Tuesday, June 29
[insomnia]i can't sleep. i have to wake up in 1 1/2 hours for work! i'm going to be so stoned today. plus it's the day where i have four appointments and tons of things to run around and do!
i hope i'm not going through another bout of insomnia. i've got appraisals coming up next week so it'd be horrible if i fell asleep during it!
okay i'm going to attempt to get back to bed. the good thing about not being able to sleep is that i finally caught up with all my blog reading!
Sunday, June 27
[the weekend]friday nights is great for having dinner and drinks with friends, and that's exactly what i did! after a slightly horror day of having to deal with an extremely difficult client - who at the end of it even said 'i really must compliment you, you know deborah. you're really very patient.' what she didn't see was me trying to stab myself with a letter opener at the same time - it was time to enjoy some great company with friends. dinner wasn't all that great, because i thought it was a sakae sushi that i'd suggested we go to, but it turned out to be sushi tei! i normally don't mind, except that it wasn't quite as good as the normal sushi teis that we go to. but drinks at paulaner made up for that. buddies and beer! what more could you ask for?
first you have lots of sushi..
then you have lots of drinks
saturday chad and i decided to check out the dreamcars autoshow, which unfortunately, wasn't as great as i thought it'd be. i did take some photos anyway. lucky for us at the same time there was a safe superstore and john little's warehouse sale going on, so i managed to get a fan for my room and lots of things at john little's!
later that night chad and my mom whipped up steak and potatos (yummo) before we headed out to troy (chad and i, that is. my mom doesn't really like going to the movies). and i have to admit i kind of enjoyed it! eric bana definitely deserves to have an oscar nomination for it.
today i've just spent at home cleaning up my room and getting things into order again. ooh, my mom's just given me a fruit smoothie!
*slurps*
Wednesday, June 23
[shoe sin]it's a good thing and a bad thing when leanne comes to the office. it's a good thing because we have alot of fun sitting around and talking about nonsense. most of all it's good because we go and have lunch together, and usually we end it off with some 25cent mcdonald's ice cream cones!
it's a bad thing when leanne comes to the office because that means that we sometimes go shopping and i end up buying more shoes. today we went to vnc and i tried on so many shoes! in the end i bought two pairs. oh the terror of it! i've already got so many pairs of shoes, but i love them all. okay maybe not all, there are some i regret buying because they've ended up trying to strangle my toes, or i got a bit ambitious and bought heels that were too high and end up giving me a cramp 5 minutes after i've put them on.
i am one of those women who love shoes. or really i'm one who loves accessories. earrings, bracelets, necklaces, handbags.. you name it, and i've got them all. i just prefer dressing up my outfits that way, instead of wearing really flashy clothes. it just makes things more fun!
tomorrow though, i think i'll wear my flat shoes. my knees are starting to hurt because i've been wearing heels the last few days. the fact that i had to walk down 18 flights of stairs today in my heels because of a fire safety inspection doesn't help alot. i spent so much energy trying to concentrate on the stairs to make sure i didn't trip. i think i've got stair dyslexia. i'll be going up or down some stairs, and i'll see the step there, but for some reason it won't register in my mind, so for a split second my brain will think 'you're going to trip! there's no step there!!' and i'll trip pre-emptively, because i think i'm going to. stair stair dyslexia, i swear!
Tuesday, June 22
a little something from ryl..
He's a Keeper!
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And as long as he doesn't have three nippples,
You should seriously consider keeping him a long time
Sometimes a girl can't see a good thing when she's got one
So let me tell you: your guy is a gold medal boyfriend
Just make sure you treat him right in return!
Is He a Keeper? Take This Quiz :-)
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[my funny friend]
i've been emailing one of my dearest friends from high school, and it's great because we'd actually lost touch for a long time and only reconnected recently.
she's so funny, and how can you not have a smile on your face after reading something like this?
'I hope you got rid of that personal trainer. He sounds like a bit of a fucker, and not someone you want to see you sweating with associated fat rolls and sore muscles. Exercise is very personal, and you need to have someone you trust in charge of it. Or, alternatively, someone with a nice arse, so you have something to distract you when you are in pain. Both options are good.'
Monday, June 21
[hmm]things went a bit crap at work towards the end of the day, because i'm in charge of all the bought stories that the magazine buys (which includes the pictures that come with it). we've got some files that have either text missing or pictures missing, mainly because some of it was bought way before i joined. and i can't ask the original company for the missing text, because then they'll know that we haven't used it, and the rights to re-print have probably expired, so if we want to use it again, we'll have to pay again.
i'm damned if i do, and i'm damned if i don't. and basically we're wasting money buying things we keep for ages and don't use.
and what doesn't look good on my part also means it'll come up in my appraisal, which is in two week's time. in fact, my boss made it pretty clear this was one of the things we were going to have to discuss.
sigh.
Sunday, June 20
[mildy annoyed]i find it annoying that my sister's selfish with the phones she brings home. i'm not expecting to get a new phone to use each week, but she gets so many each month that it's nice to have a little change once in a while. even for ONE weekend. but am i allowed that little bit even?
of course not.
but when she needs products and makeup, who has to bring it back for her? who else but me.
'i need a new blush.' 'i need eyecream.' 'i need moisturiser.' 'i need new lipsticks!' 'are there any new mascaras for me to try?'
what do you hear from me? 'hey can i try that phone?' 'NO.'
sheesh.
what's with the world?
i think i should just swap to using sony ericsson phones.
[updated bit]
i've decided that even though my sister annoys me greatly sometimes, i'm also very grumpy today. so in times when i'd normally just shrug my shoulders and say 'eh, whatever' i decided to get annoyed with it.
i don't know why i'm like that sometimes. it just feels like everything that's happening makes me feel really irritated and annoyed. and not that just, everyone seems to irritate me.
i know it's not PMS.
it's just the rest of the world!
Saturday, June 19
[the weekend arrives]what a mixture of a week i had. first i was busy to no end on wednesday when i had a photoshoot from 11am to 8pm, which was quite fun if it weren't for that fact that it went for so long. but then yesterday i'd finished all my work and i had nothing left to do!
yesterday i met up with some of my old seconday school friends and it was great to see everyone again. it was joanna's birthday and seok bin's just come back from denmark (my drinking buddy!) so i think over the next few weeks we'll be going out lots again. heheheeh
going up to JB later!
Tuesday, June 15
[quiz about me]one of these has struck again, but it's kinda fun to do!
got this from janice :)
so just cut and paste into the replies and let's see what you think of me!
1. Give me a nickname & explain why u picked it:
2. Am I lovable?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What kind of a person am I?
8. What do you think my weakness is?
9. Who do you think I'll get married to?
10. Where do you see me in 10 yrs time?
11. What do you think is my ideal occupation?
12. What makes me happy?
13. What makes me sad?
14. What reminds you of me?
15. If you could give me anything in the world, what would it be?
16. How well do you know me?
17. When's the last time you saw me?
18. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't (Now's your chance!)?
19. Do you think I could kill someone?
20. Describe me in one word:
21. Do you think our relationship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying
the same?
22. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would
listen?
23. Do I irritate u?
24. If today were the last day of my life, what would be the last thing
you said to me?
Monday, June 14
[biological warfare on a minor scale]i went to the doctor's today for a follow-up from my surgery, and he's a little worried because i've got a slight inflammation, which might mean i've got an infection. i haven't got a fever, and i'm not in pain so we know it's not very very bad. but still it's not good. so now i'm on two different antibiotics - 2 pills 3 times a day, and 2 pills 4 times a day.
that makes for a lot of pills!
the sad part is that my best drinking buddy's just come back from abroad. and now i'm on antibiotics for THREE WEEKS! *sobs*
but i'm sure a little drink couldn't hurt now and then.. right?
Sunday, June 13
[melting away]it's been so bloody hot the last few days i feel like i'm going to completely melt any minute now. on the way home from town yesterday i tried to take advantage of it and tan my legs in the car. i think i might have blinded some other motorists though. my legs are just so damn white!
i can't wait till i can go swimming agian! i don't care what they say about sun damage. i'll slap on some sunblock (but *just* enough) so i can still get some colour into my skin. i don't see what the fascination with fair skin is. i want to be tanned!
(afterthought)
isn't it funny, when you're snuggled with someone and you're both quiet, afterawhile you realise that both of you are breathing in sync..
at least that's what happens with me!
Friday, June 11
[the weekend is here!]it's been such a rush week, running from place to place trying to find all the props that i need for the beauty shoot. i finally managed to find everything in the end (esp with me declaring in the office yesterday 'BY HOOK OR BY CROOK I WILL GET EVERYTHING!'). i didn't manage to find the 'perfect' items, but i got things that we could make do with.
it was great to be able to go along on a beauty shoot though, because i did learn quite a bit. i know i've still got a long way to go because there's so much more for me to learn, and i'm quite glad i'm being given the chance. for the first time in a long long time i feel like i'm being challeneged. and it's not some stupid thing that no one else wants to do so i have no choice but to do it. it's something i have an interest in, and it's something that actually gets me going.
all this has left me a bit knackered though! i think this weekend i'll just have to like comatose and move as little as possible.
Wednesday, June 9
[inner monologue]every morning i get to work by taking the over-crowded-with-kiasu-people train. there are some days when i'm lucky and i manage to get a least a bit of personal space to myself. most of the days though, i'm not.
today i had a woman with long hair standing in front of me. she didn't have dripping wet hair, thank goodness, but she had a ponytail that kept swishing in my face. constantly. because she kept looking left, and looking right, and then looking left and right again. that causes alot of swishing behind. which leaves me rather annoyed.
so in my head i have a monologue of all the people i'm bitching/scolding/cursing at. i'm sure it's quite amusing actually, because i can't believe how rude singaporeans can be sometimes - always wanting to get out the MRT door first, or up the escalator. does that *little* bit of lead really make them that much earlier?
hmm maybe i should start working from home!
Monday, June 7
[ahhh that monday feeling]after four days of using the ibook at home, when i got to the office i realised i kept clicking on the wrong things because i'd gotten so used to my lovely laptop instead. hahah! i forgot to bring home the extra mouse from the office though, because i'm not terribly fond of the touchpad.
looks like i'll be quite busy with work over the next few weeks. not only am i handling more features things, i'm also getting geared up to do more beauty articles as well! i'm going to be extra busy, and probably exhausted soon. but the fun thing about it was that i got to pick out some jewellery from cartier and tiffany's to feature for the next beauty story. it was so fun! i don't think i've ever spent that much time in a tiffany's store before. and it's almost like going on a shopping spree. heehee. i even put on the board at work 'checking out some bling bling' and drew a little diamond ring next to it.
my sister comes back tonight from her bangkok trip, but she has to stay over at her boyfriend's place because my pest grandma is here. man, i'd so prefer to have my sister around than my grandma! especially since i can tell her about the lucida ring from tiffany's that she likes. hee.
[the weekend is over]
sigh.. so there goes my long weekend. it was great while it lasted though. i don't think i've ever woken up for so many days and thought 'i don't have to work today!'... maybe it's about time i considered going freelance and working from home. haha! i think i'd miss all that office interaction though.
but here it is, my photo diary from the long weekend just past.
Sunday, June 6
[another one passes]after reading an article yesterday about former president ronald reagan's failing health, that he could really go at any moment, it turns out he chose today (or yesterday in US time) to move on. he was 93.
now i'm not an american and i don't profess to like the president that they have now, but ronald reagan seemed like he was one of the nicest presidents around. he did his job and he didn't go around proclaiming that 'you're either with us or against us.'
i always feel a bit sad when celebrities pass away. it's not really that i knew them or was deeply affected by them, but they've all made some sort of impact on the world, and we'll never get anyone of that sort of calibre and class anymore. katharine hepburn is a good example, and even walter mathau and jack lemmon. and who can forget bob hope? he even made it till he was 100.
man, i can't imagine living till i was a hundred. as it is now, sometimes time seems to be moving so slowly. i've got another 75 years before i get near 100. and thinking about having so much time to do things sometimes scares me a little. but i guess it's something that i can only deal with when it comes. for now i'll have to contend myself with just knowing what i'll be doing for the rest of the week!
Saturday, June 5
[days of lounging]it's nice when you can spend a day, just lounging and doing nothing really. that's why i decided to give myself that five day weekend, although this is the first day i've spent entirely at home. part of the reason was also that we didn't want to leave my grandma at home where she had free reign of the house to snoop wheverever she wanted. the things we have to do!
i even managed to convince chad (who's just started up his own blog too!) to come over armed with his xbox full of games, and some dvds in hand. he's crashed on my bed now - i always wonder how it is that guys can fall asleep so quickly. even my sister's boyfriend (you'll remember him from a few posts ago, with my dog!) falls asleep really fast. maybe it's one of those secret skills they learn while they're in NS. coz i certainly don't know any girls that fall asleep as fast as these two!
tomorrow is my cousin's wedding dinner, so i'll be taking more pictures.. then my photo diary for this weekend will be pretty much complete! heehee
Friday, June 4
[the infestation]so she's back, and she's been back about two hours. she's spent about one of those two hours in the toilet, doing goodness knows what...
sigh!
she has a really nasty habit of using other people's things and then topping it up again with water, or whatever she could find. my sister had a big problem with this, because my sister's got very sensitive skin.. so she couldn't figure out why her skin kept breaking out in rashes every time she washed her hands and used the soap. turns out my grandma had been using it all up and then topping it up with washing detergent (very big no no when you've got sensitive skin)
i can't imagine what horror she's going to inflict on us this time.
it's a bit sad though. i really wish that she was the sort of grandma that i'd like to sit down and talk to, that i'd be excited to see everytime she came over, or came back from an overseas trip. but she's not, and thre's really nothing i can do about that. there are some people that you just need to give a little leeway, be a little nicer to them and then they'll respond to you.
she's not one of those. once she knows you're being nice, she'll find more ways to take advantage of it.
how does someone end up becoming so bitter and calculative? she hasn't had a difficult life, and she had four children. except that she brought up all her children to be just like her - bitter and calculative. so none of them want to help each other, and none of them want to take her in. how bad must it be, that your own children don't want you?
the worst thing that could ever happen to me is that i'll turn out like her.. living with my family, who don't really want me there.
i want to feel sad for her, but somehow i've experienced too much, and i'm way beyond feeling anything for her.
Thursday, June 3
[the dark side]that's what dave calls it.
yes, i've finally taken the jump, and i've gotten myself a brand spanking new iBook! (look at me jann! it's about time eh!)
i still can't believe i bought it, but i'm loving it already.
no, i'm not blogging from the iBook yet, because it hasn't been set up for the internet (by tonight it will be though!)
i've taken pictures of it, but can't get them up till i get back to the office (i've been snapping photos with my palm, and it won't sync to my PC at home)
oh my god i bought an iBook!!
[update]
here i am! i'm on the mac! it's quite different from a pc, but really not that hard to get used to.
man i love my new computer! i just want to get the wireless network set up so i can be really lazy and use the computer in front of the tv! haha!
[pest infestation]
got news my grandmother is coming back. not looking forward to it. i'll have to share my room with her. which also means that when i'm not around she'll get nosey and go through all my things.
*growls*
we're shipping her back off to new zealand as soon as possible.
Tuesday, June 1
[friday already!]i love it when there's a holiday in the middle of the week, and i'm smart enough to apply for leave so i've got thursday and friday off. so essentially today is friday for me! and i've got a five day weekend coming up!
*grins*
and i'm also taking lots of pictures, so by the time monday rolls around, you should have a picture diary of everything that happened over my long weekend!
[sale? not here!]
i've got money to spend! and there doesn't seem to be anything nice enough for me to buy!! i hate it when things like this happen. i went over to VNC during lunch time thinking i'd be able to find a nice pair of shoes, but no! no shoes! okay, i probably should wear the ones i have at home first, but that's not the point!
so i thought maybe gramaphone would have something for me to buy. afterall, i've still got the vouchers from my birthday to spend. but nope. nothing! i just couldn't think of anything to buy. what made it worse was that the only thing that caught my eye was the speed special edition dvd. but chad's already bought it for me - i just have no idea where it is! so if you've borrowed it from me, please kindly own up. i won't beat you up (much), i just want to know where it is!
sigh!
is there anything out there for me to buy?
ohhh i guess i should concentrate on work instead, seeing as it's only 130pm in the afternoon!
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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