My nose is still extremely congested.
So two more days of MC which means the total work day i had this week is: 1.
Its crazy to be sick for so long.
It also means i will miss the CNY lunch for staff tomorrow.
And the internal/external transfer meeting which is always interesting.
But by hook or by crook i am dragging myself to watch alegria tomorrow.
Even if i have to go there wearing a paperbag with two cut out holes for eyes.

Man! That's some cool submarine that Captain Nemo have.

I wonder if its the new year... but it seems that i am falling ill quite frequently these days.

Doctor say that i have bronchitis.
He also mildly rebuked me for not seeing the doc during the weekend when my symptoms started.
Well, as if i can tell a difference between a take-two-panadol-flu and bronchitis.
Actually i still cant tell the difference. Perhaps its a more serious form of viral flu?
In any case, the medication to open up my windpipe makes my hand tremour slightly.
Maybe that's why i am making so many typo mistakes today.

Realization no. 36:

I really shouldn't eat rich chocolate cake when i am having a sore throat.

Having a sore throat and been running a fever on and off the last two nights.
Parents leaving in the morning.
Suddenly i wish at least mom would stay behind and take care of me for a while.
To quote my cousin: "Just pretend like it is london."
Duh.

Awfully Chocolate's Chocolate cake taste fabulous.
It is alot like Lana's Chocolate cake but with more of the chocolate fudging thing.
YUM.
Thanks kids. :D

I had a funny phone call today which made me laugh.
My nieces and nephews want to buy me a cake.
The only problem is that they don't know how to go since they are only 3yrs to 7yrs old.
Hence, i am suppose to go buy one for myself and collect money from them later.

Ah kids.

Realization no. 35:

Sometimes i am not sure i know how to be a friend.

20:02 20.02.2002 came and gone.
Nothing special happened at that moment.

"every minute, second is special, since each moment only exist once."

My cat must be one year old by now.
I found him outside my house last April while he was still a kitten.
He was so energetic then.
He has become more sedated.
He seldom chew on my things now or even attempt to "sneak attack".
In fact he is becoming more and more like the big fat lazy cat that i have always wanted.
He also grew more affectionate and will always cuddle up to me, waiting for me to pat him when i come home, before running off to do his own thing.
My cat likes to watch me whenever i am at the sink brushing my teeth.
He also likes to drink straight from the tap and sleep in the sink during a hot day, as it is the coolest surface around.
Sometimes we can have a conversation and he will answer to what i am saying with a "meow".
He became less destructive in general but no less curious.
He is still helping me to kill off small cockroaches but is still afraid of the crows outside.
He will sleep all afternoon if i let him but this is also the best time for me to rub his tummy.
Everyday i wake up and he will be right beside me.
On weekends, he will nudge me up and give me little nibbles because he wants his breakfast.
But these days, he let me sleep in much later and is usually just contented to paw my face gently.

I guess what i really want to say is, i realized i would climb the dumb roof for him again any day.

Like i was saying, sometimes i do things without thinking first.
I do that with words sometimes too.

The irony of it all is, my house doesn't have any water tanks.

I did a stupid thing tonight and climbed up the roof of a 3 storey house.

My cat slipped out of my room and out my balcony climbing up the steep (more than 45degrees) roof and disappeared.
I was frantic looking for it and then heard it meowing from the far side of the house (over the roof apparently).
I was so worried thinking it could be stuck somewhere near the watertank.
And before i would think twice, i climbed up the room with my back against the roof, inching my way up the roof tiles slowly on my butt and pushing myself up with my bare feet.
It was only halfway up when i noticed how high up i am and how strong the wind was.
No one could possibly have seen me going up since it was already late. The skies look dark and cloudy.
In fact it looked like it was going to rain pretty soon. And when i looked down, it was almost a sharp drop downwards.
If i didn't lean back and push against the tiles with my feet, i could have drop straight onto my balcony (if i am lucky) or bounce off the house althogether.
Suddenly i am grateful that my house is covered in those red rough ceramic tiles than those smooth ones.
For a moment i couldnt decide to inch down or up to the roof top edge where the antennas were.
Just at that moment, i heard my cat meowing behind me.
Looking alittle stunned as well. And he started to inch his way down towards my balcony one paw by one paw.
Stopping from time to time to look and wait for me as i followed him.
I think he must have heard me meowing to him as i was edging my way up and he came answering the call.
It took me 15minutes to get up and another 15 to get down.
I was shaking by the time i got down safely on two feet on my balcony.
The rest of me turned into jelly.
I think ruski was alil shaken as well since he let me hug him without struggling and was meowing quite piteously.

I still can't believe i did that.
It was a stupid thing to do and i could have fallen off.
Lucky for me, all i got was jelly legs and sore feet.
But i am glad that in any case ruski is safe.

hmm gold90.5fm plays pretty nice old jazz stuff.
thank god i don't have to suffer another day of love songs from class95.

my cat is looking at me expectantly
i wonder what does he want

burgers and fries
on our valentines

i am glad it was with you.

reunion dinner this year was not bad. we have the usual dishes that mom likes to cook on such occasions. pig intesting soup, abalone, chicken, duck etc.
Then everyone sit around talking about family stuff before waiting for midnight when there would be a round of angbao exchanges.
I would say that my loot this year wasn't too bad. But considering i gave a big angbao to my parents and brothers meant basically i still made a "loss".
Even though i am not married yet, i guess it is expect of one who has started to work to give parents angbaos as some token of appreciation. That said, younger siblings should also get one as some sort of encouragement or seen as showing a good example to the young. But i think it makes everyone happy in the end. And that's what matters. Guess the youngest bro is the luckiest this year with everyone else giving him angbao since he is still schooling. *chuckles*

Happy horsey new year everyone!

Strange.
How come icq add user cannot work?
Hmm. Abit tedious transfer files from one laptop to the other.
Ah. And setting up the system to one that i comfy with takes time.
But i guess it is worth it. :D

Tomorrow is chinese new year's eve already.
So fast.
But i doubt it will be very much festive around my house since we don't have much relatives to go visiting or will come visiting.
Well, at least we will have a short holiday from work.
Didn't buy any new year clothes.
Wonder what to wear on the 1st day.
Guess it doesnt matter since i am not going to go anywhere.
Heh heh.

My dad exchanged his new sony vaio laptop with my 4yr old ancient toshiba 330cdt.
Joy oh Joy!
hehehe hurrah for dad.
Now busy trying to transfer files from one laptop to another.
What a nice new year present.
Don't have angbao also nevermind already. *chuckles*

Helped with making the pineapple tarts.
Doesnt taste half bad but the pastry is alil crumbly.

Alegria on my birthday.
Thank you.
xx

Realization no 34:

It is entirely possible to love someone a little more after fighting with them.

Been sick for a while.
Everyone else is taking a turn at having MCs down in school.
Everyone from the teachers to the kids to the parents.
3 kids passed away in the last week and a half.
Things can get pretty depressing sometimes.

So much things to prepare all of a sudden.
Need to go get some of those chinese new year decorations like ying liu and mandarin oranges.
Also must get all the ingredients for making pineapple tarts such as butter and pineapple.
I have not bought any new year clothes yet as well.
And i have about 6 days more to do all that.
Boy, am i glad my mom is around.

So fast, another chinese new year.
Come to think of it, my brother will be 24 this year since he is a "horse".
That would make me... *gasp* way pass quarter of a century.
I must be really tired.
I am already feeling old.

Parents are finally back.
Good and bad for me.
Good that there are more people in this big house (hence more ren qi) and of cos, all the goodies my mom will prepare.
Bad is that, inevitably, my mom will somehow get on my case.
Sigh... Ah, parents will be parents.