And i spent money again!

not for myself k. Was out looking for dresses for Pumpkin and lo and behold, the shop that I had been religiously eyeing had to close on a Saturday! Sigh. I went there in the rain ok - Pumpkin i tried! You have to wait til the next time already i guess.

ended up going to the shop BESIDE and bought 2 tops for Ma. very nicely embroidered. It's funny why i never flinch when it's buying things for loved ones. it's in USD. don't even ask me how much. Just that i will prob think for a few weeks before parting with the money if it was for myself.

ok. fine. i did buy a ring. and a scrunchy. 2. ok fine, 4.

but it was only 1 buck each! usd tho.

IBox135

My favourite spot in this ice cream parlour with attractive pink tables and flowery paintings, is the extreme corner beside the window. The name itself is subtly misleading as I kept remembering the address as 135 when it's actually 133 Hai Ba Trung, though it's literally next door anyway. Come if you drop by HCMC.

I have never tried the ice cream here, for irony's sake. But i'm not a fan naturally. It just gives serenity. Perhaps everytime i'm here, it'll be the last day before I return home. Everytime i'm here, this corner is always available. Everytime i'm here, it'll be before one of the very slight breaks I can take in between a long one. Or ones this time.

I came here to do my usual. But I am distracted this time. I couldnt take my eyes of Twilight. I am mesmerised by Edward Cullen, intrigued by Isabella Swan. I think i'll name my future son Edward. Cant decide if Isabella's too much of a mouthful for Ma though.

Chub switches between being sanguine to baleful recently.

Happiness always sets in naturally when L calls. I can tell myself, when I start gushing in our limited time what I did today, whether i farted or not. Smiles set in when images of my loved ones flash across randomly. Was simply clicking on all past pictures in my battled laptop and i couldnt help cracking up. Some even made me laugh out loud, only to induce self-consciousness immediately when there was no usual human-like responses within the 4 walls of my elusive hotel room. ( i swear i will faint if there is any anyway)

Reading Twilight's an enjoyment too. I will not be writing this if not for my logical self winning the mental debate on whether my eyes are too strained or not. Already, I cannot stare properly at breakfast. Yesterday's night marathon reading left me slightly cross-eyed. I suspect though that this unusual logical win is also because of the current development of the story i'm getting to. Bella is now being persued by The Tracker. And who says staring at the computer makes it better!

and so I stared out of the window. and was prompted. I am one soulful being who likes to think - albeit not the very sane thoughts mostly. and i now think as i type.

I am not sure i'm ready, to be honest. MY says she believes i am. but am i? yes i'm a leo, but not the extreme typical type. Just typical. i love to be the centre of attraction, but only when i'm comfortable. Not the other way round like for extreme ones. I know i like to lead, but only when i'm confident. Am i now? I dun even know how to breakdown the annual report! (and i just don't have the zest of life right now to re-pick up my Ten Day MBA).

i'm thinking hard. so hard i dun wanna click on Overseas Trip and start entering my report. I just want to think. hard. how will I restructure? how can we re-arrange? how do I allocate? how will i be? maybe HH is right. The fact lies that i'm young. 5 years is not a long corporate life.

It'll work out fine i guess. it always had been. I'm the kind who responses. after all, moving up at such speed over the years must have desensitized me quite a bit. But somehow this time's different. I'm getting the feeling of crossing over from Sec to JC all over. This is a huge jump.

i'm suddenly very aware.

The Doraemon Story

Once upon a million times, Chub was on the plane to Vietnam and got bored as usual. Suddenly she remembered a prized possesion in her bag.

Tata! It's a box of Doraemon Chewys!

WOW. there's even a Shiny Card. How COOL is that???
Chub opens the wrapper.
Mmm. YUMMY!

Thank you Auntie! ;)

L's Place

I Came. I Saw. I Conquered.

i must admit my 10.9 secs ride was expensive.

7 storeys.

Chub's brave!

Chub's Dior from L

Lohei 2009

a pittance 3 all coz of my travels. but ma n pa were sweet. Happy Chap Go Meh. =)

high high high high. woohoo.

I love Samuel, Daniel and Amiel. =)

spent my CNY visiting, and then went mambo, wala2, played tennis, had steamboat with some of the Gang, adjourned to play cards at Mel's house. and today's already Sunday.

Colleague's wedding later on at noon. Was quite surprised initially that I was invited. not that i dun get along with them, but i had all along purposefully maintained a distance. Only that rare 2 that I categorise to be in between frens and work partners. nonetheless, weddings are always joyous hence i'm pretty delighted and surely make it.

the band at Wala2 in HV was pretty good. I probably can enjoy more if i was more familiar with the English songs, but my fav is still the Jay Chou number that the indian singer belted out. he was pretty superb, not missing a beat nor biting on that pronounciation.

9 days break gone like that. i havent washed those basket of clothes plus the makeup sponges. i need to do it today. really quite fan jian, always choosing to do things under time-pressed conditions.

i'm longing to learn something new. and it has to tie in with my schedule. but i already know what i want to learn.

i guess i'll see most of the peeps properly only in April..