vertigo: taking me to new heights

i've been on medical leave for two days now. vertigo attack again. this time the doctor has strongly advised me to take some R-E-S-T and drink my medication diligently. quoting him verbatim, 'i'm giving you everything, do your part: rest and fluids.' actually, i was very hesitant to take time off work coz i had a gazillion things to do. my doctor made me feel guilty by going on and on about how we should take care of our body and the repercussions if we don't. the last time i went to see a doctor about the same sickness, she didn't quite explain why i had it in the first place. she just prescribed meds that i ought to take. my newfound doctor explained the root cause of the sickness, i had a lot of fluid in my ears and my tonsils are swollen. i never even noticed these symptoms. anyways, i hope i feel better with all the meds he's prescribed me. i certainly hate waking up feeling like the room is swirling.

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last wednesday, i had dinner with uni peeps. we ate at Marche. twas my first time there. just loved the theme! we then headed to brotzeit afterwards. Drew had his 1L mug of german weisbier. the mug was just adorable. you see, i have this thing for beer glasses or mugs & mats. i started collecting them when i lived in poland. i have all kinds of sizes and shapes but..... i don't have any 1L mug yet! now i'm hell bent on adding that to my collection. brotzeit, beware a mug thief is on her way!!!! hehe.

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since i was 'resting' today, i decided to cook tuna pasta for lunch. it's been a loooong time since i last cooked pasta (the last was when I still lived in taman jurong). i did my laundry soon after and had a nice long relaxing shower! i really can't shake off the housewifey side of me. since i still had so much time on my hands, i asked my roomies if they wanted to stroll and picnic at east coast. it's literally just across the road from our condo complex. much to my surprise, our landlord had already taken the key for the private gate just right behind our block (we've asked him for months now). without the key, we had to go around the whole stretch of lagoon view and laguna park. this time it was only a 10-min stroll. thanks to clarence for making our east coast park visits so much easier. armed with books, shawls and gadgets we enjoyed the late afternoon picnic-ing by the beach, observing hundreds of NS men marching in the area (while also picking out, in Ruby's vocab, cute "kublai khan" descendents. in layman's term, cute chinese guys) , swapping stories and admiring the beautiful sunset.

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despite the vertigo problem... what a beautiful day it has been. i felt rejuvenated.

c'est la vie!

of little things that amuse oneself

it's getting late and i'm obviously still stuck in the office. HP, HP, HP.... it's about the only thing that's occupying my spacious brain right now. i'm extremely exhausted, but as the singaporeans would say, 'what to do lah? must work wat.' so here i am, typing away... the only temporary escape i have from the mundaneness of everyday worklife are these two brightly colored cartoon toys which i rightly placed under my monitor. power puff girl (i dunno which one of them exactly) and didi (from dexter's lab) never fail to amuse me in times of stress. mapet got them from McDonald's happy meal. since they look so adorable i couldn't resist to bring them as the artsy fartsy deco for my office desk. everytime i set my eyes on them, i am reminded that there is so much more outside work like taking delight in life's simple pleasures! i admit that i am a child at heart! it's not something to be embarassed about. it is one way of keeping my age at bay.

oh well, let me just get back to staring at my two li'l toys. i need my temporary stress relievers =)

true blooded pink sisters

only friends since birth can get away with these things...

well, just a background...i've been friends with these bratinellas since 'electric youth' was the in thing. it's inevitable to bond over pink uniforms and boys. and this year we are celebrating our 10th year anniversary since secondary school graduation! who would've thought that it's been 10 long years since we graced the four corners of lourdes' classrooms. from cdo to singapore and to wherever we will be 10 years from now.. =)



- laugh at you when you trip or fall, then help you out.
- curse right on your face
- make fun of you at your worst state
- reminisce about the same old stories with the same enthusiasm as it was first told
- remember all your grammatical mistakes & publish/ announce it as the next SOA (state of the nation address) or worse yet... immortalize it on a tombstone
- declare that your boy toy looks like a monkey or a tambay
- relives all your bloopers to the point of embarassment (and you can't even defend yourself)
- and of course, stick it out with you through thick and thin, near or far, happy or sad, famine or abundance. lol.

i guess this should be the motto when with them: no pretentions, you are your shitty self.

a tigidig weekend

i never knew horseback riding could be soooo much fun until i tried it last weekend. i discovered that i had a bit of an 'equestrienne' in me. needless to say, despite almost falling off the horse & getting sunburn, i managed to have heaps of fun! the countryside/ ranch setting, super yummy western meals and a wacky bunch of friends were the perfect icing on the top.

here's a peek at my tigidig weekend... maybe another one soon?!?