Wednesday, April 28
[dead tired]who'd have thought work could be so tiring. i guess all those days of lounging at home recuperating are going to take a very far back seat. i did feel a little strained at work but i think it's probably only a matter of time before i get my energy back.
but for now i think i'm going to head off to sleep.
otherwise i'll never be awake enough for work!!
Tuesday, April 27
[the end of the rest]so here i am, at the end of my lovely long MC. tomorrow i go back to the real world, and join the rest of society. but i've had a rather nice time just staying at home and watching lots of good and bad movies. in the time i've been recuperating i've watched xXx (or triple X), anger management, men in black 2, panic room, down with love, bulletproof monk, bandits, the thin red line, johnny english, queen of the damned and black hawk down.
and i have to admit, even though some of them are quite bad, they were just so entertaining! and i even made it a point to watch movies i hadn't seen before (i sometimes tend to rent movies i've already seen... hey, at least i know they're worth watching!)
chad also kindly brought over the Xbox that his cousin had lent him, and i had a blast watching all these episodes of will and grace! i forgot how funny it was, and i couldn't stop laughing... he's also got quite a few games on it, and i have to admit i'm horrible at car racing games (i smashed up an enzo ferrari pretty badly.. ouch!) but i wasn't too bad at a ninja game, except i couldn't defeat the boss.. sigh! maybe i should stick to things like puzzle fighter or puzzle bubble...
alright, better head off to bed. i'll need all my rest for the long day ahead tomorrow!
Sunday, April 25
[birthday peoples!]lots of happy birthdays i have to shout out today.
first off, the most important one - MY MA! you're finally at the wonderful age of 30! (like i'd actually say how old my mom is!)
and then there's JANICE! if you want to see pictures of what happened on the night, they're here...
of course i can't forget mister andy pandy (sharon's brother) he insists my mom likes him the best because they've got the same birthday. haha!
so HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE! hope you all have a great year ahead and everthing that you want :)
Friday, April 23
[laughing out loud]ahh i just love it when you have a great old conversation, where you let loose and laugh like there's no tomorrow. sometimes it's at someone else's expense, but sometimes it's just at yourself. and after you've laughed so hard you've got tears streaming down your face, you realise your whole body's relaxed, and it's almost as if you'd just taken a really lovely drug.
i spent an hour having a nonsensical sort of conversation with sharon, who never fails to make me laugh like crazy sometimes. although i have to admit it's probably mutual too. for a while we had to set up a system where she'd press a button on the phone when she was laughing just so i knew she was still on the other end. she's a silent laugher - one of those who just shakes and shakes uncontrollably when they're laughing but doesn't actually laugh out loud. when you're on the phone with someone like that it's hard to tell if they're still there when they're laughing that hard, and that silently!
i find that i have an affinity for people that make me laugh. and that's how i remember people that i've just met - funny or just plain 'nice'. maybe it's because i like to be entertained.. or maybe it's just that i like enjoying life, and laughing is just a whole lot more theraputic and wonderful than going out and getting drunk (although you do laugh alot when you're drunk too... hmm!)
but hey, as long as we're all enjoying life, there's nothing to complain about!
*grins*
[stitches OUT!]
i'm off to get my stitches out, which i suspect will be the most painful thing out of the whole procedure (i don't count the op itself because i was asleep through the whole thing anyway!). Even the doctor said to me last week 'i think you better come in a bit earlier, there are alot of stitches to remove.'
*sobs*
so if you don't hear from me in the next few days, it's probably because i'm curled up in bed, in agony!
but for now here's a funny email that got sent to me..
Living in 2004
You know you're living in 2004 when...
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3
4. You e-mail your mate who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends is that do not have e-mail addresses.
6. When you go home after a long day at work you still answer phone in business-like manner.
7. When you make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "0" or "9" get an outside line.
8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.
11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
12. Contractors outnumber permanent staff and are more likely get long-service awards.
AND THE REAL CLINCHERS ARE...
13. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.
14. As you read this list, you think about forwarding it to friends.
15. You got this email from a friend that never talks to you anymore, except to send you jokes from the net.
16. You are too busy to notice there was no No. 9
17. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a No. 9.
18. AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING AT YOUR STUPIDNESS AND THINKING WHO YOU CAN SEND IT ON TO!
Thursday, April 22
[back again]alright ron, alright! i hear you!
so i'm back now again, having been away for not-that-long-but-long-enough.
the truth is, i've been wanting to write for the past few days, but i never really knew what to say at the same time (and if this all sounds slightly cryptic just bear with me!). what i went through was something that i'd thought about doing for almost two years. and with a decision like this, i guess you want that much time to think about it.
i've undergone a surgery that's been waiting to happen for a while, and earlier this month, it became time for it to happen. the only reason i'm hesitant to say what sort of surgery it is is because i'm not sure who's reading this. i don't mind the majority of people out there who read it knowing, but remember when i talked about people barging into my life and trying to be my friend? well, some of those people know about my blog (from goodness knows where, i certainly didn't give them the address) and they're the ones that i don't really want knowing...
what i can tell you is that i'm very happy right now, because i feel like a whole new person! and i think i've also proven that i'm alot stronger than i (or anyone else) ever thought. through the whole thing i never cried or complained. i've taken everything into my stride and remained calm.
my surgery happened last tuesday, and i don't know why i thought it was such a big deal in the beginning. but i think it's also hard to get ahead of yourself when you don't know what to expect, and that's how i went through the whole experience - with no expectations. it's been quite surreal, come to think of it, because i've been wanting this for so long and now it's finally happened. and i can't believe that i waited so long to get this fixed, when i could have just done it a long time ago.
so, here i am. my life's been changed, but at the same time i'm still me.
and i can just imagine ron pulling out his hair at all these non-answers! so ron, if you're really dying to know, give me your email and then i'll give you more details. haha!
[the ifs]
i've just taken this from ryl, who's taken it from babyel
if i were a month i would be: may
if i were a day of the week i would be: friday
if i were a time of day i would be: 9pm
if i were a planet i would be: the moon
if i were a sea animal i would be: sea turtle
if i were a direction i would be: left
if i were a piece of furniture i would be: bean bag
if i were a liquid i would be: honey
if i were a tree i would be: flame of the forest (haha, why not!)
if i were a flower/plant i would be: pond lily
if i were a kind of weather i would be: the sun shining, but a cool wind blowing
if i were a musical instrument i would be: cello
if i were an animal i would be: polar bear
if i were a color i would be: wine red
if i were a vegetable i would be: brussel sprouts
if i were a sound i would be: a giggle
if i were an element i would be: water
if i were a car i would be: honda S2000
if i were a song i would be: the scientist (coldplay)
if i were a food i would be: ice cream
if i were a place i would be: bedroom
if i were a material i would be: silk
if i were a taste i would be: comforting, like tasting food you had when you were a child
if i were a scent i would be: musk
if i were a word i would be: nonscensical
if i were an object i would be: polaroid camera
if i were a body part i would be: lips
if i were a facial expression i would be: a laugh
if i were a cartoon character i would be: little bo peep from toy story
if i were a shape i would be a: circle
if i were a number i would be: 8
Thursday, April 15
[the return, but not as drama as return of the king]yes, it's me. i've come back. but i'm running a slight temperature, so not in the best of moods. i'm okay though, will tell more when i'm feeling a bit better.
did anyone miss me?
heh.
Sunday, April 11
[ahh the weekend]i love weekends where i don't have to do very much. i sit in my room and watch alot of tv (sometimes bad tv). and this weekend i even managed to fit in a movie at plaza sing! went along with chad and lorraine to see hellboy, and while we were sitting there waiting for the movie to start, someone calls out 'deb?' and i turn around to see leanne and her husband! and out of all the cinemas in singapore, showing all the movies at all the different times, it turns out they're sitting NEXT to us. talk about a small world! i think we all enjoyed the movie, although lorraine was hiding at some points because she thought it was going to get a little too gruesome (wuss! haha!) but it had some very clever lines, and enough action to keep everyone interested... and boy is hellboy tall!
this morning i woke up at about 1130, which was great because i havent' slept in in a really long time, and it also meant i only had half an hour to wait for CSI to start!
and to finish off the weekend, my mom's making her world best chicken curry tonight!
i'm going to have a wonderful meal before previously mentioned life-changing event happens. (ron, you're just going to have to be patient my dear! it's a virtue you know.. hee)
Friday, April 9
[thwarted]no, my life changing event hasn't happened yet. it was slightly thwarted, ie. postponed. so now it will take place on tuesday instead! in the meantime i've been allowed home, where i've got my own wonderful, gorgeous bed back again.
i never thought i'd be so glad to have my own bed back. and a tv! oh my god i missed the tv.
at least now i'm better prepared, so when i have to head back on monday, i know what to equip myself with...
so, here i go again - life changing event, HERE I COME!
soon...
i hope!
Wednesday, April 7
[life changing]tomorrow i will embark on something that will change my life in a huge way. it'll be like a weight lifting off my chest. quite literally. and i'm glad that i've finally gotten around to getting this done.
but to go about doing this life changing thing, it means i'll have to disappear for a few days. so don't mind the silence on the blog for a while, but i should be back next week.
wish me luck!
Sunday, April 4
[A - Z of being Me]a little something i got from someone
A - Age: freshly 24.
B - Band: i was in the school orchestra, if that counts.
C - Career in the future: i think i'd still like to go into radio at some point or another.
D - Dad's name: edward giam chin hin
E - Easiest person to talk to: lorraine
F - Favourite song at the moment: nelly furtado's try.
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: gummmmy bears! bouncing here and there and everywhereeeee...
H - Hometown: sunset way
I - Instruments: violin, a bit of piano, and alot of my stereo.
J - Japanese or French: both. why have one, when you can experience both?
J - Jackass, cool or uncool?: definitely uncool.
K - Kids: some of them are adorable. but usually because they're not mine.
L - Love of your life: the people at absolut.
M - Mom's name: Petrina Lee Siew Pin
N - Number of siblings: one. i always say she was the trial run, i was the real thing. haha!
O - Opposite sex's name in mind: chad
P - Phobia[s]: glitter that's out of control and still showing up three days later.
Q - Quote: everything happens for a reason.
R - Reason to be happy: a job i love, friends i treasure and incredible luck. the only thing i'm waiting on now is for george clooney or keanu reeves to declare their undying love for me. haha!
S - Song you sang last: to whatever was last on the radio. i sing all the time, but usually without realising.
T - Time you wake up: i aim for 7 30am, but it's getting harder and harder.
U - Unknown fact about you: erm.. i don't have a BCG mark on my left arm?
V - Vegetable you hate: tomatos. i think they're considered vegetables.
W - Worst habit: being online too much.
X - Xtreme things you have done: not that many, but i did go abseiling.
Y - Yummy food: i'm going with janice's answer - All food is yummy food. Especially if full of garlic, chilli or cheese.
Z - Zodiac sign: pisces. hereeee fishie fishie fishie.
Thursday, April 1
[catching up]i met up with an old friend, ping wen, for dinner today and she's someone i've known since i was in secondary school. it's funny because i've had alot of people say 'she's your best friend? you two just seem so different!' and that's the way we are actually. but in that same way that's what makes us such great friends - we don't try to be alike and no matter what happens, we support each other.
it's not just ping wen that i'm glad for. i've got so many friends out there that i'm so glad to have in my life. sometimes we all get a little busy with our lives, but in a way when you dont' hear from someone, you know that everything is going alright and that they're happy.
and what would you do without your friends? there'd be no one to laugh along to, no one to just joke with and be all silly with. with the tough times, there'll always be someone there to be with you.
i've got lots and lots of friends that i'm grateful that are in my life (ones that i chat with all the time, and ones that are always there but aren't as visible.) i'm sure you guys know that i love all of you! and you'll know who you are.. :)
about me
i'm 24, a pisces, working in a magazine, sitting back and watching life go by.
i love escaping into movies and magazines, and most of all my friends.
but for now just relax, life will happen when it happens.
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