Pretty Clever Random Musings

Here are excerpts from a friend's blog who took it from a blog he really liked, whose author had also taken from elsewhere.

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in the world did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

-There is a great need for sarcasm font.

-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what was going on when I first saw it.

-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"


- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and I instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.


- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.


-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

- Bad decisions make good stories

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

-When I meet a new person, I'm terrified of mentioning something he/she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.


-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

HAHA.

My favourite game (or GAMES)

I'm going to come right out and say it. I AM A GAMBLER.

I know I am one because when my dad got sick last year and i wanted to give up something I loved to kind of pray for his health, I gave up drinking. As opposed to gambling. I figured there was an upside to gambling (can win $$$!) but drinking was expensive and bad for health (but oh so yummy!). So, I have stopped drinking alcohol for 15 months. Fwah!

Since I have stopped drinking, more energy is now devoted to my other favourite thing. GAMBLING. I love the thrill, the possibilities, the games. From roulette to black jack to poker to my main love - MAHJONG... I love them!



Isn't the dude who invented Mahjong the most brilliant ever? There are so many ways to win, so many different rules and levels of playing, such intricacies, such ingenuity! And its such a wonderful communal game, unlike chess where only two people play,Mahjong requires 4 players which makes for perfect chit chat-ing and catching up.

Ok, enough time spent extolling the merits of the game. Right now, I need to find more MJ kakis. I do. Right Yona?

Almost a year...almost

With the advent of facebook and twitter and what not, it is getting increasingly easier to communicate your updates to your friends, family and the extended community. Hence, the non-action on the blog cos it's just so much easier on FB! Or perhaps I'm rationalising to all THREE readers I have out there. HA.

So what has happened so far since the last entry?

1) Boo has grown even more!



2) Boo#2 AKA Matthew Yeo was born. On the stroke of midnight on 18th May 2009. Just missing sharing a birthday with Aunty Wendy by a minute!



Look at him, isn't he a sweetie? Now that one of my best friends is a mother of 2, watching her deal with the 2 boys has more or less killed off any semblence of maternal instincts in me.

3) DN got hitched! At the risk of sounding unnecessarily dramatic, I've waited for this day a LONG LONG time. Not just for DN to get married, but for her to marry a good guy. :p



So many things have happened this year, that once again reminds me of how life is so transient. And how I'm so lucky to be surrounded by so many true friends that I have known for decades. (And yes, we're now old enough to claim knowing each other for decades.) Preparing the powerpoint slide show for DN's wedding made me realise that we've really all gone through so much together. I must admit that I shed a tear or two whilst drafting my speech. Very drama, I know.

Looking back at all the milestones, plus the unfortunate juxtaposition of a wedding with a funeral just jolts the mind into some sort of weird space where happiness and sadness co-exist with nostalgia and gratitude. (I'm rambling again, I know)

Marriages, divorces, births, deaths, sicknesses. Boy has time flown by mercilessly since the days we terrorized our SC teachers. Thank God for these friends that have become family. I know we're in it for the long haul.

BOO Update

I am unapologetic about the no blog action since Feb, obviously because no one really reads my blog, except maybe Angel...ahahah. But today, I feel inspired to update it. And so here goes one on Boo.

It was really not too long ago that Boo looked like this....


And now, he can stand on his own, walk on his own, eat on his own (kinda) AND he looks like this....


And yes, my avid facebook updating of Boo's pics have caused some overseas friends to think that he was my son. How embarrassing on so many levels. The primary one being, I have posted more pics online than the real mother. On a secondary level, HAVE I BECOME SO FAT THAT I LOOK POST NATAL??? BWAH!

Anyway, I have tried to curb facebook behaviour but since this is a BOO update and no one really reads my blogs except Angel who is a fellow BOO fan... here are more pics!










And lastly, Isaac the LOLLY KIA.
Quoting DN: "Gosh looking at this picture you would never have guessed their postal codes"




xoxo

Family

Reflection, such an overused word. But yet I cannot think of anything other at this moment. So many things have happened this year and the only thing that keeps popping up is how despite all the shit, I am so blessed. I am so blessed with such a wonderful and loving family, tho you really may not be able to see the love if you hang out with us. We're all executors and believers of tough love, my family. Words are spoken nagging-ly, and more often than not in a loud tone, profanities (ok mostly from me and Connie) fly about, and slitty eye glares (otherwise known as the XXY)abound. But yet amidst all this, I know we all love each other so deeply that we try so hard not to think about the possibility that we may not all be around in the future. And in this vein, this post will be about looking at the happy family pics and not obsessing about what the future may bring.

These pics were taken on Connie's trip home in April.
Family pic with Ruby (our fav little cousin/younger sista from a different mother)


Solo pics of each of us, taken with Connie's big ass, expensive and HEAVY SLR shit camera. We took it while she was at the buffet getting food. HAHA. Check out all the act cute poses.












I guess one really cannot ask for more than a loving family. I not only have that, I have a loving extended family as well. I love my aunts (most of them anyway), my cousins (ok, only two of them), but its more than I could ask for.

Christmas 2008

The night started with Carols by Candlelight service at my church. We do try to go every year. Its kinda nice, the church sets up a stage at the carpark and huge screens so everyone can sing along to the carols.

This year was in my opinion more crowded than usual. BC thinks its because times are hard, so more people try to find God. I sort of agree with that.









After carols by candlelight, we went to Zouk for Mambo Jambo Christmas Eve! Mambo sure brings back memories but somehow the songs are different. I highlighted this to Andrea and she so very kindly informed me that RETRO now is not the RETRO we know. As RETRO to the young kids now are like songs from the nineties. F**K. And I waited the whole night for Debbie Gibson and Uptown Girl. So sad.

But it was an wonderful night with my girlfriends! I think its the first party night out for me since i stopped drinking but i still had fun! (Thank god for the mambo music??)

Me and BNN. One of my bestest GAL PALS and TIC. A party is NOT a party without her.


LALA! This picture is precious because less than an hour later, LALA was off to LALA land! HAHAH. She is the best and you only get the best when you're with her.


DDG Entourage




What could be a more perfect Christmas Eve night? Church with the family then partying (to mambo no less) with girlfriends? It was sure a bright spark in this doom and gloom recessionary environment.

Treachery

Ok, so the title of this post is a little drama....but since that word kept popping into my head, together with the words "devil's spawn" i picked the lesser of the two evils.

So, this treacherous thing - a situation of truth being so much like fiction its hard to believe. Girl meets boy, Girl marries boy, girl realises boy is not THE ONE. Then boy DATES girl's BFF. (obviously BFF status is now removed). AND, Ex-BFF gets knocked up out of wedlock and pops out an illegitimate BABY before Girl and Boy's divorce is final.

Ok, so to those saying "so what? girl left boy first!" I say this to you, put yourself in the situation, and tell me you won't be grossed out. Or maybe you won't be, and in that case, you can continue to rot in the world of multi plugs and multi scokets, cos I certainly don't subscribe to that kind of behaviour.

*PUKE*

Cute as a Button

Ponderous Pondering (I have no idea what that means)

So, its time for one of those reflective, its the beginning of the year let's look back on 2007 type of blogs. Actually, i think i'll give that a miss this time. 2007 was an ok and sort of uneventful year. Which is good, better no events than bad ones, you know? So, there really isn't much to mull over.... except maybe we shouldn't drink so much. yeah, i think thats it. For 2008, I promise to:

1)....what the hell... i can;t think of anything i want to commit to, so forget it.

The RULES

Growing up in one of Singapore's most atas (but not neccessarily the smartest la) girls school, my girlfriends and I were educated in what I believe in certain style. The correct moral values are of course passed down to us, but there are certain things, which i have learnt after I left school, that are unique to our education and upbringing.

I'm not saying that its the best (tho i think so...but just not gonna come right out and say it... : p ) but here are the rules, spoken or unspoken that we go by:

RULE ONE:
"GIRLS, YOU ARE THE BEST. WHEN YOU GROW UP, YOU WILL BECOME WOMEN WHO WILL OWN THE WORLD" This is not quoted verbatim, but it's sort of the vibe we're used to.

RULE TWO:
WE'RE HIGH CLASS. AND HIGH CLASS WE SHALL REMAIN. (ahahaha)

RULE THREE:
WE'RE ALL ROUNDED. Which other top ranking girls' school offers etiquette class and modelling classes to teach stature?

I guess rules one to three are pretty kiam pah. And these rules manifest most strongly in one's personality when one JUST graduates from school and sort of dwindles along the way as reality sets in. Of course for the odd few (BNN.hahah), the superiority complex never goes away.

But the most important rule of all, and what i believe is the single most valuable thing i took away, is the rule of friendship.

LOYALTY. SINCERITY. GENEROUSITY. COURAGE. SERVICE.

We don't believe in being disloyal to our friends. They may not be right, or do the right thing, but we'll defend to death their right to do them. We'll loyally defend our friends and hate anyone else who is mean or may be mean to them.

True friendship is one that is Sincere. How can it be otherwise? If you'e not sincere about being friends, then don't bother! I believe in being sincerely selective. : p

Generousity, in time, in love, in everything.

True friendship is a test of courage. Most importantly having the courage to tell your friend if you have wronged them. Or having the courage to say you're sorry. Running away when you have done something wrong makes one a cowardly wuss.

Service. That I have nothing much to say since my friends and I like to think we're royalty. So service is kinda out of our league, just sorta thrown in the mix to make us look less bratty. Er, service...pay well and tip well?

I'm amazed at the things that people inflict on their friends, the stench of betrayal reeking so strongly it makes me wanna retch. Dating one of your best friend's soon to be but not yet ex-husband, and then having a child with him out of wedlock? Its just wrong. WRONG!

Falsies no more.

For the past three weeks, I have been looking effortlessly gorgeous! With the help of the most irritating thing on earth - The Semi-Permanent False eyelash. Yes, it does look good, and makes your eyes look damn nice BUT it's super annoying, Esp for me since i love to rub my eyes, squinch them, whatever.

The WOMAN @ the PLACE said it can last up to 2 months. 2 months my backside. Today, a good almost three weeks, I could not take it no more. And i have gone to get them removed. Yes, remove still must pay. I'm now the proud owner of like 3 real lashes or something.


2 days after it was done, how beauuuutiifuul



Today. I'm eyelash-less. Almost. Sigh.

Is it ONE year already???!!

Wow. Married for ONE year!! Its not exactly long, compared to many out there, but certainly, it feels like a milestone to me.

Actually, married life is not so much different, in terms of our relationship...the only thing that really rocks is living on my own. Which also equates to a lot more clubbing, a lot more drinking and a lot more boogie-ing since I got married. (and sans the man too!!) So, I'm pleased.

The only downside to this whole marriage thing, in retrospect, is the housework issue. Since the Empress Dowager (Me) does not like doing any, and I mean any, housework at all, it WAS a HUGE pain to start trying to do laundry, iron clothes etc. In the beginning, the man did everything, and I just sort of lounged on the bed, feeling gulity about it. Of course, that issue has been sorted out with the ever so nifty LYN!!! Lyn - my part time domestic help...is a godsend. Works at the speed of lightning and her ironing skills...KICK ASS MAN.

Ok, so enough raving about the maid and not so much about the husband. HAHAH. Anyhoo, anniversary was celebrated @ Graze, where the food is excellent and the desserts even better!

PICTORIAL ACCOUNT



TRying to look lovey dovey. It's not easy since BC and I are into tough love. : p



Yummy Starter



Me and my "photogenic" husband



Some strawberry dessert that was served with GENEROUS helpings of honey comb..YUMMY!!



This was the dessert I ordered. The description said something like fried bananas with honey/caramel or something. Turns out its just our friendly goreng pisang with ice cream, instead of some atas dessert. Yummy all the same tho my poseur self was a tad disappointed with the crude looking fried WHOLE bananas. ( I tot pan fried slices ok!)

Mini Ben

Finally, the mini Ben is out into this world! Since the day I found out that Gi was preggers, we've been ever ever so excited for the baby to arrive. Mini ben, or huatlet as we like to call him, was born on the 12th October, 7.03pm. At the time he was born, I believe I was having a glass of white wine at Xiyan. In anticipation of a celebration no less.

Here are some pics of Huatlet @ 3 hours old. And ALREADY such a cutie. Since most babies look like hamsters or slightly gremlin-ish when they are new borns, I think Huatlet has the makings of a hottie as he already has like a "face" @ three hours old. You know, like different and distinct, not like the other generic lookking babies. Is it a biased view? Do I care?


Fresh from the oven


Ben the man carrying baby for the first time! See the joy? Even I am touched looking at this scene...


Aunty Daphne trying get ahead in the fav aunty race.


Huatlet with Mommy and fav aunties. To think the 12 year old Gi that screamed at me & Daph for trying to mutilate her school uniform is now a mom! Gosh!


The YEOS.

Happy Birthday Yona

Yes, today is Yona's birthday. She'll probably hate me for saying it but ya, its her 30th! HAHAHAHH. Whats the big deal anyway right? Not like she looks 30? (Er...Yona, you owe me $50 for that wahhahaha).

Anyway, the weekend to celebrate this milestone was eventful, to say the least. i shall not go into details, as I still wanna be alive by the time she reads this. But I will say, it was fun, for the sober ones like me and Yvonne at least. I can only say, luckily nowadays liver can get transplant.

Power Puff Girls

Buttercup, Blossom and Bubbles. Prue, Piper and Phoebe. Charlie's Angels. Rachel, Phoebe and Monica. The power of three! Seems like all the girl power groups are all made up of three best friends. Three. Only three???? Pathetic. Hahah. Well, I'm really one lucky girl to have so so many cool girlfriends who have been nothing less than truly amazing. And this blog, is a tribute to them. (And yes, this is me taking stock and being so darn grateful)

My girlfriends (in no particular order, of course.)

Andrea

There's nothing to be said that has not been said. My dearest friend in the whole wide world, my confidante, the piglet to my pooh, the craziest person I know, yet the most sane at times. Love you so much babe. There are really no words, or maybe too much, so I'll just leave it as this. xoxo

Gi

My chilli padi of a friend. Gi is the most loyal, unwavering, solid friend one can ask for. Call her when you feel like shit and she'll dish out advice to make you instantly feel better. Hang out with her after one long day, and you instantly feel relaxed. Now that she's going to be a mother, I wish nothing but the best for her and her baby BOY!! Boy will I love mini Ben/Huatlet with all my heart and soul. I can't wait to be part of the process (living life of a mother vicariously through my best friend, really, what better way is there? )

Daph

Better known as my xiao DN, Daph never fails to greet me on the phone with our secret coo language to make it burst out laughing! Sharing laughs at things at only we find funny, secret languages and stupid 8 year old "airport bus" secrets. All the things I love about my almost 20 year friendship with DN. She nags me like my mother does, drumming sense into me in ways that only a best friend would. How could I have survived without her sensibility, friendship and all the shared laughter and (some tears i think)? I think I could have, but the journey would not have been as great.

Pui

CAI PEIYI. My tao bao, cool as a cucumber friend that I've known since Primary 1. Despite her cool exterior and laser eyes, Pui's a loyal, generous and steadfast friend. It is my prayer and hope that she finds happiness in her life. That she will be always be the tao bao to others who don't know her, but the hilarious, cool, witty and loving friend to those who are fortunate enough to be her friend. : p


Yvonne

My dear dear Ba Ne Ne. Words alone cannot describe to me how surreal these last 4 months have been for me. I've missed you so much over the past 3 years, and I've never been happier now that you're back! I promise that I'll always be here for you, to make fun of you, to laugh with you, to cry with you, to get drunk with you. I know my gorgeous friend will finally find someone who will love her the way she deserves to be loved. But God has his own timing and He knows what is best for you. Yvonne is really the most generous, giving, loving and true friend one can find. I know I can depend on her speed away in her speedster beemer to bail me out of jail if i ever needed her to. And I know I'll do the same for her.


FK

FK, my most brilliant but bimbo friend. Always ready with a word of advice or simply a sympathetic nod. FK is one gal pal you'll love to have. Those afternoons in Trixillini, sharing our woes and joy whilst guzzling hoegarden, or just working together on our different businesses in silence. FK is a keeper.


YONA!!!!

So, save the best for last? hahaha. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I never thought I can make such a wonderful and dear friend outside of my SC world. hahhah (Since I've NOT made any other friend after secondary school) . YONA.... what will I do without those long conversations about anything and everything under the sun, analysing other people and ourselves. What will I do without your pep talks when I feel like shit about myself? What will I do without my gym buddy egging me on to run another five minutes or disallowing me to eat carbs!?? (ok ,this one i know the answer lah, put on a shit load of weight! hahah). Yona, I promise I'll bail you out of jail if you ever need me to. Really, I promise. : )

Teenager Weekend

Man. I'm old.

Totally shagged out after a 'packed to the max' program filled weekend!

Friday: Club 21 Sale (AGAIN!) with Ba Ne Ne
Met Yona for early dinner
Back to Yona's place with BNN for MJ with Jaime
MJ ended about 1am
Proceeded to KBox
Sang till 3am

Saturday: Woke up in the afternoon
Attempted to do some housework (Failed of course, as usual BC aka Mr Ah Fang did the work)
Met Yona, Germaine, Ms P, FK for dinner @ Min Jiang. It was Yona's treat as she had huge ass bonus this year!
Proceeded to OOSH for drinks.
Went to Zouk after for more drinks and an attempt at dancing. (Failed, the music is so not my thing)

Sunday: As a nice Christian girl, woke up to go to church in the morning
Met Gi and BNN for plan and execute surprise Bday party for Ben (AKA HUAT)
Bought Indian food for dinner (at Jaggi's!) And as usual bought way way too much.

*How do you tell its too much? Its when the boss and his wife kept sniggering as the three of us struggledto carry, i swear, about 5kg worth of food to the car. And when i asked him, "Is it too much?" The boss went (with a shake of the head) " A little bit EXTRA" whahahaha*

We then proceeded to SICC to collect the Bday cake and had snacks (Curry Puff) for the road.
Back to Gi and Ben's to prepare the food. At which point Angel had already put up the decorations and was
sleeping on the couch .hahah
Entertained ourselves while waiting for the rest to come by having tea and listening to Angel's love exploits.
Ate up a storm after surprising Ben
Zonked after eating too much, we all sat around and bitched.

Its a packed weekend. I feel like a teenager. But at the same time, totally reminded myself that I was not!

Pics of Saturday! (Sun ones to come soon)

Cute Baby

My dear friend Pearl, AKA Zhen Zhu, whom I mocked and bullied and love so dearly...is NOW A MOM!!

The reality so did not set in when she was preggers. Obviously cos the stupid woman still looked damn good and SLIM.

From the time when she was talk of the town in VJ, till now, mother of cute baby Shane. Pearlie Wurlie, total Yummy Mummy.

Check out how cute Shane is...





I think we terrorised Shane too much that day. Pearl said he had nightmares that night! Oh dear.

Is this it?

So, we spend a large part of our lives pursuing. Pursuing wealth, status, love and everything else that falls into our path along the way.

In essence, pursuing what we think would make us happy.

But, after we acheive all that, what else? We stop to ask ourselves, is this it? Is there more? Should there be more?

Man, there is no ending to all this. Which is why its a pursuit. You never really get it. (Got this insight from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness).

Depressing epiphany.

Which is why, I'm gonna try to stop. Try being the operative word. So instead of asking myself, "Is this it?"

I can say, " This is it!" (ok ok, maybe after I get the miu miu bag hahaha)

Try?

OBJECT OF DESIRE

PRESENTING THE MIU MIU COFFER BAG

Bloody Connie Yeow has it in black. Hate her.

I like Money

Money is great! It buys you nice stuff, allows you to take cabs everywhere, pays for massages, pedicures, good food and wine...and SO MUCH MORE!!!

Sometimes, I wish I was born swimming in money, or married someone swimming in money.Guess NOT. haha.

A famous local socialite was once asked: "What's the secret of your success? " (meaning, how did you, an ah lian turned SQ girl become a Hermes-toting, Patek Phillipe wearing rich tai tai?). Her answer? "Never marry a local man."

Classic.

As I now live from hand to mouth, spending whatever I can after paying off card bills, loans and trying to contribute to my parents as well as now my own family, I realised, with some amount of surprise, that I am HAPPY! How weird. Since I don't tote no Hermes bag, no overpriced Franck Muller watch adorning my wrist, and not zooming off in my SLK. But I'm still happy!! God really works in his mysterious ways, teaching us to appreciate what we have.

Yup, much as I still have not-so-secret hopes of my husband making big bucks so I can be like abovementioned socialite, I think this current situation suits me.

At the risk of sounding pathetically cliche, there are the little things that can make you happy. And since I'm a queen of lists, here is a short one:

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

1. Losing weight
2. Some bitch that I don't like gaining obscene amounts of weight (hahah)
3. Chatting with Andrea on the phone
4. 4pm "Hoegarden" breaks with FK
5. Talking nonsense with Yona and making her laugh (yes, you ARE my number one fan! )
6. My husband occasionally buying me little treats. The funny man bought me a cool board game called BLOKUS which I have been hankering after. And he even played it with me!! (He hates these games)
7. Mahjong sessions with Ben and Gi
8. Finding Yvonne again. : ) (Babe, I missed you and am SO glad you're back!)
9. When Connie Yeow comes home to visit
10. Talking and greeting DN in our secret 'coo' language.
11. When clients pay us on time
12. Getting my salary
13. Looking and playing with cute babies. (esp Ashley!!)
14. Buying things for my parents, and bringing them out for huge meals.
15. Singing KTV and making fun on MT for making up her own music. WHAHAHAH