So I thought my schedule couldn't get busier but it's about to.
Not that I can't prevent it from getting busier
but it's for a greater good.
And I am kinda looking forward to it :)

I am also looking forward to a long break next week :)
It's the June holidays!
I'm only going to be getting about a week off the whole June but it's good enough for me.
4 days to the long long LONG weekend :)

Yesterday was a very spit-filled day at work.
both my kids were crying a whole lot and drooling buckets..
like LITERALLY.
and I have one head banging kid so drool plus swinging head is not exactly a very good combination.
I woke up feeling a little blah
and by the end of work I wanted to crawl into a hole and just stay there.
So after having some well earned lunch at about 5.30,
I took a relatively long hot shower and went right to bed.
I was asleep by 7.
I woke up at about 1.30am and felt slightly better.
But there was a lizard at my window making a whole lot of noise.
So I crawled out of bed and hit the window a couple of times
then went back into bed.
watched a couple of tv shows then went back to sleep, all the way till 8 in the morning.
I feel a little lethargic but that's probably because I slept so much
I can't believe it's only Wednesday!
I have dinner appointments the rest of the week..
not that I dislike meeting up with friends
but I always make bad decisions and somehow manage to have all the meetings on the same week.
I'm quite a homebody so I need time at home.
this weekend, I am going to stay at home as much as I can.
It's going to be 'no' to all shopping and chilling out.
just for this week.

Messed up.

I've been having a whole bunch of really ridiculous and upsetting dreams lately :(
I hope it stops because it really affects my mood for the next couple of days or so.
I know it's just a dream and all
but somehow that fact doesn't really make a very big difference to the way I feel.
You know how they say dreams are a reflection of what goes on in your unconscious mind?
If that's true, I'm really quite messed up inside.

Blessing List

This week, I feel a little worn out and a little upset that I didn't have my usual Slack Saturday.
And not only had more than half my Saturday been stolen, Q has a meeting after church tmw so our usual Sunday together routine has been disrupted :(
So I am going to do a little blessing count to make me feel a little more optimistic about the week.

So here goes:
1. convincing my parents to change the sofa :)

2. A public holiday on Tuesday
3. Free night's stay at a hotel on Vesak Day
4. Spending the whole day with Q on Tuesday :D
5. Getting a slight tan
6. Janelle getting promoted to nursery
7. Surviving a really difficult day at work on Thursday
8. Britanni winning ANTM :)

I guess it wasn't so bad after all :)

Resorts world

Went for a short staycation as they call it..
XY managed to score us a hotel room for free in Festive Hotel in Resorts world Sentosa,
Which allowed us to enjoy Vesak day to the fullest :)
We not only got a free one night's stay at the hotel!
We also were given free passes for the monorail from vivocity to Sentosa,
$250 cash vouchers to use at various restaurants in RW,
and three tickets for complimentary parking in RW :)
awesome X awesome.

So early on Tuesday we headed down to Sentosa,
bummed at the beach till lunch,
got majorly burnt,
checked in,
had yummy Italian stone oven pizza for lunch paid for by amazing cash vouchers,
bummed some more at the hotel pool,
took the monorail to vivocity for dinner,
had amazing liu sha bao from Bosses for dinner (yum),
said goodbye to Q because he had to work early the next morning and couldn't stay over :(
went back to RW
was amazed by Candylicious which is HUGE,
managed to catch a glimpse of FIREWORKS :D
and then retired for the night with trashy shows on cable tv.

I would love to spend every Public holiday this way..
Minus the saying good bye to Q part..
but I guess it's inevitable.

In other news...

O Watch by Tokujin Yoshioka

So neat!
I want!

Boyfriend Plus.

This marks the end of the first week with both Q and I working.
I have to say that I never thought he would start work the week after his exams..
Like RIGHT AFTER.
talk about hardcore enthu.
But he's had a extremely good attitude towards his work
and he hasn't been complaining about the absence of a rest period after his exams.
CONGRATS Q! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU :)

It feels very different.
We end our days earlier because he has to wake up very early every morning..
Weekends are all the more precious to both of us
and it feels a little strange when I meet him for dinner and he's all decked out in smart work wear while I flop around in a tank top, shorts and flip flops (MY work wear).
Our working environments are SO different..
Even when I was with a company, I never wore pencil skirts and heels..
I could still wear tights and flip flops.
I don't think I'll ever have a pencil skirt-heels job.
Too painful and uncomfortable.

Anyway, it feels like we are in a totally new phase of our lives.
It's exciting and new but it also takes some getting used to.
But it's nice to both be earning our keep and no longer depending on our parents for our 'monthly salary'.
I guess I've been in this phase for more than a year already.
But it just feels different to have Q be in the same position..
Although he hasn't actually got pay YET :P
AND now that he has moved from 'student' to 'working adult', I feel like I've gotten a boyfriend upgrade.
Not that he wasn't already awesome enough before ;D

Grey

Q and I went to Ikea today for dinner and walked around the store after dinner (how can you not) .
And I pointed out that grey was an awesome colour for a sofa although Q said a warmer colour would be better.
But I have this sudden obsession with the white-grey combination.
Although white is probably the worst colour to have because it stains and discolours so easily..
And especially if you are talking about furniture since you keep that item for years on average..
And it's probably ten times worse if you have kids.
But I love the heather grey and white combo.
I think it has a neat and clean feel to it...

via Design Milk

ok.. I guess there isn't that much in this room in the first place..
but still.

Elections 2011

Tomorrow is going to be quite an eventful day for Singapore..
PAP is FINALLY being contested to a significant extent..
And the contest is quite good this time :)
I'm really excited to see the outcome of it all..

My dad keeps going on and on about how I am forgetting who brought us this far...
Something about killing the chicken who laid the golden eggs...
He even told his whole cell group that I am for the opposition party and that I am forgetting my forefathers or something to that extent..
A lot of 'HOW can she even do this'
Like I have forsaken my family and rebelled against all my principles.
Intense ttm.
Q and I joke about it a lot because it really is very funny how my vote is suppose to be my personal choice and a secret..
But I'm being chastised for even considering the opposition
My dad assumed I'm for the opposition just because I told him he has to look at both sides and not just base his decision on what was 20 years ago.
Somehow I think my dad's attitude and actions have increased my bias against the PAP.
Both our parents are definitely pro PAP.
Q's mom told me to forgive balakrishnan for busting the budget for YOG and just vote for them.
hahaha..

I'm not that sure.
I agree Singapore is pretty awesome compared to her neighbours.
I agree we are a really great country and our leaders have done well.
But I really don't like that I will be stuck with a housing loan for the next 35 years or so from just buying an HDB...
Maybe my children will have to continue to pay my loan after I die if I even try to afford a condo.
I don't like that money is spent to produce a song that is remembered for a lame 'oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah, HEY!'
While that same amount could have helped children with learning disabilities such as Autism.
I guess one very good thing about the PAP is that because they don't help children with learning disabilities enough, I have this awesome job.
Exciting times ;)

nightmares

Sometimes I do the the most irrational thing like allow a stupid nightmare spoil my entire day.
Last night I had the most horrible nightmare ever
I was quite tired the entire day because I woke up at 5am this morning due to the nightmare and didn't really fall back to sleep.
Lay down in the afternoon but didn't really want to nap because I was scared a similar nightmare might occur
finally fell asleep for a bit because I was really too tired.
I told Q about the dream and he tells me it isn't real.
I know.
But it felt so real
and I can't seem to get it out of my head :(
It just keeps playing in my mind like a horrible memory.
I'm still a little scared of closing my eyes.