June 21, 2010
After the right thing
Following the right thing (previous post), come a lot more things. More than half of my close friends are married. About half of those married have started to experience parenthood. I see photos of their kids in facebook, all the albums, all the time. In the initial stage, when they start to become parents one after another, logging into facebook was like a ritual to 'like' their newborn photo albums. And boy, was there a load of them! To be honest, I think all newborns look the same. And babies only start to look different when they are around 1 year old, which is also the age when I think, they qualify to be called 'cute' cos they start to respond to other people (even though we may not have milk for them) and things around them. Pardon me, but I never understood why people say newborns are 'cute'. They look ugly and a lot of them look cross-eyed. I see newborns grow into toddlers and terrorists, over facebook. I have a lot of respect and admiration for my friends, especially if they are the mothers. For me, just looking at the photos is tiring enough, not to mention, quite boring. Imagine having to be 24/7 with the kids. I really admire my friends.I work with children with autism. Patience is one of the pre-requisites of my job. However, I honestly believe that being a parent requires way more patience. At the very least, I get to sign off or call in sick. Most importantly, I don't have to fake enthusiasm in taking photographs of every wink and yawn of the child I'm working with. However, still... I'm sure I will make a pretty cool mother, if I do become a mother. I just hope that I don't.
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 23:17
The right thing
Last Saturday, I attended the wedding dinner of an ex-colleague and his Korean bride.When Kenneth told me, over msn, that he needed my address, I half-jokingly asked if he was going to send me a red bomb. He was. I was a little surprised as I have always thought him to be the kind of man who wouldn't settle down easily, or soon. He liked taking holidays, being on his own and doing things the way he likes to. Besides, he had dated this now-wife for not too long a time. In short, I didn't think marriage was on his cards. I expressed my surprise and asked him, 'Why now?' His answer, though short and seemingly ambiguous, was about the best answer there can be to such a question like mine - 'I just feel it's the right thing to do now.'Truly, who can answer why one decides to get married at the time one decides to? Bio-clock ticking? 'Old' enough? Parents pressurizing? Baby on the way? Bored of 'just dating'? A new level of relationship, a new phase of life? A trial, and hopefully, not error?I've heard plenty reasons for getting married. After all, I've attended a good number of weddings of close friends. But, somehow... somehow, Kenneth's answer seems to be the best I've heard. I think that takes out the common fears and doubts on marriage - is he/she the right person, the One for me? Is this the person I'm destined to be with for the rest of my life? Perhaps, it's not about choosing the right person; it's about doing the right thing. It's saying nothing, but saying so much at the same time. I can't really grasp it now cos I've never felt that way before. hahaha.. But, I hope someday, I can identify that feeling too. The feeling of just knowing it's the right thing to do at the given point in time. The right thing being, signing away some freedom and sharing someone else's parents. Opps! I guess, I've got to relook into the definition of 'the right thing' first. As for Kenneth and Sunny, I'm sure they did it right. Congratulations!
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 22:54
June 16, 2010
my pro-thin bf
jac: Why does he(emman) need to eat 2 eggs every day?
me: Because he is obsessed with protein. He needs to stock up on protein. In case one day his body or the food he eats lacks protein, there's always a stock.
Emman's lunch was a plate of brown rice with broccoli, tau kwa and mock-pork. Seriously, what can be healthier (and more uninteresting)?em: Is this (the lunch) OK?me: Ya, of cos!em: ... But... there's no protein. me (-_-''')After a really light dinner of tuna and salmon sushi, emman follows me into the kitchen to do the washing-up. While I'm washing the chopsticks...em: I need protein.me: ...em: (sees a pack of century eggs near the sink) Are these eggs (=protein)?me: *LOL...* You are like a vampire who sucks protein! xxxI don't think protein was ever meant to be a topic of debate for a couple. But, between Emman and me, protein (more precisely, the amount of protein Emman thinks he needs to intake daily) is like a mother-in-law - we can never agree on it.
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 13:13
June 06, 2010
Bugged and worse
I got bugged again. In a matter of 2 months, that will be twice in this year already. Damn. This year is not turning out to be a good year, health-wise. Let's hope it is compensated wealth-wise. Worse this time, cos somehow, the flu complicated into a cough. I'm taking slow, deep breaths because every sudden big movement (incl laughing) induces a cough spell. And I HATE coughs. It takes a blardy damn long time to get well, really. I feel so sorry to have emman spend a weekend with a patient, even though it seems the slow deep breaths make me seem more calm and patient, no pun intended. Just took the meds again and looks like it's time to hit the sack again. Starve a cough and sleep a cold. I believe in the latter.
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 22:13