A Happy Princess

Ouch

2007-05-23T14:25:46Z

Watching women in labour makes me feel wobbly, seeing pictures of war victims in the museum makes me feel sick in the stomach. Now looking at the wound on my knee makes me feel like that too!! There are only two words to describe my knee right now – gross and Ewww...

Every time something “bad” happens, I TRY to look at the positive side of things. After all, everything happens for a reason and the bible says that all things work for the good of those who love Him. But what “good” can possibly come from having a damaged knee?!

I still can’t believe I actually fell and managed to hurt myself. I’m actually impressed by my ability of being such a klutz. On my first day back at work too!! What a great way to kick-start the week.

But looking at the bright side of things, I guess things could have been a lot worse. I could have fallen on my ass and hurt my back some more. It’s a good thing I left early or I could have been late for work. At least I can still walk. At least I have a sweet mother who cared enough to drive me to the doctor. And it’s a good thing the doctor gave me the jab or I could possibly die two weeks from now from some “jawbone” attack without myself even realising what caused it.

So yes, despite the fact that I’ll have a deformed knee for the next two weeks, God has taken good care of me. I shall not bitch or feel sorry for myself. And as ugly as it may look right now, it will heal with time. And who knows, maybe the new skin will look better?

Must think happy thoughts. Happy thoughts... Oh, at least Shrek 3 and the sashimi dinner with Zeh was good last night. I got to see my old idol Edmond Chen and Zeh bought me chocolates!!

Good times

2007-05-21T14:37:54Z

All the anticipation and planning, and now it's all over. Just like that, my two week whirlwind holiday has come to an end. I didn't have any life-changing experiences but I sure did gain a few pounds and have a lot of fun! Was a really simple holiday where I could get up anytime, decide what I wanted to do depending on my mood, have lot of good food, spend time with the love of my life and enjoy the company of good friends. Really, what more can a girl ask for?

At the end of it, while I did feel kind of sad because I missed J and my friends, I still felt really happy cause it happened. I think I should be thankful. It's too much to go through all the happy memories but here are some of the highlights:

Phuket

Kel and Vivian's wedding – meeting new and old friends, Xian's unfinished song, X'ian asking the pastor if she was the tour guide, the water fight and counting till 12 in the pool, J's bestman speech (I really didn't know he had it in him), Brian being conditioned to pick up the phone, and all the yummy food that we had (lobster at Patong beach, tuna steak at the hotel etc). I love it when friends get married. Gives us all an excuse to party and act silly.

Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi

Fitting in the hole and climbing the CuChi "Gucci" Tunnels, firing an AK47, having Pho at Pho 2000 where Clinton went, the cyclo ride, lots of yummy ice cream at Fanny's, cheap and yummy Italian and Japanese food, watching people make out by the lake, seeing Hanoi Hilton Opera – the hotel and the prison, learning about different weapons and Agent Orange, watching "Happy Ghost" and movies with strange Vietnamese voiceovers.

Singapore

Spiderman 3!! The movie wasn't that great but it's rare that I get to see a movie with J so that was nice. Laptop shopping was fun too. J spent the whole night trying to set up the connection for me and I thought that was really sweet. It's nice not having to struggle alone to fix it. God knows how long it'll take me.

Hong Kong

Seeing old friends, suit shopping and wandering around the streets with J, discovering the tuna restaurant, camera shopping with Hank and Ken, ogling over McDreamy with Jenny, yummy dinner at Sushi One with Joyce and Matt, watching pretentious people at LKF with Fiona, learning all about "the game".

I still can't believe it's over. At least I have lots of pretty pictures to show for it!

The resort in Phuket

Wedding on the beach

Me and the best man

Shooting an AK 47 in Vietnam

Hanoi Opera House

It's finally here!!

2007-05-04T16:58:42Z

Woo hoo!! It’s FINALLY passed midnight and it’s Saturday! Yesterday has got to be one of the longest Fridays ever. Tried to keep myself busy at work, even went to get my nails done so they’re all pweety now, but yet the day just never seemed to end.

But YES, it’s finally time for my long awaited holiday. Phuket from May 5^th-7^th, Ho Chih Minh and Hanoi from May 8^th-13^th, back in Singapore from May 14^th-15^th and then HK from May 16^th-20^th.

Sounds crazy but I sure am happy!! Going on a holiday is like receiving a ‘bonus” from God. My company doesn’t give me one but God does! =)

Before I know it, it'll all be over and I’ll be back... need to savour every moment of it. Must think happy thoughts. Whee!!! I hope I see carebears out my window when I’m flying.

Can Saturday please come soon?!

2007-05-02T16:31:51Z

Can’t believe it’s May already. I feel like I haven’t done anything. Exactly what have I been doing in the last four months?!

Err… I watched A LOT of free movies, went to an Il Divo concert and was 1m away from them, permed my hair for the first time, received flowers in the office for the first time, got a destinee, spoke to Michael C Hall, sold orange juice with a kid named Julius, met Brady Barr and Wade Davis, an anthropologist who inspired the X files and almost “destroyed Brentwood” , became paralyzed for a bit, arranged my first meeting with 'government people', met and tried to think like Miss Earth Singapore, lost a boss but realized that I found myself a lifelong mentor, got promoted, discovered the joy of shopping and the pleasures that shopping can bring, made a few nice friends and got to know God a little better.

Ok, maybe it wasn’t so bad afterall. I did do stuff and have fun... Now I know why I’m so tired!

Was supposed to catch Spiderman 3 yesterday but didn’t manage to get tickets so I spent the whole day watching movies and bumming at home. Sure felt good. There use to be a time when I would feel bad for ‘wasting’ a day like this but not anymore. It’s nice to spend some time alone, not having to talk to anyone, get to jump around in my pjs, blast music and nap whenever I want to.

Some guy I met recently said I’m like an ‘energizer bunny’, always happy, cheerful and jumping around. Boy was he wrong. I’m tired and all I want to do is hibernate.

Can Saturday please come soon? I want to go for my holiday!!

Can life really get any better than this?

2007-04-29T15:14:52Z

I've started blogs before but it's never really worked out. Guess I didn't have much to say and I didn’t like the idea of writing for other people’s entertainment. But a lot of happy things have happened lately and since I’m getting ‘older’, I feel like I need to find someway of commemorating them. Hence, this shall be my happy blog and I shall write so that I can look back and remember that it happened!

I didn’t do anything particularly exciting this weekend. Just spent it doing some very simple things that made me very happy:

- Having yummy sushi and soya bean that I didn’t have to pay for =)

- Learning about the “one third” rule. I still don’t really understand it or see how it makes a difference but I feel more like a “pro” now! =P

- Watching a really funny and aww Korean movie, “200 pounds of beauty”, that I really wanted to see

- Jumping around listening to a really good band play at Clarke Quay

- Going for a service by Robb Thomson at City Harvest

- Singing in a cab with Priscilla

- Going for a walk at the Botanical Gardens with Luke where we met this really nice nature photographer who was very passionate about his hobby and was willing to share. It was the first time I’ve ever seen a bird through a camera lens and ended up walking away in awe of nature

During our karaoke session cab ride to dinner, I told Pris that there’s nothing more that I ask for and she said, “of course there is, and life will only get better!!” What a happy thought. I look forward to seeing what good things will come my way.

It wasn’t so much what I did, it was more like the company that I had that made the difference. In addition to hanging out with Pris that always makes me feel very blessed, I had two friends, Luke and Ian who were visiting.

Strange enough, it was only the second time I’ve met the both of them but I had a lot of fun. It’s tough to meet people who are sincerely nice these days and it truly is a gift from God when I do.

I introduced them and we all went for chicken rice together. They both thanked me before leaving but I think I should be the one thanking them. Thanks to their company, this has one very happy weekend!

Ian* and me

Me and Luke*

*For all the ladies who are reading this blog, just in case you were wondering, both Ian and Luke are both very gentlemanly eligible bachelors!! =)