Long Weekend Outlook

Overcast, wet, drizzly, rainy, generally downcast.

Under the duvet, covers. Huddling for warmth. Non-laundry day. :-(

To The Polls, We Go !

So I am to finally give my vote. To have a say in the way the country's directions and policies are run. This elections being the year where almost all the GRCs or SMCs are being contested by the Opposition Parties.

Exciting stuff !

Post Birthday

A surprise cake and fizzy drinks from Umie for the birthday.

Hah. Older, feels much more than my three decades.

The kids shared the lovely, pink cake.

Thanks, Sis ! :-D

Advanced Gifts and Pressies

The first one was delivered last Wednesday. Exactly a week prior to the 30th. A dozen pink and red roses mixed with white carnations wrapped in a pink netting. Included together were a trio of farmyard animals and a bracelet with a key and a heart.

The second present was "dropped off" on Saturday. A bottle of perfume, Sunflowers from Elizabeth Arden. The light and fresh scent was a hit with me. How then can I stop squirting the perfume bottle and to be able to use it sparingly, I never knew.

Ah. So now I know the game. A gift given every 3 - 4 days leading up to the big day. I did a similar thing for our 3rd Anniversary. A gift a day, for three days. So how will this end ?

Third and final gift ? Monday evening. A pair of headphones had mysteriously appeared out of Dear's bag. A Creative. A funky pair of headphones from Creative. I love them ! I love all my pressies !

Thank you, sweet one ! I love you !

And a Happy Birthday (30 big ones !) to me ! :-D

The Best In Me - Blue

From the moment I met you I just knew you'd be mine
You touched my hand
And I knew that this was gonna be our time
I don't ever wanna lose this feeling
I don't wanna spend a moment apart

Chorus:
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you

Every day that I'm here with you
I know that it feels right
And I've just got to be near you every day and every night
And you know that we belong together
It just had to be you and me

'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you

And you know that we belong together, It just had to be you and me

'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you
'Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you

Of Anger and Hurtful Words

Things have not been too good for the younger Sis and hubby. There was anger. There were silly, spiteful actions. There were too many hurtful words and comments. If there was a way to bridge the differences, my take was to sit down and have a heart to heart talk with one another. Discard the anger and the ego. Think of the two young and innocent lives at stake. Think of the two kids who still needs their Mom and Dad. For the Mom and Dad to protect them. To keep the bad at bay. To tell them they are afterall the most precious and important part of their lives.

Bro and Sis. I hope you guys will manage. Big decisions, big consequences. But whatever, the outcome, we trust you have thought of the best interests of your kids.

Take care.

Flu Bug!

I'd been bitten. Nose is blocked and the throat is scratchy. I've been having the symptoms for the past few days. Body aches and loss of appetite. All thanks to a "dearest" colleague. She had lost her voice for two days and yet she still refused to take a day off to recuperate. This resulted in another colleague being on medical leave last Thursday. Where is the social care and civic-mindedness of people like my "dearest" colleague?

Now I'm worried for my youngest niece. She, who is with a weakened immune system was hanging out at my place for the past couple of days. It will be much of a hassle for my sister if her daughter should fall ill. GRRRR..

I shoulda stayed away from home whilst I'm sick but I do want to see my Ma and was hoping for nice home cooked meals.

Ah wells. If I'm no better tomorrow, I'll pop by the doctor's and get some medication. Although that option will blow my chance of popping by the blood bank this weekend. Hopefully I'll get better soon without the need of additional meds. *fingers crossed*

3 Points In The Bag

Is 3 points in the bag is 3 points in the bag is 3 points in the bag.. Woo-hoo !

As you can see, I am pretty happy and psyched that the Devils won the match tonight. It's all about maximum points and being top of the table at the end of the 2010/2011 BPL Season. We should be Champions again and again.

Cheers ! Here's to breaking and making worthy records ! :-D

Laid Back and Muggy, Hot Afternoon!

It was a scorcher of a day.

Hot and sweaty is an understatement!

Spent the day and evening playing with the nieces and nephews. Aniqah is walking. Tottering more like it. What a cute lil' darling!

Aaliyah was reading to me earlier. Her reading skills have improved tremendously. Now if only my dad had not been so discouraging in his remarks.

All in all. A damn good day spent with the loved ones. :-)

Silly, tired, argumentative

I was being a Bitch. Tired and achy all over, the plan was to reach home and crash. It felt like a long week even though it's just four days of work, this week being Good Friday public holiday.

I guess it was not fair for me to expect my Dear to be back on time but I had hoped to have dinner and a hug ready when I reached home. Not the case.

I was a Bitch. Full stop. No excuses, no finger pointing.

But Dear knows how to turn my frown upside down and straightened my furrowed brows. Just that touch and the kind tone and I am soothed. There are bigger problems and issues to contend with than to stay pissy with him.

I love you, Babesy Boo.

*hugs*

Key To His Heart

A dozen pink and red roses in partial bloom. Nestled in a pink net cloth. A trio of hugging barnyard animals. And. A bracelet with a key and a heart with a note to state his intentions.

A gift for me. A birthday present to end the roaring twenties and mark the beginning of the glorious thirties. Bring it on! :-)

One Love - The Carpenters

One love in my young life
Took me somewhere I had never been
And I want to live again, breathe again
In the shelter of his brightly woven love song
So long I have wanted love to be
Sitting just this near to me
Now my waiting heart is free

(*) Few are the choices we are given
The sands of time pass quickly by
One dream of my young life
Now stands holding out his hand to me
Now I can't help but believe that my whole life will be
Spent in one love

Repeat (*)

Spent in one love
Spent in one love

Friends are Friends

I must admit I do not make friends easily. I am easy to get along with but I am not easy to be friends with. Ask any of my friends if they had been at the brunt end of my nasty temper. Better yet, ask the Boyfriend. He was a great pal. But he is a wonderful Boyfriend.

So today, with some time on my hands and with the work internet connection being down, I had decided to text a few people I had not kept in touch in quite a while.

There was Charlotte, an ex-colleague who was great when the chips were down a year ago. And then there was Mariam, a good time pal/Sis. Also not forgetting Jasline, my wonderful, positive thinking "Da-Jie". My BFF from sec school, Shaheeda, who is a teacher now (*gasps*). And my Cuz, Ju who is truly, truly a joy to talk to.

It was great fun texting them over the few hours today. Some replied almost immediately, while others took a bit of time to text a message back. No matter, I thank you guys who are my friends. Be it now or then. Thank you for the companionship when I didn't even think I needed it.

My friends, I remember you when you gave me that time to get to know you. I am grateful and thankful for the fact you made me a friend.

Cheers ! To all the friends you have out there, remember that they are friends for a reason. The reason being you !

Happy Friendship Day !

P/S: I know that today is NOT the official Friendship Day but why should we abide by a specific date when any day can be designated as a Friendship Day to celebrate your friends and the ties they bind ! :-)

Sun Dried, Fresh Smelling and Clean Laundry

A very good day to clear the laundry today. The sun was out in full force today and all three loads of my washing are dried to a crisp with the added bonus of the sun scent. Just the way clothes should be done!

This makes me happy and it is satisfying to do the housework. :-D

Stuffed Jalapenos

I'm sleepy.

Woke up super early this morning. Went to KFC for breakfast and tried the blueberry pancakes. Quite lovely. Wish there were more berries in the cakes, though. Heh. Dear was also quite keen in getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab after we stopped by the Samsung roadshow after my visit to the Singtelshop.

Sheets of rain fell in the afternoon today. Hence we cancelled the plans to go home for a free lunch. Instead we stayed in and played Fifa 2004 and Midtown Madness 2. I downloaded and installed the new Angry Birds Rio. Naturally I got addicted and used up all my phone battery charge. Ah wells..

We skipped lunch and had dinner straight. New item to try on the Botak's Favourites menu. Stuffed jalapenos! Coated jalapenos stuffed with cheese eaten with a tartar sauce dip. Spicy! Yummy! Try it! :-D

I'm sleepy.. *yawns*

Date!

I went on a date tonight.

Right now, we are having coffee and a natter at CoffeeBean. We decided to have dinner later after a walk just to get to know one another. He held my hand as we were walking and crossing the roads. I clung to his arm while avoiding the big wet puddles of water on the pavement.

We couldn't decide where to go for dinner initially. So, after much discussion of the food places, we decided to have Japanese. Before we had our dinner, we popped over to the library for a bit. Another way of getting to know each other. Our likes and dislikes of fiction and/or non-fiction reads.

Dinner was nice affair. We had ramen and udon each and shared some sushi and sashimi. Turns out to be a big fav, Japanese food. He suggested a movie after dinner was done but I decided we should have coffee and chat just to get to know each other even better.

Hahaha. And here I am blogging about the date that was not done yet! Anyways. I will keep you posted on how the date will end tonight. Maybe a tiny peck on the cheek? *winks*

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Crazy

Songwriters: Burton, Brian Joseph; Callaway, Thomas Decarlo; Reverberi, Gian Piero; Reverberi, Gianfranco

I remember when, I remember
I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space

And when you're out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much

Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly

And I hope that you are
Having the time of your life
But think twice
That's my only advice

Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you, who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control?

Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me

My heroes had the heart
To lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember
Is thinking, I want to be like them

Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little
It looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done

But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably


© CHRYSALIS MUSIC; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBL. RICORDI S R L; WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC INT'L LTD

Click on the title of the song at the top of the post to view the vid clip. Sorry I am not able to embed it from youtube so you guys need to click on the link to view. Watch it. Good vid!

WiFi me!

Got the new and faster connection set up at home today. Woo-hoo ! I'm finally WiFi-ed. Wired for sound, everywhere (almost) in the house. Woo-hoo !

Happy Birthday, Wawa!

Gave the ol' Sis a birthday lunch treat. Both Dear and I planned it quite well, I think. Wawa didn't expect anything so the surprise is even much sweeter !

May she and her family unit be blessed with health and wealth always. Insya Allah.

Express Thai Food

Where else but at Thai Express !!!

Dinner was a yummy Tom Yum Fish Soup. Although the soup was a tad bit salty and sour, it was nicely spiced and hot. Ahhhh ... Just what the doctor ordered for this cold, wet, drizzly evening. :-D

There is a humongous, mother of an ulcer at the back of my throat right now. Ouch !!!

Grrrrr ....

Lie In Sunday

I had always had plans to spend my weekends outdoors, doing outdoorsy type of things. But every weekend will pass by and I will stuck at home (by choice, mind you), watching the telly. The Big, Bad Telly !

The only outdoorsy things I get to do each weekend is hanging the laundry out if and when the weather permits. And sweeping the corridor outside the flat and tend to my pretty plants. Technically speaking, not my flat nor my plants. But I have grown to love them. The way they flourish when you water them daily, how I help the gotukola wound itself round the pot because it is a vine like plant and most of the time back in Sri Lanka, the plant grow free on the ground.

There was once when the plants I took care flourished so much that we had decided to use it as one of our dishes. It made me sad to have to retard and disrupt their growth but the plants were grown to be eaten and if they were not harvested, the leaves will turn yellow and die anyways. Although I was a bit cautious of eating the plants, once they were cooked, they seemed edible enough. So far, nothing had happened to us.

And so, my weekends are usually spent on the QT and being "housewifey". Sometimes it gets difficult because Dear tries his best to wriggle out of the chores and then the nagging starts. Haha.. Just like an old married couple.

Anyways, gotta hit the bed soon. Dear is calling me now. Ta ! :-)

Saturday Night (Fancy) Dinner

I had wanted to spend the day at home. Playing games on the XBOX or just mindlessly surfing the internet, clearing my inbox, playing online games or chatting with friends. Instead, we woke up late. Had a late lunch. And now we are off swanning to a fancy dinner at the behest of a friend. At the drop of a hat with not much of a warning, we agreed, succumbed to an emotional blackmail.

All in the name of friendship.

Ah wells.

Here's to an enjoyable time..

:-)

Movie Night !!!

Woo-hoo !

Two movies back to back ! Hop followed by Rio. Destination: GV Marina. Just left the office about 17 minutes ago. Mentally tired and drained, so a wee bit of entertaining sounds much fun. I am on the way to meet Dear as I am posting this. Mobile blogger, me !

Woo-hoo !

First Win & Bag Shopping

We won at the Stamford Bridge this morning. Hooray for The Devils ! Glory, glory Man United ! One leg in the door. So we just have to make sure we will not F it up. Oops ! I swore ! I will be banned for two posts. *ahakz*

And so we went bag shopping after dinner. Dear is soooooooooo happy with his purchase ! Hurrah !

Game On!

Big quarterfinal 1st leg at the Stamford Bridge. A must win encounter for a psychological edge. Glory, glory Man United!

Burning down the effigies!

The ideals and idea of work is so unrealistic. We think that our work place are the haven we seek because we work for the cash it brings in every month. We need to work because we have a life to live and people who depends on us. We have loans to pay and we have to put food on the table for which nothing is free.

We become jaded and we drag our feet every morning and every day of the work week. We want to do more than we can.

So. We have to make a stand. We have to demand that the effigies are burnt. Burn the unrealistic ideas and ideals!

Sleep is the Answer!

As with anything that I believe is that everything starts with the head. And so. Having a number of hours of sleep had somewhat settled the upset tummy. The tummy which had been starved and stuffed depending on which part of the week I'm in. And so. To make me pay attention to it, the tums-tums had decided that enough's enough.

Rebellion sets in and at 4.42 am this morning, it had decided an uprising. And it was a good one. I paid attention.

I did and that is why I had the number of hours of sleep. In the middle of the day. And now that I or rather the meds had calmed the rebelling tummy, I will not cause it to be alarmed no more.

"I hear 'ya!" says the Head.

"You'd better or else.." A threat not to be taken lightly. :-P

That just bites!

Not happy camper right now. To be so hopeful and then to have those hopes dashed and crashed.

So totally bites!

And not just for the Dear. Sri Lanka lost the match.. :'-(

Wicketed Out!

Watching a live cricket World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India. Sri Lanka was batting first and had set up a respectable run chase for India; to win the Indians must get 275 runs. And so the story is now that India is in the middle of their inning and they are 3 wickets down. Things are looking good for the Sri Lankans if they can get more wickets.

The key is now to get all out and win comfortably. With at least a couple of hours of game time left the deal is for me to stay and keep on watching the match. Good or bad! So to keep up my end of the deal, I will be watching. Watching to see more wickets!

By the way, Dear said there is no such term as "wicketed out". It's just "wicket". And that means out! :-)

Ugly - Sugababes

When I was 7
They said I was strange
I noticed that my eyes and hair weren't the same
I asked my parents if I was OK
They said you're more beautiful
And that's the way they show that they wish
That they had your smile
So my confidence was up for a while
I got real comfortable with my own style
I knew that they were only jealous cos

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you

There was a time when I felt like I cared
That I was shorter than everyone there
People made me feel like life was unfair
And I did things that made me ashamed
Cos I didn't know my body would change
I grew taller than them in more ways
But there will always be the one who will say
Something bad to make them feel great

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you

People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you

Everybody talks bad about somebody
And never realises how it affects somebody
And you bet it won't be forgotten
Envy is the only thing it could be

Cos people are all the same
(The same, the same)
And we only get judged by what we do
(What we do, yeah, yeah)
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
(Yeah, you)
So are you
So are you

People are all the same
(Oh, oh, oh)
And we only get judged by what we do
(What we do, yeah)
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
(Yeah, so are you)
So are you
So are you