My Pink Shoelace

So I’ve made peace with the fact that I have left behind friends at work and that no amount of crying would do me any good. Several people left and they didn’t make as much fuss as I did so I should be getting along too and I think am heading towards the right direction. The main reason I left so suddenly was this Singapore trip, planned for months and applied for months only to have not approved. It’s uhmmm crazy I think.

I arrived in Singapore on the Saturday close to midnight and given that this will be my fourth time visiting the country I’m kinda familiar with the airport and the what not. Passed through immigration well and good, saw my aunt by the exit looking rather bored and hopped on the cab to take us to where were staying. Knowing her and her fascination for all things elegant and in order … am counting on sleeping in yet another 5 star hotel.

It has been a long day … and am rather tiiiiirrreeed. Gotta get some sleep! Will blog again later … see yah folks.

I said goodbye to my second family earlier today. I handed my resignation letter effective immediately and I am just glad that the big boss accepted it … otherwise my four years tenure would go down the drain. People were surprised, they knew that at some point I would leave they just didn’t expect it to be so soon.

I filed a leave for the first two weeks of June last April and there no feedback whatsoever and no response to the follow up I made, I only knew last Wednesday that it was disapproved because of staffing issues.  For personal reasons I have to be overseas for these dates and I chose to leave … what I didn’t expect was it to hurt the way it did and I cried, cried like I did when mom died. Anj told me not to cry much, she said it’s not a loss but an opportunity for me to venture out on something new.

I guess I wasn’t ready emotionally to let go of the people I have come to love … it sucks and a part of me is afraid that with the separation I made with the company comes the separation of the friendship I have with so many people. I have become rather clingy ever since mom left after all friends are all I have right now and I hate the thought of losing them.

Before I went to the office to tender my resignation I made a promise to myself that I won’t cry … my friends would always be around no matter where I work and we’re just one text away from each other.  But that changed when I said goodbye to dodong and cried, I cried when I talked to Te Kate yesterday and I’m just glad I didn’t see Mitchy on the floor earlier otherwise it would have been too difficult to stop the tears from coming.

Weng, you are such a crybaby! I mentally scolded myself over and over … but you my dear reader must understand, this is my first job, a job I held for four years and leaving all these people behind was harder than I could ever possibly imagine. We said we’d keep in touch and am holding that thought close to my heart; my comfort words.

**Sayonara – It Has Been Sweet‏**

I suck at saying Goodbyes … so I’d do it in writing.

It has been an amazing four years with you guys, I’ve found my second family here and it’s painful for me to leave but the circumstances forced me to choose … I’m at the point where no matter how I want to compromise I can’t seem to have both.

I cannot begin to describe how thankful I am to have met all of you … so I guess this it …  and I’ll see you guys around.

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 Weng

————– end of chapter 1

————– looking forward to starting chapter 2

To celebrate Father’s Day; I helped Lindsay pick out an exemplary father’s day gift baskets for her dad and her uncle who just became a proud father to a healthy baby boy. It’s a bit tough selecting items for men so we had to do a great deal of research online taking in mind their personalities and the things they like based on our observation plus we also had to put budget into consideration … after all it’s not like we have unlimited monies. lol

I found this image while browsing through google and I fell instantly in love with it. I mean I’d love one on my right foot … weeeee I hope the pain would be minimal. *sigh* It’d be so cute to have this kind of tattoo … the butterflies are just so so pretty. Oh well … let’s wait and see. I’ve already showed this image to Junovie and she thinks its cute too … I’d love to have her friend do it. Weeeeee

Tita Agnes is one of mom’s close friends and she’s one fine lady. She’s now well on her early 60′s but has never slacked off a bit when it comes to taking care of herself and of her appearance. She doesn’t get uncomfortable when you ask her about her age unlike other people I know, she graciously concedes that she has gotten old and readily advises the young on life and other things. Part of the way she takes care of her appearance is the numerous vitamins as well as beauty creams that she has stashed on her vanity mirror, one of them was stored in a fancy looking jar and she said its her deep wrinkle cream to be applied twice a day. I liked the way it looked and it smells like toothy fruity … hehehe she said its the smell of youth. lol

Hahaha so I slapped myself senseless to open eyes to the fact that taking night classes on a Tuesday night is not at all healthy, God knows how cranky I could get if my sleep lacks my even just a few minutes especially on Wednesdays as it’s super duper queuing. So I made up another rather impromptu decision which by the way cost a fortune to go one on one. This all for the satisfaction of this brat’s whim … that’s how my aunt would put it and I suppose at some point she is right *sigh*. At the moment all I want is this and China … og well I s’pose they go hand in hand.

I still have settle the fees and come up with a schedule, I’m thinking either Friday morning or afternoon or maybe Thursday afternoon. So long as I don’t have work the day after am good.

To those with acne at a later age the cure seems to vary from those experiencing them in their teenage years. There are several adult acne treatments available at several skin clinics and it has been advisable to consult a dermatologist before trying any type of treatment on your own. After all the skin is one complex and delicate system, ignorant use of chemical products might cause irreversible damage unbeknown to the concerned party. As my friend said better safe than sorry.

I’ve always envied those people in other countries who has the option or shall I say the capacity to own an RV unit and go on roadtrips with the entire family at lengths of time. In the city I am in this option is not possible, I mean our streets are simply not wide enough and it sure is unheard of here. I haven’t seen a single RV roaming around the streets here and it must be damn costly to get one. In the US a friend had mentioned saving up for one in the next two years or so and she has already looked at several companies offering insurance such as 24 hour towing in case they get stuck in the middle of nowhere. That ought to be interesting!

My last entry was dated May 9, 2010 tsk tsk tsk been gone for a while hehehe … so let’s see what has happened since then.

- the election [w/c I chose not to partake ... as I am politically illeterate]

- Bena’s “farewell” lunch

- Mother’s Day [ Mommie Cherry's pasta was super delicious]

- school, school, school

I started this December 2007 and after say 6 sessions I stopped, why? let’s just say it was full moon and head started going bananas. So close to 3 years after … I picked up where I left off and heaven forbid for another round of full moon madness. lol.

September is fast approaching … and I can hardly wait I just hope they’d allow me to go,  at 1/4 of the things that I need to paper is already done … weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Him: It’s been close to 3 years since I last saw you. I hope you still remember the basics.

Me: *just grinned foolishly*

Him: Can you at least make a sentence?

Me: Wo xihuan ni.

Him: Hen Hao.

Me: Xie Xie

Several people have moved and opted to indulge in electronic cigarettes as they seem to be economical than the traditional ones and you don’t have to worry about every running out while on the go. Though the idea sounded very new to me but it seems to have existed for quite a while now and seems to be growing in popularity. I have not seen such an item over here but I’m sure they are readily available over at Singapore and Hong Kong.

So we ran into another website discussing the ups and downs of certain diet pills and other fat burning sensations in the market and we found one that not only promises of increased fat burning and metabolism but it is also said to aid in cholesterol burning which in way is good supplement for the body. Isn’t that great?! Though I’m not sure how effective this is but the apidexin reviews we’ve come across so far are rather impressive. We’ll do a bit more reading and see how this goes.

When weight became an issue two of my friends who were the ones very concerned about it pulled an all nighter and researched online for new and highly improved slimming pills in the market. I am not one to readily take any type of pills as I am scared of the side effects so before they made the purchase for this new pill they discovered called nuphedragen, I have managed to convince them to see a doctor first and discuss this matter.

With her newly acquired car she has been terribly busy contacting several insurance companies who could give her a reasonable quote for her insurance needs. We have also printed and read several auto insurance reviews online to understand the basics of essentially what is covered under a certain package. Though some of the terms are rather incomprehensible jargons for us but hopefully we’ve grasped enough for us to move further along on out reading.

It is said that in the diet pills available in the market nowadays is a component called fat burners that help burn down the excess fat in the body. How and when it works is beyond me but a friend of mine who is a nurse said that if we were to look for diet pills we had to check on it compenents list and make sure that fat burners are indicated otherwise they wouldn’t be as effective as they claimed to be.

I remembered this being aired on Channel 23 when I was in high school but being the studious student that I was, TV on school days was a big NO NO. One of my closest friends who was and still is addicted to anime had a huge poster of Kenshin on her bedroom back then and I never really understood what’s so fascinating about this anime till … now. I have made it a habit to download all those tv shows and anime series popular during my teenage years so I could watch them without repercussions and though it took what seemed liked forever, the download’s complete and all 95 episodes plus 2 OVA’s [with 6 episodes all in all] are safely tucked in my HD. I am taking better care of my external HD this time coz I don’t want it damaged beyond repair like the other one.

Though just to be on the safe side I will be burning dvd copies of them and right now all I could think of is getting my hands on the manga …. waaaaaaaaaa I doubt if they are available here and so when the time comes that I get to visit Japan looking for the manga would definitely be on the list of things to do.

I’ve also managed to download the complete soundtrack of this anime and one of my favorites is sang by Suzukaze Mayo entitled “Namida Wa Shitteiru”; Mayo is also the seiyu of Kenshin …. amazing that a woman would be the voice of a male character. Let’s listen to the song below.

Namida wa Shitteiru by Suzukaze Mayo

I have just made my intentions of studying in China for 1 semester known to my team lead, well I’ve mentioned it to her before but now I’ve discussed the details with her and am crossing my fingers that the big boss would approve it. Ever since the change in management the new SOM has been nothing but a dummy, or so that’s how I see him. I have mentioned my plans to my auntie as well and I just hope she’d agree to shoulder the tuition fee while I worry about the plane tickets. So am holding down the fort and changed my mind about leaving …. am staying for a while but it won’t be long now. At the moment all I could ever think of is China and calligraphy.

If this plan goes well, MJ will be accompanying me and we’ll head there a week before my class starts to explore the city. Then on my birthday Mitchy would visit … she said she’d celebrate my birthday with me, isn’t that sweet? Am so so so so excited!