♪ Who died and made you King... of anything??? ♪

It's a Wednesday and I'm home, sick (just a bit) and this video/song made me smile. :)





♪ Let me hold your crown, babe. ♪

Hand Me Down

I am so in love with this song....

The way Rob sang it is just amazing, add up the guitar and it's perfect, just perfect.

Someday they'll open up your world

Shake it down on a drawing board

Do their best to change you

They still can't erase you...

I guess I'm just another hand me down...

A disaster magnet who doesn't have a boyfriend and will probably end up blind

Me!?


Ok, I guess I'll just write about stuff I did or happened that I didn't want to forget...


Watched Social Network, You Again and Due Date. Liked Social Network the most.


Also attended a lingerie fashion show! Hmmm... Might need to update this blog with pictures. :D


First is our short Bintan, Indonesia trip. It was my 2nd time to go there but this time with different set of friends. We only stayed overnight and I was expecting it to be an uneventful and relaxing trip but the first day turned out otherwise. The ferry ride was a breeze for me because since I was the last addition to the Bintan troopers, I was booked at Emerald class as the Economy one is already fully booked. But when we arrived at Bintan terminal I was suddenly a disaster magnet. As I was getting in the van we rented, I bumped into a protruding screw and got myself bruised. Next, when we were having breakfast at a restaurant, the waiter dropped 2 glasses around me which shattered into hundreds of pieces. I didn't move for a few seconds for fear of getting a cut. After that we went to one of the islands with the Chinese temple and tall statues where I was feasted on by the mosquitos!!! My legs were full of mosquito bites and the weird thing is, I was the one with the most and worst bites. At that point I was praying 'please don't them be Dengue mosquitos'. And to top off that first day, while we're having our lunch (at 3pm), the glass that was given to me have ants on it. That day reminded me of the movie You Again. Good thing our second day was spent mostly at the pool and beach, hence, not much bad stuff. Overall it was fun and I'm hoping we could all do it again. If there's one thing I learned from that trip is that a litre of water is your best friend when drinking absolut, bailey's and bintang beer. ;) Oh and we had nice underwater pictures too, note to self, ask Madie for a copy.


Next is I think I'm slowly adapting the Australian culture of drinking (immediately) after work. Didn't want to go and do it but I had to. Didn't like the idea though, I'm the dinner then drink kind of person.


At our swimming class this afternoon I was asked by our instructor if I now have a boyfriend. I thought I heard him wrong but my friends confirmed that that's what he really said. I mean why would he ask that, it's a sensitive topic for single girl, right??! My response, I'll probably have an imaginary one by tomorrow. And then a few minutes later, while he was teaching us how to throw a rope to someone in the water, I unintentionally threw mine straight to his face. I was sorry about it... ;)


Watched Due Date after swimming and went to buy a set of disposable contact lenses. I had my eye grade checked again 'cause I'm pretty sure it got a bit worse because the usual 4.00 and 4.50 I'm using is no longer as clear as I remember it should be. I was expecting a 0.25 to 0.50 increase but to my disappointment it was much more than that. It is now at 5.75 and 6.50! I mean at the rate I'm going, I'll be blind before I even reach 40. He gave me a lower grade contacts for now to not shock my eyes with the sudden increase. It still upsets me, I want to try LASIK but I read that I should have a stable eye grade for at least a year before I could qualify. Oh well...


Looking forward to watching the Pacquiao fight at our boss' house tomorrow while having Filipino food for breakfast. After that, I'll head to a surprise birthday party with again, Filipino food for lunch. :D 


Sigh... I'm sooo glad I'm not too hard to please, happy food, and in this case, Filipino food will likely make me feel better tomorrow. ;)

Have you ever closed a door on someone else's (annoying) face?

Try it, it feels sooo good...

I wanna bathe you in the light of day...

I could sit for hours finding new ways to be awed each minute, 'cause the daylight seems to want you just as much as I want you... 


:)

A good month

Been a while since my last post. 

I am no longer too busy with work, I guess I just started reading again (yipee!!) that's why I kind of put writing aside for a while. 

I just finished reading The Kite Runner and I really liked it. It's a bit different from the American and English novels I always read that's why I find it refreshing. It opens up my mind to a different culture and way life. A different drama. Stories like that makes me more thankful for the life that I have and had and the possibilities of what I may still have...

I haven't picked up my guitar in the last few weeks... sad, sad... I guess having too many things scheduled over the weekends is taking a toll on some of my pre-arranged activities, oh well, I'll have to get back to trying to play the guitar soon, and I mean really soon...

We also watched Voyage de la Vie 2 weeks ago. I was left amazed by the performers (in more ways than one, hehe).  Had a good time that day. Good swim, good food and a good show. 

Swimming. One of the things I look forward to now (next to weekends and long holidays)! A couple of weeks ago we were taught different ways of jumping (not diving) into the water and in order to do that, we have to be in the deep portion of the pool. I didn't remember if I was afraid because it was deep and that I haven't really tried treading in the water, all I remember was that we were all laughing because 2 of us were a little scared of jumping in. Eventually, after a few seconds of procrastinating, we all jumped in. :) It was a really fun lesson, still brings back a smile to my face. And last week, all 4 of us were able to do 20 laps! :D The only drawback of this activity is that I'm getting way too tanned... Way too tanned... 

"For you, a thousand times over..." - The Kite Runner

I wonder when... 

She loves me, loves me not...

Love-hate relationships!!! It sometimes drains the energy out of me. 

That's how I describe my relationship with my one and only sister. There are days when it doesn't seem like I love her, but I do, I really do. 

Sometimes in the heat of an argument or if she's in a foul mood and would take it out on me, I would always ask myself 'What exactly have i done to make you despise and be annoyed by my mere presence?'.  I desperately wanted her to like and appreciate me that I end up giving her whatever she wants and doing whatever pleases her... I spoiled my older sister and there are times that I end up paying the consequences...

There are happy moments too. And I always like the feeling i get when those moments happen. Like when she would cook for me because I had a bad week or simply because I wanted a home cooked meal. When I got sick she bought me congee and took care of me. Sometimes she'd just enter my room and sit in my bed while eating her dinner - I think she misses me (because we no longer share a room). She now holds my hand while walking outside (she used to hate it when I hold hers). One morning, while I was sleeping, she simply laid down beside me while surfing the net on her laptop. It's those things that make me want to hug her. 

We're getting along most of the time and we are learning to compromise. We would give each other space once one of us is in the brink of throwing a fit. We're learning to be a sister to each other, we're not exactly the best of friends, but that's okay. Sister trumps friends anyway... :D

We are not meant to be (The Elusive Dress Part 2)

Last Sunday, my sister and I went to around 4 malls to look for the dress from Dorothy Perkins and another dress from Miss Selfride. Miss Selfridge only has 4 branches here and we've already been to two of them the previous day. So our first stop was at Bugis for the DP, and it's no longer available there. Next stop was Marina Square for the MS dress. Didn't find it there too. Then, we went to OG Orchard for another DP, still didn't find it there. Our last stop was at Paragon for the last MS shop, we found the dress there but they don't have my size. Sad sad. The branch manager was nice enough to tip us that new collections arrive every Tuesday and the best time to go and shop at their stores are from Tuesday evening to Thursday to avoid the weekend shoppers. We went home with tired legs and feet and I also realized that we didn't buy anything from any of the 4 malls we've been... Hmmm... That's weird. Hehehe.

So yesterday, I went to the Great World City mall after going to the salon to still look for the DP dress. By this time, I've resigned to the idea that I may not be able to find it anymore. And as expected, I didn't. I also realized that there are only 2 DP stores I didn't visit and I'm too tired and exhausted to go to Tampines or find the direction for People's Park. 

Dorothy Perkins Branches:

BHG Bugis

Great World City

Marina Square

OG Orchard Point

OG People's Park

Plaza Singapura

Raffles City

Tampines 1

Wisma Atria

Miss Selfridge Branches:

Marina Square

Paragon

Raffles City

Wisma Atria

Oh well, I guess we're not meant to be. And I'm ok. 

I think I'm good at letting go and I'm not entirely sure if that's a good thing or a bad one...

On a different note, it's ok to turn down the guy asking you out while he is rinsing (and attending to) your hair, right? I figured if things go wrong, I think I can totally rock a short hair do! :p