It's a bloody hot day

Just came back from lunch with Ah fong at Shah Alam. That girl was lucky to enjoy her lunch in the shade, but poor me, basking in the sun & dripping sweat. What's up with the weather!

For the past few days, DH and I have been discussing about changing our handphones as our contracts are almost up. Which handphones should each of us get? So many choices that I'm getting confused. Should I get 3G, Wifi-enabled, or just stick to the basics? I feel rather disappointed with myself, as I was mentioning to Ah fong during lunch earlier. When I was younger, I used to update myself with all the latest technology. I knew all the models of handphones by heart, right to the point even where each phone's features were at the tip of my fingers. However, since I got hooked up with a tech-savvy boy, I realised I've been losing touch. Perhaps it's because I have someone to depend on to educate me when the need arises. I've been lazy and have begun to block out new information. Time obviously couldn't have waited for me, so here I am now, lost in the world of HDTV, 3.5G, Dongler, Broadband, Vista and what else not.

I think I will meet Ah Fong for lunch more often now. Why? Because she's so in the know of all these new gadgets and there's alot I can learn from her. Meanwhile, which handphone should I get? This?

almost finished claypot

on my way home from work, I kept reminding myself to take a photo of my mom's claypot.. alas, slipped my mind and it was only towards the end, I remembered. Imagine the surprised looks on my parents' and DH's faces when I suddenly jumped up, "oh! take picture for my blog". My mom was bewildered, "you have a blog? give me the address, i want to see".. oops, does that mean my blog's gotta be tame..

Still at work...

I'm still at work, another long day has passed. My DH came down to lunch with me this afternoon and I was lamenting to him about how I feel like a babysitter during office hours. I cannot comprehend how there can be such inefficient people in this fast paced ever changing world, shouldn't these people be out of job?

But then again, I know it takes all kinds of people to make up this colourful world, that is supposedly what makes the world beautiful. I'm telling myself, I need to be more tolerant of the various characteristics. That is why I chose to major in Sociology, that is why I'm still in my line of work. I curse & swear at the idiosycrancies I encouter but at the end of the day I go home with a light heart. That's the way to live, no hard feelings. It's really alot easier when there's no hatred within myself.

On a lighter note, I'm going home to my mom's place tonight. It's Wednesday, time for mommy's cuisine.. think I'm having chicken claypot, yum yum.. will see if I can get a picture of it .

Quiet nights

I've been catching up quite abit recently with my secondary school friends. It started early this year and I must admit it has been very fulfulling. We've sort of drifted apart a few years back when they decided to settle down and have kids. You know.. when people settle down and start a family, somehow they enter into a different world, a strange world...

I didn't used to understand this. I always thought everyone has to keep in touch with everyone forever. Why should we dump our friends for our partners whom we will never know if they can or will ever remember their vows of "till death do us part".

Now I do. I've entered into this strange world. Most of my time is spent just being a couch potato with my DH at home, lounging in front of the tv. But I'm glad to say that I do still have the occassional outings with my friends, whom I shall categorise as St Nick's frens, JC frens, AIA frens, Aviva frens and the remaining... "others".

My St Nick's friends have been warning me, "don't get too hooked up with your DH", "don't have kids too soon" or I'll end up like them. They enjoy clubbing & drinking now. I beg to differ. Kinda late I feel. I've been through those days. Probably the difference is they married young, I didn't. I had my share of ups & downs, my share of heartbreaks, my share of tears & hugging the toilet bowl for at least 7 consecutive birthdays because of lamborginis and waterfalls. I'm tired of these late nights hard partying and at this moment, nothing beats more than a quiet night out of coffee or chit chat sessions with my girlfriends and the few guys who somehow have become my semi girlfriends as well. Or a romantic dinner with my DH. Or... surprisingly, spending time with my parents. I had not imagined the day will ever come when I truly appreciate my dad & mom. Thinking back on those fights I used to have with them during my growing up years, it seemed then that it was impossible. Ironically, after marriage, I treasure them more & realise that i do miss mum's cooking afterall!

I pray I will never have to take back my words.

my 1st day of blog

why did i suddenly start this blog? A couple of months back, ah fong asked me why not start a blog.. afterall even bebe has one! That got me started thinking hard... real hard. How I can continue to be such a technology slacker when everyone else has gotten on the bandwagon?! No! Ah Fat cannot lose out... NO!!!

In fact I do have a blog. Or should I use "had"? I have a multiply one but granted, I hardly updated it. Only the occasional times when I needed to bitch about my wedding preparations. In any case, since I also hardly blog into it now, I might as well open a new account and this time round, share it with all my loved ones (ok, i'll include my hated ones as well). Free for all!

Let me introduce abit about myself... hmm.. what shall I say about myself? Nevermind, you'll learn more about me soon. Here's a pic of myself for you to oogle at, not exactly one worth drooling over, it's just me, greedy me, munching down a piece of giant watermelon in Hualien. The watermelons there were huge! And coincidentally the day I visited the beach there, a watermelon festival was on.

Ok, something to learn about me -> GREEDY