F is for Fresh Start. Collected my mobile phone from the Nokia Care Centre a few days back. With the repair came along a wipeout of everything in the phone memory - photos, contact numbers, SMSes and all. Funny how I did feel sad about it, but at the same time a big part of me also couldn't care less. I'll just shoot new photos, key in new contact numbers and receive new SMSes. When I said bye, I was more ready to move on than I knew. Thank you, Lord.
I don't remember birthdays cos I usually don't bother about mine. But this year's different. Birthdays never meant so much till today. I don't know...Maybe it's because I've just turned 28 and I feel kinda empty. And emptied. Where have the years gone?
I usually don't do anything nice for myself on my birthday, but this time I did. I took the first half of the day off so that I could sleep in. And I had a haircut after work. In between, a very resilient woman in the counselling session cheered me up more.
Let's make a list of presents I got this year: A pair of ballerina pumps A real nice bag, that's one of a kind A swivel chair (the office type) Rachael Yamagata concert tix Pedicure vouchers (including bday cake and pizza package) Bodyshop shower gel and towel An unopened box Nice SMS msges, including a surprise one from Di, one of my youths Nice post-it note on my door
And of cos, birthday song in four languages: Mandarin, English, Malay and Cantonese!!! Belle and hj, you gals made my day :) [Ethan mummy, wish you were there!]
Yesterday, I did something crazy for Mayday. And really, I wish I didn't have to go through it...I'm getting old.
Under some stupid promotional thingie, Mayday June concert tix went on sale to the public yesterday, but you could only buy them if you queued up at the sistic outlet at IMM building as they would only go on sale online today.
The IMM sale was supposed to coincide with a performance cum autograph session that the band was giving at the same time. So stupid right? People who want to get the best seats at the concert would surely queue, and not get to see Mayday at the concurrent performance right?
Ok that's not the point. The point is, Jaz started queuing for tix at 5pm and, with the queue inching ever so slowly, at 9pm four hours later, she still hadn't got the tix! I had to work late yesterday and to save her (so that she could go for her driving lesson), I cabbed down and took over her place in the queue. And I didn't get the tix until 11pm.
SIAO AHHHH!!!! If I didn't feel bad about Jaz having already wasted four hours queuing, I would have settled for ordering tix online today. Who cares about getting the best seats now???
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Rachel Yamagata was great at the Esplanade today :) Humorous, witty, talented... truly herself. Just being herself. So nice.
I finally finished the last episode of Hana Kimi on youtube last night, and went to bed with sweet dreams of Ella's and Wu Zun's onscreen chemistry. Love, pure and simple, so nice to watch on my MacTV.
*MacTV = Slumbering girl's Macbook-turned-TV, all thanks to youtube :)
A colleague was humming the tune today...and I hummed with her...
God will make a way, Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way.
F is for Fresh Start.
