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| It has been such a long time that i find a book so satisfying. the process of picking a book that you like is so difficult, as it is said, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and so true it is. many times i have been allured to promises of 'breath taking intensity!' 'you just can't help turning each page!' 'it is so funny that it made me cry!' etc etc. as is written on the jacket. and so much disappointment afterwards. the last time i read something that i truly liked is 'prep', and the author's second novel 'the man of your dreams' is good too but not as good as the first one. usually i turn to S for help when choosing novels. last night i went to commercial press with my parents and there i unearthed this one, out of a bunch of boring business management books .. 'garlic and sapphires' by ruth reichl. it is a memoir of ruth, the food critic of the new york times. and it is the story of how she visited restaurants after restaurants, sometimes in disguises, and throughout the tasting and reviews how her life progressed. it is warm, funny and well written, and seeing her description of flavours you can't help mouthwatering, wanting to try the dishes that she had. Her tales of mistreatments (under the disguise as an old lady) at restaurants are funny too, and you can't help thinking if that's really true. It really has been a long time since i have curled up at home enjoying a good book. It is so good that i am glad it is raining and i can legitimately stay indoors whole day long. Ask me for the book if you are interested :D | | |
| The famous S-language was once popular amongst secondary school girls. I forgot how exactly to say things in S-language, but the gist is you add a S sound to every vowel or syllable? it takes time to practice to say it really fast and to comprehend it. but once mastering it it gives u a sense of superiority and bonding amongst those who speak in the same tongue. I assume that S also stands for secret? I was suddenly thinking about S-language coz KS this morning reminded me of the special jargons that only the two of us understand. I guess every couple has their own s-language? those ordinary terms with special meanings behind, the affectionate nicknames that make friends puke rice, the incoherent babbling that only make sense to the two of them... sometimes one uses those phrases so often that one automatically assume outsiders will know what that mean too, only turning out to be totally incomprehensible and risking revealing some of the most intimate conversations. The s-language between couples takes time to build up, and as the relationship goes on, the list of s-vocabulary adds on and on. Whenever we mention one of those s-terms, it immediately brings me back to the scene when the word was first uttered. It was unintentional everytime, usually after we cracked a lan gag or said something totally suprising. Neda remarked to me one day that i am adopting his tone and manner when talking, like picking up his slangs and his fav expressions. Hm. Is that good or bad? Perhaps in passing i should mention also that he is quickly imitating my reactions and manner of speaking too. Copycat. Humph. | | |
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after all the excitements in april, may seems to be soooo long. finally it's the 30th ..but still got 31st to go .. how come it seems like time is moving so slowly? i am glad that i don't have much to write in xanga, not because i don't have anything memorable to jot down, but meaning i don't have that emotional ups and downs that prompt me to write down something. can i finally say for now that the relationship is getting stable? looking back it seems so far away from my last really stable relationship, but then counting the number of months..turns out that it's only one year. gosh. so many things happened in the past year .. life is sweet. not ultra syrupy sweet of course, but i am satisfied and happy. it was sweet of course in the beginning, but now settling down is another form of sweetness. i can be assured that there's someone that i can go for when i woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night, someone that i can talk crap to, someone for me to 'tum' and someone whom i can really trust. is it just me or it is applicable to all libras? i never feel contented unless i am in a relationship. and now i am :D | | |
| do i start every entry reminding myself how much time has lapsed since my last entry? err... so it's the start of another new year ..2007 ... and the start of a month ..Feb ..honestly, how long have it been since i had an urge to jot down something so as to remind myself afterwards? i don't want to remember the unhappy stuff, yet the happy moments i used to record down seems to be laughing at my face when i read them, given the change of circumstances. Guess i should still have hope and have faith, and, in case i forget, 31st Jan 2007 is another day to be remembered : ) | | |
| gosh...two and a half months since my last entry ... so many things happened these days luckily nothing too dramatic..probably that's why i have been so lazy in updating my xanga :P life has improved since those dark days in June & July. Work has been better, since i 'escaped from the evil clutches' of corporate finance ...relationship-wise is ..hmm..not bad. I have been thinking if this is finally my lucky break, like after i have been through so many unfortunate events finally there's a rainbow at the end. YET i am cautious and permanently feels like i am walking on thin ice. Like one wrong step and everything will be shattered. For work, ppl have higher expectations from me now and i need to keep reminding myself that i cant'rely on others (and in fact no one to rely on) ..so it's quite scary ...on my own totally..For relationships..i think i have stopped believing in ppl easily. I used to think that everyone is genuine and true-hearted, and now i start to question the ulterior motive behind it. Like so many others i have started to be self-protective: not to dive in head over heels .. not to believe in every word.. i guess it's just common sense but i never seem to grasp it until i have learnt my lesson through the hard way. Is it a good thing or not? is this what ppl call 'growing up'? i guess that's inevitable ..everyone is going through this phase sooner or later. getting disappointed in life ..losing faith in others...i always consider myself to be lucky ..yet after all these dramas i start to more and more cautious..and to adopt the motto that 'when something is too good to be true it probably isnt'... so grey .. @@" better keep everything low profile..will be less 'yeung shui' if it failed .. .. this is so scary ..presuming everyone has bad intentions..i start to act like those 'see kok sut tiu' patients, thinking everybody wants to kill him...but it is just bak chi if i keep on thinking everyone is good..or perhaps it's me who provoked good ppl to turn bad? @.@ i hope 24 will pass soon..it is indeed a year of turbulence...a few more days only.. i have never ever craved so much to be older ... or can i go back to the old times ? like back to ...i don't know..perhaps ..the start of year 3? that was indeed a good time, but back then i had my share of worries as well . I don't know, is memories always fond? like you always remember good things and forget about the bad stuff ? hmm.. i am thinking too much probably ... | | |
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