Embraceable You

Have you wondered whose comments are you most affected by?
I mean, if the comments are from people whom I don't give two hoots about, they seldom bother me.

I didn't know I was offended by Val's comments about me putting on weight at the wrong places. She illustrated with crossed arms, holding her arms, telling me that I've put on weight at my face and arms. I didn't know i was offended until she apologised in a text message.
That was when i replied to the effect: "you ought to be sorry".
She has all the good intentions, for me to be healthy and not fat or flabby, but little does she know I do not need to be reminded. As it is, every time there's a family gathering, the first thing that people tell me will be how much weight I've either gained or lost. There is enough exposure out there to know that I am not the hot body in today's era. But that is according to the common standard that everyone consciously or unconsciously accepts.

Whatever the case, I couldn't sleep, not because I was still thinking about the matter but because my dinner was not digested and I was feeling too bloated while I lie in bed. So I decided to break the paint-set and paint a maiden picture with it. I titled it "Embraceable you"- to signify that we should embrace our bodies in whatever shape and size. Embrace it with love. The body in this message is depicted by a baby, because a baby will never go "oh, I'm too fat" or "oh, I'm too skinny". A baby is just delighted he has a body.

So there you go,,, Embraceable Me!

OMG! She's 35!

Val brought me an exquisite set of water colours, brushes and paintboards.
Oh, they are so pretty, they're almost precious.
I do hope I could come up with some nice paintings,,,, something I would love to dabble in soon.

My sis handmade this unique looking bear.

I have not thought of a name for it yet but it is decidely male.
Given her limited handy-skills, I think this bear is a feat for her. Thanks a lot!
It has my name & 2008 sewn on its two feet (paws). Cool.

Brendan gave me a year-long present.
That is, two piggy banks worth of gold coins.
This year, it amounts to $833.
I thought it would be something like $1200 but it was not so.
Nevertheless, this has become a yearly regime that I quite look forward to.

Earlier on, Bren had bought me a Samsung mobile phone for my BD.
It is a touch-phone, an i-phone wanna be.
Well, it looks alright and it is time to just keep up with new technology ocassionally.

Oh, and I received my bi-yearly $500 cheque from my insurance payout.
I used to be so excited with this event but this year, it was a little dampened as my mom who is out of a job needs more money and had asked for some from us. Well, it is only our duty to take care of her needs, it is just that I have to adjust to the higher demand nowadays.

Overall, I am happy to be 35, though I used to think that that is a terribly old age!
I could remember when I was 21, when I met any co-worker who was 35, I used to shriek, like OMG, she's 35!
Now that I'm 35, I don't feel a day older than 23. I wonder why.
(Oh, pardon me, I do feel physically older though. Like I've lost the confidence to SKATE BOARD!!!! How did THAT happen?!)

Hilltop

Val, my sis & cousin Janice came over and I brought them to Hilltop for dinner.
The view, though not spectacular since it is more industrial scene, is not too bad.
It was very chilly though. We couldn't stay at the viewing point for too long cos we were getting cold!

E50

My parent company won first place in the Enterprise 50 award and we had a celebration at Equinox- New Asia Bar on Friday.
View from the 71st floor is spectacular, that goes without saying.
The company must spent a bomb, given that the whole outlet was booked just for us.

Look at the huge champagn, I was so afraid the cork would fly at me!!

Everytime we have a party, I would be very envious of the people who could salsa, ballroom dance or disco rock.
They just seem to have a ball of the time, how sweaty fun is that.
It is said that you will not desire, have you not possess the potential to fulfill it.
This means that I could also dance ever so with such jest, I only need to go learn it.
Okay, trust me, this is something I wanna pursue. For me, disco rock will suffice.

I'll go get a dance instructor to give me a crash course.
I shall tell you about it next time when I can dance.

Casual Poet

Adeline brought me to Casual Poet Cafe the Friday before last.

It was nice catching up with her and seeing her nice wedding photo album.

Casual Poet Cafe is like a travelog, they also sell independently published books and CDs.
Everything you see there is non-mass market and individual pieces.

She also made me a birthday collage, and luckily, I could fit into the demin dress she bought for me also. She never forgets that I like green, and bought me a green clutch pouch too!

http://blog.casualpoet.com/

Many Warmings

Recently, I've been to several "warmings".

Cousin Suzan moved to her new home at Infinia near Novena / Newtown and had a house warming for relatives.
Cool view,, 24th floor. Her bed room has the best skyline. She said it is very therapeutic to just day-dream watching the sky & expressway. haha.

My supplier left the company he worked with for 20 yrs to set up his own.
Enough of dissatisfaction he had, and he told me it is a relief to be on his own now that he has a good control of how things should run.
I attended his office-warming last Saturday night,,, it was a a very very deep end at Tuas.
Some phone network on the mobile switched to M'sia zone, so you can imagine how far it really is. Brendan sent me there and decided to wait for me. oh,,, I felt so bad. I told him to join the BBQ but I guessed I wasn't persistent enough. Turned out that all the guests brought their spouses/children/siblings!! to the party. I admit I should have checked with the host if I could bring my husband. I ought to do better next time. =P

I will be attending Tim's office-warming this afternoon.
It is funny he timed the office warming to coincide with my sis' birthday.
Is it a 2-in-1 party? Probably not but we shall see....

Birthday comes Early

Now that I've given up on wanting an i-phone, I bought for myself an i-pod touch instead.

It is a fascinating appliance and has been entertaining so far.

I will treat this as a BD gift for myself.

Love-vine

I told you my blind-in-the-right-eye father-in-law will paint again.
See his latest paintwork. A heart-shaped dartboard look-a-like motif that frames his wedding photo, and the vines above. This is quite nice and I hope he will keep this at least for the year end festive season. Knowing his restlessness, I'll never know when this wall turns blank again.