my boss bought us some dumplings the other day and i took the opportunity to take some pictures.

yeah. you could say i'm cammie deprived. seriously, i don't fish out my cammie as often i do in the past.

something's changed in me huh?





i didn't manage to finish my dumpling tho. because before it came to me, i just happened to woof down a packet of bee hoon for breakfast.

*burp*

jen just told me that i'm getting fatter the other day. omg. this is so not good.

and tell me what's the meaning of trunch?

i only know lunch and brunch... does trunch mean 3-in-1?




wiki says it's a village in norfolk, england tho..

dictionary.com says it's a small post.

i say... that's a typo on the promotional poster in the hotel!

1. i am very tired but am on a blog roll. it just means i'm quite deprived from blogging.

2. i am burping of durian. super over dose of durian over the weekend and today.

3. i am very happy that der is finally coming back tomorrow! but it also means i no longer get to drive myself to work (hence have to wake up earlier)

4. i have never driven myself around in JB (without a passenger) and i did that umpteen times over the weekend, and even to and fro singapore and jb. managed to familiarize myself with more roads this time round. so yay!

5. i cannot decide if i want the aircon to be switched on. because when it gets cold, i switched it off and ten minutes later, i switch it on.

6. i could just be fulfilling my dream of visiting south africa this year! decision decisions. usa with der or south africa alone?

7. my room is getting a lot smaller with the amount of furniture that i keep adding. soon, i'll have no more space to walk.

8. i just spent the last weekend not spending a single cent! somehow, either the money's not mine or that i didnt get the chance to pay.

9. i am missing seafood now and i wish i am back in JB junking out in the alleys on sambal-immersed seafood. *yums*

10. i find myself to be totally devoid of feelings sometimes. or it could be that my brain has managed to shut out the emotional part of me in 'some' situations and i just feel irritated at myself for being so unfeeling. make sense? i don't know why this is happening.

ok. better try to sleep. have early morning meetings tomorrow.

it's been a while since i blogged about my lunches. it just means that i have been packing non stop or eating uninteresting food. actually, it could also be that i didnt have the time to blog.

was driving last friday and took the opportunity to have lunch with 2 guy colleagues. cindy was initially included in the lunch date, but very unfortunately, she had to do an offsite set up and couldn't join us.

so, we had lunch at dome in dempsey. seriously, anywhere is nice so long it's not in the vicinity of ayer rajah/holland v/fusionpolis.

and i really enjoyed the lunch + dessert even though i was coughing quite badly after all the cold stuff!






i had the spaghetti while the guys had fish and chips & lot burger. i was regretting my choice when i saw mark's delicious looking burger. i stole quite a bit of his fries!

and we adjourned to ben & jerrys for a quick ice-cream fix. i am just amazed that we managed to squeeze in that much within a short lunch.

must do that more often (read: good lunches) to get my sanity. food always pleases my mind and soul. how else to make one happy?

tadah!

presenting my own personal pair of sandals courtesy of my love.



this is a customized pair and is the only pair available in this look. you probably can buy a pair that comes with buckles but i have asked der to make a pair without the buckle for me some time back.. and i have totally forgotten about it.

woohoo! it's a nice surprise (that came sometime mid week) and i am really happy because he does hear and accede to my crazy demands sometimes.

thank you baby! it feels really good to wear it because i feel so loved!

new york...

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new york hotel in jb i meant.




where the view spans into nothingness.

with a funeral to attend and uncle and grandpa in JB, bro & me booked 2 hotel rooms to "facilitate" our stay. the only sad thing is that, we didn't really have much chance to enjoy the hotel, coming back close to midnight every day and heading out at 8am.

my aching bones are collapsing into shambles.

so much so, i had to crawl back into bed at 11am today to grab an hr nap before we are due to check out.

i guess funerals are mentally draining events.

i'm glad that mum enjoys the view (even if it's for some short moments - she was out earlier and back later than me!). it makes me think the money is well spent. and here's the night scene.




beautiful, innit? i wish i could just sit there for an hr, sipping wine and just chilling. (dropping a BIG hint to der). wahaha.

and oh! this is how the room looks like..

i woke today clutching my tummy.

the pain didnt go away even after one night of sleep. there is this weird dull ache in my abdomen last night, and i was telling der that it felt really uncomfortable. it's like a cramp, but its definitely not the time of the month.

this morning, the pain is still there when i woke.

argh. this is so annoying.

my mum just called and somehow, looking at the time.. the first thing that came to my mind was.. did something bad happen?

and my worry was more for her.

don't ask me how i know, i just had the sudden feeling it was bad news.

well, she was a sobbing mess and she managed to say that my grand aunt just passed away and that i have to attend the funeral in msia over the weekend and on monday.

i just checked with HR and i am NOT entitled to compassionate leave (because she's aunt, not ma), and oh wells, i texted my boss and applied for annual leave anyway.

I just saw her 2-3 weeks ago at my grandpa's birthday. she still seemed relatively well.

now, the only thing that's on my mind is how my granduncle and my grandpa is taking the news.

argh. i wish i could just drop my work sometimes.

i meant yesterday.

well, i guess it's partially due to my negligence on maintaining my weight. I broke my office chair! there is still 17 more days to go at work before the grand shift and i managed to break the chair with a loud thud and the chair gave out a loud creak.

and it went all wobbly after that. thankfully, there's an empty chair nearby since my colleague left recently.

that's ONE.

TWO. i had birds stealing pecking on my food! i was at the hawker for lunch and when i turned my back to order myself a drink, the birds hopped onto the table and eat my food!

i had to go buy an extra portion and throw everything away (what a waste right?!). i contemplated in eating but both der and cindy say i shouldn't save $3 and waste $30 seeing the doc.

quite true, but i really wanted to eat that vegetarian beehoon and when i went to buy the second portion, it was sold out and the aunty only offered half the original portion of what i had.

i ended up being really hungry after the meal. =(

see, suay right?!

on the health side, my cough has NOT been getting any better but i also haven't been religiously eating my medication on time. today, i was coughing and as a result, am currently suffering a really really bad headache from it.

der say i should just rest more, so.. no more internet when i reach home later. ok. gotta go. i'm very hungry!

i am still in the office at this grand hour. just cleared a whole lot of emails and work since the day in the office was spent pretty much on packing. we packed cartons but there are still quite a fair bit to go, so it's continuation tomorrow.

yesterday, by a random occasion, i found out that my colleague was my friend's wife. OMG!

it started when i was putting some premiums into this box for other department colleagues that's located at her desk and i was telling everyone that it's like the magic box - for things that are good and new, but yet you need to clear (read: old premiums).

she was laughing at my term "magic box" when she asked if i knew "xiaoqiang". and no, it's not the roach we are talking about. and i went ya ya! and from there, its just spiralled. xiaoqiang was my poly mate and her husband was also my poly mate. gawd.

and she asked if i was k.f.c previously. wah! although i'm not, but im shocked she knew my background and she even mentioned this 'scb' nickname of mine. (no, i'm not telling the nickname!)

i am utterly embarrassed. i didn't think 10 years after i graduated, someone would call me that! and ya, she heard stories about me..

and to think i was just browsing her husband friendster a couple of months ago and exclaiming to myself.. "wah, douglas' married and his wife is quite pretty!!"

duhz. his wife has been sitting 3 rows down from me for the last 8 months (i pass her almost every other day to get to the color printer). what a small small world.

errrrrmmm... it is so scary?!

the weekend is gone and life goes on.... (hey, it sorta rhymes!)

while i was on medical leave last friday, i was drifting in and out of sleep while struggling to get some work done and my ad signed off(!). der was practically staring at me sleep the entire day and he kept urging me to shut the com and get some proper rest.

well, the most happening thing was that we caught transformers over the weekend.

it was also a healthy weekend because der clocked some miles in his run and we went swimming where i swam 22 laps and did some late night bowling with agnes and friends.




i also went to see a chiropractor of some sort and did something to my perpetual neck pain and aching back. the verdict is that spine at my neck area is slanted and that I have a more curved back due to bad posture at work. to correct it, i need to put a stool at my feet to straighten my back, and i had to shift my laptop way higher than it is so that i dont strain my shoulders and neck looking down the entire time.

so shopping at ikea i went on sunday. bought a stool, some drawers and shelving to organize my room more, and some other knick knacks and for the past few days, i have been packing my room non stop.

yesterday night, i cleared out a whole lot of clothes (that i think i wouldnt wear anymore), and i realised i really really put on quite a bit of weight in the last 1/2 year. well, the pants that i have been wearing during the pizza days.. i cannot pull them up past my butt. i really really hate my butt now.

i also unearthed a whole stack of really new sized 24 levis jeans (599, super low waist) that i haven't been able to wear since 1 year after i stepped into the work force.

am going to chuck quite a bit of the old clothes at salvation army this weekend and am thinking of selling some others (brand new with TAG, near brand new)at a flea market.. along with my un-used bags. anyone has any flea market to recommend?

i know i have been talking for the longest time on selling my bags, but i never gotten round to doing it. guess i really have to clear them out cos my wardrobe's bursting (literally cos the plank holding the bags have given way due to the weight).

so ya, that explains the radio silence for the past 4 days and i am still trying to sort out a lot more of my clothes/dresses.. and yes, the books as well. and maybe.. just maybe.. the shoes too.

nevertheless, it's a great and happy weekend with lotsa love from my angelic der. =)

i took some pictures at a wedding...

2 weekends later, i decided to steal then off my cuzzie's (wendy) blog! Errm, her blog says "no stealing".. but it's my pictures, so not considered stealing right? it was my cuzzie's (felicia) wedding. since we were kids, there has been comments that we look like siblings. actually, i think all my cuzzies look alike.

too bad i didnt have the chance to take a picture with felicia on her wedding day. i was too busy chatting with the relatives, and eating (Oops!). well, here are some pictures!










and gawd, i look so much fatter standing beside the 2 of them in the last picture.. *sob*

well, they are models and i'm not.. so that's quite a bit of self-consolation ya?

my lids are heavy...

15:38 @missytia you are already in my list! added a while back i think! :) #

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read this statement off a blog...

If one decides that pride is worth more than love, then he will learn how much opportunity cost he has sacrificed to salvage pride. Do not expect instant recovery about a break-up - allow yourself the natural pace of healing, moving along your own rhythm of life.

i just can't help but resonate with it with a small smile. its such a distant memory now.

taken off yunhaier.blogspot.com.

this is just so hilarious. god. i would have thought that robert is gay from all those dance moves. check it out man..



he's just.... so soft.

i don't think i could ever, ever, dance like that. my, i feel like a block of wood.

the other day.. or last friday to be exact.. i cried. i sat down and i cried non stop. i couldnt stop the tears from rolling and i tried really hard to look normal because people are staring at me and der had to take these ugly pictures of me. i couldn't stop tearing. and i was jerking non stop.



jerking in laughter. naughty me played a prank on der actually... we were out for a nice dinner at botejyu and we had a feast!





and you want to know what is the prank? see that last dish? the okonomoyaki? it came piping hot and the flakes were 'in motion' when it came due to the rising heat. the curious boy just stared at me and asked me why the flakes are like 'moving'.

i told him its because it's sliced alive so they are slowly wriggling till the heat kills them. he just stares at it harder.. and he kept saying 'no lah! cannot be..is it the heat?'

obviously i say no! it's really alive!

so.. the boy stared at it for the longest time, and commented that if its real, he don't dare to eat the dish. and every time he lifts his head to look at me, i try my darnest hard to pull a straight face and reinforce the idea it's 'alive'!

well.. i was already shaking non stop at this point in time.

the clever boy then took the fork and lift up the flakes and move it away. stared at it and then when he wanted to tell me that "no! it's the heat!" from his experiment, i was already tearing and jerking NON STOP. it's so funny staring at his expressions and innocence.

i know. i am bad to exploit the trust he had in me, but it was really a spur of the moment idea that just hit me that split second. and com'on, i really thought of the same thing when i was MUCH younger, so i can't really fault him. especially since he's not exactly a big fan of japanese food.

well, it's really a memorable dinner date! Hee hee! sure bring smiles to me every single time i think of it.

the skies doesnt look too good today. the skies are hazy when i stepped out this morning and it has been raining since i came into the office.

not sure if is the air, but i spent the entire day till now coughing non-stop. its so disruptive that i cannot really concentrate on my work and that it's so bad that i am feeling tightness in my head. think a really bad headache is looming. i wonder if it's the air...

work wise, errmmm.. can i just say i hate getting STUCK?! if only i could clear everything outta the way.

and oh, hitched a ride to work today and it sure feels really good to be driven to work. if only it is an everyday affair! haha.

oh wells, driving to work isnt that bad too. no squeezing of trains, no standing and i can sleep in later!!

10:37 feeling totally restless today. i guess its because i didnt sleep well. :( #

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triggered by pishako, i decided to do some publicity for my friend as well.

my friend, brandon, is going to have his head shaved for a good cause. every year, about 120 children are diagnosed with child cancer and i guess everyone should be familiar with child cancer with all the publicity that's going out lately in the papers.

CLICK HERE to make a online donation to the children cancer foundation today. however small, every little bit helps. really.

and of cos, actions speaks louder than words and i am proud to say... yes! I made a donation already!

and oh! simoncool, you better whip your credit card out and support brandon. :P