Wednesday, August 30, 2006

The weekends of last week were wonderful, and fulfilling. I managed to accomplish a few things which I haven’t been doing. Favorite past times and hobbies are a bother when it comes to the exclusion of long holidays. And yet they have proven to be rewarding when you have accomplished them.


People die, but books never die.

I read Red Lily by Nora Roberts and am once again fascinated by her works. The author imbues a delicious subtle sense of menace into the plot, and creates an irresistible romantic suspense. Red Lily revolves around the revenge of The Harper Bride, the ghost of Amelia, a mistress kept by the rich and affluent Reginald Harper during the 1890’s. It was like walking from death towards love. I was thoroughly overwhelmed by the living influence of literature. Then after I was through with the novel, I felt empty (it’s always that empty feeling, like you have walked out of someone’s life) but satisfied.


She who knows how to laugh at herself will never cease to be amused. :)

Sunday was a hell of craze and fun. Enthusiastic about the comical yet stirring My Lovely Samsoon, my sis and I bought its DVDs. Earlier then, an episode of this Korean drama in Channel U had us hooked and we simply couldn’t tolerate with the agonizing an-episode-per-day-during-weekdays thingy. So we grabbed a set of the drama from Laser Flair. My Lovely Samsoon was so great I can’t remember when was the last time (ever since Meteor Garden) that I was addicted to a drama series.

Contrary to the title, My Lovely Samsoon is not about a lovely lady named Sam Soon. Instead, Sam Soon is an obese, clumsy pastry chef who isn’t afraid to give you a good once over (even in public) if you ever stepped on her tail. No man would find her attractive but Sam Soon is such a comedic terror that you are tempted to tag along with her trials and tribulations. The amazing part is watching how this gorgeous guy with a considerably inflated ego gets drawn to Sam Soon, someone who does not even fit in the bill of his ideal partner. And it makes you think, isn’t this better than the typical handsome-hunk-and-beautiful-girl coupling?

Will Singapore sink on the 11th of September this year and never rise from the waters again?

I am not looking forward to going to work during the month of September. How to travel with ease with 16,000 aliens of different tongues marching into Suntec City? This is plain shit and a pain in the ass. That aside though, life still goes on despite the doubly congested traffics and crowds that’s gonna happen. Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead anyway. Nish told me that every morning when she goes to work, she has to miss a few trains before she can squeeze into one. And the doors always brush passes her nose when sliding to close. Hopefully her nose doesn’t get stuck in the middle of the doors in days to come.

Another good thing that happened during the weekends was I finally got to pre-order Jay’s new album! It would be out in stores on the 8th of September and I’m controlling my urge to listen to his new music! Cos if I don’t, I wouldn’t have the mood to work, just like I am controlling myself not to let my mind wander off to My Lovely Samsoon.

However, the best thing that happened on Sunday was having lunch at Delifrance with my parents and sis. Ever since Dad got sick, we have not been dining out as a family. The three of us are trying to help him recover the many kilograms he has lost but it doesn’t seem quite successful to-date. Other than the black hair, he looks like the age of my Grandpa. You tend to get the impression that my Mum is my Dad’s daughter while my sis and I are his grandchildren. May God restore him back to health and return him his youth.

... seen through it and moved on.