Morning thoughts

The current haze situation has shown that there are too many keyboard warriors around, with many of them giving their complaints and views online, especially on Facebook. 90% of the time they are slamming the government, lamenting about the "incompetence" of the government, on the perceived "slow" response on the government's part, about why the government isn't doing anything to alleviate the situation, on why the government is or is not doing this and that......

Come on, cut the government some slack. You're not sitting in their position, you don't know what they are going through, you don't what difficulties they are facing on their end and you don't know what they are actually already doing. You're just holed up in your room or office jabbing away at your keyboard typing out these complaints.

It's always easier to complain and whine I guess. Instead of jumping the gun and being quick to point fingers, whatever it is, let's have more objectivity in our lives.

The dreaded haze

The haze doesn't seem to be abating one bit. The PSI hit a new high of 400 this morning at 11am.
It is still terribly hazy outside when I look out of the window. Everrything seems shrouded in smoke and dust.

I'm on MC yesterday and today though I am still clearing some work at home. Throat's a little scratchy and nose feels stuffy and blocked from time to time.

The heat's terrible as well and I have a headache right now. A dull ache that extends to my neck muscles.

I hope this doesn't affect the little one in me. And I seriously hope the air clears up a little by the time I get back to work next Monday.

My Special K

It was a long and busy weekend even though I was on leave on Monday. Everyday was somehow filled with activities and/or running errands. I was tired, grumpy at times even. 

Through it all, K was with me. Whether literally by my side or simply fetching me here and there. 

Thank you baby for taking care of me. Muacks! 

Happy lunch

Finally met up with TH for lunch today. It’s been almost 6 months since we last had lunch, even though we work quite near each other. Partly due to my work commitments earlier this year and then after that I couldn’t really stomach eating outside for the last two to three months.


Am happy for him. I think his relationship is going the right way.

And we all like this particular girl very much. She’s mature, very kind and thoughtful, independent enough, secure and definitely more stable/steady than his previous girlfriends.

Wonder if we’ll hear wedding bells ringing soon? Sure hope so!


p/s: the salted fish and minced meat rice at Crystal Jade was lovely!

Classic Conversation

I called out to our helper this morning. I knew she was on the 2nd floor while I was on the 3rd.


Me: Minah…?
She: Yes?
Me: Can you come up here for awhile please?
She: Ok.
Me: You come up now ok…..
She: Ok…
Me: *waits for 10seconds*
She: Mam, where are you? I don’t know where you are....
Me: *Sigh* I asked you to come up right? Where else could I be but upstairs? 3rd floor?
She: Oh ya…

Piling On

It’s been 13 years since I last crossed the 52kg mark. I’ve been sub-50kg since 2000.
On 1 June, I was 52kg.
On 8 June, I was 52.8kg

And this morning on 12 June, I am 53.4kg!!

Wah…1.5kg within 2 weeks. Am I supposed to be putting on weight at such a fast rate now??

Wow

I woke on Sunday morning and got on Facebook. I had been added to a long FB chain of messages, the first of which had been posted in mid-April. 

I spent the next half an hour trawling through everything and realized that this was a bunch of my old primary school classmates from my primary 6 class. 

I couldn't even recognize half of them and forgot that they existed till this message came up. Apparently they, about 17 of them, had met up on Saturday evening for a gathering but by the time someone found and added me, it was already Sunday. 

Huge blast from the past. 

I've not seen 99% of them for 21 years. Let alone speak to them. 

While I am curious, I am not very excited. I don't know, maybe I didn't really enjoy primary school that much. Like how I'm not close to my JC class at all too.  

Should I start eating ginkgo??

My smart cells are going to the little one in my belly. My own store of smart cells seems to be depleting. Case in point:

I got into the lift today at the 12th floor, intending to go down to the ground floor so I could get lunch. When I got in, I started jabbing at the button labelled "12"  and wondering why the hell it did not light up. 

By the time it dawned on me that I WAS on level 12 going downstairs, the rest of the folks in the lift were staring quizzically at me. 

I didn't know where to hide and just shuffled silently to a corner.....so embarrassing! 

Vestiges of time

We’re already into June, the middle of the year. Before we know it, we’ll be inching towards the end of the year soon.

Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years. Time flies so quickly it is terrifying at times.

So treasure what you have in the present. But of course let’s look towards the future at the same time. J

Aunties

Two aunties saw me in office last Thursday and spoke to me.

Auntie A: Wah, promoted liao ah? Gong Xi Gong Xi!
Auntie B: Ya ya, gong xi ni! Congrats!
Me: Huh?
Auntie A: *points to my belly* Pregnant right? Promoted liao lor!
Auntie B: Now mother liao mah! So "promoted" lor!
Both Aunties: *starts cackling with laughter and poking each other on the arms*
Me: Ohhhhh....hahahha. Thank you thank you!


Aunties. They can be so cute sometimes.

The Buying Has Begun

After several weeks of doing research and also some procrastinating, the buying has begun. Between last weekend and this weekend, I've easily spent $1,600 buying things in preparation for the arrival of the little one.

It's been a fun time trying to gather and buy all these things from various places. Both online and in person.

More spending to come definitely. :)

Am touched as well that some sponsorships are coming in from family and friends lol...:)

Onward we go!

Woot!

After submitting a sub-standard piece of paper to my boss and getting nagged at as a result, I promised myself some weeks ago that I would not slacken anymore and will make sure I develop good drafts again. Afterall, writing clear and simple yet structured papers is something I feel is one of my stronger points.
I submitted a paper to my boss yesterday and he came back with a comment “Michelle, good draft!”
Yay, I did it! I got my mojo back!
Lol simple joy..:D

A leopard never changes its spots

I have an ex-colleague who has the habit of giving last minute excuses and not turning up for gatherings.

Nevertheless, I still invited him to my wedding last year and was extremely peeved when he did not turn up at the last minute even though he had told me he "would definitely be there". He did not even have the decency to inform me and only wrapped a cursory angpow which he got another ex-colleague to drop into my angpow box. He left me with an empty seat at the table. Nary a squeak from him. Is even an SMS so difficult to send out to inform me that you can't come? I thought that was very irresponsible of him.

When another ex-colleague was preparing for her wedding (which happened to be last Saturday), she asked me if she should invite him. I told her my reservations about doing so and cited the numerous instances he'd bailed out on us at the last minute. She said she'd give it a thought but eventually, she still invited him. "Paiseh to invite his good friend and not him...." she told me.

And what do you know?

He did exactly the same thing to her as he did to me.

Like a Balloon

I am literally feeling FULL of myself haha.
My bloating over these last two days has been phenomenal. I think it’s easily added two inches to my girth. And as such, it’s caused me to be a much smaller eater than usual. I couldn’t even finish my bowl of yong tau fu yesterday. Simply couldn’t take in much food. I hope today will be better!

The boss

Whenever we submit papers to our boss, he usually wants it in hard copy so he can physically edit it. He'd then pass it back to us so we can amend our soft copies and then submit them to the bigger bosses. 

I submitted a paper to him last week. He had made his edits to the paper and wanted me to send him the soft copy so he could help me amend.

In his words "In your condition now, I'll try to help you whenever I can"

But I told him it's still my job and I would do it. It's just editing papers, simple task. 

Lol so touched by his offer to help lah. This grumpy old man has his soft side too hahaha.

I feel so privileged lol. 

Buying

The buying has begun. More purchases to come next week. And in the upcoming weeks/months.

My dear pockets, hang in there! Don't go bust on me!! 

P/s: I'm utterly grateful too for the kind and generous gifts, donations and support (both monetary, intellectual and in kind) so far....:) couldn't ask for more! I feel blessed and am very thankful! 

Catching up

I attended an ex-colleague's wedding dinner yesterday. Both she and her husband were from LHUB as well and needless to say, a large number of guests were Lhubbers as well, both past and present. 

It was great meeting up with a number of them and I'm touched that some easily recognized me even though we were not that close last time and I'd not seen them for at least 6 years. 

It felt good catching up with them, kinda felt like one big family all over again lol. 

Good Saturday evening!

Great Friday!

Call me emotional but I sorta shed tears of joy yesterday.

Because I went to see Granny. After awhile of being with her, I asked her who I was and she managed to mouth the syllables of my name. I was so happy I told her "Good!" And gave her two thumbs up. She grinned and chuckled in return.

I'm not sure if she registered it fully in her mind but I took her hand and laid it on my belly and made a patting motion. When I let go, she continued patting and felt my belly from left to right and then left again. She was nodding and staring at me. I told her it was her great-grandchild and she nodded as well. I hope she really understood me. 

It has really been several months that I've managed to visit her at a time when she's feeling more alert and not in a dazed groggy state. 

Great Friday!

Growth

There must have been a growth spurt. Because within this week alone, at least 5 or 6 colleagues from other divisions asked me about how I was doing and how far along I am lol.

Comin' Home

A buzz and a tingle in the air
I'm a hoppin' and a boppin'
And a swishin' and a twirlin'
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Come a flippin' through my ears
As I patiently await
Toe a tappin'
For tonight
When the King comes arrivin'