly. Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's not, everything's just unpredictable. It could take 2 weeks... 2 months...2 years? I wouldn't dare to imagine. Sorry, this probably sounds like an incoherent mess to you. But not to worry, i'm fine :) Ah, yesterday's bbq was great! The heavens were kind to us:) How strange it was, the bbq was held at this J1 guy's house and here's the twist, he isnt' even from HC. Bleargh, it's just a Chinese High thing. But no complaints, the food was shiokelicious. Lotsa variety, from stingray to sotong to otah to satay to chicken wings, prawns, hotdogs, corn, fried beehoon, fried rice-all were nice ;) The evening started off slowly because we... the oldies...

I saw tears welling up in her eyes. Things looked set to improve on Thursday... for that few hours but it was short-lived. He told me not to worry. I hate docs who think they are the greatest in the world. We're not paying them to scold us, he doesn't see where we're coming from, he just thinks we have no faith in him which isn't the case at all. That egoistic creep. So what if you're a doc? It looks like it's going to rain but I'm going for a bbq later so it better not. A very belated farewell of some sort, we've actually bade our goodbyes say... 5 months ago? Better late than never as they always say. Looking forward to seeing everyone again :) My kid sister is getting hipper, she's going to watch The Sound of Music with her girlfriends later. They've even decided what to wear ( for the record, it'll be skirts for all of them, doesn't it sound familiar? ) Kids these days excercise their independence too fast. Normalcy is what too many p...

At a ripe old age of 19, i've decided to venture into unchartered waters ... not exactly unchartered but considering that my kid sister of 12 already has her own blog.. gasp. Am i in stone age or something. Ha. Actually, yes, i've been hibernating in my little cave( a very comfortable, cosy cave i must add) for quite some time now ever since i was "sacked" from my teaching job. I kinda useD to like kids until i went into teaching. My teaching friends and i often call it Devils Paradise. Everyday was like a war, i dont go to class with my books, i go armed with a shield, swords, daggers, pistols, parangs. In spite of all my weapons, being attacked was, well a daily ritual. I've been kicked by my hyper active child, my hands twisted a few rounds, suffered close calls of near deafness(man, i've got a zoo, not a class.. i have parrots who screech into my ear, spiders who climb walls, monkeys who can't sit, worms who can't stop crawling on the floor, slugs ...