Finally...

Got 2 new items that delighted me today...

First, it's a new chair for my workstation. I've been using my previous chair for about 6 years already and it's stained, unstable (every time I sit on it I feel like I'm out there at sea, rocking in all directions) and the wheels are so stiff that I can hardly move about while in my seat. Anyway, once I received notification that I could just send my old chair for a one-to-one exchange, I immediately responded. Yipee...no more rocking around whenever I need to sit. :p

The next thing that made me even happier is the book that I asked Hubby to get for me! Yeah...he went to Kinokuniya to get it for me this afternoon and now it's safely in my hands. Can't wait to finish reading the current novel I have and get started on this one. :) It'll take a while though, cos I only have time to read as I travel to and from work whenever it's term time. But never mind, what matters is I've got it now!

Tomorrow's National Day celebrations in school...am holding a mini class food party while the kids complete the work on their National Day projects. After tomorrow will be the day Hubby and I check in at Meritus Mandarin for our mini staycation. Can't wait!

Back to normal

Things are fine now.

Everything's back to normal.

I was shown concern and offered some valuable advice, which I heeded and which served me well.

Now I'm finally pacified and at peace once again.

Hurrah...till the next destructive moment?

Sigh. That's life. Gotta survive it.

Upcoming hotel stay

Hubby surprised me today with his plan for a weekend stay at Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Well, at least I've got something special to look forward to this National Day weekend, and this plan made me feel better at the end of a terrible day.

There's the ad that he came across in the papers today and showed me just now when he came back from work. Seeing such a great deal usually gets him all excited, and since he figured we probably wouldn't be booking this room there at the usual price anyway, what better time to book than now? So he called up the hotel, and managed to get a room!

Beebee will come along and kay poh around the hotel room and its facilities too when we check in... haha. Am thinking of giving her a pre-birthday tea treat too, with her favourite blackforest cake. ;)

Thank you, Hubby. :)

I'm seeing RED.

YOU just made me so darn mad today.

You and your stupid words
You and your implied accusations
You forming your dumb conclusions without finding out the facts first
And then even making me look so bad in front of others!

You might not know it's me you offended
But it doesn't matter to you anyway
cos you think you have the right to act in any way you like
to anyone you want

You're BIG; you're GOD.
That's why.

Everyone's gotta kowtow to you
to get into your good books
And don't you just love twirling them round your fingers
And have them hankering after more perks you might offer them?
Or scream at them whenever you want
Just cos no one else will dare to holler back at you?

But sorry. I don't go for these.
I don't wanna play your games.
I don't wanna demean myself just so I can be somewhere
or someone.
And so I certainly don't see myself
forgiving you for these nasty remarks you made about me without even bothering to find out the truth from me first.
Even criminals are given a fair trial before being sentenced!

And YOU.

You upset me too.
You and your 'I'm a nice person' image
Trying to do your best to improve things
But always ending up a failure at that

All because you are timid
All because you don't speak up when you are the only one with enough authority to do so
You allow darkness to reign
and extinguish what little flame of hope we had left for brighter days.

And YOU OTHERS.

You others who know the truth
You others who know that someone has been maligned
But all hiding in your little holes
Not daring to say anything
for fear of being attacked by the monstrous being.
You give me advice on what to do
how to resolve the problem situation
But keep quiet otherwise when your words could vouch for my innocence.

I'm angry.
And I'm absolutely disgusted.

Desperate for this book!

I made Hubby sit and watch through a DVD last night with me, titled "One Litre of Tears" or “一公升的眼泪”. It's a Japanese film based on the true story of a young girl, Aya Kito, who suffered from spinocerabellar ataxia, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. She was diagnosed at the tender age of 15, but due to the lack of treatment available since it was a relatively rare condition, there wasn't much that the doctors could do except help her with physiotherapy etc. to delay the possible effects.

Despite being struck with this wasting disease, Aya Kito continued to face life with optimism. Sometimes she fell, sometimes she cried, sometimes she felt rejected, and sometimes she felt helpless. All these, together with the more positive moments she experienced, she documented in her precious diaries as she loved to write. But never once did she give up on life. However, she eventually passed away after battling with her condition for 10 years.

Having watched this movie last night, I felt inspired to face life the same way she did. If she, someone who has to go through such a devastating experience, can still smile each day she wakes up, I believe I can face the challenging days at work with courage as well. Somewhere along the way, there might be events occurring to upset me and fill me with dread again, but I'll try to remind myself of the name 'Aya Kito', and her story. Hopefully, that will get me in better emotional shape. Now that I also know that Aya Kito's diaries have been published into a book and translated into different languages, I'm so gonna get my hands on it!

I learnt from someone's blog that she found the published diary translated into English at Kinokuniya, Ngee Ann City. Just called up the good people at Kino and found out that the book is still in stock, but there aren't many copies left! So I immediately made a reservation (so kiasu right) and am gonna ask Hubby to go down to get it for me since it can only be reserved for 3 days and I certainly don't have the luxury of going all the way to town on weekdays.

Hubby please please get me the book!!!

'My' new...WATCH

Okay, this might sound like I've been brainwashed by Hubby, but that's not the case, I swear! I'm still me, the crazy bag lady, not Hubby's twin double! :p Anyway, the thing is that recently I caught myself gazing more often at my watch box, especially after it's got a new addition to the family.

Okay, check it out. I've got me a new secondhand Tissot Seastar 660. How's that??? Here's how the story goes:

One day, SOMEONE bought this brand new watch at a Tissot boutique cos he'd done some online research and sorta liked this watch. He was happy with his purchase at first, but after some time (and some ding-donging :p), decided that the watch didn't feel right on his wrist, and should belong to me instead, especially since the first time I tried on the watch for fun. So now I got myself a secondhand but new watch! :P

Initially I thought the watch was nice, but didn't have much 'feel' about it. Just liked the fact that it looks masculine yet not too guyish. After all, I'm more of a big watches kinda girl. But after wearing it a few times last week, I sort of grew more attached to it, and thus began the recent habit of admiring my watches, especially this one.

Today I wore my Rado, partly out of guilt for not having used it for the last couple of weeks, and partly cos Hubby just tightened the bracelet for me so it fits better than before (guess I lost some weight on my wrists! Hoorah!), but no prizes for guessing what I'll be staring at to tell time at work tomorrow! ;)

Injustice

经验多，并不代表永远对。
辈份高，并不一定就完美。
几次错，不表示永远犯罪。
微笑时，不一定是种叛逆。

为人师表， 在指责孩子的当儿，
带着有色眼光，完全不顾小心灵的处境与感受，
甚至含血喷人， 以逼供做为目标。

他也有他好的一面，
也懂得以礼待人。
但他错就错在他不会因为面对的是师长
就低声下气，或处处讨好。
他选择对那些对他好的人
露出他最真诚的那一面。

试问：真正错的，到底是他，还是不懂得以基本待人的道理来对待他的大人呢？