Monday, August 30
[the start of the week]not a bad start i'd say. i slept really early last night, but because of a slightly overactive army truck parked next to me in bed (ahem) i didn't get the best of sleep. but no matter, the truck made up with a sweet little note tucked into my handbag and a huge big sandwich waiting in the fridge to be eaten by me for breakfast in the morning (thanks babe! )
the morning flew past pretty quickly, and before i knew it, it was time to meet gabe for lunch! he's off to perth to visit the wifey for a while, and it's been too long since we met up. so we sat and talked, and made fun of everything (clown pants.. c'mon! how can anyone serve in clown pants?) and before i knew it, i was stuffed to the gills with fish and chips, and (according to gabe) a slightly too cinnamoned apple pie.
back to the office i headed where i cleared up my desk, sent out emails and got things done. ahh, efficiency am i! then i realised it was only 4pm and the time seemed to be craaaawling by. so i opened more mail, sorted more things and then arranged with my mom to do a bit of power walking when i got home. i needed to get my things from boy's place, so instead of being lazy and taking the car, we strapped on our sneakers and powerwalked our way there.
so i've done two days of exercise and feeling pretty good about it! i even walked back with an ibook strapped to my back, and that made it a little harder. i'm actually looking forward to my next swim, and hopefully that'll happen soon!
i'll be tanned, fit AND trim!
whoa!
Friday, August 27
[long overdue pictures!]here they are!
Thursday, August 26
[trim and fit]my resolution to get fit is starting to take shape (haha). i bought some sneakers and a resistance band today, so i can do exercises at home, and go out for power walks. i haven't quite worked up enough motivation to start running yet. i think it's mainly because i'd convinced myself over the years that it'd be impossible for me to run (i was always afraid that i'd fall forwards..)
i'm going to start doing yoga three times a week, and doing my resistance bands twice a week, with walking and cycling in between when i came.
i hope i'm not being overambitious, but i gotta start somewhere i suppose!
Monday, August 23
[lost in space]i typed out a post, and it got lost.
sobs!
[it's been a hard day's work]
it's another monday, another week to get through. it's not that bad really, because i'm sitting in the office updating my blog! work's been much much better (mainly because my big project has finally gone finished) so i can relax a little more.
over the weekend i had a blast at the hen's night, and then found myself with a slight allergy to something or other. i still haven't figured out what it is, but at least it doesn't seem to be as itchy now. what problematic skin i have, especially since i love wearing lots of accessories. i've had to forgo all of them today so my skin doesn't get any more irritated, and it feels a bit funny!
mmmm. having a lazy moment at work, just watching the clock until it hits 6pm.
*twiddles thumbs*
Wednesday, August 18
[mid-week reports]it seems like one of those weeks where i can't tell what day it is anymore. not that it's been overly busy, or there's nothing for me to do. it just seems like the days are blending into one another, and i really can't tell when one starts and the other ends. hmm i wonder if that's a sign of senility, because i'm also starting to forget alot of things!!
the dust is slowly settling at work, so things are slowly getting better. i'm quite looking forward to this weekend and there's also a friend's hen's night on friday which is being organised by the CLEO girls, so i can't imagine how wild that's going to be.
i've also been hopelessly addicted to the olympics, and i love watching the swimming and synchronised diving! i just wish that i wasn't missing so much of it because i'm at work. *grumbles*
anyway, i'm watching stepford wives tomorrow, so i won't complain!
Thursday, August 12
[rollercoaster ride]i've had such a rollercoaster of a week, i'm quite sure that i'm ready to get off the ride for a bit of a rest! and i realise i haven't even written about my trip up to JB. and by the time i get round to it, it'll probably be a bit redundant.
so here's the short version of it:
saturday morning - get packed and ready to go. takes us 1 1/2 hours to cross the causeway. we eat lots of chips in the car and make fun of each other
saturday afternoon - finally get checked into the hotel and go off for lunch with the cousins, the groom and bride. we eat lots of yong tau foo and then head back to the hotel
saturday later afternoon - we wait for more cousins to arrive and then head off to city square and holiday plaza to buy stuff. i score no dvds, but a ralph lauren polo shirt (with the label cut off so it's a RA REN shirt now) and an Abercrombie racerback top.
saturday night - we drive and drive and drive to a seafood place on the western coast of JB. eat alot and almost burst. boy is regulated to eating chicken, tofu and fried noodles because of allergy to shellfish. we pity him but eat them all anyway.
sunday morning - wake up and get changed for the wedding lunch.
sunday afternoon - sit at reception table and get everyone to sign the book. i am becoming professional receptionist!
sunday slightly later afternoon - eat and eat and eat. smile and take lots of pictures
sunday late afternoon - we all get changed out of fancy dresses and into our slack gear and head out for more shopping. i get a windows 98 CD (don't ask) for a friend, and also an american eagle outfitters skirt.
sunday night - 18 of us go for dinner (lots of aunties, uncles and cousins). chinese zhi cha dinner that has lots and lots of good food. we eat and eat and eat.
sunday later that night - we spend 45 minutes stuck on a normally clear causeway on the malaysian side, and take only 10 minutes on the singapore side (including time for one of the cousins to fill in departure form).
and that is my trip up the causeway. haven't gotten the pictures from boy yet, so when that happens i'll put them up for all to see.
now work.
lots of problems, boss not happy with what i'm doing, and i feel like no matter what i say or do she won't be happy anyway. i'm just glad that tomorrow is friday and i have a weekend to rest. am going for drinks on saturday, so i can get drunk and be merry!
Monday, August 9
[all tired out]had a great weekend in JB. but really really tired now, so i'll update more about it in the days to come. plus i have pictures that i need to download to go with it too!
Sunday, August 1
[drinks, food and making merry]there are some weekends that you have, where you feel like you'd done so much. but still it doesn't feel like you've had enough fun!
it all started on friday, after a really hectic day of running around getting things organised for work (on the day i was supposed to be on leave too!) but i felt very fulfilled, and quite happy that things were going fairly well. so off i ran to meet sharon for dinner before her slightly belated birthday drinks. we sat at the bar counter of prego's and were well entertained by the big-sized italian manager, who imparted some very wise words to us.
"the one thing i've learnt, is never to argue with a woman. you'll never win!"
haha! so we sat and talked and caught up with each other.
i realise that with my friends i sometimes don't see them for a while, we sit down and just chat and chat for hours catching up with each other, and then it'll be a while before we hear from each other again. i'm just glad though, that i have friends that i can do that with. that even though we don't get the chance to meet up with each other very much, when we do we don't just sit there in silence looking at each other and trying to make conversation.. but i digress. because next up we had drinks!
new asia bar has such a wonderful view, and it's simply spectacular! (okay, i'm sure that's a pretty redundant statment. it's the 72th floor - the view SHOULD be good!). in the end we had a bottle of white wine, a bottle of pink champagne, and once chad, lorraine, juliana, and some of sharon's other friends got there, we also had jugs of long island tea, vodka lime and goodness knows what else! needless to say, it's been a long time since i woke up with a hangover.. thank goodness i had boy to take care of me!
the next day when i finally made it out of bed, we headed down to clementi central to buy some food for the steamboat party we were going to have that night. it's been ages since i had steamboat! and i'm glad we managed to get everyone together for it.. we were so inspired by ourselves, that we've decided to have a korean barbeque night in a few weeks time. yummm..
so today i laid in bed alot, and played some xbox. unfortunately i think i'm more of a geek than i realise, and i love playing these xbox games. i'm not quite into PC games because it doesn't seem the same playing without a controller.
oh dear, i'm not a geek! i swear, i'm not a geek!
and before i finish, yes i did take pictures of the whole weekend. i've just left the digicam at boy's house.
*sheepish*
so they'll be up in a jiffy!
[update]
here's where you can find the pictures!
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