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Down with a virus
Posted on November 17, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
Today, I called in sick for the first time all year. If I remember correctly. Apparently when the doc told Y his virus was contagious, I didn’t realise how so. I think I must have downed over two litres of water in four hours, all in the hope of flushing this dratted thing out.
At least I’m making good progress on Season 2 of Friday Night Lights. Being horizontal all day has some perks.
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The long-weekend feeling
Posted on August 31, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
We were supposed to go diving in Tioman. I haven’t struggled into my wetsuit in a while. But it didn’t work out. Supposed bad weather which actually turned out to be good weather but by then it was too late and nobody was psyched about it anymore. Besides, I think a long weekend of resting at home is much needed for Y.
Then I was supposed to go to Bangkok. Well, not really supposed. Nothing had been booked yet but I was pretty set on it. That didn’t work out either. Just when I’d decided to lift my self-imposed shopping ban in the name of a bargain (or a dozen).
So I guess I won’t be going anywhere after all.
So far this Merdeka weekend, I’ve watched Wall-E at 1.55am with the boys (loved it despite the funky hour), half guilted Y into going for the Avril Lavigne concert with me (more on that later but we enjoyed ourselves), and wept buckets over Marley & Me, the bestselling novel which will soon appear on the big screen starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. And a clumsy but lovable Lab retriever, presumably.
With over a day to go before it’s back to work, I’m determined to bask in this great long-weekend feeling and am lazily contemplating a session on the treadmill to either High School Musical or Hairspray. It has to be a movie that keeps me entertained well enough that I forget I’m slogging away, and one that I can appreciate above the loud whirring of the treadmill - no headphones in this ‘home gym’ for me.
I am also wanting to give this 10km run a go, so the workout will serve both as the beginning of training for the year-end run, and some serious cardio activity for this couch potato who hasn’t really moved her butt since the Olympics began almost a month ago. After fantasising about doing a run for so long, it’s time I put my words, and my body, to the test. Stay tuned for progress.
Happy 51st birthday, Malaysia. Here’s to hoping the powers-that-be don’t screw up too badly in the years to come.
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I’m going for a blood test tomorrow
Posted on July 14, 2008, by soph, under Getting Healthy, Uncategorized.
and to be honest, I hate blood tests. My first was when I was suspected of having dengue fever sometime during high school and it totally freaked me out. Like, the crying kind of freaked me out. I think my crying traumatised me more than the test itself.
My second was insisted upon by my mother because I was some 20 years old and didn’t even know my own blood type. I do now.
My third was when I was applying for Australian permanent residency and had to do a medical. I was perfectly outwardly calm because I was a married, fully-grown woman and freaking out would have been rather embarassing to say the least.
Tomorrow will be my fourth. I’m doing it because I know I should make a habit of it, along with regular medical/gynaelogical checkups. Ugh.
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So out of it.
Posted on June 13, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
In the two days since the party, we’ve been through a couple hundred photographs, posted probably a hundred comments on Facebook between the lot of us, and gotten by with the bare minimum at work (which is still a fair bit considering it was deadline today). We’ve come crashing back down to normalcy after the excitement of the party, we probably don’t have enough sleep, R has fallen sick, I have at least two ulcers and I miss D lots. 24 hours is a pathetic timeframe in which to zip in and out of town, but just for the record, I know it’s not her doing.
If you’re interested in more photos, however, R has been very hardworking here.
I need a good shower, time in front of the telly, quality moments, sleep and exercise. Check the first and I’m working on the second and third. I wish I could run 10km. I want to play tennis. I even miss badminton, table tennis, basketball and swimming. Actually, I really miss table tennis.
I’m also thinking about getting Guitar Hero for XBox. I was hoping to get Rock Band but apparently they’re not coming out with an Asian edition for XBox. If anyone knows anything about Rock Band please drop me a note; I’m this close to running out and getting Guitar Hero.
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Facebook is down
Posted on April 24, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
and therefore my very good intentions of blogging about my trip to Mulu are moot. Unless it resumes normalcy very soon.
I think the new chat function is evil.
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this is my super-cool team
Posted on April 10, 2008, by soph, under Career, Uncategorized.
(Spot the odd one out.)
For April Fools’ Day, we came to work in our pyjamas. Unfortunately, not all of us were around for the photo-taking and obviously not all of us followed instructions, but it’s okay, we still love you, Christine.
I also just realised today that I am the only married woman in the office. One out of like, fifteen females or something. I know the revelation came a little late, but I feel like an endangered species.
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Urgently wanted: a buyer
Posted on March 27, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
(Picture is just an example of what the piano looks like.)
The Silent Series models are basically fully acoustic (ie regular) pianos that come with the Quick Silent System, a technology that allows you to play only through stereo headphones so you don’t disturb anyone. Especially useful for those who insist on practising at ungodly hours, or aspiring pianists particularly fond of playing ‘Chopsticks’ over and over and over.
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I thought of Jessie today…
Posted on March 7, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
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This little piggy is…
Posted on February 21, 2008, by soph, under Uncategorized.
going to Phuket, Thailand! I’m really excited because:
a) I’ve never been to Phuket.
b) I love beaches.
c) I am always happy to travel.
Lucky for Y, I believe in spending money on flights, food, accomodation and seeing-the-world experiences, as opposed to on clothes, shoes, bags and make-up. Not that I don’t shop, but let’s just say I’m very, very controlled in that area.
Now to wrap up my work, pack our bags and catch that plane!
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Oh mama
Posted on February 11, 2008, by soph, under Married, Pregnant, Uncategorized.
It’s been a very baby-filled fortnight. While grandma has made no secret of the fact that I should have gotten pregnant right from the second I said ‘I do’, my mother (M) and mother-in-law (MIL) did at least maintain a respectful, if anticipatory, silence the first couple years.
Of late, however, their careful hints and hopeful references to ‘my grandchildren’ have gradually escalated from ’so your mother-in-law has been asking me when you’re going to have kids’ (good try, mum, blame it on the other mother), to ‘you guys still don’t want to have kids ar?!!!’ Very unsubtle, I know.
Grandma, on her part, is most pleased that finally, people are starting to see her point about providing her with (more) great-grandchildren. After all, has she not advocated reproduction ‘as soon as you can’?
The father (F) and father-in-law (FIL) have wisely kept mum (pun intended) on the subject. While I hear my FIL has casually expressed his intentions - out of my hearing - to educate his grandchildren, I don’t think F really wants grandchildren yet. Although perhaps his reaching the big six-oh this year might push him in that direction. It’s different for him though, he doesn’t feel the pressure. None of my cousins on his side of the family are even married. It could be another five years or more before they get to attend the nuptials of another nephew/niece.
Having said that, I should add that the abovementioned grandma, the M of my M, is exempt from all whinging and irritation expressed here because she’s my absolute favourite elderly person in the world, I love her to bits, and she can do no wrong - the vast majority of the time. I should also add that all this baby-talk has not been helped by real baby-talk, thanks to the CNY reunions which has seen the maternal cousins gather… with their cute little tots.
Sure, they’re really cute, and I’ll even admit to (finally!) wanting one of my own… in the future. But the operative word here is ‘in the future’, obviously, because babies aren’t just something you can go to 1Utama and select from the ‘new season’ collections. Secretly, it’s a relief to discover some maternal yearning. M isn’t exactly the hands-on mum type, and I did wonder if I might have inherited the totally undomesticated gene. For sure, I’m a doofus in the kitchen, though I can’t say I inherited her ambitious career gene either. Gawd.
The thing is, I wonder whether the folks want us to have kids because they want grandchildren, or they want to be able to tell their friends and relatives that they have grandchildren. There’s a very big difference. Especially when sentences almost always start with, ‘So-and-so already has…’ and ‘So-and-so keeps asking me…’
In this aspect, at least I know my grandma is 100% sincere. Because it’s not like she has anyone to call up and announce the good news to. I think all these so-and-sos, well-meaning, gossipy or just plain nosy, should not get to pressure the folks and indirectly bug me.
Secondly, the constant nagging really takes the fun out of planning for a family. I’m sure hubby would be a little more open to discussing the subject if everyone was just a little more subtle and open to hearing ‘whys’ and ‘nos’. I almost don’t want to get pregnant just because I don’t want the credit to go to parental pressure. I want our planning to be ours, and I want the decision to be ours, and it’s a little hard for that now when everyone keeps preaching insemination. It’s probably one of the most annoying side effects.
Thirdly, and I confess this is really personal and judgmental, I hate it when M says ‘don’t worry, you have so many people waiting to take care of your baby for you’, and uses that as a reason to have kids. When MIL says that, it’s an offer of help because she really is waiting to play grandmother. But when M says that, it annoys me. I know I’m being horribly biased, and we’re always harsher towards our own parents, but what is the point of having kids if you don’t intend to take care of them? It’s almost like, in an exaggerated sense, deliberately having kids for the sake of appeasing the masses, and then packing the child off because your part is done. I’m a latch-key kid, can you tell?
Nevertheless, these are just thoughts and rantings, a culmination of almost non-stop baby-talk and an increasing awareness of my maternal instincts and advancing years. I don’t think I’m in any way old, but I guess I always wanted to be a hot young mama.
I’m also pregnant.
Just kidding.
No, really, I’m not. But (no?) thanks to one and all, Y and I have been talking about it. We probably should too, before our parents adopt grandchildren.
Edit: Having read this post, Y has insisted that I add his side of the story. And just for the record, he thinks everyone is crazy for even suggesting we should have kids now.
