The Right Words to Say

We all face the difficulty of finding the right words to say sometimes.

Which results in awkwardness, insensitivity, miscommunication.

Sometimes, we just need to go with what feels right.

Love will find a way.

Opportunity

When one door closes, a window opens.

And sometimes, the window is what you need.

So don't get too troubled by the closing of the door. You might like what you see inside the window.

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Give yourself a chance to move on. And prepare yourself for the next opportunity that will come along.

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So, someone asked me how I was feeling since my recent breakup.

My reply was that now, I just feel blank. Its not relief, sadness, anger, a sense of loss or the other typical gamut of emotions one might run through the course before final acceptance of the situation. And it is different from a feeling of nothingness or indifference, which might be as a result of a) hardening your heart to the feelings; b) you are a b*stard and didn't love her at all; c) not thinking about it at all; d) general nonchalance; e) giving up on love.

Its hard to describe this feeling of blank.

One can reach there for various reasons.

For me, I think it might be a case that somewhere deep inside my sub-conscious, I'm glad it ended. It's like I dodged a bullet or something. Like I have been able to convince myself that its better for it to have ended now then after marriage. But that my consciousness (and maybe morality) feels the need to be sad, pensive or just generally down.

This conflict of conscious and sub-conscious emotions result in blank.

Makes sense?

Funny

Distinguishing features.

Multiplier Effect

'Whatever you give a woman, she is going to multiply...

• If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.

• If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.

• If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.

• If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So...

• If you give her any crap, you'll receive a ton of shit!

W.I.F.E

Four guys and a woman are stuck in an elevator.

While they are stuck, they strike up a conversation.


The first guy says, 'I'm a Y.U.P.P.I.E., you know...

''Young, Urban, Professional.''


The second guy says, 'I'm a D.I.N.K., you know...

Double Income, No Kids. '


The third guy says, 'I'm a R.U.B., you know...

''Rich, Urban, Biker. '


The fourth guy says, I am a D.I.L.D.O., you know...

'Double Income, Little Dog Owner.''


They turn to the woman and ask her. ''What are you?''

She replies: 'I'm a W.I.F.E., you know...

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Walls

Whenever someone is wallowing in self-doubt, feeling self-pity, mired by troubles, etc... its is natural for that person to start building "walls" around themselves, in hope to heal before emerging from that carapace.

I used to do that too... but what i realised (in hindsight) is that recovery takes so much longer because when you are walled up, you tend to surround yourself with those ill-feelings that you should be getting rid off...

As such, I don't ever retreat into my shell anymore. I go out. To seek support and love from those whom I trust.

Unfortunate Names

Been slightly busier at work (if thats even remotely possible), so here are some pics to amuse you.

If you don't get this joke... you are a good person. Hurhur.

Public Service Message

Don't be a dumbass. You might become one of Darwin's statistics.

What Do You See?

Poor design for a mall methinks. =P

Misery

Have been thinking a lot about this phrase.

"They say misery loves company"... and how true it may be.

On a side note, can someone remind me which song its from?

Happy 2009

This new year, I resolve to bring happiness to the people around me.

Potato

Apparently, I give off the impression that I'm an anglo-phile in the office.

So much so that my colleagues call me "kang tang" (potato)

So much so that today, a new colleague wanted me to pass something to someone else, and asked if I understood the meaning of "lom bang"

Sheesh!

But my dear Sister-in-law has developed a new term for people like me, who appear very ang-moh pai, but are actually not.

She calls B1.... SWEET POTATO.... wahahahaha....

Toss & Turn

Did something I had to do last night.

And after that, my confidence was shattered. Anxiety, uncertainty, self-doubt led to rage, frustration and insomnia.

But I will bounce back soon enough.

And usher the New Year in with a smile. =)

Bounce Back

While I agree that everyone takes a different period of time to heal, I am a firm believer of bouncing back quickly.

Life is full of opportunities, half-chances - which one needs to be ready to grab. And some of these chances don't knock twice.

Come to realise the lesson learnt, internalise it quickly, come to terms with the issues and move on. Its not easy doing this alone, but having good friends / family who are there to support you do help.

Seek these people out and thank them for reaching out to you. Sometimes, we just don't have enough in us to help ourselves.

When You Hate Your Job

When you have a 'I Hate My Job' day, try this:

On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson

Be very sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed.

Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favourite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer. Carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Now the fun part begins.

Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully. You will notice that in small print there is a statement:

'Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized. '

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times,' I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at Johnson & Johnson.'

HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS MORE OF A PAIN IN THE A** THAN YOURS!

Laugh in the Face of Crisis

Helplessness

I was startled out of bed this morning by a nightmare.

I was taking an English exam in a school classroom. I was seated and felt confident in taking the paper.

But at the last moment before the exam started, someone told me that I was in the wrong seat.

I got up, and ran. Up and down stairs, across corridors, trying to match the seat number listed on my candidate slip to the list of numbers that hung outside every classroom door.

I was panting, and panicking as I watched the clock run down towards to end of the paper.

I ran and ran, increasing in despair as the clock ticked. I still couldn't find my seat!

I finally ran into this teacher along a corridor, she directed me into the classroom where my seat was.

I finally found my seat, sat down, and started writing. Thats when I woke up.

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The emotion that first came over me was one of helplessness. That all the running around was leading me no closer to my destination. That as hard as I tried, I could not find what I was looking for.

Until.

I ran into that teacher. And she led me out of my loop.

That got me thinking about how sometimes, we all need that hand from the outside to pull us out of our loops, our helplessness. And that we sometimes just don't have enough in ourselves to help ourselves.

Whatever Floats My Boat...

Sometimes...

Knowing that I've done enough to affect other people's lives positively makes me feel slightly better about myself.

And for now, its sufficient for me to get by on.

Win a BKT Session!

Have I mentioned that I really do like my bah kut teh? And that I have traveled all over Singapore tasting the various ones?

Here's the contest. If you can identify the 2 separate outlets featured in the photos above? I'll take you out to bah kut teh!

Hints - The first photo is a claypot, black BKT; the second uses charcoal to boil its hot water for tea. Come on, there can't be that many such outlets left!

Have fun guessing! Post answers in comments section. =)