The Lady ♥

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Y

Water can really wash away the exhaustion, makes one feels refresh, clear one's thoughts, cool one's mind. A thought occured to be while I was being drenched in water. The timing was right with 2009 coming to an end very soon and 2010 will be in its place the following day. I wish that 2010 would be just as a good year as 2009 was, or if possible, even better.

2009 really held a much more special meaning than any other year for me. For a few reasons (rankings do not matter):

1. I turned 21, officially stepping into the adulthood.

2. My 21st birthday was celebrated 4 times!

3. I reunite with a very good friend of mine after a long separation... which bring about no. 4...

4. I fell in love with him (and still very much in love though right now we can't be nothing more than best friend because of how the world works). I never thought it would be possible, but that's love for you. If there is an explanation to it, it's not love. :)) But it was magical and I'm glad that happened to the both of us even though it drives us to corners and break us down.

5. I took a trip to Malacca with a group of friends on my own, not with my family.

6. I started Wheelock College, a place where I've been dreaming of going since Year 1.

7. I started my part-time tuition work at HUA where I'm being treated as part of the staff family though I was only part-time.

8. I lost my beloved black jacket (before my current gray one).

9. I got my own camera! An IXUS120 CANON!

Quite a list huh.... :))

Since the new year is coming, let's see... New Year's Resolution? I've never thought much about my New Year Resolution for the past 20years of my life (10+ years if you minus away my childhood days when I didn't know about such thing as 'new year resolution) Hehehe ;)

But... Because 2009 holds such dear memories for me, I decided, "Hey, why not start thinking about New Year Resolution?"

My New Year's Resolutions.. A rather short list I think:

1. Learn German! I'm about 20% there? I can speak a few words and get simple words by listening and recognizing some text. But I still have a long way to go to reading sentences, writing sentences and conversing in German.

2. SAVE $. Okay, been doing that even without NYR, but maybe even more so in the upcoming year... Imagine Boston & My plan to go Europe... *whistle*.

3. This one is rather silly, and inspired by my Wheelock buddies... I shall start having a wishlist. :p

Good health, good wealth, good luck, good everything for everyone I know and love all around the world... This isn't a New Year Resolution, because it's an OBLIGATION, a COMPULSARY, a NEED every second, every minute, every hour, every day, afternoon, night, every week, every month, EVERY YEAR! :D

As of this very moment, all I'm thinking is that I want to cross over to the New Year with Mac... That's all I want, that's all I can ask for with things and people working against us. I'm going to make it happen...... I just pray my last wish of 2009 will come true *looks into the night sky into the twinkling star that is always at that position*~

Y The Lady @
10:49 PM

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Y

Another staff meeting at HUA tomorrow at 9am... A 3-hour meeting which I have to attend because I'm one of the staffs there. Really, I'm honoured that they treat me as part of the family (though I'm just part-time).. But I couldn't stand the meeting.

The 1st meeting was in June'09. That was my first encounter with the meeting at HUA. It was not an unpleasant experience, but it was a boring one.

I can't imagine me sitting through 3hrs (again) without standing up or going for a walk and just listening to their discussion on topics that are unrelated to my class or lessons... No mention of the Foreign students, it was all on the local Pre-schools, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools.

Frankly speaking, I don't see my presence there to be compulsary, but since they called me, I have to go. And I need to get my syllabus to prep for my lesson.

Geez... I sure hope I can handle the intensive weeks PLUS my weekly tuition at HUA. :( When I first started, it was WAY over the intensive weeks... Now year 2010 is definately going to BE a challenge for me - Whether I can multi-task, focus, prioritize and manage my time well for school, work, family, friends, my love and myself.

Y The Lady @
10:18 PM

On our way to Eve's birthday party yesterday, we came upon a joke of the day... In a taxi.

Grace, XT, ZQ and I took the taxi there. On our way there, the radio was on and there was a game. The game goes like this: Listen to a short story and then answer a question.

So the short story goes... There was a smoker husband who doesn't quit no matter what. His wife came up with a plan - that she will save the exact amount of money he spent on smoking and tally it at the end of the year. So when she brought out the saving, the husband realized that he could save up to over 1k if he never smoked. So he quit. The following year the husband asked the wife how much had she saved, and she replied none, because he had quit smoking.

Initially, we were wondering, since it's a game on the radio, the questions asked should be related to the short story told. But then.. the question stumped all of us (at least the 3 of us sitting at the rear). The question asked by the DJ was, "Madam, how many times did you hear the knocking of the doors?"

Our reactions were uniform. "HAR?" LOL! We couldnt hear any knocking on the doors (but actually there were). Interesting game... It diverts the listener's attention with the story and then asked something completely out of the blue and irrelevant expecting an answer. :P

That was the joke of the day... we couldnt hear the knockings when there was actually knocking of the door. XD Very interesting indeed.

Y The Lady @
10:11 PM

Thursday, December 24, 2009 Y

Christmas Dinner 2009 with family...Wow! That's really wow... We have the usual Chinese cuisine, and on top of that we have 3 hams, a turkey, and log cake for dessert :p *drooling*

It's all good...... It would be perfect if what I had in mind works out the way I want it to. That's all I can ask for this Christmas, realistically. But if I were to dream... I would want an additional presence~

Y The Lady @
7:36 PM

Sunday, December 20, 2009 Y

Finally... My work is over! Well, almost.. In another 45mins :p I'm so glad I could get through 7days of work week, in one piece. Muahaha! Sense of satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, sense of fulfilment.

Next.. targetting projects and assignments. Really have to start them before school reopens. Already so many things to do BY THE START of school day, yes, Day 1.

Whew... A short breather before X'Mas.. alot of outings, and spending quality time with my man. Sweet! :p

Y The Lady @
9:15 PM

Saturday, December 19, 2009 Y

They say if you love someone, you have to let them go. If they love you back, they'll come back.

Sometimes I do wonder if I made the right choice holding on.

Then I got reminded of why I chose to hold on - By people, by songs, by memories.

Yet I ponder over the above statement... I want to be happy, I want him to be happy. He wants me to be happy. Sometimes we're happy, but I know there are times when he's unhappy, when I'm unhappy, when he knows I'm unhappy.

Conflicted. Inner turmoil. But still holding on to that vague future we both desperately want to be real, a future that no doubt will be real if we're together at the same place.

I'm not a believer of God, specifically. Let nature take its course, one step at a time.

Y The Lady @
10:44 PM

Sunday, December 13, 2009 Y

I saw a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan: 'You've Got Mail'. And it reminded me that 'Sleepless in Seattle' was still left untouched, also starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The decision was swift, *snap*, and the DVD show started.

"Do you sleep at night?" That was a questioned asked by a Doctor on air to Tom Hanks' character, who had just lost his wife.

The answer wasn't surprising. There are times when life was just a drag and time crawled on. And then finally the sun set and the night creeped in and you just lay there in bed staring into darkness, or rolling over to your side and looking out the window. But you just can't sleep. Or you just couldn't get to sleep, forget sleep altogether until somebody reminded you to go to bed.

It was a great movie.. Sleepless in Seattle. Magical, how 2 people who lived so far apart could be so right for each other, and all it takes was an airplane ride. All it takes was an airplane ride......

Y The Lady @
1:20 PM

Thursday, December 10, 2009 Y

Finally after dragging for so long I've done it! Creme brulee :p

Day off is gooooood, haha! The day before that was nice too. It was so peaceful and quiet listening to Louis' songs and doing my work, while being on FB and with Dear. Silence.... a good kind of silence. Can't imagine me sleeping at 4am, lol!

Making creme brulee... finally did it after wanting to do it for so long. One of my fav desserts, and dad's, plus he's coming home tonight, so it's sorta kinda his 'welcome home' sweets. Haha

I'll say 1st try it's not too bad. Looks nice, tastes nice. I thought it was abit sweet, but Mom said it was just right. Sis, being health conscious said it was fattening. Okay, gotta admit, it IS fattening... But what can you expect from 500ml of heavy cream?

Now I finally curb that urge to bake again, lol... I guess stopping for a long time really gets on my nerves. It was good to be in the kitchen baking once more... Not to mention cooking dinner. WOW! =D

French in the afternoon (creme brulee), Italian at night (pasta).. The kitchen today was my playground. ROFL! ;) Love it! I just wish I could cook these for Dear and not just satisfying his eyes but also his stomach.

Y The Lady @
8:23 PM

Tuesday, December 08, 2009 Y

Never had a laptop that gave me problems, or at least not such problems that i have to call the company to arrange an appointment to fix it. :'( *sob* Lenovo... isn't it suppose to be a pretty good brand for laptops? And it's barely 6 months! >:(

It's an important part of my life, I didn't really realize how important it was until I came to the fact that I may not even use my laptop for a few days. I've no idea how long it takes to make an appointment and to actually repair.

People of the 21st century can't live without electronics (exclude lights and fans): Aircon, tv, radio, phone, mp3, iphone, itouch, ipod, bluetooth, camera, and last but not least, computers. Part of me know that it's good for me to kick away my laptop for a few days and just enjoy the rest of my surroundings. Gotta admit, I've never felt zen just sitting at my desk, listening to Louis' music on my radio (not played by WMP)and just read a book. And just lying there on my bed listening to music and looking out the window or at the ceiling.. Sure is nice to take my eyes off the computer screen once a while. :p Ironic, lol.. and conflicted too, haha.

Yet part of me felt empty... Coming home to my laptop means coming home to Hun. It's lonely coming home to an empty room, or an empty house. Could it be a sign to say "pick up the phone"? Lol, I really don't know... Tempted to do so, longing to hear the voice that answer, but most of all, missing the one that I always come home to (kinda)... Even more so now that I might be laptop-disabled for a few days.

Y The Lady @
6:55 PM

Saturday, December 05, 2009 Y

Time seemed to pass so quickly... my only break day is over! >.<

It's so contradicting, when there are moments when I felt time really crawled like nobody's business. Yet when it's now almost over, I felt that time could have slowed down. LOL!

Really testing my body limits today, slept late, woke up early, gonna sleep not-so-early. It was fun hanging out with the Jeaniuses and everything, but really draining in the eyes. Longest queue time I think... haha, should have brought a few more books to read. Finished "Girl Missing" within 1hr+ or so.

Good end to the day though, definately NOT a nightmare ;) Gonna keep me strong throughout my day tomorrow.

Amazing how 1 person, if it's the right person, changes the mood with just the presence, words and laughs :))

Y The Lady @
10:05 PM