I want to change my template, to something like my wordpress one. Like the fact that it is centre aligned and white at the sides. But can't seem to find a similar one. Argh.
Thinking of my resolutions for the new year and how I'm going to stick to them. *crossing fingers* Will put them up to remind myself through out the year!
Really short post, I know. Not much inspiration. Sigh.
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A four day break and you try to pack in as many things as you can. Well at least, I do. Not so proud of it though. :p
Saturday was birthday shopping day. Yes, again. Krishna's mum's birthday was on Sunday so we went down to Tekka to get her some jewellery. Decided on an emerald nose stud. We might not be the best hagglers ( and I'm still wondering if there really is a difference between an Indian emerald and a Columbian one ) but we managed to her mum something that all three of us liked and thought was a good deal.
The rainy weather isn't the best one to be walking around in, so after a quick trip to Suntec City, Krish, Mu and myself grabbed some of the famous vegetarian oyster ( really good and worth the trip to the market food centre at Piphit Rd ) and went back home to watch Thimiru. I like Vishal ( !!! ) so I didn't mind watching it for the 2nd time. Lol.
Sunday was a lazy day. Woke up ( late at that ), to a MacD's breakfast courtesy of Mu and then off to Krishna's place for birthday celebrations. Was nice and simple affair, some rose wine, Corona, prawn perrattal and fried sausages. Yum. Good food and good company. And a good saami padam.
Xmas was spent in Simon thaatha's house, with lots more good food and good company. The not so good part? Krishna and Muralee insisting that I watch the Exorcism of Emily Rose with them. And, my fish falling sick. Bleagh.
Hi everyone, ready to post about my flower blog. I've just kickstarted it, why don't you go ahead and drop by? Do drop a comment, will need all the help I can get this going. Love!
My dashboard says that I have 2 comments to moderate but I can't get to them. ARGH.
Anyways, a quick update, even though I have alot of blog about. Nithya's gone off to Brisbane, was quite a tearful farewell at the airport.
For some reason, I had a stoic expression. It didn't really hit me until I saw her wave goodbye, on the other side of the glass windows that I wasn't going to be able to call her up and just meet up for coffee when I felt like seeing her, or dropping by her place, anytime I was in Bishan. I was more concerned with having her see her mum in a happy expression when she was leaving, instead of having to see her with tears rolling down her face, that I completely left my emotions unchecked. Not the first time that I find myself doing this though. Sigh.
I miss her already. My only consolation was that I got to call her when she got her new line ( Thanks to my mum, who must have felt it ) and speak to her for a grand total of 2 minutes and 21 seconds. Well, at least it was something. I'm going to get a calling card soon.
Came back that night and watched Raang De Basanti. For Siddharth. But didn't know that it was going to be such a sad movie. Double sigh.
Its the depressing weather, I tell you. It's constantly raining, all I wanna do is curl up in bed and read books all day. Bleagh.
A little update on my flower blog. I've gotten the blog address and am in the midst of uploading some of my previous creations and designing the blog as well. Meanwhile, I can't wait to see the flowers at the Singapore Garden Festival! It costs $6 per person on weekdays and I'm hoping that I can make it on Wednesday, since that's about the only day I'm free this week. Anyone wants to come along? Click here
Sha decided to write a poem for me ( out of her own accord, really. *cough* ) and here's how it goes.
Geet, Geet, Geet When the boys see you, They smile and yell 'fweeeet fweeeeeet’, You make their hearts skip a beat, Coz you are so sweet, Again and again, it you they would want to meet, Geet, Geet, Geet.
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs?
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
I remember doing something like this during my psych undergraduate days, and thought it will be fun to test it out. Can yopu guys read this?
Was Krishna's birthday on Tuesday and we met up after work to go to the temple. I like going to the temple. Feel so...light. And peaceful, even with the Naathaswaram and Mathallam playing in the background. Was telling Krishna that I could possibly live in a temple and not do anything the whole day.
But I digress. After much deliberation, we decided to have dinner in Marche at Suntec city. We pigged out big time. LOL. By the time we left, all we wanted to do was roll ourselves to the taxi stand and grab a taxi back home. But me mum had other plans and ordered me to make my way to our family friends' place for a surprise cake and wine session. Was fun in the end, as we all sat in the verandah and sang songs for a long time. I was quite surprised Krishna sang, usually have to beg him for ages before he even so much as shows some sign of relenting.
Today it's Shanthi's birthday and we're going to surprise her at her place. Muru's going to whisk her of for dinner and bring her back home. Can't wait to see her face!
Was reading keshi's post on racism, or rather, ethnocentrism and couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed. She was right about some people...
"Some people imagine that they know everything about another person when in real they don't have a clue. Some people take another's Right into their hands. Some people diss others just cos they don't know what respect and indivduality are. Some people are evidently racist without even realising that themselves."
Well, I had this fair share of "some people". Chin up dear! These people are here to stay, we just need to circumvent interaction with them and fill our lives with positivity.
Me, Mu and Krishna did a spot of shopping on Saturday, since we have all these important birthdays this month. Was fun, going out and spending on all the gifts. Got Mu a new pair of Pedro shoes, got Shanthi a saree and jewellery, got Mum a saree ( which we sorta got ticked off for, cuz’ it was black and not an auspicious colour to be giving someone on their birthday ). Mu got Krishna a tie and cufflinks set for his birthday ( which is tomorrow! ) and Krishna got himself a tie. Me? I only got myself 2 pairs of shoes and 2 tops for work. Lol.
There’s this new place in Bugis, called ICON, which is worth looking around. We got most of our stuff there. The tie place, called Roff, was a good find. Their ties are designed in house, so you get to see really nice designs meant for young executive types. And affordable too. A tie goes for $35 and they have tie and cuff link sets for $60. They’re opening a new outlet at Novena Square next January, and have quite a good loyalty programme
All three of us were dead tired on Sat but Mu decided to go out with his friends and start his birthday in a club. Maybe it’s a 19 year old thing, I couldn’t even drag myself out of the sofa once I came home. I’m getting old. Maybe a more accurate statement would be that I’m not that fired up to go clubbing. I’d rather just sit at a bar, have a nice cocktail and listen to a band playing. Or listen to some Buddha bar or Café del mar and talk. Been feeling this since the middle of this year and kept telling myself that it’s just a phase and after a while I probably can’t wait to hit Asoka and dance till the balls of my feet hurt, but somehow it doesn’t seem that way. I still love to do that once in a while, just that that while has not come in a long time. Hmmm. Maybe I am getting old.
we were looking at cars last month ( to keep our poor spirits up ) and we really liked the Renault cars. Big, heavy, sturdy European cars. Nice. And they had the seat colour/body colour combinations that we wanted. Maybe we'll buy it next year. Was looking around trusy you tube for some car ads, and here are two:)
All the bouquets that I’ve made over the past week has gotten me thinking if I should set up a flower blog and sell flower arrangements online. Made my mum a bouquet for her birthday and her friends were asking where I bought it. Jon said that he would buy my bouquets ( after seeing the 3 arrangements I made for Prem’s prayers ). I love flowers, love going to the wholesale centre and freezing my butt off ( much to Krishna’s annoyance lol. ) and love creating these arrangements. Love the compliments, they keep me wanting to incorporate different leaves and filler flowers. And love wondering how it’s going to turn out when I don’t have a specific design in mind. I’ve always dreamt of having my own flower shop ( wonder what I’ll call it ), but for now, an online florist seems like a good idea. Mmm, wonder if anyone would buy them?? I’ll try to post pics of my creations over the past week. Too cumbersome from my handphone. Damn, I need a camera!
The lyrics are chock-a-block filled with meaning and more lessons for the journey of life. Hey, maybe someday I should just write a book about them:)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97 Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh nevermind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked, you are not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy, sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind, the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life, the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, Maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary What ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can, don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it through Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurtin, but I've been waitin' to be there for you And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings, they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard, Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen
Brother and sister together we'll make it through Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurtin, but I've been waitin' to be there for you And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can Everybody's free oh yeah Everybody's free oh yeah
The past few days have been really busy and I must say I feel bad about not blogging. *grin*
Nithya's reception on Saturday was a blast! I had lots of fun shopping at the flower wholesale centre, doing up the floral arrangements, helping the bride with all the last minute things that needed to be done. Nithya looked gorgeous ( need I even say this ), and I loved ( !!! ) her dresses! Not too sure about my singing, but a lot of guests enjoyed Krishna’s songs. I wonder if that was a way to tell me not to sing any more. :[ It was such a grand event, with 50 odd tables, mostly Nithya's parents' colleagues, so that explained why safe for the Tamil song numbers, everything was done Western style with Chines cuisine. Nice idea to have a totally Indian ceremony and then a non-Indian one altogether:)
Fell really sick on Sunday. Had high fever and flu. Bleagh. And it was my mum and Krishna’s dad’s birthday. I tried to muster whatever energy I could to be there for both celebrations, but for most of the day I was knocked out from the concoction of flu medicine and cough mixture.
Tuesday was Prem’s prayers at the temple and I took a much deserved day off work. Was really nice to meet up with a few of the constants and friends at the temple but especially touching was to meet Jon and Jia Wei at home. Was making fun of Jon the whole time, cuz’ all the kids decided to whip out their pens, grab whatever paper there was and get their parents to lend them their cameras to take pictures of their favourite Singapore idol. ( Mine too, but I tried to be all cool about it. *ahem* )
Well, so much for that eventful few days. Am back at work, staring into the computer screen and actually looking forward to scanning a new patient this Friday.
Some pictures from the reception! Gotta wait for Nithya to get the official ones, but for now this will do
Ooooh. Things got too heated for my liking, but now I'm in a i-like, i-like mood ( to quote Ramesh ). This is the song Krishna and I are going to sing tomorrow at Nithya's reception ( which we have yet to practice Nithya, hee hee )Hopefully it will come out nice even when I'm nursing a cold!
Entirely random post, but as long as I can look back at this post and understand what I was so happy about, it's fine with me. Sorry about that, dear readers.
