before and after

My brother, head shaven and (maybe not so) ready to go through the rite of passage for all Singapore men. They say, it's when the boys become men. I'll know if that's true, after 29 April, when he comes home from the first 2-week in-camp training. 

情绪化

今天明明在外头和朋友谈天时心情愉快，回到家后却觉得很郁闷。是天气的关系吗？潮湿的空气让我觉得非常不舒服，有一种喘不过气的感觉。又或者是因为星期天的关系？所谓的Monday Blues提早降临，把我搞得非常不耐烦，想找人吵架。

可怜的弟弟中标了。他就像往常以开玩笑的口吻和我争电脑，想碰碰运气看我会不会让他。我却把他骂了一顿，甚至还加了一句：“不要管我。” 这是我最不喜欢他说的一句话， 自己却竟然对他说了。话离开嘴边，心里马上觉得很懊悔。但覆水难收，他听了便气冲冲地走回房间。 那晚，也不再和我说一句话。

我们姐弟俩嘴硬的性格，就是这样，经常把屋里的气氛搞得糟糟的。

these days...

i have been clearing the balance of my 2009 annual leave, having given an order to clear all by end Feb (of course, there's no room for encashing the leave now in the recession).

i went swimming and jogging, i went shopping, i went for a massage and a hair cut! 

i watched tv at 11am :) 

i discovered this program on discovery travel and living channel and i'm hooked! 

read more about them here: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_&_Kate_Plus_8

some say the children are being exploited but as a supporter for the show, i must say the parents did a good job to provide a condusive environment and taught them to love one another well! 

i must admit that i've always been the kind of sister who will hit my brother back when he smacked me with his toys. (Oops...:P)

and their childhood seems especially fun! who gets special invitations to snowboarding trips? who gets to go to Sesame place and get personal treatment from Big Bird and Elmo? bet those trips to the special places were part of a marketing strategy but who cares! 

oh well... guess there's only so much i can do in the limited free time i have! *and i even have to do some work too!

come monday, it's back to the place-that-shall-not-be-named to clear my backlog :( 

家有喜事

cousin's wedding
= 2 days leave = long weekend = shiokness
= lots of errands & early morning = little amount of sleep = foresee wednesday blues in office :(

i watched the national day parade live

for the first time in my life. my mom entered my name to the channel 8 morning program 'zao an ni hao' ndp ticket lucky draw and i was lucky enough to win a pair of tickets. since my parents had already gone for an earlier preview, i went together with my brother. i must say he behaved really well (hah, as if he's still a kid), but it has been some time since we enjoyed each other's company. it was a really good show, except that the crowd control is really tight, and we spent alot of time to get in and get out. Here are some of the highlights of the show: