Why can I never get a straight answer from a man? We’re planning a trip to Guernsey (an island) dead early tomorrow morning, so I need to know what time we have to leave so I can set my alarm.
Me: What time do we have to leave home?
Piers: No earlier than an hour before the time we have to be there – which is an hour before we sail (6 am).
Took me 11 minutes of questioning, during which time I got more riddles, before I received the answer: 4 am.
Piers “invented” a really delicious Asian snack combo: Prawn crackers with hoisin sauce! So proud of him!
I also found this awesome lemongrass-flavoured prawn crackers at Tesco. From Netherlands, but makers were Indoneisan settlers. Tastes so great when you dip into hoisin sauce (sparingly)!
Yeah I know my photos are missing from my blog header. Looks very funny, doesn’t it?
Nanny Wen (aka Buggy Wen aka Davienne) says it reminds her of Harry Potter’s moving picture people.
Guess my photos are taking a break. They’ve gone into hiding because it’s been raining a lot in England and the weather forecast says it’s going to hail tomorrow.
IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER!
Crazy or not.
I thought I’d be in discomfort for a year because I was finding it impossible to get used to Invisalign in my mouth. But just 11 days into it, I hardly feel it anymore.
Was playing on my iPad before bed last night when I suddenly couldn’t feel plastic in my mouth and for one horrifying moment, thought that I had forgotten to put my aligners back on after dinner, which was ages ago.
Turned out it’s just my mouth has started to adapt.
Quote of the day
Me: I want a pet duckling!
Piers: LOL why!!!
Me: Cos they’re so cute.
Piers: All baby things are cute! Except babies.
A transport provider in the UK just sent me an e-mail asking me to take part in an online survey to help improve services.
So I go there and answer two questions (age and last time I used the service) and they say:
“Thank you for your time. Unfortunately, you do not qualify for the survey as this time around we are looking to survey our more senior customers (over 60) only.”
WTF fail.
Was googling the difference between biscuits and cookies and got linked to a Yahoo! Answers page. This guy’s answer made me LOL.
“The difference between the biscuit and the cookie is the Atlantic.
Plus, American biscuit more like a savory scone
Plus English biscuit is an American cookie.
Plus English or American cookie is in your computer to do stuff that no one really understands.”
Being too ambitious (or greedy). Two heaped bowls of ricotta and spinach tortelloni in bolognese sauce, with six sausages and three baby zucchinis thrown into the mix. A roll of garlic bread and a bottle of wine. Delicious!
Yay I got white tulips! My favouritest flowers. :)
England has the most beautiful flowers. Tulips and roses in white with pale pink. Gerberas in strawberry milk pink. Makes me happy!
Just read in detail about foot binding in ancient China. I always thought they just wrapped up the feet during infancy to stop them from growing.
But, no! They wait till the girl is 4-7 years old, then break her toes and arch bones so that the toes can curl under the sole. Without anaesthesia.
After wrapping the monstrous creation tightly, the girl is then forced to walk on her broken feet so her weight can help crush them into shape. The feet are crushed and rebound daily for like two years! WTF is wrong with people?!
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yeah, quite terok hor how this **L*3 job is being coordinated. was discussing with the “troop” during first show to ask for half before 4th show. everyone agrees in principal and nominated “M Chief” to be spokesman. dunno if he brought it up yet though….
…or was it something else that got you so pissed?
Cry for now, when the time comes, kick them in the face (in a “metaphoric” way). Ohhhh… sweet revenge… make them suffer! >:D
There’s this saying that I always remind myself of:
Accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference.
Or if you really feel like you can’t change anything at all, put it all in perspective. Is your life really that bad compared to millions of others? ;)
Holy cow.. u work from 10am to 2am & still don’t feel tired, I think they have found another power puff girl for kids central.
Kinda sad I can’t do anything for your depression like maybe pop a pill or soemthing.
I share your woes but Just gotta live with all the inequalities in the world, warts & all.. I always feel there is hope or even a silver lining, don’t u .. at least u are given opportunities, looks, lots of blogger buddies or even a Wii, many others may not be so lucky.. think of the worse situation & compared with yours, it may not be that bad after all.
Oh yea forgot to add.. get some beauty sleep leh :)
Ok, ok. I will respond to your complaint and stop at ONE kid. :p
Cheer up, babe! :)
Keep track of all paper trail with this event organiser.
If they decide to stiff you on the pay, at least you have black and white to take them to task.
That’s the real world. The world is never fair. For every job there is, there always more unhappiness than happiness. That’s the price one pay to do what one like.
What we can do is to throw away all unhappiness after 12am. New day = New worry = No more yesterday unhappiness.
guess its just me being old but I am one of those who pull a eight to fiver type and am so beat that I am yearning to pop to bed and never wake up.
yeah I do get fed up but until I can get another avenue for money, I am going to stay in my dead beat job. on a lighter side, cheer up, what doesn’t kill you will make u stronger..so hang in there..that rainbow will pop up again ;)
Shades of Xander? :P
Just gotta be careful out there. Still lots of people trying to take advantage of us.
We all have depression every now and then.
Thats where positive thinking comes in.
Everytime you feel like a small fly, tell yourself “It could have been worse”. Think about the countless of aspiring actresses who never even make it to the screen. At least you have, and even have some roles in local movies.
Banana and Chocolates contain stuffs that are anti-depressant by nature.
And if all these doesn’t work, there’s always the Goonfather you can take it on.
Oops.
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fish: Er… it was something else that got me pissed lah. This event is only a minor annoyance. I was told we would be signing the contract at the first event since they were too busy to email us beforehand. But first event over liao… still no contract!! So, did M Chief say anything yet? :P
modchip: Well, will I ever get a chance to take revenge? :P I could remain an underdog forever.
mooiness: That’s a very nice saying, but I think it’s impossible to apply. As for putting things in perspective, I do that, too. But I do it both ways. I compare myself against others more unfortunate, and I feel blessed. But I also compare myself against others more fortunate, and I feel sucky. lol. You can’t just compare one side and pretend to ignore the other. Maybe you can, but I can’t. =(
Anyway, it’s not really about luck that I’m whining about. I’m kinda more miffed that hard work and dedication isn’t rewarded, while there are others who don’t have to lift a finger all their lives and they’re constantly showered with all the good things in life, like people born with silver spoons in their mouths.
Starstruck: Hahaha power puff girl? Anyway, I believe in silver linings because I’ve encountered them so many times in life. But still that won’t stop me from feeling depressed from time to time. It’s not that bad, because I eventually come out of it. All I have to do is bury myself into books and games. :P But thanks for your concern, really appreciate it! =)
Shelly: Hahaha. Aiyah, please don’t take my rants personally. I won’t condemn people who have children, lol. It’s more of a personal campaign to stop people from making me have children. Haha.
JayWalk: But there’s no paper to trail leh… The only paper I’ve received from this company up to today is the script for the event. Hahaha. We’re still waiting for them to give us the contract to sign, which has been promised since 3 weeks ago.
bigmac: Yeah, I think I know the realities of the harsh world more intimately than most people. But knowing that won’t stop one from feeling crushed by it. And, actually, my pursuing my dream isn’t the cause of my depressions. In fact, I was way way way more depressed during the few years when I wasn’t pursuing my dreams. Well, maybe I’m just a sad person no matter what. Hahaha.
Jason: Thanks for the encouragement. Well, I get depressed from time to time, but I just use it as an excuse to indulge in games and books. And I eventually come out of it and eventually, something will happen again to make me feel happy about life. It’s a cycle I’ve been through countless times. Sigh. But I guess that’s what makes up life. ;)
Ruok: Hmm. Well, they’d better not be Xander because their client is Microsoft. If they pull a Xander, they’ll never work again in the industry. lol.
Shingo: Thanks, mate! So I should stuff my face with chocolate banana cakes whenever I feel depressed? Hehe.