Of shortbreads, chocolates and waistline expansion...

'Tis the season...'

To indulge?!?

Have been stuffing face with chocolates and yummilicious cookies, courtesy of hampers (high-class ones from Marks & Spencers and Harrods!!! which, inevitably, are 'gone in 60 seconds') from vendors (to company) and colleagues who brought in truckfuls of sugar-loaded goodies.

These, plus a late-night supper of fried foods yesterday and a fast food meal on Tues would explain the additional weight around the waist, hips and thighs. And coming up there're pre-X'mas lunches, dinners and the actual full X'mas (English) dinner! I wonder if I'd ever lose whatever I'm going to (or already have) put on this week... O_o
(I'm eating a Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie now as I'm typing. Hee. ^_^)

Boss is unexpectedly cutting me some slack this week. So work's not been as crazy as usual. Lalala... But he's also forcing me to clear my leave (I had hoped I could save them for holidays next year). So I'm off the whole of next week with nothing planned to do... Such a waste of holidays! I don't wanna be stuck at home in Singapore when there's no one around!!! *Wails* Mum and sis are away in Taiwan this week and half of next. Sian. What to do, what to do... *tweedles fingers* I want to go somewhere...

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God sent me an angel in my mum

Since I've started having to slog long hours in the lab 5 weeks ago, my mum has been waking up early in the morning to make me packed lunches to bring into work. And that's just so very sweet of her!!! ^_^ My mum's a really quiet soul (Now, I'm sure you start wondering where I get my boisterous nature... It must be from Dad I suppose. ha. :p) and she's absolutely against any show of physical affection (wouldn't let me hug her even when I was going away). But she shows her love to us in ways such as these. Cooking, washing, cleaning up after us, taking care of our every need since we were born.
(I can't say this to her in person -Too mushy for her- Don't know if I'd ever be able to tell her. But I know this and I hope she does too.) I love you Mum.

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Tortoises; they may be slow but they're steady.

I've only just discovered the joys of youtube!!!! hee. Yeah, I know I'm sloooowww... But hey, better late than never, no?. :D
Hence, the reason for the last couple of posts of lyrics. I was watching those music videos on youtube when I had a few minutes to spare at work. The music slightly brightens up my mind-numbingly boring days in the lab.

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Was it you who spoke the words that things would happen but not to me?
All things are gonna happen naturally.
Oh, taking your advice and I'm looking on the bright side
And balancing the whole thing.
Oh, but at often times those words they get tangled up in lines.
And the bright light turns to night.
Oh, until the dawn it brings
Another day to sing about the magic that was you and me.

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of.
Others only dream of the love
Of the love that I loved.

See I'm all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words;
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages for words.
More words than I, had ever heard and I, feel so alive.

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of.
And if you could see me now.

Oh, love, love, you and I, you and I
Not so little you and I anymore.
And with this silence brings a moral story.
More importantly evolving is the glory of a boy.

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of.
And if you could see me now
Well, then I'm almost finally out of
I'm finally out of
Finally deedeedeedeedeedee
Well I'm almost finally, finally
Well I'm free, oh, I'm free

And it's okay if you had to go away
Oh, just remember the telephones
well, they work in both ways
But if I never ever hear them ring
If nothing else I'll think the bells inside
Have finally found you someone else and that's okay
Cause I'll remember everything you sang

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of.
And if you could see me now
Well, then I'm almost finally out of
I'm finally out of
Finally deedeedeedeedeede
Well i'm almost finally finally
well out of words.

-- Jason Mraz, You and I both

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Haven't been able to update. You know, the usual reasons...

So, let's backtrack...

A colleague had a wedding dinner in a Chinese restaurant in JB a couple of weeks ago (02 Dec). His bride was ravishing!!! And he looked really smart in a suit too. Good food, fantastic company, what more could I ask for? ^_^ After the dinner, I met up with a Malaysian friend whom I've not seen in ages. We stayed up the whole night chatting (It was really nice catching up!) until he sent me to the bus stop at 5am to take 170 back into Singapore.

Why such an ungodly hour, you might ask? Because I had a run to get to. The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. I hadn't expected to stay in JB till Sunday and didn't bring my running gear with me. So I had to rush back home in a cab to get changed and flagged another one down to get to City Hall mrt station to meet my friends (2 ex-colleagues) for our 10 km run. We were too late for the official flag-off so we ended up starting on our own. SO paiseh. hahaha. :p But we finished it. And that's the most important thing, isn't it? I felt good completing it. Got my timing a few days after. A few minutes over an hour. Not too bad for a 1st-timer (without much training), me thinks. :)

After the run, the 3 of us (yes, all sweaty and stinky) went for some breakfast at Raffles City. Then I went home, showered and, not unexpectedly, fell into a deep sleep for quite a while.

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Pensée à toi

The dawn is breaking.
A light shining through.
You're barely waking.
And I'm tangled up in you.
Yeah

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme.
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I'm quiet you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Don't stop here
I lost my place
I'm close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

-- Howie Day, Collide

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