Lazy Saturday

Rainy, cool day.
Had tuition in the morning, had lunch, came back home, watched korean dramas on mysoju (which is absolutely enjoyable now that I have upgraded my broadband speed!) Went for dinner with parents, lazed around more.

One of my colleague will always ask me on monday- "How's your weekend?"
Most of the time, my reply will be nothing much. Went for jog/gym.
Which is true for most weekends.
But i love such weekends. Nothing tantalising or taxing. Just a nothing-weekend.

Perhaps that's why weekends are defined by "Saturday" or "Sunday"
Saturday coz you did nothing all day. You are supposed to tell others " I sat a day away"
And Sunday. "i basked in the sun."

Details on my Korean drama:
Finished watching "Couple and Trouble". Like most Korean dramas- silly decisions made by silly protagonists which made the show drag on. But you know its a happy ending and you wanna know how it came about. Well. So we are silly viewers waiting for the obvious result. Its drama.

A few of my colleagues love Korean shows as well. One of them greeted me "Anyohaeseyo" twice in school. On the second day she used that greeting, i was presented with a great shock... or surprise: A junior pupil from another class saw me in the toilet. And he shouted "Anyohaeseyo!"
Told you they had magic ears and eyes.

Started Conversational Malay last Tuesday. Quite fun and interesting to know more about this language. It should be very useful in Singapore. And I was quite surprised to realise that German, Japanese and Malay have very similar vowel sounds.
Lust for language learning has returned. Feel like picking up Korean too.

Going for Singapore Bay Run tomorrow. Not sure if i could complete... think my knee/hamstring still cranky. And creaky. 10km has been my max distance clocked so far. haha
Anywayz... just see how it goes. Nothing can be worse than that 1st marathon experience. Right?!

Going for audition again on Monday night. Wondering if im supposed to sing the same song?!
Haven't practised...

Looks like it can't be a lazy Sunday.

Content. Me Gloria, you Jean

I Guess that to be able to think thematically is quite unrealistic. For me at least.
Hence another random entry about random thoughts.
Perhaps there is nothing significant enough for me to want to stay on track, to elaborate on that one singular thing. To be fickle (in the mind, that is) takes less effort, less focus and more variety.
Hence more random thoughts.
Its almost like the 1812 Overture's fireworks blasting off in the head.

As I was telling 'Jean' at Gloria Jean while waiting happily for our coffee (together with carrot cake and scones), its not that difficult to be happy. Is it?
At least at the moment, waiting for the coffee, listening to the music, staring at the decor, snagging those cute black plastic forks,spoons and knives make me happy.
Thinking about English names for one another is a great laugh.
Dinner at Dian Xiao Er is yummy...

Watching Couple or Trouble now makes me quite contented. Listening to and watching Ah Bu on TV makes me absolutely happy (by the way, if you google for "ah bu", my blog will appear as one of the first few search results! Poor adorable ah bu, no one else writes about you?!)

Cycling at East Coast, dashing along the empty park connector is so relaxing. Eating BK breakfast is satisfying. Exploring Japanese Garden (on feet) that day is nice. And I like picking up saga seeds scattered on the floor.Taking naps is great. Having a clean room pleases me. Hanging out with friends is fun and fulfilling.

(Ah Bu on TV again. So darn cute!)

Well... of coz there are not-so-nice things like not receiving news, not liking to sing, writing 17-page minutes, having sickening hair, spotting round face, tummy etc etc etc etc...disgusting parking (non-)skills...

Still...there are probably more things to be pleased about

Now there's only left with authentic Korean Ja Jang Myeon to make my day.

I like this

The Story Of the Pencil

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point, he asked:
"Are you writing a story about what we've done? Is it a story about me?"
His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:
"I am writing about you, acutually, but more important than the words is the pencil I'm using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up."
Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn't seem very special.
"But its just like any other pencil I've ever seen!"
"That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hand on to them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget there is a hand guiding your steps...

Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he's much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

Fourth quality: What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

Finally, the pencil's fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In just the same way, you should know that every thing you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action."

-Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River

Wait.

Time is a long time for those who wait.

Well. At least know whether the wait will stop in 24 hrs time.

As You Like it

Random thoughts. Tend to occur when you're stuck in a rut.
In today's case- never ending minutes to write. Gross stuff.

At Random.

1. I wish that my car can fart.
Cars behind can crash down on their horns if you're doing something funny in front.
But what can we do about tailgating and impatient cars doing funny things behind your back?
Fart off...

2. I am waiting for email
Waiting for that one email that could possibly change my life for next few weeks/years.
Will they email you to tell you goodbye, try again next time?

3. Windy
A lovely windy day today. Nice weather, really.

4. My hon has finally quit her job at Wu Jian Dao- Pte Ltd.
Hurray!

5. I hate writing minutes.
Its not stopping at 10 pages. What the...

6. Shall we dance?
New instructor for our dance CCA. This young China guy can jump up- with legs split and hands touching his feet. Incredible.
I like dancing.

7. Adult Malay course.
Gonna start lessons soon. Hopefully.

8. I like the Korean Show- Couple or Trouble
Very cute show. Typical Korean comedy-romance. But nice. And the Jajangmyeon is making me salivate profusely. Where can i get to eat them in Singapore?

9. Ah Bu is "tian cai xiao diao shou"
So he claims. But he is always damn unlucky in fishing. So adorable! And his dive into the sea, pretty magnificent. This guy can do no wrong. Haha!

10. Swimming and Olympics
Ability to swim well is appealing.
Free-stylers and breast-strokers have different bods.
Not that i particularly like him, but hoping that Phelps gets his 8 golds. Legends are always fascinating...

Ok.
Random thoughts never end. But i shall for now.