Bicycle! Bicycle!

According to ACG, a bicycle has not been properly christened until one has completed a ride while listening along to Queen's Bicycle Race. Apparently my first ride does not count.

Bah.

Anyhow as yesterday was a public holiday, I decided to properly christen my bike and I must say it felt pretty awesome.

Now, all I have to do is think of a name for my bike. Heeheehee.

Beautiful

The weather for the past couple of days has been lovely. I just checked my weather app and apparently it's 25 degrees now. Perfect for taking nice long walks (or jogs if one is inclined to be a little more hardworking).

I'm tempted to get a bicycle too. Was chatting with a couple of collegues about bikes and I found a couple of them that are just simply gorgeous. They cost a bomb though. But I'm tempted!

Plus one of the shops had the cutest helmets too. I'd post pics or links but am just too lazy. Lol.

Well, as my dad would say, "Just earn more money lah! Then you can buy anything you want." True but easier said than done, no?

Anyway, I'm currently sitting on a park bench listening to The Smiths and just enjoying the cool breeze. Brilliant way to spend the evening methinks.

The Witching Hour

You know how if you press on and don't sleep despite feeling all drowsy, you'll get a second wind and be unable to fall asleep?

Well, that's me now.

I'm lying in bed tossing and turning, body undecided if I am feeling hot or cold. If I cover myself with a blanket, I'm so warm but I'm too cold if I don't. Bah.

2 more months to the end of 2012. Time to reflect on how the year has been and what I want to do in the next year. Hmmmm.

I'm Still Here!

Oh dear, I really ought to be more diligent about updating this space, don't I? Ah well, I'm here now. Lol. If I had to sum up the past couple of months, I would say a recurring theme that I've noticed was a blast to the past.

- Had lunch with metamorphoenix a couple of weeks ago. She decided to drive out to Casuarina Prata, and as the car turned into the carpark, I was struck by this sense of familiarity. After walking down the row of shops to Casuarina Prata, I realised that I had spent many weekends during my uni days hanging out there with my then-bf and our group of friends.

- Visted the Yummies for Hari Raya celebrations. It was the first time I was visiting since they moved to Pasir Ris. I got off the bus and was making my way down the road, and got that same feeling of familiarity. The fish pond? The park? The canal? And it struck me, I used to live in the neighbourhood with the same uni ex-bf. I hadn't been to Pasir Ris in years, and now I've had 2 experiences where I'm reminded of my past! Lol.

- Went for supper with S & B at Chinatown. It was the first time I was hanging out with the both of them, and we decided to have some porridge before heading home. As I placed my order for my pi dan zhou, I realised that I haven't had supper in the longest time! Probably not since my clubbing / pubbing days. Yikes. It used to be the routine after a night of hard partying and drinking, to grab some bak kut teh or prata.

- I was faffing around and clearing out old emails, when I saw some email correspondences between me and J. OMG I had forgotten our long chats which provided a much needed emotional support when I was going through some difficult times. We keep "in touch" through sporadic facebook messages, but it had been such a long time since we actually had a chat. So I wrote a message to say hi, and that was nice.

So that's that. Nothing extremely exciting, but heartwarming in the way that only good memories can bring you.

It's My Birthday!

I feel blessed, so very blessed. Was out for supper last night (something I've not done in a very, very long time lol) and my phone started vibrating suddenly at the stroke of midnight.

The first birthday message to come in was from my sis and Mark, followed by a couple from close friends. I woke up this morning to a deluge of messages on facebook and on my phone from friends and family all over the world. It's nice that that they remembered (FB notifications FTW).

I was quite tickled to note that a number of greetings were food-related telling me to have a good meal haha. They certainly know me well.

So as I turn (ahem) 21, I wish myself and everyone happiness, love, health and wealth. :)

Nantucket

I was in town the other day (a rare treat!) and walking around the mall, killing time before my dinner appointment. I chanced upon a Crabtree & Evelyn store, popped in, and decided to get a tube of hand lotion.

Oh my, I've been using the tried and tested unperfumed QV for so long that I had forgotten what a pleasure it is to use a lovely, scented hand lotion! I rubbed my hands together, enjoying how the lotion felt and smelled. I was in ofalctory heaven.

It was a great reminder to stop and smell the roses, and to pamper oneself once in a while. :)

Would It Kill You Not To Kill Me?

To the young lady who decided she needed to smoke while walking to the bus stop: I don't really care if you want to inhale nicotine and tar-laced smoke that slowly cooks your lungs from the insides. But do it where other non smokers cannot breathe in all that second hand smoke lah.

Seriously, puff away all you want but at least do it in a place where people have a choice about where to walk and therefore are not forced to battle with that unending stinky cloud of dust particles, ash and CANCER.

Why do you have to smoke on the go? What's wrong with lighting up where every other civic minded smoker does - at allocated smoking points?

What if the person walking behind you was pregnant? Or asthmatic? Ever thought about that? Pfft probably not, otherwise you probably have waited to take a puff somewhere else.

Bah. So now not only did I have to endure walking behind you while on the way to the bus stop (since you did not let me overtake you when I tried to speed up), I now have stinky hair. Thanks hor.