10 February [Cavity Gravity]

CHOMPS.

The last time I was in a dentist’s chair was three years ago (awfully long ago, I know) . That was also the last time I had some stranger (or in fact, anyone else) stick their hands into my mouth with some weird daunting apparatuses. Perhaps that was why I didn’t feel particularly apprehensive while waiting for my turn with the dentist, or when I heard those mechanical noises coming from behind the wooden door with tinted windows.

I was partially in shock throughout the whole filling procedure.

The mini operation lamp hanging overhead made me awfully giddy, my lips were dry, and the dentist’s latex gloved hands were prying into my mouth with machineries that were making terrible noises. There was also his bespectacled female assistant in long sunshine skirt, who was hovering around with some stick she prodded into my mouth at her whims.  The clincher was this particular apparatus which has this tube connecting to its main body, sending sprinkles of unknown fluid into my mouth.  I have no idea what it is, but thank goodness for the tube draining liquids- I would have otherwise drowned and died with an unfilled cavity. The downside was that the suction tube was making an awful lot of slurpling noises. I have never seen someone so thirsty for my saliva.

I swear it felt like there was this major construction job going on. Which may not be particularly false, in a way. Well, at least plotting the different ways of death for the whole dental crew (in the unfortunate event that they they slip up) kept me strong.

Well, I’m a survivor. All we need is a little bit of positive thoughts like that.

Positive thoughts, positive thoughts.

Ah heck, I’m gonna go brush my teeth again.

While I’m at it, here’s a video that teaches you how to turn your itouch into a cell phone (using wifi)

He’s sooo funny, isn’t he? His exaggerated and enthused reactions just cracks me up.

“Full of suck” !! Hahaha!

This is just so awesome.

Quick Thoughts

I think it’s really funny that I see this same stranger at the same bus stop every day.

Maybe I should go say hi.

3 February

I have no idea how and where she comes up with stuffs like this, but according to my mother, tomorrow is supposed to be the actual day of Chinese New Year.So she made all of us promise to deposit some money into our banks tomorrow as a sign of endless abundance.

I think this is really cute.

Perhaps this is one of her tricks to curb our wayward spendings; Or perhaps she really does believe that tomorrow is the real Chinese New Year, not that I’m going to deny her or anything- I have got some money to deposit anyway.

You know, in a way, all this Chinese traditions may have it’s congruency with this book I’m reading. Apparently, Rhonda Bryne’s ‘The Secret‘ is a globally acclaimed personal development book that had been on Oprah’s for quite a while. There had been a huge hype over it a while ago in the US and I’ve only gotten my hands on it a few days ago at a library by chance.

Its main theory is the ‘Law of Attraction’, which more or less describes us, humble earthlings, as ‘Radio Transmitter sending out signals of what we want to the Universe (yes, with a capital U.. oooh, touché.)’ So supposedly, we attract things that we’re focusing on the most into our lives, on a like-attracts-like basis.

Either way, I’m keeping an open mind (maybe slightly partial and hopeful, but mostly still open) mind about it. I’ll tell you if it work eventually. Wait, The law says I’m supposed to believe, for it to work.

Okay, I will tell you it works.

This is so funny.

31 January

Goodbye January, Hello February.

I learnt a very useful financial lesson today while shopping for Chinese New Year clothes with BoonKai. He said something like this:

In one year, how much interest does your money yield in a savings account? 0.025%?
How about fixed deposits? 2.0%?

Now think about this. If you bargained successfully every time you buy something, the percentage of the saved amount is usually higher than the interest rates you get from financial institutions.

Just now, you bought this shoe that cost $56 originally, but you hacked it down to $50; you saved $6, which is close to 10% saving.

Isn’t that more than the interest rate amount?

It makes sense, it a weird sort of way. Technically we shouldn’t compare savings and expenditures, but as the saying goes “Money saved is money earned”. So I guess, they are essentially the same.

Speaking of which, it think it is amazing that some of my friends are starting to look into stocks and investments, or some other financial mojos. It’s like, we’re all growing up- just some faster than the others. Those of us still lolly gagging our lives away should start thinking soon.

Oh yeah, we were passing by Far East Plaza a while ago and there was this weird white guy lying on the middle of the road. We didn’t want to do anything since it might just be another weird ‘Just For Laughs’ kind of thing.

Anyway, in case you haven’t caught on just now, I just bought new shoes for Chinese New Year. You don’t have to know, but I sure want to share.

24 January

You know how there is always this strong conviction when you plan to do something …uncharacteristic in the future, only to start wimping out a tad bit each day as it draws closer?

I do, since it’s kinda what I go through on some nights. Some nights I tell myself,

Self. Next Friday is going to be the day you start exercising. No wimping out this time.

Or, Self. You MUST MUST MUST start clearing up your room this weekend. DO IT OR ELSE….

And it usually is just that, Or Else. My mind will start churning out weird excuses and reasons why my heart should just accept it. Sometimes though, there is  too much of a coincidence. I swear, every time I plan to go for a run, it starts raining. I’m omnipotent that way.

Call me the Weather Master.

Anyway, I digressed.

So yes. I’m stuck in this situation again. Only this time, it’s not as innocuous as clearing up the room, or going for a run. It’s something bigger, and I can feel myself wimping out. But can you blame me? It’s potentially destructive and I’m not prepared for it to blow up in my face. Literally.

Apprehensions, apprehensions.

Maybe I should go get some fortune cookie or tarot advice or something, even though these mojos are more for good fun than anything else. Personally, I think fortune cookies taste like crap and is potentially nauseating, especially if the fortune reading is too much for you to stomach.

Hmm.

Anyway, here is something random about me. I have this weird fascination for fonts. DUM DAH! Depending on how much I like a particular font design, I would spend some time trying to figure out what the font is. The next time you see me with my laptop, ask me to show you my Word document which is filled with single words in different fonts.

17 January

Last Friday was one of the best times I have had in a while.

The thrill of meeting old friends is enough to toss the dread of impending project deadlines out of the window in a weird boomerang fashion. It was really awesome, and I loved every minute of it- I didn’t even mind lugging this heavy load along.

And then yesterday night was the first time I actually had people over my house overnight, for project. There was some progress and we actually got things done,albeit through narrow slits with bleary eyes. I hope (perhaps in vain) that the working world isn’t too much like that. Going through that on a full-time basis isn’t exactly on my things-to-do-before-I-die list, if I even have one in the first place.

11 January [TV Week]

This week is gonna be so awesome.

I can’t wait for Wednesday to roll around so I can watch American Idol. Or more specifically, watch ELLEN DEGENERES on American Idol! She’s so funny and I’ll pick watching Ellen over Oprah any other day.

Other than the whole Ellen hype, Just For Laugh Gags Asia is premiering this Tuesday. Apparently, it’s fully shot in Singapore and I guess we got to keep an open mind about it- even though we have our doubts.